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Lil Nas X Net Worth
Biography Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X is a new name in the global music space. The young African-American rapper, who released the country rap song "Old Town Road" in early 2019, is hailed as a revolutionary who defied cultural and social norms, managed to defeat conservative sentiments in the music industry and achieved worldwide recognition.
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The real name of the artist, who by the age of 20 was called "a powerful and unusual cultural phenomenon in America's newest music industry," is Montero Lamar Hill. The musician was born on April 9, 1999 in a poor African-American family from Atlanta, the main city of Georgia, and for the first six years he lived with his parents in the municipal area of Lithia Springs.
Lil Nas X as a child
His father Robert Stafford (born 1969) was not a professional musician, but among his relatives he was known as such, especially when he wrote a song especially for the funeral of a friend, which made everyone present burst into tears, and he was invited to perform at various celebrations and events. He was against his son's passion for music, more precisely, rap culture, citing the fact that there are already too many rappers in the industry, but later changed his mind and now supports Montero in all endeavors.
Montero Lamar Hill
The biological mother of the artist, as well as his brothers Lamarco and Tramon, is Tamikia Hill. The rapper bears her last name. After their parents divorced in 2005, Montero and his brothers stayed with their mother for several years. Her mother helped her raise the children.
Rapper Lil Nas X
Divorce seriously affected the boy. He became a problem child, and it was difficult for his mother to cope with the uncontrollable nature of a tomboy, so in 2009, 10-year-old Montero went to his father in the town of Austell, located near Atlanta. By then, his father had remarried. Montero's stepmother, Mia Stafford, became the boy's second mother. She put a lot of effort into Montero getting into college: she helped him with applications for grants.
During his studies at school, Hill became interested in music, attended a trumpet class and was even the head of the school orchestra, but dropped out because, according to him, he thought that he did not look as cool in the eyes of his classmates as he would like.
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After graduating from high school, Montero went to college, but, according to Rolling Stone, he studied at the IT department for only one semester. Passion for the Internet, in which a teenager from a poor family found refuge from the problems of adulthood and misunderstanding of peers, as well as creating his own musical compositions, soon became the main business of his life and replaced other activities.
This caused a storm in the Montero family: the stepmother, who made so much effort to get her stepson to go to college, was furious, and the father had no hope that his son would achieve any tangible success in an industry already satiated with aspiring rap artists.
lil nas x with father and stepmom
Also, Rolling Stone, the most respected music publication in the world, says that between 2015 and 2018, Hill tried to make money on social networks, in particular, he managed the Nikki Minaj fan page on Twitter, which was eventually blocked for a violation of the spam policy stipulated by American law, but the singer himself denies this information and calls it a misunderstanding.
The young musician took the stage name Lil Nas X in honor of the winner of several Grammy awards, rapper Nas, who ranks first on the list of the greatest MCs of all time according to MTV.
Lil Nas X at the American Music Awards
In December 2018, Frascher released the single "Old Town Road". It is known that the aspiring musician bought the beat on Halloween night anonymously for a ridiculous amount of only thirty dollars, and recorded the song for twenty dollars in one of the inexpensive music studios in Atlanta, which make significant discounts at night.
Shortly after appearing on the TikTok app, the very first video clip for "Old Town Road", which, according to the young enterprising musician, was almost entirely made up of memes, spread all over the Internet, and by mid-March 2019, the song became one of the hits Billboard Hot Country Songs, from where, however, it was removed for inconsistency with the country style.
Lil Nas X is a new name in rap music
The song really contained many signs of the style of industrial rock and rap music, however, the impudent frasher called his overthrow from the musical Olympus a manifestation of racial injustice and segregation.
They thought I was too black to be popular.
However, the removal from the chart brought undoubted benefits, because the idol of country music, the father of Miley Cyrus and the favorite of several generations of Americans, Mr. Billy Ray Cyrus himself spoke out in defense of Lil Nas X. In May 2019, he, along with Leal, sang the chorus on a new version of "Old Town Road".
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus
The song was re-admitted to the Billboard Hot Country Songs, topped the chart, and placed Frasher's name among America's most influential Internet celebrities.
The phenomenal success of the debut composition of the musician from Atlanta can be easily explained: the song is remembered from the first listening, the clip was created from memes, each of which puts a mark in the mind of the viewer, and participation in the remixes of the brightest stars provided the song with the necessary level of public interest and powerful support from the media information.
The full video production on "Old Town Road" premiered on YouTube in mid-May 2019. The clip was inspired by Donald Glover's Atlanta series, and the song, as expected, became the biggest hit of the summer of 2019.
Popular and talented Lil Nas X
The clip, in which the Wild West meets modernity, amazed even sophisticated viewers. The video did not contain a single element from the cocktail that has already become traditional for rap artists: drugs, pathos, naked women, weapons and obscene language. As a result, in just six months, the video gained almost 400 million views and made Lil Nas X a world-class star.
In terms of the duration of its stay at the top position of the chart, "Old TownRoad" was able to bypass the 1995 song "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey, which displaced her hit Celine Dion "Because You Loved Me", as well as the famous "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi.
Lil Nas X during a performance
Upon learning of the record set by the young rapper, Mariah Carey personally congratulated him, wishing him success, to which Lil Nas X, or simply X, as his fans call him, replied that he would try not to disappoint the star and keep the bar high.
Rapid takeoff
In an interview with Time X, he says that he feels like an innovator and is ready to fight for his identity, and also compares himself to the pioneers of hip-hop and rock and roll. After the release of the remix of "Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, versions of the song with Diplo and Korean stars from the BTS collective were released, which caused numerous jokes in the media space.
Original rapper Lil Nas X
Being on the crest of fame, X tried to make the most of the scandals that accompanied him from the very beginning of his musical career, and immediately after the release of the composition "Panini" declared his homosexuality, drawing attention to the hints contained in the song "C7osure" ("… Collect the past into a backpack, open up to the future / I must do this so as not to regret in old age").
Frame from the video "Panini"
The video clip for the second creation of the young rapper starred Sky Jackson, the star of the television series Jessie. The video contained many references to the 1982 cult film Blade Runner and became very popular, but the record set by his debut song could not be broken. The triumphal procession of "Old Town Road" continued until the end of the summer of 2019 and led to several nominations of Lil Nas X for the most prestigious award in the world of music – the Grammy.
In the summer of 2019, the young artist's EP was released, which included seven songs, including the already famous "Old Town Road" and "Panini". The compilation received mixed reviews from critics: some called it "addictive" and praised the balance of seriousness and playfulness, others noted the project's obvious commercial component, the songs of which absorbed the best features of country, rock and rap.
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The song "Rodeo" featured singer Cardi B, and the song "F9mily" was recorded with Travis Barker. According to Rolling Stone, the collection took second place in the list of the best albums of the year. It brought the young Atlanta musician recognition from the Country Association and awards from the Teen Choice Awards and MTV.
Lil Nas X personal life
Little is known about the details of the private life of the young rap star, who lit up the musical Olympus with her radiance in 2019. The rapper, who just turned 20 in the spring of 2019, came out as gay and tweeted about it, sparking a backlash in the hip-hop community, which is known for its conservative views on sexual orientation.
20-year-old artist declared his unconventional orientation
Despite the fact that fans suspected their idol of homosexuality from the very beginning, there is no confirmation of this fact, except for the words of the musician himself. Lil Nas X was never seen by the paparazzi in the company of a close friend, which would confirm his belonging to sexual minorities.
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Some connoisseurs of musical culture tend to think that the young rap star's homosexuality is just a PR stunt, and a very well thought out one. Having managed to stand his ground and won the fight against racial injustice, Lil Nas X entered the battle against the homophobic tendencies that reign in the hip-hop space, and received strong support from the global LGBT community.
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The song "Old Town Road", included in the debut EP of the artist, which went on sale in June 2019, marked the beginning of a new musical trend, called "country rap" by critics.
Lil Nas X – country rap artist
"Lil Nas X has done the impossible – he's broken down cultural barriers and redefined musical styles," says the Columbia Records executive who signed the young artist.
The musician went against stereotypes and gained a reputation as an artist who prefers to play by his own rules and offers a unique musical product based on his own interpretation of musical traditions. Lil Nas X and his songs exist in an unbiased space where cultural norms and boundaries, be it genre or identity, don't really matter.
In the fall of 2019, the Atlanta rapper was named among the youngest and most influential Internet celebrities, which also included Billy Eilish and Lizzo. Lil Nas X has received six Grammy nominations, for the most prestigious awards in the world of music, he competes with the romantic rockers Black Pumas in the Best New Artist category, and in the Record of the Year category, he competes with rappers Post Malone and Khalid.
Lil Nas X ft. BTS – Old Town Road
At the ceremony, the guy performed his hit "Old Tow Road" along with Korean stars BTS and received a statuette for the best duet performance. Also, the video for this song brought him an award in the nomination "Best Video".
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The Helix cork and its special bottle have a thread to allow tipplers to twist the stopper out and back in, creating an airtight barrier.
It will be unveiled at the International VinExpo wine fair in Bordeaux today, and on shelves in two years.
Metal screwcaps or plastic have been on the rise to combat cork taint - the sour, musty taste that ruins wine.
The Helix is a result of a four-year deal between Portuguese cork maker Amorim and US bottle maker O-I, using granulated cork for elasticity and reliability.
O-I Europe president Erik Bouts said wine stored in Helix bottles had shown no alteration to the taste, aroma or colour after 26 months.
He added: "Research found that 80% of consumers prefer cork, now we have made it easier to use."


