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package org.deri.grefine.reconcile.commands;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Model;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.ModelFactory;

import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.GRefineServiceManager;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.model.ReconciliationService;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.RdfReconciliationService;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.endpoints.PlainSparqlQueryEndpoint;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.endpoints.QueryEndpoint;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.endpoints.QueryEndpointImpl;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.executors.DumpQueryExecutor;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.executors.QueryExecutor;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.executors.RemoteQueryExecutor;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.executors.VirtuosoRemoteQueryExecutor;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.factories.BigOwlImSparqlQueryFactory;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.factories.JenaTextSparqlQueryFactory;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.factories.PlainSparqlQueryFactory;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.factories.SparqlQueryFactory;
import org.deri.grefine.reconcile.rdf.factories.VirtuosoSparqlQueryFactory;
import org.json.JSONException;

public class AddServiceCommand extends AbstractAddServiceCommand{

	final static double DEFAULT_MATCH_THRESHOLD = 0.9;

	@Override
	protected ReconciliationService getReconciliationService(HttpServletRequest request) throws JSONException, IOException {
		String name = request.getParameter("name");
		String id = getIdForString(name);
		String url = request.getParameter("url");

		//make sure that id is unique
		if(GRefineServiceManager.singleton.hasService(id)){
			//id already exist
			throw new RuntimeException("A service with name '" + id + "' already exist!");
		}
		String labelProps = request.getParameter("properties");
		ImmutableList<String> propUris = asImmutableList(labelProps);
		//validate
		if(name.isEmpty() || url.isEmpty() || propUris.size()==0){
			throw new RuntimeException("name, endpoint URL and at least one label property ar needed");
		}
		String datasource = request.getParameter("datasource");
		ReconciliationService service;
		if(datasource.equals("sparql")){
			service = getSparqlService(name,id,url,propUris,request);
			GRefineServiceManager.singleton.addService(service);
		}else{
			String format = request.getParameter("file_format");
			service = getRdfService(name,id,url,format,propUris,request);
			GRefineServiceManager.singleton.addAndSaveService(service);
		}

		return service;
	}

	private ReconciliationService getRdfService(String name, String id, String url,String format, ImmutableList<String> propUris, HttpServletRequest request) {
		Model model = ModelFactory.createDefaultModel();
		if(format==null){
			model.read(url);
		}else{
			model.read(url,format);
		}

		QueryExecutor queryExecutor;
		if(propUris.size()==1){
			queryExecutor = new DumpQueryExecutor(model, propUris.get(0));
		}else{
			queryExecutor = new DumpQueryExecutor(model);
		}
		SparqlQueryFactory queryFactory = new JenaTextSparqlQueryFactory();
		QueryEndpoint queryEndpoint = new QueryEndpointImpl(queryFactory, queryExecutor);
		return new RdfReconciliationService(id, name, queryEndpoint, DEFAULT_MATCH_THRESHOLD);
	}

	private ReconciliationService getSparqlService(String name, String id,String url, ImmutableList<String> propUris, HttpServletRequest request) {
		String type = request.getParameter("type");
		String graph = request.getParameter("graph");

		graph = graph==null || graph.trim().isEmpty()?null:graph;
		QueryEndpoint queryEndpoint;
		if(type.equals("jena-text")){
			SparqlQueryFactory queryFactory = new JenaTextSparqlQueryFactory();
			QueryExecutor queryExecutor = new RemoteQueryExecutor(url, graph);
			queryEndpoint = new QueryEndpointImpl(queryFactory, queryExecutor);
		}else if(type.equals("virtuoso")){
			SparqlQueryFactory queryFactory = new VirtuosoSparqlQueryFactory();
			QueryExecutor queryExecutor = new VirtuosoRemoteQueryExecutor(url, graph);;
			queryEndpoint = new QueryEndpointImpl(queryFactory, queryExecutor);
		}else if(type.equals("bigowlim")){
			SparqlQueryFactory queryFactory = new BigOwlImSparqlQueryFactory();
			QueryExecutor queryExecutor = new RemoteQueryExecutor(url, graph);
			queryEndpoint = new QueryEndpointImpl(queryFactory, queryExecutor);
		}else{
			//plain
			PlainSparqlQueryFactory queryFactory = new PlainSparqlQueryFactory();
			QueryExecutor queryExecutor = new RemoteQueryExecutor(url, graph);
			queryEndpoint = new PlainSparqlQueryEndpoint(queryFactory, queryExecutor);
		}
		ReconciliationService service = new RdfReconciliationService(id, name, propUris, queryEndpoint, DEFAULT_MATCH_THRESHOLD);
		return service;
	}
}

