If you haven't heard yet, Urban Decay is coming out with a new Naked Palette. It will be the Naked Ultimate Basics Palette, pretty much forming the 2 basics palettes into one. However, they are all 12 new matte shades that are meant to be suitable for every skin tone.
I am all about basic palettes that provide enough differences that I can create a complete look. However, I am torn! Please let me know what you think! Are you going to pass on this palette or is it on your wishlist?
Are UD mattes that great? I only have a couple of singles (Naked and Laced) and they're nice but… not sure if they're so good that I'd want a whole palette. Hrm.
This palette looks gorgeous! I'm definitely going to have to get it!
All I request is plenty of swatches and pics!
Nice to see a UD matte palette with more colors. I have the first of their Basics ones, but haven't used it much. Not like I really need more eyeshadow, but I'll most likely purchase this when it drops.
You can never have too much eyeshadow girl😉 I agree with you, it's great to see more colours with the palette as most matte ones are always so neutral.
It's not you! Def a strong resemblance, in fact I don't see the need to even own both. Lol. I can't wait for the UD release, my Basic just hit pan.
I am glad I am not the only one! I knew it looked like another palette haha. You will definitely love this palette then if your basics just hit pan, which is freaking amazing haha.
I'm all in. I love urban decay products. The last palette I bought was the Vice 4. Obsessed with half of the colors and the give off is smooth and pigmented with or without eyeshadow primer.
I'm with you! Urban Decay has the best products and they never seem to disappoint. I am sure this palette will be a huge hit just like their other ones.
Although I am excited to try the matte palette, I agree they should switch it up.
I seriously have some thinking to do! :p It's so pretty! I can't stop looking at it. I'm all about mattes lately!
Completely agree! They should have switched it up and did something completely different with the naked palette. But as I sad in other comments, it will sell regardless.


Raising children with ADHD can be perplexing for parents. Nonetheless, great news has emerged from the medical and scientific world. In a studyconducted by Frances E. Kuo, PhD and Andrea Faber Taylor, PhD, researchers found that exposing children with ADHD to "green outdoor activities" reduced their ADHD symptoms. Thus, according to this study, the benefits of exposure to nature can extend to anyone with inattention and impulsivity.
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All it did for me was make me feel bad tempered trudging along with a heavy pack, hard boots and getting scratched by seed heads… Endless tramping behind someone else's heavy pack, all you see is the back of their legs and heels of their boots, and all you hear is someone continuously chatting about nothing and lots of heavy breathing….. No I prefer a leisurely ramble, stopping now and then to admire the scenery and take photos, or study the flora and fauna in a small patch… That is far better for the brain !
once a month Tara?? needs to be more frequently… and the child is able now!!… oh yes she is!
Hiking and meditation are my favorite things to do. All part of travel. Traveling to a destination for recreation is also awesome.
This is great. I went hiking almost every weekend until I had Jensen. Now it's a little cold to take him out but it's one of my favorite things to do. Let's do this more often.
I knew it!!! ?yes! I'm in!!! Let's think of a time when we call all go together. Any ideas of hiking places???
Well there is the crags that I suggested it's kinda far but pretty. I know of plenty of places.
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On this page you will find images, video tours & information about each of our immersive exhibition spaces. You can download one of our virtual galleries & explore it in 3D on your own computer. Or watch a video tour to learn about the features of a virtual exhibition & imagine sharing your artwork around the world.
The White Space virtual gallery is a more traditional exhibition space, with modern architecture and a simple layout. It's a perfect size for solo or group exhibitions, with space for 20-40 pieces. Plain white walls and lots of natural light really show off the artwork on display.
The Moon Gallery is a giant leap forward for an immersive exhibition. The world's first art gallery on the Moon features space for 80-150 artworks in spectacular 3D environment. Look up at planet Earth and the stars in the sky as you explore the lunar landscape.
The first solo art exhibition on the Moon. This is a virtual exhibition in the Moon Gallery showing Moich Abrahams' work from the early 70s to now.
The honeycombe layout of the Hive gallery makes it incredibly flexible. It can be adapted to suit small or large exhibitions, with between 20 and 200 pieces of artwork on show. Each hexagonal room can be fitted with a roof, making it perfect for video screening. There is a sculpture garden with beautiful water features, and the entire gallery can be explored and viewed from the balconies above each room.
The Underground gallery is a unique exhibition space tht takes viewers into the tunnels and platforms of a subterranean railway. Descend deeper to follow the train tracks and admire the artwork on show in the alcoves of the tunnels.


