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Arsenal Star Jack Wilshere Reveals Dietary Change Behind His Improved Stamina
Jack Wilshere has revealed that one of the main reasons behind his improved stamina is that he has cut out dairy and gluten from his diet.
The 26-year-old says he hasn't eaten any products of the kind for the last six weeks and clearly it has had some sort of effect, as he has started and finished all of the club's last six matches in the Premier League.
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Wilshere's injury record over the past few seasons has been well documented, but he is currently experiencing cosistency for the first time, and the number 10 attributes that in-part down to his dietary change.
He said, as quoted by the Guardian: "I've actually been dairy and gluten-free now for six weeks. My kids since birth have been dairy and gluten-free. The few times I've had dairy in the hotel I've had an upset stomach.
"But I just cut it out completely and I think I look better. I've certainly lost a little bit of weight. I'm leaner and probably a little bit fitter as well. I feel I can last longer. At the end [of the draw against Chelsea] when we scored the second goal I thought: 'come on, we can go again'. I felt good."
Wilshere, who is still yet to make any progress in signing a new deal at the Emirates, has gradually been improving in the Arsenal midfield, seizing his chance made possible by the injury to Aaron Ramsey, and fans are already clamouring to see him called up to the next England squad by Gareth Southgate.
Should Wilshere continue his form and manage to stay injury-free which is the biggest question mark, then he will likely to be in Southgate's considerations for the World Cup squad this summer.
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The Raspberry Pi is officially the UK's best-selling computer.
With more than 8 MILLION units being sold in just four years, the Raspberry Pi micro computer is officially the UK's best-selling computer.
The Raspberry Pi isn't much to look at. It consists of a credit-card sized processing board that plugs into a computer monitor or TV.
However, its humble design hasn't stopped it becoming the best-selling computer in the UK, just four years since it launched.
The Cambridge-based firm has announced it has sold 8 million units since 2012.
It beats the previous record, held by Amstrad PCW which is said to have sold a total of eight million units from its release date in 1985 to when it was discontinued in 2008.
To celebrate it has unveiled the immediate availability of its latest version of its simple computer, the Raspberry Pi 3.
It has a 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, said to be 10 times as powerful as the original Raspberry Pi 1. It also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
The Raspberry Pi 3 is now on sale for about $35 making it the same price as the existing Raspberry Pi 2.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
The Internet is abuzz with a new Google-for-kids search engine. We'll tell you why you might think twice about using it.
A new website called Kiddle.co has launched promising a child-friendly search engine for kids browsing the internet.
But the new tool appears to have caused some confusion and concerns among users.
A number of news outlets have reported the search engine site is an official Google spin-off looking to cater to young internet users.
Parents have also welcomed the creation of the search engine under the impression this is 'Google for kids'. One we've seen being shared on Facebook and Twitter says "Google's New Search Engine For Kids Means No More Finding Twerking Videos By Mistake"
But the website has no association with Google.
It uses a Google Custom Search bar embedded within the website which serves Google's Safe Search results, and lines the web site owner's pockets as they generate revenue from the ads displayed.
A number of users have reported their discoveries while using the site. One Twitter user posted a screenshot of a simple search for "rabbit" where the second result is a vile news story involving a cruelty act toward a rabbit.
Anyone who is setup with Google's AdSense program can create a Kiddle-like search page and generate revenue. What's important to note in this case is that while they don't directly make the claim, Kiddle does indeed present itself as a Google-for-kids, complete with the familiar Google logo colors.
This deceptive strategy is why we can't recommend Kiddle.
Stick with Google Safe Search, or perhaps consider using a parental filter at the DNS level such as OpenDNS. But the best protection for your kids is to educate them about safe Internet usage.
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
The Linux Mint attack is worse than originally expected, with forum user information being stolen and sold online.
After last week's news regarding the malicious ISOs, the Linux Mint team took to their blog again to notify users that the forums had been compromised too. Data leaked in that attack includes: avatars, dates of birth, email addresses, geographic location, IP addresses, passwords (encrypted, but potentially crackable via brute-force attacks), time zones, website activity. Unfortunately, these details have appeared online for sale.
Regarding the forum attacks, users should change their passwords on other sites where the same password has been used. Clem Lefebvre, founder of Mint, recommends that users should change their email password first and that passwords shouldn't be the same of different websites.
Source: www.neowin.net
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The executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation has resigned after denying the group is considering building a search engine.
The executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has resigned after denying the group is considering building a search engine.
Lila Tretikov wrote in an email that it was time for her to move on.
A leaked memo suggesting the Foundation was looking at creating a "commerce-free" search engine had upset the volunteer Wikimedia community.
Many were angry that it had not been discussed first, as transparency is key to the ethos of the organisation.
In September 2015, Wikimedia was awarded a $250,000 grant from a trust called the Knight Foundation for work to "advance new models for finding information by supporting stage one development of the Knowledge Engine by Wikipedia, a system for discovering reliable and trustworthy public information on the internet."
The project summary at the end of the document - although its author is unclear - states that the Knowledge Engine would be "the world's first transparent search engine, and the first one originated by the Wikimedia Foundation".
Wikimedia denies that a search engine is the intended outcome.
Source: www.bbc.com
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Microsoft plans to ship their augmented reality device later this month. We've got all the details for you.
Microsoft plans to ship their augmented reality device later this month.
They say they'll start shipping a developer version of HoloLens on March 30.
That's around the same time Facebook's Oculus will begin shipping the consumer version of its Rift virtual-reality headset.
HoloLens differs however in that it makes the viewer see three-dimensional objects in the real world, rather than blocking out the real and replacing it with a 360-degree fictional universe.
The HoloLens operates on Windows 10 and unlike the Rift, requires no tethering to a separate computer.
It'll use a custom-built chip designed on an Intel platform. It'll let users record high-definition video that recreates a mix of holographs overlaid on the real world that can be shared with people without the device.
Rift costs $600. The developer HoloLens units will cost $3,000.
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Last school year, staff approved about 10 percent of the 5,000 requests for bus service made by transfer students, who are called ineligible riders. The requests are supposed to be approved if there's room on a bus and it wouldn't require creating a new bus stop to accommodate the transfer student.
Go to http://webarchive.wcpss.net/parents/transportation/transportation-ineligible/ to request bus service for ineligible bus riders.
Wake makes traditional-calendar families wait 20 school days before the requests could be made. Students at modified and year-round schools had similar waits of 20 school days before they could make requests.
Staff had proposed in June extending the waiting period for students on all calendars to Oct. 12, the 35th-day of traditional-calendar schools. The idea was shot down after school board members complained that it would mean that year-round and modified students who start in July would have to wait several months.


Fmoc based solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) is a preferred coupling strategy for many researchers due to the versatility, ease of use, and mild deprotection conditions. The importance of peptides in basic research and medicine make SPPS an essential technique for building the necessary tools for studying anything from peptide structure and folding, to complex peptide/protein-biomolecule interactions. Sigma-Aldrich is happy to provide all the basic building blocks you need for Fmoc based SPPS.
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Q: Can you disable the sensor when using the Google DirectionsService to generate a route? I'm using the following code to generate a route and I want to specify an explicit starting position but it always returns a route from my location provided by the location API rather than the location specified in the origin parameter. The location API has been granted access from a different part of the site, so simply disabling it is not an option.
var current_position= new google.maps.LatLng(...);
var request = {
    origin: current_position,
    destination: to,
    travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING,
    unitSystem: google.maps.UnitSystem.IMPERIAL
};

var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
directionsService.route(request, function(data, status) {
    //...
}

I thought about specifying sensor=false but sensor isn't a valid property of the DirectionsRequest object.
How can I get the DirectionsService to honour the origin I specify?