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COVID-19- Balancing the harms! When will we be prepared?
Right now (early May 2020) state governors up, down and across the USA are making decisions about ending or at least relaxing the regulations introduced to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
Balancing the harms
The USA is not alone in facing the invasion of the COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide each nation has taken measures to limit the impact of this highly infectious and selectively fatal novel disease. In the absence of a vaccine (to prevent) or effective anti-viral (to cure) medication, countries have invariably imposed regulations which restrict or slow the spread of infection. These regulations inevitably limit individuals from congregating in the workplace, in commercial activity, and socially. These regulations affect different individuals, families, industries, and economies in vastly different ways and with vastly different outcomes.
Now, after three months of restriction, many countries are taking stock of the 'outcomes', the gains, and the harms. In particular, they are considering the effect on national and local economies and the impact on the physical and psychological welfare of their populations. To concentrate on the one is to harm the other. Nations, Regions, and States have approached the problem with different strategies, with mixed outcomes!
Read about: Let's America Get Back to Work: The Knowns and Unknowns of COVID-19
The major developed nations seem to agree that now is the time to examine what has been learned, review their restrictions, and BALANCE THE HARMS.
IN THE USA, individual States have the power (within certain federal guidelines) to establish a new regulatory balance; a balance that reflects the needs of their community in the face of the harms posed to them by the COVID-19 pandemic.
First, we must look at the reasons for the federal government imposing the restrictions in the first place. Secondly, we will look at the extent to which they have met their goals and the costs of achieving them. Lastly, we consider the likely effect of relaxing them.
When the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in January we rapidly became familiar with the term 'Novel Virus', loosely a new mutation of the more familiar coronavirus family such as 'flu. Equally, it quickly became clear that neither we nor the worldwide medical community, had either a cure (an anti-viral) or a preventative treatment (vaccination) in our defensive armory.
On the scientific evidence, our best defense is to slow the advance of the pandemic while we develop anti-viral medications and safe, effective vaccines. Given that the virus is established worldwide this can only be achieved by limiting the opportunities for cross-infection. In broad terms, social distancing, personal/community hygiene and self-isolation have been effective.
Read our article on: Economic Impact Payment – COVID-19 Update
Taken as a whole these measures have kept hospital admissions and access to medical care within manageable limits. This containment is enabling the scientific community worldwide the time to develop the medications and vaccines which will ultimately defeat the novel virus.
The critical measures are
THE 'R' FACTOR.
The 'R' factor is simple to describe but difficult to measure. So, what is it?
As with any infectious or contagious disease, an infected individual can pass the disease to other people only at certain stages of their own infection. This phase is described as the 'infectious stage'.
Read about: How to keep yourself safe from COVID-19
If the infected individual infects no one else while they are 'infectious' the disease makes no progress (R0).
If the infected individual infects only one other person (usually a member of the same household) the disease survives but does not increase (R1).
If the infected individual infects more than one other person, two for example, the disease spreads (R2).
In other words, the higher the R number the higher the rate of infection. By minimizing 'mixing' (stay home), adopting 'social distancing' (6ft wherever possible) and 'self-isolation policies there has been a remarkable reduction in hospitalization.
The short-term goal is to achieve an R number less than Ro.6.
The second number we should concern ourselves with is the Case Fatality Rate (CFR). The CFR is the ratio of the number of deaths as a percentage of the number of confirmed cases. We should be cautious with this number since it depends on the number of recorded infections. Clearly, in the early stages of an epidemic (pandemic), there will be relatively few cases making the rate of fatality appear to be higher. We are, however, reaching a stage where useful comparisons can be made between countries and increasingly between population segments: between states, socio-economic groups, and, most significantly, between age and ethnic groups.
In short, CFR is a significant metric on which to base major decisions concerning the restrictions on groups and populations (and a straightforward way of explaining the rationale behind the decisions). BUT it is difficult to make meaningful comparisons between different survey populations because there are so many contributing variables. E.g. the time since the first recorded case and the population density (so we cannot realistically compare US states. At the extremes, we have Wyoming, with an average of 6 people per square mile and New Jersey with 1218 people per square mile. The median state, i.e. halfway down the list is South Carolina, 162 per square mile).
As the pandemic becomes more pervasive, we are gathering more data which relates to the IFR (Infection Fatality Rate). The standard COVID-19 test tells us whether the individual is infected or not (at the time of testing). An individual presenting with coronavirus type symptoms and testing positive for COVID-19 will either be required to 'self-isolate' or be hospitalized. The test does not tell us whether the individual has been infected in the past and thus has a degree of immunity. It is clear that a significant number of individuals have been infected and therefore have been infectious, but have been 'asymptomatic'. Asymptomatic individuals will not be required, nor even be aware of the need, to self-isolate. The consequence is that the infection rate is considerably higher than that recorded on the CFR metric. Establishing the Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) is a longer-term goal that relies on our ability to measure the total number of infections, including those that are asymptomatic.
Antibody testing reveals whether or not an individual has previously been infected and is now 'immune'. More importantly, it reveals that they are not likely to be infectious. [Note, current antibody tests are not 100% reliable but are generally accepted to be sufficiently accurate to inform decisions affecting the relaxation of 'lockdown'.] More significant is the proportion of the population that is shown to be non-infectious and incapable of passing on the infection.
The economic harm is most easily expressed in terms of unemployment. In the US alone this has reached thirty million people seeking benefits. Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg. In the first week of May the unemployment rate was 14.7% of the working population (165 million) and by extrapolation that suggests that the same percentage of the USA's entire population (approximately 350 million) is financially affected.
Read article on: Lets get America back to work safely
But the level of unemployment is only the equivalent of taking the patient's temperature. It tells us nothing about the cause OR the cure for the illness, the treatment.
The easiest measure of the health impact of COVID-19 is the number of 'excess' deaths. That is the increased number of deaths during the crisis when compared with the number we might have expected without the pandemic. Even this is questionable as it is not always clear if death was caused by the virus or an underlying condition. Nor does it take account of excess deaths resulting from chronic conditions left untreated because resources are being concentrated on COVID related treatments or for fear of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs).
REBALANCING THE HARMS to lessen or foreshorten the economic damage will necessarily put pressure on individuals to return to the workplace with correspondingly greater exposure to infection. This, in turn, increases the medical and psychological harms.
The balance of decision making will shift from federal or state regulation to the individual and their personal judgment of acceptable risk.
There is no doubt that state legislatures have an imposing task to agree with the actions most appropriate to their state (or region).
In the absence of a vaccine and antiviral medicines, the only course of action is to TEST, TRACE, and ISOLATE.
The tests for antibodies, "you have had the disease, and are non-infectious" OR "you have the condition – you must isolate", must be linked with the questions "where and with whom have you been in contact?" This will enable states to identify 'hot spots' and to focus their defensive actions and healthcare resources on specific targets.
COVID-19 has no respect for politics. It will be brought under control by the application of disciplines determined by facts, not political notions.

