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Simon Naudi
Simon Naudi is the CEO of International Hotels Investments [IHI] plc, the publicly traded holding company for Corinthia. He joined the company in 1997 to lead international hotel and real estate acquisitions and developments, before being tasked with responsibility for the brand and hotel operations too in 2014. In recent years, he has expanded the company's footprint into major European capitals, as well as the Middle East and the USA.
michael izzo
Michael started his hospitality career working and training in kitchens in the UK, before moving into accountancy and relocating to Malta, first joining Corinthia in 1996. After a spell at another Maltese development company, he returned to Corinthia as Director of Finance, leading the Corinthia London acquisition and opening. He currently oversees both operational and development finance departments, IT and procurement, is MD for investments in London and Belgium and serves on the Northbank Board of Directors, as well as being Director on the audit committee for Global Hotel Alliance. Outside of the travel world, he still retains his passion for food and is an avid martial artist.
franco valletta
CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER
Franco Valletta first joined Corinthia 1996 - 1999, before spending time as Chairman of the historic Mediterranean Conference Centre, board member of the Malta Tourism Authority and Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. among other advisory and senior roles. He re-joined Corinthia in 2012, and holds academic achievements including a Doctorate in Business Administration from SDA Bocconi School of Management of Bocconi University.
christian renz
Christian Renz joined Corinthia in November 2019, following a career including roles at Marriott, Starwood. He has since held senior roles with The Walt Disney Company, Kempinski Hotels and Rocco Forte Hotels, and has an MBA from Reims Management School.
BRIAN PRATT
CHIEF OFFICER
DISTRIBUTION, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Brian Pratt joined Corinthia in 2010, after a 22-year career with Starwood Hotels. His position there saw him leading technology, marketing and loyalty programmes based in Boston, Hong Kong, New York and Brussels. At Corinthia, he has developed and led the company's distribution system.
paul pisani
As a member of the founding and owning family, Paul Pisani has spent his full career with Corinthia Hotels, joining the company straight from university in 1990. He has held roles including Group Marketing Manager, Regional Director of Operations based in Turkey, Director of Business Development and Vice President of Development before taking on his current role in 2010. He also sits on a number of Corinthia-related boards.
matthew dixon
AREA MANAGING DIRECTOR, MIDDLE EAST
Matthew Dixon joined Corinthia in 2009 as the opening General Manager of Corinthia London. Prior to joining he had worked for Mandarin Oriental Hotels and Rocco Forte Hotels undertaking numerous General Manager roles opening new properties across Europe. He has undertaken commercial roles for Corinthia helping the brand development. As Area Managing Director for the Middle East he focuses on Corinthia's development and operation of hotels in the Gulf.
JOSEPH RESTALL
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SERVICES
Joseph Restall joined Corinthia in 2018, after an engineering career which has seen him working for Hilton Malta, in advisory roles for government policy and as a consultant in engineering, advanced manufacturing, product design and process engineering. His advisory roles have included developing the national hotel sustainability tracking system for Malta, and he has was won numerous awards for sustainability, including for the Best European Project in Microelectronics Development in 2016.
Ignace Bauwens
Ignace Bauwens joined Corinthia in 2021 having worked in various hospitality groups over the years, most recently in the Gulf. Earlier engagements include roles as CEO of Abu Dhabi National Hotels, Vice President Operations at IHG with responsibility for the UAE, Middle East and Africa, as well as Senior Vice President (Hotels & Hospitality Development) with the Dubai World Trade Centre. He also spent almost ten years working for Accor holding various positions from Director of F&B to Vice President (Operations). He holds a bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from HTI in Brugge, Belgium.


Happy almost Friday! I don't know about you but I am so ready for the weekend. A few months ago I was all about the winter whites but now that it's nice and warm out again (and I've started to get my summer tan back) I love bringing whites back into the mix. There's something about all white that feels so chic and fresh to me. And if you've recently gotten a little bit of color it can really accentuate that tan and make you look like you just got back from a vacation in the Caribbean.
Last fall I fell in love with the idea of sweater tanks and since then I've been scooping them up as I come across them. In fact, this gorgeous one is top on my list as soon as I can start spending again! Lucky for me, I grabbed this one before my no spending rule went into place and it's been on heavy repeat every since. It's pretty lightweight making it perfect for those warm afternoons and is dressy enough to be worn to work or just out on the weekends. For this look I kept it what I like to call dressy-casual and rocked some distressed crops and some layered necklaces. White with gold is by far one of my favorite color combos. I topped off my look with my favorite Steve Madden look alike heels (seriously, if you haven't scooped these up yet you don't know what you're missing out on!) and I was ready to walk (or sip mimosas) all day!
Love those pants with those shoes! So great! I really wanted to find a pair of those ripped white crapris, but they didn't have my size.I may buy them online. Do they fit true to size? So great for spring!
You are looking so pretty in all white!
I feel like I'd be self conscious doing all white, but I wouldn't feel that way if I looked like you while I was doing it. You look stunning friend!
I love this look! I think all white is so chic!
You definitely wear the Winter whites well girl. Love those sandals as well.
Loooove this outfit! You're so right, white helps your tan really stand out! You look great!
Seriously one of my favorite looks! I've been wanting some distressed white jeans and need to check these out! Their price point is great!
Sign me up for the sweater tank trend- it's super resort + Hamptons fab. I love this look on you, lady- way gorgeous!
yes to spring whites! it's the perfect weather this week for them too. loving sweater tanks too. may have to snag one! i love love this outfit. and of course the shoes are perfect with the all white!
I would have never thought about getting a sweater tank, but they sound like so much fun! I love how you paired the gold with the all white! That clutch is so adorable!
Love the aqua face in your watch. Love that color. Great outfit!
Love love love this beautiful monochromatic look and the fun edge added by your distressed jeans! Beautiful!
Love the all white look, you make it look so polished and natural. The top sounds fabulous.
All white looks so gorgeous on you with your tan skin!
So pretty!! Loving the white on white!! Def makes you look super tan and those sandals are the cutest!
I love the white on white look with your gorgeous tan and pretty locks! I ended up buying those shoes in black and tan! Ooops!
Love the all white! Can you send some of that beautiful weather up here, please?! It's currently snowing... haha.
I completely agree with the white popping a little more when you have some color..I need my summer tan back asap! I also love the combo of white and gold too. I have those same shoes and oh my I love them..I wore them in my engagement pictures and my feet were surprisingly comfortable all day!
Simply stunning! so chic and pretty!
This is definitely one of my favorite outfits of yours! love all of the white and the dainty jewelry! I think I'll forever regret not picking up those shoes- they look so good with everything!


