My work explores the themes of identity, communication and memory. I do this mainly through two mediums---painting and alternative photographic processes. When I paint, most often in oil, I focus on people and what their expressions, gestures and clothing convey or communicate about themselves. My goal is to memorialize what captures my interest in them, so that aspects of their humanity or individual personalities that caught my attention will not be lost. At the same time, I am intrigued by the tension between what is seen and what is not, so I aim to balance the information that I put into a painting with the challenge of mystery, sometimes eliminating details so that the viewer can imagine what is obscured and complete the story.
Alternative photographic processes allow me to investigate memory and its preservation in different ways. I use the cyanotype and van dyke brown processes, both invented in a bygone era, to explore my longstanding interest in these themes. The cameraless prints that I create harness chance to capture fleeting moments in time, usually involving nature, landscapes, architecture or a combination of natural and man-made elements. More recently I also have used these processes to explore my interest in the human figure, identity and communication.
Sometimes I incorporate art historical references in my art, because reflecting on the work, materials and techniques of old masters allows me to pay homage to processes that may be on the brink of extinction, and consider whether to preserve or move beyond them in my practice. Regardless of what I am doing, I always ask myself whether the viewer will see what I saw, feel what I felt or understand what I felt when I saw it. This interest in continuing a conversation begun with my perception and the desire to preserve something fleeting by putting my mark on the memory is what drives the evolution of my work.


Unlike Qantas, simply flying with Jetstar within Australia or internationally will not earn you any Status Credits (SCs).
Instead, you will need to purchase a Jetstar Starter Plus, Starter Max or Business Max bundle when you book with Jetstar. Fortunately, these are able to be purchased at set rates, meaning that combining these bundles with a discounted Jetstar fare can be an excellent way to boost your SCs balance.
Jetstar bundles also give travellers additional extras such as checked baggage, seat selection, and food and drink. For business travellers, these extras also remove change fees and can—depending on the bundle selected—be refunded (in the form of a Jetstar voucher).
The basics: which earn rate applies?
The cost of each bundle does not appear to change in line with the underlying fares; instead, the cost of each bundle increases based on the distance travelled.
*Business Max bundles are not available on domestic flights.
Holding Qantas Frequent Flyer status gives travellers access to lounges, an increased baggage allowance, and preferential access to award seat inventory and upgrades.
Even after adding on a bundle, the total cost of a Jetstar fare can still be substantially less than the equivalent fare on Qantas.
For example, a flexible fare on Qantas from Sydney to Melbourne on this select date in September costs $474.
The same route on Jetstar costs about $168 including the Starter Max bundle.
Each option nets you 20 SCs. If you do not mind flying Jetstar on this short route, you will pay only $8.40 per SC on Jetstar against $23.70 per SC on Qantas—almost triple Jetstar's price!
The differences in earning rates between Qantas and Jetstar are less significant on leisure routes dominated by Jetstar. However, these routes can also offer the lowest cost per SC.
A flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast on Jetstar will set you back about $172 with the Starter Max bundle, whilst the same route on Qantas is $316 with a flexible fare.
Passengers on Jetstar pocket SCs at around $5.73 per SC, with those on Qantas forking out almost double at $10.53.
Jetstar is also ahead of Qantas on longer overseas segments.
For example, a Flexible Economy fare on Qantas from Sydney to Denpasar in November costs $1,233 return, whilst the same route on Jetstar (which features a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with more legroom in Economy as opposed to Qantas' 737) costs $800.
Both options see you pocket 120 SCs—almost halfway to retaining Silver—at a cost of $10.27 per SC on Qantas or $6.66 on Jetstar.
Adding a bundle to your Jetstar fare can be a cost-effective way to generate SCs—if that is what you are after. It also represents a good way to pack inclusions into your fare.
Especially on shorter flights where comfort is less of a factor, status-conscious flyers should consider Qantas' budget alternative, Jetstar.
The only problem is Jetstar is deemed as a Partner airline of Qantas, I have experienced several times I have to lodge missing points and wait a very long period of time. For example, I have lodged the missing points claim and have to wait at least 28 days to actually talk to the Qantas operator, they always say you have to wait for 28 days, that means don't bother calling us, just be patient and wait.


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This Week: A Strategy to Get Safer Bike Lanes on Polk Street
For those disappointed to see protected bike lanes taken off the table for most of Polk Street, the SF Bicycle Coalition will hold a meeting Tuesday evening to develop an advocacy strategy to push for a safer design on the corridor. The new design for Castro Street will also be unveiled that evening at a public meeting with the Planning Department.
Monday and Saturday: Town Hall Budget Meetings: D5 and D6; D2 and D3. City supervisors are holding town hall meetings on the city budget, and the SFBC is calling on supporters to urge their leaders to increase the measly 0.46 percent of the capital budget that's currently devoted to bicycling. A meeting for Districts 5 and 6 will be held this evening at 6 p.m., and a meeting for Districts 2 and 3 will take place this Saturday at 10 a.m.
Tuesday: SFBC Polk Street Committee Meeting. With protected bike lanes and sidewalk widenings taken off the table for most of Polk, the SFBC is holding a meeting to field "input about the current proposals for Polk Street and help us develop and execute a community outreach and advocacy strategy." 6 p.m.
Also Tuesday: The Planning Department will present a final design for Castro Street, including wider sidewalks and other improvements revamping the pedestrian environment. 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Geography professor Jason Henderson will discuss his new book "Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco" at a forum at SF State University. 5 p.m.
Thursday: The SF Planning Commission is set to consider legislation revamping the city's bike parking requirements. 12 p.m.
Friday: Up for approval at this week's SFMTA Engineering Hearing are five bike corrals in the Mission and a re-opened crosswalk at Fell and Gough Streets. 10 a.m.
Saturday: SPUR "closes down a portion of 6th Street" at Market Street for a special "placemaking" event with URBAN SPACEship and local merchants, who will "work to activate to this important component of San Francisco's core." 12 p.m.
This Week: Another Chance to Support a Safer Polk Street
By Streetsblog | Apr 29, 2013
The SFMTA holds another open house to showcase design options for a safer Polk Street tomorrow evening. The SFBC also holds "Love Your Lanes" rides in Districts 5 and 9 this week, and speak up for increased funding for bicycling at a town hall on the city budget on Saturday. Here are all the highlights […]
Tomorrow: Your Voice Needed to Support a Safer Polk Street
By Aaron Bialick | Apr 26, 2013
An important reminder: The SFMTA is presenting its latest proposals for a safer Polk Street tomorrow morning and Tuesday evening. The proposal diagrams aren't available to post yet, but SFMTA staff went over them at a press briefing, and explained that the safest proposals are still on the table, but they've added new options that […]
Did Safer Polk St. Opponents Pack a Meeting With Friends From Out of Town?
Opponents who packed a neighborhood meeting last month and booed down those who supported removing car parking to improve safety on Polk Street may have boosted their numbers by inviting misinformed friends and family from out of town to attend the meeting. That's what we've been told by supporters of the SFMTA's safety efforts on […]
This Week: Support a Safer Polk Street
It's San Francisco's first Bike to School Week, and safer Polk Street supporters can help get the word out about the two open house meetings held by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency this Saturday and next Tuesday. Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: All Week: Forget Bike to School Day — this year, it's Bike […]
SFMTA Sets Out to Create a Safer, More Convivial Polk Street
By Aaron Bialick | Sep 28, 2012
An effort to revamp conditions on Polk Street for walking, socializing, bicycling, and transit is underway by the SF Municipal Transportation Agency, and residents say they're eager to see calmer motor traffic, wider sidewalks, better bike lanes and more public space along the corridor. At a well-attended SFMTA community meeting on Wednesday, planners said construction […]
SF Still Waiting for David Chiu to Stand Up for Protected Bike Lanes on Polk
Supervisor David Chiu has paid more lip service to making San Francisco a bike-friendly city than any other politician in recent years. Yet even as the SFMTA backs away from protected bike lanes on Polk Street — which not only lies partially in Chiu's District 3, but also serves as his own bike commute route […]

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Our Monadnock Region has a serious problem with youth employment. The students graduating from the two universities in Keene can't seem to find work here. Let your business or organization make a difference. Connect with students before they graduate. Teach them what they need to know to improve and show them how they can help you, as well. Prial Outreach Consulting builds internship programs where everyone benefits.
This service provides, within a month, a written plan for an organization or business to host interns in a manner that both the interns and the organization or business benefit from the relationship.


