With an extensive career related to admissions, Tony Pace will soon assume the role of director of undergraduate admissions at the university, as a SUOAF temporary appointment. Pace has extensive admission and enrollment experience at institutions including Trinity College, Holy Cross College, Vanderbilt University, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He also has a successful record of account and relationship management with the College Board Southern Regional Office. Pace is a veteran professional with Customer Relations Management software (Slate, Salesforce) experience, a strong knowledge of college admissions issues, and extensive knowledge of changing demographics that impact admissions strategies. He also is experienced with leveraging financial aid and its use in college admissions using data to propose strategic changes to the admissions process.
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Additionally, he identified training and professional development opportunities for professional and operations staff to improve staff functionality. He worked in tandem with the appropriate offices, and collaborated in the development of promotional/marketing plans that support the academic mission of the institution related to undergraduate admissions.


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Terra Cotta Art in Fulton Street Station Has Ties to Hotel McAlpin, Once the World's Largest Hotel
Susan Xu 05/11/2017 Architecture, Arts & Culture, New York, News
Image via the Library of Congress
In our continual investigation into New York City's lost or forgotten structures, we've come across former hotels, obsolete sporting venues and derelict movie theaters. Our appreciation for superlatives, however has brought us back again to Hotel McAlpin, once the largest hotel in the world.
We'll delve into a bit of its history on our upcoming walking tour of NYC Subway Art, which kicks off this weekend on May 13th.
In the meantime, we're taking you back in time to the glory days of the McAlpin, which opened in 1912 on corner of 34th Street and Broadway Square in Herald Square.
Today, the building that formerly housed the hotel operates as an apartment complex, known as Herald Towers. In its hey day, however, the luxurious 25-story and 1,500-room McAlpin — designed by architect Frank Mills Andrews and established by General Edwin Augustus McAlpin, the president of the D.H. McAlphin & Co. tobacco company — boasted a staff of 1,500 people, with the capacity to accommodate 2,500 guests. In total, the building cost $13.5 million to construct, which translates to roughly $335 million today when adjusted for inflation.
Along with the hotel's massive Turkish bath and plunge pool, which took up the entire 24th floor, it featured a tapestry gallery, an in-house orchestra and a fully-equipped hospital that was "outfitted with every modern appliance known to surgery."
It also housed two gender-specific floors: the sixth was reserved for "unaccompanied women" to ensure that they were not being harassed. Hotel employees on this floor were all female and a separate check-in desk allowed guests to navigate around the main lobby; the range of amenities here included a playground for children, a library and a hair dressing salon.
Perhaps one of McAlpin's most notable fixtures was its restaurant, the Marine Grill, located in the basement of the building. While the food has been described by Kent Barwick, the former president of the Municipal Art Society, as "unspeakable," the restaurant interior was highly regarded as an "architectural and decorative triumph."
The New York Times, in highlighting the "unusual" interior, states the following:
The Marine Grill is a forest of tile-clad piers that curve up and form great curved vaults, all in a glazed riot of ornament and color – brown, green, cream, silver and scarlet.
The restaurant's decorative centerpiece was a series of 20 terra cotta murals, designed by Frederick Dana Marsh in 1913, and fabricated by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company of Staten Island. Together, the works revealed major moments in New York City's maritime history from Henry Hudson's arrival to New York Harbor to Robert Fulton's steamship, the Clermont. In fact, these pieces were so celebrated that the restaurant was renamed "Marine Grill" in their honor.
By the 1970s, however, the grand McAlpin was sold to a developer who converted the building into 700 rental apartments (now under the name Herald Towers). The murals were consequently tossed into nearby dumpsters — where they would have been lost to time had it not been for Susan Tunick, the president of the non-profit Friends of Terra Cotta, who alerted the New York Landmarks Preservation Committee; the fragments were later given to MTA's Arts for Transit Program and reassembled piece-by-piece by a group of college interns.
In 2000, six of the restored murals and the restaurant's cast-iron gate were installed in the passageway of Fulton Street/Broadway-Nassau station; they were removed in 2009 due to the construction of the Fulton Center project, and later reinstalled at the Williams Street entrance in 2011, where they still sit today. As for the Marine Grill itself, it shuttered in 1989 and the space has since been converted into a GAP store.
To see remnants of Hotel McAlpin, join us for our Art in the NYC Subway tour, kicking off this weekend, May 13th:
Next, check out the Cast Iron Gate from Herald Square's Hotel McAlpin and 10 of NYC's Lost Hotels. Also read about the transformation of the Fulton Center.
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Singapore is a melting pot of Asian culture, thus offering a distinctive array of Asian food specialties, and dynamic fusion inspired dishes. Languages are also varied and include Malay, Mandarin, and English. For students of Asian cooking, language is not a problem in Singapore, as the official educational language is English. Food diversity is a point of pride among Singaporeans, so Culinary Arts students are perfectly placed for off campus learning.
Chinese, Indian, and Malay cooking are present is their authentic forms, but innovative masters continue to blur the cultural lines with Asian-fusion creations that borrow from many traditions. Among natives, food appreciation is supported by a wealthy population segment, which in turn, continues to fuel the need for inventive culinary professionals.
Tourism is a large industry in Singapore, with millions of pleasure travelers passing through each year. Hungry guests provide further employment opportunities for the culinary professionals who feed them. As a student, your formal learning is augmented by immersive exposure to Singapore's fast-paced hospitality industry, characterized by ethnic diversity and unique cuisine.
In 2005, gambling in Singapore was legalized, to promote further tourism. Casinos and gambling parlors are popular destinations for another class of traveler that supports employment for line cooks, caterers, chefs and hospitality managers. As an important world finance center, Singapore draws business travelers who fill hotels-providing fertile ground for entry-level kitchen employment. In short, culinary students enjoy a high-concentration of educational and employment opportunities in Singapore.
One notable culinary distinction that Singapore shares with Hong Kong, and other Asian ports, is the widespread presence of street food - found primarily in public hawker markets. Large centers offer street vendors of this type an opportunity to sell inexpensive and flavorful creations to the public. Like most street food, Singapore's version is designed to feed large numbers of visitors each day. But particularly in Singapore, street food has reached a level of culinary notoriety.
Popular offerings include satays, hainanese chicken rice, curried pancake creations, and chicken with coconut rice. Flavors meld multicultural influences to create famously tasteworthy combinations, hailed by hungry diners and critics alike. In Singapore, the hawkers markets are government owned, offering institutional support, to a practical tradition. The government recently launched www.myhawkers.sg, to back the effort.
Shermay's Cooking School -- Founded by Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, Shermay Lee, this Singaporean culinary school provides a curriculum that accommodates amateurs and pros. Singapore is famous for its unique variety of gastronomic influences, from traditional Asian regional specialties, to fusion inspired "street" foods that blend cultural components. Learn the classics, and develop your palate at Shermay's, as professional chef instructors embrace Japanese, Chinese and Malay cuisine. Class offerings are diverse and enticing, covering topics like: Our Food Heritage – Sauces and Seasonings, Japanese Bento Box – Hands-On, and French Comfort Foods.
Cookery Magic – This small, informal academy passes along food traditions, in an intimate setting, characterized by hands-on participation. This school is well known in Singapore, and appeals to novice cooks as well as experienced chefs seeking to deepen their understanding of Asian cooking traditions. The Daily Home Cooking class delivers a 3-course intensive curriculum, focusing on a medley of traditional cuisine, representing Singapore, India and Vietnam. Thai dishes, and simple fusions like Indochina-Thai, or Indochina-Vietnamese, are conveyed in an easy to follow instructional format. Chef founder and teacher, Ruqxana Vasanwala, has been formal trained in confectionery arts, by the Wilton School.
Advanced Culinary Placement Diploma - 2-year intensive course, in culinary fundamentals, that preps graduates for mid-level entry into the international food and beverage industry.
Diploma in Culinary Craft and Service Excellence, a 1-year intensive, focusing on Eastern/Western culinary traditions.
Diploma in Pastry and Baking Arts is a 15-month intensive course of study that blends confections and baking expertise into the chef's curriculum.
Certificates can be earned in these specialized hospitality areas.
Continuing education offers graduates a number of certification programs, for compliance and mastery.


