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Business Ethics & Human Rights
Organisations face increasing scrutiny, both at home and abroad, from regulators, NGOs and the media. Investors, lenders, customers and suppliers are also seeking assurance on the compliance, ethics and wider ESG credentials of their business partners. International human rights frameworks are now informing this scrutiny. The operations of companies, their subsidiaries and wider business associates (wherever located) are increasingly targeted by 'long-arm' legislation and international human rights frameworks. Businesses are more accountable than ever, both legally and reputationally, for ethical conduct and the fair treatment of workers and others involved in the supply chain as well as their own workforce.
Regulators are sharpening enforcement tools, with the EU setting its sights on mandatory due diligence and reporting requirements on human rights compliance, tracking developments already underway in the UK, for example, to enhance the Modern Slavery Act. The tax system is also being deployed as a means of promoting good corporate citizenship and ensuring businesses pay their fair share of tax, with a raft of recent anti-avoidance and tax compliance legislation and new reporting regimes, reinforced by a marked increase in tax investigations.
Given the growing complexity of global business structures and supply chains, compliance with the myriad of international trade, market access and foreign investment rules is challenging for any business.
Our cross-departmental Governance & Corporate Risk team has a strong reputation for helping clients to anticipate regulatory change, manage the broad range of legal, commercial and reputational risks associated with ESG issues and understand the interplay between regulation, soft law and best practice. We are working closely with clients across all sectors to navigate the fast-changing legal, commercial and reputational risks arising from the ethical business agenda. We have market-leading credentials in the following areas:
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The MAC + Selena Premiere Was Everything
BY Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez | September 30, 2016 AT 3:37 pm
By Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez September 30, 2016 at 3:37 pm
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If you live in Corpus Christi, Texas, then you are undoubtably the luckiest person on the whole damn planet. MAC + Selena made it's world debut today in Selena's hometown and the reaction was exactly what you would expect for La Reina.
The lines for the MAC + Selena release were intense.
For makeup. FOR. MAKEUP. Her impact. #MACSelena pic.twitter.com/LswgdziTGX
— Naissa (@TexasVegetarian) September 30, 2016
Hundreds of people lined up and waited for a chance to take home a piece of Selena's legacy.
Like, seriously. The line was next level.
Line looks to be moving again! #MACSelena #VivaCC pic.twitter.com/QEWpo5QsR1
— Julie Garcia (@Caller_Jules) September 30, 2016
Anything fro Selenaaasss!!!
And, despite the long lines, people were so excited to be the first to own some of the line.
me when the #MACSelena collection dropped: pic.twitter.com/7HuyIi4BkP
— Jennifer Flores (@imabrooklyngal) September 30, 2016
The rest of the world will get a chance to get their hands on the Selena collection on Oct. 1. Just one day after the lucky fans in Corpus Christi.
And it wasn't just the guests to the free event that were hyped. Check out the employees.
Mac girls are killin it! #MACSelena pic.twitter.com/zEjgvdYEaI
— Siboney Margarita (@cBowNay) September 30, 2016
Ayyyeeee! Not only were this in Corpus Christi privy to seeing the collection first, they were also given swag bags and other merch.
Even John Leguizamo couldn't help but to get in on all the fun.
separated at birth?! Who got their #MACSelena cosmetics?! pic.twitter.com/FXvBJmVAn8
— John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) September 30, 2016
*requests a Selena + MAC makeup tutorial from Leguizamo*
And once people got into the store it. got. LIT.
Inside the #MACSelena experience. pic.twitter.com/gP5whdBVFJ
— Joey Guerra (@joeyguerra) September 30, 2016
OMG! This is so awesome.
A smart few even ditched their education for the event.
While y'all were at school I was here??? #MACSelena pic.twitter.com/wshTp4u8TT
— Nadia (@nadiaserray) September 30, 2016
And those who didn't aren't real Selena fans. Just a bunch of posers.
Here's a reenactment of people's wallets during the launch.
So #MACSelena is out and I'm here like ?? pic.twitter.com/wQbemJ5AOa
— Michelle♣ (@MarsxFallon) September 30, 2016
Bank accounts were drained today, as they should. We have waited so long for this moment.
Because once you see this, it is all about swiping that card and owning the collection.
So in love ?????✨✨✨✨ #MACSelena pic.twitter.com/YH9FbVpRgy
— denise? (@whtvrdenise) September 30, 2016
How can you not spend your life savings on this magnificent collection?
Of course, big sis Suzette was there to buy her own Selena collection.
#Suzette orders her #MACSelena collection at world premiere! @MACcosmetics pic.twitter.com/u43BoTNbpl
— Esther Hackleman (@Caller_Esther) September 30, 2016
She loved her sister so much. ????
And, yes. There were even some super badass novios there to make their girl's day extra special.
#MACselena ? get you a man who wants to help make all of your dreams come true pic.twitter.com/mrdMkixRIL
— it rhymes with.. (@leastoralease) September 30, 2016
Selena would approve, bro! Keep the love alive.
READ: Dulce Candy Unboxes Selena + MAC And Turns Into All Of Us
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Never-Before-Seen Selena Portraits On Exhibit At San Antonio Art Museum
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If you've already given up on 2020, you're wrong. This year will mark 25 years since beloved Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar. Of course, knowing the singer would have turned 49 years old this year is horribly tragic. However, the legal magic of '25' means that copyright law from her last year of life is about to expire. For the first time, some of the last photos taken of Selena are on public display at a San Antonio art museum. Photographer John Dyer had the privilege of photographing Selena for her cover shoot for Más Magazine in 1992 and again for Texas Monthly in 1995. Dyer has allowed for both sets of photographs to be put on display, and the contrast in her mood is striking.
The second set of photographs was taken just months before her murder.
Book your flights to Texas, and buy your tickets, mi gente!
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There isn't a look or photograph of Selena that a child hasn't dressed up as for Halloween, that a Guarcado plushie hasn't donned, or that the public hasn't revered. From Selena's purple jumpsuit to her fire red lipstick, everything the artist has done has become part of the Mexican-American zeitgeist. And yet… Selena is still giving us more to take in. The signature piece of the exhibit features the 23-year-old star wearing a sequined bustier and high waisted black pants, black patent leather heels firmly planted on a black and white tile checkered floor with a red curtain in the backdrop.
The photo is so iconic that the museum has reconstructed a look-a-like set for visitors to take their own Selena-inspired photos.
The exhibit, named in both English and Spanish "Selena Forever/Siempre Selena," is on view at the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio's first modern art museum. "The exhibition pays tribute to '90s icon, singer, designer, and Texas legend—Selena Quintanilla-Pérez—with a series of five photographs by award-winning San Antonio photographer John Dyer. Selena was the subject of Dyer's photo assignments for the cover of Más Magazine in 1992 and again for Texas Monthly in 1995, just months before she was tragically killed at age 23," the museum states.
The photographer noticed how much more muted Selena was in the shoot months before her death compared to three years prior.
In an interview with Heidi Vaughan Fine Art, Dyer recalls how "she drove up by herself in her little red hatchback and parked in front of my studio" the first time they met in 1992, as Selena's career was beginning to take off. "She jumped out of her car with a big smile," and brought in her hand-made, self-designed performance costumes. The checkered floor print was taken during that first shoot. He recalls that "Selena's quick smile, infectious laugh, and unending energy made her a pleasure to work with. This was in 1992."
By early 1995, Selena was at the peak of her international fame when Texas Monthly hired Dyer to do another photoshoot. "She had just finished two exhausting days of shooting TV commercials for a corporate sponsor. She was tired. I had brought a beautiful hand-made jacket for her to wear. I posed her in the alcove on the mezzanine of the theater where the light is particularly nice. She was subdued and pensive. A far cry from the ebullient, excited young singer I'd photographed 3 years earlier. Later I thought her mood might have been an eerie harbinger of what was to come," Dyer concluded. We may never know what was going on in the emotional world of Selena on that day — if tensions were rising with Saldivar, or if she was simply an exhausted superstar.
Between the time of the shoot and the magazine cover release, Selena was murdered.
The magazine decided to use "one of the more somber shots" Dyer captured for the magazine cover which ended up becoming a story that chronicled her death. "It's a cover I would rather not have had," Dyer recalled. Tejanos and Selena superfans alike, Selena is waiting for you.
The "Selena Forever/Selena Siempre" exhibit is on display at San Antonio's The McNay Modern Art Museum for the price of general admission ($20). The exhibit dates are Jan. 15, 2020, to July 5, 2020. Selena Forever/Siempre Selena is organized by the McNay Art Museum, curated by Kate Carey, Head of Education.
Pro tip: The museum is open for free on Thursdays from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
READ: The Comments in This Photo That Chris Perez Shared of Selena Proves That Her Fandom is Truly Timeless
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Refugees Are No Longer Welcomed In Texas As It Becomes The First State To Refuse Refugees Under New Trump Rule
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We recently published a story detailing how some Republican governors seemed to be breaking ranks with president Donald J. Trump when it comes to a controversial executive order that allows local and state governments to block refugee resettlements in their jurisdiction. This means that a program that has been hailed by politicians, including presidents, from both sides of the aisle is at a clear and present danger of being greatly diminished.
Trump's order has been blasted by pundits and activists. As reported in The Washington Post: "Critics said the policy change underscores a growing hostility to the country's refugee resettlement program, especially in some conservative states and the White House."
So this is Trump's America and he is standing by his campaign promise of reducing the number of migrants that enter the US under his administration. The social and human cost of these policies, however, has been enormous, and populations that were already vulnerable due to discrimination are further put into the spotlight.
One of the most important states when it comes to migratory issues is Texas, which shares a long border with Mexico and has a long history of multiculturalism. And a recent decision by its governor has the potential to have longstanding effects on how Texan society and culture is shaped.
Governor Greg Abbott has announced that his state will reject the resettlement of new refugees.
In a letter penned to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Governor Abbott stated that Texas has "carried more than its share in assisting the refugee resettlement process." He also described the current migration status quo that of "a broken federal immigration system". And, surprise, surprise, he blamed the Democrat-led Congress for the downfall: "Texas continues to have to deal with the consequences of an immigration system that Congress has failed to fix."
And yes, Texas has harbored more refugees than most states, so this is not necessarily an anti-immigration move per se, but the move is certainly a disappointing development.
Even if the number of new intakes has diminished in recent years, Texas has taken in more refugees than other states. As BBC reports: "Texas has large refugee populations in several of its major cities. In the 2018 fiscal year, Texas took in 1,697 refugees – more than any other state, but a large drop from 4,768 in the previous fiscal year."
And as Abbott wrote in his letter: "Since FY2010, more refugees have been received in Texas than in any other state. In fact, over that decade, roughly 10% of all refugees resettled in the United States have been placed in Texas."
Well, yes, but we also have to consider that Texas is a huge state and that migrants have greatly contributed to its development. The devil is in the details and in the past. Abbot has a history of opposing the resettlement of certain migrant groups. During the Obama administration, in 2015 to be exact, he tried to reject the arrival of Syrian refugees to the state. This was seen as a discriminatory measure at the time. As The New York Times reminds us: "Under Mr. Abbott's leadership, Texas sued the Obama administration in 2015 to stop the resettlement of Syrian refugees, accusing the federal government of failing to consult with state officials. Mr. Abbott also cited security concerns and said people with ties to terrorist groups were exploiting the refugee program. That lawsuit proved unsuccessful in the courts."
The governor claims that resources are limited and the system cannot support any more arrivals.
In his letter, the governor stated that the resources the state would allocate to new arrivals should instead go to "those who are already here, including refugees, migrants, and the homeless – indeed, all Texans". He also stated that refugees that have already resettled in other states will be free to move to Texas if they wish, but they will not receive benefits.
And the decision has been controversial and activists are echando el grito al cielo.
Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, a refugee resettlement group, said in a statement: "This is a shameful decision by Gov. Abbott which is unworthy of the great state's reputation for being big, bold and hospitable."
Several church groups are legally challenging Trump's executive order. And others have used even harsher words. Ali Noorani, executive director at Leaders from National Immigration Forum, said: "At a time of historically low state unemployment rates, why would Texas turn away refugees with an entrepreneurial spirit that contributes to local communities and economies? Turning away those seeking safety and opportunity isn't just disheartening — for Texas, it's bad business."
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Q: Transparent authorization reliability I need a gear for custom authorization in business logic classes. It has to be permissions based system, but I can not decide how to apply authorization rules to methods.
My first thought was to apply custom attributes to method
[NeedPermission("Users", PermissionLevel.Read)]
public IList<User> GetAllUsers()
{
     // some code goes here
}