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Now from scanning across many, many forums I've found that the second option has a "supposed" 120Hz refresh rate. But also found out that this is for some 3D tech from nVidia so it can draw 3D images at 60Hz (one image for each eye like the coloured glasses at IMAX) and create proper fly-out-at-your-face graphics.
Does anybody know if the second display (Samsung 2494HS) can actually refresh at 120Hz under normal use and PARTICULARLY during regular gaming?
This is the primary reason I'm worrying about this. I.e. Will it let games i currently run at above 75fps draw faster with V-Sync enabled?
Is there any point even worrying about this with an $80 price difference??
Is the fact that 120Hz is divisible by the common film capture frame rates (24 and 30 i think) going to make a difference to video playback?
Only difference in the two is .6 of an inch and the 2494HS is apparently a bit brighter. Finally got the cash to do this and if i want it this week im ordering tomorrow.
Ok, so it seems a few people think it does have a 120Hz refresh rate at its native resolution. But a couple of people have said that its just 60Hz "upscaled"....what the hell is that???
If anyones got any idea please help!!
If it's 60Hz upscaled then that IMO is stupid. Basically it is 60Hz input but when it gets the next actual frame it doesn't display it, instead it displays something in between it and the last one, then it displays the actual frame, etc. This would create an extra latency of 8.3333etc. ms till the real complete frame is displayed. It might make video sppear smoother, but would be worse for things that require faster reaction times, like a lot of games IMO. I think this is all accurate.
Good point. This is why it would be nice to have a display that does 120Hz. Or 240Hz, etc.
Only difference in the two is .6 of an inch and the 2494HS is apparently a bit brighter.
I edited the above post.
Another thing is the DVI dual link and HDMI specifications should be sufficient for 1920x1080 @ 120Hz.
The phrases i've been hearing are that its 60Hz "upscaled" or "sampled twice".
Mainly in regard to: If i give it an input of a game running at 120FPS with V-sync enabled, will it draw 120 unique images as per the input???????????
Apparently, according to a "Product Manager", the 2494HS will not do 120Hz.....thats all he said.
Also, apparently, theres a model coming out in the next 4 to 5 weeks that will do 120Hz....thats all he said about that.
So given that the only place I've seen this 120Hz claim is on forums, im going to go right ahead and assume its 60Hz like most other displays on the market at the moment.
NOW: Taking into account all that, would you buy the 2333SW ($290) or the 2494HS ($365)??
hmmmmmmmm thats good, im leaning more towards buying it now. i can afford either or and the 2494 seems to have the edge in most areas, allbeit not by a huge margin.
1920x1080... that's the resolution of the display. AFAIK LCD monitors aren't like CRT ones in that you can lower the resolution and up the refresh rate. With LCD monitors you are pretty much using all the pixels no matter what resolution the video card is sending to it unless it is doing 1:1 mapping maybe. It's not like CRT monitors.
Haven't seen that specified anywhere.
You can usually force it with ur graphics card drivers can't you? I've done that on my current display, and old HP 19" LCD, with nVidia control panel. Got it up to 75Hz from 60.
I think riva tuner lets you tweak it too.
There's a good chance it will only do 60hz at 1920x1080. There's some part of the monitor that has to process the dvi signal, and that part on pretty much every monitor can only process single-link dvi since it's cheaper to manufacture. The expensive displays like the ~$2000 30" 2560x1600x60hz and something like ~$800 22" 1680x1050x120hz monitors are afaik the only monitors that can handle true dual-link dvi.
So i'd say that monitor will only do 85hz at lower resolutions, whatever is within the bandwidth of single-link dvi.
Not 120Hz and not 85Hz. 85Hz is its maximum vertical frequency.
If you read all the results on google, no one really has any idea of what they are talking about.
I have this screen and there is no options to set it to 120Hz.
I'd wait or buy the cheaper one.
So what refresh rate does it do?
60Hz, just like every other monitor out there.
Currently, only Samsung's SyncMaster 2233RZ and ViewSonic FuHzion VX2265wm LCD displays fit the criteria of supporting a 120Hz refresh rate at their native resolution. You can also go with analog CRTs as long as they can do 120Hz refresh rate. For higher-end consumers, Mitsubishi's range of 1080p DLP Home Theater TVs also fit the bill. However note that several other new HDTVs can support '120Hz mode', but this is not supported by the NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision kit. These LCD TV's actually only accept the standard 1080/60p or 1080/24p input but use their internal processor to add additional frames to recreate a 120Hz internal refresh rate. The GeForce 3D Vision kit requires LCDs that can accept a 120Hz refresh rate input over Dual-Link DVI.
Much of the discussion of refresh rate does not apply to the liquid crystal portion of an LCD monitor. This is because while a CRT monitor uses the same mechanism for both illumination and imaging, LCDs employ a separate backlight to illuminate the image being portrayed by the LCD's liquid crystal shutters. The shutters themselves do not have a "refresh rate" as such due to the fact that they always stay at whatever opacity they were last instructed to continuously, and do not become more or less transparent until instructed to produce a different opacity. Most of the TFT LCDs used in portable devices and computer monitors need a continuous refresh. The driving voltage determines the transmittance of the liquid crystal.
The closest thing liquid crystal shutters have to a refresh rate is their response time, while nearly all LCD backlights (most notably fluorescent cathodes, which commonly operate at (~200Hz) have a separate figure known as flicker, which describes how many times a second the backlight pulses on and off.
However they also have a Refresh rate that governs how often a new image is received from the video card (often at 60Hz).
When LCD shutter glasses are used for stereo displays, the effective refresh rate is halved, because each eye needs a separate picture. For this reason, it is usually recommended to use a display capable of at least 120 Hz, but 200 Hz is optimal. Unfortunately most LCD monitors cannot handle this rate, especially at higher resolutions.
Thanks for the info, Barry. Please forgive my ignorance. BTW, my LCD monitor does 76Hz apparently.
Thanks for using Samsung FAQ.
No planned Australia sets have 120hz true input at this stage, as refresh is always based off core 50hz refresh rate.
You might want to read what you monitor says in its menu. I can make my graphics card put out 120Hz but my monitor menu, under info, still says it is running of 60Hz.
Its a very unclear topic as far as terminology goes, so I'm only going by what I've read, as above.
So i bought the 2494HS anyway and it does a max of 60Hz at 1920x1080.
My old monitor (a HP 19" LCD) could do 75Hz at 1280x1024, but thats the native 17" res, so maybe thats why.
Either way the display is awesome, bright as and videos look great. Nice for gaming too. Plus i think V-synced gaming at 60fps and 75fps isnt too different, i havent been feeling short changed on smoothness at all.
I love mine, how was the colour out of the box?
Ok, it just seemed like a weird number. What's the monitor?
Sun Microsystems 19" thing, 1280x1024, couldn't tell you the actual model number sorry, I think it's pretty much a Samsung.
If it is this, looks like a rather nice screen.
bit mixed about the colours, gamings fine, desktops fine, some videos look a bit whitewashed.
Its usually good, but in some situations looks a bit dull.
What settings did you change??
Theres also some colour app that came on the cd which i haven't installed. Think i'll do that this arvo n see what it does.
I can't remember off the top of my head. I think it was what came with the CD.
Lets you change the colours to your suiting and saves a colour profile for you to use in windows.


Stolzle Grand Cuvee Champagne Flute Set of 6 (P/N F 210/07). Machine-made with no lead, these flutes are extremely durable because the stem and bowl are melted together, which strengthens the glass and eliminates seam lines and transitions.
I really am impressed with the value of these flutes. They are sturdy, yet thin and have nice shape and quality.
I was so happy to find these to use for a wedding toast! They are an ideal smaller size - more bubbly to go around and still look like a proper serving.