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Q: Same string not equals I have the following part of the code in which the value of granularity is block. When I compare the values, it always shows NO.
   System.out.println(granularity);
   System.out.println(granularity.equalsIgnoreCase("block")?"YES":"NO");

   if(granularity.equalsIgnoreCase("BLOCK")){.....

Here is the output for the code:
block
NO

The granularity values is taken from a property file as
granularity = prop.getProperty("Granularity");

Here is the snap of the property file:
.....Granularity = block
......

Can somebody explain why the two strings are not equal?

A: It's possible that a whitespace is messing the comparison. Do this at the beginning:
granularity = granularity.trim();

A: properties from property files have their value straight after the =
so this:
Granularity = block

leads to the value " block". Change your file to:
Granularity=block

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Here is the output for the code:
block
  NO

 If you carefully inspect your output you will find white space after word block, so it is "block ".
Edited after @p-j-meisch comment
You get " block" from your input. When you compare it with "block" you get false.
Add this line granularity = granularity.trim().

A: It is a best practice to trim strings every time in your code and especially when it is taken as an input from the user.
granularity.trim().equalsIgnoreCase("block")...

Or while storing it in granularity
String granularity = someInputString.trim();

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title: Michael Sippey
summary: VP Corp Development (Six Apart/SAY)
date: 2010-12-05
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### Who are you, and what do you do?

I'm [Michael Sippey](http://www.sippey.com/ "Michael's website."). I'm a blogger and work for Six Apart (soon to be part of SAY Media) where I help other bloggers.

### What hardware do you use?

Like most of the folks you've interviewed, it's the usual combination of Apple products. At home I use a [Mac mini][mac-mini] attached to a couple of offbrand LCD monitors, and at work I use a 13" [MacBook][] that's usually lid down and tethered to a nice big Dell monitor. The MacBook is pretty much the best laptop I've ever owned, though lately I leave it at the office and work at home on the desktop machine. There's something very liberating about commuting on BART without a single bag; people look at you funny. [Apple keyboards][keyboard], [Magic Mouses][magic-mouse]. Mice. Whatever.

And yeah. An [iPhone 4][iphone-4]. And an [iPad 16GB][ipad] Wifi version, which is mostly a [family computer](http://www.sippey.com/2010/01/the-ipad-is-the-family-computer.html "Michael's post on the iPad.").

### And what software?

I've moved pretty much everything I do up into the web / cloud, so I can go a good part of my day with only [Google Chrome][chrome] and [iChat][] open. Mail and calendar's on Google, I keep todos in [Remember the Milk][remember-the-milk], and notes, blog posts and random snippets in Simplenote. All of their web UIs are good enough (or better!) than their desktop equivalents, and #newtwitter has finally made me uninstall the six or so Twitter clients that never hooked me. [Rdio][] and [Pandora][] for music; [iTunes][] for what I can't get there.

[Dropbox][] is where the files go. When I need to, I [Powerpoint][], though I'm starting to really appreciate [Keynote][]. When I *really* need to, [Word][], though I prefer [Pages][]. [Excel][] on the Mac is a barely passable piece of software, so I keep an install of [Windows 7][windows-7] and [Office 2010][office] available through [VMWare's Fusion][vmware-fusion] just in case I need to do any serious work. ([Numbers][]? Please.) I'm looking forward to the next rev of Office for the Mac, because supposedly they've fixed Excel. I'm from Missouri, though, so I'll believe it when I see it.

[TextMate][] and [vim][] (but mostly TextMate) for text. [Acorn][] for any imagey things I need to do. I don't understand [Photoshop][], and don't want to. It frightens me.

On the iPhone are the moral equivalents -- the browser for mail and calendaring through Google. Twitter's app. Our [TypePad][typepad-ios] app. [Remember the Milk][remember-the-milk-ios], [Simplenote][simplenote-ios]. A great quick note / idea / snippet capture app called [Captio][captio-ios] -- it's magic. And then [Foursquare][foursquare-ios], [Facebook][facebook-ios], the [Kindle][kindle-ios] app, [Angry Birds][angry-birds-ios], [MLB At Bat][mlb-at-bat-ios] and [Nike+][nike-plus] round it out.

### What would be your dream setup?

Since my family's commandeered my iPad for browsing the web, Angry Birds HD, solitaire, YouTube, etc., I think I'll need to get my own.

