After dropping Little Man off at school this morning and calling into the post office and then the newsagents, I noticed that the police had an unusually high presence in the village.
Then when I went to school later in the day I noticed the forensics team. At this point I just thought that there might have been a burglary or something, but then this evening they continued with door to door enquiries throught the village as a 46 year old woman appears to have gone missing under suspicious circumstances. The police are sufficiently concerned that they have started all of their investigations immediately upon notification. Her husband last saw her at 5.30am and he reported her missing at 8.45pm, she hadn't even been missing 24hrs, so they must be concerned.
Her and her husband only moved into the village at christmas time.
It has made me a little uneasy and yet again I won't be letting little man out of my sight. In the past we have had flashers, an attempted child abduction and strange people hanging around the school when the children have been leaving school and no-one seemed to know who they were or who they were supposedly coming to collect. And this is all in a village, albeit only 7 miles from a city, but when I was a child we used to go to the park in groups or arrange to meet at the park etc etc and never thought anything of it and we lived in the city.
How frightening for you, you read about this sort of thing but never expect it to happen right on your doorstep like you I hope she is ok, the police must be very concerned to start investigating so quickly. My children go to a village school and we have had a couple of incidents of strangers hanging around, it is a worry - like you say years ago you met up with friends and thought nothing of it. We live in a lane there are lovely woods just up the road we walk the dog as a family but even though he is an alsation I am always worried about walking him alone - its a sad world we live in. Take care of you.


On Merit Forex trading platform you will be able to have access to trade Dow30, Nas100, Spx500, Dax30. Equity indices are traded by Cfd's which is an aggrement between two parties to exchange the difference between the opening and closing price of a contract. It lets you to trade price movements without owning the underlying instrument.
One of the biggest and oldest stock exchanges is the London Stock Exchange. The most important Index is the FTSE 100 which includes the biggest 100 public companies by market capitalization. The direction of the change in price is determined very easily – if more than 51 out of the 100 companies trend higher for the day, FTSE 100 usually does the same and vice versa.
Dow Jones – Also known as Dow30 or DJIA, this is one of the most important indices in the world because it's composed out the 30 biggest companies by market capitalization in US for each sector. Often referred as the Industrial index. Includes companies such as General electric, Exxon mobile, Johnson & Johnson and recently Apple were added to DJIA, replacing AT&T. This happened after Apple announced they're going into the car industry.
Nasdaq – World's leading technological US index which includes the largest public companies listed there. NASDAQ is different from the other Indices, because it excludes all financial companies, where the influence of a very high valued stock compared to the others is limited on purpose. For example, the highest valued stock is Apple ( AAPL ) with a market capitalization of almost 900 billion dollars is a few times bigger than the other 99 companies combined. This means measures are needed which will prevent manipulation in price changes. In other words, the US government doesn't want the fate of 99 companies to be predetermined by a single one.
S&P 500 – Standard & Poor 500 is an Index which is composed of 500 U.S companies that are the leading ones for heir sector compared by market cap. Represents all 10 sectors of the economy, because of this S&P500 is the most followed index due to its diversification and importance for an overall view of the strength of the US economy. Sometimes traders refer to the S & P 500 as the "playlist" index. For example, the 500 th company based on market cap has bad quarterly results and goes down in value it will be replaced by a competitor company from the same sector of economy which has better then expected results. So, the list of companies composing this index is not fixedmand guaranteed, unlike Dow Jones.
The value of most of Indices mentioned so far are determined using an average of how big of an influence a company has depending on its market capitalization. This calculation is called a capitalization – weighted average. Companies with higher value have a bigger influence of the index itself and companies with lower market value have a smaller influence.
Another example for this formula are the Dow Jones (USA) and Nikkei (JAPAN) which are market cap driven indices. High priced stocks have bigger influence -this means a stock trading at $100 has 10 bigger influence than a stock with $10 price.


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Q: testing if the absolute value of the mean is inferior to a threshold I would like to test
$H_0:|\mu|\leq\tau$ vs $H_1:|\mu|>\tau$
where $\mu$ is the expected mean and $\tau>0$.
Do you know which test statistic I have to use ?
For instance, one can use the Wald statistic $\frac{\hat{\mu}-\mu}{\sigma}$ to test the nullity of $\mu$, but I think it is not adequate for this purpose.
Thank you.

A: Well the trick is to observe that to control type-I error control it is enough to calculate the null distribution under the two simple hypotheses $\mu = \tau$ and $\mu= - \tau$. Notice that in both cases you get that $|\mu|= \tau$. In other words under both these simple hypotheses you get the same distribution for the absolute value of $|\hat{\mu}|$.
Thus you can just calculate a two-sided p-value as follows:
$$ P = 2\int_{|\hat{\mu}|}^{\infty} \phi(x, \tau, \sigma^2) dx $$
Here $\phi(x, \tau, \sigma)$ is the density at $x$ of a normal distribution with mean $\tau$ and variance $\sigma^2$.
As per usual reject $P \leq \alpha$ to control type-I error rate at $\alpha$.

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Health Minister inaugurates DIPCC at University of Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister for Health, Science and Information Technology, Shahram Khan Tarakai has inaugurated Drug Information and Poison Control Centre (DIPCC) in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar.
The establishment of DIPCC is a joint venture of ST&IT Department, KP govt and Depart of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar to be completed at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.17 million. The project has two components i.e. establishment of DIPCC and analytical study of the interactions/reactions of the irrational use of drugs.
The project is meant to provide accurate, authentic, reliable and unbiased information to the health professionals, researchers, students and the general masses with the aim to curb the irrational use of drugs. It will also help minimize the mortality and morbidity rate caused due to the irrational use of drugs. It will also help medical practitioners to provide proper treatment to patients with comparatively low expenditures.
Addressing the inaugural function, the provincial minister termed the establishment of DIPCC as an important development in the field of pharmacy and healthcare.
He stressed for the need to replicate the project in all the tertiary care hospitals of the province. Shahram urged upon the students, faculties and managements of universities to focus more attention on research and innovation instead of the traditional means of getting education.
He assured that the provincial government would extend all possible support to the students of universities for their research activities. Earlier professor Jamshed of the Pharmacy Department highlighted the background, objectives, benefits, components and other aspects of the project.
The function was also addressed by Vice Chancellor, Peshawar University, Dr. Rasool Jan and other speakers. At the end the chief guest inaugurated the project by unveiling the plaque.

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Late last month, we reported the band Milwaukee had come to know and love under the moniker The Midwestern Charm would forge on under the name Bad Wig. The change in identification came as a result of a slight lineup change, an abundance of other area acts also employing some variation of "Midwest," and as a reflection of the band's stark transformation in sound. Those who didn't make the first small batch of Bad Wig shows in Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Green Bay were left to wonder what type of sonic mutation would necessitate a new name. Fortunately, Bad Wig wasted little time before providing an answer to that in the form of a gauzy and grand five-song EP.
The lo-fi release finds vocal duties alternating between guitarist Ryan McCrary ("Fire Breather" and "Some Kids Burn") and bassist Connor LaMue (all other songs). The quintet of songs—in all of about 11 minutes' time—grants a brief and brash introduction to the band's second coming with the warm fuzz of self-recorded guitars and sneering melodies that straddle conventions of garage rock and punk on a song-by-song basis. Originally intended to be demos, LaMue says "the aesthetic felt good enough to release, so we decided to do it." Justin Perkins of Mystery Room Mastering smoothed out the jagged edges. As short and informal as it might be, Bad Wig crams catchy vocals and bouncing instrumentation into an endearingly sloppy-yet-enjoyable package that's virtually unrecognizable when compared to the preceding project. Before it's released this weekend, listen to Bad Wig's debut EP now, only at Milwaukee Record.
Bad Wig will release its self-titled debut EP on Friday, November 20 at Bremen Cafe as part of a free show that also features Shellshag, Dusk, and Iron Pizza.


