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6 new recruits join the Comtec family!
James Brown November 18, 2016 News and Insight
We are delighted to welcome 6 new members of staff to the ever-growing Comtec family!
During the past six months, we have recruited a group of very talented individuals with professional qualifications in languages and extensive experience in the translation industry to join our teams in Leamington Spa and London.
Comtec is a fast growing translation services provider and our new recruits will help us develop our services and deliver a great customer service to all our clients.
Learn all about our new team members, their backgrounds and what makes them tick below:
Perrine Goumand
Perrine is from Lorraine in France (yes, where the quiche comes from) and is not only fluent in her native French; she also speaks English, German and a bit of Swedish. As with many of our team, Perrine loves travelling and exploring new cultures; her goal is to visit all the European capital cities in the next few years. Perrine has a few unusual interests and passions including sausage dogs, cheese and horror movies! She also loves to cook, spending hours recreating her mother's classic recipes for dishes like tartiflette, lasagne and carbonnade flamande.
Tanya Bain
Tanya is a fluent French speaker with a BSc in French and Translation Studies, an MA in Translation and TESOL. She's also an enthusiastic cook and a Great British Bake Off fan – we're hoping that the move to Channel 4 doesn't put her off baking treats for the office! To burn off those cakes, Tanya goes to hula fitness classes, which she says is the funniest way to stay fit but also gives you a serious workout. Most weekends you will find Tanya on a city break, exploring Europe and other parts of the UK. Having travelled around America and Australia, the next big trip on Tanya's bucket list is Canada where she'll be able to experience both the French and English speaking cultures.
If you can ever get a word in edgeways, you'll find out that Mark is a Qualified Lawyer Linguist from the University of Poitiers, with a degree and master's in Law and a second year master's in Law and Languages. He jokes that he should have been a politician, as he does like to talk a lot! Mark is bilingual (French and English) and has lived both in France and the Czech Republic. Outside of work Mark is a huge sports fan spending his free time following football and rugby, and supporting Manchester United. He also likes flyboarding. If you don't know what that is, search YouTube: it looks like fun!
Joanna Mos
Joanna is responsible for new business at Comtec, focusing on the Engineering and Medical sectors. Prior to taking this role she worked as a translator, private English tutor and an international media analyst – always happy to get involved in language-related projects. Joanna is native Polish, fluent in Russian and English, and speaks a little bit of German too. Passionate about languages from an early age, she initially learnt English from playing computer games! As well as being a fluent English speaker, Joanna also gets our sense of humour; she loves classic British comedy. Weekends are spent in true 'escape to the country' fashion with her family and a DVD box set of 'Only Fools and Horses'!
Michelle Pike
Michelle is our Finance And Admin Assistant working with Carole at HQ. She has many years of experience in accounts and finance roles across a range of industries, including engineering and yachting. Although she's not a linguist by profession, Michelle now knows the word for 'invoice' in several languages! In recent years Michelle and her family have spent holidays in France enjoying the culture and food, and especially the wine. As well as processing our translators' invoices, Michelle has the very important role of organising the Comtec Christmas Party and coordinating our Secret Santa.
Marianne Cowie
Marianne is a Francophile who loves nothing better than immersing herself in the culture, language and music of France. She is also interested in politics, particularly French politics, which she developed during her studies for a BSc in French and English Language. As well as being a passionate linguist, Marianne is also a cellist, artist, scuba diver, bass guitarist, golfer and poker player; and if that's not enough she sometimes even confesses to being a bit of a Trekkie! Alongside her interest in space and science, Marianne loves to travel. Kenya, South Africa, America, Mexico, Indonesia, Hawaii, Bahamas, and Cuba are all places that have stolen her heart.
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This was the fourth flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, the fifth and final flight for the company's two-stage Falcon 9 v1.0 launch vehicle, and the second SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract. The launch occurred on March 1, 2013. A minor technical issue on the Dragon spacecraft involving the RCS thruster pods occurred upon reaching orbit, but it was recoverable. The vehicle was released, splashed down, and recovered by SpaceX.
First Launched: June 4, 2010
The Falcon 9 v1.0 first stage was used on the first five Falcon 9 launches, and powered by nine SpaceX Merlin 1C rocket engines arranged in a 3×3 pattern.
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Chris Sutton slams Theo Walcott's comments after Everton's win v Chelsea
Everton recorded all three points in the Premier League on Saturday, just days after Marco Silva's sacking.
Chris Sutton has hit out at Theo Walcott for claiming that Everton beat Chelsea yesterday by playing in the 'Everton way'.
The former Premier League striker believes that suggests that the Everton players weren't giving everything when Marco Silva was in charge of the club.
After Everton beat Frank Lampard's men 3-1, winger, Walcott, who struggled under Silva, made his comments, as quoted by The Express.
Speaking to BT Sport Score, Sutton reacted angrily to Walcott's comments, as he thinks it just shows what the players thought of Silva.
"Just talking about Theo Walcott after the game, [saying] 'that was the Everton way'," Sutton told BT Sport. "For the past 15, 16, 17 months under Marco Silva, we didn't see a performance like that.
"So, we didn't see the Everton way under Marco Silva. What is he talking about? Marco Silva would be quite entitled to think, you didn't give me everything after watching the players today.
"But they were his [Walcott's] words, nobody asked him to say that. He was making out or inferring it was a much better performance because Marco Silva had gone. 'The Everton Way'! What is the Everton way, anyway? I don't know."
In regards to Everton's performance against Chelsea, it was no doubt one of their best in a long while.
Duncan Ferguson's passion on the sidelines epitomised how the Toffees played, as they deserved their three points.
SEE ALSO: 'Out from my club', 'Appalling': Some Chelsea fans slaughtering one player after Everton result
Now it's a case of appointing a new manager and hoping the new man in the dugout can guide them to where the club wants to go.
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The African star apple is more commonly known as Agbalumo in Yoruba and Udara in Igbo. Withinnigeria present you the recipe to prepare Agbalumo ice cream.
Carefully cut the fruit open ensuring you leave the clustered seeds intact. Then scoop out the flesh and chop finely.
Transfer the chopped fruit into a bowl and add some generous amount of sugar and honey, to taste.
Mix all together, cover the bowl with a tea towel and set aside to chill.
In a blender or food processor, blend the chopped agbalumo and peak milk till you get a peach, creamy mixture.
Set the "ice cream" in a bowl and keep in the freezer for a couple of hours, till you get a soft-set ice cream with creamy texture.
Your Agbalumo ice cream is ready! Scoop with an ice-cream scoop or spoon and serve chilled!