Spirited actress Lindsay Lohan and debutante screenwriter Tina Fey contribute in director Mark Waters's biting comedy. Mean Girls towers above most recent teen movies. Despite a contrived climax, the campus caper is both funny and life-affirming.
Set against the background of school clicks and the power they try to enforce on the young, particularly the vulnerable ones, Mean Girls is based on Rosalind Wiseman's best-selling novel. The complete title nicely announces the film's themes: Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and Other Realities of Adolescence.
After years of home schooling in an African country, Cady (Lohan) has just entered a school in Chicago. In the new jungle, she meets an assortment of wild and colourful characters. For instance, the geeks are called Mathletes. Unlike other teen flicks, however, scriptwriter Fey doesn't treat them with meanness or ridicule.
There are also the Plastics — three girls who are seemingly experts in social climbing and psychological warfare. But the script does not also see them as mindless or heartless creatures. We get to see them as young women who are slowly getting to know what self-worth is and how to handle the fear of failure.
Cady is initially bewildered by the new milieu and scared of her loneliness. She befriends two social outcasts (Lizzy Kaplan and Daniel Franzese). The Plastics, too, are interested in Cady. They — Queen Bee Regina (Rachel McAdams) and her sidekicks Gretchen (Lacey Chabert) and Karen (Amanda Seyfried) — want to exploit Cady's alluring looks and her innocence.
The outcasts encourage Cady to go along with the Plastics and hang out with them till she gets out some interesting secrets about them.
The film's most thought-provoking part emerges now as Cady starts enjoying her little espionage games. Before she realises it, she too becomes a 'mean girl'.
Tension builds when she develops a crush on a hunky schoolmate. Though he has been discarded by Regina, the Queen Bee cannot stand to see him with Cady.
Cady's self-discovery process and life's lessons could have turned Mean Girls into a heavy moral tale. But the scriptwriter and director's delicate handling plus additional comic punches save the day.
Lohan is good at emoting and physical comedy. She is the film's biggest asset among the actors. Some of the older actors also add charm to the proceedings. Tina Fey has a small but interesting role as a recently divorced, sexually frustrated teacher. Tim Meadows plays the school principal. Amy Poehler is Regina's mother. Her emotional IQ may not be higher than that of her daughter.
The cast and several interesting comic situations keep Mean Girls moving on the right track. On the flip side, the contrived and overplayed climax is jarring. It considerably lessens the film's impact.
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadow, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Kaplan and Daniel Franzese.


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As an important first step in bringing its new brand experience to the world; Poggenpohl has re-opened its fully renovated Munich Studio on 21 November 2018. This will be followed by the first dealer-owned Studio to launch with the brand's ground-breaking new retail concept.
With +SEGMENTO Y, Poggenpohl is creating a stunning reinterpretation of a current collection and opening it up to young target groups. The kitchens being presented at the Küchenmeile A30 premiere are matt instead of glossy, with graphic accents or a free mix of white, black and grey areas.
Poggenpohl is a co-partner of Marta, a museum of modern art at the production site in Herford. The architect was none other than the American Frank O. Gehry. The manufacturer of luxury kitchens is having a 15 metre long wall designed by the street artist The Krank for the in-house exhibition, as part of Küchenmeile A30. To creatively stage the brand's values once again.


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Biden signed more than a dozen executive actions Wednesday.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed over a dozen executive actions on just hours after entering the White House on Wednesday, undoing several of the key policies former President Donald Trump put into place.
Mr. Biden's actions come just hours after being sworn in as 46th President of the United States. One of the first orders is mandate the wearing of masks on federal property, something the President has been calling for since the early days of the pandemic.
Other executive actions Mr. Biden signed include rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change, repealing Trump's travel ban from several Muslim-majority countries, and to stop construction of the Southern border wall.
"There's no time to start like today," Biden told reporters in the Oval Office.
Mr. Biden used the first day in the Oval Office to introduce a sweeping immigration reform bill. The moves by the President offer a new vision for how America will tackle some of its biggest crisis to date.
The Biden administration also put forward a plan to cancel the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S. as well as commit to his cause to tackle global warming by rejoining the Paris climate agreement.
"I'm going to start by keeping the promises I made to the American people," Biden said.
With one signature, Mr. Biden stopped the funding for the construction of Trump's border wall, the major promise the former president did not fulfill. He also stopped the U.S. from departing from the World Health Organization, allowing Dr. Anthony Fauci to lead the U.S. delegation.
Mr. Biden's first full day in office on Thursday will focus completely on the coronavirus pandemic and Friday will be centered around the theme of economic relief – including directing agency action on safety net programs, including Medicaid and unemployment insurance.
Next Monday will see the President sign an executive order cementing requirements for government purchases of goods and services from American companies. Meanwhile, next month will see Mr. Biden focus on "restoring America's place in the world."
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As you begin to design a new website, it's best to start off with some planning. First of all you should have a general outline of the purpose of your website, how the navigation will be laid out and the the design. You don't have to make anything too detailed, since you're probably not going to be able to follow your outline as is. In this article I'll touch base on three important parts that should be included in your outline. The first will be the purpose and figuring out your plan of action.
Well this point should be pretty easy. What do you want to make your website about? Now then think about who you want to visit your website. Remember you should try to think of people that are going to want to read, see or buy what ever you have on the site. As a new web developer, it's important to remember that you shouldn't try to do everything at once. It takes time to create quality content, so you should keep your focus and pick a very clear audience to cater to for your first website. For example, if you're making a site on sports, narrow down to your favorite sport to start off with and maybe specific topics on that sport. Also you should take note of the form that your going to present your information. Are you going to write articles, tutorials, show pictures, videos, etc to get your objective across? Once you've finished thinking about all that write it down and move on to the next step.
Are you interested in the topic you picked to keep at it for a few months to a year? If you aren't interested in the topic, it's going to be an up hill battle.
How big is the audience you've picked? Make sure that you don't have too broad an audience or too narrow an audience.
Could you clearly tell someone else who your target audience is? If you can't clearly articulate it, you should think about that until you can.
Figure out your needs. This will depend a lot on what you plan on creating, so maybe you'll need some writers, designers, web space, a domain, etc. Make a list price it out, and figure out how you're going to go get all of it together.
Do a few searches on topics that you hope people will search to find your website. Figure out how your website is going to be better than the competition. Is it going to be easier to read, or perhaps more authoritative? Maybe it will be more interactive? The goal here is to scope out the competition, and figure out what will be the reason that people will prefer your website over the ones that currently exist.
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Vanity, nome artístico de Denise Katrina Matthews (Niagara Falls, 4 de janeiro de 1959 — Fremont, 15 de fevereiro de 2016), foi uma cantora, atriz e modelo canadense.

Começou sua carreira como modelo, e ao ser descoberta por Prince, foi vocalista do girl group Vanity 6, no início da década de 1980. Posteriormente, seguiu carreira solo e teve modesto sucesso como atriz no cinema. Atormentada por anos de vício em drogas, abandonou a carreira em meados da década de 1990 e posteriormente se tornou evangélica.

