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iPhone 14 Pro starting price reportedly $100 more than iPhone 13 Pro; hole-punch tipped design
According to a tipster, the prices of the iPhone 14 Pro could be $100 (approximately Rs.7,400) higher than the iPhone 13 Pro. It also says that there could be a difference of over $100 between the new iPhone 14 Max model and the iPhone 14 Pro due to increased production costs. Meanwhile, a developer on Twitter has shared an image of a fake iPhone 14 Pro that shows what might appear to be a pill-shaped hole-punch cutout. A recent report claimed that if the iPhone 14 series has a hole-punch cutout, the Face ID is likely to be at the bottom of the display.
according to a Tweet By tipster LeaksApplePro, the iPhone 14 will start at $799 (approximately Rs. 59,000), the iPhone 14 Max will be set at a starting price of $899 (approximately Rs. 66,400), the iPhone 14 Pro will start at $1,099 (approximately Rs. 81,200), and the top-end iPhone 14 Pro Max will cost customers $1,199 (approximately Rs. 88,600). It is uncertain which model the tipster is referring to when talking about the iPhone 14 Max, as there is no direct predecessor to such a model – not the iPhone 13 Max.
The tipster also says that production costs are rising, and "should make a difference of over $100″. [iPhone] 14 max and [iPhone] 14 Pro."
In comparison, the iPhone 13 Mini starts at $699 (approximately Rs 51,600), the iPhone 13 starts at $799 (approximately Rs 59,000), the iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999 (approximately Rs 73,800) and the iPhone 13 Pro. The maximum price starts from $1,099 (approximately Rs. 81,200).
Meanwhile, a developer named Jeff Grossman has tweeted An image of an iPhone 14 Pro mockup with a pill-shaped hole-punch cutout. This is not the first time that information about the hole-punch display of the iPhone 14 series has surfaced. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo spoke about this in March last year. Several reports later came, some of which claimed the design for the Pro model, while others said that Apple's Face ID technology would be under display.
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ConPrice with options; DSG autos in town.
The new-generation Tiguan is a medium SUV from Volkswagen that drives beautifully, with reassuring road holding in all conditions. You can choose from two powerful, but economical turbocharged petrol engines that drive all four wheels. All have excellent smartphone integration, and an active safety suite that includes auto braking.
Stop-start driving with the auto transmission, which occasionally hesitates and can be inconsistent on take-offs. The Tiguan's DSG auto gearbox is great once you're moving, but many drivers do not find it as smooth and easy in town as a conventional or CVT auto.
Driving after a puncture. The Tiguan has a space-saver spare wheel, which limits the recommended top speed to 80km/h.
Paying more for fuel: both petrol engines require premium unleaded, which costs more than regular unleaded.
Having to pay a lot more to buy a Tiguan. The cheaper Trendline spec has been dropped for the 2019 model year.
Some Tiguans drive only the front wheels, but most drive all four wheels.
Where the original Tiguan was classed as a small SUV, this replacement has grown a little and is classed as a medium SUV, lower priced.
What features do all Tiguans have?
An eight-speaker sound system with an AM/FM radio, a CD player, an SD card slot, Aux and USB inputs, and Bluetooth audio streaming. A colour touchscreen from which you can control the sound system and other cabin functions.
Satellite navigation and support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. If you plug in a compatible iPhone or Android smartphone, some of the phone apps – including mapping and music – are mirrored on the touchscreen display and can be controlled from there.
Cruise control, windscreen wipers that operate automatically when it rains, LED headlights that switch on automatically in low light, and power folding door mirrors.
Three-zone air-conditioning lets front and rear passengers too choose their temperature. Rear-seat passengers can also fold down little tables housed behind the front seats.
A leather-wrapped steering wheel that carries buttons for operating the cruise control, the audio system, and your phone.
A reversing camera and parking sensors front and rear. There is also an auto parking function, which tells you when you have found a big enough space and can steer the car in for you.
Keyless Access lets you unlock the car and drive away without removing the key from your bag or pocket, and a power-operated tailgate that can open when you wave your foot under it..
Aluminium alloy wheels, which are lighter and more stylish than steel wheels. A space-saver spare wheel (with a recommended top speed of 80km/h).
Tyre pressure monitoring, which alerts you if a tyre is losing air.
Seven airbags. Electronic stability control, which can help control a skid or slide (all new cars must have this feature).
The Tiguan is normally covered by a three-year warranty, with no limit on the kilometres travelled, though Volkswagen is offering a five-year warranty on all its vehicles sold by December 31, 2018.
The Tiguan is available with two 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines, the most economical of which is the 132TSI that consumes 7.5 litres/100km on the official test (city and country cycles combined). It provides more than enough power to the Tiguan, including for towing and overtaking.
Each engine requires premium unleaded, which is more expensive than regular unleaded and E10 (a blend of ethanol and petrol).
Both are coupled with a seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox that works much like a manual gearbox with robotic control. It shifts very smoothly and quickly and saves fuel, but cannot match the fluid take-off from rest that you get with conventional or CVT autos.
The most affordable Tiguan, the 132TSI Comfortline, comes standard with 18-inch alloy wheels, cloth seats and an 8.0-inch colour touchscreen.
Those wanting more in a Comfortline can option the Luxury package for about $4000. It brings leather on the seats, heating for the front seats, power adjustment for the driver's seat, and a memory for up to three drivers' settings. There is a big sunroof, and the exterior mirrors fold against the body automatically when parked (which keeps them out of harm's way).
The Comfortline can also be had with a Driver assistance pack. That brings you Adaptive cruise control (which can match the speed of a slower car in front on the highway, even bringing you automatically to a halt if that car stops). There is also an Active info display – which replaces your instrument cluster with a 12.3-inch customisable colour screen. And there is lane-change assistance (called Side Assist) and a rear cross-traffic alert (for more on these systems, please open the Safety section below).
If you still have money left to spend on your Comfortline you can also specify the Sound & Vision Package that adds an Dynaudio Excite premium sound system, active digital dashboard display, ambient lighting and surround view parking display.
Upgrading to the Tiguan Highline brings the more powerful 162TSI engine and you get body enhancements, a 9.2-inch touchscreen and bigger 19-inch alloy wheels.
You also gain the Driver Assistant Pack as standard, LED tail-lights, Vienna leather upholstery, electrically adjustable front seats, heated front and outboard rear seats, and ambient interior lighting.
The Highline now comes standard with Adaptive chassis control that lets you soften the suspension (for more comfort) or stiffen it (for sharper handling), while driving.
For about $3000 you can add the R-Line Package that makes the Highline look sportier with a series of exterior and interior enhancements including revised bumpers and side sills, a black rear spoiler, bigger 20-inch wheels with thinner low-profile tyres, R-Line Vienna leather sports seats, brushed stainless steel pedals, sports steering wheel with paddle shifters, black headliner, and aluminium scuff plates inside the door frames with R-Line logos.
A Sound & Vision is also available for the Highline, which adds the active digital dashboard display, Dynaudio Excite premium audio and surround-view parking display.
The Tiguan Wolfsburg Edition brings all the features of the Highline plus the R-Line Package, Sound & Vision Package, black exterior trim enhancements, privacy window tinting, head-up display, and a choice of premium paint options.
A panoramic sunroof can be added to the Highline and Wolfsburg Edition Tiguan for about $2000.
Every Tiguan has Driving profile selection with 4MOTION (all-wheel-drive) Active Control. This lets you adjust how lazily or immediately the car responds to your control inputs, and also to optimise it for snow or gravel-road driving.
The lower profile tyres on the more expensive variants ride more roughly – because there is less air between the wheel and the road – and could cost more to replace. The 20-inch wheels that come with the R-Line pack and Wolfsburg Editions, in particular, degrade comfort.
White is the only standard colour; the other colours cost extra.
How comfortable is the Volkswagen Tiguan?
In any Tiguan, the front seats are a highlight. The padding is quite firm but gives you excellent support and great comfort over long distances. Vision too is excellent all round, and in general the cabin feels exceptionally airy and spacious.
Buttons and dials are well placed. The touchscreen is high on the dash and its infotainment menus are easy to follow.
In-cabin storage is excellent too, from binnacles in the centre console to large door pockets and even a covered cavity in the top of the dashboard.
The Tiguan cruises quietly on country roads, supressing road and engine noise well.
Suspensions are taut but not uncomfortably so. Nevertheless, on all but the smoothest roads the ride feels somewhat unsettled – it's less relaxing than you might hope for from a family hauler.
Body roll is nicely controlled, adding to the easy-driving nature of the Tiguan.
Both engines have plenty of punch in most situations.
The DSG auto transmissions feel smooth and slick on the run. When parking or in stop-start traffic, they are less forgiving than other autos, however.
What about safety in a Tiguan?
Every Tiguan has the mandatory electronic stability control, auto headlights and wipers, a reversing camera, front and rear parking sensors, daytime running lights (which help other drivers see you), and seven airbags.
In addition, all Tiguans have city-speed auto emergency braking, a highway-speed forward collision alert, lane-keeping assistance, and a driver fatigue monitor.
Two airbags protect the driver and front passenger's upper bodies from frontal impacts, and a third protects the driver's knees. One outside each front seat protects at chest level from side impacts. And curtain airbags extending down each side of the car at head level protect front and rear passengers from side impacts.
The Tiguan's standard driver assist systems use radar and camera sensors to monitor the roadway ahead when you're driving.
Its autonomous emergency braking, which Volkswagen calls City Emergency Brake, operates at speeds up to 30km/h and can automatically brake the car if it concludes a collision is imminent (typically with a sharply slowing vehicle ahead). At all higher speeds, Front Assist warns you of an impending collision but will not apply the brakes for you.
Lane Assist uses the camera to monitor lane markers. At speeds over 55km/h, if it concludes you are drifting out of your lane – perhaps from distraction – it will gently adjust the steering in an attempt to bring you back. If you continue to drift, it will vibrate the steering wheel and flash a warning.
Fatigue detection monitors your movements of the steering wheel. If they suggest you might be falling asleep, it proposes you take a break.
Should none of this prevent a crash (perhaps because you have been hit from behind), Multi-collision brake acts to prevent your drifting into the path of another vehicle after impact, automatically applying the brakes.
On Comfortline Tiguans you can enhance the standard safety equipment with a Driver assistance pack at extra cost. Among other features, it adds Side Assist and Rear Traffic Alert – both relying on rear-facing sensors. The former helps you avoid changing lanes into the path of an adjacent or overtaking vehicle, warning you with a light in the exterior mirror and even seeking to steer you away from danger. The latter works when you are reversing, looking to either side behind you for vehicles crossing on a collision course. These come standard with the Highline.
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has rated the Tiguan at five stars for safety, most recently in October 2016.
The original Tiguan raised the bar for SUV driving manners when it arrived in 2008, and this slightly bigger replacement remains among the most enjoyable cars of its type – in this case, mid-sized SUVs.
The steering is not as light as in some, but the weight – which is more noticeable above 60km/h – adds confidence. The steering wheel telegraphs every movement of the wheels, and that feel for the road is teamed with fantastic grip in corners.
A feature called Extended Differential Lock brakes inside wheels gently when you turn, effectively directing less power to those wheels and more to the more heavily loaded outside wheels, reducing the likelihood of an inside wheel spinning, and improving acceleration and steering accuracy.
Each Tiguan has plenty of grunt for sustaining cruising speeds. The 162TSI brings the most driving thrills. Its engine is a near match for that in the Volkswagen Golf GTI – a true hot hatch. While the Tiguan is not as fiery as the Golf – performance is dulled by its bigger and heavier body – the 162TSI feels brisk and helps you exploit the Tiguan's excellent dynamics.
All-wheel drive enhances the Tiguan's stability on wet sealed roads. In AWD trim the Tiguan is a light-duty off-roader, effective on gravel or snow covered roads and easy tracks. However, it does not have the ground clearance or low-range gearing required for challenging off-road work.
The current Tiguan is about 6.0 cm longer and 3.0 cm wider than the original it has replaced. Crucially, there is an extra 7.5 cm between the front and rear wheels, which liberates leg room in the rear. Tall adults will appreciate the generous rear head room, too.
The rear seats slide forward and back to adjust boot space, and you can adjust the seatback angle for comfort.
Rear storage is good, too. As well as sizeable door pockets there are small binnacles on either side of the seat base, providing a perfect cubby hole for toys or rubbish.
Even if you are small, it is easy to see out from the back seat. And rear passengers in any automatic Tiguan can use airline-style fold-up tables mounted on the backs of the front seats.
Boot space in the original Tiguan was tight for family duties. This longer replacement can handle much more luggage.
The boot floor is flat, broad, and deep, and there are binnacles in both rear corners for small items you don't want rolling around.
Rear seats now fold 40-20-40, which adds flexibility for combining rear passengers with long loads. You can fold either of the big outer seat units or both, or you can seat two outer passengers while still allowing long, narrow items to poke into the cabin.
Plus, the entire rear seat unit slides forward and back, allowing a trade-off between rear leg room and boot space.
However, while the seat backs flip down the seat bases remain in place, so that the expanded boot rises slightly towards the front of the car.
All Tiguans are rated to tow 2500kg.
Where does Volkswagen make the Tiguan?
All Tiguans sold in Australia are made in Germany.
Possibly a third row of seats, so that you can carry seven people, though Volkswagen has addressed this with the Tiguan Allspace that is not included in this review. The Nissan X-Trail and Mitsubishi Outlander also offer a third row in an SUV that is still classed as medium-sized.
The option of a more efficient turbocharged diesel engine as with the X-Trail, Outlander, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Jeep Cherokee, Mazda CX-5, Pegueot 3008, Renault Koleos and Toyota RAV4. Volkswagen culled the diesel-powered Tiguans from the range in August 2018 due to low demand.
Otherwise you won't miss much. The Tiguan is very well equipped, with models and options to please a wide variety of tastes.
Among other cars you might consider are the Ford Escape, Subaru Forester, Holden Equinox, Skoda Karoq and Suzuki Vitara.
Are there plans to update the Tiguan soon?
This second generation Tiguan went on sale about September 2016, and so we are not likely to see an all-new model until 2022.
About September 2017 the Tiguan Adventure was added to the original Trendline, Comfortline and Highline trim levels. The Sportline joined the range in December 2017 to provide a slightly less costly way to have the most powerful 162TSI.
Volkswagen introduced the seven-seat Tiguan Allspace in August 2018.
At the same time Volkswagen Australia announced it was dropping the smaller 110TSI petrol engine, and 110TDI and 140TDI diesels. The diesels were dropped due to low demand, while the 110TSI was omitted temporarily due to production being suspended in Germany in order for Volkswagen to complete testing for the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Duty Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) real-world emissions testing.
Dropping the 110TSI and 110TDI resulted in the most affordable spec level, the Trendline, being dropped from the Tiguan range until the return of the 110TSI. Volkswagen Australia has yet to reveal when that will be. As a result the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan range has been scaled down two just three variants, the 132TSI Comfortline, 162TSI Highline, and 162 TSI Wolfsburg Edition.
About 2019 you could expect to see a mild mid-life update for the Tiguan.
The Tiguan 132TSI Comfortline has enough punch and features for very relaxed motoring on the open road.


