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EY Announce Stuart Gardner's Promotion to Associate Partner
EY reinforces its commitment to nurturing talent with the promotion of Stuart Gardner to Strategy and Transactions Associate Partner in the Channel Islands.
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Stuart is a UK Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a graduate of Oxford University and gained his professional qualifications in London before moving to the Channel Islands in 2005 and joining EY in 2015.
Stuart has a depth of experience in formal and non-formal, solvent and insolvent turnaround and restructuring, both offshore and onshore. He has undertaken many restructurings of Channel Islands companies and vehicles across multiple sectors, securing positive outcomes for investors and creditors.
Stuart said: "I am proud to be promoted to Associate Partner within the Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy team at EY. Our firm has an established track-record of helping organisations with disruption and I look forward to building on that legacy here in the Channel Islands. In my work, I will continue to support and guide our clients, their stakeholders and advisors, to preserve and recover value in solvent, stressed and distressed circumstances."
The Channel Islands based team is a part of EY's UK and Ireland Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy services within the Strategy and Transactions practice. From its Channel Islands' base EY is able to leverage the full suite of the firm's services and global knowledge, skills and experience.
Alan Hudson, EY UK&I Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy Leader said: "Stuart's promotion is a fantastic achievement and signals the continued growth and investment in top talent within our Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy practice. I know he will bring a depth of knowledge and valuable experience to our clients.
"By strengthening our team, we can enhance our ability to provide comprehensive and trusted advice to help solve clients' most complex problems, often at critical moments when they need it most."
Andrew Dann, EY's Channel Islands Managing Partner, said: "Congratulations to Stuart on this much deserved promotion. Since joining EY, he has made a valuable contribution to the firm's continued growth and success in Strategy and Transactions service offerings. Clients, now more than ever before, need trusted advisors that can offer recommendations underpinned by cutting-edge technology, to develop and support the execution of their strategies. Stuart and his team provide our clients with unparalleled insights and capabilities."
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MUXE successful had an incredibly productive week. We have been increasing our content output, discussing a wide range of new products and services that can be used in the future, and our ICO work is kicking off without any problems. So far, the MUXE team would like to announce that everything is going great and no problematic issues have come up. As we move forward with this project we are attaining a clear view on how to introduce and structure the MUXE token. The legal team we are working with will prepare all the required terms of the document in order to protect MUXE and investors. Everything is done in a legal and professional manner in order to comply with the laws surrounding this subject.
In addition to the above, we have released a new user login panel. This will add a more satisfying experience when users log in and on the back of this we are also looking into testing a referral program soon.


"High Dry Toast is superfine, almost powder in mill and that it has a strange nutty flavour of deceptive strength. It is the lightest of all snuffs in colour. Though not of universal popularity, its followers are a staunch and conservative body"
The super-fineness of this snuff is causing me the age-old problem of the snuff hitting the back of the throat. I have tried every technique I know of to try and stop this but to no avail.
If I continue to practice sniffing dry snuffs is it at all likely I will eventually perfect the technique required to avoid this problem or do snuffers have to know when to cut their losses and accept that some types of snuff just don't suit everyone?
I believe its something you will get used to with the drier snuff.
I agree with tattooer1, I used to take a couple pinches of courser snuff before the finer snuffs to act as a buffer as well. I was particularly fond of taking a big pinch of Latakia 1860 up each nostril first then following it with the HDT after it settled. Nice flavor mix that way as well.
Also, highly recommend mixing a bit of the Old Paris with equal part HDT in a seperate container. Parisian Toast is one of my favorite combinations.
With really dry fine snuffs I've noticed no one seems to mention distance. Hold the snuff further away from your nose while inhaleing lightly slowly very slowly bring the snuff closer untill you smell it clearly, after practice you'll find you can gauge excatelly how far and how hard to sniff. And this is important don't worry about getting all the snuff in the first sniff. This is alot easier for me to pull off then to sniff lightly.
I have been snuffing "full time" for about 6 months and have had HDT and IHT on hand from the start. While I have really enjoyed them, about half of the pinches either caused coughing, watery eyes or just made my head feel like it was going to explode. FINALLY I am able to enjoy every single pinch and it is now one of my favourites. I'm not sure how I did it so my only advice is perseverance! It is well worth it in the end.
And thanks BigSnoot, that combination had never crossed my mind and it is great!
When you have a really dry snuff an incredibly simple solution is to lick/wet your fingers when you take a pinch. It's the type of thing you kick yourself for not thinking of and it works every time.
The Irish Coffee is a bit easier for me. Best SP is okay, though the scent is not too noticable. I'm about to jump into the Kendal Brown soon.
Is F&T Kendal Brown dry then? I had heard it was more on the moist side.
I have solved the situation by 'giving' the HDT to my father-in-law who said he loved it. In return I got three small tins of Wilsons of Sharrow so I'm pleased with the trade since I won't be sneezing or choking anymore with that dry snuff.
I'd call F&T Kendal Brown medium dry (and scented). It's quite different to the SG and GH Kendal Browns, which are altogether plainer and of coarse mill.
If you add a few drops of water to IHT no.22, a moist snuff may be obtained that is very enjoyable and without the hazards of fine dry grinds.
fine snuffs definatly can be difficult. though I really like them but even though I can use them with success I will still occasionaly take a pinch wrong and it hurts, knowing that it says fine snuffs are great considering the possible pain. My suggestion would be to try something not so fine maybe GH snuff like orange jasmine or whiskey and when you get that to a point you don't have to think about it too take it comfortably try the high toast. Though not a bad trade what scents did you get????
I don't know why I posted that I got three tins of Wilsons of Sharrow in exchange for the HDT when I actually got four.
never had the Cherry Menthol. The others I love though.
A good swap you reckon then?
Don't let it put you off HDT forever, you should definitely get another tin at some point in the future.
I'm sure pretty much everyone who can comfortably take it will tell you it is one of the best snuffs out there.
Can anyone with any F&T experience advise me about which of their snuff varities are on the moist side?
I have tried Bordeaux, HDT, Princes Special, Morlaix, KB, Seville, Old Paris and Santo Domingo. They are all similar apart from Seville and HDT which are dry and fine and Santo Domingo which is very coarse and moist.
I think you will especially like Bordeaux and Princes Special.
I only have to hide mine from the Mrs in case she helps herself and fills her snuff box!
Not that I mind letting her have some of my snuff but I hate to go to a tin for a top up and find it nearly empty.
Another thing no one has mentioned yet; Make sure the inside of your nose isn't dry. Blow it, pinch it, do whatever you have to do, to make it moist inside. This gives the dry snuff something to "stick" to on it's way to the back of your throat! Sort of the same idea as "priming" it with another snuff first.
Good point Java. Hey have you thrown around any discs lately?
Thanks for that extra tip Java!
Well my father-in-law got his hands on my HDT (I traded him for 4 tins of Wilsons of Sharrow) but I am certain some time in the future I will order some more.
Troutstroker; Funny you should ask. I just started again this morning. I had some serious surgery about 3 months ago (had my chest cracked open) so throwing was about the worst thing I could do, but I'm easing back into it now, with Stingrays and Comets and low speed stuff.
I am happy that I listened to everyone who told me to stick with dry snuffs and I would get the hang of them eventually - you were right!!


"A car just decided to drive up under the bus," Spivey told InsideEdition.com. The vehicle ended up about 5 feet under the school transport, where it burst into flames, he said.
A little girl in the back of the bus yelled that she could see smoke and that's when Reed got all 40 of the kids on their feet, in a single line, and herded them off as both vehicles burned.
"Ms. Reed took charge and took care of them," he said.
"I'm just a mother that got 40 kids off a bus to safety," she said.
None of the children were hurt. The driver of the car was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.


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Istobal is a Spanish company specialised in the design, manufacturing and selling of car wash equipment.
Headquartered in L'Alcúdia (Valencia), the company has 9 subsidiaries and assembly plants in Spain, France, USA and Brasil.
Istobal markets its products in over 60 countries through its extensive distributors network and its own subsidiaries.
The company has more than 600 employees, most of them based in L´Alcudia (Valencia).

