Fairfield, CT - This year the SHU Hearthstone team broke expectations with their close games and shook up the ECAC by earning wins against top schools. Currently 2-3 and set to make playoff this team looks like they are getting better by the minute. With a lineup of: Captain Thomas Peper , James Rose, Michael Schneider and Andrew Santiago. The team is currently nearing the end of its Fall Season, as playoffs draw near, the team will have to make a final push to snag a couple of late wins. The next match for the team is Thursday 11-29-18, time TBD.


I'll start by saying that the Shills Black Mask is the very last thing I'd put on acne. You've probably seen multiple YTs showing these hard-to-remove masks – don't even go near them if you have down on your face (unless you want the equivalent of a facial wax at the same time) or you have active spots. The Shills Mask, which I've used across my nose only, is one of the less aggressive types of charcoal mask (believe it or not, some people use charcoal powder and PVA glue – pretty sure I don't even need to say anything at all here) and not only was it fairly easy to peel off, but it did work pretty well in terms of removing any blockages from pores.
I think my experience might well have been different if I'd covered my whole face and it is quite an aggressive form of exfoliation but in the context I used it, not really much different from a pore strip. As a note, if you use the very 'gluey' types of black mask you're going to pull out all the tiny, barely there hairs as well as beneficial natural skin oils and sebaceous filaments – different to blackheads but if you're a skin perfectionist, just as annoying. The way to tell the difference, apparantly, is in the squeeze – a true blackhead is a harder 'plug' while a sebacious filament doesn't produce the same dramatic output. You should just leave sebacious filaments alone – nobody can see them but you when you're a micro milimetre from your magnifiying mirror.
I got my Shills Mask on Amazon for about £8. I can neither recommend nor not recommend – there are so many reasons why you don't need one, but the best judge of your skin is you. Oh, and there is only one official distributor of Shills on Amazon (HERE) and it's an easily counterfeited product so beware.
Isn't Shills a copycat product in itself? I always thought it was a cheapie version of the Boscia black mask they sell in Sephora, which is a real extreme face puller. I know these things are probably the worst thing you could put on your face but there is something terribly satisfying about it all the same.
It might well be.. at the back of my mind I remember that Boscia mask but don't think I ever used it.
I tend to use very gentle masks on my face, the pore strip days are way behind me. The gentler the better for my acne prone skin, something I had never thought I'd say back when I was 14.
I have seen the crazy things that people do on the internet with these masks and of course I think you hurt your skin more than anything else.
Some acne products contain charcoal as the theory is that the charcoal will bind to toxins, dirt and oil and lift them out of the pores. However, I haven't come across any scientific study to back up these claims. Typically, most charcoal skin-care products contain other active ingredients such as salicylic acid and kaolin (a substance which binds to sebum), which can help acne-prone skin.


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A new trend in hair color that is emerging: blond locks, brown and caramel, all this is the beautiful mixture giving the color that will symbolize this year: Cinnamon Bread. Go girls to test!


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There are pros and cons of joining clinical trials. It's important for pharmaceutical companies to test new products and medications. It is equally important that […]
There are pros and cons of joining clinical trials. It's important for pharmaceutical companies to test new products and medications. It is equally important that potential participants make an informed decision to take part in the study. It's the law! Unfortunately, many doctors, hospitals and pharma companies fall short in following the letter of the law.
The United States government says that every clinical trial participant has the right to an informed consent. Studies should minimize the risks to participants by ensuring that potential benefits outweigh risks.
When my husband injured his back at work, he had surgery to insert a "synthetic bone graft material" into his lower back. We later discovered that the bone graft material used on him had been harvested from cadaver bone. Not only was this not disclosed to us, but he wasn't participating in a clinical trial. It also put him at risk for a host of diseases that occur with human transplants. We took on a large hospital and pharma company in court. Find out more about the full story in my book: The Dark Side of Injury.
Easy-to-understand information is supposed to be provided to potential participants before they join a trial. But, there can be loopholes. If you are considering joining clinical trials, you need to ask questions. Every situation is different. However, there are some standard questions to ask:
Why are the companies/doctors conducting the research?
What do the researchers hope to accomplish?
What is the origin and makeup of the product? (Note: Product could be a device, therapy, medication, or other medical element)
Has your exact condition been treated in the trial?
How is the product expected to work?
What are suspected and known risks to the participant associated with the product?
Are there potential long-term side effects?
What are the potential benefits for the participant?
Are there safer treatments available? If so, what are the effectiveness and side effects of each?)
What is the timeframe of the trial?
Is there medical support after the trial?
It's a shame that some trials don't follow the law, so you must protect yourself. Don't sign away your rights to file a lawsuit in the event of malpractice. Get more resources to help you navigate worker's comp, health insurance and the medical/pharma industry in my book, The Dark Side of Injury.
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I'm trying not to torture readers by telling you all about books not out for months, but I'm about out of books to review otherwise! But I do have a couple of audiobooks still left, so here is one.
Wow, this book was amazing. At the end, I just couldn't stop listening. I was so scared for Eleanor, and so proud of Park's bravery. I hope I'd be able to do what each of them did, had I been in their shoes.
Eleanor is new at school in the middle of the semester, after her new step-father finally lets her come back to live with her family (she'd been staying on her mother's friend's couch for months). There's no where to sit on the bus until Park finally lets her sit next to him. He thinks she's weird. She just wants to get through each day. Eventually they start to like each other, bonding over comic books that they share (she starts reading them over his shoulder) and eventually, they are boyfriend and girlfriend. But all is not good, as Eleanor's step-father is just awful. Her home life is pretty dreadful. There's barely enough food, she only has a few items of clothes, and as a big girl who started school late and is quiet and smart, she's also bullied at school. She does start to make friends, and Park helps immensely, but it's still really bad. Park's home life is pretty normal for the late-1980s. He wants to get his driver's license, and thinks his parents are too overprotective. It's jarring for Eleanor to see someone with a normal, happy home. And makes her home life looks even worse by comparison. Sometimes you don't realize how awful something is when you're in it, but Eleanor does. And then it gets worse.
This is a really powerful, and important book. Like many tragic YA novels, it helps teens mentally cope with an awful situation before they're actually in it and have to face it for real. Because unless you lived a very sheltered life, pretty much all of us had at least one friend who we thought might be being abused at home, right? But what do you do? Do you say something? To whom? What do you say? Will you just make the situation worse?
Ms. Rowell creates here a very believable and beautiful relationship between Park and Eleanor, and a sadly true situation at Eleanor's home. I truly was scared at the end of the book and couldn't stop listening. But it's definitely for older teens, and also it's an excellent book for adults who might have forgotten how rife with trauma and angst, teenagehood was all about. Bonus points if you were yourself a teen in the late '80s.


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AIR COMPRESSORS | INDUSTRIAL
OJI had an installed Atlas Copco GA75VSD (75kW) that failed the airend, and an unreliable Compare L75S (75kW) which both ran together inefficiently. With poor reliability during summer, no back up system in place and following the failure of the Atlas Copco, Energy & Carbon Solutions was engaged to improve the efficiency, reliability and operating cost of the compressed air system.
Energy & Carbon Solutions identified the problems with the system and redesigned the compressed air system with the solution in mind. The Atlas Copco GS75VSD was replaced with a new ELGI EG75V compressor with VSD controls but rated for 50oC ambient conditions. A new ELGI EG45 (45kW) compressor was installed as base load allowing the old Compair to be retained and create a back up solution for the plant. A new dryer and filtration system was installed to replace the old undersized Compair dryer and rated for 45oC conditions, allowing dryer compressed air to provide dry compressed air to the plant in all weather conditions.
By sequencing the compressors properly and allowing the VSD to control the system, the average energy consumption dropped from 132kW to approximately 82kW and saving over $ 23,400 + GST in electricity. A one off saving of not rebuilding the Atlas Copco of $30,000 was also achieved.


