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package org.zstack.compute.host;

import org.zstack.core.config.GlobalConfig;
import org.zstack.core.config.GlobalConfigDefinition;
import org.zstack.core.config.GlobalConfigValidation;

/**
 */
@GlobalConfigDefinition
public class HostGlobalConfig {
    public static final String CATEGORY = "host";

    @GlobalConfigValidation
    public static GlobalConfig SIMULTANEOUSLY_LOAD = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "load.all");
    @GlobalConfigValidation
    public static GlobalConfig AUTO_RECONNECT_ON_ERROR = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "connection.autoReconnectOnError");
    @GlobalConfigValidation(numberGreaterThan = 0)
    public static GlobalConfig HOST_LOAD_PARALLELISM_DEGREE = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "load.parallelismDegree");
    @GlobalConfigValidation(numberGreaterThan = 0)
    public static GlobalConfig HOST_TRACK_PARALLELISM_DEGREE = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "ping.parallelismDegree");
    @GlobalConfigValidation(numberGreaterThan = 0)
    public static GlobalConfig PING_HOST_INTERVAL = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "ping.interval");
    @GlobalConfigValidation
    public static GlobalConfig IGNORE_ERROR_ON_MAINTENANCE_MODE = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "maintenanceMode.ignoreError");
    @GlobalConfigValidation(numberGreaterThan = 0, numberLessThan = Integer.MAX_VALUE)
    public static GlobalConfig HOST_CPU_OVER_PROVISIONING_RATIO = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "cpu.overProvisioning.ratio");
    @GlobalConfigValidation
    public static GlobalConfig RECONNECT_ALL_ON_BOOT = new GlobalConfig(CATEGORY, "reconnectAllOnBoot");
}


The spread of prices for common household jobs across the recently-launched website's 12,000 tradesmen ranged from £10-per-hour to an incredible £250-per-hour, with builders in Surrey charging as much as 25-times more than their counterparts in Nottingham. Plumbers in Surrey also charged an eye-watering 20-times more than those in Caerphilly. Meanwhile, hiring an electrician in London could cost you £250-per-hour, compared with a bargain basement £10-per-hour in Birmingham.
"We knew there was a wide disparity in charges between the southeast and the rest of the UK, but we were shocked just how wide that was", says HaMuch.com founder Tarquin Purdie. "The prices show that the market can take a lot in the southeast, whereas rates in parts of the Midlands and north may not have increased for several years. It is certainly something that will make the industry and even government ministers sit up and pay attention.
The most inexpensive painter and decorator and carpenter both charged £10-per-hour and were in Nuneaton and Doncaster respectively. The most costly were in Brighton and Islington, at £150 and £100.
Building work: Cheapest, £10-per-hour in Nottingham, East Midlands. Most costly, £250-per-hour in Camberley, Surrey.
Electricians: Cheapest, £10-per-hour in Birmingham, West Midlands. Most costly, £250 in Edgware, London.
Plumbing: Cheapest, £10-per-hour in Blackwood, Caerphilly. Most costly, £200-per-hour in Addlestone, Surrey.
Painting and decorating: Cheapest, £10-per-hour in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Most costly, £150-per-hour in Brighton, East Sussex.
Carpenters: Cheapest, £10-per-hour in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Most costly, £100 in Islington, London.


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On the morning of their wedding anniversary, a woman woke up and told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a gold necklace for our anniversary. What do you think it means?"
"You'll know tonight." he said.
That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife.
Delighted, she opened it to find a book entitled "The Meaning of Dreams."
Of course, Jews have made a few contributions to the field of dream interpretation. While Sigmund Freud probably comes to mind, the truth is we can go back a bit further. In fact, the rabbis tell us that dreams played an important part in the story we just read a few minutes ago: according to one midrash, the words "early next morning" suggests that Abraham awoke from a dream and immediately went forward to do what he understood to be God's bidding. Of course, Abraham's great grandson and Isaac's grandson, Joseph, was probably the most famous dreamer of them all. There is a profound lesson in the Joseph story that I learned only recently: Rabbi Isaac Bernstein, one of the great leaders of Anglo Jewry, points out that it is only when Joseph starts listening to the dreams of others that he begins to move along the road to redemption, himself.
We need to listen to each other's dreams, as well. Isn't that what this day is all about? Dreaming, as individuals and as a community, so that our dreams can guide us in the year ahead?
Before we can consider this year's dreams, we need to spend a moment reflecting upon last year's dreams. As a Temple community, we saw some extraordinary dreams fulfilled and even celebrated. We fulfilled the dream of bringing a cantor to our congregation who would inspire us and touch us and teach us. It is dream like to think that Cantor Doob has only been with us for a little over a year. Rabbi Brown and Gregg fulfilled dream of becoming parents became a fulfilled dream for all of us, whose lives are touched by the promise of her life and the promise of every baby born into our Temple family, including, of course, the grandchildren born to members of Temple family, no matter where they live. They are all the fulfillment of our dreams. And yes, Irene and I were blessed to fulfill the dream of witnessing our children called to the Torah for the first time as B'nai Mitzvah. Throughout the years , I have preached about and tried to build and yes, dreamed about community, yet never appreciated until that day just how powerful genuine community can be. On more levels than I can express, it was, for me, a dream fulfilled.
And what of the dreams are founding members! How many of them told us this past year that they could not have dreamt of the Temple they founded 50 years ago becoming what it is today. Their dreams became our dreams, and this past year, we all began the celebration of the fulfillment of the dream our first half-century, inspiring us to dream about what we will build over the next 50 years. We are not done celebrating, just as we are not done dreaming. Stay tuned for word of more celebrations throughout the year.
Thank God we had all of those fulfilled dreams to celebrate, because there were enough broken dreams this past year to go around.
I look out into this congregation, and I see too many who are sitting by themselves this year. I look out, and I am reminded of the losses he suffered this year, of the pain that you still live with, of the challenges and difficulties that have replaced the dreams of yesterday.
For some of us, the broken dreams are exacerbated or are the direct result of the financial crisis. We all share in that broken dream, to varying degrees. And we share it as a community.
Two years ago, I stood before you, announcing major endowment gifts, and invited you to dream with me - those were my exact words - about how we would use those funds to enrich and expand our mission. Now our task is to preserve those funds, so that we can continue to function as we have, and ensure that no one ever need to worry about being able to afford to belong to Temple Isaiah.
How sobering! I keep thinking of the Yiddish expression, "Mensch tracht und Gut lacht" -- "Man plans and God laughs." Perhaps you are more familiar with the euphemistic translation: "Man proposes and God disposes." No, I think God is laughing, though not laughing at us or mocking us. I think that God is chuckling and smiling, like an old, wise woman who has seen enough to know that our dreams are temporal, that as the world around us changes, that as we change and grow, our dreams will change and grow. Chuckling and smiling to herself, giving us the room to continue to dream and to learn.
Such is the nature of dreams. The dreams of a congregation of 2009 are different from the dreams of a congregation of 2007. The dreams of a 60-year- old are different from the dreams of a 30-year-old, which are different from the dreams of a 10- year- old. And the dreams of a middle-aged person in 2009 are different from the dreams of that same person two years earlier, especially if he or she is without work, or simply looking at a retirement account worth a fraction of what it was a few years ago.
It is only when we listen to each other's dreams that we, too, begin to walk along the road to redemption - because ultimately, our dreams are all intertwined with one another, and with our people throughout time.
This summer, I had the chance to fulfill a small dream, which was tied up in the dreams of our people, but which I did not realize until I experienced it.
In August, Irene and I traveled to Italy for the first time. Our first stop was Rome, and once we got settled into our hotel, we made our way directly to the Colosseum. Our tour guide casually mentioned that it was built by 20,000 Jewish slaves brought back the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Second Temple. A few minutes later, we strolled in the summer heat over towards the Forum, and there it was: The Arch of Titus. I had learned about it long-ago but had never been able to fully conceptualize the arch that became the model for victory arches throughout the world. It was built in the year 81 by the Emperor Domitian following the death of his predecessor and brother Titus, who had led the Roman conquest of Jerusalem. If you are familiar with it, you can picture the image carved into its side of Roman troops carrying the booty of their victory, including the seven branched menorah , on their shoulders. Ironically, it is the only contemporary representation of the sacred objects of the Temple that we have. I cannot imagine what went through the minds of our ancestors were carried off into captivity and resettled in the Roman Empire. It would hardly have been surprising for them to have despaired so thoroughly of ever returning to Jerusalem, or ever being able to practice their religion again that they simply assimilated into the Roman Empire. Some did. But the vast majority never stopped dreaming of redemption, and it was their dreams that kept Judaism and the Jewish people alive. Scattered and dispersed throughout the Roman Empire, they never stopped dreaming of the day when the Jewish people would once again be free in their own land, when Jews would live in freedom and with dignity.
There is a longstanding custom, probably dating from the completion of the arch, that Jews not walk through it, and so, dignify its depiction of the destruction of Jerusalem and the desecration of the Temple. There was one notable exception: in 1948, upon the founding of the state of Israel, a large contingent from the Roman Jewish community walked through the arch in the opposite direction from the original Ancient Roman triumphal march. I have to wonder how many generations dreamed of doing just that. Almost 2000 years after the Temple was destroyed and that we were sent into exile, the ancient Romans live on only in history and monuments. Am Yisrael Chai --- the people Israel lives, because our dreams still live.
But the dreams of our ancestors who were forced into the diaspora, those dreams alone would not have been sufficient to keep Judaism and the Jewish people alive.
Even as most of the Jewish nation was forcibly resettled into the Roman Empire, a small remnant stayed behind, and clung to the land as well as their national and religious identity. The greatest figure of that time was Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai. During the Roman siege, when Vespasian, the father of Titus and Domitian was the commander of the Roman troops in Israel, ben Zakai correctly predicted that Vespasian would become Emperor and that Jerusalem would soon fall. He negotiated with Vespasian to allow the academy he established in Yavneh, some 30 miles to the west of Jerusalem to remain. After the destruction of the Temple, Yavneh became the primary center of Jewish life and learning. He taught that if God could be worshiped anywhere, that the Torah could become our portable homeland. He taught that Tzedakah, Teshuvah and Tefilah -- charitable justice, repentance, and prayer were equal to and more important than sacrifice. The dream of Jewish life in Jerusalem with the Temple as the center of Jewish life was shattered forever. But Rabbi Yochanan dreamed a new dream, an idea so powerful that it still resonates two thousand years later. Not so coincidently, It was Rabbi Yochanan who taught that the eye has two parts, a dark part and a white part, but we only see through the dark part. When dreams are broken, there is darkness, but out of our new dreams come enduring possibilities. No one welcomes failure and challenge, but it is out of the darkness, out of our struggles and our strivings that we become who we are.
From the time I was a teenager, I dreamed of becoming a rabbi. That dream was fulfilled some 26 years ago, when Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk, then president of Hebrew Union College, placed his hands upon my shoulders, and ordained me as a rabbi, as he did over time for more than 1000 of us. Perhaps you read of his passing earlier this week. He was a giant in the Jewish community, and particularly our Reform Movement. It was he who ordained the first woman rabbi, and the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in Israel. He was a founding member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, serving under three different presidents, and was a guiding force in the development of the United States Holocaust Museum. Amongst his many other involvements and leadership roles, he also served as president of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York. Fred Gottschalk earned his place as one of the great leaders of the Jewish people. One might wonder what Drove him.
Dr. Gottschalk was raised in the town of Oberwessel, Germany. On Kristallnact, in November of 1938, when he was eight, he witnessed the destruction of Jewish homes and businesses in his hometown in the anti-Jewish pogrom carried out by Hitler's agents which marked the beginning of the official Nazi terror program against the Jews. Decades later, he often would recall watching his frail grandfather wade into a creek to rescue pieces of the Torah scrolls that the Nazis had seized from the synagogue and hacked to pieces.
Handing the pieces to his grandson, the old man said, "One day you will put it together again."
"I'm still putting the pieces together for my grandfather," Gottschalk said.
Because, it turns out, dreams can be passed from one generation to anoher, the Torah of one generation becoming the Torah of the next.
Last night, Rabbi Brown told us a beautiful story about the Baal Shem Tov, the great Jewish mystic who is considered to be the founder of Chasidic Judaism. There is another story about him that I would like to share:
The Baal Shem Tov was visiting a particular town, and when he finished his lecture, which was given outdoors in the main square, it was time for Mincha, the afternoon worship. He was asked if he would lead everyone was gathered across the square to the synagogue and then lead the afternoon prayers. When he got to the door of the synagogue, he stopped, and everyone stopped behind him. No one said a word. After a time, a young boy who was near the front pulled on the Baal Shem's coat. "Baal Shem, Baal Shem! Why aren't we going in?" Everyone got very upset with the boy, but the Baal Shem Tov answered "No, he is right to ask. We cannot go in because it is too crowded -there is no room inside." With that, the boy looked around, realized that everyone who could possibly be inside was actually standing out in the square. He climbed on a barrel and looked inside the window and said "Baal Shem, Baal Shem! There is no one inside!" Again, the people got very upset, and the Baal Shem Tov responded, "No, the boy is right. There are no people inside, but there is no room. It is crowded from floor to ceiling with dreams that were dreamed, prayers that were prayed, and hopes that were hoped which were left inside, and never brought out and given life. We cannot go inside and dream another dream, pray another prayer, or hope another hope, until we take the ones that are in there and give them life."
My friends, over the next 10 days, we are going to cram this sanctuary full of hopes and dreams and prayers. That is a good first step. We can make 5770 a year of blessing only by bringing them out from here and into the world. And perhaps we can create a new expression: We dream, and God smiles.