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Denise Katrina Matthews nasceu em Niagara Falls, na fronteira do Canadá com os Estados Unidos. Era filha de Levia James Matthews, um afro-americano, e de Helga Senyk, uma alemã de ascendência judia e polonesa. Sua infância foi tumultuada: seu pai abusava dela e de suas três irmãs e sua mãe era alcóolatra. Vanity também sofreu bullying na escola por seu temperamento tímido e por sua etnia. O pai morreu em 1974, quando a menina tinha 15 anos.

Cansada das más condições familiares, mudou-se para Toronto, onde se tornou modelo. Em 1977, ela ganhou o concurso Miss Niagara Hospitality e competiu como Miss Canadá no ano seguinte. Mais tarde, ela se mudou para Nova York, mas, devido à sua estatura ser considerada baixa, sua atividade de modelo foi limitada a comerciais e sessões de fotos. Ela apareceu nas capas de dois discos da banda de funk Cameo: Alligator Woman (1982) e She's Strange (1984), e posou nua duas vezes para a revista Playboy, em maio de 1985 e em abril de 1988.

Em 1980, enquanto namorava Rick James, Matthews conheceu Prince durante o American Music Awards. Prince a colocou no projeto do girl group, "The Hookers" com Susan Moonsie (sua namorada na época) e Brenda Bennett. Foi oferecido para Vanity o papel central de vocalista do renomeado trio Vanity 6, após assumir seu nome artístico que, a princípio, Prince sugeriu o nome artístico de "Vagina", mas ela recusou.

O grupo, conhecido por sua temática explicitamente sexual, lançou apenas um álbum autointitulado em 1982, do qual foi extraído o single Nasty Girl . Com a banda, participou da turnê do álbum 1999 de Prince (no qual fez o papel de backing vocal). Pouco antes das filmagens do filme Purple Rain, Matthews deixou repentinamente o Vanity 6 e seguiu carreira solo, pela qual lançou dois álbuns: Wild Animal (1984) e Skin on Skin (1986), pela Motown Records. O primeiro contém a música Strap On 'Robbie Baby, que foi criticada pelo Parents Music Resource Center por seu conteúdo sexual, a ponto de em 1985 ser incluída na lista Filthy Fifteen, que listava as quinze músicas que o grupo liderado por Tipper Gore considerava as mais lascivas e imorais.

Como atriz estrelou filmes como The Last Dragon, dirigido por Michael Schultz. No final da década de 1980, as aparições de Vanity começaram a se tornar mais esporádicas, interpretando papéis menores em algumas séries de televisão como Miami Vice, Highlander e Friday the 13th.

Devido a uma overdose causado por anos de vício em drogas durante sua carreira, em 1994, ela foi internada no hospital Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, em Los Angeles, em estado gravíssimo. Após receber alta, Matthews abandou a carreira, se converteu ao evangelicalismo e passou a dedicar o resto de sua vida exclusivamente à religião, dando palestras em igrejas nos Estados Unidos e em outros países. Com a saúde fragilizada, ela teve que passar por diálise peritoneal em cinco sessões de 20 minutos ao longo do dia, e foi submetida a um transplante renal em 1997. Em 2010, escreveu um livro autobiográfico intitulado Blame It On Vanity: Hollywood, Hell and Heaven.

Faleceu em 15 de fevereiro de 2016 em Fremont, na Califórnia, aos 57 anos. A causa da morte foi uma peritonite esclerosante encapsulante, uma rara complicação causada pelas sessões de diálise peritonial que ela fazia desde 1994. O seu corpo foi cremado e suas cinzas espalhadas no litoral do Havaí, atendendo ao seu último pedido.

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 Wild Animal (1984)
 Skin on Skin (1986)

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 Vanity 6 (1982)

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McDonald's to challenge for coffee supremacy in China
Fast-food giant McDonald's has announced a major investment into its McCafes in China to rival the likes of Starbucks and KFC.
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Fast-food giant McDonald's has announced a major investment into its McCafe in China to rival the likes of Starbucks and KFC. McDonald's looks to justify the $381m investment over the next three years by claiming that a growing number of the Chinese middle class have developed a taste for premium drinks. According to the plan, McDonald's aims to have 4,000 stores within the Chinese mainland by the end of 2023, and is on track to reach the 1,500 milestones by the end of 2020.
McDonalds decision to expand McCafes within China is seemingly supported by GlobalData's research; as per the company's 2019 Q4 global survey, is supported by the same survey, while only 37% of global consumers find cold brew or nitro brew drinks appealing, this increases to 50% in China, supporting McDonald's claim that many Chinese consumers have developed a taste for premium drinks. Furthermore, younger Chinese consumers such as millennials are even more likely to find such offerings appealing at 59%.
As global companies continue to adapt their strategies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, investment into China seems sensible for McDonald's. China remains one of the few major economies to forecast positive GDP growth in 2020. GlobalData's latest Covid-19 recovery survey found that only 57% of Chinese consumers responded that they will continue to buy coffee at the same or greater quantities they had been pre-pandemic. However, although still a sizeable base, it is substantially smaller than the comparative global figure of 73%.
Interestingly, when considering the category of 'other soft drinks, including ice teas and coffees,' the opposite pattern exists, whereby 52% of Chinese consumers claim to buy at the same or greater quantities they had been pre-pandemic, compared to 46% of global consumers. Thus when considering the data, it becomes apparent what while Chinese consumers may not be the most committed coffee drinkers, there is a genuine appetite for other premium drinks, including 'iced teas and coffees.' By identifying this trend, McDonald's could be able to use their own brand recognition to quickly become the market leaders within such premium drinks.
McDonald's continues to seek opportunities to expand its Chinese market share; almost half of its 3,600 restaurants in China now have a McCafe, reflecting a sizeable base for this investment. Although the company currently trails market leader Starbucks, McDonald's prices its coffees' on average one-third cheaper and has a presence within the largest and most affluent cities in China. Therefore, its upcoming investment will look to target many of the second-tier Chinese cities, for example, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou. While demand for premium and alternative coffee-based drinks, in particular iced and cold coffees, is proving popular, McDonald's has chosen the right time to invest.
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Similar to other on-line memory foam/mattress brands, the Zombie Bed features a remarkable 100-night test return period. Throughout this time, you can try this bed mattress in the convenience of your house. In case you do not such as the mattress within the provided time, the returns are free.
Holder Bedding firm, the maker of the Zombie Bed, comes from a family tree of families, heaping greater than 70 years of experience in creating as well as manufacturing cushions. Merrick Steinmetz and Jonathan Fields presented this idea when they took control of the business in 2017.
Further, the Zombie Bed falls under the affordable range with rates running from 250 to 900 USD. Similarly, it prioritizes in using the comfort degree to its sleepers. The bed mattress are very carefully made for quality as well as comfort. Its distinct layout brings you out of tiredness or zombieism from sleep deprival. Likewise, their boxed bed mattress is made specifically to the customer's order and also aesthetically pleasing.
This on the internet bed linens brand name additionally complies with industry-standard customer treatment policies. They are ardent to address your queries and promptly deal with any problems. Even more, a key element of the Zombie Beds items is its affordability as well as durability. The manufacturer makes certain high-grade products as well as sustains its products with a 10-year service warranty. Like we stated previously, you get a 100-night trial and may return the product for a full refund in case you're disappointed within this duration. In addition, the Zombie Bed is a CertiPUR-US licensed for reduced VOCs and the nonexistence of heavy metals, ozone depleters, phthalates, and various other contaminants.
The supplier's significance is their aspiration to create as well as produce the very best memory foam so you might "Sleep Like The Dead as well as Wake Like The Living." Based in the United States, this brand name's objective is to promote far better rest for a much healthier life with its premium items.
They integrate years of experience to fabricate economical sleep fundamentals. So on the occasion that you are rest denied, as well as is seeking a budget-friendly yet elegant cushion, then the Zombie Beds is an item you have to attempt! Recuperate your sleep as well as regain your life.
Now that you have an introduction of the Zombie Bed and also its producer, it's time to spill the beans about this cushion. Let's examine its building and construction, sinkage, materials, rates as well as delivery.
As you can see, the Zombie Bed includes a visual look, deviating from the typical old white knit fabric. Isn't it amazing to see a bed based upon a Zombie motif to look this excellent?
Structure: This high-density layer is created to preserve the uniformity of the support and also guarantee maximum toughness.
Micro coils: After the foundation is a layer of over a thousand micro coils which helps contour according to your body. It spreads the weight and lowers ultimate sagging and negotiation of the mattress.
Awesome gel: The third layer is an unique layer of cool gel. This was created to advertise air movement throughout the cushion to alleviate any pressure.
Soft polyurethane: A high density of soft polyurethane covers the leading layer. This includes comfort, assistance, as well as flexibility.
Similarly, the style highlights the contouring nature of the foam for increased convenience. At the same time, the cool gel changes the warm throughout the bed making it cool while utilizing it.
The Zombie Bed presents a respectable quantity of sink as well as most notably, it contours incredibly. Probably this is due to the micro coil system which is resting simply below the mattress' first layer. The micro coils additionally don't press back intensively. Rather, it boosts the contouring advantages of the cushion.
Essentially, this bed is an all-foam bed mattress with the exception of micro coils. There is much less dense on the mattress' leading layer, making it recover swiftly. On the other hand, the micro coils underneath enhance adequate healing to give it a little bounce. There's additionally very little warmth retention, enabling you to sleep coolly than a thick foam bed mattress.
Additionally, these bed mattress are made simply with the lack of any type of ozone depleters. It likewise does not consist of any mercury lead materials, TCEP, PBDEs, TDCPP flame retardants, or any kind of hefty metals. Similarly, the bed mattress are produced without phthalates or formaldehyde and are completely managed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Once again, the Zombie Beds are designed without making use of any type of dangerous metals and also chemicals. So far, there have actually been no grievances versus these bed mattress with regards to the odor as well as odor. Nevertheless, there are times when this new foam gives off a minor smell upon arrival (this occurs with the majority of boxed memory foams). No requirement to fret though, that smell will wear in time.
Zombie Bed comes with a liberal 100-day test return duration on a 'no doubt asked' basis. This offers you lots of time to try all the best functions this mattress needs to supply.
They supply free shipping deals on all orders and also would only take about 6 to 10 days to deliver the mattress right at your doorstep. Likewise, the company supplies a 10-year minimal service warranty duration. Nonetheless, it is just limited to the workmanship or production problems.
They also offer a base for the bed mattress for far better security and also endurance. Furthermore, they use covers for the bed mattress in a myriad of colors. To find out more on accessories, you may examine their internet site.
The Zombie Bed is an exceptional mattress, specially made to keep everyone's convenience. It features 3 comfort layers, high-density structure, micro coils, as well as the soft polyurethane to provide the best comfort you can get. Moreover, it's resilient, long-lasting, as well as offers you the best rest you ever before had. It's general acceptable in every aspect. Nonetheless, there are more customer testimonials readily available for these cushions so have a look at their web site if you require to recognize a lot more.


