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My 10 favourite movies of 2013
By Floris Groenewald Jan 7, 2014 Updated: Feb 10, 2021 3 Comments7 Mins Read
Today I'm giving you my list of 10 favourite movies of 2013. Note: Not the BEST movies, but my favourites. Of all the newly released movies I saw in 2013, here are the 10 that most impressed, moved and entertained me…
Here are my 10 favourite movies of 2013
10. Amour
A heartbreaking film, a sad story about old people dying, so it's obviously not for everyone. But Michael Haneke definitely knows how to tell a story in all it's ugly, dirty, glory. Yes, it seems scary at first (who likes talking about death?), but as the title suggests, this movie is really all about love. Till the bitter end.
9. Before Midnight
Still on the subject of uncomfortable viewing: I don't like seeing people argue & fight. But Richard Linklater (together with stars and co-writers Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy) paints a third picture of this unconventional romance, and he does it honestly. This time it's about age (including young people's relationships compared to older ones), drifting apart, and the inevitability of romance dying. If you're keen to see it, I'd recommend NOT watching the trailer (to avoid spoilers).
8. Blue Jasmine
Woody Allen's movies can be a bit hit-or-miss – especially nowadays. And Blue Jasmine is a hit. It's not going to go down with audiences as comfortably as Midnight in Paris did, but Allen's films are really difficult to put into a box. Cate Blanchett proves her acting skills as the distraught and slightly demented Jasmine, who has an unhealthy desire for a wealthy lifestyle, and suffers when she loses her health. It's a comedy-drama that plays like a funnier version of Shakespeare's best work.
7. About Time
Almost as if this list has some kind of theme, Richard Curtis' newest movie is a love story with a tinge of depressing sadness. It involves time travel but can hardly be called science fiction – rather, it starts out like a romantic comedy, but evolves into something completely different throughout the 2 hour running time. It's a special movie – perfect for a Valentine's day date – that becomes about the precious things in life and being careful what you wish for.
6. Seven Psychopaths
So you liked In Bruges, huh? Well, writer-director Martin McDonagh's next movie, Seven Psychopaths, delivers a similar kind of experience with a bunch of your favourite movie crazy guys: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, and Tom Waits.
These guys all come together in an ensemble crime comedy where the plot keeps twisting and turning in unexpected and funny ways. And even if the movie as a whole doesn't appeal to you, there are some great performances and killer vignettes that define why we watch movies about psychopaths. This makes it one of my favourite movies of 2013.
5. Evil Dead
This is how you remake/reboot a movie! I'm not usually a fan of the horror genre, but Evil Dead brings it all. Sam Raimi's comedy/horror series is handed over to a new director, Fede Alvarez, whose fresh take on the concept forgets the comedy and revisits the original dead's horror intent.
They're dealing with new characters, and this horror flick finally provides a believable reason for the kids to stay in the cabin where all the creepy stuff is happening. Alvarez's reboot achieves Riami's horror film vision without his 1980's budgetary constraints. Especially the final scene in the rain is something to see, which Raimi couldn't even afford to dream about. This is a must-see with true scares and thrills throughout. It's one of the best movies of 2013.
4. Thor: The Dark World
I'm amazed at how Marvel made several very different movies before successfully combining the characters in The Avengers. Now, I'm also amazed at how the characters' individual sequel films each return to the style of the original. This is a great sequel for 2011's Thor and if you're prepared to look the other way when some minor plot holes and unbelievable coincidences turn up, this'll probably thrill you as much as the first one did.
3. The Way, Way Back
I love these coming-to-age films and it's only right that at least one makes this list. The Way, Way Back isn't melodramatic or overdone, with the shy lead character Duncan discovering himself through an awkard summer job at a water park.
This was definitely one of my favourite movies of 2013. Sam Rockwell is probably the film's best part, but overall the warm and honest story of growing up in an unconventional way is what makes this film special. This year also gave us The perks of being a wallflower, which didn't quite hit its marks 100%, and The Way, Way Back might be subtler, but also ends up feeling more real.
2. Django Unchained
In 2009 Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds was a spaghetti western film set in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War. It was another one of the director's love letters to film, in which his characters used actual film as a weapon against the Nazis. It was an incredible work of art, but definitely annoyed some viewers with its long dialogue scenes, jumps in time, and alternate history.
But this year Tarantino delivered something even better. Another take on the spaghetti Western, Django Unchained, visited the American Deep South during around 1900 and featured a free slave joining forces with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from her cruel owner.
This was one of the best movies of 2013. Amazing performances are everywhere and a more traditional film pace is used to take a difficult look at the cruelty of America's history. The shocking slave torture scenes are effective and disturbing, the drama is big and intense, and the story unfolds in an unpredictable, but rewarding way.
1. Gravity
Now this is an amazing experience. It's meant for the biggest screen in the best cinema in 3D. It's emotional and exciting, tense and spectacular, inviting and scary. Alfonso Caurón's visual storytelling ability has always been amazing, but is pushed to unbelievable lengths in Gravity. The script is structurally sound and unusually slim – it sticks to the point and gets there gracefully. The outer space visuals are amazing (especially in 3D on the big screen) and the story is fascinating.
Some visual metaphors (reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey) adds an extra layer of depth to the film and turns Dr. Stone (Sandra Bullock)'s fight for survival into a rebirth in several different forms. I'm sure the film will lose something when viewed on your tiny 100cm television in plain old 2D, but the essential, emotional core of the film, centred around humankind's instictive fight for survival, will be as dramatic and tangible as ever.
So, what's got me excited for 2014?
The World's End (not getting a theatrical release in SA anymore, but home media is coming soon)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill for
The Hobbit: There and Back Again
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Mark on Jan 13, 2014 9:59 AM
I am astonished how many people rave about Gravity. To me it was a huge disappointment after the first third or so which was brilliant. Then it devolved into a narrow-escape parody with a sequence of hairsbreadth escapes from one disaster only for another to follow close behind. The coincidences were ridiculous, and the chances of her being able to re-enter the atmosphere like that without burning up are non-existent. She lands on the water, opens the door and starts sinking! I was waiting for the piranhas, or the tribe of angry natives to turn up! If they had managed to keep it to one disaster and then some "difficulties", kept Cooney alive a bit longer and focused more on their relationship, it could have been the best film of the decade. As it was I can't help thinking of Avatar, amazing visuals and crappy story.
Henno Kruger on Jan 13, 2014 10:08 AM
Thanks for sharing your opinion Mark 🙂
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It was a rather impromptu trip. We decided early December, bought the tickets and by end December, we were on on the flight to Bandung!
Before going, Google and friends told us that it's a shopping heaven. We were a bit skeptical though because some said it's fake goods and what not.
So we arrived in the worst airport ever- seriously, Bandung has the smallest, most humid and super crowded airport -_- HAHA but it's alright, we didn't expect much anyway. We then headed to our hotel, Park View Hotel which provided free pickup service from airport.
Unfortunately bathroom was too small but we were away from our room most of the time anyway. Breakfast had a decent selection so it was a rather comfortable stay there and you may just get the receptionist to call you a cab anytime without any extra charges.
The location was very convenient. It's 15 minutes walk to Rumah Mode, 10 minutes walk to Paris Van Java(biggest mall in Bandung- it's soo huge something like Mid Valley without Gardens hehe) and 20 minutes cab to nearby tourist locations so yeah it was pretty good!
Rumah Mode has the best selections! We basically just shopped the bulk of our clothes there and no other warehouses could beat Rumah Mode.
However, please beware of the 'branded' bags. These are definitely fake so no purchase of bags in Bandung.
On top of that, Rumah Mode offers wide selection of food so you could rest and eat after a tiring day of shopping hehe and they have massage parlours as well.
A nearby Fashion House warehouse had pretty good deals as well and offered almost the same brands as Rumah Mode but the selections were not as wide.
The next day was a day of sightseeing.
Our tour guide picked us up at 6.30am and our day started.
Tangkuban Parahu is a volcanic site.
The scenery is like a photo I've taken from Google but no, this is from my camera.
It's gorgeous and all but nothing much to see here.
We saw people selling wood crafts.
Do you know the wood is in that pattern?
Just beware that for entrance fees, foreigners are charged 10 times more than locals. And everytime you go in with a car, you have to pay for parking. All of these are not included in your tour fees.
Really nice place where we get to sit on top with a nice view.
The food was good too and the Ayam Ngumpet is not to be missed. Yums!
Kawah Putih is a sizeable highly acid lake (pH 0.5-1.3) which changes colour from bluish to whitish green, or brown, depending on the concentration of sulfur and the temperature or the oxidation state. The sand and rocks surrounding the lake have been also leached into whitish colours through interaction with the acidic lake waters.
The smell of sulfur is strong because there is a good deal of steam and sulfurous gas bubbling from the lake. If you can't stand the smell, you might need a mask.
Beautiful place but one where you can't stay long because of the smell.
Lucky for us, we found some friends to share the whole tour ride so it wasn't too costly on our end. I would suggest the same for you.
The next day we went to Jalan Dago and the famous Kartikasari is a bakery which sells Pisang Bollen. Honestly, I really don't know what's the hype about this Pisang Bollen because to me, it's nothing to really shout about. But because everyone queuing there have a box or 2 in hand, we had to buy to try.
Haha, good for souvenir, though!
In conclusion, if you want to visit Bandung, please shop and break both legs in Rumah Mode and you may visit Kawah Putih for some sightseeing. Other than that, there's nothing much else to do. A 3 days 2 nights trip will be more than enough.