History
Istobal was founded by D. Ismael Tomás Alacreu in March, 1950. The company started out as a small vehicle repair shop, and it was in this workshop that the founder designed the first lubricating machine.
The machine was an enormous success and, on the strength of this, Ismael Tomás decided on a new business strategy, leaving behind the vehicle repair world, he entered into the development and manufacturing of lubricating equipment.

Istobal started exporting its products for lubrication and car lifts in the 60s and in the 70s Istobal developed its first automatic car wash machine.

Products: rollovers, wash tunnels, jet washes, rollovers for commercials, equipment to wash trains and trams, accessories, chemicals and water treatment solutions.

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3. Expansión (23.01.2012 Valencia A.C.A.) "http://www.expansion.com/2012/01/20/valencia/1327089013.html."
Istobal has the regulation certificate ISO9001 // ISO14001

Manufacturing companies established in 1950
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LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County coroner's autopsy found traces of amphetamine and marijuana in the body of journalist Michael Hastings but concluded that it was an unlikely contributor to his death in a fiery single-car crash.
The report released Tuesday says the 33-year-old Hastings died instantly of "massive blunt force trauma" the same morning family was due to arrive in town to convince him to go to detox. Investigators say after 14 years sober, he'd started to use drugs again in the last month after moving to California from New York.
Toxicology results indicated he'd possibly taken methamphetamine many hours before his death.
Hastings won a George Polk Award for his Rolling Stone article that led to U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation as U.S. commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan.


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Paramount Productions presents a new interpretation of the acclaimed Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine on the landmark theatre's stage June 24-26, 2016.
Paramount Artistic Director Barry Smoot is set to direct the production, which promises to be a "new and boldly different" staging of the now-classic piece of American musical theatre.
In this inventive, opulent musical, Sondheim and Lapine take everybody's favorite storybook characters and bring them together to create a new modern classic. Both men received Tony Awards for their work--Sondheim for his bold, soaring new score, and Lapine for his comedic yet emotionally powerful book.
The story follows a Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to attend the King's Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
At once childlike and wise, hilarious and heartwarming, INTO THE WOODS speaks to the way we set our lives up as examples to others, and takes us on a beautiful journey toward redemption, forgiveness. and understanding.
Don't miss INTO THE WOODS live on the Paramount stage June 24-26, 2016. Tickets on sale beginning March 1, 2016.
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At Municipal Le Camping du Lac in Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born (Landes) camping costs as little as €14,- per night during low season with CampingCard ACSI. At one of the 127 touring pitches you will get a discounted rate during the period 06-04-2019 - 30-06-2019 and 01-09-2019 - 25-10-2019. At this campsite you can not only use your CampingCard ACSI for inexpensive camping, you can also use your ACSI Club ID (as an alternative ID).
A peaceful campsite located by the lake. Own harbour close by, perfectly suitable for all watersports. Adjacent to the Les Landes cycle route network.
Site very quiet when we visited at the end of May through to early June. Staff friendly and helpful. Sanitary facilities though a bit dated were kept clean and were pleasant to use. The surrounding area is good for walking, our dog really enjoyed the lakes. All in all a good choice of site for an early season stay, although verry quiet.
Would you like to book Municipal Le Camping du Lac or request more information? You can do both using the information below.
In Parentis-en-Born on the D652 continue in direction Mimizan. Campsite clearly signposted between Gastes and Ste Eulalie-en-Born.
CampingCard ACSI will send your information request to "Municipal Le Camping du Lac".


If you own Highlands NC real estate now is a great time to give your home a fall checkup. The heat of summer has passed us by and while the weather is still wonderful it is as good a time as any to make sure your home is entering the winter months in great shape. From clearing your gutters to checking your heating system and everything in between, make sure your Highlands NC home gets the attention it deserves this month.
Wondering what to check? On the outside of your Highlands home examine the roof for any missing shingles or tiles, blow out your sprinkler system, and make sure there are no holes along your foundation where critters can crawl in once the weather gets cold. Inside your home make sure your window and door seals are tight and not leaking air. This is also a great time of year to have an HVAC technician come out and give your heating system a once-over.
Taking care of your home means taking care of your investment. Contact me, Lynn Kimball, today to learn more about Highlands real estate and get recommendations on caretakers, property managers, inspectors and service technicians. I welcome the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience with you.


Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey brought this ground lamb dish to The Times in 1981. "We have always found it odd that lamb has never achieved the universal appeal in this country that it enjoys in countries such as France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and those in the Middle East," Mr. Claiborne wrote. The dish was created by Joseph (Seppi) Renggli, a chef at The Four Seasons Restaurant in Manhattan. It is a burger of sorts, flavored with cumin and paprika, enriched with pine nuts and cooked over charcoal or under the broiler.
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Combine the lamb, pine nuts, curry powder, coriander, salt to taste and paprika in a mixing bowl.
Start blending, gradually adding the ice water. Take care not to overwork the mixture or it will become pastelike and toughen when cooked.
Divide the mixture into four portions of equal weight. Shape each portion into a five-inch-long, egg-shaped patty.
Place the patties on a plate. Cover and let chill for two hours before cooking. This will bring out the flavor and set the shape.
Place the patties under the broiler. Cook five minutes on one side for rare. Turn and cook five minutes on the other side. Cook longer on each side if more well-done meat is desired. Serve with chutney.
If you prefer, you may saute the patties in butter to the desired degree of doneness.


Our Mission: Impacting lives and raising awareness worldwide through the lens of love. The Love Song Foundation is an organization that truly makes an impact in the lives of our clients. Love Song captures priceless moments through the art of photography and storytelling. We raise awareness by documenting all aspects of life…The good times, the bad times and everything in between. Bringing awareness and support to causes such as: ALS, childhood and adult cancers, stillbirths, Alzheimer's and numerous others.
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Anodendron és un gènere de fanerògames de la família de les Apocynaceae. Conté 38 espècies.

És originari de les regions tropicals i subtropicals d'Àsia.

Taxonomia
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Susan Boyle crowned ideal 'Snow White' queen to Victoria Beckham's witch
Singing sensation Susan Boyle has been voted the Snow Queen everyone would most like to see at the theater this ...
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Singing sensation Susan Boyle has been voted the Snow White everyone would most like to see this Christmas Panto holiday season.
In a British poll conducted by MSN, the Boyler beat out some serious hotties to be crowned queen of the Panto, including model Katie Price (a.k.a. Jordan) and Mylene Klass (U.S. viewers might recognize this sassy lassy as the co-presenter of the American version of "I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here" that aired this summer).
To the uninitiated, "A Christmas Pantomime" is a variety/musical/comedy show that takes place in Britain and Ireland around the holiday season, and popular Christmas pantos include the aforementioned Snow Queen, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.
The latest poll again underlines the affection that the Irish and British public holds for Boyle and augurs well for her album release in a few weeks time.
Victoria Beckham, wife of soccer superstar David Beckham of the L.A. Galaxy and England, was voted as the best Wicked Witch to Susan Boyle's Snow White. Ouch.
While the Scottish singing star was voted best heroine, Peter Andre, the Australian pop star and reality TV star, was voted best hero.


