Water-borne diseases like Cholera, Dysentery, etc. are at an all-time high since groundwater has become highly impure with the presence of sewage, acidification, harmful chemicals like Chlorine, Arsenic, Lead, etc. Kids do not have a mature immune system and hence they are more prone to these diseases. This is where water purifier or water filter plays a major role in the removal of harmful substances present in the water, thereby making it safe for consumption. Water Filters use the method of physical filtration in order to remove larger impurities present in the water and chemical filtration to remove the chemicals present in the water.
Though water purifiers and water filters work on the same underlying principle, there is one glaring functionality difference between the two of them. Water purifiers can remove viruses and bacteria that water filters are unable to remove. Many homeowners are now opting for water purifier for home purpose. A water filter is more economical as compared to water purifier which in turn is more economical than RO water purifier or water purifier RO. RO water purifier uses the Reverse Osmosis purification technology to remove large particles, molecules, ions from the water. It makes use of a semi permeable membrane to achieve these results. RO water purifier can successfully remove bacteria and other harmful germs from the water. Based on your budget and overall requirements, you should either choose a water filter/water purifier/RO water purifier for your home.
Since consumption of 'not so pure' water has health implications, you should choose an appropriate water purification product from a well-known brand. LivPure is an undisputed leader when it comes to water purification products and has a wide range of water purifiers and water filters for the different segment of customers. LivPure is the first company to come up with a Bluetooth (BT) enabled RO purifier called 'LivPure Smart Touch RO Water Purifier' that has an 8-stage advanced filtration system. Along with harmful bacteria, it also removes virus, Chlorine, Magnesium and other disease-causing chemicals. You can check the RO price on their website and also purchase the water purifier online. The company provides round the clock customer support, via phone, email, as well as the app.
As the weather gets cooler, it's clear that the seasons are changing. As the seasons transition, people brace themselves for the flu. So many people stand in line for flu shots because they desire to steer clear of the slight chance they'd get a cold. However, there are plenty of additional strategies you can use in order to build up your immune system and avoid the cold. Consider these five practices to get started.
In order to keep yourself happy and healthy, it's so essential to get your rest. Too often, people cheat themselves out of optimal health because they stay up until the wee hours of the morning. Ideally, it's best to get to bed by 10 pm. The more rest you can receive between the hours of 10 pm and 1 am, the better off you'll be in the long run. If you're naturally a night owl, find ways to change that. Develop a bedtime routine. Stop using your electronics an hour before bed. Take a relaxing bath to help you fall asleep. If need be, take a sleep supplement to help you doze off earlier. Your body will really appreciate the increase in sleep.
Sugar is really detrimental to the body. It breaks down the immune system and makes it easier for you to catch a cold. Try not to eat more than 25 grams of sugar each day. If you have an intense sweet tooth, try natural options first. Don't try the cold turkey method. Instead, use agave nectar in your tea instead of sugar cubes. Then, transition the amount of agave nectar you use in your tea. Over a period of time, your taste buds will change. As a result, you won't desire sugar as much and your body will feel a lot healthier.
Find ways to get moving every day. Since it might be too cold to jog outside, head to the gym and enjoy the classes. Find workouts that you enjoy, and stick with them. You can also work out at home. Find a few good YouTube fitness channels, and commit to a workout every day. If you complete your workout in the morning, you'll be able to check it off your list and move on with the rest of your day. Exercise helps your body maintain strength, manage weight and clear your mind.
4. Keep areas clean and sanitized.
When you allow germs to collect and fester, you'll create an environment that a cold can easily manifest. Instead, open the windows for fifteen minutes each day. This will allow the fresh air to circulate in the room. Use essential oils in a diffuser to clean the air. Use hand sanitizer when you're out and about. Use disinfectant spray on every surface. Keep your phone clean, and always wash your hands. As you develop sanitary practices, you'll be able to decrease the chances of germs spreading and thriving.
5. Increase intake of superfoods.
Your nutrition plays a major role in your overall health. If you're intentional about consuming healthy fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains, you'll be able to increase your intake of vitamins, minerals and nutrients to support your body's health. Drink a green smoothie each morning. Add lots of green, leafy vegetables and fruits to the mix. Purchase a superfood powder for your smoothies. You can add a scoop of turmeric or beetroot powder for a powerful effect. You can visit Health365 for superfoods. Always drink tons of water to flush out your system. It's also wise to make sure you're consuming fruits and vegetables with every single meal.
In your quest to lose weight and get healthy, you're likely to devote a majority of your focus to common tasks like changing your diet and adding exercise to your daily routine. While that's great, you also need to alter how you think about food, yourself and your weight loss goals. Know that losing weight and successfully keeping it off is just as mental as it is physical, maybe even more so. So how do you do that?
Instead of looking at food as a type of reward for the punishing endeavor of exercising, look at them both as tools for bringing out the best in your body. Once you start to regularly engage in exercise, you're sure to notice how much better your mood becomes as you start to improve your health, which is a great form of self-care.
Instead of making losing a specific number of pounds your goal, change things up. Instead, make eating a specific number of servings of vegetables and fruits one of your daily goals. Try exercising for an extra 10 minutes a goal rather than losing an extra pound. Know that ThinCo sells nautral weight loss tablets that you can take to supplement your goals as well as your new mental and physical lifestyle. By making this mental shift and including health supplements, losing weight becomes a result of your goals rather than the goal itself.
Rather than feel you need to lose a specific number of pounds in the coming weeks or months, you're better off setting long-term goals so you don't have to deal with the stress of being pressed for time. That stress can actually jeopardize your weight-loss goals and make your mission that much harder. Give yourself a long-term goal, such as losing weight and keeping it off to avoid the diabetes that runs in your family, or maybe you'd like to climb a flight of stairs without running out of breath. If you only want to lose weight for an upcoming class reunion or special event, you may gain it right back once the event has passed.
Another step to take is to surround yourself with people who are positive and will uplift you during your transformation rather than pull you down with their negativity. You may be reluctant to cut ties with some of your friends and family if they only have negative things to say, but you have to do so for the good of your physical and mental health. Additionally, don't be afraid to be honest with people if they ask why you don't spend as much time with them anymore; they may not even realize that they, too, need to change their mindset.
Rather than look at your body as something to change the appearance of, learn to truly connect with it. This can be as simple as stopping to close your eyes and breathe before each workout. By taking time to connect with your body, you allow yourself to truly align with your intentions of improving your health and noticing your muscles, blood flow, heartbeat, breath and how they're all connected. Forging a deeper connection can also lead to a deeper appreciation of what the human body is capable of when you give it what it truly needs.
Pushing yourself to eat better and do your best during your workouts is great, but you've got to be sure you don't go overboard. Identify unkind thoughts and doubts you have about yourself and challenge them. Verbally say "stop" when such thoughts bubble up, which acts as a powerful trigger. Think of what you would tell a close friend who was having these thoughts and apply that message to yourself.
Developing a new and healthy mindset is a powerful tool when it comes to changing your life. See how these tips work for you as you focus on losing weight, and see if they can help with similar goals in your life.


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When I was a little girl, I loved picture books like this. Brightly colored, simple seventies illustrations are my favorite. I can't pass them by without picking them up and paging through. This one was a steal at $3.00.


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Q: Graph Database - data modelling - linking multiple pairs of nodes using the same edge? I am trying understand the concepts, which apply to data modeling using Graphs - specifically on SQL Server 2019.
One thing I am unsure of is can the same edge be used to connect different pairs of nodes:

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*If I have three nodes PowerBI, SSAS, SQL Server

*The in the pipeline i am trying to model there are two 'Connects To' relationships:
Power BI -> SSAS -> SQL Server

*Can I use a single edge  'Connects To' to store the relationship between Power BI -> SSAS and also the relationship between SSAS -> SQL Server or should these be  two separate edges?
Previously, have worked on both OLTP and OLAP databases. However, there seems to be a much smaller body of knowledge on best practices for developing data models using graphs.