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Rules and Regulations for Livestock Classes
General Rules and Regulations for all Exhibitor Classes
None but members of the Kinmount Agricultural Society (the Society) will be allowed to compete for prizes.
New for 2022: Exhibitors must purchase a membership in the Society in order to enter in any Exhibit Hall, Livestock or Horse Classes.
The membership fee for 2022 shall be $12.00.
All animals and articles must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor.
The judges shall have the power to decide whether the animal or article is worthy of a prize. Where there is little or no competition, the judges are to decide what prizes are warranted, if any, but cannot change entries from one class to another.
Exhibitors showing only in Parade Classes must ensure that the Fair Board Secretary has a record of your name and address.
The Society will not be responsible for any accident on the track or the grounds.
No person shall be allowed to interfere with the judges.
If any dispute occurs, the Treasurer will hold prize money until such dispute is settled.
No prizes will be paid out on the day of the show.
All exhibits are shown at owner's risk against loss or damage.
No exhibitor or spectator shall be allowed to show disrespect or use abusive language to any official. Violators may be removed from the fair grounds.
Prize winners are requested to send a list of prizes claimed to the Secretary by no later than September 27.
A percentage only of prize money will be paid if directors consider the receipts insufficient to pay in full.
The Society reserves the right to interpret its own Rules and Regulations. Should any dispute or question arise not provided for in these rules and regulations, the decision of the Board of Directors will be final.
Parties violating any of these rules will be subject to expulsion from the Society and forfeit all prizes they may be entitled to.
Rules and Regulations for all Livestock Classes
Livestock exhibits must be on the grounds by 8:30 a.m. of the second day of the exhibition, the Saturday before Labour Day. No animal may be removed without special permission until close of show. This rule does not apply to the Saddle Horse Show, held on Friday.
Only entries in livestock classes may compete for more than one prize.
Exhibitors of thoroughbred animals shall produce pedigrees to the satisfaction of judges or they will not be entitled to a prize.
Calves to be judged according to age. Sheep must be unloaded.
All animals exhibited must have a suitable halter. Animals not under control shall not be allowed to compete.
Limit two entries per section per membership for all saddle horses.
Entries can be made online at kinmountfair.net by Thursday August 25th.

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Польське агентство з нагляду за аудитом (), (PANA) – виконавчий орган, який підпорядкований міністру фінансів. Він здійснює нагляд за державними аудиторами.

Його створено на підставі Закону від 11 травня 2017 року «Про аудиторів, аудиторські фірми та державний нагляд», який визначає його структуру, джерела фінансування, повноваження та завдання. PANA почала функціонувати 1 січня 2020 року у зв'язку з реформою нагляду за фінансовою звітністю, проведеною державами-членами Європейського Союзу.

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John Dowd saying Mueller's got nothing, is probably not gonna issue a report, and even if he does issue a report, there's not gonna be anything about Trump in it because there isn't any collusion.
The Senate Intelligence Committee has announced that after two years they've found no evidence of collusion. To my mind, if Dowd is right about this, it means all eyes should turn to the SDNY, the Southern District of New York, where actual prosecutions of the Trump inaugural committee are being prepared.
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Innovation was the key topic in 2011 and has now made way for training in 2012.
This theme is monitored by a technical committee, piloted by (pilot) and made up of private and public actors: ACMAT, AEROLIA, CARENE, CCI NANTES SAINT-NAZAIRE, CHAMBRE DE METIERS ET DE L'ARTISANAT, CREDIT AGRICOLE, ESPACE, MAISON DE L'APPRENTISSAGE, NEOPOLIA, OCEANIA HOTEL, RH PLUS and VENETIS.
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Enshrine existing tools within a clear global offer.
Issue proposals to complete and mobilise the actors who are able to implement them.
Help to promote this theme and its actors.