But the dream setup isn't really about hardware or software -- they're both evolving at such an insane pace that what I dream about today will end up being commonplace in a year or two. What's not keeping pace is connectivity. So the dream setup? Fast, reliable and zero configuration wireless data, *everywhere*.

A boy can dream, right?

[acorn]: https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/ "An image editor for the Mac."
[angry-birds-ios]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/angry-birds/id343200656 "A game involving slingshots, birds and pigs."
[captio-ios]: http://captio.co "An iPhone app for quickly capturing notes/ideas."
[chrome]: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ "A WebKit-based browser, where each tab runs in its own thread."
[dropbox]: https://www.dropbox.com/ "Online syncing and storage."
[excel]: https://products.office.com/en-us/excel "A spreadsheet application."
[facebook-ios]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facebook/id284882215 "An iPhone app for accessing Facebook."
[foursquare-ios]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foursquare/id306934924 "An iPhone client for the social location game."
[ichat]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IChat "An AIM/Jabber client included with Mac OS X."
[ipad]: https://www.apple.com/ipad/ "A tablet device."
[iphone-4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4 "A smartphone."
[itunes]: https://www.apple.com/itunes/ "A jukebox application and online store."
[keyboard]: https://www.apple.com/keyboard/ "The keyboard."
[keynote]: https://www.apple.com/keynote/ "Presentation software for the Mac."
[kindle-ios]: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kindle/id302584613 "An iPhone app for accessing Kindle content from Amazon."
[mac-mini]: https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/ "A small desktop computer."
[macbook]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook "A laptop."
[magic-mouse]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Mouse "A multi-touch mouse."
[mlb-at-bat-ios]: http://m.mlb.com/apps/atbat "An iPhone baseball app for viewing scores and streaming matches."
[nike-plus]: https://secure-nikeplus.nike.com/plus/ "A software/hardware combo for tracking your running."
[numbers]: https://www.apple.com/numbers/ "A spreadsheet application for the Mac."
[office]: https://products.office.com/en-us/home "An office productivity suite."
[pages]: https://www.apple.com/pages/ "A Mac word processor and layout tool from Apple."
[pandora]: http://www.pandora.com/ "A personalised Internet radio station."
[photoshop]: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html "A bitmap image editor."
[powerpoint]: https://products.office.com/en-us/powerpoint "Presentation software."
[rdio]: http://www.rdio.com/home/en-us/ "A music streaming service."
[remember-the-milk-ios]: https://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/iphone/ "An iPhone client for the task/to-do service."
[remember-the-milk]: https://www.rememberthemilk.com/ "An online task/to-do list service."
[simplenote-ios]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplenote/id289429962 "A note app with cloud syncing."
[textmate]: https://macromates.com/ "A text editor for the Mac."
[typepad-ios]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/typepad/id281944480?mt=8 "An iPhone client for the TypePad blogging platform."
[vim]: https://www.vim.org/ "A command-line text editor."
[vmware-fusion]: https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion.html "A PC emulator for the Mac."
[windows-7]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7 "An operating system."
[word]: https://products.office.com/en-us/word "A document editor."

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History, Culture, and Archaeology
The General Purpose Archaeology Thread
We Are Passing ThroughHistory
This. This IS History
By Donward,
January 25, 2015 in History, Culture, and Archaeology
Sturgeon 3,956
Tough Old Hombre
Human population through time:
Interesting that they think human population was so low before farming.
Sturgeon 25 posts
Priory_of_Sion 12 posts
Belesarius 12 posts
Priory_of_Sion
Russkie archeologists unearthed the 2000 year old grave of an "Amazon" warrior. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3196696/Treasure-trove-warrior-jewellery-unearthed-Russia-Ancient-grave-
King Tut's iron dagger was made from meteorite ore: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/king-tuts-dagger-was-made-meteorite-180959294/
Collimatrix 3,743
The Atomic Prince of Punk
How did the Mycenaeans cut up the giant stones used in their temple complexes? It might have been with pendulum saws.
Donward and Belesarius
Belesarius 1,476
Belesarius
Maple Syrup Warlord
LocationToronto, Canuckistan
2 hours ago, Collimatrix said:
Neat stuff.
Ötzi the Iceman Was a Heart Attack Waiting to Happen
If a modern heart doctor could give medical advice to the iceman Ötzi — the man who was preserved as a mummy after his murder about 5,300 years ago in the snowy Alps — it would be this: Stop eating so much fatty meat and consider taking medications that lower your blood pressure and cholesterol.
This advice is based on a new comprehensive look at the iceman mummy's cardiovascular health. A full-body computed tomography (CT) scan showed that Ötzi had three calcifications (hardened plaques) in his heart region, putting him at increased risk for a heart attack. [Mummy Melodrama: Top 9 Secrets About Otzi the Iceman]
Ötzi also had calcifications around his carotid artery, which carries blood to the head and neck, and in the arteries at the base of his skull, which carry blood to the brain. Both hardened plaques likely elevated Ötzi's risk of a stroke, said Dr. Seth Martin, a preventive cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore who wasn't involved with the new study.
https://www.livescience.com/62689-otzi-iceman-mummy-heart-disease.html
Lord_James
23 hours ago, Xlucine said:
And a good leeching, too!
Sgt.Squarehead 103
LocationJah Woosterfari
Our local iron age hill-fort (British Camp, Malvern):
I can see my house from here!
Nice plan view:
I'm trying to find some pictures looking straight up at the ramparts from the plain below, but no luck so far.....Trust me, it's fekkin steep!
Donward and Sturgeon
You call that a hillfort? This is a hillfort:
One hectare larger I grew up a couple of miles away from it
Meh! Call that a hill.....200+ meters taller!
Reminds me Chinese made hills-fortresses on Chinese-USSR border in 1960s.
Mogensthegreat 41
Mogensthegreat
12 Year Old Shitpoaster Who Can't Help Himself
LocationThe digestive system of a bear
The Pre-Indo-European people of the Danube Valley:
http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/serbiavinca.htm
Priory_of_Sion 917
[cries alone]
LocationIn Sturgeon's Guest Bedroom
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/304-1807/from-the-trenches/6691-trenches-italy-lombard-prosthetic-weapon
@Collimatrix Ancient History 101 by Tara Gilesbie
American farmers of the southwest supplemented their diet with corn smut.
You have, perhaps, heard of huitlacoche, a Mexican dish made from a fungus that attacks corn. It appears that intentional consumption of this fungus goes back a long way, over two thousand years, than that it helped offset amino acid deficiencies of the corn-heavy diet.
Sturgeon and Belesarius
Toxn 1,411
Social Justice Prince
41 minutes ago, Collimatrix said:
I only knew of corn smut as one of the diseases of maize I had to memorise.
So consuming smut is a healthy activity? And they said I'd go blind and grow hair on my palms!
A cool spear was found
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-atlatl-ice-patches-1.4809947?cmp=rss
'Amazing' archeological find in Yukon's melting ice patches — an intact atlatl dart
'When you have a full, complete spear like that, it really allows people to connect with their heritage'
https://unitedhumanists.com/2018/10/06/ancient-village-discovered-in-canada-is-10000-years-older-than-the-pyramids/
Neat. 14000 year old settlement found on BC coast.
Archaeologists find 300,000-year old tools in Saudi Arabia
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/archaeologists-find-300000-year-old-stone-tools-in-saudi-arabia/
This is evidence of the last time a Saudi Arabian native has done any sort of manual labor.
Ramlaen 1,324
Ramlaen
LocationOregon
What appears to be a very large impact crater has been discovered under the ice in Greenland.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46181450
Boar spear, Austria 1680
149.9 cm, 1,6 kg or 3.5 lb
steel, brass, staghorn, leather, wood, and silk velvet
Golden neckpiece from the royal grave at Tolstaja Mogila kurgan. Scythian, Ukraine, 400 BC.
Pazyryk Carpet, the oldest known surviving carpet in the world, 5th century BC. Scythian
@Collimatrix Are either of these in your Scythian Art book?
Burgonet (2,15 kg: steel, silver and gold, false-damascened, gold-leaf, roped, Germany 1560
French close helmet with a crest in the shape of a dragon, ca. 1630
Gilded helmet of General George Castriot, Italy, ca. 1460
Griffon Bourguignotte by Negroli (c1540-1545)
A morion helmet lavishly decorated with historical, mythological, and biblical subjects, including portraits of Alexander the Great and Sabina, wife of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Brunswick, ca. 1560
Lord_James 115
Location3753 Cruithne (internet sucks up here)
On 9/13/2016 at 2:53 AM, Belesarius said:
HMS Terror found.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/09/12/hms-terror-from-doomed-franklin-expedition-found.html
Slight necro (sorry), but I do have to wonder just how much history or "great finds" have been simply overlooked: like in the article, the guy saw the mast of the Terror but forgot about it when he got home. Just how many times has something amazing like ancient tombs, treasure, or sites have been ignored by people who stumbled upon it, didn't know what it was, and forgot about it when they went to sleep?
... things that keep me up at night.
Neat find of a 1st or 2nd Century tombstone.