A: The question is somewhat unclear:
If you have three different nodes, then the edges drawn between any two nodes is not the same as the other. You can assign labels to edges in Neo4j such as "connects_to":
(a)-[:connects_to]->(b)->[:connects_to]->(c)

The edge a~b is still a different edge to b~c, though they "share" the same label. You might be interested in looking at concepts from Graph Theory.
On the other hand, if you mean if you can leave out the node in the middle labelled SASS  and use a single edge from "BI" to "SQL Server", that completely depends on what you are planning on implementing, I fear.

A: In a general understanding of a graph, an edge connects two nodes. If you need to connect more than two nodes, then the brief answer to your OP is no, you cannot link multiple pairs with the same edge.
To expound upon this somewhat though, a graph is usually structured in a way that describes what edge connections are possible to make in a graph schema. In this schema, you would only need to define the edge possibility once, and then any nodes aligning within the types of the schema can connect by creating an new edge as described by the schema.
For more concepts, if you need to link together more than 2 nodes, you may have a case for a connecting node. A connecting node can work somewhat like the concept of a pivot table to connect many other nodes together. However, for many to many relationships between two node types, a connecting node is not needed as many nodes can link directly with edges to many other nodes.

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Deloitte Partners in the First Singularity University Summit in the CEE
Deloitte is pleased to announce that it will be a partner in the first Singularity University summit in Central and Eastern Europe involving Silicon Valley-based Singularity University, taking place on 5-6 March 2018, in Prague, the Czech Republic.
World-renowned experts from the global high-tech industry and science will present new trends and developments in the fields of mobility, artificial intelligence, computing, robotics, medicine, neuroscience, blockchain, and security.
The main goal is to inspire and empower Central European leaders and influencers to understand the exponential technologies that are changing the world and human society as we know it. The Summit will explore the new frontiers of ethics in business, and security, the future of work and education, and new models of growth and organizations.
"At Deloitte, we believe in helping senior executives make sense of and profit from emerging opportunities on the edge of business and technology such that they may differentiate and thrive in times of disruption," said Alexandru Reff, Country Managing Partner Deloitte Romania. "In an unpredictable and constantly shifting business environment, we aspire to act as connectors between ideas, areas of expertise, industries, people and geographies such that we accompany clients as they navigate through ambiguity, uncertainty and contradictions. A leader in digital transformation acknowledged through our global partnerships with the likes of Apple and Facebook, we are excited about the role that we should be able to play in the current transformation of business, work and society."
Rob Nail, Associate Founder and CEO of Singularity University added: "Singularity University is proud to be working with Deloitte Central Europe to host this first-ever CE SingularityU Summit, and to connect with Central and Eastern European leaders and organizations shaping the future. Through this Summit, we hope to connect and inspire leaders in the region to effect global impact."
Singularity University (SU) is a global learning and innovation community using exponential technologies to tackle the world's biggest challenges and build an abundant future for all. 700 attendees from across Europe are expected to attend the event.
For additional information, please visit: http://singularityuczechsummit.com/

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Friday, Aug 12, 2011, 7:00 am
Potential Looms for First New York City-Wide Construction Strike in 80 Years
BY Mike Elk
Late last week, hundreds of cement workers walked off the job at the World Trade Center Site and several other sites in protest of management association The Cement League's demand that New York City's cement workers take a 20 percent wage reduction on residential and hotel projects. The contract between 2,700 cement workers represented by Locals 6a, 18a and 20 of the Cement and Concrete Workers of New York and The Cement League had been expired for more than a month.
Walking off the job was a bold move to signal to management that workers were not going to tolerate a 20 percent wage cut. The move was particularly brave since the sites the workers were working at were covered by project labor agreements that outlaw strikes. Thus the strike was not officially sanctioned by the union leadership, in order to avoid any legal charges being filed against them.
The three-day walk-off strike at various sites around New York City was able to successfully bringing the management association back to the table. The two sides now have till August 16 to negotiate a new contract.
Workers are promising a new type of militancy, as NYC construction unions prepare for a showdown with management associations across the city, who are making demands for massive cuts to the various unions that work on construction sites. While union leaders will not publicly say if they will "walk off" again, the three-day walk-off was widely interpreted as a threat that, if issues were not resolved, there would be more work stoppages.
In addition to the three-day walk-off by cement workers, late last week members of the 25,000 strong New York City District Council of Carpenters authorized a strike if a contract was not reached with the Association of Wall, Ceiling, and Carpentry Industries of Greater New York by August 15. The main sticking point in negotiations is that management associations want to stop the practice of hiring from the union's hiring halls.
Construction employment varies from project to project and workers must be hired for each project. Unionized construction companies are currently forced to hire half of their carpenters from a list of out-of-work union workers.
The Association of Wall, Ceiling, and Carpentry Industries wants to do away with this so that they can hire any union worker they want, in order to avoid union activists and hire less militant union workers. Many workers join a construction union because of the promise that they can easily be hired through the union hiring hall or out-of-work lists. Doing away with the union hiring hall would dramatically weaken the power and appeal of construction unions: Instead of the union being a source of hiring, the construction companies would have the sole ability to determine who is hired.
With deadlines for both strikes set to expire within a day of each other, the cement workers and carpenters could effectively halt construction throughout the city if their demands are not met. Cement workers and carpenters are essential to any construction project, and such projects would not be able to continue operating without these two unions working. In addition, many unionized construction workers from other trades would refuse to cross the picket lines of carpenters and cement workers; thus it is possible that New York City could see the first city-wide construction strike in decades.
"It's possible that we might have the first city-wide strike in 80 years," said Gregory A. Butler, a 20-year long member of Carpenters Local 157. "It's been the worst since the early 1970s. Approximately 40 percent of construction workers are out of work, and now they are trying to make giant demands on us and we are getting to take it."
As unions across the country are increasingly being asked for major concessions that threaten their viability as collective bargaining agents, many unions are faced with a choice: Either fight back, or risk extinction as effective agents of collective bargaining.
"Militant action is consistent with the practices of the New York City Building Trades," says Butler. "There is a reason we as construction unions have survived in New York City when other unions in the private sector like the United Auto Workers have disintegrated. It's because we take action when faced with unreasonable demands."
Mike Elk wrote for In These Times and its labor blog, Working In These Times, from 2010 to 2014. He is currently a labor reporter at Politico.
More by Mike Elk
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Verizon Wireless Workers Make History in Brooklyn
Emails Show Sen. Corker's Chief of Staff Coordinated with Network of Anti-UAW Union Busters
The Battle for Chattanooga: Southern Masculinity and the Anti-Union Campaign at Volkswagen
Former Teamster Official Pushed Anti-UAW Message on Social Media


