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Crytek released its Back to Dinosaur Island 2 virtual reality demo as a free download today, giving players everywhere the chance to experience the combined power of CRYENGINE and VR hardware.
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Awesome Couple "Made 4 each other"
and btw, the eWedding Card is simply "AMAZING"..Gre8 job Amar !!
hey divya...wowwwwwwwwwwww thats awesome guys...very nice and wonderful pics, all the best and as you guys did all that to get married, enjoy these sweet memories all alongggg!!!!!! Nice couple.
You guys are made for each other couple.
Your story having Shridi Baba blessings.... amazing.
May god bless you with all your dreams.
Nice Pair, Wish u a wondrful life ahead!
supr ga created amar this album.
•I wish you to live in peace and in perfect union at least till your golden jubilee!
•I wish you both to keep your youth and your golden heart, to sleep well and to keep in mind that you have friends!
•I wish you to dance on your grandchildren wedding day!
•I wish you that quarrel, misunderstanding and misfortune will never ever touch you. Have a long and happy life together!
•I congratulate you on your wedding and wish you half of the most beautiful things in the world. The other half I'll leave for me.
•Compliment on your wedding! Let love never leaves your house and happiness stays with you forever!
•Congratulations on your wedding! Let all your dreams come true and every minute be a feast!
•I wish you eyes full of joy and long and interesting life together! Be happy!
•Let good luck and understanding stay with you forever! Happy wedding day!
•I wish you both god-speed and life full of joy! Congratulations on your wedding day!
This love and married life our yours be wonderfull filled with all happiness and Joy.
Haaai Amar am really sorry for not making to ur marriage..!!
Ganesh yevaraa anukunnaa..nee peeru amar ganeshaa..verygudduuu..!! Pix chalaa bagunnaai..!! mee love story is just awesome.... bhale neat gaa unique gaa narrate cheesaaru yevaroo gaani mee idhhariloo..!! I wish u a very happy married life guysss..!! rock the world..with ur smiless...!
All the very best for both of your future.
I will cath up you later.
Wish you Happy Married Life..
Wish you both Happiness and Success go hand in hand through out your lives..
That was a cute love story........All the best for your bright & lovely future.
I wish you and Anju to have a pleasant,joyful,enlightened life for ever.
Wish you Happy Married Life.
Hey Congratulations and best wishes for the rest of your life!!!!!!
rock on guys. congratz for your next stint of life. u guys made it. well done.
Wishing you a very very happy married life.
congraz... wishing u both a very very very HAPPY MARRIED LIFE.
CONGRATULATIONS AND HAVE A HAPPY AND PEACFUL MARRIED LIFE AHEAD.
MAY YOU GET ALL THE HAPPINESS THROUGH OUT YOUR LIFE.
Hi Amar and Divya, Congratulations to both of you. Hope you lead a wonderfull married life.
Congrats for Your;e wedding........u both look great couple.Have a great married life.
Congratulations!! I hope you have a joyous and exciting married life. May you always be showered with bountiful blessings.
Congratulation both of You Have great live ahead!!! Looking great !!
Finally you did it Amar..
Congratulations to both of you. Have a great married life.
Sorry bava Iam going to MIss.?????
Its.. good to get the message from you.
Best of luck to both of you. Compromise is one thing that helps any couple to be happy for ever.
Wishing you happy married life.
It is near to 'Eluru', the head quarters of West Godavari District, which is 42 KM away. It is situated at 15KM distance from Bhimadole Junction, which is in between Vijayawada and Rajahmundry State Highway and Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam main Railway line.
Simhadri Express , Tirumala Express , Rayagada Passenger, Kakinada – Vijayawada Passenger, Kakinada – Tirupathi Passenger, Vijayawada – Visakhapatnam Passenger, Eluru – Rajahmundry Passenger.
Chilakaluripet is well connected to all the major cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh. The nearest major bus station is Vijayawada about 67 km through Guntur and another one is Narsaraopet which is about 20 km away.
The nearest major railway station is Guntur about 35 km and another one is Narasaraopet.
The nearest airport is Gannavaram, Vijayawada.
Vara Pooja: 5.00AM by Groom.
Dwaraka Tirumala, West Godavari Dist.
Quarter Past Nine in the morning.
We would be delighted in celebrating with you the beginning of a life of sharing, caring and a love of endless giving together.
We never thought that 'One Friday' would change our lives!!
It was in May'09 when we went to Shirdi with our friends. While on this trip, we not only shared our food and expenses but also decided to share our lives!!!
Like any other love story, our parents opposed our love equation. In the process of convincing them we had a competition of heavy and senti Tollywood movie dialogues. In the end…its always 'all iz well' and our love scored plus two from both the parties!! Trust us it was not easy to win, but together we did it!! This has strengthened our love for each other and the respect for each other.
This is not the end but just a beginning of a life long journey, which would need all your blessings to make it fruitful.
So, request you to block this day for us and make it a more memorable day.
we are stepping into a new beginning of wedded life.
So we want to share our most cherishing moments, our story, know about us and other details of our marriage. Apart from this, you can also have fun with gossips, photo comments and write your comments too.
Hope to see you all on the great day of our lives.


Ladies and Gents, here is a simple Paella recipe.
Then arrange the chicken on top of the rice and cover with the chicken stock... Simmer this on a low heat until the rice is tender. Add more boiling water if the rice dries up during cooking. When the rice is done, add the prawns you cooked or purchased earlier and leave on the hob until everything is piping hot. Garnish with the parsley and you're ready to serve it up!
You should end up with something like this... You can add whatever other seafood to this that you desire. This is just a template for the dish. Dry white is the order of the day with this. A Savignon Blanc would be good. Hope you enjoy.
Now that you have learned how to make simple paella, please be sure to view these other seafood recipes. Also, you will love these Spanish recipes.