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Hidden Gem: Introducing Georgia
Hidden from whom, you may ask? Certainly for anyone with any background in the Eastern bloc, the Republic of Georgia is no secret; ask any Russian about khachapuri and expect drooling. But for the majority of us here in the West, the Middle East, or Asia, Georgia and the Caucasus in general remain largely unknown. At only 4 million people, it's smaller than just the capital of American Georgia, and often the latter is what pops into people's heads when they hear the unqualified name. At least Wikipedia takes you to a disambiguation page…
But I want to change that. Georgia is a lovely, remarkable country, with an ancient and distinctive history and culture, some of the most beautiful scenery I've set eyes on, and people that give even Arabs a run for the money in the hospitality department. Let's not forget that the food and wine are brilliant and plentiful, too.
So what and where is Georgia? It's a nation that's existed in various forms for a couple thousand years, with a native people who have held on to their identity for even longer, despite centuries of rule by Persians, Russians, Turks, and whoever else you care to throw in. Sandwiched between the Black Sea, Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and over the mighty Caucasus mountains, Russia, elements of its neighbors are present but the country remains resolutely sui generis. They are the second oldest Christian nation in the world, have their own unique language and alphabet, all of which form a major part of their distinctive culture, of which Georgians are justifiably proud.
What else? Georgians are possibly the most welcoming and hospitable people I've ever come across, and that says something. Meet a Georgian and you will be invited to their home, and it won't be a hollow invitation. You'll be wined and dined at the last minute as if it's a special celebration, all the while hearing apologies at the supposedly meager offering – possibly after you've eaten and drank more than you previously thought reasonable. You'll be shown around and helped out, as a stranger in a strange land, more than you can imagine, to the point where you feel profoundly grateful. All of this comes with an attitude of "it's nothing, you're so welcome!" It's often said by Georgians that they consider guests a blessing, but it's you that ends up feeling blessed by such genuine warmth.
Merely half the food and drink laid out at the Zandarashvili guesthouse in Sighnaghi
If you saw the previous post on Georgia, you saw what a jaw-droppingly beautiful country it is. At almost every new curve in the road, a photo opportunity presented itself. The Caucasus are magnificent – the highest mountains in Europe, a slightly taller, far less developed Switzerland, but also far more sparsely populated, despite populations in place for thousands of years. Major highways feature frequent cow crossings before deteriorating into jeep tracks when the elevation climbs.
A common occurrence…
Reverting to US state references, West Virginia calls itself "wild and wonderful," but that applies to Georgia tenfold. But it's not just the high mountains that get all the wows. The vast majority of the country, peaks or none, is gorgeous. From the forests and streams of the Borjomi-Bakuriani area, to the open wine country of the Alazani valley, to the desolate, nearly uninhabited windswept semi-steppe of the far south, near the Azerbaijani border – all of it is stunning.
Near Borjomi
Alazani valley wine country, Kakheti
Empty steppe near Azerbaijan
Speaking of wine, Georgia essentially invented it. The oldest evidence for wine production is there, and traditional wine is still made according to thousands-of-years-old methods, quite often at home. At every lunch or dinner eaten at someone's house, homemade wine is served – refreshing and easy to drink – sometimes too easy! Many of Georgia's commercial vineyards have begun producing with European methods, also turning out excellent drops, but some have decided to stick to their roots and only make traditional styles (more on this in a later post). Wine, and toasting, is an integral part of Georgian culture, even playing a part in Georgia's conversion to Christianity. Fortunately for the traveller, at even the best and priciest restaurants, a bottle of excellent local wine is quite reasonably priced.
And with wine comes food, of which Georgians are proud, and it's easy to see why. Everything served is incredibly fresh, as if it just came from the farm that morning (in many cases it most likely did) – nowhere have I tasted better tomatoes (how I miss them!). Bread is taken very seriously, and is always served not-far removed from the tandoor-like oven. Despite the immense culinary influence in the region of its neighbors Turkey and Iran (Georgia was a part of numerous Persian empires), Georgian food remains unique, with dishes and preparations found nowhere else. The great staple is khachapuri, bread baked with cheese inside, closely followed by khinkali, enormous, messy, and delicious brothy meat dumplings. But you'll also have at every meal a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers, which, despite the repetitiveness, always remains a delight due to its freshness, as well as numerous other simple sounding but astonishingly good dishes.
Delicious food and wine in Tbilisi (note the tomatoes)
The meat deserves special mention. Made into all shapes: khinkali, stews, sausages, baked into bread, the best form of all is mtsvadi, known to Russians and Central Asians as shashlik, and to most of the rest of the world as kabab. All it is is cubes of meat, usually pork or beef, but sometimes lamb, with the barest of seasonings, grilled over a wood fire, traditionally lit from dry grapevines. Sounds simple, and it is, but it's unlike grilled meat anywhere else. The meat, which is undoubtably fresher than anything you're used to, tastes so intensely of the essence of its animal. The pork tastes porkier, the lamb lambier – it's the platonic ideal of meat, and another of the great staples of Georgian cuisine.
On the menu: grilled meat and fish, khinkali, beer, and not much else, but who cares when it's that good?
In the midst of all this is Georgia's own direction 20+ years on since the fall of the Soviet Union, and only 9 since the so-called Rose Revolution. Georgia is slowly modernizing: Tbilisi, especially the old town, is a lovely city and extremely tourist-friendly, with wifi everywhere, smart, modern, cafes, and a younger generation well-skilled in English. Despite the immense language barrier in the country as a whole, in many parts of Tbilisi this wasn't a problem at all. This side of the country is happily moving through the 21st century, keeping modern while also keeping very proudly Georgian.
The old town from across the Mtkvari River
Erekle II Street, in the heart of the old town
However, much new development has come at the expense of neglecting the old and frankly more interesting. Massive construction projects abound in Tbilisi and elsewhere, sometimes building new steel-and-glass monuments to modernism, sometimes spiffing up derelict areas. But said renovation seems selective – much of the old town looks like it's falling apart. Outside the capital, new development is slow to nonexistent except in a few areas. This results in loads of character, but one wonders how the residents must feel.
Preserving the past? Ancient wine jars (qvevri), and nearly as ancient Soviet clunker
But with everything Georgia has going for it, as a visitor you really won't care. It's an amazing place, in all aspects – a true WBH-worthy destination, and to all the wonderful Georgians I met, didi gmadloba!
This entry was posted on July 11, 2012 by Hassouni Efendi. It was filed under Georgia, Travel and was tagged with Caucasus, Food, Georgia, Mountains, Tbilisi, Travel, wine.
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Beautifully written! One of your best posts. Thanks for sharing!
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Frequently check the water supply hose to your washing machine, which can leak and cause expensive damage.
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Labour pledges to ban junk food ads on TV before watershed
by Simon Gwynn May 08, 2017
Cadbury: ads for chocolate bars could be banned before 9pm under Labour proposals
Labour has announced it will ban the advertising of food high in fat, salt and sugar before the 9pm watershed if the party wins power next month.
The party claimed the move would reduce children's exposure to ads for these products by 82%, based on Ofcom's figures on the impact of the current regulations, introduced in 2005.
The move is among a series of measures aimed at halving childhood obesity within a decade, and making the UK "the healthiest country in the world to grow up in."
The plans include introducing an "index of child health" to measure progress against international standards; requiring all government departments to have a child health strategy; and creating a £250m annual child health fund to support it, paid for by cutting management consultancy costs in the NHS.
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: "The scandal of child ill-health is a long-standing, growing and urgent challenge. It should be matter of shame that a child's health is so closely linked to poverty and that where and in what circumstances you grow up can dramatically affect your life chances.
"Evidence shows the link between deprivation and poor health in childhood, so with child poverty on the rise, the need for action becomes more acute."
But with Labour currently looking unlikely to win the election (the latest poll from Opinium has the incumbent Conservative Party ahead with a 16-point lead), the policy has little chance of becoming reality in the near future.
Public health minister Nicola Blackwood dismissed the plans – although declined to outline any further steps Theresa May's government planned to take to tackle childhood obesity.
Blackwood said: "Reducing childhood obesity is vital. That's why the public health watchdog says that the childhood obesity plan we've put in place is the most ambitious in the world, and why we have one of the strictest TV advertising regimes of any country.
"But the truth is that families deserve more than unfunded promises from Jeremy Corbyn. We spent £3.4bn on public health programmes last year – that can only be funded by a strong economy which Corbyn would risk with his nonsensical economic ideas."
Last December, the Advertising Standards Authority announced new rules, set to come into force in July, banning ads for HFSS foods in any media aimed at under 16s, including social media and gaming sites aimed at children.
Shahriar Coupal, director of the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice, said at the time that the move was prompted by big changes in children's media consumption – with five- to 15-year-olds now spending more time online than watching TV.
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Big Buck Bunny, which has just been released, is a short CGI animated film by the Blender Institute, part of the Blender Foundation (which is a non-profit organization responsible for the development of Blender, an open-source program for three-dimensional modeling).
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Jack Winston Darcus (born February 22, 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and painter. Since graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1963, Jack Darcus has divided his artistic career between painting and filmmaking. In 1969, already an established painter, he directed his first feature film - a documentary entitled Great Coups of History. Though consistently well received by critics, his films have never reached a large audience beyond film scholars and fanatics. In 1982 he wrote and directed Deserters, his most acclaimed film which concerns two American Vietnam War deserters in Canada. The film earned Darcus three Genie Award nominations for his direction, screenplay and editing. Darcus had also directed for the CBC and Atlantis Films. Darcus has not directed a film since 1997 but still remains a devoted painter whose paintings have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and he has also written three novels.