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class TestAddressDA < Test::Unit::TestCase
  def alpha
    /[ A-Za-z]/
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  def post_code
    /^\d{4}$/
  end

  def test_city
    assert_match alpha, Faker::AddressDA.city
  end

  def test_state
    assert_match alpha, Faker::AddressDA.state
  end

  def test_zip_code
    assert_match post_code, Faker::AddressDA.zip_code
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  def test_post_nr
    assert_match post_code, Faker::AddressDA.post_nr
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  def test_street
    assert_match alpha, Faker::AddressDA.street
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    assert_match alpha, Faker::AddressDA.street_name
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    assert_match alpha, Faker::AddressDA.kommune
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Sector(s): Private Finance
National Audit Office report: Lessons from PFI and other projects
Lessons from PFI and other projects
Lessons from the large body of experience of using PFI can be applied to improve other forms of procurement. Government should also do more to act as an 'intelligent customer' in the procurement and management of projects.
"The public sector should make better use of the hard won lessons from the extensive and substantial PFI programme. This means acting as a more demanding and intelligent customer, by harnessing government buying power through concerted tactics and tougher negotiation"
Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office
The NAO has concluded that lessons from the large body of experience of using PFI can be applied to improve other forms of procurement and help Government achieve its aim of securing annual infrastructure delivery cost savings of £2 billion to £3 billion. Government should also do more to act as an 'intelligent customer' in the procurement and management of projects.
To secure the best value for money from all types of procurement, the public sector needs to develop the 'enablers of success' which the NAO has identified. These are collecting better data to inform decision-making; ensuring projects have the right skills; establishing effective arrangements to test, challenge and, if necessary, stop projects; and using commercial awareness to obtain better deals.
The case for using private finance in public procurement needs to be challenged more, given the spending watchdog's previous analysis that the cost of debt finance has increased since the credit crisis by 20 per cent to 33 per cent. Also, under the national accounting rules, privately financed projects will often still be off balance-sheet which may continue to act as an incentive to use PFI. The NAO concludes that, in the current climate, the use of private finance may not be as suitable for as many projects as it has been in the past.
There has not been a systematic value for money evaluation of operational PFI projects by departments. There is, therefore, insufficient data to demonstrate whether the use of private finance has led to better or worse value for money than other forms of procurement. The NAO calls on the Treasury and departments to identify alternative methods for delivering infrastructure and related facilities services, building on the lessons learnt from PFI, to maximise value for money for government.
The NAO welcomes the current plans of the Treasury and Cabinet Office to strengthen project assurance. The NAO highlights the need for independent challenge capable of stopping projects which do not give the prospect of value for money. This is particularly important as there is still a shortage of the skills needed to manage and oversee complex major projects. Better contract management skills are particularly needed to obtain best value during the contract period, including by ensuring the public sector shares in cost efficiencies achieved in existing contracts.
HC: 920, 2010-2012
Published date: April 28, 2011
Executive summary (pdf - 99KB) Opens in new window
Summary of the five PFI reports (pdf - 108KB) Opens in new window
The choice of finance for capital investment
Review of the VFM assessment process for PFI
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Alabama Senate Poll Latest Rupert Murdoch and Fox News Rigged Poll
Elder Patriot – Fox News is up to it again. They're trying to alter the outcome of an election in pursuit of Rupert Murdoch's personal agenda. This time it's an overt attempt to depress the vote of Roy Moore's supporters with another rigged poll.
The Fox News poll doesn't square with any of the other polls released this month:
The poll stands in direct conflict with the Emerson poll released only a day before and that four other polls showed support for Republican Roy Moore codifying over the first nine days of the month.
The disparity is easily explained and it has nothing to do with the tens of millions of dollars the promoters of an open-borders policy have poured into the state to change the outcome. A close look at the poll's internals exposes the reason for the fraudulent result:
Anderson Robbins conducted the poll for Fox News, apparently with the result guiding their methodology. Forty-four percent of the poll's respondents identified themselves as Republicans. That was only 2% more than those identifying as Democrats.
That reveals the prior intention to obtain a predetermined outcome. In generic polling in 2014, 52% of Alabamians identified as Republicans, a full 17 points more than the 35% who said that were Democrats.
The Trump phenomena came along after that. In 2016 Alabamians supported Trump by a 28% margin over Hillary Clinton. Now, after a year of President Trump delivering on his promises we're supposed to believe that the people of Alabama have overnight deserted his agenda in a 38-point swing based solely on completely unsubstantiated – and in many cases debunked – charges of sexual impropriety against Moore.
That's not even slightly likely. It's even more unlikely in view of the focus group that Frank Luntz conducted during, but prior to the conclusion of, the Fox News poll.
The GOP establishment pollster was amazed at the group's unanimous loyalty to Roy Moore, or more correctly to President Trump's agenda.
Scottie Porter, a real estate developer, told Luntz:
"He's not my choice, I'm not voting for him because I like him. I'm voting for him because I don't want Doug Jones. But Roy Moore is entitled to the presumption of innocence in the law and in the Bible just like anybody else should be. There are only accusations. There have been no charges filed. All you have is a group of women who have come forward."