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FIRST COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF GUT, MOUTH AND ARTERIAL BACTERIA FINDS LINKS TO HEART DISEASE
10/26/2010 07:46:00 PM Publicado por Alquimia
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The same types of bacteria found in arterial plaque, which causes atherosclerosis, are also found in the mouth and gut, according to the first general survey of all bacteria found in plaques from the mouth, gut and blood.
The study, conducted by researchers from Cornell and University of Gothenburg, Sweden and published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may one day offer new ways to detect heart disease and could lead to drugs that target these bacteria to reduce arterial plaque and atherosclerosis.
In atherosclerosis, a fatty material called plaque collects along the walls of arteries, where it thickens, hardens (forming calcium deposits) and may eventually block the arteries.
"Our survey shows that bacteria are pretty good at getting out of the mouth and gut and into the blood stream," said Ruth Ley, Cornell assistant professor of microbiology and a senior author of the study with Frederik Bäckhed, a cardiovascular researcher from the University of Gothenburg. Omry Koren, a postdoctoral researcher in Ley's lab, is the paper's lead author.
The study used samples from the mouth and feces (to determine bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract) from 15 heart disease patients who had plaque removed from their arteries. Samples were also taken from a control group of 15 healthy individuals who matched the heart disease patients by sex and age.
The findings show that such bacteria as Veillonella and Streptococcus were the most abundant microbiota found in plaque. Furthermore, when a lot of these two types of bacteria were found in the mouth, the researchers found a corresponding abundance of the same bacteria in the arterial plaque.
Previous studies have provided evidence that bacteria from the mouth and gut may play a role in the formation of arterial plaque, leading to coronary disease. Studies have shown that mice, whose immune systems were compromised in such a way that they could not detect bacteria, were resistant to atherosclerosis, leading researchers to suspect that arterial plaque forms partly due to the body's immune reactions to bacteria.
Ley and colleagues found a positive correlation between amounts of bacteria and leukocytes (white blood cells) in arterial plaque, supporting the theory that higher levels of arterial plaque lead to an immune response and inflammation.
Also, Chryseomonas bacteria were found in all samples of atherosclerotic plaque, suggesting that the bacteria may contribute to its development. Also, Streptococcus in the mouth and gut were positively correlated with HDL ("good") cholesterol, while a number of other gut bacterial were positively correlated with LDL ("bad") and total cholesterol.
The study, which used high throughput DNA sequencing techniques to get more comprehensive data than in previous research, was funded by the Swedish Research Council, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and others.
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On August 24, 2011, the National Children's Study (NCS) program office at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) held a special Research Day conference that was open to the public. As the study is very clearly linked to my occupational field in Health IT, I decided to attend to learn more about the NCS and why it is so important to the health and well-being of our future generations.
What is the National Children's Study?
Conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), along with several other federal agencies and public and private organizations, the NCS will study how various environmental factors affect the health and development of our Nation's children throughout their lives. Study data will be collected from more than 100,000 children and their families from the pre-pregnancy/prenatal stages of each mother until each subject child reaches the age of 21. Subjects representative of the various geographic, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States will be actively recruited to the study (approximately 3,000 women and 1,000 babies/children are currently participating). The data produced will ultimately be linked to outcomes on childhood health and development, and insights gleaned from the NCS will be used to better inform public policy, shaping future public health priorities.
As expected, recruitment and retention strategies for participants were among the critical topics of discussion at the Research Day conference. I also learned that the NCS is paying very close attention to the bioethical and legal issues surrounding the use and distribution of information provided by study participants. Being that the NCS is such a long-term, large-scale study involving both adults AND minor children, the NCS is bound to challenge the bioethics community on the policies and regulations governing participant consent. Currently, participation requires informed consent by all prospective mothers and, eventually, both the assent of the children at age seven, as well as the consent of the subject children once they reach the age of majority (currently age 18).
Environmental and health information to be collected includes variables such as diet, family dynamics, community/cultural influences, and genetics. Clearly, collection of such a wide array of data will be a challenging task both from data storage and analysis perspectives. The NCS will have to face obstacles in developing common terminology and data standardization measures to support both research techniques and data analysis methods. More, as the study evolves over the years, new information needs and/or new sampling standards may necessitate the collection of additional data types, and subsequent modifications to data processing and interpretation. One presentation in particular made an interesting analogy of the scale and operational complexity of the NCS to that of the Human Genome Project. I wonder, if in the same respects as the Human Genome Project, where the needs of the project drove the innovation of better, faster, DNA sequencers, if the NCS itself may ultimately drive innovation to more efficiently and effectively accomplish data-driven research efforts such as this one?
After attending the National Children's Study Research Day, I walked away with the understanding that this study is a very important--and quite complex--undertaking. I also realized that it is also quite relevant to me, not just professionally, but also personally. As a woman of child-bearing age, who also cares deeply about the health and well-being of the children of my friends and family, I better understand how a large-scale study such as this really provides for advancement opportunities of substance and improved pace of discovery. On a professional level, it will be very interesting to follow the study over time, and observe how it will lead to significant advances--some intended, and perhaps, some unexpected--in the integrated areas of bioethics, public health, and health information technology.


The Grace A. Dow Memorial Library provides proctoring for distance learning students.
The service is limited to residents who are eligible for a library card. You can check if you are able to get a card at the Library Card page.
There is no charge for the service and we don't have a limit to how many students we will proctor.
We will work with any schools as long as they understand that test are taken in the library within view of the reference desk and not an individual private room. And we are unable to scan a printed exam to upload to your school's webpage. We can fax or email a scan directly to the teacher or distance learning office.
Who can administer your exams depends on your school policies, some schools insist that only I can administer the test and we will need to arrange a time when I am working or find a substitute proctor. In many cases, any of the librarians staffing the desk can proctor for you and you are welcome to come anytime the library is open. Our regular hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. during the K-12 school year.
When you are ready take the test, contact me (either call or email) to verify that the materials have arrived. I will arrange to have the test waiting for you at the reference desk.
The library has computers near the Reference Desk. They require a library card number to access. Though usually limited to 75 minutes, reference desk staff can extend the time to the length of your exam.
You can check out a laptop for use while in the library. The laptops provide the first hour for free and each additional hour or partial hour for $2.50.
Some schools allow you to use your own laptop. If this is the case you are welcome to bring in your own equipment.
Please note that both PCs and laptops are borrowed on a first come first served basis. We don't have a system for reserving the computers ahead of time.
Please contact Ann Jarvis via email or at 989-837-3435 if you have any other questions.


We are developing systems that identify content gaps across Wikimedia projects, prioritize them, and recommend them to editors based on their interests.
Wikipedia contains over 40 million articles across 293 language editions. However, content in Wikipedia is not evenly distributed across these languages. More importantly, there are major gaps in content, and its quality, across these languages.
As of 2018, only 10% of Wikipedia languages containt millions of articles, while 60% of them contain 10,000 or fewer articles. At the article level, the largest language editions are not without gaps either. Almost 40% of English Wikipedia articles are stub-level entries, with too little content to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject. Only 1% of English Wikipedia consists of Good or Featured articles.
This project aims to address such gaps by using data mining and machine learning techniques to identify missing content across Wikimedia projects, prioritize them, and recommend them to editors based on their public edit histories.
May 2018 Our paper describing methods for Wikipedia article expansion through recommendation of sections sourced from similar articles is accepted for publication at SIGIR '18.
Mar 2018 Our collaborator Tiziano Piccardi (EPFL) will present at our monthly showcase on language-agnostic methods to extract a pure hierarchy from the Wikipedia graph, part of our work on article expansion recommendations.
Mar 2018 In this showcase, Diego Saez-Trumper presents research on cross-language section alignment for Wikipedia articles, using Wikidata and cross-lingual word embeddings, and how we're applying these results to improve section recommendations.
Feb 2018 Miriam Redi will present at our monthly showcase on opportunities in the use of machine learning and computer vision for the visual enrichment of collaborative knowledge bases, with results from a pilot for recommending high-quality Commons images to Wikidata items.
Dec 2017 In this showcase, Leila Zia gives a comprehensive overview of our work on recommender systems to grow and expand Wikipedia articles across languages, including the result of the first line of experiments on the quality of such recommendations.
Oct 2016 Our recommendation API is now integrated in the Content Translation tool. The Recommendation API is responsible for more than 10% of all articles created through Content Translation tool.
Sep 2016 We're kicking off a new project aiming to design a recommendation system to identify missing content from already existing Wikipedia articles.
Apr 2016 We launched a tool helping editors identify and contribute missing content across Wikipedia languages.
Apr 2016 We published a paper describing an end-to-end system to find, rank, and recommend missing articles across Wikipedia languages. We show that through recommendations we can increase the article creation rate by a 3x factor, without compromising on quality.