In Part VII of The Seven Ages of Disney Animation, we finally reach the end of our journey: the age we currently exist in, The Computer Age Renaissance. Disney was finally able to utilize computer animation to create powerful stories and gorgeous sequences, but there are still some hand-drawn gems in this age, as well.
After the interminable inconsistency of the previous age, Disney's second Renaissance, the Computer Age Renaissance, is a fantastic study in both consistency and quality. This age, which we still find ourselves in, includes the seven most recent animation features from Disney: Bolt, The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, and Big Hero 6. This is the first age defined by Disney computer animation films, and includes the last hand-drawn animation film from the studio (additionally, no film in any stage of planning is slated to use hand-drawn animation). The seven films in this age average a Rotten Tomatoes score of 88.4 for this age, compared to the 87.4 average for the First Renaissance (The Rescuers Down Under is such garbage). Of course, the Age of Innovation sits atop the mountain with a five-film average of 97.4, which is absolutely mind-boggling and really cements that period as the apex of Disney creativity. But, our current age takes second place using that admittedly limited metric, so we must conclude that we are in the midst of another return to form for Disney animation.
This Renaissance begins with the unassuming Bolt. The previous attempts at computer animation from Disney were either lackluster (Dinosaur and Meet the Robinsons) or a complete disaster (Chicken Little). There was no expectation that Disney was actually capable of competing with the kinds of films Pixar was consistently producing. Bolt was the first successful computer animation film from Disney, and while it doesn't completely astound, it tells an entertaining story with a cute twist.
The dog Bolt has spent his entire life on a television set playing a character on a TV show, and the producers have structured the show in a way that Bolt believes it is real life. During an episode when his co-star Penny is kidnapped, Bolt thinks it is real and manages to get himself shipped across the country. The rest of the narrative is essentially a road trip flick as Bolt attempts to make it back to Penny, as he learns about the outside world and the true nature of his powers. There are cute moments where conveniences bolster Bolts faith in his powers, but there is also a moment which reminds of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story – Bolt's power is shown to be fake and even endangers him and his companions. In the final act, Bolt acts in heroic fashion despite his lack of superpowers. It is a decidedly different kind of film, and established the story-forward approach that Disney would continue to pursue in its computer animation features with great success.
Before the next computer animated film, though, Disney attempted to return to the hand-drawn animation well of its storied past in The Princess and the Frog. This film almost feels like a send-off to the style. It is the quintessential 2D film; just looking at any animation cel feels like traveling back in time. The animators even play with this aesthetic by using a different style for Tiana's daydreaming sequence. Throughout the film this flat aesthetic abounds, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. The film is structured as a Broadway musical like the best successes of the previous Renaissance, but most musical numbers fall fairly flat. An exception is the villain song, "Friends on the Other Side", which both introduces the demonic magic of the film and provides the catalyst for the remainder of the narrative. The story meanders through the second act, and is ultimately a little lacking, but this is a reasonable return to Disney's 2D animation.
With Tangled, the New Renaissance fully hits its stride. This would be the first time Disney would attempt to adapt a classic fairy tale since Mulan, and this re-telling of the Rapunzel story is dead-on. Not only are the story elements well-developed, but the ancillary animal characters Pascal and Maximus offer a great deal of humor. Furthermore, establishing Flynn Rider / Eugene as a smarmy, cocksure Han Solo type completely inverts the standard Prince Charming stereotype, and much is gained from his arc in the narrative.
More than anything, though, the pinnacle of Tangled is the lantern sequence featuring the Academy Award Nominated musical number, "I See the Light". It is the sequence on which the entire narrative turns, as our two protagonists finally realize their feelings for each other, and the animation in that moment has yet to be rivaled by any other Disney computer animation sequence. At once symbolizing both the unison of two sweethearts and Rapunzel's true nature, the illumination of the night's sky by myriad points of light lit by the denizens of her home is a poignant statement of hope. This single sequence announced to the world that Disney computer animation was capable of the heights of its rivals, and the next films would be powerful confirmations of that fact.
Winnie the Pooh (2011) was the final hand-drawn animated feature from Disney, and it holds its own against the other members of this group with a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score. The story is antiquated and playful in the perfect way, complete with great musical numbers and great voice acting. If there is a weakness to this film, it is that it is just too short! Clocking in at a mere 73 minutes, the film ends leaving an audience wanting much, much more of its charm. Hopefully Disney will return to this style at some point in the future, but the next five planned films are all computer animation, so it seems unlikely we will see another 2D gem like Winnie the Pooh.
Wreck-it Ralph is a marked departure from Disney's usual musical storytelling, eschewing song-and-dance numbers for a more character-driven story (though there is lots of background videogame music). Set in an arcade and moving between various video game worlds, the film follows Wreck-it Ralph, the bad guy in the ever-popular game, "Fix-it Felix". Determined to become more than just, "The Bad Guy", Ralph travels to a Halo-styled first person shooter in an effort to win his very own medal. In the chaos of earning his medal, he is transported to a kart racing game and brings one of the aliens from the FPS with him. There he meets Vanellope von Schweetz, a glitchy outcast who uses his medal to enter a qualifying race, much to the dismay of the other characters in the game. Wreck-it Ralph excels in its world-building, creating a full-fledged system which is important for the plot and various thematic elements. There are some interesting references to real-world videogames which are a bit of extra fun for the gamers in the audience, but the essence of the story exists on a level above mere reference. Those unfamiliar with videogames will still respond to the powerful themes of redemption and improving beyond your expected station in life.
And then there's Frozen. This film is loosely based on the Hans Christian Anderson story The Ice Queen, but Disney chose very early on to tell the story quite differently. I remember watching the trailers for this movie and not really understanding the nature of the conflict between Elsa and Anna, and it appears as though the film makers had that issue as well. In fact, it wasn't until "Let It Go" was written and performed that they understood that Elsa couldn't be the standard Disney villain – there was just too much joy and empowerment in her arc. This may be a factor in how the actual villain in the film comes a bit out of left field at the end, but overall it is important to realize that this film isn't about vanquishing a foe, but about closing a rift between estranged loved ones. Elsa and Anna are both incredibly complex characters, and the twist on the "act of true love" trope is definitely welcome. Side characters like Olaf and Hans never feel like dead weight, and the film effortlessly slides between drama and comedy sequences – plus a really cool and scary abominable snowman.
Frozen eventually overtook Toy Story 3 as the highest-grossing animated film in history, topping out at almost 1.3 billion dollars worldwide. It also had great critical success, and it may surprise you that when Frozen won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, it was the first time a Disney film won that award since its inception in the year 2001. So, while Frozen loudly proclaimed to the entire world that Disney animation was indeed back, it is important to realize that this film was the culmination of many years of strong efforts from the studio. Thankfully, they still had more to offer.
Big Hero 6 is the most recent Disney animation, and the first partnership with Marvel in the realm of animation. It tells the story of a superhero team headed by 14-year old Hiro Hamada. A prodigy in the field of robotics, Hiro invents a swarm of tiny robots called, "microbots" that link together into various shapes. A professor is sufficiently impressed to offer Hiro a scholarship to enroll in the university, but a shady businessman wants to buy the microbots from him. Hiro refuses, and upon returning to the university they find it burning down, and cannot rescue the professor. One microbot survived, though, and eventually Hiro and his companions follow it to discover that someone is producing them en masse! The conclusion of the plot is at once engaging, non-obvious, and surprisingly heartfelt.
Big Hero 6 was not as popular as Frozen, but it is similarly worthy of praise for its near-future science fiction concepts and the interactions between the characters. As the only superhero movie in the Disney animated features canon, it is surprising that Disney can do so well telling this kind of story, but they certainly pulled off this first effort with a rousing success. Like Frozen, Big Hero 6 took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, giving Disney back-to-back victories. Disney is currently at the top of its game.
This kind of perpetual, sustained success is rare, so it is worthwhile to look forward and see what is in the pipeline for the animation studio in the near future. Early next year will see the release of Zootopia, for which we have a single teaser trailer (which I reviewed in depth here). It is obviously pointless to suggest that I can gauge the eventual quality of this film having only a simple synopsis, but it does look like the story will be an interesting take on the detective narrative, and the world seems very imaginative. Next in line is the Polynesian princess movie Moana, set to release in November of 2016 – and even less is known about that one. It seems that Disney will again be focusing on a heroine protagonist, which served them very well for Frozen. Then in March 2017 we have Giants, which is supposedly an adaptation of the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale. This ends the run of "new" ideas, though, as the final two films on the slate are Frozen 2 and Wreck-it Ralph 2 – both of which currently lack release dates.
This current Renaissance that we're in has been fairly long-lived by Disney's standards, so it is worthwhile to keep our eyes open for a lackluster story or poor execution in these next few films, but I would wager that the next three original concepts will all be fantastic films. Disney has found its groove again fairly recently, and I would like to think that they are building towards a film that can rival the greats of the First Renaissance. Because, while all of these films are fantastic, none reach the spectacular heights of that period.
The Seven Ages of Disney Animation comprise four periods of heightened quality, along with three disappointing lulls. The Age of Innovation remains the single most artistically engaging and wonderful period in all of Disney animation history, but due to poor box office receipts and the second World War, it was unsustainable. It was followed by the Age of Package Films; easier to produce and lacking comprehensive themes, these were mixed bags that wavered greatly in quality, and never really had the same magic as the feature-length films. Fortunately, The Golden Age of Disney arrived with the release of Cinderella, and for nearly two decades under the watchful eyes of Walt Disney himself the studio flourished, only to slip into complete disarray after his death. The films in the Age of Inconsistency had their moments, but lacked the overall quality and animation technique that we came to expect. Disney's First Renaissance was ushered in by The Little Mermaid, and produced four of the greatest films in all of Disney canon, but it was fairly short-lived. The lightning escaped the bottle and we entered into another age of Inconsistency – this one marred by poorly executed computer animation films in an attempt to mirror the success of Pixar. It was only under the complete creative guidance of John Lasseter, a Pixar alum, that Disney found the light again with Bolt and it successors in the New Renaissance.
We are smack in the middle of another glorious age where we expect each new Disney feature to show us something magical and beautiful, and the studio continues to deliver. Predicting if or when this Age will enter its twilight misses the point: instead, bask in the warmth of Disney Animation at its zenith.
Whew! With that, my retrospective on Disney animated features is complete. I'd like to thank everyone who read, liked, commented, and shared these pieces over various social media – it really helps other people find my work and enjoy it. I've had a great time interacting with everyone, and those interactions have inspired me to write similar pieces on other animation studios (at the moment, I am definitely doing one on Don Bluth, and I may also look at the films of Pixar and Hayao Miyazaki, especially if readers express interest).
I absolutely loved this whole series. Pretty sure I just killed over an hour of my work day reading it (and I could not have spent my time in a better way!). Thanks for opening the minds of us Disney fanatics even further. I will certainly be passing this along to my mouse-loving friends. Looking forward to more Disney posts from you!
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully your buddies will, too.
I will probably post a brief overview of D23 reactions later in the week, as there was some cool stuff to come out of that.
The success of this Disney animation post has led me to start planning other animation-based retrospectives. I think first I will do Don Bluth, but Pixar and Miyasazki may be in the cars as well!