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If you have tested positive for COVID or are experiencing COVID related symptoms on the day of your appointment, please call the Cincinnati VA at (513) 861-3100 BEFORE coming in to the Medical Center so we can provide you instructions on the next steps for your care. For the visitation policy please click here.
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Inpatient Units (Does not apply to Community Living Center (CLC), the CLC will continue to follow current VHA Guidance):
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1. Steps for visitors:
a.) Visitors will be allowed into the facility 24/7.
b.) All Visitors will be screened for signs and symptoms of COVID as they come into the facility and are required to wear a mask.
c.) Two visitors are allowed in the patient room at any one time.
2. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and guidance on putting on/taking off is to be provided for any visitor appropriate to the patient's current isolation status. A face mask and shield can be provided to the family member if needed. Please remember to follow hand hygiene guidelines, always wash your hands before and after entering the patient's room.
3. When multiple family members visit in areas such as critical care, they should not congregate in waiting areas in numbers that do not allow for proper social distancing and safety. VA Employees may ask family members to take turns coming into facility to visit family members so that social distancing requirements are maintained.
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2. In instances when a family member is needed to assist the Veteran, for either mental or physical limitations, the family member may stay with the Veteran.
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Ancient walls overhanging the riverbed. A small medieval town gathered around its castle. At the point where the valley narrows along course of the river Bidente, at the foot of the Girone hills.
The name derives from the Latin Civitatula which means small town. In the town's history there are traces of domination, raids, looting and devastation, by man, but also by the hand of a nature that has shown its power here through earthquakes and other destructions.
But the tenacity, pride and commitment of its inhabitants have always allowed for a timely reconstruction around the core of the castle. The inhabited area between the ancient walls dates back to the X century, mentioned for the first time in 996 as the possession of the church of Ravenna. The fiefdom of Count Giaggiolo, who lost it in the battle of Civitella (1276), it then passed to Manfredi di Faenza, then to the Malatesta, Orsini, Venetians (1462) and later to Napoleon.
Today, Civitella di Romagna retains the urban fabric of the medieval era with the ancient fortress that stands out on a rock spur and acts as a silent sentinel to the valley. The complex was the defensive wall of the walled hamlet. However, of its ancient castle only a handful of remains can be seen today, such as the tower, rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style, with the clock from 1842.
Among the religious sites it is worth visiting the sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Suasia, designed in 1560 by the Florentine architect Zanobio Lastricati and restored after the war. Inside there is an image of the Madonna and Child from the 15th century. The hills surrounding Civitella are full of footsteps from its past as a defensive bastion: there are twenty-eight different ruins standing in the valley all dated between VIII and IX century.
Between Civitella and Meldola, in particular, the castle of Cusercoli with its village that built on the road to Tuscany was very impressive. Above the main door the coat of arms of the Guidi di Bagno is still visible, also on the bank of the river there we find the oldest paper mill in the area, active up until 1900.
One of the distinctive agricultural vocations and the economic fabric of small businesses survive through the production of rosaries. There is also the fungus festival, celebrated in May, where the famous tuber is exhibited in wicker baskets cleverly intertwined by the hands of skilled artisans in the area and that becomes the protagonist of tasty recipes prepared by experienced gastronomists. There is also a cherry festival in June for both the curious and connoisseurs.
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Second time staying at this location. Room was great, location is within walking distance to the city centre.
Nothing exceptional. I did like the room design.
The thinest walls ever. We could hear people from the next room as if they were in our room. We only got one small duvet for two people. Breakfast was disappointing. Great design of the places. Spacious rooms and nice bathrooms. Comfortable bed.
I slept more soundly the night at your hotel than I did on my entire trip. The large windows let in lots of light and the room was clean and big. The breakfast seemed a bit stale, but everything else was well done.
We absolutely enjoyed our stay at this Ibis Styles, and especially the entire hotel staff made it something special with their friendliness and kind and helpful attitudes!
I had a very enjoyable stay here, there was nothing to fault the hotel about.
I enjoyed my stay, very comfortable.
The ladies at the hotel were all wonderful and pleasant, especially one in particular. The breakfast is great and the crew in the restaurant were very friendly.
Toilet too close to shower cabinet- not enough space. Shower cabinet door upper hinge damaged (room No 316). Lift cabinet sometime seems to be loose especially if you step in.
Kind staff, good breakfast,confortable room,good position !!!
Ibis Gniezno is exactly what I expect from Ibis - predictable, modest but comfortable, clean and friendly. Very good location - 5mins walk from the railway station on one side and the Old Town square on the other. Good parking space, good breafast, comfortable room. Despite central location - quiet and comfortable sleep.
Okay. The bread in the breakfast is however not a high standard. It would be great with more full grain bread, and more healthy.
Nice and well-appointed place. The comforter seemed too small for a two-person bed.
This is not my first night in this hotel, but first in a room where heater makes so much noise as I would take shower. The situation lasted ALL night so I didn't sleep well.