CareMount Medical, P.C. is the largest independent multi-specialty group in New York State with over 600 providers and 640,000 patients. We are physician owned and physician managed. We are currently seeking an otolaryngologist to join our practice in the Northern New York City/Albany suburban areas of Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck and Kingston, NY. There is ample opportunity for the qualified candidate to quickly establish a busy practice. The system wide team is currently comprised of 8 ENT's and is fully supported with ENT focused nurses and advanced practitioners.


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What was the single hardest issue to predict about working within this building type and/or the most unexpected challenge that influenced new thought in the building?
As a school specializing in young students gifted in the arts, we had a mandate to provide a building which performs at a higher level than many public schools in the city. Examples of this include, sprung floors for the dance studios; extra wide doors so pianos and large items could move between spaces; increased acoustic performance; additional infrastructure to provide expansion flexibility for lighting; circulation space that could double as informal/spontaneous rehearsal or socializing space. These value added components had to be provided within conventional school board budgets— we had no extra funding. So the challenge was to find a way to transfer resources to these features without making it seem like other aspects of the design, materiality or quality were compromised.
Additionally, the school had to be designed to anticipate programmatic changes that might convert it into a more traditional curriculum, should the performative aspects become unnecessary.
Finally, our clients had very high expectations of the design itself. It had to be iconic and a landmark within both the local and the larger community. The building had to exceed expectations, within the aforementioned limited scope of resource.
Did this project or building type require an expansion and evolution of your role as an architect in any way? In general, do you feel that the role of the architect is having to expand, change, or evolve on projects?
Of course schools always challenge our role as architects. For one, schools come with a varied and complex set of stakeholders and users. In the case of Claude Watson, one of the stakeholders was a developer who had acquired land from the school board for a new large scale residential development adjacent to the school. From a practical point of view we had to advocate in the best interest of our client without alienating the more arms-length stakeholders in order to try to accommodate the approvals and other processes as amenably as possible.
While schools have always brought together specialists in teaching, parenting, community engagement, political positioning and physical-plant management, we are finding more and more clients now are multifaceted and come with varying visions and requirements. Architects now more than ever, must become skillful in generating the process and means by which to reach a consensus and then be able to design an outcome that satisfies that consensus. In order to continue to exceed expectations, we must not confuse compromise with consensus. That is why, for all of our projects, the first and last goal on any collective vision statement is to "produce a remarkable project".
How is this particular building possible today in a way that it may not have been before and how have trends in technology and society inspired new solutions?
In the case of Claude Watson, We do not think we could point to any way in which technology made something possible that would not have otherwise been possible. Many people see the aluminum sun-screen as an element that must have been "digitally" designed and produced, when in fact in order to be achievable within the budget, it was conceived from the point of view of a one-person manual installation. It is assembled out of a single, simply folded unit that is mechanically erected by hand by one worker on a "cherry-picker".
Toronto has been, is now, and will continue to be a paradigm of multi-culturalism and a society of inclusion and hybridism. As such, we thrive (as alluded to above) on creating a project that is a manifestation of the many voices that our community— or society as the case may be— brings to bear on the project. The idea of education and how to facilitate is one of the key discourses in society today and this discourse is THE discourse embedded in the design process.
In the context of this project, how is your office and design process being influenced by current trends in academic curricula and incoming young architects? In turn, how are current projects and processes guiding the ongoing reformulation and development of academic curricula?
As practicing professionals with one partner in the firm who is seriously engaged in teaching at the graduate level, we know first-hand both how fluid and fickle trends in both academia and the profession can be. We try to nurture and identify an aptitude to value and develop a "world of ideas" that is ambivalent to these trends, while embracing the processes and opportunities that are embedded within them. We have found that no matter how interesting the academic discourse or wonderful the technology, we profit from a critical iterative process that recognizes the relationship between the tangible and the esoteric; the technical and the experiential; the pro-active and the interactive and the lingering after-effect that remains in our memory.
Of course, more than once in a while, we may find ourselves seduced by those trends that appear simultaneously irresistible and actually valuable and lasting while maintaining a critical position to ensure we can differentiate substance over ephemera. For us architecture must be both of its time and timeless; practical and transcendent— and foremost the success of its result must rely on qualities that are un-photographable; while at the same time, unquestioningly beautiful.
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Brazil revokes decree opening Amazon reserve to mining
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41395025
Image caption Activists feared revoking protection to the Renca reserve could compromise it
The Brazilian government has revoked a controversial decree that would have opened up a vast reserve in the Amazon to commercial mining.
The area, covering 46,000 sq km (17,800 sq miles), straddles the northern states of Amapa and Para.
It is thought to be rich in gold, iron, manganese and other minerals.
From the moment President Michel Temer signed the decree in August opening the reserve to commercial mining, it was widely condemned.
Activists and celebrities voiced concern that the area could be badly compromised.
One opposition senator, Randolfe Rodrigues of the Sustainability Network party, said at the time that it was the "biggest attack on the Amazon in the last 50 years".
Amazon culture clash over Brazil's dams
Brazil's indigenous leaders fight for survival
Following the criticism, the government revised the decree, prohibiting mining in conservation or indigenous areas.
But a court later suspended the measure altogether, saying any change to the reserve's status had to be considered by the Brazilian congress.
On Monday, the government decided to scrap the decree.
It said it would reconsider the issue in the future, in a wider debate.
"Brazil needs to grow and create jobs, attract mining investment, and even tap the economic potential of the region," said the Mines and Energy Ministry in a statement.
The BBC's South America correspondent Katy Watson says this is a victory for environmentalists and a climb-down for the government.
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining
Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree
Brazil's indigenous leaders risk their lives fighting for survival