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Since 1989 our company has kept very busy catering every imaginable kind of important occasion. (Yes — you guessed right. We don't deliver chips & dips and we don't make sandwich trays for small office drop-off lunches.) We're long on experience, planning, imagination, and "know-how" which is how we earned our reputation as the mid-peninsula's premier special occasion caterer. Our files are filled with praise from numerous clients who know they can count on us for a successful event with absolutely no stress, problems or unexpected surprises.
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JOSEPH WATSON IS THE GREAT GRAND NEPHEW OF WATSON CUMPSTON and MARY ANN KNAGGS and my first cousin 3 x removed.
On September 25 1894 Joseph ws the witness at the wedding of Margaret Watson Cumpston at St. John's CE, Hull.
Margaret was my great grandmother.
Joseph's birth certificate on 2 May 1861 registered at 9 James Place, Mason St., East Sculcoates. 'Son of Watson CUMPSTUN [stet] and Mary CUMPSTUN [stet] formerly KNAGGS. Registrar Henry Preston.
Doris told the story to Eileen Colman, then Secretary of the East Yorkshire Family History Society, about her home having a picture of the ship the Saffron in their home, and that Watson Cumpston had knocked down the Withernsea Pier when captaining the shipin October 1880. This story was subsequently disproved and forms a chapter in my book.
JEAN [CUMPSTON] GREEN Jean is my cousin who I have visited in Tunbridge Wells in 2010.
Andy Green my cousin writes that he still has Joseph Charles's silver pocket watch.
His mother Jean Green nee Cumpston grew up in Hull during WW2 where his Grandfather was an air raid warden.
Andy says 'My Grandad [Joseph Watson Cumpston] was a great character who lived until he was 96. He won a scholarship to Hymers College in Hull - amazing considering his family could even afford school books. He held the long jump record there for a while and even tried out for Hull City Football Club - who he supported all his life. He was (underage) in the trenches in WW1 in the Durham Light Infantry. He married Jessie Barlow when he was an office junior. My Auntie Doris outlived him and she was an amazing character too.


A standing order is a method of establishing a regular, fixed payment from your bank account.
You can schedule a payment to be taken at a determined regularity (for example, the 3rd of every month) and for a set amount of time, such as three months. Your payments will consist of money that is set at an amount that was chosen by you.
You can usually set up a standing order by accomplishing a standing order form and submitting it to your bank or arranging the standing order over the phone, in the branch, or by using online banking.
A standing order is basically an instruction to your bank, whereas a direct debit, on the other hand, allows a company to take money from you. You are the solely the only person who can change the payment amount or the date on your standing order. This is the principal difference to a direct debit, where these circumstances can be changed by the organisation or the person that you are paying.
What if I do not have enough in my bank account to pay for a standing order?
If there is not enough money in your account to pay for a standing order, you may be allowed to take advantage of a buffer zone, if your current account includes one. This is essentially a small interest-free overdraft that your bank would not charge you for if you sneak into it.
Your bank or building society may refuse to pay for the standing order if you exceed the buffer zone. They may also charge you a fee. You may also be asked to pay for additional charges if paying for a standing order pushes you into an unauthorised overdraft.
If you already know beforehand that you would not have enough money in your bank account, the safest thing to do is to arrange an overdraft that is temporary with your bank in order to pay for the standing order. Alternatively, you could attempt to negotiate a later payment date with the person in question.
If you regularly miss standing orders, you should consider paying by a different method or changing payment dates.
How long will it take for a standing order to reach the recipient?
The Faster Payments service can be used to make standing orders which means that the payment can be received on the same day, or the next working day if the payment is made on a bank holiday or a weekend. If your bank does not make use of Faster Payments, it may take three working days for a standing order payment to transfer from one bank account to another.
You are the only person that can opt to cancel a standing order. You can cancel a standing order at any point in the branch, via secure online banking, or over the phone or. You will have to make sure that you inform the person or organisation that is due to receive the payment before you do, as you could incur penalties or fees for non-payment. Remember that if you do not pay a bill on time, this could also have an effect on your credit rating and appear on your credit file.
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Are you interested in teaching jobs in China? China boasts over 50 top-quality international schools, including many that are considered among the best in the word. International schools in China follow both the International Baccalaureate (IB) and English National curricula, and are located in several provinces across China.
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Founded in 2003 by Nord Anglia Education, the British School of Beijing employs the English National curriculum for students ages 2-18. The school features two campuses with excellent facilities, and offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities in both athletics and the arts. Teachers must have a strong background in the English National Curriculum, hold advanced degrees, provide proof of current UK teaching credentials, and must demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development.
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Originally registered by the Chinese Ministry of Education in 1988 as a "school for diplomatic children," and later rebuilt as an "independent school for foreign children" in 2002, the International School of Beijing is one of the first international schools in China. The school employs a standards-based curriculum for students in Early Childhood through High School. Applicants for teaching positions at the International School of Beijing must have a bachelors degree, hold accredited teacher certification, and proof of at least two years of teaching experience.
Dulwich College Beijing
Established in 2005, Dulwich College Beijing offers instruction in accordance with the English National Curriculum through 9th grade, International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) courses for 10th and 11th grade, and International Baccalaureate (IB) for students past 11th grade. In recent years, Dulwich College Beijing has increased its focus on the use of technology in the classroom, setting up an online learning environment, and running a one-to-one laptop program for students in 9th grade and up. Prospective teachers must complete an online application form, and provide two references.
Originally founded as the American School of Guangzhou, the American International School of Guangzhou is the oldest international school in Guangzhou. The school is comprised of 965 students from 38 different countries, who consistently score high on a variety of tests, including the IB, AP, and SAT examinations. In addition to academics, the American International School of Guanzhou provides students with a variety of extracurricular options throughout elementary, middle, and high school. The school requires applicants for teaching positions to hold a bachelor's degree, current teacher certification, proof of 3 years of teaching experience, and a commitment to participating in extracurricular activities. Candidates with experience teaching overseas or with familiarity with IB and AP courses are given preference. The salary ranges for teachers is $31,200 to $67,224. Additional benefits include professional development opportunities, sick leave, personal days, health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, daily transportation to and from school (some restrictions apply), and a tuition waiver and free busing for faculty children who meet AISG's admission requirements. Teachers from outside of China also receive relocation flights to and from Guangzhou, allowances for shipping and settling in, a housing allowance, and annual trips home.
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The first Yew Chung school dates as far back as 1932, though the school did not become international until 1988, and did not build its secondary school or Beijing campus until 1995. The school encourages students to study both in various languages and in various arts, in addition to core academic work. Throughout all levels of learning, students are introduced to both English and Chinese language and culture. Prospective teachers must fill out a brief online application in order to be considered for teaching positions.
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Thyroid surgery is performed to treat thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules and other thyroid problems. The surgery removes a part or the entire thyroid gland. The surgeon makes an incision in the skin and the muscles and other tissues are pulled aside to expose the thyroid gland which is then removed.
Parathyroids are small endocrine glands situated in the neck (posterior to the thyroid gland) that produce parathyroid hormones which control the amount of phosphorus and calcium in the blood and within the bones.
Symptoms may include kidney stones, frequent headaches, fatigue, and depression. Sometimes the symptoms are not so obvious, like high blood pressure and the inability to concentrate. Complications of hyperparathyroidism may include heart failure, breast or prostate cancer, kidney failure, stroke or heart attack.
Parathyroid surgery is indicated in patients suffering with hyperparathyroidism. The traditional (open) surgery requires large incisions in the neck area making the post-operative recovery period extremely painful and prolonged. Thus, endoscopic technique for parathyroid removal is preferred wherein the surgeon makes a tiny incision to remove the affected gland under sedation. The endoscopic approach has excellent cosmetic results as there are no scars. Also, the recovery is much faster with minimal post-operative pain.


