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KGF is the most hit movie in the Bollywood blockbuster. this is an Kannada language Based movie but due to its reach it had to be released in many other languages including hindi.
This movie after Coming in cinema touched the people's heart and almost every person gave a positive rating for the movie. Because the movie shows the most authentic scenes over the things and the old type city was selected as a place to shoot for the movie which gave a completely different look to the KGF the gold palace.
Movie Leading Actor Mr.Yash aka Rocky's status has been changed after the First chapter and because of this his movie charging amount has been increased for the KGF Chapter 2 for which almost every one is waiting.
And as the first part of the movie was too popular and it created a creative craziness among the people and there is a hidden thing in the movie which created a new and best thing for the people to watch the chapter 2 of the KGF movie. And beside this many of the star casts are selected for the movie and below are their bio and some of the details related to the movie.
Casts of KGF Chapter 2 :
Yash (Raja Krishnaappa Bairya / Rocky)
Yash wil be leading the main role of the Movie and will get the most of the llove from the people who in the first chapter played the major role in the movie to acquire the KGF Town : The city of Gold.
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KGF's Most loved actor Yash aka Rocky has taken the complete KGF under him and beside this his other brother Adheera will try to capture it from the Rocky. and it is basic for him after the KGF to charge a huge amount from the producer to act into the movie because of his swag and his boldness.
Sanjay Dutt (Adheera)
he Will be leading the main role as Adheera in the movie to acquire the whole city from the Rocky as told in the first chapter of the movie. as he is seen by almost all the people of india as well into the other countries too, sanjay has a deep and bass bold look as a villain into the movie.
In the Movie, Sanjay Dutt the known star actor of Bollywood will be seen as the Adheera which has created a thrill in the mind of people over the world who have watched the first chapter of this movie.
Srindhi shetty
Srindhi Shetty (Reena Desai)
She will be leading the role as a wife of Rocky whose love story has been shown in the first part and will be declared in the upcoming chapter of the movie.
Shrindhi in the chapter 2 of KGF will be seen as the wife of Rocky as their lovestory was seen to be unended in the first part of the movie.
Raveena Tandon (Ramika Sen)
Raveena is only seen in the second part of the movie as there was not much story about her in the first part. she will be working as a poltical party and will try to make the city safe from both Rocky and the Adheera.
As she will be seen as a government leader she will too try to make the clear and the required descisions for the KGF the gold city.
Oleh MZ Mania


You need to have faith in the system you're moving to and that can take time. Usually by walking through your existing business process with the new system and comparing the two can reinforce this. This can be quite a quick process depending on the complexity of how you work but can also explain in detail how your current process can be optimised with a CRM software package in your business. I remember one company that had a real struggle remembering to follow up quotes and tried to use Outlook to remember but many times they'd forget and they wouldn't follow up. By integrating Intrabench they were able to automatically follow up quotes which increased their conversion rates.
In terms of Introducing accounts you can also move away from your accounts package for day to day tasks and simply use it for the bare accounting until you are comfortable to move away from it completely. You could also just use a specific part of the CRM software for a specific task and gradually expand what you use the CRM for once everyone is comfortable with it.
All in all there are many ways, some easier than others and give you a route in to simplifying your business and increasing your sales. Implementing a CRM software package can be an easy task if you have commitment and take it a step at a time rather than uprooting your current processes completely. Start by solely using the contact manager and then expand at your own pace by integrating the accounts, customer support and any other parts of your business as and when you are comfortable. Off course we'll be there to help and advise!


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Introducing Diane Dettmann, author of Twenty-Eight Snow Angels
"Twenty-Eight Snow Angels is my second publishing experience with Outskirts Press. Once the book was completed and in my hands, I fell in love with the custom cover and the photos that we integrated into the text added such a warm and personal touch. The positive reader response to Twenty-Eight Snow Angels makes my heart soar! Many thanks to Outskirts Press."
Diane Dettmann is an author, presenter and teacher. During her teaching career, she was an elementary teacher, a literacy staff developer and taught at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Diane is the coauthor of Miriam Daughter of Finnish Immigrants and has presented the book at international conferences in Finland and Canada. Diane lives in Afton, Minnesota, where she enjoys writing and spending time with her loving husband, Allan.
A beautifully written story of a life renewed. Diane Dettmann's memoir, Twenty-Eight Snow Angels: A Widow's Story of Love, Loss and Renewal, invites the reader into her personal experience of grief, as she faces life alone, after the sudden death of her 54-year old husband. With honesty and a clear perspective, Dettmann reveals her daily struggles and the realities of grief. The reader feels her pain and at the same time rejoices in her commitment to tackle the daily challenges of life alone and to succeed. Her heartfelt story inspires hope as the reader discovers that they can build a meaningful life-alone or with someone new-after a devastating loss.
"In this well written memoir, Diane tells of her emotional journey in touching detail." -Mary Ann Grossmann, St. Paul Pioneer
"Writer Diane Dettmann makes small events, like the sale of a beloved piano, become as momentous as the sale of a national treasure. In the process, she rediscovers faith, community and love." -Susan Parker, author of Walking in the Deep End
"In Twenty-Eight Snow Angels, writer Diane Dettmann gives us a poignant account of a life badly rent and ultimately revitalized in a way we can all take to heart." -Peggy Lang, award-winning ghostwriter "
"The reader is drawn in and captivated by Diane's vivid account of her grief after the death of her loving husband . . . a powerful story of love, grief, hope and faith all can learn from." -Mary Jacks, M.S. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
"Diane's piano move was one of our most memorable. It really touched us all." -Paula Soukup, Manny's Piano Company, Inc.
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Introducing George B. Blake, author of Widow
"For the first time using self-publishing, the experience was at times a little trying only because I was new at this type of publishing. But, my Author Representative, Lisa, was very patient with me and a very big help, answering all my questions so that I could understand and follow through properly. Everyone involved was very accommodating also making the whole process come to an exciting end. A successfully published book! Thanks to all."
George B. Blake is a successful advertising executive who became single after 18 years of marriage. He soon realized how very difficult is was to meet new single acquaintances of the opposite sex so he embarked on a 20 year research program among singles to determine the best ways and the best places to meet other singles. His research involved interviews with over 29,000 singles from all around the country, many as a result of his appearances on 160 call-in talk shows. He has written a popular syndicated newspaper "singles" column for 14 years which helped considerably with his research. After he wrote 6 books on "singles meeting other singles" he realized that no book had ever been written of the difficulty of widows meeting other singles…so he stepped-up his research to specifically involve widows (and some widowers as well). Now the 50 million widows in the U.S.A. have a source to turn to restart their lives after the tragic loss of a loved one.
Widow starts with a bang as the first chapter has letters written to Mr. Blake by three widows who each tell how they made the adjustment to their newly unwelcomed lives. The book emphasizes the "positive" side of life, with a little humor thrown in, attempting to bring back some joy into the lives of widows (or widowers) trying to recover from the loss of a loved one.
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"There's seriously good food to be had here and simplicity is at the heart of its appeal, Snack on pide or bruschetta to start.Sweet roasted cherry tomatoes paired with tangy Woodside goat's curd on charred sourdough is as good as bruschetta gets.
Prawns from down the road in Mooloolaba are lovingly tucked inside ravioli, served with ribbons of confit leek a beautifully balanced lemon beurre blanc.
A spring chicken main is generous in the extreme – a barbecued half–bird on a bed of wilted spinach, flanked by three cauliflower & cheese croquettes. "
"Food that is innovative yet deceptively simple explains the longevity of Gusto on Noosaville's cut throat dining strip. Owner/ chef Nathan Hall's cuttlefish salad with Persian fetta,olives, red onion and rocket presents a well honed essay in flavour and lightness. Ditto his broad bean, fennel and feta tart with pear and green leaf salad and the Mooloolaba prawn and garlic ravioli with leek confit and lemon buerre blanc. It's all good stuff, aided and abetted by an affordable and thoughtfully assembled wine list,well matched to the dishes on offer and the gorgeous riverside setting , especially if your seated on the terrace with views beyond trendy Gympie Terrace to sailboats on the Noosa River. Wait-staff are swift,unobtrusive and considerate and the entire experience is pleasantly leisurely. After a decade, Gusto is still getting it right."
"Gusto trumps Noosa's classy competition with effortless style, superior service and breezy water-views. The Mod Oz menu offers Hervey Bay scallops, opulent bangers and mash, Mooloolaba prawns or melt-in-your mouth cuttlefish, all marinated, cooked and served with passion."
