With Capcom's remake of Resident Evil 2 knocking it out of the park, it might finally be time for the publisher to let fans experience the mythical prototype Resident Evil 1.5 as DLC. While Resident Evil wasn't the first survival horror title – Project Firestart and Alone In The Dark got there first – it was the game that made the genre mainstream. Resident Evil (AKA Biohazard in Japan) started life as a remake of Capcom's own 1989 survival horror title Sweet Home. The game was a tie-in for a movie of the same name and found a group of filmmakers exploring a creepy mansion and encountering various ghosts and zombies.
Sweet Home pioneered survival horror tropes that later became engraved in the genre, including a limited inventory, uncovering the story through notes and diaries and tricky puzzles. Resident Evil underwent a lot of changes during development, moving away from a direct Sweet Home remake to a first-person shooter with zombies, and finally the game as it exists today. The success and acclaim that greeted the game took even Capcom by surprise and helped pull them out of financial difficulties. Work quickly began on a sequel, with one early concept reportedly called Resident Evil Dash. This scenario would have seen a return to the ruins of Spencer Mansion, with players fighting mutated plant zombies and other creatures. This concept was scrapped early on, though the plant monsters made it into the sequel and a boss creature dubbed Grave Digger was recycled in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.
After a protracted two-year development, Resident Evil 2 would be released to stellar reviews and sold nearly 5M copies on the PlayStation alone. It cemented Resident Evil as a major franchise and many consider it the high point of the series. While most games undergo changes during development, Resident Evil 2 is a unique case, with Capcom's first crack at the game reaching upwards of 70% completion before being canceled. This version has since been dubbed Resident Evil 1.5, and this unreleased prototype has become a famous part of the series history. The game has never seen the light of day in an official capacity and with the hype surrounding Resident Evil 2's remake, there's never been a better time to unleash it among the fanbase.
Work started on Resident Evil 2 a mere month after completion of the first game. Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami decided to take on a producing role for the sequel and handed directorial reins to Hideki Kamiya. While Resident Evil 1.5 bears some similarities to the final version, it was a very different take on the game. The story picks up a few months after the end of the first game, with the Umbrella Corporation having been taken down in the aftermath. Nonetheless, the t-Virus soon spreads through Raccoon City and it's up to a ragtag group of survivors to escape. Like Resident Evil, players could choose between two heroes, though their storylines never connected or overlapped.
The playable characters were Leon Kennedy, one of the few surviving cops left in the Raccoon Police Department, or Elza Walker, a bike-loving college student who comes to the RPD for refuge. The building seen in 1.5 is a sleeker, more modern take on a police station and was cast in cool blues. Both Elza and Leon had a set of supporting characters who would accompany them at various stages; Leon had Umbrella scientist Ada and Marvin Branagh while Elza had John and Sherry Birkin. This version had a greater focus on action, with a varied arsenal that included machine pistols, various shotguns, an assault rifle and even grenades. There was a bigger roster of creatures too, like infected gorillas and a hybrid spider/man monster. Blood splatters and battle damage would have permanently stained Leon and Elza's clothes, and both could don body armor to reduce attack damage.
While Mikami and Kamiya clashed over certain elements, the producer ultimately trusted his director figure things out and took a hands-off approach during Resident Evil 1.5's development. Hideki Kamiya has since admitted his inexperience led to mistakes being made, which became clear when the game was nearing completion. Upon inspection, it was found the brightly lit environments and focus on action didn't make it terribly scary - a big failing for a horror title. Screenwriter Noboru Sugimura was also given a build to play and his feedback was blunt; they needed to start over from scratch.
He found the game's writing and dialogue sub-par. It wasn't scary and the lack of ties to the original Resident Evil was a huge mistake. Tellingly, Kamiya and Mikami agreed with most of his input and took the brave step of scrapping a year's worth of hard work. Sugimura was brought on to write a new scenario, changing a great deal of the story. He suggested players start on the streets of Raccoon to give a sense of the destruction and reworked the RPD into a former art museum so the puzzles would make a little more sense. Elza Walker turned into Claire Redfield – sister of Chris – to provide a link to the first title and the supporting players got new roles; Ada became a spy and John was turned into ill-fated gun shop owner Robert Kendo.
Very little of the original environments made the transition from Resident Evil 1.5 to the finished game and most of the heavy weaponry was removed. The infamous Licker monster was added and Umbrella was kept around so future sequels could focus on the fight against them. Even during the development of 1.5 Capcom didn't see the franchise potential in the property, with the game's original ending wrapping up the story conclusively.