Selected filmography
Great Coups of History (1969) (Documentary)
Proxyhawks (1971)
The Wolfpen Principle (1974)
Deserters (1983)
Overnight (1985)
Kingsgate (1989)
The Portrait (1992)
Silence (1997)

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External links

Jack Darcus Official Website

1941 births
Living people
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21st-century Canadian painters
Artists from Vancouver
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The 75-year-old has suffered arm injuries after she was thrown to the floor by the suspect, who was purporting to be from the Electricity Board, at her home on Auchmannoch Avenue, Paisley on Monday.
The shaken victim handed the woman a £10 note before she fled the scene. It is also alleged that the suspect stole the woman's purse before making off.
Police Scotland Inspector Tracy Harkins said: "This is a horrendous crime and it is unthinkable that anyone can treat an elderly person in this manner. Fortunately we are following a positive line of enquiry and I am hopeful of an arrest in the near future.
"I have reason to believe that other elderly or vulnerable residents may have been a target of this suspect female and I am appealing for anyone who may have been approached or who may have inadvertently allowed a stranger into their home to come forward.
"The suspect female is described as being in her late 20s early 30s, tall and slim with either dark or blonde hair. If you have any information please contact Police Scotland on Telephone Number 101 or anonymously on Crimestoppers 0800 555 111."


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Sought-after midnight section – Cult & Beyond
Especially sought out midnight section Beyond the cult, will belong this year to three films by Belgian genre filmmaker Fabrice du Welz.
The first is a dark survival horror Calvaire, full of surprise and violence. The hero of the story is Marc, whose job is musical performances in the retirement homes. One night his car breaks down. Since the car cannot be repaired, he will find the hideout in a remote guesthouse. The horror Vinyan is about a couple looking for their child, who got lost during the tsunami. The young couple is constantly facing the dreaded dangers in the jungle and water traps. The trio of Belgian films completes Alléluia, whose main character is Gloria. The film commences with Gloria leaving her manipulative husband and begins to live alone with her daughter. She tries to find happiness on a dating site.
Within the midnight section, besides the works of Fabrice du Welz, Cinematik will also screen the selection of four films, specially programmed for the festival by the director himself. Henry-Georges Clouzot's Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur) from the 1950s takes place in a South African village where four men are hired to transport a dangerous supply of nitroglycerin. Fabrice du Welz also chose a thriller Hardcore written and directed by Paul Schrader. The main character is a conservative businessman looking for his daughter, who started shooting pornographic movies in California. The drama by Elia Kazan – The Visitors also shows strong story. Bill and Martha live a peaceful life until Bill's friends from Vietnam war Mike and Tony come for a visit. Questions arise as to what happened in Vietnam and why they showed up out of the blue at the door of their house. The last film the director has chosen is Rapture directed by John Guillermin. The story revolves around the young girl Agnes and her father. The story begins when they become acquainted with the former convict Joseph who comes to their farm in France. When Joseph falls in love with Agnes, her father threatens them by ending their relationship.
Cinematik will present cult movies such as Friday the 13th, Dog Day Afternoon, as well as the series The Spot
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Member of the programming team Peter Konecny presents his five festival tips
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North Korea Edges Toward War with Switzerland
Kim Jong-un ordered the North Korean military earlier this year to start work on a "world-class" ski resort, to rival the winter sports facilities being built in South Korea to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. But North Korea has expressed its extreme anger at Switzerland after it blocked a deal to supply key equipment for a ski resort, a pet project of Kim Jong-un's.
Describing the resort as a "gigantic patriotic work'', Mr Kim has said he wanted the facility – with 69 miles (110 kilometres) of multilevel ski runs, a hotel, heliport and cable cars – completed by the end of the year. He acknowledged the apparently "world startling labour feats the builders have performed in the construction".
The North's Skiers Association said on Saturday that ski courses have already been built with a hotel and other facilities nearing completion. But "some countries" are blocking the import of "cableway equipment" for the resort, it said in a statement. "If the governments of some countries consider that ordinary inhabitants of (North Korea) should not be allowed to use the ski resort, it is an unpardonable insult to its social system and people."
The North's association insisted the resort was aimed at providing its citizens with "highly civilized and happy living conditions and make them enjoy all blessings".
Mr Kim is a known fan of basketball but spent seven years at international schools near the Swiss city of Berne from 1993, where he may have picked up an interest in skiing. His father and former leader was a famously keen sportsman.
Kim Jong-il first picked up a golf club in 1994, at North Korea's only golf course, and shot a 38-under par round that included no fewer than 11 holes in one. Satisfied with his performance, he reportedly immediately declared his retirement from the sport.
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MadJack Friday, August 30, 2013 at 3:15:00 PM CDT
This guy definitely has the small man syndrome. It's also apparent he fell from his old man's tree. Pretty scary this nutjob has access to so many powerful weapons. Oh wait, we have the same problem here in the USA.
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Franchising is still a safe bet for many budding entrepreneurs, according to the 2003 NatWest/British Franchise Association (BFA) survey, with 91% of franchisees claiming that they made a profit in 2002.
The industry now has an annual turnover of £9.5 billion and the average franchise generates £299,000, an increase of 2% from 2001. The amount of turnover however, varies greatly depending on the type of franchise operation.
As the franchise industry is maturing, so are the new franchisees, with nearly 70% over the age of 40, an increase of 20% since 1992. The average length of time for which franchisees have held their business has also increased from 3.9 years in 1992 to 6.3 years in 2002 and the average initial cost of starting a franchise is now £59,200.
Franchisors remain positive about the future and prospect of expansion, with 79% of franchisors and 62% of franchisees expecting their business to improve in 2003. The average number of franchises operated by a franchisor increased by 9% in 2002 to 49 and this year growth expectations are again high, with the average number franchises predicted to increase by 15% to 57. Training is also now provided by 99% of franchisors, a huge increase from the 68% reported in 1992. Despite their optimistic outlook however, two in five franchisors state that they may not be able to realise these high expectations due to a lack of suitable franchisees.
Mark Scott, National Franchise Manager, said: "These figures underline the immense contribution that franchising makes to the UK economy. It is encouraging to see that the industry is both profitable and is maturing in terms of both length of service and age of entrepreneur."
Sir Bernard Ingham, President of the BFA, said: "Two facts from the 19th annual NatWest/BFA survey show how important this sector is. First, the sector is a major employer with a record 326,000 people earning their living in it. Second, its turnover is at a record high £9.5 billion.
"What is more, franchisors and franchisees alike are very optimistic about the future of their business. With 91% of franchisees reporting they are profitable, franchising would clearly be growing faster if only franchisors found it easier to recruit suitable franchises with whom to develop their businesses."
There are an estimated 677 franchise systems in operation in the UK.
There are an estimated 326,000 people employed in franchising.
The initial cost of starting a franchise is £59,200 on average.
91% of franchisees claim to be profitable.
On average franchisees pay an estimated 7.2% of their turnover in recurring fees to their franchisors.
40% of franchisors report that a lack of suitable franchisees continues to thwart their plans.
Relationships between franchisees and franchisors continue to be healthy, with 87% reporting satisfaction in their dealings.
It is becoming less common for franchise development managers to specify particular characteristics when looking for franchisees, with 83% not specifying an age range and 94% not specifying gender.
Self motivation remains the most important attitude sought (57%), although there has been a marked increased in the number of franchisors looking for candidates who are hard working (20%) and have a hands on approach (13%).
85% of all franchisees are married.
74% of franchisees are male.
The average age for a franchisee is 45.
Two thirds of franchisees were in salaried employment before taking out their current franchise.
Training is now provided by 99% of franchisors, a huge increase from the 68% reported in 1992.
Take a critical look at your strengths and weaknesses - are you sure you have the capacity, temperament and skills to run your own business? Marketing and selling skills are becoming more important in running a franchise.
Make sure you have the full support of your family - the additional responsibilities and demands on your time will inevitably cause some strain.
For new franchisors, check they have run a pilot, how long did it operate, is it still trading and what has it achieved in financial terms? If no pilot was operated, how does the franchisor know the franchise and therefore will you be successful?
Examine how well known the franchise and its service/product are. A good reputation is a head start in business.
Look at the market as a whole - find out who your competitors are and how strong their position is.
Is the training provided by the franchisor sufficient to enable you to run the business successfully?
Seek professional advice from an accountant about income and profit projections and from an accountant about income projections and from a solicitor about the legal agreement. Both should have a good understanding of franchising and preferably be affiliated to the British Franchise Association.
Talk to the NatWest Franchise section about the financial aspects of running a franchise and ask them to put you in touch with your nearest area franchise manager.