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Home Jane Austen Complete 6 Books Box Set Young Adult Collection Paperback Set
Jane Austen Complete 6 Books Box Set Young Adult Collection Paperback Set
Publisher: Classic Editions
Titles in this set:1) Mansfield Park2) Persuasion3) Sense and Sensibility4) Pride and Prejudice5) Emma6) Northanger AbbeyDescription:Mansfield ParkTaken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought...
Titles in this set:
1) Mansfield Park
2) Persuasion
3) Sense and Sensibility
4) Pride and Prejudice
5) Emma
6) Northanger Abbey
Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth, Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park, acutely aware of her humble rank, and with her cousin Edmund Bertram as her sole ally. When her uncle Sir Thomas Birtram travels to Antigua, siblings Mary and Henry Crawford arrive in the neighbourhood, bringing with them the glamour of London life and a reckless taste for flirtation. As her female cousins vie for Henry's attention, and even Edmund falls for Mary's dazzling charms, only Fanny remains doubtful about the Crawfords' influence and finds herself more isolated than ever. Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work and, with its quiet heroine and subtle examination of social position and moral integrity, one of her most profound.
Jane Austen's moving late novel of missed opportunities and second chances centres on Anne Elliot, no longer young and with few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she was persuaded by others to break off her engagement to poor, handsome naval captain Frederick Wentworth. What happens when they meet again is movingly told in Austen's last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, and a mature, tender love story tinged with heartache.
Jane Austen's subtle and witty novel of secrets and suppression, lies and seduction, brilliantly portrays a world where rigid social convention clashes with the impulses of the heart. It tells the story of two very different sisters who find themselves thrown into an unkind world when their father dies. Marianne, wild and impulsive, falls dangerously in love, while Elinor suffers her own private heartbreak but conceals her true feelings, even from those closest to her.
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.
Although described by Jane Austen as a character 'whom no one but myself will much like', the irrepressible Emma Woodhouse is one of her most beloved heroines. Clever, rich and beautiful, she sees no need for marriage, but loves interfering in the romantic lives of others, until her matchmaking plans unravel, with consequences that she never expected. Jane Austen's novel of youthful exuberance and gradual self-knowledge is a brilliant, sparkling comic masterpiece.
Northanger Abbey
With its irrepressible heroine and playful literary games, Northanger Abbey is the most youthful and optimistic of Jane Austen's novels. It tells the story of young, impressionable Catherine Morland, whose first experience of fashionable society introduces her to the thrills of Gothic romances, and to the sophisticated Tilneys, who invite her to their family home, Northanger Abbey. But there, influenced by novels of horror and intrigue, Catherine begins to think that terrible crimes are being committed, and her imagination threatens to run away with her.