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Review: Michael Feinstein
On November 30, 2012 November 30, 2012 By dramaqueennycIn cabaret, review
Michael Feinstein takes up residence in the New York nightclub that bears his name every year in December, to celebrate the holidays, though not necessarily to sing holiday songs. This year's edition is somewhat bittersweet, since it will be the last at the Regency Hotel, as Michael and company look for a new venue.
Titled "A Gershwin Holiday", this show features Feinstein singing only songs by George and Ira Gershwin, without any actual holiday songs until the encore (George Gershwin had passed away before Christmas songs came into vogue). Michael draws on his recently released book The Gershwins and Me, which itself draws on his six years (1977-1983) working as an archivist for Ira.
Unusually for cabaret, Feinstein has an opening act, the 16-year-old Nick Ziobro, the winner of the Michael Feinstein Initiative's 2012 Great American Songbook High School Competition. Ziobro's an astonishingly assured young singer, with a high tenor reminiscent of Feinstein and Fred Astaire – and even Harry Connick, Jr. when he really gets going.
Michael's show is both shorter (to make room for Ziobro, of course) and more understated than past holiday offerings. That's not to say that it doesn't swing: Musical Director Alan Broadbent leads a 5-piece ensemble of tasteful jazz players who play elegantly but never for a moment lose sight of the rhythmic vitality and invention that was one of Gershwin's hallmarks.
The only song in the show that doesn't have music by George Gershwin is one that Ira co-wrote with Kurt Weill, "Tchaikovsky", which Michael includes as a salute to Danny Kaye, who celebrates his centenary this year. Feinstein executes that song's brutally difficult lyrics quite well, but the evening's most musically stunning moment is a sort of "Gershwin fugue" built around "Embraceable You," which features Michael singing that song, while he and the band play tidbits of not one but 15 other Gershwin songs. Dazzling.
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Fine Art Photography from Death Valley National Park, California.
Eureka Dunes
In the remote area northwest of Death Valley, lies Eureka Valley, newly-aquired into the Death Valley National Park. On the edge of this valley lie the tallest sand dunes, at over 600 feet, in California, second tallest in the United States. only to Great Sand Dunes National Monument, in Colorado. One interesting note about these dunes is their reputation for making sounds - booming, barking, or singing, when disturbed. The impressive Last Chance Range is in the background.
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Devils Cornfield
Just to the east of the Mesquite Flat sand dunes, these curious structures are testimony to the survivability of the Arrowweed. As sand dunes gradually built up around them, these plants kept alive by outpacing the rising dunes. Eventually the dunes passed by, exposing the tall root systems of these amazing plants. The ones in this view are over 6 feet (2 meters) tall.
Salt Tectonics
In the hottest part of the valley, the surface temperature on the salt flats can exceed 200oF (93oC). Between the temperature extremes and the groundwater that is very close to the surface, the salt flats crack open, expand, and collide like miniature continents subject to plate tectonics. The surface of portions of the salt flats take on the appearance of jagged Alps-like terrain. This area is also known as the Devils Golf Course. (all rough, no greens!)
A little wind shear, with the thermal air convection that's common on the valley floor, and a dust devil is born. Some may be hundreds of feet high.
Ubehebe Crater
Located in the northern end of the park, Ubehebe Craters include over a dozen maar volcanoes, eruptions cause by shallow magma contacting groundwater, creating an explosion as the water flashes into steam. These occurred around 3,000 years ago, spewing cinders over an area of 6 square miles (15 Km2). The largest of the craters is Ubehebe Crater at 770 feet (235 meters) deep and 0.5 miles (0.8 Km) across.
Steep Alluvial Fan
At the foot of the Grapevine Mountains, northeast of Mesquite Flat, the Furnace Creek Fault drops the valley floor exposing the sheer face of the mountains. In response, sediment spills out of the side canyons over the fault scarp, creating the alluvial fans. The steepness of the fans is indicative of the relative speed of the faulting verses the rate of deposition.
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Scotty's Castle
Near the remote northeast entrance to the park lies Scotty's Castle, built in the late 1920s by "Death Valley" Scotty and Albert Mussey Johnson. These two characters were brought together as gold investment partners, but in the end, and after little luck with gold prospecting, became lifelong friends with each other and the desert.
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Kelvin Trimper appointed Member of the Order of Australia
Kelvin Trimper appointed Member of the Order of Australia National Rose Society of Australia
Kelvin Trimper appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) on Australia Day
Kelvin Trimper was appointed as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) with effect from 26 January 2018.
Kelvin has lived and worked in Northern Adelaide for 35 years. There are numerous instances of him assisting the community using his skills and experience and volunteering his time in many ways, over a long period of time. He developed an important and valuable sense of community as a result of being born and raised in the small rural town of Renmark in South Australia, where he learned, in many cases from example, how to help look after those less fortunate, those in need, and how to volunteer one's time for the good of the community. Now over 60, that ethos stayed with him his whole life. Renmark is also where he developed a love for plants – both indigenous and exotic. Vegetables and roses became passions.
Kelvin has worked nationally with State and Local Governments, Business Leaders and Education and Community Service Providers during his career in urban development. He joined Delfin Limited in 1987 after spending twelve years in the Education Department in School Facilities delivery and Administration. He was instrumental in establishing Delfin Lend Lease's leadership in the provision of education services, including those in the award winning Golden Grove development. He played a key role as Project Director in the winning and establishment of the highly awarded, mixed-use Mawson Lakes project in Adelaide and was involved with Mawson Lakes throughout its entire development.
A natural leader, Kelvin is an innovator and educator who believes in every individual, irrespective of culture, ability and status having the opportunity to realise their full potential. He enjoys working collaboratively and sharing ideas, knowledge and experience. He knows how to achieve results, even in challenging and hostile environments and believes that "if at first you don't succeed, you should try again" if something is worth pursuing.
Kelvin is currently President of The World Federation of Rose Societies. Since 1999, he has lectured at many rose conventions all over the world. He is a past President of The National Rose Society of Australia and Rose Society of South Australia, who awarded him Life Membership in 2012. Kelvin received the Australian Rose Award in 2012 and T.A. Stewart Memorial Award in 2013 for services to the rose in Australia and New Zealand.
Kelvin is a Fellow of the University of South Australia, Fellow of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (SA Division) and was given the Australia Day Honour of City of Salisbury Citizen of the Year in 2012.
Established in 1993, Kelvin and Melanie's home garden in South Australia is over one acre in size and contains 2,000 roses of all types.
Kelvin loves and supports his family, extended family and friends and is very loyal and committed to their success. His devotion to his children's education saw both achieve University Degrees and have full-time employment. Kelvin also has the unwavering support of his wife, Melanie.
Finally, Kelvin is passionate about growing plants, especially roses, fruit trees and vegetables and enjoys good wine and food. Whatever knowledge he has – he is happy to share it.
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Balinese temples are virtually on everybody's list of must-see things when visiting Bali. With over a thousand temples on the island tourists are spoilt for choice and. for a newcomer it can be hard to get grip of what the temples stand for and how important they are to the Balinese people.
Directional temples protect the island from evil spirits and are known as kahyangan jagat and on the island you will find nine of these. All of the directional temples occupy auspicious locations, such as the side of mountains, in caves or on cliff tops and visiting these are well worth it.
Quite a few of these temples are firmly entrenched on the regular tourist routes and these include the temples of Pura Besakih (the mother temple) and the cliff top temple of Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Others include Pura Goa Lawah (bat cave) and the delightful temple on the lake Pura Ulun Dana Bratan.