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The starting point for the project is a set of recordings by Norwegian folk-musicians of Norwegian folk-songs in the "stev og slåtte" (stave and tune) tradition of Setesdal in Agder. This source material was presented to musicians around the world in various studio sessions. The musicians did immediate responses after listening to a song, connecting to the music and establishing a dialogue. The purpose of this article is to document and provide insight into some of the processes in this artistic research project. The album FERD was released on Grappa Records 17.09.17 and a 70 minute film documentary will be released in 2018.
Phase 1: Recording of the Norwegian sources
Phase 2: Nepal, Cambodia and Thailand
Phase 3: Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Cambodia
Phase 4: The Sami joik, Indonesian Gamelan and Mongolian throat singers
Phase 5: Iran and Sweden
Phase 6: India, North Thailand (Issan) and Armenia
Phase 7: Arranging and editing
Phase 8: Mix down and mastering
Ingolv Haaland, Jeremy Welsh, Bjørn Ole Rasch
Ingolv Haaland et al. - Cross cultural meetings: Traditional music from Setesdal and world musicians - 2017
Cross cultural meetings: Traditional music from Setesdal and world musicians
The purpose of this article is to document and provide insight into some of the processes in the artistic research project, Music Without Borders and Cross Cultural Meetings: Traditional music from Setesdal and world musicians (2014-2017).
The starting point for the project is a set of recordings by Norwegian folk-musicians of Norwegian folk-songs in the "stev og slåtte" (stave and tune) tradition of Setesdal in Agder. Four representative and acclaimed musical sources were invited to select songs that they felt were representative of the Setesdal tradition. The four sources were: Kirsten Bråten Berg on vocals, Hallvard Bjørgum and Gunnar Stubseid on the harding fiddle, and Sigurd Brokke on the Jew's Harp. We wish to bring the recorded material with us to different traditional musicians around the world who will then make their musical responses to the source material. We want all the musicians to respond to the original source, rather than to each other's responses. Our primary artistic research questions are:
1. How do performers from other cultures respond to traditional Norwegian music from Setesdal, and how do Norwegian artists answer to these responses?
2. In further developing musical material, what tonal and rhythmical challenges and opportunities do the different instruments offer when developing a new sound?
These questions will be answered artistically by the responses documented in audio and video examples in the narrative phases of our field work. In addition to this article, the final result of the project are published as the phonogram Ferd. A 70 minute film documentary will be released autumn 2018.
The research team has consisted of Professor Bjørn Ole Rasch (project leader), Associate Professor Ingolv Haaland (assistant project leader), Professor Jeremy Welsh (video artist), and Research Fellow Annbjørg Lien.
Rasch has an extensive background and experience as a producer and musician and has built up a wide international network. He has worked with traditional music from Norway for over twenty years, touring nationally as well as internationally.
Haaland has worked for a decade in Southeast Asia and the Middle East with various music projects and recordings, including a year spent in Cambodia.
Welsh has an extensive background in video arts, and is a former Dean of Bergen Academy of Art and Design.
Lien is an artist and internationally acclaimed harding fiddle player and associated with the project through her PhD project at the University of Agder, which focuses on the music traditions of Setesdal. She is also a musical response.
The project is based at the Department of Popular Music, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Agder (UiA), Campus Kristiansand in Norway, where Rasch, Haaland and Lien are employed, and the project is funded by the Norwegian Artistic Research Program and UiA. Jeremy Welsh are currently professor in Fine Arts at NTNU.
World Music and ethical challenges
World Music can be understood either as a commercial term in the music industry, or an academic term addressing various discourses regarding the use of (non-Western) musicians in Western music productions (Taylor 1998). Furthermore, musical appropriation (Felt 1994, 2004) raises ethical dilemmas with regard to missing the crediting of copyrights and credits to artists and musicians from non-Western cultures participating in, and contributing to, phonograms in Europe and USA. This raises several ethical issues that demand our attention in this project. The tuning and rhythm of the recordings from Setesdal set the standard to which the world musicians had to respond and relate, making this an inherently Eurocentric approach. However, we do draw from our extensive international network of musicians we already know and have a relation to, which makes it less problematic in terms of miscommunication and (a lack of) trust. We strive for a hermeneutic approach in meeting with other cultures and people. How far is it possible to see into the world of the significant other with whom you communicate? Gadamer (1960, 2010) present this as a horizon of understanding and experience. This is an evolving, learning process, and even though music is a language of its own, the context provided is not without meaning. The musical term world music is in our opinion an old and out of date term that says nothing of the complexity and variety of musical styles and mixes found around the world. But for now this is the only category available from the online streaming providers so we have to use it until other sub-categories can be introduced and agreed upon in the music industry.
We, as project leaders, have done our field recording studio sessions both separately and together. Since we, in most cases, already know the musicians and are in some way producers of the session, we are then, subsequently, participating observers using studio recording (Dybo 2017a) as our main qualitative method for collecting data, in addition to autoethnograpy. The aim is to have every session filmed as well as recorded, making our empirical data a mix of audio, video, and pictures. The main source for the collection of the audio will be the sequencer programs Pro Tools and Logic, in addition to two portable cameras for the video. We will bring an emergency kit laptop studio with mics and sound card should the equipment on the premises be inadequate, or in case of a power outage.
The use of music technology and digital tools
As an artistic research project, we aim for a high-level artistic result that can be experienced as an autonomous object by the listener, regardless of the research attached. Our background is from the pop, jazz and world music industries, and we are naturally coloured and influenced by these genres. However, this is hardly a pop project targeting radio play, where there is often a limit for songs which is set at a maximum of three-minutes. It is not a contemporary experimental art project either.
When there are many instruments with different tuning, things can get out of hand quickly. The question is not of adjustment, but rather how to preserve the (musical) identity or the response in the process. We want creative and impulsive responses. However, at the same time, we want a pleasing musical result. A key point is that every artist is to sing in his/her own language in order to preserve the ornamentation from the respective traditions. We believe that there is a fine line between challenging the listener's ear and going too far with the dissonances. It is a subjective perception, and it is difficult to pinpoint at exactly which point this line is crossed. The aim is to keep recordings as intact as possible towards the final phases.
Do digital tools destroy musical identity or enhance it? This is a continual debate, and it is difficult to give an definitive answer since it is a question of aesthetic preference. Nowadays, there is a certain "retro" analogue affection involved in the re-introduction of old tape machines for multitrack recording and digital plug-ins simulating an analogue sound. Our approach is to use digital tools with caution when recording acoustic instruments. However, standardised plug-in studio tools, such as compressors, equalizers, reverb, and delays are often applied in the majority of productions from the earliest analogue mixers, introduced in the sixties, right up to today's digital mixers. Editing and mixing volumes and panning of the instrument influence how we perceive the totality of a specific tune. Finally, the infamous plug-in, auto-tune, is also sometimes used. This plug-in came into the collective awareness in different media with the song Do You Believe in Love (Cher, 1998), with its heavy processing on the voice, making it robot-like, and in using only whole tone steps in the scale. Later, this effect was embraced by electronic dance music genres and in many pop productions where the entertainment factor was stronger than the artist's ability to sing. Let us share a certain insider secret here: Everyone uses auto-tune in the professional music industry today, regardless of genre. However, in most cases you cannot hear when it is used. Why? Because its main use is fine-tuning minor mistakes from the vocals and instruments, not altering the identity of the voice or instrument. The alternative is to do multiple takes to fix small errors. Some of the artists in this project have actually asked us to use this plug-in instead of doing multiple takes. This is because they know it will not affect their signature sound.
A signature sound is described as an artistic expression in Haalands ongoing PhD project with the preliminary title How to Develop a Signature Sound – A Performers Perspective (Haaland 2016-2019), or, as the popular musicologist Tor Dybo describes it: sound signature as a distinctive character (Dybo 2017a). Now, with traditional instruments, this can be more problematic since some of their signature sound exists within the micro tonality. This is an ethical challenge in the sense that we do in fact wish to bring in editing and mixing phases.
Globalisation and especially the technological development have had an increasing impact on the music industry the last two decades, connecting people through physical or virtual (Skype/Facebook) meetings and expanding networks. The more affordable pricing of music soft- and hardware for recording have made it manageable to buy for mid-level productions in Asian countries like Nepal, raising the level of professionalism. Studio experience is important for any musician or artist, since it is a different setting and focus than live performances. This project has benefited on that experience from the involved artists so the focus can be on the music and not the surrounding technology.
Exposure to other cultures do colour the perception of music and influence (traditional) musicians and artists. One could argue that the autonomy of the pure (traditional) music deteriorates, but on the other hand it can open up the creativity and possibility for the musicians to enhance and expand the music of its own culture, and using technology like YouTube and friends sharing via Facebook to reach audiences and other musicians that otherwise would not be exposed to this music (traditional, experimental or new).


PALO ALTO, Calif. and MUMBAI, India, March 11, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- With an estimated 1.8 million new cancer cases a year in India expected by 20251, Tata Trusts and Varian (NYSE: VAR) announced the signing of a framework agreement intended to increase patient access to advanced radiation therapy treatments in the country. The three-year agreement is focused on world-class cancer care delivery through the installation of radiation therapy treatment systems across India where Varian has been selected as the preferred supplier by Tata Trusts.
The agreement is part of a program undertaken by Tata Trusts with the goal of creating patient-centric cancer institutions to deliver standardized and affordable care closer to patients' homes in different regions in India, including rural areas where many patients do not have the financial means to access existing care options. Included in the scope of the agreement, is the creation of a significant number of new cancer centers, as well as the installation of advanced radiotherapy equipment in already existing centers in these areas. At its culmination, the program is targeted to bring world-class cancer care to an estimated quarter million patients per year that previously did not have easy or affordable access to treatment options.
"We are delighted to work together with Tata Trusts to achieve innovative, sustainable and world class standards of cancer care, while making a real difference in communities across India, beginning with the initial installations of systems over the coming months," said Dow Wilson, president and chief executive officer of Varian. "Working with Tata Trusts on this project is perfectly aligned with our core strategy of increasing access to high-quality care and creating a world without fear of cancer. We are proud that the Tata Trusts have put their faith in our solutions with this commitment to both our hardware and software platforms."


