The entire population of Carbury were stunned when they heard the sad news on the death of Tommy Brennan, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath and formerly of Ticknevin.
Tommy was on an Annual Golfing Outing in Santa Ponsa, Majorca, Spain with a group of friends when he died in a tragic accident.
For many years, Tommy worked with Air Lingus as an Aircraft Mechanic and in recent times he had established himself as a very successful business person.
At the time of going to press the funeral details were unknown.
The following Clubs & Organisations received Grant Aid from the Drehid Community Grant Scheme 2012.
The funding is supplied by Bord Na Mona from the Drehid Landfill Facility and is administered by Kildare County Council.
Derrinturn Cemetery Committee €1,100, Derrinturn Community Garden €5,000, Carbury Community Games €1,000, Ticknevin Community Group €3,000, Derrinturn ICA €2,460, Killina Community Organisation €2,500, Carbury Senior Citizens Group €1,425, Carbury Players Drama Group €8,000, Windmill Court Residents Association €1,484, Ashgrove Residents Association €2,000, Abbeycourt Residents Association €7,000, Trinity Crescent Residents Association €3,861, Newbury Park Residents Association €4,200, Carbury Martial Arts €7,500, Ticknevin & District Gun Club €2,500, Edenderry Rugby Club €20,000, Derrinturn National School Parents Association €974, Coill Dubh Residents Group/Association €64,000.
Derrinturn Foroige Youth Group have made a submission to Kildare County Council for the provision of a Community Centre to be included in the Derrinturn Development Plan 2012 -2017.
Their submission includes the following; a New Community Centre with a Youth Café which could be used by all members of the community.
The provision of a Youth Café would provide a safe environment for teenagers to socialise with their peers and also to learn new things in a fun way.
Reference is made to the population of Derrinturn and the numbers of children that will be requiring youth facilities in the coming years.
Other facilities that are necessary include an Internet Café/Computer Room, Kitchen, Indoor Sports Hall, Astro-turf playing pitches, Creche, Library, Arts & Crafts Room, FÁS Offices, and Conference Room.
At the February meeting of Kildare County Council, Cllr. Seamus Langan proposed that the Council provide a Community Centre for Derrinturn. The motion was seconded by Cllr. Brendan Weld and passed unanimously by all members of the Council.
It's that time of year again, the tidy towns judges will be coming to the village anytime from 1st June.
From Tuesday, 1st May we will have weekly tidy-ups, weeding, planting etc. Volunteers are asked to meet at Costcutters carpark at 7pm every Tuesday.
All volunteers would be most welcome.
Marian O'Rourke will be hosting her 6th Annual Tea Day on Thursday, 3rd May in aid of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland. Marian would like to invite everyone to come along to support this worthy cause at her home in Killina.
A warm welcome is guaranteed along with a nice cup of tea and a chat. All money raised is used by The Alzheimer Society to support patients and carers in this area.
The members of Derrinturn Youth Club are very excited with the news that they will be taking part in the All-Ireland of 'Kildare's Foroige Got Talent' show next June.
The Club took part in the semi-final of the Contest in Allenwood last week.
The show included 14 acts which came from Miltown, Balyna, Creid, Kildare Town, Derrinturn, Kilcock and Nass Foroige Clubs.
Two acts were to be picked by a panal of judges to go onto represent Kildare in the All-Ireland Foroiges Got Talent in June.
After weeks of rehearsals 5 acts from DYC arrived to enter the competition, Erika Phelan, Deann Somers, Abby Murray, Aoife Jenkins and GEMS (Grainne O'Keeffe, Ellen Kenny, Megan Clancy and Keelin Sadlier). All acts gave it their best and performed outstandingly. Then came the moment of truth when the result was announced that Derrinturn Youth Club's that GEMS and Deann Somers had won and were now heading for the final.
A great night was had as the disco followed.
Everyone in Derrinturn Youth Club are on a high now with the excitement of taking our club to the All Ireland Foroiges Got Talent.
The event is been held in Blanchardstown on Saturday, 9th June.
Everyone is Carbury will be cheering loudly and hoping for a fantastic victory.
The newly formed Derrinturn Community Development Group has highlighted many important issues to be addressed for the area.
To date the group has sought the establishment of a New Community Centre, Children's Playground and traffic lights at Derrinturn School.
They have also requested that Bus Eireann re-locate the Bus Stop from opposite the Church. They feel that the present location is too close to the junction and causing concern for motorists.
At the most recent meeting, the Group decided to explore the possibility of the establishment of a New Secondary School to be built at Derrinturn.
There are quite a number of Primary Schools in Carbury and the surrounding areas.
The population has increased substantially and the Derrinturn Community Development Group are convinced that a new Secondary School is required and will be very much appreciated in the years ahead.
The 2nd level Schools in Edenderry have quite a large number of students from this area and if a new school is built in Derrinturn the students from Carbury and the immediate area will have a choice and will be almost guaranteed a school place.
Cllr. Seamus Langan raised the matter of the problems associated with Carbury Mushrooms Limited at the recent Clane Area Meeting.
In December 2011, Carbury Compost Limited submitted a report on the odour monitoring and modelling assessment completed by WYG Environmental (Ireland) Ltd. The results of the odour monitoring and modelling were beneficial and provided useful information regarding the emissions from the 40 metre stack on site.
The environmental consultants recommended that further sampling be carried out, to include additional odour sources on site. It was also recommended that the modelling impact assessment be carried out again.
Kildare County Council agreed with the environmental consultants recommendations, and requested Carbury Compost Ltd to submit a further report based on the additional sampling and modelling assessment.
In February 2012, WYG Environmental (Ireland) Ltd carried out their monitoring on the Phase 1 stack and included samples from the Phase 2 building as part of their investigation.
Kildare County Council has requested that the report, based on the monitoring and modelling, include a review of all the available odour abatement systems which are appropriate for Carbury Compost Ltd.
Kildare County Council has requested that the report be submitted on or before the 31/3/2012.
Cllr. Langan said that he is very disappointed that this report had not yet been submitted to the Council.
At a recently held meeting of the Clane Area Committee, the local Councillors requested the following information from the EPA on the Drehid Waste Facility.
How many inspections has the EPA carried out on the facility in the past 12 months?
Have they directly received many complaints relating to the odour problem?
To what extent are the operators self-monitoring the facility?
What plans are in place to rectify the odour problem which, in turn, is having ongoing effects on both local residents as well as businesses in the locality?
The Members of the Clane Area Committee also noted that these matters were brought to the attention of the relevant Inspector on previous occasions.
At the March meeting of the Clane Area Committee a report was received from the Environmental section stating that the EPA were not in a position to attend an Area Meeting do discuss the on-going issues regarding the Drehid Waste Facility, they did however state that a meeting could be held in their Wexford offices. The members were very dissatisfied with this reply and rejected the offer to go to Wexford and asked that a letter be written to the EPA insisting that they attend the area committee meeting to discuss this matter further. An Cathaoirleach asked if the EPA could attend a full council meeting.
Please note that Carbury Community Centre AGM will be held in the Community Centre on Tuesday, 8th May at 8pm.
The following numbers were drawn in the recently held Lotto Draw; 09, 10, 14, 25, the bonus number was 5.
There were two match 3 winners and each received €100.
Next week's prizes are match 4 numbers plus bonus number to win or share €12,550; match first 4 numbers drawn to win or share €6,200.
The Irish Cancer Society wish to thank all who contributed to their recent church gate collection. The sum collected was €563.20.
The Little Schoolhouse Montessori Preschool, Ticknevin, Carbury is now enrolling for next September. Free ECCE places available. Contact Elaine on 087-6448508.
Ticknevin Community Group are holding a meeting in Ticknevin School on Wednesday, 2nd May at 8.00pm. Everyone from the community is welcome to attend.
The people of Ticknevin wish to thank the community group for all their time and hard work in helping to make Ticknevin a better place to live.
Derrinturn ICA monthly meeting will take place on Wednesday, 2nd May at 8pm in the Turn Inn. There will also be a Bring and Buy sale on the night. New members are always welcome.
Thomas Fox will have two camps running this year. The first camp runs from 23rd to 27th July, the second camp runs from 20th to 24th August from 10am to 2.30pm (9.30am on the first day) daily in Carbury GAA.
Activities includes; gaelic, soccer, athletics, treasure hunt, Kickboxing, rounders, no man's land, and much more. Cost for one child is €55, two children €100, three children €145, and family of four for €190. All staff are fully qualified. For more details or to book contact Thomas on 085-7284795.