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2017 Topps Tribute is a 90-card set released March 29th. As usual, each pack contains either an autograph or a Relic.
Six packs per box, three cards per pack (MSRP: $45). Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.
All 90 base cards are available in the following parallels.
All ten 2017 Rookies are available in the following parallels.
Each Stamp of Approval is serial-numbered to 199 copies and also available in the following parallels.
Each Milestone Relic is serial-numbered to ten and also available in a one-of-one Black Jumbo Autograph parallel.
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Emergency department doctor tells all on rewarding work
26th Dec 2019 8:00 AM | Updated: 8:59 AM
IT can be difficult to stand back, take stock and pinpoint the most memorable moment after years spent working in hospital emergency departments.
But Dr David Little remembers one call that sent a shiver down his spine.
Back home in his native Scotland, the hospital he was working in got a call at 2am that there'd been a knife fight, and multiple casualties were expected at any minute.
The scourge of knife crime had earned Glasgow the title of the murder capital of Europe.
"It was some guys in Glasgow," Dr Little said.
"It ended up not being as bad as we thought it was going to be.
"I think you mentally prepare for the very, very worst."
It's impossible to predict just what is going to come through the doors next.
That's what the St Andrew's Ipswich Private Hospital emergency doctor loves about his job.
He has been working in the unit since it opened last year but has worked in Ipswich for eight years, and in EDs across southeast Queensland since he arrived in the country.
"In the afternoon you often walk into a shift and it's bedlam and you just take it over and just go with it," he said.
"You see all ages, all types of medical and surgical, orthopaedic and obstetric conditions. It's a whole variety, This morning I've taken something out of someone's eye.
"There's a whole host of different things, which is half of the fun. It's the variety that's enjoyable."
Dr Little said the department had only gotten busier since it opened more than a year ago as part of the hospital's $64 million development.
In what can be a stressful environment at times, strong communication with fellow doctors and time management is crucial.
Being in the thick of dealing with trauma could take its toll but having the mechanisms in place to cope was important, Dr Little said.
Ensuring colleagues are travelling OK and checking in with them regularly was crucial.
"I think the busiest day was 52 or 53 (people), which for two day doctors and one night, it keeps you busy," he said.
Dr Little said he had worked in several different fields of medicine but the chance to do a bit of everything, sometimes in the course of one 10-hour shift, drew him to life in the ED.
"It's the fact you can help solve people's problems there and then and get it done," he said.
"If someone puts a shoulder out, you can put it back in. That acute pain is gone and the frown on the fact turns to a smile. It's just satisfying.
"What you're doing is making a difference to people."
Dr Little worked shifts at St Andrew's as a junior doctor and two of his kids were born there.
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I'm going to share where we can use our bitcoin earnings through Coins.ph. I admit that after few days of research, I just knew the other services / ways where we could use bitcoins by using coins.ph. Because with this financial service platform - paying bills, tuition, mobile top-ups and shopping online will be paid with no hassle and no extra fees no more traffic dilemma, no more long lines for paying bills, no more going out to top up and shopping with many people and many more. It's the fastest way to withdraw money online here in the Philippines. Let me show you where you can use your bitcoins.
Majority of Filipinos doesn't have credit cards and bank accounts which has been an issue for the country's slow growth of e-commerce. Maybe Bitcoin can be the solution. So a foreign investor and entrepreneur, Ron Hose, created this Bitcoin trading site, Coins.ph.
Runar Petursson and Ron Hose were the founder of Coins.ph who were leveraging Blockchain and Mobile technology to put banking to those who are underbanked in South-East Asia. Ron Hose is also an entrepreneur who took partnership roles in making technological firms, emphasizing emerging Asian markets.
Coins.ph launched in 2014 by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Runar Petursson and Ron Hose offering Bitcoin trading platform here in Philippines and South-East Asian countries. It is very convenient for us, customers, because it makes money transfer easier and very accessible with just few clicks in our devices. They have this mobile wallet that lets the consumers have a direct access to world class financial services and it is the fastest and easiest way to convert in and out, bitcoins, in our local currency even if we don't have any bank accounts or credit cards. It is a financial service platform that were based in Metro Manila. And was developed for Philippines since many if us doesn't have bank accounts.
"At present, it's too expensive to bank or give credit to [the] remaining 95% of the population with traditional methods. We founded coins.ph because we see bitcoin opening a huge opportunity to provide cheaper, better financial services for millions of people in Asia."
This is a cash delivery site that covers thousands of banks, payment outlets, door-to-door delivery and pawnshops across the country. It is a person-to-person wallet transfer, online shopping, mobile top-up and remittance service.
What can we do using coins.ph?
Load our e-pass to lessen the time paying toll fees.
Okay, I'm going to show you how to get started here in coins.ph step by step. From signing up, adding money / funds in your wallet, turning earnings to cash, loading your mobile and paying bills. Plus, loading your e-pass, shopping online using bitcoins and having a payment center in coins.ph.
Of course you need to register before we start. You can skip this step if you already have an account.
Get your free Wallet here.
Input your Email and password.
Check your email and activate your account.
Then put your number and wait for the code and you're done.
Are you ready? Now you are about to get started in coins.ph by adding funds or getting paid by bitcoins. Fasten your seatbelts and quick tutorial is about to start.
This financial service platform lets you send money with 0% fees, buy load with 5% rebate and hassle free paying bills with P5 cashback. With just few click on your device, Cashing in / adding funds in your account was also made easier.
It takes 24 hours for processing ADD MONEY orders.
This can be your next step before you can shop, load, pay bills, etc. No worries if you don't have bank account or credit card because you can now add funds to your coins.ph with out it.
2. Click the "Add Money" button and Choose the most convenient option for you.
3. From that option, You can choose the preferred payment method which is nearer to you to complete a deposit.
4. Enter the amount you want to cash in.
5. Deposit the amount to the given account then click "Mark as paid" after depositing.
6. DONE. You'll receive your funds in your wallet with in 24 hours.
Need to fund your account immediately? Then Gcash is all you need. You can go to any gcash outlet if you don't have so you can add funds in your coins.ph account instantly.
How to Add Funds through Gcash?
1. Choose Gcash with in the "Add Money" Option.
2. Enter the Amount to deposit.