Villa with 6 apartments. Each apartment is designed for 2-6 people. Some apartments have a fireplace. Most of the suites are mountainous. Near the center of Zakopane.
Regional Cottage DARO - is a year-round wooden cottage for 4-6 persons. Good location of the cottage - for every season. Near (about 200m) of ski slopes, (about 500m.) Of hiking trails, to the center approx. 2km.
Apartment for 2 - 4 people with a fireplace located on the ground floor with a large terrace (view of Gubałówka). The apartment consists of a living room with a fireplace and a kitchenette and access to the terrace, bathroom and bedroom.
Apartment for 2-6 people located on the first floor. The apartment consists of a living room with a kitchenette, balcony, two bedrooms, bathroom.
Apartment for 2 max. 4 people with a fireplace. The apartment is located on the first floor and has a large, corner balcony (view of the mountain). The apartment consists of a living room with a fireplace and a kitchenette, a bathroom and a bedroom.
Apartment for 4 people on the second floor with balcony (mountain view). Living room (sofa, armchair, table), kitchenette, bathroom and two bedrooms.
Apartment for 4 to 6 people. It is located on the second floor with a balcony (mountain view). The apartment has a living room with a fireplace and a kitchenette, a bathroom and a mezzanine with 4 sleeping places.
Apartment number 6 is designed for two people. It is located on the top floor and has sloping walls. Small open living room, kitchenette, bathroom and open bedroom.
Room in Zakopane for 2-3 people with private bathroom, TV, Wi-Fi, access to a kitchen and free parking. The rooms finished with wood in the regional style. Near the ski lifts and hiking trails in Zakopane.
The apartment is located in a residential building on the second floor and can accommodate up to 6 people. The apartment has two rooms, a bathroom and an equipped kitchenette. The location is close to the bus / train station and the center.
Apartment about 35m2 for 2-4 people. It consists of a small living room with kitchenette, a separate double room, bathroom and balcony. Location close to hiking trails and Kuźnice. Center of Zakopane about 1.5km.
Apartment for max 4 people. Living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Exit to the balcony with a view of the mountains. The very center of Zakopane about 50m. Krupowki Street.
An apartment with an area of approximately 70m2 designed for up to 7 people. Living room, kitchenette, corridor, two bedrooms with TV, two bathrooms. Grocery store about 50m., Ski lift about 2km.


"My journey as an artist over the past decade has gathered momentum in ways I never anticipated. Professional recognition – which I have never sought – in the form of increased solo, group and now Museum shows has given me encouragement. And I believe my expressive potential has begun to mature.
I work in two distinct regions of the United States. Summers are spent in the unsparing light of my country's heartland, in Ohio. Its rhythms are essentially stretched and flattened: massive farms on vast plains. And yet it is impossible to ignore the rugged, sometimes shattered, verticals of its urban landscapes as well.
Winters slip by on the shores of Southern Florida, an altogether softer, more flowing sensibility. The night in all its aspects is important here, and the early mornings. These odd juxtapositions and geographic shifts have a lot to do with the forms my pictures have taken.


Enjoy the delicious taste and health benefits of HempFusion™ Liquid 5! Each product contains unique, broad-spectrum Hemp Extract from nutritional hemp, and terpenes from black pepper fruit and clove oil, which forms our proprietary Whole Food Hemp Complex.
This tastes amazing! It really leaves a mint chocolate chip taste in your mouth. I love it. I got the 10 and it provides me with really nice smooth energy. This is the best hemp oil I have ever tried.


If you haven't had a party in a while, use the holidays as a reason to decorate and have a small house-warming.
Make your Christmas tree decorating into a cozy dinner party with family.
Serve fondue and a favorite holiday movie while addressing holiday cards with a few friends.
Invite a few couples over for a pot-luck dinner.
Host a holiday brunch for 30+ guests featuring a fresh-baked ham.
Don't forget your co-workers! Plan an afternoon tea party with the ladies from your office or invite your team over for cookies and cider.
Bake, sample and collect the best holiday treats at a cookie swap party.
Warm up with an afternoon luncheon featuring seafood cioppino.
Serve a spread of gourmet turkey sliders with family on Christmas Eve.
It just takes a few minutes to create a pretty digital invitation online on a site like Celebrations.com. Much more festive than a Google meeting request or plain email. There are really only two Saturday night slots for entertaining during the holidays – the 6th and the 13th – and they can book up fast. Unless you know your friends are counting on you to host a big weekend event, aim for something on an off-peak time like Sunday morning or Thursday night.
The relaxed days of Thanksgiving weekend are the ideal time to start pinning ideas for decorations, recipes and menus for your holiday parties. I love to help with party planning challenges, just shoot me an email!
How can it be this time already?! Great tips and thank you for linking back to your posts so we can see the details.
We're having a holiday party for the cast & crew of the school play. [My son Emmet is the Lighting Director.] It's been really fun to plan.


Former tennis pro, Anna Kournikova is all about that top shelf life! She also clearly knows that Costco is where it's at. (Costco is one of the greatest places on earth). She was spotted yesterday at the local Costco in Miami with an entire cart full of top shelf liquor. The cart consisted of over a dozen bottles of Kettle One, Grey Goose, Patron and Champagne.
Theseeeee are a fewwwww of my favorrrrrrrrite things!
You might be asking yourself, "who cares?" Celebrities I'm sure buy tons of alcohol all the time. HOWEVER, her and Enrique Iglesias' twins happen to be turning 1 year old in a few days and I happen to love parents who still know how to let loose even after they have a few babies! Bottoms up and Happy Birthday to their little ones!
Although the kids may not know it's even their birthday, I'm sure it's one their parents and friends will never forget….or maybe they will depending on how many bottles they go through.