State Street Global Advisors and Treasury Today Group's Women in Treasury roundtables came to Singapore in November 2018 to unveil the results of the Women in Treasury Global Study 2018 with the local corporate community. Guests also discussed how to curate an 'executive presence' and refine their personal brand.
Over a third (39%) of female treasurers feel they earn less than their male counterparts, the 2018 Women in Treasury Annual Global Study revealed. Additionally, over a quarter of respondents believe they have been overlooked or ignored in the workplace because of their gender. The eye-opening results of Treasury Today's study, supported by State Street Global Advisors, was the topic of discussion for the audience in Singapore on November 20th 2018.
This event was the latest in a series of roundtables, hosted by Treasury Today and State Street Global Advisors, looking at women in treasury. Conducted from May to September 2018, the study attracted 348 responses with those participating ranging widely in age, experience, geography and role. Of these, only 5% of female treasurers surveyed felt there have been improvements in pay parity over the past year. However, most respondents characterised their company's approach to diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity as 'favourable'.
Following an enjoyable lunch with treasury guests from a broad spectrum of industries, Gunjan Chauhan, Head of EMEA Cash Business at State Street Global Advisors, set the tone for the roundtable discussion.
"What surprises me is that, even in 2018, we're having the same conversations that we were having decades before, back in 2008 or even 1998, around gender equality in the workplace," she said. "It perplexes me why we still keep having the same conversation, why we aren't moving forward at the pace that I'm sure most of us around this table would want to move," Chauhan commented.
This view was supported in the annual study. The majority of respondents work in teams where more than 30% are female. However, at the top of their organisations this changes dramatically: only 5% of respondents have a female CEO and 82% said their company does not have a diverse board. Mentoring sponsorship and coaching programmes continued to receive positive responses, with 79% of all respondents believing these were key to a successful career.
As such, Louise Watts, founder of Australian executive coaching company, Transition Hub, spoke to the roundtable guests about how she mentors women (and men), in the importance of 'executive presence' and how it can be gained.
Executive presence has often been cited across recruitment teams and board rooms as a qualifying characteristic for senior roles in the corporate world. As jobs increasingly become automated, both men and women are going to need this type of human skill more than they ever have in the past, Watts explained. "It's not something that naturally arrives as you grow up. As women, I think it's a really untapped opportunity for us to be more confident, bolder and more present in our organisations," outlined Watts.
Having worked with business women globally, Watts argues that a lack of confidence plays havoc with female careers worldwide. "Networking, being confident and present is not something we naturally grant ourselves the right to," she explained. "Interestingly, we are probably more likely to get the job done, take care of the details and ensure somebody else can look good as they network, than do it ourselves," Watts pointed out.
When working with clients, Watts often asks them to imagine how people would describe them in a couple of words. They are then asked to think about how they would like to be described, and "so often there's a little gap," Watts said. She then works to close that gap to create their desired perception.
"We pretty much know the strategies. It's reminding ourselves to coach ourselves or to take advantage of feedback we've been given through coaching or from peers," Watts explained.
People are often so busy with work and other things in their lives, that they're not thinking about their personal brand, Watts said. "But I think we're beginning to. We're reading more on social media, listening to podcasts and going to events where we're reminded that we can build our own reputation," Watts explained. "It's all about choice rather than just accepting the way someone sees you," she added.
After enthusiastic discussion from male and female treasurers sharing stories of progress and remaining barriers, Chauhan rallied the audience. "There are enough of us now – very like-minded colleagues, male and female – who can come together and make it count. But if we don't make it count, if we don't challenge the status quo or the corporate policies then what's the point? It will always be the same. "Now more than ever, I'm feeling like people are ready to think differently," she concluded.


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Q: Serial driver hw fifo overrun at 460800 baud rate I am using 2.6.32 OMAP based linux kernel. I have observed that at high speed data rate (Serial port set to 460800 baud rate) serial port HW fifo overflow happens.
The serial port is configured to generate interrupt at every 8 bytes in rx and tx both direction (i.e when the serial port HW fifo is 8 byte full serial interrupt is generated which reads the data from the serial port at once).
I am transmitting 114 bytes packet continuously (Serial driver has no clue about the packet mode, it receives data in raw mode). Based on calculations,
460800 bits/sec => 460800/10 = 46080 bytes/sec (Where 1 stop bit and 1 start bit) so in 1 second I can transmit under worst case 46080/114 => 404.21 packets without any issue.
But, I expect the serial port to handle at least 1000 packets per second as such I have configured serial driver to generate interrupt every 8 bytes.
I tried the same using windows XP and I am able to read upto 600 packets / second.
Do you think this is feasible on linux under above circumstances? or I am missing something? Let me know your comments.
could someone also, send some important configuration settings that needs to be configured in .config file. I am unable to attach .config file otherwise,  I can share it.

A: There are two kind of overflows that can occur for a serial port.  The first one is the one you are talking about, the driver not responding to the interrupt fast enough to empty the FIFO.  They are typically around 16 bytes deep so getting a fifo overflow requires the interrupt handler to be unresponsive for 1 / (46080 / 16) = 347 microseconds.  That's a really, really long time.  You have to have a pretty drastically screwed up driver with a higher priority interrupt to trip that.
The second kind is the one you didn't consider and offers more hope for a logical explanation.  The driver copies the bytes from the fifo into a receive buffer.  Where they will sit until the user mode program calls read() to read them.  Getting an overflow on that buffer will happen when don't configure any kind of handshaking with the device and the user mode program is not calling read() often enough.  It looks exactly like a fifo buffer overflow, bytes just disappear.  There are status bits to warn about these problems but not checking them is a frequent oversight.  You didn't mention doing that either.
So start by improving the diagnostics, do check the overflow status bits to know what's going on.  Then do consider enabling handshaking if you find out that it is actually a buffer overflow issue.  Increasing the buffer size is possible but not a solution if this is a fire-hose problem.  Getting the user mode program to call read() more often is a fix but not an easy one.  Just lowering the baud rate, yeah, that always works.


When it comes to buying a dog collar for your pup you have a lot of different options to choose from. From the very simple to the colorful, fashion forward looks that are so very popular right now there is a collar out there to suit every dog, no matter how large or small.
When choosing the right collar for your pup there are a number of things that have to be kept in mind. A dog collar is worn around a very sensitive part of your pup's anatomy - her neck - and often it is the basis of a restraint system that will prevent her from getting loose and running way, something no pet parent wants. This means that in addition to looking great the best dog collar has to fit well, be durable and secure and suited for the purpose it is being worn.
A standard dog collar - the most popular type - is usually simple in terms of construction, is easy to get on and off and does what you need it to without being overly complicated. Usually secured by a plastic or metal snap or buckle these collars are perfect for everyday wear and come in a wide variety of sizes and styles, including some very colorful and fashion forward ones.
If you walk your pup after the sun goes down - or before it comes up - it's important that you are both easy to spot. Safety collars feature reflective materials - or sometimes even lights - so that your pup is visible to everyone, helping keep him safe.
No pup is born knowing quite how their new pet parent would like them to behave, and that is especially true of behaving properly when out walking. Training collars are designed to help pet parents teach their dog how to walk on a leash in the right way without hurting them or damaging their sensitive neck.
Dog collars also come in a wide variety of different materials. Nylon collars are very common, and very popular, as they are durable but comfortable for a dog to wear and can be crafted in a huge array of different styles. Leather dog collars, though more expensive, are often the choice of pet parents looking for heavy duty durability - so they are a great choice for larger dogs - as well as a classic, sophisticated style.
You can also purchase chain dog collars, primarily for use while training. When used with great care these can be very helpful, but should not be worn for long periods of time or when your pup has to be left unattended.
The dog collar you choose should also be suited to the purpose it is being worn for, which may mean that your pup will actually need more than one collar! For example, if your pup likes to go for a swim his collar will need to be waterproof and not too heavy. If you walk him at night it will need to be reflective or light up. It will often need to be used with a leash or harness, so the dog collar you chose will need to be suitable for that too.
One of the single most important things to consider when purchasing a dog collar is that it fits your pup properly. This means that before you begin to shop you need to measure your pup's neck.
To do this, take a dressmaker's tape measure and place it around your pup's neck between his ears and his collarbone, as that is where his new dog collar will be worn. When you have that measurement add two inches to it and you will have your dog's collar measurement so that you can shop for a dog collar that you can be confident will fit.
Why add two inches? Because a dog collar should never be too tight. When it is an ideal fit you should be able to fit two fingers underneath it between the collar and your dog's body.
One thing that some pet parents forget is that a dog's neck size can change. The collar measurement that was correct for them when they were six months old is very unlikely to be the same as it when they are six years old. This means that every time you buy a new dog collar you should take a few minutes to measure your dog's neck again, to make sure that the size they wore in the past is still suitable for them now.
Now that you know a lot more about dog collars and what to look for in the right one for your pup it's time to go shopping! We have a wide range of different dog collars available, and so finding just the right one for your fur kid should be a cinch!


