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Qatar Airways to Launch Flights to Seattle from 15 March 2021
posted on 8th December 2020 by Eddie Saunders
Qatar Airways has announced the launch of four weekly flights to Seattle from 15 March 2021, marking the seventh new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic. This news comes as the airline continues to strengthen its network across the globe through reinstating flights, adding new destinations and expanding its strategic partnerships. The Seattle service will be operated by Qatar Airways' state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 featuring 36 seats in the award-winning Qsuite Business Class and 247 seats in Economy Class.
The national carrier of the State of Qatar also announced a frequent flyer partnership with Alaska Airlines. From 15 December 2020, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Alaska Mileage Plan members will be able to earn frequent flyer miles and from 31 March 2020 members can also redeem frequent flyer miles on both carriers' full networks, and elite status perks including lounge access. The two airlines are also working closely on developing a codeshare agreement and commercial cooperation in line with the U.S. carrier joining oneworld on 31 March 2021.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: "Qatar Airways is committed to enhancing connectivity within the U.S. market, and the launch of flights to Seattle, our second new U.S. destination since the onset of the pandemic, epitomises this commitment. We are excited to welcome Washington State's largest city as our seventh new destination announced this year, and our eleventh U.S. gateway, surpassing the number of destinations we operated in the U.S. pre-COVID19. Home to a large tech industry and a portal of innovation, Seattle is a destination that is internationally renowned for business and leisure travel.
"Despite the challenges of 2020, Qatar Airways has remained committed to exploring every opportunity to further enhance the travel experience for our millions of passengers and is proud to secure another important strategic partnership in North America. In Alaska Airlines, we will have a very strong partner to connect customers from the U.S. West Coast to Doha and beyond via its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle, complementing our existing strategic partnerships with American Airlines and JetBlue. We look forward to further deepening our cooperation with the newest joiner to the oneworld family and continuing to provide our passengers the reliable, safe and award-winning service that they have come to trust from us."
Alaska Air Group Chairman and CEO, Mr. Brad Tilden, said: "We're thrilled to be joining the oneworld alliance and to begin this new partnership with an outstanding airline like Qatar Airways. As more of us resume international air travel next year, we are excited to offer our guests new nonstop service on Qatar Airways from Seattle to Doha, in addition to service to Doha from our hubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco. This partnership opens up tremendous destinations around the world and amazing opportunities for our guests."
Port of Seattle Commission President, Mr. Peter Steinbrueck, said: "This commitment by Qatar Airways, despite the current situation with the pandemic, is a testament to how the world views the long-term strength and resiliency of the Puget Sound region. This also supports the Port's decision to continue to invest in projects such as the International Arrivals Facility and North Satellite Modernization to provide a better experience for travelers from around the world."
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The pickaxe scrapes and drags. Iron grates on rock, scratches, chimes on stone. But, even so, Steve can still hear some smug pillock yabbering on the radio.
"… back in Roman times, I think you'll find, the River Walbrook was London's waterway of choice…"
"Think you'll find?" Steve snarls, stopping work to heckle. "How exactly? In a tardis?"
He laughs at the quickness of his wit, but there's no one else here to appreciate it and his mood soon sours as this tosser bangs on about London's lost rivers. Where on earth do they find these morons, he wonders. The pick lands heavily, chips of Victorian cement spurt up from the floor. Is there a talent agency for know-alls somewhere in Soho? Somewhere that TV and radio people call when they need a saddo to talk about some weird obsession?
If Shelly were here she'd say something about anger issues – that Steve has them – which would wind him up even more. But she isn't here and he doesn't want to think about her psychobabble; he just wants to get on with the task at hand. This was her idea after all. If she's going to live here, they're going to need more space, that's what she said. And it's a lot cheaper to extend than to move. She's right about that. Who can afford property in London these days? Russian mafia and Saudi princes, that's all. And why move when all the cellar needs is a little more ceiling height? Shelly wants to do it up in purples and pinks, fill it with shag-pile rugs, beanbags and candles. She says it will be their secret love nest. She's buying a lava lamp at the weekend. Yes, he can see it now: the two of them lying on a thick rug, naked in the candlelight, entwined in each other's arms.
Steve scrapes faster, hoping that the rasp of iron against stone might drown out that prat's nasal twang and the deejay's false laughter. He doesn't know why he listens to LBC, except that it's something to shout at and it breaks the tedium of working down here, alone in the cellar.
"… yes, and the River Effra has always been a feisty one, if I may put it like that – flooded and carried off Sunday roasts from houses circa 1914…"
Steve wrinkles up his nose and mimics squeakily, "circa 1914". His sarcastic oo-oo-sound ricochets round the damp stone walls of the cellar as perspiration runs down his forehead. He pauses to mop his face on his sleeve and crouches to measure his progress. The Victorian grout is loose now, chipping and curling up so that soon he'll be able to wedge the pick between the flagstones and lever the first one off the ground.
"… a coffin, from West Norwood Cemetery, no less, was carried under south London all the way to the Thames…"
No less? No less? Did that mammoth arsehole really say West Norwood Cemetery, no less? Steve can think of more glamorous venues. He laughs to himself as he imagines taking Shelly to the cemetery for a romantic evening out. Not that he would of course, it wouldn't be worth the aggro, but he can indulge in fantasy, can't he?
He leans on the handle of his pickaxe and swigs some water. This is hard work but it'll be worth it. At least, he hopes it will.
Now that he stops to think about it, he likes the brickwork as it is. Seems a shame to cover it up with girly pink. And it might be a bit too cold to get completely naked down here – there's no heating and it's damp. Steve readjusts the picture in his head: making love with his socks on; Shelly in that awful teddy-bear onesie she wears; the drone of a fan heater in the background; the cold from the floor seeping up through the shag-pile rug. Truth is, as love nests go, this one won't be very cosy.
They don't need a love nest anyway. There's a perfectly good bedroom, isn't there? What this room would be really good for is the Xbox. Steve could play computer games all night down here – lose track of time, absorb himself in the worlds of Grand Theft Auto and Skyrim, with the volume up as high as he likes because he wouldn't be disturbing anyone. All he has to do is persuade Shelly to see things his way before she goes out and buys the bloody lava lamp.