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A Scoop Of Mosalsalat: If You Haven't Watched "El Brens" Yet Then What Are You Doing!
By Scoop Team On May 6, 2020
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The most popular superstar of his generation, Mohamed Ramadan has been on top of his game on several fronts, whether songs, movies, or series. The Ramadan series race has always been his good luck charm, and it contributed immensely to the success that he garnered through the years. Even though his projects receive a lot of criticism and are surrounded by controversy each year, this year is definitely different.
Not only are the millions of Ramadan's dedicated fans rooting for his new series "El Brens" but so is literally everyone who has stumbled upon the series. The series this year is very well made, and not only because of the star-studded cast; the story itself is absolutely thrilling!
The series' intense storyline and the mesmerizing acting skills of stars like Ahmed Zaher, Nour, Rogeina, Reem Samy, and Ahmed Dash made sure that "El Brens" is trending on different social media platforms literally every day!
The series follows the story of Radwan El Brens (Mohamed Ramadan) who finds himself in endless family disputes between his siblings after their father passes away.
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I was purchase Lenovo K3 note on flipkart (Online purchase). After using this lenovo k3 note mobile heating issue observed severly after used 5-6 days. At the time of charging mobile and charger is heat and also at the time of use mobile heated, so hot can not work with mobile due to excess heating issue. So i wish to return my money.


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Media Release: CBSA Officers Rally for Respect in Regina
REGINA - At noon today (Tuesday, December 19, 2017) Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and Customs and Immigration Union (CIU – a component of PSAC) members and allies will be taking their message of fairness to the Regina offices of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Members will be rallying in support of ongoing national bargaining efforts for members of the FB group (Border Services). After 3.5 years at the bargaining, the employer is still pushing for concessions that devalues the work our members perform on behalf of all Canadians and most insulting, is refusing to provide parity with other law enforcement agencies. This includes a fair early retirement regime that reflects what is already in place for other law enforcement personnel in the federal public service. The FB Group is composed of more than 8,000 members working without a contract since June 2014.
"CBSA is Canada's second largest armed law enforcement agency," said Brea Lewis, Branch President of CIU Saskatchewan Branch 40031, and FB bargaining team member. "Our members work hard and keep Canada's borders safe in dangerous times. It is long past time to recognize their true role as law enforcement officers and compensate them accordingly."
"This Liberal government said they would respect public service workers, but that doesn't appear to be the case yet again," said Marianne Hladun, Regional Executive Vice-President of the PSAC Prairie Region. "Since Minister of Public Safety, Ralph Goodale has more than once refused to meet with us or accept our invitation to attend today's event, we're here to tell him enough is enough: It is shameful that these officers have been without a contract for 3.5 years. Stop pushing for concessions. Treat border services officers with the respect they deserve."
Today's event is part of a national campaign by CIU and PSAC to not only showcase the important work our members do 24/7 for Canadians but also to send a message to the employer and Federal Government that FB members deserve respect in the workplace and at the bargaining table.
Thomas Linner
Regional Political Communications Officer
Public Service Alliance of Canada, Prairie Region
Email: linnert@psac.com


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Congratulations! Jaida Dreyer Named Season 1 Winner of USA's "Real Country"
By Mandy Slegers on December 13, 2018 in Artists, Contests, Music, News
Singer/songwriter, Jaida Dreyer, has just added another accolade to her already long list of accomplishments, winner of the inaugural season of USA's "Real Country." The Nashville songstress was awarded the grand prize of $100,000 and will perform a set at Stagecoach Country Music Festival. On December 11th, representing Team Jake Owen, Dreyer took the spotlight for her final performance "Jack It To Jesus (Spray It To Hell)," a song which she wrote and was inspired by Country Legend, Loretta Lynn. The single is now available through all digital retailers.
My friend owns a beauty salon just south of Nashville in Brentwood, Tennessee and has had the pleasure of doing Loretta Lynn's hair and makeup over the years. She told me many moons ago, when I first moved to town, that every time she sits down with Miss Loretta, she looks at her in the mirror and says, 'Jack it to Jesus and spray it to hell!.' Talking about her hair. I told her over and over again that someday I was going to write her that song until the day I finally sat down and wrote it with award-winning producer and songwriter, Jesse Frasure. I love country music. I love and respect the history of country music. This is my ode to all the big-haired women that came before me and it's available everywhere NOW!" Dreyer spoke about the song.
Dreyer was the only finalist to perform an original song in the finale…
On each episode, "Real Country" featured three country music artists, duos or groups who competed against each other in two rounds. Each one was picked to be on the show by one of the show's panelists, country music artists Shania Twain, Jake Owen, and Travis Tritt. Following each showcase, the studio audience and a guest celebrity panelist would determine the winner.
Dreyer's undeniable talent, unique sound, and personal life experiences have all shaped her into a one-of-a-kind entertainer. She is currently working on new music and will begin the New Year touring.
Dreyer enjoyed her initial success in 2012 with her hit singles, "Guys Girl" and "Half Broke Horses," released by Streamsound Records. Since then, she has become just as well known for her songwriting skills boasting cuts by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sara Evans, Granger Smith, Reba McEntire, Eric Church and more. Her eclectic writing style has had her penning songs with the likes of Guy Clark to top writers on the LA pop scene. She is credited for nine cuts in the hit television series "Nashville," and songs featured in A&E's "The Returned" and Netflix's "Longmire." In 2016, she celebrated a multi-week #1 with Luke Bryan's "Home Alone Tonight" featuring Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild.
Dreyer has achieved success as a singer, songwriter, and performer whose traveled coast-to-coast performing for fans, and opening for artists ranging from Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, to the legendary Merle Haggard. She is a CCMA Female Artist of the Year nominee and is also a frequent guest on the world-famous Grand Ole Opry.
For more information on Jaida Dreyer, visit www.JaidaDreyer.com.
About Mandy Slegers
Born and raised on the dairies of Southern California...I am a country girl to the core who lives for faith, family and country music! mandy@countrymusicpride.com
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New Music: Drake White's "Live" EP Out December 14th


There are more and more people across nations such as USA, Japan, Germany and the UK who now drive a hybrid car as their main car. Such a car makes a great car, helps motorists save on the fuel cost and also drives very smoothly. A good example of such a hybrid car is the Toyota Prius. It is a popular hybrid car driven by motorists not just in Japan, USA and Europe but around the world as well.
Plenty of governments around the world have jumped into the bandwagon and are providing incentives to firms and individuals who are taking practical steps to preserve the environment, take car our habitat and conserve nature. State and federal governments, for instance, provide tax incentives and rebates for use of solar energy, wind energy and even environmentally friendly equipment, cars and machinery.
You need to take practical steps, if you can, to preserve the environment we currently live in. This will help protect the ozone layer from further depletion and also help reduce global warming. You can take steps such as use solar power or energy saving bulbs at home and consider getting hybrid cars rather than the usual fuel guzzlers. It is important to play your part and promote the environment.