But it was financial trading instructor Harry Vance, who made clear the reason why:
"Okay, Frank, what you're wanting to know is—we're a bunch of conservatives here, and you want to know why we're going to vote for Roy Moore. My wife went to high school with Roy. She said in high school, Roy was a hard worker and American success story if you will. He always aimed for higher things. However, neither she nor I have ever voted for Roy up until now. We intend to vote for Roy because of the opponent that's running. Right now, as far as I'm concerned, we've probably got two miserable candidates. In my opinion, we ought to go with the conservative, we ought to go with somebody we know is going to vote conservative. And that's what I'm looking for."
So what explains Fox's insistence on push-polls?
Look no further than Fox News founder, Rupert Murdoch, who is co-chair of the Partnership for a New American Economy that may be the most powerful open-borders lobbying firm in America. He has consistently used the platform that Fox News provides him to advance that open-borders agenda.
Jason Horowitz writing in the New York Times exposed Rupert Murdoch's control over the editorial content of the on-air personalities working for Fox News Channel.
In early 2013 Murdoch was approached by Senators Marco Rubio and Chuck Schumer to muzzle FNC's commentators over the immigration debate that was raging due to the amnesty provision in Rubio and Schumer's pending Gang-of-Eight's immigration reform legislation.
Murdoch complied with their request and gave those marching orders to Chairman and Chief Executive of the Fox News Division at the time, Roger Ailes. As a result, FNC subsequently tempered their reporting on the pending immigration legislation abandoning their conservative viewers in the process.
The Washington Post later reported that Rubio advisors who had monitored the amount of airtime given to the immigration bill after their meeting with Murdoch were pleasantly surprised.
Fox's polling was proven grossly inaccurate in its presidential reporting and it will be proven grossly inaccurate tomorrow.
President Trump to Address Nation at 9:00am Today – U.S. Special Operators Believed to Have Killed ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
U.S. Special Operations task forces conducted a top-secret raid in Idlib targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi last night. Newsweek reported that a U.S. Army spokesman had confirmed that Baghdadi was the target and the
Farewell Ross Perot 1930-2019
Elder Patriot – Two-time, self-funded, presidential candidate Ross Perot died yesterday following a five-month battle with leukemia. He had recently turned 89. Perot was the original Donald Trump – a billionaire who put his life
COMPROMISE? NOT LIKELY
Elder Patriot – Those hoping this signals an end to the political tug of war taking place between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump should not get to far over their skis. More likely,
Trump Shows Up to the Army-Navy Game and Something Amazing Happens
ELDER PATRIOT – Wow! What a difference a change of presidents makes. Presidents have made it a tradition to attend the annual Army-Navy football game as a show of support for the young men and
Lou Dobbs: Speaker Ryan Should Not Be Trusted on Healthcare.
ELDER PATRIOT – Many of President Trump's supporters have grown tired of Paul Ryan's act. During the presidential campaign, then candidate Trump received zero support from the Wisconsin representative who adamantly protected his globalist and
Video Proof: LGBTQ Organizer Admits He Has No Reason to Protest Trump
ELDER PATRIOT – Last night Tucker Carlson devoted almost six minutes of his show to the organizer of a gay protest asking him to answer just a single question, "What's the point of it?" The
Assange Tweets: British Government Conspired to End Trump Presidency
Elder Patriot – In a series of tweets last night, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange laid a out a trail of evidential dots that, if determined to be more than coincidence, will prove that both the
Foremost National Security Expert Asserts Trump's Cabinet Picks Will Make Good on Campaign's Promises
ELDER PATRIOT – Sebastian Gorka is one of our nation's most respected experts on national security. His resume stands as proof of his bona fides on everything from national security, to irregular warfare and terrorism,
Banking Cartel
"It's The Economy, Stupid" – Bill Clinton: CNN Poll Reveals Voters Give Trump's Economy its Best Ranking in Two Decades
A CNN poll released yesterday shows Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination may be canoeing upstream without a paddle. (CNN) As 2019 comes to a close, the US economy earns its highest ratings in
Pelosi Rallies Democrat/Marxist/Media Allies By Taking Charge of Status Quo – Advances Ludicrous Theory of Phone Call – Tyrant Refuses to Put Impeachment to Vote
(RasmussenReports) Tuesday, April 09, 2019. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance. Forty-five percent (45%) disapprove. The latest figures include
John McCain is a Liar and a Fraud
Elder Patriot – Four states – California, New York, Massachusetts, and Maryland – suck up 40% of Obamacare funding. Arizona isn't one of them. So, when Arizona Senator John McCain announced he wouldn't vote for
WHITE HOUSE CATCHES & FIRES LEAKER … TURNCOAT PRIEBUS NEXT IN LINE FOR GALLOWS
ELDER PATRIOT – Donald Trump has been plagued by leaks coming from within the White House and yesterday's firing of Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh shows that while the new president may be a
Gingrich: Washington Elite Intent on Destroying Trump
Elder Patriot – Last night former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich finally spoke out about his growing concerns regarding the way Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been running his investigation. What was originally a


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Q: How to make an Android Web Server? How do i make an application like kws which allows our handheld device to act as a server. It should be able to handle post request and host a web site. Any idea where I should start?

A: I assume you are developing in C++.
You can start with HappyHTTP library from Ben Campbell and libcurl to create your small web server on an Android. Both can be quite easily compiled for Android and work well. If you need to handle only get/post requests it is more than enough.
Here's an example how to do it in C++: https://github.com/corporateshark/Android-NDK-Game-Development-Cookbook/tree/master/Chapter3/8_MakingWebServer

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Arenzana de Arriba es un municipio de la comunidad autónoma de La Rioja (España).