Thin, light and gaming-ready? Not an oxymoron anymore thanks to ASUS, Acer (for now) and, of course, NVIDIA by coming up with the so-called Max-Q design, which allows integrating a desktop-grade GPU inside… practically an ultrabook. Acer's solution at this point is the so-called Predator Triton 700 – a powerful and premium gaming 15-inch laptop with plenty of unusual features that include a strangely positioned touchpad, mechanical RGB backlit keyboard, 120Hz G-Sync-enabled IPS display and it's most notable feature – portability without sacrificing too much of the performance.
Acer claims that the Triton 700 handles the Core i7-7700HQ and the GTX 1080 Max-Q with ease thanks to the already known features of the cooling design – more than one place for cool air intake and a 3D blade fan design for maximum airflow. To complete the picture, Acer has included two upgradeable RAM slots each supporting up to 16GB of DDR4-2400 memory and not one but two M.2 PCIe NVMe-enabled SSD slots. This is definitely a nice surprise since ASUS' ROG Zephyrus offers only one RAM slot for an upgrade and has only one M.2 slot as well. Okay, so what about the actual cooling capabilities of this thin beast and how does it stack against its direct competitor the ASUS ROG Zephyrus? Find out in the full review below.
The laptop comes in the usual big Predator box containing the user manuals, AC adapter and power cord. In addition, a small box contains a Predator-branded mouse that feels okay but definitely pretty cheap compared to what you are already using, especially if you can afford a notebook like this one.
In the design department, the Triton 700 excels in two key areas – portability and sturdiness. In terms of portability, the notebook is impressively light tipping the scale at 2.38 kg being just a little bit heavier than the ASUS ROG Zephyrus (2.25 kg) and measures just 18.9 mm in height, which again is a tad thicker than Zephyrus' 17.9 mm. This 1 mm, however, won't be noticed in practice but you can also feel the slightly tighter construction on Triton 700's behalf and, of course, the inclusion of a full-sized DisplayPort and RJ-45 for LAN connectivity.
Anyway, the lid made of anodized aluminum sheet (read fingerprint magnet) that appears to be a bit too flexible and features Predator's logo in the middle. On the other hand, considering the thickness of the lid, we are can look past over this as the Zephyrus isn't exactly rock-solid as well. The lid also uses two small hinges on each side that provide smooth and linear travel without being too tight as it allows the laptop to be opened with just one hand. The absence of support in the middle, however, has resulted in flexible lower chin. Also, the bezels of the screen appear to be a bit thicker than they should, although this shouldn't be a deal-breaker for most. The bottom piece consists of the same anodized aluminum surface with three big grills for cool air intake. Removing it gives access to all of the internals.
The sides, although thin enough to impress, offer plenty of I/O to work with – the left side comes along with two USB 3.0 connectors, two 3.5 mm audio jacks for external microphone and a pair of headphones and a neatly recessed USB 2.0 connector probably for your mouse dongle so it doesn't get caught up in anything while pulling out of your back. There's also a cap that covers it. On the right, you will see the RJ-45 for LAN connectivity (again, something that the Zephyrus was missing), another USB 3.0 and a USB-C 3.1 with Thunderbolt support. Right next to the latter, you will find the power button. You also can't miss the exhaust grills on both sides of the machine and the visually appealing ones on the back. They are not alone, though, as you can find the DC charging port, full-sized HDMI 2.0 and a full-sized DisplayPort. This is actually a nice finishing touch on Acer's behalf – really great port distribution and positioning.
And this brings us to the interior – again sports anodized aluminum surface, which not only feels great but it's sturdy as hell. Similarly to the ASUS ROG Zephyrus, the Triton 700's keyboard is moved all the way down to where the wrist rest area should be, leaving a big empty space above it. What's different here is how Acer was able to utilize the empty space – with a big glass panel featuring Corning Gorilla Glass surface that lets you peek inside the LED-illuminated cooling fan and the rest of the cooling design. But the glass panel has another function as well – a touchpad. If you look closely, you will see some markings that indicate the border of the touchpad. We didn't have any specific problems with the touchpad itself – it's fairly responsive and the clicky mouse keys do miss sometimes but you get used to it. What we didn't like is the awkward positioning – you have to reach out across the keyboard to work with it – and the glass surface isn't very smooth when your fingers are moist. We do have to note, though, that the touchpad is designed for emergency on-the-go situations only and you will probably end up using your mouse 90% of the time anyway.
Anyway, next to the glass panel, Acer has placed another big grill for cool air intake. There are also two front loudspeakers positioned on both sides of the keyboard. Speaking of which, it features RGB LED backlit with per key customization and various effects through the well-known PredatorSense app. We really liked the RGB integration and the inclusion of a full-sized keyboard layout. The keys are reasonably-sized and provide fairly long (1.6 mm) travel with satisfying tactile and audible clicky feedback since it's a mechanical keyboard. Acer hasn't specified what kind of key switched the Triton 700 uses but by the looks of it, they are custom-made. The keycaps have a low profile and result in a slightly mushy feel but nothing that you can't get used to. We found it to be good for typing and excellent for gaming. Still, your external mechanical keyboard will be a better fit for your gaming endeavors.
Aside from the awkwardly placed touchpad and slightly flexible lid, the Triton 700 proves that a gaming laptop can be rigid, thin, light, functional and stylish at the same time. A few cool finishing touches like the low-profile mechanical keyboard, the recessed USB 2.0 port, the positioning of the HDMI, DC charging port and the DisplayPort on the back suggest of an extra attention to details from Acer's design team. They've done almost a perfect job here.
On the contrary to the ASUS ROG Zephyrus, the Triton 700 offers easy access to the internals and plenty of upgrade options. Removing the screws on the bottom and the plate itself allows you to perform simple maintenance or upgrade.
Although there isn't a standard 2.5-inch HDD for your large library of games, the laptop still has two M.2 SSD slots both supporting the PCIe NVMe standard.
Both memory slots are positioned below the heatpipes each supporting up to 16GB of DDR4-2400 RAM. Our testing unit had both occuppied with the maximum allowed memry – 32GB.
The Wi-Fi adapter can be found next to one of the cooling fans and it's Killer1535.
Quite expectedly, due to the limited space, the battery is just 53.9Wh and it's not nearly enough to support the powerful hardware for a reasonable amount of time.
The cooling system features five massive copper heatpipes – two of them are shared by the CPU and GPU heatsinks while the rest are just for the separate heatsinks. The heatsinks also seem to be pretty solid and as we mentioned above, the cooling fans feature that thin 3D blade design also found in other high-end Predator laptops.
Interestingly, the Acer Predator Triton 700 features the very same IPS panel found in the ASUS ROG Zephyrus – AU Optronics B156HAN04.2, so we already know what to expect from the display. It has Full HD (1920×1080) resolution with 142 ppi and 0.18 x 0.18 mm pixel pitch. It can be considered as "Retina" when viewed from at least 60 cm.
The peak brightness we've recorded is 332 cd/m2 in the center of the panel and 313 cd/m2 as average across the srurface with 14% maximum deviation. The correlated color temperature is a bit cold – 7260K and stays pretty much the same as we go along the grayscale – 7160K. You can see how these values change at 52% brightness (140 cd/m2) in the image below.
The maximum color deviation dE2000 compared to the center of the screen should be no more than 4.0 if you are planning to do color-sensitive work. And in this case, since the laptop is going to be used mostly for multimedia and gaming, a deviation of 3.78 in the upper right corner is negligible. The contrast ratio is 1340:1 before calibration and 1240:1 after calibration.
The sRGB color gamut coverage, in this case, is 91% making it ideal for multimedia and gaming.
We recorded Fall Time + Rise Time = 27 ms.
No PWM was detected at any brightness level so it should be safe to use for long periods of time.
We know what some of you may think but the fact that both laptops (the Triton 700 and ROG Zephyrus) share the same display is actually a good thing because the presented AUO IPS panel here is great for multimedia and gaming. It has wide sRGB coverage, excellent contrast, no PWM, relatively high maximum brightness and more importantly – 120 Hz refresh rate and G-Sync along with it. The last two features make up for a buttery-smooth gaming experience.
The sound quality is really good with enough clarity in the low, mid and high frequencies.
We used the pre-installed Windows 10 Pro for the writing of this review but if you wish to perform a clean install of the OS, we suggest downloading all of the latest drivers from Acer's official support page.
As expected, battery life is just shockingly bad. It even goes below what you'd normally expect from a high-performance gaming laptop. And as usual, the culprit of the poor battery life is the absence of NVIDIA Optimus feature and apparently, the 53.9Wh battery just isn't enough to keep the GTX 1080 Max-Q GPU running for any longer than this.
Of course, all tests were run with the usual settings – Wi-Fi turned on, screen brightness set to 120 cd/m2 and Windows battery saving feature switched on.
Pretty low web browsing score – 84 minutes (1 hour and 24 minutes).
Surprisingly, the video playback score is higher but still pretty low – 143 minutes (2 hours and 23 minutes).
This test got the most of the battery since it's the most demanding one and surely, you won't start a gaming session away from the power source but you can still squeeze barely half an hour (27 minutes to be exact) if needed.
Fritz is a chess benchmark that tests the computing capabilities of the CPU with various chess moves. The Intel Core i7-7700HQ scored 13.711 million moves per second. In comparison, one of the most powerful chess computers, Deep(er) Blue, was able to squeeze out 200 million moves per second. In 1997 Deep(er) Blue even beat the famous Garry Kasparov with 3.5 to 2.5.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q is a mobile graphics card based on the same Pascal architecture as the regular GTX 1080 using the 16nm FinFET process but with a few notable differences mainly in the clock speeds and drivers. The Max-Q design is aimed at thin and light gaming laptops sacrificing around 10 or 15% of the overall performance of the notebook-based GTX 1080 while keeping energy consumption, thermals and noise levels as low as possible. This is mainly due to the lowered base and Boost clock speeds. The base frequency of the GTX 1080 Max-Q is set to 1101 – 1290 MHz while the Boost clocks are set between 1278 and 1458 MHz. The regular GTX 1080 runs at 1566 – 1733 MHz.
As far as drivers are concerned, they are designed to prioritize efficiency and minimal noise levels. The voltage converters kick in to ensure the GPU works at 1V and keep the fan noise up to 40 dB while constantly adjusting clock speeds.
Rather than that, the GTX 1080 Max-Q sports the same memory configuration of 8GB of GDDR5X VRAM clocked at 10000 MHz using 256-bit bus and supports the same technologies – Multi-Projection, VR Ready, G-Sync, Vulkan, Multi Monitor. The whole GPU is rated at 90 to 110W including the memory controller, which is a notable decrease from the 165W TDP of the regular GTX 1080.
Here you can see an approximate comparison between the GPUs that can be found in the Acer Predator Triton 700 models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Acer Predator Triton 700 model is the best bang for your buck.
Interestingly enough, the notebook allows some small overclocking capabilities of the GPU only. Using the PredatorSense app, you can ramp up not only the cooling fan's RPM, but the GPU's frequency. There are three modes – Normal, Faster and Turbo with the last two clocking the GPU at 1543 MHz (memory @1301 MHz) and 1618 MHz (memory @1351 MHz), respectively. We've provided screenshots from the GPU-Z app below so you can compare them to the stock speeds.
And it appears that the overclocking gives just a few more frames compared to the stock 1080 Max-Q clocks on the ASUS ROG Zephyrus, although the synthetic benchmark tests suggest otherwise.
Of course, the two-stage stress test that we run on the notebooks we review doesn't represent real-life usage because normally the general user won't be able to put full load on the CPU and GPU at the same time even during gaming. Still, this is the best way to assess the overall stability of the cooling system in the long run.
First, we turned on the CPU stress test for about an hour. The system was able to utilize the full performance of the Core i7-7700HQ – stable 3.4 GHz clocks while temperatures were at reasonable state for the duration. The ASUS Zephyrus performed similarly.
Turning on the GPU stress test raised the CPU temperatures (around 95 degrees) and lowered the frequency down to 3.2-3.3 GHz. The GPU, on the other hand, reached a maximum of 77 degrees Celsius and was running at stable 1350-1360 MHz – again we got similar cooling performance from the Zephyrus. These results are generally fine and can even be called "good" considering the nature of the machine and its portability.
Temperatures on the surface were pretty high going above 50 degrees but due to the design of the machine, the higher temperatures won't affect the user experience as much. The keyboard area remains pretty cool. We do have one small concern, though. Due to the positioning of the touchpad and the whole glass surface, during load and gaming the heat renders the touchpad unusable – it's pretty hot. However, we doubt someone will start a gaming session without an external mouse anyway. We also think that if the left side featured another grill for cool air intake like on the right, the surface would become much cooler and will definitely aid the overall cooling capabilities.
So is the Acer Predator Triton 700 worth your hard-earned money? Well, if you are in a desperate need of a ridiculously powerful and portable gaming laptop, you've got only two mainstream choices – this fellow or the ASUS ROG Zephyrus. But which one is better?
There's never a definitive answer to this question because there are plenty of subjective factors like design, ergonomics, etc. However, based on the stats that can be measured, the clear winner in our books is the Predator Triton 700 due to more practical reasons. First of all, despite the added weight and thickness – although barely noticeable compared to the Zephyrus – the Triton 700 has more I/O and better placement/distribution. But more importantly, the Predator 700 sports pretty good low-profile mechanical keyboard and offers better access to the internals. You've got two M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD slots and two RAM chip slots while the Zephyrus lacks one of each. Also, you need to decide for yourself which touchpad placement suits you better – the glass touchpad above the keyboard on the Triton 700 or the small trackpad crammed up next to the keyboard on the Zephyrus.
Anything other than that, feels pretty much the same. The overclocking feature on the Triton 700 might come in handy in some situations but it doesn't give any noticeable advantage over other GTX 1080 Max-Q-powered machines in real-world performance while the cooling systems perform similarly and we doubt you will have any issues with the cooling performance of both models. Moreover, they sport the same crisp 120 Hz G-Sync-enabled IPS panel with great multimedia properties and no PWM.
In any case, prepare to pay a little bit more for the extra features. The Predator 700 sells for around $3 000 at the time of writing this review while the ASUS ROG Zephyrus' asking price is around $2 500 – 2 700. This positions both machines in a category of their own as laptops with GTX 1070 are considerably less expensive while GTX 1080 are huge 17-inchers charging a price premium. And if you are not really that into "portability", you might be better off with a GTX 1070-powered laptop with a good cooling solution. Just a little overclocking will easily match the GTX 1080 Max-Q's performance.