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Sometimes, it's the little things that tell the most.
Witness the note from Deep State's Justice Department officials: Bruce Ohr, who wrote to a fellow anti-Trump plotter, the U.K.'s Christopher Steele, worried that President Trump's firing of now former FBI director James Comey would expose them all.
A collection of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr's emails, texts and handwritten notes, reviewed by Fox News, reveals that he was deeply connected to the unverified Steele dossier as well as its author and, during the presidential election campaign, the alleged government surveillance abuses involving a Trump campaign official.
Now, if they were doing everything right and everything they enacted was on the up and up, why would they cringe like that?
Why the rat-like behavior as the USS Comey sank, Bruce?
With this Ohr note, it seems they did reveal themselves for the coup-plotters they were, seeking to unseat President Trump through their Deep State trickery and fully cognizant that they were doing something shady, sneaky, and underhanded. If they were doing something they could tell their grandchildren about, we'd be hard pressed to find these bureaucratic shivers of fear.
It's as close as anything to an admission of guilt.
If you strike at the king, you'd better kill the king. Obviously, guys like Ohr have been in the Deep State Washington power game a long time, and that must be lesson one.
For the rest of us, it's just a bit humorous to see them cringe and scurry at the reality that these high and haughty bureaucrats are finally being exposed for those doings they never wanted us to know.
(TLB) published this article by Monica Showalter from American Thinker with our thanks for the story and perspective.


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Third 'CSI' Planned for NYC (1 Viewer)
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Third 'CSI' Planned for NYC
Jan 17, 5:49 PM EST
Showing some swagger in the midst of one of its best seasons in years, CBS announced Saturday that it is launching a third drama in its "CSI" series — this time based in New York City.
The second spinoff to television's most popular program, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," will come from the same production team and is expected to premiere this fall.
CBS has been No. 1 this television season by the widest margin since the 1980s and, although NBC still leads among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic for which advertisers pay a premium, CBS is closing the gap there.
The network said that four of its freshman series — "Two and a Half Men," "Cold Case," "Joan of Arcadia" and "Navy NCIS" — have received orders for a second season.
"It's a great schedule," said CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves. "To get on our schedule for the next season, you have to be damn good."
In a choice bit of Hollywood dramatics, CBS also announced a deal with executive producer Mark Burnett for two more "Survivor" editions — after Moonves and Burnett hammered it out by the escalators at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.
A few minutes earlier, Burnett had complained to a roomful of reporters that he hadn't made his deal with CBS and time was running short.
Moonves said he was happy with the deal, despite calling Burnett a "drama queen." It was inevitable: CBS wasn't about to make "Survivor" without the man who made it a sensation, and Burnett couldn't take it anywhere else because CBS owns the show.
CBS executives showed none of the hand-wringing about the state of the television industry displayed by other network executives during meetings with the Television Critics Association over the past week.
ABC, NBC and Fox, which have seen sinking ratings this season, each said they were looking at different ways to shake up the business. NBC will premiere its fall shows three weeks earlier this summer, and Fox stressed that it will use the full year — not just the fall — to launch new programming. ABC says it will do more limited-run series like HBO.
One potential cloud on CBS' horizon is the future of its most popular comedy, "Everybody Loves Raymond." Moonves said he's negotiating with producers and stars of the series for another season and, "frankly, it could go either way."
The coming year is already a turning point for television comedy, with HBO's "Sex and the City" and NBC's "Friends" and "Frasier" airing their final episodes.
Moonves said he's using those other exits in his talks with people at "Everybody Loves Raymond," arguing that the show will get lost in the shuffle if it also ends this year.
"Let's try to go one more year," he said. "You'll have the victory lap. We'll give you awards. We'll give you dinners. We'll supersize you."
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Dj Juve
cool..new york = lotsa hookers
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anyway CSI in Miami suck big time, I think CSI in Vegas is more interesting(not because of all the casino and stripper ) cause Grissom is my idol, since I'm a science student
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Explorer, Naturalist, Artist:
John James Audubon and The Birds of America
Barbara and Tad Danz Gallery | Floor 3
In the first decades of the nineteenth century John James Audubon created one of the greatest and most famous bodies of North American bird art known today. His more than fifty years of artistic production—consisting of paintings, drawings, prints, and writings—resulted in the body of work for which he became most famous: The Birds of America, Audubon's unparalleled effort to catalog and describe artistically and scientifically the birds of the North American continent.
Audubon's enormous undertaking began with the creation of more than five hundred watercolor paintings—the basis for a later edition of double elephant folio of prints called The Birds of America, made by the London engravers Robert Havell, Jr. and Sr. between 1826 and 1838. In 1863, at the height of the Civil War and a little more than a decade after her husband's death, Lucy Bakewell Audubon, the artist's widow, sold her family's personal collection of 471 surviving original watercolor paintings to the New York Historical Society. Of these, 435 were paintings Audubon made in preparation for The Birds of America.
Born Jean Rabin in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) in 1785, the son of a French naval officer and his mistress, he adopted the name John James Audubon when he immigrated to the still-fledgling United States in 1803 at the age of eighteen, avoiding conscription in the Napoleonic wars. Largely self-taught as both an artist and an ornithologist, the paintings from which the prints in this exhibition derive were renowned for their scale and for their inclusion of ornithological information about bird habitats and behaviors, a practice that was both controversial and revolutionary for the time.
Having made many long and difficult excursions through much of frontier America to collect specimens and record them for his project, by the mid-1840s, Audubon's deteriorating health confined him to his home on New York's Hudson River. Audubon died there in 1851, at the age of 65, leaving behind the remarkable body of work for which he is remembered.
All of the prints on view in this exhibition are drawn from the collection of the Nevada Museum of Art. They were purchased with funds in memory of Dana Rose Richardson.