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Minister urges councils to apply for anit-graffiti grants
Local councils can apply for grants of up to $25,000 to prevent and remove graffiti from their neighbourhoods, Minister for Crime Prevention Edward O'Donohue announced today.
Visiting a graffiti removal site in Frankston with the Liberal candidate for Frankston Sean Armistead, Mr O'Donohue said that applications for anti-graffiti grants ranging between $5,000 and $25,000 could be made until 20 June.
"Graffiti is a blight on local neighbourhoods and the Victorian Coalition Government is serious about responding to community concerns about this vandalism," Mr O'Donohue said.
"These grants help to improve the visual amenity of neighbourhoods and increase community confidence in the safety of public places, by funding projects that deter, prevent and clean-up illegal graffiti.
"I encourage councils across Victoria to get together with community organisations and think about ways they can tackle the problem at a local level."
Mr O'Donohue said that the Labor Party has shown its lack of commitment to such programs by abolishing the crime prevention portfolio from the shadow ministry.
"When Daniel Andrews reshuffled his front bench in December, the crime prevention portfolio disappeared," Mr O'Donohue said.
"The Coalition Government is delivering programs to help communities find local solutions to local problems, while Labor is offering nothing."
To be eligible for the anti-graffiti funding, councils are required to enter into partnerships with local community groups.
"The Coalition Government recognises that local councils and organisations know what works and what doesn't in their own communities," Mr O'Donohue said.
"This partnership approach encourages community engagement in developing and delivering solutions that are tailored to local needs."
Mr O'Donohue said councils could apply for grants of between $5,000 and $25,000 and for funding for more than one project.
"The first three rounds of funding resulted in grants of more than $918,000 going to 49 councils to deliver a total of 57 programs," Mr O'Donohue said.
"Illegal and unsightly graffiti is a blight on the local streetscape and can make people feel less safe in their own community.
"It is important, as a community, we share the message that graffiti vandalism will not be tolerated."
The Graffiti Prevention and Removal Grants are part of the Coalition Government's broader $35 million Community Crime Prevention Program, which provides support and funding for local communities to identify and prioritise local crime issues to help deliver a safer, more secure Victoria.
For more information on the grants, go to http://www.crimeprevention.vic.gov.au/graffitigrants
Media contact: James Talia 0408 488 334 james.talia@minstaff.vic.gov.au
Authorised by Nick Wakeling MP, Unit 4, 91 Dorset Road, Ferntree Gully 3156.


CASCA is pleased to announce Dr. Robert Thacker of St. Mary's University as the 2018 recipient of the Qilak Award for Astronomy Communications, Public Education and Outreach.
Dr. Thacker received his PhD in Physics from the University of Alberta in 1999. He is now Professor and Canada Research Chair at St. Mary's. Dr. Thacker is a passionate communicator of science and a tireless advocate for astronomy research in Canada. In addition to maintaining an internationally recognized research portfolio, he dedicates his time to science outreach through mass media, and as it relates to the public understanding of science. Since 2009 he has participated in a vast number of outreach activities including promoting science weekly to 30,000+ radio listeners in Halifax and across Canada, participation in media (including TV, radio) interviews & science programmes, authoring popular articles for magazines and websites, co-spearheading the renovation of the Burke-Gaffney Observatory, giving public lectures (including prize lectures) and school/student presentations, co-authoring an integrated science textbook for beginning science students and promoting inclusion and accessibility in STEM fields. He has become a well-known subject area expert in the Halifax media earning popular nicknames such as "Dr Rob of the Science Files" and the "Science Ship Pilot".
CASCA is delighted to recognize Dr. Thacker's tireless efforts for communicating astronomy in Atlantic Canada and beyond.


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LaBre Law Office - What is a guardian of a minor?
A guardian of a minor has the same responsiblities as a guardian for an adult, only for a child. The guardian makes sure the child is provided shelter, food and clothing. The biggest difference between a guardian for an adult and a guardian for a minor has to do with the circumstances under which the court will appoint a guardian for a minor.
Children are presumed to lack the abiltiy to make legal decisions on their own. They need time to develop their minds. That said, unlike establishing a guardian for an adult, there is no cognitive test to establish a guardianship for a child. Rather, the need for a guardian for a child has to do with outside circumstances related to the parents. For example, both parents may have passed away. Maybe both parents had their parental rights terminated or suspended due to abuse, neglect, or incarceration. Or, perhaps, the parents have left the child in the care of another and failed to leave anyone with legal authority to act in their stead. In these circumstances, the court will appoint another person to care for the child when the parents are otherwise unable.


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A world-heritage disneyland
The city of Malacca (alternately spelled Melaka) was, for hundreds of years, one of the most important cities of southeast Asia. Located near the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, in what is now Malaysia, the city faces the Straits of Malacca, the sea route from China to the Indian Ocean. In the early 15th century, a great fleet commanded by Ming Chinese admiral Zheng He passed this way several times. The rulers of the Sultanate of Malacca were some of the first southeast Asian rulers to convert to Islam. In the colonial period, the city was variously ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Japanese, before the Federation of Malaya gained independence in 1957.
In more recent times, Malacca has declined in importance, being surpassed by Singapore to the south and Kuala Lumpur to the north. The city's port was located in its river, but the river silted up and the site was in any event unsuitable for the large cranes needed for container-based shipping after World War II. More recently, the city has reinvented itself as a tourist destination. UNESCO declared the town center of Malacca a World Heritage Site in 2008 (a dual-listing with George Town to the north).
Malacca has been heavily developed for tourism. The town center has a nice hill with a ruined Portuguese church on top, but the developers felt that they also had to build an amusement park-style rotating tower ride nearby for some reason. Immediately adjacent to the historic town center is a giant shopping mall with a huge parking lot. To the north, a monorail runs in a loop along the riverfront. I have a feeling that the urban planning board of Malacca decided to build this particular attraction after watching the "Monorail Song" clip from The Simpsons episode "Marge vs. the Monorail." (They should have watched the end of the episode.)
View of the monorail along the Malacca riverfront.
Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) stalking along the elevated trackway of the monorail.
The monorail is emblematic of how touristy and over-commercialized Malacca has become. It isn't tacky for the most part, but I don't feel that the commercialization is respectful of the culture and heritage of this place. The heritage that is preserved has been over-preserved. The ruins of erstwhile empires in Malacca are too obviously stabilized. The graves of heroes of the Sultanate period have been covered with latex paint. A whole bastion of the city's defenses has been reconstructed, but the interpretive signs act like it is the real thing. Overall, Malacca is so touristy that it feels more like a historical disneyland than one of southeast Asia's great cities.
Signs like this along the riverfront advise tourists how to take the exact same photos as everybody else.
A rotating elevator-tower near the historic center of Malacca.
A wall announcing that the town center is a World Heritage Site.
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Forbes Has Released Its List Of The Best Employers In Canada In 2023
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The collaborative husband-and-wife team Mary Magsamen and Stephan Hillerbrand, who live in Houston, were recently awarded a grant from the Austin Film Society for the above experimental film Four Place Setting. The emotionally cold and ethereal short work is a kind of video portrait of a family dinner that becomes enveloped in actual fog. There's no dialogue, and the nameless (but specifically American) family doesn't react to the thick haze engulfing them, so the metaphorical layer rests entirely upon the viewer to interpret at will. It's terribly compelling imagery.
Magsamen recently took over the curator position at Aurora Picture Show, and Hillerbrand teaches in the Unversity of Houston's Digital Media Program.
While Four Place Setting definitely exudes a somber tone, the duo does have a wacky side. Here are two examples, Air Hunger and Let's Get Married.


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To get started with Hazel, head over to noodlesoft.com. That's the developer's website.
Hazel's an application that's primarily developed by one person, Paul Kim. He's a great guy. And he spends all of his time making sure this is the most awesome Mac utility you can ever have. I'm a big fan of Paul's.
You can buy the application right on the website in the store. Hazel version 4 is $32. You can get a family pack for $49. So five members of your household can run it. And if you've already bought a prior version, you can get an upgraded version 4 for $10.
You're going to have to buy Hazel directly from noodlesoft.com, though. You're not going to find it in the Mac App Store. To sell an app in the Mac App Store, applications have to follow these very complicated sandboxing rules that Apple has. Because of the power in Hazel, it simply can't do that. So don't look for it in the Mac App Store. Go buy it from Noodlesoft direct. When you're ready to go, click on the Buy Hazel button or the Download button to download the trial.
I'll go ahead and download the trial.
I've got the Finder open on my Mac. And I'm looking in my Downloads folder here. And you can see I have downloaded the Hazel installation disk image, and also my license that I purchased.
So let's go ahead and install Hazel.
I'll first double-click on the disk image and agree to the terms. Then Hazel's going to open up this installer. If I double-tap on that, it's going to go ahead and install it.
Now, since I downloaded this from the internet, it's going to ask me to approve it. And I will go ahead and go Yes, go ahead and open it.
And in my case, it's asking to replace it because I have already installed it once. So I'll say, yeah, that's fine. Go ahead, replace it.
And now I've installed Hazel.
That's all there is to it.
To install your license, if you purchase a license–I've got my license file right here–just go to the Info tab and drag the license file over. Well, actually, let me make this easier to see. Drag the license file over the name. And it will install the license. And you're good to go.