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Patricia Ann Caudle (Obituary ~ 04/23/21)
Patricia Ann Caudle, 78, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Gosnell Therapy and Living Center. Pat was born in Independence, Mo., to Nels and Dorothy Sickels Anderson. She was a former employee of Blytheville Country Club, ACCO, Magnatek, Paco and Gosnell School District. ...
Fire chief appointed to Leachville City Council (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
Leachville Fire Chief Drake Brown was chosen to fill the vacant Leachville Ward 1, Position 2, city council seat at the April meeting held Monday evening. The vacancy was recently declared after council member Mitchell Lasater resigned due to moving out of the area. Brown was one of three residents of Ward 1 submitting letters of interest. Following an executive session, the council agreed to appoint Brown...
UAMS to provide COVID-19 vaccinations May 5 at New St. Paul MB Church (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 5 at New Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 515 E. Sawyer St., in Blytheville. The clinic is available to pre-registered patients only. No onsite registration will be allowed. There is no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. UAMS will administer the first dose of the two-dose Pfizer vaccine...
BIC board approves four-day school week (Local News ~ 04/23/21)
After a two-hour public meeting in the gymnasium, the Buffalo Island Central school board convened to vote 5-1 to begin a four-day school week in August 2021. Board of directors voting for the four-day week included Stacey Thomas, Todd Edwards, Darrin McFall, Justin Hawkins and Eric Lyerly. Jason Stewart voted against the decision. Scott Colbert was not in attendance...


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Q: scrollIntoView() moves the whole page layout up The whole page layout moves up when we use scrollIntoView(true). For my requirement I need to use true parameter. I need to avoid this move. I posted a working copy of this code in https://jsfiddle.net/7v4t31p0/ Thank you in advance.

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Massage therapy can help the body and mind to heal from many illnesses and conditions including: Muscular pain in the back, neck and shoulders, stiff and painful joints, stress, depression, digestive problems, chronic fatigue and insomnia.
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A child with a dream: That's what 7-year-old Ryland Goldman's parents call him, and it's a dream which is coming steadily to life. He wants to run his own business, and some days that's exactly what he does, according to NBC.
Ryland's Restaurant isn't open every day, but when the kid with the golden imagination is allowed to set it up, it makes a lot of cash. His parents say he wanted to open a restaurant at the age of three, but wasn't able to until they moved house to a home which has lots of passers-by. That's when Ryland decided to make his dream come true. Some days he bakes his own biscotti and muffins, gets the coffee on the go and prints up his own menus.
His parents are impressed with his actions, but still restrict him from doing it every day.
Ryland has also reportedly decided to give half of his earnings to his school so that it can buy technology resources. And his principal reports that he's already donated hundreds of dollars to the cause. His parents insist they had nothing to do with their son's remarkable ambition and philanthropy- he's just driven and has generated all of his entrepreneurial ideas on his own.
Check out NBC's video of Ryland's Restaurant in action, and be amazed.
7-year-old's restaurant is half charity, half business, totally sweet.
Kids in SA schools are frequently encouraged to develop entrepreneurial skills as the employment market which awaits cannot possibly sustain all school leavers. In addition to empowering kids, the budding businesses often assist schools in covering funding shortfalls and increasing school resources.
Children have that wonderful ability to come up with new ideas and implement them without the cynicism adults may feel about trying out new things.
Parents can get involved by helping a child out with the basics he or she needs to get started, but don't underestimate the resourcefulness of a child.
If your kid could open a business, what would it be?