"On the alternative strip to Hastings Street, this long, thin establishment across the road from the river is a favourite with locals and tourists alike. Chef Nathan Hall creates good, simple food that's big on flavour."
"Eight years here for the owners amounts to solid experience, and it shows in food that is dependably good time and again. Seafood and local produce feature on the menu and families are accommodated with a better-than usual children's menu."
"The name is apt: you'll find it difficult to approach the dishes here with anything less."
"Chef Nathan Hall brings 17 years' experience spanning London, Melbourne and Brisbane, to this restaurant with its alfresco dining overlooking the river."
"Gusto caters to the laid-back holiday and weekend crowd who amble along Gympie Terrace in search of something fresh and healthy. By day, the menu is simplified but offers everything from an overflowing BLT; steamed new-season asparagus served with chopped egg, capers and parmesan; roasted beet, pear and walnut salad or pistachio-crusted sardines to fresh Moreton Bay bugs in spaghetti finished with chilli, onion and garlic."
"Positioned to make the most of the breezes from its slightly elevated position overlooking the Noosa River, this casual eatery has long been a favourite with locals and tourists alike."
"Scottish lass Kay Callander does a brilliant job of ensuring diners are well looked after at the casual, yet classy, restaurant she runs with her talented chef-husband Nathan Hall."
"The casual atmosphere, simple food using the best local ingredients and excellent service are perfect for a holiday dining experience on the Sunshine Coast. But they're given a run for their money by a view that's hard to beat."
"Tables rarely stay empty for long...This casual venue serves the kind of fresh, simple fare that's just right for lazy holiday meals eaten with gaze turned to the water...simply presented and full of honest flavour."
"Terrific value for money with a light Mediterranean/Italian hand."


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The history of PLE
The Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology has been a tremendous resource for students and researchers throughout the region for more than 80 years!
1926 - The University of Pittsburgh established a biological fieldstation at Presque Isle, PA on the shores of Lake Erie. Below is a portion of the poster advertising summer courses in 1929.
1949 - The field station moved from Presque Isle to Pymatuning State Park. The University of Pittsburgh obtained a lease from the state for a 13-acre wooded peninsula adjacent to the Pennsylvania State Fish Hatchery; this site is known as the Sanctuary Lake Site.
The first building was constructed on this site in 1952; over time, more research buildings were erected at the Sanctuary Lake site to satisfy the educational and research needs of the University of Pittsburgh, as well as faculty and students from other colleges and universities in western Pennsylvania. Some original classrooms still offer spectacular views overlooking the protected waters of Sanctuary Lake.
1965 - The ever-growing population at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology had now out-grown the facilities at the Sanctuary Lake site. The University obtained a second lease from the Pymatuning State Park for a dedicated Housing Site.
This site now has modern facilities for housing instructors, researchers, and students as well as a Dining Hall, Kitchen, and Recreation Hall. As the Housing site expanded and developed, the Sanctuary Lake site was dedicated to maintaining modern research and teaching facilities.
The new millennium - During the most recent decade, the University of Pittsburgh invested a considerable amount of additional resources to renovate and expand facilities and add a great deal of land for PLE. This has included the acquisition of three research properties - Wallace Woods, Beagle Road, and the Livingston Farm, providing a total of 360 acres - and the construction of five labs, an administrative office complex, a library, and a seven-apartment complex for researchers.
Throughout the years, students, researchers, and retreat-goers have amazing experiences at PLE!


Steven W. Lewis was born in California in 1949 to a military family, which resulted in worldwide travels. Musical training began with the study of piano in Germany at the age of 5. He fell in love with the French horn and became obsessed with it by the age of 10. Living near Los Angeles at that time, he studied with Fred Fox, and continued studies with James Miller at the University of Northern Colorado in horn performance.
After college, Mr. Lewis decided to move to Chicago furthering his lifelong ambition to become a great horn player by studying with Dale Clevenger, Arnold Jacobs, and John Barrows. At the same time, he was working professionally as a musician in theatre productions, commercial recordings, and performing and touring with the Chicago Symphony. Mr. Lewis has performed to date with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony, and Florida Gulf Coast orchestras, to name a few.
Working in the factory of the renowned brass instrument designer, Renold Schilke, he met Jaroslaw Lechniuk, a master craftsman who learned his skill in the Ukraine before World War II, and worked with Carl Geyer, Chicago's famous hornmaker. Lechniuk taught Mr. Lewis critical brass instrument restoration and fabrication of new horns, with high emphasis on pride of workmanship. This apprenticeship lasted 4 years until Lechniuk's passing in 1976.
With a loan from the Chicago Symphony brass section, Mr. Lewis established his business "S.W. Lewis Orchestral Horns" in 1977. He continued studies in machine tool technology and metallurgy at Triton College. His shop is a state of the art facility, with an impressive array of the finest equipment available. Dimensions and design of his French horns are derived by careful observation and subsequent reflection, then further developed and refined in an acoustics laboratory.
Because of Mr. Lewis' extensive performance background, he is able to test all instruments with the highest standards of excellence. In addition, Mr. Lewis has many years of experience working as an audio recording engineer and producer, complementing his involvement in the making of instruments of superb quality. After more than 35 years in business he enjoys an international reputation for his own horns and mutes.
Finally, Mr. Lewis places high priority on family time. When not working in the horn shop, Mr. Lewis enjoys high performance cars, spending time with his wife, an oboist with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, their daughter, and two Siberian Forest cats.


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Achievements of the Low Carb project: Modern sustainable mobility for Central Europe
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For the last 3 years the InterregCE project, LOW-CARB, has challenged the status quo of mobility planning in central Europe (CE). Its project partners stepped up and out of their comfort zones to develop highly innovative strategies, action plans, pilots, tools, and skills development trainings that foster low carbon mobility and transportation. All of which were addressed by introducing a new geographic scope for planning for mobility— the Functional Urban Area (FUA). Although this transnational project comes to an end it leaves behind a strong legacy of low carbon options for sustainable urban mobility planning, upon which urban planners in central Europe will continue to advance.
The concrete accomplishments of LOW-CARB include: the development of three strategies to guide urban planners with topics on open-data management, governance, and centring public transport as the backbone of low-carbon transportation systems; the co-creation of four data-based Action Plans for integrated mobility planning beyond administrative borders with key mobility stakeholders; and the demonstration of innovative low carbon mobility technologies in six pilot FUAs. The partners collectively created over 200 individual measures for low-carbon mobility! These actions have led to an estimated leverage of 107 Mio € for investments in sustainable mobility offers in FUAs by 2025.
LOW-CARB's activities have resulted in several outputs important for future creation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP), including the following novel tools.
1) The SUMP-Self-Assessment Tool guides planners in local central European languages through the entire SUMP process at multiple geographic scopes. It is both a monitoring and evaluation tool that provides tailored feedback according to the assessment of unique mobility situations.
2) REACHIE, an interactive journey planner map intended for both planners and civilians to visualize available options when making multimodal trips. The routes are integrated with public transport services and estimated carbon savings are calculated for using multimodal options over conventional automobiles.
3) Like REACHIE, theSUMP GIS Monitoring Tool is a data-based tool using maps, but it visualizes mobility measures of multiple measure packages when planning or implementing a SUMP. It provides planners with a visual cumulative overview of the measures they have selected for the FUA and provides metadata about them. The tool aids coordination and engagement activities during SUMP processes. Both REACHIE and the SUMP GIS Monitoring tools were created for their respective FUAs (City of Leipzig and Brno) and show good potential for being replicated as data applications in other CE regions.
4) The recently launched SUMP Central Competence Centre is an online platform and one-stop-shop for local planning authorities and urban practitioners to access resources and content that can support them with developing SUMPs. This knowledge-database provides news, good practices, exemplar SUMPs, tools, and access to expert networks, all in central European languages!
Not only did LOW-CARB reduce transport-related carbon emissions by introducing the above-mentioned innovations, but also increased the competencies of local authorities to better plan and transition to carbon-neutral mobility systems. It transferred its knowledge through skills development trainings, interactive public events, and a follower program with nine other twinning cities and regions.
LOW-CARB's public events reached over 400 participants while presenting at conferences, hosting webinars, pilot launches and more. The project's 10 partners were also responsible for having trained a further 620 people in local, national, and transnational sessions. These actions have created institutional co-operation, fostered joint financing, and facilitated the FUAs to become the leaders of central Europe for low carbon mobility. The FUAs are Leipzig (DE), Koprivnica (CR), Brno (CZ), Skawina and Krakow (PL), Szeged (Hu), and Parma (IT). The pursuit of low carbon mobility in CE does not end with LOW-CARB, much of its development goals will be furthered in other capitalisation projects and frameworks, most notably the InterregCE Dynaxibilty4CE project. For more info about LOW-CARB's activities and outputs, visit the project's news board and document repository where its pilot handbooks, strategies, and tool factsheets are available in the main central European languages.