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24 x Stella Artois Longneck Beer Bottle Case
24 x Stella Artois Longneck Beer Bottle Case $71.80 $83.20
Alcohol percentage 5.0
Bottle volume ml 24 x 330ml
Brand Stella Artois
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Country of origin Belgium
Sebastian Artois was admitted to the Leuven Brewer's Guild as a Brew Master in 1708, and only nine years later purchased the Den Hoorn brewery. In memoriam, you can find his last name on the brewery and every bottle of Stella Artois around the world.
By 1366 the roots of their brewing tradition had been established in the city of Leuven, Belgium– which is also where the original Den Hoorn brewery was founded. Den Hoorn laid the foundation for the quality taste and standard Stella Artois is known for. The symbol of the Den Hoorn Brewery is proudly displayed in Stella Artois' cartouche to this day.
The Artois Brewery was so beloved internationally and locally, a special batch was created as a Christmas gift to the people of Leuven. That special batch was the first to officially include "Stella" in its name. "Stella", meaning star in Latin, pays homage to this original occasion, accompanied by a star on every bottle.
So next time you see a bottle of Stella Artois, take note of the rich history paired with the rich flavor on and in every bottle.
"Stella Artois is the result of hundreds of years of brewing expertise so it's worth just a few extra steps to ensure the best possible tasting experience for connoisseurs such as you. Before being poured, we always recommend it has been chilled to between 3-5°C and of course you should savour Stella Artois in its unique Chalice, the curves of which are designed to enhance the tempting taste and aroma. Take a sip. A malty middle and crisp finish should reveal the full, pleasantly bitter flavour that Stella Artois is known for and what makes it an in ideal accompaniment for a variety of cuisines from around the world."
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Q: Couldn't click on menu link I'm trying to open a menu in a list of menus' and then click on a link in the menu. the menu list structure is like there are two links side by side. one link goes to the main section that gives the summary and the other one opens the menu. I can click on the link that goes to the main section but couldn't click on the link that opens the menu though the XPath I've used can uniquely identify the menu link. The HTML is :

  ...

    Main Link

I need to get to the link under the span.
There is no text Menu Link. I've added that text so that the structure can be understood. The XPath I've used for the menu link:
.//a[./text()='Main Link']/../span/a

The XPath I've used for the main link is:
.//a[./text()='Main Link']

Also, I've defined that element using the page factory as:
@FindBy(linkText='Main Link')
WebElement mainLink;

Both are working when I try to click on the main link. but I couldn't click on the menu link beside it. I've implemented an explicit wait for 20 seconds. I'm getting TimeOutException.

A: You can use any of the below xpaths.
Option 1:
 //a[.='Main Link']/following-sibling::span/a

Option 2:
//a[@data-target='#basicExample']

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Obesity in teen years associated with increased heart attack risk in middle age
Increased heart attack risk started at BMI 20, which is considered normal, then rose gradually, the study said. Photo courtesy of HealthDay News
Teen boys who are overweight or obese may be more likely to have a heart attack before they're old enough to retire, according to a new study.
Researchers analyzed data from nearly 1.7 million men in Sweden born between 1950 and 1987 who had extensive physical exams when they entered mandatory military service at age 18.
They were tracked for up to 46 years, or to age 64.
During that time, more than 22,000 fatal and non-fatal heart attacks were reported in this group, which occurred at an average age of 50. A higher body mass index (BMI) at age 18 was associated with an increased risk of heart attack before age 65, even after the researchers adjusted for other factors.
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BMI is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. A BMI of 30 or more is considered obese (for example, someone who's 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 209 pounds has a BMI of 30).
The increased heart attack risk started at BMI 20, which is considered normal, then rose gradually. Men who had been severely obese at age 18 (BMI 35 or higher) had more than triple the risk of heart attack later in life, according to the study presented Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology's annual meeting, in Paris.
"We show that BMI in the young is a remarkably strong risk marker that persists during life. Our study supports close monitoring of BMI during puberty and preventing obesity with healthy eating and physical activity," study author Dr. Maria Aberg said in a meeting news release.
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Aberg is a senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
She noted that the findings dovetail with previous research that linked adolescent BMI to heart failure in adulthood.
"As the prevalence of overweight and obesity in young adults continues to escalate, we may start to see correspondingly higher rates of heart attacks and strokes in the future," Aberg said. "Urgent action is needed by parents, schools, and policymakers to halt the obesity epidemic in children and young people."
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Research presented at meetings is typically considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers health tips for teens.
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Just signed the petition to save the little dog.
What I find most disturbing about this present scenario is the fact that the dog`s owners are not even allowed to see him!
There are no council or government agencies in N.Ireland which can be trusted, so goodness knows how they are actually treating the little dog!
It is a pity the UK authorities do not take as fast action when investigating VIP paedo rings as they do when taking action against a young dog?
In the picture above, which is snipped from the UTV report, Hank looks very like my dog, only my dog`s ears are bigger.
My dog is called Caleb Weimaraner. You can see him in the video below, the audio is by courtesy of the late James Young.
I also came across this lovely Weimaraner on the beach at Douglas IOM about a year and a half ago. His name was Jake.


. Haibun is one of the most rewarding of the haiku arts, both for writer and reader. The deadline for entries to this year's Genjuan Haibun Contest is coming up fast – January 31st. The Office is apparently lenient with entries received a few days after that date, but only a few days! Please note that the Contest Office is now in Kansai, not Tokyo. This is still Japan's only haibun contest.
. Nobuyuki Yuasa has announced that he wishes to retire from judging next year, but that he is very much looking forward to reading this year's entries! Awarded pieces will appear in a book we intend to publish later this year. This is an international contest, and we welcome your participation, whatever country you may live in. Entry is free.
. The Contest Guidelines are to be viewed through the page link at top right of our top page. (Click the photo of hailstones to return to the top page.) Examples of previous years' decorated pieces are accessed via further page links there.
and entitled "What Haibun Poets Can Learn From Non-haikai Western Poetry Practices".
The second is at http://contemporaryhaibunonline.com/pages94/Article_Zimmerman.html and is entitled ""What English-Language Haibun Poets Can Learn From Japanese Practices".


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Kleny v Kostelní Bříze jsou památné stromy v Kostelní Bříze, jihozápadně od města Březová v severozápadní části CHKO Slavkovský les.