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Walmart vs Amazon: How two of the largest retail giants stack up
In the competition for dominance of the US retail market, the Walmart vs Amazon fight has escalated into a real slugfest in the past few years.
The former is the largest company in the world in terms of revenue, while the latter has transformed into the largest online seller. The former has fast-tracked product returns through their app. The latter is partnering with Kohls to allow for on-site product returns. The former acquired internet retailer, Jet, for $3 billion dollars in 2016. The latter acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion dollars in 2017.
As the quest to dominate the retail market both online and through brick and mortar continues, we've taken an interest in understanding how the market perceives each of these companies. To fuel our curiosity, we've partnered with Fortune to ask for people's opinions on Walmart vs Amazon, as it relates to each companies' impact on the country, its customers, and its employees.
Here's a breakdown of our findings:
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Have Amazon and Walmart made a positive impact on the world?
Amazon had a significantly higher percentage of respondents say that their company has made a positive impact on the country. The discrepancy of results on Walmart vs Amazon varied however, depending on the respondents' background:
Political orientation
Liberals overwhelmingly favored Amazon while conservatives were more indifferent when comparing Walmart vs Amazon.
Political orientation Amazon has made a positive impact on the country (% who agree) Walmart has made a positive impact on the country (% who agree)
Liberals 78% 23%
Conservatives 73% 64%
The difference in opinions between Liberals and Conservatives derive from the cultural shopping habits of traditionally conservative states versus traditionally liberal ones. For example, the top 5 states that spend the most money at Walmart are Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas, Alabama, and Kansas—all traditionally conservative states.
Like before, the respondents as a whole favored Amazon. Also, as the respondent's level of education increased, we saw them progressively dislike Walmart while keeping a favorable rating of Amazon.
Education level Amazon has made a positive impact on the country (% who agree) Walmart has made a positive impact on the country (% who agree)
At least college educated 79% 36%
Partial college education 78% 48%
High school education or less 77% 63%
As education and income rise, shoppers visit Walmart significantly less often—particularly as the household level of income reaches $100k+. As a result, their perception of Walmart may be largely influenced by controversial media coverage, such as a morally distasteful price cutting strategy, poor treatment of employees and the neglectful maintenance of products that live on their shelves.
As lesser educated people are more likely to earn a lower income, they may not have as many alternative options for certain goods and services. This results in them being more likely to accept the quality of Walmart's products at face value.
The older our respondents were, the more likely they were to appreciate Walmart's impact. In Amazon's case, popularity among generations was consistently high.
Age Amazon has made a positive impact on the country (% who agree) Walmart has made a positive impact on the country (% who agree)
65 and older 82% 67%
35-64 years old 76% 50%
18-34 years old—Millennials 78% 44%
It's worth keeping in mind that Walmart has been around for 50+ years. This gave our older set of respondents more of a chance to have shopped at the retail chain and purchased items they found valuable.
Do Amazon and Walmart care about their customers?
As a whole, Amazon dominates Walmart in having a reputation of caring about the customer. The overall percentage of respondents who think that Amazon cares was at 67% vs Walmart's 36%. However, for certain demographics, the percentages were high for both companies.
Minorities were more likely to say Walmart and Amazon care about their customers than Caucasian respondents.
Race Amazon cares about their customers (% who agree) Walmart cares about their customers (% who agree)
African Americans 77% 71%
Hispanics 77% 49%
Caucasians 66% 29%
As in previous examples, we see that as an individual's level of education increased, they were more likely to have a negative perception of Walmart, while Amazon's reputation was nearly unchanged.
Education level Amazon cares about their customers (% who agree) Walmart cares about their customers (% who agree)
Though Walmart has embarked on numerous acquisitions to attract upper-class customers, our data shows that they still have a long way to go in building up their reputation with this market segment.
Would you want to work at either Amazon or Walmart?
It turns out that both companies are undesirable work destinations. More specifically, 36% of our respondents would be excited to work at Amazon while only 11% would be excited to work at Walmart.
Here's a breakdown on the results of Walmart vs Amazon based on the respondent's level of education:
Education level Excited to work at Walmart (% who say yes) Excited to work at Amazon (% who say yes)
At least college educated 4% 36%
Partial college education 4% 43%
It's hard to compare what's essentially a giant brick-and-mortar retail establishment to what amounts to a technology company of the likes of Apple or Microsoft.
The majority of Walmart's jobs pay close to the minimum wage and health care coverage has been cut in recent years. In Amazon's case however, the results are more complicated. Amazon is a fast-growing company, is entering several new markets—with pharmacy potentially next—and has offices in several vibrant and exciting cities. Their company also offers a higher proportion of jobs that require more extensive education and greater pay.
Despite all of these elements working in Amazon's favor, the company has received its fair share of negative press on their workplace culture.
Looking at the survey results on how Americans perceive Walmart vs Amazon, it's clear that Amazon comes out as the winner. Regardless of a respondent's age, race, or education, they're consistently favoring Amazon. However, given Walmart's longevity, size, and willingness to act aggressively and creatively, don't be surprised if perceptions change drastically in the future.


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The BVIP is administered by the United States-Mexico Cultural and Educational Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization, thus making all financial contributions to the program tax-deductible. Through a corporate sponsorship donation, the Buen Vecino Internship Program is able to send its student participants to private companies and some government agencies that benefit directly form the intern's bilingual ability and dedicated work ethic. The corporate donations go towards the cost of providing the students airfare, health insurance, and host family stipend, as well as the program's administration. This highlights another unique aspect of the BVIP in that the students only pay for their personal expenses. The BVIP provides opportunities to talented students who would not have otherwise been able to participate in an exchange program or who have never traveled outside their country due to economic limitations. At the same time corporate supervisors feel that the students contribute significantly to their companies by completing special projects and offering their country's perspective on different business issues.
COFOCE/ Coordinadora de Fomento al Comercio Exterior del Estado de Guanajuato, Leon, Gto.
Consejo Estatal de Turismo, Puebla, Pue.
El Financiero, S.A. de C.V., Puebla, Pue.
Embajada de México, Washington, D.C.
Grupo Editorial Expansión, S.A. de C.V., México, D.F.
Grupo IMSA, S.A. de C.V., Monterrey, N.L.
Grupo PROTEXA, S.A. de C.V., Monterrey, N.L.
KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, México, D.F.
Mobil Oil de México, S.A. de C.V., México, D.F.
Pilgrim's Pride S.A. de C.V., México, D.F.
Seguros Monterrey/Aetna, S.A. de C.V., México, D.F.
Volkswagen de México S.A. de C.V., Puebla, Pue.


What is the City of Luxor?
Luxor means in Arabic as "The Palaces" and during ancient times used to be known as "The city of Hundred Doors". It is considered by many to be the globe's greatest open-air museum for the fact that on an area on 417 sq km (161 sq mi) lies some of the most majestic temples such as the Valley of the king, the Karnak temple, Queen Hatshepsut temple, Luxor temple that holds some of the most extraordinary ruins and artifacts. Luxor located at the south of Upper Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile River and part of the ancient city of Thebes. Luxor was considered to be a very important city in Egypt old kingdom and the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom. The city has millions of visitors from all over the world to witness this incredible wonder. The city still has an active population of over half a million people that depend almost entirely on tourism. The climate in Luxor is quite sunny and hot with average temperatures of 40 C (104 F) in the summer months and 22 C (71.6 F) during the winter months.
The history of Luxor shows us that the city had a deeply religious nature as it was known to be the city of Amun and later in Egypt new kingdom as the city of the gods where the Karnak temple is the official place for worship as each god had a shrine-like Amun-Re, Mut and many more. The importance of the city grows in the beginning on the 11th dynasty during the early middle kingdom leading to the new kingdom where the city became the capital and a universal hub for all the political, religious, and military aspects in Ancient Egypt.
From the 18th to the 20th Dynasty, many kings and Queens established many temples to honor the gods as king Amenhotep the third constructed the temple of the deity Amon, his consort the goddess Mut and their son Khonsu the moon good A.K.A Luxor temple in the late 18th dynasty, soon the power of Amon grow stronger as he was merged with the sun God Ra to Form Amun-RA who was worshipped in his temple in the Karnak Complex. During the new kingdom a new set of constructions took place as many kings and Queens desired to immortalize their legacy as it became a custom for any king or queen during the new kingdom to be buried there as it holds 20 royal tombs such as the tomb of Ramses the great, Tutankhamen, Thutmose III, Nefertiti and many more. Luxor is quite famous for the glorious temple of Hatshepsut that reflects the true artistic design and classical architecture of that era. One of the last characters to add something new to the city was Alexander the great as a granite shrine of him was added to the Luxor temple.
The ancient Egyptian nature of Luxor hasn't changed even when the Greek, Roman, Coptic and Islamic Era came to Luxor and many churches and mosques were built near or even on some of the temples, Luxor still remained a window to Ancient Egyptian History. The city of Luxor with all its monuments was designated into the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 and it keeps surprising us as new discoveries every single day.
Egypt has wonderful sights so if you prefer to witness them, you can explore our best Egypt tour packages, Nile Cruise and book the tour most suitable for you. Or if you are in Luxor city and prefer to explore the most famous archaeological sites in Luxor you can visit our Luxor Excursions.