Clients often ask us' how often should I visit? or 'how long should I leave it until my next cut/colour? The answer to this question can differ from person to person and obviously depend on the individuals hairdressing budget , however, there are certain guidelines that should be followed to keep your hair looking its best at all times. Here's a guide to help you get the most out of your hair style and colour..
There's so many colouring trends available now but as a rule if you have a full head colour then your roots will be growing back through around 4 to 5 weeks. If might differ slightly depending on how different your natural root colour is compared to the colour applied, but those pesky greys can be really visible on brunette and red/copper colours so 4 weekly visits in a must for you. For those of you that are coloured blonde then 4 weeks is an absolute must for you lovely ladies I'm afraid. In fact, blonde hair is high maintenance so leaving it any longer than that and it will start to look dull and in need of brightening and freshening up.
These are the lower maintenance colouring technique due to the highlighted strands blending with your natural colour especially if you have a couple of colours running through and can usually get away with 12 weekly appointments, you should however visit in between, around 6 weeks for a Cut & Finish. You could always have a toner to freshen through your blonde on this visit too.
Again this is a low maintenance colouring choice because semi colours last around 25 washes and fade during this time leaving you with very little regrowth if any at all. If you go for a vibrant semi- colour then this will fade slightly quicker and be in need of freshening up slightly more often but you can get away with having one every time you visit for your Reshape & Finish appointment around 4-6 weeks.
This one is easy……..short hair styles is a definite 4 to 5 weekly visit. short styles are structured and need to be kept on top off to stay looking sharp and tidy. The same goes for bob hairstyles, As for those of you with long hair, well you all know you leave it way too long to visit. We know your long locks are precious to you but those scary split ends will just split way up the hair shaft if you leave it too long and then we have to cut more off to get rid of them. Try not to leave it any longer than 6- 7 weeks and use split ens cream or oils in between to help keep the split ends at bay.
Taking all this into account then to keep on top of your style and colour you need to visit the salon every 4-6 weeks. Any thing over 7 weeks is too long. We always recommend making at least your next 2 or 3 appointments before leaving the salon this way you can pop them in your diary and get on enjoying life. We will send you your appointment reminder text the week before your visit.
If you haven't already got your visit booked then please call us now on 01384 402890 or book on-line via the Book online link at the top of this page. Your Stylist can discuss a maintenance plan with you on your next visit.


Sorry not blogged for a while I've been busy working on some new movie clips which you can see soon.
I have also done a photo shoot in Spain which was very good, and I got some great photos. Here is one of my pictures from my shoot was very fun shooting in the sea we had lots people watching us. Made me feel very naughty and horny and of course I was wet all over.
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Performance People is a new podcast by hosts Sir Ben Ainslie + his broadcaster wife Georgie Ainslie who in this week's episode interview professional road cyclist and Tour de France winner David Millar + his sister, CEO of Belstaff, and former CEO of INEOS, Fran Millar, for their first ever interview together as a duo.
In the emotive episode, David and Fran, who managed David's cycling career, discuss how, following his two-year ban from professional road cycling, and winning the Tour de France, David made it his mission to work closely with anti-doping movements to prevent what happened to him from happening to younger riders. They also touch on how cycling has now undergone a complete 'cultural shift' for the better since the early '90's.
David reveals: "When I came into the sport it was fundamentally a doping culture, and it had been for a hundred years. In the late 1990's and early 2000's it was considered that it was impossible to win the Tour de France clean. I wanted to win races clean."
He also describes the unwavering support from his sister during the most challenging time of his life when he was banned from cycling: "Frances stood by me, I'd affected her relationships and she supported me through thick and thin when I was getting attacked left right and centre. Then I came out of it and Lance Armstrong called me Saint David!"
The heartfelt episode is full of revealing insights and revealing moments.
Available on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube and more, Performance People is a weekly podcast hosted by Sir Ben Ainslie, the most decorated Olympic sailor of all time and his broadcaster wife Georgie Ainslie who has over 20 years of broadcasting experience including at Sky Sports. Together, they chat to a successful partnership from the worlds of sport, entertainment, politics and business, teasing out the true stories behind the highs and lows of their guests' remarkable careers.
Link to episode homepage
Performance People is available on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube and more.
Also find Performance People podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performance.people/
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An increasing number of small businesses are using server platforms, discovering that they can support the sharing of applications and data, provide smarter backup and archiving, and improve data security.
But servers burn up energy and require a significant investment that demands a decent return. With this in mind, there are a number of techniques that all small businesses can use to increase the performance of their servers.
One is the adoption of blade server technology, which is based on an array of thin, modular electronic circuit boards that each works as a server, such as the PowerEdge range from Dell. It offers a compact, better optimised server footprint, with all the server controls such as memory and I/O interface moving to the server chassis. This enables business users to focus on gaining the best performance from each blade.
Blade servers can be installed much more compactly than traditional servers, and the chassis should be full to deliver the best performance and most efficient use of energy.
Virtualisation can provide performance benefits, and some small businesses are gaining massive improvements in their server utilisation through the technique. The benefits have been outlined by security specialist Symantec in a white paper on the subject.
"Implementing protected virtualisation in a business is not difficult or expensive," it says. "Many businesses are successfully deploying virtual environments and benefiting from them. These businesses are saving money, enjoying increased flexibility for growth, and finding it easier to maintain their overall IT infrastructure."
The recently announced version 6 of Dell's Wyse WSM desktop and application virtualisation software includes server streaming capability to help organisations virtualise their server estate and adopt cloud computing.
Next comes server throttling, which involves taking more control over the power used by a server, which can have a dramatic impact on its performance. Server throttling enables IT managers to develop a power usage map to reduce the power consumption of servers not in use, or working with reduced loads.
Dell says this is one of the advantages of the PowerEdge range: "PowerEdge servers use throttling for many purposes, including optimising the amount of work that is done for the energy consumed, ensuring smooth operation in the face of cooling challenges, and keeping component temperatures optimised inside the server during peak workloads.
"Optimisation of the server component temperature helps to ensure that PowerEdge servers are resilient and reliable so they meet your organisation's long term needs."
Connecting severs over a network can also improve the overall performance. Often, a small business may have a number of offices running separate servers, and if these are properly connected it can boost efficiency.
Businesses that are using the Dell PowerEdge VRTX can now connect these servers together using Silver Peak's integrated WAN optimisation software.
Finally, a move to using solid state drive (SSD) memory can deal with the bottlenecks that occur within server platforms. It is also robust and offers lower levels of latency than traditional hard disk drives.
The server market has been evolving rapidly, with many of the developments meeting the needs of the small business sector. Companies have realised that having servers at the foundation of their IT is all well and good, but these installations must be optimised to really boost its performance.
Using a combination of well chosen hardware, proper configuration and a defined roadmap for the expansion of server usage can help any business using servers to become more efficient and obtain gains at its bottom line.


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Changemakers: How Volue Will Help Power and Car Companies Tap Into Distributed Energy Resources
Over the next months, Kjetil Storset and his team will use Volue's massive knowledge of the power market to build tools that accelerate the integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to better utilize the existing power grid infrastructure.
Author: Olga Apostolova
Published on: Aug 16, 2021
Kjetil Storset, Distributed Energy Resources Lead at Volue, knows the power market inside out – grid and distribution, market data and forecasts. He is now determined to help accelerate the integration of Distributed Energy Resources in the power system.
"The power system today is not built to handle the massive energy transition. There are two options. We can either stick to the old ways by investing billions in grid infrastructure or we can unlock the benefits of Distributed Energy Resources to utilize the existing infrastructure better," Kjetil Storset says.
He sees a future where major parts of the electricity we consume will be generated and stored by a large number of small, grid-connected DERs. This is very different from today's centralized system with large conventional power plants.
Typically, DERs are small-scale renewables such as solar, wind, small hydro, biomass and geothermal power, and storage resources such as electric vehicles and residential electric water heaters.
One of the major issues with the integration of DERs is their uncertain nature. This uncertainty makes the supply-demand relationship extremely complex.
