The Aim of the Gold PPE service is to provide clients with a more thorough service for inspecting PPE under the 2009 HSE Standards for PPE and 1992 PPE equipment at work Regs. PPE will be inspected, individually logged, allocated on our PPE management system and custom reporting will be available on reasonable request.
Any PPE can be inspected and clients are not required to commit to a service period. Clients have the option to allow Xi Training to manage the replacement of expired / damaged PPE items. The service provides the benefit of ensuring clients hold full compliance with legislative regulations regarding the safe use of PPE and safety systems.
The PPE services that Xi Training offer to clients can be fully tailored to fit the needs of the organisation, work industry, PPE type and PPE volume. Once the Gold PPE inspection service is implemented clients will be able to request a limited range of PPE reports based on company specifics such as allocated PPE to employees or kit numbers.
Optional for the Gold PPE service, for PPE that has come to the end of its useable life, Xi Training can manage the full and appropriate replacement of PPE on the clients behalf. This includes managing the purchase of PPE from the various suppliers of PPE, taking delivery of the kit, repackaging the PPE as required, logging the equipment and allocating it against an owner/employee on the PPE management system, reporting for the new kit in summary for the kit owner, and coordinating the delivery of new PPE back to the client.
As a result of implementing the PPE Management Gold Service, clients can drastically reduce / improve administration, reporting and costing of the whole process of allocating PPE without committing to long term PPE management arrangements. Our service accounts for increased legislative interest in ensuring all PPE in use within an organisation is inspected, accounted for and more importantly is safe to use.


I have a 100 watt resistance soldering power unit (Model 105A3) that just quit working. I would like to know if there is a fuse that is internal that could be the problem, or is there any component that usually goes on these? I have had my system for about 5 years without issue. I have a pretty good grasp on electronic theory and would prefer to fix the unit myself. Any advice you can give me will be appreciated.
You will find a step-by-step troubleshooting guide linked to the scroll bar at the bottom of our web-site home page. Looking on the back of the power unit you will find either a circuit breaker or a fuse holder depending upon the age of the unit. If it has a circuit breaker you will see a white strip if it has been tripped. Push this in (do not pull it out) to re-set the breaker. If it has a fuse holder take the fuse out and check it for continuity to see if it has blown. If it has a blown fuse it should be replaced with a new replacement fuse (contact us for specifics). If that initial trouble shooting did not prove fruitful, we have one more check prior to opening the casing. Use an AC volt meter to test for output at the tapered-pin receptacles. Occassionaly the run light itself dies, leaving the user to believe the unit isn't producing power, when in actuality you still have power. If you have no voltage showing, then we are talking an internal problem, likely voltage controller or transformer. It might now be time to contact us and arrange for a factory evaluation.


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A DFT+U investigation of hydrogen adsorption on the LaFeO3(010) surface
Isaac W. Boateng, Richard Tia, Evans Adei, Nelson Y. Dzade, C. Richard A. Catlow, Nora H. De Leeuw
John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
The ABO3 perovskite lanthanum ferrite (LaFeO3) is a technologically important electrode material for nickel-metal hydride batteries, energy storage and catalysis. However, the electrochemical hydrogen adsorption mechanism on LaFeO3 surfaces remains under debate. In the present study, we have employed spin-polarized density functional theory calculations, with the Hubbard U correction (DFT+U), to unravel the adsorption mechanism of H2 on the LaFeO3(010) surface. We show from our calculated adsorption energies that the preferred site for H2 adsorption is the Fe-O bridge site, with an adsorption energy of -1.18 eV (including the zero point energy), which resulted in the formation of FeOH and FeH surface species. H2 adsorption at the surface oxygen resulted in the formation of a water molecule, which leaves the surface to create an oxygen vacancy. The H2 molecule is found to interact weakly with the Fe and La sites, where it is only physisorbed. The electronic structures of the surface-adsorption systems are discussed via projected density of state and Löwdin population analyses. The implications of the calculated adsorption strengths and structures are discussed in terms of the improved design of nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery prototypes based on LaFeO3.
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Boateng, I. W., Tia, R., Adei, E., Dzade, N. Y., Catlow, C. R. A., & De Leeuw, N. H. (2017). A DFT+U investigation of hydrogen adsorption on the LaFeO3(010) surface. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19(10), 7399-7409. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp08698e
Boateng, Isaac W. ; Tia, Richard ; Adei, Evans et al. / A DFT+U investigation of hydrogen adsorption on the LaFeO3(010) surface. In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2017 ; Vol. 19, No. 10. pp. 7399-7409.
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What inspired me to pursue a career in the pursue in the beauty industry is that it is very versatile. If I did not like doing hair in a salon, I could do movie sets. If I didn't like movie sets, I could do, you know, a little girl salon, or something. You know, just that…the possibilities were endless and that it was a skill nobody could ever take away from me.
I am most passionate just about people in general. Making them happy, seeing them succeed in life, you know. Offering my…my heart to them, you know. My love to them, and just watching them…their reactions, and how they grow from it. Just people. I just love people!
I aspire to be successful. There's not one job that I wanna do more in life than just be a mom, really, but that's not realistic in the day that we live in, so…just to be successful in whatever I do to make a good…a good career that will supply financials that we need for a family, but also that is a good example for my kids to follow in one day.
So far as being at school, my main obstacle has just been spread so thin. I'm working at a real salon with my mom, it's her salon. Working at her salon. And being here as much as I possibly can to hurry up and graduate. Just not having a whole lot of time at home with my husband has been challenging to me. So spread thin.
What advice could you offer someone with a similar dilemma?
I would just say to find your support system. Find people who love you most, and just fall on them, really. That's who you're supposed to be as a support system, and that's who you will be one day for a support system, so just love and trust them, and you know. Put your best foot forward every day, one day at a time.
In your opinion, what is the most rewarding aspect of being in the beauty industry?