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Important Current Affairs Quiz 23rd May
U.S. Navy ships conducted joint drills with warships from which of the following countries in their first combined exercise in the Western Pacific in May 2019?
3. India
U.S. Navy ships conducted joint drills with warships from allies Japan, Australia and South Korea in their first combined exercise in the Western Pacific.
The six-day exercise involves two Japanese destroyers, two Australian frigates and a destroyer from South Korea, with as many as 3,000 sailors participating.
Who has created history by becoming the first Kashmiri woman to successfully summit the World's highest peak, Mount Everest?
Nahida Manzoor
Begum Zafar Ali
Parveena Ahanger
Raj Begum
Shameem Dev Azad
Nahida Manzoor created history by becoming the first Kashmiri woman to successfully summit the World's highest peak, Mount Everest.
Nahida Manzoor went with her Sherpa Guide Nima Kancha.
On March 4, 2019, she had started crowdfunding to support her dream journey as she required Rs 30 lakh for the adventure.
The coach of Kenya's Olympic track team in 2016, Michael Rotich, has been banned for ________ years for corruption.
The coach of Kenya's Olympic track team in 2016, Michael Rotich, has been banned for 10 years for corruption.
He asked for $12,000 to give athletes advance notice to help them beat doping tests.
Rotich was banned by the IAAF ethics board following a three-year investigation.
Rotich promised to help British runners dope with EPO and get away with it in a region in Kenya.
Which of the following countries has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jet to Islamabad?
China has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jet to Islamabad.
This is a part of a project undertaken by the two countries over a decade ago for the development and manufacture of the aircraft.
China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture of the single-engine light JF-17 jets over a decade ago.
Which bank launched a new savings bank product called 'KBL SB Salary' for salaried class with three variants of Executive, Prime, and Classic?
Karnataka Bank launched a new savings bank product called 'KBL SB Salary' for salaried class with three variants of Executive, Prime, and Classic.
All these 3 variants of KBL SB Salary Scheme are available for the Salaried People with a host of Digitally Powered features and without any Minimum Balance Criteria.
No annual charge on Debit Cards is a major feature.
KBL – One can remember the initial K for Karnataka
Who has topped the first edition of the Hurun India Art List?
Ranbir Kaleka
Ranjit Hoskote
With sales estimated at ₹168.25 crore, contemporary sculptor Anish Kapoor has topped the first edition of the Hurun India Art List.
He is followed by artists Akbar Padamsee and Krishen Khanna, whose works were sold for ₹45.84 crore and ₹9.48 crore respectively.
The Hurun Research Institute ranked the top 50 Indian artists alive based on the sales of their works.
What is the rank of India in the KidsRight Index out of 181 countries?
India stands in a lowly 117th position out of 181 countries in the KidsRight Index.
It is an annual global index which ranks how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve child rights.
Countries are judged on five indicators: right to life, right to education, right to health, right to protection and enabling environment for child rights.
Iceland topped the index.
Who will be conferred with Japan's second highest national award?
Shyam Saran
Shivshankar Menon
Gopalaswami Parthasarathy
R S Butola
Nirupama Rao
Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran will be conferred with Japan's second highest national award.
He will be awarded for his contributions to strengthen the strategic ties and enhancing mutual understanding between India and Japan.
The Government of Japan announced that in its 2019 Spring Imperial Decorations, it will confer Saran, 'the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star'.
1.A cosmic body that hit the Earth and led to the formation of the Moon about 4.4 million years ago may have also delivered large quantities of water to our home planet, scientists have found.
2.The Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilises the Earth's axis.
3.Both were essential for Earth to develop life.
A cosmic body that hit the Earth and led to the formation of the Moon about 4.4 billion years ago may have also delivered large quantities of water to our home planet, scientists have found.
The Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilises the Earth's axis.
Both were essential for Earth to develop life.
FIFA shrugged off any possibility of expansion from 32 to ________ teams at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
FIFA shrugged off any possibility of expansion from 32 to 48 teams at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
On January 10, 2017, FIFA Council unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition.
At which of the following places has the National Centre for Coastal Research found an alarming pattern of bleaching in the reefs in May 2019?
Mandapam
Keezhakkarai
Palk Bay
The National Centre for Coastal Research has found an alarming pattern of bleaching in the reefs in Mandapam, Keezhakkarai and Palk Bay.
When the sea surface temperature was 28.7°C to 31°C in the August 2018-February 2019, there was no bleaching seen.
However, when the temperatures rose to 32°C and 36°C between March 2019 and May 2019, researchers observed a pattern of bleaching in corals.
As per a new study, Ourasphaira giraldae lived in an estuary environment about 900 million to 1 billion years. Until now, the oldest-known fungus fossil was one about 410 million years old from ________.
In a new study published, a team of scientists detailed how the multicellular fungus, which they named Ourasphaira giraldae, lived in an estuary environment about 900 million to 1 billion years.
Until now, the oldest-known fungus fossil was one about 410 million years old from Scotland.
The discovery sheds light on the origins of an important branch in the Earth's tree of life.
________ witnessed a traffic-jam like situation as over 200 mountaineers attempted to reach the summit point in May 2019.
Mt Lhotse
Mt Makalu
Mt Kailash
Mt Everest witnessed a traffic-jam like situation as over 200 mountaineers attempted to reach the summit point.
Climbers from many countries reached above the Camp IV early morning and complained of waiting for more than two hours in queues.
The government issued a record number of 381 climbing permits to the mountaineers representing 44 teams this spring season.
Which of the following would work with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards required to open bank accounts, transfer money or complete business transactions?
German payments company Wirecard would work with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards required to open bank accounts, transfer money or complete business transactions.
Wirecard's network of 15,000 retail agents in 350 cities would help collect and scan in the documents that people need to apply for a PAN card.
Who became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet?
Avani Chaturvedi
Anny Divya
Bhawana Kanth
Punita Arora
Shubhangi Swaroop
Bhawana Kanth became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet.
She has completed operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on Mig-21 Bison aircraft during day time.
Bhawana joined the fighter squadron in November 2017 and flew the first solo on MiG-21 Bison in March last year.
Who was presented with the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Yale University in May 2019?
Chanda Kochhar
Indu Jain
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Indra Nooyi
Former PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi was presented with the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Yale University.
She was presented the doctorate for her achievements in business.
Nooyi received a degree in Master of Public and Private Management from the university's Yale School of Management in 1980.
On which of the following will the counting trends and results of the Lok Sabha vote counting be available?
www.results.eci.gov.in
Election 2019 App
Election Commission has come up with a new initiative to provide real-time trends and results of the Lok Sabha vote counting across the states and union territories.
The counting trends and results will be available on the Commission Website at www.results.eci.gov.in as well as on the Voter Helpline App.
An MoU was signed between the Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in May 2019 for supporting joint collaborative research programmes in the area of ________.
An MoU for supporting joint collaborative research programmes in the area of Cancer was signed on 22 May 2019.
It was signed between the Department of Biotechnology and the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
This MoU shall help strengthen the various initiatives specifically for cancer.
The Director Generals of Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) signed an Affiliation Charter between 3rd (Naga Hills) Battalion of Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard Ship ________.
Shaurya
Virat
The Director Generals of Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) signed an Affiliation Charter between 3rd (Naga Hills) Battalion of Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard Ship 'Shaurya'.
Assam Rifles have 46 Battalions manning the Indo-Myanmar border.
ICG, with 142 ships & 62 aircraft is one of the youngest Armed Force under Ministry of Defence.
1.IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.
2.The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target.
3.The air-launched BrahMos missile is a 2.5-ton ballistic missile with ranges of close to 300 km.
IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.
The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target.
The air-launched BrahMos missile is a 2.5-ton supersonic air to surface cruise missile with ranges of close to 300 km.
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Carousel Rotating Floor Display 12 Pocket, Accommodates 9 1/8" 11" literature or magazines.12 pockets with roatating base. Pocket dimensions 9 1/8" Wide x 9 3/4" Tall x 1 1/4" Deep.
magazine display rack, often times referred to as rotating literature displays accommodate magazines or literature size 9 1/8" x 11". these rotating carousel floor display have 44 pockets that store magazines or literature in a neat and orderly fashion. the pockets are tiered and provide a low profile front pocket that helps visibility of each magazine or literature. "put a spin on your magazines" and eliminate office clutter while saving wall space.
magazine display rack, often referred to as a rotating literature display, accommodate magazines or literature size 9 1/8" x 11". these rotating carousel floor displays have 44 pockets that store magazines or literature in a neat and orderly fashion. the pockets are tiered and provide a low profile front pocket that helps visibility of each magazine or literature. "put a spin on your magazines" and eliminate office clutter while saving wall space.
magazine rack holder, often times referred to as rotating magazine display holder, this display accommodates 9 1/8" x 11" magazines or literature. these rotating carousel floor displays have 92 pockets that store magazines or literature in a neat and orderly fashion. the pockets are tiered and provide a low profile front pocket that helps visibility of each magazine or literature. "put a spin on your magazines" and eliminate office clutter while saving wall space.
magazine rack holder, often times referred to as rotating magazine display holders accommodate magazines or literature size 9 1/8" x 11". these rotating carousel floor display have 92 pockets that store magazines or literature in a neat and orderly fashion. the pockets are tiered and provides a low profile front pocket that helps visibility of each magazine or literature. "put a spin on your magazines" and eliminate office clutter while saving wall space.
magazine brochure display rack, also known as rotating brochure displays accommodate magazines, literature size 9 1/8" x 11" or half folded brochures. these rotating carousel desktop displays will accommodate 33 or 66 pockets that store magazines, literature or tri-fold brochures in a neat and orderly fashion. the pockets are tiered and provides a low profile front pocket that helps visibility of each magazine or literature. "put a spin on your magazines" and eliminate office clutter while saving wall space.
countertop display racks, also known as rotating brochure displays accommodate magazines or literature size 9 1/8" x 11". these rotating carousel desktop displays have 20 pockets that store magazines or literature in a neat and organized fashion. the pockets are tiered and lean forward to provide a low profile front pocket that helps visibility of each magazine or literature. "put a spin on your magazines" and eliminate office clutter while saving wall space.
countertop display racks, also known as rotating countertop magazine racks accommodate magazines or literature size 9 1/8" x 11". these rotating carousel desktop displays will accommodate 20 pockets that store magazines or literature in a neat and organized fashion. the pockets are tiered and lean forward to provide a low profile front pocket that helps visibility of each magazine or literature. "put a spin on your magazines" and eliminate office clutter while saving wall space.