Among the shocking details emerging from the disturbing "house of horrors" case in California is the allegation that David and Louise Turpin taunted their starving children with pizza and pies bought at a neighborhood store that they were forbidden to eat.
"They would buy apple pies [and] pumpkin pies, put them on counter, let the children to look at it, but not allow the children to eat the food," Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said at a press conference.
The emaciated condition of the children is in sharp contrast with how the parents looked in court. David Turpin appeared overweight and his shackles were tight against his stomach.
Meanwhile, photos have surfaced of Louise Turpin when she was pregnant with her 13th child at age 47.
In the image, Louise Turpin is wearing a Mickey Mouse maternity shirt that reads "Embrace Your Bump." Behind her is a pristine white crib.
Prosecutors say the baby, now 2 years old, is the only one of the 13 children who appeared well-fed and looked after.
At the Turpin's home, a memorial of stuffed toys and balloons placed there by neighbors heartbroken by the nightmare said to have unfolded inside.
Now, people all over the world are wondering what will happen to the children, and what the future holds for them.
Six of the younger kids are being treated at Riverside University Medical Center.
"Folks are giving what they can and they're giving generously and I believe it's because they want these kids to know they are cared for and they are loved," Erin Phillips of Riverside University Medical Center told Inside Edition.
The seven adult siblings are being treated at Corona Medical Center.
"I have my best nurses; I have my best physicians," Marc Uffer of Corona Medical Center told Inside Edition. "They're getting everything they need to get into a better place."
Although they all attended their parents renewal of vows ceremony at a Vegas chapel — presided over by an Elvis impersonator — and made several trips to Disneyland, they know very little of the world.
Psychologist Rebecca Bailey says it's important for the family to remain together.
Investigators are poring over hundreds of journals kept by the children inside that house of horrors. The books are expected to be powerful evidence against their parents.
David and Louise Turpin pleaded not guilty to charges that include torture and child endangerment.