People with hearing loss tend to withdraw from social situations. Many times they will convince themselves they feel more comfortable and truly don't miss the interaction, but when the ability to communicate with others is returned, the loss they'd been living with becomes apparent. In today's post, Selma Wallack shares the moving story of her friend Ilene, a gym teacher in New York, and how her hearing aids restored something that many people take for granted—the unabashed pleasure of self-expression and community.
My dear friend, Ilene, was the most creative, energetic, efficient gym teacher in NYS. In fact, she was recognized one year as "Gym Teacher of the Year" by the state. Her students thrived and we, the faculty, were proud of her achievements. However, she seldom visited us in the lunchroom during the break, and never came to work in the common area for her preparation period. She returned our greetings politely, but did not initiate conversations. I attributed the style of behavior to her Midwestern up bringing; kind, efficient, but without the outward thrust of a New Yorker.
Years went by, and Ilene became more detached, albeit, with a silent warmth.
One afternoon in March, after our February vacation, Ilene appeared in the faculty lunchroom. We were seated in various areas, sharing holiday experiences with fellow teachers. After a brief greeting, Ilene pulled up a chair near me without disturbing the conversations. Alan had been skiing in Colorado, Ginny went to Florida, and so the stories evolved.
"I visited my family in Minnesota. I didn't realize how much I had missed them." Ilene continued sharing.
No one interrupted….which was unusual for our garrulous circle of friends. She told us about her new niece, her mother's venture into painting, and hikes in the nearby mountains. As we prepared to return to our classrooms, I remember hearing comments from individuals about Ilene's venture into socializing with us.
The following morning, there were chocolate cupcakes on our lunchroom table. (We usually brought goodies from home to share the calories with our colleagues.) Ilene brought them back from the Midwest, a gift from her mother.
A new Ilene had emerged. We were pleased with the changes, but very curious about the event.
Everyone was polite and supportive as we silently applauded the warm, enthusiastic personality that was such a shocking contrast. Two weeks away from school was hardly enough time to have made such a drastic personality change.
Thank you Selma and you too, Ilene, for sharing this wonderful story. People Hearing Better is proud to be a part of relating this story. PHB strives to provide information, help educate, and more than that allow individuals who have experiences with hearing loss to come together to help one another. This community is a thriving place thanks to people like the two of you, those who reach out to communicate, knowing that this interaction can and will result in the betterment of other people's lives.


In restaurants a menu is called as a presentation of list of food and beverages from which a customer's selects and orders his food. For a person who owns a restaurant, cafe or an ice cream parlor it is mandatory to have a menu card which would have the list of items the customers can select from.
The menu must reflect the elegant interiors and decor of the carvery. It should give people a clear idea about the various items the restaurant is offering to them. An amazingly beautiful menu card can entice the customers and attract them towards your hotel and make the interested to enjoy your delicacies quite often. Menu card can be regarded as the backbone of the restaurant because it develops a customer's perception about your restaurant and food items.
Usually customers love to pick from a lot of choices and they also appreciate the existence of restaurant's special dishes which no other restaurant can cook better. For pizza restaurants flyers like menus are used to advertise the business and to make people their customers. These menus contain the information about deals and stuff plus the number of the branch so that people could call and order pizzas or something else from the restaurant. The home delivery service is very convenient for those who don't want to travel all the way from their house to the restaurant. They can order a pizza by just giving a call to the restaurant and providing them with the home address.
A sample of tri fold restaurant menu is given here. Use MS Word to download and customize as per your requirement.