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Folk Food of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey
Brick Township (Images of America)
The Bat Book
A-Cats: A Century of Tradition
Georgian Court University (Images of America)
The Great March Storm of 1962
Guarding New Jersey's Shore: Lighthouses & Life-Saving Stations (Images of America)
Long Beach Island (Images of America)
Naval Air Station Lakehurst (Images of America)
New Jersey in History: Fighting to be Heard
Lakewood (Images of America)
Seaside Park's Sunshine News "What You Want To Know About Seaside Park"
Point Pleasant (Images of America), Volume II
Point Pleasant Postcard History Series (Images of America)
Seaside Park (Images of America)
Shore Chronicles (hard cover)
Point Pleasant (Images of America)
Whispers In The Pines: The Secrets of Colliers Mills
Wildflowers of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey
USS Los Angeles: The Navy's Venerable Airship and Aviation Technology (hard Cover)
Vacationing In The Pine Barrens
Berkeley Township (Images of America)
Brick Township Postcard History Series (Images of America)


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Suermann, Gerald "Jerry" Albert
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Visitation Location:
Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, MO
Service Location:
Interment:
Entombment in the Haven of Rest Mausoleum at Crestview Memorial Park, St. Clair, MO
Memorials / Donations:
May be made to Cub Scout Pack 55 of San Antonio, TX
Gerald Albert Suermann, known to all as Jerry, of Union, MO, formerly St. Clair, MO, departed this life in Washington, MO, on January 8, 2021, having reached the age of seventy-nine years, three months and eight days. Jerry was born in St. Louis, MO, on September 30, 1941, son of Walter J. Suermann and Adele Suermann nee Gudermuth. As a young man, he was united in marriage and blessed to have three sons. On May 26, 1984, he was united in marriage to Sharon Ann Desnoyer nee Wall and their families were joined as one.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Sharon Suermann of Union, MO; by four children, Neil Suermann and wife, Mary of Glen Carbon, IL, Craig Suermann of Illinois, Steven Desnoyer and wife, Serina, of San Antonio, TX, and Jennifer Light of St. Clair, MO; by one sister, Shirley Welch of St. Louis, MO; by fourteen grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, great and great-great-nieces and nephews, cousins and many friends.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Adele Suermann; by two sons, Jeffrey and Scott Suermann, and by one brother, Ronald Suermann.
Jerry was a Christian and long-time member of The Ridge Church in Villa Ridge, MO. He was proud to have served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Army, entering July 28, 1961 and receiving his honorable discharge on July 15, 1964. Jerry had worked in sales during most of his working years, having been employed by Washington Tractor Company in Washington, MO and later at Bud Anderson Chevrolet, collectively about fifteen years. He then went on to become a department manager at Wal Mart in Union, MO, retiring after about fifteen years of service to the company. Jerry was a very patriotic and civic minded man that had been an active member of the community for many years. When his sons were young, he had been an active Boy Scout leader. He was a member of the Easter Lodge 575, AF and AM, Order of Eastern Star, St. Clair Chapter 96, St. Clair Elk's Lodge 2651, American Legion Post 347, past Kiwanis member and former Kiwanis member of the year. He was Past President and member of both the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Society of Plastics Engineers, both in St. Louis, MO. He was also co-owner and co-founder with his wife, Sharon, of Jerron's Cakes, Candies and Catering, in St. Clair, MO. Jerry enjoyed many hobbies during his life, but his favorite had been taking Sharon dancing. He enjoyed working in his yard, playing golf, and taking trips with his wife and family. Nothing made him happier than the time spent with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and they will miss his keen sense of humor.
A devoted and loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, great and great-great-uncle, cousin and friend, he will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew and loved him.


My study needs to display a series of images on the screen and it runs well on my computer that installs the latest version of DirectRT. However when it is run on the lab computers that install the older version (2008.1.0.11), no images show up and instead the file name of these images are presented on the screen (e.g., chninstruct1ame.bmp).
The images are all in the form of .bmp and located in the folder called "stim". I also make sure that the styles file is updated.
It may be worth re-saving your stimuli to see if the problem is arising due to an alpha layer being present within the bitmaps. If the bitmaps contain an alpha layer, they will not properly render in DirectRT.
Yes that solves the problem. I initially saved the images as .jpg and when it doesn't work for the old version of DirectRT I just changed the extension to .bmp (which is faster, or I thought). Turns out I have to resave the image to .bmp to make it work.
Yes - the reason for this is because the file is encoded as a collection of data. The data is read by a tool that can interpret the format.
.JPG data is encoded in a much different manner than .BMP data.
It's good to hear that you were able to get it to work!