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Chrissy Teigen's Birthday Post For John Legend Is Earnest, Except For A Sex Joke At The End
By Karen Ruffini
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times: I truly don't know what we, as mankind, have done to deserve Chrissy Teigen. Between her hilarious and witty social media posts and her beautiful family, there's truly nothing to love more. But for me, it's her relationship with EGOT winner John Legend that has me swooning, because she somehow masters balancing her pure love for her husband while simultaneously trolling him. And Chrissy Teigen's birthday post for John Legend is no different, because if there's anything we've learned, it's that Chrissy Teigen can deliver the ultimate punchline.
On Friday, Dec. 28, Chrissy Teigen took to Instagram to wish her husband a happy birthday. It's a big year this year, because Legend turned the big 4-0 — which absolutely mystifies me, because his complexion is #skincaregoals that even I can't attain, and I'm a decade younger.
While our girl Chrissy didn't rave about his perfect skin, she did gush about pretty much everything else, and it's honestly beyond sweet just how much she adores her husband. With a collage of photos that features herself, Legend, and Luna (don't worry, we'll get to little Miles soon enough), she captioned the post with a long tribute to her husband.
"Happy 40th birthday to the most incredible man," she starts off. "The best father, hardest worker, best lover, best friend I could ever imagine. Every day I am grateful for how much you love us and how much you both say it and show it. You are one of a kind. I am grateful to your family for creating and raising such a pure, sweet, brilliant man. The world has been blessed by your 40 years on this planet."
Chrissy, please stop. I don't even know either of you and yet I feel so touched by this post. How does she do it?!
Fortunately for us, this is Chrissy Teigen we're talking about, so she ended her post with the ultimate mic drop. (Insert evil laugh here.)
"I love you. I showed you that this morning BOOYAHHHH," she finishes, and of course she made a sex joke at the end of her birthday tribute to her husband. Classic Chrissy, amirite?
Not to be outdone, John Legend commented on her heartwarming (and hilariously flirty) post, writing, "Booyah," to which Teigen commented back, "gonna return this la perla," because writing only one sex joke is clearly not enough when you're Chrissy Teigen:
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And remember, the birthday post was essentially just a "part 1" of a two-part series, because shortly after her initial birthday message, she posted another to Instagram that featured pictures of John Legend and their son, Miles. "Carousel for miles and daddy!" she wrote, and used the hashtag, #happy40. If you thought that the first collage of pictures was cute, then prepare yourself for the second:
I don't know if it's because Miles looks like a tiny replica of John Legend or what, but my heart just can't deal with those two. Perfect doesn't even begin to cover it.
A huge happy birthday to John Legend. May you have many happy years ahead filled with epic clapbacks and witty burns from his talented and beautiful wife!


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Structure-Activity Relationships for Rates of Aromatic Amine Oxidation by Manganese Dioxide
Alexandra J. Salter-Blanc, Eric J. Bylaska, Molly A. Lyon, Stuart C. Ness, Paul G. Tratnyek
Center for Coastal Margins
New energetic compounds are designed to minimize their potential environmental impacts, which includes their transformation and the fate and effects of their transformation products. The nitro groups of energetic compounds are readily reduced to amines, and the resulting aromatic amines are subject to oxidation and coupling reactions. Manganese dioxide (MnO2) is a common environmental oxidant and model system for kinetic studies of aromatic amine oxidation. In this study, a training set of new and previously reported kinetic data for the oxidation of model and energetic-derived aromatic amines was assembled and subjected to correlation analysis against descriptor variables that ranged from general purpose [Hammett σ constants (σ-), pKas of the amines, and energies of the highest occupied molecular orbital (EHOMO)] to specific for the likely rate-limiting step [one-electron oxidation potentials (Eox)]. The selection of calculated descriptors (pKa, EHOMO, and Eox) was based on validation with experimental data. All of the correlations gave satisfactory quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs), but they improved with the specificity of the descriptor. The scope of correlation analysis was extended beyond MnO2 to include literature data on aromatic amine oxidation by other environmentally relevant oxidants (ozone, chlorine dioxide, and phosphate and carbonate radicals) by correlating relative rate constants (normalized to 4-chloroaniline) to EHOMO (calculated with a modest level of theory).
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00924
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Dive into the research topics of 'Structure-Activity Relationships for Rates of Aromatic Amine Oxidation by Manganese Dioxide'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
structure-activity relationship Earth & Environmental Sciences 100%
Manganese Dioxide Chemical Compounds 95%
amine Earth & Environmental Sciences 84%
Aromatic Amine Chemical Compounds 83%
manganese Earth & Environmental Sciences 73%
Structure-Activity Relationship Chemical Compounds 69%
Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital Chemical Compounds 67%
oxidation Earth & Environmental Sciences 52%
Salter-Blanc, A. J., Bylaska, E. J., Lyon, M. A., Ness, S. C., & Tratnyek, P. G. (2016). Structure-Activity Relationships for Rates of Aromatic Amine Oxidation by Manganese Dioxide. Environmental Science and Technology, 50(10), 5094-5102. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00924
Structure-Activity Relationships for Rates of Aromatic Amine Oxidation by Manganese Dioxide. / Salter-Blanc, Alexandra J.; Bylaska, Eric J.; Lyon, Molly A. et al.
In: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 50, No. 10, 17.05.2016, p. 5094-5102.
Salter-Blanc, AJ, Bylaska, EJ, Lyon, MA, Ness, SC & Tratnyek, PG 2016, 'Structure-Activity Relationships for Rates of Aromatic Amine Oxidation by Manganese Dioxide', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 5094-5102. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00924
Salter-Blanc AJ, Bylaska EJ, Lyon MA, Ness SC, Tratnyek PG. Structure-Activity Relationships for Rates of Aromatic Amine Oxidation by Manganese Dioxide. Environmental Science and Technology. 2016 May 17;50(10):5094-5102. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00924
Salter-Blanc, Alexandra J. ; Bylaska, Eric J. ; Lyon, Molly A. et al. / Structure-Activity Relationships for Rates of Aromatic Amine Oxidation by Manganese Dioxide. In: Environmental Science and Technology. 2016 ; Vol. 50, No. 10. pp. 5094-5102.
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Keere, Pieter van den, 1571-approximately 1646.
Amstelodami [Amsterdam] : Impensis P. Kaerii, 1622.
- "Montanus expanded the text, Pieter van den Keere's Germania inferior, 1617"--Tooley's Dict. of mapmakers, Rev. ed. K-P, p. 272.
- Issued in slip case.
- LC copy imperfect: Stains on some pages.
1 atlas (, 90 p.,  plates) : hand col. maps ; 43 cm.
Relief shown pictorially. "Montanus expanded the text, Pieter van den Keere's Germania inferior, 1617"--Tooley's Dict. of mapmakers, Rev. ed. K-P, p. 272. Issued in slip case. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Stains on some pages. Includes index.
Keere, Pieter Van Den, Approximately 1646, and Petrus Montanus. La Germanie inférieure de Petrus Keerius: c'est à dire: Nouvelles et exactes cartes géographiques des XVII provinces dicelle . [Amstelodami Amsterdam: Impensis P. Kaerii, 1622] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581687/.
Keere, P. V. D. & Montanus, P. (1622) La Germanie inférieure de Petrus Keerius: c'est à dire: Nouvelles et exactes cartes géographiques des XVII provinces dicelle . [Amstelodami Amsterdam: Impensis P. Kaerii] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2009581687/.
Keere, Pieter Van Den, Approximately 1646, and Petrus Montanus. La Germanie inférieure de Petrus Keerius: c'est à dire: Nouvelles et exactes cartes géographiques des XVII provinces dicelle . [Amstelodami Amsterdam: Impensis P. Kaerii, 1622] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2009581687/>.