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If you're looking for an ergonomic right-handed gaming mouse, you should give the Razer Mamba TE a look.
A new mouse is one of the fastest and easiest ways to improve your gaming performance. We've looked at a few gaming mice here at Techaeris and have found a lot of variety in the category. The Razer Mamba Tournament Edition mouse is one more option available to gamers to elevate their gameplay even further. Read all about it in this full review.
The Razer Mamba Tournament Edition (TE) mouse is a right-handed pointing device with a relatively standard size and shape. When counting the various actions of the scroll wheel, you'll have a total of eleven buttons/customizable actions to work with. On the top of the mouse, you'll find the standard left and right-click buttons, as well as the scroll wheel which can also be clicked as well as nudged to the right or left. Just behind the scroll wheel are the sensitivity buttons that raise or lower the DPI, anywhere from 100 all the way up to 16,000. Below those buttons you'll find the Razer logo.
The right side has a rubber textured area to assist with grip, while the left side has a similarly textured rubber strip as well as two additional buttons. By default these buttons are set as "Button 4" and "Button 5" but they can easily be reprogrammed using the Razer Synapse software. The bottom of the mouse includes the optical sensor as well as several TEFLON feet for smooth movement. The front of the mouse includes two perforated grate-like covers as well as the braided cord attachment.
Since the Mamba TE is a Chroma-enabled device, it includes Chroma lighting effects. There is a stripe down either side of the mouse, as well as the Razer logo and the scroll wheel that will light up with whatever Chroma effect you have enabled. There are 16.8 million color combinations to choose from, and five lighting effects to choose from: Wave, Spectrum Cycling, Breathing, Static, and Reactive. These settings can be enabled and adjusted in the Razer Synapse app.
Speaking of the Razer Synapse app, I discussed the app and its capabilities in greater detail in the Razer Blackwidow Chroma keyboard review, though I'll recap just a bit here as well.
The Razer Synapse app is your hub for all Chroma products that you may own. From the Blackwidow to the Razer Mamba Tournament Edition mouse, to the Lenovo Y900 Razer Edition gaming PC (review coming soon), any hardware with Chroma capabilities can be controlled via the Synapse app.
Any configured hardware will appear at the bottom of the window, and clicking on that hardware will take you to its available settings. Some hardware can do more than others, obviously. The Y900 gaming PC mostly has some lighting controls, while the Mamba mouse has lighting controls as well as button setup, mouse sensitivity, etc.
Mouse settings in the Chroma app are largely what you'd expect. You can configure every button on the mouse — with the exception of the left-click button, that's always going to be a left-click — and re-bind the buttons whichever way you'd like. You can also adjust the mouse sensitivity and acceleration, and also adjust the Chroma lighting effects. If you have more than one Chroma device, you can sync the lighting effects to all Chroma-enabled hardware for continuity, or if you prefer to have crazy flashing lights all over the place, you can configure each item individually as well.
Using a mouse is naturally pretty easy. Simply plug into an available USB port, and your computer should recognize the mouse without issue. That's really about all there is for basic functions. You can get into more advanced functionality using the Razer Synapse software, as mentioned in the software section above.
By default, the two extra thumb buttons on the side of the mouse function as "mouse 4" and "mouse 5" though both can easily be re-bound either via in-game setup or by using the Razer Synapse software. I already mentioned, but all buttons on the mouse can be re-bound using Razer Synapse except for the left-click button.
The mouse has very smooth movement and depending on your sensitivity and acceleration settings will cruise right along on your screen.
I already touched briefly on performance in the section above, but this is definitely a smooth mouse. Even at lower DPI settings, your action and control are both quite good. I'm still not the type of person that thrives using crazy high DPI settings, though they are still there for those who prefer them.
Additional programmable side buttons are always helpful when gaming and the extra buttons on the Mamba TE are positioned in an incredibly efficient manner. They both sit just above your thumb, and both can easily be pressed without too much movement or repositioning.
While in use, you really aren't going to see very much of the lighting effects on the mouse since your hand is going to cover up most of the LEDs. You can likely still see most of the LED strip on the left side of the mouse since it sits between your thumb and your index finger. You'll also probably catch a glimpse of the scroll wheel occasionally, but really you probably aren't going to be looking at your hands while you're in the middle of a game anyway, so lighting here isn't as noticeable as it is, for example, on the Razer Blackwidow Chroma keyboard. There's just a lot more space to work with there, so the lighting has a more noticeable effect.
Priced at $89.99, this is a quality — albeit slightly expensive — mouse. You can pick it up on Amazon for $59.99, which helps, though for the money you're still going to get a very good experience between the functionality of the mouse itself along with the additional options afforded by the Razer Synapse software.
If you're looking for an ergonomic right-handed gaming mouse, you should give the Razer Mamba TE a look. It's comfortable to use, has excellent performance, and allows for plenty of customization in order to get the most out of whatever game you're playing.
Quality gaming mouse with smooth performance and cool Chroma lighting effects. Extra buttons are always nice, and these are easy to reach and use.
$90 might be just a bit too much, but thankfully you can get a great deal on Amazon right now.
This is definitely a good mouse with a lot of customization options. The Chroma lighting effects are cool, and this mouse will sync with any other Chroma-enabled hardware you might own.
*We were sent a demo unit of the Razer Mamba Tournament Edition for the purposes of this review.


I want to master alchemy and will do most anything to get more powerful. Anyone who could help would be greatly appreciated.
I do not know what is so funny about wanting to better understand the world of Alchemy.
The Art of Alchemy is a challenging and self destructive route - child to Witchcraft one cannot walk into it or simply "ask for help". The challenge of discovery makes it secrets well worth maintaining and unlikely anyone would let what could easily be a foreign enemy attempting to steal secrets.
If you wish to follow this path, you are all you'll have for yourself.
yuukki wrote: The Art of Alchemy is a challenging and self destructive route - child to Witchcraft one cannot walk into it or simply "ask for help". The challenge of discovery makes it secrets well worth maintaining and unlikely anyone would let what could easily be a foreign enemy attempting to steal secrets.
I suppose I could be seen as a foreign enemy. I presumed my naivety may prove otherwise. I know that witches live far from civilization, I will travel there for more insights. Hopefully on my journey I can find some sort of clue in what direction to go.


Today I chat with LA-based fitness expert Sara Haley! pre/postnatal exercise specialist, and mom of two boys. Her best-selling fitness programs are for moms: the award-winning prenatal workout DVD, Expecting MORE and follow-up Expecting MORE: The 4th Trimester Workout, for after baby and beyond. She also has a highly acclaimed excuse-proof workout program, Sweat UNLIMITED which offers quick workout solutions for busy people. With over 15 years of experience in the fitness industry and 7 years as a Reebok Master Trainer, Sara has a passion for giving women tools to stay fit, healthy and happy before, during and after pregnancy in the safest and most effective ways possible.
Her advice for fitness when it comes to pregnancy and postpartum: Listen to Your Body!
The importance of accepting our changing priorities as new moms.
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At JLA, form has always followed function, with the emphasis on meeting customer needs rather than rushing to market with headline aesthetic features.
Industry demand is undoubtedly for machines that guard against ever-increasing energy costs, thus allowing for greater margins. In answer to the demand for 'green' innovation, JLA now has a new range of dryers in development for release later in 2013. The new portfolio of commercial and industrial dryers will not only meet the rigorous demands of commercial applications with large door opening, intelligent air-flow and fast cycle times, but also lead the way in energy efficiency with a number of functions that will cut cycle times, enable greater throughput and give launderettes and commercial laundries the ability to process more loads, pay less for the energy they use and ultimately boost profits.
Further cost can be saved even before the first load is dried however, thanks to JLA's unique Total Care package – which includes machine supply, 7-day breakdown cover and 8-working hour response guarantee all covered by a simple monthly payment. It's a particularly attractive proposition for those seeking to set-up a new business without having to find a lump sum to fund the machines they need.
As Liam Grant, head of marketing at JLA points out, technical advancements will only be as good as the service cover that comes with them.


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Apex Legends: Many find the new Halloween mode stupid
In Apex Legends, the Halloween mode Shadow Royale has been playable again since the beginning of the week. The mode has been expected for a long time, but the developers have probably failed to implement it. This annoys some fans, even though they like the mode itself.
What is the Halloween mode? Shadow Royale is the name of the Halloween mode in Apex Legends and it brings an exciting innovation into the game.
Whoever dies here is reborn as a shadow. Shadows can only make melee attacks. On the other hand, they are incredibly fast, can do double jumps and even run along walls. Anyone who knows Titanfall knows what to expect.
The mode first came into play in 2020 and was eagerly awaited this year as well. But somehow the worm was in this year, because the developers did not bring the mode in a way that appealed to the fans. This is all the more curious since the mode itself is still well received.
In Apex Legends, the eagerly awaited new season 11 will start soon. It's the full program, including a new map, a new legend and a new SMG boom. It starts on November 2nd.
Mode comes too late, too short and too buggy
What is bothering the players? The first big point of criticism is also one that gamers noticed at the beginning of October. Because although you could spend a lot of money on rather boring skins at the beginning of the month, the Shadow Royale game mode was only available in the last week of October.
Anyone who was looking forward to the new mode had to wait. Worse still, the mode ends after a week, because Season 11 in Apex Legends will start on November 1, 2021.
To make things even more annoying, even before the release of the mode, daily challenges appeared that explicitly required killing opponents in Shadow Royale. Great thing if the mode didn't even exist that day. For committed players who like to close everything, that's an imposition.
It is even more annoying that the current challenges only affect the arena mode and not the shadow royale mode. So if you want to grind rewards, you will first be forced to play a completely different mode. In addition, the arena mode, which is not well received by all fans.
What could be the reason? All in all, this year's Halloween event seems to have been neglected by the developers. It seems like somehow you just want to knock the event out because it's Halloween. Neither the skins nor the game mode picked up fans this year.
But this could also be due to the fact that the 11th season in Apex Legends will start on November 1st, 2021. And she has the talent! In addition to the obligatory new legend and weapon, there will now be the 4th map on which you can let off steam.
So it may well be that the internal resources at Respawn were distributed in such a way that the new season is ready for launch, and something came under the wheels of Halloween.
And in the end, a week of Halloween mode is still better than nothing. Or do you see it differently?