My business logic class has interface, so I can use, for example, Unity Interception behavior and check in runtime if current user has required permissions. And throw an exception if he has not.
But now I'm concerned about reliability of this method.
Usually the reference to business logic class injected by unity container. So there is no problem because it is configured to apply interface interception mechanism.
But what if some developer will instantiate my business logic class directly? Then no interception will be applied and he will be able to call any method even if current user has not permissions to make some actions or even he is not authenticated.
Also somebody can change unity container configuration, turn off Interception extension completly. Again my authorization system will not work.

I saw ASP .NET MVC is using similar mechanism for authorization. Authorization rule is applied only when request came by standard way (IController.Execute). I think this is not a problem in this case because end user of controller (web user) has no way to access controller class directly.
In my case end user of business logic is a programmer who develops front end and he can intentionally or unintentionally screw things - create instance of business logic class and call any methods.
What can you suggest me? How do you deal with this kind of problems?
Thank you.

A: The .NET Framework supports a mechanism for declarative permission verifications that does not depend on Unity interception or other "external" AOP.  In order to take advantage of this, your attribute must inherit from System.Security.Permissions.CodeAccessSecurityAttribute.  The System.Security.Permissions.PrincipalPermissionAttribute that is included in the BCL is an example of using this mechanism to evaluate user permissions.  If it does not suit your needs, there's nothing stopping you from creating your own attribute that does.

A: If your constructors are internal and your objects instantiated from a factory, a developper won't be able to bypass your security by error.
If someone really, really wants to create your objets without the security, he could still do it using reflection, but this would have be pretty intentional to do so.