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Music Playlist| Utada Hikaru
Hello, hello again~ I'm back with something a bit different. If you couldn't tell from the BAYOG Covers post, I absolutely love music and it's such a big part of who I am. I like listening to music, singing, and writing lyrics (Shameless Plug: piecesofminty @ YouTube | piecesofmintymusic @ WordPress | piecesofminty @ Facebook). Before I was really into Asian dramas and movies, I was more into the different music scenes. I've always been a big fan of different genres for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Thai music. Since I'm in charge of Real People Stuffs, I thought I'd start a new post series in which I'm just going to call "Music Playlist". Basically I'll be highlighting the different songs and artists that we recognize from animes, games, dramas, and movies. I'll also be highlighting other songs by those artists (That's the playlist part…because "Music Playlist" sounds catchier than "Music Highlight"…). As I've mentioned in some of my previous posts (Goblin still has one of the best drama OSTs of all time), I find music to play an important role in a movie or series; Live action or animated. You should know that good OSTs have always been a part of my criteria to a good movie or drama series. After all, it builds the mood and setting. It also expands a character and their emotions and personality. So let's get on with it~ You can get to know a bit about me, learn something new about these songs and artists, and maybe you'll like these songs/artists and give them a try~ Maybe you'll be like me and find a new series through it~
For the first Music Playlist post is on the legendary Japanese Pop Queen Utada Hikaru! She's my favorite Japanese artist (other than ONE OK ROCK)~ I love her and I've been a fan of her music since basically around 2000-2001? Many will recognize her for her song contributions to the Kingdom Hearts game series. 「光」 (Hikari, or "Light") and "Simple and Clean" from Kingdom Hearts, "Passion" and "Sanctury" from Kingdom Hearts II, and lastly 「誓い」 (Chikai, or "Oath") and "Don't Think Twice" from the (incredibly long-awaited) upcoming Kingdom Hearts III. 「光」 will always be my favorite, and you can bet it's on my list of karaoke songs~
「光」Hikari, which means "Light", was originally released in 2002 when Utada was 19. This is probably her most successful song in terms of international attention. I think everyone knows this song (And if you can't jam to this song we can't be friends). The music video is a simple video of Utada washing the dishes as she happily sings. Apparently it's because she enjoyed doing dishes then. Seriously. The video isn't interesting, but I still love this song. It's probably in my top 3-5 songs by her. The music video, like many of her other music videos, were directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. He was her husband at the time (They divorced in 2007 after 5 years of marriage). He was supposed to be in the music video with her. Originally they had more complex plans for the video, but ended up with this and without Kiriya in it due to complexity and schedule issues. Fun fact: The English version, 「Simple and Clean」, was written and recorded after 「光」.
[Background Info ]
I'm just sad that alot of people only know the Kingdom Hearts songs. Don't get me wrong, I love the songs from Kingdom Hearts. However, she is literally one of the popular and successful artists in modern Japanese music. She has so many more incredible songs, and she's also contributed to different dramas and animes too! Before I share those songs and some of my personal favorites, let's talk some background info! Some people are amazed that First let's get this right: Her name is pronounced "OO-Ta-Da Hee-Ka-Roo". It's not "Yoo-Ta-Da". Her nickname is Hikki. People are surprised at Utada Hikaru's fluency in English, but the thing is she's Japanese-American. She was born, and for a time also raised, in New York. She basically grew up back and forth in Tokyo and Manhattan. Music basically runs in her blood too. Her mother was the famous enka singer Abe Junko, while her father is record producer Utada Teruzane (Random fact: They married and divorced each other 7 times!). When Hikki was younger, she released some stuff with her parents under the band name U3. She also released some solo stuff under the name Cubic U. When she was 15, she signed a recording contract with Toshiba-EMI. She moved to Tokyo and attended an international and an American high school. She wanted to be a singer-songer, not an idol. In 1998 she released her debut album First Love at the age of 16. She's very involved with her music, writing, composing, and producing just about everything. In terms of her music, she's very well known for melancholic songs. Despite dominating and being categorized as J-Pop, I wouldn't say her style of music is typical J-Pop. She stands out because her music was different from what was trending, and it just had a unique and experimental sound to it. She has more of a mature sounding voice and used R&B, dance, and folk influences. She was known to be quite mature and and smart too. She even attended Columbia University. Over her 20 year career, Utada has broken many records. She started gaining attention overseas due to her song contributions to the Kingdom Hearts games. Thanks to that she had a contribution to the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack with "Blow My Whistle (Feat. Foxy Brown". Around 2004, she moved back to New York and signed a recording contract with Island Def Jam Music Group. That year she released her debut English album "Exodus". This was a more experimental album, and the sounds were different from her usual work. In 2007, she was featured in a duet remix of Ne-Yo's "Do You" that was released in Japan. She also released a second English album in 2009 called "This Is the One" (Side note: Your girl here was blessed to see her in person and get an autograph when this came out~). This album sounded a bit more mainstream with more R&B sounds. Both were released under her American artist name, Utada. Although, you can say her career into the western market wasn't very successful. As of now she's just releasing everything under Utada Hikaru, whether it's releases for the Japanese or International market. In terms of her personal life, she married director Kazuaki Kiriya when she was 19. He was 15 years older than her, and had directed many of her music videos. They divorced 5 years later. In 2011, she went on indefinite hiatus. She basically felt fatigued and wanted to live a normal life for a bit. Remember when everyone was all "WHY KH NO COME OUT WITH NEW GAME?!" Her hiatus was one of the reasons. In 2016 she came out of her hiatus and released a new song. And in 2017 she finally released a new album. In February 2013, she announced she was getting married an Italian bartender (non-celebrity). They got married in Italy shortly after. In 2015 she gave birth to a son. And as of April 6, 2018, she announced that she has divorced her Italian husband.
[DRAMA OST CONTRIBUTIONS]
Utada has several contributions to Japanese drama soundtracks. The most famous one being "Flavor of Life (Ballad Version)" for the second season of the 花より男子/Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) drama. She's also set to contribute a song called 「初恋」(Hatsukoi, "First Love") for the 花のち晴れ/Hana Nochi Hare (Sunshine After Flowers) drama series, basically the new season for the Hana Yori Dango series. Personally I find that's going to be a bit confusing when searching for her songs since she also has a song called 「First Love」Here are some of her song contributions to dramas.
「Flavor of LIfe ~Ballad Version~」| Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007)
I like this version over the regular one.
「Prisoner of Love」| Last Friends (2008)
There are two versions of this song. The regular version and the 「Prisoner of Love ~Quiet Version~」. You may have guessed that the quiet version is a much softer version. It has just piano and strings accompanying Hikki's vocals. I personally like the original version that has more of an R&B feel.
「Eternally」| Innocent Love (2008)
This song was originally released on her 2001 album, Distance. For the drama they released a version called 「Eternally~Drama Mix~」.
[ANIME OST CONTRIBUTIONS]
Other than contributions to dramas and the Kingdom Hearts games, she's also has some anime related contributions (particularly with the Evangelion series) as well!
「Beautiful World」(2007)| Neon Genesis Evangelion / Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
I admit that I wasn't really into this song when it first came out, but it grew on me. I like the [acoustica remix] alot though.
「Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)」(2000)| Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
「桜流し」(Sakura Nagashi, "Flowing Cherry Blossoms") (2012)| Neon Genesis Evangelion / Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Rebuild (2012)
[MINTY'S PLAYLIST| Recommendations from Minty]
These are just some of my favorites, although I have waaaaay more favorites. Honestly, it was kind of hard to choose. I've also made a Spotify playlist if you just want to listen to all my favorites, because they finally have almost all of Utada's Japanese stuff on Spotify! WOOHOO!!!~ I also have to say that Deep River is my favorite album~ Distance is my second favorite. I also included some stuff from her English albums. Although, I have to admit they're not my favorite songs or albums from her. But they still managed to get stuck in my head. I definitely prefer her Japanese work.
Also some little tidbits:
-「嘘みたいな I Love You」(Uso Mitai na I Love You, "The Dubious I Love You") samples part of the melody from 「Simple and Clean」.
-「Kiss & Cry」samples a part of the melody from「Hotel Lobby」, a track from her debut English album Exodus.
-「光 (Ray of Hope Mix)」and「Simple and Clean (Ray of Hope Mix」samples bits of 「traveling」.
「First Love」| Album: First Love (1998)
First Love is a classic and probably her most iconic song. It's her debut song from 1998. It's about the bittersweetness of a first love. Definitely one of my favorite karaoke songs too. I wanted to post the original music video, but it seems to have been scrubbed from YouTube (boo). This was probably the first song I heard from her. I remember first seeing the music video while in Thailand. This song was also the theme song for a 1999 J-Drama called, 魔女の条件/Majo no Jouken (Terms of a Witch). Fun fact: Boyz II Men actually did an English cover of this in a 2010 Japan only album called Cover: Winter. It was basically an album that covered famous Japanese songs in English.
「Automatic」| Album: First Love (1998)
This one is another iconic classic. Outside of the songs for the Kingdom Hearts games, I'd say that 「First Love」 and 「Automatic」are her two most famous songs. This is also another song I always karaoke~ The music video is kind of funny though and there was a funny parody (that has since be scrubbed from YouTube). Basically everyone always finds it funny how it looks she's singing and dancing as if the ceiling is closing in on her haha.
「SAKURAドロップス」(Sakura Drops)| Album: Deep River (2002)
I also remember watching the music video in Thailand. This was the song that made me really fall in love with her music. It's another sad and melancholic song. This is also another MV that her first husband directed.
「DEEP RIVER」(Sakura Drops)| Album: Deep River (2002)
The Deep River album is my all time favorite album by Utada. I really like listening to this song because it sounds so pretty and calming.
「誰かの願いが叶うころ」(Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro, "When Someone's Wish Comes True")| Single: 誰かの願いが叶うころ (2004)
This song was the theme song for the live action movie adaptation of Casshern. Both the music video and film were directed by Utada's then-husband, Kazuaki Kiriya.
「FINAL DISTANCE」| Single: Final Distance (2001)
This was a re-arranged version of the song "Distance". "Distance" was originally a more bright and warm sounding song. However, it was re-arranged and re-sung in memory of a young fan who died in the Osaka school massacre. The six year old victim had written an essay where she said she wanted to be an actress and that she was inspired by Utada. The re-arranged version was a low-tempo ballad that channeled emotions of sorrow, anger, and pain. Yet, it also had the message and feeling of trying to hold on until the very end. For a more upbeat version, I highly recommend the M-flo remix of "Distance" (because I love M-flo too).
「traveling」| Album: Deep River (2002)
Probably my most favorite by her that's not melancholic and is very upbeat.
「Can You Keep a Secret」| Album: Distance (2001)
This was the theme song for the 2001 drama Hero. This is another more upbeat song, though not as upbeat and happy as 「traveling」. It's more like R&B and dance pop.
「Wait & See ~ Risk~」| Album: Distance (2001)
This was also another more upbeat, dance pop song with some rock elements to it.
「道」(Michi, "Road")| Album: Fantôme (2017)
This is probably my favorite track from her last album. I first heard it in her Suntory commercial, which I've linked because full version of the song is scrubbed from YouTube. It sounds pretty upbeat and uplifting. The song is basically talking about despite having to take this road alone, you're going to do your absolute best. Do what you gotta do, and although it feels lonely, the person you loved is still kind of with you. I was really impressed with this one since. I'm quite certain this song was written with her mother in mind. Sadly, Utada's mother died in 2013 after jumping off her apartment building from an apparent suicide. I assume that this was also the other reason why her hiatus was stretched out. However, I'm sure Utada has gotten the strength to go forward and I feel like this song was the result of turning that pain into something positive.
「二時間だけのバカンス 」(Nijiikan Dake no Vacance, Two Hour Only Vacation)| Album: Fantôme (2017)
This song features another famous old school J-Pop singer, Sheena Ringo. This was the first single from her first album since her hiatus. I remember it came out and it was immediately stuck in my head. It just felt relaxing to listen to.
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The Caffeinated Kat says:
Utada Hikaru is a Jpop legend and queen. I loved her back in the day when I first got into Jpop and Kpop, and now that I'm back into it, I've been revisiting my old faves, including Utada Hikaru. Can't wait to see more of your posts like this!
piecesofminty says:
I'm glad that you enjoyed this post! ^~^ Utada is definitely my all time favorite female Japanese artist! While I am looking forward to her new stuff, I gotta say that the classics are my favorite~
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This will be my last winter post in Delhi.
However, after my new skin care Regime(Read about it HERE) i did not experience a single episode of flaky skin this winter.
And so i've started to love the bitter Cold climate of Delhi Winter.
Delhi will always be my favourite city in India.
And i would love to settle here in the future.
I'm not sure where i'll be going within a month or two but i will keep you all updated.
Please continue to show your love to my blog.
The Wool blend coat was a little big for me though i had ordered Small.
It has a bow in front but it was flappy and wasn't really my type so substituted it with a simple black belt instead.
I cannot imagine you not being here in Delhi, I'm going to miss you! Love OOTD, bag looks super cute.
We haven't met officially dear but am already missing you. Sincerely hope you settle here or anywhere for your best. All my wishes and love for you.
i know :( i soooo want to cry thinking about it.
thank u for the wishes.
Oh my God! This is so difficult to digest.....Please keep updating your blog and I hope you have an exciting stay wherever you go.
I love your coat - what an amazing colour!!!
Yellow oozes vibrance, very lively!