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Slicethinner Manufacturing Company Limited, since 1960, is one of the Book Shelf manufacturers located in Taiwan. Slicethinner's furniture collection is designed with patented surface veneer material skill, quality and modern.
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Ironically for someone who has a blog primarily about desserts, I avoid excessively sugary frostings, cloyingly sweet cookies, anything doused in a ton of powdered sugar. Apparently as the new year approaches, all of that goes out the window because ohmygodthesecookiesarefabulous.
I mean, toasted hazelnuts mixed into a buttery cookie dough that is then rolled into gigantic rounds and further rolled in a lot of sugar? I was quite certain I'd make these 'snowball' cookies just because they look adorable, but seriously, I had to hold back from finishing the entire batch. Sweet-salty-nutty all at once. And SO MUCH fun to make (did you see my Instagram stories?) !! They're everything that December should be.
Snowball cookies have been around for a while but since I was always terrified of diving into a tub of powdered sugar, I never tried them. But Sally's Baking Addiction made a pecan version of them, and I couldn't get them out of mind. Because it was the first time snowballs of the edible kind were making my acquaintance, I halved the recipe for a smaller batch, then reduced the sugar in the dough even further so that the snowy coating on top wouldn't become overkill and the rest is a winter wonderland.
The dough comes together so quickly, you'll think you did something wrong. And because I decided to use hazelnuts, these are basically Ferrero Rocher in cookie form. You're welcome. I also ended up with mostly finely ground nuts because my blender is extra enthusiastic, but the thing is, I actually preferred this. The hazelnut flavour, rather than being restricted to chunks of the nut, actually gets dispersed through the dough, which means you have one seriously flavourful snowball to fight with.
I made giant cookies and got 10 out of this batch, I suspect you could make about 15 if you roll the dough into smaller balls. I also found it easier to roll the dough and then chill it, as opposed to the other way round. The cold dough balls just go straight into the oven, ensuring they retain their rounded tops, which is the whole reason we're venturing into the 'snowball cookie' territory anyway!
Incredibly flavourful, the cookies are not soft and chewy exactly, but crustier on the outside and crumbly on the inside. It's a completely fabulous texture because they are so buttery and the hazelnut everywhere only makes it all more fabulous. Best eaten in giant bites as powdered sugar gets all over your face and on the floor. Happy festivities!
Buttery hazelnut cookies rolled in sugar will be the cutest thing on your festive table!
Preheat the oven to 200 C. Spread the hazelnuts in a single layer on an ungreased baking tray and bake for 8 to 10 mins until fragrant and golden-brown. Set aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Mix in the vanilla extract.
Add the flour and slowly mix it in.
Pulse the hazelnuts in a blender until a few larger bits remain. Mix it into the dough. I prefer doing it this way to get the maximum hazelnut flavour throughout the cookie dough. If you prefer a chunkier dough, simply chop the hazelnuts up by hand.
Roll the soft, pliable dough into 10 equal rounds, making sure they're as ball-like as possible because they will flatten a little in the oven. Transfer the dough balls to a plate and chill for 30 minutes.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 175 C. Place the dough balls at least an inch apart on the baking tray and bake for 15 to 20 mins until the bottoms have flattened a little bit, and the tops are lightly browned.
Set aside to cool for 5 mins. Spread the sifted, powdered sugar out onto a large, flat plate and roll the still-hot cookies in it, coating them all over. Transfer to a wire wrack to cool completely, then roll one more time and eat the whole batch!
*Prep time does not include cooling time.
*Feel free to use walnuts, almonds or pecans instead of the hazelnuts.
These cookies originally come from an old cookbook called The Joy of Cooking.
I first saw them in a Sophie Grigson cookbook years ago, but made them with toasted pecans….still not sure which version is my favourite!
Thanks for reminding me of the Season!


119 participants from 35 countries participated in the meeting, which was hosted jointly by the Belgian Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel de la Communauté française (CSA) and the Vlaams Commissariaat voor de Media. 45 regulatory authorities were represented and joined by the permanent observers from the Council of Europe and the European Commission.
The plenary session focused on the influence of politics on broadcasting. Professor Ian Hargreaves, from the University of Cardiff, opened the session by providing a detailed analysis of the very complex and fluctuating relationship between politics and broadcasting. He illustrated his analysis by commenting on some current manifestations of political influence on television in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. This stimulating presentation was followed by a lively debate between the participants during which the modes of appointment of members of regulatory authorities, the rules regarding conflicts of interest and the issue of accountability were recurring themes. Some participants also emphasised that broadcasting content was much less endangered by politics than economics.
Two separate working groups convened simultaneously during the afternoon of the first day. The working group on DTT opened with a presentation by Olof Hultén from the Swedish SVT, on the current challenges of DTT for viewers, traditional broadcasters and national governments. He characterised the present and medium term perspective on the conversion to digital television in Europe as rather chaotic and uncertain, due to a lack of consultation of the viewers and a lax attitude of engineers and politicians. Still, he considered that DTT was a good idea in the long run. As an illustration of the topic, Ms Lisa di Feliciantonio, from the AGCOM, briefly introduced the main features of the DTT regulatory framework in Italy. During the course of the discussion, DTT pioneers, i.e. the UK, Sweden, Spain and Finland, shared their experience with representatives from other countries about to launch DTT. The lack of realism of many switch-off dates set by national governments was also emphasised.
In the second working group, Évelyne Lentzen of the Belgian CSA, presented different scenarios of cross-border advertising and programme windows currently existing in Europe. An intense discussion centered on the question whether the Convention on Transfrontier Television should, if it does not do so already, protect smaller countries against the loss of audience share and advertisement revenues resulting from programme windows transmitted by broadcasters licensed in significantly larger neighbouring countries. The point was illustrated with the example of the Swiss advertising window of M6, a French broadcaster, exclusively targeting the French speaking part of Switzerland.
On the second day, following a presentation by the European Commission (DG Education and Culture and DG Internal Market) and the Council of Europe (Media Division) of their recent activities, video examples of topical violations provided the basis for a practical discussion between members.
The next EPRA meeting will take place on 24 and 25 October 2002 in Ljubljana at the joint invitation of the Slovenian Broadcasting Council and the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Agency of the Republic of Slovenia.


The next endangered specie could be the babies. Everyone is passing the buck. Instead of consuming less, buying less, and discarding less, now those that wish to exercise a basic human right of family are becoming the new scapegoats for our planetary ills. Consider this article from the UK, labeling the Beckmans as "bad role models" for having a fourth child. "David and Victoria Beckham may have been overjoyed to welcome their new daughter, Harper Seven, last week but, according to a growing group of campaigners, the birth of their fourth child make the couple bad role models and environmentally irresponsible.
As the world's population is due to hit seven billion at some point in the next few days, there is an increasing call for the UK to open a public debate about how many children people have. via Beckhams a 'bad example' for families | Life and style | The Observer.
Is it the population or the exploitation of the natural resources that's the problem? Consider the following Rainforest facts below as an example.
We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years.
Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter century due to rainforest deforestation.