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Government rebuffs latest calls for no-fault divorce
By Monidipa Fouzder2017-02-15T14:11:00+00:00
Widespread calls to reform divorce laws appear to be falling on deaf ears after the government confirmed it has no current plans to change existing legislation.
Asked by Lord Pendry (Thomas Pendry) whether the government had any plans to review the fault-based divorce system, justice minister and House of Lords spokesperson Lord Keen of Elie (Richard Keen QC) said the government was committed to improving the family justice system so that separating couples can 'achieve the best possible outcomes for themselves and their families'.
Keen, in his written parliamentary answer, added: 'Whilst we have no current plans to change the existing law on divorce, we are considering what further reforms to the family justice system may be needed.'
Family solicitors were disappointed by the news.
Felicity Chapman, an associate at Charles Russell Speechlys, said the government minister's statement was a significant missed opportunity. 'The government could have acted on the debate around fault-based divorce and drafted a change to the law – but has chosen not to do so,' she added.
According to research conducted by family law group Resolution, nine in 10 practitioners believe divorce law needs to be modernised to allow for no-fault divorce.
Last year 150 Resolution members visited parliament to discuss the matter with MPs.
Chapman said: 'One has to wonder whether the decision of the government to not commit time to addressing this legal issue is a casualty of the current focus on Brexit, with little time to no time to address other important issues such as divorce and family law.'
National newspapers today reported on Tini Owens, who has asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a family court ruling which said she could not divorce her husband.
Family solicitor Tony Roe, principal of Reading firm Tony Roe Solicitors said the case 'clearly demonstrates why no-fault divorce needs to be introduced'.
The fact that the Ministry of Justice is 'considering' what further reforms may be needed 'is a brush-off to badly needed divorce and other reform', Roe said.
He highlighted the need for the government to legislate to protect and give rights to cohabiting unmarried couples – the fastest-growing type of family in the UK according to the Office for National Statistics.
Resolution said it was delighted to see Lord Pendry challenge the government on the issue.
Chair Nigel Shepherd said: 'This shows our lobbying is having an impact, and momentum is building - there is increased awareness among parliamentarians of this issue, and growing support for ending the blame game and helping separating couples to do so more amicably.'


EUROPART Materials GmbH – the number one retailer of commercial vehicle spare parts and shop supplies – replaced their old logistics software with a new system. The IML project team was primarily responsible for reviewing the project plan and ensuring that it was adhered to in terms of project responsibilities, resources, and feasibility. Change management was one of the focuses of their work.
myWMS is an open framework for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) used for creating a customized WMS based on standard components and tailored to meet the needs of the user. myWMS is an open source alternative to Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Material Flow Computers (MFC) that is suitable for industry use.
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The Logistics Mall is a virtual mall for logistics software and services. Users can visit the mall to compile their process chain needs, rent the necessary applications directly from the vendors, run them in the cloud, and be billed based on usage.
Internet of Things Architecture (IoT-A) is the lighthouse project of the European Union in the area of Internet of Things. The goal of the project is to design and create an architectural reference model that together with the definition of an initial set of key building blocks will form the crucial foundations for fostering a future Internet of Things.
PUZZLE is a program for optimizing loading, transport, and shipping units. The system calculates the optimal arrangement of square or cylindrical packages in predefined loading equipment. Many companies use it to optimize containers, trucks, pallets, and shipping boxes.
The IML project team assisted the perfumery Douglas GmbH, the European market leader in the perfume industry, with the implementation of a new software system for logistics. The team focussed on providing support with project management and change management.
On behalf of WERNER EGERLAND Automobillogistik GmbH, an expanding service provider in the field of logistics for new and used cars, the IML project team analysed the process coverage provided by the existing IT at the different locations; identified weak points in organisation, software, and infrastructure; and created and prioritised solutions.


I've spent a lot of time over the years urging no-tillers to avoid compaction and ruts with their equipment by using larger, low-pressure radials (see article) or tracks on everything that might be in the field when it's wet. For the most part, the long-term no-tillers who have done this came thru last fall's exceedingly wet harvest in very good shape—almost no discernible rutting (on fields that've been low-disturbance NT for 20ish yrs). Those who hadn't yet caught on about the bigger tires and tracks, or who had less history of NT, now face some difficult decisions on how to correct the issue going into spring planting.
If the tracks are mostly just depressions without any soil thrown or squished off to the side, I favor ignoring them—just do your future field operations parallel to the tracks. Eventually the soil restructures itself and the depressions become smaller.
As to the Rules of Engagement, the wetter the soil is when you undertake the remediation, the more damage you will do to the structure. Spring isn't known for being dry in most of these areas, so good luck getting the opportunity—you might be forced to do the absolute minimum of knocking down the lumps squished or thrown out of the tracks, doing just enough to make it plantable. Whatever you do, don't create more compaction layers by running tandem disks or other implements through wet soil. Those will haunt you.
Here's advice on dealing with ruts from John Grove, soil and agronomy scientist from U.Ky (and longtime no-till advocate): "Depends a bit on depth. If shallow, I recommend they be left alone—plant through them and let roots sort things out. Growth might be reduced some, especially if things get dry later in the year, but usually not worth the effort to take out. If deeper, and especially if some soil was pushed out and is available to fill in, I like a field cultivator set to get a couple of inches below the depth of the rut. Take things at an angle to the track, but weaving gently back and forth—just as the edge of the cultivator reaches the edge of the rut track drift back across the rut track until reaching the other edge with the cultivator. Have to be gentle due to the side force on the cultivator." Grove emphasizes that the remediation should be done with sweeps or chisel points, and not a disk (he's not fond of 'vertical tillage' tools either). If the ruts are more than a few inches deep, it's going to require a chisel plow (either with points or sweeps), subsoiler, or something more robust than a field cultivator.
I'm leery of attempting to get below the depth of the rut with a wide implement, as this results in a large volume of soil disturbed, and will make the area more prone to rutting in the future. I tend to prefer just knocking the lumpy edges of the rut down, for which a field cultivator works well because it tends to not penetrate very well (I run it so the sweeps or points are exactly at the soil surface in-between the ruts, so I'm really not disturbing any volume of soil at all). It may not grow much of a crop in the ruts the first year, but it will tend to prevent future rutting and accelerate recovery of soil in that area. However, a happy compromise would be to remove all the shanks from your implement (chisel plow, subsoiler) except the 2 that match the combine ruts. After you lift this part of the rut, you then will still need to come back and smooth it all down with that implement or another with more sweeps, and set them to run at the soil surface of what was unaffected by rutting. Note that if it rains a lot, the soil will collapse/run back together, and the ruts will still be visible—because they have less structure.
And while you're doing this remediation, you'll have plenty of time to think about getting bigger tires and tracks under your equipment going forward—you need this not only to prevent rutting, but for compaction minimization (compaction is more of a yield-killer than most people realize).


Snowshoe through North Country Park and warm up with a cup of hot cocoa. Rentals will be available.
Celebrate St. Patty's Day with a 5k or 10k at the Sanford Event Center! All youth ages 15 and under will receive special recognition for completing the race. Chip timing will be done through Hero Timing. Join in the FUN!
World's Shortest (but most fun!) St. Patrick's Day Parade!
Celebrate St Patrick's Day downtown Bemidji at the World's Shortest Parade! Parade route – all 78 pacesstarts at the Keg n Cork, 1st Irish Pub on the Mississippi, and ends at Brigid's Pub. Everyone is invited to dress in his or her favorite parade regalia and join the parade!! Then, of course, stay for all the fun at the Pub's, and throughout Bemidji as we be celebratin' the green!
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55 minutes of fundamental yoga poses in a Vinyasa flow format: standing poses, balancing postures, sun salutations, seating and reclining poses, back bends, and core isolation. All levels welcome!
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Пуджа Рупарел (; род. 21 ноября 1982 года) — индийская комедийная актриса, наиболее известная по своим детским ролям в фильмах «Влюблённый король» и «Непохищенная невеста».

Биография и карьера
Родилась в артистической семье смешанного синдхско-гуджаратского происхождения; связана родством с рядом других актёров, в частности, её тётя и двоюродная сестра — актрисы  и Сонакши Синха.

Снималась в рекламе с 4-летнего возраста.

Дебютировала в главной детской роли фильма «Влюблённый король» (ремейка американского фильма «Энни», в свою очередь основанного на бродвейском мюзикле) вместе со звездами Болливуда Шахрух Ханом и Джеки Шроффом.