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I've always known that Michoacán, México was home of the Monarch butterflies but I didn't know exactly why, until I visited El Rosario butterfly biosphere reserve. The reserve is also a World Heritage Center located in the high mountains of Michoacán. It's such an unbelievable sight of nature that is worth seeing in your lifetime!
*Recommend: I would suggest planning your trip to the Monarch Reserve between January -March due to the fact that the butterflies come from Canada at a certain time of the year.
We booked our tickets with Michoacán Magico tours(mmtours) & with them it included the 3 & 1/2 hour car ride to the Reserve from Morelia. The tour buses were arranged to leave at 9 in the morning so we left 8am sharp to the main temple of Morelia -where we would meet up with our driver.
•The tickets were 750$ pesos per person which is about 40$ USD. I know it's a little pricey but I'm sure you can find cheaper tours if you do more research/book in advance or if you rent a car and drive yourself.
•9:30am & we were off to the Monarch butterfly reserve.
•Our bus driver was very accommodating to our every need & also gave us a bit of history about the different parts of Michoacán during the drive. We would stop for snacks, restroom breaks & to buy some famous bread from a nearby town.
•Overall the journey was long but definitely worth the drive to experience a breathtaking view!
The entrance fee to the Monarch Reserve was 50$ pesos which is about $2 USD.
In order to enter the reserve you have to be accompanied by a knowledgeable guide. The guide will stay with you at all times to ensure the site is protected, & guide you up the high elevation of the mountain.
I heard a lot of people get altitude sickness so it's incredibly recommended to walk slowly or take a horse up the mountain(extra charge) but I think Its honestly nothing to worry about. Just carry plenty of water & take breaks if you need too.
* Recommended -After hanging out with the butterflies, you can grab food to eat outside of the sanctuary.
The millions of Monarch butterflies go through an 8 month migration to Canada & back! According to the reserve, four successive generations of Monarchs are born and die during their migration.
The Monarchs travel south to Mexico's luxurious forest for fresh water & who knows why else, I think that still remains a mystery.
The pine trees of Michoacáns forest became unrecognizable & appeared orange and clumpy because of the Monarch butterflies!
Our guide said that if we listened closely the flapping of all the Monarch wings would sound like rain in the forest.
Write this on your 2019 bucket list for sure!


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Movie Review: Sierra (1950)
A basic B-grade western, Sierra looks good but is an otherwise stiff and by-the-numbers adventure about family redemption.
Ring Hassard (Audie Murphy) lives with his father Jeff (Dean Jagger) in seclusion, deep in the Sierra mountains. They break wild horses for a living, and their only contact with the nearest town is through local drifter Lonesome (Burl Ives). Trouble starts when independent-minded tough girl Riley Martin (Wanda Hendrix) stumbles onto the Hassards, and uncovers the family secret: Jeff is a fugitive from justice, and Ring has been raised in isolation and never seen a woman up close. Nevertheless, Riley and Ring start to fall in love.
When Jeff hurts himself trying to tame a wild horse, Ring, Lonesome and Riley try to help by getting a doctor to his side, but their efforts only reveal the Hassard hideout to the local sheriff. Riley wants to be a lawyer and believes that she can help prove Jeff's innocence. But convincing a town full of angry folks that the long-wanted fugitive was wrongly convicted will be no easy task, especially when Riley's suitor Duke (Elliott Reid) decides that Ring is an inconvenient threat.
Directed by Alfred E. Green, Sierra has a few decent ideas scattered over its shortish 83 minutes of running time, but the movie is otherwise barely above the level of a television western episode. The characters are wooden, the action routine, the dialogue stilted and the set-pieces contrived. The film does look good thanks to rich colours, and the locations around the Hassard household evoke a sense of solitude and provide plenty of ambush opportunities.
Green occupies quite a few minutes with scenes of galloping wide horses, and appears particularly taken with the dominant black mare that leads the rest of the herd. The horses are supposed to represent the Hassards' embrace of freedom and their tenuous remaining connections to civilization, but the thundering hooves eventually just get boring.
The cast is interesting, but underperforms. Audie Murphy's idea of acting here is to stand rigidly and stare into the distance, oblivious that he is unable to convey neither intensity nor thoughtfulness. Burl Ives is saddled with an old guitar and a mule, and is forced to sing a few godawful songs. Dean Jagger is the only character with a backstory, but while Jeff Hassard spends most of the film on his back, his old tale of being wrongly accused of murder is underdeveloped.
And Wanda Hendrix (Mrs. Audie Murphy at the time) never gains traction as a credible person, and cannot be taken seriously whether she is pretending to be a woman lost in the wilderness, a lawyer, or the love interest. James Arness and Tony Curtis appear in small early roles as members of the Coulter family, also hiding out from the law.
The mountains are high and the colours vivid, but Sierra is just too meager to matter.
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China Russian film festival opens in Beijing
By China Times on July 13, 2018 China, Culture
A film festival jointly hosted by China and Russia opened here Friday, scheduled to screen seven Russian films in Beijing and Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The opening film was "Salyut 7," a 2017 historical drama based on actual events in 1985 related to a space mission of the Soviet Union. Another film […]
SFAI prepares for Art Education Foundation
By China Times on January 16, 2014 Content
Luo Zhongli, president of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SFAI), donated his one-million-yuan 'China Arts Award' to the Luo Zhongli Art Education Foundation of SFAI. The non-public foundation was initiated with a fund of RMB 3 million yuan, including the 2 million yuan donated by schoolfellows of SFAI and the 1 million yuan from Luo Zhongli. […]
'National Geographic' Chongqing Photography Exhibition
The 125th Anniversary of the Photography Exhibition of National Geographic will end in Chongqing on January 23., 2014. It displays the classic covers and photography works in the time since its founding 125 years ago. All the works were displayed in Chongqing for the first time. There is also a 2013 Classic Works Area, which […]
'We are iron ladies', a student-written screenplay
A senior student at Southwest University wrote a screenplay 'We are iron ladies', reflecting the life of female white-collar workers. The screenplay has been approved by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and will be filmed after Spring Festival. 'Iron lady' (Nv Hanzi), a popular word on the Internet, indicates 'masculine' women in […]
British Nobel Prize-winning writer dies
By China Times on November 17, 2013 Books, Content, Culture, Latest
British Nobel Prize-winning writer Doris Lessing died Sunday morning in London at the age of 94, said her publisher. According to a statement by Harper Collins, she "passed away peacefully" at home in the early hours on Sunday. "Doris Lessing was one of the great writers of our age," Charlie Redmayne, the UK chief executive […]
"Les Miserables" to debut in China
By China Times on February 27, 2013 Business, Content, Culture, Latest
"Les Miserables" will debut in China on Thursday. The film will be shown in Chinese theaters without being dubbed in Chinese, according to the China Film Group Corporation. The film starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway is expected to attract a large number of moviegoers. The delicate film is an adaptation of the […]
Ang Lee wins Oscar Award for Best Director
By China Times on February 25, 2013 Content, Culture, Feature, Latest
Ang Lee, director of "Life of Pi", won the Oscar Award for Best Director Sunday night at the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony. He succeeded over Michael Haneke of "Amour," Benh Zeitlin of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Steven Spielberg of "Lincoln" and David O. Russell of "Silver Linings Playbook" to win the goldern statutte. "Lif […]
The Hobbit hits Chinese screens
By China Times on February 22, 2013 China, Content, Culture, Latest
Epic fantasy adventure film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" made its debut on Chinese screens on Friday. The film is the first of a three-part adaptation of the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, with parts two and three to be released in 2013 and 2014. The three together will act as […]
Son of renowned Chinese tenor detained over suspected gang rape
By China Times on February 22, 2013 China, Content, Latest
The son of a famous singer has been detained along with four others for their alleged involvement in a gang rape. Beijing police refused to disclose the names of the suspects, only saying that five men, including one surnamed Li, were apprehended on Wednesday after a woman accused them of raping her. Police insiders who […]


The PGP and GnuPG encryption programs are excellent but not all that intuitive. I use GPG a lot, on both Windows and Linux command lines, and I still have to refer to the documentation from time to time.
Here is a cheat sheet of commands I use frequently.
Create a bash script containing at least the following.