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Carmine Appice talking to Carlos Cavazo about being second guitarist in King Kobra
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King Kobra and Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice was recently interviewed by Denis Gray for the Australian Rock Show podcast. Appice was promoting Vanilla Fudge's release of the single "Stop In The Name of Love" made famous by The Supremes.
With respect to King Kobra, Appice indicated (as transcribed by the Australian Rock Show podcast): "I'm working on a new King Kobra record with Paul Shortino and we got Johnny Rod, the original bass player – and we got Rowan Robertson from Dio is gonna play on it – and I'm talking to Carlos Cavazo (from Quiet Riot) as a second guitar player, so if we get those two guys and the three of us (Appice, Shortino and Rod) it'll be a killer album."
In an interview with Sleaze Roxx back in June 2021, Shortino was asked who was playing on King Kobra's upcoming studio album apparently titled, Music Is A Piece of Art, to which he replied: "[Bassist] Johnny Rod and [guitarist] Robbie Lochner." Shortino continued: "Because [guitarist] Mick [Sweda] is tied up with the BulletBoys. And I don't think that [guitarist] David Henzerling is doing it. I think it's [guitarist] Rowan Robertson. Yes." In terms of how Robertson got involved, Shortino indicated: "Well, it was Carmine's choice on who he picked. He was releasing some other stuff and it looks like Frontiers wanted another King Kobra record. I've been busy working with Tracy [G] and I finished up the Rough Cutt stuff. I didn't want to do another '80s kind of rock 'n roll record you know? I'm not — that's not my passion. I was a blues R&B singer when I got into Rough Cutt. I was never a heavy metal singer. My guys were more like Paul Rodgers, Steve Perry who kind of I believe his idol might have been Sam Cooke if you listen to some of the way he sings [Paul Shortino starts singing]."
You can listen to the interview with Carmine Appice on the Australian Rock Show podcast below:


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Icentia Closed New Financing Round Led by Crédit Mutuel Equity
The Québec company specializing in the development of innovative solutions for medical testing is pursuing its international growth strategy.
Icentia, a Canadian technology company that combines the development of medical devices and innovative medical testing solutions for healthcare institutions, is proud to announce the completion of its latest round of financing to accelerate its international growth. The financing was led by the North American venture capital arm of Crédit Mutuel Equity (formerly CIC Capital), the private equity subsidiary of one of France's largest banking groups, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale. Investissement Québec and private investors also participated in the financing.
"As we aim to become the global benchmark in electrophysiological data monitoring within a few years, this new round of financing will allow us to pursue our ambitious growth plan in Europe as well as internationally. We are privileged to be able to count on the expertise and global reach of Crédit Mutuel Equity along with their financial support," said Pierre Paquet, President and CEO of Icentia.
"We are proud to partner with the Icentia team, which is the Canadian reference in cardiac data capture and processing to the greater benefit of patients. Icentia already has a strong track record of growth. As a value-added partner, we aim to contribute to accelerating its international marketing phase, especially in Europe," said Ludovic André, Managing Director, Venture Capital, Crédit Mutuel Equity.
As the manufacturer of innovative medical devices, including CardioSTAT, Icentia's mission is to help doctors identify early and accurate warning signs of potential heart problems.
Icentia, headquartered in Québec City, employs over 85 people and recently opened an office in the United Kingdom. The company is ranked No. 48 in The Globe and Mail's Report on Business list of Canada's Top Growing Companies, with growth of 1,137% over three years.


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Le Ferrando était un navire charbonnier anglais, jaugeant  tonneaux, construit à South Shied en 1888 pour la compagnie Hetherington.

Le 26 juillet 1893, venant de Shied à destination de Gênes, il croise l'escadre française, basée à Toulon, revenant d'Ajaccio. Il évite de justesse le croiseur Cosmao, mais il ne peut éviter le croiseur protégé léger l'Amiral Cécille qui l'éperonne par tribord avant. Le Ferrando coule rapidement et ses 25 hommes d'équipage et deux passagers sont recueillis par des embarcations du Faucon et du Wattignies.

Épave du Ferrando
 Lieu : au milieu de la baie d'Hyères à environ 4 kilomètres du cap des Mèdes de l'île de Porquerolles.
 Profondeur de l'épave :
 La présence d'explosifs à proximité de l'épave fait que celle-ci est fermée à la plongée sous-marine.

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Bateau lancé en 1888
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John Dale
Phi Lighting was founded by Jon Dale in 2003 with the intention of shaping a business based on the considerable experiences gained at a senior level working for two of the best lighting companies in the world. With a career dedicated to lighting and having studied architecture at university it was obvious that there were many fields of excellence in lighting which appeal to those with interests in art, effects and aesthetics but Jon is rooted in light engineering, application and the science of light. Outside of work he has developed a competitive standard of rotten golf and a fledgling sailing interest.


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Q: responseJSON in AJAX error response returns undefined I'm having an issue where I am trying to retrieve the JSON object of an error response. When I am logged out and try to access the webpage that I am testing, the response in the chrome dev tools returns the correct parameters I had set up for an error status.
However, when I make an Ajax call requesting the JSON I get undefined.
I don't want to retrieve the statusText from the Ajax call since it returns "error".
Here is a get request that I am using:

function get(controller, success, error) {
    $.ajax({
        method: 'GET',
        url: baseAPI + controller,
        xhrFields: {
            withCredentials: true
        },
        dataType: 'json',
        success: success,
        error:
            function(err){
                var statusCode = err.status;
                if(statusCode >= 400 && statusCode < 500 || statusCode === 0){
                console.log(err.responseJSON)
                }
            },
        beforeSend:
            function (xhr) {
                xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + btoa('test' + ":" + 'test1'));
            }
    })
}

I am seeing succession with other libraries such as Fetch and Axios. Are there other features that these libraries have over Ajax that prevent me from better error handling?
I'd like to keep my app as lightweight as possible, and I am assuming that Axios and Fetch are wrappers for Ajax with better handling for promises.
https://github.com/github/fetch/issues/203