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Posted by Sam Campling | Updated 2021-01-04
Boris Johnson has completely lost control of the Covid-19 crisis.
This government has abdicated its key responsibility, which is to make the tough decisions for the future good of the country. Over and over again, Boris Johnson has ducked the hard choices.
His dither and delay continues to cost lives and livelihoods.
Now is the time to show leadership and get ahead of the spread of this awful disease by announcing a new national lockdown in England coupled with a clear plan for schools and exams; comprehensive support for small businesses and the self-employed who have been left out of the furlough scheme; additional support for communities and a recall of Parliament to properly hold the government to account.
We are going into the worst weeks of the Covid crisis to date.
The infection rate is spiralling, hospitals are overwhelmed and a virulent new strain is spreading across the country.
The government must act now to minimise uncertainty and risk for millions of people.
Liberal Democrats are calling for:
A comprehensive economic plan to support small businesses and the self-employed in the period to Easter.
A clear plan for schools and for this year's exams.
Additional support for communities to deal with the additional burden of the new variant.
Parliament recalled to properly scrutinise the government's handling of this crisis.
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The Centre for War Victims and Human Rights (CWVHR) is established in Toronto Canada, to protect the rights of War Victims and promote Human Rights. The Centre uses an internationally (Human Rights Information Documentation System –HURIDOCS) approved data gathering system to document and analyse evidence as reported by individuals about their kith or kin that may have been victims in the recent war in Sri Lanka, as well as war crimes committed since 1948. This internationally approved system enables (CWVHR) to collect evidence on a uniform and consistent basis, which assists us to do quality cross referencing.
History has taught us of numerous instances of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. For example, against the Jews and the Romas in Europe, against the Muslims in former Yugoslavia, the Kosovo Albanians, Croats etc and Armenians in the Near East, against the Tutsis and Hutus in Rwanda and Burundi, against Darfur tribes, against the Cambodians and East Timorese in South Asia, against the Palestinians in the Middle East and more recently, against the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Monitoring, documenting, and being vigilant against human rights violations is an important mechanism to prevent such violations. It is the gathering of facts, documentation of the information, collection of evidence and analysis of the gathered data which has enabled the successful charging and prosecution of the perpetrators in the International Criminal Court and State Tribunals.
The Centre for War Victims and Human Rights implores/ invites people who are aware of such incidences in Sri Lanka to come forward and provide the Centre with the information that will enable it to document war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. We will focus on the Rights of Women, Children, Seniors, IDPs, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Respect of Law, Lost Generation etc and bring awareness among our people.
The Centre in Toronto and their coordinating institution in Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, declare the period from 15th February 2009 to April 15, 2009 as days of documentation of War victims and Human rights violations in Sri Lanka.
We would like to recall that there have been several calls for investigation of War Crimes from National, International levels by UN institutions as well as respected Human Rights Organizations.
We call upon all those who have information with regards to their relatives who have been killed, disappeared, unlawfully detained, kept in secretive places, maimed, seriously wounded and otherwise, or whose rights have been violated in any form or manner, to come forward and document your case story with us.
We assure you full confidentiality and all information submitted would be produced only in a court of law with your consent.
Calling for investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide will be successful only when we all commit ourselves in gathering all the information on incidents that have taken place during the last months of the terrible war in Sri Lanka.
For more information, please call 416 628 1408 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Activists and supporters of Amnesty International will launch a week of action on Monday highlighting the continued detention of thousands of displaced civilians in government camps in Sri Lanka.
Activists in more than 10 countries will take action as part of the Unlock the Camps campaign. Events include a 'Circle of Hope' in Canada, a street march and signature campaign in Nepal, a poetry reading in Switzerland and solidarity actions in France, Germany, Mauritius and the United States.
Throughout the week, Amnesty International activists based in London and participating sections will write blogs about the events taking place across the world..
Six months after the end of the war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka continues to confine people who fled fighting in the north to closed displacement camps in uncomfortable and sometimes hazardous conditions.
Releases from the camps have increased in recent weeks. However, camp shelters have deteriorated as Sri Lanka has entered the rainy season, with funds for shelter repair running out.
This week John Holmes, lead advisor on humanitarian affairs to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, travels to Sri Lanka to assess the situation of the people in the camps.
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This report is submitted pursuant to the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-32), which directed the Secretary of State to submit a report ―detailing incidents during the recent conflict in Sri Lanka that may constitute violations of international humanitarian law or crimes against humanity, and, to the extent practicable, identifying the parties responsible.‖ The alleged incidents set forth herein occurred in the context of the final months of an armed conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which has been listed as a terrorist organization by the United States since 1997. While the conflict lasted intermittently for 25 years, this report focuses on incidents that occurred from January 2009, when fighting intensified, through the end of May 2009, when Sri Lankan government forces defeated the LTTE. It does not provide, nor is it intended to be, a comprehensive portrayal of the conflict.
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the recent war in North East Sri Lanka and living in camps are being denied basic human rights including freedom of movement, said Amnesty International on Monday. The organization's Secretary General, Irene Khan, launched the Unlock the Camps campaign at the start the organization's International Council Meeting, a gathering of international delegates in Turkey.
Two months after the end of the fighting, the Sri Lankan authorities are still not addressing properly the needs of the newly displaced. The camps are overcrowded and unsanitary.
In addition, these are effectively detention camps. They are run by the military and the camp residents are prevented from leaving them; they are denied basic legal safeguards. The government's claim that it needs to hold people to carry out screening is not a justifiable reason to detain civilians including entire families, the elderly and children, for an indefinite period.


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enum FIFO_REGISTERS {
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static const char *tFIFO_REGISTERS[] = {
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};

class FIFO : public SubSystem {
public:
    FIFO();
	~FIFO();
    static const int    nREGISTERS;
    std::vector<std::string>      getRegisterText(const int reg);
private:
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    std::vector<std::string>      unpack_IPU_out_FIFO(const int reg);
};
#endif

}

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No license shall be granted unless the licensee has executed a bond in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars in the case of amateur mixed martial arts, nor less than five thousand dollars in the case of professional mixed martial arts or professional boxing. The license shall be approved by the State Athletic Commissioner, conditioned on the faithful compliance by the licensee with the provisions of sections 81-8,129 to 81-8,142.01, the rules and regulations of the commissioner, and such other laws of the state as may be applicable to anything done by the licensee in pursuance of the license.
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Fluorescent tubes use far less energy than incandescent lamps and fluorescent tubes last a great deal longer as well. Other advantages are diffuse, glare-free lighting and low heat output. For these reasons, fluorescent lighting is the natural choice in commercial and retail buildings, workshops and factories. For battery-powered lighting, fluorescent lights are also the first choice because of their high efficiency. The main drawback with running fluorescent lights from battery power is that an inverter is required to drive the tubes.
Fig.1: two switch-mode circuits are involved here: the DC-DC inverter involving IC1, Q1 & Q2 and the fluoro tube driver which converts high voltage DC to AC via IC3 and Q3 & Q4 in a totem-pole circuit.
Inverter efficiency then becomes the major issue. There are many commercial 12V-operated fluorescent lamps available which use 15W and 20W tubes. However, it is rare to see one which drives them to full brilliance. For example, a typical commercial dual 20W fluorescent lamp operating from 12V draws 980mA or 11.8W. Ignoring losses in the fluorescent tube driver itself, it means that each tube is only supplied with 5.9W of power which is considerably less than their 20W rating. So while the lamps do use 20W tubes, the light output is well below par.