I guess the most rewarding aspect of being in the beauty industry is just seeing your client's face once you've given them, you know, what they've finally been waiting for. At Ogle it's cool, because most of my clientele have been Ogle clients for a while now, and so…people are learning, and so they don't always get exactly what they wish for, so to have hit the nail with the hammer on the head, whatever…whatever. Just to have really accomplished what they loved and just seeing their reaction has been the most rewarding. Just a job well done. A good day at the end.
Describe a time you feel you had an impact on someone.
Well, here at Ogle, my first client ever, the sweet, sweet, sweet older lady, Ms. Molly. She is just special, special. Near and dear to my heart. So I did her hair for a few months here at Ogle, and she had gotten really sick and been in assisted living, working every day in training and stuff, trying to get healthy again. And so she called me and said, "Natalie, I'm just…I look so old, please can you come do my hair?" So I…I did it. I got to go buy the stuff and go to her nursing home, and take care of her. And there was a salon there, so it was fun to…you know. Be that for her. Take her and wash her hair and shampoo, and…so that was most rewarding, I guess, to feel so needed that after I hadn't seen her in a few months and she met so many more people in the process of being sick, and doctors, and trainers, and all of that…that she reached out and wanted ME.


NEW YEAR, NEW MANAGEMENT - Spire Technology Solutions is excited to announce the purchase of Dosco Products Company and Apex Plastics. For decades, Dosco and Apex have provided high quality products to the printed circuit board industry.
to better serve our customers and the technology industry.
We look forward to your continuous support, and sharing with you in our excitement about the progress and changes we are making as Spire Technology Solutions. Throughout the years, Dosco & Apex have placed an emphasis on superior customer service, and Spire Technology Solutions will continue to provide these standards.


Waterfront Pavilion Hotel Manila is inviting everyone to experience a truly Filipino Christmas by staying at their premier hotel located along U.N. Avenue in Ermita, Manila. Experience a mix of history and modernity coupled with a mix of the best qualities when it comes to leisure and business.
For overnight stay this season or staycation enjoy a welcome Puto bungbong and Bibingka paired with either hot cocoa or brewed coffee plus get a Limited edition post card. Their rates are highly competitive and reasonable as well.
If you are looking for Christmas goodies then check out the Waterfront Pavillion Hotel and Casino Food and Beverage Department as they offer goodies to satisfy your holiday cravings. Goodies among others includes cookies, cakes and even a gingerbread house. Check out the photo below for a full list.
Well, I know you will be asking if there is a staycation promo this Christmas for Waterfront Pavillion Hotel and Casino Manila. Well, there is and you get to enjoy Paskong Pinoy and experience hos it is like to have a truly Filipino Christmas. They will be having a Misa de Galo at Capilla San Lorenzo de Manila to those who wouldn't want to miss their ritual midnight church visits.
All you have to do is pay P4,000 for a deluxe room and you get tons of freebies and treats which includes a free buffet breakfast for 2 at Seasons.
Truly Christmas is more fun in the Philippines. For more details you can visit their website at www.waterfrontpavilionmanila.com.


Like these really even need a recipe. Pretty simple: chocolate. pretzels. mouth. And that's the recipe. I present them to you as an idea, really. A reminder, perhaps. Why not make them as a quick, no bake option for Christmas?
For me, chocolate covered pretzels are especially Christmasy and it's not just because of the pretty sprinkles. Growing up, every year my family and I would visit downtown Chicago during Christmas time. We'd see the lights, go out to dinner (at "D.B Kaplan's" where they had a sandwich called an "Ike and Tina Tuna") and visit the HUGE FAO Schwartz store on Michigan Ave. It was magical. FAO Schwartz is now an H&M, by the way. (<< not complaining).
But we always ended the night with a chocolate covered pretzel that we'd eat on the way home. It became a tradition but was really born out of necessity. My parents, not ones to waste money, needed their parking validated. So we found the least expensive place in the Bloomingdale's mall, what I remember to be a weird safari store that sold chocolate-covered pretzels for some reason, we'd all chose a pretzel and eat it on the ride home.
And so I always just associated chocolate-covered pretzels with Christmastime. Did I warm your heart with that story? It was all made up. KIDDING. That was real life and making chocolate covered pretzels every year at Christmas is real life too.
So I recommend you make this a holiday tradition too. Whether you need your parking validated or not.
assorted sprinkles, chopped nuts, etc.
1. Melt the chocolates in separate double boilers until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
2. Create an assembly line with the 2 bowls of chocolate, your choice of toppings, and a baking tray lined with tin foil.
4. Immediately cover chocolate with desired toppings and place on foil-lined baking sheet. When the sheet is full, place it in the freezer to set for about 10 mins.
5. Once set, they're ready to be served or kept in an air-tight container for a few days.
Have made these for three years. My friends love getting them. Thanks for the recipe.


Here at Kelvin Valley Properties, we believe in investing time and money into local community projects and supporting a wide range of local events. All our staff live and work in the Kelvin Valley area and as a firm we have been committed to contributing to local projects since the company was formed in 2002. Here are a few examples of things we have been involved in in recent times.
A group of those who live in the village and love the village of Queenzieburn have come together to create a voluntary organisation to redesign the village swing park so that everyone of all ages can enjoy it for years to come!
A faith based community initiative that wants to make a difference in the lives of those in our local communities. They have various events and groups running for the local community including their Growth Group, Recovery Group Programme, Family Friday weekly social evening and their Sunday evening Church service.
Raising awareness about the true level of hunger in Kilsyth and to help alleviate hunger in our town by distributing donated food to those most in need. KCFB is an independent voluntary organisation committed to the provision of emergency food relief to individuals and families experiencing financial hardship.
They are based within the premises of the ARC Project and welcome donations.