"The complexity of optimising the energy system is really skyrocketing. There are many more variables in the equation. In the not so distant future, we'll no longer have a limited number of power market participants, we'll have millions. This introduces the need for decentralized system optimisation and local energy markets."
Volue's foundation in this is solid and the team is well prepared to build the tools the market needs to accelerate the integration of Distributed Energy Resources. Volue is one of the most experienced and innovative technology companies in the power industry having pioneered green technology for over five decades.
Eight of the ten largest European power utilities already use Volue's power generation planning and optimisation software. Volue also serves most of the Nordic grid operators.
In the not so distant future, we'll no longer have a limited number of power market participants, we'll have millions.
Kjetil Storset Distributed Energy Resources Lead at Volue
New solutions to old problems
"Although Distribution System Operators (DSOs) are seeing the change coming, for them it's a leap of faith to embrace DERs as an alternative to the power grid," says Kjetil Storset.
"On the other hand, car manufacturers see an opportunity in this and are already designing electric vehicles that are fit for energy storage."
The VW group aims to be the first major manufacturer to introduce bi-directional charging. From next year, electric VWs will be able to store electricity and return it to the grid when the cars are sitting unused on the charging station.
Other manufacturers, like Ford, are likely to follow suit.Ford has stated that at full load, their electric truck could power a home for 3 days (or 10 days at reduced loads).
Battery storage in vehicles can help network operators manage fluctuations in the supply of green electricity.
According to some projections, by 2030 50% of vehicles sold globally will be electric. But Norway, Volue's home base, is way ahead. In 2020, electric vehicles already made up 54% of all new cars sold, a global record.
In the not so distant future, every individual car can be connected to the power market, buying and selling directly.
"With flexibility like this, there should be reduced need for grid investment."
But Kjetil Storset adds once again that it's a question of trust.
"If they put a cable in the ground, DSOs can trust that the cable is always there and we can all start using the power. It's different with an EV battery – DSOs don't know if it's full, half or empty at the time they'll need it to solve grid constraints."
The lack of trust in DER as a real alternative to grid investments is something Kjetil Storset's team will tackle in the coming months.
"We need to combine several types of energy resources – from electric cars, solar, all renewables together to make sure that in total our electricity consumption is taken care of. Building trust starts with forecasting where you are going to have a problem in the grid. Then we move on to solving the problems by DER optimisation."
Technology and political will
How this unfolds, depends to a large extent on the political will.
In 1991, Norway was the first country to deregulate the power market.
"Companies here had to build the technology and amass knowledge about power trading, forecasts, operations and much more. Norway is still considered a European leader in this area, and Norwegian companies supply state-of-the-art energy technology to the continent."
Now, Kjetil Storset thinks that the power market needs a new round of liberalization.
"When prosumers are entering the market at full speed, it's time for the regulatory framework to catch up. By playing its cards right, Norway can once again be the changemaker in the energy industry. We can pave the way for accelerating the integration of Distributed Energy Resources. We can once again be a leader in making Europe more sustainable."
Volue hosts DER debate at Arendalsuka 2021
On Tuesday 17 August, Volue will host an event at the largest political gathering in Norway, Arendalsuka, to discuss the topic of Distributed Energy Resources and flexibility.
How can the energy sector promote the green shift? What regulatory framework conditions promote development? What role can Norwegian technology play in making Europe more sustainable?
Among the panellists are Terje Aasland, Business Policy, Arbeiderpartiet, Lars Andreas Lunde, Business Policy & Ministry of Trade and Industry Secretary, Høyre, Gunnar G. Løvås, Konserndirektør System og marked, Statnett, Svein Kvernstuen, CEO, Beyonder, Morten Henriksen, EVP, Arendals Fossekompani, and Kjetil Storset, Distributed Energy Resources Lead, Volue.
Trond Straume, Chief Executive Officer of Volue, will hold the opening speech and Ingeborg Gjærum, Chief Strategy Officer of Volue, will moderate the panel discussion.
Find out more about the Volue event at Arendalsuka.
Volue participates in Smart Senja project
The Smart Senja project trials the energy systems of the future. Find out more about the project and Volue's participation.
Questions regarding this subject?
Kjetil Storset
Distributed Energy Resources Lead, Volue
kjetil.storset@volue.com
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PetroQuest Energy Announces Sale of Gulf of Mexico Assets; 2017 Estimated Proved Oil and Gas Reserves and Production
February 2, 2018 EnergyNow Media
LAFAYETTE, La., Feb. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (NYSE:PQ) today announced the sale of its Gulf of Mexico properties (the "Sold Assets") on January 31, 2018, but effective as of December 1, 2017. As a result of the sale, the Company has eliminated an approximate $35.4 million undiscounted abandonment liability from its long-term obligations. The Company received no proceeds from the sale of these properties and is required to contribute $3.75 million towards future abandonment costs. In connection with the sale, the Company expects to receive a cash refund of approximately $10.3 million related to a depositary account that served to collateralize a portion of the Company's offshore bonds. All of the Company's production is now derived from assets located onshore Louisiana and Texas.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Sold Assets produced approximately 26.1 MMcfe/d (21% oil, 75% gas, 4% NGL). Production from the Sold Assets has declined over the last 60 days as a result of natural declines. The Company estimates net daily production for January 2018 to be approximately 13.8 MMcfe/d (24% oil, 71% gas and 5% NGL), or 47% below the fourth quarter 2017 rate.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company's estimated proved reserves attributable to the Sold Assets totaled approximately 11 Bcfe (100% proved developed) with estimated pre-tax discounted future net cash flows (PV-10) of approximately ($2.4) million, using SEC pricing ($2.98/Mcf for natural gas and $51.34/Bbl for oil).
The following tables set forth information about the Company's estimated proved reserves, including proforma for the divestiture of the Sold Assets:
Including the Sold Assets, the Company estimates that its 2017 production was approximately 27.6 Bcfe, or 75.6 MMcfe per day. Estimated fourth quarter 2017 production, including the Sold Assets, totaled approximately 8.6 Bcfe, or 93.7 MMcfe per day, compared to guidance of 91-95 MMcfe/d. Estimated production for 2017 was 17% higher than 2016 and estimated fourth quarter 2017 production was 87% higher than the year-ago quarter.
Based upon estimated 2017 production, the Company estimates that it achieved a 247% reserve replacement ratio during 2017 and expects that its all-in finding and development costs during 2017 to be approximately $0.70/Mcfe.
The Company expects to provide first quarter 2018 guidance metrics and 2018 capital expenditure guidance and plans in connection with its 2017 year-end earnings release in early March 2018.
Management's Comment
"After completing the sale of our Gulf of Mexico properties, we have eliminated a considerable long-term abandonment liability and have substantially reduced our exposure to future regulatory, environmental, surety and weather risks inherent in offshore operations. In addition, the sale will increase our net liquidity by $6.5 million and allow us to focus our attention on developing our onshore assets in East Texas and in the Louisiana Austin Chalk trend," said Charles T. Goodson, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. "While our production and reserve profiles will experience near-term reductions after this divestiture, we believe that this transaction will ultimately drive value creation."
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
PV-10 is the estimated future net cash flows from estimated proved reserves discounted at an annual rate of 10% before giving effect to income taxes. Standardized measure is the after-tax estimated future net cash flows from estimated proved reserves discounted at an annual rate of 10%, determined in accordance with GAAP. Management believes PV-10 is useful to investors as it is based on prices, costs and discount factors which are consistent from company to company, while the standardized measure is dependent on the unique tax situation of each individual company. As a result, the Company believes that investors can use PV-10 as a basis for comparison of the relative size and value of the Company's reserves to other companies. The Company also understands that securities analysts and rating agencies use PV-10 in similar ways. PV-10 cannot be currently reconciled to the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows because final income tax information for 2017 is not yet available. The Company will provide the reconciliation of SEC priced, proved PV-10 to standardized measure in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this news release are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements are based upon assumptions and anticipated results that are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks. Actual results may vary significantly from those anticipated due to many factors, including the volatility of oil and natural gas prices and significantly depressed oil prices since the end of 2014; our indebtedness and the significant amount of cash required to service our indebtedness; our estimate of the sufficiency of our existing capital sources, including availability under our multi-draw term loan facility; our ability to fund and execute our Cotton Valley and Austin Chalk development programs as planned; our ability to increase recoveries in the Austin Chalk formation and to increase our overall oil production as planned; our estimates with respect to fracked Austin Chalk wells in Louisiana, including production EURs and costs; our estimates with respect to production, reserve replacement ratio and finding and development costs; our receipt of a cash refund with respect to our offshore bonds and the timing and amount of the same; our ability to hedge future production to reduce our exposure to price volatility in the current commodity pricing market; our ability to find, develop and produce oil and natural gas reserves that are economically recoverable and to replace reserves and sustain and/or increase production; ceiling test write-downs resulting, and that could result in the future, from lower oil and natural gas prices; our ability to raise additional capital to fund cash requirements for future operations; limits on our growth and our ability to finance our operations, fund our capital needs and respond to changing conditions imposed by our multi-draw term loan facility and restrictive debt covenants; less than 25% of our production being exposed to the additional risk of severe weather, including hurricanes, tropical storms and flooding, and natural disasters; losses and liabilities from uninsured or underinsured drilling and operating activities; changes in laws and governmental regulations as they relate to our operations; the operating hazards attendant to the oil and gas business; the volatility of our stock price; and our ability to meet the continued listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange with respect to our common stock or to cure any deficiency with respect thereto. In particular, careful consideration should be given to cautionary statements made in the various reports the Company has filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no duty to update or revise these forward-looking statements.