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MEDIA / Announcements / Call for proposal 'Improving expertise in the field of industrial relations (VP2020/04)' under EaSI Programme has been announced.
Call for proposal 'Improving expertise in the field of industrial relations (VP2020/04)' under EaSI Programme has been announced.
The overarching objective of this call is to improve expertise and knowledge on industrial relations through analysis and research, at EU level as well as in comparative terms (identifying convergences and differences in the industrial relations systems in place in the EU Member States and in Candidate Countries), thereby contributing to developing and reinforcing quality and effectiveness of industrial relations structures and processes in the Member States and in Europe as a whole.
Actions that address the following themes will be particularly welcome:
The role and contribution of industrial relations, including social dialogue at different levels
in responding to the major challenges and in seizing the opportunities related to the transition to a climate-neutral and digital economy, including artificial intelligence, as well as globalisation, demographic ageing and technological change;
to addressing the employment, social and economic challenges as identified in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
in the context of the European Semester and Economic and Monetary Union;
to reaching economic and social outcomes in terms of: economic growth and competitiveness; social inclusion and fairness; job creation, job retention and job quality;
to tackling the employment, social and economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
Functioning and effects of coordination of collective bargaining across different levels and territories, including the role of collective bargaining systems in ensuring fair minimum wages for all workers in the European Union.
Deadline for submitting applications: 15 July 2020
The total budget earmarked for the EU co-financing of projects under this call is estimated at EUR 4.150.389. The EU grant requested should indicatively be between EUR 150.000 and EUR 500.000
Under this call for proposals, the EU grant may not exceed 90% of the total eligible costs of the action.
Eligibility of the applicants
Place of establishment
Legal entities properly established and registered in the following countries are eligible as single applicants or lead applicants:
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EU Member States;
Candidate Countries: Albania, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey.
In derogation from these requirements, international organisations whose registered headquarters are outside the eligible countries are also eligible.
Types of entities
Single applicants, lead applicants, co-applicants and affiliated entities must be legal entities. In application of Article 197 2. (c) of the Financial Regulation, social partner organisations without legal personality are also eligible provided that the conditions of the Financial Regulation related thereto are met
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c2) Consortia
- Actions may involve consortia.
- To be eligible as consortium, actions must include a lead applicant and at least one co-applicant. - Lead, co-applicant, affiliated entities and associate organisations must fall within one of the following categories: non-profit-making organisations such as universities and research institutes; social partners; public authorities; international organisations, European-level organisations.
- The consortium must be composed of at least one non-profit-making university or research institute as lead or co-applicant. This requirement is not applicable if the lead applicant is an international organisation.
- If the lead applicant is not a European-level or international organisation, it must be in a consortium with at least one organisation (co-applicant) from a different eligible country to that of the lead applicant.
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Deadline for submitting proposals: 15 July 2020
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That's Rock 'N' Roll
Foolin' Myself
By Raspbernie,
October 20, 2021 in That's Rock 'N' Roll
Seriously. Why is Eric Carmen not in the Songwriters Hall of Fame?
Yeah, listened to it, it's his best song for me, at least for tonight, and maybe tomorrow too. Man, what a ballad....has to be the greatest ballad never played on the radio. Possibly the greatest ballad ever, period.
Agree, on his first 8 albums (4 Raspberries, 4 solo).....every song he wrote was good to great, with the great majority leaning towards great. And his last 2 albums were very good overall, with some of his best stuff represented......both albums head and shoulders better than the average album you'd find in a top 40 list from back in the day. For sure Eric Carmen wrote at a level as high as anyone with respect to the quality and consistency of his songs, IMHO.
I've had Tonight You're Mine in the car for a few weeks now- have to agree with everyone here...amazing song and writer.
Speaking of this album, it still ranks as my favorite Eric album on any given day.
It Hurts Too Much *
All For Love *
Tonight You're Mine *
Sleep With Me *
Inside Story *
Foolin' Myself *
You Need Some Lovin'
* "A" songs- 6 out of the 8 on this album- wow!
"All For Love" is an underrated gem!
Craig Benfer
• Lebanon, PA
Great great song!
It seems absurd that Eric is not in the songwrites HOF...