Dva javory kleny (Acer pseudoplatanus) stojí v oplocené zahradě ve svahu na severozápadním okraji obce Kostelní Bříza v nadmořské výšce 605 m. Větší z klenů má obrovské kořenové náběhy a hluboce rozbrázděný dutý kmen, na který nasedá bohatá paprsčitá koruna. Menší z klenů je rovněž dutý a korunu utvářejí do lyrovitého tvaru tři silné kosterní větve.
Oba kleny jsou chráněny od roku 1984.

Stromy v okolí
 Lípa u kostela (Kostelní Bříza)
 Lípa v Kostelní Bříze
 Lípy u Vondrů
 Sekvoj v Kostelní Bříze
 Javory v Arnoltově
 Lípa v Arnoltově
 Bambasův dub
 Pastýřský buk

Odkazy

Reference

Související články
 Seznam památných stromů v okrese Sokolov

Externí odkazy

Památné javory v Karlovarském kraji
Památné javory kleny
Památné stromy v okrese Sokolov
Památné stromy v CHKO Slavkovský les
Památné stromy ve Slavkovském lese


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Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 1
"It seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force. If there be any truth in the remark, the crisis at which we are arrived may with propriety be regarded as the era in which that decision is to be made; and a wrong election of the part we shall act may, in this view, deserve to be considered as the general misfortune of mankind."
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President's Weekly Address
This week, Obama discussed how he will do everything he can to help those in the middle class and those struggling to get into the middle class.
Republican Weekly Address
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) talked about how the Senate continues to work to repeal the cuts to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for military retirees.
"As the nation's military stands down from its war footing, veterans should not have to wage another battle here at home, this time against government bureaucracy," says Burr.
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Nov 15, 2019 - World
Capital markets are eyeing the world's soaring debt
Dion Rabouin
The world's debt is rising to unprecedented levels. While politicians and the general public have seemingly lost interest, capital markets are beginning to show signs of strain, financial experts say.
Driving the news: Global debt surged by $7.5 trillion in the first half of the year, hitting a new record of more than $250 trillion, according to data released Thursday from the Institute of International Finance.
The world's debt has now risen to 320% of what it produces, the highest level recorded — and IIF economists say they see "no sign of a slowdown."
They expect the global debt load to exceed $255 trillion by the end of the year.
The U.S. budget deficit rose 34% in October from a year earlier, and the U.S. and China are leading the debt binge with more than 60% of the world's total, IIF notes.
What's happening: It's all starting to add up, experts say.
U.S. government debt auctions this year have been strained.
The systemically important repo market that banks use for cash buckled in September, necessitating hundreds of billions of dollars of cash infusions from the Fed.
The government is exploring reintroducing 50- and 100-year bonds to alleviate stress in the debt markets.
Threat level: While these are hardly mainstream economic indicators, the recent troubles in U.S. capital markets "may be an early warning of a digestion problem," Catherine L. Mann, global chief economist at Citi, said during last month's National Association for Business Economics meeting.
The big picture: "This is the longest expansion in history, but it is also the weakest and part of that is the extremely high debt," Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, tells Axios.
"The effect may be a subtle crisis over time, like we have seen with just a depressing pressure on growth," she adds.
Be smart: Even Fed chair Jerome Powell, who has been consistently upbeat and focused almost exclusively on the strengths of the U.S. economy, was dour in his assessment of current U.S. debt levels.
"The federal budget is on an unsustainable path, with high and rising debt," Powell told the Joint Economic Committee Wednesday. "Over time, this outlook could restrain fiscal policymakers' willingness or ability to support economic activity during a downturn."
"I remain concerned that high and rising federal debt can, in the longer term, restrain private investment and, thereby, reduce productivity and overall economic growth."
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Court to Sit for Hearing of Northern Elders Suit for Igbo's to Exit Nigeria
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A group of Northern elders have asked the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to compel the National Assembly to hasten the exit of the South East region from the Federal Republic of Nigeria before concluding the ongoing constitutional amendment.
The plaintiffs led by Nastura Ashir Shariff, Balarabe Rufa'I, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman and Aminu Adam, averred in a supporting affidavit that their action was informed by the need to stem the tide of violence and destruction being allegedly occasioned by the agitation for secession championed by the Nnamdi Kanu-led POB.
They claimed that they do not want a repeat of the 1967 to 1970 civil war in Nigeria that cost the nation many innocent lives and properties worth billions of naira.
Listed as defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the National Asembly.
But in a swift reaction, lawyers from Igbo speaking region of Nigeria have applied to the court to join them as defendants in a suit.
The legal practitioners led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Chief Chuks Muoma, Ukpai Ukairo, Ebere Uzoatu and Hon Obi Emuka are asking for order of the court to allow them join in the suit as representatives of the people of the southeastern region..
In their application for joinder filed by Victor Onweremadu and obtained by our correspondent on Monday in Abuja, the applicants claimed that the case of the Northern elders seeking the exit of South East from Nigeria has the capability to shape the life of the generation of Igbo people.
The motion on notice for the joinder request was brought pursuant to order 9 rule 5 and order 26 rule 2 of the federal high court civil procedure rule 2019.
The Igbo lawyers claimed that they have interest to protect in the suit, hence, their request to be made a set of defendants in the case.
In their 12-paragraph affidavit in support of their application, the lawyers noted that the Northern elders in their suit did not think it necessary to join the people of South East or their representatives to enable the court hear from them.
The affidavit deposed to by one Ekenna Felix Jonathan read in part: 'That this suit is so crucial and a sensitive matter which concerns the Indigenous Igbo speaking tribe in Nigeria and has the capability to shape the life of the future generation of the people of the South East of Nigeria and other Indigenous Igbo speaking tribe in Nigeria.
'That the Igbo Lawyers Association represented by the applicants are an Indigenous association of lawyers from the South East of Nigeria and other Indigenous Igbo speaking tribe in Nigeria.
'That the Igbo Lawyers Association and its objective is to represent the interest of the Igbo people which said people are Indigenous in the South East of Nigeria. Thus, the association is interested and is a necessary party to be joined.
'That It will serve the interest of justice if the Honourable court grants the application and join the applicants as defendants in the suit and that the plaintiffs will not be prejudiced if the application is granted.'
In the main suit, the Northern elders prayed the court for the following reliefs:
'A declaration that, by the combined effect of the provisions of Section 4 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), and Articles 1, 2, and 20(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act 2004, the 4th defendant (the National Assembly) is empowered to set in motion a framework for a referendum to allow the southeastern region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to decide on their bid for self-determination.
'An order directing the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants to provide a framework that will pave way for the self-determination of the southeastern states so as to leave the geographical entity called Nigeria before any further step is taken to further amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
'The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria can be further amended at any time after the question of self-determination must have been resolved by Nigerians.'
Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo has fixed November 1 for hearing of the suit.
In this article:Igbo,South East