Matt Quantz, Manager – Corporate Communications
(337) 232-7028, www.petroquest.com
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The Acting Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Mr. Louis Eriomala has called for increased participation of women and the youths in Nigeria's democratic process.
Eriomala who made this call in his welcome address at the opening ceremony of a 2-day Annual Roundtable on Cultural Orientation (ARTCO), organised by the Institute at Saatof Hotel & Suites, Lokoja, Kogi State capital said the active participation of women and youths at all levels of decision making is essential to the achievement of equality, sustainable development, peace and democracy in the country.
According to him, this year's ARTCO with the theme: "Culture in the Consolidation of Nigeria's Democracy: The Role of Women and Youths" is to re-examine the correlation between culture and development; culture and democracy; and the role of women and youths in the democratic process with a view to ascertain their impact on development as well as strategies to entrench a virile democratic culture in Nigeria.
While tracing the present state of cultural and moral degeneration in Nigeria to the neglect of our cherished cultural values of honesty, hard work, patriotism, respect for elders, constituted authority and human life, the NICO Boss said there is no way the country can achieve meaningful progress and development if the energy and potentials of the youths cannot be positively harnessed.
In his words "It is disheartening to note that our youths who should be rightly trained and equipped as leaders of tomorrow and agents of democracy are being used to perpetuate election violence and condemnable acts such as thuggery, killings, ballot box snatching, kidnapping and other forms of criminality".
Similarly speaking, the Wife of the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Mrs. Rashida Bello said the old players in politics have continued to prevent the young ones from growing and unless they leave the corridors of power, such practice will continue to be inimical to actual development.
She maintained that women and youth are vital assets to any nation and when properly harnessed, can bring radical change that will probe and challenge the status quo, make them stand upright and provide hope for tomorrow, strive for excellence at all times as well as see opportunities in every moment and maximize them.
In all, five (5) papers were presented by scholars during the technical sessions of roundtable which include: Culture and Democracy as Critical Factors in Sustainable Development in Nigeria by Prof. Awam Menegbe of Kogi State University, Anyigba; Towards a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence During Elections in Nigeria: The Role of Women and Youths by Dr. Patrick Ukase of History Department, Kogi State University; and Not too Young to Run Act: An Appraisal by Dr. Sunday Ogbu Igbaba of the Department of Theatre and Cultural Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK).
Others were: Cultural Orientation and Youth Empowerment as Pathways towards Curbing Electoral Violence in Nigeria by Professor Emmanuel Dandaura of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK); and Consolidation of Democratic Culture in Nigeria-from Gender Exclusion to Inclusion by Professor Angela Miri, Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja.
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It improvises using ideas that only a computer would think of. And it never loses the beat.
When drummer Jason Barnes lost his arm in an accident, researchers at a Georgia Tech lab built him a robotic prosthesis so he could keep playing. But as they designed the arm–adding features like superhuman speed and the ability to improvise–they realized that something similar could change how any drummer plays.
The result is a third arm for drummers that attaches at the shoulder, listening to the music and adding creative beats of its own.
Using microphones and sensors on the drums, the robotic arm knows what the beat is, and can automatically adjust speed and complexity, or shift to ¾ time. Then it uses an algorithm to improvise.
The robotic arm also uses a camera to know where it is in space, so it's always in the right position to play, and it watches as the human arms move. When the drummer moves to the snare, the robot moves to the tom, and vice versa. The lab is also working on an EEG headband that will communicate the drummer's thoughts to the robot, so it knows in advance when the music is going to change.


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The Masters Cup is as important to the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) tour as the Masters Tournament is to the PGA, though far less well known to the general public. Each year, one player is selected to receive the "Steady" Ed Memorial Trophy, a lifetime achievement award dedicated to the spirit of disc golf immortal "Steady" Ed Headrick.  The 2008 winner of the memorial trophy was Marty Hapner , 2004 inductee to the PDGA hall of fame and longtime supporter of DeLaveaga disc golf club, the PDGA, and disc golf in general.

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'The Martian' Is Full of Math Word Problems, Says Author Andy Weir
By Liana Loewus — October 02, 2015 7 min read
Today marks the much-anticipated nationwide release of "The Martian," a science-fiction film directed by Ridley Scott about a NASA astronaut who has to survive on Mars after being accidentally left behind by his crew. Matt Damon plays Mark Watney, the ever-quipping hero forced to "science the sh--t out of," well, everything he's left with on the Red Planet.
The movie is based on Andy Weir's debut novel by the same name, which has been a New York Times best-seller for nearly a year straight and currently tops the list. Weir, it's clear, did not see any of this coming. A computer programmer who studies orbital dynamics for fun, he originally posted the book as a series on his blog for free. He eventually put it on Amazon for the minimum 99 cents, and sales took off. The print publishing and movie deals came within four days of each other.
What's special about this book—nay, what makes it a seemingly incomprehensible feat—is its attention to scientific accuracy. The Mars mission and Watney's survival tactics—he creates water by burning hydrazine and he turns about a dozen Thanksgiving potatoes into a crop of potato plants using Martian soil and his own waste, to name two—are scientifically vetted and largely possible.
NASA officials count themselves among Weir's many fans—and since all the hype, Weir has become somewhat of an unofficial spokesman for the agency. Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson has called the plot a "celebration" of scientific literacy. We caught up with Weir today to talk about problem-solving on Mars and how the book might be used in classrooms.
How do you know so much about space? And botany and mechanical engineering and chemistry?
I just know how to use Google actually. ... I've spent my whole life as a space dork. I started with more than a layman's knowledge but am not an expert. It's just tons of research but it's easy to do tons of research on something that's interesting to you.
Do you think your book has utility in classrooms?
Definitely. It's basically a collection of word problems. I think it could be used well for education. I've been contacted by a lot of teachers who are doing that. I didn't consider that while writing the book—the whole book is riddled with profanity. When I wrote it, I was writing for what I thought was a niche audience of hard-core space dorks who are all adults and already scientists. That's why I went into such detail in the science and used swear words.
Random House did consider a school edition [with words like] "crap" and "screwed." They decided not to do that because it causes a real logistical nightmare to have two different versions of the book out. But I've always wanted to do it. I am going to push for it. I suspect they'll be more amenable to the idea once sales fall off.
So what exactly have you heard from teachers?
They love it. Every teacher everywhere in the universe throughout all time is trying to get kids into STEM. This is a good way to present science in an interesting way kids will like.
[The book] presents word problems, effectively. Teachers can say, "Read to this point and stop. Your homework is to solve this problem he has." It turns out to be a good study aid there. There's lots of math that isn't that complicated—some is, but some can be good for algebra-level math and science. What a lot of teachers have done is made a curriculum around it. It's not like they're using The Martian as their textbook or something but it's a study aid.
Some teachers have gone so far as to basically download illegal copies of the book and print it up as worksheets and stuff for their kids. I'm not allowed to suggest that to anybody, but I'm not that upset about what people do to help kids learn science.
What's an example of a word problem math teachers can use?
A good simple algebra problem in the book is Mark has enough food to last this long and can grow potatoes at this rate. Every potato has this many calories. How long now until he runs out of food? It works out to be like a bucket with a hole in it [problem, in which the bucket is leaking and being refilled]. It's exactly that same format just with calories and time. That's a good one for 9th grade algebra.
Are you a writer who loves science or a scientist who likes to write?
I guess I'm a scientist who likes to write. I spent 25 years as a computer programmer and writing was my hobby. It's weird because they're unrelated interests of mine.