Next day, and the radio is rattling on with a big row about strikes on the Underground. Underground rivers. Underground trains. So much of London's life is underground, Steve wonders why more people don't extend into their cellars. Except that it's hard work levering up flagstones that have been in place for more than a hundred years. They're heavy to drag across the cellar in the dark too. And he wonders whether it's worth the trouble now that Shelly's in a mood with him.
"Oh shut up!" Steve shouts at some miserable moaning commuter.
He should never have mentioned the Xbox, should have known that would upset her. She called him selfish, and trotted out her usual line about him never listening. He can still hear it now: Trouble with you Steve is you never listen… blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.
He decides not to dwell on it, to think about other things instead, and eases up another flagstone, which he props against the wall and marks with chalk. He'll finish pulling them up today and tomorrow he'll dig. He only needs to go down a couple of feet. Then he'll put the flagstones back as they were, like pieces in a jigsaw, like London Bridge when they moved it to America.
Underground car parks, there's another one.
He loses track of time, pulling up flagstones and wheeling them across the blue-grey clay to the wall. He doesn't stop until he's upended each stone, then he gazes at the soft new floor he's uncovered. It seems to sweat under his feet. Underground sweat, he thinks. A trick of the light, maybe, the way it glistens, or a mirage.
He's knackered. He's seeing things.
Steve dreams of King Canute, sailing through Brixton on a Viking longboat, gliding past the Ritzy yelling in a smug nasal twang, "Oy, Steve! Thought you were getting a Waitrose round here?" He watches Canute's ship disappear up Effra Road towards his flat. There's Shelly, all dressed up on the back of the longboat. She smirks at Steve as if to say she's too good for him now. King Canute puts his arm round her and shouts something else, but he can't hear it.
He wakes with aching muscles, makes coffee and takes it down to the cellar, where he flicks on the radio, lines up his buckets and starts to dig. He could have sworn the floor was grey yesterday – a pleasant blue-grey somewhere between Wedgewood and gunmetal. Now it's caramel and clammy to the touch. But what does it matter? He's only going to dig it up, put it in buckets and haul it up to the garden. He wiggles the spade into the clay as people phone LBC to argue about Thames Water and hosepipe bans. The clay sticks to itself, gloops and squelches as he cuts it out of the cellar floor and lifts it into buckets.
By the lunchtime news he's cut a trench two feet deep that's broad enough for him to stand in. He knocks back the water in his bottle, listening to the mayor go on about London Underground workers. "You plonker!" Steve shouts at the radio.
London's mayor. Now there's a man who never listens, but Shelly won't hear a word against him, oh no. Thinks he's funny with his floppy hair. Steve jabs his spade at the clay beneath him.
Now that he comes to think about it, Shelly's got a nerve telling him he doesn't listen when every time he sees her he has to put up with her prattling on about her fitness regime or getting in touch with her spiritual side. Clay slides off his spade into a bucket. He stabs at the floor again. He'd like to see the how the mayor would cope with Shelly blabbing on. Or King Canute for that matter. All this work he's doing! All this effort! For what?
Steve pauses, glances round the cellar and fast forwards: purple shag-pile carpets, purple lava lamp, the sweet pong of lavender candles and the sound of Shelly's voice as she sits there in her teddy-bear onesie, dissecting their relationship, telling him he has issues. And him, listening – having to listen to all this, every day, till the end of his natural life.
No, he can't do it. He's going to have to tell her, isn't he? That she can't move in. It's over. They're not right for each other. God knows how but better to do it before she brings her stuff round, before it's too late. He licks the brine from his lips, hears it squelch under his arms and feels its warmth between his toes. Shit. How's he going to tell her? Best get it over with. Tell her straight away. Yes. Now. Why prolong the agony?
He throws down the spade and starts to climb out of the trench. Only he can't; it won't let him go. Sodden clay grasps at his feet and clings to his boots. It weighs down his legs. Sweat runs off his forehead into his eyes, oozes from his skin and dampens his clothes. Water laps at his ankles. He's standing in a puddle, but it feels like he's sinking, being sucked down through the hole he's dug.
On the radio, the mayor has moved onto water cannon.
"You utter prick!" shouts Steve.
He's up to his waist in water now, arms flailing round for something to grip onto. He tries grabbing one of the buckets, but it tips – the clay inside sluggish as it rolls towards him. He snatches at the floor of the cellar, but it slides down the bank of the trench with him, splashes into the water that's rising up to his chest, his Adam's apple, his chin.
The mayor claims most Londoners support the use of water cannon in limited circumstances, which pisses Steve off but there's nothing he can do about it now. He can't even shout at him. Not any more. Water is seeping up his nose. He spews and spits but the taste of wet clay sloshes inside his mouth. Grit scours the inside of his cheeks. Underground rivers, he thinks as he slips below the surface. He closes his eyes and sees Canute on the back of the longboat, shouting at him: "The River Effra has always been a feisty one!"
His eyes ping open and he watches as his last breath floats away in bubbles that gently pop on the surface, one by one. He should have listened. Perhaps Shelly was right, but it's too late now. He sinks through the mud to the river below, and is carried underground to the Thames.
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Firms step up spending on digital tech, but struggle with strategy
Businesses and the public sector are stepping up their spending on digital technology, but many business leaders are struggling to keep pace with what it means for their business
Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
Published: 30 May 2018 0:01
Organisations have stepped up their spending on cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and virtual reality, over the past 12 months, but many are struggling to develop a coherent strategy for their investment plans, according to research by Deloitte.
The consulting and audit firm's Digital Disruption Index, which surveyed executives in more than 100 FTSE companies, revealed that most executives feel they lack the skills and confidence to lead their organisations through the changes that digital technology will bring, and company leaders are concerned that their organisations lack people with the right knowledge and skills to deliver their digital strategies.
Over the past 12 months, the proportion of companies putting resources into artificial intelligence (AI) has nearly doubled to over 40%, according to Deloitte's Digital Disruption Index. By 2020, some 40% said they would have invested in blockchain, 35% in the internet of things (IoT), and 32% in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
Digital skills gap
But to make the most of these technologies, organisations will need to develop training strategies that help executives and employees develop the skills they need.