3. Then, Click Pay with Dragonpay.
4. Dragonpay page will pop out. Enter globe number there.
5. Lastly , reply to the confirmation text. Type your Gcash PIN.
6. Done! You'll receive your funds instantly.
Coins.ph allows you to get paid with bitcoins and convert & cash out into PHP immediately without going through a complicated process and sign up. This is why I like earning bitcoins already.
Step 1: Give your Wallet Address.
Where to find your Wallet Address?
You'll find your wallet address in Coins.ph by clicking "Wallet address" under your Bitcoin wallet. See Image below for reference.
Check your transaction history to confirm that you have received your bitcoin. Your transaction history is found in your wallet page with a list of your incoming and outgoing transactions.
When you receive your bitcoins, you can now use it to top up your mobile, shop online, turning it to cash, transfer to your bank accounts or you can send it to your love ones.
Turn your earnings to cash. This is my favorite part. ^.^ But lately, I just converted all my earnings to our currency, Philippine Peso. Saving for this coming Christmas celebration. Cashing out lets us withdraw our funds from our wallet/account or we can send it to anyone directly to banks, cash cards, cash pickup, mobile money or door-to-door delivery. This platform has the easiest, safest and fastest way in turning Bitcoin into cash and the good thing here is, we don't need to have a bank account.
NOTE: Cash out order placed before 10 am (during working days) will be receive same day. If cash out order placed pass 10 am, will be processed next day.
How do I turn my earnings to cash?
1 . Select the most convenient option for you to Cash out.
2. You can select an specific payment method for each option you choose. For Example, you choose BANK. You can select the nearest bank in your place. It's your choice.
3. You need to enter the desired amount to cash out from your wallet. You can choose whether from Bitcoin wallet or PHP wallet later before you complete your payment.
4. Input the recipient's details together with the bank account number. Then hit the "Complete Payment" button. Funds will be transferred in the given account.
This is always what I choose lately whenever I need to cash out from coins.ph, the eGiveCash(EGC) Cardless ATM Instant Payout 24/7. Through this option, you can claim your cash in any Security Bank ATM machine without needing an ATM card or bank account.
IMPORTANT: Account should be Level 2 (Email verified and ID verified) before you can use this instant payout option.
All you need is three sets of digits to claim your cash.
1. Exact Amount you want to cash out.
NOTE: The minimum amount to cash out through eGiveCash 24/7 is Php500 and the maximum amount is Php10,000 and a monthly limit of Php100,000 per recipient (mobile number). You can cashout by hundreds; 500,600,700 and not 550,520 or with any excess amount.
Your 16-digit ref. no. will be sent via SMS through the mobile you specify.
Your 4-digit passcode will be sent via email. Same email you used in coins.ph.
How to claim cash in Security Bank cardless ATM option?
Once you have all the Information above, head to any Security Bank with ATM machine.
You will be asked to give your 16-digit reference no. followed by the 4-digit passcode and the exact payout amount.
Then wait for the machine to process your transaction.
In coins.ph, you can buy load anytime anywhere from your funds in your wallet instantly. You can also turn your coins.ph account into your personal loader (smart/globe/sun/TM). You'll get 5% rebate every time you load. You can make it as your online business now.
Select amount. Then Hit the "LOAD NOW" button.
That's it! Easy as pie. You'll receive your load instantly.
Hate traffics and long lines? No enough time for paying your bills? Then coins.ph is the right choice in paying your bills with just a few clicks in your device even when you just woke up or still working. We are just so glad that coins.ph has the most convenient service on paying bills for over 50 billers nationwide.
What are the Bill Types that I can pay using Coins.ph?
You can see the Bill Types in this image below. Go to Pay Bills page to check more options under this Bill types. No need to wake up early and go through a line or traffic. All you need is just a few clicks in your mobile phone.
TIP: Kindly send payments from 3-5 days before due just to make sure your bills are processed on time.
Go to your coins.ph wallet.
Then select the Bill Type and Company.
Then put the 11-digit ATM/Phone reference no, Subscriber's Name and the exact amount to pay stated on your Meralco Bill.
Hit the "Pay Bill" and you're done.
This year, Coins.ph made a partnership with the two major Filipino merchants; MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy last March 2015. It is a clear sign that the major merchants were starting to take this digital currency seriously.
"Less than five per cent of people in SEA have payment cards. The low penetration of payment cards means that most e-commerce transactions are still settled by cash, and require additional infrastructure on behalf of the e-commerce company, in addition to inherently being more cumbersome. Coins.ph addresses both of these pain-points by allowing merchants to seamlessly accept Bitcoins for order fulfillment"
The effect of this for 95 million people who have no access to credit cards is to buy goods online that previously unavailable to them. Without the access to any credit cards, developers will allow consumers to participate in the global bitcoin economy.
Getting ready for a weekend out of town? You should have an E-pass. This E-pass is an electronic toll collection system used in Metro Manila Skyway and South Luzon Expressway(SLEX). E-pass is good for those who loves traveling to lessen your time paying toll fees. It helps you skip the long lines in toll gates for paying your highway toll fees.
Don't have an e-pass yet? Click here.
How to load your E-pass?
Using your phone, you can load your E-pass through Coins.ph anytime, anywhere. No need to go to any e-pass loading stations like Robinsons and no more worries for those who have no credit cards, because Coins.ph made this easier for people who always travel and doesn't want to wait in a long line in toll gates. You can load with Php500 and Php1000 with just 3 simple steps.
Go to your Coins.ph wallet and click "Cash Out"
Enter you 16-digit E-pass account number.
You should receive the load in your E-pass Wallet.
All you need to do is to pass through the E-pass lanes. Then tags attached to your windshield under a rearview mirror will be read by a sensor for 1.5 seconds and also less hassle for loose change and dealing with cash compared to manual transaction with 15 seconds .
No lines. No cash. No hassle.
Through Coins.ph, we can now have our own Payment Center using our mobile phones. For every 5 unique bills processed in a week in your account, you'll receive a Php100 extra reward. Every Wednesday evening, your pay-out will be credited to your peso wallet that will count all your bills processed with in over the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
You may now start processing bills of your friends and family. Don't forget to replenish your funds in your peso wallets if you want this business with Coins.ph.
Want to earn more with coins.ph? Just click you email address on the upper right side of your account and choose "Earn Rewards".
Thanks, I didn't know that. I wish they connect each other again.
Moonracer: they said it used to be connected.
Btw I do have a coins account too.
I wish Bitlanders is connected to this service.
Is it only for the phillipines?