Demografía
A 1 de enero de 2010 la población del municipio ascendía a 36 habitantes, 24 hombres y 12 mujeres.

Administración

Galería de imágenes

Véase también
 Municipios de La Rioja
 Localidades de entidad menor de La Rioja
 La Rioja (España)

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Localidades de La Rioja (España)
Municipios de La Rioja (España)
Poblaciones de la Comarca de Nájera

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In an effort to improve the uniformity of the show-ring, the ABBA Show Committee recently met and approved the Weight & Measurement Parameters for the 2018 International Brahman Show to be held during the Houston Livestock Show. The weight and measure parameters were derived by a Weighing & Measuring Sub-Committee who reviewed weights and measures from previous International, National & All American Shows. The parameters were then reviewed by the entire Show Committee and the Board of Directors and the feeling was that the parameters were quite liberal but would effectively eliminate those cattle that are too large or too small to conform to today's industry standards. The Show Committee will continue to monitor the weights and hip heights at the conclusion of each show and has the option to adjust as needed.
2. All animals in the Calf & Intermediate Divisions must meet the weight & measure parameters at the International Brahman Show.
3. Any animal that exceeds the weights and measures parameters at the National, International, or any other show that has official weights and measures, that animal will be ineligible for that show and any other approved ABBA shows until the next show that weights and measures are taken when they can re-qualify. If an animal who weighs or measures out and shows before re-qualifying, that animal will be disqualified for the remainder of their show career.
4. Any animal that does not meet the weight or measurement parameter may be re-weighed or re-measured immediately after coming off the scale. Only one time at the scale previously weighed/ measured on for qualification.
5. The hip height measurement will be taking directly over the hook bone.


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In Old Arizona er en amerikansk westernfilm fra 1929, instrueret af Irving Cummings. Manuskriptet blev skrevet af Tom Barry og var baseret på figuren Cisco Kid fra novellen The Caballero's Way af O. Henry.
Filmen var en stor nyskabelse i Hollywood. Det var den første store westernfilm der brugte den nye lydteknologi, og var den første tonefilm der blev optaget udendørs. Det gjorde omfattende brug af autentiske locations, og blev filmet i Bryce Canyon National Park og Zion National Park i Utah og i Mission San Juan Capistrano
og Mojaveørkenen i Californien.

Warner Baxter vandt en Oscar for bedste mandlige hovedrolle for sin rolle i filmen. Filmen var yderligere nomineret til fire priser: Oscar for bedste instruktør til Irving Cummings, Oscar for bedste historie til Tom Barry,
Oscar for bedste fotografering til Arthur Edeson og en Oscar for bedste film.

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Eksterne henvisninger

Romantiske film fra USA
Amerikanske film fra 1929
Westernfilm fra USA
Engelsksprogede film
Sort-hvide film fra USA
Film baseret på noveller


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We had another week of illness, with Conor down this time. But as of today everyone is healthy and ready for some weekend fun! The big event will be putting up most of our exterior illumination (except for garlands)! There is also a Winter Farmer's Market that we'll hit up in search of all sorts of goodies to kick off Thanksgiving week & the entire holiday season! Here's my typical bit of randomness on a Friday: -ONE- Christmas pajamas...for the adults! This year I am eyeing these adorable leggings (which would pair perfectly with this henley). And for Conor, I am loving this one piece... The elbow patches make it all the more amazing! However, Conor already owns a one piece, and I think one is probably enough!
-TWO- We spend plenty of time at the library, and every so often we find some awesome books that are worth purchasing to have in our home forever. Really, I just like that library allows me to have a trial period... If I can't handle reading the same book for a few weeks straight, then I absolutely don't want it in our own personal collection. So all that to say, two new library books that I'm loving are Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street as well as Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! .
-THREE- I spotted these baskets at Target and almost pulled the trigger. They would be perfect for holding all those swaddle blankets or stuffed animals. Now I simply need to find a place in my house that needs them and they will be mine!
-FIVE- I'm getting so excited for Black Friday shopping!!! But for me, that involves sitting down to my computer and shopping all my favorite small business. I typically hit up Freshly Picked (I love my carryall) and June & January (eyeing that hoodie jumper). And my other go-to shop this time of year is Alpine Baby Co. (for leggings & tees). Keep in mind that some of these small shops start their sales early and sell out quick! I find that following them in Instagram helps to know when all sales begin.
as a teacher, i jump for joy when i get a starbucks card!! something about not having to pay for my coffee makes me a very happy mommy/teacher! target gift cards are always another win! i love those pj pants...good find!
Thanks Kristin! Hope you & Kenya are still doing well!
Ohhhh teacher gifts!!! Thanks for the reminder! :) I saw similar baskets at Home Goods earlier this month, but decided I needed to have a place for them prior to purchasing them. Tis the season for justifying purchases. ha!
Do Mormons not drink coffee?
Love those target baskets. And, libraries are the best for trails. I found a few books that I had on Aria's book wish list at the library that were duds. Glad we found them there first before buying them.
Hmmm you could do another non-Starbucks tumbler (I found a cute gold stripe one in the dollar spot) and fill it with nail polish, a gift card and like a lip balm? I love giving those kinds of gift. And personalized note paper is always a nice gift for a teacher too!
I have a mormon friend and she's obsessed with starbucks hot chocolate! I think it could still be a good gift. Plus they can always do decaf coffee :) i love your books you read to your boys. Im having a boy in april and with 2 girls im going to need some boy book ideas !
Here in Utah, most mormons won't buy Starbucks at all (even if it's not coffee), because they wouldn't want anyone THINKING they were drinking coffee! It's all for appearances.
I have found a new love for finding small business. It makes shopping way more fun!
Love the book suggestions. Some weeks our book picks are much better than other weeks! I have very similar baskets from Target, they just don't have the wooden handle and we attached little hooks so they hang from the wall. I keep the boys' socks in one and shoes in the other.
I love your pajama picks :) so comfy and I can't believe that Conor would wear that pajama suit, that's amazing, I don't think Kyle would go for that.
Sophie loves having "There's a Wocket in my Pocket" read to her a 100 billion times but refuses to really "read" it herself. Maybe she's too young? Or we haven't encouraged her to read enough,but I'm hoping she'll be into reading soon enough.
I am going to add those books to our library list right now! We spend tons of time at the library and truck and seasonal books are always favorites at our house!
I love those leggings and those baskets!!! Sooo cute!
Love the adult pajamas! I always want to get some for Drew and I on Christmas Eve, but he is not into it. Ha ha! I keep seeing those baskets at Target too and once we are in our new house I think they may become mine.
I'm totally with you on the black Friday shopping.. my preferred spot is behind my computer and definitely NOT at the stores... as much as my sister in law and mother in law try to change my mind!
Also, LOVING those leggings! I think those are the ones from Gap and while I like them so much more, I found some that are just as cute from Old Navy and just bought 2 today with their 40% off deal going on. Hopefully they are just as cute and cozy!
I ordered those Gap leggings on Friday and I cannot wait to wear them! They are the cutest!
Oh, two books we don't have!! I will have to check them out! :) LOVE those pajama leggings...I am a total comfort girl at home, so these are right up my alley!! That's kind of funny that you have to think about the teachers being mormon....Starbucks is such an easy gift!