"Companies need to improve the quality of their learning and development programmes. There was quite a clear call out that a lot of learning and development programmes don't help much by supporting their leadership in this type of skill," said Oliver Vernon-Harcourt, partner for digital transformation in Deloitte.
One way to get managers up to speed on disruptive technology is to offer digital leadership programmes, which allow executives to learn from the way their customers use technology and give them time to step back and think about the implications of the technology for their organisations.
Executives can also do a lot to educate themselves, for example by experimenting with the latest gadgets, watching how their children use them, or using free resources online.
"There is a huge proliferation of fantastic content on YouTube, LinkedIn and through TED talks. There is a lot of general content for digital leaders," said Vernon-Harcourt in an interview with Computer Weekly.
Over three-quarters of organisations are experiencing challenges in recruiting people with digital skills, with data scientists and analysts proving the most difficult to recruit and retain.
The majority of executives believe there are not enough school-leavers and graduates entering the labour market with the digital skills and experience they need.
This problem could be exacerbated by the impact of Brexit and immigration controls, which, according to estimates by Deloitte, could lead to 36% of the UK's non-British workforce leaving in the next five years.
Organisations should identify the core skills they will need over the long term and start building capabilities in those areas, said Vernon-Harcourt.
"It does not have to be a huge team straight away. You can build as you go and learn as you go. Experiment and learn by doing. There may be startups or other organisations you can partner with," he said.
Executives predict that digital technology will have the greatest impact by giving them new ways to interact with customers, providing companies with actionable insights through better analysis of data, and helping the whole organisation to be more innovative.
In the public sector, executives are focusing on using technology to introduce cultural change, empowering and enabling employees, and reducing costs.
By 2020, half of the companies surveyed expect to have invested in VR and AR technologies.
Augmented reality, which allows employees to view information overlaid on a screen or glasses, is likely to find the widest range of applications in business, said Vernon-Harcourt.
For example, retailers could use augmented shopping apps on mobile phones to allow customers to see how furniture would look in their own homes; engineers could use AR apps, which overlay schematics or manuals to help them fix a problem out in the field; and data analysts could use AR headsets to visualise huge quantities of data, without feeling overwhelmed.
Over the next five years, Deloitte predicts that blockchain will shift from being an experimental technology to find more mainstream applications, particularly in the financial, manufacturing and consumer industries.
There are still technical challenges to overcome, including the lack of any agreed technical standards to ensure that different blockchain technologies can work together, said Vernon-Harcourt.
"It uses a significant amount of energy to mine bitcoins. If you are going to expand that to every financial transaction, the consumption of power problem needs solving."
Artificial intelligence is already having an impact on organisations, with many moving from production pilots into large-scale implementations.
Despite this, just 23% of executives believe their leadership has a clear understanding of AI and how it will affect the enterprise and the workforce.
Organisations believe AI technologies will have the greatest impact in business operations, product service and delivery, and customer care.
They predict that AI will replace simple rules-based tasks, which will improve services to customers and create more meaningful work for employees.
AI will not replace humans, said Deloitte, and organisations will gain the greatest advantage by seeing AI as complementary to human skills.
The internet of things (IoT) will find particular applications in the supply chain industry, said Vernon-Harcourt. Retailers have been tagging their products with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for some time, but the real benefits will come when companies integrate internet-connected devices across the entire business.
"If your lorries are connected to the internet, shipping containers connected to the internet, products connected to the internet, and your factory is connected – you have a really powerful dataset and can make sure you have the right products at the right time," he said.
Other technologies, such as 3D printing, will find applications in relevant industries, for spare parts manufacturing for example. Drones are being used experimentally in warehouses for stock taking, identifying gaps in shelves and detecting spillages.
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"OK, I'll dance for fish jerky."
Fish jerky treats are a good choice of a training treat because your furry friend will covet them. He also benefits from the high protein and omega-3 and -6 fatty acids in his treats. It's easy to make fish jerky for your pet in your oven at home. Your dog will definitely thank you for the new homemade treats.
Place salmon or tuna steaks in a single layer on a cookie sheet and put it in the freezer for a few hours until they are mostly frozen. Partially freezing fresh fish makes the texture firmer so it is easier to cut into thin strips.
Remove the fish steaks and slice them with a fillet knife into strips about 1/8-inch thick, 1 inch wide and about 3 inches long.
Cut off a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil to a size that fits in the bottom of your oven. Remove the bottom oven rack and lay the foil in the bottom of the oven cavity. Replace the rack. The foil catches dripping juices from your fish jerky and allows quick and easy cleanup of your oven. You only have to pull up the four corners, trapping juices in the center, and toss it in the garbage.
Dry each strip of fish with paper towels to remove any excess moisture. This minimizes cooking time.
Pull out each oven rack and place the fish jerky on the racks with the length perpendicular to the bars on the rack. Drape each strip of fish over two or more bars on the racks. Leave about half an inch between each two strips so the heat will circulate around all pieces evenly.
Turn the oven on to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Crack the oven door slightly to allow steam to escape.
Check the fish jerky for doneness in about two hours. When the strips are done, the meat is stiff and leathery just like beef jerky. Remove the fish jerky from the oven and allow it to cool completely before offering your pooch a healthy snack.
Store your fish jerky in the refrigerator for up to three weeks. If you make larger amounts, place them in freezer bags and keep them in the freezer for up to eight months.
Purchase fish steaks instead of whole fish to avoid the scaling and cleaning process.
You can use any type of fish that is readily available in your area. Try different types to tempt your four-legged friend's taste buds.
Do not use canned fish for making dog jerky. Canned fish contains a lot of sodium, which isn't good for dogs.
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Q: What to do when Unity's Launcher gets stuck open? My Unity Launcher is currently stuck open. Short of logging out and back in, does anyone have ideas for getting it to auto-hide as usual?