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Wimsey Vane TV adaptations: Notes on Viewing
Posted on October 14, 2015 by Esther Ariel
Mrs. Selby hosted three viewing parties recently, one for each TV adaptation of the following Dorothy Sayers' novels: Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, and Gaudy Night.
Set in the late 1920s through mid 30s, each stars Edward Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey, the aristocratic sleuth, and Harriet Walter as Harriet Vane, the mystery writer.
Although, like other screen adaptations, they tend to leave out substance from the books and can't fully capture the author's energy, humor, and literary wit, there's much to recommend them. Mainly the way the actors interpret their characters, the humanity they bring out, and the chemistry they enjoy between them. I really liked Petherbridge's Wimsey and Walter's Vane. And I was very fond of Richard Morant's interpretation of Bunter (Peter Wimsey's valet and assistant in criminal investigations).
Along with Mrs. Selby and me, there were three other regulars: Dora, Michiko, and Gilbert Frisch. However, Lewis came by for Strong Poison; Hank & Ivy watched Have His Carcase, because they'd heard about the code-cracking scene; and Howard popped in for Gaudy Night, mostly because of his interest in the Oxford scenes, his interest in Mrs. Selby's red wine, and his need to procrastinate on an assignment due two days later.
So, that said – what were our impressions of each adaptation?
Strong Poison
At least three of us, including Mrs. Selby, felt that Edward Petherbridge has beautiful lips. And that he's a beautiful actor generally, though not in an obvious 'heartthrob' sort of way. It's how he moves, and talks, and expresses so much with his face and hands. Also, he's good at little hapless comedic gestures.
Dora aspires to smoke a cigarette the way Harriet Walter does as Harriet Vane. And Dora doesn't even smoke.
Harriet Walter is a wonderful Vane. A delicious, clever Vane struggling with dread at the thought that for sure she'll be wrongly convicted of murder and will be hanged.
She wears lovely blouses. Michiko's favorite was the one she's wearing in her second conversation with Peter.
Peter is ridiculously overconfident and self-doubting and awkward all at once. Proposing to Harriet Vane in prison the first time they speak… not the smartest thing to do, but it's entertaining.
When he tells her he can produce quite good testimonials about his love-making, he sounds like he's offering her a test drive with the full expectation that she'll want to purchase the vehicle for regular use.
One of the awesome things about this story is that there's a typing bureau that's a front for an all-female detective outfit, sponsored by Peter Wimsey, where the women infiltrate various offices as secretaries and typists to uncover financial fraud and other crimes. Miss Climpson and Miss Murchison are awesome. (Even Lewis thought so, because he didn't make disparaging comments about them.) Though it must be said that Dora and Gilbert found the way they talk really funny.
General consensus that it would be fun to have butter tea cakes with Miss Climpson. And to be with her when her eraser gives an eccentric bounce.
Miss Climpson looks surprisingly sexy when she's alone in her room preparing for the séance she's going to deviously manipulate. (Lewis was staring, though I think he'd die before admitting he can feel attraction for a woman old enough to be his mother.)
Peter and Bunter in a semi-dark library… both of them in dressing gowns, and Bunter has made hot cocoa. Beautiful men.
Having Morant's Bunter around would make life more smooth and sunny. I enjoy watching him inspect a toasted crumpet. And buy perfume for housemaids. And run chemical tests. And do pretty much anything.
A game of billiards in shirtsleeves = win!
Freddy Arbuthnot and his "chappies" are a treat. Love it when he's "sleuthing like stink."
Michiko's favorite line was "You're too clever by half!"
Gilbert's was "I shall endeavor to insinuate myself to your lordship's satisfaction."
Peter piffling in Latin is a treat. (But none of us knows Latin, except Michiko. We're uncultured swine.)
Petherbridge rocks a monocle. And Gilbert said, only half-jokingly I think, that he wants Peter's dressing gowns. (And that he'd wear them while watching football, which kind of ruins the effect. You should really only wear them in a library, with your hair artfully tousled to fall across your forehead.)
From what I remember, I like the book version of Harriet's friends more than the one here (and the way Peter interacts with them in the book is better). The book's final scene is better too.
Elegant and melancholic piano-playing! With a photo of Harriet covering up some elegant blonde we don't know about (Barbara?).
The way Peter stares at Harriet in the courtroom. (Lewis was going to make some smarmy remark about that, but Michiko and I talked over him immediately.)
This story has a quietly slimy villain. And some other asshole characters (looking at you, Ryland Vaughan.)
We got a kick out of Peter singing while wearing his "shiny eye-glass." And from the way he says 'girl' as 'gehl.'
Have His Carcase
Harriet Walter gives the most convincing portrayal of someone finding a corpse I've seen. She shows Harriet Vane as revolted, shaken, but then nerving herself to collect the evidence. A very impressive part of her performance.
'Ethel Waterman & Her Waterbabies' is an awesome name for a band.
Bunter gets to look dangerous stalking someone through London and going detecting in pubs and on farms with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. He really shines in this one.
Petherbridge makes comic art out of Peter going through a revolving door. Just one little moment, but memorable!
It resonated with Michiko, how Harriet Vane was steeling herself to tell Mrs. Weldon about what happened to Paul Alexis. Kind of resigning herself to what she knew would be Mrs. Weldon's meltdown.
I like how (unlike in the book, I think) Harriet Vane has that final conversation with Mrs. Weldon, giving her the police's final report. I think the adaptations are generally kinder to Vane (and Wimsey) than the books are. Makes them gentler in some ways, and in some ways, they let Vane shine more.
Another difference – Peter is more bouncy in the books. More elastic energy. And he and Harriet wear bathing suits in one scene in the book, while here they stay stubbornly clothed in full (admittedly it looks too cold to swim). Still, I like Petherbridge and Walter, and their interpretation of the characters, very much.
Harriet: *with a glance downwards* "At this moment, my fibers resemble coconut matting." Peter: *glancing downwards* "With not even welcome written across them."
We were generally impressed with how, during a mind-boggling murder investigation, Peter and Harriet manage to flirt a lot and have a heated fight which is pretty much a heart-breaking eruption of thwarted love and improperly channeled sexual tension.
Dora laughed at how easily they cracked the code (in the book it's a longer and more developed process, but they shortened it here). Hank and Ivy still thought it was cool; they liked how Peter and Harriet got so stimulated by nerdy endeavors.
Bunter can tell us more about the mysterious razor! By reading the name written clearly on the razor… You've got to give Bunter a more serious challenge than that, come on.
We laughed our ass off at the line, delivered in all apparent seriousness: "Hoofprints or not, this horse witnessed the murder."
When Henry Weldon said "spot of domestic bliss," Dora made gagging noises.
Salcombe Hardy is Gilbert's and Mrs. Selby's favorite minor character (Mrs. Selby said he reminded her of her first husband). Mine is Mrs. Lefranc. Hank and Ivy have a weak spot for Monsieur Antoine. Dora likes Henry Weldon, in the sense that she'd like to slap him. Michiko finds Old Pollock funny, and that gruff military guy who breeds spaniels and gives inferior razors to his gardener.
Lovely dancing, but too brief. Harriet in a wine-colored frock, tripping on Peter's feet, before they smoothly glide… "infernal cheek…" then it gets too overwhelming for Harriet, and she pulls away. ("Why?" Michiko whispered, taking another sip of wine.)
Petherbridge delivers a heart-stopping moment of Peter's pure wanting, just wanting Harriet, when she slides her chair closer to him.
Dora liked when Harriet took charge of Peter's car.
I would like to sit next to Bunter at the cinema.
Bunter's more human than in the books. I like that. (Not that book Bunter isn't entertaining.)
Dora was envious of how Peter could just easily get in on a police investigation, with the police sharing all their evidence with him and letting him go do his detective work without interference.
Mr. Bright should just stop talking. (Except for Ivy, who's pregnant, and Mrs. Selby, who had just taken some of her meds, we all poured more wine for ourselves during that monologue of his.)
Peter and Bunter take pleasure criticizing a dead man's fashion sense, basically. (Ivy, Hank and Gilbert all thought that their own clothes made them good candidates for distastefully dressed corpse in a Wimsey mystery.)
Got a kick out of Peter using Bunter to show Harriet how the victim's throat was cut. And Bunter realizing, before Peter, how this little demonstration has disturbed Harriet. But he can say nothing, merely melt off to get the car, while probably thinking to himself that his lordship has put his foot in it again. (Peter's got a talent for that.)
Monsieur Antoine's facial expression while tangoing… priceless.
Two people can be on a cold, windy cliff top in coats, hats and scarves and have some very charged moments.
Is there a pattern to when the monocle goes on and comes off? No consensus, but Michiko thought that when Peter is trying to speak truthfully of his feelings to Harriet, the monocle is likely to come off. And does he need it, Gilbert wondered, like with a corrective prescription? Doesn't seem that way, Dora said; it's a prop, and can make him look like a silly stuck-up ass if he needs it to, or maybe he really does think it looks good. It does look good on him, Mrs. Selby said. Hank and Ivy are considering cosplaying as Peter and Harriet, but Hank doesn't think a monocle would look good on him, plus it looks uncomfortable to wear. (That was the longest monocle-based discussion I've ever listened to.)
Gaudy Night
Peter and Harriet, please never stop dancing. I even liked watching the flashback footage of the dancing.
Peter, please never stop smiling that goofy smile of pure ridiculous pleasure.
Bunter seems kind of tired of Peter's moping/pining, at least in the first part. In the second part, he's more supportive. Even the way he says "sangfroid" in the second part is better.
We all liked Bunter sharing the anecdote of how he met Peter during WWI.
Michiko will be horrified to know that I haven't (yet) finished reading Gaudy Night. She's a stickler for reading the book before watching the adaptation. (At least I've read Strong Poison and Have His Carcase.) Michiko said that the Gaudy Night is not only a tough book to adapt to screen, but the screenplay doesn't do the book much justice.
Howard could identify with the need to make eyes at someone during a boring academic function.
Peter, you are the picture of playfulness and longing in your academic gown and monocle combo.
"I forwarded it to my future address, by way of the fireplace" – witty Oxford femme fatale.
Michiko had us pause so she could get her book copy of Gaudy Night and read us the scene in the punt where Harriet gets flushed and Peter breathes like he's been running. There is also Donne, and more involved discussions about one's vocation in life and crafting a marriage based on musical counterpoint, with voices that are interdependent & independent (a lovely analogy). (All right, Michiko, it isn't as if I'm planning to skip the book.)
"If I once gave way to Peter I should burn up like straw!" ("There are worse ways to die, dear," said Mrs. Selby.)
That little gliding leg thing Petherbridge has Peter do while escorting Harriet for some tangoing.
Lots of tensions and frictions. The interactions involving some of the minor characters made me itchy.
Suspense in dark libraries. And someone playing a deranged version of 'Pop Goes the Weasel' in a dark college chapel. (Howard said that if he ever snaps under academic pressure, he'll play the same tune at his university's chapel – will learn how to play it just for that purpose.)
Dark corridors! Dim stairways! ("Will someone finally get murdered?" Dora wondered, looking at Michiko, who said nothing. "Come on, tell us," Gilbert said. Michiko remained unmoved.)
Dora made a large batch of scones for this viewing, and Howard ate at least six. Gilbert brought along Twinings Tea.
So that's that. Mrs. Selby has the box set for future viewings, and there are parts I'd want to re-watch. And Mrs. Selby is always happy to find new people to watch the same things with.
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The Chihuahua comes in two distinct styles, Long or Short Haired and these grooming tips relate only to the Long Haired.
When groomed you are rewarded with a lovely silky coat so the demanding grooming needs are always rewarded with a lovely finish.
Always before bathing give your dog a thorough brush and ensure no tangles, mats or knots remain as once you wash these become much harder to remove.
For all dogs we advise you to use the shower, (and use a non-slip shower mat as washing in the sink or bath may result in your dog jumping out and potentially harming itself. If washing in the sink please do secure your dog to avoid it jumping out and harming itself. Ensure the water is a comfortable temperature not too hot or too cold use the shower attachment to thoroughly wet your dog's coat and then apply the shampoo and knead it thoroughly into the coat, if your dog has got extremely dirty you may need to repeat this process. Now this is important when rinsing the shampoo out you must ensure that all shampoo is rinsed away as any residue can cause itchiness. Another key point we would make is to avoid getting shampoo into the eyes and try to keep the inside of ears dry away from shampoo and water. A good tip here is to start washing your dog from the back of its head and working down towards their tail.
Now to the final drying and grooming, connect your Roses Grooming and Drying Brush set on medium heat and low speed and start brushing and Drying the coat, and for the Chihuahua we recommend you use the oval pin brush head only. There is no correct place to start but the key advice we would give here is to ensure the whole coat is dry particularly around the base of the tail and around the ears. Ensure all the coat is brushed through, free of Matts, Knots and Dry. If your dog is a little anxious at first encourage with treats and words of encouragement. Initially we would recommend you use medium heat setting 1 and low power setting and once your dog is familiarised and comfortable with your Roses Grooming and Drying Brush you can increase the heat setting to full and increase the speed to high, but note when drying around the eyes and ears only use medium heat and low power.
We know that following these simple instructions you will soon be getting great results and you and your Chihuahua will enjoy these grooming sessions which can help create an excellent bond between you and your dog and of course keep your dog looking great and smelling good most of the time.