The first pic for hotly anticipated spy comedy OSS 117: Rio Ne Répond Plus (literal translation OSS 117: Rio Isn't Answering Anymore) has just hit the web. The 30 million dollar (big budget) movie will follow the hugely successful OSS 117: Cairo, Nest Of Spies and will premiere in France and Belgium in April 2009.
Superstar Jean Dujardin returns as special agent Hubert Bonisseur De La Bath in the film which, according to him, will spoof the Roger Moore Bond flicks, whereas the first movie was influenced by the Sean Connery ones (who really loves the movie by the way). Whatever happened to George Lazenby?
The films are inspired, but actually have very little in common with, a series of more serious-minded novels started by prolific author Jean Bruce in 1949.
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It's really a nice weather today!
Our frog brothers and sisters are waiting for your coming.
The elder brother called Hajime is in our head shop.
The elder sister called Umeko is in our Philosopher's Walk shop.
The little brother called Takeru has been born for about one month is in our Kiyomizu shop.


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Challwayuq (Quechua challwa fish, -yuq, "the one with fish", also spelled Chalhuayoc) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Quero District, southwest of San José de Quero.

References

Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Junín Region

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If you run your own blog then you will know the importance of making sure you get new traffic to your site. Having new and recurring visitors is the best way to make sure that your blog becomes popular – and to make some money. The more visitors you have, the more ad revenue you can make. Some people even make their entire living from their blog – purely because they have so many visitors.
If you want your blog to attract more visitors then you will need to ensure your that it's ranking highly on Google searches. Google is one of the top search engines in the world and if your blog posts rank highly here then you chances of gaining new visitors is even greater.
Some people think that writing good content is all you need in order to be popular. While this is true to an extent, you also need to make sure that your posts are ranking highly. Obviously creating great content is the best way to bring visitors back again and again but you need to find them in the first place. Once you have them then you can focus on writing great content – using a totally free guide at Totally Blogging.
In order to rank highly on Google you need to take advantage of their keyword system. This is a system where posts with more keywords will feature higher up on the list of results. So when people search for a certain term or keyword then your posts are more likely to be top of their list.
In order to make the most of this keyword searching you need to make sure that you're using your chosen keyword a few times throughout your article. The best way to do this is to use it in the title, at least one heading and two or three times naturally throughout the post. You should also try not to use the same keyword over and over in all of your posts. This is because the Google algorithm will only recognise a few posts so it's more likely that your other posts will be left unnoticed.
Getting your blog posts ranking in google – and staying ranked!
The ranking system at Google is so complex that there's probably only a handful of people who fully understand how it works. However, there are some things that will help you get ranked highly, and stay ranked highly. There are a few tried and tested tips to help you stay ranked over time.
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The more content you have on your site, the quicker you will be ranked. You will also rank higher on average because your site is constantly being updated. Google will see this and recognise that you are keeping your content up to date.
You also should make sure that you have recently updated your site on Google Search Console. Since the format of websites has switched over to https many people haven't changed their format. This means that Google is far less likely to rank you because you aren't using what is considered a secure format. Make sure that you change it in order to be ranked effectively.
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This is such a helpful post! I'm saving it to refer back to aswell!
Thanks, I didn't know that a site was ranked on age, that gives me hope for the future lol.
They're all great tips that I use, as well. Only I try rank for several combinations of my keywords, not just one and it has worked on a few posts. Also, it's important to remember to SEO your pictures in your posts!
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These are really helpful tips, Google ranking is definitely one on my list to figure out!


A million for me but how much for the caddie?
Butcher's better golf - What makes Jim great!
TeeTimes golf magazine is a high quality free issue publication, it is published monthly and has been providing informative reading since it first appeared in 2002. The concept of the magazine was brought to the golfing fraternity by proprietor Peter Llewellyn to satisfy a gap in the market following the demise of several long established golf publications. It is focussed on news, information, tuition, history and data about golf from the point of view of the player, club and manufacturer alike.
Although it is principally supported by advertising revenue, it maintains an independent and unbiased stance, and provides an interesting viewpoint of the game in all aspects. The regular features include reviews by a widely travelled team of journalists, reports on clubs and golf courses not only in the United Kingdom, but throughout Europe and the rest of the golfing world. Tuition and tips are provided by experienced professional coaches every month, and a resident expert brings light to the equipment scene with insight and knowledge, exploring the topical subjects of the day. Ever popular features on Legends of the Game and other topics on golf history and the issues raised by the Bus Pass Golfer add information and amusement to the mix. TeeTimes magazine, whether read in hard copy or in the electronic version has something for all golfers and responds to the needs of an ever changing sport.