Please join WTS over lunch for the SECOND installment of a Webinar Series on Communication!
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Probability is the number of favourable outcomes from the total number of possible outcomes.
Dice: Dice is the six faces (cube), basically used to play the games, numbered from 1 to 6.
Coin: Coin has two faces, Head and Tell. used for tossing in many games.
(1). Total number of 52 cards, divided into four catagories and in every catagory there are 13 cards named Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
(2). The colour of Heart and Diamond cards is Red, and The colour of Club and Spade cards is black.
Experiment: The process of rolling dice, tossing coin, etc. is known as Experiment and all the outcomes are known.
Random Experiment: The process of rolling dice, tossing coin, etc. but a perticular outcome is unknown then it is called Random Experiment.
Sample Space: This is a set of possible outcomes in an random experiment.
Event: The set of favourable outcomes from the sample space is known as an event.


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Guillem Clua (born 1973) is a Spanish playwright and screenwriter with works both in Spanish and Catalan.

Biography
Guillem Clua was born in Barcelona in 1973. After earning a licentiate degree in journalism from the UAB, he nurtured his writing skills at London Guildhall University. Upon joining Sala Becket, he began writing plays in 2001.

Some of his plays have been adapted into a film and television format: La piel en llamas (in which Clua is credited as co-writer), Smiley (in which Clua is credited as creator), and Invasión (in which Clua is credited as writer). He has also collaborated as screenwriter in television series such as El cor de la ciutat, , Estoy vivo, Mercado Central, and The Innocent, and films such as God's Crooked Lines and The Communion Girl.

Accolades

References

21st-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Spanish screenwriters
People from Barcelona
1973 births
Living people

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN UKRAINE
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Technology Transfer Information
I - How to present a Technology?
Please download the TPF instruction sheet (in 3 languages, EN - UA - RU) to familiarize yourself with the recommended contents.
STCU Technology Profile Form (in Word format)
TPF Instruction (in pdf format)
TPF Example (in pdf format)
See also the model PowerPoint presentation developed to help you present the commercial potential of your technology.
Commercial Presentation of a Technology (in PowerPoint format)
II - Technology Transfer and Commercialization Training Material
Read about Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Technologies experiences from the following downloadable presentations.
October 2006, "From Science to Business" Workshop Presentations
Mr. Victor E. Alessi: "Technology Commercialization In Ukraine"
Mrs. Laura Schmidt: "New ISTC Commercialization Support Services" ENG/ RUS
Mr. Judson R. Hightower: "Protection of Intellectual Property Resulting from STCU Projects"
Mr. Dominique Menu: "Innovation: the long quest for money"
Mr. Pierre Brisson: "How to Create Business with Space Developed Technologies"
Mr. Peter Bates, Counsellor, Deputy Head of the Canadian Embassy in Ukraine: ""From Science to Business" - Workshop in Kiev"
III - External Links
NAME and Link
Association of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP) http://www.astp.net/ With the field of technology transfer growing rapidly, European Professionals in Transfer of Science & Technology have had an increasing need for a platform to meet and share experiences on a regular basis. The initiative of a multinational group of professionals resulted in the establishment of the non-profit Association of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals on 31st of December 1999.The mission of ASTP is to professionalise and promote technology and knowledge transfer between the European science base and industry.
Tech Transfer webpage from the ASTP http://wiki.astp.net/ The objective of this collaborative space is to create an interactive map and discussion about the european landscape of technology transfer.
The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) http://www.autm.net/ AUTM's Mission is to promote, support and improve academic technology transfer worldwide and demonstrate its benefits globally through education, advocacy, networking and communication.
AUTM's global network of members represent more than 350 universities, research institutions, teaching hospitals and government agencies as well as hundreds of companies involved with managing and licensing innovations derived from academic and nonprofit research.
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import calendar, os, sys
bindir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
libdir = bindir + "/../../lib"
sys.path.append(libdir)

import lacuna as lac

glc = lac.clients.Member(
    config_file = bindir + "/../../etc/lacuna.cfg",
    config_section = 'play_test',
)
my_planet   = glc.get_body_byname( 'bmots rof 1.1' )
mercs       = my_planet.get_buildings_bytype( 'mercenariesguild', 0, 1 )[0]

### See what's available for sale from other empires
###
#trades, num, page = mercs.view_market()
#print( "There are currently {:,} total trades available.".format(num))
#print( "We're viewing trade page number {:,}.".format(page) )
#for i in trades[0:3]:
#    print( "'{}' (trade id {}) was offered by {} on {} for {} E."
#        .format(i.offer_summary, i.id, i.origin.empire_name, i.date_offered, i.ask)
#    )

### Find the cheapest available merc and buy him
###
### buys the cheapest merc trade on page 1.  "cheapest merc trade" may well be
### more than you're willing to spend on a test, so be sure to check that
### first (or be sure you're running this on PT.)
###
#trades, num, page = mercs.view_market()
#min_cost = 9999
#buy_this = {}
#for i in trades:
#    if float(i.ask) < min_cost:
#        buy_this = i
#        min_cost = float(i.ask)
#if not buy_this:
#    raise KeyError("Unable to find the lowest cost trade.")
#print( "The ID of the trade you're about to accept is {}.".format(buy_this.id) )
#mercs.accept_from_market( buy_this.id )
#print( "For {} E paid to {}, we just bought {}\n".
#    format( buy_this.ask, buy_this.origin.empire_name, buy_this.offer )
#)

### Find which of my spies are available for adding as trades
###
#spies = mercs.get_spies()
#print( "Spies take up 350 units of cargo each.  Some spies I have available for trade:" )
#for s in spies[0:10]:
#    print( "\t", s.name )

### Find out what trade ships you have available
### "trade ships" here means "spy pods" - nothing else will work.
###
### This can be done either with an unknown target.  However, if the target is
### not known, then we won't get back any estimated_travel_time info:
###     ships = mercs.get_trade_ships()
###
### But with a known target, we do get estimated_travel_time, so we'll test
### with that instead:
#target_planet = glc.get_body_byname( 'bmots rof 2.1' )
#ships = mercs.get_trade_ships( target_planet.id )
#for i in ships:
#    time = i.sec2time( i.estimated_travel_time )
#    print( "Ship {} (of type {}) is ready for trade."
#        .format( i.name, i.type )
#    )
#    print( "{} seconds is {} days, {} hours, {} minutes and {} seconds."
#        .format(i.estimated_travel_time, time.days, time.hours, time.minutes, time.seconds)
#    )

### Add one of your spies to the trade market
###
#name_to_sell = '1.1 spy 89'
#asking_price = 99.5
###
### We could skip getting a specific ship, but for this test we'll include it.
#ships = mercs.get_trade_ships()
###
### Find the correctly-named spy, add him as a trade.
#spies = mercs.get_spies()
#spy_to_sell = {}
#for i in spies:
#    if i.name == name_to_sell:
#        spy_to_sell = i
#        break
#if not spy_to_sell:
#    raise KeyError("Could not find the requested spy by name.")
###trade_id = mercs.add_to_market( spy_to_sell.id, asking_price ) # if we weren't specifying the ship
#trade_id = mercs.add_to_market( spy_to_sell.id, asking_price, ships[0].id )
#print( "Trade is up; its ID is", trade_id )