Несколькими годами спустя исполнила одну из заметных ролей (роль Раджешвари/«Чутки», младшей сестры главной героини) в фильме «Непохищенная невеста», ставшем одним из ведущих блокбастеров Болливуда и остававшемся в прокате порядка 20 лет подряд. Исполнение актрисой роли вылилось во множество предложений как съёмок в рекламе, так и замужества — при том, что юной актрисе было далеко до совершеннолетия.

Несмотря на успех, Пуджа Рупарел не стала продолжать кинематографическую карьеру, а занялась высшим образованием, получив степени бакалавра психологии в  и магистра производственной психологии в  в Мумбаи. Играла в театре и мюзиклах, в течение долгого времени успешно работала на телевидении в качестве актрисы озвучивания и стендап-комика.

В 2013 году вернулась на экран, приняв участие в сериале  и фильме . Фильм встретил смешанную реакцию критиков, в то же время, в некоторых обзорах говорилось, что Пуджа Рупарел «блистала» в нём, «делая фильм богаче, чем он реально является».

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title: Ivolalailai ni tuva ka
inshort: Cakacaka ni veisiga ni lewai ni [Trello]
translator: Microsoft Cognitive Services
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Microsoft Planner sai koya e dua na cakacaka ena veisiga ni lewai ni kei na itavi app ni bridges na qarauna na qara ena maliwa ni na ivakavuvuli me lewai kina na cakacaka ni veivakarautaki ka, ia o ira na tamata kecega e "Au gadreva walega me 'u na cakava na ka" na kena isau vei ira na ivakavuvuli oqori. Ivolalailai ni tuva ka ka bula marau ka tawamudu na lomadonu ena maliwa ni Tuvatuva ni cakacaka--sai koya e dua na tasking rawarawa sara na iyaya--kei na Microsoft na Project--na cakacaka drakidrakita ni lewai ni iyaya ni cakacaka e gadrevi kina na bibi ni vuli me ra kila ka vakayagataka na (ka e sau levu na).

Era cokota vata na ivolalailai ni tuva ka na ni lewai ni cakacaka dina ni vuravura vata kei na e dua na rawarawa ni vakayagataki sisisi, functionality kaukauwa, integrations kosova 365 ni valenivolavola, kei na dua na imoimoi dredre ni vuli. Sa vakacokotaki na ivolalailai ni tuva ka kei [Microsoft Teams itabataba](https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/skypehybridguy/2017/08/30/microsoft-teams-using-planner-to-stay-organized/) ka o ni kauta mai e dua na ituvatuva taurivaki-veivakadonui vata kei na [valenivolavola 365 ki na ilawalawa yadua](http://icsh.pt/O365groups).

Ivolalailai ni tuva ka vakarautaka na rua na nanuma bibi: 1) e dua yavutaki na timi na rai ka vakarautaka na ripotetaki ni kena ituvaki kei na dashboards me baleta na nomu lewe ni ilawalawa ka (sega ni veivakaduiduitaki walega ni na cakacaka me baleta na nomu lewe ni ilawalawa) kei na 2) e dua na hub yadua ka vakasokomuni ka vakaraitaka na cakacaka taucoko o sa ena ivolalailai ni tuva ka kosova na nomu ituvatuva kece sara.

Kevaka o vakasaqara tiko e dua na sala rawarawa ia tauyavu me cicivaka e dua na cakacaka, vakawabokotaki mai na itavi, ka vakamuria na me deliverable ka sega mada ni saumi me baleta na veivakadonui ni Project ni MS sau levu se dau veivakasosataki na eli tani mai na nomu itokani ka mo rawa ni vakadodonutaka nomu faili ni MPP, sai koya na ivolalailai ni tuva ka sara na sala me ra lako.

Ivolalailai ni tuva ka sa okati tiko saumi me tiki ni vuqa na 365 ni valenivolavola laisenitaki na digidigi. Kevaka o sa sega ni mudu na vakayagataki Trello, o sa kila tu na sala me ra vakayagataka na ivolalailai ni tuva ka.

Ivurevure
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-[Dusidusi ni kena tekivu vata kei na Microsoft Planner](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Microsoft-Planner-help-4a9a13c6-3adf-4a60-a6fc-15c0b15e16fc?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US)
    \[Microsoft\]

-[Cakacaka ni agile ni lewai ni vata kei na ivolalailai ni tuva ka](https://sharepointmaven.com/how-to-use-microsoft-planner-for-agile-and-scrum-projects/)
    \[SharePoint Maven\]

Tautauvata kei na kena bulataki
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-Trello

-Jira

Itukutuku lesu mai
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-[Ivolalailai ni tuva ka UserVoice](https://planner.uservoice.com/forums/330525-microsoft-planner-feedback-forum)
    \[UserVoice\]

-[Ivolalailai ni tuva ka ena TechCommunity](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Planner/ct-p/Planner)
    \[MIcrosoft\]

O koya e vola
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-[Matt Wade](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatmattwade/), valenivolavola ni veiqaravi ni MVP