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F1 Barcelona Test – Day 3
Nico Rosberg was in action at the wheel of the MGP W02 in Barcelona today for the second day of this week's test.
A positive day of running saw Nico complete further acclimatisation work with the KERS system, alongside set-up comparisons and aerodynamic evaluations in the morning session. During the afternoon, the team successfully completed its second full race simulation of this week's test, including live pit stops.
Nico completed 131 laps, which equates to over 600kms of running and is one lap short of two full race distances at the Circuit de Catalunya. He will continue the programme tomorrow before Michael resumes testing on Monday.
Nico Rosberg: "We completed a great deal of mileage and that was important for me to understand more about the tyre behaviour. There is a lot for the drivers to learn about how the Pirelli tyres are performing, and about how to make them last over the long runs; it's going to be a key factor this year in the races and I think we made good progress on that front today. The reliability was ok but everybody in the team knows we need to keep pushing to make sure we are trouble-free for the start of the season."
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:23.315 104
2. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:23.519 97
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:23.978 90
4. Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:24.008 118
5. Nick Heidfeld Lotus Renault 1:24.242 41
6. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:24.243 125
7. Nico Rosberg MERCEDES GP PETRONAS 1:24.73 0 131
8. Jenson Button McLaren 1:24.923 54
9. Paul Di Resta Force India 1:25.194 80
10. Heikki Kovalainen Team Lotus 1:26.421 58
11. Vitaly Petrov Lotus Renault 1:26.884 61
12. Tonio Liuzzi HRT 1:27.044 70
13. Timo Glock Marussia Virgin 1:27.242 66
14. Ricardo Teixeira Lotus Renault 1:31.584 26
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On August 13, the 14th congress of Jilin Provincial Trade Union (JPTU) opened in Changchun. Provincial Party Secretary Bayanqolu attended the event and delivered a speech. He hoped workers in the province will take General Secretary Xi Jinping's ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide, give full play to the main force role of reform and opening up and modernization, bravely stand at the tide of the times, strive to fight hard and write a good Jilin chapter for realizing the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Yin Deming, vice chairman and secretary of the Secretariat of All-China Federation of Trade Union (AFTU) delivered a speech. Provincial Deputy Party Secretary and Governor Jing Junhai and Jilin Provincial Political Consultative Conference (JPPCC) Chairman Jiang Zelin attended the opening ceremony.
On behalf of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government, Bayanqolu expressed warm congratulations on the convening of the conference and extended sincere greetings to all the delegates present at the meeting and employees and trade union workers in the province. He said, since the 13th congress of JPTU, the trade union organizations at all levels in the province have adhered to General Secretary Xi Jinping's ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide, closely focused on the overall work of the province, earnestly fulfilled their duties and tasks, solidly promoted the reform and innovation of trade unions and created a new situation in the cause of Jilin's trade unions. The workers have firmly listened to the Party and followed the Party and actively participated in the fiery practice of Jilin's new round of comprehensive revitalization, highlighting the working class took new responsibilities and made new accomplishments in the new era. Practice has proved workers are worthy of the backbone of Jilin's revitalization and development and trade union organizations at all levels deserve to be the strongest bridge for the Party to contact workers and the masses.
Bayanqolu pointed out, since the 18th NPC, the CPC Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping as the core has attached great importance to the working class and the work of trade unions. General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly delivered important speeches and made a series of important expositions to provide a fundamental basis for doing the work of trade unions and promoting the innovative development of the cause of trade unions in the new era well. Currently, the province is in a crucial period of decisive victory in building a well-off society and building a happy and beautiful Jilin. The province is working hard to embark onto a new road of revitalization and development following the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the work of Jilin. Workers in the province should shoulder the historical responsibility, serve as the master, complete a grand work in the new era and write a good Jilin chapter for realizing the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Bayanqolu stressed workers in the province must strengthen their political direction and be a strong pillar of adhering to political convictions. Firmly establish "four consciousnesses", resolutely safeguard the core position of General Secretary Xi Jinping, resolutely safeguard the authority and centralized unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping as the core, unswervingly listen to the Party and always follow the Party. Need to bravely shoulder the historical responsibility and act as a pioneer in promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Jilin in the new era. Actively be brave to take on heavy responsibilities in promoting transformation and upgrading, building "digital Jilin", innovation and entrepreneurship, rural revitalization, poverty alleviation and eradication, and ecological civilization construction, spare no effort to participate in the reform and opening up, and serve as a promoter and leader in reform with practical actions. Need to temper a hard quality and be a skilled craftsman who is brave at the tide of the times. Firmly establish the concept of conscious learning, hard study and lifelong learning, constantly master new scientific and cultural knowledge and professional technical knowledge, and strive to become knowledge-based, skilled and innovative workers. Need to carry forward the new style of civilization and serve as a model of the era that leads the social trend. Consciously practice the core values ??of socialism, take comrade Huang Danian and comrade Zheng Derong as the model, vigorously promote the spirit of labor models, inherit the truth, goodness and beauty, spread the new fashion, and let glory to work and great to create become the strong voice of the times.
Bayanqolu required the trade union organizations at all levels in the province should strengthen the correct political direction, strengthen "four consciousnesses", strengthen "four self-confidences", and conscientiously do a good job in safeguarding the vital interests of workers and the masses. Need to focus on increasing "political, advanced and mass characters" and remove "institutionalization, administration, aristocracy and entertainment", comprehensively strengthen Party building in the trade union system, and strive to build trade union organizations to be more energetic and stronger. Trade union cadres at all levels must constantly improve the ability and level of serving workers so that workers can truly feel trade unions are the "home of workers" and trade union cadres are their own "family members" and intimate people. Party committees and governments at all levels must make every effort to benefit workers and the masses and create favorable conditions for the work of trade unions.
Yin Deming expressed warm congratulations on the opening of the congress on behalf of AFTU. He said Jilin Provincial Party Committee resolutely implemented the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping as the core and adhered to the Party's policy of relying on the working class wholeheartedly, which provided a strong guarantee for the province's trade union work. The vast number of employees in the province have worked hard, pioneered and innovated, and made important contributions to promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the old industrial bases in Jilin. Trade unions at all levels implemented the "five actions" and created "five-type trade unions" so that all the work has achieved positive progresses and remarkable results and many tasks have been at the forefront of the country. He hoped the trade unions at all levels in Jilin should take General Secretary Xi Jinping's ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide, define the political position in the overall situation of service, grasp the position of responsibility in focusing on the main business, take the initiative to build up accomplishments in seeking a progress in stability and strive to create a new situation for Jilin's trade union work in the new era.
JPPCC Vice Chairman and JPTU Chairman Li Longxi made a report on behalf of the 13th Party committee of JPTU. Li Xiaoying, chairman and Party Secretary of the provincial women's federation, delivered a speech on behalf of the mass organizations.


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Guilty plea in molestation of 9-year-old
Submitted by Clay Thorp on June 27, 2013 - 11:22am
A Hardin County man is behind bars after sexually molesting a young girl.
Kyle Wayne Burris was indicted by a grand jury Jan. 31, 2013, and pleaded guilty Monday, June 24, to aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was sentenced to six months in jail, given 10 years probation and fined $1,000,
Apparently, Burris thought his plea deal would keep him out of prison, as he made an outburst in court after he was ordered handcuffed by Judge Layne Walker's bailiff.
"That wasn't the deal here!" Burris pleaded.
Bailiffs surrounded Burris and quickly secured him face down on Walker's court podium.
"You molest a fourth grader, you're going to do some jail time," Judge Walker said in Monday's court.
Prosecutor Perry Thomas said that the sexual assault occurred almost 10 years ago in 2004. According to an investigative summary obtained by The Examiner, the now 17-year-old victim said Burris molested her from the time she was 9 until she was 15 years old.
"It is unusual," Thomas said addressing the length of time it took for the victim to come forward. Nonetheless, Thomas said Burris' guilty plea is proof justice has been served.
Burris must also register as a sex offender and wear a GPS tracking device upon his release.
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The festive season is here! This year's Christmas series will focus on the humble side dishes and how to give them a spruce. I thought, since most people will bring out a traditional turkey, it's probably a safe bet to switch up small plates and desserts. Hasselback potatoes are crisp, pretty and these versions are rather spicy too! Just what you need on a wintry afternoon and one that's perfect for a Christmas dinner as much as it is any other time of year.
1) Preheat oven to 200C. Wash potatoes and carefully make vertical slits, 3-4 mm apart down each potato.
2) Warm the butter in a microwave for a few seconds to soften. Mix with olive oil, salt, pepper and spices.
3) Coat the potatoes well, making sure the slices are also covered so that they have a nice turmeric tint when roasted.
4) Place on an oven tray and roast for 45 minutes or until they are gold and crispy around the edges.
A crunchy, nutritious alternative to chips!


The client grew up in traditional Japanese houses and wanted to incorporate both the craftsmanship and minimalism that are so associated with such buildings. Clad in roofing iron, and constructed predominantly from baltic pine, this cabin was designed to be more than a shelter—excluding a single table and the mattress, all furniture has been built into the design. The cabin opens onto both an east and west deck; allowing those at the cabin to enjoy both morning and afternoon sun (and to bathe in nature should they so wish). The purposefully high roof allows for solar panels to glean sun unobscured by the shadows from the trees.