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ML House "A private home in Portugal with a box body and box windows"
The ML House is located in Oeiras, an area – considered by many – as one of the best in Europe as far as Life Quality is concerned.
Included in a single family villa neighborhood, the project was focused on a new construction in the available plot according to the proposed program while maximizing the available land.
This building project, for the everyday life of a young couple and their two children emphasized the following main principles:
To conceive a solution that was able to join the new construction with a proposal able enough to fulfill the habitation program~
To play a bet on the clear distinction between the private and social areas that constitute the habitation program, by the means of a vertical extension of the 1st floor, counteracting with the connecting synergies between Basement Floor and the Ground Floor, clearly social floors integrated in a functional habitation as a unique whole.
To value the generator value of this habitation, emphasizing the interior-exterior relationship through the windows developed under the BOX concept.
The proposal to add a water front area, resulting in a water plane with proportional dimensions in relation to the surrounding buildings, simultaneously creating an outside living area.
As far as the building volume is concerned, we tried to introduce – through the use of some alignments – a wider perception of the building object, outlining the BOX configuration of the whole program.
This configuration is suggested by the volumes that come up from the continuity of the existing land planes, replicating the roof tops geometry, with a clear distinction through its materiality.
The concrete planes condition is the result of a reinforced contemporaneity of the future property owners which made this recent intervention to make an extra effort in the construction of renewed spatial relations and program commitment.
These new BOXES (window openings) within the BOX (house) simultaneously allowed the articulation of the house with the streets, for which it closes to, with its own exterior areas for which it opens to.
On the functional perspective, the program spreads itself for three floors.
The entrance hall works as a divisor of the habitation itself, from which two large areas come up, the exterior and garage and the access area to the different house spaces. Besides these spaces the entrance hall also gives private access to the study room, ie to the more office like area of the house.
However, the living room space is the one that makes the functional and organized distribution of the habitation once it is located on the ground floor allowing the communication with the more social areas such as the kitchen, the Jacuzzi (located on a lower level), the swimming pool (on the outside) and the living room itself that his harmoniously divided in living and dining areas, towards the more private areas such as the three rooms that show on the upper floor.
The social area correspondent body integrates the kitchen and the living room the relations itself with the south oriented swimming pool and the entrance hall that connects the habitation to the exterior and the north located garage and study room.
The extension of the swimming pool favors the visual relationship between the living room and the water plane, simultaneously emphasizing the relation between the construction and the swimming pool as the center of the exterior area.
The more restricted and private wing results from the linear distribution of the three bedrooms, being the last the main room located west, with private WC, dressing closet and a longitudinal hall between the three. The other rooms, east oriented are symmetrically distributed with their own private WCs.
The adopted design strategy results in the combination between the constant look for the object reading and the program with its functional and living uses.
The pool and garden spaces are responsible for the balance between the interior and exterior spaces of the house.
We opted for the concrete construction of the elements, allowing a dose of plasticity to the material, making it adequate to the program dimension and the house universe that works with the glass of every BOX window opening.
Text by Pedro Costa | Translation by Joaquim Baptista
Status: Built
Location: Caxias, PT
My Role: architect
Additional Credits: sofia zambujo (interior designer), joão morgado photography (photos)


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Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,029. Incorporated on March 4, 1872, Mullins was named after Col. William S. Mullins, who served as a representative for Marion County in the South Carolina State Legislature from 1852 to 1866.
Mullins is located at 34°12′19″N 79°15′19″W / 34.20528°N 79.25528°W / 34.20528; -79.25528 (34.205239, -79.255309).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.9 km²), all of it land.


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Roland Puchot, hrabia des Alleurs (ur. 1693, zm. 1754) - dyplomata francuski o ambicjach literackich.

Jego ojcem był dyplomata Pierre Puchot (1643-1725).

W 1739 opublikował anonimowo  Lettre d'un patissier anglois au nouveau cuisinier françois. Avec un extrait du Craftsman ("List cukiernika angielskiego do nowego kucharza francuskiego, wraz z wyjątkiem z The Craftsman"). Była to próba naśladownictwa stylu brytyjskiej gazety istniejącej od 1726 The Craftsman. Puchot korespondował z prowadzącą salon literacki Madame de Graffigny.

W latach 1747-1754 Puchot był ambasadorem Francji w Konstantynopolu. Zmarł podczas pełnienia tej misji.

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Bheir Dàibhidh Camsron òraid seachad an-diugh air radaigeachd Muslamach ann am Breatainn. Mìnichidh e a phlanaichean airson dèiligeadh ri mar a tha na ceudan às a' Rìoghachd Aonaichte air a dhol an sàs anns a' bhuidhinn Stàit Ioslamach ann an Iorac agus Siria. Tha tòrr ag ràdh gur e seo an òraid as cudromaiche a bheir am Prìomhaire seachad air a' chuspair bho thòisich e na dhreuchd.
Tha bhòtadh air tòiseachadh airson ceannard ùr a thaghadh dhan a' phàrtaidh Làbarach an Alba. 'S ann eadar Kezia Dugdale agus Ken Mac an Tòisich a tha am bhòt -- agus thèid innse air a chòigeamh là deug den ath-mhìos cò a th' air soirbheachadh. B' fheudar an taghadh a chumail às dèidh dhan t-seann cheannard Jim Murphy a dhreuchd fhàgail às dèidh dhan phàrtaidh droinneadh uamhasach fhulaing anns an taghadh choitcheann anns a' Cheitean.
Tha an M8 an dràsda dùinte gach taobh ann am Baile Dhun Lèibhe às dèidh tubaist eadar bhan, càr agus làraidh. Tha e air a thuigse gun deach am bhan na teine anns an tubaist - a thachair goirid ro naoi uairean. Chan eil fhios fhathast an deach duine a ghoirteachadh.
Thuirt Oifis nan Dùthchannan Cèin nach bi a' cheist anns a' referendum air Breatainn anns an Aonadh Eòrpach anns a' Ghàidhlig idir. Sgrìobh Ceann-suidhe a' Chomuinn Ghàidhealaich, Iain MacLeòid, gu Rùnaire na h-Alba, Dàibhidh Mundell. Thuirt Oifis nan Dùthchannan Cèin nach eil Achd na Gàidhlig riatanach an seo, seach nach ann air Alba a-mhàin a bhios a cheist a' bualadh. Thuirt iad cuideachd nach biodh e ceart a' cheist fhoillseachadh ann an aon mhion-chànan a-mhàin.
Tha fear dhe na sgrìobhadairean a dh' fhàg Pàipear Beag an Eilein Sgitheanaich, an t-Àrd Oll. Dòmhnall MacLeòid, air slaic a thoirt air mar a thathar a' riaghladh a' phàipeir-naidheachd. Dh'fhàg an t-Urr. MacLeòid am pàipear às dèidh buaireadh a thaobh colbh a sgrìobh e. Chaidh Brian MacUilleim a chuir às a dhreuchd às dèidh sin. Thuirt an uair sin Magaidh Choineagan nach sgrìobhadh ise dhaibh air sgàth na thachair. Air a' bhlog aige fhèin, thuirt an t-Oll. Urr. MacLeòid gu robh dol-a-mach a' phàipeir "suarach".
Agus bidh taighean-spadaidh anns na h-Eileanan a' faighinn buannachd bho phròiseact ùr a tha am Prionnsa Teàrlach agus Riaghaltas na h-Alba air a chuir air chois. Bidh gnìomhachasan ann an Leòdhas, Uibhist a Tuath, Barraigh, Muile agus Ìle a-measg na gheibh taic bho phròiseact nan taighean spadaidh eileanach. Tha an sgeama ag amas air obraichean, gnìomhachasan agus obair fearainn a dhìon.