I've been working my way through Christian Wiman's memoir My Bright Abyss for roughly a month and a half. It was one of those rare random purchases, a book by an author I didn't know but was willing to take a chance on with a Barnes & Noble gift card. Upon diving in, I realized this is the sort of book you savor slowly—a wandering collection of thoughts on faith, poetry, death, and beauty compiled over a number of years, "a mosaic" more than a narrative, according to the author.
My Bright Abyss chronicles Wiman's meditations on faith after learning he has an incurable cancer. I wish I could give you a neat little review that tells you what this book is about, but I can't. It's about faith and fear, life and death, beauty and sickness, hope and regret. It's about poetry and creativity in some sense, but so much more than that. It's the kind of book that I have to pick up in a quiet moment of the day, slowly work through a chapter, then put down and think about for a few days before starting back in again.
It's exactly the sort of poignant, urgent book a poet might write through years of staring death in the face.
Here, he recounts his days as a young, ambitious student and writer, "so consumed with poetry that I would damn near forget the world." And isn't this the temptation of almost every art and vocation? There's this romantic notion of escaping into a cabin to write a novel, or working long late hours to achieve success, or isolating yourself from community to focus on a relationship, a family, or even God Himself. They seem like noble aspirations, the picture of hard work and dedication.
Meanwhile, the world turns on, with or without our participation and wonder.
In the face of illness and death, Wiman calls himself out for the wasted years of constant moving and disconnection for the sake of his art. This challenges me, as a writer, a wife, a friend, a daughter, and a member of Christ's body. Sometimes when the world as it is doesn't line up with the world as it should be, it's tempting to escape into a spiritual or artistic inner life, often with noble intentions of bringing back some beauty or truth. But if we are really participants in the new creation, called to live and work and play in community and have a hand in the healing of the world, then that involves participation, presence, and attention.
Our lives and art become marred and transfigured by the world. And what a glorious sight it is.
I'm still reading, so these are thoughts in progress. For a deeper look at this book, I highly recommend reading Kathleen Norris's review for The New York Times.
This article feels like water for some budding plants in me. I just finished "The Supper of the Lamb," by Robert Farrar Capone, and this idea of a necessary participation in the world resonates soundly with what you could say is also one of the main points of his book. Godspeed on your progress with "My Bright Abyss," no matter how slow that might be.
So well said, Jen. I have this book on my reading table too, and I'm reading like you did. A slow savoring of the mosaic.
I fully relate to living in that tension between wanting and needing escape from the marring, while knowing I am also called to presence and participation.
I loved this book, especially when he wrote about meeting his wife. I will never forget his poetic prose.
This book has been on my list for a while. Your words have made me want to move it up further.
Bonnie, thanks for that video! I'll have to settle in and watch it when I get the chance.
Since writing this post, I finished the book! So good, y'all. So good.