Oli Gardner – the Creative Director of Unbounce (a landing page builder for marketers), is an advocate of CCD. He says that deploying CCD makes each page you create on a website a piece of "accountable content". In that you can measure the impact, purpose and success of each page as that page plays a part in converting visitors into customers. Design is often about solving problems. Many of the problems that designers work on are user-oriented problems. However, there is another consideration when it comes to problem-solving; solving business-oriented problems.
That might be as simple as clicking to another page or as complex as ensuring a sale or registration on a website.
Conversely CCD makes it easy to determine when a design is unsuccessful because it fails to play its part in converting visitors into customers. As with all things design CCD is a hybrid between art (the visual, UX and content design) and a science (the measuring and analysing of the results).
Let's see them in detail and with some examples!
Encapsulation is the wrapping that you put the most important content in. Rather like the wrapping paper we use to draw someone's attention to their present on their birthday; the idea is to make it clear to the visitor that the content is important to them.
What do you wrap in CCD? The content that triggers the action that you desire; it it's a click that's required make the button big and interesting. If it's a sign up; call attention to it.
Put a big red button on a bright red background and what happens? It becomes indistinguishable from the background.
In CCD you want to make it as easy as possible for your customers to take action that means building your pages so that they point the way to the action you want them to take. You can use arrows to highlight attention to specific areas on screen or triangulate to create a focal point. When you use photos use the line of sight to point out the call to action.
The more white space the better, the less cluttered that your designs are – the easier it's going to be for the view to decide where they are supposed to take action. This also makes it simpler to communicate a single key message to your user.
There's no better example of the powerful use of white space than the Google homepage.
Ideally you want to place these messages as close to the call to action as possible.
As you can see in this shot from Amazon's website – this special price is limited and already 35% of the bundled items have been claimed. The message is clear "take action now or miss out".
If you've ever been to a supermarket and been offered a sample of a product; you weren't offered that sample out of the manufacturer's generosity. It helps you decide to buy a product if you can be sure that you'll like it. So while it might not be possible to give someone a sip of Cola or a slice of cheese online; you can duplicate this idea digitally.
Think about giving away a synopsis of a report or a sample chapter from a book or the first 10 minutes of your latest training video.
The idea is simple, it provides customers with reassurance that your product is worth their investment. Even when that investment is only an e-mail address.
The final key to sealing a deal is for the visitor to trust you enough to make the leap of faith required to become a customer. One of the simplest ways to help build that trust is to deliver "social proof" which is simply feedback on how other customers and visitors have felt about your products and services.
It's always a good idea (like above) to add just a little explanation with a testimonial to make it clear that that's what it is.
In fact, the only things missing are a little social proof and scarcity. It's important to note that you do not have to fit every CCD concept into every page you design – you just need to ensure that you include a focus on enough principles that it evokes a call to action.
Why did we choose Wistia for this example? HubSpot picked it as the best landing page of 2015.
CCD is a new concept in design and Oli Gardner of Unbounce is its leading practitioner. However, the intent of CCD is not new at all. Website owners and companies seek conversions; it's the number one business issue that they want to tackle.
While your designs still need to appeal to your users, in order for them to be accepted and successful, it's also important that they tackle real business problems – if they don't then no-one is going to be willing to pay for them.
Putting CCD into practice is simply a question of using the principles of encapsulation, contrast, direction cues, whitespace, urgency and scarcity, try before you buy and social proof.


Many moons ago, Rody cooked up a profile for Luke on ask.fm (or something like that). Problem was, Luke didn't know Rody did this. It wasn't until hundreds of questions had been answered that luke finally discovered the page. It's time to set the record straight. On Tuesday, Jan 20th @ 2PM - come on out and ask Truke anything!
*this is the first in what we hope are a number of AMAs by us as individuals.


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Budget Eateries in San Francisco, California
By Joe David
Eating well on a budget in San Francisco has never been easier than it is today. Food lovers visiting the Golden Gate City can enjoy exceptionally tasty meals for about US$ 10 per person — all under one roof, only minutes from downtown. This best-kept secret, which opened to the public in 2002, is quickly becoming popular with trendy gourmets in search of irresistible cheeses and breads, quiche, caviar, oysters, chocolates, organic foods, vegetarian dishes, wines, and much, much more — at manageable prices.
Where is this gourmet's paradise?
It's the old Ferry Building at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero. Hidden for years by a gloomy overpass, this long-time landmark with its 240-foot (73 m) clock tower, modeled after the 12th century bell tower of Seville in Spain, is one of the few public buildings to withstand the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes. Although the Ferry Building is still a transportation point for shuttling passengers across the Bay to and from Larkspur and Sausalito, it is now changing its image to the world by becoming one of the best farmer's markets internationally.
I discovered the market on my second day in San Francisco on a recent trip. For the remaining nine days of my visit, I took daily late-morning food pilgrimages to this holy spot, where I sampled an eclectic mix of palate-pleasers. Although the shops are open daily, it is on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday that the market truly springs to life. Farmers selling everything from flowers to vegetables surround the building. Those who may have forgotten the taste of a ripe tomato or melon will find themselves singing hallelujahs after one bite into the magic fruit or vegetable.
The 240 foot (73 m) clock tower attached to the Ferry Building serves as a landmark locater for the international farmer's market housed inside.
By cutting out the middleman, the market reduces the cost of quality food for the consumer. At the same time, it provides farmers from the neighboring areas an opportunity to reap more profits by selling fresher and healthier foods directly to the public at realistic prices.
The best day to visit for those who like action and choice is on Saturday morning around 9 a.m. It is then that countless stalls, selling everything from mushrooms to walnuts, surround the building. The crowd is thick and the trade is brisk. Prime choices are snapped up immediately by chefs, cooks and food lovers.
My favorite stop, because of my profound passion for anything salmon, is Cap'n Mike's Holy Smoke. Captain Mike and his wife are regulars on Saturday, and their alderwood-smoked salmon has been properly baptized with a special recipe before being slowly smoked over alderwood coals. It isn't cheap (about US$ 28 per pound), but it so moist and delicious that you won't complain.
Inside the Ferry Building are permanent shops. Many have counters or tables for diners to use. Some noteworthy places open during the week:
The Acme Bread Company is a legendary Bay Area bakery, which began business about 20 years ago in Berkeley, where it still maintains its original location. A full selection of artisan breads are baked fresh in a hearth oven throughout the day at the Ferry Building location. Acme Bread is made with only organic flour, and the company works closely with farmers who supply the variety of grains for its flour.
The Cowgirl Creamery's Artisan Cheese Shop offers a full range of cheeses from France, England, Italy, Spain and around the world, representing leading names such as Jean d'Alos, Neals Yard's English Farmhouse cheese, and others, including proprietors Sue Conley and Peggy Smith's award-winning cheeses, which they prepare daily.
Tsar Nicoulai Caviar is a small, 15-seat Parisian-style caviar café and retail shop, which offers a variety of domestic and imported caviar. The menu, which changes daily, includes such shamelessly delicious treats as Russian blinis (a thin, often buckwheat, pancake usually filled and folded), sturgeon sausage and whipped potato waffles with smoothed sturgeon and vodka caviar sauce. The owners, Mats and Dafne Engstrom, are internationally respected for farming sturgeon to produce caviar.
Hog Island Oyster Company is a 25-seat oyster bar and retail outlet that offers an assortment of raw oysters on the half-shell, traditional oyster stew, steamed clams and clam chowder. All shellfish is refined using a technique from France that sorts shellfish by hand and places them into a state-of-the-art tank where the seawater is purified by an ultraviolet sterilizer.
Alderwood-smoked salmon from Cap'n Mike's Holy Smoke is just one of countless gourmet items available atthe Ferry Building Market.
Far West Fungi is a one-stop destination for a wide variety of wild and organically grown mushrooms. The choice changes seasonally. For those interested in unraveling the mysteries of mycology (the branch of biology dealing with fungi), there is an extensive collection of books on mushrooms — from growing to identifying them.
Frog Hollow Farm sells a variety of fresh-from-the-farm organic seasonal fruits, including the farm's nationally famous peaches. It also prepares assorted fruit-filled pastries, freshly made on-site and a widely acclaimed line of conserves, chutneys and marmalades.
Miette Patisserie is a small and charming pastry shop, reminiscent of the patisseries of Paris, with glass display cases lined with exquisite-looking cakes, cookies and pastries. Many of the ingredients used for bakery items are organic, and most are from local producers.
Ferry Plaza Seafood stocks a wide selection of fresh fish and seafood to take home; it also serves prepared items such as crab cioppino (a dish of fish and shellfish cooked usually with tomatoes, wine, spices and herbs), salmon roasts, stuffed clams and more at its 16-seat counter. All produce comes from marketplace merchants, including the wine list.
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant is a classic, service-oriented shop for buying, tasting and learning about wine. The list includes wines from around the world, well-known selections, as well as less-recognized favorites from Germany and Austria. There is a strong emphasis on California and other American wines.
It is not uncommon for vendors to
demonstrate their cooking "art" for curious shoppers.
Besides the above, there are many merchants, such as Recchiuti Confections, which creates sublime, handmade confections; Stonehouse California Olive Oil Company, which offers outstanding olive oils in bottles and in bulk; Mistral Rotisserie Provencal, which prepares in its French rotisserie roasted meats and poultry with Mediterranean flavors; Golden Gate Meat Company, which stocks natural and organic meats; and Farmer's Garden, carrying an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables and specialty items such as nut butters and freshly baked fruit pies. All of them are there, waiting to serve you, seven days a week, during your food pilgrimage to the City on the Bay.
Ferry Building Market
One Ferry Building
www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com
Minimum Hours:
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m
Joe David
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import asyncore
import collections

class Dispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):

    def __init__(self, socket=None):
        self.ac_in_buffer_size = 8192
        self.ac_out_buffer_size = 8192
        asyncore.dispatcher.__init__(self, socket)
        self.queue = collections.deque()
        self.buf = collections.deque()
        self.msg = str()
        self.currentMsg = str()
        self.terminator = None
        self.lastMessage = str()

    def set_terminator(self, term):
        self.terminator = term

    def found_terminator(self):
        raise NotImplementedError('Please implement found_terminator.')