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Cambridge Centre Honda | NEWS | Test Drive: 2016 Honda Civic Touring
Test Drive: 2016 Honda Civic Touring
NEWS Dec 11th, 2015 Tags: 2016, Cambridge, Cambridge Centre Honda, Civic, Civic Touring, Honda, Ontario, Test Drive
The Honda Civic has been the best-selling car in Canada for like… ever.
It's so far removed from any Civic that has come before, I'm having a hard time convincing people this car actually is a Honda Civic.
Expertly reflecting our national taste in vehicles, the Civic has resolutely stood for solid, basic, economical and reliable transportation, with a dash of driving flair on the side. Granted, there hasn't been much of the latter lately. In fact, the outgoing ninth generation Civic pretty much lost step with he program. Not a year after being launched in the fall of 2011, Honda hauled it back into the workshop to address criticisms leveled at its sub par interior quality, uninspired handling and somewhat dull styling. The fact that they've been smearing lipstick on this car for four years seems not to matter much. It's still the top seller here.
With this fresh from bumper to bumper 2016 Civic, Honda sure ain't going down that path again.
The 2016 Honda Civic starts at $15,990 for the DX with six-speed manual, 16-inch steel wheels and an all new 158-hp 2.0L four. I'm at the other end of the spectrum with the top trim Civic Limited ($26,990), and at this point few, if any, have seen the 10th gen car.
And the weird thing is, it's so far removed from any Civic that has come before, I'm having a hard time convincing people this car actually is a Honda Civic. It's lower, longer, wider, has a daringly creased and rakish "four-door coupe" profile, and in this Touring trim it's all blinged out with 17-inch alloys, full LED headlights, ritzy chrome accents and a "Turbo" sticker just ahead of the rear wheel well. Turbo? Honda? Does not compute.
Exhibit A: I pick up a friend. He eyes the sculpted exterior and then hops in the leather lined, soft-touch cabin. He asks me how much it costs. "What? Only 27 grand?" he replies incredulously. Then I tell him it's the new Civic. Complete shock.
Exhibit B: My neighbor recently purchased a Acura TLX. On spying the Civic he comes over and asks "What's THAT?" Total surprise when I tell him the nameplate… and the price. His response: "I should have bought one of those."
Sit in the Touring's nicely contoured leather seats and you're an inch lower than last year's model. The cowl is low, giving the Civic a more sporty feel and fine outward visibility. You face a high quality dash that no longer features the Civic's signature two-tier instrument panel. Look through the wheel and there's a large, fully digital speedometer with various info displays within, including a turbo boost graph. To the right, a fuel gauge. To the left, temperature gauge. No tachometer though. Centre dash is a flush 7-inch infotainment screen, and below some hard buttons for HVAC.
In a press to make all things iPad-cool, Honda has determined humans have no need for a rotary volume knob anymore – despite all that tactile, opposing thumbs business that hundreds of thousands of years of evolution has bestowed upon us. So to change audio volume, you can either poke away at a digital slider icon on the screen, or use the admittedly slick control on the steering wheel that combines a slider function with a rocker switch. Or you can do what I did for the first couple of days – reach over and crank up the temp control, utter some unprintable epitaphs, and then turn the heat back down.
Other than that, the infotainment works quite well. Phone pairing was quick, navigation programming intuitive, and the pinch a swipe screen proved very useful when navigating through city streets. I could quickly zoom in, out and swipe ahead to see what was coming up.
Taking a cue from the Koreans who are steaming up the Civic's tail, Honda is not being stingy with the equipment level here in the Touring. We get sunroof, adaptive cruise, proximity key with push button start, collision mitigation, lane keep assist, heated rear seats, wireless phone charging, full smart phone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, nav, full LED headlights, and Honda's LaneWatch that shoots an rear-view image from the right side of the car when the right signal is activated. The 450-watt 10-speaker audio kicks pretty good too.
There's a deep storage bin under the centre armrest, a hidden Volvo-esque cubby behind the "floating" centre console, and trunk volume shoots up by about 20 percent.
Okay, so the 2016 Civic Touring get some pretty slick duds both inside and out. What's it like to drive?
The 2016 Civic rides on a new platform that will also underpin the next Accord. It is 25 percent stiffer than the old one, 31 kg lighter and wheelbase is up by 30 mm. The upper trim lines (EX-T and Touring) get an all-new 1.5L twin-scroll turbo four that generates 174 hp and 162 lb-ft from 1700 rpm. It drives the front wheels through a CVT (continuously variable transmission). This is the first time Honda has offered a turbocharged engine in our market. Fuel economy is pegged at 7.6 L/100 km city, 5.5 hwy and 6.7 combined. I saw 7.5 L/100 at the conclusion of the week.
The engine feels strong, showing just a bit of turbo lag, but the CVT is tuned to keep the four in its meaty torque band, so under normal operation the drivetrain is smooth and quiet. It's only when you really floor it does the engine drone, but at least the car is making good progress. Put the shifter in S (sport) and the engine spins about 1000 rpm higher, giving more instant acceleration at the expense of noise and fuel economy.
The steering is numb on-centre, but turn in is quick and it weights up when hitting a bend. Which this Civic seems to do quite nicely. It's an agile thing, sporting a well-tuned front strut/rear multi-link suspension setup that has it tucking into corners with poise and vigor.
Ride quality is generally good, and the cabin quiet due to extensive measures Honda has taken with sound insulation. Getting under the sloped rear roofline might be an issue for taller passengers entering the rear quarters, but once inside there is a bit more legroom, if not generous headroom. Again, you sit low back here, adding to a sense of sportiness.
So does this full-on 2016 Civic Touring with its new turbo mill hark back to the nameplate's fun-to-drive days of yore? Kinda. It's quick, handles well and the nose points into a bend like a Beagle on the scent, but it's not the type of Civic that begs to be thrashed. No, this sophisticate arrives with near-Acura levels of luxury and kit, at a price that has my neighbor, for one, scratching his head.
Yes, it is a Honda Civic, okay?


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September 24, 2013 / Brooklyn news / Photo Galleries / Bay Ridge
'Les Miz' comes to Brooklyn!
By Will Bredderman
The Brooklyn Paper
Photo by Steve Solomonson
Move over, Hugh: Bill Andrews belts lyrics that actor Hugh Jackman recently made famous in the film version of the Broadway hit.
Misery and company: Andrews's Jean Valjean comforts the pregnant Fantine, played by Megan Bussard.
Assembled ensemble: The cast sings one of the light-hearted numbers from the musical, "Master of the House."
Battle ready: Revolutionaries prepare to defend the barricades in the Paris streets.
"Do you hear the people sing?": The characters belt out the moving finale.
Police and thieves: Joseph Bellino and Bill Andrews face off as the villain Javert and the hero Jean Valjean in the Ridge Chorale's production of "Les Miserables."
BoroBeat: Third Ave. first for fun: Ridge's stroll draws all walks
Bay Ridge: Choral group wants to use controversial planned school as new home
Bay Ridge: 'Les Miz' comes to Brooklyn!
Theater: A Beast for the eyes: Disney musical gets a glam local production
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Theater: 'Producers' will spend big time
They dreamed a dream — and then it came true!
The Ridge Chorale put on the first-ever full-length Brooklyn production of the musical "Les Miserables" on Sept. 20 — fulfilling a longtime aspiration of the 45-year-old production company.
"It's kind of the Holy Grail of musical theater," said producer Karen Tadross.
Tadross said that 2013 was the first year that the rights to the Broadway hit — and Oscar-winning film — became available to amateur theater groups.
The Chorale spent the summer creating the lavish, $50,000 production — complete with a 22-piece orchestra, and a Broadway lighting designer.
"It's such a privilege to perform it, we wanted to do it right," said Tadross. "We do the splashy things, we do the epic things, we do the legendary ones."
The team also had to cast gifted vocalists to perform the famed songs. Tadross particularly praised Bill Andrews and Joseph Bellino, who played the hero Jean Valjean and the villain Javert — a thief and a police chief, respectively, who play out an elaborate tale of revolution and redemption in 19th-century France.
The hard work was all worth it, Tadross said, for the audience's amazed reaction on the opening weekend.
"Everybody has walked out of that theater and said that this was Broadway quality," said Tadross.
"Les Miserables" at the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology [350 67th St. between Third and Fourth avenues in Bay Ridge, (718) 989–9566, www.ridgechorale.com] Sept. 29, 3 pm. General seats $22, premium seats $25.
Reach reporter Will Bredderman at wbredderman@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-4507. Follow him attwitter.com/WillBredderman.
Updated 10:15 pm, July 9, 2018
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Mary Ann Jasen from Bayridge says:
Saw this production and it is Broadway quality. I saw the original play years ago but was enamored of this this production. For the first time my husband and I were able to really hear the lyrics of the songs, it is a must see for everyone.
It is very intense and the lead actors were fantastic. If you do anything this weekend- See this play!!!
Sept. 27, 2013, 12:16 pm