All orders placed with Leitner are delivered by GLS to the countries listed below. For delivery to countries outside of the European Union, you will be responsible for paying any import duties due on your purchases.
Dispatching to non-EU countries may also be subject to additional customs charges and taxes.
Catalogues and samples are sent free-of-charge.
Why are no exact delivery times provided online?
As all products from LEITNER Leinen are finished to order, we can only provide accurate delivery times once we have received your order. Most orders are delivered within 12 working days.
No, we only offer delivery by GLS.
Why am I not able to buy all items online?
As our range of products encompasses many custom sizes and these products are made to order, we recommend visiting a LEITNER Leinen retailer near you for ordering these items.
Where can I buy items which are not available online?
Any products that are not available to order on our website can be ordered from your nearest LEITNER Leinen retailer.
We accept the following payment methods: Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, and also prepayment by cash.
For returns, exchanges, or to register a complaint, please refer to our terms and conditions.
I am a customer based in the USA/Canada and I cannot find the standard sizes available on the LEITNER Leinen website.
As North American standard sizes differ from the standard sizes in Europe, we do not list these sizes on our website. Information on sizes and ordering are available from your local LEITNER Leinen retailer.
Is it possible to order custom sizes?
Our products are available in custom sizes upon request, and can be finished to your specifications and requirements.
For expert advice and recommendations, please contact your local LEITNER Leinen retailer.
All LEITNER Leinen products will shrink slightly the first time they are washed.
This is taken into account when manufacturing our products, and therefore some products may not meet the specified measurements exactly until after the first wash.
The calculations used by LEITNER Leinen during manufacturing to compensate for the shrinkage are based on years of experience. As linen is manufactured from natural fibres, some minor differences may also be present.
The natural shrinking of linen is not applicable for the following products: Small items like napkins, pillows (up to 50 x 50 cm), bordered towels and curtains.
Where can I find washing and care instructions for linen?
So that your LEITNER Leinen purchases last for as long as possible, please follow the washing and care instructions for your linen very carefully.
Taking proper care of your linen is not expensive, but should be paid proper attention.
We provide thorough care instructions with every purchase.
Further information on caring for your linen can be found on our website.
Is it normal that my towels aren't very absorbent?
All bathroom items from LEITNER Leinen should be washed at least once prior to use, so that they are properly absorbent. This also applies to kitchen tea towels.
With each wash towels will become more absorbent.
There is a loose thread on my towel, should I pull it out?
To prevent damage to your towel, we recommend cutting the loose thread instead of pulling it out.
It is normal for threads in terry cloth to become loose from normal use.
Cutting a loose thread will not have an effect on the appearance or performance of the towel.
Why does my purchase not look exactly the same colour as on the LEITNER Leinen website?
Modern computer screens do not always provide an accurate colour representation, and products can appear to be different colours depending on the screen.
Generally these colour differences are very minor though. If you are still unsure, please request a free sample swatch of a fabric from our website.
I've forgotten the password for my account on the LEITNER Leinen website. What should I do?
If you forget your login information for the LEITNER Leinen website, you can request a new password using this link.
Can I use a different billing address to my delivery address?
It is not a problem to use a different address for delivery when placing your order.
Can I amend an order that I have already placed?
If you would like to amend an order that you have already placed, please contact our customer care team on +43 (0) 7288 / 7017 or email shop@leitnerleinen.com.
Can I cancel my order if it has not been dispatched yet?
Yes, this should still be possible. Please email shop@leitnerleinen.com oder or call us on +43 (0) 7288 / 7017, including your order reference number.
If you receive an incorrect item, please contact our customer care team on +43 (0) 7288 / 7017 or email shop@leitnerleinen.com, who will be happy to help you. We're here to help Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5pm, and Fridays from 8am to 1pm.
If I want to return an item, will the costs to send the item back be refunded to me?
No, if you decide to return an item you will be responsible for the costs of sending it back.
When will I receive my refund if I send my unwanted items back?
Your refund will be processed immediately following receipt and inspection of the returned items. The estimated time frame for you to receive your return payment will vary depending on the payment method used for your original purchase.
For delivery to a non-EU foreign country, will I be reimbursed for the VAT?
Yes. Please note that the reimbursement can take a few days, and that an export certificate from our parcel service is required.
How are my entered data protected?
LEITNER Leinen uses a secure transfer method – the so called "Secure Socket Layer"-(SSL-) for processing client data.
By converting data into code your personal data will be encrypted by our security-server-software.
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I have further questions that aren't answered here.
If you have any further questions about LEITNER Leinen or our products, we will be happy to answer them directly.


This paper presents a sequence transcription approach for the automatic diacritization of Arabic text. A recurrent neural network is trained to transcribe undiacritized Arabic text with fully diacritized sentences. We use a deep bidirectional long short-term memory network that builds high-level linguistic abstractions of text and exploits long-range context in both input directions. This approach differs from previous approaches in that no lexical, morphological, or syntactical analysis is performed on the data before being processed by the net. Nonetheless, when the network is post-processed with our error correction techniques, it achieves state-of-the-art performance, yielding an average diacritic and word error rates of 2.09 and 5.82 %, respectively, on samples from 11 books. For the LDC ATB3 benchmark, this approach reduces the diacritic error rate by 25 %, the word error rate by 20 %, and the last-letter diacritization error rate by 33 % over the best published results. © 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.