A: It turns out that the Launcher is supposed to stay open on workspaces containing no windows. Two of my workspaces had maximised windows which Unity didn't seem to be noticing, and when I closed those and then re-opened them, the Launcher reverted to its correct auto-hide behaviour.
Perhaps one could also simply move the window to another workspace and back to get the Launcher unstuck--I did not think to try that.

A: None of the methods above like Super S/Super-W, drag drops, min/max/move windows worked for me.
Only running ccsm, disabling Ubuntu Unity Plugin, and re-enabling it.
Ubuntu 11.10

A: If you wish to have the launcher always autohide, you can use the Unity plugin in the CompizConfig Settings Manager. See this question for complete instructions.

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*How can I configure Unity's launcher auto-hide behavior?

A: I've had the same problems. SO annoying.  It seems to happen when I select and drag in certain programs.  So far in Menedely Desktop and QtiPlot.  The trick I've found is to go to a web page select text then begin to drag and the sidebar will go back to auto-hide.

A: Yes, it's a bug. What i do is start the expo plugin using the shortcut key and the launcher hides after that.

A: timmay143's workaround helped me. The bug seems to be fixed now: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/769703. Fix not released for Natty yet.

A: I've had this issue for years. It looks like on Ubuntu v16.10, if I gesture on my trackpad with four fingers to the right, it opens the launcher permanently (disables autohide). If I gesture back left, it closes (reenables autohide). I don't see any other indication that I've changed workspaces.

A: None of the suggested solutions work for me (16.10) - not even going into autosettings and disabling then enabling autohide.
The ubuntu "start button" is highlighted like it has focus.
I could restart unity - but it's a pain when you have many docs open.
This is so annoying and I must admit that even though I like unity - the launcher is subpar - even if it wasn't buggy.

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"VMware vCenter really a full feature console to manage VMware environment"
Over the years VMware have being integrated a lot of information to the VMware vCenter. I like the fact that it is a easy to use console and easy to understand. All the management of your virtual environment is in there. Also with the vCenter plugins you can centralize the management of storage (SAN) and other compute and network devices. You have a single pane of glass to administer the resources.
I dislike the web client that is base on flash. But now with the new HTML5 web console, you can easily manage it from everywhere and you don't depend on flash that is vulnerable and obsolete. I think that about it. I cannot think of anything else I dislike.
I really recommend to the customers to have a design for the vCenter server services layout in advanced to your needs. I mean get help on sizing and think about the growing of the virtual environment. It is helpful to use the professional services from VMware so you can have a setup that is well configure and with a validated design.
The management of all our virtual environment and also the storage and server management right on the console. It is easy to use for the administration needs.
Now we can easily provision the virtual machines and the san storage in one place. The same VMware admin can do the provision of storage without the storage admin involve.
"My experience using vCenter Sever"
- I liked the fact that I can manage more than 1000 machines in this virtual environment without lowering the user experience.
- The other good thing about the software is the simplicity in deployment. Migration from a Windows vCenter Server to the Linux enviroment is just one step.
- It is possible to more than 10 vCenter together and manage up to 30,000 machines in remote locations.
The limitation I found with the software is the fact that it is mostly dedicated to Linux based platforms - almost 90%.
vCenter is worth trying. If your company is looking to make the most of your server, the investing in vCenter is a good solution for this. vCenter is best for operating multiple virtual machines which can run concurrently to cater for your needs.
I used vCenter in the my previous company to merge our core ERP systems. The VMware also helped us provide more disk space to the server.
"Robust and mature software for the virtualized Data Center"
The speed of updates is good for this environment. The support and knowledge base are good when running into issues with online troubleshooting guides.
The push for virtual appliance and removal of windows server versions in the future.
I would recommend this product simply for the amazing levels it can take your infrastructure too. We are not even using all the features and its still a great software that accomplishes much.
Vcenter Server allows direct access in a centralized way to the virtual Vsphere ESX environments. We are able to manage and fix our machines quickly. Also works as a backup proxy for Veeam.
"Virtual Server Management at its best"
vCenter Server is a great tool that allows for great ease in the management of vSphere virtual servers. Easy to setup and accessible from any browser.
vCenter has evolved the interface many times and has made it seem overly simplified in the years, which in turn can make the interface overly complicated when changes are continually made.
vCenter is an easy to use software that allows great ease for virtual machine use. Highly recommended over the competition.
vCenter serves us the ability to manage our entire infrastructure, which gives us the chance to maintain our entire virtual server presence in one place.
vCenter provides a ton of features to manage your hypervisors and virtual machines. The product itself is very stable and has some unique features which are proprietary to VMware. Features like storage/host vMotion, distributed virtual switch and distributed resource scheduler are very helpful.
Just like all other products out there, there is a learning curve. The support contracts are expensive. It is difficult to migrate to another solution in the future. The Web dashboard lags a lot sometimes and the CLI is difficult to learn and navigate.
While VMware vCenter is one of the best out there with large number of useful features, remember that it can turn out to be huge operational expense.
Virtual machine lifecycle management. Additional bundled tools like vRealize Orchestrator can solve some orchestration needs.
"A very efficient way to manage vSphere virtual infrastructure."
A centralized management system, very easy to use, to manage the whole virtual infrastructure, and to perform configuration, monitoring, and trouble shooting just in a one shop platform.
Not really, I haven't seen any disadvantage so far.
We're using Vcenter server to manage our production cloud virtual infrastructure, which has improve the efficiency for our jobs and make it easy to new colleague to get started quickly.
"Very useful for VMware environment"
Ability to manage multiple ESX hosts and VM's from a single console. vMotion is also very useful in the event of a host failure.
Nothing to dislike. vCenter works very well.
vCenter is highly recommended if you are using multiple ESX hosts.
If an ESX host ever goes down for whatever reason, the VM's on that host will automatically migrate to another host in the same cluster.
What I like about this software is the centralized visibility, it is simple, efficient and excellent for cloud serving.
The price is a bit steep if you decide to go with the Standard version, but if you're a small business, you could just purchase the Foundation.
VM Ware is an industry standard for Virtual computing and vCenter is they way to administer it.
there is nothing to dislike about this program.
"Easy to use, simple to setup "
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Principal Research coordinator of ZIM Laboratories Ltd., Dr. Nidhi Sapkal was invited as a speaker at 2nd Annual Innogen Summit India, 2017 held at Mumbai recently. She spoke about the various challenges that involve during product development in thin film technology platform. Thin films are a novel drug delivery system that enhances patient convenience to drug administration and thereby improving compliance to the therapy. ZIM Laboratories is a market leader in thin film based products with about 30 developed products being marketed in domestic and export markets.
ZIM received IPA-ACG-Scitech Award for Best Innovation in solid dosage form in Dec-2016 for this Thin Film technology.