The American Academy of Dermatology: Promoting leadership in dermatology and excellence in patient care through education, research and advocacy. For more information on the American Academy of Dermatology, visit their website or call 866.503.SKIN (7546).
Founded in 2007, the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance provides education, information, an online supportive community, and opportunities to create and join local support groups for all Canadian skin patients. The CSPA also provides physicians and researchers access to patients and their concerns regarding skin disease. For more information on the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance, visit their website or call 613.224.4266.
CancerCare helps individuals and families better cope with and manage the emotional and practical challenges arising from cancer. Our services–for patients, survivors, loved ones, caregivers, and the bereaved–include counseling and support groups, educational publications and workshops, and financial assistance. All of our services are provided by professional oncology social workers and are offered completely free of charge. To speak directly with a CancerCare social worker, call 1.800.813.HOPE (4673).
Caring Voice Coalition, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charitable organization, is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with chronic illnesses. We accomplish our mission by offering outreach services that provide financial, emotional and educational support.
The Coalition of Skin Diseases advocates on behalf of individuals with skin disease. The CSD supports basic scientific and clinical research, fosters physician and patient education, generates awareness of skin diseases, and unifies member organizations through the sharing of mutual concerns.
Genetic Alliance, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, engages individuals, families, and communities to transform health. Genetic Alliance is resolute that people come first. We partner with individuals and communities to transform health systems to respond to what people most need. We convene powerful networks, deliver actionable information, build intuitive tools, and drive policy decisions.
The International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations (IADPO) is a non-profit organization made up of skin patient associations from around the world. IADPO works with skin patient associations so that their campaigns for improved medical care, greater public understanding and increased research will improve the lives of people who live with skin disease and reach a wider audience.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary nonprofit health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. For more information on The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, visit their website or phone 800.955.4572.
The Lymphoma Coalition is a global network of worldwide not for profit lymphoma patient organizations with a vision to free the world of lymphomas. The coalition is made up of 56 member organizations from 40 countries.
The Lymphoma Coalitions's mission is: to raise awareness of lymphomas; to improve the understanding of lymphomas; to ensure best practice management of lymphomas; and to encourage the creation of new lymphoma patient groups in countries where one does not presently exist.
Lymphoma Canada is a charitable not-for-profit organization that provides information on new treatments and research as well as support for patient education workshops and seminars to help people understand and manage their cancer. The Foundation supports lymphoma-specific research through the creation of fellowships as well as providing community-based resources to help people learn about and cope with their cancer. For more information on the Lymphoma Foundation Canada, visit their website or phone 866.659.5556.
The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to funding innovative lymphoma research and providing people with lymphoma and healthcare professionals with up-to-date information about this type of cancer. LRF's mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease. For more information on the LRF, visit their website or call the LRF National Headquarters at 212.349.2910.
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is one of 27 Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's premier biomedical research agency. Established in 1986, the NIAMS supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.


Welcome to our class page. Please check back regularly to see what we have been learning in Year 6.
Hazel class had a great morning doing active maths! We were using our skills and knowledge to find fractions and percentages and match deciamls to fractions. Some excellent teamwork with superb reasoning. Mrs Ruffy was impressed with how confident the class were doing the activities!
When back in the classroom, and our heart rates returned to a somewhat more normal rate, we began to look at how to plot this information on a scatter graph. Both Mrs Ruffy and I were exceptionally impressed with some of the accuracy and presentation of our graphs. The children were able to extrapolate and infer from the data that those with a lower resting heart rate seemed to have a quicker race time. From this, we suggested that those with lower resting heart rates were probably fitter, however, the children were able to identify several areas in which we could both improve our investigation and our graphs.
Our new topic this term is 'Blood Heart' so of course it seemed appropriate to try and make some of our own blood samples! The children became experts at knowing the different components of blood and were then able to identify these once our blood samples had settled.
Take a look at the gallery below to see how we got on.
Both Mrs Norris and Mrs Kelly were incredibly proud of Hazel class who indepedently chose what they wanted to share with thier parents in our class assembly at the end of the term. This really demonstrates thier secure knowledge and skills as well as showcase thier confidence.
This week, Hazel class have been trying to improve on their Northern Lights art that they begin last week. They have been using a mix of watercolour and pastels and have been real team players by helping and supporting others in the class with useful suggestions for improvement.
They are working towards a final piece that will be completed later in the week!
In addition to putting pastels on paper, many children found their faces also covered - this has been photographed for evidence! Alfie was particularly 'blue' by the end and is excited for his moment of fame as his picture is in the gallery below.
What do you think to our artwork so far?
Year 6 have been working very hard with Mrs Kelly to practise skills needed for the perfect game of Netball. Our very own Holly and Megan have been fabulous coaches, lending their expertise to the class. Mrs Kelly has been blown away by their sportsmanship and patience as they teach important skills and tricks - well done girls!
Last Wednesday 7th November, years 5 and 6 visited Lincoln Unversity to take part in a furturistic technology and science event linked to Star Wars!
The children were very excited to try thier hand at virtual relaity, robot making, lightsabre battles, robotic coding and more.
As part of Heckington 100, Hazel Class have been researching and creating different art forms and skills that show our respect and remembrance of all those involved in WWI.
Below is the link to our full video documentary.
In addition to this, Hazel Class have made some beautiful poems! These will be displayed in the church so please go along and have a read.
Creating websites using HTML tags!
During our computing lessons this term, we have been studying and learning HTML tags. Now, we have been able to create Mexican websites using tags.
Click on the links below to see our website pages!
Year 6 have been researching and making Mexican food as part of their Mexico topic. The children first investigated what makes a healthy and balanced diet within Mexican culture. As part of our design and technology project, the children then looked for a dish that looked tasty and inspired them.
In groups, the children brought their ingredients in and then made their Mexican treats for parents to be our taste testers.
Were you brave enough to try the food?
Hazel class have been learning about Mexican culture as part of our 'Hola Mexico' topic; the 'Day of the Dead' is in an important festival celebrated every year to honour and remember their loved ones. It is a joyous and happy celebration! The children have created information posters that will tell interesting information: the festival is to honour those who have died; during the celebrations, favourite food of their loved ones will be left out; candles are lit to welcome spirits back into the realm of the living; and music is often played - with some people wearing noisemakers on their costumes - to help wake up the dead and keep people feeling happy.
To make our masks we first drafted our designs on paper. Once happy with the look, we mapped our patterns with pencil and then decorated with ink pens. It is much harder than it looks!