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"We wanted to challenge the fundamental assumption that Raavan is a monstrous man," author Amish on Raavan Enemy Of Aryavarta
Author Amish talks about how Raavan is a highly misunderstood character in modern times, and why he wanted to portray an objective image of one of the greatest villains in Indian mythology
Ayesha Tabassum Published : 23rd July 2019 03:39 PM | Published : | 23rd July 2019 03:39 PM
You do have a warm heart, Raavan. Don't use it just to pump blood through your body. Let it also propel dharma through your soul. Rise to do good. Do good for this land of ours, which is suffering in poverty, chaos and disease. Help the poor. Help the needy. Do good.' Tears pooled in Raavan's eyes.
This excerpt from Chapter 15 of the book Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta, a conversat ion between Raavan and his first love Vedavati, portrays a totally different picture of one of the greatest villains of Indian mythology. It presents Raavan as a man with emotions, feelings and most importantly, empathy. With his third book in the Ram Chandra Series, author Amish, the poster boy of Indian mythological fiction, has challenged the modern notion of Raavan.
While Amish has spoken a lot about the book, in this interview, he speaks about why he chose to portray Raavan with utmost objectivity, how Indian mythology is different from the West and why he thinks Indian traditions will continue to allure thinkers and readers from all over the world.
You have profusely apologised for the delay in writing this book? Why was there a delay? Were you overwhelmed with writing about such an evil character after you had written about Ram and Sita in your two previous books?
It was a combination of things. I was going through a difficult phase in my personal life and I was facing various emotional troubles. It was the first time that I faced a writer's block! For a few months, I couldn't think of anything. I genuinely started thinking that I should stop writing and go back to banking. But one evening, when my brother and I were randomly surfing channels on TV, a song came up. I downloaded the track on my phone and I went out for a walk in the park. Normally, I listen to a playlist, but that day, for some reason I just pressed the play button and this last downloaded song started playing. I heard the first 10-15 seconds and my eyes welled up. I was crying continuously for an hour. It was not so much about the thought in the song, it was the emotion it conveyed that impacted me. It conveyed pain and helpless rage. After that one hour, my thoughts came back to me and I started writing. This combined with someone who is considered a very dark character (who ended up being a big part of my life through this book), I guess caused the delay. Therefore I apologised to my readers.
Why did you portray Raavan as a victim of circumstance, who is not just an evil man, but also has a streak of goodness in him?
In modern India, the tradition of seeing Raavan with a simplistic black and white approach is relatively recent. It wasn't the same way that Raavan was portrayed in the ancient versions of the Ramayan. For example, there is no translation in Vedic Sanskrit of the English word, 'evil'. Our ancestors saw most things in a nuanced way, that everything has shades of grey. Not just pure black and white. That was true of Raavan as well. I don't try and hide his bad qualities — yes, he is brutally violent and he has a massive ego. But there is good in him as well. I am not the only one showcasing this. It is there in the original Valmiki Ramayan as well, that he was a scholar, a learned man, a very good musician, a very good administrator — these were his positive qualities. He is a victim in a sense, but the woman he loves tells him that in a way all of us are victims because we would have suffered in some way that we think is unfair. Life is not about what happened to you, life is more about how you react to the suffering that is an inevitable part of life.
All the women in your books, be it Sita or Manthara, have an agency. They're not docile and submissive women. Why did you sketch such aspirational female characters?
My interpretation of women is unlike the interpretation of the modern era. That's not how our ancient stories were. I am not talking only about the spiritual texts. Even in Sanskrit s that were written in ancient times, women were portrayed differently. For example, in the play, Charu Dutt, Vasantsena is clearly a strong woman. She may not be a warrior but she will do what she thinks is right. We need to teach more of our ancient texts so that we Indians realise that it is our traditional way to see men and women as equals. It is not a Westernised import!
Tell us about the cover illustration… This is the first time that you have chosen to put the face of the lead character on the cover.
Yes, it is the first time that I have shown the face of my character on the book cover. We (my illustration team and I) wanted to challenge the fundamental assumption that Raavan is just a monstrous, violent man. He is a tough guy. I am not denying his violence and brutality but we are also trying to show that he is a deep, complex man. He is not just about brutality and his face kind of shows that — it shows his depth, pain and anger. My covers take a long time, at least three months to be designed and finalised. I insist that whoever designs my book covers must read the manuscript before they begin to design. Then there are a lot of hidden clues in the illustration for the aficionados among my readers.
Do you think there is a growing appetite for Indian mythological fiction among young readers today?
I don't think the genre ever went out of style. It was always the most popular genre if you include Indian languages as well, not just English. It is one of the few reasons we are one of the ancient cultures that remain alive to this day. There are various components of culture and one important component is the stories that a land (of people) collectively believes in. Ancient Greek, Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilisations are all dead now, but we are still alive.We still love listening to these stories. So this genre never really went out of style. What is different now is the revival of a very ancient tradition of reinterpreting the stories that had been forgotten for a few centuries. This reinterpretation existed till the late medieval era and then it started declining. You are seeing a revival of that now.
In the course of your research, do you draw parallels between Indian and Western — Greek and Roman — mythology?
I have started exploring non-Indian mythology relatively recently. I can't say I know them as well as Indian traditions. But I do find a lot of similarities and it is worth exploring. In fact, I have left some clues (in my books) for story ideas which I will work on at some point. These will incorporate ancient Western and Middle Eastern traditions along with ours.
What does mythology mean to you?
Mythology is the English term. In Indian languages we use the terms pauranik katha or adikavya or itihasa. Essentially the same thing. The story of our ancestors. Mythology is the route to learning philosophy. Through multiple stories or multiple versions of those stories, I learn Indian philosophy and it is never about mental calisthenics. It's about learning how to live life. This is the obvious answer. The deeper thing is that these stories connect me to my roots and to the land that I love so much.
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The minutes of the Audit Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 13 December 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
Julie Masci, Engagement Lead from Grant Thornton, presented the External Audit Plan for year ending 31 March 2019, which detailed the approach and scope of work for 2018/19.
Members were informed of the significant risks, noting that any significant findings would be communicated in the Audit Findings (ISA 260) report and that the agreed Materiality was £1.522M, equating to 2% of the prior year gross expenditure. Value for Money arrangements were discussed, which identified significant risks and that an interim visit to monitor Council systems for the audit logistics would be fed back in July 2019, however the Audit fees had reduced to £37,240.
It was explained the External Auditor were required to report on work for the Council, however the Housing Benefit Audit, would require a separate appointment, following changes made by the Public Sector Audit Appointments (PSAA).
· The £68,000 materiality level, ensured a set level for truth and fairness and anything above that figure would requirement a management opinion. Reducing the threshold level would require more testing of accounts with a cost to the Council. Errors under the £68,000 level were logged and anything above the level was reported to the Audit Scrutiny Committee.
· Significant risks were allocated under the code or practice, which identified challenges at the Council and areas to focus on.
That the Audit Scrutiny Committee note the report.
Andrew Davies, the Audit Manager from Grant Thornton, presented the progress update report, highlighting Grant Thornton's External Audit commitment and that Teignbridge District Council would provide a response to this later in the year. Member's attention was drawn to the key progress points, which identified a resilience risk, which work had started on.
The Audit Manager (Grant Thornton) commented on the areas of significant risk, substantive testing and journal entry controls, noting that the Council must publish its expenditure when it undertakes sampling expenses and that errors had been identified with the grants certification work and fees charged for 2017/18, and would be followed up.
Members discussed the information provided to them for significant decision making, notably on land acquisition, SW Mutual Bank, and Newton Abbot Town Centre. Members discussed the options for the External Auditors to address reports brought forward to them. The External Auditors agreed to review the three reports on behalf of the committee.
· There was a mixed approach to appointing independent persons to sit on committees across different Local Authorities.
The Principal Technical Accountant presented the Treasury Management list, which had been approved at Full Council on 18 February, as part of the budget report. She explained where changes had been made, highlighting the new external borrowing liability benchmark chart, which was based on the current Capital Programme. The chart would be used to support decision making for determining and managing borrowing. Other changes noted, were the inclusion of Non-Financial investments to the list and that Natwest Bank had been moved to a tier one lender.
· The Liability Benchmark was a tool which allowed measured borrowing decisions to be made in relation to the amount and maturity profile of loans, which managed the interest rate exposure. The chart, shown in the report, showed that the Council's net exposure to external borrowing in the four year period of 2019-2023, would be around £45 Million if all the proposed projects went into the Capital Programme.
The Interim Head of Service Delivery and Improvement, presented a verbal update report, explaining that a separate audit had been requested on the shared service arrangements. She explained the completed and outstanding actions and highlighted that there were a significant number of third party contracts for the Housing options to support homelessness.
She discussed the development of the Housing Contract Procurement, Monitoring process and contracts, noting that the compliance performance reports at the end of the year for the homeless were focussed on outcome.
· There were separate agreements for the Young Devon Homeless Prevention services for Devon County and Teignbridge District Councils.
The Coastal Officer presented a verbal update report on the Teign Estuary and Coastal Partnership audit, explaining that a there had been stakeholder drop in sessions held in Teignmouth, Newton Abbot and Dawlish to inform priority setting for 2019-2024. This consultation had also been online and formed a significant part of the Forum at the end of February attended by 140 individuals/groups. The results had been presented to the Partnership's Steering Group on the 19th March, who were scheduled to sign off the five-year priorities in June. This was the reason for the report coming to the Audit Scrutiny Committee in a verbal format.
He updated Members on the proposed format of the Teign Estuary and Coastal Partnership Action Plan which would be used at the next Steering Group. The format highlights longer term priorities as well as accommodating smaller tasks/projects to be undertaken as opportunities such as availability of external resources became available. It was also understood that two further prospective Partners were considering joining the Partnership as formal members.
Members welcomed the update from the Coastal Officer and requested additional information be made available in a written report for the July meeting.
The Audit Manager presented the Internal Audit Progress Report which advised Members of the recent progress against the Audit Plan and the outcomes of the completed audits. Members noted that of the 23 audits, 19 had been completed with three outstanding. The Audit Manager explained that the Human Resources recruitment had been postponed until the new iTrent system went live in October 2019.
The Audit Manager commented on the external quality review to measure the service against the Public Sector Audit Standards, and that the results would be presented at the next Audit Scrutiny. She referred Members to the information governance update in the report, providing an update on the work completed by the audit team. There had been no reportable data breaches reported and that 23 Subject Access Requests (SAR) had been received since GDPR.
· A report on lessons learnt for future projects had been requested, and findings could be presented to the Audit Scrutiny Committee.
The Audit Manager presented the report which informed Members of the number of times the Financial Instructions and Contract Procedure Rules had been waived and the reasoning for it. She referred Members to the six waivers in the report which had been processed since the December 2018 monitoring report and noted that they were all valid. The Photo-voltaic panels waiver had been included although it was found that the relevant quotations had been obtained, hence a waiver was not strictly necessary.