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Victorian LAND 400 bid backed by NSW
Minister Ley with the AMV 35 in Albury.
land & amphibious | 27 October 2017 | Reporter
Areas in the south of NSW hit by the demise of the automotive manufacturing industry are set to benefit if BAE Systems Australia's LAND 400 bid is successful, according to a federal MP.
With BAE Systems' LAND 400 Phase 2 vehicle on show in Albury, member for Farrer in NSW Sussan Ley has thrown her support behind her Victorian colleagues in backing the BAE Systems AMV 35 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV)
"I am delighted to join with my Victorian colleagues to support this bid. Albury-Wodonga has also felt the effect of automotive industry closures, and we have the people and skills right here to help great companies like BAE Systems Australia to build the assets our country needs," Ley said.
If successful in its bid for the project, BAE Systems will build the 225 CRVs in Victoria at Fishermans Bend.
BAE Systems has partnered with North Albury's Milspec Manufacturing, with the SME selected to manufacture the complex electro mechanical subsystems, power systems and electrical wiring harnesses for the AMV35, should BAE Systems be selected as the preferred tenderer.
The NSW company, which has seen its staff grow from 60 to 92 employees in the last year due to defence projects, has estimated its workforce will increase by a further 20 people if the BAE Systems bid is successful.
Milspec managing director David Cooper said its long-term partnership with BAE Systems has already helped its local workforce grow.
"Working collaboratively with BAE Systems Australia over the past 15 years has enabled us to build and sustain a successful local defence supply business," Cooper said.
"During that time, our employment of local people has grown by over 500 per cent, and partnering with BAE Systems on Land 400 will allow us to grow by an additional 20 per cent."
BAE Systems has committed to producing the AMV35 locally, adding that, together with its partners, BAE Systems will invest 60,000 hours to transfer the advanced manufacturing knowledge and capability to the Australian workforce.
"Australia's defence industry is recognised for its world-class capabilities, and the companies that we have selected as partners have both proven experience and leading-edge manufacturing capabilities," BAE Systems Australia chief executive Glynn Phillips said.
"We can offer the Australian Army the best possible capability that it requires and provide the greatest economic contribution to the nation. This contribution will be right across Australia, including regional areas like Albury.
"Australian production, future upgrades and support of these world-class vehicles will create long-term jobs and deliver strong, sustainable economic benefits, throughout the community."
Along with BAE Systems Australia, Rheinmetall is looking to secure the coveted $5 billion LAND 400 Phase 2 project, with the winning vehicles set to replace the ageing ASLAV fleet.
Rheinmetall has said, if chosen as the successful bidder, it will build the vehicles in Queensland.
The winner of the multibillion-dollar project will be announced in the first half of 2018.
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How Sugar Causes Inflammation—and What You Can Do About It
When it comes to chronic inflammation, sugar is one of the worst offenders.
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Inflammation is a hot topic, especially in relation to our diet. We know fresh, unprocessed foods—like berries, olive oil, salmon, and leafy greens—help our body stave off chronic inflammation (aka what happens when our body's "fending off" response persists and leaves us in a constant state of alert). And it's no secret that chronic inflammation can be detrimental to our health: It's been linked to many diseases including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, depression, arthritis, and Alzheimer's.
7 Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Eat Every Day
There are a number of foods that can heighten inflammation, and one ingredient near the top of that list is sugar. "Excess sugar in the diet can definitely lead to chronic, low-grade inflammation, which can cause chronic disease," says registered dietitian Samantha Bartholomew, MS, RDN.
There are several ways sugar causes inflammation in the body, says Bartholomew. Here are the top four detrimental responses:
When protein or fat combine with sugar in our blood, it results in harmful compounds called Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). Too many of these lead to health issues.
Our guts become more permeable, which allows bacteria and other inflammatory particles into our blood more easily.
Sugar and other inflammatory foods cause our "bad" (LDL) cholesterol to rise, which leads to more C-reactive protein. This has been shown to cause inflammation.
Sugar can cause weight gain, which leads to excess body fat, which can lead to insulin resistance. The result? Inflammation.
Yes, RDs and MDs suggest that we help solve the vicious cycle of inflammation by cutting back on sweets. But that's easier said than done: We're human beings with taste buds, after all. And more importantly, sugar isn't just found in sweet treats like desserts, soda, and candy—it sneaks into endless foods. Many sauces, dressings, functional beverages, yogurts, and even seemingly healthy snack bars or cereal are filled with it.
These "Healthy" Foods Have Way More Sugar Than You Think
According to Bartholomew, the key to avoiding inflammation is to educate yourself on your daily sugar intake (particularly when it comes to foods that don't actually need it), curtail it, and find suitable replacements. "Start by reading ingredient's labels," she says. The FDA has implemented a new Nutrition Facts label that now includes a separate line item for added sugars.
"According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we should keep our intake of added sugars to less than 10 percent of our total daily calories as part of a healthy diet." When it comes to cutting back, Bartholomew recommends swapping sugar for a natural replacement (we're partial to Swerve). "Added sugars can be more easily avoided when you have the right tools." This way, when your sweet tooth strikes, you'll be armed with an ingredient that won't leave your palette feeling deprived.
Real Simple is committed to using high-quality, reputable sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts in our articles. Read our editorial guidelines to learn more about how we fact check our content for accuracy.
Pahwa R, Goyal A, Jialal I. Chronic Inflammation. National Library of Medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493173/. Published August 8, 2022. Accessed November 5, 2022.
Vlassara H, Uribarri J. Advanced glycation end products (AGE) and diabetes: cause, effect, or both? Curr Diab Rep. 2013;14(1):453. doi:10.1007/s11892-013-0453-1
Shrivastava AK, Singh HV, Raizada A, Singh SK. C-reactive protein, inflammation and coronary heart disease. Egypt Heart J. 2015;67(2):89-97. doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2014.11.005
Chen L, Chen R, Wang H, Liang F. Mechanisms linking inflammation to insulin resistance. Int J Endocrinol. 2015;2015:1-9. doi:10.1155/2015/508409
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Bannaella est un genre d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Dictynidae.

Distribution
Les espèces de ce genre sont endémiques de Chine. Elles se rencontrent au Yunnan et au Tibet.

Liste des espèces
Selon  :
 Bannaella lhasana (Hu, 2001)
 Bannaella sinuata Zhang & Li, 2011
 Bannaella tibialis Zhang & Li, 2011

Publication originale
 Zhang & Li, 2011 : On four new canopy spiders of Dictynidae (Araneae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, China. Zootaxa, , .

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Dictynidae
Genre d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique de Chine


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Q: Unexpected tag T_ECHO in inline if I have something like this in one of my views
<li <?php $isCurrent ? echo 'class="current"' : ''?> >
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This causes a syntax error, unexpected T_ECHO. Changing echo for print solves the issue, but I would like to understand why I cannot use echo.

A: You can't use this construct that way. The ternary operator is not an "if" block, but returns a value based on whether the condition is fulfilled or not.
You want to change the structure:
<?php echo  ($isCurrent ? 'class="current"' : '') ?>

it works with print() because that is a function with a return value. It is however not what you want, because the first echo will print out the result of print which makes no sense.
It doesn't work with echo because echo is not a function, but a language construct.

A: Change
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to
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echo() is not actually a function (it
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  it. echo() (unlike some other language
  constructs) does not behave like a
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This instead works fine:
<?php $isCurrent ? print('class="current"') : ''?>

Anyway, it's bad coding. Better is
<?php echo $isCurrent ? 'class="current"' : ''?>

A: I think this small fix will solve your problem:
<li <?php echo ($isCurrent ? 'class="current"' : '')?> >
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A: This is much easier to read and handle imho
<?php printf('
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A: I would drop the ternary operator and the empty printed string altogether and write:
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Last year (and maybe the year before too) I posted the recipe for the Hot Buttered Rum Batter that I make every year. Well, it's time to make it again and this time I'm going to show you the step by step photos for the (super-easy) process.
Before starting to mix all ingredients, take 1 quart of ice cream and let it sit out until it's very soft and liquid-y.
Then, cream 1 pound of butter until it's light and fluffy.
Next add 1 pound of brown sugar, 1 pound of powdered sugar, 2 tsp of nutmeg and 2 tsp of cinnamon. Mix with the butter until thoroughly incorporated.
Add the ice cream and completely incorporate. You'll need to scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple times as the ice cream will chill the butter mixture somewhat and it will stick to the sides of the bowl. The finished batter will be smooth with maybe a few little butter balls – these should be very small though.
Put the batter in a freezer container and store in the freezer until ready to use.
To make a Hot Buttered Rum, take a very heaping soup spoon (from your flatware service) of the batter and put it in a cup with 1 shot of rum – I prefer golden rum. Mash it around until the batter softens up. Fill the cup with boiling water and stir. Sprinkle with a little grated nutmeg. Adjust the amount of batter/rum/water based on cup size and your personal preference.