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This class is a gentle flow starting out slowly and warming up the body so that you can move with ease in your practice and in your day. All levels welcome.
The mission of Super Yogis' Schoolhouse is simple: Empowering children by developing constructive ways to share emotions and thoughts through the practices and stories of yoga.
Although children may be little in size, they are big at heart!
Hatha Yoga in a broader context of yoga is the overall physical practice and aspects of yoga. In a class description context, it implies a static form of practice where the practitioner holds the positions for longer periods of time. There is more of an emphasis on alignment and technique. Beginners welcome.
A 90 minute yoga practice inviting you to clarify, connect, and align the 5 bodies/elements.
This journey supports you to release stress, access a state of bliss, harmony and plenitude.
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Open with Gentle movement to move stagnant energy in the body. Ease into supported, floor based postures to induce a brain and body state of complete relaxation.
Learn the guidelines and basic techniques you need to begin a successful yoga practice. The most fundamental poses and breathing techniques are taught in this class. A gentle flow class with emphasis on deep stretch and a strong foundation.


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MAY 18, SABINA PARK, JAMAICA
CHAPPELL SAID
"There are some very talented players in that (West Indies) team. They have just forgotten how to win at the moment and that takes a bit of practice and they have not had as much practice as we have had."
DRAVID SAID
"We lost the match because a few of our batsmen played lofted strokes at the wrong time. Still, I would not be too critical of the team."
MAY 23, BASETTERRE, ST KITTS
"The one positive in this series has been that all three matches have been close and we have not played near our best."
MAY 26, QUEEN'S PARK, PORT OF SPAIN
"A lot of our guys, and they are all young guys, haven't played here at all. Hopefully by the World Cup, we would have a found a solution to our problems."
On Chappell's taunt
"It was a very sly remark. The guys took notice of his comments and turned the tables on India. It is nice to prove him wrong."
"You can't win all the time. You can't go forward all the time. Sometimes, you have to take a couple of steps back."
SEPTEMBER 14, KINRARA OVAL, KL
"We've probably got a few players who are not at their peak at the moment. And as I've said before, you won't have everybody in their best form at the same time. Cricket teams go through that, players go through that. If you look at any team, you see similar things. It's a bit of a concern but it's not something we're losing sleep over at this stage."
"Irfan didn't play today, so we moved Virender Sehwag up from where he's supposed to be playing for us. Yuvi hadn't had a bat for a long time and he was feeling slightly unwell today, so we thought we'd give (Suresh) Raina a chance up at four, with Dhoni at six."
"These are the kind of losses that hurt. There are some positives, but there are other areas of the game we need to get better at. Everyone in the team will have to look at himself and see if they played according to the demands of the situation. The bowling has been good in the last three matches and it's heartening," said Dravid. "Our bowling and fielding have been positive signs."
OCTOBER15, JAIPUR
"There's a lot of quality in that batting lineup and it looks like we're struggling because two or three players in the line-up are not getting the kind of runs that they should. It's not as if we've been struggling for a hell of a long time. Just last season, the same guys were getting a lot of runs. So we are going through a little bit of a tough time but I don't see that as a problem."
OCTOBER 26, AHMEDABAD
In the end it wasn't as close as it probably looked. I think we worked hard towards the end to make it close. But the guys worked hard. I think 224, probably in the final analysis, was about 25-30 runs less than what we should have got. I don't think we are playing as well as we can play. (Reuters Photo)
OCTOBER 29, MOHALI
"I won't be too critical on this inexperienced side. They came up against a very good attack and it was a good experience for them. They've a lot of potential and we've seen that over the last few games. The Australian attack has experience and we need to give these young seamers time. Sreesanth came back well in the second spell. It's encouraging to see young bowlers with pace and fire."
NOVEMBER 22, KINGSMEAD, DURBAN
"Whatever anyone says, the process is very important. It has been proven all over the world that systems are needed. A process is needed to set things up otherwise you'll have 'ad-hocery' and that will leave you nowhere."
NOVEMBER 26, CAPE TOWN
"There's not much you can say at this stage. This is the squad we've got till the end of the series, and we've got to work hard. They (Indian politicians) are entitled to make any comment they like. That's what they are paid to do in Parliament."
NOVEMBER 29, PORT ELIZABETH
SEHWAG SAID
"When we get a good opening partnership, it will be a different game. We see who's in form, and who's batting well at the nets. No one has been making runs, so we've given him (Dinesh Kaarthick) a chance."
DECEMBER 3, CENTURION
"The remedy has got to come from within the players. They have got to find a way to come to grips with the conditions.
No one else can do it for them. We can only say what the facts are: we haven't batted very well. It has happened before, and it will probably happen again. Teams go through these phases. When the confidence is down, it's hard to play with confidence. We are not playing with a great deal of it at the moment, and we need to find some."
Mumbai Maazi Ladki ...
Maharaj
Senior Desi
Member since: Oct 02
Location: Brampton
Originally posted by Maharaj
- West Indies Must be Laughing Right Now ... hahaha Sucker !!!
- To solve it, you need to find the Problem first.
- This is not My Problem. Don't Blame me. And he is So true when he says "When the confidence is down, it's hard to play with confidence."
shankaracharya
Member since: Dec 04
December 5, 2006:
\"Muthiah Muralitharan will get 1000 Test Wickets & 750 wickets in ODI before retiring\".
He will be a Legend and most of all be remembered as a Match Winning Bowler and not one who bowled for statistics and he will be beat Shane Warne.
There will be no Bowler who will play for India in the next fifty years till 2056 who will even remotely come near this record.
Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka (SL)
Bowling type Right-arm off-break
Tests ODIs
Matches 108 282
Runs scored 1095 480
Batting average 12.03 5.78
100s/50s -/1 -/-
Top score 67 27
Balls bowled 36139 15397
Wickets 657 425
Bowling average 21.96 23.21
5 wickets in innings 56 8
10 wickets in match 18 N/A
Best bowling 9/51 7/30
Catches/stumpings 59/- 112/-
As of October 24, 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com
Speech by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times....
"When we were young kids growing up in America, we were told to eat our
vegetables at dinner and not leave them. Mothers said, 'think of the
starving children in India and finish the dinner.' And now I tell my
children: 'Finish your maths homework. Think of the children in India
who would make you starve, if you don't.'"
puttoo
Member since: Jan 05
Murli is one of the finest bowlers.... but presently he is neither highest wicket taker in ODI or Test matches ..... he still has a long way to go ..... wish him all the best for this long journey....
desi in ottawa
Member since: May 04
i doubt the chucker Murli will reach 1000 in test cricket. He is not getting young either. He is in his thirties and the batsman have started reading his bowling well such as the doosra.
Originally posted by desi in ottawa
i doubt the chucker Murli will reach 1000 in test cricket.
He is not Chucker, he is physically disabled and can't straighten his Arm as required to bowl Legally.
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The DS18B20 comes in a temperature probe form, which is waterproof. I had a real hard time trying to get this one working and I thought I would share how I in the end got it working. Enjoy!
The way I am going to put this is first by using only the DS18B20 sensor and print the results to the serial monitor in case you don't have a LCD or just want to test your sensor.
Next I am going to show you how to connect the LCD as well.
I am going to connect the wire which should go to a potentiometer to control the contrast to pin 3 on arduino.
Here is the code for the LCD, remember to hook everything up right, and then this will work like a charm up to 125 degrees. And if your display only shows -127 degrees, then it is probably the resistor to the temp sensor not hooked up right.
I have measured temperature up to 100 degrees with this sensor and it works very well. Take a look at the pictures and you will see when it is at about 99 degrees Celsius. The only downside is that when the display gets up to more than a hundred degrees fahrenheit, the S gets cut off, which is kind of unfortunate, although you can fix this by adding a lcd.clear(); at the end of the code above the semi-colon.
Thanks for reading this tutorial and I hope it will help you in connecting your DS18B20. If you liked this tutorial, please subscribe for more and give it a favourite.
Just a couple of suggestions. The first is a schematic is always a big help especially when the pictures are a little unclear or pin numbers are obscured. I could not tell where the gray wire (data) went on the board. (BTW-My Data wire was Black) (I was using an UNO). Also in the text you say to attach the DATA line to any Arduino pin (Pin 7). That is not correct as the program is looking for the to appear data on specific pin. Also in the sketch the DATA in pin is not clearly identified as such. A comment next to the code would be a big help.
Once I guessed that digital pin 7 was the expected data port everything took off fine.
Correction. Black is Ground. My DATA wire is yellow. Not that is matters.
Red=Vcc (3 to 5.5Volts) Black=Gnd Whatever left over is the data lead.
Where Did you buy 600 resistors for 3$??
Where are you getting your Arduino Mega for $3-15?
I am not getting the arduino mega for 3 dollars although I got mine from aliexpress for 9,84$ which is a pretty nice price. It works great and came with the atom USB to serial. Click here to see it.
You're linking to a clone (which is perfectly fine--I own a clone Uno), but your instructable shows a genuine Arduino. I was thinking you were getting the genuine article for $3-15. That would be a steal.
The mega in the picture is actually a clone, it is not the genuine article.
Great project, very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks a lot for your feedback, I appreciate it!