Have you noticed a humid mustiness in your home? Grab a few of these and keep them in closets or in corners to help remove moisture from inside your house. They work by drawing in moisture and trapping it with the little white pearls in the top compartment of the dehumidifier. The pearls then drop the moisture to the bottom compartment, and if you watch it over several weeks, you'll see the bottom fill up with water. These are great for bedrooms, cupboards or anywhere that dampness, condensation and moisture is present.


I wanted to learn more about Barton Springs Mill flours for a long time. Two weeks ago, I finally had a free Saturday to attend the Heritage Grains + Sourdough Breads Workshop by James A. Brown and Sandeep Gyawali. Well, first of all, I am back to baking bread at home because finally, with the heirloom wheat flours I can make a bread I am craving for because it is dangerously delicious. Secondly, BSM makes heirloom blue, red, and green corn I wanted to play with since Book of the Hopi. Almost a decade ago, the chapter about the Corn Mother totally fascinated me. Blue corn was not widely known back then. The only way to get it was by ordering it from the tribe farmers. I milled nixtamalize corn kernels myself to make traditional thin rolls of blue corn Hopi bread. It was fun! I asked James for a favor, and he kindly made a few pounds of finely milled corn flours for me to try making tortillas.
Green corn tortillas were not striking green when cooked, but they were the best-tasting tortillas I made so far. And I now have a few ideas for corn breads featuring Hopi Blue, Bloody Butcher Red, and of course Oaxacan Green (not available online) corn flours.
Gardeners plant dent corn primarily to dry-mill. The Zapotec of southern Mexico, to whom this corn is attributed, would have grown this corn to create green flour for their tamales. The cob is heavy and round with hues of emerald green, lime, and chartreuse kernels. This variety entered the U.S. seed trade during the 1980s.
Preheat oven to 375F. Prepare three ramekins. Prepare all ingredients.
In a food processor jar, combine the ingredients grouped for batter and process to make a chunky mixture. Transfer to a bowl.
In a small bowl, whip the egg whites to make a meringue. Fold it in three steps into the batter mixture. Spoon it into the ramekins dividing equally, garnish with chunks of cheese, and bake for 30-35 minutes until lightly golden.
Serve warm in a ramekin with a spoon or a fork.


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Bastress Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 528 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Bastress Township was formed from part of Susquehanna Township on December 13, 1854, by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lycoming County. The township is named in honor of Solomon Bastress of Jersey Shore, who was a former member of the legislature and an associate judge.

The first settlers were German Roman Catholic farmers. They migrated to the area beginning in 1837 under the leadership of the Jesuit missionary Father Nicholas Steinbacher. Together they built the first Church of the Immaculate Conception in 1838. The current stone church building  was erected in 1860. The parish also established a cemetery and Catholic school soon after the settlement of Bastress. Immaculate Conception parish and school stand today as a reminder of the German Catholic heritage of the residents of Bastress Township.

Bastress has changed very little since its founding. The community is largely rural, and many of the residents are descendants of the first settlers. Since the 1890 census it has grown from a population of 236 to just 574.

Geography
Bastress Township is bordered by Susquehanna Township to the north, Armstrong Township to the east, Limestone Township to the south, and Nippenose Township to the west. Pennsylvania Route 654 passes through the center of the township, leading northeast  to Williamsport and south  to its terminus at Pennsylvania Route 44 west of Collomsville in Limestone Township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, are water. The crest of Bald Eagle Mountain forms the township's northern border. Two streams, Big Run in the west and Bender Run in the east, rise in Bastress Township and flow north, cutting through Bald Eagle Mountain to reach the West Branch Susquehanna River. The southernmost part of the township drains south to the Nippenose Valley in Limestone Township, which is drained by Antes Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the West Branch. Bear Pen Hollow is a ravine in the southeast corner of Bastress Township which drains east to Mosquito Creek, which also flows north to the West Branch of the Susquehanna.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 574 people, 188 households, and 150 families residing in the township. The population density was 66.3 people per square mile (25.6/km2). There were 201 housing units at an average density of 23.2/sq mi (9.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.13% White, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 188 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the township the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,125, and the median income for a family was $54,844. Males had a median income of $34,306 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,880. About 2.6% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Townships in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1837
1837 establishments in Pennsylvania

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Cooler Master ist ein Hardware-Hersteller aus Taiwan. Es wurde 1992 gegründet, seitdem ist das Unternehmen als eine Marke für Zubehör an Computergehäusen, Netzteile, Kühler, Notebook-Kühler und anderes Zubehör bekannt. Neben Privatkunden liefert das Unternehmen auch Kühllösungen für OEM-Hersteller der Computer-Industrie zu, darunter an Nvidia-VGA-Kühler, an AMD-CPU-Kühler und an EVGA Motherboard-Kühlkörper. In den letzten Jahren hat das Unternehmen seinen Betrieb und seine Marke in den Gaming-Communitys und Sponsoren-Großveranstaltungen wie KODE5 stark ausgeweitet. Einige Produkte von Cooler Master gewannen internationale Auszeichnungen wie den iF product design award 2008.