Head over to their beautiful boutique charity shop in the centre of Kilsyth Main Street! The Lighthouse supports the ongoing work of the 'Kilsyth Community Food Bank' - 100% of the profits made go back into helping local families in crisis.
Kelvin Valley Properties has been the proud sponsor of local amateur side Kilsyth United AFC for several seasons now. In recent times the club have climbed through all the divisions and now ply their trade in the Premier Division of the SECL, training on Tuesday nights and playing on Saturday mornings.
The Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band is a thriving local group of all ages who regularly meet together to practice. They have been awarded many honours over the years and play regularly play at local and national events.
In recent times the firm has also sponsored local athletes, local school & church events as well as having offering a community noticeboard in our office for all local businesses and charities to advertise their services/events. Please get in touch if you would like more information on any of the above or are involved in a community project and would like us to display the information on our community board.


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The Editor's House: A Love Story
Our Editor in Chief Kate Meyers moves into her best friend's house, honoring its essence while making it her own
Kate Meyers,
Photos by Emily Minton Redfield, Styling by Natalie Warady
What do a Jewish girl from Pittsburgh and a Mormon gal from Salt Lake City have in common?
Turns out, a lot. Spunk, love of family, crazy dance moves, a weakness for caramel cheese corn, shopping and taking long walks while gabbing nonstop. I fell for my friend M.C. Vincent the moment I saw her dressed like a witch and stirring a magic potion complete with dry ice during a Halloween party for Mr. Harris' third-grade class at Coal Creek Elementary. Those daughters of ours are now in college, so it's been a while, but the girl crush abides. When I applied for the job as editor of this magazine and explained what I would be doing, M.C. said, "I don't know anything about it, but I'm stoked!"
In her exuberant, come-what-may-and-love-it attitude, she offered to be my middle-aged intern (for free). She came in on Tuesdays and helped with whatever was needed, but mostly she was a one-woman PR powerhouse, charming everyone, boasting about the magazine's greatness and serving as my date for industry events. We were so excited to watch the Anne Hathaway/Robert De Niro movie The Intern, only it wasn't nearly as funny, fun or true as we were.
One afternoon while waiting for the elevator after a long day at the magazine, M.C. told me she and her husband, Jeff, were moving back to Salt Lake City so they could be of more help to their aging parents. I tried to be controlled, but the tears had their way. After their house sat on the market for seven months, my husband, Scott, and I, who had come up short finding the right spot in Old Town Louisville, decided to have a gander.
The living room then—"Now" photo at the top of the article
It's a funny thing to walk through a house where you once lounged comfortably and joyously as a friend and peruse it as a buyer. The house had great light (a must for me) and views of the foothills, but M.C.'s style is more traditional than mine, and so was her house. Fortunately, all the things I immediately knew I would change were cosmetic. (See "7 things I believe in" below.)
The house already had a love-filled soul. From the moment they moved in, it had been a gathering space for loads of kids, family and friends. For dinners and sleepovers big and small. For celebrations, graduations and M.C.'s beloved Halloween parties. This house was about something. I wanted to inherit that and honor it. M.C., true to form, cried when I told her we wanted to buy it. We had the husbands negotiate because we would have been hopeless. Within a few weeks, the deal was done.
The house already had a love-filled soul.
We hired Tom Ramsey of WestMark Construction to oversee the renovation. Tom guided the redo of our old house, and he is a trusted friend. From closing to move-in, it was a three-month process. We were about 10 percent over budget, mostly due to some unforeseen landscaping issues. There will be more landscaping (we hired LeAnn Ostheimer from Lifescape to help us) in stages as budget allows.
We wake up daily amazed and humbled by the fact that yes, we get to live here.
I would say that our house is 80 percent done, and the other 20 percent will take a lifetime. You can't rush the patina of living, but my hope in the decorating process was to create a welcome, comfy space with great art and good humor where everyone felt welcome and had something tasty to nosh, a bed if they needed and Ping-Pong if they so opted.
My hope was to create a comfy space with great art and good humor where everyone felt welcome and had something tasty to nosh, a bed if they needed and Ping-Pong if they so opted.
So far we've hosted multiple Louisville Supper Clubs for 20-plus guests, had five or six family dinners with no less than 16 at the table and entertained gaggles of my daughter's CU friends. My gentile husband dished out the world's best brisket for a Rosh Hashanah that seated 25. And on it goes. M.C. and Jeff have a variety of guest rooms to choose from when they visit. I don't normally say a prayer before sitting down to a meal, but when I'm with them, I do. Because they have given me an example, because I'm so grateful for them and for our good fortune at knowing them and laughing with them and their children, and especially for the love that we share and so much desire for the world.
Living/dining space then
Living/dining space now
My dear friend Kate made the felted bowls on one of two matching side tables we found on 1stdibs. The blanket is ZigZagZurich.
We closed off the original foyer's wide doorway to create one long wall and added Granada tile for a more formal entry. The bench is Blu Dot. The vintage Mod Livin' chair was re-covered in patterned pink velvet. The oil painting is by Pamela Wilson; the felt antlers are by Boulder artist Maryanne Quinn.
The Steen storage cabinet is Room & Board, and the dipped portrait is from a print series by Oliver Jeffers. (I fell in love with the original on Pinterest.)
We love the feel and durability of our Krion kitchen countertops from Porcelanosa. All pendant lights are from Schoolhouse Electric. Counter stools are Crate & Barrel.
Scott was immediately drawn to this devil surfer by tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy from Boulder's 15th Street Gallery. It took me a while to warm to it, but I was won over. I love the tension this painting adds to my generally soft, happy art. The bar cart is a vintage Ikea design that has been with Scott for ages, and everyone appreciates its larder. We'll never afford a genuine Rothko, but that doesn't mean we can't love a framed print just as much.
My husband says I'm one bunny short of a crazy person.