JOY Radio has both local and national church programs and over 70 hours of LIVE music & talk shows. The only Canadian Christian voice in the GTA, with locally weighted newscasts and traffic reports that keep you informed throughout the day.
JOY Radio wasn't always JOY. From the mid 90's Christian programming was heard over CJMR 1320, sharing the frequency with ethnic programming. However, amid an increased demand for more from listeners and ministries, it became evident that there was a great need for a full time Christian radio station.
Prayers were answered when company President, Michael Caine, was successful in an application to the CRTC to gain the 740 AM frequency and to create a new full time Christian station on AM 1250. JOY 1250 (CJYE) was born February 5, 2001 - you can listen to the debut broadcast featuring Michael Caine and Oakville Mayor Anne Mulvale by clicking right here.
"Hometown Christian Radio for the GTA" - JOY is uniquely Canadian, serving the local Church with programming which reflects the lives of Canadian Christians and takes seriously its role as a ministry broadcasting God's word in music and message.
When it comes to music, it's all Christian all the time - different styles for different tastes! From Contemporary Christian Music and Worship (Love & The Outcome, tobyMac, MercyMe, Kari Jobe, Matt Maher, Danny Gokey, Jeremy Camp, Brooke Nicholls, Matthew West, The Color, Francesca Battistelli, Chris Tomlin, Dan Bremnes, for King & Country), along with exciting new artists (Lauren Daigle, Jamie Grace, Jordan Feliz, Blanca, Zach Williams, Hollyn, Micah Tyler), the music and the message we present represents Toronto and can't be found anywhere else on the dial!
Listen for The Drive with James Kurtis each weekday morning to start your day with news, weather and traffic. Faith Strong Today's Good Company with Hollie Taylor combines the best in Christian music and talk every weekday afternoon. And Davina Japaul hosts Joyful Praise weeknights for more great music.
Our Saturday Night Praise Party is a destination for Christian CCM, Hip Hop, dance and EDM. The music starts at 5pm with the Joy Top 20 playing your trending songs each week, followed by an hour of our original Behind The Music series at 7pm as today's top artists both north and south of the border personally share the stories and inspiration that went into their music ministry. At 8pm our own DJ g2G presents Keeping It Real, mixing clean God-honouring hip hop and dance music that won't grieve the spirit. Syndicated programs Jesus Peace Radio with jaythreeoh & Brother Alex at 8pm and Movement Radio hosted by the Transform DJ's at 11pm will keep your party bouncing!
JOY also brings you the best Gospel, Praise & Worship and Inspirational Music in the city! Catch Sunday Praise with Bill Craig at 4pm, then Gospel Praise with Davina Japaul every Sunday from 5-8pm, a weekly tradition on Hometown Christian Radio for the GTA.
There is always something for everyone, and all of it inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
Some of the very best Christian leaders, preachers and teachers can be heard daily. Chuck Swindoll, Charles Stanley, John Neufeld, John MacArthur, Michael Youssef, Gideon Levytam, Jim Daly, David Jeremiah, Mart De Haan, Elisa Morgan, Chris Brooks, Perry F. Rockwood, Colin Smith, J. Vernon McGee, Robbie Symons, Chip Ingram, Janet Parshall and Dennis Rainey are just some of the notable hosts on JOY Radio.
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Press Notes: A few of us have been arguing online over what gets covered in the press and why, and what kind of stories have "legs" and what kind of stories die quickly. Here are some "mid-stream" comments from a friend who used to be in the news business.
The answer is that the media tends to try to guess if there's a substantial number of people out there that gives a flying whatever about this story enough to make it worth keeping it alive from day to day. While I personally didn't care about, say, the OJ story after the first or second day, there apparently were plenty of folks who expected to tune in the next day, and the next, to find out "whatever happened to that investigation into that nice-looking African-American ex-football player who runs through those airports on TV, and is now accused of killing his white wife?"
Actually, there seemed to be any number of combinations of people who were intrigued by that story for any or all of the factors that I listed, all of which made it all more compelling a story to keep going. Me? I tried to avoid the story and stopped watching the news for awhile, but truth be told, I came back later and became sort of a OJ junky near the end. But at the same time, I do find the media does cater to folks who have a lot more interest in these stupid stories than I do.
In any event, there was definitely a cadre of Clinton haters who, for fun and/or profit, would keep blowing enough smoke about the Clintons over the years that sooner or later, just enough people would think there was a fire behind it. After time, all it took was a little perjury trap, hidden in full public view, to tip the scale.
Could this work in reverse? Could someone do to Bush what they did to Clinton? They're welcome to try, but frankly, I doubt they'd succeed.
I think there's a mistaken tendency to attribute balance in the comparisons of Liberals and Conservatives. Clinton, to those on the right, was a "draft dodger," in spite of his professed principled resistance to fighting a war that was wrong. But how excited did these same people get about Dan Quayle's refusal to go fight a war he was in favor of, not even pretending to do this on principle but instead because he had something more important to do (study for a career in law). Or today, do these same people have a problem with George W. Bush's stated preference, at the time, to not join in combat overseas, then going AWOL for a year? Conservatives, seeing Clinton having said he didn't inhale pot, call him a pothead, but go silent on Bush's skipping a drug test when he was in the military, and his later absolutely refusing to answer questions about his alleged cocaine use.
In other words, things are not equal on the left and right. If they were, you'd have to have a whole coven of liberal folks who don't really care about the truth, trying to rake up the kind of muck on Bush that might turn up an impeachable offense someday. In fact, Liberals just don't have it in them for that kind of work. Liberals are cooperators, not competitors. As has been pointed out time and time again by Conservatives, Liberals don't have the patience to fight to the death for their own side of the argument. Liberals eat their own. For whatever reason, there are no leftist Rush Limbaughs. If liberals were just like conservatives, but a mirror image, you'd see as many successful left-wing talk radio shows as you do right-wing.
Except, of course, that this can't really be a "war," because if it were, all those people being held unconstitutionally without charge would be "war criminals." This is precisely what the American people need to find unacceptable. Otherwise, we will all be in big, big trouble.
On a less serious note, from Canada a friend sends along what's going around the net these days, more variations on "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?" It's been sent to me several times.
We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or it is against us.
There is no middle of the road here.
The campaign to remove the road-crossing chicken from power is proceeding entirely on schedule. He will not be able to cross THAT road again after our troops shock and awe him into submission.
We still have no reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed full access to the other side of the road.
This crossing was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it.


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Herblore Calculates the amount of potions needed to create for your level and how much it will cost.
Hunter Calculates how many creatures must be caught to attain any given level or experience.
Slayer Calculates how much experience can be gained on a specific task.
Summoning Calculates the experience needed for a certain level. Also takes in consideration the possible bonuses there are.
Thieving Calculates the number of times one must pickpocket an NPC or collect Sq'irks.
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Understand how data is acquired, manipulated, and consumed.
Introduction to The Data Supply Chain
How to think about data.
In order to create digital value, we have to understand how data is structured and how it moves from system to system. Otherwise we can't figure out if it can or can't be monetized, and if it's ethical.
Keep Reading: Introduction
Jump to Advanced Content
Where and how to get data.
The first stage is data acquisition—data is collected from sensors, systems, and humans.
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Data Sources ExplorerAttributes of Data
Keeping data in an accessible location.
The next stage of the data supply chain is storage—recording data to a trusted location, which is both secure and easily accessible for further manipulation. Storage is often some version of the cloud, or perhaps a specific server. Sometimes it's a flash drive or local memory on a sensor. But wherever we store data, we need to make sure that we understand how that's going to connect to other systems.
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Combining disparate datasets to create new value with big & little data.
When we aggregate data, we combine disparate data sets to create a larger data set that's greater than the sum of its parts (often referred to as Big Data). This is where exponential possibilities begin, but so does exponential complexity.
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Asking questions about the past, present and future using data.
Once data is collected, stored, and aggregated it's time to analyze it. We examine data to extract information and discover new insights. We might append this analysis to the original data, and/or use it to discard extraneous data.
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Applications of data inside and outside organizations.
Apply the insights gained from data analysis and use it to make better decisions, which effect change or otherwise help you deliver a product or service. This stage may also involve changing or adding to the data.
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APIsMaking Decisions with DataMaking Decisions with Data
Share, Sell or Network
Considerations for sharing and selling data.
During the share or sell stage we send data—or insights gleaned from data—back to its source or to third parties. There are significant ethical considerations to take into account in this stage.
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The importance of revocation and deletion strategies.
Disposal of data is an important consideration at the end of the data supply chain. It's never the most exciting, and it doesn't generate any immediate value, so it's often overlooked. However, regulatory requirements and common decency both demand that we think through how data will be disposed of when it's no longer useful.
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Conclusion to The Data Supply Chain
Data's journey has only just begun.
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Innovating with DataData Ethics
Advanced Content
Discover mechanisms by which machines can learn.
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On May 20, the German Acting Union BFFS hosted the 5th annual DSP Deutscher Schauspiel Preis / German Acting Awards in Berlin. These non-monetary prizes are awarded in twelve categories to "distinguish outstanding actresses and actors, filmmakers and partners, who through their works and achievements for acting have been exemplary and inspirational in the past year".
Isabel Coixet, Spanish-Catalan film director, writer and producer and our very own president, is the first non-German and the first woman to receive the DSP Honorary Award Inspiration "for achievements that significantly facilitate and promote performing arts".
At the Zoo Palast Berlin late Friday night Isabel was presented the DSP trophy by Dieter Kosslick, director of the Berlin International Film Festival, who also delivered the laudation.
Congratulations Isabel, we are very proud of you!