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easyJet grounds its entire fleet
easyJet today grounded its entire fleet.
The airline issued this short statement:
"As a result of the unprecedented travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the implementation of national lockdowns across many European countries, easyJet has, today, fully grounded its entire fleet of aircraft.
Over recent days easyJet has been helping to repatriate customers, having operated more than 650 rescue flights to date, returning home more than 45,000 customers. The last of these rescue flights were operated on Sunday March 29."
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This entry was posted in easyJet (Europe), easyJet (Switzerland), easyJet (UK) and tagged easyJet (UK) on March 30, 2020 by Bruce Drum.
easyJet to ground majority of fleet from March 24
easyJet has made this announcement:
Following the country lockdowns, travel restrictions and changes to travel advice across its network, easyJet has taken the decision to ground the majority of its fleet of aircraft from Tuesday, March 24 onwards.
We will continue to operate rescue flights as required to repatriate customers and anticipate most of our rescue operations to be completed by Monday, March 23.
Details of the rescue flights we are operating to repatriate customers can be found here: https://www.easyjet.com/en/policy/coronavirus-rescue-flights. If you are currently abroad, we urge you to rebook yourself onto a rescue flight prior to Monday.
In addition, we anticipate operating a minimal schedule of essential services on some routes. This will be a maximum of 10% of our usual capacity during this time of year and mainly routes to, from and within the UK.
We will continue to review our flight schedule on a weekly basis to ensure that it matches current demand. With recent guidance, we recognize many customers with existing reservations do not intend to travel, and so we would encourage them to change their tickets for free now, as this will allow us to best match our remaining flying to the demand. easyJet continues to waive all change fees for customers who want to move their flight to a later date and they can now change up until February 28, 2021. Customers will be contacted directly if their flight is cancelled and will be provided with their options.
Johan Lundgren, easyJet CEO, said:
"These are unprecedented times for the airline industry. We know how important it is for customers to get home and so are continuing to operate rescue flights over the coming days to repatriate them. Significantly reducing our flying program is the right thing to do when many countries have issued advice to their citizens not to travel unless it is essential and the aircraft groundings will also remove significant levels of variable costs at a time when this remains crucial."
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easyJet adds its 1,000th route
easyJet on July 12 reached a key milestone with the launch of its 1000th route. The 1000th route, is from Manchester to Bordeaux.
The new routes commencing in winter 2018 are:
Belfast to Fuerteventura
Belfast to Prague
Belfast to Salzburg
Bristol to Larnaca
Bristol to Are Ostersund
Bristol to Sofia
Glasgow to Venice
Liverpool to Toulouse
London Luton to Gibraltar
London Luton to Krakow
Manchester to Lanzarote
Manchester to Barcelona
Manchester to Bordeaux
Manchester to Faro
Manchester to Innsbruck
London Stansted to Hurgharda
The easyJet brand is now operating over 300 aircraft to 150 airports across 33 countries.
Copyright Photo: easyJet (UK) Airbus A320-251N WL G-UZHC (msn 7802) (NEO) PMI (Ton Jochems). Image: 942644.
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This entry was posted in easyJet (Europe), easyJet (Switzerland), easyJet (UK) and tagged Airbus A320-251N WL, easyJet (easyJet.com) (UK), easyJet (UK), G-UZHC, msn 7802 on July 14, 2018 by Bruce Drum.
U.S. and European carriers are resuming flights to Israel
EasyJet (easyJet.com) (UK) (London-Luton) has issued this statement about its flights to Israel:
The safety and security of easyJet's passengers and crew is the airline's highest priority.
Due to the FAA lifting its instruction to all United States' airlines to suspend their flights to Israel, and the European safety regulator EASA following suit, easyJet will operate its services to and from Tel Aviv as scheduled from Friday July 25.
easyJet will also operate one return flight this afternoon between London Gatwick and Tel Aviv.
easyJet will continue to monitor the safety advice on travel to and from Tel Aviv from all relevant authorities.
easyJet flies to and from Tel Aviv from the UK, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
Bloomberg Businessweek: How Israel convinced international airlines to return to Tel Aviv: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-214 G-EZTL (msn 4012) lands at Tenerife Sur.
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EasyJet Switzerland launches Basel/Mulhouse-Tenerife South flights
easyJet (Switzerland) Airbus A320-214 HB-JZY (msn 4196) BSL (Paul Bannwarth), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
EasyJet Switzerland (Geneva) has based a seventh Airbus, an A320 at Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg (EuroAirport). The Swiss carrier on December 16 launched a new route from Basel/Mulhouse to Tenerife South.
The company is also starting a new route this month to Fuerteventura and next year to Ibiza, Faro and Toulouse from BSL.
EasyJet Switzerland now operates 358 weekly flights from EuroAirport to 33 destinations.
In 2011 easyJet has transported 2.4 million passengers (up +26%) from BSL.
Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth. Please click on the photo for additional information.
EasyJet Switzerland Slide Show: CLICK HERE
This entry was posted in easyJet (Switzerland) and tagged easyJet (Switzerland) on December 18, 2011 by Bruce Drum.


Here's a classic contemporary bedroom that is a perfect balance between feminine and masculine so that both can feel at home. If you can't agree on color, go neutral. Just make sure you do it with intention. Here, layers of beige and gray in different hues add interest and make the room look comfortably put together.
The contemporary design in bedroom lends itself well to gender neutrality. A mix of old and new, bright and subtle. This bedroom is warm and bright and completely gender neutral without being personality-less.


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Q: Number of cores by default Spark local mode takes What will be the number of cores the executor takes when spark is run in local mode and also if I don't mention number of cores in command as below
./start-shell --master local

A: I got the answer for my question and I just wanted to put it here.
If user mentions just "local" without specifying any number of cores, it just takes only 1 core.
If its "local[N]", takes N cores
If its "local[*]", takes all the cores available.


Motor Wars two is really a trendy multi player online shooting and driving video game. Input a place and choose a team to begin speeding up in a futuristic vehicle shooting your competitors. Your intention would be to capture your enemy's flag and then go into a base to score for your own team. Utilize turbo to quicken or lift and utilize your rocket launcher to destroy different players and also get points to upgrade your vehicle. You're able to play with on several forms of channels and don't hesitate to play being a guest in order to prevent registration. Enjoy Motor Wars two!