Kidrobot's Smorkin' Labbits (bunnies with cigarettes) became a relationship motif and are strategically placed throughout. The stuffed one on our bed was an anniversary gift. The downward-facing bunny was a move-in-day present. The coffee table is from BoConcept.
Our big splurge, the pink Vitra chair, came with us from the old house. The sofa and side chairs are from Room & Board, and the side table is from 1stdibs. We stumbled upon the polar bear bookcase (made in France) at Clic gallery in New York City. Longmont cement guru Taylus Schley created our mantel. The painting above it is by Golden, Colorado, artist Julie Havel and was purchased at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. The bronze sculpture was a gift from a dear friend, sculptor Carolyn Olbum.
Everyone comments on the look and feel of our master bedroom flooring from Porcelanosa. The rest of the room is filled with items collected throughout our lives—quilts, posters, ceramics and a wooden ponga tree we hauled home from New Zealand.
7 things I believe in:
(what I needed for a design happily ever after)
When we were discussing the potential purchase of the Vincents' house, I told my husband, Scott, that in order to take it from traditional (their style) to modern with bits of cottage (our style), I would need the following.
1. LIGHT FLOORS. One of my many Scandinavian design loves is light floors. They warm me. We had the original dark oak floors sanded and whitewashed by Denver Dustless and changed out brown carpet for Linkfloor Oak White from Porcelanosa for our bedroom and my office. I love the whitish gray color and that it requires no maintenance, and guests always comment on how great it feels underfoot.
2. WHITE PAINT. Like sunlight, white paint elevates my mood. We tried about eight variations on a big wall to see how it looked morning, noon and night. Benjamin Moore's Decorator's White in semigloss prevailed.
3. STRAIGHT LINES. The fireplace, a stone and wood version with a curved bottom had to be removed, and we had Taylus Schley of Stones Design Co. in Longmont create a modern, linear cement mantel based on a drawing of my husband's.
4. NO TV IN THE LIVING ROOM, MANY BOOKSHELVES. I have never had a TV in my living room because it's not what I want going on in there. We are both book lovers, so we needed mass shelving for our treasured tomes. We ditched the built-in TV cabinet, and McCue Carpentry created new shelves based on a design by Scott. My friend Anuschka Pashel suggested I organize our books by color, and I listened.
5. ART, ART & MORE ART. We love art for so many reasons. Because it makes us happy every time we look at it, because it reminds us of our travels or a stage in our lives, and especially because it supports artists. The photo above (on MissPrint wallpaper) is by Australian photographer Prue Stent.
We fell in love with Michele Bryant's airplanes during a New Zealand adventure.
My office gallery wall includes cameos of my mom and uncle when they were kids, a photo of my grade school taken by my friend George Lange, my daughters' drawings and a picture of my dad's medical school class. I feel surrounded by a loving history.
6. WHIMSY. I love joyful surprises and a sense of humor, so framing unusual things—coasters, dish towels or the Japanese handkerchief (with bunnies!) above is one way to create that.
We liked the longhorn against the gray of our house because it was such a nontraditional statement on a very traditional exterior.
Batya Stepelman of WallTawk brought us a collection of wallpapers, and we fell in love with the bats and Venus flytraps from Flavor Paper.
7. PILLOWS, BLANKETS & QUILTS. I love having these every-where, all the time, for constant coziness, pattern and color. The owl pillow on the guest bed was made from a dress I wore when I was a kid.
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United States has the largest global export quantity and manufacturers in Enterprise Media Gateways market, while the Europe is the second sales volume market for Enterprise Media Gateways in 2016.
In the industry, Huawei profits most in 2016 and recent years, while Cisco Systems and Avaya ranked 2 and 3.The market share of them is 23.92%, 18.63% and 16.55% in 2016.The gap of market share is keep on enlarged due to different strategy.
Nowadays, there are three mainly types of Enterprise Media Gateways, including Small enterprise, Medium enterprise and large enterprise. And Medium enterprise is the main type for Enterprise Media Gateways, and the Medium enterprise reached a sales value of approximately 922.84 M USD in 2016, with 44.75% of global sales volume.
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Pill Hill es un vecindario en el área comunitaria de Calumet Heights en el lado sur de Chicago.

El vecindario es la parte más afluente del vecindario de Stony Island Heights que ocupa los dos tercios orientales de Calumet Heights. El vecindario es conocido por sus casas con garajes para un solo automóvil y patios privados. La región tiene poco desarrollo comercial.

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No nostalgia among children of former Communist leaders
Martin Mikule
Wednesday is the 17th November - 15 years after the huge demonstrations in Prague that marked the beginning of the end for the communist system in Czechoslovakia. So today we bring you a special programme instead of our usual One on One. In yesterday's broadcast you had a chance to hear the children of former dissidents talk about their lives then and now. Today we talk to two different women who used to be on the other side of the fence - their parents were prominent Communist officials before 1989.
November 1989 The totalitarian regime was brought down to a great extent by students who demonstrated in the streets and created pressure on the system to accept democratic changes. The generation of students from 1989 has now become the leading force in the decision making process here in the Czech Republic.
But how do the children of once mighty communist bosses live today? How has the system change affected their thoughts and lives?
Eva Janouskova, now 49, is the daughter of the former Czechoslovak Communist Prime Minister Lubomir Strougal while the father of Jana Liegertova was a successful communist lawyer and chairman of the Bar Association. Both were brought up with all the privileges that belonging to the party elite brought and to believe in communism.
Eva Janouskova:
"I was born to a family where both of my parents were really convinced about their opinions. I had a very happy childhood and everything seemed to me quite clear and obvious then. My grandfather died in a concentration camp, my mother was from a very poor family. My opinions started to develop only as I grew up, mostly when I was at university, and then later on I learned a lot from my husband. But times were still different then. I think that even better informed people who didn't believe in the regime could not imagine that in the divided world we were living in, anything could change."
So does Jana believe that her father's trust in communism was sincere?