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Mannen som försvann (engelsk originaltitel: Nowhere Man) var en amerikansk drama/thriller-TV-serie från 1995 skapad av Lawrence Hertzog. Serien var Walt Disney Company-ägda Touchstone Televisions första stora försök med en mer påkostad dramaserie, och sändes i Sverige på SVT.

Handling
En vanlig dag försvinner fotografen Thomas Veils fru från restaurangen där de ätit. När han kommer hem finns frun där, men känner inte igen honom - och det finns inga spår av honom i huset. Veil inser snart att det är en konspiration som satts igång för att han ska lämna ifrån sig ett värdefullt negativ. Han flyr och försöker med hjälp av olika spår hitta roten på problemet så att han kan få tillbaka sitt liv.

Öppningssekvensen
Varje avsnitt började med en introduktionssekvens med svartvita stillbildsfotografier av Thomas Veils situation, tillsammans med följande prolog:

"My name is Thomas Veil, or at least it was. I'm a photographer, I had it all: a wife, Alyson, friends, a career. And in one moment it was all taken away, all because of a single photograph. I have it; they want it; and they will do anything to get the negative.  I'm keeping this diary as proof that these events are real. I know they are ...  They...  have to be."

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Amerikanska TV-serier från 1990-talet
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Holy Mountains (Ukrainian: Святі гори)(Russian: Святые горы) is the name of chalk hills on the right bank of Seversky Donets within the northern portion of Donetsk Oblast. Holy Mountains are closely associated with the Sviatohirsk Lavra and the city of Sviatohirsk. The hills are part of the Donets upland located in the East Ukraine.
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Ing. Charles Brobbey
Regional Chief Manager
Ing. Charles A. Brobbey was posted to the ATMA Production as Chief Manager in August, 2018, after his appointment as Chief Manager for the Brong Ahafo Region in August, 2016. Prior to that, he served six years as Regional Production Manager for the Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area (ATMA) Production Region. He was also the Project Manager for the Kpong Rehabilitation and Expansion project (Siemens Project).
In 2006, Ing. Brobbey was appointed the Distribution Manager at the Aqua Vitens Rand Head Office Operations, a position he held for three years. Before that, he held various positions in various regions of GWCL: He was the Regional Operations and Maintenance Engineer for the Central Region between 2003 and 2006 and Workshop Manager for ATMA between 1998 and 2003.
Ing. Brobbey began his professional career with GWCL in the Eastern Region as Assistant Engineer in 1993 and was appointed the Regional Maintenance Engineer in the same year. He holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Tashkent Institute of Engineers of Irrigation and Agric. Mechanization and a Master's degree in Business Administration (Fin) from the University of Ghana Business School. He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers.
For improved system performance to meet the ever-growing customer needs, GWCL bolstered its policy of decentralization through the creation of the ATMA Production Region in 2003, to primarily focus on water production. However, with the evolving challenges in the water supply industry and GWCL's need to continually re-strategize and reorganize, the region has been assigned additional responsibilities in recent years. Hitherto its formation, the production and distribution of potable water in the ATMA area was conjunctively managed by one management system.
The ATMA Production Region is the axis of GWCL's production. It has a total designed capacity of 160 million gallons/day (MGD), representing 78% of GWCL's total designed capacity of 204.9MGD nationwide. It supplies water to the Accra West Region, the Accra East Region, the Tema Region and parts of the Eastern Region, to over three (3) million people and most of the biggest industries in the ATMA area. The region operates with a staff strength of about 215 persons.
KEY MANDATE
The Region has been mandated to execute the following:
Potable water production
Bulk water Transmission
Distribution water quality management
The composition of the region includes the Weija Treatment Plant, the Kpong Treatment Plant, the Keseve Treatment Plant, Booster Stations at Tema, Dodowa and Accra, The Pipeline Maintenance Team, the ATMA Control Room and the Central Laboratory.
Weija Treatment Plant
This treatment facility is located at about 4km off the Accra-Winneba road. It was the first treatment plant in Gold Coast, constructed in 1914 with an initial capacity of 1,000,000 gallons/day (1MGD). Due to the growing water demand in the ATMA Region, the plant has metamorphosed through multiple expansion phases to a current design capacity of 54.2 MGD.
The plant utilizes the Densu River, dammed at Weija, as its source water and has three independent treatment systems, namely the Candy, Bamag and Adam Clark. The Weija Dam has a depth of 50ft (15.2m), a surface area of 8,300 acres, a storage capacity of 115*106 m3 and five spillway gates for occasional spilling when water level rises beyond 47ft.
The Densu River is the most polluted river of economic importance in Ghana, mainly due to domestic and agricultural activities along the river basin. Thus, the nutrients from these anthropogenic activities have culminated in the source water being significantly eutrophic. In line with the company's vision of producing potable water of high standard, treatment at Weija involves an extensive multiple barrier approach which spans through the unit processes of screening, aeration, coagulation/flocculation, clarification, powdered activated carbon adsorption (optional), filtration, disinfection and pH adjustment.
Despite its heavy treatment chemical usage, Weija is the most economical system in the ATMA Production Region, solely due to its distinctive location (situated over 100m above sea level) that allows gravity distribution of treated water. Areas supplied by Weija include the western part of Accra (e.g. Korle-Bu, Dansoman, Accra Central, Darkuman, Sowutuom, Achimota, Mallam, Bortianor) and Kasoa in the Central Region.
Kpong Treatment Plant
This plant was constructed in the 1950s. It is located 54 kilometers North-East of Tema, and consists of the Old Works (i.e. the Candy, Tahal and Siemens plants), the New Works, and the China-Gezhouba plants. Currently, it is the biggest treatment plant in Ghana with a collective design capacity of 101.2 MGD.
It gets its source water from the Volta Lake, about 17km downstream of the Akosombo Dam. Processes of treatment are similar to that of Weija, except for the conspicuous absence of the coagulation/flocculation stage due to the good physico-chemical properties of the raw water. However, with the advent of climate change and increased anthropogenic activities, the plant has occasionally employed alum coagulation when extensive run-offs deteriorate the raw water quality.
Typical areas of supply include the following: Tema Region, Accra East Region, and some rural parts of the Eastern Region.
Keseve Treatment Plant
This is a very small plant of a capacity of 0.3 MGD, located at Ada. Like Kpong, its raw water source is the Volta Lake, and thus employs same treatment mechanism as that of Kpong. Areas supplied by the plant includes Ada and some parts of the Volta Region.
Booster Stations
The region has 3No. booster stations ¾ Tema Booster, Dodowa Booster and Accra Booster stations. The Tema Booster station is fed by high-lift pumps from the Kpong New Works via a 1,050 mm (42") pipeline into three terminal reservoirs of capacities 0.75 MGD, 2.5 MGD and 10 MGD. Areas served by the Tema Booster station includes Tema township, Ashaiman, Kpone and its immediate surroundings, and the Accra Booster Station.
The Dodowa Booster station receives water from the China-Gezhouba plant at Kpong via a 1,200 mm pipeline into a reservoir of a capacity of 6.6 MGD. It serves the surrounding communities in the Accra East Region and feeds the Accra Booster station as well.
The Accra Booster station receives water from Tema Booster via 32" pipeline and a 36" pipeline from Dodowa Booster. It serves different pressure zones within the Accra East Region.
Pipeline Maintenance Team
This team is responsible for the maintenance of the bulk water transmission mains. They are a mobile team responsible for maintaining all bursts and leakages on major transmission mains in the region. Some of these include the 54 km 1,050 mm (42") steel main which feeds the Tema Booster station from Kpong New works; the 22.5 km 800 mm diameter (32") steel main interconnecting the Tema and Accra Booster stations; the 1,200mm (48") from Kpong China-Gezhouba which feeds the Dodowa Terminal Reservoir; and the 48"/36" mains that feed the Accra Terminal Reservoir from that of Dodowa; the two 1,200mm (36") steel mains that connect Weija and Western Accra; the 16", 21" and 28" from the Weija Candy/Bamag plants, among many others.
Breaches in the hydraulic and physical integrity of pipelines can cause a significant deterioration of water quality. To help monitor distribution water quality in the distribution regions, the Central Laboratory conducts routine water quality sampling exercises to evaluate the status of the physico-chemical and bacteriological quality of the water to ensure conformity to set standards. The laboratory is also involved in some specialized consultancy services including pipeline and reservoir disinfection, chemical purity analysis, sieve analysis on filter media, water quality testing as well as treatability and simulation test for new projects.