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League Of Legends General Guide For Beginners, What Are The Goals And Who Are The Champions
Riot Games' widely popular MOBA League of Legends has been around since 2009 and it's remained one of the most popular esports since its inception.
Even though it's been available for so long, there are always new players getting their hands on the game for the first time. For those players, it can be daunting to get a grasp on how the game works and what they should be doing to maximize their potential for success.
Here's everything new players need to know about the basics of League.
The goal in League is to work as a team to destroy the enemy Nexus or crush the enemy's hopes of victory to the point that they surrender.
The Nexus is the primary objective in each team's base. Once its health hits zero, the team who destroyed it wins. The objective lies deep inside the enemy's base on their side of the map. Getting to it will be a challenge, though, since there are many obstacles in the way.
League boasts 150 unique champions. They can be unlocked by using in-game currency acquired through playing games or purchased using real-life money to buy Riot Points. The game also offers a weekly rotation of 15 champions that are free to play.
Each champion offers a unique playstyle and ability set that can be more beneficial depending on the role you're assigned in the game. Each team will be set up with five champions that will try to defeat the enemy by making their way to and destroying the enemy's Nexus.
Movement: League has a simple movement system. Players use the right mouse button to click on the screen where they would like their champion to move to.
Map navigation: Once you begin moving, you'll notice that the camera follows the mouse and not the champion. Holding the spacebar will focus the camera on the player, making it easy for them to see combat around them. If the player wants to look around the map, they can do so by moving their mouse or by clicking on the mini-map in the bottom right corner.
Abilities: Champions have four abilities that can be unlocked as they level up. These will be bound to the Q, W, E, and R keys. Each champion has unique abilities that will be activated in a variety of different ways. Players will be able to level up their abilities as their champion's level increases in-game by holding Ctrl and selecting the corresponding key. Some abilities will be targetable and will require the player to right-click on an enemy or teammate after they click the ability key. Other abilities will automatically take effect from the press of the key.
Recall: Players are able to return to base quickly when out of combat by recalling. This can be done by clicking the B key. If a player takes damage while they're recalling, it will automatically be canceled.
Items: Each item will correspond to a numbered key. Some items offer active effects that the player can choose to initiate, offering a variety of different effects. All they must do to accomplish this is select the number corresponding with that item's slot in their inventory.
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Campus reentry update: UA announces shelter-in-place recommendation for students living on and near campus
Published Sep 14, 2020 5:10pm
Updated Sep 15, 2020 12:22am
By Kristijan Barnjak
Screenshot of the University of Arizona campus reentry task force discussing a shelter-in-place announcement during a Sept. 14 press conference.
The University of Arizona Reentry Task Force met Monday to announce a new shelter-in-place directive for students living on and near campus. This new recommendation comes from both the university and Pima County in response to an increase in the rate of coronavirus transmission within the last week.
UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins began the meeting by announcing the university will continue to have essential courses in-person through Sept. 21. Some of these courses include science laboratory classes and dance studio classes.
RELATED: Arizona partners with WeWork, expanding UA Global Microcampus Network
He followed with another announcement, this time regarding an upcoming shelter-in-place recommendation that will be directed toward students living on and near campus.
"The Pima County Health Department — in concert with the University of Arizona — is recommending a 14-day shelter-in-place for students living both on and near campus, and particularly those in congregate settings, such as in high-rises, mini-dorms, apartments with more than 10 students and our panhellenic houses," Robbins said.
Some exceptions to this shelter-in-place include individuals going to work, attending essential in-person classes and obtaining basic necessities such as food and medical care.
Both Robbins and Pima County Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen assured that next steps will be shared with the community later today following a meeting this afternoon with county, city and UA leadership.
"Obviously, we don't want to impede them going to their classes that are essential where they meet in person, going to get medical care and getting food. You'll see as this rolls out later today more details about it," Cullen said.
After expressing appreciation for Pima County and the UA's joint cooperation in COVID-19 mitigation, Cullen explained what the team hopes to achieve with the shelter-in-place recommendation.
"What we believe is that by doing that … we will get increased compliance with those tools that are available, and if we do that, then we have the potential to ensure that the transmission that we are seeing right now will go back down," Cullen said.
Robbins reiterated the importance of community compliance and of downloading the COVIDWatch app.
"We cannot contain or control the virus on our own," Robbins said. "We need to continue partnering with Pima County, the City of Tucson and the broader community of which we are a part and we need everyone to do their part."
Robbins also noted that compliance enforcement is going to be operating on a stricter level.
"Today we are going to ratchet up the warnings, the encouragement to please follow the rules," Robbins said. "There will be certain things in addition to this last-ditch effort to ask you to follow the rules before we have to make some really drastic changes to how we're dealing with this blatant disregard for public health measures."
Robbins also expressed his frustration with those disregarding COVID-19 mitigation measures.
"I am telling you that I'm short of saying 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore,' because there are only certain things that I can do, but this is part of being a good member of society, to take into the account the health of others, not just your individual health and your individual desire to go out and party," Robbins said.
Task force Director Dr. Richard Carmona presented new data on transmission and resource utilization for the week. While ICU bed and ventilator usage in the state of Arizona have remained stagnant — at under 80% and under 30% respectively, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services — the increase in the rate of coronavirus transmission is cause for some concern.
Screenshot of University of Arizona Task Force Director Dr. Richard Carmona discussing how fast COVID-19 is spreading.
"Our goal is to have that Rt, that transmission, less than 1.0," Cullen said. "That means if I'm infected, I infect less than one person. We have areas right now, based on our GIS evaluation, where we're seeing that Rt above 2.0."
The Rt value in the state of Arizona is 1.08, according to the graph Carmona presented at the briefing.
In addition, isolation beds — provided by the university for students who test positive — are at 42.2% capacity as of Sept. 11, according to another graph provided by Carmona. This is nearly double the capacity of about a week ago on Sept. 8.
Screenshot of University of Arizona Task Force Director Dr. Richard Carmona discussing isolation beds in use during the Sept. 14 press conference.
Carmona pointed out that although resources aren't at maximum utilization, there is still cause for concern about staffing in these facilities.
"What these numbers don't reflect," Carmona said, "when we have the surge and they go up, is can we staff? Are there people to operate the ventilators? Are there people to be at the bedside with our patients? After going through this for six or seven months now, we have a workforce that's getting tired, they're getting burned out, they have mental health needs as well and so we have to be very, very careful on what we impose on our healthcare workforce who are working tirelessly and selflessly every single day to care for our fellow citizens."
While in previous briefings, Carmona voiced concerns about the elderly and other populations vulnerable due to medical conditions, he emphasized that younger and healthier individuals weren't out of the woods.
"Here's something else that the president and I have just been talking about: In younger populations, we're seeing kids who are healthy that get an infection in their heart and the heart gets a myocarditis and other organs are affected as well," Carmona said. "So, we have to make sure we protect everybody, not just those we identify as vulnerable, because this virus is really, really a big problem for all of us, even those who are healthy."
Screenshot of the key matrics presented during the Sept. 14 campus reentry task force press conference.
The Reentry Task Force's next press briefing will take place next Monday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. This week's press conference is available on the UA's YouTube channel.
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Three Hard Men
I talked to three of the toughest men I have ever met during separate meetings this week. Each had fought the insurgents in his own way, taking great personal risks and having the wounds and lost family to show for it. And each is trying to integrate into the new Iraq in his own way.
One told us that he sees the future of Iraq as a country that integrates all sorts of Iraqis, regardless of ethnicity or tribe. The Iraqi nation should stand over all. He reminded us that he spoke also as a tribal leader when he said that the rule of law must come above the power of tradition and tribe. The commitment, energy and bravery of the tribal sheiks was essential to staunching the violence in Western Anbar and they could still play an important role in the future, but that role should be based on their merit and abilities, not their power over tribal members.
Below is a Euphrates River fish served during one of our meetings. It is a carp, but tastes okay.
We talked a little about why the tribes had been so important and agreed that in times of trouble people turn to more basic institutions such as religion and family. The tribes were a place where people could better trust loyalties. As the security and prosperity of Iraq returns, people will have other places to turn and there will be a natural turning to the institutions of civil society. At least that is the hope. The chief might be interested in running for political office himself, although he did not say so to us.
A senior police officer also told his compelling personal story. He was a cop before the war and found himself out of a job after the fall of Saddam. He says that he went into the vegetable business, i.e. growing and selling tomatoes, cucumbers and melons. It fed his family and kept him out of trouble.
He stayed out of the security game until AQI insurgents tortured and murdered his little brother. He seemed compelled to explain in detail, which I won't repeat. After that he and his cousins started to "disrupt" the insurgents during nighttime raids. They would also report insurgent positions to Coalition Forces, enabling them to deal with forces too powerful for the family group to handle. As the IP became better organized, he returned to service and has been there ever since. His aspiration in life is to do what he is doing: working as an honest cop. It is not easy, he says. He has lots of offers of money, but he is working hard to build a professional force.
Our surprise visit to his IP installation seemed to confirm that. They had just run down some oil smugglers and morale was high. In some ways, this guy stands our like Eliot Ness in prohibition era Chicago. There are lots of bad guys still around, but he is making a difference. Below is one of the smuggler's trucks. They call them Bongo trucks. I don't know why.
Our third friend made his name by telling it to all the terrorists. He literally posted his name and where he lived and challenged the insurgents to come and get him. They tried. He is still standing; those who tried to take him down are not. Someday they will make a movie about it. His dilemma is one of how does a warrior integrate into a peaceful society when things settle down?
The stories these three men tell point to the general challenge in Western Anbar. Stability has come quicker than many people thought possible. Some arrangements made during the dark and deadly times are not appropriate for the new day that is dawning across the province. The old saying that yesterday's solutions are today's problems is applicable here. And it is not limited to the questions of war and peace. Everybody has to adapt to the new situation.
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Browsing the cool Instagram Feed of Yasmin Ali, a brave 20-something from Minnesota make you feel the feels. There is something so graceful in the way she captures the life around her, the cobblestone road of European towns, the majestic mountains and valleys. She has been travelling and camping solo in many parts of America and Europe, combining her talent of photography with equally eloquent writing in her "Letter From" series. Count me one of her big fans, and you'll see why when you peruse her website "Oh, Jasmin Travels" and Instagram.
Do you have a support group that helps you to achieve your dream of travelling the world?
Yes! Friends and family have proven to be the root of my support teams. My family surprised me with being super okay with my dream to travel the world, despite their fear of me being a single Muslim woman. But, my family is comprised of well-travelled people who have the understanding of its importance.
Also, with the fact that my family is spread out across the world, it's less scary visiting a location knowing that you have family in that country (as the situation in most of Europe), or a next-door country.
What do you do during the trip to make it more a mindful travel?
I like to make some itinerary to make sure I don't miss out on things I want to do or is unique to the location, but sometimes, plans don't always go your way. In that, there's something special about getting carried away somewhere, or finding a new location you want to explore by accident.
I am always experiencing kindness from strangers whenever I'm lost or in need.
Once in Iceland, a stranger helped me wrap up my tent (couldn't fit back in its case) after I'd been struggling in the wind for close to 20 minutes. He came to help me figure out how to do it, which we both failed, but he continued to help me until I was on my way out.
I always remember to do those things now for others, especially travellers, up until the minute they are 100% fine again!
What is your view of Muslim women travellers as the group that can combat Islamophobia and promote more intercultural understanding?
One of the biggest misconceptions for Muslim women is that we cannot travel, let alone travelling solo.
I believe that by Muslim women travelling more, especially to visit "hot spots" or even places where the Muslim population is almost non-existent, will play as some awareness factor that yes, we can travel, and yes we do travel! I had many people ask me about how my faith plays into me travelling, and it made them more interested when I took the time to answer their questions and misconceptions.
And Muslim women from Asia and the Middle East have very different type of travelling styles and even their clothing styles, so it will generate understanding to the world that, though Muslims, we are not all the same and that people don't need to be afraid of us.
I make a lot of prayers/duas when I travel because I am aware that I'm leaving my comfort and exploring God's lands.
I am emotional when I travel as it is, but when I face disappointments or sadness, I take the time to stop and first thank Allah swt that I made it this far, and kind of reboot myself to finish strong.
In Copenhagen once, I tried to ride a bike, and I ended up injuring my ankle at the beginning of the ride. It prevented me from spending my last day productively in the city, for which, I had quite a list to explore and to do. It took me a while, but I accepted what happened, and I had learnt to put my health first. I rested and slowly got back into the swing of things, knowing that this all happened for a reason.
Usually, at the end it makes a great story!
Thanks and safe travels, Yasmin!