"I know that he believes that communism is a noble system, that it is a noble thought that nobody should go without, that everybody should have house, food, money. Nobody should live on the street...."
Most of the former communist politicians including Eva's father, did not change their views on the basic principals of the Communist system.
"I think that my father will always remain left wing because he was brought up like that and he belongs to a certain generation. But on the other hand, many people would confirm that he has always viewed the world from the economic point of view in a modern way. So even today he still thinks the same way without any rancor."
Jana was only 13 when communism collapsed, and her opinions differ considerably from her father's view. On the other hand she still feels that there is something justifiable in her parents' beliefs.
November 1989 "Well I think that the idea that everybody should have enough, and have a comfortable life, is a very good idea, and that's the way it should be. Nobody should be poor and nobody should suffer just because they don't have money. But I think that regime was a bit extreme. Totalitarian regimes when people are suppressed can't work, and will never work."
Jana would not like to go back to the old system, but she does feel that the new order has its limitations.
"Well, I don't think that system can make you happy. And I think, if you win a lottery - hell, you know - you can be very happy in capitalism. There are different kinds of people; some people value security; they want to have their life secure. They want to know they will live in their apartment for next 20 years, they will have their 5.000 pay a month and everything will be the same and OK. I like to have my freedom; I like to read whatever I want. You know; freedom of information is a big benefit nowadays. Also, you can do many things. The horizon widened considerably. But at the same time people just chase after money, and life is very stressful under capitalism."
Eva has managed to adjust to the new system with little difficulty, and has become a very successful fashion designer. But she denies that her high-flying carrier might have been helped by her prominent origin.
"Well, my position as a fashion designer is the very opposite of what I grew up with. Of course, my father was prime minister for quite a long time, in the 80s, but I wanted to be perceived as an autonomous person so I had to do something very different. And believe me; no woman in the whole world will put on your dress if it doesn't suit her, just because you are someone. I first studied law and then also taught it, but because I liked fashion design so much I decided to quit my original job later. So I believe that everything I acquired I earned."
So does Jana Liegertova accept the notion that she was one of communism chosen children?
"Oh God, I was not preferred at all! And actually, if communism was still here nowadays, my life would suck. Because I would have to go to university, to the university that my parents would choose, I would probably get in, and my life would be - you know - very boring."
What you've heard are only two examples of children of once prominent establishment figures. But many of their counterparts would probably say something similar. Although they were born to privilege, in the detached and distorted world of the old elite, perhaps it was nothing more than a gilded cage.
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LINK: Little Girl Photographs Adolescent Blobsquatch
Guess what? Not only do adults take bad fuzzy photos of cryptoids, but now it seems kids do as well. At least that what we're led to believe by this latest alleged picture of Bigfoot.
It all took place in Wunnumin Lake, Ontario when a little girl was out frolicking with her friends and of course when you go to the lake for an outing you naturally bring your I-Pod along because, come on! What could there be to do outside?
Apparently she was lagging behind the group and happen to see the little guy, who likely just wanted to join in the fun.
Here's the story from Wawatay News:
LINK: Sanger Paranormal - Swabbing Bigfoot DNA From Car Windshield
Last summer, Jeffrey Gonzalez's team (Sanger Paranormal Society) broke headlines with the tantalizing story of what they believed to be Bigfoot saliva, face, and hand prints left behind on his truck's windows. The Sanger team quickly seized the glass as evidence and began asking for DNA testing to be done. Their calls went unanswered until now.
LINK: Is this Bigfoot? Intriguing video shows hulking, hairy creature stalking the Washington woods?
Is Bigfoot on the loose in the Washington? That's what a YouTube video doing the rounds on the internet is claiming. The footage, uploaded by Ryan LeDoux in April, shows a hulking creature covered in thick, dark hair bolting across a path in the Washington woods.
Bigfoot?: Footage, uploaded by Ryan LeDoux in April, shows a hulking creature covered in thick, dark hair bolting across a path
Whilst visiting his family, Ryan took a ride on his parent's quad bike, casually taking in the scenery, until...
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HAUNTED SKIES: Sun (The) 1.6.68.
http://hauntedskies.blogspot.com/2012/09/sun-1668.html
DALE DRINNON: Bigfoot/Cedar and Willor
Update on the Bigfoot Hunting Show from Bigfoot Evidence:
http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2012/09/follow-up-on-bigfoot-hunting-show.html
http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2012/09/when-bigfoot-attacks.html
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http://cedar-and-willow.blogspot.com/2012/09/flaxen.html
More on the way when I can work the kinks out of Blogger
Good morning campers! I have not been very well over the past few days, but now I am back with a vengeance, and a really complicated few days ahead of me. Never mind. Hopefully there will be some exciting news in a day or two.
Gordon Giltrap really is an extraordinary guitarist. I have seen him live on about half a dozen occasions, and am always awestruck by his prowess. I am really pleased to be in a position where I can promote the stuff that he does, by - for example - reposting this story about his forthcoming tour with Oliver Wakeman...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-playhouse-weston-gordon-giltrap-and.html
Our daily visit to the universe of Thom the World Poet
Erik Norlander's singular brand of instrumental prog rock is making him fans across the world. Herewith another review...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/link-erik-norlander-review_10.html
Rock and Roll as always been a global phenomenon. The recent scandal over 'Pussy Riot' in Russia, and the massive wave of popular support for them from across the world shows this. I am always impressed by the geographical spread of reviews we get in - today Michael Des Barres in Israel..
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/09/michael-des-barres-israeli-review.html
Backalong (as they say in Devonshire), Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson collaborated on an album and tour. The subsequent live album also came out on Gonzo, and is here given a rather spiffing review..