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There is great need for recycling in the city of Royal Palm Beach. This city houses many beautiful places and amazing sceneries and we cannot let our waste wither it out. Royal Palm Beach is a village found in Southeast Florida.
It is part of the Palm Beach County and offers so many cultural delights. About 41,000 people live and work here. Being a reasonably small city it is important to properly manage the waste it produces. This post highlights some fun sites in Royal Palm Beach and why it is important to keep it clean.
Keeping all 4,200 acres of Royal Palm Beach land is not a job for the selected few. Everyone has to participate and do their parts. Royal Palm Beach houses some very important details that do not do well in dirt. The surrounding beaches makes waste pollution a bad idea. The city is designed in a way that even the simplest form of litter can have adverse effects on the residents.
A clean city opens up to new frontiers, possibilities and revenue influx whereas no one would want to invest in a city where dirt is heaped on the sidewalks and breathing becomes a conscious activity. Deviating into Real estate, here the appearance of a location determines its worth. When a city is kept neat and tidy, it attracts investors and partnerships to the area and spikes that city's internally generated revenue.
Clean streets, highways, parks and sidewalks prevent the occurrence of accidents thus increasing the city's life expectancy. Also, Royal Palm Beach as the name implies is a tropical city that has rivers and oceans as its neighbors. Cleaning the city and managing waste efficiently keeps diseases and environmental hazards at bay.
Manufacturing products from their raw materials consumes a truck load of energy. Industries that manufacture glass, paper, plastics, metals, ceramics and chinaware consume the most energy, burning through its fuel in producing finished products. The materials listed here can all be recycled and once they are, it reduces the work load of these industries and automatically conserves their energies. Recycling also reduces the energy that involves waste management practices like burning in incinerators.
The industrial manufacturing processes of certain materials gives off by products that portray harmful qualities to the environment and also to mankind. Since recycling these products will conserve this energy, it will also in turn reduce the amount of by products and green house gases that would have been emitted into the environment. Gases like methane, nitrogen oxides and carbondioxide which the atmosphere already possesses, when emitted by factories and industries, prove to be very harmful because it increases their proportions and lead to drastic environmental events. These events include acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer, direct contact with sun's rays, earthquakes, tsunamis and even hurricanes. Royal Palm Beach will not survive any of these occurrences and as such recycling our waste is a lot safer for our environment.
The cost of production is on the high side. It includes purchase and transportation of virgin raw materials to the factories, wages of workers, maintenance of machineries, packaging, and licensing all make recycling seem pretty cheap. Using recycled materials as raw materials eliminates most of that cost.
Did you know that about 60% of all our waste end up in landfills, and this statistic is only for civilized countries. 90% of this waste do not decompose example plastic, glass and metals. Studies show that plastics take thousands of years to decompose. At this rate, there will be no planet left for future generations, only plastic. Now when we recycle our waste, we put them back into use and therefore reduce the statistics. Also, recycling makes landfills to only house biodegradable wastes which in turn decompose to add nutrients to the soil.
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Russian immigrant Samuel Nathan Friedland purchased about 56,000 acres of land in west Palm Beach County. Out of this he later sold 4,200 acres to Lefcourt Realty Co. which incorporated it in 1959 as a what we now call Royal Palm Beach. Unfortunately, Lefcourt declared bankruptcy in 1961, Friedland took it back up and formed the Royal Palm Beach Colony as a means of continuity. Between 1965 and the 1980's the city really expanded, forming Royal Palm Beach boulevard at the northern, southern, eastern and western sides of the town increasing the number of residents and social amenities across all corners of the town. Presently, so many years later, the city has really become a must see for tourists.
The Royal Palm Beach Commons Park is an excellent place to just unwind and take in the sunset. When you're done with that, get your feet wet at The Calypso Bay water park which is perfect for sliding, swimming and even snorkeling. Get into the circus vibe with our Aerial Trapeze Academy, but try not to get too dizzy. You can also take a breath of nature at the Veterans Park, keep fit at CrossFit Liger and golf at the Village Golf Club while enjoying a wide variety of food at Connolly's.
The need for recycling is primal and its benefits, very encouraging. Royal Palm Beach is a beautiful place to visit and offers an experience that you will not just find anywhere. Book your stay today.


I liked Christmas music too much…just like everyone else.
It's not that I don't like Christmas music, though I'm going to bah and humbug my way through this month.
I liked it too much.
Now… it's become something different.
Think about it for a minute. If you actually played one version of all the "traditional" Christmas songs back to back, you'd have a playlist that lasted maybe two or three hours.
And that playlist is playing on repeat in nearly every store, every cafeteria, every mall, every waiting area, and even public areas.
I'm just old enough to remember when music wasn't quite so portable. When it wasn't quite so ubiquitous. When hearing your favorite carol or Christmas song was unusual, and something special… not an experience that you could count on happening within an hour or two.
And the way that Christmas music has tentacled its way into every bit of the background of our lives has robbed it of that specialness, of that reverence.
Regardless of one's faith tradition (or even a lack thereof), it's a good thing to stop and reflect every once in a while. It's a good thing to have a ritual, a special event where you have to reflect.
Maybe that's a church service. Maybe that's looking at lights in your living room or driving around the neighborhood. It can be anything.
Even hearing your favorite Christmas song for the first time that season.
But for it to be special, it can't just be commonplace. It can't be the background to everyday life.
And that's what Christmas music has become.
And to that, I say humbug indeed.