    def collect_incoming_data(self, data):
        raise NotImplementedError('Please implement collect_incoming_data.')

    def readable(self):
        return 1

    def writable(self):
        return self.currentMsg != '' or self.msg != '' or (not self.connected)

    def handle_read(self):
        msg = self.recv(self.ac_in_buffer_size)
        self.lastMessage += msg

        while self.lastMessage:
            lt = len(self.terminator)
            index = self.lastMessage.find(self.terminator)
            if index != -1:
                if index > 0:
                    self.collect_incoming_data(self.lastMessage[:index])
                self.lastMessage = self.lastMessage[index + lt:]
                self.found_terminator()
            else:
                self.collect_incoming_data(self.lastMessage[:-lt])
                self.lastMessage = self.lastMessage[-lt:]
                break

    def handle_write(self):
        self._send()

    def handle_close(self):
        # raise asyncore.ExitNow('Client is done.')
        self.close()

    def close_when_done(self):
        self.queue.append(None)
        if self.currentMsg == str():
            self._send()

    def _prepareSend(self):
        if self.currentMsg == str():
            bSize = self.ac_out_buffer_size
            try:
                self.currentMsg = self.queue.popleft()
                if self.currentMsg is None:
                    self.handle_close()
                    return False
                for i in xrange(0, len(self.currentMsg), bSize):
                    self.buf.append(self.currentMsg[i:i + bSize])
            except:
                return
        return

    def _send(self):
        if self.msg == str():
            try:
                self.msg = self.buf.popleft()
            except:
                self.currentMsg = str()
                self._prepareSend()
                try:
                    self.msg = self.buf.popleft()
                except:
                    return

        length = self.send(self.msg)
        self.msg = self.msg[length:]

    def push(self, data):
        self.queue.append(data)
        if self.currentMsg == str():
            self._prepareSend()
            self._send()


I'm Shannon, a 23-year-old from the North East of England. I am the owner of Raspberrykiss, a beauty and skincare fan, foodie fanatic and lover of K-Pop. I created my beauty and lifestyle blog Raspberrykiss way back in 2009. It sounds like a long time ago but in reality, it has flown over. Back then I created my blog as an outlet to rant and rave about beauty and skincare products but today Raspberrykiss has expanded to include both beauty and lifestyle content. On my blog, you'll find posts featuring some of my favourite brands like Soap and Glory, Makeup Revolution and Zoflora. I basically use my blog to share anything and everything that I am loving. If you're a reader with a question or a PR looking to get in touch be sure to head over to my contact page.
As a PR friendly blogger, I am happy to accept products and samples to trial and review or feature on my blog. However, please do be aware that I will only accept products that I feel are relevant to my blog which has a beauty, fashion, lifestyle and food theme. Please also be aware that all posts written on my blog will be 100% honest, genuine, my own and not influenced by any company, brand or business and all products and samples that are sent for review and feature purposes will be disclosed. Please also note that samples/products that are sent are for consideration. Therefore by sending me products, this does not guarantee a post on my site.
As a sponsor-friendly blogger, I am happy to accept sponsored content. However, please be aware that just like products and samples, I will only accept posts that I feel are 100% relevant to my blog, its theme and those that I feel would be of interest to my readers. All sponsored content will be disclosed and all links will be set to "no follow" to comply with search engine guidelines. If you would like to know my sponsored post rates, please feel free to drop me an email.
If you'd like a giveaway to be hosted on Raspberrykiss on behalf of your brand, company or business, I am happy to accept if I feel the giveaway is relevant and interesting to my readers. Please note that unless otherwise is discussed, all giveaways will be held using the software Rafflecopter to enable easy tracking of entries.
Every day I receive lots and lots of emails from authors offering to write "free content" in exchange for links etc. If I am totally honest with you, I like to have 100% control over my content. Let's face it, I've built up Raspberrykiss over the years. Therefore, I have become somewhat particular of the type of posts I want live. And of course the ones I certainly do not. I also have the interest of my readers to keep in mind. If I think something would bore my audience. Or perhaps the content isn't useful, I am most definitely not going to share that content. It is also good to keep in mind that Raspberrykiss is not a link exchange. Nor is it a site that participates in free SEO boosting with link building. I think rude to use my online outlet to your advantage without compensating myself so please don't contact me about this.
Raspberrykiss uses affiliate links to monetise content. This means that occasionally I will receive compensation when you purchase a product or service from an external website through Raspberrykiss. This will not cost you anything nor will it alter your purchase in any way, shape or form. It just means that I am rewarded by a merchant/store/brand/company for sending them a conversion/sale via my website.


Area under crop in Maharashtra 4,48,000 ha.
Area under crop in Maharashtra 81376 ha.
Area under Cultivation (Mah.) 57,000 Ha.
Packing 8 kg 5 kg.
Lot of vegetables is being exported from Mumbai every day. The major export is by air. However, since last few years export has been started by sea container. The major destination of vegetables export is middle east and gulf countries. The major products products in demand & their specifications are.
Lime 20-25 mm, green, packing 5 Kg gunny bags,20 kg wooden boxes.


This advanced rotator cuff program was designed to build upon the base that was built in the Rotator Cuff Complete Program (RTC) which is available for free. This 6 week progression will focus on the intensity and specificity of rotator cuff and periscapular muscle exercises. If you have recently completed therapy with us or have completed 6-12 weeks of specific rotator cuff strengthening this is the next step on your journey to arm health and peak performance.