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Ross Ulbricht could have a powerful voice advocating for his freedom if U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Brakey is elected.
Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, is a less than 4 years into his double life sentence for his involvement in running the Silk Road exchange. Since his conviction, a Change.org petition has advocated for a reduction or re-evaluation of his sentence — many view the punishment as cruel and unusual. Still, the chances of the petition succeeding are slim to none. Upon sentencing, the court tossed an additional 40 years on top of Ulbricht's sentence, and he is not eligible for parole.
To date, nearly 84,465 people have signed the petition stating that Ulbricht's investigation and sentencing violates his Fourth and Sixth Amendment rights. The number continues to grow. Furthermore, allegations of investigative corruption, prosecutorial misconduct, and constitutional rights violations are cited as reasons for Ulbricht either needing to receive clemency or the right to appeal his case before the Federal Courts.
While the odds of ever walking freely are certainly stacked against Ulbricht, a recent petition by a U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Maine could bring the possibility of freedom a tad bit closer for Ulbricht.
Republican Senate candidate Eric Brakey (D-ME) recently tweeted that Ulbricht has, "very clearly been treated unfairly by our criminal justice system." In addition to signing his change.org petition, Brakey found the fact that "the judge considered pending charges during sentencing that were later dismissed due to corruption by federal investigators […] terrible." Brakey has promised to raise the issue with President Trump "when I win election to the U.S. Senate this November." Ulbricht and Brakey have now exchanged a series of tweets, and Ulbricht affectionately refers to Brakey as his "new favorite Senate candidate".
The Supreme Courts Adds an Extra Nail to the Coffin
In June of 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Ulbricht's petition for a writ of certiorari. This essentially permanently prevents Ulrich from appealing his punishment before the Supreme Court. This move motivated the Libertarian Party to draft and pass a resolution appealing to President Trump to provide a full, unconditional pardon to Ulbricht.
Ulbricht's involvement with The Silk Road marred the public's perception of cryptocurrency, but as blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption by the wider public and international businesses has grown, the negative image has begun to dissipate. Furthermore, a growing number of people are also beginning to question the severity of Ulbricht's sentencing as the drug policies of numerous states change, and the nature of online marketplaces evolves.
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Today the 2018 iteration of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100) index was released during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Sandvik is included in the list for the first time and ranked 65 overall.
Global 100 represent the top 2% in most leading companies in the world on sustainability performance.
"Sustainability is an integrated part of our business. A sustainable approach to business, helping our customers become safer, more efficient and more productive, will contribute to ensuring long-term value creation for our customers, investors and employees", says Björn Rosengren, President and CEO of Sandvik.
To determine the ranking, 5,994 publicly listed companies were analyzed against global industry peers on a suite of 17 quantitative key performance indicators ranging from sustainable offerings, financial performance, human resources management, energy and water use, to sustainability leadership.
"We are very proud to, for the first time, be included in the Global 100 index. The indicators measured are well in line with our sustainable business strategy, that evaluates the sustainability performance in our own operations as well as in our offering to customers", says Christina Båge-Friborg, Head of Sustainable Business at Sandvik.
Sandvik is also included in in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, FTSE4Good and in the Ethibel Sustainability Indexes.
The Global 100 Index is compiled by the media and investment advisory firm, Corporate Knights.
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Science Center of Pinellas property slated for wastewater facility expansion
By Lloyd Sowers, FOX 13 News
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (FOX 13) - The removal of a St. Petersburg landmark could make way for the expansion of a wastewater treatment facility.
Over the decades, tens of thousands of school kids made field trips to the Science Center of Pinellas, which sits on seven acres in the Azalea neighborhood on 22nd Avenue N.
But the city of St. Petersburg is set to buy the property and hopes to use it to expand the Northwest Wastewater Treatment Center next door.
"I remember going to the science center. They had the first touch screen computers back in the '80s," says Tessa Marie Holderness," who lives just down the street.
Officials say the center is in disrepair.
Further, they say only a portion of the land may be needed for the wastewater treatment expansion.
Earlier, officials thought the rest of the land could be used to build affordable housing, but the mayor's spokesperson, Ben Kirby now says that may not happen.
Kirby says the city is investing $300 million to upgrade its wastewater treatment system - part of an ongoing effort to improve the city's wastewater systems after big storms and heavy rain forced the city to discharge partially treated water into the bay.
Kirby says expansion at the science center property will help to solve the problem.
Neighbors are concerned that if the water treatment plant were to replace the Science Center, it could drive down property values.
One neighbor said downtown St. Petersburg seems to get all the glitz and glamour while Azalea gets wastewater. Kirby says city officials will meet with neighbors as the planning continues.
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A former state Department of Transportation employee has pleaded guilty to stealing two 30-foot long, four-ton steel I-beams used for bridge construction from the Colchester DOT garage in 2005.
By pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny Monday, 48-year-old Jon Barss avoided a new law, set to take effect Wednesday, that could have led to the revocation of his state pension.
Barss was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay restitution to the state.