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Nicely engraved antique stock certificate from the Harnischfeger Corporation dating back to the 1970's. This document, which carries the printed signatures of the company President and Secretary, was printed by the Security-Columbian Bank Note Company, and measures approximately 12" (w) by 8" (h).
This piece features a detailed vignette of a male allegorical figure holding a sledgehammer and globe. Beneath him are a stack of books and a winged wheel.
Henry Harnischfeger, who co-founded P&H Mining Equipment with Alonzo Pawling in 1884, was born in Salmuënster Kreischlichtern, Hessen Nassau, a very old town in Germany on July 10, 1855. His parents were Constantine and Christina Harnischfeger. Constantine ran a small tannery and also farmed the family's small plot of land to make ends meet.
Harnischfeger attended school taught by monks of the Order of Saint Francis. For a time, Henry thought he might become a monk, or perhaps a tailor. However the Franciscan Brothers encouraged him to pursue a locksmith apprenticeship instead. With support from his parents, Henry learned the locksmith trade.
Eager to seek his fortune, Henry prevailed upon his father to let him emigrate to the United States. A cousin, Michael Habig, had done so five years before, and Henry wanted to pursue his career in America. On March 23, 1872 Henry began his journey. He landed at Castle Gardens, New Jersey on April 9, 1872. Henry moved in for a short time with his cousin, Michael, who owned a bakery. Through Michael, Henry met some employees of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Soon after, Henry joined Singer and was put to work manufacturing sewing machine parts. Henry was laid off when business fell off later that year, but he quickly found employment as a locksmith with a local firm.
Six months later, eager to gain further experience, Henry moved to Providence, Rhode Island where he secured a job with the Rhode Island Locomotive Works. He later moved to Brown & Sharpe where he worked on vernier calipers and other measuring devices. About this time, a financial panic swept the country and Henry was laid off again.
He went to New York and worked in a Brooklyn saloon while seeking another locksmithing opportunity. Three months later he found employment manufacturing parts for trunks for the American Express Company. Soon after, Singer Sewing Machine Company opened a new factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Henry rejoined Singer, where he served in the tool department from 1874 to 1881. It was at Singer that he built the first automatic screw machine.
Henry studied engineering during his time in Elizabeth. In 1881, he pursued an opportunity to move to Milwaukee to work as a toolmaker for the Whitehill Sewing Machine Company. Mr. Whitehill was an inventor without manufacturing experience. He would change designs often, requiring new tools and often shutting down manufacture. Mr. Whitehill abandoned his sewing machine business in 1883 and carried on a general jobbing shop where Henry served as a tool department foreman. During this time, Mr. Alonzo Pawling was a wood patternmaker in the Whitehill Sewing Machine Company.
Alonzo Pawling saw that the Whitehill business was losing momentum and decided to start a new business, the Milwaukee Tool & Pattern Shop. The new business was short on capital and also machine shop experience. In November 1884, Pawling approached Harnischfeger about joining his firm as a partner. As operations at Whitehill were practically at an end, Henry made his decision.
On December 1, 1884, the partnership Pawling & Harnischfeger Machine and Pattern Shop got under way. The partners worked out of a small wooden building on Milwaukee's South Side. In their first few years, Pawling & Harnischfeger created wood patterns for machinery inventors, and they manufactured small components for other firms.
In 1887 they helped rebuild and improve upon a failed overhead traveling crane for the E.P. Allis Company. The new crane was far superior to the original, and soon other customers approached "P&H" for more such cranes offering increased performance and reliability.
Suddenly, P&H had a product they could call their own. In 1912, seeking an expanded product line that would help the firm better endure economic downturns, P&H began designing and manufacturing earth-moving equipment needed for America's rapidly expanding infrastructure. Early P&H earth moving machines included back-fillers, wheel trenchers, shovels, backhoes, and draglines.
P&H, in fact, introduced the first gasoline engine-powered dragline after World War I. It was a truck-mounted machine that could be used for lifting, pile-driving, claming and dragging. P&H then introduced a shovel-type excavator mounted on crawlers, and then a backhoe. The new machines had obvious applications in mining and construction, and Harnischfeger became a world leader in both fields.
At this, too, the firm was highly successful. Decades later, the P&H brand is now synonymous with productive, reliable mining equipment and rock-solid support for cost-focused mining operations.
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Article by Maxwell W. Finkelstein
Published Online September 2, 2010
Last Edited March 4, 2015
Cape Breton Highlands National Park (established 1936) stretches across the northern tip of Cape Breton Island.
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park (established 1936) stretches across the northern tip of Cape Breton Island, occupying 948 km2 of a high plateau covered with bogs and forest and dotted with ponds.
Around the seaward edge of the park are 300 m cliffs, sheltered coves and rocky beaches, all under constant attack from the Atlantic Ocean. Vegetation is varied: hardwood forests of maple, beech and yellow birch contrast with muskeg, heath barrens and orchid-dotted bogs. Wildlife species include moose, white-tailed deer, black bear, snowshoe hare, bobcat, lynx and, possibly, cougar. The rock vole, Gaspé and pygmy shrews and marten, all considered rare in Canada, inhabit the park. Over 230 species of birds have been recorded.
Human History
This is one of the places claimed as the site of John Cabot's landfall in 1497. Micmac were living in the area at the time. Portuguese fishermen were the first Europeans to settle, followed by French and Scottish immigrants. Tradition is strong in fishing villages near the park. French is the first language of many residents, reflecting their Acadian heritage, while the use of Gaelic reflects a Highland heritage.
The 298 km Cabot Trail, a modern scenic highway, is one way to experience the park's beauty. There are 6 vehicle-accessible, fully serviced campgrounds, as well as backcountry sites.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia (photo by J.A. Kraulis).
A beech forest in the Clyburn Valley of Cape Breton Highlands National Park (courtesy Parks Canada).
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Can bass fin you?
How do you identify a freshwater bass?
How can you identify a smallmouth bass?
Is a black bass the same as a largemouth bass?
How can you tell a white bass?
Whats the difference between a rock bass and a small mouth bass?
Are white bass and sand bass the same?
How can you tell a black bass?
What is the biggest type of bass?
Can bass bite your finger off?
Do bass bite humans?
What are the different types of bass fish?
What is a hybrid striped bass?
What are the different species of peacock bass?
What is a hybrid bass?
The largemouth can be distinguished from most similar species by the fact that its mouth extends at least to, and often beyond the rear edge of the eyes. Also, its first and second dorsal fins are almost separated by an obvious deep dip, and there are no scales on the soft-rayed second dorsal fin.
The smallmouth is easily distinguished from the largemouth by its clearly connected dorsal fins, the scales on the base portion of the soft-rayed second dorsal fin, and the upper jaw bone which extends only to about the middle of the eye.
Black basses are found in eastern North America. Two of them, the largemouth and smallmouth basses (M. salmoides and M. The largemouth bass, growing to a maximum length and weight of about 80 cm (31.5 inches) and 10 kg (22 pounds), is characteristically an inhabitant of quiet, weedy lakes and streams.
Yes, bass do have teeth (Largemouth bass, at least). However, while their teeth are nothing like the teeth on a shark, they are pretty sharp and can scrape or cut your thumb (bass thumb) and hand when you're holding one, as your thumb will usually be inside its mouth.
The following characteristics may be used in identifying species: White Bass. A Stripes faint, only one extends. to tail.
towards the back of the tongue. Striped Bass. A Stripes distinct, several extend. to tail.
near the midline towards the back of the tongue. Hybrid. Striped Bass. A Stripes distinct, usually broken,
Rock bass are also sometimes called rockies or goggle eyes(their eyes are big compared to their overall body size). They have red eyes. Smallies' eyes tend to be more orangish. Rock bass have a shape more like a bluegill (but thicker)while smallies tend to have a longer, skinnier body than rock bass.
The Highly Underrated All American Fish. Many Southern anglers refer to them as sand bass but pretty much everywhere else they're know as white bass. White bass are a silvery, spiny-rayed fish similar to a striped bass but smaller than a striper.
All black bass species are generally elongated, have a larger mouth size, ctenoid scales and are carnivorous. To properly identify each species, you must know the following: Upper jaw length and position compared to the eye. Number, size and location of lateral stripes and/or blotches.
Giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas), known as mero gigante in Mexico, are the largest resident bony fishes in California. The biggest giant sea bass ever recorded was 2.26 meters (7.4 feet) long and weighed 256 kilograms (563.5 pounds).
Answer: Yes! Yes, bass do have teeth (Largemouth bass, at least). However, while their teeth are nothing like the teeth on a shark, they are pretty sharp and can scrape or cut your thumb (bass thumb) and hand when you're holding one, as your thumb will usually be inside its mouth.
Do Bass Bite Humans? No, bass don't bite humans. While they are top predators in the bodies of water that they inhabit you have no reason to fear them.
While they're collectively called black bass, there are actually four major types of bass and many subspecies of bass out there. In fact, these fish actually types of sunfish, although they're rarely called such. The four main types of bass that fisherman in the US can find are the largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, and Guadalupe bass.
Hybrid striped bass. A hybrid striped bass, also known as a wiper or whiterock bass, is a hybrid between the striped bass ( Morone saxatilis) and the white bass (M. chrysops).
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A hybrid striped bass, also known as a wiper or whiterock bass, is a hybrid between the striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and the white bass (M. chrysops). It can be distinguished from the striped bass by broken rather than solid horizontal stripes on the body.
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Korella Park Mullaloo is the perfect spot for a play date, especially for toddlers and preschoolers they will love the giant car, nature play, sand play and traditional play features too.
Firstly, this big car is bound to be the first thing your kids climb all over. It has a steering wheel and you can change the gears. It's set on spring so you can bounce the car all about. Kids can sit in the driver or passengers seat or in the front or back of the car. My boy loved pretending he was a dog in the back of the car - crazy kid!
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EU Automation, explains what goes into making a workplace safety strategy.
According to research by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), manufacturing is statistically one of the highest risk industrial sectors to work in. With more than 3,000 major injuries and nine fatalities occurring every year in the UK, can more be done to protect the health and safety of those working in industrial environments? Here, Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director of industrial obsolete parts supplier, EU Automation, explains what goes into making a workplace safety strategy.
Work related injuries and sickness costs businesses €2,680 billion each year and while Industry 4.0 technologies are believed to reduce accidents, without a robust health and safety plan that includes training on new equipment, problems can still arise. But where do you start when formulating your health and safety strategy?
Develop your work plan
With any cultural change it's important to have a strong team from across the business leading the initiative. Once formed, roles should be allocated and the group should identify key issues in their own working environment to address.
Communicate your mission
The mission and vision of the strategy should be clearly articulated across the entire company. While having the top-down support is vital to the success of any strategy, it's equally important to have backing from the rest of the company. Without their participation, the strategy's implementation will fall at the first hurdle. The mission statement must be clear and concise and made accessible to all employees.
Some manufacturers may be further along their health and safety journey than others, with a relatively robust set of procedures in place already. The group must take a step back and look at the business' current strengths and weaknesses. By pinpointing critical issues, you can then take appropriate action, be it with training or other means.
Identify your objectives and how to achieve them
With the weaknesses identified, it's now time to determine how they will be addressed. Each weakness should be assessed on an individual basis, with specific objectives allocated. This step is perhaps the most time consuming as it is here where an action plan is developed to deal with the various issues.
As part of the strategy, the group should also consider developing a planned maintenance programme as regular maintenance can prevent equipment faults from arising, minimising potential hazards.
Communication and evaluation
Once the safety strategy has been created, it must be communicated and implemented. The exercise is pointless if the document is simply printed and put inside a drawer. The action plan should be evaluated on a regular basis and adapted accordingly if safety does not improve in the plant.
As the factory floor becomes 'smarter', a detailed safety strategy is vital in ensuring the plant is a safe working environment. Without the proper training, procedures and protocols in place, the number of workplace accidents will continue to climb, causing considerable loses for businesses.
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Among the more urgent tasks of the 86th Texas Legislature is the continuation of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and state Sen. Dawn Buckingham's (and Sen. Brian Birdwell's) SB 604, renewing and amending some duties of the agency passed the Texas Senate on Thursday.
The department is due to expire under Sunset rules on September 1st.
A Sunset review of the TxDMV was generally positive but there were recommendations that are taken into consideration in the bill.
As Sen. Buckingham told the Senate, the bill "eliminates unnecessary licenses, streamlines administrative processes to allow department staff to focus on more critical agency functions.
"It also makes several statutory changes that provide the department with mechanisms necessary to better protect the integrity of vehicle titles and registrations while combating illegal and fraudulent activities, especially within the salvage industry.
Board members would be required to have training under an amendment to the bill, which would also make specifications regarding salvage yards.
A second amendment from Sen. Robert Nichols requires training for some dealers.
A third amendment from Transportation committee Chair, Sen. Charles Schwertner incorporates a plan to make sure owners of renewable-power vehicles are paying their share of road taxes, calling for a study of possible new taxes on the registration of such vehicles.
A fourth amendment from Sen. Jose Menendez failed, which called for online registration, applications, approvals, receipts and stickers to revert from third-party vendors (who gained access to the system in 2016 to simplify the registration processes) back to local tax assessor-collectors.