It's always exciting to try new food. Metro Detroit seems to be bursting at the seams these days with a whole bunch of dining options in so many categories that are sure to satisfy. International kitchens, cozy coffee shops, locally-grown ingredients, laid-back dining rooms and, of course, Coney dogs. We've got 'em all.
It's always exciting to try new food. Metro Detroit seems to be bursting at the seams these days with a whole bunch of dining options in so many categories that are sure to satisfy. International kitchens, cozy coffee shops, locally-grown ingredients, laid-back dining rooms and, of course, Coney dogs. We've got 'em all. To help you decide, check out our YouTube series, Eats in The D, and our host Noni will help you narrow down your options.
Detroit Vegan Soul: Who Said Vegan Food Can't Be Delicious?


As cruise lines find that customers want to spend on experiences, will they seek to offer more personalized options in shore excursions, dining, drinks, and onboard offerings? We think there is potential to further customize what cruise passengers can buy, even on mass-market brands.
Cruise passengers are increasingly tapping into a trend that has been prevalent throughout the travel industry — the rise of experiential travel — and operators are reaping the benefits.
During a recent earnings call to discuss better-than-expected first quarter results, executives at Royal Caribbean Cruises said they are seeing passenger spending continue to shift away from merely buying things to experiences during their trip.
"What we are seeing is a switch to more experience-related revenue streams, and obviously we're trying to leverage that," said Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, the company's largest cruise line.
That includes spending on shore excursions, beverage packages, and high-speed Internet access — all the better to share those experiences on social media, of course.
Chief financial officer Jason Liberty said onboard revenue increased nearly 9 percent in the first quarter of the year; in 2016, onboard revenue was up almost 8 percent compared to the year before.
The company has been focusing on pre-cruise sales and packaging of deals, such as beverage programs, and has seen those efforts pay off, executives said.
"What makes you confident that these trends can continue?" the analyst, Felicia Hendrix of Barclays, asked.
Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, said the shifting demands of consumers were on the company's side.
In the past, he said, asking someone what they wanted might get an answer like a flatscreen TV or better car.
"And now people really are seeming to say, this is the time I can spend with my family, this is the time I can develop memories that will last," Fain said. "And I do think that is somewhat of a cultural shift, and I think we're benefiting from that.


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Roxana García (1 de septiembre de 1977) es una deportista puertorriqueña que compitió en judo. Ganó una medalla de plata en los Juegos Panamericanos de 1999, y dos medallas de bronce en el Campeonato Panamericano de Judo en los años 2000 y 2002.

Palmarés internacional

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Judokas de Puerto Rico

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Lighting Test: By studying the glow from his light sculptures, Pasha Rafat prepares for "Light Works," his solo show at Brett Wesley Gallery. The four new installations are fitted for the gallery and continues Rafat's work to case reflective atmosphere. "They are designed to work with natural light, and at dusk," said Rafat, a professor at UNLV who teaches photography and multi-media courses, including art in public places.


Guinea pigs need a minimum temperature of 15°C to be comfortable and well. As the weather starts to improve lots of people are either buying guinea pigs with outdoor hutches or thinking of moving existing guineas outdoors.
STOP! The forecast this week is 13° max, 1° min so tumbling down to near freezing at night and not warm enough at all during the day. Thermal hutch covers don't do enough to keep piggies warm. Other good reasons to house guinea pigs indoors include safety from predators and far better owner interaction with them.
In the warmest part of these spring days, in a dry, sheltered spot, it's nice for your piggies to get a bit of time outside in a run, but it's not warm enough to live out.
"Grass time" needs to built up gradually. Grass is rich and needs to be introduced slowly to avoid tummy problems like bloat or diarrhoea. Start by bringing some fresh grass inside and giving it to your guinea pigs after a meal, so they don't eat too much.
*Once outside, limit the time they are on the grass, starting with 15 mins. If their poo remains unchanged, then you can gradually increase the time by 15 mins a day.
*Only put them out on dry grass and bring them inside before it gets damp - their bodies are close to the ground and this makes it easier for them to get pneumonia.
*Provide shelters inside the run ( like an upturned box with an access hole ) to give security while they explore their new environment.
*Put shade over the run and have drinking water available.
*Check the area for weeds that are toxic for guinea pigs, like buttercups.
*Don't put them out on grass clippings or grass that's been treated with chemicals.
C&C Guinea Pig Cages provide outdoor runs that can be used during the day to let your guinea pigs explore. Place in a shady position and secure with tent pegs or similar. Easily assembled using cable ties and can be folded away once the lid is removed.


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Cervo er en kystby i Ligurien i provinsen Imperia ved den italienske Riviera i det nordlige Italien. Cervo ligger omkring 100 kilometer fra den franske grænse mod vest og 100 kilometer fra Genova mod øst. Byen har omkring 1.200 indbyggere.

Cervo har bevaret sit originale udseende og fremstår stadig som en middelalderlig kystby. Byen rejser sig fra havet op ad en bakketop, og det er kun muligt at komme omkring gående – biler kan ikke køre i de smalle stræder. Byen betragtes som en af de smukkeste landsbyer i Ligurien.

Byen domineres af kirken Giovanni Battista o dei Corallini. Navnet Corallini er opstået,
fordi kirken formentlig er bygget for de penge, byen tjente ved koralfiskeri. Kirken er opført i det 17. og 18. århundrede af arkitekt G.B. Marvaldi. Byggestilen er barok. Et andet vigtigt bygningsværk er kirken Oratori di Santa Caterina fra det 13. århundrede. Oratoriet lægger ofte lokaler til udstillinger, klassiske koncerter og andre kulturelle begivenheder.

På toppen af byen findes det etnografiske museum med udstillinger, der hylder den liguriske befolkning i dens daglige arbejde gennem århundreder.

Ekstern henvisning
 Cervo kommune
 I Borghi più Belli d'Italia italiensk/engelsk tekst

Byer i Liguria


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Hangloa est un village de la commune de Martap située dans la région de l'Adamaoua et le département de la Vina au Cameroun.

Population
En 1967, Hangloa comptait 483 habitants, principalement Foulbe.

Lors du recensement de 2005, 510 personnes y ont été dénombrées.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
 Jean Boutrais (dir.), Peuples et cultures de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) : actes du colloque de Ngaoundéré, du 14 au , ORSTOM, Paris ; Ngaoundéré-Anthropos, 1993, 316 p.
 Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, , 133 p.

Liens externes
 Martap, sur le site Communes et villes unies du Cameroun (CVUC)

Village dans la région de l'Adamaoua


Fully machined back plate can be directly mounted onto our 6" 3 jaw or 4 jaw self centering lathe chuck (p/n 202-5433, 202-5411, 202-5473).
You would not need to drill any mounting holes but you will need to turn the shoulder down .050" to match the back of the lathe chuck to make the chuck & back plate more concentric with the lathe spindle. When turning the shoulder of the backing plate, ONLY TURN THE SHOULDER OF THE BACKING PLATE WHEN ATTACHED TO THE LATHE SPINDLE. If you use a chuck to clamp the backing plate and then turn it, the backing plate will not be true to the lathe spindle and will have more runout than specified when the chuck and back plate are put together.