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You've sold off most your trees?! I didn't know that. I have been focusing on a lot of photography as well, though I'm still learning a lot. Are you doing bonsai photography? Thanks for the compliment though, my love of the art gets deeper and more varied with every day.
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Kristen Kelley explains the background to a two-day strike by part-time faculty at Columbia College in Chicago--and reports on the mobilizations to support them.
A TWO-day strike by part-time faculty at Columbia College in Chicago brought hundreds of students and faculty to the picket line to oppose the administration's attempts to intimidate union members and cut student resources.
On November 22, an overwhelming majority--88 percent--of members of the Part-Time Faculty Association, or P-fac, voted to strike on November 29 and 30, in response to the administration's refusal to bargain in good faith with the union.
P-fac represents some 1,200 part-time adjuncts at Columbia whose contract expired in August and who are protesting the administration's last insulting contract proposal, which guts many of the gains made in the last contract, removing all protections for job security, seniority, a paid sick day and academic freedom. Columbia adjuncts also have no health care or retirement benefits and aren't paid a living wage.
Alongside union members on the picket line were members of OurColumbia, a coalition formed in mid-November to unite students with faculty against rising tuition costs, increased class sizes, department budget cuts and the practice of canceling classes with little notice to faculty and students.
"The overwhelming support for this strike is an indication of the severity of the current situation," said P-fac President Diana Vallera, in a union press release. "The college is implementing a climate of fear and intimidation, reflecting a larger national crisis for labor. Columbia is emboldened by Trump and ignoring basic labor law by bargaining in bad faith and union busting. They want to break the union, assign courses to the least experienced and cheapest."
ON THE first day of the strike, students turned out to showed their support. Many had heard about the strike through their professors, and in some cases, whole classes came out to show their solidarity.
Members of other unions across the city—including the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), American Association of University Professors and SAG-AFTRA—mobilized to show solidarity with P-fac at Columbia. "[The turnout] makes me sure there's cause for concern and enough reason to be here," said Andrea Dymonte, a member of P-fac who has taught theater at Columbia for 11 years.
Faculty and students alike expressed concern for the way changes the administration is making will affect the quality of education at Columbia. "Our class sizes are growing from 15 to 20 or 25," said one professor. "Budgets are being cut, tuition is going up, class sizes are growing, and we aren't being paid more for it."
"One of the main reasons that I chose Columbia as a school is because of the small class sizes," said Maddie, a sophomore photography student and OurColumbia member. "I'm a photo major, and within the photo department, they've cut back on a lot of facilities...Budget cuts have happened within our department, but we're still paying more for tuition. It doesn't feel like it's worth it to me anymore."
Many students supporting the picket line argued that the issues P-fac members are fighting for are also greatly affecting students. "I'm personally upset because a few of the classes that I wanted to take next semester are with teachers who are getting fired," said junior Clayton Crook.
Another student, Rowan, said: "I'm seeing classes disappearing when there are so few classes in my department. I'm seeing teachers hear from students that they don't have a class next semester to teach. I'm here right now because I want that to change."
We've got part-time people who have to live out of their car. We've got part-time people who are struggling to get enough money to get to be able to make it to all the part-time jobs that they go to. We've got people who've lost their homes. We've got students who are graduating $80,000 or $90,000 in debt, and we've got vice presidents making over $150,000 a year.
The wage gap between part-time faculty and administrators was on the minds of many of the people who came out to support the strike.
Asked if they were aware that some administrators made upward of $200,000 per year, first-year documentary film student Sasha Rosenberg replied: "That's not surprising at all. That's expected. Our tuition is going up, and the salaries of faculty aren't going up. Where does all this money go? I'm confused. It's a corporation, it's a business--it's not a school. That's how I see it in my eyes."
College administrations around the country are taking an approach to education that prioritizes profits over the interests of faculty, staff and students--and Columbia is no exception. As Jeff, a P-fac member, pointed out: "Take a long hard look at applying corporate models to educational institutions, and see how that shifts values away from the stated mission--education and learning--to profit."
We know that the drive to make education into a privatized profit center, a place that business feels at home is against the human impulses in our schools. If allowed down that road, they will keep going, and we'll find that this is just one more expression of corporate rule in our country. We will fight that.