The Westport Country Playhouse is a theater meant to provide artists, students, and entertainers with a place to create and produce live theater experiences away from traditional big city theater districts. Through the vision of its founders, Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall, the organizarion spent the better part of a century becoming one of the most successful theaters in the Northeast—hosting countless "A-list" celebrities and providing aspiring entertainers a more intimate and personalized venue in which to hone their craft.
In the winter of 1930, renowned Broadway producers (and Weston, Connecticut, residents) Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall purchased a barn and apple orchard in town. Their intention was to turn it into a venue where both aspiring and established writers, actors, and directors might produce new plays or reinterpret old ones. They transformed the old cow barn (erected in 1835) into a theater with a stage built to match the dimensions of those regularly found on Broadway.
The early years of operation saw such legendary figures as Dorothy Gish and Henry Fonda grace the stage in Westport. In 1940, a production of Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs provided the inspiration for what became the Broadway smash Oklahoma! just three years later.
Throughout the 1940s and '50s the theater operated continuously, except for 4 seasons when World War II gasoline rationing halted production. In addition, challenges from Mother Nature also put the theater's operators to the test, forcing the suspension of performances during periods of loud thunderstorms that drowned out the actors' dialogue or knocked out power and forced resourceful employees to drive cars up to the theater windows to shine their headlights on the stage.
In 1959 Langner and his wife Armina handed over control of the theater to a group of producers, one of whom, James McKenzie, played a vital role in preserving the theater. During the 1960s McKenzie initiated a program that rehearsed 10 plays in New York every spring and then sent them to different summer theaters, including the Westport Country Playhouse, for 1-week runs. Two decades later, McKenzie led a group of theater supporters in purchasing the property to keep developers from turning it into a shopping center.
By the year 2000, the barn and surrounding property suffered tremendously from the detrimental effects of age. Long-time Westport resident Joanne Woodward stepped in and led a campaign to revitalize the playhouse. The campaign kicked-off in January of that year and eventually raised enough funding (including a $5 million grant from the State of Connecticut) to bring the theater into the 21st century.
With the renovations completed in 2005, the playhouse emerged as a state-of-the-art production theater. Today the Westport Country Playhouse operates as a nonprofit cultural institution producing five live theater experiences per year between April and November. In addition to providing entertainment for local audiences, it continues to serve as a center for teaching and artistic expression for the theater community.
"Playhouse History." Westport Country Playhouse, 2013. Link.