For me, the Martian science drove the plot. I'd discover cool new plot points by sitting down and doing the math. He's going to grow potatoes in the Hab [i.e., habitat]. I'm like, alright, let's do the math on everything. How much land does he need to grow potatoes? And I realized, wait, I have a problem with water. Martian soil doesn't have any water in it—at least at the time I wrote the book. I went online and found the moisture requirements for dirt if you're going to grow potatoes in it. He's gonna need many hundreds of liters of water, ... and that's a problem he needs to solve. That took me on a whole plotline. I wouldn't have come up with any of that if I hadn't run the numbers on how to grow potatoes.
Sometimes I'd get into trouble, and he couldn't possibly survive. That's when instead of taking a math approach I'd take a literary approach. I'd say, "What's the minimum gift from the gods he'd need to survive this?" There'd be some piece of technology he needs to have, and I'd figure out how do I justify that being on a Mars mission. So then I'd go back and mention it here and there [in previous chapters] so that from the reader's point of view it was always there.
[An example of something he added retroactively, for those who have read the book or seen the movie, is the RTG—the heat source Watney digs up and uses to keep himself from freezing in the rover.]
Were you surprised a book with so many technical scientific details had such strong mass appeal? What do you make of that?
It was really a surprise to me it had mass appeal. I think people really like Mark and kind of want to see his adventures. Folks who are not as into science or math have said they would glaze over during the deep technical details; they'd skim it, which is actually really cool to me. It means that at some point during the novel I establish a bond of trust with the reader where they just say, "I'm sure all these numbers check out." Establishing that level of trust with the reader is great and it's not an automatic thing.
What advice do you have for teachers looking to motivate STEM students and inspire little Andy Weirs (and Mark Watneys)?
[I'd say] something they'd already know, which is that if you make the subject matter interesting, it's easier for the students to learn. Rather than presenting math and science problems as dry numerical problem solving, present students with a tangible, real-world problem to solve and just hear what they have to say.
Instead of [the classic two-trains-leave-the-station word problem], say, OK, you're going to rob this train that's going from Chicago to L.A., and you need to be somewhere isolated. ... If you give them more information than they need to solve the problem then they have to pick and choose what matters.
So, one last question: Are you feeling the need for a rewrite now that NASA has discovered evidence of flowing water on Mars?
Well, ignoring the discovery from this week, even a few years ago Curiosity [a robotic rover built to explore the Red Planet] did photo tests and found there's an enormous amount of water in the form of ice. So Mark could have baked the water out of it. My workaround on that is ... Mars has regional climates and Mark is in a desert. The soil where Mark is does not have that moisture. So no one can prove me wrong.
As for the briny water flows confirmed this week, those are not universal. They're found in specific places. They occur on steep slopes. There isn't much of that in Acidalia Planitia [where Mark was].
Image (top): Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Image (middle): Andy Weir
Image (bottom): This NASA photo, taken by an instrument aboard the agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks on the surface of Mars that scientists believe were caused by flowing streams of salty water. —NASA/JPL/University of Arizona via AP
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UK trade hit hard as Brexit crisis deepens
Thomas Scripps
The economic dislocation caused by Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) is making itself felt, threatening serious political consequences for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government and the Brexit agreement.
At the centre of the crisis is Northern Ireland. According to the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed between the UK and the EU, Northern Ireland remains within the EU's single market for goods, meaning import and export checks must be carried out on goods travelling between Britain and Northern Ireland. This effectively placed a customs border down the Irish Sea, rather than between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland—an EU member state—which would have compromised the Good Friday Agreement ending the armed conflict in the northern six counties.
Vehicles at the port of Larne, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Authorities in Northern Ireland have suspended post-Brexit border checks on animal products and withdrawn workers after threats against border staff. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
The EU implemented import checks immediately after the deal came into effect on January 1, a few days after it had been ratified by the UK Parliament. This created serious hold-ups for goods travelling from Britain into Northern Ireland, leading to shortages of products in major supermarkets.
While the initial shortages have been largely overcome, warnings are being sounded about what will happen when additional checks are imposed in April—Northern Ireland is currently in a "grace period" exempting it from certain EU import rules.
In January, the chief executives of the UK's major supermarkets—Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Iceland, Co-Op and Marks & Spencer—wrote to Gove to request an "urgent intervention" by the government ahead of the April "cliff edge". They said in a joint letter that Northern Ireland could face "significant disruption to food supplies" because "the current proposals, increased bureaucracy and certification in such a short time scale are unworkable." This appeal was echoed yesterday by several Northern Ireland business leaders, speaking to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
The seriousness of the situation is indicated by Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove's meeting with European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič today, where he will seek an extension of the "grace period" to 2023. Gove has attempted to leverage the fallout from the EU's aborted attempt to override the Northern Ireland protocol late last month (using Article 16 of the Brexit agreement) in connection with ongoing vaccine trade wars. He accused the EU on Monday of putting its "integrationist theology ahead of the interests of the people of Northern Ireland".
Multiple Whitehall and EU officials have confirmed that the EU is only likely to agree to an extension of three to six months. Johnson has told MPs that the UK government is prepared to invoke Article 16 to ensure there is no "barrier of any kind in the Irish Sea".
The inter-imperialist conflicts left unsolved by the Brexit deal are inflaming sectarian and national conflicts left unsolved by the Good Friday Agreement. The pro-British and Protestant Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster wrote in the Telegraph last week to insist, "the Northern Ireland Protocol has not worked, cannot work and needs to be replaced." She concluded by raising the spectre of "greater division" in Northern Ireland and threatening that the UK government should remember, "not a single unionist party in Northern Ireland supports this flawed Protocol."
Speaking in the UK parliament, DUP MP Ian Paisley demanded that Johnson "Be the unionist we need you to be" and use "all of the instruments at his disposal… to remove the impediments to trade in Northern Ireland." The protocol "has betrayed us and made us feel like foreigners in our own country."
On February 1, customs inspections were suspended at Belfast and Larne ports, and inspectors, local council and EU officials sent home amid reported threats from loyalists. Threatening graffiti referring to border staff as "targets" was found, and the chief of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) called on the region "to step back from the brink in terms of community tension." The PSNI later said they had no evidence of "credible threats".
Sinn Féin member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) John O'Dowd said port staff were being used as pawns in a "very cruel game" of "half-truths and manipulation", arguing that the DUP were talking up threats to advance their agenda of scrapping the Northern Ireland protocol. Mary Lou MacDonald, president of Sinn Féin, has said, "Brexiteers… should not be surprised at the fact that Brexit is disruptive" and called for "a sensible informed conversation between the British government and the European Commission… to iron out and mitigate those initial problems."
The scope of the Brexit crisis is not limited to Northern Ireland. Shortages across the Irish Sea are an initial warning of the situation facing the rest of the UK. The Johnson government chose not to immediately begin import checks on goods entering from the EU, in large part because it did not have anywhere close to the required infrastructure in place to carry out the necessary procedures. They are due to come into force in several phases, the first two this April and July.
Adam Shuter, joint managing director of transport company Exact Logistics, told the Guardian the situation "has got disaster written all over it. I don't think the systems are robust enough to be able to process the information quickly enough." Accounting firm KPMG has said that business's "biggest headaches" are to come.
Tim Morris, chief executive of the UK Major Ports Group, and Richard Ballantyne, chief executive of the British Ports Association, warned at the end of January that lack of funding from the government meant ports were falling behind on infrastructure plans to make themselves ready for the new regime. Morris stated, "We need urgent action from the government to show flexibility either on the July 1 deadline or what is required on that date. The alternative is to accept potentially serious implications for traffic flows through the ports this summer."
There has already been serious disruption of UK exports. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) reported February 1 that the volume of exports going through British ports to the EU fell by 68 percent this January compared to last. The government fiercely disputed this claim, citing traffic figures, but the RHA counters that 65-75 percent of vehicles are returning to the EU empty due to hold-ups in the UK, or because their UK contractors have stopped exporting.
According to a survey of supply chain managers by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, more than half of UK companies trading with the EU suffered delays in January, with more than a third reporting delays of multiple days. Nearly a quarter believed they would run low on stock in weeks if the situation does not improve.
Some businesses, especially small and medium sized, are being threatened with ruin by the increased bureaucracy costs of exporting to the EU and the extra charges applied to their products as they enter the union.
These initial losses are likely to be dwarfed by the ultimate impact on Britain's services sector, 80 percent of the UK's economic output, which was left out of the Brexit deal. As an indication, the Centre for Economics and Business Research reported yesterday that London, accounting for 40 percent the UK's export earnings from services, stood to lose £9.5 billion a year—and more if no deal on services is ever reached.