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Updated: Filing for re-election, Ayotte questions Hassan's 'depth of understanding' on national security
Republican senator continues to distance herself from Trump
Sen. Kelly Ayotte speaks with reporters after filing her candidacy for re-election Wednesday at the State House.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Wednesday continued to distance herself from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and hammered Gov. Maggie Hassan on national security as she filed the necessary paperwork to seek re-election.Click to watch News 9's coverage.After a rally with about 150 supporters outside the State House, Ayotte walked up to the second floor office of Secretary of State Bill Gardner to make her candidacy for a second six-year term official."I plan to be campaigning for myself in this race," Ayotte told reporters when asked if she would campaign with Trump if, as expected, he eventually comes to the state as the presidential nominee."I don't know what his schedule is, but I got a busy schedule across New Hampshire today. I'll be running my own campaign. I don't know what his schedule is. I don't have any current plans."Ayotte said that her understanding of national security issues sets her apart from Hassan."There is so much going on right now around the world," she said. "I think this issue is always foremost because without security, we can't have prosperity. For me, this is an issue I have spent the last five years focusing on.""These are issues I've done my homework on," she said."I think this will be an issue in this race because you already have examples of where Gov. Hassan hasn't had the same level of depth of understanding of the threats that we face and how to address them," Ayotte said."So, I look forward to a vigorous debate with her about how do we keep this country safe, and how do we support our men and women in uniform."She said that her membership on the Senate Armed Services Committee puts her in a "better position to deliver results for our men and women in uniform, whether it's the shipyard or at Pease or our veterans."Numerous polls have shown that New Hampshire voters disagree with Ayotte's stance against holding confirmation hearings and a vote on a U.S. Supreme Court nominee until after the presidential election.But Ayotte views it differently."I actually think the people of New Hampshire appreciate that I want their voice to be heard in terms of who they choose for the president in the fall election, especially when we have this process going forward with a 4-4 court, especially during an election year," Ayotte said."So this is about standing up for people's rights in New Hampshire and I think that's how people will look at this coming into the fall."Despite the negative tone of the race so far, Ayotte said she has been trying to focus on her "positive vision" and "delivering results for New Hampshire" on issues ranging from addressing the opioid epidemic to veterans health care and "cutting red tape in Washington."Ayotte also said Hassan "has a history" of supporting taxes and fees, "while I've been someone actually who has been fighting to give our small businesses relief from taxes, whether it's the medical device tax, the online sales tax and other taxes that are coming from the health care law and other places in Washington."Ayotte said that as a result, there is a "huge difference" on taxes between herself and Hassan.Following Ayotte's filing, Hassan's campaign told WMUR.com that the governor will file her candidacy for the Senate on Monday at 12:45 p.m.Hassan's campaign criticized Ayotte as she filed for re-election and responded to Ayotte's criticism of the governor on national security. The campaign said Ayotte's judgement is subject to question because of her support for the "dangerous" Trump."All Granite Staters should be concerned that Ayotte has pledged to support Donald Trump for president, despite the judgment of national security experts from her own party who deem Trump's candidacy to be dangerous to our country's vital interests," Hassan spokesman Aaron Jacobs said."While Gov. Hassan has shown that she will speak out when she disagrees with her own party -- including on national security -- Ayotte continues to put her political party before the safety of Granite Staters.""As governor, Maggie Hassan's number one priority has always been keeping New Hampshire safe and secure - and that will be her top priority in the United States Senate. Gov. Hassan believes that we must maintain our military superiority while also remaining the strongest force for good and ensuring that the use of our military might is a last resort."
CONCORD, N.H. —
Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Wednesday continued to distance herself from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and hammered Gov. Maggie Hassan on national security as she filed the necessary paperwork to seek re-election.
Click to watch News 9's coverage.
Hassan hammers Ayotte as ally of Trump, Washington 'special interests'
Updated New Hampshire Primary Source: NHGOP re-elects 2 RNC members, party vice chair
After a rally with about 150 supporters outside the State House, Ayotte walked up to the second floor office of Secretary of State Bill Gardner to make her candidacy for a second six-year term official.
"I plan to be campaigning for myself in this race," Ayotte told reporters when asked if she would campaign with Trump if, as expected, he eventually comes to the state as the presidential nominee.
"I don't know what his schedule is, but I got a busy schedule across New Hampshire today. I'll be running my own campaign. I don't know what his schedule is. I don't have any current plans."
Ayotte said that her understanding of national security issues sets her apart from Hassan.
"There is so much going on right now around the world," she said. "I think this issue is always foremost because without security, we can't have prosperity. For me, this is an issue I have spent the last five years focusing on."
"These are issues I've done my homework on," she said.
"I think this will be an issue in this race because you already have examples of where Gov. Hassan hasn't had the same level of depth of understanding of the threats that we face and how to address them," Ayotte said.
"So, I look forward to a vigorous debate with her about how do we keep this country safe, and how do we support our men and women in uniform."
She said that her membership on the Senate Armed Services Committee puts her in a "better position to deliver results for our men and women in uniform, whether it's the shipyard or at Pease or our veterans."
Numerous polls have shown that New Hampshire voters disagree with Ayotte's stance against holding confirmation hearings and a vote on a U.S. Supreme Court nominee until after the presidential election.
But Ayotte views it differently.
"I actually think the people of New Hampshire appreciate that I want their voice to be heard in terms of who they choose for the president in the fall election, especially when we have this process going forward with a 4-4 court, especially during an election year," Ayotte said.
"So this is about standing up for people's rights in New Hampshire and I think that's how people will look at this coming into the fall."
Despite the negative tone of the race so far, Ayotte said she has been trying to focus on her "positive vision" and "delivering results for New Hampshire" on issues ranging from addressing the opioid epidemic to veterans health care and "cutting red tape in Washington."
Ayotte also said Hassan "has a history" of supporting taxes and fees, "while I've been someone actually who has been fighting to give our small businesses relief from taxes, whether it's the medical device tax, the online sales tax and other taxes that are coming from the health care law and other places in Washington."
Ayotte said that as a result, there is a "huge difference" on taxes between herself and Hassan.
Following Ayotte's filing, Hassan's campaign told WMUR.com that the governor will file her candidacy for the Senate on Monday at 12:45 p.m.
Hassan's campaign criticized Ayotte as she filed for re-election and responded to Ayotte's criticism of the governor on national security. The campaign said Ayotte's judgement is subject to question because of her support for the "dangerous" Trump.
"All Granite Staters should be concerned that Ayotte has pledged to support Donald Trump for president, despite the judgment of national security experts from her own party who deem Trump's candidacy to be dangerous to our country's vital interests," Hassan spokesman Aaron Jacobs said.
"While Gov. Hassan has shown that she will speak out when she disagrees with her own party -- including on national security -- Ayotte continues to put her political party before the safety of Granite Staters."
"As governor, Maggie Hassan's number one priority has always been keeping New Hampshire safe and secure - and that will be her top priority in the United States Senate. Gov. Hassan believes that we must maintain our military superiority while also remaining the strongest force for good and ensuring that the use of our military might is a last resort."


The second race of Day 3 of the 2015 Para World Sailing Championship in Melbourne, Australia, turned wild and more than a bit ugly when the already gusty 20-knot breezes suddenly ramped up to 30 knots and more. Among the crews most hard hit were U.S. SKUD 18 sailors Ryan Porteous and Maureen McKinnon, who lost their rig shortly after rounding the windward mark. Nonetheless, the pair were back on the water the next day and ultimately finished eighth overall in a tough 17-boat fleet.


DEKALB, IL -- Coming off their first loss of the season, the fifth-ranked Tigers blasted the Northern Illinois Huskies 39-3 on Saturday. Mizzou won in every weight class but one, with six of those wins reaching bonus point land.
For the first time in a month, the Tigers welcomed junior Alan Waters back to the starting lineup. Waters has been perfect so far this year, and has been a huge asset in dual meets especially at the top of the lineup. Missouri's 125-pounder kicked off Saturday's dual with a pin over Nick Harrison of NIU. Waters took a quick 4-1 lead in the first period before getting Harrison flat on his back at 2:27.
Senior Nathan McCormick remained undefeated in dual meets this season with a decision over Nick Smith. McCormick tallied three takedowns in the 8-2 win, two of which came in the first period. After two weight classes, the Tigers had built a comfortable 9-0 lead.
The Huskies picked up their only three points of the dual at 141 pounds. Kevin Fanta of NIU took a 2-0 lead after one period. Mizzou senior Nicholas Hucke closed the gap to one in the second, but an escape and takedown in the third by Fanta decided the bout. Fanta won 6-1 with riding time.
From then on out, the Tigers didn't lose. Drake Houdashelt was a scoring machine in his 18-6 major over Rob Jillard. Houdashelt tallied eight takedowns with six in the third period alone. Houdashelt leads the squad with eight major decisions on the season.
Mizzou won by major decision at 157 and 165 as well. Kyle Bradley added two takedowns and a two-point nearfall in the third period against Andrew Morse of NIU to get into bonus point territory and take the bout 11-1. Junior Zach Toal followed that performance with a couple of two-point nearfalls in the first period to take a commanding 8-0 lead after two periods. The 165-pounder added one last takedown in the final frame and took the match 11-0.
Senior Todd Porter is still undefeated in dual matches after an 8-3 decision over Matt Mougin. Porter has been a force at 174 this season as he continues to work toward qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career.
Seniors Mike Larson and Brent Haynes each added six team points via the fall in their matches. Larson trailed early, but after a mix of takedowns and two-point nearfalls, Mizzou's grappler out of McKinleyville, Calif. pinned his counterpart Bryan Loughlin with 13 seconds remaining in the third period. Brent Haynes only needed 2:52 to get the fall. Haynes proved to be too much for Huskies' grappler Parker Settecase, and quickly. Haynes had four nearfalls before finishing off Settecase.
No. 1 ranked Dom Bradley added the final three team points against NIU heavyweight Jared Torrence. Bradley took the match 2-1 with an escape and a point for riding time. The Tigers have a quick turnaround and will be back in action Sunday against 21-ranked Northern Iowa.


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The idea to simulate optical lenses came to me after renderings of a 3D-scanned rock came out disappointing. The particle system that I used to make hundreds of light points produced mathematically perfect bokeh circles, as always – but I wanted a more realistic, imperfect photographical look. Adding a virtual aperture with arbitrary-shaped holes is a well-known technique to manipulate the shape of bokeh circles, but this works more like a mask and wasn't enough for me.
Since bokeh is a direct result of the optical system that was used to make a photo, the bokeh can be manipulated in a path tracer such as Cycles, by creating actual lens elements in front of the virtual camera. However, some knowledge about optical design is required to get functioning constructions.
With the help of OpticalRayTracer, I built a lens design that produces a focussed area in the middle of the picture, but has a strong blur in the outer areas. The bokeh produced by this construction is far from perfect, but it adds a strong artistic effect to the image – which was my ultimate goal.
Hard to construct and control. Basic knowledge about optical design becomes mandatory.
Not all optical abberations can be simulated in Cycles, since it doesn't support wavelength tracing (i.e. no chromatic abberation), but it might work in Physically Based Renderers that support it.
Have to deal with the same optical problems (i.e. pincushion distortion, coma etc.) as in reality.