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Tags: Brett Hundley, DeShone Kizer, DeShone Kizer, Green Bay Packers, Mike McCarthy
McCarthy Puts DeShone Kizer With Top QBs This Year
Joseph Bonham May 7, 2018
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy really likes backup quarterback DeShone Kizer. The Packers liked Kizer when he came out of college in 2017. They might like him even more now.
The 2018 NFL Draft was top-heavy with quarterbacks. Four of them went in the first 10 picks. Baker Mayfield went No. 1 overall to the Browns, Sam Darnold went to the Jets at No. 3, Josh Allen went to the Bills at No. 7 and Josh Rosen landed with the Cardinals at No. 10.
McCarthy claims that if Kizer would have waited until 2018 to enter the NFL, he would have been in the mix with those four guys.
McCarthy on new #Packers QB DeShone Kizer: "He has starter ability in this league, clearly. In my opinion, if he was in that (draft) class this year, he would've been in that group with the first four guys."
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) May 5, 2018
Although that may seem like a stretch, maybe it isn't. A lot of people thought Kizer needed another year of college seasoning, including his own coach at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly. He ended up being a second-round pick by the Browns.
The thing with Kizer that we've seen is he has all the ability. He can make all the throws. Has a great arm.
That didn't translate into much success as a rookie, however. Kizer was thrown into the fire, starting 15 games. He threw for 2,894 yards and just 11 touchdowns against 22 interceptions.
So starter ability, sure. If Kizer can harness his talent and adapt to the NFL game. That will probably only come with seasoning. And certainly, having Aaron Rodgers and McCarthy as mentors can't hurt.
Kizer is already a much more intriguing prospect than Brett Hundley. Those guys will go at it during the preseason for the right to be No. 2. It seems pretty evident that Kizer — after the Packers shipped out Damarious Randall for him — has the edge over Hundley.
It wouldn't be surprising to see Hundley get released if he doesn't win that No. 2 job.
Brett Hundley
DeShone Kizer
Mike McCarthy
Handicapping Packers' WR3 Competition
Will Packers' Interceptions Soar in 2018?
Cheese May 7, 2018
McCarthy also thought Hundley could be a starter.
Why even pretend like there's a battle for the backup position? If they get rid of a former first round pick and sadly the most productive corner they had last year, all to just "bring in competition" for the 2nd string QB, do you really believe Hundley is gonna come out on top? You think they're gonna send Kizer packing for Mr.Gumball?
cz May 7, 2018
Truth May 7, 2018
Good point. He ALSO thought Alex Smith was better than Rodgers. He ALSO failed with EVERY OTHER qb he EVER coached. Buy because he just so happened to be gifted with Rodgers. He is labeled a QB guy. Or a play caller.
MP May 8, 2018
Excellent point, TRUTH, and one I have made as well. McFatty is anointing him, within a very short time, as the second coming. As you aptly pointed out, however, he's got a very poor track record with developing even adequate backup QB's. He had Hundley for three years and bragged about how much progress he had made. Then Hundley got a chance to start and totally bombed. He clearly was not an NFL QB. What was McCarthy doing for three years when he was supposedly developing Hundley? I put NO stock in his ability to develop QB's, or his ability to assess their abilities.
A "quarterback whisperer", McCarthy is NOT !
PF4L May 8, 2018
And then when Hundley bombed, it was Alex Van Pelts fault. So if McCarthy didn't "know" that Hundley wasn't prepared, isn't McCarthy (admitting) pointing out how clueless he really is?
Kato May 9, 2018
Matt Flynn didn't turn out too bad. Tolzien was decent for a backup. Personally I think Hundley is just that bad. He wouldn't succeed with Bill Walsh.
He failed with Aaron Brooks?
I challenge anyone here to give one example of a memorable time McCarthy made a good head coaching decision. Just one. A time when he did something that actually worked out. Something that was factually his decision. Not something Rodgers or someone else drew up and he got credit for.
**Not counting the time he attained those 20 rushing attempts against Seattle**
MJ May 7, 2018
He pulled off some surprise onside kicks.
Like the last game of the year against Detroit? When they got thier ass beat?
That goes beyond the point. He can make, and has made, good decisions, but they have not been enough to win at critical times. He has to produce more of those, more consistently.
The problem is the ratio of bad decisions to good decisions…10:1?
Yes. That's it, PF. When TRUTH asked for one example of a good call, I was sort of a devil's advocate. But rest assured, he makes enough blunders to balance out the good calls.
a dozen yrs of superstars aj hawk and john kuhn?
Lets take a moment and count how many other people in the NFL think Kizer is a talent who belonged in the top ten of this years first round, besides McMuffin.
Ok then….i came up with zero also.
If what McMfuffin said was even remotely true, couldn't Dorsey have traded him for a high draft pick?
Back to reality…..Kizer is already the #2 QB.
Meanwhile……Hundley is currently being held at the Mendota Mental Health Institute. He refuses to talk to anyone and is screaming incoherently about demanding an explanation from the Packers why they brought in Kizer.
More to follow as information becomes available.
Apparently John Dorsey didn't think Kizer was a top five pick because he had no problem getting rid of him. Then again the Browns have been picking top 5 quarterbacks for the past few decades so it's no big deal to take another one.
u crack me up. :)
I'll be here all week.
Hinder May 8, 2018
This also may be an inept, ridiculous attempt to put pressure on AR to sign a team favorable contract. "Hey Rodgers, you better sign quick because we got this future HOFer in the wings." Totally insane? You bet. But nothing is beyond believable with this bunch of bozos.
I don't think so, but I could be wrong.
Yea, that's a bit of a stretch, i don't think McCarthy thinks that deep.
Some people say Rodgers doesn't have any leverage, but i think he has all the leverage. Take Rodgers away from this team and what do you have?
Nothing. To me, that's leverage.
If Rodgers left, you'd see a few people's job security, leave with him.
Rodgers is to nice of a guy to go this route, but if he wanted out and asked to be traded, the Packers would probably grant it.
Which may be best for all parties involved, lets be real about this….there are way to many "IFS" concerning this team to be recognized as a real contender in the near future. You don't turn around a team with this many holes into Championship caliber in a season. That takes time, and then usually a little more time. There is good reason to believe that Cobb and Mathews are gone next season.
When you whiff on so many draft picks through the years as Ted has, you set your team back years, not months.
A few thoughts: Kizer was a well regarded prospect that made what may have been a poor decision to go pro a year early. Brian Kelly thought so himself. Of course that's a tough decision to make,, Brian Brohm made the wrong decision in staying at school another year
Also, this websites comment interface blows.
Let's not forget Kizer was thrown into fire, and likely suffered a loss of confidence as a result. MM has a history of making statements like this to prop up his players.


On October 31, the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation between Xi'an Qiyuan Mechanical And Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. and Xi'an KOSUN Machinery Co., Ltd. was held in Qiyuan Equipment R&D Building.
KOSUN Chairman Mr. Geng first introduced the achievements of KOSUN in petrochemical and environmental protection equipment in recent years. He said: KOSUN is a specialized company providing solid-liquid separation environmental protection special products and solid waste treatment comprehensive solutions in the field of energy conservation and environmental protection, focusing on sludge reduction, harmless and resource utilization. After years of rapid development, KOSUN has become the leading enterprise in the segmented industry. It is hoped that through the signing of this strategic cooperation agreement, it can fully cooperate with Qiyuan equipment in environmental management, petrochemical industry and infrastructure construction. CECEP Chairman Mr. Kang fully affirmed the development achievements of KOSUN over the years, and introduced the development of Qiyuan equipment in smart electrical equipment, battery equipment, smart factories, etc.
After the meeting, under the joint witness of all the participants, CECEP Chairman Mr. Kang and KOSUN Chairman Mr. Geng signed a strategic cooperation agreement on behalf of both companies. According to the agreement, the two sides will carry out extensive and in-depth cooperation in the fields of high-end intelligent equipment, energy-saving services, environmental protection engineering, international cooperation and market development, and scientific research cooperation.