Der Unternehmenssitz von Cooler Master befindet sich in Jhonghe im Landkreis Taipeh. Darüber hinaus besitzt das Unternehmen eine Produktionsstätte in Huizhou in der Volksrepublik China sowie Niederlassungen in verschiedenen Kontinenten, unter anderem in den USA (Fremont (Kalifornien) und Chino (Kalifornien)), den Niederlanden (Eindhoven), Russland (Moskau) und Brasilien (São Paulo). Anders als die ursprüngliche Marke, Cooler Master, gründete das Unternehmen auch Marken-Töchter in verschiedenen Marktteilen, darunter auch "CM Storm" (Gaming orientiert) und die Life-Style-Produktreihe "Choiix".

CM Storm
CM Storm ist eine Tochtergesellschaft, gegründet im Jahr 2008 mit der Mission "Bewaffnung der Gaming-Revolution". Die Produkte werden mit engen Partnerschaften aus weltweiten Gaming-Organisationen in e-Sport entwickelt.
Im September 2009 hat CM Storm die Gaming-Maus Sentinel Advance auf den Markt gebracht, welche ein einzigartiges programmierbares OLED-Display hat. CM Storm produziert auch Computergehäuse für den weltweiten Markt.

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 Offizielle Website
 CM Storm Homepage
 Choiix Homepage

Hardwarehersteller (Taiwan)
Unternehmen (Neu-Taipeh)


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Learning Chinese, Easy Readers
Learning Chinese
Chinese for Children
Chinese Characters in Pictures (Vol. 1) 话说汉字 (1)
ISBN 1015
Author/Editor: Wang Chun, Zheng Chongqing
Publisher: Sinolingua Co., Ltd.
Total Pages: 203 (Paperback)
Dimension: 8 3/16 in. x 11 1/8 in.
Simplified Chinese with English translation and pinyin notation.
Picture depiction of the meanings of the frequently used characters.
Analyzing the structure of a character
Usage of a character in words, phrases, idioms, and sample sentence.
The American poet Ezra Pound once said: "The easiest language in the world for writing poetry is Chinese." And in the words of E.E. Cummings, another poet: "Chinese poets are painters". This book is one which uses words to explain and pictures to illustrate the form and structure of Chinese characters. It is both a collection of poetry and a picture album.
Each Chinese character has a form of its own, representing a particular sound and a particular meaning. In other words, each character is a unity of form, sound and meaning. A student of Chinese language.
In learning Chinese, instead of learning syllables in a word, a student first learns the characters, then a word comprising one or more characters. For example, English word "university" has several syllables, and a student first learns the syllables and then the word. In Chinese, "university" is written "大学", a combination of two characters "大" and "学"。 In learning Chinese, one must understand that Chinese characters form the basis in learning Chinese.
This book is written for non-Chinese speakers. It is like a guide book which lists about 200 cultural and tourist attraction sites. The characters depicted throughout this book will take a student, just like a tourist in China, into the kaleidoscopic world that is Chinese culture.