Unless you're George R.R. Martin or J.K. Rowling, you—like most writers—will have to invest in some self-promotion to increase your readership. And the hub of your promotional activity should be your author website. But when you don't have the big marketing budget of a bestselling author, an author website can be a sizable expense.
Not to worry. At Web Design Relief, we specialize in creating affordable, attractive, and functional author websites. We know which website elements are must-haves when you're building an author website on a budget.
Domain and Web Hosting: Both a domain and a web host are crucial when building a website—after all, your website can't run without them! A domain is your website's name and how visitors will find you with an Internet search. Hosting refers to the company providing server space and connection to the Internet. This is where your site "lives" on the World Wide Web.
Safety Protocols: Cybersecurity is another must-have in order to keep your site, yourself, and your web visitors safe from online threats like viruses and spam. It's worth the money (and you'll sleep better at night) to use a dedicated hosting service that will run routine software and security updates on your site—something you can count on with Web Design Relief's hosting service. You can also install security plugins to run scans on your site for malware and CAPTCHA-secure all areas where visitors can input information, like a contact form.
Informational Pages: Pages for your author biography, publication history, and contact form are essential because they serve as the real meat of your website. An author website is meant to act as a modern version of a business card and serve as a networking tool to further your writing career. This is where editors, agents, and your readers can learn all about you and gain insight into your previous publications. A contact form also gives visitors an easy way to get in touch with you about a question, a compliment, or even an opportunity!
Mailing List: You might be thinking: What do I need a mailing list for? But our marketing experts urge you to never underestimate the power of old-fashioned email lists. Sending promotional emails for your book projects and other writing can more effectively engage your audience than pricey social media advertisements. And while social media accounts are fleeting (think Myspace), email and mailing lists are a form of communication between you and your followers that isn't going away any time soon.
Buy Now Buttons: Interactive buttons that lead visitors directly to the retailers offering your books and merchandise make it easy for visitors to purchase your content, transforming your website into a book-selling machine. And buy now buttons also add a layer of professional polish to your website.
INSIDER TECH TIP: There is a simple trick that achieves the same results without the extra cost of buttons. Simply include hyperlinks that lead to the various retailers, effectively acting as a button without the razzle-dazzle.
Social Media Integration: Having Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other icons on your website lets visitors easily network with you on your social media platforms. You can even feature live feeds of your social media content so that posts reach a bigger audience. There are many ways to incorporate social media on your website.
INSIDER TECH TIP: High-tech social media integration not in your budget? Consider placing posts on your website that direct visitors to your social media accounts via a hyperlink or good old-fashioned instructions on how to search for you (Follow me on Twitter at @myauthorname!). Or work in reverse! Add links to your website in the "About" section of your social media account for a free and effective way to link your audience with your website.
When it comes to building a professional author website, it's important to know the best elements to spend your money on—and to build a great foundation without busting your budget.
Question: What do you consider the most important must-have element of an author website?


Jump rope is an excellent conditioning activity. It improves cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, timing, and rhythm. The following jump rope activities use "tricks" or skills to motivate and challenge students, and the games are structured so that students of all skill levels can participate. Students should be provided with instruction and ample practice time on the skills before they use them in game activities.
Develop cardiovascular fitness through fun jump rope games.
Provide practice opportunities for basic individual jump rope skills.
Motivate and challenge students with jump rope activities.


GEICO SportsNite: Can Giants turn it around?
Head coach Tom Coughlin and players Jason Pierre-Paul and Jameel McClain discuss focusing their efforts on turning the season around.
With nine games to go, the Giants can go a long way to help their cause with a win vs the Colts tonight. A victory would pull them back up to .500 and set them up to go on a run.
Giants GM Jerry Reese said at his midseason presser that he wants the offense to get more aggressive the rest of the season. OC Ben McAdoo agrees and is looking for ways to make that happen. Hint: it has something to do with throwing the ball down the field more.
"We want to be more explosive," McAdoo told reporters on Friday. We are looking for explosive plays. We feel that (explosive plays) are a part of great execution and extra effort. Regardless of how they come you want to be more explosive. Right now we?re at about 10.3 percent of our plays (being explosive). We are short about 2.7 percent of our goal. Anything above that we will take. We are working on that...2.7 percent seven games into the season is a fairly substantial number. It is nothing we can?t overcome, but we have some work to do there."
GameDay: Giants at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
The Giants (2-0) travel to Indianapolis to face the Colts (0-1) in their third of five preseason games this summer. It is their first appearance in the Circle City since they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
We have come to a breaking point in the NFL season where critical wins, or losses, could be the difference between making the playoffs, or sitting on your couch wrapped up in your favorite snuggie with a bowl of popcorn and watching them.
There is no question that certain teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, and Arizona Cardinals need a lot of help to make the playoffs, while division titles in the NFC West, and AFC East and others could be secured this week.
Just like the Giants, I just can?t seem to find my rhythm this season.
I got the Steelers but lost with the Giants, Lions and only by a half-point with the Panthers.
Another 2-2 week after the Giants and Saints came through. But the Seahawks and especially the Jets disappointed.
No Giants? pick this week since they?re on a bye, so I will substitute with another game.
Seven games will be featured on national TV, starting with the San Diego Chargers visiting the Chicago Bears on Thursday night (8:00 PM ET, ESPN) and concluding with the Washington Redskins hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime on Monday (8:00 PM ET, ESPN).
Are Giants' WR Trio The NFL's Best?
In Today's Newsday, Tom Rock referred to the Giants' receiving trio of Hakeem Nicks, Steve Smith and Mario Manningham as "the best young receiving trio" in the NFL. ?But after their recent success this season, I think it may be time to take the word "young" out of that statement.
In order to decide whether or not the Giants' trio is the best in the game, we need to compare them to their competition. ?For the sake of making the competition stronger, let's include tight ends.
Note that this is a study to determine the best core of three receivers RIGHT NOW. ?Last week, the Vikings would have been considered. ?Without Randy Moss, their group is average, at least until Sidney Rice returns.
Giants' safety Antrel Rolle told Joe and Evan of WFAN that Giants did not have the right attitude, personnel and strategy in place to stop the Colts last Sunday night.
- I understand that Peyton Manning is one of the best, but that doesn't totally excuse the way the secondary played. ?It was a big challenge, and they were not up to it. ?I was very excited to see how the defense looked with everyone in the secondary healthy, and they looked like a below average unit.
- What was the Giants' average starting field position, their own 18? ?Seemed like Darius Raynaud was fielding every kickoff five yards deep in his own end zone. ?I just think it would be nice if the Giants had a kicker who could boot a touchback. ?Ever.
- Ahmad Bradshaw was one of very few bright spots. ?Given the bulk of the work after Brandon Jacobs' little boy moment, he rushed for 89 yards on 17 carries. ?I'll go out on a limb and say that the problems rushing the ball are not Bradshaw's fault.
Giants WR Hakeem Nicks told reporters he expects to play on Sunday night vs the Colts.? Nicks injured his ankle in the second half of last week's victory over Carolina.


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What caused Britain to consider India's desire for independence?
What caused Britain to begin considering and Indians desire for independence?
Why did India's desire for independence increase following ww2 Brainly?
Why was the salt march a turning point in India's struggle for independence?
What were the main causes of World War I check all that apply?
How did Mikhail Gorbachev differ from previous Soviet leaders?
What caused the Salt March?
Why did Gandhi start the Salt March?
Why did Namak Satyagraha started describe in brief?
What are the main causes of war?
What were the four main causes of World War I?
What were the four main causes of World War I quizlet?
What caused Britain to begin considering India's desire for independence? Britain was really struggling with controlling India- it was taking up its finances.
Why did India's desire for independence increase following World War II? It felt that its service in the war effort should grant it independence. Israel launched a preemptive strike during which conflict?
Why was the Salt March a turning point in India's struggle for independence? A foreign journalist gave the story an international audience. Britain's requirement that India could only purchase salt from government sources. … Numerous Indian citizens are hurt when an office building is attacked by the British.
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism.
IT IS SURPRISING: Which is the highest minority group in India?
How did Mikhail Gorbachev differ from previous Soviet leaders? He did not actually believe in communism. He recognized that the Soviet Union needed to adapt. He sought to cooperate with the United States.
When Gandhi broke the British Raj salt laws at 8:30 am on 6 April 1930, it sparked large scale acts of civil disobedience against the salt laws by millions of Indians. After making the salt by evaporation at Dandi, Gandhi continued southward along the coast, making salt and addressing meetings on the way.
The Dandi March or the Salt March was done in Gujarat's Ahmedabad state's coastal area; this March was done against the British's steep tax levied on salt. … After reaching the seashore in Dandi, Mahatma Gandhi broke the law by producing illegal salt; this turned into a Civil Disobedience Movement throughout India.
The Salt Satyagraha was a mass civil disobedience movement initiated by Mahatma Gandhi against the salt tax imposed by the British government in India. … It started observing 26 January as Poorna Swarajya Day, and it was decided that civil disobedience was to be the means employed to achieve it.
Eight Main Causes of War
Economic Gain.
Territorial Gain.
Nationalism.
Revenge.
Civil War.
Revolutionary War.
Defensive War.
The M-A-I-N acronym – militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism – is often used to analyse the war, and each of these reasons are cited to be the 4 main causes of World War One.
IT IS SURPRISING: Frequent question: What are the six main religions in India?
causes of WWI: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, & Nationalism.