Where rights over natural resources are contested, the effectiveness of conservation may be undermined and it can be difficult to estimate the welfare impacts of conservation restrictions on local people. In particular, researchers face the dilemma of estimating respondents' Willingness To Pay (WTP) for rights to resources, or their Willingness To Accept (WTA) compensation for foregoing these rights. We conducted a discrete choice experiment with respondents living next to a new protected area in Madagascar, using a split-sample design to administer both Willingness To Pay and Willingness To Accept formats, followed by debriefing interviews. We first examined the differences in response patterns to the formats and their performance in our study context. We also used the two formats to elicit respondents' attitudes to conservation restrictions and property rights over forestlands. We found that the format affected the relative importance of different attributes: Willingness To Accept respondents strongly favoured livelihood projects and secure tenure whereas neither attributes were significant for Willingness To Pay respondents. The Wilingness To Accept format outperformed the Willing To Pay format on three validity criteria: it was perceived to be more plausible and consequential; led to fewer protest responses; and was more appropriate given very low incomes. Seventy-three percent of respondents did not accept the legitimacy of state protection and strongly aspired to secure forest tenure. The use of a Willingness To Pay format may thus be inappropriate even if respondents do not hold formal rights over resources. We concluded that estimating the opportunity costs of stopping de jure illegal activities is difficult and coercive conservation lacks procedural legitimacy and may not achieve full compensations. Our findings questioned the viability of the conservation model and highlighted the importance to conservation policy of locally legitimate property rights over forestlands.


Thread: What's Making This Girl's Mouth Droop?
Two weeks after a viral syndrome, a 9-year-old girl presents to your clinic with a complaint of several days of weakness of her mouth. In addition to the drooping of the left side of her mouth, you note that she is unable to completely shut her left eye. Her smile is asymmetric, but her examination is otherwise normal. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
The answer is e, Bell palsy.
Bell palsy is an acute, unilateral facial nerve palsy that begins about 2 weeks after a viral infection. The exact pathophysiology is unknown, but it is thought to be immune or allergic. On the affected side, the upper and lower face are typically paretic, the mouth droops, and the patient cannot close the eye. Treatment consists of maintaining moisture to the affected eye (especially at night) to prevent keratitis. Complete, spontaneous resolution occurs in about 85% of cases, 10% of cases have mild residual disease, and about 5% of cases do not resolve. Occasionally infants will have a facial nerve palsy at birth; this is usually related to compression from forceps and spontaneously resolves over several weeks. As this is a compression neuropathy, it should not be called congenital Bell palsy.


We arrived early Friday morning after a mad drive through the night across the centre of Ireland. I have now worked out a method to help keep my eye on the road when in other circumstances tiredness might start to tell.
This involves having two cans of Coke beside me in the car. Pulling out of Dublin and as the building by the side of the road give way to countryside I start to play out in my mind when I shall open the first can and how I shall space out the sips that I take from it.. I had closed my eyes for an hour or so on the ferry and so felt refreshed in the car and on this basis I decided I could leave it until we got past Portlaoise before I open the can and then after that I could space out the sips for every 50 kilometres or so that were passed. That way the first can should get me to Cork and I could then open the second as we pulled up the Bandon Road under the viaduct.
It all more or less worked out okay. I finished the first can just as went over the bridge past Fermoy and next morning I found the second can in the car with one sip of Coke left to go.
We arrived at the Cottage at 3.45am having past just the one car, three foxes and a hedgehog on the road from Cork. I am still worrying about the hedgehog. It was in the middle of the road and staring right at the car as it came into the sweep of the headlights. It went right between the wheels.
Next day we woke slowly into sunlight and bright water and started the long slow fall into summer.
That first morning we bought hake at Bantry Market and roasted it over fried potatoes and onions and tomatoes.


Accidents can happen under any type of conditions, but wind and rain in particular can present a hazard for drivers. In South Carolina, the late summer months are often marked by heavy rainfalls, tropical storms, and the occasional hurricane. Requiring drivers to use additional caution, being unprepared for these conditions can result in an increased likelihood for car accidents and injuries. While you cannot control the behavior of other drivers you encounter on the road, you can make sure you are aware of how to drive in potentially dangerous wet and rainy conditions.
In addition to the above, flooded roads are not always easy to spot, particularly at night, and flash flooding, common in some coastal areas of South Carolina, can result in complete submersion of your vehicle in a matter of seconds.
In the event that your car does hydroplane, avoid slamming on your brakes or steering sharply, which could cause your car to skid more and increase your chances of injury.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, contact Anastopoulo Law Firm. Our experienced South Carolina car accident attorneys can assist you in getting the compensation you deserve.


"Pirates Canoe Club is a warm and friendly club with a safe, relaxed atmosphere. we have around 80 members of all ages, sexes and backgrounds so whether you are a white water junkie or have never been in a kayak before there will be something for you."
"Meridian is one of the largest clubs in London and the UK, and competes regularly in the Olympic disciplines of Canoe Slalom and Flat water racing and is also very active in Canoe Polo, Surfing, Open Boating, White Water and other recreational flat water river trips."
"Bromley Canoe Club have been paddling since the early 70's. It is an extremely well established club, affiliated to the British Canoe Union, currently having around 100 members. They meet every Monday night from 8.00pm till 10pm at West Wickham Swimming pool (except bank holidays) for training sessions."
"Seapoint Canoe Centre specialises in working with children, young people, adults and people with disabilities , as we introduce them to the world of canoeing."
"Based off the south east cost, HSSC cover everything from first time paddlers to friendly regulars. Also have the chance to join in there events"
"We are a family friendly club for all those who enjoy marathon and sprint racing, river touring, white water,sea touring or just a leisurely paddle. Our clubhouse is situated on the banks of the River Medway near to the centre of Maidstone, the County Town of Kent, UK."
"We are a British Canoe Union Approved Centre and RYA Training Centre, licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority, which all adds up to the very best in safe supervision and training and plenty of fun for everyone involved! Watersports Club: Club Evening Thursday: Kayaks, Canoes and Sailing.
"Tonbridge Canoe Club was formed in 1977 to promote the various disciplines of canoeing from its base on the River Medway opposite Tonbridge Castle. The Club meets every Saturday morning throughout the year, and on various weekday evenings for race training and general Club sessions."
"Bewl Canoe Club offers Kayaking/canoeing at the Southern Water reservoir on the borders of Kent and Sussex near Tunbridge Wells. The Club welcomes people of all ages and experience, the paddling environment is suited for all levels."
"WAM is a friendly informal canoe / kayak club based on the river Medway at Yalding in Kent.
We have members whose interests include Playboating, Freestyle, River running, creeking, Slalom, Touring and Surf. We run an active and wide ranging calendar throughout the year.
Sunday paddling, members of WAM can be found at Yalding the local playspot on a Sunday from 10.00 throughout the year."