1852 Painting of Henry Clay by Ambrose Andrews. Clay hoped compromise would resolve the slavery issue. It did, until 1860.
In the storied annuals of the history of the great American republic, the U.S. in 2013 finds itself at a distinctively low point. Like a stumbling barfly who breaks his neck after tripping over so many discarded Pabst Blue Ribbon cans, the United States federal government has ground to a halt because the United States federal government decided that it should grind to a halt.
Who is to blame for this epic display of stupidity-laced chutzpah? Look no further than the "people's chamber" (pot). Its been over a week now since the pit of witless, but highly agitated Rancors known as the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress decided to throw one of the biggest collective tantrums in American history and shut down the federal government over the president's shockingly anticipated refusal to defund his signature health care reform law.


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UK March 2012: Toyota Yaris up to best-ever 8th place
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At 372,835 registrations, the English car market is up an encouraging 1.8% year-on-year in March, traditionally the year's strongest month, accounting for 18-20% of annual sales because of new registrations plates. After losing to its big sis the Ford Focus last month, the Ford Fiesta reclaims the UK pole position with 22,667 sales (its highest monthly figure since March 2010) and a strong 6.1% share. The Fiesta has been #1 for 11 of the last 12 months and is followed by the Vauxhall Corsa in March at 17,271 units and 5.4% with the Ford Focus rounding up the podium at 15,086 sales.
The Nissan Qashqai is up 4 spots on February to a brilliant 6th place at 8,487 units and 2.3%, its highest position in the UK since June and July 2010 when it ranked #5. Having ranked within the Top 10 for the last 12 months in a row, the Qashqai is now also #6 year-to-date with 12,491 sales and 2.2%, which if maintained until the end of the year would be the highest year-end position ever reached by a Japanese model in the UK.
Another nippon car excels this month: the Toyota Yaris delivers no less than its highest monthly UK ranking ever at #8 thanks to 6,973 sales and 1.9% share. It's only the third time the Yaris breaks into the UK Top 10 and its previous best was #9 in September 2009.
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Q: How does navigation work with a ViewModelLocator? I'm looking into the concept of ViewModelLocators, but found only basic tutorials that were dealing with one main View and one main ViewModel, which of course works fine.
While I do understand how the concept of the ViewModelLocator itself works, I do not really understand how navigation would work with this. I am used to use DataTemplates in Views that react to a bound ViewModel - when the bound ViewModel changes then a different view is shown. How would that be done with a ViewModelLocator?
I was not able to find a nice tutorial example that deals with the question of navigation.
Could anyone of you provide me a tutorial how this is supossed work? I somehow fail to understand this on my own.

A: A view model locator is not responsible for the navigation.
You would use a navigation service to navigate between the views from which the view models are resolved using the view model locator.
The navigation service and the view model locator are two different components with different responsibilities.
You will find a brief example of how to use them both together here.

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The combined assault of sun, stress, pollution and dirt leads to several skin concerns like uneven skin tone, blemishes and dull looking skin. Women always desire flawless and radiant skin but seldom attain it. Our hectic day to day routine rarely permits us to spend extra hours on nurturing our skin.
Your body is a result of what is going on inside it. Skin problems develop when your skin can't do its job of eliminating toxins efficiently. Drink warm water with lemon every morning to help flush toxins from the body. Reduce your intake of alcohol for a few days to give your body and skin a break. Up your intake of fresh fruits, vegetables and water to boost the amount of skin-saving nutrients you're getting.
Sleep affects your physical and mental wellbeing. When you sleep, you're allowing your body to begin the healing process. Good sleep directly leads to fresh looking skin. Try and hit the sack earlier than you usually do and you will see the result within no time on your skin.
Leaving makeup and dirt on skin doesn't just clog pores but it also causes skin dullness. Always wipe off your make up and wash your face with a face wash to remove all the dirt and grime that your skin has collected throughout the day. Massage your face with a hydrating crème after you wash your face to help replenish your skin while you sleep. Try the Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening Light Crème that gives your skin a splash of hydration, making it softer and more even toned over time.
We know, you've heard it a million times, but stepping out of the house during the day without wearing sunscreen is like directly forcing your skin to dullness. Sunscreen not only prevents your skin from tanning but also keeps it moisturized and hydrated throughout the day. Applying sunscreen everyday helps your skin retrieve its natural moisture.
And last but not the least, Keep calm and glow on!


Germany, besides the powerful economy, the efficient organization, and the high standard of living, is also a country with charming villages, well preserved medieval and baroque towns, peaceful lush landscapes, and rich traditions. No other region of the country examplifies those attractions better than Bavaria.
In 1997, I traveled for two weeks across Bavaria following the so-called Romantic road which goes through some of the most beautiful historic towns of the country.