Stretch, take a breath and a small walk-about. We are halfway through the process. Hooray! It can seem daunting, but I want to deliver all the info up front in all its detailed glory, so there are no "ions" later: confusion, frustration, distraction. In the midst of a remodel or interior design project, it can seem as though it cannot end soon enough, but knowing what comes next helps put patience and perspective in place. Stay the course and we will see you through to the end. It's so worth it.
You have let us marinate on design details while we source for your space. We have taken everything from the style direction meeting, your design direction preferences (including the picture you sent us of the hotel room you stayed in that had the most amazing shower you loved) and we have made the vision more concrete on paper. Now, we want you to see it. You come in for a presentation meeting and we walk you through our creative thoughts behind the vision. We think about the big picture and balance. I often have a good reason for everything I've included in a space, so I can go on and on about what we selected and why. Better make sure you have a sitter. I want to make sure we have answered all of your requests whether we can implement them or not. There are lots of sleepless nights before presentation because it's the critical moment between thought and action. These ideas that lived only in our heads get put in motion when you sign off on presentation.You have let us marinate on design details while we source for your space. We have taken everything from the style direction meeting, your design direction preferences (including the picture you sent us of the hotel room you stayed in that had the most amazing shower you loved) and we have made the vision more concrete on paper. Now, we want you to see it. You come in for a presentation meeting and we walk you through our creative thoughts behind the vision. We think about the big picture and balance. I often have a good reason for everything I've included in a space, so I can go on and on about what we selected and why. Better make sure you have a sitter. I want to make sure we have answered all of your requests whether we can implement them or not. There are lots of sleepless nights before presentation because it's the critical moment between thought and action. These ideas that lived only in our heads get put in motion when you sign off on presentation.You have let us marinate on design details while we source for your space. We have taken everything from the style direction meeting, your design direction preferences (including the picture you sent us of the hotel room you stayed in that had the most amazing shower you loved) and we have made the vision more concrete on paper. Now, we want you to see it. You come in for a presentation meeting and we walk you through our creative thoughts behind the vision. We think about the big picture and balance. I often have a good reason for everything I've included in a space, so I can go on and on about what we selected and why. Better make sure you have a sitter. I want to make sure we have answered all of your requests whether we can implement them or not. There are lots of sleepless nights before presentation because it's the critical moment between thought and action. These ideas that lived only in our heads get put in motion when you sign off on presentation.
Once the vision boards from the presentation are approved, we will move quickly to execute on ordering and purchasing. Time is of the essence since much of what we source can be subject to availability and we hate having to tell a client that an item is now back-ordered or discontinued. It happens more than we like. This is also why we ask you to budget and set aside the funds for the furnishings. It can all add up at once.Once the vision boards from the presentation are approved, we will move quickly to execute on ordering and purchasing. Time is of the essence since much of what we source can be subject to availability and we hate having to tell a client that an item is now back-ordered or discontinued. It happens more than we like. This is also why we ask you to budget and set aside the funds for the furnishings. It can all add up at once.
We will ask you to leave your house. I know… how heartless, but it's for a good reason. For the same reason we ask you to be patient and let us install all at once instead of in phases, we don't want clients to be on site during delivery and installation. If you see one item come in, you may not see beyond that one thing. You start to think "it's too big, it won't work" or "it's the wrong color and she's lost her mind." You will start to doubt… our abilities, your belief in the final look and that your expectations might have been misplaced. When you can't see the final look, you look for mistakes in the partially done. We want you to focus on the final look and the best way to do that is to make sure you don't see it until we're ready to let it be viewed. It's worth it. Because when you walk into a turn-key designed room, all the in-between hours and angst seem so unimportant. This is where all the artwork is hung, the beds get made the way we'd like to think they'll always be made (we will spot check J) and all the flat surfaces are styled. We use this opportunity to get the house photographed for our portfolio, say our final goodbyes to the pieces that took months to customize and check the details no one but us will ever notice or worry about.
The house is ready for visitors and your everyday enjoyment. All the ideas we explored in all our meetings and conversations have come to fruition. You're finally using the alcove where you proclaimed you would read a book or seize a moment of quiet contemplation. You realize how important that outlet we hid in the kitchen cabinet to charge all the kid's electronics really is or how often you use that extra overhead light we insisted you'd want in your laundry room. Instead of working around the house's short-comings, the house is now working to support the way you want to live and giving you time to focus on the things that really matter, living and loving.
We design for the big picture. Sometimes it can seem like all these steps just get in the way and take more time than they're worth. But without them, projects lead us instead of us leading them. We use a process to be proactive, not reactive. And that, in the long run, will save you time, money and headache.
My job is to make spaces functional in their layout, comfortable in their use, inspirational in their style and luxurious in their appointment. In that order. For that one moment after installation, the pictures are perfect.
We are a full-service interior design company. That means we can take a project from initial design concept to done-for-you WOW. While I'd like to tell you it can be done with the wave of a wand, truth is, there are lots of decision- making moments in between. That's why we're here.
Good design should inspire you to love the way you live at home… even if and when your kids are in it. Our designs aim fir an authentic reflection of your lifestyle without pretense or pretension.
Courtney has taught me the value of a beautiful living space. She has an uncanny ability to take my general taste & aesthetic while offering ideas I would never have considered. She is a delight to be around and I could not recommend her more highly!
I cannot recommend Courtney highly enough. She was committed to creating a space that met both our aesthetic and functional needs. She is coming back to design my whole house. Hire her. You will not regret it. Hire her. You will not regret it.
We hired Courtney during the demolition of our old house, before construction began. I appreciated Courtney's ability to break down such a daunting project into manageable pieces from both a time & cost perspective. Thank you Courtney!
I worked with Courtney and Julie on a 2.5 year project for the construction of our home. Courtney Thomas Design was involved from the initial architecture until the final finishing touches. This team is smart, accessible, responsive and truly talented.
Courtney was able to distill my abstract ideas into exactly what we wanted, including an elegant master suite that rivals the most exclusive resorts. Courtney understood what our busy family of five needed, and what we didn't.
I came home to an elegant & comfortable space, nice enough to welcome guests, yet practical enough that we weren't worried about our three children destroying it! Courtney seemed to know exactly what we wanted & needed.
I hired Courtney to help with my kitchen, den & dining room remodel. I couldn't be more pleased! Courtney was professional, quick to respond & so easy to work with! I have received so many compliments on our remodel. I'd hire her again in a heartbeat!
Absolutely honored to experience the process of design with a designer of this caliber - A designer who is authentic and rich in her world view. Who designs homes that are not only functional and beautiful but are crafted to be loved, lived in and enjoyed.


Some coffee shops have a concept or rely on the uniqueness of the taste of coffee served. However, I think every coffee shop must also pay attention to this one factor. Of course there must be another unique thing that should be highlighted that the main attraction or characteristic of warkop us.
If in big cities, many coffee shops and luxurious premium concept, let alone make a coffee shop with more traditional concepts with a strong local culture. It's unique and not many businesses that do warkop this concept. For example, the waiters wear traditional clothes, disposable cups cup typical of a particular area, how to make it adapted to the traditional way of specific areas and so forth.
From the design or architecture, a unique coffee shop design will certainly be the main attraction. The architecture of coffee shop will indicate to whom the coffee shop reserved. Classic design for coffee lovers, certainly different from the modern coffee lovers ranging from how to care, furniture, layout, types of coffee and others. The following is an example of a unique coffee shop I have ever read.
Want to try a cup of coffee in the tree? Try to come to Tree Coffee in Naha Harbour. The coffee shop offers a unique concept that makes coffee shop at the top of a large tree with a height of 6 meters. But do not be fooled, the tree that is used here is the alias imitation artificial tree. Although at first glance looks traditional, but the coffee shop provides a lift and spiral dates for guests who want a little exercise. Unique, right?
In Berlin and Amsterdam, there is a laundry place belonging to the coffee shop. So for locals who want to wash clothes and wondering what to do while waiting for the laundry, where this can be done while drinking coffee. But be careful, not to drink the coffee into the washing machine yes!
The term coffee shop on this wheel is a coffee shop that does not have a store. That is, the coffee shop is always moving because the concept of this store using a truck as a place. A truck modified with a simple and elegant concept to become a visitor attraction to visit. Unfortunately, this coffee shop like no in Indonesia.
Drinking coffee with a cat? It sounds weird, but in Japan there is a coffee shop in which there is a lot of cats. So, while enjoying coffee and other menu, we can all play with the cats there. Seru huh? No need to worry, all the cats here assured of cleanliness anyway.
Another in Japan, the other also in Korea. With a similar concept, a coffee shop in South Korea to bring many types of dogs are cute. For you dog lovers, this is one place that must be visited. Just like in Japan, all the dogs that are here is assured hygiene and health. So we do not need to worry!
As usual, Japan has always been famous with the unique-unique. As in the Okinawa area, there is a place called Gangala no Tani, which is a tourist area with a wide variety of cave flora and fauna live. Right inside one cave there are stalactites Cave Café, the café under the cave. In this cafe that people can enjoy a cup of coffee while looking at the incredible natural scenery.
Café this one is the only cafe of the most ignorant. Why? Because when we again take it easy coffee here, a chair or a table where we could sit suddenly up and down. In addition, the song that is playing well can suddenly change from jazz to metal. Uniquely, the disorder is controlled by those who are online via the Internet. Yep, so when you have coffee there will be a video camera connected to the Internet, and those who look on the internet you can directly ngisengin you right away. But still, because of the disruption that can offer free coffee, just to be ready for it.