Having moved to Nottingham from a sleepy village in deepest Norfolk, Jamie Moon is quickly making a name for himself in the midlands. Jamie's beautiful fingerpicking style developed as for a while he could not afford eat, never-mind replace his frequently lost plectrums.
The delicate guitar arrangements and songs by Damien Rice, Elliott Smith, Ben Howard and Bob Dylan have had a significant influence on Jamie, encouraging him to push his music even further with the new record, Glasshouse EP.


Australian vegan ultramarathon runner and musician, Grant "Raw Aussie Athlete" Campbell, will soon be releasing a music video clip called "Come Eat with the Vegans" and would like you to appear in it! The song is a take-off of 1969 Russell Morris hit "The Real Thing".
Grant is looking to collaborate with other vegans by creating a montage of them doing their "real vegan thing" while singing (miming) the song. Things like eating great vegan food, doing fitness activities such as cycling or running, caring for rescued animals, having fun in the kitchen or whatever your thing is, in groups or individually.
Videos should be in 1080p HD format. Sound quality doesn't matter, but the song needs to be audible so that your video can be synchronized during editing. The theme should be playful and fun.
Videos should be submitted by next Tuesday, 1 March.
Listen to the song or read the lyrics. For more details email Grant at grant@rawaussieathlete.com.
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Once the story of the century, the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory has all but vanished
It had all the makings of a once-in-a-generation scandal: allegations of political sabotage from a hostile foreign power, the willing cooperation of an upstart political candidate, a stolen election, a compromised U.S. national security system, and a genuine threat to the stability and integrity of the United States itself.
Yet after several years of claims from politicians, activists and commentators that President Donald Trump and/or his campaign actively colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton, the scandal itself has essentially died, with no evidence ever having arisen to substantiate those explosive allegations.
The death knell of the conspiracy theory was likely the March 2019 release of the special counsel's report on the conspiracy theory; the open-ended, years-long investigation, headed by former FBI Director Robert Mueller, was ultimately unable to find any strong evidence that the Trump campaign had collaborated with the Russian government to win the 2016 race.
Yet the evidence for collusion had always been slim: Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein admitted under oath last year that by August of 2017 there was no evidence to substantiate claims that Trump had conspired with Russia to steal the election.
Still, the theory persisted for nearly two years afterwards, pushed by major Democratic leaders in Congress and promoted by prominent media personalities, essentially dominating the first two-and-a-half years of Trump's presidency.
Among the most aggressive pushers of the theory was U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, whose position as the chair of the House Intelligence Committee gave him major influence over Congress's handling of the Russia allegations.
Schiff claimed over the years to be in possession of major proof of Trump's collusion with Russia, citing, variously, "significant evidence," "direct evidence," "abundant circumstantial evidence" and "more than circumstantial evidence" indicating a conspiracy.
Schiff never publicly provided the evidence of which he claimed to be in possession. Mueller's subsequent inability to find any evidence in his own right would seem to indicate that Schiff may have lacked the proof he repeatedly claimed to have.
Still, even after Mueller's conclusions, Schiff — whose office did not respond to requests for comment — suggested that he and others in Congress would seek to "evaluate and further investigate the president's misconduct," leaving open the possibility that they might find actual proof of collusion upon further scrutiny.
The conspiracy theory was not broadcast only from Capitol Hill. Major media networks and personalities often ran round-the-clock coverage of the alleged collusion scandal, often hosting Democratic politicians and political analysts purporting to offer proof that Trump had conspired with Russia during 2016.
Among them was CNN's Jake Tapper, whose weekday news show "The Lead" was at times a clearinghouse for Trump-Russia conspiracies. Yet even after Mueller announced the lack of evidence of a collusion scheme, Tapper continued to gesture toward Trump's possible collusion with Russians, arguing that Mueller's report declined to fully clear the president of any collaboration with the Russian government.
Mueller's own arguably confusing logic did indeed make that assertion: The investigator declared in his writeup that "while [the] report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."
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"Target the appearance of split ends, with the Ultimate Blends Silky Smoother 1 Minute Polishing Scrub, blended with Vanilla Milk and Papaya extract and enriched with tiny micro-beads. Use a few times a week instead of your regular conditioner, for strokably soft, beautifully smoothed hair."
I think this purchase shows just how powerful a quick little ad before a youtube video can be. Just an hour before I popped into Superdrug an advert about this new split end polishing scrub was playing on my iPad and I was quite quick to click skip ad. Fast forward an hour and it was jumping into my basket. It wasn't a total impulse purchase, I was on the lookout for a new intensive conditioner and this managed to fit the bill quite well.
With long (heat attacked and dyed) hair, split ends are inevitable and this new intense conditioner with micro beads is tailor made for long hair prone to split ends. The idea of micro-beads intrigued me and the promise of working in just 1 minute was all too tempting.
The vanilla milk and papaya scent is sweet and smells delicious. The cream is lovely and thick and the scrub side isn't too over the top or out of the ordinary.
Obviously using this product a few times isn't going to miraculously change the ends of my hair but it does leave my hair and ends feeling smooth and healthy.
I don't really like the packaging of this product. The squeeze tube is quite good but it's not as easy as a tub to get every last drop out. I don't like the colour of the packaging either. There's something about the shimmery peach colour that makes it look old fashioned. Quite a minor complaint to make really.
I'm tempted to check out the rest of the Ultimate Blends range, maybe the nourishing repairer or sleek restorer.
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AGM/RGM/UGM-84 "Харпун" (, , – Харпун) е американска противокорабна крилата ракета. Една от най-разпространените в света. Разработена е от компанията МакДонал-Дъглас, понастоящем се произвежда от предприятия на корпорацията Boeing.

Тази малогабаритна ракета има дозвукова скорост на полета, осколочно-фугасна бойна част с маса 225 кг, максималната далечина на стрелбата зависи от носителя, модификацията на ракетата и целеуказанието и съставлява от 90 до 220 км (280 км на модификацията SLAM, а ред не приети на въоръжение версии на ракетата имат и по-голяма далечина).