If you're a game designer, then you know playtesting is important. We talk about the importance of platesters in Step 11. Today I want to tell everyone how important it is to STOP playtesting!
Ok, Ok – it's a bit click-baity, but here's what I mean: when you're playtesting it's important to know when to stop and move to feedback.
I've seen (and been a part of) too many playtests where the game is broken but there is an unspoken need to play until the end. I believe this is because we're all gamers and we all still want to win the game! It's important to remember when playtesting, that while your actions should lead you towards a winning strategy, whether you win or lose should not matter at all.
I assume we've all been there before – we're making our way through a playtest and find that there's an obvious strategy, or that one player has an insurmountable lead, or that one choice is never used and therefore a whole aspect of the game isn't explored. In these situations the designer should recognize that they will not get any more valuable feedback if the game were to continue. Stop the game right there and move to feedback.
If you have enough information on what you need to do next with your game, then there's no need to keep playing. I've found myself asking this out loud to some designers when I feel like I've explored as much of the game as I can – "Do you have enough information from this test?" Gently implying that I am done and ready to move onto providing feedback.
And you shouldn't stop playtests only for games that are broken! If the entire group has playtested the game before and you're testing one new idea or concept – you can play long enough to see if that idea or concept works. Sometimes you only need to play 1/4 or 1/2 of the game to determine if the new idea works or not.
That said, there are times where you need to playtest the game end condition of course – so those games do need to be played until the end. Players might need to experience the end game scoring to see how their decisions impacted their score before they're able to give feedback. Even if you start the game with the intention of testing the end game condition, and the game breaks down midway – then you should stop playtesting and move to feedback. You can even let people know that this is the last round before scoring – so they can see how they were doing so far.
The bottom line is that when you have playtesters ready to test your game, then cherish that time and use it as wisely as you can! It's much better to get 2-3 tests in one sitting rather than one long test. If your game is broken and it can be tweaked with a rule amendment or by taking a pen to some of your components, then do that and set it up and play it again! That will be a much better use of your time – and of your playtesters' time.
What do you think? Is it important to playtest to the end? How long do you spend playtesting one game before moving to feedback?
Two new reviews have popped up for our new party game, But Wait There's More! We're loving seeing these reviews and seeing that people are enjoying the game and getting a lot of laughs out of it!
Thanks for the reviews everyone!!
We've just been given the thumbs up to post our advanced rules to our game, Tortuga from Queen Games.
The advanced rules use the same components (less actually!) and provide some ways to mitigate some of the luck and add some more strategic decisions.
Now you can sacrifice any die to place it on any Icon – but at a value of 1. While this might seem weird to do – we've also changed how you resolve each Icon. Now – everyone who places at least 1 die on boats, crew and treasure will get some benefit! That makes those sacrificed dice with a value of 1 pretty valuable. Now if you really need crew – you can always get at least 1 crew in a turn.
So if you have Tortuga already, please give these new advanced rules a try and let us know your thoughts.


NEWARK, NJ, February 21, 2003 – The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors today authorized a contract with ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation of Cranford, NJ, to renovate and modernize nine escalators at Newark Penn Station.
Today's authorization will provide for the rehabilitation of nine escalators at a cost not to exceed $1,665,711, plus five percent for contingencies, funded by the Transportation Trust Fund.
Many of the station's existing escalators, some of which are nearly 30 years old, are periodically taken out of service due to equipment malfunctions. Renovating and rehabilitating the escalators in the station will improve customer safety and the reliability of the vertical transportation system from the main station level up to the platforms.
The escalator rehabilitation project is expected to begin next month and be complete by August 2004. The escalators will be renovated sequentially, one unit out of service at a time. A one-year warranty has been secured from the contractor.


The Ultrasound Imaging System of VisualSonic Vevo 2100TM system was designed for small animal phenotyping. This system provides a convenient, flexible and friendly tool for applications including cardiovascular, inflammation, abdominal cavity, reproductive system, embryo and tumor.
Transducer (present): MS-550D transducer: The frequency is 40 MHz, and width and depth of imaging is 14.1 mm and 15 mm respectively.
B-Mode for anatomical visualization and quantification.
M-Mode for visualization and quantification of wall motion in cardiovascular research.
Contrast mode for application of ultrasound contrast medium.
Doppler mode for flow display in arteries and veins.
Anesthesia system: Isoflurane and oxygen mixcture are available.
Remove animal's hair of scanning area.
Use transducer to start scanning.
Our charge rule was made refer to Cheng Kung University.
We charge 200 dollars per hour to the institute of our school, and the fee between cooperation institute/institute of outside is following the ratio of 1:1.2:2.
Users need to prepare anesthesia drug, if not, we need to charge extra fee of drug.


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Louise Spanke bends over an aerial photograph of Wheaton taken in the early part of this century as she sits at her desk in the Du Page County Historical Museum.
''This is where we are now,'' she says, as she points to the roof of the museum, at 102 E. Wesley St., in Wheaton. ''These are the rail yards as they looked back then, and here are the steeples of some churches that don`t exist any more,'' she continues as she intently peers over the photograph, about 3 square feet in size, that is part of the museum`s collection.
Spanke, who has worked at the museum since 1978, is the archivist. She is in charge of identifying and cataloging the photographs, written material and artifacts that come into the museum each year as donations from county residents.
Spanke examines each item carefully. Because of her knowledge, she can make sense of material that confuses less experienced people. For instance, she remembers the names of the county`s early families and connects events from old newspaper clippings with maps, photographs and other material.
Spanke developed her interest in history as a child growing up in Clarksville, Ark., where she heard stories about her pioneer ancestors. ''My family has been in that area since the 1830s, and I grew up in a house that had been in the family since 1874,'' she says.
She attended the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, where she received a bachelor`s degree in foreign languages in 1936. She continued her studies at Columbia University in New York City, where she received a master`s degree in library science in 1940.
After completing her academic work, she worked at Columbia`s library until 1943, when she came to Chicago to work as a research librarian for United Airlines. She married Edward Spanke, a public relations representative, in 1952 and left her job later that year.
They moved to Wheaton in late 1954 just before the birth of their first child, Susan, in 1955. Their second child, Steven, was born in 1956. They chose Wheaton because they thought the community would be a good place to raise a family, she says. Her husband died in 1980.
Spanke developed her interest in Du Page County history in 1975 when she wrote a history of Winfield for the Winfield Public Library. ''I responded to a newspaper ad and was selected for the project even though I didn`t really have a background in writing,'' she says.
She developed a fascination with the county`s early residents, who arrived in Illinois about the same time her pioneer forebears were settling in Arkansas.
When a friend mentioned an opening for an assistant curator at the county museum, Spanke applied and was hired in 1978. She was made curator in 1979. She held that post until 1982, when she became archivist.
Among the thousands of items collected by the museum are more than 1,000 photographs. The historical society`s research collection has more than 2,000 volumes of history and record books.
The archives often receive donations of family records and other early material and are continually being augmented by material of current interest in Du Page County.
For Spanke, the county`s history becomes more meaningful as she reads about the early settlers whose names appear as towns, streets, landmarks and businesses such as Wheaton, Gary and Butterfield.
Spanke works in a large room on the second floor of the museum, which was the Wheaton Library before a new library was built in 1965.
''This building was (funded) by John Quincy Adams, a distant cousin of the Adams presidents,'' she says. The library building was dedicated in 1891 as a memorial to his late wife, Marilla Phipps Adams. The museum is observing the centennial of the building`s dedication this year.
When the structure was built, Wheaton had 1,600 residents, Spanke says.
On the first floor is a permanent exhibit Spanke is particularly proud of: ''Enduring Values in a Changing Landsape: Du Page County 1831-1989,'' a display she helped research and assemble. The exhibit, which occupies one large room of the museum, traces the county`s history from its earliest days until recent times with photographs and documents.
Spanke helped write the labels on the cases and find some of the material, including a handwritten document relating to Pierce Downer, the man for whom Downers Grove is named. The document was a record of a hearing held in 1842 before the federal land commission in Chicago to resolve a land dispute.
The exhibit also contains photographs of pioneers, a steel plow that helped break up the Illinois prairie, photographs from Elmhurst College and exhibits of current athletic events.
Spanke often receives calls from people seeking information on the county.
''We had a call from a person the other day who wanted to know the population of a town in La Salle County in the 1880s. They didn`t take census counts on small towns at that time, but I suggested someone at the historical society there who might be able to help him,'' she says.
''She is very helpful and patient with people,'' Stob says. ''She approaches questions as a puzzle to be solved.
The museum`s purpose is to educate the public about the county`s history through collecting, preserving and archiving county records and artifacts, Stob says.
''Collecting is really an ongoing process because we realize that we`re in a very exciting time (of technological development) right now for the county, and artifacts and records from this era will be of historical interest in the future,'' Stob says.
The Du Page County Historical Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. For information, call 682-7343.