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/09/andersonwakeman-review.htmlPublish Post
I am particularly fond of some of the releases in the critically acclaimed 'Lost Broadcasts' series of DVDs which showcase material recorded for German TV back in the day. The first one of these that I came across was the one featuring Spooky Tooth, and it was this DVD that was the subject of my first slice of writing for what was to become The Gonzo Daily...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/09/spooky-tooth-lost-broadcasts-belgian.html
The Gonzo Daily is a two way process. If you have any news or want to write for us, please contact me at jon@eclipse.co.uk. If you are an artist and want to showcase your work, or even just say hello please write to me at gonzo@cfz.org.uk. Please copy, paste and spread the word about this magazine as widely as possible. We need people to read us in order to grow, and as soon as it is viable we shall be invading more traditional magaziney areas. Join in the fun, spread the word, and maybe if we all chant loud enough we CAN stop it raining. See you tomorrow..
On this day in 1960 at the Rome Olympics Abebe Bikila became the first Sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal when he won the marathon. The most impressive part of that victory was that he ran the entire race barefoot (if ever there were a reason to get a footspa, that is it, ouch).
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Mr Bean in Chariots of Fire (from the London 2012 Opening Ceremony) :
CFZ PEOPLE: Greg Braund-Phillips
Happy Birthday, my dear boy
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LIVERPOOL have reportedly launched an opening bid for Poland international Piotr Zielinski.
The midfield ace has impressed during his season-long loan at Empoli from Udinese, scoring four times in 33 Serie A appearances.
The 21-year-old recently admitted that he has held discussions with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.
He said: "There is a lot of truth in rumours about Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp is interested in me, we had some talks."
And Zielinski's summer switch to Anfield is seemingly edging closer.
Reports in Italy claim that Klopp has tabled a £12m bid for the young Pole.


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Actress Sonali Bendre Behl, who spent months in New York battling cancer, on Saturday returned to face the cameras. She says it's a surreal feeling.
Bendre Behl shot a brand campaign, details of which are currently under wraps. Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar has directed the ad.
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Helping India's Language
Feb 26 2019 By Ejaz Haider
Pakistani traders demonstrate against India during a rally in Islamabad on Feb. 25, 2019. Aamir Qureshi—AFP
To know what Kashmir is about would require Pakistan to do more than merely go through the motions of standing up for it
Since the Feb. 14 attack on India's Central Reserve Police Force convoy in India-Occupied Kashmir, India has been winning the war of narratives and by extension the diplomatic offensive. Let me explain.
India has always dealt with Kashmir as an India-Pakistan problem. Pakistan has done nothing to change that perception, Islamabad's proforma noises about Kashmiris right to self-determination, notwithstanding. Since the nineties and, more aggressively since the noughties, India has also successfully sought to brand any armed resistance against its brutal repression as 'terrorism' (a task made considerably easier for it by the post-9/11 situation and the opportunity for India to plug its narrative into the broader United States-led narrative with reference to non-state actors and groups fighting against a state.)
As in the case of the rhetorical subterfuges adopted by the United States, India's conflation of terrorist non-state actors with peoples fighting for their rights and independence was, and is, deliberate. Over more than a decade-and-half, India's use and propagation of carefully-selected and crafted words, symbols and images have helped its narrative dominate over weaker parties. In fact, in some cases, India's rhetoric has been adopted by parties that should be resisting such abuse. Consider.
The attack came when Dar, a 22-year-old local resident, drove his car into a convoy of soldiers and exploded himself. It occurred about 20 minutes from where Dar had lived and suffered his whole life. He targeted soldiers from a paramilitary force notorious for repressing the Kashmiri population. Normally, people should have asked why a 22-year-old would choose to kill his tormentors in such fashion. But such process of inquiry, undertaken without any resort to shameless what-aboutery, would lead one to start looking at the underlying causes, beginning with the Kashmiris' right to self-determination, the actual issue central to protests in Kashmir. Any such inquiry would also interfere with India's simplistic imagery and vocabulary of radicalism and terrorism, terms employed to decontextualize violence. Clearly, India cannot allow that to happen, no matter the evidence available showing clearly that the intifada in Kashmir is being driven and carried forward by young, educated Kashmiris—not by any extraneous factors or some form of religious radicalism.
For India's Narendra Modi and his government, there's an additional problem: he is looking at an election and he has been talking about his chest. Between Modi and his National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval, they have tried to sell their Op All-out to the rightwing constituency in India. Doval is also on record as having described Kashmir as India's 'Pakistan problem.' Voila! There's the way out. As Hafsa Kanjwal put it brilliantly in a Washington Post op-ed, "In the midst of jingoistic fervor in India, the root cause of violence in Kashmir—the Indian occupation—is being completely overlooked."
But the real problem is not so much with how India has waged the war of narratives. It is that we, in Pakistan, have played into India's hands. Take a look at two paragraphs of the press release after the National Security Committee meeting on Feb. 21:
"The forum noted that the state of Pakistan is not involved in any way, means or form in the said incident. The incident was conceived, planned and executed indigenously. In this regard, Pakistan has sincerely offered investigation of the incident as well as the offer of dialogue on the issue of terrorism among other disputed issues….
"We recognize that terrorism and extremism are the top issues in the region and the whole region including Pakistan have suffered…That is why the National Action Plan conceived and issued in 2014, outlined concrete sequenced measures with consensus of all political parties and institutions of Pakistan. Having addressed direct threat to State of Pakistan, we need to move to ensure that militancy and extremism are routed from the society and the State never becomes hostage to extremists. In this regard, Prime Minister directed both the interior ministry and the security institutions to immediately accelerate actions on ground." (italics and bold text added)
Offer of dialogue on the issue of terrorism? National Action Plan? Ensure that militancy and extremism are routed from the society and the State never becomes hostage to extremists etc?
This poorly worded press release and its inability to keep the issue confined to Kashmir and Kashmiris right to self-determination boggles one's mind. What has NAP to do with what happened in Pulwama? What kind of equivalence is being drawn here with reference to Pakistan's internal issues, including that of terrorism by certain groups? How can any of this be equated with what happened in Pulwama and the basic question with reference to Kashmir and Kashmiris, i.e., "the structural violence that is embedded in the day-to-day lives of Kashmiris living under a military occupation," to quote Kanjwal?