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EFL's proposed changes – "The Whole Game Solution"
The FSF has released details of the EFL's proposals to clubs for changes to the makeup of the football league, including the introduction of a "League 3" and the reduction in the number of teams in the Championship to 20 – losing 8 fixtures from the calendar, including four home matches, and introducing a winter break. These proposals are known as the Whole Game Solution. The EFL has put together these proposals without structured fan consultation, and the vast majority of clubs have not consulted their fans on this, although some clubs, such as AFC Wimbledon have spoken publicly against these proposals.
BIAS highlighted this issue to the club in our last quarterly meeting, and it was agreed that we would have a fuller consultation with the club after we had more information and could survey our members. Before that could happen, the EFL sent out the consultation letter that has been released publicly this week. As a result of the respect the club has for BIAS, Mark Devlin called BIAS to talk through the proposals in the letter last weekend. Unfortunately there was not the time to do a full survey of our membership before this meeting but the BIAS committee gave our own views on the proposals.
The BIAS committee do not believe that the Whole Game Solution proposals are in the interest of EFL clubs or supporters. We made clear our objections and reasoning to Mark in detail at the weekend, and we will post these on the BIAS website later. That said, BIAS is a membership organisation, so we will also be creating a survey for members to let us know their views on the proposals.
BIAS believes that supporters should have been part of the development of these proposals from the beginning, and believe that the EFL has so far completely disregarded supporters' views in these proposals. BIAS are pleased that Brentford FC are leading the way in consultation on the Whole Game Solution by engaging with us proactively, and we have made it clear that Bees fans' views should be fundamentally important in the club's decision on how to vote on these proposals.
BIAS will continue to work to make sure that Bees fans are involved in all key decisions like this.
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Jack Horner is a  fictional character in the comic book series Fables by Bill Willingham. His first appearance was in issue #1 of Fables, and he continued as a regular character of the series until leaving the series for his own title, Jack of Fables. The character is based on various nursery rhymes and fables with characters named Jack, including Little Jack Horner, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack and Jill, Jack Be Nimble, Jack Frost, Jack O'Lantern, and Jack the Giant Killer, and among others.

Characterization

Jack is typically portrayed as a rather benign trickster, always looking for quick ways to make a buck. However, Jack also displays a complete disregard for human life or the feelings of those around him, traits most often seen in those with sociopathy. Despite his scheming and reckless personality, he is a devoted foe of the Adversary and a capable combatant in his own right, due to his years of experience fighting giants. He can also have true feelings for others (he asks the Beast about Snow White and her cubs, he mourns his wife's death, and he considered putting his own safety at risk to protect Gary when the Librarians captured them, and they were having a car accident). In the series, Jack creates a film trilogy of his adventures to increase his popularity in the Mundy world, making him nigh-immortal (a theory that is still strongly disputed to this day, even by Frau Totenkinder). In his devoted spin-off series "Jack of Fables", his nigh-immortality seems to be reinforced by other factors as well: he is the son of a literal woman and one of the most popular male Fables, and he has made countless deals with many devils during his Jack O' Lantern days. Jack is often presented as believing himself to be far smarter than he truly is, and for a man who has lived a long time, he has little regard for history. (At one point, he compares himself to Sam Bowie and Hector and how, "like them, I will be victorious.") The common thread is how Jack honestly believes he is the most important person around and that only his needs and desires matter.

The characters of Jack Sprat and Jack Ketch have been established as completely separate entities from Fable Jack, who is in fact a representation of Jack Horner.

In an interesting plot twist, it was recently revealed that Jack was not, in fact, involved in the Beanstalk or Giant-killing incidents, but is actually an unknowing copy of an older fable named Wicked John.  Upon Wicked John's death, some great power decided to write the trickster back into some later stories, but got his name wrong, thus creating Jack.  John was later revived, and now both fables exist and enjoy a greatly antagonistic relationship. However, Mister Revise later revealed after the War with Bookburner in a retcon, that Jack was indeed the one who sold his cow for magical beans, and that he is the son of a Literal, and Prince Charming.

References
Time top 10 comics in 2007

External links
The Official Bill Willingham Homepage
Bill Willingham at Wizard World L.A.: Writer Bill Willingham discusses the legend of Fables and his other current and upcoming projects (video)

Vertigo site with comic based on character

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This stretch of interstate was last repaired in the late 1990's. Stress from seasonal weather changes and the increasing number of cars and heavy trucks on the road have contributed to the deterioration of the highway. By replacing the existing pavement, the roadway will last longer and provide a smoother and safer drive.
Beginning in summer 2018, contractor crews will resurface large sections of both northbound and southbound I-5 Lexington Bridge Drive in Kelso and the East Fork Lewis River Bridge south of Woodland.
Crews will install approximately 70,000 tons of asphalt on sections of I-5 between Lexington Bridge Drive in Kelso and the East Fork Lewis River Bridge south of Woodland.
The northbound and southbound I-5 on- and off-ramps to Todd Road, Kalama River Road and North Kelso Avenue, as well as the northbound I-5 on- and off-ramps to Lexington Bridge Drive will be paved.
A new high strength waterproof layer and pavement will be installed on the I-5 Todd Road overpass and the I-5 Kalama River Bridge.
New expansion joints will be installed on the I-5 East Fork Lewis River Bridge south of Woodland in Clark County.
During the work, crews will close one lane of the interstate during daytime hours and up to two lanes at night. Nighttime closures of the northbound and southbound I-5 off-ramps to Todd Road, Kalama River Road, North Kelso Avenue and Lexington Bridge Drive will be needed to repave the off-ramps. Note: No two consecutive on-and -off ramps will be closed at the same time. Travelers should use caution and slow down through the work zone. Construction is weather dependent. No lane or ramp closures during holiday weekends. Get current travel information from the WSDOT mobile app or by visiting the Southwest Region travel advisory page.
Rehabilitating the joints and pavement on this stretch of I-5 will provide a safer and smoother drive for the nearly 70,000 drivers who travel this section of interstate each day. Improving the highway surface helps prevent future potholes, cracks and wheel ruts, making for a smoother ride for drivers. Replacing expansion joints reduces the chances that an aging expansion joint could become dislodged, creating a hazard to drivers and forcing an emergency closure of the interstate.