A old, French breed, the heavy Toulouse is characterized by a large pendulous dewlap.
Use: Toulouse is a heavy breed of goose used for meat production and exhibition.
History: Toulouse is a very old French breed, developed as a farmyard bird in Southern France and selected for foie gras production in certain regions. They were admitted into the first American Standard of Perfection in 1874. Gray geese commonly sold by hatcheries are called Toulouse but often do not have the massive appearance or dewlap of Standard-bred Toulouse geese.
Conformation: Massive, deep-bodied geese with a large pendulous dewlap are characteristic of this breed. They lack the knob of the African and are recognized in Gray and Buff varieties. Known for large square, broad bodies, they have a deep keel which nearly touches the ground. They should carry themselves nearly horizontal. Like the other heavy breeds of geese they are typically docile.
Special Considerations/Notes: The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy has divided Toulouse into three sub-groups' Production, Standard Dewlap and Exhibition. The Production type includes smaller gray geese commonly sold by hatcheries. They typically lack the dewlap and massiveness of traditional Toulouse. They are good layers and actively forage. The Standard Dewlap and Exhibition types are the massive birds described above with the Exhibition type having more exaggerated features.


Biewer Yorkie Registry in the U.S.
The BYA will accept for Dual Registration documented, purebred, pedigreed Biewers, Biros and Yorkshire Terriers from approved registries with an acceptable CERTIFIED Pedigree on a case-by-case basis.
The BYA will NOT accept any Continential Kennel Club (*CKC), Champion Pet Registry (*CPR), Universal Kennel Club (*UKCI) ... etc ..... for dual registration. BYA reserves the right to refuse any submission for registration.
Color/Pattern, Registration Number as well as their Parents, Grandparents and Great Grandparents.
ALL animals being submitted must have an approved Registration certificate from an approved registry.
The BYA will NOT accept any animal with unapproved Colors and/or Patterns in the lineage such as Solid Black, Solid Colors without Tan points, Merle, Brindle or other unacceptable Colors/Patterns as determined by the BYA.
(*These colors and/or patterns can be registered with the Mosiac Yorkie Association *MYA).
The BYA reserves the right to refuse registration of any animal for any reason.
The BYA uses Microchips as a form of Permanent Identification of an individual given animal therefore ALL animals are required to be micro-chipped and the microchip number submitted for all animals requesting registration.
Dual Registration is $25.00 per dog.
3. Be sure Your Name, address and phone number are on the paperwork (*can write it on top if necessary).
4. The dog's Nose and Eye Color must be written on the paperwork.
5. Number of Microchip inserted in animal requesting registration privileges.
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Bötticher, Karl
Michael J. Lewis
(Gottlieb Wilhelm)
(b Nordhausen, May 29, 1806; d Berlin, June 19, 1889).
German architect, theorist, teacher and writer. He entered the Berlin Bauakademie in 1827 and soon became a leading figure in the new Architekten-Verein zu Berlin (see Berlin §II 3.). Like many of his generation, he was much influenced by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and had a youthful fascination with the Gothic. His first book was a study of medieval timber architecture. He was particularly concerned with the relationship between style and construction and he soon began to apply this analysis to Greek architecture. The result was his monumental Die Tektonik der Hellenen (1843–51). The Rundbogenstil architect Heinrich Hübsch had already suggested that the forms of ancient Greek architecture were based on stone construction and not derived from timber antecedents. Bötticher expanded this insight into a vast system that explained all of Greek architecture in structural terms. For him, Greek architecture was rational building, its forms corresponding absolutely to the requirements of the stone used in its post and lintel construction. This constituted a major upheaval in the interpretation of Classical architecture, insisting that its elements were sanctioned neither by their historical pedigree nor by Platonic perfection of form, but rather by immutable physical and material laws. Bötticher briefly considered synthesizing Greek and Gothic structural principles to form a new style, but he quickly abandoned the idea, arguing that it would be superficial. In a prophetic ...
Duchamp-Villon [Duchamp], (Pierre-Maurice-)Raymond
Marie-Noelle de Grandry-Pradel
(b Damville, Eure, Nov 5, 1876; d Cannes, Oct 7, 1918).
French sculptor and draughtsman. The second son of a Normandy notary, he played a central role in the development of modern aesthetics, as did his elder brother Jacques Villon and his younger brother (Henri-Robert-)Marcel Duchamp. He came from an educated family and was an assiduous student at secondary school in Rouen; in 1894 he registered at the Faculté de Médecine in Paris, where he attended classes for several years. Rheumatic fever forced him to break off his studies in 1898 just before completion and left him immobilized for a considerable length of time; this unforeseen event altered the whole course of his life. During this period of enforced leisure (1899–1900), he modelled small statuettes (of subjects such as familiar animals and female figures), discovering his true vocation as a sculptor. He was essentially self-taught and rapidly attained a high level of mastery and maturity. He settled in Paris ...
Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis
Werner Szambien
(b Paris, Sept 18, 1760; d Thiais, Dec 31, 1834).
French architect, teacher and writer. He was one of the most influential teachers of his time, and his radically rationalist approach, which emphasized priority of function and economy of means, was expressed in analytical writings that remained popular into the 20th century. He studied under Pierre Panseron (fl 1736) and from 1776 in the office of Etienne-Louis Boullée. He also took courses with Julien-David Le Roy at the Académie d'Architecture and participated in competitions under the guidance of Jean-Rodolphe Perronet. He twice came second in the Prix de Rome: in 1779 for a museum and in 1780 for a school. During the 1780s he worked as a draughtsman for Boullée and for the engraver Jean-François Janinet. In 1788 construction began in the Rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris, of his Maison Lathuille, a building with Néo-Grec decoration but with a layout characterized by its extreme simplicity. About 1790 he executed a series of drawings entitled ...
Endell, August
Gisela Moeller
(b Berlin, April 12, 1871; d Berlin, April 13, 1925).
German architect, designer, writer and teacher. After moving to Munich in 1892, he abandoned his plan to become a teacher, deciding on a career as a freelance scholar. He then studied aesthetics, psychology and philosophy, being particularly influenced by the lectures of the psychologist Theodor Lipps. He also studied German literature, art and music. In 1895 he intended to write a doctorate on the theme of 'The Construction of Feeling'. In spring 1896 he met Hermann Obrist, who persuaded him to abandon his proposed academic career and become a self-taught artist. As well as book illustrations and decorative pieces for the art magazines Pan and Dekorative Kunst, he produced decorative designs for wall reliefs, carpets, textiles, coverings, window glass and lamps. In 1897 he designed his first furniture for his cousin, the historian Kurt Breysig. His first architectural work, the Elvira photographic studio in Munich (1896–7; destr. 1944), decorated on its street façade by a gigantic, writhing dragon, was a quintessential work of ...
Folk Art in America
Sandra Sider
Folk art, or vernacular art (specific to a group or place), developed in Colonial America out of necessity when individual households produced most of the utilitarian objects required for daily life. Using traditional tools and techniques, many of these makers created pieces in which aesthetics came to play a substantial role, through form, ornamentation, or both. In some groups, notably the Shakers, function was emphasized, with pure form evoking an aesthetic and spiritual response. Religious beliefs have informed American folk art, such as the saints and other figures (Santos) carved and painted by Catholic settlers in the Southwest as early as 1700. Although the majority of folk art is now anonymous, the oeuvre of numerous individual artists can be determined by their distinctive styles or marks. Folk art is often considered within the field of 'material culture', with an emphasis on the object's context rather than its creator. Most American folk art falls within three categories: painting and cut paper, textiles and fibre, and three-dimensional work such as furniture, carvings, metalwork, ceramics, and outdoor installations....
Fry, Roger
Frances Spalding
(Eliot)
(b London, Dec 14, 1866; d London, Sept 9, 1934).
English theorist, critic and painter. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, and King's College, Cambridge, where he studied natural sciences. He was descended on both sides of his family from seven generations of Quakers, but he abandoned Christian beliefs on reaching adulthood. The legacy of Quakerism, however, continued to influence the direction of his career in his willingness to stand apart from mass opinion and from established authority, and in his distrust of all display.
On leaving Cambridge, he trained as a painter, first under Francis Bate (1853–1950), then for two months at the Académie Julian in Paris. He regarded the activity of painting as central to his life and continued to paint and exhibit throughout his career. Although critical opinion has never been high, his art stands out consistently for its intellectual clarity of construction. However, Fry also soon established a reputation as a scholar of Italian art. He made his first visit to Italy in ...
Hübsch, (Gottlieb) Heinrich
Claudia Bölling
(b Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Feb 9, 1795; d Karlsruhe, April 3, 1863).
German architect, architectural historian, theorist, writer and teacher. He was the son of a local postmaster and was educated in Darmstadt. In 1813 he entered the University of Heidelberg to read philosophy and mathematics. There he came under the influence of Friedrich Creuzer (1771–1858), a pioneer in the field of historiography and the empirical study of history; Hübsch later used Creuzer's theories in his approach to architectural history. After only two years Hübsch decided to study architecture under Friedrich Weinbrenner in Karlsruhe, perhaps influenced to change direction by Georg Moller, whom he had met in Darmstadt. Hübsch stayed in Karlsruhe for two years and then between 1817 and 1820 made study trips to Italy, Greece and Constantinople. Throughout his life he continued to make similar journeys all over Europe, particularly to Italy, France and England. During 1823 and 1824 he again stayed in Rome, where he mixed with the German expatriate circles and particularly with the Nazarenes. In ...
Troels Andersen
(Severinovich)
(b Kiev, Feb 26, 1878; d Leningrad [now St Petersburg], May 15, 1935).
Russian painter, printmaker, decorative artist and writer of Ukranian birth. One of the pioneers of abstract art, Malevich was a central figure in a succession of avant-garde movements during the period of the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917 and immediately after. The style of severe geometric abstraction with which he is most closely associated, Suprematism (see fig.), was a leading force in the development of Constructivism, the repercussions of which continued to be felt throughout the 20th century. His work was suppressed in Soviet Russia in the 1930s and remained little known during the following two decades. The reassessment of his reputation in the West from the mid-1950s was matched by the renewed influence of his work on the paintings of Ad Reinhardt and on developments such as Zero, Hard-edge painting and Minimalism.
Mondrian [Mondriaan], Piet (er Cornelis)
H. Henkels
(b Amersfoort, March 7, 1872; d New York, Feb 1, 1944).
Dutch painter, theorist, and draughtsman. His work marks the transition at the start of the 20th century from the Hague school and Symbolism to Neo-Impressionism and Cubism. His key position within the international avant-garde is determined by works produced after 1920. He set out his theory in the periodical of Stijl, De, in a series of articles that were summarized in a separate booklet published in Paris in 1920 under the title Le Néo-plasticisme (see Neo-plasticism) by Léonce Rosenberg. The essence of Mondrian's ideas is that painting, composed of the most fundamental aspects of line and colour, must set an example to the other arts for achieving a society in which art as such has no place but belongs instead to the total realization of 'beauty'. The representation of the universal, dynamic pulse of life, also expressed in modern jazz and the metropolis, was Mondrian's point of departure. Even in his lifetime he was regarded as the founder of the most ...
Peter Stansky
(b Walthamstow [now in London], March 24, 1834; d London, Oct 3, 1896).
English designer, writer and activist. His importance as both a designer and propagandist for the arts cannot easily be overestimated, and his influence has continued to be felt throughout the 20th century. He was a committed Socialist whose aim was that, as in the Middle Ages, art should be for the people and by the people, a view expressed in several of his writings. After abandoning his training as an architect, he studied painting among members of the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1861 he founded his own firm, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (from 1875 Morris & Co.), which produced stained glass, furniture, wallpaper and fabrics (see §3 below). Morris's interests constantly led him into new activities such as his last enterprise, the Kelmscott Press (see §5 below). In 1950 his home at Walthamstow became the William Morris Gallery. The William Morris Society was founded in 1956, and it publishes a biannual journal and quarterly newsletter....