One day I woke up and decided I had to have falafel. Falafel are deep-fried balls of pulsed chickpeas blended with herbs, onion and garlic. Sometimes they are made with a combination of broad beans and chickpeas and sometimes that contain a lot of herbs which make them rather green on the inside. They're so tasty and a great high-protein, vegetarian food that you can eat in a sandwich or on a salad or dipped into a sauce. My family and I love falafel and one day I just had such a craving for them. I wanted the works — pita bread, tahini sauce, lettuce, tomato and pickled radishes.
But the fact that falafel are deep-fried is a major turn-off to me, especially food that is deep-fried in a restaurant, as opposed to at my house, because restaurants use and re-use the same low-quality oil over and over again. Deep-fried foods are just a big plate of inflammation, bad for digestion, bad for the heart, bad for the blood, bad for the skin, just B.A.D. Knowing how awful deep-fried foods are is a little bit of a curse because it's hard for me to enjoy them, even in moderation. But I wanted to make real, authentic falafel that I would un-authetically bake. So naturally I went on Youtube to learn how to make them. Sure there are plenty of blogs with falafel recipes, but a lot of these recipes are not the real deal. For the real deal, I watched falafel-making videos from Israel and I learned everything I needed to know and then some!
For example, falafel are made with raw, soaked chickpeas, not canned. The texture is a bit crumbly, not a mashed potato patty. There are no eggs in falafel. And after watching a few videos of expert falafel-makers, I really wished I had a meat grinder (which is what most of them use) to process the all the ingredients into the perfect texture. But my food processor was good enough and the next day (because I let my chickpeas soak 24 hours), we enjoyed very delicious, healthy baked falafel. And although falafel has a bit of oiliness from frying, I didn't even notice the absence of oil since I smothered the patties with a delicious tahini sauce.
My son, who is known to be a tad picky, devours anywhere from 6-10 falafel at dinner when I make them. For sure he loves to eat them in pita, especially if the pita is homemade and warm from the oven (I used this Martha Stewart Living recipe with success.) But he (and we) is just as happy wrapping a few falafel in a big lettuce leaf with some sauce. Falafel make the perfect Meatless Monday dinner since they contain lots of protein from the chickpeas and the tahini sauce. You can also make them spicier with an extra pinch of cayenne. If I know I'm going to have a crazy afternoon, I'll make the sauce and shape the falafel in the morning and bake them at the end of the day for a really easy dinner. Add some lettuce and tomatoes for a simple dinner or go the extra mile with pickled vegetables, pita, and some grilled eggplant.
Even though I am really against deep frying and I had great results baking these, you can certainly "sauté" these falafel in a skillet with some olive oil until golden and crisp on both sides. It is a much faster way to cook these and they will have a little bit more of an authentic greasiness. But the baked version does it for me just fine. I hope you'll give them a try!
Put dried chickpeas in a bowl and cover with water by a few inches. Soak 12-24 hours, making sure chickpeas stay completely submerged in water the entire time.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper and grease the paper with olive oil.
Drain the chickpeas, and add to a food processor with garlic, onion, spices, salt and pepper, baking soda, lemon juice, parsley and flour. (Use a meat grinder if you have one.) Pulse the mixture, scraping down the sides as necessary, until it looks like couscous. The mixture will be quite crumbly.
Form the mixture into about 20 balls, 1 ½ inches each. Press down on the tops to flatten them into thick patties. You can add a little extra flour if they are not holding together. Place them on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops with oil.
Blend all the sauce ingredients in a blender adjusting water to achieve right consistency. You want a thin sauce.
Serve falafel with tahini sauce in a pita or lettuce leaves. Chopped tomato and cucumber salad is a nice accompaniment.
Pamela I have a massive amount of baked chickpeas from another recipe- can I use them here?
Not bad, right? Just not authentic and once you've had the real way with uncooked, soaked chickpeas, it's hard to to the cooked ones. Thanks for letting me know!
I forgot to measure my chickpeas before soaking. Any idea how much soaked chickpeas I should use? Thank you!
Shoot. I really don't. Typically, 1 cup of dried chickpeas will yield 3 cups cooked. So I might assume they would yield the same soaked/uncooked. That's the best I can do, sorry!
Made these last night and everyone loved them… even baked! Thanks for sharing.
I just made these for tonight's dinner and they are delicious! My only glitch was no matter how much warm water I added to the tahini sauce it never thinned out. I added more lemon juice too, but no dice. It's more like th consistency of creme fraiche, but it tastes great. Now I'm off to prep for my crock pot chicken dish for tomorrow! Thanks for a fun week of new ideas!
You must have had a pretty thick tahini! Keep adding water until you get the consistency you want.
I just made a batch of these for tonights's dinner and l flattened a couple and pan sauteed … served over salad with your tahini recipe for a quick lunch. They are absolutely delicious!!! Also, I have a meat grinder attachment for my Kitchenaid mixer that I only use once a year to make filling for "hamentachen" cookies. The texture is just perfect. And by putting all the vegetables in there with the chickpeas, it had ideal texture and it was VERY easy to work with. Not as quick as a food processor, but really impressive. Thanks for a great recipe. I think my family will love dinner tonight!
I'm so excited to make these! One question: which recipe did you use to pickle the beets and radishes? That picture you have posted looks so yummy, and I think adding those pickled veggies will be perfect!
I used the recipe from the May 2015 Martha Stewart Living Magazine. It can also be found online here: http://www.marthastewart.com/1114732/quick-pickled-radishes-and-beets Enjoy!
These look great! My food processor is temporarily in storage. Do you think I could make these in my Vitamix?
The vitamix tends to overprocess on the bottom. I can't say for sure, but you could give it a try in small batches. Just don't make hummus!


Our regular rehearsals are on Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. at St. Martha's Church Hall, Birkdale/Cooden Sea Rd, Little Common, TN39 4SL. We rehearse weekly from January to July and September to December. There is some parking in front of the church hall (entry on Cooden Sea Rd) or a public car park behind the hall (accessed from Cooden Sea Rd, next to Tesco), which is free after 6 p.m. We have a short break about half way through the rehearsal but don't provide refreshments, as we found this took up too much time. We have a final afternoon rehearsal on the day of the concert at the concert venue.
We perform 3 concerts during the year, usually in May, October and December, featuring a wide range of choral music. The May and October concerts are generally accompanied by orchestra and the December concert (Christmas music and carols) by a brass ensemble. Our main concert venue at present is St. Augustine's Church, Cooden Drive, Bexhill, TN39 3AZ, which has a small car park and ample on-street parking. We sometimes also perform concerts at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill.
Membership subscriptions are currently £92 per year (April to March), which can be paid as one annual subscription or in two instalments. New members joining part way through a financial year will pay pro rata.
Ladies wear a long-sleeved plain black top, and a long black skirt or smart black trousers; a coloured scarf is also worn, which can be purchased or borrowed from the Society. Gentlemen wear white shirt, black DJ and black trousers, black bow tie (usually red at Christmas). Plain black folders are used for music; members need to provide their own (inexpensive folders are available from Choraline, with whom the Society has a discount).
We are a non-audition choir, and while some ability to read music is advantageous, we welcome people with a range of musical knowledge and experience. Anyone who thinks they might like to sing with us is very welcome to come along and give it a try. You can come and sing with us for a few weeks at no charge (music will be provided) to see how you get on, and decide whether it's for you. After a few weeks there will be a very basic, non-scary 'Voice Placement' with the director of music, simply to establish that you can actually sing in tune and are singing in the right voice, and to provide an opportunity for any queries or issues to be discussed, after which you may join the choir as a full member.


Discuss Intellivision, Atari, Colecovision, Nintendo, and More! » The Intellivision Section » The Intellivision Forum » Astrosmash sequel?
Was wondering why someone doesn't make a new Astrosmash home brew...Like Astrosmash special edition or the lost levels.. Just an Idea I would love to see come to reality... New enemy ships and new spinners... More different color backgrounds ..smart bombs maybe?
actually not so many hacks of existing Intellivision games have been made up to now. IIRC, only Tennis, Night Stalker, Thunder Castle, ML Baseball and very recently NHL Hockey, if we don't count the Space C*nt or Space Beaver which are Astrosmash hacks.
I'm not a big fan of Astrosmash, but I would surely like a Super Pro version with multiple screens and levels a la Demon Attack.
That would be absolutely amazing!!!!!
This would definitely we a cool idea and expanding it to have different levels would make the game even better.


Something many, if not most of us have experienced at least once while traveling, particularly in a new and unknown city, is that unsettled feeling of being completely lost, with no idea whatsoever as to where your next footstep should take you.
Sure, there are guidebooks and travel blogs aplenty; but on the ground, with unfamiliar city streets before you, it can be somewhat more challenging trying to decipher which street will lead you to that museum you've always wanted to visit, or which scenic route to take to arrive at that instafamous coffee shop whose posts you've been double tapping for a while already.
Explore Cape Town your way!
This is where GPS My City comes in. This mobile service and app allows travelers to create their very own self-guided walking tours of major world cities, our beautiful Mother City included of course.
You can choose only those landmarks, attractions and sights that you want to see, customising your tour ensuring you tick all those items off your personal travel to-do list. Essentially the app transforms your mobile device into your own personal walking tour guide. It also comes with useful travel articles and offline maps.
And best of all, Daddy Long Legs Hotel has collaborated with GPS My City to include the hotel as a location on the app; so you can now easily create your own self-guided walking Cape Town city tour, starting directly at the hotel on Long Street.