LOS ANGELES – (Sept. 27, 2016) – California Life Sciences Association (CLSA), the nation's largest statewide public policy and business leadership organization representing California's leading life sciences innovators, today announced new strategic partnerships with LA BioMed and Lab Launch, and the unveiling of its Los Angeles satellite office, to regularly engage and bolster Los Angeles County's life sciences community.
Founded in 1952, LA BioMed is one of the country's leading nonprofit independent biomedical research institutes. It has approximately 100 principal researchers conducting studies into improved treatments and therapies for cancer, inherited diseases, infectious diseases, illnesses caused by environmental factors and more. It also educates young scientists and provides community services, including prenatal counseling and childhood nutrition programs. LA BioMed is academically affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and located on the campus of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. For more information, please visit http://www.LABioMed.org.
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helpful advice and instructions on how to raise a happy, healthy child.
are definitely better for our particular children.
This sounds wonderful. So what's the problem?
"just as good" as breastmilk, and there is no reason to nurse your baby.
diabetes than ever before – we are "just fine".
expected, and unthinkable to leave a baby in another room in a separate bed.
friends. Yes, it's good to be independent.
this way is a good thing.
give them all these things because "babies need them".
all, they were spanked and they turned out "just fine".
Reading your stuff I realize I have a long way to go. It is nice to know I am not alone in my understanding that the information the Pearls provide is not of a loving GOD.
My work continues as does yours. Blessings to you in this day.


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The Ballad of Lincoln Chafee — Dispatches From The Democratic Debates
By Drew Gibson on October 14, 2015 • ( 3 )
Tuesday night's showdown of prospective Democratic nominees for president provided all of the clarity and revelation that one could reasonably expect from an inaugural debate taking place 4 months prior to the opening of primary season. As she was expected to do, Hillary Clinton gave a very polished, if substantively sparse, performance, showing a level of poise and rhetorical skill befitting a Democratic frontrunner. Likewise, Bernie Sanders gave an impressive showing, doing much of the yeoman's work when it came to outlining the economic ambitions of the Democratic Party base and harping on his pet issues, while displaying competence regarding foreign affairs. Martin O'Malley, the oft forgotten dark horse candidate in the field, also did a decent job, touting his record on energy and serviceably dancing around his contentious tenure as Baltimore's mayor. Even former Senator Jim Webb got in on the action, with the Marine sharing a genuinely memorable exchange with his friend Bernie Sanders (who knew?) over the latter's status as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.
And, perhaps most importantly, there was a bare minimum of infighting from all of the Democratic candidates, who seemed unified in their determination to present a more civil, united front than their Republican counterparts. Arguably the most quoted line of the night came out of this sense of civility from Senator Sanders, who said that, "the American people are sick and tired of hearing about [Clinton's] damn emails." All in all, it was a pretty good night to be a Democrat…unless your name is Lincoln Chafee.
Lincoln Chafee Is A Block Of Granite
Before tonight it would be safe to assume, given his abysmal 0.6% polling average nationally, that the majority of viewers of tonight's debate didn't know who Lincoln Chafee was. Outside of his immediate family, it's difficult to imagine many people clamoring for Lincoln Chafee to run for president, but 0.6% ain't nothing and he has been able to raise $392,000 for his campaign, which may look sad compared to Clinton's $75 million in support, but looks even sadder when you find out that more than $364,000 of that came in the form of a loan…from Lincoln Chafee.
If he had any chance of gaining a head of steam and beginning to climb in the polls, Chafee needed to provide a virtuoso performance on Tuesday night, utilizing what little time he was given to play up his ability to bridge the bipartisan divide and provide effective governance through nuanced, yet pragmatic policies that represented the desires of ordinary Americans. That didn't happen. If people remember Lincoln Chafee as a part of the 2016 presidential race, they will do so as that sad, confused man in the corner who couldn't remember what he voted for in Congress and looked suspiciously like the grandpa on the Munsters.
The tone for the night was set during the introductory remarks when Chafee, with an ebullience disproportionate to the measure of his accomplishment, proudly told the crowd that his biggest achievement in politics was never being embroiled in a scandal. Now—never mind the fact that Chafee did have a minor scandal when it was revealed that he used taxpayer money to buy some pet frogs when he was mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island—how depressing is it that a candidate for the Presidency of The United States lists not having done something as his biggest accomplishment? But, apparently Chafee, who referred to himself as "a block of granite" when it came to his principles and morals, thought that the ethical clout bestowed upon someone who has managed to hold public office without getting caught accepting bribes or getting extramarital blow jobs deserved to be the cornerstone of his appeal to American voters.
Not satisfied with the un-presidential nature of his opening statement, Chafee went on to obliterate any chance of moving up in the polls, at one point justifying his vote to repeal Glass-Steagall by claiming he was new to the Senate and his father had just died, essentially saying that he didn't know what he was voting for. Later on, when pressed by debate moderator Anderson Cooper on his vote to authorize The Patriot Act in 2001, Chafee gave the habitually unconvincing "but everyone else was doing it" defense, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the one senator to vote against the act, Bernie Sanders, was about 15 meters away from him.
If those in Lincoln Chafee's inner circle truly care about him, they will urge him to withdraw from the race before the next Democratic debate in November. Watching him attempt to justify his past actions and articulate a coherent vision for the future of the country was painful in the same way it's painful to watch a 15-year old struggle through the notes to Knockin' On Heaven's Door at a high school talent show. Should no one in the Chafee camp convince their principal that his campaign is a fool's errand, the Democratic National Committee should play the part of the corner man and throw in the towel for him. As much as I enjoyed the unintentionally comedic performance put on by Chafee on Tuesday night, it is not something that should be replicated.
This inaugural Democratic debate may have been short on definitive answers, but it did give us at least one. And that is that Lincoln Chafee has no business being in this presidential race.
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Categories: 2016 Election, Media, US Politics
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Bernie Sanders, CNN, Democratic Primary Debates, Democrats, Elections, Glass-Steagall, Hillary Clinton, Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee, Martin O'Malley, Media, Presidential Debates, Race For The White House, The Patriot Act
No scandals did he forget about 38 Studios? The State Pensions? Spectra Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion? Should I go on?
gracefullsunangel
Well said. (About debate – I am ignorant about the poster's comments regarding Chafee's additional scandals).
leefeller
Thanks for a good review, using money to buy pet frogs? I had already (probably want to) forgetting his Dugger defense line… everyone else was doing it.
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You may have heard this story before: A business stakeholder has a new project for the website or software application. The business stakeholder writes up a brief, detailing their experiences for the project and promptly delivers these to the developer.
The developer reads through the brief and immediately starts work, not bothering to ask questions about the assumptions they are making nor the assumptions implied by the brief.
Soon the project is nearing completion, and the business stakeholder is frustrated—why is the project not delivered to their specification? Well, the answer is simple: they did not engineer the requirements to build a solid bridge of understanding between the developer and the business stakeholder.
The bridge, or missing link, in this scenario, was a requirements engineer.
It is not uncommon for business stakeholders to document their expectations for a project initiative for a website or software application in a brief, to be handed straight to a developer—no middleman included.
The developer takes those written specifications, and because he's read the documentation, and perhaps even heard the contents of the documentation, believes he and the stakeholders have a shared understanding of what the expectations are for the project.
That is until the project unravels—costs overrun, deadlines extend, and the website or application doesn't come close to meeting the functionality or appearance expected.
Now the two are looking at each other with blame—the stakeholders are frustrated with the developer for not delivering their expectations, and the developer is frustrated because the brief lacked depth and definition of the technological infrastructure and deployment steps that needed to take place in order for a successful delivery.
What has occurred here is gross miscommunication; they needed a requirement gathering expert to extract out of the stakeholders what requirements they wanted to see in the project. Specifically, what the system must do, how it must behave, the properties it must exhibit, the qualities it must possess, and the constraints the system and its development must satisfy.
Then, after a thorough investigation of the system and both the physical and organizational units that are affected by the existing problem puts all these valuable details into a written document that can be understood by all members, including the business and its stakeholders, as well as the requirements engineer's own development team.
He must also verbally express those requirements in depth to all members, clearly defining what the stakeholders' needs mean in terms of system design.
For instance, you are a large retail company that has an existing computerized billing system that was acquired from a company that no longer exists. Your company has recently started a new direct marketing service over the internet and needs to adjust the billing system to handle the new service.
Elicitation: discovering, reviewing, documenting, and understanding the user's needs and constraints of the system.
Analysis: refining the user's needs and constraints.
Specification: documenting the user's needs and constraints clearly and precisely.
Verification: ensuring that the system requirements are complete, correct, consistent, and clear.
At the end of the project, the retail company receives a new, tested version of the system that successfully handles the internet-based sales. Additionally, the company has detailed specifications of the billing system to help in the future maintenance of the software.
So, as you can see, the requirements engineer acts as a bridge between the real-world needs of users, customers, and other constituencies affected by a software system, and the capabilities and opportunities afforded by software-intensive technologies. He adeptly gathers software requirements, effectively balancing the needs of business stakeholders with the limitation of various technologies.
Why Might You Need a Requirements Engineer?
A large charity that wishes to introduce a system to provide its employees and stakeholders with better access to personnel records and payroll calculations.
A car manufacturer that needs a computer-aided system to manage and track its fleet of vehicles.
What Value Can a Requirements Engineer Bring to Your Business?
The number one cause of project failure is due to miscommunication between developers and the stakeholders.
And when you think about it, you can understand how such occurs: stakeholders see their system at the surface level and thus describe things with simplicity, like "I want a checkout feature and blocks to display our products." But this means very little to the developer who works below the surface with the infrastructure and carrying out the deployment steps.
The stakeholders and the developers are in two different area codes, as the saying goes.
A requirements engineer has one foot on each side and has the ability to put business analysis systems in place to collect requirements, prioritize them, and push them to the development and delivery teams to drive growth in key performance indicators per your stakeholders.
The system resolution he brings about with appropriate technologies often means leaner operations and, in turn, reduced waste by ensuring requirements which are clearly tied to business goals make it into the project—and those that don't support business goals do not make it in.