Съществува във варианти с:
 авиационно базиране – AGM-84
 корабно (брегово) базиране – RGM-84
 за подводни лодки – UGM-84
Ракетата преминава няколко модернизации.

Стойността на една ракета към 2008 г. съставлява $1,5 млн..

История
Още през 1965 г. въоръжените сили на САЩ започват разработката на ракета с радиус действие до 45 км, предназначена за поразяване на изплували подводни лодки. По асоциация с китоловната промишленост, ракетата получава условното название "Harpoon" ("китове" – сленгово название за изплувалите субмарини). Работите се придвижват сравнително бавно – ВМС на САЩ не вижда особена необходимост от специализираното противокорабно оръжие, считайки, че палубната авиация с тактически ядрени бомби е по-ефективна. Задачите за самоотбраната на корабите се предполага да се решават с помощта на приспособени за стрелба по надводни цели модификации на зенитни ракети.

След потопяването на израелския разрушител "Ейлат" с ракети П-15 "Термит" на египетски катери през 1967 г., ВМФ на САЩ, оценявайки потенциала на специализираното противокорабно оръжие, приема решение да преориентира програмата "Харпун" за борба с надводните кораби. Работите над проекта официално започват през 1968 г. Първоначално, основни носители на новото оръжие трябва да станат патрулните самолети, но в началото на 1970-те е решено да се разшири гамата от възможни носители и да се пускат ракети също от подводни лодки, палубни щурмовици и надводни кораби.

Контракта за разработката на новата ракета получава през юни 1971 г. McDonnell Douglas. Още през октомври 1972 г., на полетни изпитания са представени първите прототипи на ракетата с твърдогоривен ракетен двигател. Към този момент вече става ясно, че оптималното средство за преодоляване на ПВО на кораба на противника се явява полет към целта на свръхмалка височина и новата ракета изначално се проектира под това условие. Тъй като изискванията за далечина на действие към този момент се увеличават почти двойно (до 90 км), фирмата решава да се откаже от изначалния РДТГ и да го замени с по-икономичния турбореактивен.

Производството на предсерийните образци на ракетата, получила обозначението AGM-84/RGM-84/UGM-84 за, съответно, въздушно/надводно/подводно базиране започва през 1975 г. Официално "Харпун" е приет на въоръжение през 1977 г. в корабния вариант на базиране (RGM-84A). Авиационният вариант AGM-84A е приет за самолетите P-3 през 1979 г., а варианта за подводници – през 1981 г.

Конструкция
Конструктивно ракетата "Харпун" се състои от четири отсека, в главния или приборния отсек AN/DSQ-44 е разположена апаратурата на системата за насочване, след него следва отсека на бойната част, обозначаем като WAU-3(V)/B, отсека на маршевия двигател – A/B44G-1 – и опашния отсек.

Ракетата има цилиндричен фюзелаж с радиопрозрачен обтекател оживална форма. Четирите Х-образно разположени крила са поставени в средната част на корпуса на ракетата, веднага зад отсека на БЧ (на версията UGM, стартираща от апаратите на подводните лодки, крилата са сгъваеми и се разгъват след старта). Дължината на ракетата съставлява около 4,5 метра за версията с надводно (RGM) и подводно изстрелване (UGM), и по-къса, 3,5 метра – за авиационния вариант на ракетата (AGM), за сметка на премахване от последната на стартовия ускорител.

Като маршев на "Харпуна" се използва турбореактивен двигател Teledyne CAE J402, разработен специално за тази ракета. Въздухозаборника на двигателя се намира долната част на корпуса на ракетата, между долната двойка крила. Двигателя дава устойчив полет на скорост до 850 км/ч и височина до 900 метров. За изстрелване от подводни лодки или надводни кораби, съответстващите версии на ракетата носят твърдогоривен стартов ускорител, закрепяем в опашната им част.

Ракетата носи проникваща осколочно-фугасна бойна част WDU-18/B с маса 221 кг и дължина 0,9 м.

Насочването на ракетата се осъществява на два стадия. На първия, ракетата следва по зададен курс на свръхмалка височина по посока на целта. В разчетен момент от време, ракетата инициализира активна радиолокационна глава за самонасочване AN/DSQ-28 и започва търсене на цел в сектор 45 градуса от направлението на полета. Максималната далечина на засичане на разрушител, за съвременните ГСН, съставлява, според наличните данни, 40 км, а за катер – до 18 км.

След засичането на целта, ракетата се насочва към нея и изпълнява атаката по два възможни способа: или атакува целта хоризонтално, движейки се паралелно над водата на височина 2 – 4 метра, или прави маневрата "вираж", издигайки се на височина до 1800 метра и пикира към целта. Вторият способ за атака е разработен за поражение на нискоседящи цели (като изплували подводни лодки) и неголеми маневрени катери.

Пускови установки
Ракетата "Харпун" може да се изстрелва от различни пускови установки. Специализирани за тази ракета са леките незащитени четворни пускови установки Mk-140 и взривозащитените пускови контейнери Mk-141. Възможно е изстрелване на ракетата от неспециализирани пускови установки: например, от гнездата на контейнерната пускова установка Mk-16 за ПЛУР RUR-5 ASROC. "Харпуните" също могат да се пускат от релсовата пускова установка Mk-13 и от торпедните апарати на подводните лодки.

"Харпун" се явява една от малкото съвременни американски ракети, която не е приспособена за пуск от гнездата на установката за вертикален пуск Mk-41. Възможност за създаване на "Харпун" с вертикално изстрелване е обсъждана от ВМФ на САЩ, но нейната реализация е отложена по финансови причини.

Модификации
 RGM-84A (UGM-84A, AGM-84A) – изходна версия на ракетата, приета на въоръжение през 1977 г. Има радиус на действие до 140 км и е способна да атакува целта само от пикиране.
 RTM-84A  (UTM-84A, ATM-84A) – учебна (T – training) версия на RGM-84A с инертна бойна част.
 UGM-84B – вариант на ракетата за подводно изстрелване, разработен специално за Кралския ВМФ на Великобритания. Има малко по-малка височина на полета, отколкото UGM-84A. Също е разработена тренировъчна версия UTM-84B.
 RGM-84С (UGM-84С, AGM-84С) – модификация на ракетата, появила се през 1982 г. Отличава се от RGM-84A изключително с това, че вместо атака от пикиране изпълнява атаката в режим на плъзгане над гребените на вълните.
 RGM-84D (UGM-84D, AGM-84D) – модификация на ракетата с увеличен радиус на действие, създадена през 1985 г. Чрез замяна на авиогоривото JP-6 с гориво JP-10 се увеличава далечината на действие до 220 км (за авиационния вариант). Ракетата също има подобрени възможности за противодействие на смущения и два възможни режима на атака: от пикиране, и от хоризонтален полет.
 AGM-84E SLAM () – виж SLAM. Версия на ракетата за поражение на наземни цели.
 RGM-84F (AGM-84F) – удължена версия на ракетата, разработваща се в периода 1989 – 1993 г. Има съществено увеличен до 315 км радиус на действие, режим за продължително издирване на целта и възможност за повторен заход в случай на пропуск. Поради увеличените размери не влиза в торпедните апарати, за това няма версия за подводните лодки. Първата ракета от тази серия излита през 1991 г., но независимо от успешните изпитания, проекта е закрит през 1993.
 RGM-84G (UGM-84G, AGM-84G) – модификация на ракетата тип RGM-84С в частта добавяне на функцията повторен заход към целта в случай на пропуск. Също е подобрена защитеността от въздействията на средствата за електронно противодействие.
 AGM-84H SLAM-ER () – усъвършенствана версия на SLAM, ракета за поражение на наземни цели имаща увеличен радиус на действие и нова секция за управление AN/DSQ-61, включваща БЦВМ, инерционна система за навигация и многоканален приемник за спътниковата система NAVSTAR. Разработката започва през 1994 г., началната оперативна готовност е достигната през март 2000 г.
 RGM-84J (AGM-84J) – планираща се в рамките на програмата "Harpoon-2000" версия за универсална ракета, способна да поразява и кораби и наземни съоръжения. Ракетата трябва да има инерционна система за навигация окомплектована със системи за корекция по данни от приемник на GPS и радиолокационна релефометрична система за полета на малка височина над сушата. ВМФ на САЩ не се заинтересуват от концепцията, и ракетата не е реализирана.
 AGM-84K – усъвършенствана версия на AGM-84H SLAM-ER.
 RGM-84L (AGM-84L) – версия на ракетата RGM-84J с навигация по GPS, разработена за експорт. ВМФ на САЩ изначално не се заинтересуват от проекта, но ред страни, включая Египет, ОАЕ и Тайван купуват тези ПКР. В частност, 20 ракети са придобити от Индия за въоръжение на морската ударна авиация. По-късно, ВМФ на САЩ също купува ограничен брой ракети от този модел.
 RGM-84M (AGM-84M) – версия на ракетата RGM-84L имаща двупосочен канал за предаване на данни и разработвана за ВМФ на САЩ. За сметка на използването на тази система може да се реализират схеми за многовекторна атака, извеждайки ракети към една цел по няколко направления. ВМФ на САЩ планира да закупи 850 модернизационни набора за преправяне на съществуващите ракети в стандарта RGM-84M, но поради значителния ръст на цената на ракетата проекта е закрит през 2011 г. в полза на перспективната ракета с голяма далечина LRASM.
 RGM-84N (AGM-84N) – също известна като Harpoon Block II+. Най-съвременната версия на ракетата, преминала изпитания през ноември 2015 и планираща се за приемане на въоръжение през 2017. Използва нова система за насочване на маршевия участък, включваща навигация по GPS и интегриран двупосочен канал за връзка със самолета-носител, което позволява да се коригира курса на ракетата, подобрява се селекцията спрямо лъжливи цели (за сметка сравнение на данните от ГСН на ракетата с данните на самолета-носител) и да реализира възможност за едновременна атака на няколко ракети по една цел от различни направления – т.нар. многовекторна атака – с цел да се дезориентира системата за ПВО на целта.