A Frozen Ending to a Long Month!
This winter will not soon be forgotten. Record snow falls in January gave way to rain and ice in February. Stories of roof collapses frequented the evening news and ice dams arose from gutters, loosening shingles and allowing melting snow a way inside, soaking insulation before reappearing through finished ceilings.
We still have a short ways to go before spring, but we've made it through February! And although it's the shortest month of the year, it always seems to go on forever, even for a winter loving New England Yankee like me.
Still, despite producing feelings of cabin fever and despair, it's not without beauty and this year February decided to leave us with one last show. The weather conditions were miserable yesterday, but I just couldn't pass on a trip outside with the camera. Here's hoping a few beautiful images will help lessen the sting of a winter that just doesn't want to end.
Click play and enjoy the tranquil sounds of Al Petteway and Amy White while you view the pictures!
A small warming trend here in Southern New England through the weekend, and it is very welcome! We've been lucky so far, no water in the house from ice dams, and the hoop house is still standing strong despite record snows. Some of our neighbors have not fared so well. So before we hit "Mud" Season, please enjoy a few pictures from around the yard while everything is still a pretty and white!
We certainly have had our fair share this winter!
Held up pretty well so far!
A few more windy days and the whole White Pine will be on the ground!
Just another day for a Blue Spruce!
Can't wait to unpack and start potting!
Ugh! I guess we're closer to mud season than I thought!
Snowed in for Wordless Wednesday!
Wordless Wednesday – Snow falling on… Spruce!
February, the shortest month of the year, can seem an eternity for a gardener. Here in the northeast, we are still about a month away from beginning any serious gardening chores. The vast array of seed catalogues has arrived at our doors, and we have moved from excitedly flipping through each, noting trusted old varietals and new and promising crops to try this season, back to waiting. Relief will eventually come, first in the form of seed starting for those newly purchased vegetable and bedding crops, then will come late winter pruning of fruit bearing and ornamental plants, then finally, temperatures will warm enough to begin working the soil.
Winter can seem an unproductive time, but for the gardener who is paying attention, it can be a valuable time to assess a landscape. Comprised of many components, a garden is built upon and is defined by its structural elements. Referred to also as the bones of a garden, structure might be found in an outbuilding, in stonework, sculpture, walkways and patios. Even plants themselves, can create structural elements; Trees provide ceiling, hedges act as walls, and individual plants act as specimens displaying architectural shapes and interesting growth habits.
Much structural elements of a garden lay hidden beneath foliage during the growing season, but now during the colder months, a garden's bones are revealed as if by x-ray, enabling one to detect its balance, mass, and symmetry. Problems to any one of these elements can be quickly diagnosed, enabling the gardener to plan for changes to correct them. Walking the garden during the winter moths also gives a gardener an unobstructed view of the trunks and branches of deciduous plants, revealing damages or disease. There is much to find in the garden during the stark winter months.
There is also beauty. Experiencing a garden in winter can be a treat for the senses. The low arch of the sun casts long shadows that play with the bare branches against a snowy backdrop. Ice crystals form on every surface and backlit by the sun become like stars glistening in the sky. The frozen crunching of footsteps and the crackling of sap from nearby trees fill the air with song. If you have provided food and habitat for birds in your garden, then it will most likely be buzzing with activity, the brightly colored feathers acting as moving blossoms. Venture into the winter garden at night, especially on a full moon and it transforms into a surreal landscape. Never will you feel such a sensory connection to a place as a garden at night, be it winter or summer.
There is much to enjoy in a garden, and when planned for all seasons, the joy will last year round. Cast away your feelings of cabin fever, and shrub off the cold. Take stock in your outdoor surroundings, for at the very least, it will give you a new appreciation of your garden come spring!
Wordless Wednesday from Southern New England!


Bryan Lewis Saunders likes to take drugs, both legal and illegal, and then draw pictures of himself. The results are strikingly different from drug to drug, and they vary from beautiful to grotesque, abstract and just plain bizarre.
Bryan devised an experiment in which every day he took a different drug and drew himself under the influence. These psychedelic self-portraits are a window into Bryan's different states of mind.
For more of Bryan's self-portraits make sure to check out his website. Enjoy!