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Phaedra and Kaeden oh my goodness! A forbidden love now that Phaedra will be the Frozen Queen. I loved the plot and the characters were well developed! Bekah did an amazing job pulling the reader into the world where Tech is for the privileged and the Queens rule for 750+ years. I would have enjoyed a little more development of the relationship between Phaedra and her parents, but the adventure to the Emerald Mountain makes up for it.
Princess PhaedraWow. I was not sure what to expect from this story, but it was soooo good. I love how Phaedra starts as a silly girl and transforms into a woman. Without giving any spoilers, I think the story unfolded just like it needed to. Look forward to more of this series.
This isn't my usual book but read it because my daughter liked it so much. Kaeden was sweet, loyal and passionate. I particularly like the interplay between Phaedra, Arelda and Kara. I'd recommend this book for anyone looking for a fun read.
The Frozen Queen was different from anything I'd read before. It was a little difficult for me to get into it at first but I kept at it because I felt there was something there. I had a lot of questions about this world and the way it was. Some were answered and some were not but that makes a good first book in a series. It was a nice full size novel. I'm looking forward to seeing more in the next book. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
I do not understand how anyone can call this well-written. The author has no idea how to tell a story, and reading the first few pages are already painful. I do NOT recommend this for anyone, and I don't know how it got published. The first chapter feels like the author just started writing out a description of the set up and history without any thought to how to introduce the story, as if this was written by a child.


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Home » G20 talks in Italy yield pledge to fight hunger in Africa and climate change
G20 talks in Italy yield pledge to fight hunger in Africa and climate change
A meeting of foreign and development ministers from the Group of 20 nations Tuesday ended with agreement to boost efforts to fight growing hunger in the world, worsened by the pandemic, especially in Africa, as well as climate change effects.
But there were also notes of discord, with Germany and China taking jabs at each other over vaccine policy for developing countries.
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, who hosted the meeting, argued that assistance projects in Africa will also affect migration from the continent to Europe.
"The G-20 has the duty to sustain Africa in emerging from a difficult period," he said at a closing news conference.
"We must do it in a way so that in Africa, people aren't forced any more to abandon their country and their territory, and I don't think anyone can carry out this battle alone," said Di Maio, who announced that Italy would host a conference in October in Rome focused on Africa.
Di Maio said that hunger on the planet has been increasing since 2014 and warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could add another 100 million people to the ranks of the hungry and malnourished. "Clearly one of the first steps to build a better world is to make sure everyone is fed,'' he said.
The one-day gathering yielded the so-called Matera Declaration, a "call to action" on food security, nutrition and food systems. Matera is a picturesque southern hilltop city in Italy's underdeveloped Basilicata region hosting the talks.
In the declaration, the ministers concurred that "advancing these goals requires the collective and coordinated leadership and action at the global level and a people-centered approach,."
"The G-20 is well positioned to provide such leadership, while promoting an inclusive approach with all stakeholders, private and public, and pursuing ambitious yet concrete and actionable programs," the declaration reads.


The health care reform bill recently passed by the Senate Finance Committee relies on a $200 billion health insurance tax to help fund the costs of expanding health insurance coverage. Although there are some exceptions, the policy generally imposes a 40% excise tax on each dollar of health insurance premium beyond $8,000 for an individual or $21,000 for a family.
Although this tax is far from perfect (limiting the employer sponsored insurance tax exclusion directly would probably be better), it has at least two major advantages in the context of health reform: it grows faster than new health care costs and it helps to slow health care cost growth.
The excise tax offers a growing source of revenue. This is because the $8,000/$21,000 threshold is only indexed to 1% above inflation (CPI+1), but actual health insurance costs are projected to grow much faster. As a result, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the percent of premiums affected by the tax would increase from 4% in 2013 to 11% in 2019.
The importance of having a rapidly growing set of offsets in the health care bill should not be understated. Since the costs of coverage expansion itself must grow to keep pace with premium costs, they have the potential to add significantly to the deficit beyond the ten-year window. This is the case in the House bill, which relies largely on an income surtax to finance its costs.
The Finance bill, meanwhile, is actually projected to reduce the deficit in the second decade by between ¼ and ½ of GDP - in no small part due to revenues from the excise tax growing faster than the costs of coverage expansion.
The excise tax would increase the price of high-cost insurance, leading to seek out more efficient and less generous insurance. Doing so would drive down both health care prices and utilization, slowing system-wide health care cost growth.
The Lewin Group modeled a similar (but much more aggressive) policy --- capping the health insurance tax exclusion for high earners and expensive plans --- and found that while the plan would raise $760 billion over ten years, it would also reduce national health spending by $280 billion.
While the Finance Committee's excise tax has the benefits of both growing faster than the bill's costs and helping to slow health care cost growth, it is no free lunch. And although the tax is technically imposed on insurance companies, the vast majority of it will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher insurance premiums.
At that point, employers and employees will face a choice: either pay the higher premiums, or accept lower-cost insurance benefits in place of higher cash wages - which are subject to normal taxation. According to JCT's estimates, most will do the latter.
Of the $201 billion in revenue JCT estimates the excise tax will generate, only $38 billion - less than 20% - would come from the excise tax itself. The lion's share of the revenue would come from the income tax - as firms began offering higher wages in exchange for providing less generous health insurance benefits. A substantial portion of the revenue would also come from Social Security payroll taxes; this revenue would technically go into the Social Security trust funds, modestly improving the system's cash balance in the short run, but resulting in higher future benefits.
The fact that most revenue from the excise tax would come as a result of higher cash wages strengthens the thesis that the excise tax could slow health care cost growth. Although cheaper insurance need not mean less health care spending, there is certainly a strong correlation between the two.
This is not to suggest that the excise tax is a perfect policy - in fact it is far from it. It is also not to suggest that the excise tax would do even nearly enough to slow health care cost growth - much more is needed.
But given its benefits, policy makers should think twice about abandoning or diluting it, unless they are willing to replace it with something better.