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Q: Multivariable limit studying discontinuity at $x = y$ line This exercise is asking me to study the continuity of the following function:
$$f(x, y) = \frac{\ln (1+x^4-y^4)}{(x^2-y^2)^2}$$
I check the domain of the function: $$1+x^4-y^4 > 0$$ and the important part is that we have to exclude those points from the $\;y = x\;$ and $\;y = -x\;$ lines. For $\;y = x\;$ I followed this approach:
$$\begin{align}\lim_{y \to x^+}\frac{\ln (1+x^4-y^4)}{(x^2-y^2)^2} \approx \\\lim_{y \to x^+}\frac{x^4-y^4}{(x^2-y^2)^2} =
\\\lim_{y \to x^+}\frac{(x^2+y^2)(x^2-y^2)}{(x^2-y^2)^2} =
\\\lim_{y \to x^+}\frac{x^2+y^2}{x^2-y^2} = -\infty\end{align}$$
Also:
$$\lim_{y \to x^-}\frac{x^2+y^2}{x^2-y^2} = +\infty$$
Same would work with $\;y = -x.\;$ I wonder if this is correct as a friend told me I can't do this because either one of the variables must be constant. Anyway, I'm looking for a way to show that the function goes to infinity when $\;(x, y)\;$ goes near the $\;y = x\;$ and $\;y = -x.$
Another approach I've come with is to cut, for example, the 3d graph with the plane $y = x,$ orthogonal to the $y = -x$ one, and then I would find the intersection, and therefore a single variable graph which would go to infinity at... $x = 0?$ The problem with this approach is that I have really no idea how to do it. It seems like I can't just substitute $y = x$ in the function, whatever that means. I have been looking for a similar question in the forum but all I've found were questions regarding single point discontinuities, and my question involves straight lines. Any other approach would be really helpful. This was my first question here, I hope I was clear enough. Thank you.

A: After having thought about this for a while, I havent't quite figured it out, however I have a suggestion. If you factor $(x^2 - y^2)^2$ as $(x+y)^2 (x-y)^2$ then you can rewrite the original expression and have one factor that does not evaluate to $0$ when taking the limit as $x$ approaches $y$. Now you are left with an indeterminate limit, so you can use L'Hopital's rule after this. All of this should yield an expression you can continue to manipulate, since you have gotten rid of the squared terms inside the paranthesis in the numerator in the original expression. This is as far as I've tried to work the problem. It seems promising though, so it might be worth a shot. I tried plotting the graph and it looks a little weird, so you might not have a well defined limit at $x=y$, meaning you should consider the limit when $x$ goes to $y$ from above and when $x$ goes to $y$ from below.
Hope this gets you somewhere if you decide to try it out! Best of luck.


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Two hours' worth of classic car commercials from the Golden Age of Television, with appearances by some of your favorite stars of the past!
No other mechanical invention of the 20th century has captured America's heart and soul like the automobile. America's love affair with the car has spurred on an industry which to this day is the backbone of our country. So get the keys and start her up, because we're going down memory lane for two hours' worth of Classic Car Commercials that we all grew up with during the Golden Age of Television! You'll see some familiar faces, including the Three Stooges, Jane Russell, Don Adams, Mel Allen, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and even (a very young) Marilyn Monroe! Many of these vintage cars are now restored by collectors all over the world and go for millions of dollars.


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The Stationery Trade Review was a trade journal launched in Edinburgh in January 1881 to serve the needs of the stationery, leather, and fancy goods trades in the north of England, Scotland, and Ireland. It was published by Ormiston & Glass, a wholesale stationer, fancy-goods dealer, and publisher with locations in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The publisher felt that existing publications aimed at the stationery business focussed far too much on London and not enough on the needs of businesses outside of the metropolis.
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We received more than 100 submissions for "Best of Queens" this year, detailing our readers' favorite Queens establishments. But not everybody seemed to understand the point.
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Steak: I like it well done.
Hair Salon: My hair needs to be set every two weeks.
Gym: I go to aquatic exer-cise at least three to four days.
Movie Theater: I like cer-tain movies.
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We're sorry to say, dear reader, your selections did not make our list this year.
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Money doesn't buy happiness, and now there's a study to prove it. Australian researchers found that people in well-off Sydney are among the most miserable in the country, while those in some of the poorest areas are much more satisfied with their lives.
"Only at very, very high levels does money actually have any impact to act as a buffer," said Deakin University researcher Liz Eckerman.
"Money doesn't actually buy happiness and that's what was shown very clearly for the nearly 23,000 people we've interviewed so far," she told ABC radio.
The findings, collated since 2001, show that while there are no extremes of well-being in Australia, the happiest areas had a lower population, more people aged 55 or over, more women, more married people and less income inequality.
The survey assessed a person's satisfaction with their standard of living, health, relationships, life achievement, safety, community connection and future security.
Robert Cummins, a professor of psychology at Deakin who compiled the survey's scorecard, put the difference down to the higher cost of housing and high population density in cities.
"People in these rural electorates often have the advantage of additional disposable income since the cost of living, particularly housing, tends to be reduced outside the cities," he told The Australian newspaper.
Of the 150 national electorates surveyed, one of the nation's poorest, Wide Bay in rural Queensland, was among the happiest.