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Deal Close With EU on Visa-Free Travel
Russia and Europe are close to endorsing visa-free travel, the country's top migration official told the State Duma on Wednesday.
The Federal Migration Service and the European Union are close to signing executive protocols for readmission agreements — a condition for introducing a bilateral visa-free regime, said migration chief Konstantin Romodanovsky, Interfax reported.
So far, 17 of 24 executive protocols have been signed, and six more "only need to be signed," Romodanovsky said. He did not comment on the status of the one remaining protocol.
Readmission agreements will allow European authorities to return Russian and foreign nationals who violate their period of stay back to their home countries.
Meanwhile, Russia can start issuing biometric foreign passports with fingerprints this year, Romodanovsky said. Currently, Russian biometric foreign passports only contain one biometric parameter — a 3-D photo.
In his Wednesday report, Romodanovsky also outlined the scale of foreign migration and proposals for dealing with it.
About 4.5 million foreigners currently work in Russia, counting both legal and illegal workers, Romodanovsky said.
Migrant laborers account for up to 7 percent of Russian workers, he said.
He added that 13 million to 14 million foreigners arrive in Russia every year and that 70 percent of them come from the CIS, with another 10 percent from the European Union. One-third of the arrivals stay for up to seven days, he said.
Romodanovsky reiterated a proposal he made last month to increase from five to 10 years the maximum prison term for traffickers of illegal migrants and extend the ban for entering the country from three to five years for foreigners who repeatedly violate the Administrative Code.


Here are the top five most important questions that everyone should be asking when trying to choose a reputable carpet cleaning company.
1) How long have you been in the carpet cleaning business?
Some Vancouver carpet cleaning companies have a long history of great service, and these are precisely the carpet cleaning companies you want to hire. At SaraCares Vancouver Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, we have been in business for over 30 years. That's 30 years of providing consistently great service to our customers and that speaks volumes in an industry where carpet cleaning companies can come and go within a year.
2) Are you able to provide a customer reference?
Most professional carpet cleaning companies are not afraid to give out customer references. In fact, most publish them on their website. These companies want prospective customers to know their reputation within the industry and the courteous service they provide. Most companies will be more than happy to provide you with a URL to their most recent carpet cleaning customer testimonials. Be wary of a company that cannot or refuses to provide customer references.
3) Do you use green carpet cleaning products?
If you have children, pets or building occupants with allergies, you will want to know what kind of carpet cleaning solutions is used by the carpet cleaning company you are about to hire. Make the smart and safe choice. Choose a Vancouver company that uses non-toxic and biodegradable carpet cleaning chemicals that are safe for people and for the environment.
4) Do you have general liability insurance in place?
General liability insurance covers carpet cleaning technicians should they injure themselves while on the job at your property and provides that extra peace of mind that comes with knowing you won't be held responsible for costs resulting from an on-the-job injury. A reputable Vancouver carpet cleaning company will have general liability insurance in place.
5) Can you provide an over-the-phone estimate?
If a company is experienced and has done a wide variety of wall-to-wall and area rug cleaning, they should be able to give a fairly accurate estimate for most carpet cleaning services over the phone. If the estimate seems too good to be true, it probably is. The low estimate could be a ploy to entice you to hire the company. Once the technician is on-site, he may increase the price considerably with the excuse that the job involves more than was understood over the phone.
After asking these five questions and listening to the carpet cleaning company's answers, you should able to find a reputable Vancouver carpet cleaning company for your home or office.


You know your product's capabilities. You know how those capabilities can serve as solutions to common customer needs. You have honed your sales skills to a fine edge. There's just one problem: You have no appointments scheduled this week. And instead of prospecting for new clients, you're procrastinating. Again.
Almost half of the success top salespeople enjoy comes from effective prospecting.
Open the call and introduce yourself.
Ask for commitment in the form of an appointment to call on the customer at a specific time and date.
Prime – Decision-makers willing to take the next step.
Keepers – Decision-makers who need more information or influencers who can get you to the decision-maker.
Unlearn negative thoughts – If you tell yourself you hate prospecting or that you're no good at it, you'll create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Reduce your fear factor – List your fears. Rank them from worst to least. Get training on the things you fear least. Your greater fears will be reduced by the same degree.
Eliminate escape routes – Identify the specific things you do to avoid prospecting. Instead of just vowing to "spend more time prospecting," stop doing those other things during business hours.
Unless you master your reluctance and adopt an effective approach to prospecting, no amount of effort to improve your sales skills will produce the results you want. Because nothing happens until you get your foot in the door.
Want to increase your prospecting effectiveness by a factor of six? Referral prospecting is six times more effective than cold calling. Ask for a referral every time you end a call. If you do this correctly and consistently, all of your new business will be coming from referrals within five years. You will never have to cold call again.
"When was that last time you discussed (the topic of your meeting) with one of your peers in this company or another one?
When you contact the referral, always explain who gave you his/her name and what you were discussing that caused their name to come up. This strategy works!


The Cats' season finale is Saturday against Tennessee at Commonwealth Stadium.
When Phillips was asked whether he had spoken to Barnhart this week, he noted that the athletics director was actually at Kentucky's practice on Thanksgiving morning.
When asked whether the two had discussed Phillips' job status, the coach said: "No. It's something we don't need to talk about."
Barnhart has declined to speak to the Herald-Leader this week on two occasions. UK spokesmen have said the athletics director was unavailable for interviews.
When asked whether the AD was available after practice, football spokesman Tony Neely said Barnhart was not.
Phillips said he hopes the chatter over the past week has not been a distraction for his players, who had their team Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday night before practicing on Thursday morning.
"I hope they're not listening to it either," he said. "I don't listen to it. The (assistant) coaches don't listen to it, I hope. And I hope the players aren't."
Both starter Maxwell Smith and backup quarterback Morgan Newton practiced on Thursday, but when asked whether Smith would be able to play on Saturday, Phillips replied: "Who knows? We'll take a look at him on Saturday, and a lot will be determined on how he is in 48 hours."
The coach said it would be a game-time decision, then added later that Smith "should be fine."
In other injury news, starting defenders Martavius Neloms and Ridge Wilson are still out.
Defensive tackle Mark Crawford was not a part of the injury report all week but was seen leaving the practice field in a walking boot on his left foot. The senior also was not wearing full practice gear.
On Twitter this week, a handful of UK football players have indicated their uniform of choice this weekend would be the new black ones they donned versus Mississippi State. When asked whether that was an option for the team, Phillips said: "Whatever they want to do. We'll decide here."