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What are The Steps of Creating a PHP Web App?
What are The Steps of Creating a PHP Web Application?
When it comes to web application development, it needs to be interactive, capable of performing various transactions as well as dynamic. The websites are no longer made up of static pages. Now, the developers have been using tools as well as programming languages which help them to develop customised web pages as well as develop shopping applications along with tracking the behaviour of the users.
The very first step is the requirement to define the application. It helps in getting more useful answers since there are many present all over the place. It defines the features and functionalities of the application and what are their usage.
b. A Content Management System or CMS such as WordPress and build on top of different plugins and themes.
First, you need to avoid complicated client-server arrangement as well as pitfalls of the different extreme flexibility of the PHP. PHP is essentially a scripting language which is designed to mix with the HTML. You should avoid that. You need to design or even adopt a Model View Controller or MVC approach. Most of the pre-built frameworks come with MVC or a hybrid situated at the centre of the methodology of development. SO, you need to learn about how to design a particular MVC application in the PHP. A good PHP development company lays special emphasis on designing the right MVC application.
Let's assume that you have an MVC, the next step for a particular framework is the design of a particular a RESTful interface in order to make Internet requests, as well as the response, is herewith defined like a data such as a login request as well as the response, a particular page request that includes an HTML document as well as associated files or also an order submission along with the confirmation and many more. In general, you need an entry point where a particular URL can be parsed with an associated GET as well as POST data and also include another type of HTTP methods like PUT and DELETE. You also require to get that up as well as working in order to make requests as well as get the responses which include web pages. This entry point will pass the data into the above-mentioned MVC framework in order to process. The controller will then take the data and then build a particular model as well as requests a view in case it is necessary or simply returns it or merely data or nothing if there is a case of any incorrect requests. The best way is to get the code of a particularly simple and streamlined MVC RESTful framework in case you don't have any previous knowledge or experience.
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The most important aspect is Security. Most of the PHP applications are quite prone to different security issues. It is important to make sure that there are no injections in order to run at the command line as well as the data needs to be sanitised at the most minimum level along with the stored data need to be encrypted, along with passwords as well as SESSION attacks to be prevented.
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Now we have discussed the steps of developing a PHP web application, let's look at the advantages of PHP.
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Stable isotope and geochronological study of the Mawchi Sn-W deposit, Myanmar : implications for timing of mineralization and ore genesis.
Myint, A.Z. and Yonezu, K. and Boyce, A. and Selby, D. and Scherstén, A. and Tindell, T. and Watanabe, K. and Swe, Y. (2018) 'Stable isotope and geochronological study of the Mawchi Sn-W deposit, Myanmar : implications for timing of mineralization and ore genesis.', Ore Geology Reviews, 95 . pp. 663-679.
Myanmar is endowed with abundant Sn-W mineralization, pre-eminent amongst which is the world-class Mawchi deposit. In the Mawchi area, N-S trending vertical or steeply dipping quartz veins are hosted by both Eocene granite and Carboniferous to Early Permian metasediments. Three stages of ore formation are recognized; (i) tourmaline-cassiterite stage (ii) main ore stage and (iii) sulfide stage. Tourmaline, cassiterite and pyrite-I are early-formed minerals and are representative of the first stage. Their deposition continued together with wolframite, scheelite, molybdenite, arsenopyrite, pyrite-II, fluorite and danalite, which form the second stage. This was followed by the successive deposition of sulfides such as chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena and Pb-Bi sulfides. A 40Ar/39Ar magmatic biotite plateau age of 41.50 ± 0.16 Ma (MSWD = 2.5) is determined for the Mawchi biotite granite which we interpret as the time the granite cooled through the biotite blocking temperature, and is consistent with a previously reported LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon concordia age of 42.72 ± 0.94 Ma (MSWD = 2). A molybdenite Re-Os model age of 42.4 ± 1.2 Ma indicates that Sn-W mineralization was synchronous with late Eocene granitic magmatism. Our 40Ar/39Ar hydrothermal muscovite plateau ages from the tourmaline granite (40.14 ± 0.14 Ma; MSWD = 1.48) and quartz vein selvages (40.80 ± 0.12 Ma; MSWD = 0.47) define the timing of hydrothermal alteration and simultaneous veining that accompanied the late stage of ore forming at Mawchi. Fluid inclusion microthermometry from cassiterite, scheelite, quartz, and fluorite reveals that ore fluids in the cassiterite-tourmaline stage and main ore stage are characterized by moderate homogenization temperatures (Th = 260°- 345°C) and salinities (4.5 – 15.7 wt.% NaCl equiv), while the sulfide stage is characterized by lower temperatures (Th = 175°- 260°C) and moderate to low salinity (2.5 – 13 wt.% NaCl equiv). The mean δ34S of all sulfides is 2.9 ± 2.9 ‰, which is suggestive that the overall system is dominated by magmatic sulfur. The similarity of δ34S values in galena and Pb-Bi sulfides (-1.3 – 2.7 ‰) suggest that sulfur, and inference the Pb and Bi were transported by a common fluid, probably of magmatic origin. The calculated δ18OH2O of the hydrothermal fluid associated with cassiterite and tourmaline is 7.3 to 8.4 ‰. Scheelite and quartz deposition is characterized by lighter δ18OH2O values (2.1 to 4.9 ‰) indicating that the ore fluid might be mixed with another source of water, perhaps, meteoric. Hydrogen isotopic compositions (δD = -51 to -121 ‰) again indicate that origin of the ore fluid is magmatic, but δD (∼ -120 ‰) is low enough to support the δ18OH2O data that suggests, in part, a meteoric water component to the hydrothermal fluids at Mawchi.
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Anglo Asian's Azerbaijan gold output rises 22% in 2018
TBILISI, May 16 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's leading gold mining company, Anglo Asian Mining, said on Thursday its gold output rose 22% in 2018 to 72,798 ounces from 59,617 ounces in 2017.
London-listed Anglo Asian produces gold at Gedabek and other Azeri mines in a joint venture with the Azeri state in which the company holds 51%.
The company said its total production of gold-equivalent ounces (GEO), which includes other metals, rose 17% year-on-year to 83,736 GEO from 71,461 GEO a year earlier and compared to a forecast of 78,000 to 84,000 GEO.
Copper output declined to 1,645 tonnes from 1,991 tonnes, while silver output rose to 210,184 ounces from 172,853 ounces.
The company said in a statement that total revenues in 2018 rose 26% to $90.4 million. Profit before tax in 2018 was $25.2 million, a more than four times increase year-on-year.
"We have set a production target of between 82,000 and 86,000 gold equivalent ounces for 2019, which is an increase from 2018," Khosrow Zamani, the company's non-executive chairman, said in a statement.
"We are on track to achieve this production target."
Anglo Asian began production at Gedabek, the bigger of two mines it operates, in July 2009. It eventually plans to develop seven mines in western Azerbaijan, with estimated gold reserves of 430 tonnes in total.
The company started a significant exploration programme at the end of 2016 after making a new gold discovery at Ugur, 3 km (2 miles) from its Gedabek processing facilities. (Reporting by Margarita Antidze; Editing by Mark Potter)