Бойно използване
За първи път ракетите "Харпун" в бойна обстановка са използвани от иранския флот през 1980 г., по време на ирано-иракската война. В хода на операцията "Моравид", 28 – 29 ноември 1980 г., ирански ракетни катери успешно потопяват с ракети RGM-84A два иракски ракетни катера от съветския проект 205. Според редица данни, ракетите също са използвани от иранците в хода на т. нар. "танкерна война" за нападения над неутрални танкери, плаващи през Персийския залив.

През 1986 г., американския ракетен крайцер USS Yorktown (CG-48) от типа "Тикондерога" и палубни щурмоваци на самолетоносачте изстрелват няколко ракети "Харпун" по либийски корвети и ракетни катера в залива Сидра. Един либийски корвет и един торпеден катер са потопени с такива ракети.

Най-мащабното сражение с използване на "Харпуни" е операция "Богомолка", от 18 април 1988 г. В хода на това сражение между американския и иранския флот ракетите "Харпун" се изпулват и от двете страни: иранския корвет "Joshan" пуска ракета по американски кораби, но тя е отклонена с електронни смущения. Американските кораби и самолети изстрелват, общо, две ракети RGM-84 и две ракети AGM-84, три от които попадат в целта. Всички три постигнати в хода на сражението попадения на "Харпуните" са по иранската фрегата "Саханд".

Полетно-технически характеристики

АРГСН DSQ-28 За защита от средствата за радиоелектронно заглушаване стойностите на честотите се меня на случаен принцип (ППРЧ псевдослучайна промяна на работната честота). Обзора на пространството се осъществява с помощта на фазирана антенна решетка с дискова форма, с диапазон 15,3 – 17,2 GHz (маса 34 кг, импулсна мощност 35 кВт). Далечина на откриване 40 км.

Модернизация
 Harpoon block III – контракта на стойност 73,7 млн. долара за разработка на модернизирания "Харпун" е получен от компанията Boeing в началото на 2008 г. Програмата за модернизация ще обхване 800 ракети с наземно и въздушно базиране и 50 ракети с корабно базиране. В процеса на модернизацията на борда на ракетата ще бъде поставена апаратура за предаване на данни, която ще позволи да се получи по-голям контрол над ракетата след нейния старт. Планира се, че етапите за изработка на системните изисквания и защитата на ескизния проект за "Харпуна" от новата модификация ще бъдат изпълнени през 2008 г., а началната оперативна готовност на Harpoon block 3 ще е достигнат през 2011 г. (за наземния и авиационния вариант).

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 Кралски военновъздушни сили на Австралия
 F/A-18 Hornet
 F/A-18F Super Hornet
 AP-3C Orion
 Кралски военноморски сили на Австралия
 Фрегати тип "Анзак"
 Фрегати тип "Аделаида"
 Подводници тип "Колинс"

 Военнноморски сили на Белгия
 Фрегати тип "Карел Дорман"

 военновъздушни сили на Бразилия
 Lockheed P-3AM Orion

 Военноморски сили на Великобритания

 Военноморски сили на Германия
 Фрегати тип "Бремен"
 Фрегати тип "Саксония"

 Военноморски сили на Гърция
 Фрегати тип "Ели"
 Фрегати тип "Хидра"
 Подводници тип 209
 Подводници тип 214

 Кралски военноморски сили на Дания
 Корабли за управление и поддръжка тип "Абсалон"

 Военновъздушни сили на Египет
 Военноморски сили на Египет

 Военновъздушни сили на Израел
 Военноморски сили на Израел

 Военноморски сили на Индия
 SEPECAT Jaguar – поръчани 24 ПКР Block 2
 P-8I Poseidon

 Военновъздушни сили на Испания
 Военноморски сили на Испания

 Кралски военновъздушни сили на Канада
 CF-18 Hornet
 CP-140 Aurora
 Кралски канадски военноморски сили
 Фрегати тип "Халифакс"

 Военновъздушни сили на Малайзия

 Кралски военноморски сили на Нидерландия

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 Военноморски сили на Полша

 Военноморски сили на Португалия

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 Военноморски сили на Сингапур

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 Военновъздушни сили на Тайван
 Военноморски сили на Тайван
 Турция
 Военновъздушни сили на Турция
 Военноморски сили на Турция

 Военновъздушни сили на САЩ
 Военноморски сили на САЩ

 Военноморски сили на Чили

 Военновъздушни сили на Южна Корея
 Военноморски сили на Южна Корея

 Морски сили за самоотбрана на Япония

Аналози
 Х-35 Уран, (СССР / Русия, 1984 г.)

Вижте също
 NSM (Naval Strike Missile)
 Списък на противокорабните ракети

Източници

Външни препратки
 Anti-Ship and ASW Missiles

Противокорабни ракети
Американски ракети
Ракети въздух-земя
Американски крилати ракети

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Republicans had hoped to make gains in the U.S. Senate by taking advantage of apparently vulnerable Democrats in rural states.
Instead, Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana held onto his seat, beating back a challenge from Republican Denny Rehberg.
In North Dakota, Democrat Heide Keitkamp surprised Republican Rick Berg to win that state's open Senate seat by fewer than 3,000 votes.
On the House side, Democrat Rep. John Barrow (Georgia 12th District) beat back a Republican challenge with a novel ad campaign in which he supported gun owner rights and criticized government waste.
The ads had a decidedly rural feel. While seated on the edge of a country road, Barrow brags that he "voted to get rid of funding for the ballet in New York City."
Meanwhile, Bob Kerrey lost his comeback (and come home) election for the U.S. Senate seat from Nebraska. State Sen. Deb Fischer beat him badly. Kerrey says he will not leave Nebraska.


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A look at the starting lineups and inactives, as well as referees and a pregame note of note for Wednesday's 7:30 p.m. game between the Heat and Spurs at AmericanAirlines Arena (TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).
Referees: Ed Malloy (#14), Ron Garretson (#10), Justin Van Duyne (#64).
Uniforms: Heat in white "Association" uniform; Spurs in black "Icon" uniform.
Pregame note of note: Since the beginning of the 1997-98 season, San Antonio has had a losing record for only 48 days of the last 20-plus years.