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TBC, Pep Boys testing mobile tire-fitting services
Bruce Davis
AKRON — Icahn Automotive Group L.L.C. and TBC Corp. are the latest aftermarket companies to test the mobile tire-servicing waters, with Icahn opting to go after larger corporate/fleet business with its Pep Boys Mobile Crew initiative.
These new initiatives are in addition to a mobile tire-installation program being tested by Goodyear along with dozens of independents already active across the country.
Bridgestone Americas and Michelin North America Inc. tested the concept in 2016, and American Tire Distributors Inc. (ATD) ran a test in the Indianapolis market in 2017-18 under the Rubbr Automotive Services L.L.C. name.
Of the two newest initiatives, Icahn Automotive's is more comprehensive, offering a package of preventive auto maintenance services, and is market-ready.
The Pep Boys Mobile Crew rig is contained in a 28-foot, dual-axle trailer with a service bay equipped with mobile lifts, tire-changing and diagnostic tools and equipment and staffed by ASE-certified automotive technicians.
Pep Boys Mobile Crew offers "check engine" diagnostics; tire repair, replacement, rotation and balancing; brake, shock and strut maintenance; belt and hose replacement; and heating, air conditioning and cooling system maintenance, Icahn Automotive said.
Services such as battery, wiper blade and headlamp checks and replacement, and oil and other fluid changes also are available.
Pep Boys said it is still evaluating what —if any — surcharges it might apply for the mobile service versus work done at a store.
"We know our customers balance extraordinary demands in their lives and on their time," Brian Kaner, president of service for Icahn Automotive, said.
"Pep Boys Mobile Crew is a natural extension of our ongoing investment in customer convenience and value, and the first comprehensive mobile automotive maintenance provider to be affiliated with a national service network."
The concept — which was tested under rigorous real-world conditions recently in the Florida Panhandle following Hurricane Michael — is being pitched to corporate human resources departments, office managers and fleet representatives, who arrange a visit and alert their employees to the opportunity.
Once a visit is scheduled, vehicle owners can book service appointments online, Icahn Automotive said. On the scheduled day, they park their vehicles at work, leave their car keys in a drop box at the Mobile Crew site set up at their place of work, and pick their vehicles up when the services are completed.
Early feedback on Pep Boys Mobile Crew has been positive, according to Mr. Kaner, who noted one customer who said: "Service was extremely convenient. I have been trying for months to get my regular maintenance done, and this made it very easy to get my car serviced."
Icahn Automotive noted that, according to the Auto Care Association (ACA), just 40 percent of motorists performed their vehicles' manufacturer-recommended scheduled maintenance.
This translates to more than 75 million passenger vehicles on the road with unperformed maintenance. Of the drivers who delay auto repairs, more than 20 percent cited lack of a convenient time, according to the ACA. Additionally, nearly 16 percent of vehicle owners reported choosing a repair provider based on its location.
Icahn Automotive has two Mobile Crew rigs operating in Florida, with more to come in early 2019.
TBC initiated a mobile tire-installation service in early October in the Dallas and West Palm Beach, Fla., areas through its NTB Tire & Service Centers and Tire Kingdom Service Centers, respectively, but declined to comment on its reasons for selecting those areas or for how long the tests might last.
In announcing the tests, TBC said people are turning increasingly to delivery options in many areas to help them manage busy schedules, careers and commutes.
"We're constantly talking to consumers to see how we can better fit our services into their busy lifestyles," TBC Corp. President and CEO Erik Olsen said.
"What we've heard from them, and what we've all witnessed in other industries, is that convenience is paramount," he added. "What better way to tailor to the lives of our busy consumers than giving them the option to have tires installed wherever, and pretty much whenever, works best for them?"
The mobile van will perform services Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. TBC did not say what services, if any, beyond tire mounting and balancing would be offered.
TBC is charging a $50 service fee per visit, plus tire disposal fee and TPMS reset fee, where applicable and/or required, as well as a shop fee of up to 10 percent of the non-discounted retail price of the transaction, not to exceed $35.
Interested consumers in the test areas can arrange for the service at select NTB or Tire Kingdom locations or by calling 1-844-Get-Tires.
There are 30 NTB retail stores in the Dallas metro area and 17 Tire Kingdom stores in the West Palm Beach area, which includes TBC's headquarters city of Palm Beach Gardens.
Goodyear is now in the second year of testing its mobile tire-fitting service, called Goodyear Mobile Tire Shop, in the Los Angeles and Orange County, Calif., and Raleigh, N.C., areas to evaluate the efficacy of this tire-servicing alternative.
The program, operated by Goodyear's company-owned retail network, is known as "Goodyear Home Install" on the Goodyearautoservice.com website.
Bridgestone and Michelin suspended their mobile-installation initiatives after a year or so in operation, while the website for ATD's Rubbr Automotive project urges customers to visit TireBuyer.com to buy tires online.
ATD said earlier it considered this venture one of a series of "learning labs" it operates throughout the country to gather real-world experience with some of the "mega-trends" it has identified as potential game-changers in the tire distribution/servicing field.
Rubbr Automotive, which debuted in the Indianapolis area in mid-2017, charged customers $25 per tire and a $50 "mobile convenience fee" per service call to cover mounting, balancing and rotation, according to the business' website.
When asked about mobile tire service in a recent conference call with analysts, Monro Inc. President Brett Ponton said his company sees "some merits in that strategy from a consumer point of view" but questioned the scalability of such efforts.
Among independents across the country with a track record in mobile tire fitting are:
ASAP Tire, with operations in Los Angeles and Orange County, Calif., as well as in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia;
Anywhere Tire Care L.L.C. in the Albany, N.Y., area;
EnRoute Mobile Tire Service in the Houston area;
FasTire in the Phoenix area;
Fit Omni L.L.C. in Amarillo and Dallas, Texas, and Farmington, N.M.;
GetTread Mobile Tire Shop in the Orlando, Fla., area;
Kenwood Tire & Auto Service in West Bridgewater, Mass.;
Mobile Tire Guys in the Fredrick, Md., area;
Momentum Tire & Wheel of Caldwell, N.J., serving the greater New York City metro area;
My Tire Guys in the Boston area;
On Time Tires in the Houston area;
On-Site Tires in the Dallas and Denver metro area;
Premier Mobile Tire in the Sacramento, Calif., area;
SJ Tire Co. in the Denver area;
Tires on Site in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
Traxx Mobile Tire Inc. in the Nashville, Tenn., area;
2U Tire & Wheel in Mesa, Ariz., and Mobile, Ala.;
Zohr Mobile Tire Service in the Kansas City area.


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3 Mutual Funds to Earn 3% to 5% in Foreign Bonds
10 States Most Unprepared for the Next Recession
10 Tax Breaks for the Middle Class
The 7 Best Financial Stocks for 2020
7 Ways to Retire Without a Mortgage
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets
With slow growth in Japan and Western Europe keeping rates there low, U.S. investors will need to look to emerging markets for real yield.
Illustration by Mathieu Persan
By Tom Petruno, Contributing Writer
From Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Foreign bonds have been a poor option over the past five years. The average annualized five-year total return on world bond funds is a paltry 1.2%. That partly reflects government bond yields in Japan and Western Europe that are far below U.S. yields, as rates there remain low amid slower economic growth. A 10-year U.S. Treasury note recently yielded nearly 3%. By contrast, 10-year government bonds yield a mere 0.06% in Japan, 0.6% in Germany and 1.3% in Spain.
Earnings for All
35 Ways to Earn Up to 11% on Your Money
Short-Term Accounts: 1%-2%
Muncipal Bonds: 2%-3%
Investment-Grade Bonds: 3%-4%
Foreign Bonds: 3%-5%
High-Yield bonds: 3%-6%
Dividend-Paying Stocks: 4%-6%
Real-Estate Investment Trusts: 4%-9%
Closed-End Funds: 4%-9%
Master Limited Partnerships: 8%-11%
But for income-focused U.S. investors willing to take some risk, emerging-markets bonds offer generous yields–typically between 4% and 5%. They could log price gains if global growth continues to bolster emerging economies. Our favorite foreign-bond strategy: Own a mix of issues in both developed and emerging markets.
The risks: American investors in U.S. bonds can be hurt by fluctuating market interest rates and by defaults by bond issuers. Foreign bonds issued in foreign currencies face those risks, plus a third: swings in the value of the dollar compared with other currencies. In 2017, the dollar fell against most currencies, which boosted returns on many foreign bond funds (when the buck weakens, investments in foreign currencies translate into more dollars). A sudden rally in the dollar would have the opposite effect.
How to invest: We like T. Rowe Price Global Multi-Sector Bond (PRSNX, 3.4%), with a duration of 5.7. It holds government and corporate bonds in emerging and developed markets (including the U.S.). Its diversified mix recently included debt from issuers such as India, Thailand and Turkey. Dodge & Cox Global Bond (DODLX, 3.8%) has a relatively short duration of 3.3, with holdings split about evenly between U.S. bonds and foreign bonds. Over the past three years, both funds have gained 3.6% annualized, compared with 2.5% for the average world bond fund.
Among funds that focus solely on emerging markets, Fidelity New Markets Income (FNMIX, 4.6%), a Kip 25 member, remains a standout. The fund, with a duration of 6.6, limits currency risk by investing mainly in foreign bonds issued in dollars.