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3D X-ray Film: Rapid Movements in Real Time
Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers at KIT reaches New Record in High-speed Computer Tomography – Example: 4D Tomography of Living Weevil / Publication in PNAS
The 3D radiograph shows the hip joints of the weevil, but only the 3D X-ray film shows how they interlock during climbing. (Image: dos Santos Rolo et al., PNAS, 2014)
How does the hip joint of a crawling weevil move? A technique to record 3D X-ray films showing the internal movement dynamics in a spatially precise manner and, at the same time, in the temporal dimension has now been developed by researchers at ANKA, KIT's Synchrotron Radiation Source. The scientists applied this technique to a living weevil. From up to 100,000 two-dimensional radiographs per second, they generated complete 3D film sequences in real time or slow motion. The results are now published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1308650111.
Three-dimensional radiographs represent internal structures, but do not provide any information about movement sequences. Conventional computer tomography is not efficient enough to reproduce movement in a spatially precise manner and, at the same time, in the temporal dimension. Every individual three-dimensional image, called tomogram, is reconstructed from hundreds of two-dimensional radiographs. "To produce highly resolved tomograms at such recording speed, we had to adjust every setting screw, from the X-ray source to the pixel detector and we optimally attuned all process steps to each other," Tomy dos Santos Rolo says. The doctoral student is the leading developer of the experimental setup. By making the 3D image frequencies approach the image rates known for 2D cine films, he reached the world record in high-speed tomography, i.e. a real 3D film with microscopic magnification.
For scientific evaluation, the three-dimensional contours of anatomic structures have to be clearly visible. This is achieved by the so-called phase contrast. If highly parallel X-rays pass the biological examination object, wave optics phenomena occur, which highlight the inner and outer contours.
In the weevil's hip joint, large skeleton parts move relative to each other and interlock like a screw and a nut. (Image: dos Santos Rolo et al., PNAS, 2014)
"It is these contours that matter to us. We want to distinguish individual functional elements that move relative to each other. That is why we need sharp contours," Alexey Ershov, the expert for image analysis in the team, says. From the X-ray source to movement analysis, all process stages are designed to filter out image noise without reducing contrast. This also applies to the mathematic algorithms optimized for radiography. They reconstruct three spatial and one temporal dimension and derive exact movement patterns from the data.
In line with the first moving images – cinematography –, the scientists call their method "cinetomography". In the late 19th century, movements of big animals were studied. Today, researchers can analyze internal biological processes of small organisms, as is now demonstrated for the recently discovered screw joint of the weevil. Insects, spiders, and crustaceans make up more than 80% of all species.
Cinetomography cannot only be used to image in four dimensions biological and biotechnological processes, but also combustion processes relevant to industry.
Tomy dos Santos Rolo, Alexey Ershov, Thomas van de Kamp, and Tilo Baumbach: In vivo X-ray cine-tomography for tracking morphological dynamics, PNAS Early Edition (2014), DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1308650111
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Airline Allied Services Ltd Called Walk-in Interview for Recruiting 17 vacancies of Crew Controller & Asst Crew Controller Jobs. The Interview will be held on 11.12.2018, 12.12.2018, 18.12.2018 & 19.12.2018 at the venue mentioned below. All qualified, as well as Interested prospects, can attend this Walk-in. Additional Detailed Info Pertaining to Educational Qualifications, Age Restriction, Selection Procedure, Test Pattern, Syllabus for Airline Allied Services Ltd (Airline Allied Services Ltd) Recruitment 2018-19 Crew Controller & Asst Crew Controller Exam shown in this article is pointed out below.
Airline Allied Services Ltd Recruitment 2018 – Walk in for Crew Controller & Asst Crew Controller Posts in Airline Allied Services Ltd. Candidates are invited by Airline Allied Services Ltd (Airline Allied Services Ltd) to attend walk-in-interview to be held on 11.12.2018, 12.12.2018, 18.12.2018 & 19.12.2018 for 17 vacancies.
i) Graduate from Recognized University. Proficiency in using computers.
ii) Minimum three years' experience as a Crew Controller in an Airline /CMS/Roster/ Training Department. The Experience should.be Post Qualification.
ii) Minimum 18 months experience as a crew controller in an Airline / CMS/ Rosterrrraining Department. The Experience should be Post Qualification.
Job Seekers who fulfill all the eligibility conditions and desired to apply against Airline Allied Services Ltd Crew Controller & Asst Crew Controller notification may attend for walk-in interview along with their original documents, one set of self-attested photocopies to prove their educational qualification including attempt certificate, age etc. Check Interview Venue, Date & Time which are mentioned below.
Matriculation (10th class) certificate in support of date of birth.
Experience Certificate from employer (Airline) giving details of 03 years working experience as Crew Controller in an airline CMS/ Roster.
SC/ST Certificate In case of SC/ST candidates.
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Feels of the Day: Macklemore Returns with a Song About His New Daughter and Ed Sheeran
Via Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mackelmore hasn't released a song in three years, instead choosing to take time off to probably go thrift shopping.
While he recently opened up about his experience relapsing on drugs, he saved his biggest news for Aug. 5, when he released his new single featuring none other than Ed Sheeran.
(Ed Sheeran just seems to be everywhere these days.)
Mackelmore explained the meaning behind the song and what brought him back to the studio in greater depth on his Instagram.
When you try to escape yourself, life has an interesting way of creating situations that force you to come back. To look at who you are. This is why "Growing up" felt like the right song to re-emerge with. It's where I've been the last year, through all the ups and downs. We didn't want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this. We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning. Thank you for your patience. Hope you enjoy.
And if you're wondering…
Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born 2 months ago on May 29th. There is nothing like the joy and happiness that comes from bringing a baby into this universe. She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible. She is the love of my life. This song is for her.
You can listen to the full single, entitled Growing Up (Sloane's Song), right here:
Rapper Macklemore is a Real Cat Person
Via People Pets
Find out where his new kitty comes from at People Pets!
people pets
What Does Ryan Lewis Do?
Via The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
You may know him as the guy standing in the background messing with computers or something at the Macklemore concert you went to, but do you know exactly who he is or what he's doing? Apparently nobody else does either. With the help of Jimmy Fallon, Ryan Lewis hits the streets to find out exactly who can answer this perplexing question.
Macklemore May Have Stepped Over the Line With This Costume, but Seth Rogen Has the Best Burn in Response
Via Seth Rogen
Macklemore has since somewhat half-assedly apologized for the costume, but we'll let the picture do the talking.
Macklemore Freeman
Via Nexusend
Why is Macklemore Wearing Oscar the Grouch?
Accio Your Granddad's Clothes
Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon Give Hip Hop a Jazz Vibe
This video has 99 Problems and explicit language is one.
Pentatonix Covers Macklemore's "Can't Hold Us"
Part of a Balanced Breakfast
Via Rappers & Cereal
This tumblr is mashing up two awesome things, famous rappers and the cereal aisle. They've been operating in obscurity for a year, so they have an ample archive
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Can't Hold Us gets the classical treatment
By the_ghost_of_bob_costas
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Macklemore Totally Looks Like Torquil Campbell
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This cat Totally Looks Like Macklemore
By kassikillz
Ron + Draco
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King Trade Capital ("KTC") is pleased to announce a new $8,000,000.00 trade finance relationship with a California-based home goods and party supply company that has a fast-growing relationship with one of the world's largest online retailers.
KTC was introduced to the company by a finance industry consultant who was helping the 5-year-old company with strategies to handle its fast growth and its relationship with its largest customer.
During its five year history, our client established itself as a trusted supplier to the world's largest online retailer. As their business relationship solidified, the online retailer recognized that our client had the infrastructure and team to handle large bulk orders and its purchase orders grew significantly.
The quickly-expanding relationship with the online retailer created a working capital strain on the company as it needed to be able to fulfill bulk orders while continuing to fulfill its existing orders. The size of the new orders put a strain on the client's working capital and they were at risk of being unable to perform upon hard earned growth in sales. In fact, the company had to reject purchase orders due to the lack of capital needed to fulfill the orders on time.
After being introduced to the client, the KTC team quickly assessed that the company was competent and simply needed KTC to provide the capital it needed to grow their sales and profits. KTC structured a trade finance facility that met their unique growth needs and brought in a nationwide receivable lender with a specialty in the online retailer to provide liquidity after the retailer was invoiced.
KTC's facility pays the client's vendors the cash they need in order to ship the goods in a timely manner, making it possible for the client to fulfill all the purchase orders that are received from their end customers. The trade finance facility is designed to not only help the company fulfill their current PO needs but also structured to help any future sales expansion.
For 27 years, King Trade Capital has helped good people and good companies increase their sales and profits. We are the pioneer in purchase-order finance and have the unrivalled expertise and financial capacity to help our portfolio companies prosper. Our mission is to help people and companies thrive by providing stable, reliable, and unique PO finance solutions not offered by other finance companies. KTC is the only PO finance source that compliments and doesn't compete with asset-based lenders, factors and banks. To learn more please visit www.kingtradecapital.com or call 214-368-5100.


we spent a nice hollidays and we are ready for the new year.
Before we went on Christmas holidays the child of P3, P4, and P5 made Santa's letter and we did differents handcraft.
It was very fun and we dit it with great enthusiasm!
Here you can see a little how are enjoying with the new games.
There is no better way to disconnect from the classes by playing!


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You are here: Home » Community, Local authorities, Planning, Shopping » Uckfield town centre redevelopment plans put on hold
Sunday, January 29, 2017 | Last updated about 4 hours ago
Luxford Field in the heart of Uckfield. Land around this was being considered for development but those plans are now on hold.
Uckfield town centre redevelopment plans put on hold
Updated on Saturday, January 28: Plans to redevelop land in the heart of Uckfield have been put on hold due to lack of interest from major supermarkets and retailers.
Uckfield Town Centre Regeneration Joint Committee has not given up hope of circumstances changing in the future and has decided to meet again in the summer of 2018 to reconsider the viability of the project.
Their decision was made at a meeting in the Council Chamber at Uckfield Civic Centre yesterday when they considered a report outlined in a story carried by Uckfield News on January 20, see below.
From our story on January 20: In addition to the lack of interest from major supermarkets and retailers it has been revealed that Holy Cross School will be staying put on its town centre site for the time being – the county council's major capital projects manager has advised that the council would not be supportive of any scheme that required a 'cash' input.
Meetings of the Uckfield Town Centre Regeneration Joint Committee – made up of Uckfield Town, Wealden District and East Sussex County Councillors – are likely to be suspended.
Regeneration joint committee
All this news is carried in a report to the regeneration committee which is due to meet next Friday, January 27.
The committee is recommended to ask Wealden, through the director of planning policy and economic development, to keep the potential to redevelop and regenerate Uckfield town centre under review.
Further, it is recommended to hold in abeyance any further joint committee meetings until the prospects for the viability of the project improve.
Tentative interest
The report says a major retail store expressed tentative interest in a small food-only store in Uckfield but had reservations about competing with an existing store in town.
Also the company wanted to enter into a lease rather than become actively involved in the redevelopment process and, given the size of the store suggested, this would not have supported wider project requirements.
Discount food store chain
A discount food store chain also indicated interest in locating a store in Uckfield but this would be in the form of a stand-alone store which again would not meet the project's wider objectives.
The wider objectives are described in the report as:
"To enable the sensitive redevelopment and expansion of Uckfield town centre, including additional net retail floor space of around 10,000 square metres and increased public and recreational space, as part of a comprehensive scheme of improvement which will increase the attractiveness of Uckfield by creating a vibrant and inclusive town centre."
The report says: "At present, given the state of the current property market, it is difficult to see how a town centre scheme without the key inputs previously envisaged from stakeholders such as one of the 'big four' supermarkets stacks up financially.
"ESCC appreciate that further market intelligence work is ongoing and that this may derive alternate solutions that lead to a viable business proposition. However until or unless this can be clearly demonstrated ESCC needs to concentrate on and prioritise the need to deliver its statutory obligations in areas such as ensuring the provision of sufficient high quality school places."
'Not viable'
The report says the option for use of the current Holy Cross School site is therefore 'not viable' in the short term and will be subject to further consideration by the county council when the need for primary school places to serve the new Welbeck development – at Ridgewood where 1,000 homes are planned – arises.
It adds that latest projections, based on Wealden Local Plan housing numbers provided by Wealden District Council to the county council in late 2016, indicate this is unlikely to be before the mid-2020s.
The report says that the inclusion of residential units in any reinvestment project would have made it more attractive and viable for developers, but Uckfield's proximity to the protected Ashdown Forest means that very limited additional residential development in Uckfield as a whole is provided for.
The report concludes: "Given the lack of significant expansion plans by the major supermarkets and retailers and their consequent lack of interest in the town centre reinvestment project; given the very limited potential for any residential development as part of the project; and given the position regarding Holy Cross School … it is concluded that there are no viable options for progressing the project at this time."
Another report to the regeneration committee says that work is due to begin later this year on a separate project to improve the bus station. This follows on from improvements being completed in the High Street.
Finding retailers to open in Uckfield is becoming ever-more difficult
Uckfield WI plans ball to celebrate first anniversary