The government's response to this expanding crisis will be to proceed more viciously with its plans to slash workers' conditions and hand out massive corporate tax breaks through the establishment of free ports. This will be coupled with nationalist outbursts against its imperialist rivals in the EU and repression of social anger at home. Supply disruptions and shortages were part of the disaster scenario outlined in the government's " Operation Yellowhammer ", drawn up as part of a series of plans for massive police and military deployments against the unrest flowing from a no deal or hard Brexit.
The working class in Britain must oppose this reactionary agenda with its own political programme of unified class struggle with the European and international working class.
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However, it would be nice to install the software on an old phone rather than a tablet for my child to use. Is this possible? How?
Edit: LEGO now officially supports tablets and smartphones. This question is now mostly irrelevant, but it could still be useful as a guide to installing the app on an unsupported device.
You can install the software using an alternative App Store such as APKPure. You can alternatively download and install the APK and OBB files directly from various online sources as demonstrated in this video. Once installed, this software seems to work for me on my Galaxy S4, and I assume it would also work on other Android devices. I can connect to and control the Move Hub without any issues, but I haven't tested all features of the software.
I was unable to get this to work on an S3. The app crashes during the loading screen. This could be due to many factors, but I suspect screen resolution could be one culprit, as the S3 has a 720p screen and the S4 has a 1080p screen.
It should also be noted that these devices aren't officially supported by TLG, so this software may be buggy and/or stop working in the future.
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Freddie Mercury - Never Boring LP
Never Boring includes a new 12-track compilation of many of Freddie's greatest solo performances. The sound team took source material not from previously remastered and mixed tapes, but from the original source multi-track tapes, so that they could be built into a new mix true to Freddie's original versions - now taking advantage of the time, resources and technology that Freddie may not have originally had available to him in the 1980s. All offer ultimate quality, first generation vocals showing off Freddie's incredible vocal range.
The Great Pretender (Special Edition)
I Was Born To Love You (Special Edition)
Barcelona (2012 Orchestrated Version)
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Love Kills (Special Edition)
How Can I Go On (2012 Orchestrated Version / Single Version)
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Special Edition)
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The Cinema Snob returns to the land of foreign E.T. ripoffs, with this entry from Argentina!
Holy Jesus, how many more E.T. spoofs/rip-offs/pornos are there on this planet?
2:01- Which version or Aries brought us this movie? The one from the Hercules/Xena universe, the DC Universe, or the Marvel Universe?
3:09- And in speaking of the DC Universe, I also wish I was watching Tim Burton's Batman.
7:12- Argentinian Robin Williams has very little to work with.
11:28- It's less that a feeling and more of the fact that clips of this movie was used in the E.T. Week opening credits.
16:45- THEY DIDN'T SAY ANY OF THAT AFTER 2!


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Dr. Strange Movie Review
November 19, 2016 November 19, 2016 Mister Ed MoviesBenedict, Cumberbatch, demon, doctor, Dr. Strange, magic, Marvel, movie, review, Strange, suspension of disbelief, Swinton, Tilda, world
I had reservations going into Dr. Strange. As a Marvel hero he always felt a little out of place to me.
That's for more than one reason as well. Most Marvel heroes have some pseudo-scientific explanation for the origin of their power; Dr. Strange is pure magic. doesn't quite fit with the rest of the world.
But the problems don't stop there. Dr. Strange's powers, with their magical origin, don't have clear limits.
We know what Spiderman can do. He has the proportional strength of a spider, can walk on walls, sense danger, and use his webs.
Dr. Strange doesn't have limits. He is as strong or as weak as the plot requires him to be. Additional strength comes from mystical items when he goes up against foes who are usually stronger than him, but still, his power is dictated by the plot more than by established constraints.
Every movie/story does this to a certain extent, but the Dr. Strange comics never hid it well enough for me to enjoy reading them.
The movie still suffers from this problem, so let's get into it.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Stephen Strange, an accomplished and narcissistic surgeon.
Strange gets in a car accident which ruins his hands, effectively ending his career as a surgeon.
Desperate to recover his old life, Strange journeys to a monastery in Asia after Western medicine fails him.
At the monastery he is trained to use magic by the Ancient One played by Tilda Swinton.
The Ancient One and the other monks defend the world against eldritch threats. Dormamu, one of these threats, has corrupted a previous disciple of the Ancient One's. This disciple now seeks the end of the world (for a thinly justified reason, but at least the writers justified it).
Strange must stop them from unsealing Dormamu. He is an inexperienced novice though, so he defeats his opponents using, you guessed it, mystical items!
SPOILER WARNING: I'm gonna talk about the climactic fight with Dormamu.
Dr. Strange's "bargain" with Dormamu is bullshit. Who's going to give up first, the mortal who barely knows what he's doing or the ageless god of destruction?
Add in the fact that Strange is being perpetually tortured. Or the fact that Dormamu could probably have broken the time loop by taking the glove or amulet from Strange. Even just not killing him might've broken the loop.
Why would Dormamu be the first to give up in this context? The writers could've answered these questions, but they didn't. As clever and interesting as this sequence was, it doesn't hold up well to the internal logic of the movie.
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The special effects of the movie were stunning. The magic fights, the shifting Escher-like scenery, all of it was great. Perhaps even nauseating for some.
The thin romantic sub plot was… simple and entertaining. It didn't add much, but it didn't take much away from the movie either.
I liked the movie well enough, but it certainly wasn't as fun as the other Marvel movies. My distaste for the main character stayed with me.
I was never able to fully suspend my sense of disbelief and neither were the others who saw the movie with me.
I think that's ultimately why Dr. Strange didn't work for me. Magic without constraints isn't exciting because it's hard to really believe the characters are in peril.
I'd still recommend this movie to fans of the Dr. Strange comics or to die hard fans of the Marvel movies. Even people who just want to see a decent action movie will enjoy the stunning special effects. Everyone else, save your money for Rogue One.
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Many small businesses are looking for ways in which they will be able to accept cryptocurrency payments. The awareness about cryptocurrency merchant services is quite limited. As a result, businesses do not actually know how to accept the cryptocurrency payments. On the other hand, the awareness about cryptocurrency among the consumers is increasing. Many consumers have invested in cryptocurrencies. That is why it comes as no surprise that consumers are looking to find more and more businesses that are ready to accept cryptocurrencies.
We will today share with you some of the ways in which you can actually accept cryptocurrency as payment.
Mobile wallets are one of the best options which you have got if you want to accept cryptocurrency from consumers. The Mobile wallets will provide you with the QR code. The consumer just has to scan the code and they will be able to send you the payment. The procedure is pretty simple and just works like any other normal Fiat currency wallet. You can try out the wallet from Coinbase. Coinbase is the most popular cryptocurrency exchange. As a result, it is not only tested but will help you in accepting cryptocurrency payments quite easily.
Coinkite offers you a stand-alone point of sale terminal through which, you will be able to accept the cryptocurrencies. It is truly decentralized. It will operate on the android operating system. COinify also provides you with the point of sale solutions which will be using the blockchain technology. It offers you online as well as physical location solutions. As a result, you will be able to place the device at the point of sale. BitPay is another company which allows you to accept Bitcoin payments. It can help you in setting up Bitcoin acceptance with the help of API in the same point of sale systems. As a result, you will not have to necessarily invest in new point of sale systems. When you are able to integrate cryptocurrency payment into the same point of sale system, you can be sure that there will be no need for overall of the entire system. This will save you a lot of effort and money in the longer term.
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Roger Matthew Wells
March 12, 1960 ~ July 22, 2018 (age 58)
Roger Matthew Wells, (58), reached the end of his story on July 22, 2018.
The narrative of Roger's life is one filled with twenty-two years of service in the United States Army and thirteen years teaching English and Band at Fishburne Military School. During those terms of service to America and her children, Roger raised and loved a family that reveled in their adoration for each other. To be in the Wells' home was to be in the aura of a love so palpable that you couldn't leave without feeling loved yourself – such was the theme of Roger's life.
The characters fortunate to be written into The Book of Roger Wells, encountered a man who celebrated life and its gifts of art, music, and literature. Many chapters of Roger's story could be titled "Hemingway and the Frost of Mount Eventide" or "Charlie Parker – Beat! Beat! Drums!" Each chapter details the exploits of a man who loved jazz, poetry, and a stiff glass of Aberlour. But most importantly, the pages of his story centered on enjoying those gifts from God with the people he loved.