### Check on trades I've offered
###
#trades, count, page = mercs.view_my_market()
#print( "I have {} trades up on page {}".format(count, page) )
#for i in trades:
#    print( "'{}' was offered {} E.".format(i.offer, i.date_offered, i.ask) )
#    d = i.tle2time( i.date_offered )
#    print( "That was offered on {} {}, {} at {}:{}:{}."
#        .format(calendar.month_name[d.month], d.day, d.year, d.hour, d.minute, d.second)
#    )

### Withdraw the first trade I have listed
###
#trades, count, page = mercs.view_my_market()
#trade_id = trades[0].id
#mercs.withdraw_from_market( trade_id )
#print("Trade ID {} has been withdrawn from the market.".format(trade_id) )

### Report a trade as abusive
###
#trades, count, page = mercs.view_my_market()
#trade_id = trades['trades'][0].id
#mercs.report_abuse( trade_id )
#print( "Reported trade {} for abuse.".format(trade_id) )

### Logout at the end of each test run so you can see where the captcha prompt
### happens.  Comment this out if you don't care about seeing more than one
### captcha.
glc.logout()


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Devon postmaster previously jailed for fraud was found weeks after his death at his home
The body of Peter Huxham was discovered by police in July
Anita Merritt
A retired Devon postmaster who was jailed for fraud while running Starcross Post Office passed away at home alone and wasn't found until weeks later.
An inquest held in Plymouth yesterday (November 24) heard how the body of 63-year-old Peter Huxham was so badly decomposed by the time police officers searched his flat that the cause of his death was unable to be confirmed.
A concern for welfare was reported to police on July 26, 2020, after concerns were raised to the landlord of Western House, Gatehouse Hill, Dawlish, where Mr Huxham lived.
Neighbours reported seeing a build of mail in his letterbox, and flies on the glass inside the frontdoor.
Police attended his first-floor flat later that day after being a key by the landlord and discovered Mr Huxham on the floor in his lounge.
Peter Huxham pictured at Starcross Post Office (Image: Express and Echo)
In a statement, police confirmed his body was 'significantly' decomposed and that there had been no signs of any forced entry.
It was noted that a bottle of milk had been found with an expiry date of July 16.
DS Peter Morgan said: "It is believed he passed away some weeks before his body was found, and he had been left undisturbed until the attendance of police."
A report from Mr Huxham's GP told how he had a history of alcohol abuse since 2009. In 2015 he suffered a single major depressive episode. He had also being diagnosed with other health problems including high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.
The GP confirmed he had not seen Mr Huxham since March 2019, when he reported feeling better daily.
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However, he was still having issues with alcohol, which he was referred for help for, and told a practice nurse at the surgery in November 2019 that he was consuming 42 units a week.
Mr Huxham, who was born in Torquay and was single, was reported to have not engaged with a local alcohol service, and he only had 'very brief' contact with mental health services in 2013 to 2014, because it was deemed the main issue was alcohol and there was 'no sign' of mental health issues.
The cause of his death was confirmed as being unascertained due to his body being severely decomposed.
The post-mortem examination report said: "From his clinical history, it is likely he died fairly suddenly and had not been found for a long period of time."
Recording an open conclusion, assistant coroner Stephen Covell said: "It is unfortunately rather an unsatisfactory state of affairs that I cannot give any helpful conclusions as to the precise circumstances of Peter's death.
"He lived alone and died some weeks previously, and as a result his body was badly decomposed and it was not possible to give a cause of death.
"There were no suspicious circumstances."
In March 2019, the Express and Echo reported how Mr Huxham, then aged 52, was jailed for eight months at Exeter Crown Court, after admitting one offence of fraud while running Starcross Post Office.
An attempt to wrongly raise suspicions that his estranged wife stole £16,000 from his store failed to save him from prison.
The offence involved stealing £16,158 from the store, from October 2008, until his crimes were discovered by auditors in a visit in September 2009.
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Judge Philip Wassall told Mr Huxham that he had let the community down as Starcross had been left without a post office. He had previously run the branch for around 25 years.
The court heard that the defendant's parents, who were not involved in his crimes, had since paid the money back on his behalf.
Mr Huxham told the court that he could not explain how the money had gone missing.
Judge Wassall said he would not accept this and Huxham was called into the witness box after he failed to give a further explanation.
The defendant then said "I suspected it was my wife", adding that they had been married 22 years but she had now started divorce proceedings.
Mr Huxham said that small amounts, which were not included in the total, disappeared initially. He described repaying them out of his own money, thinking they were genuine mistakes.
He told the court that he then became suspicious that his wife was taking the money and could be spending some of it on horses that she kept in fields near Powderham.
He added: "I loved the woman, I didn't want to think she could lie to me. It's my fault, I didn't seek help."
Prosecutor David Evans questioned Mr Huxham about why amounts of money which eventually totalled £17,000 were paid into his building society account.
Mr Huxham replied that it was initially a joint account, although it had become a solo one in his name in 2008, and that it was money for expenses including a tax bill.
Mr Evans said: "Your home circumstances are tricky, you have trouble with the taxman, you're drinking a lot."
Judge Wassall also questioned the defendant, about why he had not taken security steps at the post office to stop people including his wife potentially having access to money there.
Defence counsel Peter Seigne, in mitigation, said his client had shown 'extreme reluctance to point the finger at anybody at all'.
Judge Wassall told Mr Huxham: "I do not accept the suspicions you put forward that your wife may have took it, it's an unacceptable account. You fail to explain adequately, that's all I can say."
He added: "The post office of Starcross has closed its doors and the community there have lost their facilities. "You have failed to satisfactorily account for it. By any measure, that is a substantial breach of trust."