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L.C. Williams & Associates: Set, Goal, Home Run – This Week in Sports!
It's been a big sports week for even the most hesitant sports fans – from crowning the new king of soccer to upsets in the most historic tennis tournament – because it's hard not to find joy in watching athletes at the top of their game doing what they do best. The outcome isn't always what fans anticipate, but that's what makes it exciting. Sports are also a welcome distraction to other things going on around the world, so I'm taking this post to talk about the incredible sports stories of this week.
g the field wide open for just about anyone. Serena Williams made an impressive run, just eight months after her complicated delivery of her daughter, making it all the way to the finals. In the end, German Angelique Kerber took home the trophy. I wouldn't worry though, Serena is just getting started again. The men's side was filled with excitement on every level. From tense five-set matches to rivals facing off, it sure was enjoyable as a fan. Novak Djokovic, who has struggled with personal issues the last couple of years, is back on top winning the championship match against South African Kevin Anderson. Fun fact, since 2002, only four men have hoisted the championship trophy – Novak Djokovic, Raphael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer.
France Has Done It Again – As the world knows, France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Sunday. It was an electric game, ending with four goals for France and two for their opponent, Croatia. This World Cup, held in Russia, turned out to be quite a successful tournament, drawing in fans from near and far to cheer on their home countries. France was a team stacked with young players, such as Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Antione Griezmann, to name a few. Neither team was given much of a chance at the start of the tournament, especially Croatia, who was given only a 3% change to win it all at the beginning of the tournament. As much fun as this year's World Cup was, let's hope that the United States will be represented in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In the meantime, you can watch out for the women's World Cup in Paris in 2019.
Hey Now, You're an All-Star – This week Washington, D.C. hosted the MLB All-Star week. The best players from around the country were brought together to play in various events throughout the week. Most notably, Washington National Bryce Harper won the Home Run Derby. Harper came from behind Cubs player Kyle Schwarber to take home the title. As far as the All-Star Game goes, the American League was victorious, beating the National League 8-6.
Standing Strong – The ESPY's took place on Wednesday night and a couple of moments stood out from the rest. In a touching gesture, the Best Coach award was given to three high school sports coaches who died in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL. Former high school athletes and students honored the coaches during the awards show, expressing how much their coaches impacted their lives. To end the show, more than 140 'sister survivors' of former sports doctor Larry Nassar took the stage to stand in solidarity and accept the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. The moment was extremely moving and inspiring for everyone, especially victims of abuse. Multiple survivors spoke, ending with Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, who bravely spoke out against Nassar and the people who allowed the abuse to go on for so long.


This dress mixes retro style, with pretty summer pastels, effortlessly. Alternative deer portrait print, 1950's style dress, is perfect for dressing up with heels & petticoat on special occasions, or more casually with pretty flat shoes and accessories.
Key Hole With Decorative Bow Detailing On Neckline.


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My Favourite Dish: Feijoada the National Dish of Brazil!
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by Dee Raghavan
"Did I tell you that when I was living in Ireland, I was cast as an extra in the 'Game of Thrones' (Season 8) and 'Vikings' (Season 6)?" Gabriel said proudly.
There is an air of excitement amongst the aspirational Brazilians who travel around the world. They are not just seeking a new lifestyle, they are also seeking adventure and new experiences.
Gabriel Oliveira Inacio is one of the ambitious, well-connected Brazilian community leaders navigating a new life in Sydney, Australia and has settled in the Northern Beaches, where the last wave of Brazilians have called home.
A Project Manager by profession, Gabriel loves what Sydney has to offer:
"I love the relaxed lifestyle in Dee Why. I love the sun, sand and surf. Sydney has got to be one of the most vibrant cities in the world," said Gabriel.
Gabriel Oliveira Inacio (second from left) with friends during Paintball in Sydney
Belo Horizonte, Brazil to Sydney, Australia
"I was born in the city of Belo Horizonte, the sixth largest city in Brazil and the capital of the state of Minas Gerais," he said reflecting back.
Minas Gerais is known for its regional cuisines and is generally regarded by Brazilians to be the most flavoursome and authentic of all the 26 States in Brazil and the Federal District where the national capital, Brasília sits.
"The chicken and pork dishes that originate from Minas Gerais are from a bygone era and are uniquely rich in its flavour," added Gabriel.
Galinhada for example is a recipe that originated in the states of Minas Gerais and Goiás, and a dish that is prepared mainly with rice and chicken. The name comes from 'galinha', which means chicken in Portugese.
Gabriel's early years was spent in a small city not far from the capital called Conselheiro Lafaiete.
At age 14, he moved to the city of Serra, in the state of Espirito Santo, a coastal city surrounded by seafood inspired dishes like torta capixaba (a seafood pie originating from Espirito Santo) and moqueca capixaba (a traditional Brazilian fish stew originating from the region of Espírito Santo).
Before arriving in Australia, Gabriel lived in Dublin, Ireland for nearly four years where Gabriel immersed himself in both cultures.
Aside from drinking pints of Guinness, especially during the winter months in Dublin, Gabriel enjoyed feasting on Brazilian food and the vibrant cultural festival atmosphere organised by the surprisingly large Brazilian and Latin American community.
Gabriel (right) socialising with a friend in Sydney
"I love everything about Brazil and wherever I travel in the world I try to find a connection to Brazil through food. Brazil is very multicultural, so it's easy to find a piece of home in every plate out there," said Gabriel.
When asked what his absolute favourite Brazilian dish is, Gabriel takes his time to reminisce about his mother's cooking.
"Of course, I love my mother's cooking and I really crave all of the Brazilian dishes but if I had to name my favourite dish of all, it would have to be the national dish of Brazil, the Feijoada," added Gabriel.
Feijoada is a black beans stew slowly cooked in a pressure cooker and it goes well with different types of pork, meat and sausages.
It is commonly eaten with rice, farofa (manioc flour), orange slices and a Brazilian style of wild cabbage called couve.
Usually, people enjoy a feijoada over some caipirinha, a Brazilian cocktail made with cachaça. Cachaça is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice.
"And why is it my favourite? Well I love the history behind this dish. Eating it from anywhere in the world reminds me of my hometown and my family, of where I come from, and that no matter where I travel to I'm always close to home wherever I can have 'Feijoada'," said Gabriel.
"Besides, the Feijoada is commonly prepared (and eaten) on the Sunday family gatherings that are quite common to many Brazilian households. I would call it a comfort food as it brings back good memories from those that I love sharing the table with me," added Gabriel.
As the national dish of Brazil, the Feijoada has its origins.
Click here to read about the history of the 'Feijoada' .
The celebratory dish is one that traditionally unites family and friends.
As a new generation of Brazilians travel and settle abroad, Feijoada continues to unite people and instil a sense of national pride.
Gabriel Inacio: My Favourite Brazilian Restaurants in Sydney!
According to the 2016 census, there were 27,630 Brazilian born people in Australia, an increase of 90.4 per cent from the 2011 census.
The 2016 distribution by State and Territory showed New South Wales had the largest number of Brazilians (12,314) followed by Queensland (6,608), Victoria (3,828) and Western Australia (3,496).
Keen to learn more or engage the Brazilian community in Australia? Contact our team at [email protected]
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Dee Raghavan is the Senior Manager, Engagement Marketing at CulturalPulse. She has a passion for writing, travelling and experiencing other cultures through sport, music, film, art and food. Got a story to tell? Get in touch: [email protected]
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Appliance and HVAC equipment repair and service is our specialty. Always Call Us at 703 494-8419 for our Dale City Va Repair and Service Specials. We strive to have reasonable prices that fit every appliance and HVAC repair service need for your Dale City home and business. New equipment Special Financing may also be available upon request.