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Ben , a former Daystar university student is one of the most talented television news anchors in the country. Just like most success stories, the journey to the top has not been easy for him.
Eight years ago, Kitili had no job to hold on to. He was rejected by several radio stations in the country, often being told he was not cut out to be a presenter.
Ben previously worked at K24 where he started as a sports reporter and anchor in 2008 before joining news desk. After joining NTV he ended becoming a top news anchor in The Nation MediaGroup.
KTN senior news anchor and political affairs editor Ben Kitili got married to long-time girlfriend Amina Mude in a super private wedding on Friday 16th November 2018 .
The two made their cross-cultural and cross-religious union official at the AG's office Friday morning before hosting their families, close friends and colleagues for a lavish wedding dinner at the Panari Hotel.
Ben proposed to his beautiful girlfriend in 2015 and they have been blessed with a beautiful daughter – Ruby Iman Nzembi Kitili, 3, who also attended her parents' wedding.
When the couple shared photos from their big day most of the comments were positive, but they also received a lot of backlash for their cross-cultural and cross-religious union since he is Kamba-Christian and Amina is a Borana-Muslim.
Following the mixed reactions to their big day, Ben Kitili commented that he was happy to have married the wife of his youth and emphasised that God is more important than religion.
"A beautiful day when I married the wife of my youth @amina_mude, who I promise to love and protect with my all..thank you all for your warm wishes and prayers..we are humbled.. To all my Muslim and Somali brothers and sisters, especially my shemejis from Wajir; thanks a lot for your kind words and great reception.. To those who are not so welcoming, we forgive you..you have a right to your opinion as long as you dont cross the line..God is more important than religion..#WajirsFinest," Kitili tweeted.
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Former NFL coach John Fox is set to join ESPN as an NFL analyst this upcoming season.
The network announced the hiring Tuesday, adding that Fox will make appearances on NFL Live, SportsCenter and ESPN Radio.
"The opportunity to join ESPN and stay involved with football is a privilege. While I was honored to coach in the NFL for 28 years, I'm looking forward to this new adventure sharing my experiences and passion for the game with ESPN's viewers," Fox said in a statement.
Fox, 63, last coached the Bears from 2015-17 after having head coaching stints with the Broncos from 2011-14 and Panthers from 2002-10.
Barkley compared his skillset to Dallas' Ezekiel Elliott and Pittsburgh's Le'Veon Bell, two of the NFL's best pass-catching backs.
That five game stretch starting with Philly and closing with three straight road games is going to decide how this season goes for New Orleans. Why They'll Go Over Pretty simple: they're just a really good football team. The Saints went 11-5 last year and never had a shot of winning in the first two weeks of the season. They played the Vikings and Patriots, both very good teams, but they were force-feeding Adrian Peterson the ball and telegraphing when they would run and when they would pass.
Peterson was released by Arizona in the offseason and has since been searching for a new contract. Payton said Tuesday that the Saints are currently not looking to add a veteran back to their roster, but at some point they could be open to re-signing Peterson.
The Rams claimed running back Larry Rose off waivers from Tennessee.
The New Mexico State product signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent and participated in their rookie minicamp.
Rose was one of New Mexico State's most productive running backs in recent history. He was a third-team All-American in 2015, along with winning the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year for his impressive sophomore campaign.
In four college seasons, Rose gained 4,563 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns on 771 carries.
Regardless, if Brady is absent for mandatory minicamp June 5-7, the storm clouds will become even more ominous.
Kraft is a great owner and operator who might be able calm the waters surrounding his QB. If not, this offseason drama could be the latest hint that the successful marriage of team and player could end long before Brady's self-proclaimed goal of playing five more years. And he could gasp finish his career elsewhere.
Though there would be almost no precedent for an NFL team to give a big extension to a player who has three years left on his contract, there is precedent for modification to pacify a situation.
The difference between those three players and Jones is the former three contracts were not in line with the market. Brown was being paid as a No. 2 receiver. Gronkowski had become a transcendent player. Harris had signed a terrible contract that paid him like a middle-tier No. 2 corner, and a run at free agency would have seen him earn millions more per season. Those teams had more logical reasons to make moves with their players than the Falcons have with Jones.
Still, Atlanta should be willing to make a move. The team could do something like what Pittsburgh did with Brown and move $2 million in Jones' salary from 2019 to 2018. Though the incentive route might be preferred, the Falcons are tight on salary cap space, and given Jones' production, they would need to have the space this year for any incentives he could earn. They probably can throw in a partial guarantee for next year on his contract to make it look better.
Jets General Manager Mike Maccagnan declared Teddy Bridgewater "healthy" during an appearance on WFAN 660 on Tuesday, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.
Maccagnan said the quarterback threw Tuesday as the Jets began phase 2 of the offseason program.
Bridgewater, 25, has played only nine snaps the past two seasons after a non-contact knee injury kept him out of the entire 2016 season and part of last season.
Tannehill has played some of his best football under Gase, but the duo face incredible pressure to flip the switch come September. Fail to do so, and the changes in Miami promise to be severe.
Because typically big-ticket long-term deals are really just two or three-year contracts with team options at the end that only work to create a ceiling on what the player can make, while the team maintains control. This one is closer to a true four-year deal with two options, which is a breakthrough for players. Third, there's no offset language on the guarantees.
The 6-foot-5, 224-pounder joins Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush at the position on the roster. Rush, an undrafted free agent last year, beat out Moore for the backup job last year.
White played at South Florida for two seasons before transferring to Western Kentucky. In his college career, White started 42 games, completing 62 percent of his passes for 11,262 yards with 74 touchdowns and 31 interceptions.
In July, the state offered Greene admission to the Pre-Trial Intervention program, which he declined due to actual innocence, the suit states. Two days after he declined PTI, prosecutors sought and were granted an order dismissing the indictment.
McMahon sought a misconduct investigation of police and prosecutors involved in the investigation and the suit asks the U.S. District Court to appoint a police department monitor with the power to hire, fire and ensure the department is giving citizens a fair shake.
The Raiders took two offensive tackles in the draft and that make the competition for spots on the 53-man roster tighter at the position in the coming months.
That could be bad news for Vadal Alexander, who didn't do anything to help his chances of making the team again this year by getting suspended. The team announced that Alexander has been suspended for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
The real boon of the Bills' offseason took place when they traded veteran offensive tackle Cordy Glenn and the No. 21 pick to the Bengals in exchange for the No. 12 pick. If that doesn't happen, they likely don't land Allen. It was a no-brainer deal for Buffalo, who no longer had much use for the oft-injured Glenn after 2017 second-round pick Dion Dawkins emerged in the left tackle spot as a rookie.
By trading a player who had lost most of his value to them, the Bills saved nearly $5 million in cap space and greatly increased their odds of landing their first franchise quarterback in over a decade.
Given that the nationwide gambling floodgates are quite possibly about to burst open, it probably makes sense to start thinking along these lines a little bit more than usual.
Join us for Wednesday's PFT Live, when we'll be joined by Jaguars G.M. Dave Caldwell and Packers G.M. Brian Gutekunst live, and by Bengals receiver A.J. Green on tape.
But when Rosen slid to the No. 10 spot, the Cardinals parted with their third- and fifth-round picks (226 points) to move up five slots (250 points) to take Rosen ahead of the Miami Dolphins.
It's possible Miami wasn't going to draft Rosen, so he might have dropped to the No. 15 spot. But the Cards weren't willing to take that risk, and they paid a fair price to move up.
Now, a team that still has the talent to compete but is employing a veteran starting quarterback with chronic knee issues could have its future franchise quarterback in place. And it might not take long for Rosen to make a major impact in Arizona, because the polished three-year UCLA starter is the most NFL-ready signal-caller in this class.
The Steelers claimed offensive tackle Jake Rodgers off waivers Wednesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Houston waived him Tuesday.
Rodgers, 25, signed with the Texans' practice squad on December 21. Houston signed him to a reserve/futures contract after the season.
He has never played in a regular-season game.
Rather than trading back and then reaching for a QB in the first round (if it hadn't been Carr, it would have been the meek-armed Teddy Bridgewater or—gulp—Johnny Manziel) McKenzie let things shake out and took the last one standing.
It'd be interesting to find out what McKenzie would have done if he thought Carr would not be available at 36; no other QB came off the board until 62 (Carr's fellow Bay Area franchise guy, Jimmy Garoppolo).
With 53% of the vote, Gonzalez beat out Ohio State Rep. Christina Hagan and physician Michael Grusenmeyer in the Republican race to replace Rep. Jim Renacci, who isn't seeking re-election.
The 33-year-old Gonzalez, who began his bid to run for Congress just nine months ago, received support from his former teammate Peyton Manning and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam.
Gonzalez had his NFL career cut short due to knee injuries. In five seasons, he recorded 99 receptions for 1,307 yards and seven touchdowns.
Louis as part of the Robert Griffin III trade from two years earlier.
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According to Pro Football Focus' charting, Jackson gained 73.2 percent of his career rushing yards on designed runs as opposed to improvisational scrambles. PFF also had him with a high percentage of throws in which he was going to his second and third reads, which matches up with the tape.
Imagining Jackson's fit in Baltimore's offense isn't simple because his style is so different than Joe Flacco's. Flacco is a stationary quarterback who throws from boot action rarely (and not very well). But with Mornhinweg and Roman on staff, the Ravens have coaches who understand how to move a mobile quarterback into the passing game.
Lee and Bortles both entered the NFL with the Jaguars after being selected in the 2014 draft. The former USC star said the change in Bortles over their four-year careers has been noticeable.
Colts (from Jets) — Braden Smith, G, Auburn: GM Chris Ballard takes his second guard in two days, bolstering the protection around QB Andrew Luck after the offensive line gave up a league-worst 56 sacks in 2017. With Jack Mewhort still around, it's worth watching whether he or Smith might kick out to right tackle.
Buccaneers — Ronald Jones II, RB, Southern California: RoJo is a highly explosive home run hitter who invites frequent comparisons with Jamaal Charles. He racked up 2,500 yards and 31 TDs on the ground over the last two seasons but isn't an accomplished receiver. Still, he should immediately replace departed Doug Martin as Tampa Bay's primary ball carrier.
Bears — James Daniels, C, Iowa: Very good player, though Chicago was another team that seemed set inside with G Kyle Long and C Cody Whitehair. Still, room for Daniels to play guard or kick Whitehair over one spot. Regardless, it's yet another move that upgrades the offensive talent around sophomore QB Mitch Trubisky.
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What we have come to understand since is that the story was accurate, or at least mostly so. Wickersham got it right.
When sportscaster Jim Gray this week asked Brady if he felt appreciated by his bosses, Brady gave, for one of the first times ever, a completely transparent response. That wasn't by accident.
He visited his teammates at practice for the first time before the Steelers' divisional matchup against the Jaguars, bringing an emotional lift as the team prepared for the postseason. Cameron Heyward told NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala that Shazier said he has good days and bad days. But the days he's able to spend around his teammates are always good days.
Shazier's father, Vernon, said that Ryan regained feeling in his legs.
He's much better, the elder Shazier told Pittsburgh's WPXI-TV, but we've agreed to keep his progress private until he's ready to share where he's at.
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Above all, President Trump promised that he would change Washington. The promises he made were extravagant, but they resonated in 2016 because they spoke to public perceptions that the political system isn't working the way it should.
Three moments in a week otherwise dominated by foreign policy focused fresh attention on those shortcomings — a comment by Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget; the congressional testimony of Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the controversy over the nomination of White House physician Ronny L. Jackson to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Each in its own way feeds the public's cynicism.
Cleveland Browns rookie defensive back Denzel Ward is expected to miss Saturday's rookie minicamp practice due to a hip injury.
Ward, who exited Friday's practice early after suffering the injury, is being held out for precautionary reasons, according to Browns team reporter Andrew Gribble.
I am always going to be cautious with our guys, Browns head coach Hue Jackson said per the team's official website. If I think that they have a little nick or something right now. I do not think being out here and having a guy if there is anything that we feel that might hurt a guy, I am going to make sure that I take him out. He did some good things, just watching him run around, too. We will see where he is tomorrow and go from there.
Ward was selected No. 4 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft last week. The Ohio State cover man ranked as Daniel Jeremiah's fourth-best prospect.
But of course, Rothman is banking on Witten, paired with veteran play-by-play announcer Joe Tessitore, to develop into a star in his own right.
This is not a mere coincidence. Even with their Super Bowl drought spanning 22 years, the Cowboys have remained the NFL's top TV draw and well, longest-running soap opera. The intense coverage of the team helped Witten and Romo become comfortable in expressing themselves publicly. Yet the high amount of national TV games (the Cowboys always max out, which means six regular-season games this year, excluding possible games that are flexed to NBC's Sunday Night Football), also brought another type of exposure as Dallas' star players repeatedly are tapped to participate in network production meetings a day or two before the game, where strategy and team issues are typically discussed in detail.
It developed that Victor Espinoza still had no Derby mount. When Ruis offered him Bolt d'Oro, a fellow jockey told Espinoza, Maybe you should wait. You're taking the mount that finished second in the Santa Anta Derby.
No, I wasn't second, Espinoza said.The horse was.
News of Morgan's hiring comes just three days after Russ Brandon resigned as president of the Bills.
BREAKING: In a statement Friday, Rudolph Giuliani said the October 2016 settlement was made to protect President Trump's family and would have been done in any event, whether he was a candidate or not.
Following his departure from San Diego, Orlando Franklin has not been able to re-establish his career. The Redskins made the decision to release the veteran guard on Thursday.
A former six-year starter with the Broncos and Chargers, Franklin played in one regular-season game with the Redskins last season. Washington signed Franklin in late October of last year but waived him shortly after. However, the Redskins reacquired him in mid-January via reserve/futures contract.
He'll now return to free agency.
Without access to Pittsburgh's practices or the coaching staff's evaluations, it's impossible to gauge Dobbs' progress. What we do know, however, is that he was overwhelmed in preseason action last summer and the presence of Rudolph places his roster spot in jeopardy.
Gleaning clues from general managers is a fruitless exercise, almost as fruitless as guessing who's picking whom. But Quinn uses the word "dependability" a lot when discussing players, and the Lions have fielded the least-dependable running game in the league. Big and burly may not be the most exciting path, but until the Lions get it right, that's where they should head.
Despite the unpredictability, more money was wagered on the first leg of the Triple Crown than ever before last year. Not long after Always Dreaming emerged victorious in the 143rd renewal of the Run for the Roses, the Churchill Downs track reported that wagering from all sources on the Kentucky Derby was $139.2 million.
With a wide-open race predicted Saturday, when the 144th running of the Derby takes place at Churchill Downs, bettors will be looking for any edge possible to handicap thoroughbred racing's marquee event.
Ryan certainly is more accomplished than either Cousins or Garoppolo. He's a four-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2016 MVP. That same season, he took the Falcons to the Super Bowl, and they jumped out to a commanding lead but collapsed in the second half.
Ryan, who owns a 95-63 regular-season record and 4-6 playoff mark, now faces the task of leading his team back to such heights and beyond.
It'll be interesting to see how long Ryan remains as the highest paid quarterback. Aaron Rodgers is due a contract extension from the Packers, so it's foreseeable that his deal will top Ryan's.
What could have been: The Browns could have drafted Donovan McNabb with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft instead of Tim Couch.
The Seahawks announced they have released Cliff Avril with a failed physical designation. Avril lost half of the 2017 season to a back injury which reportedly could keep him from returning to the field.
Then again, two Pro Football Hall of Fame QBs, Terry Bradshaw and Jim Kelly, didn't score much higher (15) than Jackson did. Plus, Jackson admits he can't catch anything more than a shotgun snap. And just to deter any teams that did envision moving him to receiver, Jackson refused to run the 40-yard dash for NFL scouts. He did say the best time he ever logged was 4.34 seconds — and that was while dealing with a bout of turf toe.
As for any on-field passing flaws that need correcting, Jackson spent extensive pre-draft time with his quarterbacks coach Joshua Harris in South Florida doing "figure-eight" drills and "a lot of throwing outside the pocket" trying to improve his mechanics.
Ex-Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik says the work won't stop there in the NFL.
The one position of need for the Jaguars happens to present a few players who should be available late in the first round of the draft. The player Jacksonville should be looking at most is Vander Esch. The former Broncos linebacker is hailed as one of the top prospects at his position, and rightly so. For a linebacker, his size-speed combination (6-4, 254 pounds, 4.65 40-yard dash) is otherworldly. His quickness and awareness will be an asset to an NFL defense.
Another route the Jaguars could go is tight end, a position at which they should have their pick of the litter and go with Mike Gesicki out of Penn State. Gesicki is another player whose athleticism is off the charts. He's the kind of pass-catching tight end most teams dream of having; a player who can create matchup nightmares all over the field. His blocking needs work, but as far as a being a weapon goes, he has it covered and then some.
Brothers were selected in the same opening round for the first time: Virginia Tech linebacker Tremaine Edmunds to Buffalo and older sibling Terrell, a Hokies defensive back, to Pittsburgh. The Steelers' pick was announced by linebacker Ryan Shazier, who suffered a severe back injury last season and underwent surgery on Dec. 6. Shazier limped slowly on stage with help, drawing loud applause from the audience.