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Having a gander at YSL's fall '13 makeup collection in-store lately (look here while there's still info available), very little struck me that I was particularly interested in, and then this eyeliner caught my eye. Although the eyeliner in Copper Reflections is the official new eyeliner introduced with this collection, it also seems to feature an older liner, in Steel Reflections, as a re-promote. I have something very similar to Copper Reflections (from Illamasqua) already, and I'd wanted a cream/liquid liner in a grey shade, so this one, Steel Reflections, caught my eye more than the other.
According to YSL, this eyeliner features "shimmering highlights" and creates a "sparkling, magnetic look for the eyes". Not to be rude, but hello, my considerable arse it does.
This is, on the other hand, a gorgeous, darkened, pewter-grey shade.
Given my recent dabbling with salicylic acid (for more see here) and a few interesting reviews of this stuff, I decided I'd give it a go. Into Boots I went and out I came with just this and (cough, ahem) absolutely nothing else whatsoever (blinks rapidly).
Catrice are undergoing a reboot of their entire Makeup collection with a HUGE volume of new products. There is a massive 74 whole new items overall!
As most people who read this will know, I'm a little bit obsessed with red lippie :-) I have been waiting for this particular collection from NARS to make an appearance since I saw visuals for Mysterious Red in various magazines in the last while. Just look at that lip... droool!
Chanel's CC (Complete Correction) Cream has an SPA of 30 and combines the benefits of skincare, a lightweight foundation and a colour correcting concealer all-in-one.
Whereas western BB creams are like a lighter foundation (heavier than a tinted moisturiser, lighter than a foundation), usually with some skincare ingredients added, CC creams are essentially BB creams containing colour correctors and added ingredients for smoothing- and evening-out the skin.
I've been using this one for a few weeks now - it's due out on 15th of September and I've decided to post my review prior to its release - this is great stuff that I heartily recommend.
Released back in March (I believe) I've been looking for an excuse to try this stuff out.
I know I'm late to the 3-dot liner party, this product has been out since 2012, but this is a genuinely fascinating idea. It's a pen type eyeliner and instead of one nib, it has three tiny firm pointy nibs all together in one.
The idea behind this one is simple - borrowing from the way of teaching newbies (we were all one, once!) how to do liner by creating a series of dots along the lashline and then connecting them up, this product helps you to do just that by creating three tiny dots each time you press it to your skin.
This is a heads up promo post, I will be trialling it and reviewing these separately.
Another collection, another new brush from MAC. On the other hand, it looks like this one is going to be permanent line, rather than limited edition, so that makes a nice change!
Released as part of the Tropical Taboo collection at the start of the month (July), this one, the 159, is gorgeous, and to be honest, the only thing I was bothered with from this collection. Don't get me wrong, there were some beautiful Mineralised Skinfinishes (all LE) released but as I've got more shiny sparkly highlightery things than you can shake a very long stick at, I demurred. New brushes, however, that's always where my interest lies.


This video is the most Oregon thing to ever happen.
If you grew up in Oregon, you know a lot of things.
You know about the outdoors.
You know how to dress like a baddass.
You probably know something about crafts.


Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS06-057 to address this issue.
This update resolves a newly discovered, publicly reported vulnerability.
We are aware of Web sites attempting to use the reported vulnerability to install malware. Our investigation into these Web sites shows that, in most cases, attempts to install malicious software by exploiting this vulnerability fail.
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in supported versions of Microsoft Windows.
Microsoft confirms yet another powerpoint vulnerability that leads to code execution.
US-CERT is aware of publicly available exploit code for a new, unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The exploit code targets a vulnerability in the Microsoft WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control.


The student organization Diverse-OT was awarded the 2018 Bucky Award for the "Best New Student Organization." The Occupational Therapy program is housed within the School of Education's Department of Kinesiology. The award is given to a student organization that was founded within the last three years, and awarded due to member participation, its successes, and the contributions it has brought to campus and the surrounding community.
UW-Madison's Matthew Hora recently received a $10,000 grant from Tianjin University in eastern China that will support him through a month-long visit to study college internships early next fall. Hora will conduct the "College Internship Study," which recently launched in three U.S. institutions, in two Chinese colleges. The study includes an online survey of seniors about whether or not they've taken an internship and, if so, specific aspects of its design.
UW-Madison's Joseph Koykkar's multiple musical compositions have been performed across the Midwest this spring. Koykkar is a composer and professor with the School of Education's Dance Department.
The UW-Madison Dance Department and the UW-Madison Community Arts Collaboratory present the Performing Ourselves Spring Showcase "Better Together" on May 5. The event will feature approximately 125 youth from schools and community centers across Madison who, through their choreography, will illustrate what it means to be connected and "better together" as a group. The program, which is co-directed by UW-Madison's Kate Corby, an associate professor with the School of Education's Dance Department, and Mariah LeFeber, has provided a series of experiential movement and performance classes to over 250 underserved local youth throughout the past year.
The work of UW-Madison's Marjorie Kreilick recently appeared in an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel titled, "State Office Building murals by pioneering feminist artist in jeopardy." Kreilick is a professor emeritus with the School of Education's Art Department. In 1959, Kreilick shared her vision for 10 murals that would hang in the Milwaukee State Office Building, and today they could possibly be in jeopardy because the state plans to sell the aging building to private developers.
The term STEM, adopted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1998, has become increasingly familiar throughout the United States due to the thousands of programs launched to produce more science, technology, engineering and mathematics professionals. But how successful are these programs? With no national systems in place to answer that question, the NSF asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to develop indicators for monitoring undergraduate STEM education. Mark Connolly, an associate research scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research in UW–Madison's School of Education, was among the 15 academics who served on the committee tasked with creating the indicators.
UW-Madison's Collette Stewart and Liz Sexe will present the shared concert, "Crossing Between," on Saturday, April 28, at The Crossing. Stewart and Sexe are lecturers with the School of Education's Dance Department.
UW-Madison's Lynda Barry is one of the top five finalists for the 2017 National Cartoonists Society (NCS) Reuben Award for "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year." Barry is an award-winning author and cartoonist with the School of Education's Art Department. She holds the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art. Ballots were sent out to voting NCS members, and the Reuben Award will be presented to the winner at the 72nd Annual Reuben Awards dinner on May 26 in Philadelphia.
UW-Madison's Melinda Leko was awarded the editorship of the Teacher Education and Special Education (TESE) journal. Leko is an associate professor with the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. Cynthia Griffin from the University of Florida was also awarded the editorship. Leko and Griffin's term begins in 2019.
UW-Madison's Jerlando Jackson co-founded a research course at the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) annual meeting more than a decade ago that allows graduate students and early career scholars to spend a day working with established researchers on questions and methods that inform studies and help uplift African-Americans in education. "Each year, we go through great lengths to structure the course to target potential pitfalls and content likely omitted from their formal doctoral program and department-based mentoring," Jackson says in a story about the class that was published by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
UW-Madison's Aydin Bal delivered a keynote at the 2nd International Congress on Early Childhood Intervention in Antalya, Turkey, on March 31. Bal is an associate professor with the School of Education's Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education. Bal presented culturally responsive, school-wide behavioral intervention and support models to educators, psychologists, rehabilitation counselors, social workers, physiotherapists and researchers. He also presented his research on the implementation of Learning Labs in Wisconsin to facilitate equity-oriented partnerships between schools, communities and universities for systemic transformation.
UW-Madison's David Bell will be featured on a Capital Times-sponsored panel on May 8 titled "Should high schools be in the sports business?" Bell is an assistant professor with the Department of Kinesiology's Athletic Training Program and the director of the Wisconsin Injury in Sport Laboratory (WISL). The Department of Kinesiology is housed within the School of Education. The panel will explore questions of high school sports as a focus of community life in Wisconsin, and how that role has changed in "an era of elite club teams, brain injury concerns and education reform."