Okay! This is the last version of Ultimate Tag Warrior. The state-of-the-edge version of WordPress includes tagging, so duplicating functionality in this plugin seems kinda dumb.
But fear not! Just as soon as I finish writing this blog entry (and, uh, making a new wordpress theme for my site.. it's about time I had a new one (: ); I'm going to see about making some sort of UTW:Render plugin that will display tags from wordpress in much the same way as they were displayed using UTW.
In any case, there's a final update that can be downloaded from here, which has a few fixes for search and such.
Posted on June 30, 2007 by Christine D.	This entry was posted in General and tagged plugin, wordpress, wordpressplugin:UTW. Bookmark the permalink.
Hi Christine, sad to know that this is the last update. UTW is the best thing happened to wordpress. Anyways looking forward to your redesign and UTW:REnder plugin. Best of Luck.
I'm sad to see it go. This feels like the final episode of a long-running TV program. I don't want it to end, but I want to stand up and applaud anyway.
Aww.. it's not an end (: It's a beginning!
I understand your decision, there's no point in adding functionality that's already there. I've used UTW for quite some time on various projects and it has been a breeze, so thank you for that.
While on the topic though, will you consider making an UTW to WP tags converter, since you're letting UTW go? It's something I'd like at least.
That sounds great. Thanks, and best of luck!
I am in the process of installing Ultimate Tag Warrior, and as you might guess I must have zigged when I should have zagged. Does anyone know of anybody that can help with the install as a contract project. I really do not what to go to one of the main online services as the process might take to long.
Thank you Christine for making this plugin. It's been a nice experience using it for the last couple of years.
I am nu to this plugin hope it would be good for my website also :)!!!
I'm searching recently all over the internet to find a plugin similar to what you once made, but unfortunately don't seem to support anymore. I'm talking about the Tag Search thingy (http://www.neato.co.nz/archives/2005/11/28/ultimate-tag-warrior-288).
There is no plugin out there that does something that this plugin does, and it's (IMHO) the most logical way to search a post. To use multiple tags/categories makes it easier to be more specific. So a brilliant plugin, but not alive anymore.
Is there a chance that you will pick up this Tag Search thingy again? Or could it be possible to use the old one? The download doesn't work, unfortunately.
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Q: Replace method doesn't work properly Hello I have a string and when I try to use replace method in for loop it doesn't work
String phrase="hello friend";
String[] wordds=phrase.split(" ");
String newPhrase="sup friendhello weirdo";
for (int g=0;g<2;g++)
{
   finalPhrase+=newPhrase.replace(wordds[g],"");
}
System.out.println(finalPhrase);

It prints out sup hello weirdo and I expect it to print sup weirdo.
What am I doing wrong?

A: Let's debug it together.
wordds = ["hello", "friend"].
newPhrase = "sup friendhello weirdo".
Then you're running on some g from 0 to 1 (Should be from 0 to wordds.length.
newPhrase.replace(wordds[g],""); will indeed replace as you want, but when you debug your program, you'll notice that you are using += instead of:
newPhrase=newPhrase.replace(wordds[g],"");

Tip for life: use the debugger, it's there to help you.

A: Try this:
String phrase = "hello friend";
String[] wordds = phrase.split(" ");
String newPhrase = "sup friendhello weirdo";
for (int g = 0; g < 2 ; g++) {
  newPhrase = newPhrase.replace(wordds[g], "");
}
System.out.println(newPhrase);

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few things that you need to correct

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*you need to remove concat oprator (+), when you try to replace particular word in a sentence. Just assign it after replacing

*for each time you enter the loop you are taking the initial declared string, instead you need to use the string which is getting updated each time

A: what are you doing, is keep append the replaced Phrase to another one
newPhrase = newPhrase.replace(wordds[g],"");

A: Apart from the suggestions of an immediate fix, you can also consider a regex-based solution, with no loops:
String phrase="hello friend";
String regex=phrase.replace(' ', '|');
String newPhrase="sup friendhello weirdo";
String finalPhrase=newPhrase.replaceAll(regex,"");
System.out.println(finalPhrase);

or, more succinctly:
System.out.println("sup friendhello weirdo"
                   .replaceAll("hello friend".replace(' ','|'),
                               ""));

A: This should do the trick:
String phrase="hello friend";
String[] wordds=phrase.split(" ");
String newPhrase="sup friendhello weirdo";
String finalPhrase=newPhrase;
for (int g=0;g<wordds.length;g++)
{
   finalPhrase=finalPhrase.replace(wordds[g],"");
}
System.out.println(finalPhrase);

First you assign finalPhrase to your newPhrase. Then you iterate over all split words (i've changed your magic constant 2 into number of split words wordds.length. Every word will be replaced in the finalPhrase string. The resulting string looks like sup  weirdo (it has two spaces between words).
You can clean extra spaces using the answer from here:
System.out.println(finalPhrase.trim().replaceAll(" +", " "));


In a nutshell, companies tend to publish voluminous annual sustainability reports, chock full of contextual information, while investors tend to want this data boiled down to a short list of points that are easy to process, analyze and compare. With an estimated $90 trillion USD in investment capital needed to achieve the SDGs, I believe that addressing this disconnect is one of the most pressing challenges we face for advancing sustainable development. And there is no time to waste – at the time of this writing, there are about 4400 days to go until 2030 – the target for accomplishing the SDGs.
The Business & Sustainable Development Commission estimates that achieving the SDGs could create economic opportunities worth $12 trillion USD a year, by 2030, and generate up to 380 million jobs, primarily in the developing world. The economic incentive is there; investors just need better information to shift their capital to more sustainable business, products and projects.
In my experience investors generally support the practice of sustainability reporting. By shining a light on sustainability issues, companies are able to manage them. This tends to reduce costs, risks and enhances the company's brand reputation. Beyond these benefits (which are substantial), the investment community – in general – does not find company ESG disclosures all that useful.
In other words, ESG reporting isn't investment grade. There are a few reasons for this. Typically, companies produce annual sustainability reports. By the time the report is published, the data can be 18 months old. Furthermore, the useful data might be buried in more than 100 pages of material. Investors don't have the time or patience to sift through such a large document to pluck out useful information. And even if they did, most are not experts in sustainability information and it can be hard to interpret corporate ESG disclosures.
Because of these and other factors, most investors only interact with ESG data after analysts like MSCI, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters or RobecoSAM process the reports for them.
Just think about that for a second. Companies spend millions on putting systems in place to establish a sustainability reporting process. They spend an entire year or longer collecting data, analyzing it and then compiling it into a report. And in the end, investors – one of the most important stakeholder groups – still need to have it processed by a third party. Again, if we ever hope to achieve the SDGs, we must align capital with sustainable business practices. And to do this, we have to translate ESG disclosures into investment-grade data.
So what does investment-grade ESG data look like? Simply put, it is ESG data that is meaningful and credible. I firmly believe that we can and must leverage our collective investment in ESG reporting to better inform investment decisions.
In my view, ESG reporting needs to be concise, consistent, comparable and current. A concise report of the most recent performance statistics will allow investors to quickly gauge the trajectory of an organization. Comparability, in turn, allows investors to benchmark performance against peers. And consistency provides the ability to assess performance trends over time.
Another critical element is forecasting. Investors are betting on future performance and they expect companies to provide some guidance on future trends. But to be clear, no person or organization has defined investment grade ESG data. Steve Jobs' quote "A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them" is apropos here.
Rather than years of consensus building, perhaps it will take some bold and innovative steps to define how ESG reporting can effectively move markets. At GRI we have already taken some initial steps in aligning corporate reporting with investor needs. First, on September 19, 2017, GRI and PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) signed a collaboration agreement to advance the wider adoption of sustainability reporting, with a focus on impacts and outcomes, in particular our progress toward the SDGs.
On top of this, GRI, PRI and the UN Global Compact founded The Stockholm Declaration, a group of 27 leading organizations in the global investment community, representing over one trillion USD assets under management. The Stockholm Declaration signatories have committed to investing in the SDGs.
And finally GRI, in partnership with the UN Global Compact is offering reference materials and a guidance document that provide a structured approach, to help businesses report on relevant SDG targets.
These steps will take us closer to the investment-grade ESG data we need to help us achieve the SDGs.
But in the end, companies will need to take bold action to ditch their voluminous reports, and instead focus on boiling their data down so it's easier for investors, as well as their other stakeholders, to process, analyze and compare.