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Libera! es una organización no gubernamental internacional sin ánimo de lucro dedicada a la defensa de los derechos de los animales. Para concienciar, realiza principalmente campañas educativas y de sensibilización ciudadana, manifestaciones,  denuncias y otros actos reivindicativos. Libera! fue constituida en 2004 en Barcelona. En sus orígenes solía realizar sus acciones en el ámbito catalán, pasó a ser una entidad de ámbito estatal y, finalmente, internacional al crear delegaciones en diferentes países de América Latina.

Campañas

Zoológicos
Una de sus campañas que ha conseguido una mayor repercusión mediática a nivel internacional ha sido "Libera a Susi", la cual tiene como objetivo que el Parque Zoológico de Barcelona permita que el único ejemplar de elefante que todavía queda vivo, la elefanta africana llamada Susi, la cual según Libera! y la organización británica Born Free Foundation sufre graves problemas psicológicos derivados de la soledad, sea trasladada a un santuario de elefantes, donde pueda vivir en unas condiciones mejores en régimen de semi libertad y con la compañía de otros elefantes.

Esta campaña ha recibido apoyo de personalidades del mundo de la cultura, como el Premio Nobel de Literatura José Saramago, la Reina Sofía y de personalidades destacadas en la política municipal barcelonesa, como Imma Mayol, entre otros. Libera! realizó esta campaña con el apoyo de la Fundación FAADA y la Born Free Foundation.

En agosto de 2014 iniciaron una campaña conjuntamente con la Plataforma Iniciativa Animalista y GETE - Ecologistas en Acción contra el delfinario del Aquopolis.

Rambles Ètiques
Formó, también junto con la Fundación FAADA, la Plataforma Ramblas Ètiques, que realizó campañas para conseguir que, en cumplimiento de la Ley de Protección Animal 22/2003 y de la Ordenanza de Protección de los Animales del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, se dejase de vender animales en las tradicionales pajarerías de La Rambla. En diferentes campañas mediáticas, la Plataforma Ramblas Ètiques denunció las condiciones en que viven los animales y que los pajareros lanzaban a la basura los cadáveres de los numerosos animales que morían, a pesar de ser una práctica legalmente no permitida para atentar contra la salud pública. También que los pajareros habían tirado en la basura incluso animales todavía vivos.

La campaña consiguió su objetivo en noviembre del 2013, cuando la última parada que aun comerciaba con animales dejó de venderlos.

Galicia Mellor Sen Touradas
Libera! es también, junto con la Plataforma SOS Stop Our Shame y CAS International, coordinadora de la Plataforma Galicia Mellor Sen Touradas la cual tiene como finalidad abolir las corridas de toros en Galicia. Esta campaña cuenta con el apoyo de organizaciones ecologistas gallegas como ADEGA o Matar por matar non.

Basta de TAS
Posteriormente también han trabajado, junto con la Fundación Franz Weber, en la campaña Basta de TAS, cuyo objetivo es la erradicación de la tracción a sangre en diferentes países de América Latina, declarada en septiembre de 2011 de interés nacional en Argentina. En este país contaron también con el apoyo de diferentes celebridades, como Nicolás Pauls, Daisy May Queen, Nicole Neumann, Luis Pavesio, Silvina Chediek, Mariana Prommel o Gastón Sardelli.

En 2013 la campaña fue llevada así mismo a México.

Circos con animales
En noviembre de 2012 presentaron la campaña de ámbito catalán CLAC (Catalunya Lliure d'Animals en Circs, en español "Cataluña Libre de Animales en Circos"), que contó desde su comienzo con el apoyo de CiU, ERC y ICV-EUiA, que fue presentada como proposición de ley en el Parlamento de Cataluña por los anteriores partidos más el PSC y la CUP en octubre de 2013, y fue aceptada a trámite en mayo de 2014.

Otras acciones
En marzo de 2009, Libera! interpuso una querella contra el exministro Mariano Fernández Bermejo por un delito de furtivismo durante la cacería sin la respectiva licencia que realizó en febrero del mismo año con el juez de la Audiencia Nacional, Baltasar Garzón cuando Bermejo todavía era Ministro de Justicia.