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IMA Jewellery scam: Lawyer smelt rat, saved 30 investors
June 12, 2019 MilesJewellery
BENGALURU: Thirty people who withdrew their investment only last month, can't stop thanking the advocate who advised them to take back their principal amount, saying he had an intuition that IMA promoter Mohammed Mansoor Khan would escape. Advocate Muzamil Mushtaq Shah, who filed a Public Interest Litigation against 12 such fraud companies and specifically mentioned the IMA multi-crore fraud, told TNIE,
"In February, I filed a PIL before the Chief Justice against IMA, and in April, the court sought a report from the police on this."
It is interesting to note that the PILs were last heard on April 10 in the High Court, which had sought a report from police, but no report was submitted or action taken."The PIL discussed in detail how the fraud was committed, and we also submitted a report on this to the home minister and IGP," the advocate said.
Sadafar, an investor who took with him nearly 20 relatives and friends, said, "As soon as the order seeking a police report came, and police didn't do anything about it, we realised something fishy was going on. We started hearing stories about how police, politicians and many influential people were involved, and decided to back out. We withdrew our principal amounts," he said.
However, another investor Sameer, who took around 100 people with him to file the PIL in February through the advocate, said, "Six months earlier, I had asked the company to give me details about my investment of Rs 5 lakh, as I had to file my I-T papers, but they didn't give me any details. That's when we decided to probe it and file a PIL through an advocate friend. We pulled out our money, but some went ahead and reinvested the money and are now struggling," said Sameer, a mango merchant.
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The House passed it in Dec 2017 227 to 203 and the Senate was 51 to 48. It takes effect now - Jan 2018 and tax withholding will reduce starting in Feb 2018.
For those filing as Corporations, the tax rate reduced from 35% to 31% and pass-through businesses.
This means...with required amounts and thresholds hit of over 15k in transactions first, of course, that YOU, if you are indeed Self-employed freelancers/independent contractors that file like an actual business and most small businesses may actually pay a little less tax on your business income.
Fewer people will pay AMT individually and corporate AMT was repealed.
The Child Tax Credit was increased to 2,000 with the first 1,400 being refundable phasing out at an increased amount for single parents and married parents.
There is a $10k cap on state and local tax deductions, though.


Physicians or researchers working in the field of rheumatology will recognise the problem of monitoring disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis patients. There is a need for a set of measures representing the whole spectrum of the disease. In the past years researchers all over the world have met in several consensus meetings to define a 'core set' of disease activity measures.
This handbook has been developed to give a practical overview of the EULAR recommendations of the measures and the measurement techniques. Apart from core set measures we will discuss indices of disease activity as a method to depict the course of the disease. Indices of disease activity are developed to combine disease activity measures into a single expression of disease activity. Core set measures and disease activity indices express the disease course numerically. Criteria have been developed to enable a standardised interpretation of these numbers. A special measure concerns the remission criteria. These criteria define the absence (or a very low level) of disease activity, which should be present in a patient for a certain minimal period of time. Also included in this handbook are the original references for the measurement techniques and specific forms and questionnaires for use in prospective studies and clinical practice.


A corner lot, Lot 58 is centrally located in the Community and is highly desirable due to ease of excavation, views, and location. Located in the 2nd phase named Sunset West, the Bike/Walking path is located directly to the north for easy access out your back door! Views of the Tram Mountain out the front door, City park just down the road, and privacy as the back of the lot borders Common space. Some fantastic pines border the lot for natural landscaping. Twin Buttes is the City of Durango's finest and newest neighborhood. Lot 58 is in the 2nd phase of lots being released named Sunset West. Just 2 miles from downtown yet adjacent to almost endless wilderness, we offer the most extraordinary home sites in the area. High speed fiber optic internet is available to every home site as well as all city amenities. No monthly or yearly dues make this Subdivision truly unique! City parks, organic farms and gardens, mountain bike and hiking trails, amazing solar potential, proximity to Downtown Durango, and the blend of Rural Urbanism is why Twin Buttes should be your final destination for your Forever Home!


This beautiful boutique hotel is part of the fun, fashion forward DOMAIN Northside. The hotel accepts dogs up to 25 lbs on request. Do keep in mind that a non-refundable $150 cleaning deposit is required for your stay.
Located in the Highland area of Austin, the Highlander has a fun, funky vibe that Austinites are loving. The fact that they're pet friendly is an added bonus!
This beautiful, new, and affordable option is located near the airport with easy downtown access. Pets are allowed, but keep in mind that there is a $50 pet deposit per stay, plus an additional $15 fee per night.
This luxury downtown hotel sits on the banks of Lady Bird Lake, with resort-like features and gorgeous views. Dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals under 60 lbs are welcome. There are also a variety of complimentary add ons for your furry best friend!
Located atop a hillside oasis on Bee Caves Rd and Loop 360, the Hotel Granduca is easily accessible to the Westlake area, as well as a quick drive to downtown. Pets under 50 lbs are welcome with a maximum of two total pets per stay. There is a $125 non-refundable fee for your pet, which is donated to a local shelter.
What do you think, Austin pet parents? Are you planning to stay at any of these hotels?


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Herman Wouk
Highest Rated: 100% Master of Dark Shadows (2019)
Lowest Rated: 100% Master of Dark Shadows (2019)
Herman Wouk was, for much of the second half of the 20th century, one of the top-selling authors in the world, responsible for such books as Marjorie Morningstar, The Caine Mutiny, Youngblood Hawke, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. Wouk was born in New York City, the son Abraham Isaac Wouk and the former Esther Levine, both Russian-Jewish immigrants, in 1915. His father had risen from abject poverty to become a successful businessman, and the family then lived in the Bronx. Wouk graduated from Townsend Harris High School and attended Columbia University as a Comparative Literature and Philosophy major. While he was there, he also spent a good deal of time writing for the college humor journal and authoring the renowned varsity shows, the same vehicle through which Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart had first been noticed. So it went with Wouk -- he was hired as a gagman on radio and subsequently became a scriptwriter; by the second half of the 1930s, he'd risen to the pinnacle of that field, as a writer for Fred Allen, then one of the top entertainers on radio. At one point, he was among the highest paid creative men in American entertainment. Wouk left Allen to join the Department of the Treasury when war broke out in Europe, producing radio programs that promoted the purchase of government bonds. He probably could have stayed with the Treasury Department as long as he wished, but following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Wouk joined the United States Navy and was commissioned an officer. He was assigned to a destroyer-minesweeper, the Zane, where he served for three years in the Pacific. During that time, in order to relieve the many hours and days of monotony, he began work on his first novel, a satire of radio entitled Aurora Dawn, which was published in 1946. In 1948, he published his second book, City Boy, an autobiographical novel, which seemed to reflect his own background in numerous details about the life of its hero, Herbie Bookbinder. His next book, Slattery's Hurricane, which dealt with navy weather pilots, was filmed by 20th Century Fox in 1949 from a screenplay co-authored by Wouk under director André De Toth, with Richard Widmark as the star. By the early '50s, a second Wouk story had come to the screen, courtesy of Columbia Pictures, under the title Her First Romance, starring a then grown up Margaret O'Brien. For all of Wouk's previous successes, nobody could have predicted the triumph of his novel The Caine Mutiny (1951), or its effect on readers. Loosely based on Wouk's experiences during the war -- though he was quick to point out that the events central to its drama were purely fiction -- the book told a story of life aboard a destroyer-minesweeper during World War II, using language rich in metaphor and filled with beautifully drawn characters of a kind that hadn't been seen before in a modern war novel. The book earned a Pulitzer Prize and soon soared to the top of the bestseller lists, becoming one of the biggest-selling English-language novels of the 20th century. The Caine Mutiny was so successful that it quickly spawned a stage adaptation, a television production, and, in 1954, an immensely popular movie produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, and Robert Francis. The book's impact tended to overshadow Wouk's earlier work, as well as his parallel career as a playwright, which included his 1949 Broadway drama, The Traitor. The Caine Mutiny has remained a perennially popular book for more than 50 years, a steady seller in paperbacks more than a generation after its initial publication, but not even its popularity hinted at the reaction of audiences to his novel Marjorie Morningstar (1955). From the day of its publication, the book -- dealing with a modern, young Jewish-American woman's efforts to find a place for herself and her religion in the modern world -- was a juggernaut, selling in the millions in hardcover and later in paperback, and
Master of Dark Shadows
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No Score Yet The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
No Score Yet Youngblood Hawke
No Score Yet Slattery's Hurricane
No Score Yet Lady Be Good
No Score Yet War and Remembrance
No Score Yet The Winds of War
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Troops' concerns are well-founded. A few years ago, a company commander in the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY, developed his own multi-faceted program that caused a big flap. He had his own policies, registration forms, etc. Believe he was requiring troops living off-post and owning private weapons to turn those weapons into the company arms room for "secure storage," etc. Vastly exceeded both his authority and anything remotely reasonable. Troops are right to be scared of stuff like this.
The issue is a thorny one for the Pentagon. Gun rights advocates and many service members fiercely oppose any policies that could be construed as limiting the private ownership of firearms.
But as suicides continue to rise this year, senior Defense Department officials are developing a suicide prevention campaign that will encourage friends and families of potentially suicidal service members to safely store or voluntarily remove personal firearms from their homes.
Dr. Woodson, who declined to provide details, said the campaign would also include measures to encourage service members, their friends and their relatives to remove possibly dangerous prescription drugs from the homes of potentially suicidal troops.