READERSVOICE.COM: I know you liked Ringworld by Larry Niven, because of the picture it inspired. What are some other favorite novels or other books, whether sci-fi, alternative history, space history or anything else?
MACIEJ REBISZ: I prefer more science than fiction in my sci-fi and I have to admit, most of my favorite sci-fi books are the ones where the author puts the idea or a concept before character development. I'm that type of person; I don't really care if characters are properly fleshed out and what their problems are, as long as the greater idea behind the story is good. Some kind of awesome cosmic events or alien mysteries. That's why one of my favourite authors is A.C. Clarke – he focuses more on technology, technological and ideological concepts and questions on a cosmic scale. Same with Isaac Asimov. However, sometimes I like to read military sci-fi – like Jack Campbell's "The Lost Fleet" series and its spin-offs. But I treat it more like an action adventure book than science fiction. On the other hand there's Jack McDevitt who often combines both action adventure and hard science fiction – his series are full of cool concepts, space mysteries and xenoarchaeology. Indiana Jones in space. I also read tons of non-fiction, like astrophysics and astrodynamics textbooks, scientific articles and space history, too many to name. And I love Haynes Owners' Workshop Manuals to spacecraft: they're a great resource of all kinds of technical details about space hardware.
RV: What were the courses you studied on space?
MR: I studied architectural design, but it didn't really cover any space topics. Last year I've decided to take a few online courses – astrophysics, exoplanets, some history of space exploration and some more technical ones about astronautics, space mission design and orbital mechanics. They really helped me understand some of the concepts and current state of knowledge about space and where we should go next.
RV: How did you become interested in space exploration when you were a kid, and when did you first combine it with computer art?
MR: I think it was mostly my dad who got me interested in space; he always liked to read, watch and talk about space things, and as a kid I had many encyclopediae, in which my favourite sections were those about tech, space and astronauts. My first digital space artworks were mostly space vistas with planets, stars and nebulae, back in 2003. Prior to that I remember doing some pen or pencil drawings of space and spaceships, but that was all "analog".


Every year my family gets together and we take my 85 year old mother to Las Vegas for a week. I must admit my family is crazy, and we end up returning with sore cheeks from laughing so hard! This year was no different. We headed out the beginning of September knowing we would be spending a week of laughs (alcohol is added to the mix).
This is where my cousin comes in to play. Since I usually have a drink or two……….I have told him his mission in Vegas is to make sure I don't get married again!!! After the string of bad luck I have had lately (will go into it later), he said he thought I would need a GPS unit!
And very glad that what happens in Vegas………………………….


It is very important for medical equipment to function properly in order for it to perform its job correctly. Otherwise, there is a chance that the information provided by the equipment will be inaccurate. This could lead to the misdiagnosis of patients. One of the most important things in many pieces of medical equipment is the optical components that are contained inside of them. They need to be properly maintained in order to ensure their accuracy. They will also need to be replaced occasionally when they get too old and start to break down because they have been used too much. Here are some things to consider to help you go about buying optical components for medical equipment.
There are certain companies that have earned a great reputation when it comes to producing outstanding optical components that are designed to be used specifically in the medical field. This is why you need to take a close look at all of the various companies that are involved in this industry. Why do some companies have a better reputation than others? What separates their optical equipment apart from their competitors? What makes it better? It is important to find out these things before you invest any of your money on a major purchase.
2. How long has the company been in operation?
The length of time that a medical optical components company has been in business can tell you a great deal about the quality of components that they are capable of producing. Basically, a company would not be able to survive for many years in this very competitive industry if they were only producing substandard optical components that were not capable of providing the necessary results when used in medical equipment. The fact that a company has been able to stay in business for a long time immediately tells you that they have many loyal customers who have bought optical plastic components repeatedly from them over the years.
Optical components take a great deal of time, care and precision to produce. Therefore, they are often quite expensive. This means you should shop around and compare the prices that the various companies charge for their products. You should also look for companies that are willing to back up their products by covering them with a warranty. This will enable you to replace them for free if they malfunction.


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Number 1 on my list was always going to be a Porg. Obviously. Whether you've seen the new film or not, you may have spotted these little guys, who may appear only briefly, but whom certainly make their mark on the Star Wars universe. As native creatures of Ahch-To island, they're famous for being adorable but also, rather unfortunately, being great snacks for Wookies. You can snuggle up to your very own Porg soft toy via The Disney Store although I was kindly gifted mine by the good people at EMP*.
I've honestly lost track of how many random pieces of homeware I've stumbled across recently but I am a bit of a sucker for novelty mugs. A few years ago I shared my BB8 version of this but we also lucky enough to receive this Stormtrooper mug as an early Christmas present this year. Besides being an obviously practical gift, I do think mugs and homeware make for an easy and fool proof stocking fillers - regardless of age or gender. You can check out Disney's selection of mugs and kitchen items here.
Your decorations may have been up for a little while already but there's always room for more and next year too. I originally mentioned these Star Wars Christmas baubles* at the EMP Christmas party and I just thought they were fantastic. Thankfully, they were amazing enough to include them in our goodie bags and, well, it's one of my favourite things ever. Even better is that they even go with my white/silver colour theme - perfect! You can get these in a set of 12 from EMP here.
Funko Pops! seem to have taken the world and HMV by storm in recent years. Besides literally thousands of film and TV characters, they of course do a whole range of various Star Wars characters in different forms. If you're looking for a cute little stocking filler, these can make for a nice little novelty gift - the ones I've collected as presents from over the last year take pride of place on my desk at work. My favourite being Chewbecca and BB8 although I'm super tempted to buy myself a Gizmo. You can purchase a whole range of Funko Pop! toys from my good friends at EMP*.
These are the droids you're looking for. If you prefer your figures to walk and talk then perhaps a Sphero Star Wars droid would be more up your street. The droids come in a variety of models including R2D2 (pictured above), BB8 and, most recently, BB9-E from The Last Jedi. These little guys work via the Sphero app on your phone and can be controlled to drive around, cruise on auto-pilot, interact with other Sphero droids and project holographic simulations. If that wasn't enough, this little one's beeps and waddles are well worth the price tag. You can pick one or three of these up from various stockists including Apple or the Sphero website starting from £120 each.
So tell me, what are you hoping Santa will bring you this year? Have you been naughty, or nice? As always, I love reading your comments so please do leave me lots of lovely ones below. Wishing you guys all a very Merry Christmas, whatever you get up to! And remember, a porg is for life - not just for Christmas.
*Disclaimer - Some items in this post were gifted to me for the purpose of review. As always, all opinions are my own and do not reflect that of the brand.
I hope you and Jack and all your other loved ones have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Sophie! Ahh, my fav characters from The Last Jedi are the caretaker creatures from Ahch-To who become annoyed with Rey :) Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of merchandise relating to them. I've mostly done my shopping on Amazon so I'm not sure what might be out there.
Thanks so much Gil. Was lovely thank you. I spent my first ever Christmas away and spent the day with Jack and his family. Was very new to me but nice :) How about you? I loved the caretakers! Very funny - as with the Porgs. I'm sure they'll be some kind of figure for them but might take a lot of digging!
Such a cute gift guide haha! I love the storm trooper mug!