Bill Gates once made the comment that applying a technical solution to a broken process just makes it worse; while applying technology to working processes makes them more efficient. After hundreds of technical solutions implementations I can say with certainty that these are true words of wisdom. Our most challenging projects (the ones that have often gone poorly) can generally be identified by an attempt to implement a technical system where the human work process is not yet clearly defined. On the flip side our best projects have come from improving an existing business process by automating already decently defined human activity.
As our business has evolved we've added processes to better flesh out process before we design a technical solution, such as business process modeling (BPM). While we've seen improvements as a result, many challenges still exist. I believe the reason for this is that business system end users have a very difficult time imagining how they work so any attempt to invent process through visual or written description will end up playing out differently than expected when actually put to practice.
While still in the corporate world I participated in a training exercise sponsored by our division VP that I still reflect on often today. The basic idea is that two teams are formed to operate a pizza production system with what seem like impossible requirements for speed and accuracy at first. After a few iterations though, not only are the requirements met but even more stringent and complex needs can be met. I often find myself asking why we can't do the same thing with our own business or the clients we serve on a regular basis … usually the rationale is that our process is much more complex or that we can abstract it to something like making paper pizzas.
Several months back we identified that the top challenge preventing operational growth for our company boiled down to operations scheduling. So… as a tech company we decided that we needed the right tool. Since we develop technical tools it was clear the answer was to develop our own tool. After several design iterations of possible technical solutions we realized we needed more process definition in order to build the tool, so we initiated a BPM process which went through a few more iterations until it looked great on paper. The immediate and obvious outcome was that we had simply uncovered more questions than answers and had designed something we all knew would not work well.
Rather than build the solution we decided to try another approach… we allocated a resource to "try" the process manually using limited technical tools such as emails, phone, chat and spreadsheets but to try to follow the process. Immediately, it became clear that the BPM served well as a guide but needed refinement to work in reality. We also found that much of the process could be supported with existing systems and tools without requiring a lot of technical work. We also found that as some of the basic requirements were achieved through a low cost implementation, the need for a bigger and more sophisticated process emerged that would not have been visible without operating the more granular activities.
Create simplified BPM flows using a tool like Intalio|Create (www.intalio.com) and test them with human handoffs before automating them.
Walk through possible workflows as a story to see if they hold up (i.e. first I do x, then you do y).
Consider strategies to simulate or play act process to see the results and try different approaches.
Identify the lowest cost method to get to an initial working process, even if it's not a good long term solution and then refine based on the experiential outcomes.
Use a task based BPM tool and simulate all process steps as human activities and then gradually introduce automation.
Want to see what a BPMN workflow looks like? Check out Meghan's Bairat's blog on BPMN here.


This package of Bestpresso Ristretto Blend Natural Espresso Flavor (High Intensity) includes 20 pods compatible with the Nespresso OriginalLine machines. This typically Italian very short shot of coffee has an intense and persistent flavour that lingers in the palate. It has the pleasant aroma of freshly ground coffee, and a strong and captivating roast taste. Its creamy body perfectly matches its final acidity, with sweet and chocolaty notes. It is perfect for lovers of vibrant flavours.


With a clean design and Shimano drivetrain, the Whyte Carnaby Compact is a great little street bike.
Sharing the same proven geometry as the Stirling, Cambridge and Portobello bikes, the Carnaby boasts a stiff but light hydroformed 6061 T6 aluminium frame. With Tektro Hydraulic disc brakes allowing you to stop on a dime and Shimano gearing, you can rely on the performance of the Carnaby.
The custom drop outs allowed Whyte to mount the rear hyrdulic disc caliper inside the rear triangle, which in turn allows for mudguards and a rack to be mounted to the Carnaby.


Effective acne cleansers are hard to find. Thus, making them at home is a viable alternative. Read on to know how to make these cleansers at home.
Nothing is more democratic or secular than acne. It strikes every one, irrespective of person's creed, kind or race. With this universality of acne, it is a problem that unites us. All of us have made assiduous attempts to get rid of acne at one point or the other. They have ruined out most romantic evenings and the most important photograph sessions. Tragic, but true!
The best way of dealing with acne is by combating the problem of oil secretion on your skin. The unwanted eruptions on your skin are a result of excess secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands. As this gets trapped beneath the skin, it leads to mounds, which we commonly refer to as acne. The worst part about acne are its scars. They remain there forever and ruin your natural look. Let's see what are the acne cleansers for oily skin, so that you get back the radiance of an unblemished skin.
An effective remedy for oily skin is a honey and apple pack. Grate half an apple and pour a tablespoon of honey into it. Mix the two well and apply the mixture all over the affected area. Leave it on for 15 - 20 minutes, so that the skin soaks it in. Wash it with warm water by massaging in circular motion. Splash some cold water or run an ice cube over the area to close the pores.
Oatmeal is a popular remedy for acne. Buy some regular oatmeal and grind it. It is alright if the mix is slightly grainy. The moment you add some water to it, the mixture will turn milky and the ingredients will merge together. Now apply this paste on the affected area and leave it on for 15 - 20 minutes. Oatmeal will make your skin smooth, supple and elastic. Wash it with warm water and then splash some cold water to close the pores.
Sandalwood paste and rose water is a remedy which always works not just for acne, but for acne scars too. Make a paste out of 1 tablespoon sandalwood powder and 1 tablespoon rosewater. Mix them well until you get a thick paste. The sandalwood powder will soak the excess oil from the surface. Apply the paste on your face and leave it on for 15 - 20 minutes. Wash it with warm water by massaging in circular motion. This will also exfoliate your skin. Warm water opens the pores on the skin. So to close them again splash some cold water. For best results, use this homemade pack once in 15 days.
Mud masks have the ability to absorb the oil on the topmost surface which prevents formation of acne. You will need 2 tablespoons of Fuller's Earth (also known as multani mitti), 1 teaspoon honey, 1 tablespoon carrot juice and some water. Mix all the ingredients together until it is a thick paste. Wash your face or the affected area with lukewarm water. Pat dry and apply this mixture on your face. Leave it on for 15 - 20 minutes and wash your face with cold water.
So, these were some of the homemade cleansers for your oily skin. However, I believe prevention is better than cure. To keep acne at bay, keep your skin as clean as possible. Using a suitable face wash works wonders for oily skin. Dietary intake is an integral part of skin care. Restrict having salt, sugar, and oily food stuffs to keep your skin healthy and clean. Drink plenty of water to wash out the toxins and for cleansing the internal system. These valuable tips will surely help you to get back your flawless complexion.


FOSTERING is another amazing way to volunteer. Often our PetSmart location is full and we need temporary homes for the other cats and kittens we rescue.
We pay all expenses. Become a foster family today, Our kitties need you!
For more information on all the ways you can help, contact Kristy at 404.401.6793.


So yeah, that's what I've learnt about my self so far this year. I might update this list as the year goes on, and see what else I've learnt!
What have you learnt about yourself so far this year?
Yay! I love blogging throwbacks! Blogging used to be so simple, you didn't have to write for anyone other than yourself. Or, rather, you didn't have to feel like you had to write for other people... Ah well.
Yes definitely I love the old blog posts! Awww no! I'm the same though, have to tell everyone!
I get so stressed out when my 'work' or just the environment I'm in is messy!
Yes same here mines my head feel clogged up!
Soooo many of these completely and entirely resonate with me - the 'periods of nothingness' hit me... that is the PERFECT way to describe how I feel sometimes! Number 11 made me so happy, too - that's such a good thing to realise. Love ya girl!
Aww thanks Jode! Love you too!


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Leon County Schools, LCSO urge change to prevent further guns on school grounds
Since the start of this school year, School Resource Deputies have recovered three firearms on school grounds.
By: Gabriella Mercurio
Three guns have been confiscated and now three Leon County students now facing possible expulsion. Law enforcement is now urging change in order to keep guns out of students hands and it starts outside of school.
Leon County schools as well as the Sheriff's office have safety plans in place but believes the issues won't stop unless outside help is given.
"Our staff will move for expulsion immediately once a student is found in possession of a gun," said Jimmy Williams, the Chief of Safety and Security with Leon County Schools.
Since the start of this school year, School Resource Deputies have recovered three firearms on school grounds. Williams said these students will not be allowed to return to campus.
Bobby Green is the Captain of Youth and Young Adult Services. He said most guns brought to school are either taken from home or stolen from other people off the streets.
Although Green is confident in his SRD's, the issue won't stop unless more is done. "Until we resolve the problems that's outside in our community, I think we'll never resolve the problem of kids bringing these guns to school," said Green.
Green believes the solution is looking for help outside of school. "It's more than just the Sheriff's Office. We take so much of the responsibility all the time but, when it all boils down to it, it boils down to every citizen, all the parents, the school board, the city the county, all these entities to come together and come up with a resolution to try to combat it," said Green.
At the budget meeting in July, the City of Tallahassee approved to set aside $1 million to address gun violence in the community.
Mayor John Dailey says they've been in touch with community leaders to see what this will look like. "Staff is currently combing through all that data and working with all the local groups to see what is the best way forward," said Dailey.
City leaders plan to discuss the agenda item at the next city commission meeting scheduled for next Wednesday.


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"Mais e Mais" é o Extended play de estréia do cantor de pagode brasileiro Thiaguinho, lançado em 11 de agosto de 2013, pela editora discográfica Som Livre. O álbum foi produzido pelo cantor Rodriguinho.

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"As Aparências Enganam" foi lançado como o primeiro single do EP em 13 de agosto de 2013. A canção chegou à nona posição na Brasil Hot 100 Airplay, compilada pela revista Billboard Brasil.

"Será que É Amor" foi o segundo single do álbum. A canção chegou à décima posição no Hot 100 da Billboard brasileira.