Véase también
 Derechos de los animales
 Veganismo
 Especismo
 Antitauromaquia
 Crueldad hacia los animales

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página oficial

Organizaciones por los derechos de los animales
Organizaciones ecologistas
Organizaciones no gubernamentales

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One of the best ways to improve your general state of mind is to acknowledge or thank people in your life every single day. This is a core practice of the new branch of psychology called Positive Psychology, but even though it's a simple and powerful process, it's hard to change habits.
So in our regular groups, we've added something called "the Acknowledgment Round," a practice that allows us to become more familiar, more skilled, and more consistent in acknowledging others. The Acknowledgement Round might easily be seen as simply part of the Chrysalis, but it's important enough to be mentioned separately.
Then ask, "Who's next?" Especially at first, some people will be shy about making acknowledgements, so it's important to allow people to hang back. But always encourage everyone to make acknowledgements of everyone.
When all of the acknowledgements are finished, move on to the Conscious Evolution (or Boosting) Meditation.


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Faith based winter markets helps farmers get through the slow season
Evan Casey
Heleene Green gets up at about 5 a.m. on market days to milk her goats. She does a few chores, and then quickly packs up her car with her soaps, bath bombs, bath salts and hard lotions so none of her products freeze in the cold.
She then makes the drive — sometimes 30 minutes, sometimes an hour — to a local church.
This has become a seasonal ritual for Green, the owner of Green's Friendship Acres, a Waukesha goat farm.
Green is on her way to one of the winter farmers markets hosted by the Food, Faith and Farming Network, a faith-based organization that focuses on supporting farmers in need across the state. The organization is hosting nine winter markets this year, each at a different church in the Greater Milwaukee area.
The organization invites local farmers, small farm cooperatives and local producers to participate in the markets.
With many Wisconsin farmers struggling, especially dairy farmers, the organization centers around a goal of providing funds to the Harvest of Hope Fund, which provides direct support to struggling Wisconsin farm families.
The fund has given more than $1 million dollars to farm families who are struggling with immediate problems since it began in 1986. Some of the problems the fund addresses include drought, floods, frost, power cut-offs, medical or veterinary bills, house or barn fires, machinery repairs, spring planting expenses and more.
Vendors who make more than $150 at the market donate 10 percent of their market proceeds to the fund.
Green said she participates in the markets both to sell her own products and support other farmers across the state.
"For me, it's an opportunity to help the community at large," Green said.
The winter market started Nov. 24 at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Waukesha. Local churches often prepare a meal for all of the vendors, made with locally sourced food.
"It's a way of sharing a meal, using locally sourced food, and getting people to talk about the issues we're facing," said Linda Sheridan, the Milwaukee area coordinator for the Food, Faith and Farming Network. "It's a win-win for everyone."
Linda Halley of Gwenyn Hill Farm in Delafield is participating in the winter markets for the first time this year. She said she's seen many local family farms struggling lately.
"A lot of farms are struggling from every end of the spectrum," Halley said, "Small family farms are becoming almost a thing of the past."
But Halley said markets like this one are a way for those who want to help to support small family farms. She also said it's a way for farms to reach out to consumers who want to help.
Halley sells beef and vegetables at the market. It's a way for her farm to earn extra income during the winter.
The network originally began in 1989 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, as a direct response to the farm crisis that was happening in that area at the time. The network began hosting winter farmers markets in Madison in 2004. They have spread out since then.
The Harvest of Hope fund has given more than 1,500 gifts totaling more than $1 million since it began in 1986.
There are seven more markets left this season. The markets will take place in churches across the Milwaukee area.
Upcoming markets include:
Jan. 19, at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church, Milwaukee
Jan. 26, at North Shore Congregational Church, Fox Point
Feb. 2, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Brookfield
Feb. 16, at Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church
Feb. 23, at Lake Park Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
March 1, at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Milwaukee
March 8, at Ascension Lutheran Church, Waukesha
Learn more about the Food, Faith and Farming Network at foodfaithandfarmingnetwork.org.
Evan Casey can be reached at 414-403-4391 or evan.casey@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter @ecaseymedia.


Judges Sue Goyette, Joan Naviyuk Kane, and George Szirtes  selected the winners from 617 submissions from 39 countries around the world.
The shortlisted poets  for the international prize were Jane Mead for World of Made and Unmade (Alice James Books), Donald Nicholson-Smith for his translation from the French of Abdellatif Laâbi's In Praise of Defeat (Archipelago Books), and Denise Riley for Say Something Back (Picador). The shortlisted poets for the Canadian prize were Hoa Nguyen for Violet Energy Ingots (Wave Books) and Sandra Ridley for Silvija (BookThug). Each of the finalists received $10,000.
The winners were announced on Thursday night at a ceremony in Toronto. During the ceremony, American poet Frank Bidart was also honored with the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award .
Established in 2000, the Griffin Poetry Prize was founded to "serve and encourage excellence in poetry." Each year the International Prize is given to a poet from any country whose book is published in English; the Canadian Prize is given to a Canadian poet. Submissions for the 2018 prize  are currently open.


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Parish to take on Community Services bus insurance
Juliuna Anderson
The police jury held their monthly meeting Tuesday as well as several committee meetings.
The jury voted to take on insurance of the Webster Parish Community Services bus fleet and stressed the importance of training drivers on safety standards and holding them accountable after several lawsuits.
"I like this, it's good. Don't get me wrong but if I was going to add a reckless teenager to my account,I'd want some assurances that that teenager wouldn't be reckless anymore," juror Nick Cox said.
They plan to widen their search for a transportation director outside of Webster Parish.
The Community Services committee also reported a halt to food services because they were also supporting the Joe Leblanc food pantry and there are other food assistance programs in the Minden area. The committee wanted to avoid duplicating services to the community.
The group also discussed an update on a parish-wide water study and plan to ensure there are long-term water supplies for all citizens of Webster Parish. The Aquifer that services the North and East areas of the parish is unavailable to the Southwest area and members search to ensure that water consumption needs can be met over years to come.
State Senator Ryan Gatti spoke to the group about the 49 bills he's written since in office and actions he's taken on behalf of Webster Parish. Gatti said he received support from both parties for a bill that allows children in foster care to stay in the program until they are 21 or until they graduate high school. He said the data shows that more children graduate high school if they are still in a foster home.
"My daughter, on track, turned 18 January of her senior year, I could not imagine in January of your senior year having to find a place to live, something to eat, and somebody to live with," Gatti said, "That was really a moment when everybody came together."
Gatti also drafted a bill that would allow for testing of synthetic drugs for biological parents who may try to use those synthetic drugs to get around testing.
On roads and bridges Gatti said he talked to a man who said he needed a pile driver but was not allowed by law to rent equipment. He would have to buy the equipment.
"So I drafted a bill that allowed the state to rent or lease equipment if they show exigent circumstances," Gatti explained.
Evergreen Fire Department was granted a community house building and Meadow Creek Drive in Springhill received approval for road repair. The Dorcheat Historical Museum was approved $875.00 for a map exhibit and the Sparta Groundwater Committee was granted $1000 for educational use. $485 was also approved for gravelling a shooting range in District 6.
Shawn Houston of Cotton Valley presented plans to the police jury for a community center and asked for their support. The center would service school children for after school activities, parents, and the elderly for physical fitness and community activities. Houston said the land for the center has already been donated.
"I looked at Webster Parish. I looked at our students performance parish-wide on the test. I got to thinking that if a student needs academic support in Webster Parish, where does a student go outside of school? I realized the closest place a student could go for tutoring would be Sylvan Learning Center in Shreveport-Bossier," Houston said.
Webster Parish Police Jury Homeland Security Director, Jenny Reynolds told the jurors and guests that they could sign up to receive notices of emergencies and advisories by text message.
"If you'd like to receive notifications from Webster Parish, whether it's an emergency, advisory, and hopefully in the future for community announcements as well; you can send a text message to 888777 and it is one word, websterinfo, no spaces. You'll instantly get a message back saying that you've enrolled and it may ask for your zip code and you can further enroll through the website for additional information if you want to. You can pick and choose what you want to receive and how you want to receive it. That's free of charge, of course standard texting rates apply if that's applicable in your phone plan," Reynolds explained.