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Voluntary scrutiny of 'pre-pack' sales of insolvent businesses to connected persons proposed Voluntary scrutiny of 'pre-pack' sales of insolvent businesses to connected persons proposed
Voluntary scrutiny of 'pre-pack' sales of insolvent businesses to connected persons proposed
Out-Law News | 19 Jun 2014 | 4:06 pm | 2 min. read
More must be done to ensure that pre-arranged sales of insolvent businesses to "connected parties", such as former directors, are fair to customers and creditors, the UK government has said.
It plans to introduce a number of voluntary measures, with the potential for legislation at a later date if these are unsuccessful, to increase the transparency of these 'pre-pack' sales and improve financial returns. The proposals, which include the introduction of a 'pre-pack pool' where deals can be scrutinised by an independent person before going ahead, were recommended by businesswoman Teresa Graham in her government-commissioned review of the practice.
"When these types of business sales are carried out properly, they allow the viable parts of the business to continue operating and jobs are saved," said Jenny Willott, the business minister. "But it is also important for those who are owed money to know they are getting the best possible deal in the circumstances."
"Teresa Graham has come up with a set of recommendations which will ensure people get back as much money as possible and make pre-pack deals more transparent. We will be working with business and industry to implement these recommendations in full and we believe it will help restore trust and confidence in pre-pack deals. We will monitor progress closely and will take the power to legislate if necessary," she said.
The government also intends to strengthen oversight of the insolvency profession, including by granting new powers to the Insolvency Service as oversight regulator, Willott said. However, "further discussions" are needed before it can take forward proposals to limit the ability of insolvency practitioners (IPs) to charge by the hour, as proposed in the same consultation exercise, she said.
In a pre-pack sale, the business is marketed to a new buyer before the proposed insolvency procedure begins and sold immediately afterwards so that its value can be preserved by limiting the length of its association with a formal insolvency process. Although the practice can be used to preserve ultimately viable businesses and save jobs it has attracted criticism, particularly from the property sector, as unsecured creditors such as landlords do not need to be given advance notice of a pre-packaged sale.
In her review of the practice, which was commissioned last year by business secretary Vince Cable, Graham found that creditor pay-outs were often worse and the new business less likely to succeed when it was sold to a 'connected party'; typically the former directors or owners of the failed business. According to government figures, around 60-70% of pre-pack sales are to parties connected to the insolvent company. Although she recognised the "unique place" held by pre-packs as a means of rescuing businesses from insolvency, Graham made a number of recommendations to improve the practice, particularly where the sale is made to a connected party.
The government has accepted Graham's recommendation to create a 'pre-pack pool' into which details of proposed sales to connected parties could be submitted for scrutiny by an independent third party before going ahead. If the deal is not submitted to the pool, or the third party does not support it, this should be disclosed to creditors. Connected parties would also be requested to complete a voluntary 'viability review' for the new company, setting out its chances of success.
Other recommendations applicable to pre-packs more generally include a new requirement that the valuation of the insolvent company be carried out by a valuer who holds professional indemnity insurance, to increase confidence that the sale is going forward at a fare price. In addition, the proposed sale of the business should be marketed properly in order to maximise sale proceeds, Graham said.
The government has also published its response to its consultation on IP regulation and fees, containing proposals to be taken forward "as soon as parliamentary time allows". These include new regulatory objectives for the various professional bodies involved in overseeing IPs, backed with a reserve power that would allow the government to replace these with a sole regulatory body if necessary. The Insolvency Service, as oversight regulator, would be given new powers to sanction a regulator and to petition the court to sanction an individual IP where this was in the public interest.
Financial difficulty & insolvency
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Q: why react-art need updateContainer in componentDidUpdate the source code of react-art Surface component:
  componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
    const props = this.props;

    if (props.height !== prevProps.height || props.width !== prevProps.width) {
      this._surface.resize(+props.width, +props.height);
    }

    updateContainer(this.props.children, this._mountNode, this);

    if (this._surface.render) {
      this._surface.render();
    }
  }

why updateContainer is need to be called manullay in componentDidUpdate?


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Stacy Martin: These bags definitely go to good use and these kids enjoy these bags and sometimes hope for more.
Narrator: One of the bags will travel by backpack to a home around the corner where Christine Wood, a mother of two, is trying to bounce back. Her rent went up after she returned to school to become a physical therapist. With her fiancé's income, they just missed the cutoff for food stamps.
Christine Wood: It might seem small but seeing your kids like happy about stuff like that, stuff that we normally wouldn't really be able to afford, it helps us out just for those days.
Narrator: Tracy Robinson is the Principal at Glyndon Elementary in Baltimore County where more than half of the students receive a free or reduced cost lunch and seven families are homeless.
Tracy Robinson: We have to make sure that our children are well fed and their nutritional needs are met and put their emotional needs before we ever get to the reading and math and the academics.
Narrator: The needs grow when the school doors close for the week. The group, Maryland Hunger Solutions, estimates 17% of households with children in the state are food insecure.
Male Speaker: Food insecurity means you don't have any confidence that you know where your next meal is coming from.
Narrator: Carla Elliot Whitman recalls her childhood when food could be scarce.
Carla Elliot Whitman: You're searching the cabinets and you're hoping to find something there. And sometimes there was something there and sometimes there just wasn't.
Narrator: Carla volunteers with the Baltimore Hunger Project. They supply weekend meals to 450 children in 15 schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, including Glyndon Elementary. There are 1,200 kids on a waiting list for the program that CPA Lynne Kahn began in her garage.
Lynne Kahn: There is a greater problem than I could've ever imagined.
Narrator: Counselors like Stacy Martin identify children in need.
Lynne Kahn: So this week alone, I had three requests from three different schools asking for more children to be supported.
Narrator: A retired teacher started a similar program called Weekend Backpacks for homeless kids with food distributed to families in 20 Baltimore schools.
Female Speaker: We cannot have hungry kids. As a former teacher, I can tell you, hungry kids cannot learn.
Narrator: Experts say efforts like these bridge the gap for families.
Male Speaker: It's not that poor people can't budget, they budget all the time. They have to budget. They have less resources than many of us in order to take care of their needs. But sometimes there's more month than there is money.
Narrator: With this help from the Baltimore Hunger Project, Christine Wood is able to save gas money for her fiancé's hour-long commute to work.
Christine Wood: If you ever feel, you know, less because you receive it, then you go to wipe that out.
Stacy Martin: Everybody goes through a season in her life that they might need a little extra help.