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namespace Microsoft.Azure.Batch
{
    using Models = Microsoft.Azure.Batch.Protocol.Models;
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;

    /// <summary>
    /// A task which is run when a compute node joins a pool in the Azure Batch service, or when the compute node is rebooted
    /// or reimaged.
    /// </summary>
    public partial class StartTask : ITransportObjectProvider<Models.StartTask>, IPropertyMetadata
    {
        private class PropertyContainer : PropertyCollection
        {
            public readonly PropertyAccessor<string> CommandLineProperty;
            public readonly PropertyAccessor<IList<EnvironmentSetting>> EnvironmentSettingsProperty;
            public readonly PropertyAccessor<int?> MaxTaskRetryCountProperty;
            public readonly PropertyAccessor<IList<ResourceFile>> ResourceFilesProperty;
            public readonly PropertyAccessor<bool?> RunElevatedProperty;
            public readonly PropertyAccessor<bool?> WaitForSuccessProperty;

            public PropertyContainer() : base(BindingState.Unbound)
            {
                this.CommandLineProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor<string>("CommandLine", BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.EnvironmentSettingsProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor<IList<EnvironmentSetting>>("EnvironmentSettings", BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.MaxTaskRetryCountProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor<int?>("MaxTaskRetryCount", BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.ResourceFilesProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor<IList<ResourceFile>>("ResourceFiles", BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.RunElevatedProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor<bool?>("RunElevated", BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.WaitForSuccessProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor<bool?>("WaitForSuccess", BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
            }

            public PropertyContainer(Models.StartTask protocolObject) : base(BindingState.Bound)
            {
                this.CommandLineProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor(
                    protocolObject.CommandLine,
                    "CommandLine",
                    BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.EnvironmentSettingsProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor(
                    EnvironmentSetting.ConvertFromProtocolCollection(protocolObject.EnvironmentSettings),
                    "EnvironmentSettings",
                    BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.MaxTaskRetryCountProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor(
                    protocolObject.MaxTaskRetryCount,
                    "MaxTaskRetryCount",
                    BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.ResourceFilesProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor(
                    ResourceFile.ConvertFromProtocolCollection(protocolObject.ResourceFiles),
                    "ResourceFiles",
                    BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.RunElevatedProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor(
                    protocolObject.RunElevated,
                    "RunElevated",
                    BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
                this.WaitForSuccessProperty = this.CreatePropertyAccessor(
                    protocolObject.WaitForSuccess,
                    "WaitForSuccess",
                    BindingAccess.Read | BindingAccess.Write);
            }
        }

        private readonly PropertyContainer propertyContainer;

        #region Constructors

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StartTask"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='commandLine'>The command line of the task.</param>
        public StartTask(
            string commandLine)
        {
            this.propertyContainer = new PropertyContainer();
            this.CommandLine = commandLine;
        }

        internal StartTask(Models.StartTask protocolObject)
        {
            this.propertyContainer = new PropertyContainer(protocolObject);
        }

        #endregion Constructors

        #region StartTask

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the command line of the task.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// The command line does not run under a shell, and therefore cannot take advantage of shell features such as environment
        /// variable expansion. If you want to take advantage of such features, you should invoke the shell in the command
        /// line, for example using "cmd /c MyCommand" in Windows or "/bin/sh -c MyCommand" in Linux.
        /// </remarks>
        public string CommandLine
        {
            get { return this.propertyContainer.CommandLineProperty.Value; }
            set { this.propertyContainer.CommandLineProperty.Value = value; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a set of environment settings for the start task.
        /// </summary>
        public IList<EnvironmentSetting> EnvironmentSettings
        {
            get { return this.propertyContainer.EnvironmentSettingsProperty.Value; }
            set
            {
                this.propertyContainer.EnvironmentSettingsProperty.Value = ConcurrentChangeTrackedModifiableList<EnvironmentSetting>.TransformEnumerableToConcurrentModifiableList(value);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the maximum number of retries for the task.
        /// </summary>
        public int? MaxTaskRetryCount
        {
            get { return this.propertyContainer.MaxTaskRetryCountProperty.Value; }
            set { this.propertyContainer.MaxTaskRetryCountProperty.Value = value; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a list of files that the Batch service will download to the compute node before running the command
        /// line.
        /// </summary>
        public IList<ResourceFile> ResourceFiles
        {
            get { return this.propertyContainer.ResourceFilesProperty.Value; }
            set
            {
                this.propertyContainer.ResourceFilesProperty.Value = ConcurrentChangeTrackedModifiableList<ResourceFile>.TransformEnumerableToConcurrentModifiableList(value);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets whether to run the task in elevated mode.
        /// </summary>
        public bool? RunElevated
        {
            get { return this.propertyContainer.RunElevatedProperty.Value; }
            set { this.propertyContainer.RunElevatedProperty.Value = value; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Batch service should wait for the start task to complete before scheduling
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        /// </summary>
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        /// </remarks>
        public bool? WaitForSuccess
        {
            get { return this.propertyContainer.WaitForSuccessProperty.Value; }
            set { this.propertyContainer.WaitForSuccessProperty.Value = value; }
        }

        #endregion // StartTask

        #region IPropertyMetadata

        bool IModifiable.HasBeenModified
        {
            get { return this.propertyContainer.HasBeenModified; }
        }

        bool IReadOnly.IsReadOnly
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            get { return this.propertyContainer.IsReadOnly; }
            set { this.propertyContainer.IsReadOnly = value; }
        }

        #endregion //IPropertyMetadata

        #region Internal/private methods
        /// <summary>
        /// Return a protocol object of the requested type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The protocol object of the requested type.</returns>
        Models.StartTask ITransportObjectProvider<Models.StartTask>.GetTransportObject()
        {
            Models.StartTask result = new Models.StartTask()
            {
                CommandLine = this.CommandLine,
                EnvironmentSettings = UtilitiesInternal.ConvertToProtocolCollection(this.EnvironmentSettings),
                MaxTaskRetryCount = this.MaxTaskRetryCount,
                ResourceFiles = UtilitiesInternal.ConvertToProtocolCollection(this.ResourceFiles),
                RunElevated = this.RunElevated,
                WaitForSuccess = this.WaitForSuccess,
            };

            return result;
        }

        #endregion // Internal/private methods
    }
}

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The Jaisalmer fort was undoubtedly the major attraction of Rajasthan and we couldn't afford to miss it at any cost. The Jaisalmer fort was considered to be one of the most famous forts across the globe and situated in the Jaisalmer city of Rajasthan. The fort was constructed in the year 1156 AD and the then Rajput ruler known as Rao Jaisal was given the credit for doing so. We discovered that the fort had got its name from the creator. The fort stood tall on the Trikuta Hill which was close to the Thar Desert.
The fort had been the witness to plenty of battles and its color was really amazing. During the day the color of the sandstone walls was similar to that of the lion and with sunset, the color changed to honey gold. And I was correct because I learnt that many people name the structure as the "Golden Fort" due to that reason. The fort was seriously one of the most overwhelming forts out of the remaining sites that we had visited till then.
The major attractions of the whole fort were the Royal palaces, locally known as the Raj Mahals. The four massive gateways were really amazing. The havelis were also quite famous and they depicted the true heritage of the place. The havelis were some hundreds of years old and we could see exclusive designs and structures inside them.
Many structures were decorated with ornaments and the havelis were equipped with a large number of rooms, doors and extended balconies. The constructors had taken care of all the requirements of the fort which also possessed a good drainage system. We learnt that during the rainy season the water could be drained off in four directions without creating any water lock within the fort. But with the rise of roads and other hazards in the recent years, the effectiveness of the drainage system had reduced a great deal.
Inside the Jaisalmer fort, we could find lots of eateries which included cuisines belonging to Italian, French and Indian styles. The local residents informed us that the fort was also used for shooting various local as well as Bollywood movies.


Summer is officially over… Happy Fall everyone! Fall has always been my favorite fashion season. After a long, hot summer, I love adding texture and layers back into my wardrobe. And what's the season's must-have piece? The jacket, of course! This Fall, invest in pieces with chic silhouettes, luxurious materials, and one-of-a-kind details.
1. This cool, lightweight jacket is the perfect modern alternative to the trench coat. And you can feel really good about it because it's handmade from eco-friendly hemp and organic cotton. Jacket by Pretty Birdie, $180.
2. A short-sleeved metallic tweed jacket is the perfect balance of classic and contemporary style. Tweed jacket by Anna Sui, $226.80 from the Outnet.
3. This chocolate brown wool wrap jacket looks so comfy, but chic at the same time. Plus it's made to order, so you know it will fit perfectly. Wool knit jacket by Sandmaiden, $120.
4. The military trend is so hot right now… I love how this jacket softens up the look with layers of cascading ruffles. Military Jacket by Free People, $148.
5. You will definitely stand out from the crowd in this unique jacket. I love the girly pink color, princess silhouette, and folkloric pattern. Elimovna coat, $298 from Anthropologie.
6. Motorcycle jackets are one of the must-have pieces of the season. This one bumps up the luxe factor with buttery soft, caramel-colored suede. Suede jacket by IRO, $216.50 from Shopbop.
I have been eyeing that sandmaiden cardigan for the last two months. Still trying to decide whether I can pull of that shawl collar. Love it!!