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Remembering Jim Kelley
by IVC Communications Team | Dec 1, 2022
Jim Kelley, who served IVC for over twenty years as a service corps member, regional director and regional council member, and who oversaw the expansion of IVC into Northern Virginia, died November 1 in Fairfax, Va. Below, Jim is remember by colleagues and friends.
Kathleen Curtin
Twenty years ago, Jim began his association with IVC. When he went for his initial interview with the Regional Director, Mike O'Donnell, I was present as a spiritual reflector who explained the spirituality aspect of the program after Mike spoke of the service component. It was obvious from the beginning that the combination of service and spirituality was natural for Jim. It was the way he was already living his life.
When Jim became Regional Director, we conducted the interviews and information sessions together. It was my privilege to witness his ability to recognize and call forth the tremendous gifts of the women and men who joined the Corps. He was always able to guide the new members in finding the most suitable service placement and spiritual reflector. Jim cared deeply about the mission of IVC. The way he led and nurtured the members assured that the mission was carried out.
Jim knew his own gifts and generously shared them for the good of IVC and those who were served by its volunteers. After getting to know Jim and observing his inspirational leadership, a member of the National Board said this: "If Jim Kelley could be cloned, the quality and success of IVC as it grows would be assured."
When the pandemic struck and we were all worried about so many things, Jim was concerned about IVC. He called to talk about how the work of IVC would continue. The fact that it did survive and thrive because of creative leadership and cooperation of its members brought him great joy. Jim never stopped caring about IVC. Through the twenty years a volunteer, Regional Director, Regional Council member and an honoree twice at IVC Evenings of Gratitude, Jim remained the perfect example of what it means to be part of the IVC community. As a member of that community, one of the greatest gifts I received was being a friend and colleague of Jim Kelley.
Jeanie Sweeney
Jim made an impact on all of us early day IVCers as he expanded the D.C. region into Northern Virginia.
He so loved his own volunteer time at the Lamb Center, he wanted it for all: the inspiration, the service, the mutually with all God's people.
As a new spiritual reflector in the area, he asked me to join him in building up the base, through orientations and recruitments for volunteers, and formation and sharings for reflectors. We happily drove to many places to share the vision of IVC.
Jim was God's friend and therefore a friend to all, empowering others and loving them. I'm grateful to have known him. My condolences to Margo and his family.
Tim O'Connor
Jim Kelley is a legend at The Lamb Center, a homeless shelter in Fairfax City where I volunteer. He came there as an IVC volunteer in 2002 and did such a great job that he was asked to become a staff member. He continued his volunteer activities and in addition was Director of Volunteers and started a men's group.
When I came into contact with Jim in 2007, I had no idea he knew the Lamb Center so well, and, of course, Jim didn't tell me. Following an introductory phone conversation, Jim suggested I visit The Lamb Center.
Somewhat reluctantly I did, and that was the beginning of the most significant spiritual journey in my life. Jim obviously knew The Lamb Center well. From one phone call he got to know me well. He knew where I needed to be. Jim didn't let his guidance end with that phone call. He knew what had happened to me, and he nourished that connection until this past All Saints Day.


1973 U.S. First Press Stereo. Reissues The UK EMI TWO 404. Louis Fremaux Conducting The City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra With Christopher Robinson, Organ. A TAS Superdisc Title. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. Klavier Later Reissued This With A Green Cover.


Tiger Zinda Hai Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif movie collect Rs 5.84 crore on Wednesday taking it gross until its day 13 to Rs 286.46 crore in India. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh has tweeted.?
Tiger Zinda Hai also created a record by becoming the highest grossing movie in Fiji, surpassing Aamir Khan's Dangal.
Tiger Zinda Hai has already emerged as the highest grossing Bollywood movie of 2017. With 12 movies, the superstar has already emerged as the Bollywood actor with the highest number of movies in the Rs 100 crore club.