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How A Naturopath Desperate To Help His Best Friend Save His Wedding Led To A Huge Natural Health Discovery
The harsh South African sun scorched the orange brick roof that summer morning...
Last night Trevor had taken his beautiful fiancé Lucile to the best Greek restaurant in Cape Town. He cracked a brief smile when he realized their wedding was only two days away.
His smile quickly faded. Something was wrong...
It was happening again. Just 3 beers was all it took to trigger the attack. His big toe felt like it had been dipped in molten lava.
Panic was setting in now. His palms started to sweat.
How was he going to explain this to Lucile? She's a petite woman, but he thought she might actually kill him if he couldn't dance at their wedding.
His toe was already far too swollen to put on a shoe. Driving was out of the question.
He decided in that moment that he would not let this unexpected attack ruin their wedding. He'd go to every doctor in South Africa if he had to, but the clock was ticking.
Lucile was at work, so he called his best friend Vincent for a ride...
Vincent was still in school to become a naturopath. He dropped everything he was working on at the lab and showed up in a matter of minutes.
"Take me to my doctor please, it's happening again!"
Vincent wasn't a big fan of doctors and their drug-first agenda, but he obliged to help his friend.
After waiting almost all day in the dim and gloomy waiting room, Trevor finally got to see a doctor.
Trevor's usual practitioner was out of town. A young doctor walked in without making any eye contact. He seemed rushed and bothered.
Trevor felt like a number instead of a human being. The doctor listened for about 10 seconds before starting to write a prescription.
Even though Trevor didn't like the doctor, he was relieved to have a solution. After Vincent dropped him off, he called Lucile to let her know that everything was going to be okay.
But in reality, the situation was far from over…
The arrogant, young doctor failed to ask if Trevor had any allergies. He had prescribed something that could have killed him.
Luckily, Trevor realized this before taking it, but the day was a waste. It was now 7pm and Trevor was out of options for the day.
He feared that nothing could help his situation fast enough. He considered postponing the entire wedding.
Then something unexpected happened.
Vincent showed up again. He burst through the door and said he had an idea, but it was a long shot. He was carrying a burlap bag and a brown glass bottle with clear liquid in it.
With a look of determination, he said this…
"After I dropped you off, I spent the rest of the day researching uric acid and natural solutions.
We have two issues here, one is the extreme discomfort and the other is the high uric acid causing it.
I've brought with me 7 specific herbs that should help.
The first three herbs are willow bark, devil's claw and boswellia. These are the best relief herbs on the planet.
The next three herbs are celery seed, nettle and birch. They are going to balance your pH and flush out the uric acid.
I also included alfalfa because it's a super food. It will restore the vitamins and minerals that uric acid depletes.
Taking these herbs in a capsule would help, but there's a better way.
We're going to extract the beneficial nutrients with a medicinal alcohol solution."
Vincent proceeded to make a huge mess in Trevor's kitchen by grinding and mixing the herbs together.
"Let the alcohol extract the nutrients overnight and it will be ready in the morning."
He warned Trevor that it would be potent and he'd only need a few drops.
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How much does a global education cost, and why?
The costs involved in your child's education, and why they are rising every year.
As a parent, there would be a few questions you're likely to ask - why, what (stream), when (UG/Grad/PG) where, and how much. Our previous post focuses on the first few questions, and this one, on the last.
An education abroad doesn't come cheap. Most parents we have interacted with have been surprised by the costs involved.
So, how much does it cost to send your children abroad to study?
Depending on the university, undergrad college education can cost about $30,000 – $55,000 per year. (refer table below) In addition, there will be some other incidental expenses bringing the total to $45,000-$75,000 per year. Even at $60,000, that's a total of approximately Rs. 43 lakhs per year. This means that the total cost of an undergraduate education can be around 1.9 crores.
Obviously, there are countries where education costs are lower, but by Indian standards they are all quite expensive. Many universities have financial assistance programs which offer scholarships for deserving candidates, but there is a lot of competition, and only a small minority benefit from scholarships.
What are the main factors affecting these costs?
The first is rising costs. That doesn't happen just in India, it happens in the US too. Inflation in the US is at around 2-3%. This needs to be factored in when calculating the cost of your child's education 5/10/15 years from now.
Secondly, the fact that you will be saving in rupees, and your child's education expenses will be in dollars, adds an element of uncertainty - exchange rate fluctuation. i.e. Today, the rupee is at 72 against the dollar, in 2010, it was 45 (graph below); what would be the rate 5/10 years from now? We estimate the rupee to depreciate by about 3% annually against the USD in the next decade.
What all this means is that the costs already high, and continue to rise. But the good news is that an education abroad is still achievable - we can help personalise a plan for you. You can read all about it here.
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The following Advisory Group provided valuable advice and feedback throughout the whole fellowship. Their support and encouragement is acknowledged with gratitude.
*Please note that the title and position of the Advisory Group members and Critical Friends are listed as they were during the Fellowship. Several have moved to different positions and institutions since that time.They are listed alphabetically.
These Critical Friends provided guidance at key points throughout the fellowship.


Exactly what it says on the tin. For any atheist with an interest in firearms be they for sporting purposes, hunting, self defence and of course prevention of tyranny.
Whats better for use in the home generally speaking. 9mm or .40Cal? I myself am more leaning toward a .40 but the 9mm is easier ammo to get and a bit cheaper too.
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Glad to see this group on here!
Good question, Doug. The ones I know aren't idiots, but are conservative and very uncritical in their beliefs and political affiliations.
Why are so many gun aficionados, blithering redneck idiots?
Blair Holt Bill email making the rounds again. An FYI for gun owners. Hopefully no sensible gun owners are falling prey to misinformation.
Holy cow. Here's one to bookmark, guys.
User's manuals and photos for every firearm imaginable.
Sweet! I have some old guns missing manuals!
I'm a peace loving man, I don't wish violence on anyone, but sometimes I get this urge to shoot something. Why is that?


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Android Games: Here are Our Top RPG Picks for 2020
Android Games: Here are Our Top RPG Picks for 2020 Photo : Stephen Frank
Android games, like any other games from other platforms like gaming PCs and gaming consoles, can be classified according to their genres, or in short, gameplay mechanics. And as we all are aware, there are so many game genres out there. We'd like to cover them all but for now, we'll just stick with role-playing games (RPG).
Android games: Three RPGs to try
It's an Android clone of Diablo II. There I said it right away. However, the game might borrow some, if not all, elements from Blizzard's bestseller, but it doesn't make AnimA an awful game right away. First of all, it's a free-to-play hack-n-slash game. In this day of beautifully rendered games in 3D, having that classic isometric camera angle brings lots of nostalgia.
And like most ARPGs, it features a loot system where you can collect and forge items to help your character progress through the game. It has microtransactions but it certainly doesn't have a pay-to-win system. If you liked Torchlight and have a thing for dark fantasy stories, AnimA is worth getting from Google Play.
This one's mostly for casual gamers. Sky doesn't feature any combat and instead focuses more on socializing and exploration. Your mission is to locate lost stars and then bring them back to their constellations. If you're a completionist, this game will offer hours of enjoyment.
Sky's greatest selling point is its gameplay, art style, and world design. Simply put, they're awesome. Your character has a sort of cape that allows you to fly or glide to areas you can't reach just by doing simple jumps. The graphics can also be adjusted for some fine tuning but we personally prefer 60fps for that sweet spot.
Be warned though. Sky puts a heavy toll on your phone. If you plan to try the game, we suggest optimizing your phone's RAM and storage.
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Death Road to Canada costs $10. Now before you complain, take note that for a small price, you get an awesome game. Most games take advantage of the recent popularity of having a zombie apocalypse. The game takes this premise and makes it its own. It doesn't feature high-definition graphics but the gameplay is where this game shines. Imagine hordes of zombies chasing your team in glorious pixelated maps.
You need to battle your way to safety, along with your squad, in the hopes of reaching Canada. While on your travels, you need to stock up on supplies by looting places. You also need to manage your team's stats, health, and morale. The game features random map generation so there's a high level of replay value.
Death Road to Canada has quite a steep learning curve but given the 10 different game modes you can unlock, getting familiar with the gameplay will surely be rewarding.
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Radical feminism has a humanity problem
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I'm astonished when liberals say that Clinton's campaign offers nothing to people left behind in the economy. It's worrying how often the key issues she raises — child care, abortion access, elder…
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My friend gave me this cage for Fat Fluffs and it is too big and too small for me to use. This is the cage - it is practically new - and comes with two hidey houses, a food feeder and hay rack.
31" x 19" x 37" - the lower level height is 19" the upper 15"
Silly question really, but what is the cage intended for - is it a rat cage?
It was originally bought as a guinea pig cage but her pigs couldn't negotiate the ramps.
Bumping this up for Fat Fluffs !!
I'm not surprised the guineas couldn't manage the ramps - they must have been really steep!