Whoever drafted the NSC press release needs to do two things: one, understand that language matters and not all press releases should rely on proforma officialese; two, understand the history of Kashmir. The Kashmiris, before India began to repress them, were brutalized by the Dogras.
Next time the Government of Pakistan wants to tackle Kashmir to cut through India's narrative, perhaps we would like to remember July 1931, the trial of Abdul Qadeer, the thousands of Kashmiris flocking to Srinagar's Central Jail, standing up to give the prayer call, one after another, and being shot one after another by the Dogra soldiers.
Here's the point if it hasn't registered even now: Kashmir is not about terrorism, it's about a freedom struggle. That struggle predates August 1947 and also the narrative of terrorism post-9/11.
Finally, here's my advice to GoP: Get a grip on the situation. The only way you can do that is if you really know what Kashmir is about. But to know what Kashmir is about would require Pakistan to do more than go through the motions of standing up for Kashmir. To understand Kashmir, the NSC cannot only rely on Pakistan's own rhetoric and begin to believe in it. Instead, Islamabad must invite young Kashmiris to brief the NSC and its civilian and military members on the sensitivities of language and history.
You will be surprised by how many top-shelf academics and intellectuals India-Occupied Kashmir and its diaspora have produced. Make use of them and evolve a viable policy instead of helping India's narrative, even if inadvertently.
Haider is the executive editor at Indus News. He was a Ford Scholar at the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. He tweets @ejazhaider
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Newsweek Pakistan
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If only Pakistan eschews its policy of troublling in Kashmiri waters, India will reach out to the Kashmiri brethren. India is aware of the agony they are going through as they are caught between the security forces and Pakistan-trained fidayeen.
Balachandran D,
Pakistan was always on denial mode and can rightly be called Denialistan. Did Pakistan accept 26/11 originated from its soil and Ajmal Kasab as it's citizen at the first instance? Still many Pakistan intellectuals are claiming 26/11 was orchestrated by India. Did Pakistan ever accept armed training camps are run in that country to inflict terrorism in India? The Balakot madrassa is one such institution to produce Jihadis against India. Hence India targeted it.
Many Pakistani intellectuals assert as if India is crushing the Kashmirs. This is false and the army targets those youth who take weapons and indulge in terrorism.
The Kashmir problem can solved if only Pakistan stops terrorists intrusions to India, stops arm and financial support to the the Jihadis is Kashmir.
Using selective history, is distortion of the truth. Pakistan's illegal tribal invasion of Jammu & Kashmir created this mess. It also forced the Raja to invite India & accede. Thus legitimise India's rights.
Pakistan remains an illegal occupier of parts of Kashmir, it also illegally sold parts of Kashmir to China. Pakistan sponsors terrorism in Kashmir, and the world now recognises this fact.


the spacehopper is enjoying a renaisance rather like scooting did a few years back. businessmen are taking advantage of the long dry british summer to commute to work on spacehoppers, sometimes travelling miles just to get to work.
what we see here is a lady's sports spacehopper. she's parked it up (rather badly i notice) and left her sunnies on the roof.
it looks like the summer version of the smart (or another small car) with the shoe on the top which you posted some time ago.


U.S. stocks were hammered again Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average tumbling nearly 400 points, after another sell-off in China kept roiling global markets.
Crude oil prices, meanwhile, dropped to a 12-year low, in part because of fears that the slowdown in China's economic growth could lead to lower oil demand.
China's stock market was shuttered after only 14 minutes of active trading Thursday, ending its shortest trading day in history, after the Shanghai Composite index plunged 7% and triggered newly installed "circuit breakers" that halted dealing for the second time this week.
The same scenario occurred Monday. After Thursday's halt, China said it would suspend the circuit breakers.
This time the drop came after China's central bank moved to weaken the nation's currency, known as the renminbi or the yuan.
The sell-off first spread to other Asian markets and to European stock exchanges, where key indices dropped about 1% to 2%, and then to U.S. markets.
The Dow Jones industrial average skidded 392.41 points, or 2.3%, to 16,514.10. The blue-chip gauge has lost 5.2% just this week.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 47.2 points, or 2.4%, to 1,943.09, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index tumbled 146.34 points, or 3%, to 4,689.43. The Nasdaq is down 6.4% this week.
Prices fell across nearly every industry. Apple Inc. dropped 4.2%, Chevron Corp. was down 3.5%, and Caterpillar Inc. fell 3.4%.
The benchmark U.S. light crude oil for near-term delivery fell 70 cents, or 2%, to $33.27 a barrel, its lowest level since 2004.


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Omoglymmius hesperus is een keversoort uit de familie van de loopkevers (Carabidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1982 door R.T. & J.R. Bell.

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The dinner of bon vivants in a state guesthouse in Shanghai had 20 courses. Photos: Weibo
Mystery prince binges on 400,000-yuan Shanghai dinner
The US$58,400 treat by an unnamed Dubai royal has reeled in more big spenders for the restaurant
A whopping bill of 400,000 yuan (US$58,400) followed a carousal attended by eight voracious diners, one of whom was a Dubai prince with extremely deep pockets.
The extravaganza of feasting at a lavish Chinese restaurant inside Shanghai's Xijiao (Western Suburb) State Guesthouse has been the talk of the town since Wednesday, with netizens lamenting that the money shelled out for the dinner was way more than what they could make in an entire year.
So what were the dishes on the table?
According to the receipt, the eight gourmands partook of, among others, top-grade caviar at 5,000 yuan per platter, abalones in sake that came at 12,800 yuan a pop, sautéed crocodile tail in soup for 16,800 yuan per dish, and a giant croceine croaker that alone cost a cool 116,920 yuan.