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When materials are inconsistent, it creates confusion. Keeping your focus is critical. Changing colors, styles, even placement takes away from the sharp image you want to project. Identity managed well makes your firm look world class… and that's the goal. When you put out one unified image to your audience, they hear the message–loud and clear.
Longbow excels at creating, refining and refocusing all your materials. We have created hundreds of corporate and product logos. We believe in the power of branding and consciously understand the psychological impact that color and design have upon us. Integrated marketing–deploying consistent tone and message across all media–not only makes sense for your identity, it costs less. One body of work, one creative session can be used in everything that comes from your organization. It promotes visual unity and a sense of professional integrity. It says, we have our act together–all our people are on the same page.
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As speculation over the MotoGP 2011 rider merry-go-round gathers pace, a well-placed Ducati source concedes that Casey Stoner 'has already decided' to switch to Honda next year.
Casey Stoner 'has already decided' to leave Ducati Corse for Repsol Honda in MotoGP 2011, a well-informed insider from the Australian's current team has conceded - as his suitor admitted that it is also 'interested' in regaining the services of Valentino Rossi.
It was reported earlier this month that Stoner and Honda have all-but agreed terms for the 2007 MotoGP World Champion to switch camps for next season [see separate story - click here], and whilst Ducati itself has maintained its silence on the matter, a source within the Italian outfit has revealed to GPWeek that there is now no going back.
"As far as Casey going to Honda next year, I think it's a done deal," the 'highly-placed' team member stated. "I don't have any hard information and I don't want to go on the record, but it's just a gut feeling. I think he has already decided to go."
Chief amongst Stoner's motivations to join Honda is the presence there of former Ducati team manager Livio Suppo, who oversaw the 24-year-old's march to the crown three years ago in only his maiden campaign with the team and second in the premier class and has in 2010 moved to Honda in a marketing and managerial capacity.
Another carrot is the opportunity to return the Japanese manufacturer to title glory for the first time since 2006, as well as the personal prospect of joining the elite group of just Rossi, Eddie Lawson and Geoff Duke to successfully claim the premier class championship with two different marques.
Aside from an opportunistic victory for veteran Loris Capirossi in the wet/dry 2007 Japanese Grand Prix - the same event at which Stoner lifted the laurels - no other rider has triumphed for Ducati since the Queensland native joined the squad, during which time he has equalled the tally of 20 successes notched up over the same period by record-breaking multiple world champion Rossi, despite being sidelined by illness for some of last year, an episode that is believed to have created a degree of tension with title sponsor Marlboro.
There have also reportedly been rather too many accidents for his employer's liking - including two in the first three races of 2010 alone - and Honda has made little secret of its desire to secure the signature of the 27-time race-winner.
Such an eventuality would mean one of the two present incumbents - Dani Pedrosa or the increasingly impressive Andrea Dovizioso - having to make way, with either Jorge Lorenzo or FIAT Yamaha team-mate Rossi looking to be in-line to replace Stoner at Ducati, despite Lin Jarvis' protestations that the objective is to retain both riders [see separate story - click here]. 'The Doctor' has similarly been mentioned in connection with Honda, although given the manner in which he left back at the end of 2003, a rapprochement does not appear likely.
"We haven't drawn a programme for next year yet," HRC vice-president Shuei Nakamoto told Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Maybe we'll do it in July, but the four best riders have their contracts expiring so it's normal we are interested in all of them, Valentino too.
"Because Honda is not content with podiums, we want to win, we've asked Colin Stoner (Casey Stoner's father and manager) if they would like to come with us. However, we absolutely didn't get into the details - like number of years or retainer - at all."


Beachwood BBQ of Seal Beach, rated as one of the Top 5 Beer Bars in America by Beer Advocate magazine, is opening a second location on the Promenade in downtown Long Beach on Tuesday, July 5. Beachwood BBQ and Brewing is easily one of the most anticipated openings in L.A.'s brief but suddenly brilliant craft beer scene.
Chef-owner Gabe Gordon has teamed up with home brewer Julian Shrago to add a brewpub with 90 barrels of fermentation space at the new Long Beach location. Shrago, an aerospace engineer whose IPA won gold at the National Homebrewers Conference and whose collaboration with Port Brewing, Imperial Panzer Pilsner, took home the silver at the Great American Beer Festival will produce eight year-round craft beers, a few "seasonals" and a few "special beers." Beachwood BBQ and Brewing will feature the same stellar list of 24 rotating guest taps as the original.
The original Beachwood, open since 2006, was one of the first bars to rotate every single tap when a keg blows. "This keeps a sense of excitement about the beer list and we never immediately repeat the same beer," says Gordon. Gordon designed his own high-tech panel system, which he jokingly calls "the Flux Capacitor," that dispenses the lines of beer such that he can set gas mixtures and pressures individually for each and every beer. This enables him to pour ales at 38 degrees but imperial stouts at 48 degrees.
At the new location, Gordon says he built "a walk-in within the walk-in so that 12 of our 36 handles can be poured at cellar temperatures if we desire." The beers are listed in chalk on individual placards on a wall that is available online or via phone application 24/7 via "The Hop Cam."
With the boom in craft beer popularity creating a supply/demand stress on some of the smaller craft brewers, Gordon and Shrago say they are "creating their own allocation" of great craft beer to augment what they already receive from other brewers. In addition to Shrago's aforementioned IPA, the initial Beachwood line up will feature Knucklehead Red, Foam Top Cream Ale, Uno Belgian Single Ale, and Kilgore Stout.
What's Gordon, a line cook since 16 and an executive chef since 22, put on the menu? North Carolina pulled pork sandwiches on pretzel bread, slow-smoked, dry-rubbed baby back ribs, beef short ribs, and sides like blue-cheese grits, collard greens, smoked asparagus and hush puppies.
Recently, Beachwood hosted a Russian River Brewing beer pairing dinner with brewer Vinnie Cilurzo. Cilurzo brews double IPA Pliny the Elder, the second-rated beer in the world by Beer Advocate, and highly rated sour beers like Consecration and Supplication. The coup to get him to Seal Beach from Santa Rosa spoke volumes about Beachwood's status as perhaps the best beer bar in California. You have a better chance of finding Pliny the Elder at Ralph's than you do of getting Cilurzo for a beer pairing dinner.


Use the Icon component to insert one of Pivotal UI's SVG icons. The full list of icons that Pivotal UI provides, along with their names, can be found here.
To use an icon, specify the name of the icon as the src prop.
By default, the icons are quite small. They inherit the font size of their parent. This means they can be resized by, for example, wrapping them in an <h1> or explicitly setting a font size on the parent.
When styling the SVGs, use the fill or stroke attributes instead of color. These can be set directly on the Icon as a style prop or via CSS. A useful trick is to set fill to currentColor, so that the fill color is inherited from the text color of the icon's container.
Set the verticalAlign prop to "baseline" to align the icon to the text baseline.
Images can be used like icons by wrapping them in a container with the icon class.
Pivotal UI provides three variations on the spinner icon, differing in their speed.
spinner-lg is the slowest, spinner-md is the default, and spinner-sm is the fastest. Use spinner-md in most cases.
To use icons in buttons, see the Buttons page.


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Q: Main process, not Main Thread Fresh installation of 22.04.
I noticed the PC was a bit slow and I opened the System monitor. Here the processes tab:

This main process that eats up about the 25% of the CPU(s).
I don't think is related to this, because I have no firefox process running.
What is this main process? On my 21.10 installation I don't have such a process and in idle conditions the CPU load is below 2-3 %.

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NDC's demonstration is unlawful—ACP Kwasi Ofori
17 Décembre 16 Société (27311),
By Eric Appah Marfo, GNA
Accra, Dec. 17, GNA—Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Kwasi Ofori, Accra Regional Operations Commander, Ghana Police Service, on Thursday said the demonstration being organized by supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was unlawful.
He said the NDC did not seek permission from the Police, as such, they had breached "the Public Order Act 491 which states that prior notice and permission should be sought from the Police before embarking on any form of demonstration".
Again, he said it was unlawful for the NDC supporters to take over the streets, destroy property and deprive citizens of peace of mind.
"You can't just take over the streets, burn tyres, destroy billboards and cause mayhem. We are calling on the leadership of NDC to call their people to order and we are sending a strong warning to the demonstrators that we will not allow them do anything they want," he said.
The ACP assured that the security agencies (Police and Military) were on top of their game and would not sit idle for the demonstrators to take the law into their own hands.
In the early hours of Thursday, a crowd of NDC supporters marched to the Electoral Commission Headquarters in Accra to protest against the 2020 General Election results.
Protestors however clashed with members of the security agencies who were determined to keep them at bay, leading to the burning of tyres and stone throwing whilst others tried to force their way through the barricade.
Most of them kept chanting, "No Mahama, No Peace", "No Mahama, No President" while others had placards with inscriptions such as "Jean Mensah, Ladies Don't Steal."
The Police and Military responded by spraying water, tear gas and firing rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. Some protestors were arrested.
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A few simple tips when installing, handling, and routing a wire harness can extend the lifespan of the wires, ensure peak performance, and facilitate both installation and repairs. Damage to wires, on the other hand, shorten the lifespan of connections and can seriously impact the functioning of associated circuits.
If you're getting the wires from wire harness manufacturers, you'll likely find them well dressed already. If not, then you need to do the dressing on your own. Dressing makes the wires entering and exiting the bundle neat and presentable. Strain relief on all terminated ends of the harness makes it easier to install and repair, while proper routing and shielding ensures that signals reach the intended destination free of cross talk and interference.
Bird-caging, for example, can be prevented by twisting the insulation from the end of the wire at the same rate and in the same direction as the manufacturer's twist. This twisting makes soldering to a terminal or into a cup much easier. It also prevents shorts.
If you can access the manual from your wire harness manufacturer, you should be able to see the proper way to break a wire out of a bundle. During breaking, a minimum bend radius of the conductor and required strain relief must be observed. Ensure that the location of the termination and the break out point allow for gradual curving to the termination. You must never over bend wires.
Apart from its importance when breaking out of a harness, strain relief also helps with terminating wires. For instance, if an electrical cabinet is movable, the strain relief on the connectors will provide for such mobility without breakage. The same applies to when temperatures change. Wires typically expand and contract in warm/hot and cold weather respectively. You need strain relief to accommodate such flexibility.
Strain relief can be easily accomplished by adding a maintenance loop before the termination point. Alternatively, ask your wire harness manufacturer for help.
A well maintained wire harness with proper cable routing is neat, guarantees signal isolation and integrity, and saves material.
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