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Longhorn Miao
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When the Maasai migrated from the Sudan in the 15th century, they attacked the indigenous groups they met along the way and raided cattle. By the end of their journey, they had taken over almost all of the land in the Rift Valley.
"Lions can run faster than us, but we can run farther"
The Maasai's entire way of life has historically depended on their cattle, following patterns of rainfall over vast land in search of food and water. Nowadays, it is common to see young Maasai men and women in cities selling not just goats and cows, but also beads, mobile phones, charcoal and grain.
Maasai›Go to tribe
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In the book on page 456
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To be a Maasai is to be born into one of the world's last great warrior cultures. From boyhood to adulthood, young Maasai begin to learn the responsibilities of being a man and a warrior. The role of a warrior is to protect the livestock from human and animal predators and to provide security to their families. Through rituals and ceremonies, Maasai boys are guided and mentored by their fathers and other elders on how to become a warrior. Even when small, Maasai youngsters must learn all of the cultural practices, customary laws and responsibilities he'll require when he is an elder.
Maasai kraals
The Maasai live in Kraals (Boma). Their huts are loosely constructed and semipermanent. They are made of mud, sticks, grass and cow dung. Skins and hides are used as bedding. The fence around the Kraal is made of acacia thorns, which prevent lions from attacking the cattle. Men are responsible for fencing off the boma, while women construct the huts, supply water, collect firewood, milk cattle and cook.
Tarangire, Rift Escarpment
The Maasai are monotheistic. Their god, Ngai, is the creator of everything.
In the beginning, Ngai was one with the sky and the earth, and owned all
the cattle that lived on it. However, one day the earth and sky separated,
and Ngai was no longer earthbound. To prevent his cattle from dying,
he sent the herds to the Maasai, who he instructed to look after his cattle.
There are two main manifestations of Ngai: the good and benevolent black spirit and the vengeful red spirit.
Both warriors and boys herd the livestock. Elders direct and advise on day-to-day activities. Every morning before the cattle leave to graze, the elder who is the head of the Boma announces the schedule that everyone must follow.
Maasai girl
Ear piercing and the stretching of earlobes are also part of Maasai beauty, and both men and women wear metal hoops on their stretched earlobes.
Women shave their heads and remove two middle teeth on the lower jaw (for oral delivery of traditional medicine).
Tarangire
The Maasai's nomadic way of life follows patterns of rainfall over vast land in search of food and water for their large herds of cattle. The Maasai measure wealth by the number of cattle and children a person has. Men can have as many wives as they can afford and support. Each wife is responsible for building her own home for herself and her children. A hierarchy exists among the wives, with the first wife holding the most value and power.
All of the Maasai's needs for food are met by their cattle. They eat the meat, drink the milk and on occasion, drink the blood. Bulls, oxen and lambs are slaughtered for meat on special occasions and for ceremonies. The Maasai's entire way of life has historically depended on their cattle, although more recently, with their cattle dwindling, the Maasai have grown dependent on food such as sorghum, rice, potatoes and cabbage (known to the Maasai as goat leaves).
Manyara Village, Rift Escarpment
Though they traditionally dressed in animal skins, typical Maasai dress in the modern era is a red length of cloth (Shukka) wrapped around the body, as well as a great deal of beaded jewellery worn on the neck and arms. These are worn by both men and women and may vary in colour
depending on the occasion.
Emorata
At the age of 14, girls are initiated into adulthood via an official circumcision ceremony known as Emorata. Presently, the female circumcision ritual is outlawed and its use is diminishing within the Maasai's culture. When girls come of age, their parents 'book' a warrior from a respectable clan as an appropriate husband for their daughter.
Maasai woman
An elaborate ceremony (Eunoto) is usually performed to mark the graduation from boy to warrior. Becoming a warrior means a young man can settle down and start a family, acquire cattle and later become a responsible elder.
Ngorongoro, Serengeti
At the turn of the 19th century, tragedy struck the Maasai. Rinderpest and other diseases killed large numbers of their animals, followed by a
severe drought that lasted years. Over half of the Maasai and their cattle perished during this period. Soon after, more than two-thirds of the Maasai territory was requisitioned to create both ranches for settlers and Kenya and Tanzania's wildlife reserves and national parks.
Saitoti, Maasai boy
The Maasai are famous for their jumping dance (Adumu), performed by the men of the village, who leap into the air to show their strength and stamina as indigenous warriors. Each young man will jump as high as he can while the others stand in a circle and sing.
Sarbore, Serengeti


I have touched on the threat from the cloud computing world to the traditional accounting software providers, and to the way accountants work with them, previously on this blog.
Last week's UK Software Satisfaction Awards rather hammered the point home with Internet-based Software as a Service (SaaS) providers winning almost all of the accounting categories. A noteable exception was a couple of prizes for Pegasus, but the message is clear - if you have not taken a look at what these providers can do - do so now. If you are an accountant in practice, do so before your clients do.
The full list of winners is available at http://www.softwaresatisfaction.co.uk/ and Accountingweb provide a good summary of the event on their site.
Is it Pivot Tables or Age that is puggling my mind?
Earlier today, I told a client I didn't want a late finish next Friday because it was my birthday. I then put the telephone down and it wasn't until about 20 minutes later that I realised that my birthday is tomorrow!
Excessive exposure to Pivot Tables over the last 10 years or so.
My money's on the latter. I'd appreciate any of your confessions of your own bumbling in the comments below both to make me feel better, and to give us all a laugh on a Friday!
One of the things I have noticed in the first few months of my Spreadsheets by Email business, is how our clients are often senior (and expensive) people in finance (and other fields) who were planning to build the spreadsheet themselves before stumbling across the service. This got me wondering how many of you out there do build your own spreadsheets, and how many use others inside or outside of the organisation.
Please let me know who builds your spreadsheets by voting in the poll at the top-left corner of the blog.
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings is not a side project for three outstanding musicians. Although it did start out spontaneously, with the trio forming for what they thought would be a one-off homage to Canadian folk music hero (and still Blackie's guiding spirit), Willie P. Bennett. Their musical chemistry and the reaction to that tribute, BARK's 1996 debut, High Or Hurtin', were so positive, they decided to run with it. Now each member is completely committed to the band, and the result is a band that is even greater than the sum of its parts. Given that the individual parts are pretty damned impressive, that's saying something.
The sheer pleasure they derive from playing in Blackie and the Rodeo Kings shines through onstage, and that's another key to their success. They're simply one of the very best Canadian live bands around, as anyone who has seen them play will testify. Just ask country great Merle Haggard, who invited them to open a national tour in 2004.
The presence of three different lead vocalists allows them to explore wide musical terrain, while they harmonize together in original and thrilling fashion. Factor in Tom's larger than life charisma and wise-cracking asides, Colin's fluent yet fiery guitar work, Stephen's spot-on vocal and guitar stylings, and the vibrantly-hued stage costumes, and you have a combination built to thrill.


The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 45 granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we take a brief look at one of Apple's patents that was gained by acquiring Metaio in 2015. We noted in our 2015 report on the acquisition that "Metaio is the worldwide leader in Augmented Reality software, research and technology. With over 10 years of experience in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision, Metaio serves over 100,000 developers with over 1,000 published apps. In total, Metaio's AR software reaches over 30 Million consumers around the world. Today's report covers their invention titled "Wearable information system having at least one camera."
Apple's newly granted patent covers their invention relating to a wearable information system having at least one camera, the information system operable to have a low-power mode and a high power mode. The information system is configured such that the high-power mode is activated by a detection of at least one object in at least one field of view of the at least one camera.
As noted in our cover graphic, a possible scenario could be the user walking through a museum that exhibits many images, of which 20 are part of a guided tour. The user starts the guided tour, e.g. as an application on his information system and starts walking through the museum. After a certain time, the system moves to low-power mode. The user can now enjoy hours of walking through the museum, without worrying about his information system's battery.
According to the present invention, the information is capable of scanning the user's environment for interesting objects (e.g. interesting pieces in the exhibition). This can be done while consuming little power. As soon as an interesting piece comes into sight, the system can "wake up" and move to a high power mode, for example in order to download interesting content and display it using Augmented Realty or in order to start an audio-clip, explaining the piece.
Another advantage of the invention is improved reaction time for applications, like indoor navigation. The user might also activate the system if lost and the system can immediately provide navigational information as to where they are on a map.
And Lastly, Apple's patent figure 4 shows a user taking a photo of a building in 3D Depth mode. The system could also be used in Augmented Reality mode and the building could be identified for the user and put into the photo automatically.
Apple's granted patent 9,560,273 was originally filed in Q1 2014 and published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The history of the patent as noted above tells us that this is a patent from Metaio from Germany, a company that Apple acquired for Augmented Reality. Below is one of Metaio's videos.