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Bugs Bunny returns July 27 on 10 U.S. forever stamps
Jul 17, 2020, 12 PM
The first of 10 Bugs Bunny forever stamps that will be issued July 27. The United States Postal Service plans to reveal each stamp image in the set individually over the course of several days before the stamps are issued in an online event.
Prior to releasing images of the individual Bugs Bunny forever stamps, the United States Postal Service published two sketches of Bugs that will appear on the back of the pane.
The sketches of Bugs Bunny on the back of the stamp pane were created by Warner Bros. Animation artists, as were the stamp illustrations.
The U.S. Postal Service issued its 32¢ Bugs Bunny stamp in 1997, the first in a series of stamps featuring characters from Looney Tunes cartoons.
The U.S. Postal Service has prepared two similar pictorial first-day cancels for the Bugs Bunny 80th anniversary set. Each postmark shows a depiction of Bugs coming though the "0" in "80" and snacking on a carrot.
By Michael Baadke
A smart-aleck animated rabbit named Bugs Bunny made his first appearance in 1940, in an 8-minute short-subject cartoon titled A Wild Hare.
The United States Postal Service is issuing a new set of 10 Bugs Bunny forever stamps on July 27 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of that cartoon debut.
The Postal Service announced July 16 that it would begin revealing individual images of the stamps on the afternoon of July 17.
The first of those 10 images, shown here, depicts Bugs as a barber in an updated adaptation from the 1950 cartoon Rabbit of Seville.
The word "forever" reads up from the lower left corner in dropout white lettering, and "usa" appears in white lowercase letters in the lower right corner.
The remaining stamps will be pictured in an upcoming issue of Linn's Stamp News.
The stamps will be first shown on the USPS Facebook and Twitter pages, beginning with a 1 p.m. Eastern Time presentation Friday.
Additional sneak peeks will be scheduled before the stamps are issued, according to the Postal Service.
As of July 16, the Postal Service had also revealed two sketches of Bugs Bunny that will be printed on the back of the 20-stamp pane.
Shortly after the Bugs Bunny issue was announced on June 23, the Postal Service published a detailed description of the 10 stamps.
"On the first row of stamps Bugs appears as a barber with white smock and pointy scissors; achieves 'airness' on the brink of a slam-dunk in his basketball jersey; is debonair in beret, ascot, smoking jacket, and shades as a screen idol in his Hollywood digs; jokes it up as a jester in bright green garb and fool's cap; and does a diva turn as an operatic Brunhilde in blonde braids and winged helmet.
"On the second row of stamps, Bugs is a mermaid in a curly 1940s up-do; is classically composed in white tie and tails at the piano; heroically poses as the carrot-powered Super-Rabbit with blue suit and red cape; warms up to pitch a big-league ballgame; and helps save the planet as a World War II U.S. Army staff sergeant in combat uniform with an American-flag backdrop."
When the nondenominated (55¢) stamps are issued, the Postal Service will hold a "virtual stamp dedication ceremony" on its Facebook and Twitter social media pages, beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time July 27.
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there haven't been any in-person first-day ceremonies for U.S. stamps since March 4, when the Arnold Palmer forever stamp ceremony was held in Orlando, Fla.
According to the Postal Service, viewing the stamp event on the USPS Facebook page requires the viewer to have a Facebook account and to click the like button for U.S. Postal Service.
The next steps are to scroll down the page to "Posts" and click on the event, according to the Postal Service.
To view the event without Facebook registration, visit the USPS Twitter page.
On either platform, it might be necessary to refresh the webpage at intervals until the event becomes available.
The stamps will be sold in post offices nationwide on the issue date in full panes of 20 only. Orders for the new stamps are also being taken on the Postal Service's retail site.
Warner Bros. Entertainment produced the stamp illustrations, according to the Postal Service, "based on iconic moments of Bugs Bunny's career." Greg Breeding designed the stamps, and USPS director of Stamp Services William J. Gicker served as art director.
The stamp pane includes a decorative header with "Bugs Bunny" lettered across the top.
Warner Bros. Animation artists also created sketches of Bugs Bunny that appear on the reverse side of the pane.
Banknote Corporation of America, one of two contract security printers currently printing stamps for the Postal Service, printed the Bugs Bunny stamps on its Alprinta 74 offset press.
The new 10-stamp set will mark the second appearance on U.S. stamps for Bugs. The first came in 1997, when the Postal Service issued its 32¢ Bugs Bunny stamp in a pane of 10 (Scott 3137). A variety issued at the same time includes one imperforate stamp alongside nine stamps with die-cut separations (3138).
That 1997 issue was the first in a series of commemoratives paying tribute to animated characters in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes stable. It was followed by stamps celebrating Sylvester and Tweety in 1998 (Scott 3204-3205), Daffy Duck in 1999 (3306-3307), Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote in 2000 (3391-3392), and Porky Pig in 2001 (3534-3535).
Jul 2, 2020, 1 PM
Bugs Bunny designs will be based on classic scenes
Jun 23, 2020, 1 PM
Postal Service to issue 10 stamps celebrating Bugs Bunny's 80th birthday
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Middlesbrough complete double loan swoop for City pair Roberts and Nmecha
Middlesbrough have completed a shrewd pair of loan deals ahead of their FA Cup tie with Tottenham this weekend – signing Manchester City winger Patrick Roberts and versatile forward Lukas Nmecha until the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
In the space of 24 hours, the Championship side have significantly strengthened their attacking options for the remainder of this season by agreeing terms with the City duo.
22-year-old Roberts and 21-year-old Nmecha had barely played on loan spells at Norwich and VfL Wolfsburg in the early months this season. Consequently, the Citizens exercised their option to recall the pair from their respective stints elsewhere with a multitude of clubs said to be tracking their progress, hoping they'd convince City to a six-month deal.
However, Boro boss Jonathan Woodgate – who made his managerial debut on Teeside after signing a three-year contract himself last summer – revealed their plans have been brewing quietly for a long time.
Having friends in high places helps
As quoted by GazetteLive, Woodgate said: "The two players fit into what we want. I know Brian Kidd and Jason Wilcox there, I know a few of them but I met the sporting director about a month ago now. I thought it was important to do a lot of groundwork and try to get these players over the line as early as possible."
"It's not about having a connection, it's about being the right fit. It hasn't worked [for either player] but they were in the top division – Premier League and the Bundesliga.
I went to see the two players face-to-face and it was a good decision for the football club. I am sure they had untold options but chose Boro. Hopefully, we build that relationship with City."
Assessing the creative duo themselves
Plenty was expected from Roberts when initially joining Manchester City from Fulham as a highly-rated teenager. Immediately excelling in the UEFA Youth League saw him justify a loan move with the lure of first-team football elsewhere – where he turned heads and earned cult hero status in Scotland with champions Celtic.
READ: Believe Roberts' hype, says loanee teammate Stuart Armstrong
However, that loan seemed futile if he didn't return and earn a starring role for a top-flight side in England. Instead, he made the bold decision to go abroad with Girona in La Liga, where inconsistency and underwhelming teammates saw him frustrated as they ultimately were relegated that season.
2019-20 was supposed to be his breakout year, injuries permitting. He joined Norwich during pre-season, but only played 23 Premier League games – three brief cameos – since.
It's been a frustrating start to 2019-20 for Roberts, who will look to light up the Championship
Considering he turns 23 next month, this feels like the start of a new chapter as he aims to rebuild his reputation before it's too late.
As for Nmecha, he still has a bit more time to decide his future. That being said, it seems 50-50 as to whether he wants to play in England on a long-term basis or prefers to be challenged abroad, like during his brief stint among home comforts in Germany.
Nmecha only started one of twelve games with Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga & Europa League
He played for England at youth level (U16 to U21, 31 caps) but has since pledged his allegiance to Germany – where he's made eight under-21 appearances to date. Having been at City since he was an U9, Nmecha's ability hasn't been questioned. Transitioning to the competitive level though, has proven more difficult: just ask Dominic Solanke.
He scored three goals and created eight assists for Preston in the Championship last year, alternating between roles as their centre-forward and opposite flanks.
However in twelve appearances for Wolfsburg this term (all comps), the 21-year-old hasn't got a single goal contribution to his name. Despite this, his case isn't helped when you find out he's started just one of the 12 – a 3-0 away defeat by Borussia Dortmund.
Both need patience, but are Boro willing to give them that luxury? Time will tell.
A look at Boro's complicated attacking options
Boro's top league goalscorer this term is Britt Assombalonga (27) with six goals in 20 Championship appearances. He's been there for two-and-a-half years, having signed for £15m from fellow second-tier side Nottingham Forest.
More was expected from Manchester United academy graduate Ashley Fletcher, having signed a four-year deal from West Ham in the same summer of 2017. He's 24 now, with six goals and four assists in 26 appearances this term.
Rudy Gestede (31) has been used sparingly but featured more prominently over the last month – scoring his first league goal since February 2018 during their 2-0 win over Preston on New Year's Day.
Both players could make their Boro debuts on Sunday, during their FA Cup third-round tie at home against Tottenham (KO: 2.01pm).
Following that, they face Derby, Fulham, Birmingham and Blackburn between now and February 1. By that time, Woodgate will expect to complete a few more acquisitions to bolster competition as they sit eight points off the playoff spots after 26 games this term.
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