A homeowner in Lower Matecumbe Key had quite the surprise Thursday morning when an uninvited guest turned up in the pool: a live crocodile.
The homeowner, who lives near mile marker 77, called the Monroe Sheriff's Office and asked for help removing the 8-foot croc.
Florida Fish and Wildlife officials responded to the scene to help.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said the croc got out of the pool and returned to its natural habitat.
It's still unclear how the crocodile got into the pool.


Google Custom Search Engine is the easiest way I've found to add search to a Jekyll site. To install it's simply a matter of creating an account and embedding a code and search functionality works great.
Create a new "search engine". You'll need to provide a domain and title.
Google also has options for customising the look and feel of the results and search box is displayed, options for how content is indexed, statistics and other options.


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Between securing a venue, gathering guests and preparing presentations, meetings and events are no easy feat. Fortunately, our approach to hosting your event ensures your success. This means that while you dictate the big picture, we're here to help with all the details. Following that philosophy, we've curated half a dozen Theme Breaks for your guests to enjoy. Choose between the nostalgic S'mores, or health conscious Spa breaks. Treat your team with the Chocoholics' Delight or Sweet Tooth breaks or entice their taste buds with the Happy Hour or Savory breaks. With our themed options, we've taken care of everything, down to the complementing beverages, so all you have to think about is leading the way.
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Groupon faces countersuit in Singapore over redemption deals
Daily deals site may have to fork out US$230,267 for vouchers redeemed, but not paid up, to Singapore-based Villas International which brokered the deals involving tourist accommodations.
By Eileen Yu | June 19, 2013 -- 11:49 GMT (04:49 PDT) | Topic: E-Commerce
SINGAPORE--Groupon is facing a S$290,000 (US$230,267) lawsuit filed by a Singapore company that helps vacation sites market their accommodation to tourists.
Villas International files S$290,000 claim against payment it says Groupon owes.
In a report Tuesday by local news site SGEntrepreneurs (SGE), Villas International filed suit against the daily deals giant over delays in payment after deals have been made. Ironically, Groupon fired the first salvo in April last year with a lawsuit against the Singapore company, claiming the latter failed to honor deals made by its customers when it defaulted on payments to villas in Indonesia and Thailand.
Villas International, however, pushed the blame to Groupon alleging it was unable pay up because many of the daily deals sites--on which it had advertised the accommodation services--did not transfer payments to the Singapore company despite repeated reminders. The company acts as the middleman for deals between tourist accommdation and group-buying sites.
Lawyers representing Villas said Groupon was bound by contractual terms to pay the Singapore company within 7 to 10 days after a deal had been redeemed. But, the Groupon site only transferred payments eight months later, said Villas' co-founder Mira Hamza. The delays caused cashflow problems for the Singapore company which put the amount owed to it by the various daily deals sites at between S$500,000 and S$1 million (US$397,011 and US$794.023).
In April 2012, 13 Groupon sites--which did not include its Singapore outfit--filed suit against Villas claiming US$2 million in damages over losses from money paid out for customer refunds, relocations of customers to new accommodation sites, and damage to their international reputation. An injunction was placed on the Singapore company, preventing it from withdrawing cash from its bank account or liquidating its assets. This was eventually lifted in April 2013, after a judge found Groupon's evidence to be inconsistent and determined there was no basis for Villas' assets to be frozen.
According to the SGE report, the Singapore court had ordered Groupon to pay S$50,000 (US$39,701) in security for costs to Villas but despite repeated orders to do so, this amount had not been paid up. The figure increased to S$290,000 (US$230,267) in the counterclaim filed by Villas, which it said covered amounts owed to the Singapore company for vouchers sold to and redeemed by Groupon customers.
Groupon has filed an appeal against the ruling and is waiting to hear back from the court.
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Yggdrasil Gaming was founded in 2013 and they have already managed to grow into a great casino company competing with other leading gaming providers. They have been focusing mainly on slot games that can be played on desktop and mobile platforms.
Accordingly, you will definitely not find a lot of their titles. They are still a young company, but this is exactly what makes them great. They managed to make their place in casino gaming industry in only a couple of years.
The company has indeed a specific name. Yggdrasil is a large tree in Norse mythology that the various gods visit every day to assemble their things. So, it is like a tree of life, bringing good things to the world. Since they really strive to have great games, the name is explained through their work and effort.
Games such as Jokerizerbring an enjoyable theme and crisp gameplay, while Magic Mushroomsbrings an electric (if not psychedelic) experience that really is something else to behold.
Other titles such as Fruitoidsand Robotnikshow excellent HD graphics and features such as Free Spins and Wild Symbols. These features add a lot of longevity to the games, bringing added life just when you start to think that the title is wearing thin.
One really important thing about them is that they invested a lot in the security of the games and innovation to compete with other giant leading software and games providers in the industry. To ensure safety, Yggdrasil Gaming has tapped into its Information Security Management System or ISMS thus securing the data of its customers, in accordance with its corporate policies and standards.
Yggdrasil Gaming maintains multiple licenses from at least 8 jurisdictions that include Malta, 3 licenses from the UK Gambling Commission and Gibraltar Regulatory Authority.
Thanks to these licences and commitment to security, Yggdrasil Gaming has managed to become one of the top casino providers.
It even scored multiple industry awards, including the 'Innovator of the Year' award from the 10th International Gaming Awards, and the same citation from EGR B2B Awards (2016).
Yggdrasil Gaming Ltd. operates within the highly regulated remote gambling industry and is committed to fulfil the licensing requirements. Most importantly, this company has implemented policies and procedures to ensure minors and vulnerable persons are protected and players are treated fairly and their rights are protected. Accordingly, Yggdrasil Gaming has implemented measures to ensure the integrity of games and gaming devices and keep gaming free from criminal activities.
Yggdrasil Gaming's Information Security Management System (ISMS) is audited on a yearly basis by independent auditors in order to ensure data is safeguarded and classified in accordance with Yggdrasil Gaming's policies and procedures.
Yggdrasil Gaming complies with the industry's best practice on responsible gaming. All games are developed for an adult audience of players, specifically focusing on experienced players that deeply understand the mechanics and features of slot games.
Yggdrasil Gaming provides players with all the information they might need to understand the time spent, the amount wagered and the balance. Another good thing is that they also provide a reality check that informs players on the amount wagered and current balance and complies with requirement 13B of UK Gambling Commission Remote Technical Standards.
As you can see, they took as their priority security of their players. This is something to be highly respected. And this is why many customers choose them. They watch that everything is completely legal, safe, and professional. This is what makes gambling enjoyable in their casinos.
Yggdrasil Gaming specifically specialized in video slots, lottery games, instant Lotto products and Keno games. Naturally, they also have a portfolio of Mobile and online Scratch games. You can enjoy their casino games on computers, mobiles and tablets. It is very important that their business model is to develop and operate lottery and casino games from their own game servers. The Yggdrasil server is integrated with the gaming operators' systems, who make the games available for you to play. Their team are made up of iGaming and other experienced people.
Yggdrasil company makes their games revolve around numbers and you can find them in various forms. You can play their traditional number games such as Lotto, Keno and Scratch games. Because of their unique love for numbers for which they gained popularity they even have brands NUMB3R games including an action packed product range with 3D excitement.
This gaming company has some really impressive video slots. In February 2015 Yggdrasil announced the launch of its first pooled progressive jackpot game, Joker Millions.
Yggdrasil have even signed some deals with certain big names in gambling industry. They have for their goal to target large casino operators.
They are very famous for their slot games and some of their biggest video slots include Jokerizer, Winterberries and Robotnik.
There aren't a lot of casinos offering Yggdrasil slots, but the ones that do are very highly regarded. Unibet is without a doubt the largest of these casinos, offering all five of the company's slots as well as many other casino games. Other high quality casinos that have these games include Mr Green, Cherry Casino, and Video Slots Casino.