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Automatic Watches, Breitling Watches, Chronographs, Chronometer, Diving Watches, Men's Watches, Swiss Watches, Women's Watches
Time For A New Breitling?
The expression "timing is everything" as well as "being at the right place at the right time" certainly holds true for Breitling Watches. The brand emerged from a cult-like status as a navigational watch for pilots and aviation aficionados to a highly prominent and popular watch brand in the 1990's.
Although Breitling an independent, family-owned watchmaker for over for over 132 years, increased its brand marketing during this period, it also benefited from an non-official brand ambassador Jerry Seinfeld, who sported many of the brand's timepieces on his widely popular TV program Seinfeld during this era.
Millions of viewers tuned in weekly to the highly rated Seinfeld program, which aired from 1989 to 1997 and had a viewership of 73 million viewers on its final episode in 1997. Seinfeld, an avid Breitling fan owns over 50 different models, which he wore throughout the duration of the show.
Today, actor John Travolta, soccer legend David Beckham and hockey player Wayne Gretzky are the current Breitling ambassadors, who appear in the brand's current display advertisements. Seinfeld can be seen wearing his Breitling collection on syndicated re-runs of his popular show and current online program Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.
Whether you're looking a make your first Breitling watch purchase or add another impressive timepiece to your collection, you may want to check out TheWatchery.com this week for Breitling new arrivals for men and women in popular styles from the Navitimer, Transocean, SuperOcean, Chronomat and Galactic collections.
You don't have to look any further than the Breitling Navitimer Automatic Chronograph for the quintessential Breitling watch choice. This legendary timepiece classic has been the top choice for professional pilots and aviation pros since it debuted more than 63 years ago in 1953
Breitling Chronomat
The highly pronounced case in premium grade stainless steel and matching multi-link stainless steel bracelet are highly polished to a lustrous glow. The slide-rule bezel with a handsome coin-edge rim surrounds the blue dial with three sub-dials, luminous sword hands and baton hour markers.
Features include a moon phase window, small-second/date, 30-minute/month and 12-hour/day registers. Additional features include a glare-proof scratch resistant sapphire crystal above the dial and a 42-hour power reserve. Breitling Navitimer Automatic men's chronograph is 46mm in diameter, 15mm thick and water-resistant to 30 meters or 100 feet.
The Breitling Chronomat 41 Chronograph is another outstanding selection. This precision crafted automatic men's watch is debonair and urbane in premium grade stainless steel and 18K rose gold. The outstanding 41mm diameter, 16mm thick case is polished stainless steel is presented on the handsome vertical-link bracelet in polished stainless steel with 18K rose gold accent links.
The unidirectional rotating 18K rose gold bezel with raised markers surrounds the Mother-of-Pearl dial with three sub-dials, luminous sword hands and hour markers. Features include an automatic date window at the 4 o'clock hour, small-second, 30-minute and 12-hour countdown timers.
Additional features include an anti-reflective sapphire crystal above the dial, along with a screw-down crown and case back for water-resistance to 300 meters or 1,000 feet. The premium Swiss-made automatic movement inside has a 70-hour power reserve.
The Breitling Transocean Automatic Chronograph is another exemplary selection. This elegant and sporty men's timepiece makes a striking statement on the wrist in premium grade stainless steel and leather. The contoured round case in polished stainless steel is presented on a handsome black leather strap with contrasting white stitched detail.
The attractive black dial has a tachymeter outer dial, two sub-dials, luminous silver-tone hands and baton hour markers. Features include a date window at the 6 o'clock hour, small-second and 30-minute countdown timers.
Additional features include a scratch resistant sapphire crystal above the dial, along with a locking screw-down crown and case back for water-resistance to 100 meters or 330 feet. Breitling Transocean men's chronograph is 38mm in diameter and 15mm thick.
The new Breitling Galactic watch for women is sleekly styled and exceptionally stylish. The classic contemporary styling features the round contoured case in premium grade stainless steel, highly polished to a mirror-bright patina. The attractive vertical link bracelet in polished stainless steel and 18K yellow gold add to the striking design.
The 18K yellow gold bezel with raised markers encircles the beige colored dial with a fluted center background, yellow gold-tone luminous hands and hour markers. A window at the 3 o'clock hour reveals the automatic date calendar.
Features include a scratch resistant sapphire crystal above the dial, premium Swiss-made quartz movement inside for precise time-keeping accuracy and a locking screw-down crown and case back for water-resistance to 100 meters or 330 feet. The Breitling Galactic watch is 32mm in diameter and 13mm thick.
Each Breitling watch featured on this page has been awarded official Chronometer certification from the esteemed COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Test Institute).
Breitling watch image courtesy of Wiki Commons.
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Learn how to prepare for the IELTS
Find a IELTS Tutor close to you
Find a IELTS Course close to you
IELTS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: Am I required to take the IELTS?
A: Probably, if you are not a native English speaker. Some universities in the United States require or prefer the TOEFL.
Q: Where can I take the IELTS?
A: The IELTS is available at about 1,100 test centers in 140 countries, usually in or around major cities.
Q: How often is the IELTS offered?
A: As many as four times per month and 48 times per year, but availability at individual test centers may be less.
Q: Are there any limits to the number of times I can take the IELTS?
A: Students may take the IELTS as many times as they wish. There are no limits on the total number of test attempts or the number of attempts allowed within a given calendar year. There is also no waiting period to re-register for the exam.
Q: How long should I plan on preparing for the IELTS?
A: This depends on the level of your English, but we recommend at least two months for all students.
Q: What are the IELTS score ranges?
A: Each paper is awarded a band score of 0 to 9 in half-point increments. The total band score is the average of these four paper scores.
Q: What are the most common IELTS scores required by universities?
A: The average is probably about 6 or 6.5, but requirements usually range from 5.5 to 7.0. A few schools may expect higher scores.
Q: What is the average IELTS score for all test-takers?
A: According to IELTS, the mean total band scores are about 5.9 (academic) and 6.2 (general training).
Q: How widely is the IELTS accepted?
A: IELTS acceptance is universal in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Most (though not all) universities in the United States will consider IELTS scores.
Q: What's the best book for IELTS study?
A: The most reliable source is the Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS for Academic and General Training.
Q: Aside from universities, who else uses the IELTS?
A: IELTS scores may be used to qualify for immigration visas in some countries, and the test may also satisfy the language requirement for professional licenses (the general training and life skills tests are most often used for these purposes).
Q: How do I learn about IELTS policies and procedures?
A: The IELTS website provides downloadable documents that describe the rules for registration and testing.


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Paul Reubens confirms it: Pee-wee Herman will return to the big screen
By Ariana Bacle
October 30, 2014 at 04:05 PM EDT
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure isn't over just yet: Paul Reubens went on The Tonight Show Wednesday evening and confirmed another Pee-wee movie is in the works.
Reubens starred as the lovably weird Pee-wee Herman in the 1986 movie, Tim Burton's first. He went on to reprise the role in Pee-wee's Playhouse, a TV series that ran from 1986 to 1990 and featured appearances by now-famous actors like Black-ish's Laurence Fishburne and Orange is the New Black's Natasha Lyonne. But now, he's returning to the big screen.
While it was already announced years ago that there would be another Pee-wee movie, there hasn't been much buzz about it as of late — until now. "There is going to be [a movie]," Reubens told Jimmy Fallon. "And I was hoping that I could make this huge announcement tonight, but it's a week away, I think, from being announced."
Reubens confirmed Judd Apatow will be producing and they'll start shooting in February, but the director's identity won't be revealed until the official announcement—although Fallon did try to get an answer out of him anyway: "Is it Steven Spielberg?" Fallon asked.
"Steven Spielberg!" Reubens responded while shaking his head.
Reubens was on Tonight to promote the recently released Blu-ray collection of Pee-wee's Playhouse, available now.
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Berlin – When Madame Tussauds in Berlin wanted to unveil their newest addition to the wax museum they roped in the help of a lookalike.
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran couldn't make it to the big reveal himself so the staff at the museum got creative and hired a limo and a stand-in.
By the looks of it their plan totally worked.
Ed will be touring South Africa in 2019. The 27-year-old singer will be performing at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium on 23 March and at the Mother City's Cape Town Stadium on 27 March.
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We bought the Sugee Cake. They warned us that it was a healthy type with less sugar so we were advised to heat it up before eating. For a Sugee Cake, it was a little light... however, i was quite happy with it. I've not tried anything else there. I think they just converted from a Bakery to a Cafeteria.
Here's a beautiful picture of their Sugee Cake that you can order at this LINK.
I was a little curious about the Missing Coffee Pot.
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Description: Victoria Brignell is a radio producer with the BBC and a disability champion. She is currently a producer for In Our Time, presented by Melvyn Bragg. In the past, she has worked on a wide variety of programmes including: The Westminster Hour; Analysis; Woman's Hour; You and Yours and Start the Week.