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Henry Sawtell (1832 – 19 June 1913) was Mayor of Christchurch 1871–1872.

Early life
Sawtell was born near Langport in Somerset, England in 1832. His parents were Mary and Thomas Sawtell. He came to Nelson, New Zealand on the John Masterman in February 1857. In August 1858, Sawtell came to Lyttelton. In 1861, he lived on town section 200 in Lyttelton.

On 14 June 1862 at the Trinity Church in Lyttelton, he married Mary Ann, the daughter of Thomas Abrahams of Lyttelton. Their first son, Leonard Sefton Sawtell, was born on 11 March 1863 when they were living in Lyttelton's Oxford Street. By 1864, they were living in Christchurch's Hereford Street. His wife died in 1879, and on 20 January 1880 at St John's Church, Christchurch, he married Maria Parnham.

Professional life
Initially, Sawtell was a grocer in Christchurch, working for Dalgety.
For some time he was in partnership with Alexander Cracroft Wilson, son of John Cracroft Wilson, and the firm carried on business as general merchants in High Street under the name of Wilson, Sawtell and Co.

Political career

Christchurch City Council
Before 1916, elections for Christchurch City Council were held annually. Sawtell was elected onto the town and later city council three times: in 1868, 1871 and 1872.  In those days, the councillors elected one of their group as mayor, i.e. the position was not elected at large (by the voting public) as is the case today. On 20 December 1871, Sawtell was elected to be the next mayor of Christchurch, succeeding James Jameson.

Towards the end of his term as mayor, Sawtell fell ill and could not fulfil his functions.  Councillor Edward Bishop filled his place during that time. The election of the next mayor was held on 18 December 1872, but The Press, the local Christchurch newspaper, already reported on 14 December of Councillor Bishop as mayor-elect. The election took place on the agreed date, and Bishop was elected unanimously. Sawtell resigned as a city councillor during February 1873 due to ill health.

Whilst Christchurch City Libraries lists the 7th mayor, Michael Hart, as the one who gave the first link to the Christchurch mayoral chain, this tradition was in fact started by Sawtell, who gave the first link on the day his successor was chosen. Edward Bishop gave the second link in April 1874, some months after he was succeeded by Hart, who was thus the third person to add a link to the mayoral chain.

Canterbury Provincial Council
Sawtell was a member of the 6th Canterbury Provincial Council for the City of Christchurch electorate from 6 May 1870 until the end of the term on 28 February 1874, when he did not stand for re-election.

Family
His son Claude Sawtell married the artist Rosa Budden. Henry Sawtell was buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery.

References

1832 births
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The Woodland cheerleading team won the Naugatuck Valley League co-ed division championship Feb. 22 at Crosby High School in Waterbury. –CONTRIBUTED
WATERBURY — The Woodland cheerleading team enjoyed its first Naugatuck Valley League championship last year so much that the Hawks decided to do it again.
Woodland repeated as champions of the NVL's co-ed division, beating three other squads at the league championships Feb. 22 at Crosby High.
"It feels so good," said Woodland's Emily Orzechowski, who is a co-captain along with Amanda Garofalo. "All the hard work you put in over the season, it's good to know that it's paying off. Especially winning back to back, it's good to know that you're making a name for yourself."
Orzechowski said the Hawks "took the title by quite a lot" thanks in part to a strenuous training program over the last few months with coach Chelsea Maza.
"We have three-hour practices three days a week," she said. "It's just a lot of hard work — a lot of stunting, a lot of tumbling, a lot of conditioning. We go in the weight room a lot."
All 16 NVL schools, including Naugatuck, competed. There were four squads in the co-ed division and a dozen in the all-girls division, which was won by Wolcott.
Woodland has its sights set on the state championships, which are scheduled for Saturday. In last year's co-ed division, the Hawks finished 10th and Naugy placed 16th in the 16-team field. The best finish in Woodland cheer history was fourth place at the 2010 Class S meet.
"We're hoping for top five," Orzechowski said. "It's looking pretty good this year."
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Amidst the chaos that is my life – including the future I must decide upon, the necessity to be "special," and my attempt to make this post somewhat grammatically correct – I am struck by my simultaneous privilege and ignorance. This privilege and ignorance is exhibited through myriad ways at this very moment: 1) this dull MacBook Air that I am communicating through and that was probably configured by an underpaid or unpaid laborer; 2) the whizzing air conditioning that is breathing on my neck so that I might not die from heatstroke whilst the world scales up a few sweltering Centigrades; 3) the immensity of the world that is within computer click's reach via Facebook.
Being originally from Seoul, South Korea, which is already a multi-billion dollar metropolis, and having lived in two other mind-numbingly wealthy and financially-progressive cities, I am privileged.
I am so privileged that I now attend a college-preparatory boarding school in the most educated American state of Massachusetts, 11,000 kilometers away from my Seoul flat. There at school, I have become acquainted with a brilliant 5'8" girl by the name of Edna. She, having come to our preppy, quaint school from the rural hills of a Tanzanian province, and coming from a marginalized yet self-sustaining, resilient group of people called the Maasai, allowed me to see a world beyond the city-money archetype of a life that I held.
As my dormitory room was directly on top of hers, we would gather in one of our rooms and converse. Trivial small talk would at first ensue, but soon the conversation would shift to our life experiences and curiosities. The fact that I had traveled globally wide and far did not dare trump the complexity and richness of Edna's experiences. She would, with soft chuckles, relay the story of her sleeping in a mud ditch in between her two hour walks to her Tanzanian school and back. I would ceaselessly inch closer to her as she revealed her life as the oldest and only educated child in her polygamous family. Sometimes, I would tell her about the profuse number of rude ajumas, or middle aged women, in the Korean metro, or the cultural origins of my need to be skinnier that Edna couldn't understand. But always, our conversations would shift to the stories of Edna's experiences. I soon grew fond of her storytelling—a priceless reward after a long day of dull studies.
As the hours of our interactions expanded, as well as our understandings of each other, we soon started to paint the vibrancy of the life that the other led, not as a component of a completely foreign life-form, but of a happen-stance human experience.
As she recognized my habit of "food, nature, books," I recognized her habits of Facebook and Whatsapp. Our hobbies being so different, mine of totally non-mechanical origins and hers being almost completely digital, we soon started to comment on the humorous dichotomy of our interests. One would expect that I, having only known the city, being financially privileged, and being of a culture more immersed in telecommunication, would be far more engaged in the apps that were Edna's interests.
Naturally adapting to each other, Edna would join me on nature walks and global food outings, and I would chat with her via Facebook if the occasional 'lazy girl' visited me.
One day, before a typical mile walk to Starbuck's, I asked Edna to take a picture of us; believing myself pretty and her even more, I felt the odd urge to document the moment. Yes, it was a somber drizzling hour, but ah, how could we not document this friendship? So in her black sun-hat, and me in my Korean-monk, flared, linen shirt, we took photos of each other. After picking the right filter together, Edna tagged me and uploaded the relic. It was lovely— a merging of my love for green, and her love for simple glamour.
That night during study hall, I repeatedly got notifications from people liking, loving, "haha"ing, and "wow"ing our post. While observing who came across this masterpiece of ours, I encountered names absolutely obscure to me. Visiting the users' Facebook profiles, I saw that they were of no connection to me except through Edna. One comment asked, "How is that mzungu doing?" Having fostered a fondness and passionate interest in Sub-Saharan African cultures, I was acquainted with the term, "mzungu," meaning the white man. This fascinated me. I asked Edna why I was labeled as a mzungu when I clearly wasn't white within my definition of race, but rather East Asian. She would, as she often did, softly chuckle and tell me that in Tanzania, all 'foreigners' who were not black or dark-skinned were mzungus.
Fast-forward a few months, and I was offered the chance to visit Edna's country and previous school through a cultural exchange program. Excited, Edna and I would endlessly chatter about the infinite things we could do together. I could meet her father who she always talked about, meet her peers she so ruthlessly missed, try the food that she craved, and get a taste of ugali, or cornmeal mush, that I had been dreaming to try since reading Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.
Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro Airport in Arusha, Tanzania, I was greeted by the unraveled stories of Edna's life, illuminated by the bump and dust of the Tanzanian roads, and greeted by Peter, Edna's advisor, that she so often talked about. Every story that was previously only a far figment between our American realities manifested into a vivacious life form.
The next day, I visited Edna's school. The life of Edna encased me whole. My eyes peered deep into the crevices and movements of this place – the mudded basketball court that was happily trampled by a hundred students' feet, the radical confidence of the 5th form boys, and the joviality of the pre-form girls.
"Yes! I do. I am her proudest best friend." We introduced ourselves to each other. He saw me on Facebook via Edna's photo. His name, now familiar to me, was one that was labeled with a comment on the photo. I, having previously cast aside this boy as nothing special, only a random Maasai boy, was now wholly shaken by my connections to him. He, being distant and seemingly irrelevant to me, was now absolutely connected to me in skin. And there it hit me: I am not only deeply connected to this boy, via social media and now skin, but deeply connected to the riveting stories of Edna's life.
Upon coming back to Korea and now to Southborough in the United States, I have come into contact via Facebook with many of the friends I made at Edna's school. As I am always chatting with them, I have picked up Edna's favorite pastime of chatting on social media. I am not nearly able to appropriate the experiences of Edna's life and character, but the stories that were simply stories before have now become a vibrant montage of sacred origin, one that is ever closer to me. To the skin.
June Hyunjoo Seong is a IV Form bibliophilic, tea-drinking, Homo sapiens from the cusp of the flat earth—South Korea, Earth, Universe. She enjoys reclining in a weathered futon to read and eat.
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The John Mogul team have joined forces with Protect Our Winters to help support the fight against climate change. POW's mission is to engage and mobilise the winter sports community to lead the fight against climate change. We did the research and discovered that skiing, as we know it, could be jeopardised with the threat of global warming. Winter seasons will become shorter and at lower altitudes snowfall could increasingly turn into rainfall, completely changing the way ski resorts function. It really hit home when we realised the very real possibility that there may not be such a thing as a white Christmas, anywhere, ever again. We're not sure what is worse... not being able to ski at Christmas time or rendering Bing Crosby's "I dreaming of a white Christmas" useless...!
If you'd like to join Protect Our Winters, your donation will give them the ability to continue the fight against climate change and will be allocated directly towards projects that tackle the issue. These initiatives include "Hot Planet / Cool Athletes" and POW's Pro Riders Alliances, which seeks to provide a platform for winter athletes to become leading environmental activists.
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After posting two scores of at least 197.900 on this past weekend, the Oklahoma women's gymnastics team surged to No. 1 in this week's national rankings. It marks the first time since the beginning of the season that the Sooners, who were the No. 1 team in the preseason coaches poll, have held the top spot.
OU started the weekend by posting a 197.925 in a quad meet victory at TWU over the Pioneers, No. 10 Auburn and Illinois State on Friday before scoring a 197.900 on Sunday in a dual meet win over Big 12 opponent West Virginia. The two performances raised OU's scoring average from 197.185 to 197.393.
Florida is ranked No. 2 with an average of 197.220, while Michigan remains at No. 3 with a 196.860. Alabama (196.842) and LSU (196.705) are ranked No. 4 and 5, respectively.
As a team, OU is ranked in the top three nationally on every event and rose into the top spot on both bars (49.386) and beam (49.321). The Sooners remained at No. 2 on vault (49.336) and jumped three spots to No. 3 on floor (49.350) after posting scores of 49.650 and 49.600 on the event in their last two meets.
Individually, seven Sooners are ranked in the top 25 on at least one event. After posting a program-record 39.775 on Friday and adding a 39.600 on Sunday, junior Chayse Capps climbed from No. 13 in the all-around rankings last week to No. 5 this week with an average of 39.443. Senior Keeley Kmieciak held steady at No. 9 in the all-around with a 39.396.
A pair of Sooners hold No. 1 rankings in Capps and junior McKenzie Wofford. Capps checks in at the top spot on beam with an average of 9.914 after recording the first perfect 10 of her career then adding 9.95 in OU's last two meets.Capps is also ranked 24th on vault with a 9.854 average.
For the fifth straight week, Wofford checks in at No. 1 in the nation on bars, holding a 9.925 average.
Sophomore Stefani Catour made her debut in the team lineup this weekend and is currently tied for 19th on beam with a 9.838 average through two meets, and junior Charity Jones checks in at No. 22 on vault (9.857) and 25th on beam (9.836). Sophomore AJ Jackson sits in seventh nationally on vault with a 9.893 and holds 17th on floor (9.896), while senior Haley Scaman is 11th on vault (9.879) and ninth on floor (9.918).
The Sooners (13-1 overall, 2-0 Big 12) will compete in the Perfect 10 Challenge at 6:45 p.m. CT on Friday, Feb. 12, inside Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Other teams at the quad meet will be No. 12 Denver, No. 17 George Washington and No. 30 Utah State. Tickets are available forpurchase online.