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Novel Therapeutic Targets for Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors: current state-of-the-art on systemic arterial hypertension and atherosclerosis
Author(s): Elisardo C. Vasquez, Lab Translational Physiology, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil and Vila Velha University, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil Agata L. Gava, Jones B. Graceli, Camille M. Balarini, Bianca P. Campagnaro, Thiago de Melo C. Pereira, Silvana S. Meyrelles.
Journal Name: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
The usefulness of selective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) is well known, first for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction and more recently for pulmonary hypertension. The discovery that PDE5 is present in the systemic artery endothelium and smooth muscle cells led investigators to test the extra sexual effects of sildenafil, the first and most investigated PDE5 inhibitor, in diseases affecting the systemic arteries. Cumulative data from experimental and clinical studies have revealed beneficial effects of sildenafil on systemic arterial hypertension and its target organs, such as the heart, kidneys and vasculature. An important effect of sildenafil is reduction of hypertension and improvement of endothelial function in experimental models of hypertension and hypertensive subjects. Interestingly, in angiotensin-dependent hypertension, its beneficial effects on endothelial and kidney dysfunctions seem to at least in part be caused by its ability to decrease the levels of angiotensin II and increase angiotensin 1-7, in addition to improving nitric oxide bioavailability and diminishing reactive oxygen species. Another remarkable finding on the effects of sildenafil comes from studies in apolipoprotein E knockout mice, a model of atherosclerosis that closely resembles human atherosclerotic disease. In this review, we focus on the promising beneficial effects of sildenafil for treating systemic high blood pressure, especially resistant hypertension, and the endothelial dysfunction that is present in hypertension and atherosclerosis.
Keywords: Atherosclerosis, angiotensin, sildenafil, PDE, endothelial dysfunction, systemic hypertension.
Title:Novel Therapeutic Targets for Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors: current state-of-the-art on systemic arterial hypertension and atherosclerosis
Author(s):Elisardo C. Vasquez, Agata L. Gava, Jones B. Graceli, Camille M. Balarini, Bianca P. Campagnaro, Thiago de Melo C. Pereira and Silvana S. Meyrelles
Affiliation:Lab Translational Physiology, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil and Vila Velha University, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil
Keywords:Atherosclerosis, angiotensin, sildenafil, PDE, endothelial dysfunction, systemic hypertension.
Abstract:The usefulness of selective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) is well known, first for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction and more recently for pulmonary hypertension. The discovery that PDE5 is present in the systemic artery endothelium and smooth muscle cells led investigators to test the extra sexual effects of sildenafil, the first and most investigated PDE5 inhibitor, in diseases affecting the systemic arteries. Cumulative data from experimental and clinical studies have revealed beneficial effects of sildenafil on systemic arterial hypertension and its target organs, such as the heart, kidneys and vasculature. An important effect of sildenafil is reduction of hypertension and improvement of endothelial function in experimental models of hypertension and hypertensive subjects. Interestingly, in angiotensin-dependent hypertension, its beneficial effects on endothelial and kidney dysfunctions seem to at least in part be caused by its ability to decrease the levels of angiotensin II and increase angiotensin 1-7, in addition to improving nitric oxide bioavailability and diminishing reactive oxygen species. Another remarkable finding on the effects of sildenafil comes from studies in apolipoprotein E knockout mice, a model of atherosclerosis that closely resembles human atherosclerotic disease. In this review, we focus on the promising beneficial effects of sildenafil for treating systemic high blood pressure, especially resistant hypertension, and the endothelial dysfunction that is present in hypertension and atherosclerosis.
Elisardo C. Vasquez, Agata L. Gava, Jones B. Graceli, Camille M. Balarini, Bianca P. Campagnaro, Thiago de Melo C. Pereira and Silvana S. Meyrelles, "Novel Therapeutic Targets for Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors: current state-of-the-art on systemic arterial hypertension and atherosclerosis", Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (2016) 17: 347. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389201017666151223123904
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Sammy and his Kung Zhu pets.
Nelson is a big star wars fan. Needless to say he loves his new shirt.
If that shirt doesn't describe McKenzie I don't know what does.
Cali Loves girly things like earrings.
She is also a little CRAZY about littlest pet shop.
Christmas morning started early at our house. The kids went to our room before they went to see what Santa brought like they always do. When everyone was awake and ready to go they lined up oldest to youngest and walked down the hall out to the living room. Let me tell you that trying to enforce the no running rule when they are all so excited is really difficult but that is partly what makes it fun at least for me. Anyway after they looked in their stockings presents were opened. They all were happy with what they got.
McKenzie I hate to admit is growing up and she is starting to turn more into a girly, girl with each passing day. She still has a bit of tom boy in her but that is not her most dominate personality anymore. When she asked for clothes and make-up for Christmas first i needed to do a double take then i wanted to cry. It really wasn't that long ago when she went literally running from the idea of wearing make-up now she wants to wear it all the time, waaa. Anyway so she was one happy girl to get both. Sniff, sniff.
Nelson was thrilled with his star wars stuff and his wii game.
Cali I had to laugh at. She also asked for clothes and make-up. she has always been a girly, girl. However when she asked for makeup I honestly laughed at her. She said but Kenzie asked for some. All I could say was yeah but Kenzie is 13 and you are 8 it is so not going to happen. Thank goodness she was happy with her clothes and toys. My mom gave her a nail kit which she was happy with.
Sammy loves his cars and video games.
My boys were definitely easier to make happy.
For Breakfast we had carmel rolls that our friends the Knudson family gave us. Can I just say yummy. They were so good. Thank you Knudsons for bringing the makings and the directions for that very yummy treat.
Later Ken took the kids to see his family. I didn't go because honestly I was not feeling very well. I felt bad about not going because I love my in-laws. I got lucky in that regard but there was not much I could do about that. So while my family was off having a good time, which i insisted they go and have, i lounged around on my couch all day getting some rest. It was nice not having to worry about anything or anyone at that point.
I was pleasantly surprised when my family came home a lot sooner then I expected. They decided that since I was home by myself on Christmas they needed to come home as well. However I know that they all had a blast at my in-laws like they always do. I was also very pleased that by time they all got home i was feeling a ton better.
All in all we had a very good Christmas. It is hard for it to go bad even when I wasn't feeling well when surrounded by the love of friends and family. I hope all our friends and family had a great Christmas as well.


Yannima Pikarli Tommy Watson is a Pitjantjatjara elder and Lawman, and one the nation's most distinguished Western Desert artists.
Watson was born in at Irrunytju c1935. Yannima refers to Anumarrapirti, a site located 75 kilometres west of Irrunytju. Pikarli is the name of a sacred rock. Both sites are commonly referred to in his painting.
Watson began his early career as a stockman and in 2001 became one of the founding members of Irrunytju Arts. In a very short time he established his artistic distinction as a colourist and his work became seminal to the recognition of the Aboriginal Colour Power movement of the desert that developed within the Aboriginal art scene between 1984 and 2004.
A highly individual artist, Watson was influenced early on by the ideas and stylistic form of the Papunya painters, some of whom he knew personally. His style however moved beyond their more rigid cartographic approach pushing the boundaries of artistic 'abstraction' to a flowing organic and multi-layered dotted expression. Dramatic in the impact of their colour, his paintings give potent form to Watson traditional country, representing mindscapes informed by his traditional mythological narratives. Watson paints stories from both his mother's and grandfather's country. His totem is the Caterpillar, a subject about which he never speaks.
The titles of his paintings identify locations of personal significance, places he has visited and which are important to him. These include Umutju, Uluru, Anumarapiti, Walpanja and Utjantja. References to country around Irrunytju include names such as Waltitjata, Pikarli, Anumarapiti, Anumarapiti Ngayuku Ngura and Artilanja. Wipu is a rock hole, Iyarka names a lake, Walu a rock face, Kapi Piti a soakage, Kulpitjara and Kulpi Kulpi a whirlwind, Utjuri Pukara, a sandhill shrub with honey dew and Wankarmaralkji a cave and Kurkutjara, a sacred place.


This weeks special guest minimixer is the inimitable Renate Henschke. Renates ideas, insights, and infectiously cheerful humour has been warming the hearts of all of Synth Eastwood since the days we met. Originally from Adelaide in Australia she has settled in Dublin Ireland where she runs her own clothing label Made For You By Arms and also freelances as a "maker of things". Renate is our first lady minimixer and with no small amount of coincidence there is strong female flavour to her selections.
M'ladies and M'gentlemen. Renate Henschke in the mix.
This song was originally recorded by Kyu Sakamoto and was a big hit in Japan in the sixties.
When the sun is shining and I am wearing a frock cycling around Dublin this song is whats in my brain.
I don't know what any of the words are but it doesn't seem to matter.
This song sounds like a hipper girl version of a Daneilson Familie song which makes me happy.
This song is not entirely sung by a lady but the man that sings it sounds like a lady.
Fergal Brennan put me on to this 1980s experimental Japanese lady called Mariah. Apparently she sings in Japanese and Armenian.
Mirah is one of my favourite singers and this tune always cheers me up, I love the unexpected dark ending after such a cute start.
This song is so beautiful and haunting and best listened to loudly with your eyes closed.
This song was the highlight of her amazing show in Whelans a few weeks ago. Her high pitched "whoo hoo hooooing" towards the end is excellent.
This song reminds me of hanging out with my friend Davey, its very enjoyable to change all the words in the chorus and make them rhyme with the name Davey. Or words like baby, or gravy…or what ever you like.
This was and still is a favourite. Kim Deals voice is hard to beat in the international excellent ladies singing competition.


The Operations Manager will be responsible for Airfield services specified herein.
Oversee day to day flight operations support of airfield activities.
Utilize the Aircraft Personnel and Clearance System (APACS) to route and approve clearance requests for the departures and arrivals of aircraft from/to the CSL to the Commanding Officer.
Manage and implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft.
Assist in responding to airfield ramp and aircraft emergencies.
Coordinate, monitor, and track the arrival, parking, refueling, loading and departure of all aircraft.
Ensure proper operating manuals for each different aircraft type are available to the air marshals and airfield fleet services prior to the aircraft arriving.
Liaison with military personnel for travel clearances.
Assist CSL staff with OPS center space management.
Liaison with all detachment operations personnel, detachment OICs, Mobile Patrol Recon detachments, and other agency detachment watch officers.
Keep daily and monthly Flight Operations Board.
Keep documentation of future detachment/aircraft arrivals.
Work with Telecommunication Specialist to ensure all C41 equipment is operational.
POC for all service calls relating to the OPS center, Ramp and Airfield.
Manage and maintain the FOD prevention program.
Coordinate with Airport Fire Protection Services for aviation and related CSL facilities in accordance with international Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines.
Provide liaison with CEPA for taxiway closures and taxiway lights.
Build up daily unclassified flights schedules and deliver to El Salvadoran Air Force COAT before the first mission of the day.
Provide flight charts and maintain flight data library through the Defense Automated Distribution Mapping System (DADMS).
The Operations Manager shall possess a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) U.S. Secret level Security Clearance.
Should have a background in U.S. Military aviation and airfield operations and support.
Ability to speak, read and write Spanish and English fluently preferred.
Excellent management and employee relations skills.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters.
Ability to work independently and recommend solutions to problems.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Projects.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while attending to multiple tasks and demands.