As the Director of Programs and Services at Children's Institute, Lauri Strano manages large-scale community-wide collaborations and assessment systems serving young children and youth. Her experience includes working with providers, parents, and policymakers in the context of local, state, and federally funded grants and initiatives. She holds BS degrees from University of Rochester in Psychology and Political Science, and an MS in Elementary Education and NYS certification with specialization in early childhood from Nazareth College. Lauri also has fifteen years of experience in early childhood development programs as an administrator, teacher, and caregiver.


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Q: How to do trigram / fuzzy match in neo4j cypher? I was using postgreSQL which has show_trgam() and similarity(). I am new to neo4j and wanna do fuzzy comparison of two strings. It will be great if the comparison would return a score.
Any response is appreciated.

A: If i understand your problem correctly.
You can use regular expression to compare values in neo4j.
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MATCH (n)
WHERE n.name =~ '(?i).*searchString.*'
RETURN n

It will return result with matching sub string.
You can have detail documentation about this here-
http://docs.neo4j.org/chunked/milestone/query-where.html#_regular_expressions


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Time-Distance as a Factor in the Delivery of School Bus Services to Households in the Eastern Townships School Board, Quebec
Fox, Michael John (Author)
The author notes that for students and their families that live within the regional school system of Quebec, travel to school by bus has become a "fixed" activity. He explains that households operate within a complex system of time, distance and accessibility constraints in adapting to the impact of this fixed bus schedule. The author focuses on the impact of this daily bus ride on the perceptions and behaviours of these households. He adapted the "Household Activity-Travel Simulator (HATS)" technique, developed at Oxford University, to a survey of 64 households in the Eastern Townships School Board of Quebec. He selected households according to time-distance from the two English secondary schools in the region (Alexander Galt Regional Secondary School and Richmond Regional Secondary School). His interview/survey solicited student and family responses and behaviours with respect to the daily bus trip. The author's study tests six related hypotheses on the effects of such large time units devoted to riding a bus. The hypotheses search for relationships between travel time and the daily activity schedules of students and their families. Through a number of quantitative and qualitative measures, the author's study concludes that the bus trip has an effect on students and, to a lesser degree, on their families.
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Fox, Michael John. "Time-Distance as a Factor in the Delivery of School Bus Services to Households in the Eastern Townships School Board, Quebec." Master's Thesis, McGill University, 1992. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/8s45qb50v.
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Chhatarpur is een district van de Indiase staat Madhya Pradesh. Het district telt 1.474.633 inwoners (2001) en heeft een oppervlakte van 8687 km².

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I recently leased a 2018 Grand turismo Sport MC package at Maserati of Morris County. I couldn't find a better deal for the money. The professionalism and customer service at Maserati of Morris county surpassed another Maserati dealer in NYC. "Chris Ciccia was my sales person. I described to him the car I wanted within my budget, down payment and terms and he provided options, and advised me what was better. MMC and Chris (sales person)went out of their way to pick up the car I wanted from another dealership out of state!!. Lara Blanar was the finance person she was very professional, offered the tire wheels package and dent scratch package and explained it. The staff went out of their way to accommodate me & my wife. If you're in the market for a Maserati or even interested in one, Maserati of Morris County is a great place.
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I recently had the pleasure of purchasing a Ghibli at Maserati of Morris County. Prior to the Maserati, I've leased a BMW 550i and an Audi A7. The professionalism, passion and customer service at Maserati of Morris county rival and in some instances surpass that of BMW and Audi. Joana, my sales person was just amazing. I gave her my parameters around mileage, down payment and terms and she provided many options. She was patient during the test drive and my many questions. We were able to negotiate a fair price. Lara my finance person was equally amazing. Sure she will try to sell you on the tire package and service package as part of her job but she did it with professionalism and it a way that was not off putting. To be completely fair, I must warm you that because this is a small dealership (almost feels like a boutique firm), you will have to wait (I waited the day of my test drive and negotiation and waited even longer when I picked up the car). The staff goes out of his way to be accommodating however. Having the right attitude helps. Besides, if you're fortunate enough to be picking up a luxury car, waiting a bit for it is not the worst thing in the world. The Ghibli itself is the most fun I had driving a car. Maserati has made many updates since the launch of the car in 2014 which deservingly at the time received mixed reviews. The 2018 is a much better car. The growls of the engine alone is worth every penny. If you're in the market for a Maserati or even interested in one, Maserati of Morris County is a great first step.
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Ford NWM Wins 2018 Class T Championship at Season Finale!
Glenharvie, South Africa – The Ford Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) team of Lance Woolridge and Ward Huxtable claimed Class T championship glory today at the Gold 400, the action-packed finale of the 2018 South African Cross Country Series (SACCS).
A mature and faultless drive in the extremely dusty and rocky terrain surrounding Glenharvie on Gauteng's gold mining belt saw the Ford Ranger crew secure the Class T crown after finishing the event in second place. They ended just under two minutes behind race winners Gary Bertholdt and Geoff Minnitt (Toyota), the eventual runners-up in the title chase. The expected challenge from 2017 champions Johan and Werner Horn evaporated when their Toyota was sidelined with alternator failure. "I am exceptionally happy with finally winning the championship, especially after coming so close last year," Lance said. "With three wins for the year it has been a great season, although the Horn brothers gave us a good fight throughout the season, and it's really tough for them to end the year this way. But that's motor racing.
"This isn't a one-man effort, and my thanks go to the entire team for the huge amount of work they have done the whole year," he added.It was Lance's first national title after making his cross country racing debut in 2008. Fittingly, he and long-standing navigator Ward scored the first victory for the new-generation Ford Ranger V8 on its debut in 2013. This is Huxtable's third national crown, having won the Class E co-driver's titles in 2006 and 2010.
"Although Gareth and Boyd had a difficult start to the year, their win last time out and podium finish for this race shows their tenacity. Third overall for the championship is a really good result for them. I am very grateful for the support from all our sponsors and supporters," Neil concluded.Ford and Neil Woolridge Motorsport are proud to be supported by the following sponsors for the 2018 SACCS: Mastercraft, DeWalt, Sign Solutions, Castrol, Tiger Wheel & Tyre, Ironman 4×4 and Shatterprufe.
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Sure, he's lorded over Iron Chef and served the fanciest of fancypeople at his eponymous restaurants, but it turns out that all that time, chef Morimoto just wanted to serve you nachos. And that's exactly what he's prepared to do in his artsy Tribeca forest of Western comfort food. True to its name, the space is slung with 62ft canvases (Canvi? Let's do canvi.), each hand-painted on a street in California, then hand-hung by the artist. These Indonesian vine lamps resemble something out of an HR Giger set and cast tree-shaped shadows even more badass than Alec Baldwin's. The second level looks down on everything. Much like these nachos look down on all other nachos, thanks to tempura shrimp, gauc, ranch & spicy gochujang aioli. Other things you can get that definitely aren't sushi, 'til 4a: buttermilk-drenched, ginger scallion jalapeno-sauced fried chicken wings, a kurobota corn dog w/ a layer of pate on the inside, and the "Duck Duck Cous" featuring seared, confit, and mole duck jus. Similarly, dessert refuses to eff around, including this boozy creme caramel made w/ brandy vanilla custard, or a "Tiramisu Burger", which's actually a mini brioche bun soaked in amaretto/Kahlua coffee syrup and filled w/ marsala wine mascarpone mousse that won't give much comfort to your cardiologist.


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