TogetherConnected: is our Arabic school, NEAAO helps parents keep their relationship and social ties to their children. Trapped with the language barrier, parents start losing the ability to communicate with their children in their mother tongue and struggle more during their transition and integration. Keeping the Arabic language will help children improve their personal, social, intellectual, educational and economical future achievements.
NEAAO acknowledges this challenge and found that many of Arab immigrant's children did not have the opportunity to learn reading or writing in their mother language (Arabic) due to war or immigration. By starting schools in the United States school system, Arab immigrants children find themselves in a new physical environment. The classroom is new, most of the classmates are strangers, the teacher is a stranger too. The structured way of learning is also new. If, in addition to these things, there is an abrupt change in the language of interaction, then the situation can get quite complicated and can negatively affect the child's progress and behavior by suppressing children potential and liberty to express themselves freely. It dulls the enthusiasm of young minds, inhibits their creativity, and makes the learning experience unpleasant. All of which is bound to have a negative effect on learning outcomes.
NEAAO, however, is supporting the Arab community by creating an Arabic school where children ages 6 to 16 can join and learn reading, writing, communicating in Arabic or home language. This is a great tool that can help children navigate their new environment and bridge their learning at school with the experience they bring from home from the Arabic school.
We believe that by properly nurturing the Arabic language for the Arab immigrants children, we will be able to benefit them throughout their lives. Studies show that children who speak other languages will learn to speak, read and write English. However, unless parents and teachers actively encourage maintenance of the native language, the child is in danger of losing it and with that loss, the benefits of bilingualism. Maintaining the native language matters for the following reasons.
Personal: The child's first language is critical to his or her identity. Maintaining this language helps the child value his or her culture and heritage, which contributes to a positive self-concept.
Social: When the native language is not maintained, important links to family and other community members may be lost. By encouraging native language use, parents can prepare the child to interact with the native language community, both in the United States and overseas.
Intellectual: Students need uninterrupted intellectual development. When students who are not yet fluent in English switch to using only English, they are functioning at an intellectual level below their age. Interrupting intellectual development in this manner is likely to result in academic failure. However, when parents and children speak the language they know best with one another, they are both working at their actual level of intellectual maturity.
Educational: Students who learn English and continue to develop their native language have higher academic achievement in later years than do students who learn English at the expense of their first language.
Economic: Better employment opportunities in this country and overseas are available for individuals who are fluent in English and another language.


A major new report has praised services for children in Edinburgh.
The joint inspection report for 'Services for Children and Young People in the City of Edinburgh' was carried out by the Care Inspectorate.
Their pilot report, the first one to be carried out under new inspection rules, was published today (Monday 29 April) and highlights the many positive areas of work being carried out by the City of Edinburgh Council, NHS Lothian, Police Scotland and voluntary organisations in the Capital.
Particular strengths that are making a difference include: the high motivation and strong commitment of staff to improving the life chances of vulnerable children, young people and families; the actions taken to keep children and young people at risk of abuse and harm safe and the wide range of measures consulting and seeking the views of children and young people. Also highlighted were the strong culture and positive partnership working at all levels and the visionary leadership and direction of the Edinburgh Children's Partnership and commitment to prevention and early intervention.
* Family Nurse Partnership involves specially trained family nurses offering all young parents under the age of 20 very high levels of support from early pregnancy right up until their babies are two-years-old.
* The Healthy Weight Initiative has a wide range of staff in health, education, community, leisure and youth work trained to help children, young people and families adopt healthy lifestyles.
* Growing Confidence is a programme in nurseries and schools to build self-esteem and confidence. It encourages children and young people to manage things that might be getting in the way of their learning. It also helps many parents and carers to get more involved in supporting their child's education and overall well-being.
Councillor Paul Godzik, Education, Children and Families Convener, said: "This is the first time all the organisations involved in delivering these services have been assessed under the new system and it's very encouraging that the report highlights the positive work being carried out.
"It's important that all of us who work with children, young people and families continue to engage well with them and improve on what has been achieved so far.
Chief Superintendent Mark Williams, Divisional Commander for the City of Edinburgh, said: "We welcome the publication of the Care Inspectorate report, which highlights the successful joint working between partner agencies in Edinburgh in providing services for children, young people, and their families.
"Police Scotland is committed to keeping people safe, and we are pleased the Care Inspectorate has recognised the work that has been undertaken through the Edinburgh Children's Partnership to enhance the level of protection offered to vulnerable children and young people in the Capital.
Sally Egan, Associate Director and Child Health Commissioner, NHS Lothian, said: "We welcome this report which contains many positives about the work being carried out by NHS Lothian, including our Family Nurse Partnership and Healthy Weight Initiatives, along with the work of our partner agencies for Lothian's children and young people.
"We will now endeavour to make improvements which were outlined in the report and maintain the strengths already identified.