The two chapters of Roger's life I was personally able to read were "Fishburne: A Family" and "On Love." In "Fishburne: A Family," as a student and later as a colleague, I watched Roger teach Fishburne cadets how to not just play music, but to feel it from their fingertips all the way down to the resonating blast of their brass instruments. If you were reading carefully, you could see Roger at times smiling at the newfound confidence his drummers had as they rapped metronomically in unison on their snare drums. Roger was always listening to the homesick cadet or the cadet who couldn't find his way through Fishburne's halls, let alone their own adolescent life, as if the boy was tuning a saxophone and Roger was guiding the melody with a nod and a grin. Roger taught by listening, and his students learned by watching him speak with genuine passion and curiosity, which invaded the minds and thoughts of all those boys, now men. Those men can now walk tall between the hardback covers of their own lives, emulating those same principles that Roger instilled in them.
In "On Love," I read of how deeply Roger loved his sons and grandsons. Roger couldn't help himself; he had to tell you about his progeny. It wasn't because of pride or arbitrary small talk, but because they were a continuation of his love for his family – to see them do well gave him great happiness and purpose. Roger couldn't stop talking about the love he had for his sons and their children, and personally, I couldn't stop listening.
The love Roger shared with his wife was an intense love – if you read close, you would notice that she looked at Roger as if she was falling in love with him for the first time all over again. Roger would always return her gaze and at that moment, they were no longer in the room with you. You and the room you sat in became thousands of miles away, and I assume in those moments, Roger and Dee were on the shore of some beach – the author was never specific – and suffice it to say, their love for each other transcended words. It's what held their marriage together and it's what made them so wonderful to be around.
I once wrote that Roger was not one for the mawkish or sentimental, and I believe that to be true. I cannot do him the disservice of being overly maudlin or morose, though I miss him and his witticisms. His words and example will always be with me and the many people written into his life. You cannot mourn someone like Roger; you must celebrate them because God, the author and umpire of Roger's life, wrote a tale of triumph and exuberant joy that was intended to give those people lucky enough to experience a moment with Roger, memories that they could dog-ear for a fond read later in their own life story. If Roger taught me anything, it was to live life with passion, love, and kindness. Whether your tale is in the form of a short story, a novella, or a tome, those who happen to pore through its pages will take joy in the solace that is brings them.
-Martin Goodnough
Roger was born March 12, 1960 in Fulton, NY, to Florence and Roger I. Wells. He was preceded in death by his mother, Florence, and niece, Celeste Marie Wells. He is survived by his wife Denise, his sons Jonathan and Zachary Wells; grandsons Bentley Cash and Noah Wells, his father Roger I. Wells; his brothers Joel and Jody Wells; his sister Valarie Turner, and four nieces and two nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the chapel of Fishburne Military School, 255 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro, VA 22980.


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Poll: Did You Request a Cyberpunk 2077 Refund on PS5, PS4?
In a crazy year like 2020, we probably should have expected Cyberpunk 2077's utter implosion – but it's still taken us by surprise, we must admit. If the state of the game wasn't already shocking enough, we're still reeling from Sony's decision to remove the role-playing release from the PS Store. It's just an utterly unprecedented move really.
Of course, in addition to the delisting, the organisation has also promised to honour refund requests for all PS Store purchases. Similarly, creator CD Projekt RED has said that it will reimburse boxed copy owners "out of its own pocket" if fans are unable to get their money back from the physical store they purchased the game from.
In all honesty, it's a big ol' mess. However, it's worth noting that not everyone is disappointed with the game: this author has been enjoying his time in Night City despite the obvious issues. On the other hand, though, Deputy Editor Robert Ramsey can't even finish the campaign as his quests are bugged – despite the Polish developer supposedly fixing that issue with its latest patch.
And so, we're curious: have you requested a refund for Cyberpunk 2077 yet? Are you still considering what you're going to do? Did all of the reported problems put you off the title entirely? We'd love to know where you're at, so let us know in the poll below and feel free to expand on your thoughts in the comments section.
Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/12/poll_did_you_request_a_cyberpunk_2077_refund_on_ps5_ps4
What RPG that isn't by BioWare feels the most like a BioWare RPG?
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Students showcase global health fieldwork
By Michelle Yang |
Kathy Lee '17
Alex Gugliuzza '17, a policy analysis and management major in the College of Human Ecology, presents her capstone project focused on improving health care delivery in Mwanza, Tanzania.
At the first ever Global Health Experiential Learning Symposium, 44 students pursuing the global health minor presented their international service learning and research fieldwork via poster boards Oct. 16 in the Martha Van Rensselaer Commons.
Service-learning projects and research topics from the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Tanzania and Zambia were shared with the Cornell community at this inaugural event. Eleven student collaborators from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, also participated.
Their fieldwork focused on a wide array of health and societal topics, from female genital mutilation to albinism. These experiences all occurred as part of the Experiential Learning Opportunity (ELO) requirement of Cornell's global health minor.
Sisi Peng '16 spent her time in Tanzania working with healthcare providers at Majengo Health Centre to introduce a pilot intervention program that seeks to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in that region, which positively supports an infant's health, growth, and development.
"The prevalence is very low in terms of exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months," Peng said. Instead, mothers tend to feed their infants water, porridge and banana soup, a diet that erodes infant digestive systems.
Peng reviewed literature on effective breastfeeding interventions in other developing regions and collaborated with a doctoral student who studied exclusive breastfeeding. Their research concluded that the clinic should offer antenatal care education classes on exclusive breastfeeding and introduce lactation consulting to best support new mothers and encourage them to exclusively breastfeed infants.
Vivian Montes '16, Douglas Donnelly '16 and Ilana Porges '16 worked on a case study called "Albinism as a Risk Factor for Squamous Cell Carcinoma" in Moshi, Tanzania over summer 2015. People with albinism face health barriers, shorter life expectancy and high risk of squamous cell carcinoma, alongside social barriers such as stigma and superstition that triggers heavy persecution and mistreatment. The students worked in the Kilimanjaro region at a university hospital dermatology training center, which has educated the public about albinism using mobile health clinics.
Lucy Shephard '17 volunteered in Ghana for Unite for Sight, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve eye health in developing countries. Shephard worked in Ghanaian eye clinics, where a surgical team that performed eye surgeries without charge, and participated in outreach to villages with poor populations.
Throughout the Global Health Experiential Learning Symposium, students conversed about the issues in their region of study, and innovative actions toward improvement; all encompassed under the theme of experiential learning.The event was sponsored by the Global Health Program in the College of Human Ecology.
Michelle Yang '18 is a writer intern for the Cornell Chronicle.
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Srinagar : Forest Department has started supply of firewood to around 1300 Masjids of Srinagar city from November 01 on subsidized rates for which the Department has already stocked 45,000 quintals firewood at P.C. Depot Srinagar.
DFO Urban Forestry Division, Srinagar informed CCF Kashmir that besides Masjids about 10,000 quintals of firewood is being supplied to the artisan of Kashmir like paper mache and khatamband unitholders.


Mount Revelstoke National Park features immense contrasts, from lush rainforest and 1,000 year old trees to imposing mountain peaks and is famous for summer wildflower displays on the summit of Mount Revelstoke. Each year the meadows of the upper subalpine zone blossom into brilliant colour by the middle of August. It was the beauty of these meadows, so near to their town, that inspired a group of people in Revelstoke to lobby for the creation of the national park in 1914.
Canada's eighth national park, and was established in 1914.
The park is made up of 260 km2 of mountains, glaciers, alpine lakes, tundra, and deep valleys.
The park protects a representative sample of the Columbia Mountains Natural Region.
Mount Revelstoke is located in the Montane Cordillera Ecozone.
For more information visit Mount Revelstoke National Park.


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Sen. Bernie Sanders projected winner of California Democratic Presidential Primary
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., accompanied by his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders and other family members speaks during a primary night election rally in Essex Junction, Vt., Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
With the polls closed on election night, results are showing Sen. Bernie Sanders leading among Democrats in the California Presidential Primary Election.
Results as of 12:20 a.m. Wednesday show Sanders with 31% of the vote, making him the projected winner. This is a big win as California had 415 delegates in play.
Former Vice President Joe Biden followed with 21.5% of the vote. Michael Bloomberg had 16.4%.
To win outright, a candidate would need 1,991 delegates. About a third of that was up for grabs on Super Tuesday.
Click here to see the latest results for all of the races in the March 3 Primary Election.
Democrats coalesce around Biden and Sanders on Super Tuesday
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