My friend Tess came over and rescued me from stir-craziness. We discussed kitchen organizing, she tried to teach me to knit (Ha Ha Ha), and we played Big Kahuna, our favorite game from Big Fish Games. Knitting and I are not compatible. Tess can't crochet and I can, so we can trade off made items. 🙂 Didn't get anything spiffed in kitchen, but am going to load the dishwasher in a bit, and maybe run it even though it won't be full, just so all the dishes will be in place before the great reorganization happens. So not a bad day, overall. Yay.
Cabin fever averted! Still think the kitty might be nice, but it's not easy to organise.


Evidence that pituitary 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone formation is regulated through changes in the proportional number and size of the gonadotrophic cells.
Effects of destruction of the suprachiasmatic nuclei on the circadian rhythms in plasma corticosterone, body temperature, feeding and plasma thyrotropin.
Characterization of a cytosol progesterone receptor in bovine pineal gland.
Effects of chronic immobilization stress on pituitary hormone secretion, on hypothalamic factor levels, and on pituitary responsiveness to LHRH and TRH in female rats.
Effect of surgical deafferentation on the transmitter and hormone content of the hypothalamus.
Effect of amphetamine on plasma corticosterone in the conscious rat.
Ultrastructure of somatotrophs of rats with median eminence lesions: studies in basal conditions and after thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation.
Effect of food restriction and its withdrawal on the circadian adrenocortical rhythm in rats under constant dark or constant lighting condition.


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using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;

using FourWheels.Data.Models;
using FourWheels.Data.Repositories;
using FourWheels.Data.UnitOfWork;
using FourWheels.Services;
using FourWheels.Services.Contracts;

using Moq;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace FourWheels.Tests.Services.UserServicesTests
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class GetAllUsers_Should
    {
        private Mock<IEfRepostory<User>> userRepo;
        private ICarAdServices carAdServicesMocked;
        private IEfUnitOfWork unitOfWorkMocked;
        private ICollection<User> users;
        private User expectedUser;

        [SetUp]
        public void Init()
        {
            this.userRepo = new Mock<IEfRepostory<User>>();
            this.carAdServicesMocked = new Mock<ICarAdServices>().Object;
            this.unitOfWorkMocked = new Mock<IEfUnitOfWork>().Object;

            this.users = new List<User>()
            {
                new User { UserName = "miro" },
                new User { UserName = "jivko" },
                new User { UserName = "gosho" },
            };

            this.expectedUser = new User
            {
                UserName = "pinko",
                CarAds = new List<CarAd>
                {
                    new CarAd {Title = "The best car" },
                    new CarAd {Title = "It is amazing" }
                }
            };

            users.Add(expectedUser);

            var usersAsQuarable = this.users.AsQueryable();

            this.userRepo.Setup(x => x.AllAndDeleted).Returns(usersAsQuarable);
        }

        [Test]
        public void ReturnExpectedUsers()
        {
            // Arrange
            var userServices = new UserServices(
                this.userRepo.Object,
                this.carAdServicesMocked,
                this.unitOfWorkMocked);

            // Act
            var users = userServices.GetAllUsers();

            // Assert
            Assert.AreEqual(users, users);
        }

        [Test]
        public void ReturnInstanceOfIQuarableOfCarAd_WhenUserIdIsPassed()
        {
            // Arrange
            var userServices = new UserServices(
                this.userRepo.Object,
                this.carAdServicesMocked,
                this.unitOfWorkMocked);

            // Act
            var allUsers = userServices.GetAllUsers();

            // Assert
            Assert.IsInstanceOf<IQueryable<User>>(allUsers);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Call_AllMethodFromRepositoryOnce()
        {
            // Arrange
            var userServices = new UserServices(
                this.userRepo.Object,
                this.carAdServicesMocked,
                this.unitOfWorkMocked);

            // Act
            userServices.GetAllUsers();

            // Assert
            this.userRepo.Verify(x => x.AllAndDeleted, Times.Once);
        }
    }
}