Beauty and Dot.Ca are a pair of Peregrine Falcons that are the stars of the Genesee Valley Audubon Society's Rochester Falconcam. The Falconcam, which can be seen at rfalconcam.com, operates in the spring during Peregrine Falcon courtship and nesting season. These designs all feature Rochester Peregrine Falcons in totally cute Birdorable style!
Beauty and Dot.Ca in cute Birdorable glory.
It took a while, but it's finally Peregrine love for Beauty and Dot.Ca in 2012.
A fun plaque-style design featuring Rochester's 2012 Peregrine (eventual) pair.
2012's soap opera stars: Beauty and Dot.Ca.


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Family Unable To Attend Their Relative's Funeral Due To Social Distancing Orders Creates Virtual Memorial
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Trolls Target Religious Minorities With Hateful Messages Call Themselves 'Zoombombers'
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Are You Protected While Playing in an Online Casino?
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Protecting Yourself from Social Engineering Attacks
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The GWCT Scottish Game Fair, organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, has revealed a lineup of exciting and varied entertainers and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Visitors will be spoilt for choice at this year's Scottish Game Fair, in association with NFU Mutual, which takes place over three days at the stunning Scone Palace Parklands on July 5th, 6th & 7th.
Alongside firm favourites from the world of game and wildlife conservation, 2019 will see some new additions to the Main Ring timetable, sponsored by Brewin Dolphin. This includes headline act: the Jez Avery Stunt Show, an amazing performance on four wheels, two wheels, one wheel and no wheels and a 'rollover quad'. This jaw-dropping show includes wheelies, stoppies, two-wheel driving, drifting, doughnuts and precision driving.
They will be joined in the Main Ring by pipe bands, foxhounds, gun dogs, birds of prey, a tug of war and terrier racing to name a few.
The Fair also welcomes back world-renowned French hunting horn band, Les Trompes de la Cottenciniere for the first time since 2015.
Sylvain Roussiere, of the band, said: "We are again honoured to have been invited to the GWCT Scottish Game Fair to share with you our passion for the music of the 'trompes de chasse'. As 'Les Trompes de la Cottenciniere', we are a group of friends who have come together especially to visit Scotland. We all play regularly and among us there are World and French hunting horn champions.
"The horn was originally used for communication on the hunting field and we still do this, with over 200 different calls to give information about animals involved. We hope you enjoy hearing us play and will be suitably entertained."
Elsewhere at the Fair, food sustainability takes centre stage at the Food Hall and Food Theatre. From foraging, seasonality and reducing food miles, visitors will learn how Scotland's top chefs Richard Dalgleish from Gleneagles and Tom Lewis from Monachyle Mhor, and other leading brands are going above and beyond to ensure sustainability is always on the menu.
There is plenty to inspire youngsters out into the countryside, too. The Junior Macnab competition returns for its second year. Instead of hunting a stag, grouse and fishing for a salmon, our Junior Macnabbers will compete to hunt rabbit, pigeon and fish for a trout. The event has been developed to encourage youngsters to take up shooting and fishing and get outside to experience everything the countryside has to offer.
Youngsters can also learn how to survive in the wilderness, from setting up camp and basic fire lighting skills, during daily Bushcraft and Wilderness workshops which are completely free and open to all ages.
Meanwhile, moorland management will be brought to life at the Covey Education Tent on the GWCT's ringside stand where youngsters can enjoy hands-on fun participating with the exhibitors' displays and activities including learning from GWCT science.
The upland management message continues over at the GWCT Central Exhibit where this year's theme 'Three Steps to Heather Heaven' explores the pathways that can help moorland managers create and maintain thriving moorland, rich in game and other wildlife. This eye-catching display embraces live red and black grouse, ptarmigan, grey partridges and working hill ponies.
Hugo Straker, Chairman of the Scottish Game Fair said: "We are delighted to offer such a varied programme for our visitors; there really is something for everyone at the Scottish Game Fair. I'm proud that this event improves its offering year on year, creating something that tens of thousands of visitors can enjoy."
Proceeds from the Scottish Game Fair go to help fund the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's charitable work to further and enhance game and wildlife conservation throughout rural Scotland.
Tickets are on sale via the website www.scottishfair.com


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It is a great reminder that, as followers of Christ, we always have a reason to be happy and to sing his praises, even when circumstances are confusing or situations are trying.
I love this old song, but sometimes, even though I have reason to be happy, I don't feel like singing. The same happens with prayer. Some days, I'm just not feelin' it. It's not necessarily that I'm miserable or angry. Sometimes, I'm distracted, or even happy doing self-centered things.
I find it easier to pray when I'm sad or needy– my brokenness brings me closer to God. When things are going along just fine, I sometimes forget the true source of my joy and strength. I take for granted that God and I are close, not realizing that I haven't spoken to him lately, or that I have whispered a quick, shallow prayer, but I haven't spent much quality time with the lover of my soul.
Any of these elements can become lackluster and difficult, especially if we aren't practicing them daily. And all of the elements will become stronger through practice. Not only that, but they will blend together better, and the end result is a stronger, healthier, happier you.
And that's worth singing about!


Many people assume that body weight training is inferior to weightlifting. This is far from the truth. Training with bodyweight is one of the most effective ways to build muscle, burn calories, and lose weight. Both fitness newbies and veterans can train effectively using nothing but their own bodyweight.
Bodyweight exercises include moves that are perfect for beginners, such as squats, push-ups, and jumping jacks. These moves can be modified to make them more difficult. Modifications such as one-legged squats can be surprisingly challenging, even for fitness enthusiasts. If you're not convinced, check out our Top 10 Body Weight Workouts to Lose Weight.
Avoid Injury. Though injuries are possible regardless of your mode of training, it's significantly less likely if you're using your body weight.
More challenging than you think. Bodyweight moves often seem easier than they are. You'll be surprised by how much of a challenge you get from bodyweight routines. From countless push-ups to pistol squats, you'll find moves that challenge all of your muscles.
Get a full body workout, increase metabolism, and lose pounds & inches with the Walk/Run Plan. By alternating between walking and running you will experience countless benefits, both physically and mentally.
There's many easy-to-learn moves. Bodyweight routines are great for beginners because they incorporate many easy-to-learn moves to get you started on the right path. Squats, push-ups, lunges, knee-ups, crunches, and planks are all effective moves that everyone should know.
Anyone at any level can benefit. Bodyweight training is ideal for beginners or individual recovering from injuries. Regardless of your strength or level, you can train with bodyweight. There are countless modifications to common moves that make them incredibly challenging, even for fitness veterans.