Startup blogs give insights into the startup experience, warts and all!
Company blogs often get a bad rap, and for good reason. They can come across as awkward and unnatural as the cross-functional teams that oversee their existence ("Susan, check with marketing and legal before putting that up on the blog, m'kay?"). A few firms simply reprint press releases on their "blogs". Others severely restrict the topics that staff can blog about, or deliberately hobble discussions with the outside world (including with their customers) by turning off comments.
Even companies which "get" digital media sometimes can't do it right. Google's official blog posts tend to come across as milquetoast missives that have gone through multiple layers of editing and approval, and commenting is frequently disabled. Microsoft is usually more open to blogging by staff, especially when it comes to reaching out to its development partners or customers of specific product lines, but a lot of its messaging is still communicated via press release and the news media. Apple doesn't even bother with blogs.
But the examples above refer to corporate blogs, or blogs written by employees who work for large companies. In this post, I'd like to talk about startup blogs and small company blogs, as well as a big problem that afflicts a growing number of startup blogs.
Before I get to the problem, it's important to understand a few things about startup blogs. They are different animals than their corporate cousins. Although startup blogs are sometimes written by a marketing director, they are frequently handled by the CEO or co-founders, or by a rotating cast of bloggers on staff. The blogging for In 30 Minutes guides is handled by yours truly, as well as the authors of Online Content Marketing In 30 Minutes and our new LinkedIn book. Posts vary in terms of length and target audience, but you can get an idea of the blogging style by looking at these posts about Google Docs new documents and Google Drive shortcuts.
Further, I generally find startup blogs to be far more informative than big company blogs. While corporate blogs will sometimes switch to show-and-tell mode with videos or step-by-step instructions, more often than not the big boys like to keep the explanations short and send prospective customers to support sites, product pages, and lead generation forms.
For readers, this makes a big difference. Startup blogs tend to have an authentic voice. They will often address market concerns in a direct way or give advice/share knowledge to attract and help new customers. There aren't layers of editors and approvals to get something published.
Sometimes the voice on a startup blog can be brutally honest. Check out this post by Kinvey CEO Sravish Sridhar in which he gives a frank discussion of whether or not to talk about the competition. He lists his competitors — something that corporate bloggers almost never do — and further uses the opportunity to sell to potential customers of the Kinvey Backend-As-A-Service offering for mobile and tablet developers.
To anyone who has founded or worked for a startup, the first reason is very understandable. If you're getting by on just four hours of sleep per night taking care of the business, blogging usually ends up on the back burner until you can find the time to do it. The typical pattern is to see spurts of activity (especially early in the life of the blog) and then long periods of inaction.
I suspect that the second and third reasons are often accompanied by a feeling that someone will eventually get around to updating the blog, so for the time being just leave it dangling.
The fourth reason may seem strange, until you consider that startups have a high chance of failure. If the hosting is still paid for and the CMS is on autopilot, the old posts will continue to face the world, like the facade of an abandoned business.
Regardless of the reason, leaving an untended or derelict blog is a major mistake. An abandoned blog not only looks bad. It can actually call the credibility of the company into question, if the firm is still in business. It tells customers and users that the startup doesn't care about keeping them up to date, can't handle the workload, or maybe is distracted by something else, such as consulting, school, or another company. If it's been more than a year since the last update, prospective customers or users may even wonder if the company is still in operation. Any doubt about the status of the company will of course result in a lower conversion rate, lost sales, or a wasted chance for building partnerships or prestige. In addition, because older content has more prominence, users and prospective customers may be left unaware of the company's current products, features, pricing, or vision.
Consider a company which is still in operation and understands the importance of blogging as a way to connect with customers and serve as an inbound marketing channel (among other uses). But there simply aren't enough resources to devote to blogging. In this case, the most important thing to do is let people know what's going on and point them to resources that can help them. Create a short post apologizing to readers and explaining that the blog won't be updated as you work on the beta/feature X/migration/whatever.
You may also want to direct customers to resources where they can find answers (such as a support forum or customer service). Consider pointing them to alternative communications channels — such as a Twitter feed (much easier to update) or some other social networking resource that is regularly updated and/or monitored. Another trick: Start video blogging, either with a Web cam or smartphone camera. It takes less than ten minutes to create a clip, upload it/record directly to YouTube, and then embed the clip on your blog (or refer people to your YouTube channel). It's not as fast as Twitter and may require some prep to make your office look presentable, but it's much more efficient than blogging.
Longer term, you'll need to figure out how blogging fits into your company's communication and content strategies. Some companies with actual budgets bring in consultants to help them talk through these issues, or go out and get a hired gun to handle regular posts. Whatever you end up doing, don't put off these discussions or plans for too long. It's important for serving your customers and users, and attracting new customers/users. Schedule some time to talk about this internally or with advisors.
If the blog has lots of posts or useful content, do not kill the blog. The content may still be useful to users, some customers and prospective customers, and may still be indexed by Google, which gives your site important visibility to prospective users and customers. Do this instead: Write a final post saying that the blog is being archived at the same location, and current news and information can be found at (other linked resource). But do remove the blog from site navigation, even though the URL stays the same. This will result in less traffic to the blog, but in my opinion it's better to lose a little traffic than to send people to a resource that hasn't been updated for months or years.
What if the blog has only a few posts? A typical scenario is the startup launched the blog because everyone else did it. After a handful of posts, there was no enthusiasm and the blog was abandoned. In this case, I would consider removing the posts and the navigation links, but only after someone has evaluated how the site has been indexed by Google and linked to by external sites. If you have just five posts, but one of them gets hundreds of referrals per month through links from Hacker News and Google, I would archive it at the same URL per the instructions above.
This is Chad, founder of Notifo.
I am reaching out today to announce some sad news. Over the past 20 months, Notifo has tried to be the best notification platform for multiple endpoints including iPhone, Android, Growl, Email, and a few more. Notifo has been my full-time job during this time.
However, Notifo never gained enough traction with publishers or consumers to make enough revenue to pay the bills and sustain it as a company. As such, I have had to seek full-time employment elsewhere in order to pay my own living expenses. What does this mean for you and Notifo? Practically, it means that I will no longer be working on Notifo. For now, Notifo will continue to run as-is with no further plans for development but will probably be shut down as a result. I will try to keep it alive as long as possible, but please know that it could go away at any moment. I will do my best to provide at least 30 days notice before Notifo is officially shut down.
I want to thank all of you for using Notifo. I'm deeply sorry about this result. There may be a few more posts regarding this situation. Please feel free to email me at [chad at notifo dot com] with any questions you may have.
One last thing I would like to make clear: Untended blogs aren't just a startup problem. I see established companies making the same mistakes. But established companies tend to have staff resources and budgets that makes it far easier to handle updates. And in almost all cases, they should know better than to let a product or company blog gather dust.
I realize that other startup bloggers and consultants with expertise in content strategy may have different ideas about how to deal with some of the problems I have described above. Feel free to add your opinion in the comments at the bottom of this page.
Image: C3, Cambridge Innovation Center. Photo by Ian Lamont.