Including a service charge of 37,944 yuan, the total bill for the 20-course dinner was 418,245 yuan, but the restaurant cashier was generous enough to round off the small numbers and charged only 400,000 yuan, as shown on the receipt.
The hefty 400,000 yuan receipt of the dinner. Photo: Weibo
Photos of the dinner of bon vivants were posted on Weibo by one of the super-rich diners. Photo: Weibo
It was said that the dinner was a treat by an unnamed Dubai prince who liked to enjoy a lot of booze with his tycoon friends in China.
The manager of the restaurant told reporters that he sourced the best ingredients from across the globe for the "bespoke dinner" and that the eye-watering size of the bill did not faze the prince.
The diner who posted photos on Weibo is said to be the son of the owner of China's largest rare-earths miner. But so far there has been no further information about the identity of the big-spending Dubai prince.
Shanghai papers also reported that since the exposé, the place had been chock-a-block with gastronomists and spendthrifts with a great appetite to splurge, and all the private boxes had been booked for the rest of the week.
Market and consumer rights watchdogs are said to have paid a visit to the restaurant.
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 049 Page 0463 Chapter XLI. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. -UNION.
rafts, or by "conversion," as referred to in the books, and as practiced by the regular engines officers while attached to this brigade, as well as by others, was uniformly by successive pontoons, thereby reducing the time of construction but in a limited degree, and never beyond half of that of the usual method by successive pontoons.
The process is simply to have the wagon bridge trains brought into such position, well closed up, as to be unloaded simultaneously along the shore, as in most cases can be done, and as is the most natural and expeditious method, with ample force of men, and then, with small bridge squads previously detailed, to lay the several bays of the bridge along the shore, also simultaneously, while the abutments on the shore ar eat the same time being constructed by other squads, when the bridge or long raft, to fill the space between the abutments, can be swung with the oars, aided by the current or wing, into the desired position, and made complete in a very few minutes by connecting the ends of this raft with these abutments.
This method of laying pontoon bridges had occurred to me, and I had directed it to be practiced with the canvas pontoon train at Beufort, S. C., in May, 1862, and again I proposed it to the officers of this brigade in April of this year, soon after receiving this command. But though I continually described and urged it upon the officers, the want of opportunities for trial while in front of the enemy, and the persistent adherence to the old methods by these officers when the bridges were then laid or removed, with my indisposition to force the new methods in such positions, had delayed the successful practice of it until we reached this depot camp in July of this year. And though this plan was then ordered and minutely described to the officers for their practice here-being designedly left to them for the first three or four weeks-the continued disbelief in it, or the quiet opposition which I was afterward assured had existed with about all the officers of the brigade, was so great that no advance or improvement appeared; in fact, I had the written report of the drills here describing the building of bridges of some 300 feet in forty-five to fifty minutes by the old method of successive pontoons, while the new method was reported as requiring one and a quarter hours.
This satisfied me, then, that my instructions had either been mis-understood or had not been zealously carried out, and I at once took the personal direction of the drills, and at the first trial the bridge of 300 feet was completed in twenty minutes; at the next, after due preparation of the necessary material, the bridge to span the Eastern Branch here, fully 1,300 feet long, was laid complete, swing into position, and connected in half an hour, and in the next three or four drills this time was reduced to twenty minutes or less for the complete construction, swinging around, and connecting of the bridge ready for the passage of artillery.
The detail of time (which I think is now reduced to nearly its minimum) for the several parts of the work, I may mention is very nearly, for squads of 6 to 7 men of some experience, about seven to nine minutes for constructing the bridge or raft along the shore, about seven to nine minutes to swing the bridge to, between the abutments, and about two to three minutes to connect and complete the whole, or some eighteen to twenty minutes in all. The time for swinging the bridge will, of course, vary with the width of the river, currents, wind, &c., while the time for the construction of the raft along the shore and its connection to the abutments will be about the same for any length of bridge.
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Community Theatre Full Length /
Conning Kirby
Book By: Michal Jacot
Play #: 8506
Pages: 69 pgs
Cast: 4 m, 3 w
Ray Chambers is a sales executive whose company invests in small businesses to franchise them. His target this time is surly Kirby Muldoon, the owner of Kirby's Pizzeria. Kirby has taken a vacation to a mountaintop lodge to work on his anger management. Ray, with the help of his fiancée Julie and his woman-crazy assistant Tony, schemes to win over Kirby. It's complicated by Tony's infatuation with Kirby's waitress Lisa and the shrill owner of the lodge, Cyndi, who can't seem to stop shrieking at an unseen handyman. After being turned down the first time, Ray utilizes the leftover costumes from an annual meeting of stage performers. Posing first as a cowboy named Prissy, then an Australian named Kangaroo Kelsey, then as a Russian with too many names to list, the schemes get more and more insane. This action-packed comedy will keep your audience laughing. About 90 minutes.
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MICHAL JACOT TALKS ABOUT CONNING KIRBY:
1. What inspired you to write this play?
I've always been a fan of farces – people getting caught up in ridiculous situations as they try to dig themselves out of a jam. I've written plays in a number of different genres, but farces are always audience pleasers.
2. What's your favorite part or line in the play? Why?
My favorite part is when the characters try to lurch their way through the script that Julie has written to try to impress Kirby. It's actually inspired by an actual exchange I saw during a play rehearsal; the poor guy had two lines, "yes" and "what." The prompter drove the guy nuts trying to get him to say those words. I took that situation and embellished it to create the scene in "Conning Kirby."
3. Where did the characters come from? Are they based on people you know?
During the creation of this script I visualized friends and family in the roles. I think the familiar faces helped define the personalities.
4. What did you try to achieve with this play?
I want to make people laugh. It's as simple as that. If you read any hidden meanings or subtle messages within the pages, seek professional help. I just want the audience to walk out of the theater a little happier than when they went in.