Keltron's capabilities lie mainly in the large pool of experienced technical manpower specialized in the assimilation, adoption and integration of technology for creating innovative solutions; strong infrastructure; and a fierce obsession to quality.
Keltron's expertise in high quality manufacturing is the direct result of the highly skilled, multi-disciplinary team of graduate engineers, project managers and a skilled workforce with a proven track record in complex precision manufacturing.
Currently, Keltron employs a work force of little over 1,500 of which about 30% are engineers who possess extensive hands-on experience in technology integration and adoption, and in managing high-tech manufacturing operations.
Manpower at Space Electronics section has been specially trained at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in high-reliability soldering, harnessing and QC.
Keltron also provides technical manpower to major organizations like ONGC, VSSC, NPOL Election Commission etc..
Keltron's forte has always been high quality manufacturing of electronic products. During the past 30 years, Keltron has churned out a whole range of electronic products, electro-mechanical and high precision modules and sub assemblies for different industry segments.
Over the years, Keltron has built up a strong infrastructure spread over 700,000 sq ft of built-up area. Equipped with computer-based facility for system design & engineering, and software development tools for embedded systems, Keltron today is fully geared to offer integrated manufacturing solutions.
In addition to the manufacturing facilities for Power electronics, Defence, control & Automation etc following facilities have been created as common test facilities for Electronic Industry.
Ensuring quality is a continuous on-going process at all production units of the Corporation. Each facility has a Quality Department whose business is to see that all quality norms are strictly adhered to in the manufacturing process. Products manufactured by these centres conform to international standards such as IEC 62040 Part 2&3, IEC 146, IEEE 944, IEEE 344 and IS 4540 among several other product-specific standards.
All major production centres and business units of Keltron are ISO 9000 certified.
Inspectorate of Naval Armament (SINA-T) has implemented their customized quality systems at Keltron Equipment Complex, Trivandrum.
Capacitors, Crystals & Resistors manufacturing plants are ISO certified and have been granted LCSO approval.
Keltron's technology base is built up on the foundation of technical collaborations with world leaders like Control Bailey France, GEC Alsthom, Hitachi Japan, Asea Brown Boveri Switzerland, Kent, Dessault France etc. Right from the days of inception, Keltron had a clear vision of the role of technology in the development process and set up a large infrastructure for this purpose in the form of Electronic Research & Development Centre (ER&DC) in the same campus. In course of time this establishment was taken over by the Government of India, as C-DAC, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. Keltron has an arrangement with C-DAC, for technology development and adaptation.
Other sources of technology are DRDO labs like NPOL, NSTL etc for defence products, NIOT for marine applications and ISRO for aerospace related activities. Foreign tie ups are also undertaken on need basis.
The following Environmental Test Facilities have been setup in Keltron Controls, Quality Assurance Department, Aroor, which provides testing facilities for various electronic, electrical and electro mechanical modules, subsystems and systems.
1.	Electro dynamic Vibration Shaker - LDS Model No.V875-440-HBT-1220 with Head Expander.
It can perform Sine, Random, Shock & Shock Response Synthesis vibrations at X, Y, Z directions.
2.	Humidity/Temperature Chambers - Weiss Model No. WKS3 800/70/10.
It can perform Low Temperature Test, High Temperature test, Temperature & Humidity Test, Thermal Cycling etc.


Western Christian 2018-2019 Theme Verse shirts are now available. The web store will close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2018. At check out choose LOCAL PICK UP to have the order delivered directly to Western Christian High School. If you choose the $8.99 shipping option your order will ship directly to your home. Order forms are also available through the school. If you have any questions please contact Lisa at Get Branded 360, 712-546-4911 or lisa@getbranded360.com.


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Calendar - December 14, 2013
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Dec. 14-21
CAJUN COFFEE PAWTY, Dec. 14, 1-4 p.m., free food, drink, Cajun music, door prizes, cooking demonstration. Benefits Cafe Hope, Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society, Plaquemines Cat Action Team. Budget Saver, 1951 Barataria Blvd. in Marrero.
A VERY MARINE CHRISTMAS, Christmas concert with Marine Corps Band New Orleans, Dec. 15, 5 p.m., National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2701 State St., New Orleans.
JEFFERSON CHORALE, an affiliate of Jefferson Performing Arts Society, performs Handel's "Messiah," under direction of Dr. Louise LaBruyere, Dec. 15, 2 p.m., St. Cletus Church, 3600 Claire Ave., Gretna. Admission free, donations accepted.
HEALING MASS, Dec. 16, 7 p.m., followed by healing service with eucharistic benediction and exposition. Free, lit parking in rear schoolyard. St. Anthony of Padua, 4640 Canal St., New Orleans.
SONGS OF THE SEASON, free, one-hour concert featuring Rachel Van Voorhees, principal harpist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 18, 7 p.m., Blessed Francis X. Seelos Church, 3037 Dauphine St., New Orleans. Off-street parking. 943-5566.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP, meets Dec. 18, 10 a.m., Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center (Cenacle), 5500 St. Mary St., Metairie. Potluck holiday lunch follows meeting. 288-9040.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, dine Dec. 18 to support St. Rita of Harahan food pantry. Dec. 18, Phil's Grill, 1640 Hickory Ave., Harahan. Eat lunch or dinner that day or take out at Phil's and a portion of the proceeds are donated to the pantry. Sponsored by St. Rita Council 3845 and St. Matthew the Apostle Council 13425. 430-8778.
MARY OF NAZARETH, motion picture on life of Mary, mother of Christ, Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m., AMC Theaters, Elmwood. Seating begins at 6 p.m. Must purchase $10 tickets in advance at Mule's Religious Supply Store, Metairie. 468-2919.
DELTA FESTIVAL BALLET, 32nd annual Nutcracker with live accompaniment by Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.; Dec. 21-22, 2 p.m. Tulane University's Dixon Hall. Cast of 114 local children with guest artists Janessa Touchet as Snow Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy, and her Cavalier, Cervilio Amador. Tickets: 888-0931 or online at www.deltafestivalballet.com.
LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF MINISTRY (LIM), online preaching course offered in spring. Alternating instruction, conversation, practice and feedback, this 10-week course provides students with a theology of and formation in preaching. It includes preparation for and the work of preaching from a Catholic perspective, in varied settings and different occasions. Enrollment limited to 12. http://lim.loyno.edu/preach ing, LIM Director Tom Ryan, tfryan@loyno.edu, 865-2069. Also, online course on social media and ministry (http://lim.loyno.edu/digital-media-and-ministry).
ST. CLEMENT OF ROME, free Nativity Exhibition, "O Holy Night," Dec. 21-22, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Vintage and modern nativity figurines and nativity sets from all over the world displayed. Youth choirs perform on Saturday at noon and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Free admission. Photography encouraged. Vosbein Hall. West Esplanade at Cleary avenues, Metairie.
ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE, Home and School Association meeting, Dec. 13, 8:30 a.m., MBC. All parents invited.
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS, Irish New Year, Dec. 27, 8-11 p.m., Bantaa's Fleur de Lis, 111 North Sixth St., Ponchatoula. Crescent City Celtic Band, hors d'oeuvres, open bar. $50 a person. Proceeds benefit Rosaryville Spirit Life Center. 430-6072; (225) 294-5039.
CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL OF NEW ORLEANS (CCRNO), "Freedom," annual Holy Spirit Youth Retreat for teens/ young adults, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.- Jan. 5, 12:30 p.m. Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave., Metairie. Talks, skits, music, worship, Mass, confession, fellowship featuring Father Steve Bruno, Matt Bourgeois and local priests and youth speakers. Youth groups welcomed. 828-1368.
FRIENDS OF SAINT ALPHONSUS, Fun Under Frescoes series continues Jan. 8, Creole String Beans in semi-"unplugged" show featuring originals and classics from local R&B and Swamp Pop songbook; March 12, Irish Extravaganza featuring the McTeggart Irish Dancers, Beth Patterson & Her 2 Sexy Thugs.
URSULINE SISTERS OF NEW ORLEANS joyfully welcome Sister Mary Anne Holmes as prioress. Born in Galveston and a graduate of the Ursuline Academy there, Sister Mary Anne has served as teacher, principal, prioress and treasurer in schools and communities. Sister Mary Anne will live with Sisters Regina Marie Fronmüller and Ginger Cirone at an Ursuline house on Valence Street. She replaces Sister Carla who will remain in New Orleans as director of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor.
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Pioneer's 2014 line of car head units, NEX or Networked Entertainment eXperience, may well be ahead of all other competition when it comes to the features it offers. There's Apple CarPlay coming soon to these five receivers but some of the other features are also very good.
Take the display, for example. The appearance of the head unit display can be customized to make it look the way you want. Right from the background image, colors, and illumination to the clock font, everything can be adjusted.
My favorite is the ability to adjust the color on the backlit hard buttons on the head unit (called 'illumination' in the settings menu).
The head unit shown above is the AVH-4000NEX.


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