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In Paris, a citywide scheme to share electric cars
by Daisymupp | Aug 17, 2009 | Car sharing, Springwise | 0 comments
Regular Springwise readers may remember Vélib', the citywide bike-sharing scheme in Paris that we covered back in 2007. Buoyed by the success of that effort, the city is now apparently planning another ambitious initiative—this time involving electric cars.
Paris actually already has a car-sharing scheme in place with some 5,000 members, but it's privately run and uses traditional cars. Autolib', on the other hand—from automobile + liberté—is a large-scale, city-backed effort that will provide only clean, electric vehicles. Planned for launch late next year or in early 2011, Autolib' will place some 4,000 electric cars at 1,400 self-service rental and recharging stations in and around Paris for short-term, temporary use. The USD 14 million initiative will likely be operated as a public-private partnership, according to a BusinessWeek report, with oversight by an intergovernmental council. Drivers will not need to make reservations to use a car through Autolib'. Rather, two- and four-seat cars will be available for rent at stands by simply swiping a card in a reader; users will then be able to return the cars at any stand that's convenient. Prices haven't yet been decided, but they'll likely be in the vicinity of USD 6 to USD 9 per half-hour, with monthly subscription fees of USD 22 to USD 29, BW reported.
French environmentalists are apparently protesting Autolib's potential to encourage driving and worsen urban congestion. Advocates, on the other hand, say it could reduce carbon emissions by 22,000 tons a year while improving congestion, since fewer Parisians will feel the need to own a car. Either way, there's no doubt the city-backed approach will give the effort a prominence that would be difficult to achieve otherwise, and its similarity to Vélib' could make gaining acceptance considerably easier. One to watch! (Related: Parking operator launches car-sharing service — Hertz launches global car-sharing service.)
Website: www.paris.fr
Contact: service.presse@paris.fr
Source : http://www.springwise.com/automotive/autolib/


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It's a big sad episode, with all the men going through their pre-Crisis sads about Barry (Grant Gustin) dying in just six weeks. Cisco (Carlos Valdes) is sad so he steals the super-cure they're supposed to be stealing to save villain Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is stunningly bad at the acting thing. They clearly hired him because he's a hot dude, not because he can convincingly blather pseudo-scientific superhero show dialogue. To himself, of course. He talks to himself all the time. If Ramamurthy were better, it could be a great hammy villain. But he's not.
So then it turns out Hartley Sawyer is sad too. Iris (Candice Patton) finds out because she does nothing this episode except go visit her friends. No one in Central City calls, texts, or e-mails. They go visit. Makes sense for Gustin, since he can run super-fast, but presumably Patton took a Lyft or something? Anyway, she checks in on Sawyer but he's in a weird mood. Turns out he's just sad about Gustin. Jesse L. Martin goes to talk to Sawyer, which affects Martin, so he and Gustin have a big hug scene at the end of the episode only it's not one of those great Gustin and Martin hug scenes because 1) there's no "Dad" and 2) it's just Crisis. Who gives a shit? DC does one every few years… Arrowverse is overdue.
But seriously, the show's dealt with impending, observed future death so many times, it's not really surprising Gustin's so nonplus. Though, just because it's "The Flash," he's inevitably going to have to have a breakdown episode. Patton hasn't had one either. She and Danielle Panabaker are just there to keep the boys functioning this episode.
On the only real plus side… liking Tom Cavanagh now. The tease of Cavanagh last episode wasn't enough, you need full Cavanagh. The multi-dimensional adventurer thing is fine. He still gets to the fun stuff.
The Gustin and Valdes stuff is exhausting. Six weeks to Crisis. Can't come soon enough.
2019, Directed by Marcus Stokes, Television, The Flash
Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Nicolet, Danielle Panabaker, Grant Gustin, Hartley Sawyer, There Will Be Blood, Tom Cavanagh
The Flash (2014) s06e03 – Dead Man Running
The Flash (2014) s06e01 – Into the Void


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#1 Record est le premier album de Big Star, sorti en 1972.

L'album

 des 500 plus grands albums de tous les temps selon Rolling Stone,  des 500 plus grandes chansons de tous les temps selon Rolling Stone pour la chanson Thirteen, l'album fait partie des 1001 albums qu'il faut avoir écoutés dans sa vie.

Titres
Tous les titres sont de Chris Bell et Alex Chilton, sauf mentions.

Face A

 Feel (3:34)
 The Ballad of El Goodo (4:21)
 In the Street (2:55)
 Thirteen (2:34)
 Don't Lie to Me (3:07)
 The India Song (Andy Hummel) (2:20)

Face B

 When My Baby's Beside Me (3:22)
 My Life Is Right (3:07)
 Give Me Another Chance (3:26)
 Try Again (3:31)
 Watch the Sunrise (3:45)
 ST 100/6 (1:01)

Musiciens

 Chris Bell : guitare, voix
 Alex Chilton : guitare, voix
 Andy Hummel : basse
 Jody Stephens : batterie
 Terry Manning : piano électrique

Liens externes

 Allmusic

Album musical sorti en 1972
Album de Big Star
Album publié par Ardent Records