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Q: is it possible to talk to a javascript chat bot via commandline I have a list of questions im trying to use to train an azure chatbot. But I don't want to copy and paste them from my list to the bot in the browser, it will take forever. Is there a curl/post/etc command I can use to target the chat window?  I was thinking of a way of sniffing my current request when i type a question and just changing the field but wasn't sure if something like that is possible

A: Yeah, analyze the request in your console log (F12), it's guaranteed to be a REST interface unless it was written 15 years ago.  The only thing that could throw a wrench in your gears is if they are keeping state in the browser and communicating that state to the server somehow.  That would be impossible to replicate.  But you should be able to see that in the body of the request if it's not completely obfuscated.
Once you have the request figured out, curl should work fine if you understand their REST interface.

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As I mentioned in my introduction to the Cornish Riviera, St Austell is not included in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) that covers most of this coastline, and there's one very good reason why – China Clay.
The industry was good for local employment, but not so good for the environment, and was considered a blot on the landscape. Most of the workings were (and still are) in the area just north of the town covering a large area around Hensbarrow Downs.
Clay isn't mined like tin and copper but uses an open cast system, which leaves large pits scattered across the landscape. The spoil is then tipped into heaps, and unlike coal it's white. These spoil heaps were conical in shape and appeared like mountains which earned them the nickname of the Cornish Alps.
The whole area looked like a lunar landscape up close but in recent times much of the area has greened over, and as strange as it may sound, I miss the old lunar landscape somehow – don't ask me why.
China Clay is still worked in the area, although not with the same intensity as it once was, and if you're interested in finding out more, then I can highly recommend a visit to Wheal Martyn at Carthew.
Some of you would have heard of the Eden Project, which is one of Cornwall's major attractions and constructed within an old clay pit. It lies just to the east of St Austell at Bodelva and is a must see in my opinion.
The clay industry made St Austell the largest town in Cornwall for many years but a recent census shows that it's been overtaken by Falmouth, Penzance, Camborne, and Newquay, and if I'm being totally honest the town wouldn't be high on my list of recommended places to visit. Having said that, it's only a stone's throw from St Austell Bay which includes Charlestown and Mevagissey and are places that I would certainly recommend.


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PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome may be affecting a lot of women among your family and friends. In fact, in Singapore, PCOS affects between 5% to 15% of women in reproductive age. PCOS should not be ignored because it can lower the quality of life of a woman and even lead to obesity and infertility when left untreated.
Here are some things you need to know about PCOS.
Is PCOS a Type of Cancer?
Although the name might sound like a type of cancer, the cysts are not necessarily cancerous and are usually painless. The name polycystic is a term that describes the number of small cysts found in the ovaries. Because the symptoms are not life-threatening, a lot of women do not know they have it, but this hormonal disorder affects both the reproduction and the metabolism of the body. Symptoms such as irregular periods, infertility, weight gain, acne, thinning of the hair, and excess hair on the body and face are common.
What Happens When You Have PCOS?
Besides the symptoms listed above, PCOS can also occur with other conditions that might worsen it or make life more difficult for the woman. Some patients also suffer from insulin resistance that could potentially lead to type 2 diabetes, high levels of bad cholesterol, and hypertension. If the woman already has problems with her weight, she will also likely suffer from sleep disorders, irregular menstrual cycles, and lack of ovulation. The last two could lead to uterine cancer due to the inability of the uterus to shed as often as it should during menstruation.
Can PCOS be Cured?
The cause of PCOS is still unknown to date, but researchers believe that it results from a combination of different factors besides the imbalance of hormones which causes most of the symptoms listed above. It has also been known to be connected to the high levels of androgens or male hormones in the ovaries that result in excess hair, hair thinning, and a deep voice in some women. If there is a female relative who has had PCOS, it is also more likely for the other women in the family to acquire it. Unfortunately, PCOS cannot be cured, but the symptoms can be managed through a combination of treatment, diet, and exercise.
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Officers confirmed to the Lennox Herald this this morning (Wednesday), that she is receiving further medical attention following the attempted break-in at her home on Hawthornhill Road.
An 85-year-old woman with dementia who was injured during a break-in at her Dumbarton home has been readmitted to hospital.
The pensioner whose home on Hawthornhill Road was broken into between 1.45am and 2.45am on Sunday had been given treatment for injuries following the attempted raid at the weekend.
And officers confirmed to the Lennox Herald this this morning (Wednesday), that she is receiving further medical attention.
A spokesman for Dumbarton police said: "We can confirm that that the 85-year old female injured in the attack on Hawthornhill Road, Dumbarton has been readmitted to hospital for further tests. No further medical update is available at this time."
Detective Constable Iain Allison of Clydebank Police Office branded the crime a "despicable" act and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
He said: "We will be doing everything in our power to find the person responsible. "We would ask anyone who may have any information to get in touch with us.
"Did you hear anything? Were you out and only returning home around these hours? Did you seen anyone?
He made off on foot towards Castlehill Road following the incident.
Officers will be carrying out extra patrols in the area and encourage anyone with concerns to call them on 101.


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Dangerous Woman is Dangerously Good
By Natalie Padron |Staff Writer| Pop sensation, Ariana Grande, is finally back with her new album, "Dangerous Woman." After months of releasing singles and teasers, Grande shows off her more mature side with this album release. The 23-year-old singer expresses herself through dance hits and heartfelt lyrics with an experimental R&B sound. The first song on the album, "Moonlight," as well as the song, "I Don't Care," are very much a throw back to her last two albums, with their fuzzy doo-wop sound and beautiful crooning. The song, "Dangerous Woman," has proven to be a hit when it debuted in March at no.10 on Billboard's Hot 100. This single is something different for … [Read more...] about Dangerous Woman is Dangerously Good
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Tyler drops the "Cherry Bomb"
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By: Itzayana Jimenez | Staff Writer | Notorious for his bluntness, inappropriate slander, and controversial lyrics, Los Angeles native Tyler, the Creator, released his fourth studio album "Cherry Bomb." To his fans he is real, self-assured, and funny. Tyler the front man of Collective, Odd Future (OF). The OF crew is extremely diverse, having artists ranging from hip-hop to rock. Tyler released this album on April 13. He performed the first two singles from the album for the first time at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. According to the Billboard 200 chart, in it's first week out the album ranked at number four. "Cherry Bomb" begins with the album's second … [Read more...] about Tyler drops the "Cherry Bomb"
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Juicy J riles up the crowd
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By Lily Perez |Asst. A&E Editor| Juicy J sold out the Fonda Theater in Hollywood with his sick rhymes on Nov. 25 as part of the Red Bull Sound Select 30 Days in L.A. concert series. 30 Days in L.A. is a month-long concert series that presents artists from different genres at different venues throughout the city of Los Angeles for every night during the month of November. The 25th night of the series featured soul trap rapper, MC Tree G, hip-hop group, Two-9, and the Juiceman himself, Juicy J. The night started off with MC Tree G who captivated the audience with his deep voice. Two-9 followed Tree's performance and got the crowd jumping around the stage and even took a … [Read more...] about Juicy J riles up the crowd
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Tyler, the Creator cries Wolf
By Lupe Duran |Staff Writer| Tyler, the Creator fans received the expected outlandish antics of the Odd Future member in his newest album, along with a pleasantly surprising look into his personal thoughts on love, relationships and fame. Wolf contains the same comedic elements and explicit language over mellow beats, courtesy of Hodgy Beats, which are similar to his previous albums. What we love and appreciate from Tyler and the Odd Future gang is that they remind listeners to look beyond mainstream music. Originality is not dead. Avid OFWGKTA listener and student James Reynoso agrees. "If you've never heard Tyler the Creator and you're expecting some 'ringtone rap' trash, … [Read more...] about Tyler, the Creator cries Wolf
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NZX has provided to the public a further update on its refreshed strategy and delivery plans, announcing its intention to progress strategic alliances with global exchanges in order to increase its connectivity and global scale.
The exchange completed a comprehensive review of its business in 2017. This resulted in a fundamental reset of its organisation as New Zealand's exchange renewed its focus on the core markets division and the customer.
NZX is today building on this work implementing an initiative which will formally connect New Zealand's exchange with its global peers via a series of strategic alliances. While in its early stages, these alliances will create an increasingly compelling service offering for NZX's current and prospective customers, particularly those seeking to access new markets and capital pools. It will also broaden the local market's product offering for New Zealand investors.
Alliances with global exchanges are intended to have several layers starting with the mutual recognition of each markets listed regulatory regime; the promotion of market development initiatives across a range of areas including derivatives products, dual and secondary listings, exchange traded funds and investor participation; and then progress towards connecting trading and clearing systems to offer a seamless experience for customers.
This is a major step for New Zealand's exchange. As part of the development of our strategy we are committed to expanding the reach and connection of the New Zealand market, and to providing our current and prospective customers with greater options and benefits. We believe that breaking away from the regional stock exchange model, and creating a network of global exchange alliances is important in achieving this.
NZX has the ability to play a meaningful role in facilitating easy access with global exchanges, which will deliver value for our customers and increase New Zealand's presence and relevance in global markets," Mr Miller commented.
The Memorandum of Understanding NZX signed with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited in January, and the Singapore Exchange earlier this week reinforce New Zealand's close trading relationship with Asia. NZX is keen to further develop connectivity with New Zealand's trading partners.