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GitHub - stephenfewer/ReflectiveDLLInjection: Reflective DLL injection is a library injection technique in which the concept of reflective programming is employed to perform the loading of a library from memory into a host process.
Reflective DLL injection is a library injection technique in which the concept of reflective programming is employed to perform the loading of a library from memory into a host process.
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Reflective DLL injection is a library injection technique in which the concept of reflective programming is employed to perform the loading of a library from memory into a host process. As such the library is responsible for loading itself by implementing a minimal Portable Executable (PE) file loader. It can then govern, with minimal interaction with the host system and process, how it will load and interact with the host.
Injection works from Windows NT4 up to and including Windows 8, running on x86, x64 and ARM where applicable.
The process of remotely injecting a library into a process is two fold. Firstly, the library you wish to inject must be written into the address space of the target process (Herein referred to as the host process). Secondly the library must be loaded into that host process in such a way that the library's run time expectations are met, such as resolving its imports or relocating it to a suitable location in memory.
Assuming we have code execution in the host process and the library we wish to inject has been written into an arbitrary location of memory in the host process, Reflective DLL Injection works as follows.
Execution is passed, either via CreateRemoteThread() or a tiny bootstrap shellcode, to the library's ReflectiveLoader function which is an exported function found in the library's export table.
As the library's image will currently exists in an arbitrary location in memory the ReflectiveLoader will first calculate its own image's current location in memory so as to be able to parse its own headers for use later on.
The ReflectiveLoader will then parse the host processes kernel32.dll export table in order to calculate the addresses of three functions required by the loader, namely LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress and VirtualAlloc.
The library's headers and sections are loaded into their new locations in memory.
The ReflectiveLoader will then process the newly loaded copy of its image's import table, loading any additional library's and resolving their respective imported function addresses.
The ReflectiveLoader will then process the newly loaded copy of its image's relocation table.
The ReflectiveLoader will then call its newly loaded image's entry point function, DllMain with DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH. The library has now been successfully loaded into memory.
Finally the ReflectiveLoader will return execution to the initial bootstrap shellcode which called it, or if it was called via CreateRemoteThread, the thread will terminate.
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Can a vehicle owner delivering asphalt to roadworks be exempt from prosecution for exceeding hours driven?
by Lacey Solicitors | Apr 12, 2016 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
A consultative case stated by Judge Patrick Durcan of Ennis District Court sought clarification from the High Court on whether exemptions that applied to vehicles involved in road maintenance and control applied in the instant case where the owner of the vehicle was prosecuted for allowing a driver of a haulage vehicle to exceed permitted hours of driving without a break.
The accused was charged with two offences as follows:-
(a) That you did on the 29th day of August, 2012 being the operator and owner of a motor vehicle registration number 07TN1545 and the employer of Alan Hayes, the driver of the said vehicle did cause or purport to authorise the said driver to contravene the provisions of Article 6(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 561/06 of the 15th of May, 2006 in that the day driving period was exceeded.
Contrary to regulation 41(2)(b) of the European Communities (Road Transport) (Working Conditions and Road Safety) Regulations 2008 made under section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 as amended.
(b) That you did on the 29th day of August, 2012 being the operator and owner of a motor vehicle registration number 07TN1545 and the employer of Alan Hayes, the driver of the said vehicle did cause or purport to authorise the said driver to fail to take an uninterrupted break of at least forty-five minutes after four and half hours driving in contravention of Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 561/06 of the 15th of May, 2006.
The facts were that the vehicle in issue was stopped by Ennis Traffic Corps 29th August, 2012 during a road side check point. On approaching the stationary vehicle the prosecutor examined the tachograph record and interviewed the driver. The tachograph recorded that the driver had driven for eleven hours and twenty-three minutes covering a distance of 697km up to the point where he was stopped at the road side check point. The evidence indicated that the only break taken by the driver over the course of the day was for a period of thirty-one minutes from 7:26hrs to 17:57hrs.
It was accepted that when the accused's lorry arrived at the locus of the road works, it joined a queue of vehicles which would each in turn be pushed along by a Batelli Paver machine which received asphalt from the accused's vehicle, at a rate controlled by the Batelli Paver. The process of resurfacing was then completed by steam roller following behind after which the accused's vehicle would return to base to pick up a further load.
The Issue to be determined
The District Judge posed the following question for the opinion of the High Court:
"Was the accused's vehicle on the date of the alleged offence being used in connection with road maintenance so as to entitle it to avail of the exemption provided in Article 5(1)(h) of the European Communities (Road Transport) (Working Conditions and Road Safety) Regulations 2008?"
Article 6 of the Regulations provides that the daily driving time shall not exceed nine hours.
Article 7 provides that after a driving period of four and half hours, a driver shall take an uninterrupted break of not less than forty-five minutes, unless he takes a rest period.
The 2008 Regulations which transpose the 2006 Regulations into national law provide at regulation 41(2)(b) that a person commits an offence if the person causes, or purports to authorise, another person who is employed by the person, or is under the person's control, to contravene, inter alia, articles 6 and 7. The penalty for so doing as provided by regulation 52 is on summary conviction a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both. Regulation 53 empowers the prosecutor to prosecute offences under the Regulations.
Article 5(1)(h) provides, inter alia, that certain categories of vehicles are exempted from articles 6 and 7.
These include a vehicle used in connection with road maintenance and control.
The issue was whether, on the agreed facts, the vehicle in question was being used in connection with road maintenance and control. Regulation 5 constitutes an exemption from the operation of the 2006 Regulations and section 53(3) provides that in proceedings for an offence under the 2008 Regulations, it is to be presumed until the contrary is proved that none of the exemptions contained in Regulation 5 apply. Therefore the onus of establishing the exemption rested on the accused.
Relevant case law
Mr Justice Noonan noted that a similar issue was considered by the European Court of Justice in Karuse AS v. Politsei-ja Piirivalveamet (C-222 12 A 13th March, 2014). This was a reference from the Estonian Courts. The facts were that during a roadside inspection, the relevant authority stopped a lorry owned by Karuse which was carrying a load of gravel to a road maintenance works site. The regulatory breach complained of in that case was not the hours of driving, but rather the failure to have the lorry equipped with a tachograph. Karuse pleaded that it was entitled to the exemption. In the course of the judgment, the Court said:-
"Firstly, as regards whether the transport at issue in the main proceedings was exclusive, it is apparent from the file that, in the main proceedings, the gravel was intended solely for use in road maintenance works. It follows that that transport was carried out wholly and exclusively in connection with road maintenance, within the meaning of article 13(1)(h) of Regulation No. 561/2006.
Secondly, as regards whether the transport at issue was not ancillary to the road maintenance works, the view must be taken, for that to be the case, that the vehicle concerned must be used directly to spread the gravel on the damaged sections of the roads... However, the mere transport of gravel intended for use in road maintenance works cannot be regarded as being covered by the derogation laid down in article 13(1)(h) of Regulation No. 561/2006."
The ECJ, following its earlier decision in British Gas, held that the exemption could only apply to vehicles used wholly and exclusively in connection with road maintenance and control and not to vehicles used wholly or partly for that purpose. The prosecutor submitted to the Irish High Court in this case, the primary use of the vehicle was for road transport and the actual laying of the tarmac was merely ancillary to that purpose.
The ECJ in Karuse continued:-
"In addition, although Regulation No. 561/2006 does not provide that the vehicles used for road maintenance and monitoring must be used only near to the road maintenance work site in order to benefit from the deregulation laid down in article 13(1)(h) of that Regulation, that is nonetheless a factor which must be taken into consideration for the purposes of assessing the ancillary nature of the transport as regards those works (see by analogy Morzek and Jager paragraph 12).
Vehicles which travel for a short period of time and over a limited distance may be exempted from the obligation to be equipped with a tachograph without that undermining the objectives of Regulation No. 561/2006 as regards the improvement of working conditions and road safety.
However, an extension of the deregulation provided for in article 13(1)(h) of that Regulation to vehicles which travel over a long distance would have the effect that the drivers of such vehicles maybe induced to drive long hours without a rest, which would be likely to undermine those objectives (see comment to that effect, Seeger, paragraph 36) …
In the present case, it is apparent from the decision for reference that the vehicle in question was stopped approximately 42km from the head office of Karuse and approximately 10km from the site of the works. However, the distance between the site of those works and the loading site has not been given.
Consequently, it is for the referring court, taking into account all the factors in the dispute before it and the above mentioned considerations concerning the geographical and climatic conditions prevailing in the region in question, to assess whether the journey of the vehicle at issue meets the requirement of limited distance and short period of time in order that the transport in question does not undermine the objectives pursued by Regulation No. 561/2006."
The application of the law
Noonan J noted that in Karuse, as in British Gas, the court came to the conclusion that the exemption contended for could be justified in certain circumstances where the relevant vehicle was travelling a limited distance and for a short period of time. The purpose underlying the regulation would otherwise be frustrated.
The Judge noted that in this case stated the facts were somewhat different holding:-
"The "limited distance" requirement can have no bearing in the present case where the regulations themselves impose no limit as to the distance which may be driven. All that is relevant is the period of time which under article 6 may be up to ten hours provided a break is taken after four and half, as per article 7. Neither of these periods could be reasonably described as being of short duration. Consequently, it seems to me that the caveat stipulated in Karuse must be approached with some caution as it is difficult to see how it could logically be applied to the facts of this particular case.
It seems to me that applying Karuse to the facts of the present case, it is clear that the accused's vehicle was being used in connection with road maintenance and control at all material times. Whether the actual transportation formed the greater or lesser part of the time seems to me to be largely irrelevant. For example, the regulation does not provide that the vehicle must be "primarily" or "principally" used in connection with road maintenance and control. It either is or it is not. In this case it clearly was".
The prosecutor had argued that the jurisprudence of the ECJ establishes that derogations or exemptions are to be strictly construed so as to not to frustrate the purpose underlying the particular regulation, and in this case if the exemption applied it would have that effect given the length of time spent driving and the distance driven. Mr Justice Noonan reiterated that the distance was immaterial because there could be no complaint about it if it was driven within two consecutive four and half hour periods. What remained therefore is the time duration.
The Court noted the duty of the prosecution in a criminal law case saying "one cannot lose sight of the fact that this is a criminal prosecution and if there is ambiguity in the relevant provision relied upon by the prosecutor, any such ambiguity must be construed in favour of the accused. There are many cases in which penal statutes have been found to be unconstitutional on the grounds of vagueness and uncertainty – see for example Dokie v DPP [2010] IEHC 110 and the judgment of Hogan J. in Douglas v DPP [2013] IEHC 343.
As the exemption applies in this case, the question then becomes at what point past four and half hours does the exemption cease to apply? Does it apply at five hours, six hours, seven hours and so forth? And more importantly, how can an accused person know when he is breaking the law? If the legislature wishes to render particular conduct penal, it must do so with sufficient particularity to enable every citizen to know what he is and is not lawfully permitted to do. It would for example be perfectly open to the legislature to say that where the exemption applies, the time periods specified may be increased to identified limits. They have not done so".
The Court found that the exemption did apply.
"In those circumstances I am satisfied that the exemption applies to the accused in this case and I propose answering the question posed by the learned district judge in the affirmative".
Below is a link to the Judgment
http://www.courts.ie/Judgments.nsf/09859e7a3f34669680256ef3004a27de/4bc97b5f13ba94a580257f92003be125?OpenDocument