Janet Correll, President and Director of Operations at the Humane Society of Johnson County cuddles a kitten at the shelter.
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Dem senator: White House not cooperating on AUMF
By Kristina Wong - 12/02/14 07:45 PM EST
Congress is not likely to vote on a measure that would grant authority for the president's use of force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during the lame-duck session, a senior Democratic senator said on Tuesday.
Congress is scheduled to recess next week, but Sen. Bob Menendez Robert (Bob) MenendezDems block Cruz's Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill Overnight Defense & National Security — Differences remain between NATO, Russia Senate Democrats unveil bill sanctioning Russia over Ukraine MORE (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the White House was being uncooperative by not sending over an official who could testify on what kind of a measure they would want.
"The administration is not producing witnesses, which makes such an important issue very difficult to formulate," said Menendez, whose committee would be responsible for working on an authorization for use of military force (AUMF) bill.
"You would think that they would want to work with us, so that we can fashion an AUMF that would give the president the wherewithal to fight ISIL successfully but by the same token, tailor it enough so we don't end up in an open-ended conflict as we have seen under the 2001 AUMF," Menendez said, using an alternate name for the terrorist group.
The measure would give the president congressional approval for military action taken against ISIS, which has included the deployment of more than 3,000 troops to Iraq, and hundreds of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
Democrats and some Republicans say an AUMF is necessary to provide the president with the authority he needs to wage the war against ISIS, but to also provide constraints on force.
Several Democratic lawmakers have proposed AUMFs which would restrict the duration of the authority, and ban the use of ground troops.
The administration has insisted it has the authority it needs to pursue ISIS, under 2001 and 2002 AUMFs used for Afghanistan and Iraq.
However, it has also said that military action against ISIS was stronger with Congress' backing and encouraged lawmakers to pass an AUMF, but lawmakers say the administration has not sent over any proposed language for one.
Menendez predicted Congress would run out of time as lawmakers are scheduled to return home on Dec. 12, and are currently working on other priorities.
"We asked them to send us a witness, they couldn't send us a witness until next week, and that's the last week, from all appearances, that we're going to be here," he said.
"Plus we're going to have NDAA and the omnibus, so how does one hold a hearing and a markup, and bring it to the floor, so I don't know what their intentions are."
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The sacred temple of Sri Venkateswara is located on the seventh peak, Venkatdri. Temple of Lord Venkateshwara, popularly known as Balaji, at Tirumala, is regarded as the world's richest temple.
Pilgrims have both the options of going by foot as well as by road from Tirupati to Tirumala. Administration has provided various facilities like free transportation of luggage, supply of portable water, lavatories, small shops for refreshment and snacks, etc. For those who wants to travel by road to Tirumala, there are two well-laid roads, one for onward journey while the other is for downward journey. The government runs a regular bus service between Tirupati and Tirumala from the four bus stations: Sri Venkateswara Bus Station, Balaji Link Bus Station, Sapthagiri Link Bus Station, and Sri Padmavathi Bus Station.
Akasa Ganga Waterfall: This is about 3 kms to the north of the temple. Its water is used for The Lord's bath every day.
Papavinasanam: This is about 5 kms to the north of the temple. It is believed that holy water of this reservoir dissolve the sins of devotees.
Vaikunta Tirtham: It is situated at a distance of 3 kms from northeast of the temple.
Geological Arch (Silathoranam): This rare geological arch is situated at 1 km north of the temple. This arch is 25 feet in length and l0 feet in height. It is unique in itself as there is no such rock formation of this type anywhere in India.
TTD Gardens: This ornamental and beautiful garden meets all the demand for flowers in the temples of Tirumala and is maintained and look after by the Devasthanam.


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package org.myrobotlab.service.meta;

import org.myrobotlab.logging.LoggerFactory;
import org.myrobotlab.service.meta.abstracts.MetaData;
import org.slf4j.Logger;

public class OculusDiyMeta extends MetaData {
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
  public final static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OculusDiyMeta.class);

  /**
   * This class is contains all the meta data details of a service. It's peers,
   * dependencies, and all other meta data related to the service.
   */
  public OculusDiyMeta() {

    addDescription("Service to receive and compute data from a DIY Oculus");
    addCategory("video", "control", "sensors", "telerobotics");
    addPeer("arduino", "Arduino", "Arduino for DIYOculus and Myo");
    addPeer("mpu6050", "Mpu6050", "mpu6050");

  }

}


It takes time and good planning to have an event well organized and function as you planned for it. It means confirming your mind and involving in various decisions. When you want a venue for a private event you need to make a decision that is right. In this case, the venue is the biggest factor towards having that event. Every another thing is held together by having an appropriate venue. You are not regulated on when to acquire the venue. All you need is ensure you have it early enough so that your planning can be easy. You need to understand that the venue will give room for other decisions such as budget and the requirements for space. If you follow this guideline you are likely to have a wonderful event.
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Keep in mind the things that are done in the place. Find out if they can accommodate you within the budget that you have. It is good to be flexible because things do not always happen the same as planned. You need to know the terms and the conditions of the same.


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These are the slides of a presentation given on March 8, 2018 at IPAG, where I present research activities related to the KERNEL project, in particular the most recent development concerning the idea of kernel-nulling interferometry.
Predicted contrast detection limits for the L-band VIKiNG instrument concept proposed by Martinache & Ireland.
You can access the presentation file directly here.
Presentation slides of a seminar given at Mt. Stromlo Observatory, in Canberra, Australia.
Slide extracted from a presentation introducing the the principles behind kernel-phase and KERNEL project. Click on image to download or access the presentation file!


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South Africa to downgrade diplomatic status in Israel
Thu Dec 21, 2017 07:28AM [Updated: Thu Dec 21, 2017 07:45AM ]
A man standing in front of a flag of South Africa takes part in a demonstration by pro-Palestinian groups outside the US Consulate General in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 14, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
South Africa says it will downgrade its diplomatic status in Israel in response to the United States' decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli regime's "capital."
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) Party announced the decision at a conference in Johannesburg late on Wednesday.
"The ANC's National Conference, the highest decision making body of our organization, has unanimously resolved to immediately and unconditionally downgrade the South African Embassy in Israel to a liaison office," the ruling party said in a statement.
The ANC said the resolution aimed to "give practical expression to the oppressed people of Palestine," and "will send a clear message to Israel that there is a price to pay for its human rights abuses and violations of international law."
South Africa's decision to downgrade its diplomatic status in Tel Aviv had been proposed in the ANC's policy conference back in July.
Both the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas had sent delegates to attend the opening of the ANC's conference.
US President Donald Trump earlier this month declared that Washington was recognizing Jerusalem al-Quds as the "capital" of Israel and that he had instructed his administration to begin the process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city.
PressTV-Trump: Jerusalem al-Quds is Israel's capital
US President Donald Trump has recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's capital.
The dramatic shift in Washington's policy on Jerusalem al-Quds drew fierce criticism from the international community, including Washington's Western allies, and triggered protests against the US and Israel worldwide.
The United Nations General Assembly is to vote on a resolution to demand that Trump withdraw his decision in an "emergency meeting" on December 21. The US vetoed a vote on a similar resolution at the UN Security Council on Monday.
Israel lays claim to the whole Jerusalem al-Quds, but the international community views the ancient city's eastern sector as occupied land and the Palestinians consider it their future capital.