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Wilfred Ellington Bendall (22 April 1850–16 June 1920) was an English composer, pianist, conductor, arranger and teacher. After musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Leipzig Conservatoire, he pursued a varied career, based mainly in London. He composed several operettas, and a quantity of choral music and song. His other musical activities included conducting in the theatre and concert hall, playing piano accompaniments for recitals, serving as secretary to the composer Arthur Sullivan, and holding a professorship at the Guildhall School of Music. He died in London, aged seventy.

Life and career
Bendall was born at Watts' Terrace, Old Kent Road, London, on 22 April 1850. He was the second son and fifth of nine children of Robert Smith Bendall and his wife, Elizabeth Kay, née Holmes. He was the only member of the family to pursue a musical career. In London he studied at the Royal Academy of Music where his professors were Charles Lucas and Edouard Silas, and from January 1872 he spent two years at the Leipzig Conservatoire, where he was a student of Carl Reinecke, Oscar Paul and Salomon Jadassohn.

After returning to London Bendall performed as accompanist to singers and instrumentalists, played in chamber ensembles, and conducted. By 1887 he was conducting for Richard D'Oyly Carte, George Edwardes and other managements.

As a composer, Bendall wrote for the theatre, concert hall and domestic performance. His operetta Lover's Knots (words by Cunningham Bridgeman) was presented privately in November 1880, and publicly at the Opera Comique in 1882. The Observer commented that the music  was "of a far higher stamp than that generally expended on such lever de rideau". Between those two productions, Bendall's vaudeville Quid Pro Quo (words by Bridgeman and Rutland Barrington) played as a curtain-raiser at the Opera Comique for Princess Toto by Frederic Clay and W. S. Gilbert. Another collaboration with Bridgeman, He Stoops to Win, a one-act operetta, was presented in 1891, with a cast including Decima Moore, Rosina Brandram and Courtice Pounds.

In 1892 Bendall's operetta Beef Tea (words by Harry Greenbank) was presented as the curtain-raiser to Lecocq's Le coeur et la main at the Lyric Theatre. For Arthur Bourchier's Christmas entertainments for children at the Garrick Theatre, Bendall collaborated with Frederick Rosse in a two-part musical medley, Little Black Sambo and Little White Barabara, to words by Barrington.

Bendall composed choral pieces including Parizadeh, given at St James's Hall in 1884, and The Legend of Bregenz (words by Adelaide Procter), a secular cantata. He began writing songs early in his career: his "The Sun has Arisen" was published in 1856. Two years later, reviewing his song "Awake! The Starry Midnight Hour", The Musical Standard praised "a melody which is at once excellent and pleasing" and predicted a fine future for the young composer. Later songs included "The Gondolier's Farewell" ("a graceful and effective barcarolle to some extremely pretty words by B. C. Stephenson", said The Times).

Bendall was Arthur Sullivan's friend, confidant, and (from 1894 to Sullivan's death in 1900) his secretary. After the end of Sullivan's long collaboration with Gilbert, Bendall introduced the composer to Basil Hood, who wrote the librettos for Sullivan's last two operas, The Rose of Persia (1899) and The Emerald Isle (produced in 1901 after the composer's death). Bendall was responsible for creating the vocal scores and piano reductions of Sullivan's later operas, The Grand Duke, The Chieftain and The Beauty Stone, as well as The Rose of Persia and The Emerald Isle. In his will, Sullivan left Bendall two manuscript scores of his music as well as a cash sum and other bequests.

At the same time as serving as Sullivan's secretary, Bendall held the post of professor of piano at the recently established Guildhall School of Music, from 1884 to 1904.

Bendall died at his home in Ebury Street, Belgravia, London on 16 June 1920, at the age of seventy.

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For the stick insect genus, see Oxyartes .
Oxyartes was satrap of the Paropamisus after the death of Alexander.
Oxyartes (in Persian: وخش‌ارد Vaxš-ard from: Vaxšuvadarva) was a Bactrian, father of Roxana, the wife of Alexander of Macedon. He is first mentioned as one of the chiefs who accompanied Bessus on his retreat across the Oxus river into Sogdiana (329 BC). After the death of Bessus, Oxyartes deposited his wife and daughters for safety in a rock fortress in Sogdiana, which was deemed impregnable, but which nevertheless soon fell into the hands of Alexander, who not only treated his captives with respect and attention, but was so charmed with the beauty of Roxana as to design to make her his wife. Oxyartes, on learning these tidings, is said to have hastened to make his submission to the conqueror, by whom he was received with the utmost distinction; and celebrated by a magnificent feast the nuptials of his daughter with the king, 327 BC. Shortly after we find him successfully interposing to prevail upon Chorienes to surrender his rock fortress; and at a subsequent period he was appointed by Alexander satrap of the province of Paropamisadae, in India. In this position he continued until the death of Alexander (323 BC), and was confirmed in his government, both in the first division of the provinces immediately after that event, and in the subsequent one at Triparadisus, 321 BC. At a later period we find him sending a small force to the support of Eumenes; but after the death of that general, 316 BC, he seems to have come to terms with Antigonus, who was content to assume the appearance of confirming him in an authority of which he would have found it difficult to dispossess him. It seems probable that he must have died before the expedition of Seleucus against India, as we find that monarch ceding Paropamisus to Chandragupta Maurya, without any mention of Oxyartes.


The Leader of the Pack competition honors two students for outstanding achievement in leadership, scholarship, and university and community service. The scholarship rewards one female and one male who have excelled in these areas. The pool of applicants has been narrowed down through a combined score including GPA, 3 essays, and an interview.
Please help to decide this year's Leaders of the Pack by voting on this coming Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 27 & 28) for Finalists Jen Crutchfield and Robby Moorefield.
why is the news article endorsing certain people. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to just say vote on monday and tuesday?
Here are all the Candidates.
It's very biased to endose someone like that... I guess I'll go vote for someone other than those two!
Just remember that the election only compromises one portion of the LOP award.
Election counts for approximately 15% of the final score.
"Just remember that the election only compromises one portion of the LOP award. "
Good call, Nat. As Perlith mentioned, the voting accont for 15% of the final score (the other 85% is based on an interview, 2 short essays, 1 long essay, and GPA).
How am i gonna read up on the finalists? can i go to like..foxnews.com and check out the election 2004 stuff?
^agreed... vote for Jennifer Crutchfield!


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Die wohlfundierte Induktion ist eine formale mathematische Beweismethodik, welche auch in der Informatik (zum Beispiel in funktionalen Programmiersprachen) Anwendung findet. Das Prinzip lautet: Zeige, dass eine Aussage  für alle Elemente wahr ist, jeweils unter der Voraussetzung, dass sie für alle "kleineren" Elemente wahr ist. Als Ordnungsrelation "kleiner" wird eine wohlfundierte Relation  benötigt.