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The new 200 Pre combines a high quality preamplifier (which keeps the signal in the analogue domain from input to output) with a high resolution Digital-to-Analogue Converter (DAC), a Moving Magnet (MM) and Moving Coil (MC) phono stage and a high quality headphone amplifier. The line stage of the 200 Pre offers three single-ended RCA inputs, one of which can be configured to be the phono input. Home theatre integration is available via a bypass. The input levels can be trimmed to match sources with varying gain outputs. The dimmable LCD display serves as a comprehensive information hub which also offers individual input naming.
Twin subwoofer inputs are associated with the built-in variable crossover selector and bass management with high-pass and low-pass outputs. Line level outputs are single-ended RCA. Digital inputs include USB, optical and coaxial options with support for resolutions of up to 24-bit 192 kHz. In fact, the on-board DAC is a trickle down incorporation from Parasound's upmarket Halo P5 preamplifier.
Custom installation was also in mind when designing the 200 Pre as it will soon have Control4 compatibility while featuring two-way RS232 communication, 12 volt triggering, rear panel infrared input and the 1RU unit is available with optional rack mounts (RMK11 model). The unit is supplied with a backlit remote control.
The 200 Pre's input impedance has been quoted as 24 kohms while the low output impedance of 470 ohms will make it compatible with most power amplifiers. Total Harmonic Distortion is a low 0.03 percent between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. The preamplifier's gain is 12 dB when the volume is set to '100' while the gain from the MM and MC stages are 40 dB and 50 dB respectively (with impedances at 47 kohms and 100 kohms).
The NewClassic 200 Pre preamplifier is distributed in Australia via Network AV and is available through established retailers around the country.


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AGDA to launch at AAT
The much-anticipated Agriculture Development Agency will be officially launched at the Africa Agri Tech Conference and Expo (AAT) on 18 February 2020, to be held at the Maslow Hotel, Times Square, Menlyn Main in Pretoria.The launch of the Agriculture Development Agency (AGDA) will also serve as the opening event of the AAT conference, which will run from 18 – 20 February and cover topics ranging from the local and international agricultural economy and access to capital, to mitigating drought conditions through sustainable climate sensitive agriculture as well as developing intra African trade in agricultural products.AGDA is part of the Public Private Growth Initiative (PPGI), which was established in April 2018 under the leadership of Dr Johan van Zyl, CEO and President of Toyota in Europe. Van Zyl was inspired by President Cyril Ramaphosa's famous Thuma Mina call in January 2018 and based the PPGI on the hugely successful Japanese economic model. The aim is to align strategic planning between government and the private sector, in the interest of improving economic growth and the manner in which government and business work together.There are more than 20 sectors identified by the PPGI for specific focus. These include Agriculture; Tourism; Automotive; Chemicals; Manufacturing; Energy and Renewable Energy; Construction; Pharmaceutical; Mining; Retail; ICT; Health; and Insurance. These sectors are all developing comprehensive five-year growth plans, which aim at accelerating economic growth and job creation.The specific aims of AGDA are intended to promote greater social justice by creating enablers that will help drive sustainable land reform programmes and contribute to changing land ownership patterns in our country.In this regard, Mr Roelf Meyer of In Transformation Initiative, which is one of the main drivers of this project, drew attention to the main objectives of the Agency, which are to promote and support access to agricultural land by black/emerging farmers, and to support the use of agricultural land and infrastructure development so as to promote land reform and food security in the country. Meyer highlighted that AGDA has the specific purpose not only to pursue these noble objectives, but also to ensure the provision of appropriate training, as well as support and assistance to emerging farmers to improve capacity and access to agricultural markets in particular."It is only through the pursuit of such objectives in partnership with government, focussing on a more vigorous pursuit of the noble objectives the national land reform programme, that the market failures and imperfections in building an inclusive, dynamic and competitive agricultural sector, to enable all our people who have ambitions to work in agriculture can be achieved," Meyer said.Ms Gloria Serobe, CEO of WipCapital and also one of the leading inspirations and contributors to the creation of AGDA remarked that, "the Agricultural Development Agency must have a well-developed social conscience and it must be institutionalised in a manner that will ensure it is always dedicated to such imperatives."Governance of AGDA will be led by a board constituted of an equal number of representatives from Government and the private sector, working together to achieve the common goal of sustainable and accelerated land reform to the benefit of South Africa and all its people.For more information and interview opportunities contact:Malcolm Ferguson 082 850 7084, mf30@mweb.co.za Leona Archary 082 577 5551, Leona.Archary@bigengroup.com
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Please remember bicycle safety if you are riding a bike to school. Under Massachusetts law, all bicyclists under the age of 16 are required to wear a helmet and we require students to cross with their bikes at the cross walk. Bikes are to be stored on the bike rack throughout the day and we encourage you to lock your bike.


Those interested will also have the possibility to actually volunteer in local youth centers for teenagers and kids or in supporting locals. Volunteers will be involved as well on different training activities along the year.
We are looking for volunteers who are open minded, who are not willing to do EVS just to have fun in a sunny country and who are willing to learn aspects of the life/environment/projects of an NGO working with and for young people.
We need volunteers who are flexible about time management but still are able to fulfill in due time assigned tasks.
Previous experience in international voluntary sectors (workcamps) is a plus but not a must.
Basic knowledge of Italian language will facilitate volunteers in their life and work.
Special requirement: basic knowledge of Italian language is welcome.
Previous experience in the volunteering field is very welcome.
Send a CV and a motivation letter in English or Italian (specific for the project and not a general one about volunteering) to sending@cid.mk and evs@informa-giovani.org by the 10th of April, 2016.
Only selected candidates will be contact for a Skype call.


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Timothy Stack
November 21, 1956 (1956-11-21) (age 55)
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Actor, Voice Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, Composer
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Timothy Stack (born November 21, 1956) is an American film and television actor and screenwriter.
He was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the son of Joan and Tom Stack.[1] He graduated from the esteemed Philadelphia-area prep school Germantown Academy in 1973 and graduated from Boston College in 1978. After graduating, Tim moved to Los Angeles and quickly joined the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings in 1979.
In the early 1990s Stack appeared as the father of the main character on Parker Lewis Can't Lose. He later starred as "Dick Dietrick" on the raunchy talk show spoof Night Stand with Dick Dietrick. The role Stack is probably best known for is "Notch Johnson" on Son of the Beach, a Howard Stern-produced Baywatch spoof which aired on the FX cable channel from 2000 to 2002. Stern claimed that extras on Son of the Beach insisted on being paid extra before they would do kissing scenes with Stack.
He continues to get regular voiceover work, e.g. The Brave Little Toaster film series. Beginning in 2005, Stack started appearing in a recurring sketch on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno called Pumpcast News. In the sketch, Stack plays a fictional cable news reporter who interacts with customers at gas pumps – sometimes completely taking people off guard. Stack also plays a fictional version of himself on the television program My Name Is Earl, in which he is portrayed as a self-infatuated, Viagra-popping, drunk-driving resident of Camden County who frequently hosts beauty pageants and parades. He has also written several episodes of Son of the Beach and My Name Is Earl. He also starred as the principal in Idle Hands.
Aside from starring or prominent roles, Stack has guest starred in several popular sitcoms over the years, including Benson, Laverne and Shirley, Night Court, The Wonder Years, Seinfeld, Wings, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Golden Girls[2] He lives with his wife Jan Stack and their children Murphy and Doyle.[3]
He hosts the computer DVD game Outburst.[citation needed]
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An elderly dementia sufferer has been forced to move seven times in just over a year, leaving his wife fuming.
Pauline Hayes says she often finds husband Allan, 73, in tears when she visits him at his care home in Leeds.
The 72-year-old is furious that Allan has been moved from a purpose built unit because of a reorganisation within the local NHS Trust.
Allan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2006 and his wife of 41 years cared for him in their home until last June.
He has since been moved seven times something which has upset both him and Pauline as she says his condition means he needs to be settled.
Allan was first taken into a mental health in-patient facility called The Mount in Leeds but was able to return home after several weeks.
He was forced to return following a water infection and was then transferred to an assessment bed in a care home, then back into hospital, then a different care home.
Most recently he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act for the third time and moved to Asket Croft.
Pauline said the facility, which was purpose built for dementia patients, was ideal to meet his needs but unfortunately Allan was moved back to The Mount in early August.
It followed a decision made by Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health care in Leeds, to centralise in-patient dementia services there as part of a plan to create a 'centre of excellence for older people' and Asket Croft is to be redeveloped as a community hub for mental health services in east Leeds.
Mrs Hayes say that although the care provided at The Mount is good, the facilities are not and she questioned the judgement of moving patients away from a specially built facility.
'The Mount does not have the lovely facilities that this purpose-built building had.
She said it was devastating to see the 'gentleman' with whom she has four children and share six grandchildren and two great grandchildren become a different person because of the disease.
A spokesman for Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust said: 'The service at The Mount offers far more treatment and activity and has access to the skills and experience needed including medical and pharmacy provision.
'The trust has also reinvested a large resource in both memory services, which will ensure that the need for beds reduces over time, and care home services, so staff can support those with more complex needs who go into long term care.
The spokesman added that the trust accepted more could be done to improve facilities at The Mount.
Sourced from The Daily Mail, 4th September 2012.