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Cuba's public health system is held up to the world as one of the glories of the revolution. It's supposed to be a major achievement of the Castro dictatorship, consistently used to justify the deprivations Cuba's people are forced to endure every day.
Most Cubans, if not all, know that's an exaggeration, to put it mildly. Yes, Cubans get free medical care. But it's neither quality care nor particularly good. Indeed, a form of healthcare apartheid exists in Cuba that offers a higher level of medical treatment for foreigners and anyone else who can pay for it, but doles out aspirin to everyone else (if they're available) regardless of ailment.
That hasn't kept the Cuban propaganda mill from extolling the virtues of the state-run healthcare system. But the latest events surrounding the horrific findings at the Havana Psychiatric Hospital, known as Mazorra, where electroshock ``treatment'' for political dissidents has been commonly used, are eye-opening and disgusting.
Pictures of the cadavers of 26 patients whose deaths were officially attributed to cold and malnutrition were widely circulated on the Internet. They looked like victims of a concentration camp, an embarrassment that forced the dictatorship to put some of the medical personnel on trial. Thirteen were convicted, with sentences ranging from 15 to five years in jail.
Cuba's healthcare system, like so much of Fidel and Raúl Castro's revolution, stands exposed as a fraud and a failure. The scapegoats are headed for prison. The real criminals are still at large.


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Senate Passes Lobbying Bill
Legislation Stresses More Disclosure; Critics Had Sought Tougher Ethics Rules
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
The Senate voted yesterday to require lobbyists to provide far more information about their dealings with lawmakers, responding to the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal with a plan for more disclosure rather than tougher enforcement of ethics laws.
By a vote of 90 to 8, the Senate approved a bill that would also force the disclosure for the first time of indirect lobbying, such as grass-roots activities, and prevent registered lobbyists from paying for lawmakers' meals or giving them gifts such as sports tickets. Congressional leaders had promised far-ranging revisions of lobbying activities after Abramoff pleaded guilty in January to conspiring to bribe public officials. But the legislation that emerged yesterday is less sweeping than GOP leaders envisioned.
"This legislation contains very serious reform," said Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), one of the architects of the Senate bill. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who also wrote large portions of the measure, said the bill goes a long way toward restoring "the bonds of trust with our constituents [that have been] frayed."
However, spokesmen for government watchdog groups and several lawmakers who were active in pushing ethics rule changes expressed disappointment in the Senate's effort. "It's extremely weak," said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), whose lobbying and ethics plan had been hailed by Senate Republican leaders in January as the model for future legislation. He voted against the bill yesterday.
On Tuesday, the Senate rejected a bipartisan plan to create an independent investigative office designed to help the Senate's ethics committee enforce lobbying and ethics laws. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), one of the authors of the Democrats' lobbying proposals, voted against the Senate bill in part because it did not contain the office of public integrity.
Senate and House leaders will have to reconcile differences before Congress can send a final bill to the president. The House's leading ethics proposal, offered by its Republican leaders, would also broaden disclosure requirements, though not for such grass-roots activities as instigating e-mails, letters and phone calls from voters back home. The House plan would bar neither meals nor gifts.
Abramoff, the former lobbyist who bribed public officials with expensive trips, skybox fundraisers, meals and campaign donations, was sentenced yesterday to nearly six years in prison on separate fraud charges. He is cooperating with federal prosecutors, who are widely expected to pursue indictments against lawmakers, staffers and lobbyists with the help of Abramoff's testimony.
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) led the charge for ethics law revisions by recommending a ban on privately funded travel and steep limitations on meals and gifts. Other top lawmakers, including Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.), pressed to curtail lawmakers' use of corporate jets among other lobbyist-provided perks.
But the momentum to pass lobbying legislation slowed as opposition to the most restrictive types of proposals grew among rank-and-file lawmakers. House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) also argued in favor of increased disclosure requirements over adding new restrictions on lobbyists' interaction with lawmakers. Senior Republican aides said the House bill will probably not be ready for consideration by the full body until late April at the earliest.
Asked if the measure meets the sweeping pledges of change voiced by senior members of the House and Senate early in the year, McCain laughed. "The good news is there will be more indictments, and we will be revisiting this issue," he said.
The Senate largely avoided curtailing the behavior of lawmakers. It decided to prohibit lawmakers from accepting meals and gifts from registered lobbyists, but shelved a plan offered by Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.) yesterday that would have applied that ban to companies and organizations that employ those lobbyists. The House measure would not bar meals or gifts from lobbyists or from anyone else.
Extra disclosures of many sorts are at the core of the Senate-passed bill. The measure would require lobbyists to file quarterly reports, rather than the current biannual ones, on their activities, as well as a new, annual disclosure that would detail their donations to federal candidates, officeholders and political parties. In addition, lobbyists would have to disclose all travel they arrange for lawmakers.
Lobbying reports would have to be filed electronically, including those filed by lobbyists for foreign entities, and would need to be accessible via the Internet, something that is not always possible today. In addition, the bill would mandate that senators get approval in advance from the Senate Select Committee on Ethics for any privately financed travel that they accept, but would not limit such travel otherwise. The trips and their major details would have to be disclosed rapidly, including the names of other passengers on private aircraft.
The Senate's bill would slow what has been called the revolving door between government and the K Street lobbying industry. The legislation would double to two years the time during which former lawmakers and former top executive branch officials would be prohibited from lobbying their ex-colleagues. It would also ban -- for a year after leaving their Capitol Hill jobs -- former senior congressional staffers from lobbying anyone in the chamber in which they had worked. Currently, staff members are prohibited from lobbying only their former offices during their one-year "cooling-off period."
The Senate legislation, like its companion in the House, would make it harder for lawmakers to slip into law narrowly targeted appropriations called earmarks.
Besides Obama and McCain, the other six senators voting against the measure were Democrats Russell Feingold (Wis.) and John F. Kerry (Mass.), and Republicans Tom Coburn and James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, Jim DeMint and Lindsey O. Graham of South Carolina. Not voting were West Virginia Democrats Robert C. Byrd and John D. Rockefeller IV.
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