Karakoram Tours Pakistan is a leading Tour Operating company having 14 year experience in mostly Mountaineering,trekking,and tours to all over in Pakistan.
In order to carry out our commitment for improving the livelihood of the poor, Karakoram Tours Pakistan will give a portion of its profits to support social projects, in particular helping poor & lower cast children to go schools is one of our main targets.
All the Travelers must agree following "Terms & Conditions" before booking any trip with Karakoram Tours Pakistan. We are Pakistan adventure base company and fully licensed and registered in various department of Government of Pakistan.
Trekking , walking & mountaineering in remote parts of this Mountain area carries an inherent risk due to the weather cause injury and death, this is beyond our control. Always we do our best to reduce any risks and hazards to our capacity.
1. The term "trip" used in these web site and booking conditions refers to all itineraries described on this website including those which might otherwise be known as walking, tours, treks, trips, sightseeing, climbing, mountaineering, expeditions or holidays. 20% of the total amount, refundable booking deposit is required for every trip booking per person. Booking deposit can be made by bank transfer.
2.The balance will be made up on your arrived in Islamabad Pakistan.. Final trip documentation will be released upon full trip payment.
4. 60 days or more prior to trip departure Deduction the documentation cost from deposit. 7 days before trip depart- Loss of full payment.
5.No refunds will be made if you voluntarily leave a trip for any reason after the trip has begun. Refunds will be at the discretion of Karakoram Tours Pakistan if you are involuntarily forced to leave a trip for any reason. No refunds will be made for any accommodation, transport, sightseeing, meals or services not utilized. Please note that these conditions are subject to change.
6. If Karakoram Tours Pakistan cancels a departure which is guaranteed to run we will refund the trip price, plus you are entitled to take an alternative trip of the same value without charge. A provision to this We reserves the right to cancel any trip, including a guaranteed trip, prior to departure due to reasons beyond its' control. In such a case, Karakoram Tours Pakistan will refund the trip price only.
7. All amendment and cancellation fees apply according to your program. A cancellation of a trip constitutes a cancellation as per above. If you wish to change your booking in any way, the following fees will apply.
8. If the booking amendment request is received by Karakoram Tours Pakistan 60 days or more prior to your original trip departure - US$150.00 per person if the booking amendment request is received by us than less than 60 days to your original trip departure charges as per cancellation fees. If there has been any change in the price of the trip you change your booking to, from the time of your original booking to the time of the amendment, the new trip price will apply to the reservation. These fees are in addition to any charges levied by hotels, and other suppliers to Karakoram Tours Pakistan.
9. Changes to any other arrangements made in conjunction with your trip booking Amendments to any other arrangements made in conjunction with your trip reservation will incur an administration fee of US$25.00 per booking per change. This fee is in addition to any charges levied by hotels, ground operators or airlines. It may not be possible to make any amendments to your booking within 10 days of departure. Fees for late changes will vary from a minimum of US$150.00 upward per booking, if the change can be made.
10. You must carry a valid passport and have obtained the appropriate visas when traveling with us. Please ensure your passport is valid for 6 months beyond the duration of the trip. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of the correct visas for the countries you are traveling to. We cannot accept responsibility if you are refused entry to a country or places because you lack the correct visa documentation.
11. When booking on a with us for any kind of trip you understand that Karakoram Tours Pakistan runs adventure trips, where accommodation, transport, safety, hygiene, telecommunication facilities, level of infrastructure development and medical facilities are not the same that you are used to at home, or would find on a conventional holiday. This type of holiday inherently involves a high level of personal risk, which you agree to fully assume.
12. You understand that during the course of the trip certain events may occur, including, but not limited to, accident or illness in remote places without medical facilities, political instability and the forces of nature. You agree to assume all risks associated with the journey to the maximum extent permitted by Pakistani law.
13. You acknowledge that travel on a Karakoram Tours trip requires a degree of flexibility, and understand that the trip route, accommodation and modes of transport are subject to change without prior notice due to local circumstances.
14. Should Karakoram Tours Pakistan deem it advisable to amend an itinerary for any reason, it may do so by shortening, varying or re-routing any trip. These changes are binding and additional expenses will be charged to you if the reason for any alteration is outside of our control.
15. While traveling with us you agree to accept the authority of the trip leader or local operator at all times. You are aware that travel within a group may involve compromise to accommodate the diverse desires and physical abilities of group members. You understand that we reserve the right to decline, accept, or retain any person as a member of the group at any time.
16. No employee, representative or agent of other then company head or director to vary these conditions. This agreement is governed by the laws of the Government of Pakistan.


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Using Coursework to Create Informed Students for Today's Global Village
Spring 2011: Engaging Students in the Community and the World
Jon A. Yasin, Bergen Community College
Because of the various types of contemporary technology that we and many of our students have access to, the world is now an international global village. An event that occurs anywhere on earth can be communicated around the world within minutes. With instant access to information worldwide, students must be prepared on a variety of levels for success in this global village. In addition to the specialized skills that they are developing, they must have an understanding of the cultures, political institutions, and critical issues pertinent to their local areas of residence, as well as those of the regions in which they reside, the countries in which they live, and those cultures most influential internationally. Assisting students in becoming informed citizens is a daunting, but necessary task. In an academic institution, such a task is the responsibility of various departments–advising, academic, student activities. Course content in academic departments has a particularly important role in helping students to become informed citizens, in addition to becoming specialists in specific academic disciplines.
English composition courses, as an illustration, provide a service to students, assisting them in developing the required skills to produce expository essays and research papers, and in developing critical reading and thinking skills. Courses like these allow instructors to introduce a plethora of activities designed to build students' information and knowledge bases. One obvious objective of such courses is to aid the student in developing skills in using rhetorical devices, such as comparison, contrast, cause, effect, argumentation/persuasion, example/illustration, as well as familiarity with different genres of writing, such as summaries and journals. The instructor, furthermore, has the opportunity to introduce the student to critical issues affecting society as the content material for such reading and writing activities. Discussions of critical issues, such as controversial topics about popular culture, crises in systems of education across America, rights of minority groups, sexism, and moral issues assist students in understanding the relationship between what happens in the classroom and what happens in the world. Interestingly, many students continuously report that while in high school, they were not grounded in such reality. Dialogues about contemporary critical issues assist students in defining themselves and locating themselves in society, and providing much needed guidance and direction for them on a personal level. For example, while discussing police brutality, one student interested in law enforcement and specializing in criminal justice revealed to our class that he did not know that police departments across the country do not consider those with arrests for felonies or certain misdemeanors for employment. This led to an information-sharing discussion about various other careers and professions where background checks occur, reminding some and informing others that, at eighteen, one is an adult and must "stay out of the fast lane."
Because of the various changes in the requirements for graduation from high school, many students today do not necessarily arrive in our classrooms with the same types of knowledge and information that students had even one generation ago. In the past, for example, high school seniors studied civics to learn about the workings of the government, minimal requirements for holding certain governmental offices, and how laws are made. Thus, students could read about the pros and cons relative to equal rights for African Americans, for instance, with the necessary background knowledge of Constitutional law, how such laws were developed, and how African Americans were disenfranchised, which was a violation of the laws of the land. However, today, many students enter higher education institutions without certain fundamental knowledge about the history of the growth and development of the American republic and democracy, the organization of the country, and the laws that govern the people in these United States. So, in discussing contemporary critical issues affecting those currently fighting against disenfranchisement, among the readings assigned to students regarding such issues, one can include the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Surprisingly, several American-born students have admitted that they did not even know the difference between these two documents. Building such knowledge bases assists American students in becoming informed citizens, educates immigrants about their new country, and gives international students a barometer by which they can gauge human and civil rights in their countries of origin.
Additionally, it is imperative to help students to become informed citizens by introducing them to as many resources as possible. As an introduction to participant observation, ethnographic research, and comparison and contrast rhetorical devices, students were assigned to write an essay contrasting two television talk shows, one on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and one on a commercial television network of their choice, with the exception of The Jerry Springer Show, for obvious reasons. This entailed discussing different types of funding sources for the medium, viewing two talk shows on the appropriate television channels, taking notes, and writing the essay. The opening paragraph of one student's paper read:
"When one thinks of television, the first thing that comes to mind is commercial broadcasting. On Monday, I had a conversation with a friend and the topic of television came into the discussion. I asked my friend if he knew what the Public Broadcasting Service was, and he told me he had no idea. Viewers of today have ready access to the public service channels, but few, if any, ever watch any of the programming. (Viray, 1)."
As an educator, I have found this assignment to be serendipitous and it continues to be each semester for the students to whom it is assigned. Over the years, numerous students have commented that the activity was their first introduction to PBS, while others commented that it allowed them to introduce PBS to family and friends, as did the student quoted above. The richness of the programming on PBS is vitally important for the educational development of students who are growing into informed citizens, and for all.
Assisting students in such an effort through reading and writing about critical issues, on occasion, forces some of them to confront unresolved personal problems. This may result in instructors being involved with a student on a level in which he or she did not intend, and it is incumbent upon that faculty member to aid the student. As an illustration, when completing an assignment explaining why the feminist movement is still necessary or not, using sexual harassment to support their views, two women discussed having been raped after their senior proms, during their final days of high school. Neither had sought out the necessary assistance they needed to resolve this issue, nor did they during the semester in my classes. As a result, memories of these incidents were so painful to the women as they completed the assignments that both withdrew from the class. However, advice was given to them about whom to contact on campus. Recently, another student, responding to the same assignment, wrote that her father treated her mother in a way that an animal should not be treated. Later, that same student discovered that her aunts also were suffering through physical and verbal abuse. Again, she was referred to persons on campus who could assist her.
In her research on writing, Louise DeSalvo explains that she and many writers "have… used the writing of their artistic works to help them heal from the thorny experiences of their lives, especially from dislocation, violence, racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, rape, political persecution, incest, loss, illness" (4). Faculty can not be asked to become therapists or counselors, but often, they have valuable information to share about available resources that students can utilize to assist them in resolving these types of personal issues.
Critical issues, such as those mentioned above by DeSalvo, are issues because of moral and ethical principles being compromised. Moreover, the Stop Snitchin' movement, which encourages people not to cooperate with law enforcement officers or other authorities and is currently popular among young adults and adolescents including many of our students, exemplifies why moral and ethical issues should be presented to students who are working toward being informed citizens. One student was overheard telling another to not "worry about sin, but do what you want to." This generation has witnessed many major criminal acts and injustices, such as the unjust war waged against the people of Iraq and government bail-outs of the banking sector because of corporate greed while those businesses continue to award their administrators with large bonuses. Some of our students need to confront their own values and work toward clarifying them. Discussing moral and ethical principles of critical issues help students to focus on notions of right and wrong.
The traditional English composition class is designed to guide and assist the student in developing a secondary Discourse, use of academic English. A Discourse, according to James Gee is "a socially accepted association among ways of using language, other symbolic expressions, and 'artifacts,' of thinking, feeling, believing, valuing, and acting that can be used to identify oneself as a member of a socially meaningful group or 'social network,' or to signal (that one is playing) a socially meaningful 'role'"(131).A child learns his or her primary Discourse at home from family and in his or her sociocultural setting. According to Gee, primary Discourses "constitute our first social identity, and something of a base within which we acquire or resist later Discourses. They form our initial taken-for-granted understandings of who we are and who people 'like us' are, as well as what sorts of things we ('People like us') do, value, and believe when we are not 'in public'" (137). Exploring language and language usage in class introduces the student to how to express one's understandings in public in the format accepted in the academy; this is a secondary Discourse.
In addition to explanations about formal and informal uses of language, discussions about appropriate dress for certain situations and so forth greatly aid in the creation of informed students. Several years ago, a student came to class wearing slacks, a dark tie, a black shirt, and a vest, with his usually flowing long blond hair in a neat ponytail, and sporting his usual pair of earrings. Asked if he were getting married because he was not wearing his usual "uniform", he laughed and replied that he was going to court after class. It was suggested that before going to court that he should return home, change only the shirt for a light colored shirt, and remove the earrings. An adult student in the class overheard the conversation. After class, she thanked me for advising him about dressing similarly to those in authority in certain situations, and knowing the student's family, she commented that his parents do not spend any time talking with him. Students have often used the term grateful to describe the feeling they have after discussing such issues, all of which are personally important to them.
Along with course activities, college-wide activities provided in tandem are essential in creating the globally informed citizen. Bergen Community College, for example, celebrates a plethora of cultural activities during the academic year, including Native American Heritage Week, Asian Heritage Week, European American Heritage Week, Latin American Heritage Week, Black History Month, Caribbean Heritage Week, Islamic Awareness Week, African Heritage Week, Women's Rights Month, and GLBT Awareness Week. Committees of faculty and members of student clubs organize events introducing the cultures of these various groups and more importantly, they invite speakers to discuss critical and crucial issues affecting them. Astute faculty take classes to the lectures that occur during class times and assign lectures to be attended at other times. Consequently, students gain exposure to the customs and traditions of others, as well as contemporary issues affecting others, which provide them with a global perspective, necessary for success in life. Such activities along with critical issues discussed in courses provide a well rounded view for students. Other college-wide activities, such as diversity weekend and leadership weekend, help students to develop necessary skills for positive interpersonal relationships with people of other racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and assist them in honing their leadership skills. All such activities are essential in supporting students who already reside in a global village as they become informed citizens.
DeSalvo, Louise. (1999). Writing as a way of healing. San Francisco: HarperCollins.
Gee, James Paul(1996). Social linguistics and literacies. (2nd ed). London: Falman Press.
Viray, Jason(2010). "The feminist movement is in the past." Unpublished paper.