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Underground Mine Tour - hands on and dedicated tour guides conduct an excellent mining experience. Access the mine with hard hats and ear muffs. Witness working machinery and hear the stories.
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Thousands gather at Southaven church to celebrate MLK
By Sasha Jones
Updated: Mar. 30, 2018 at 10:26 PM CDT
SOUTHAVEN, MS (WMC) - The festivities honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are underway. Wednesday will mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination.
Thousands attended Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven for live music and a tribute to King.
The event titled "A Tribute to a King" featured gospel artists Yolanda Adams, Ricky Dillard, Jonathan McReynolds, and more.
Former Memphis Mayor Dr. Willie Herenton was one of the honorees. Pastor Bartholomew Orr, Bobby O'Jay, Rep. Johnnie Turner, and former Police Director Toney Armstrong also received awards.
"When I started my career in 1989, there were not a lot of people walking around city hall that looked like me," Armstrong said.
With the question where do we go from here at the top of mind, Memphis leaders have some words about significant issues Memphians should focus on over the next 50 years.
"When it comes to the prison population, we are 90 percent the people who are in prison. Somehow that has to change," Armstrong said.
The event was hosted by Children Sing Productions.
Violent Crime on Christmas Eve: 12-year-old among four killed in four shootings
Police: Laced marijuana sends multiple people to the hospital
Memphis Tigers take home the trophy after bowl game cancelled
Memphis actresses gift 150 kids Christmas shopping spree
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Contract manufacturer ANJAC to acquire Canada's Apollo
By Julia Wray 10-Jan-2022
Manufacturing | Finance
The French company says the deal will grow its North America presence and expertise in OTC sunscreen products
French group ANJAC Health & Beauty is expanding its North America presence by purchasing Apollo Healthcare Corp, a Canada-based company specialising in the development and production of personal care, over-the-counter (OTC) and wellness products.
ANJAC, which operates in the formulation, manufacture and filling of cosmetics, as well as medical devices, drugs and food supplements, says the move will benefit both local and international brands and laboratories.
Apollo is said to be certified FDA and has the expertise to develop and manufacture OTC products with sunscreens.
Its customer base, meanwhile, spans major North American drug and mass merchandise retailers, users and wholesale clubs.
The Ontario-located business was co-founded by brothers Charles and Richard Wachsberg, who will remain on as shareholders and co-CEOs.
"We are very pleased to expand our expertise and technologies throughout the North American continent with this major acquisition," said Aurélien Chaufour, CEO of ANJAC Group.
"Great opportunities are opening up for our international customers, especially when it comes to industrial robustness and innovation."
The Apollo acquisition represents ANJAC's eighth in five years, including its 2019 purchases of Cosmetix West and Feltor and the 2020 acquisition of Roval Cosmétiques.
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Mark Wahlberg And Rhea Durham Pack On The PDA In Their Swimsuits On 10-Year Wedding Anniversary
By Kathryn Cook
Jul. 25 2019, Updated 2:35 p.m. ET
They're in love and they don't care who knows it.
As fans of Mark Wahlberg and his wife, Rhea Durham, know, the two have been married for nearly 10 years and they're one of the most famous couples in Hollywood. Though the pair likes to keep a low profile most of the time, they are spotted out and about quite a bit, most recently in Sardinia, Italy. Ahead of their milestone anniversary, which is next week, the happy couple hit the beach in style. In photos that were shared by The Daily Mail, the famous duo packed on the PDA while clad in their swimwear.
Rhea looked stunning in a Tiffany blue swimsuit that featured a ruffled pattern around the body of the suit as it plunged low into her chest, showing off plenty of cleavage to onlookers. Her toned and tanned legs were also on display in the image, with high cut bottoms that also showcased off her picture-perfect derriere. In many of the images, the 41-year-old wore her long locks wet and slicked back. She appeared to be makeup-free for the sun-filled outing, sporting a big pair of sunglasses to cover the majority of her face.
And just like his counterpart, Wahlberg showed off his toned beach body in a pair of blue swim trunks with a blue turtle pattern all over. The actor's chiseled chest was on full display in the images and he completed his beachside look with a white baseball cap and a pair of black sunglasses. The couple took a little bit of time to splash around together in the water before they moved their love onto shore, kissing and hugging and packing on the PDA.
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— TMZ (@TMZ) July 25, 2019
A little bit later in the day, Mark, Rhea, and their kids were spotted on board a huge yacht where the actor took photos from the upper deck of the vessel. And in the past, Wahlberg has gushed about his beautiful wife in many different interviews. Last year, the actor sat down with The Sun, where he chatted about his relationship with Rhea and how she made him the man that he is today.
"I owe a lot to my wife. She has helped me become the man that I am and created a beautiful life for me and our children. I also knew that she loved me for who I am and that she was someone I could trust. Until I met her, I wasn't ready to have a family."
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Q: How to get duration in HERE map android I need a duration of the route. It would be great if we can get duration with include traffic and exclude traffic both.
We can get distance of a route, but I need duration of that route.

A: I assume you talk about the Premium HERE Mobile SDK ?
In a short:
1) Route calculation needs to happen with traffic request:
DynamicPenalty dp = new DynamicPenalty();
dp.setTrafficPenaltyMode(Route.TrafficPenaltyMode.OPTIMAL);

CoreRouter cr = new CoreRouter();
cr.setDynamicPenalty(dp);

See https://developer.here.com/documentation/android-premium/api_reference_java/com/here/android/mpa/routing/Route.TrafficPenaltyMode.html as reference.
2) When you get back a route object, it contains all information you want. You can query the data via getTtaIncludingTraffic or getTtaExcludingTraffic methods, see:
https://developer.here.com/documentation/android-premium/api_reference_java/com/here/android/mpa/routing/Route.html#getTta-com.here.android.mpa.routing.Route.TrafficPenaltyMode-int-
Additionally if you want to see more code, you can check out the HERE UI Components for the SDK here https://github.com/heremaps/msdkui-android where your usecase is also implemented (since it's open source you can have a look in the code how it's done there).

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Just like the outside except it has a flexible strip of leather in the center and a metal clip that attaches the Kindle on the right . There is also a three inch deep pocket on the left.
The metal clip is attached to the cover with three brass brads. Since the majority of the left side is taken up with two giant page buttons, the clip is only securing the Kindle at the top and bottom. It does not interfere with the buttons. Metal will not distort or become loose as the ears on other covers, the reason it falls out.
What's on the right side? Unlike some covers that use a mile of Velcro, there is a postage stamp sized Velcro square on the right. This small square, in combination with the metal clip is more than adequate to keep the Kindle from falling out.
There is no hole in the back to reach the buttons because it's fairly easy to stick your finger behind the top right corner.
Many people have an issue sticking Velcro to their Kindle, unfortunately there is not much on the right side of the Kindle to attach. Take the stock cover for example. The elastic just don't cut it. If you think you don't like a postage sized piece of Velcro, try the popular $75 dollar cover that has ten inches of Velcro! Be sure to also purchase the "Jaws of Life" to remove a Kindle with this much Velcro.
Plenty of thumb real estate from those giant buttons!
What if I want to hold it upside down while I read in bed?
Go for it, hold it in any position. My sole purpose for making this cover was because I wanted to have the same flexibility as reading a non-electronic book.


As announced by Overstock CEO last month, the company has partnered with Bitcoin platform Coinbase to enable bitcoin payments on Overstock.com.
For bitcoin-owning shoppers, the process is simple. Place stuff into your shopping basket, and simply choose "Pay with Bitcoin" at the checkout page. The order will be completed using your Coinbase account or Bitcoin address.
There are several limitations, however: Bitcoin payments are available only for shoppers from the U.S., and orders paid with bitcoins cannot be combined with other forms of payment.
Nevertheless, the fact that a major U.S. retailer embraced Bitcoin is good news for the currency, which has recently suffered a string of setbacks as China's central bank prohibited financial institutions in the country from processing bitcoin transactions.
Editor's note: The author of this text owns a minor amount of bitcoins.


I'd never played with gesso before. I liked it a lot.
I was going to describe each step of my personal exploration, but decided you might like to do some exploring of your own and try to guess my various techniques. Besides, it's been a few weeks since I completed the assignment and I can't really remember all of them. Isn't that appropriate for a blog about a baby boomer getting an art degree?!
I'll end with a wide shot of the entire panel.
Our next outside assignment is a structured drawing.
I'm going to build a bookcase out of cardboard. That's all I can say for now. Wish me luck!
hum, makes me want to do leaf prints on a tinted gesso. Love these.
Hello – does coating Birch Plywood with Gesso seal the surface of the plywood?
I want to glue photographs to Birch Plywood and I am thinking that Gesso would make a good base to accept glue. What are your thoughts on using Gesso on Birch Plywood as a base to accept glue?
I think it would work fine to glue the pictures using Gesso. I used it to glue down a piece of origami paper on my project. As for sealing, yes Gesso should seal the surface. I think you will need about 2 to 5 coats and if you want a nice smooth surface, sand each layer once it dries.