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Okada may bid for infra projects
Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) - July 25, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada wants to participate in the Duterte administration's infrastructure projects, particularly those that would help boost tourism.
Okada, who paid a courtesy call on President Duterte, specifically wants to join the bidding for a new airport if the administration would push through with such a project, said his Filipino business partner Antonio "Tonyboy" Cojuangco.
"Mr. Okada specifically expressed his desire to bid for the international airport. He believes the airport is your first contact and so your airport, if well designed and efficient, people will talk about that and more tourists will come together," Cojuangco said.
Businessmen Ramon Ang and Manuel V. Pangilinan have also expressed interest to join a bidding for a new airport.
During Okada's courtesy call on President Duterte, he conveyed his commitment to help the new administration.
"It was a time to congratulate the President and he expressed support to the new administration and Mr. Okada informed him we are doing our best to develop the tourism industry," Cojuangco said.
Okada and Cojuango are partners in Okada Manila, the $2.4 billion integrated resort that will open in the 100-hectare Entertainment City in Parañaque City in November.
Cojuangco, the former Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) chairman who is back from "retirement, said one of the thrust of the partnership with the Japanese businessman is to promote tourism, an advocacy he strongly believes in.
For instance, Okada Manila is vying to host the Miss Universe pageant and is in talks with organizers.
"We are interested in (doing that) but there is still an existing contract," Cojuangco said, referring to the global pageant.
Okada Manila will also proceed with a plan to put up a world-class opera house in the Philippines.
"This will be in Phase 2 (of the project)," said Cojuangco, who is chairman of Ballet Philippines and a known culture and arts patron.
Cojuangco believes tourism can be the country's competitive advantage considering Filipinos' proficiency in English and hospitality.
Tiger Resort expects to hire some 8,000 local talents to fill up casino and hotel-related jobs for 44-hectare gaming and leisure facilities.
Okada Manila consists of two wings – the Pearl and Coral Wing, which have 15 floors each.
In terms of gaming, Okada Manila will have over 500 table games and over 3,000 electronic gaming machines.
There will also be a luxurious and opulent night club entertainment complex, which will have a maximum capacity of 4,500 guests.
It was granted a license in August 2008 to establish and operate a casino at the Entertainment City.
Tango...not chacha!
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I saw a meme on social media that captures the right reaction to congressional moves to open Charter change debates now.
What are this year's stock market darlings?
By Iris Gonzales | January 14, 2021 - 12:00am
Markets are like women, billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, India's 39th richest man, once said. "Always commanding, mysterious, unpredictable, and volatile."
MVP rallies business community to support livelihood, agriculture ventures
Philippine Business for Social Progress chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan is calling on the business community to address the...
Bigger budget, better tools sought to end 'learning crisis'
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The Philippine Business for Education sounded the alarm over a learning crisis where "access and quality issues are grave,...
BSP: Shift to coinless society likely by 2025
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas expects the country to shift to a "coinless" society by 2025, made possible by...
Remittances reach $30 billion in 11 months
Remittances from overseas Filipino workers continued to grow in November 2020 although at a slower pace compared to previous...
BSP ready to lend additional P280 billion to national government
The government can still borrow an additional P280 billion from monetary authorities to augment its war chest against the...
Index returns to green on US stimulus package
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The local stock market returned to positive territory, leading modest gains among Asian bourses yesterday, as investors focused...
Money supply growth slows anew
The growth in the country's money supply continued to ease for the sixth consecutive month in November 2020 as credit...
Auto sales skid 41% last year
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Local vehicle assemblers ended the year with a 40 percent drop in sales as the pandemic affected demand for both passenger...


What jobs are there with animals that make a good amount of money beside a vet?
I too was interested in Astronomy/Astrophysics while in high school, and it was one of the reasons I chose to study physics. And like yourself, I didn't think of myself as very good at math.
Ultimately, my passion for science and knowledge of how the physical world works trumped my insecurities. I did struggle the fist couple of years in college with math, but I guarantee that if you put in the work, you will do well.
Are you currently in high school or starting college?
What draws you to astronomy in particular?


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Illusions vs. Reality: Twenty-Five Years of US Policy Toward Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia
Eugene Rumer, Richard Sokolsky, Paul Stronski and Andrew S. Weiss
This is a summary of a paper originally published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The authors write that repairing the U.S.-Russian relationship will not be quick or easy due to "long-standing disagreements about … each country's national security interests and policies." While a warm relationship between the countries' leaders could be of use, it is not enough in and of itself. The authors advise the Trump administration to temper expectations regarding better ties with Russia and refocus on managing the relationship with Russia's "emboldened and unpredictable" leadership. To move forward, either or both sides need to make compromises. Putin is unlikely to do so on vital Russian interests, so unless Trump is willing to give on U.S. interests, the relationship will remain tense. The authors outline four guiding principles for U.S. policy toward Russia and its neighbors, including a commitment to its NATO allies, defending "the norms that underpin European security," continued support for Ukraine and not sacrificing Russia's neighbors for the sake of engagement with Moscow. The authors also highlight issues that need immediate attention: a signal to Russia that meddling in U.S. domestic politics is unacceptable, a reduced risk of NATO-Russia military conflict, a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine and cooperation on arms control and nonproliferation matters.
Read the full paper at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Eugene Rumer
Eugene Rumer is a senior fellow and the director of Carnegie's Russia and Eurasia Program.
Richard Sokolsky
Richard Sokolsky is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie's Russia and Eurasia Program.
Paul Stronski
Paul Stronski is a senior fellow in Carnegie's Russia and Eurasia Program.
Andrew S. Weiss
Andrew S. Weiss is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Affirm stock skyrockets after reporting 71% revenue growth and strong guidance
Affirm reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results after the bell on Thursday, including solid guidance and 71% revenue growth.
The stock soared more than 18% in extended trading following the report.
Here's how the company did:
Revenue: $261.8 million vs. $225 million expected, according to a Refinitiv survey of analysts
Loss per share: 48 cents per share, which is not comparable to estimates
Affirm is one of the leading players in the burgeoning buy now, pay later space, allowing people to split their purchases into installments. Founded in 2013 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Affirm made its stock market debut in January, with shares beginning trading at $90.90 a share, after listing at $49 a piece.
Affirm gave upbeat guidance for the current quarter. It expects revenue for the fiscal first-quarter of 2022 to come in between $240 million to $250 million, which surpassed analysts' estimates of $233.9 million.
The company had 7.1 million active customers as of the fourth quarter, up from 5.4 million in the previous period.
The blockbuster earnings report comes after Affirm last month announced it's teaming up with Amazon to launch the e-commerce giant's first partnership with an installment payment player. The partnership allows Amazon customers in the U.S. to split purchases of $50 or more into smaller, monthly installments.
In the earnings report, Affirm said its guidance for the full year and fiscal first-quarter doesn't factor in any potential contributions to revenue or gross merchandise volume from the partnership with Amazon, which is currently being tested select customers, before rolling out more broadly in the coming months.
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