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Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2009-10-11 13:23.
Haiti's orphan adoption debate
Rewiring The Brain -- Early deprivation and child development
Families hold out hope for the return of stolen babies
Clinton intervenes in US-Brazil custody case
Adoption Search Discoveries
16 on trial in Vietnam adoption scandal
Overseas adoptions halted
In Ethiopia, placing institutions and adoption practices under scrutiny - and reuniting children with their families
By Bob Smietana
October 11, 2009 / Tennessean.com
The 2-year-old girl was living in an Ethiopian orphanage, facing poverty, malnutrition and disease. Her birth parents were dead and she was alone.
That was six months ago.
Today, she is smiling and playing at LifePoint Church in Smyrna, and pointing at the preacher.
"That's my daddy,'' said Alyza Kate Hood.
Then she and her 3-year-old sister, Jadyn, from China, ran off to play under the watchful eyes of their parents, the Rev. Pat Hood and his wife, Amy.
The Hoods, like a growing number of Middle Tennessee families, say their faith motivated them to rescue the orphans. They have adopted children from overseas, not because of infertility, but because they believe God wanted them to do it.
The interest in faith-based adoption comes when the number of international adoptions is declining. In 2004, there were 22,911 overseas adoptions in the United States, with 448 in Tennessee, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Last year, there were 17,229, with 367 in Tennessee.
Most of the change is because countries like China and Russia are allowing fewer children to be adopted. Currently, the wait for a child from China is about five years. That's prompted couples to turn to countries like Ethiopia.
"Not everyone is called to adopt," Pat Hood said. "But everyone is called to care for orphans."
Caring for orphans
The idea of rescuing orphans through adoption comes from several factors. First is the sheer numbers. By some accounts, there are 143 million orphans in the world.
Second, there's the Bible. The Old Testament and New Testament teach believers to care for orphans.
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this," reads the book of James, "to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
Then, there's the mission trip factor. The Hoods cite their experience overseas when talking about their decision to adopt.
Amy Hood says she first began thinking about adoption in 2002. At the time, her husband was not interested. "I told Amy I wasn't even going to pray about it," he said.
But when the couple went to India on a mission trip and met several orphans, he began to change his mind. They brought Jadyn home in 2007, and Alyza Kate this past June. "I realized all my reasons for not adopting were selfish," Hood said.
The Rev. Chris Hollomon and his wife, Dawn, went through a similar experience.
They adopted their 7-month-old son, Myles, from the same Ethiopian orphanage where the Hoods saw Alyza.
The Hollomons, both 29, had been to Africa in the past, and believed God wanted them to adopt an African orphan before having biological children.
"Adoption is not Plan B," Dawn Hollomon said. "We want him to know that we chose him."
Donna Thomas, director of the adoption program at Catholic Charities, says her program has seen a number of families like the Hoods and Hollomons. Over the past 12 months, they've worked with 26 families adopting from Ethiopia. That's up from six or seven the previous year. Most already have biological children. "Infertility is not the driver here," Thomas said.
Tracy Mihnovich, who operates the East African Adoption Fellowship support group, has two biological children but she has adopted one son from Ethiopia. She and her husband hope to adopt four more children. They have been shopping for bunk beds, and a bigger car.
"We have room in our hearts, and room in our home," she said. "So, why would we not adopt."
Her support group meets monthly to talk about the challenges of adopting and bringing up children from other countries.
Issue raises questions
Adopting from overseas does raise some questions. Critics wonder why couples are eager to adopt a child halfway around the world, but not a child in foster care in the United States.
There's no easy answer to that question, says Lisa Lancaster, an adoption worker at Bethany Christian Services in Nashville. Sometimes, she says, couples find it easier to work with a foreign government than with state agencies in the United States. Other times, they fear dealing with birth parents so close to home.
Lancaster tries to calm those fears, and presses them about why they aren't adopting a child in the states.
"If they don't bring it up, I will," she said. "But most of them feel a call to adopt overseas."
That was the case with Christa and Josh Nichols, who adopted their teenage daughter Albana from Albania this past summer. The Nichols had been foster parents in the past but had a bad experience with the state. When they heard Albana's story — she was 15 and living in an orphanage, but would be out at her next birthday — they applied to adopt her.
The adoption was final just as their daughter turned 16. She speaks little English, but Christa Nichols says they are getting along well.
"We aren't the first parents who have a hard time understanding their teenaged daughter," she said with a laugh.
The movement for faith-based overseas adoption seems poised to grow. Last weekend, more than 700 people attended an adoption conference at Christ Community Church in Franklin, where they learned how adoption works, and discussed the theology of adoption — the teaching that believers are adopted into God's family at their conversion. The church also will host a concert, to be simulcast nationwide, by Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman, for Orphan Sunday on Nov. 8.
The Rev. Scott Roley, the church's pastor, hopes more Christians will adopt orphans, both in the United States and overseas. He said about 40 families in the church have adopted, including he and his wife, who have five children. Three of them were adopted in the United States.
But he applauds American parents who adopt children overseas.
"If you take a child from one of those orphanages you are really saving their life," he said.
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MONEY MOTIVATES PEOPLE TO ADOPT
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2009-10-11 16:01.
Yes, religion plays a huge part in the desire to adopt often time but in Utah, the motivator is MONEY.
I recently spoke with someone involved in an adoption agency. The Mormons are encouraged to adopt children because not only is the Federal Tax credit now up to a whopping $12,000 dollars but in the State of Utah, an additional tax credit of $1,000 if that child you adopted has a "special needs".
So the Mormons on the whole push for a special needs child. This adoption employee said, the request for special needs was higher than the supply.
Adoption Tax Credit Amounts
2009: $12,150
A taxpayer who adopts in Utah a child who has a special need may claim a refundable credit of $1,000 for each special needs child adopted. This credit may only be claimed in the year the court issues the order granting the adoption.
To claim this credit, the child must meet one of the following conditions:
Be five years of age or older;
Be under the age of 18 with physical, emotional, or mental disability; or
Be a member of a sibling group (two or more persons) placed together for adoption.
Never underestimate the power of money.
"The Lie we Love"
Submitted by Kerry on Sun, 2009-10-11 16:16.
By E.J. Graff -- a must-read for those who want to believe all faith-based adoptions operate the same way, with good God-friendly intentions.
http://www.icasn.org/news/oct08/The%20Lie%20We%20Love.pdf
As international adoptions have flourished, so has evidence that babies in many countries are being systematically bought, coerced, and stolen away from their birth families. Nearly half the 40 countries listed by the U.S. State Department as the top sources for international adoption over the past 15 years—places such as Belarus, Brazil, Ethiopia, Honduras, Peru, and Romania—have at least temporarily halted adoptions or been prevented from sending children to the United States because of serious concerns about corruption and kidnapping. And yet when a country is closed due to corruption, many adoption agencies simply transfer their clients' hopes to the next "hot" country. That country abruptly experiences a spike in infants and toddlers adopted overseas—until it too is forced to shut its doors. Along the way, the international adoption industry has become a market often driven by its customers. Prospective adoptive parents in the United States will pay adoption agencies between $15,000 and $35,000 (excluding travel, visa costs, and other miscellaneous expenses) for the chance to bring home a little one. Special needs or older children can be adopted at a discount. Agencies claim the costs pay for the agency's fee, the cost of foreign salaries and operations, staff travel, and orphanage donations. But experts say the fees are so disproportionately large for the child's home country that they encourage corruption.
To complicate matters further, while international adoption has become an industry driven by money, it is also charged with strong emotions. Many adoption agencies and adoptive parents passionately insist that crooked practices are not systemic, but tragic, isolated cases. Arrest the bad guys, they say, but let the "good" adoptions continue. However, remove cash from the adoption chain, and, outside of China, the number of healthy babies needing Western homes all but disappears. Nigel Cantwell, a Geneva-based consultant on child protection policy, has seen the dangerous influence of money on adoptions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where he has helped reform corrupt adoption systems. In these regions, healthy children age 3 and younger can easily be adopted in their own countries, he says. I asked him how many healthy babies in those regions would be available for international adoption if money never exchanged hands. "I would hazard a guess at zero," he replied.
More disturbing is the pressure eager PAP's put on local politicians to help push adoptions from countries closing international adoptions (due to known acts of corruption.)
See: Congressional support for inter-country adoption, US lawmakers urge easier Guatemalan adoptions and Executive compensations at adoption agencies.
Perhaps, in time, more and more will see how far too many put faith in the almighty dollar more than they put it in a humantiarian spirit. In other words, taking a life, in exchange for fees/money, is not the same as offering help when and where it's needed.
religion as reason to adopt
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2013-02-08 21:45.
It is disturbing if religion is the main reason for a person choosing to adopt. I do find it equally disturbing that religion is often the main reason someone makes choices about biological parenting such as the number of children, spacing of children, not using birth control; this in fact is one of the reasons adoption exists because religion unfairly influences some people to conceive children they don't want to care for or can't care for.
Submitted by Kerry on Fri, 2013-02-08 22:31.
Religion - as exampled by the Catholic Church - has also forced adoption on mothers who WANTED their babies, but were told they could not keep them.... so there are many disturbing pressures put on people because of radical religious beliefs.


We've known the Kouwes since we moved out to Southern California. Jill and Denise teach together at Redlands Christian School, and Jim rocks out on the guitar most Sundays at church. These guys won a family shoot almost a year ago at the school's Holland Festival, and it's taken us this long to put a shoot together where both of their girls were in town at the same time. It was definitely worth the wait. We had a lot of fun walking around downtown Redlands taking photos.
Yey! It's my roomie and her family… these turned out great. Love the one of Jimmy and the oranges… classic.
I think the ones in the orange groves are my favorite… fun and very "Redlands". Love the way you caught the light behind them in the trees.
These are really great Mark!!! You really captured the personality of the family!!
Love these pics!!! Makes me want to have family picture done!
The pics of Carmen and Jeff are great!