The Smart City concept develops on the pervasive use of Information Technology in urban environments to provide city residents with essential services. It encompasses a rising number of devices, services and applications aiming to make people life and everyday duties easier. On the basis of a dozen of technologies and standards, hundreds of device suppliers offer an extensive range of solutions (meters, actuators, sensors, micro-systems, etc.) that coexist in the urban environment.
On one hand, even if vendors try to agree on good practices for the implementation of devices and services for Smart Cities, the reality is that the interconnection of different products presents a number of issues in regard to interconnectivity and w.r.t. security and privacy. Moreover, resources constrained devices proliferate this scenario, so making the implementation of communication protocols and security mechanisms therein even more challenging. On the other hand, networking solutions emerged in the past years may help tackle the aforementioned issues.
Among the novel networking paradigms, Software-Defined Networking and Information-Centric Networking present promising features. Custom control plane logic in SDN controllers helps detect and promptly mitigate anomalies in network traffic. While, in ICNs, self-secured data, which are opportunistically cached by in-network storages, make secure communication channels to be set by pairs of fixed node no longer necessary. Hence, both paradigms seem to offer the right feature set to secure the Smart City network infrastructure and communication. Yet those paradigms need to be deeply investigated before moving in production environments where their potential could be eventually combined.
Future Smart Cities mandate robust network solutions for providing full interoperability, security, data privacy (e.g., for critical applications such as smart health). This workshop sets the stage for a wide and comprehensive discussion on the security improvements that could be achieved by leveraging novel network paradigms in the design of future Smart Cities. The workshop aims to attract research provided in several projects addressing topics related to platforms for Secure Smart Cities such as IDSECOM project and other European initiatives.


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Sika has expanded its presence in Saudi Arabia by opening a new production plant for concrete admixtures. Located in Dammam on the east coast of the country, the new factory enables Sika not only to increase its production capacity but also, in particular, to optimize its logistics and hence its cost structure.
Up to now, Sika supplied its customers in the Saudi capital Riyadh as well as on the east coast with concrete admixtures from the plant in Rabigh, which is located 1,500 and 1,100 kilometers away from Dammam and Riyadh respectively. The new production facility in Dammam will thus greatly reduce transport distances. It is also ideally positioned to potentially supply customers in neighboring markets around the Persian Gulf.
Ivo Schädler, Regional Manager EMEA: "Producing locally in Dammam brings us closer to our customers on the east coast of Saudi Arabia and opens up further growth potential. At the same time, the optimized supply chain will help strengthen our competitiveness in the market."
With its Vision 2030 and its National Transformation Program, Saudi Arabia wants to reduce its dependence on crude oil and diversify its economy. A range of mega-projects involving huge infrastructure investments will push up demand in the construction sector. The equivalent of CHF 500 billion is to be invested in the Neom project alone. This entails the construction of a new city and the world's most modern technology park.


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