Das Schema der wohlfundierten Induktion ist:

Im Unterschied zur strukturellen Induktion gibt es keine explizite Induktionsbasis und auch keinen expliziten Induktionsschritt: Die Aussage  muss für alle  gezeigt werden, jeweils unter der Annahme, dass  für alle  gilt. (Letzterer Nachweis ist analog zum gewohnten Vollständigen Induktionsschritt.) Ist die Prämisse  leer, was heißt, dass es keine kleineren Elemente als  gibt, dann liegt implizit ein Basisfall vor.

Siehe auch
 Wohlfundierte Relation
 Fundierte Menge#Noethersche Induktion
 Vollständige Induktion

Mathematische Logik

en:Well-founded relation#Induction and recursion


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Have you heard about the Government's Growth Voucher Programme?
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There are alternative sources of advice, some of which may be free; however it is worth mentioning that businesses leaders that pay for advice are demonstrably more likely to take action as a result – presumably because we don't like to waste our money!
The Government is aiming to distribute 20,000 growth vouchers of up to £2,000 each to businesses in England randomly chosen from the online applicants. 4 out of every 5 are successful in their application.
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What's strategic advice? This may prove hard to define exactly, but generally strategic means that you are looking at how to achieve long-term aims. The general objective is to get you to do something that you haven't done before by giving you the additional expert advice and support and the confidence to act.
And because it is a research study, businesses will be asked to take part in surveys to find out how the programme has helped you.
If help in IT is the area that you identify for your strategic and expert advice, what might you look to spend it on?
Advice in this area aims to help businesses maximise the potential of digital tools and technologies. It may focus on using them for product development and market testing, customer service and marketing, or building online sales. The advice could be used for addressing the risks of cyber-attacks, or exploring how digital technologies can be used to reduce costs, improve productivity or quality control.
Most businesses use technology simply because we live in the 21st century and because it's available. But few actually ask smart questions about how their use of technology can support them in reaching their goals and grow their business.
How do you find an adviser?
There is also the opportunity for clients to rate advisors on the website so that others can read the reviews and use the information to make their own choices. The reviews are limited as yet, because the scheme is so young, but this should in time provide good guidance and reassurance for purchasers.
Are you eligible for Growth Vouchers?
• be independent (i.e. no more than 25% is owned by other businesses or organisations) That must include the majority of the small businesses in England!
If you meet the criteria above then why not give it a go? It only takes a few minutes to complete the application so it will not have cost you too much time if you are unlucky in the lottery.
Sometimes it does take a fresh point of view on our businesses to wake us up to doing something differently!
I believe the fears that are preventing business leaders taking on external advisors can easily be overcome and in the UK it will become commonplace for small businesses to actively seek advice to facilitate growth. As business owners we all know that running a business takes an enormous amount of commitment and hard work, so being given a bit of assistance from the Government to kick-start growth in 2015 is surely worth a few moments of your time.


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BioNet [L2] is an R package that provides an easy-to-use interface to Heinz. Provided with raw data, e.g., from RNA-Seq measurements, it generates the input score files needed by Heinz. The scores are based on a statistically sound decomposition of p-values describing the measurements into signal and noise components.
Heinz has been adapted to answer a variety of research questions involving the interpretation of differential gene expression, GWAS, metabolomics, proteomics and metagenomics data.
xHeinz [L3] is a recent addition that computes conserved cross-species modules. In a cooperation with the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), xHeinz was used to provide evidence that the differentiation process of the recently discovered Th17 cell type, which plays an important role for the immune system, is conserved between mouse and human .
eXamine, a visual analytics app for exploring Heinz results in the popular Cytoscape visualization platform, was developed in a cooperation with Eindhoven University of Technology. The tool makes it easy to explore annotated Heinz modules, for example, in the context of Gene Ontology or pathway enrichment.
All software in the Heinz family is open source.
The Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a specific type of herpes virus with a high prevalence of 60% among humans. The interplay of HCMV infections with many diseases, including cancer, is an important topic of biomedical research. In a collaboration within the Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Heinz and eXamine were used to study a module that is activated by an HCMV-encoded G-protein coupled receptor. See Figure 1 for an illustration of the optimal Heinz module along with enriched functional and pathway categories using eXamine. Using the tools from the Heinz family, the researchers have been able to formulate a new hypothesis about deregulated signalling of β-catenin by viral receptor proteins. Parts of this new hypothesis have now been verified experimentally and have led to targeted follow-up studies, which are currently under way.
Figure 1: Optimal Heinz module along with enriched functional and pathway categories using eXamine.
Current research includes the application to cancer genomics data. Here, the task is to extract subnetworks that show exclusive mutation patterns in the samples. A long term research goal is to move towards more dynamic descriptions of cellular mechanisms.
 M. Dittrich et al.: "Identifying functional modules in protein-protein interaction networks: an integrated exact approach", Bioinformatics 24(13):i223-i231, 2008.
 M. El-Kebir et al.: "xHeinz: an algorithm for mining cross-species network modules under a flexible conservation model", Bioinformatics 31(19):3147-55, 2015.
 K. Dinkla et al.: "eXamine: Exploring annotated modules in networks", BMC Bioinformatics 15:201, 2014.


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Is Google unwilling to protect consumers and small businesses on Google Ads? That's what Senator Richard Blumenthal believes.
Nicole Farley on August 16, 2022 at 1:47 pm | Reading time: 3 minutes
Google isn't doing enough to crack down on deceptive ads, demonstrating a "troubling record of inadequate due diligence against fraud and abuse." That's according to a letter Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Blumenthal's case against Google. Blumenthal is citing an investigation from last year claiming that Google advertisers are impersonating government websites and purchasing ads in an effort to scam consumers.
Google claims that it took down the deceptive websites, but a recent review from Blumenthal's office found that a search for the articles' keywords pulled up the same ads.
Blumenthal also claims that his office continued to find ads for misleading health supplements and treatments such as detox and weight loss teas, two supplements that are restricted from advertising on Google.
What the senator is saying.
"I am deeply concerned that Google appears unwilling to protect consumers and small businesses on Google Ads, and has demonstrated inadequate due diligence against fraud and abuse."
Blumenthal is giving Google until September 2 to announce changes to "prevent misleading or fraudulent ads from appearing to consumers." He is also requesting Google answer questions pertaining to the research they do into how users interact with ads.
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Google's response. Google has "strict policies in place to protect people and advertisers alike from abuse," and "Search ads are also clearly labeled," says Google spokesperson Davis Thompson in a statement. Thompson also said the company is reviewing the letter and intends to offer a "full response."
Google's history of trouble. Rumors about a lawsuit from the US Department of Justice have been swirling around for a while. In June, Google offered to split part of its ad business to avoid an antitrust lawsuit.
Last year the Federal Trade Commission released a report calling social media a "gold mine" for scammers, citing that 95,000 people had been scammed out of $770 million due to fraud on social media.
Although Google isn't social media, the report demonstrates how easy it is for scammers to use the same online tools available to advertisers to target people.
Why we care. Deceptive ads affect everyone from the consumer to the advertiser. If Google isn't able to crack down on ad scams and fake websites, then legitimate businesses could suffer as a result. Ad policies will become tougher, and the general public could lose trust, making it harder for brands to succeed online.
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