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Preparation for a brand-new home or addition might be a stressful experience. If you wish to make Hawaiian ranch design home plans, you will certainly uncover something which is ideal for your taste.You needs to certainly subcontract out the essential components of your task that you aren't comfortable tackling. From your extremely first initial appointment with our builders, you will certainly recognize your task remains in the perfect hands. The extremely first point you should certainly do prior to starting a house addition task is to locate all your documentation with each other.
Whether you're building a house or offering one, a great houseplant is vital. So you choose to develop a house or home in Europe. When you renovate your house, if it's your kitchen area, your washroom, master bedroom location or a different part of your home, it is able to make your home extra attractive and also make money atmosphere which will supply you with a terrific deal of pleasure for years right into the future. If you reside in your home which you intend to renovate, you will require to. Beginning by trying to find decent local professionals with experience in finishing the kind of home you wish to create.
There's a lot to much better your home if you wish to make it even more lovable. Following your cleansing ritual, you will undoubtedly require to focus on the very best way to secure your home by preparing an outstanding barrier. Begin by assessing the area you have actually entered your existing home and also what extra you would certainly love to obtain added to it. In a lot of circumstances, custom-made houses call for the aid of a qualified engineer. Constructing a desire house is a considerable turning point in every individual's life.If you are not specific ready to what degree your enhancement will cost, obtaining a number of onsite estimates are a significant alternative. You might determine an addition isn't for you. Constructing a residence enhancement can be a straightforward or extremely challenging approach. If your home enhancement removes the only home window in a bedroom, then it's no longer permitted to work as a bedroom.
Designing your very own house enhancement might be an enjoyable and also meeting experience, but one that requires substantial preparation, preparation and also a little research study. Modular house additions show up in two various kinds. Planning a trailer enhancement is tricky.Additions including a raised elevation should certainly be prepared by an expert. A little enhancement beside the garage can supply added storage or a mudroom, whilst length added to the other side of your home can, relying on your floor program, make the home, dining room or kitchen area really feel a little bit roomier. Even in instance you know you might construct the very best enhancement feasible, a prospective purchaser will likely not be well-informed enough to evaluate the quality of what you have actually built.
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Q: Reading a folder containing all XML files into dataframe I have the following data set
    Unique_id   Labels  doc_id
0   00001   C   [9149180, 3781329]
1   00002   B   [4396080, 9207819, 9757979, 344087, 361152, 20...
2   00003   B   [1519858, 11734712]
3   00004   A   [15547167]
4   00005   C   [11392916]

Now each number in the column doc_id represent an XML file(9149180.XML) in the folder name trainset.
path = "/Users/public_dat/trainset"
files = os.listdir(path)
print(len(files))

1463

Each of the XML files contains several data, I am interested in extracting the data in the file under the heading
<abstract>
The influence of different contraceptive techniques on the incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in 672 patients was studied. The lowest frequency of PID was found in patients using hormonal
<\abstract>

and make a column with titled abstract. If the doc_id has two files then merge the data.
So I want to read the first file from the folder. To test if it's reading I did the following code
list_of_files=os.listdir(path)
file_path_file1 = os.path.join(path, list_of_files[0])
pd.read_xml(file_path_file1)

It give the output as follows

medlinecitation pubmeddata
0   NaN NaN

I was expecting a column with title 'abstract'. I am wondering how read all the files into dataframe where each row have id by the file number and column as abstract.


Getting ready to make your Homemade BBQ Rub but I have a quest first. Do I lightly salt the chicken before I put on the rub? How long should the rub penetrate the chicken (in the fridge) before I put into my Pit Barrel Cooker for smoking about 3 hours?... Regarding the Martha Stewart BBQ chicken recipe and the sauce: the sauce is great but you cannot cook a raw chicken on a bbq grill in the suggested 30 minutes unless you like it way undercooked and/or blackened. It takes closer to an hour to do it right.
Getting ready to make your Homemade BBQ Rub but I have a quest first. Do I lightly salt the chicken before I put on the rub? How long should the rub penetrate the chicken (in the fridge) before I put into my Pit Barrel Cooker for smoking about 3 hours?... How to make BBQ chicken. By Catherine McCord One of the greatest cooking accomplishments for a mom is figuring out how to stretch one meal into two or three.
The most common way that I use this Homemade BBQ Chicken Rub is when I make this Easy Smoked Chicken, but you could use it with plenty of other recipes as well. I'm sure that you could use this BBQ Chicken Rub on meats other than chicken if you wanted to.