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Kitex Garments has reported results for fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2015
The company has posted a rise of 97.44% in its net profit at Rs 41.62 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 as compared to Rs 21.08 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. Total income of the company has increased by 11% at Rs 158.03 crore for quarter under review as compared to Rs 142.18 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
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Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd Are Teaming up for a New Track
By Bianca Giulione in Music
Lana Del Rey and The Weeknd have reunited, revealing that they have worked together on new music, and we could not be more excited. Music publishing rights organization ASCAP recently listed a new Lana track titled "Lust For Life" in their database with The Weekend credited as a songwriter. The enigmatic songstress teased their collab earlier this week with a good ol' fashioned cryptic tweet.
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— Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) March 26, 2017
Lizzie and Starboy have linked up several times before, but this will end up being the first time The Weeknd will appear on a Lana Del Rey album. Previously, Lana has featured on The Weekend's albums Beauty Behind the Madness (on "Prisoner") and Starboy (on "Party Monster" and "Stargirl Interlude").
Both of them have been extremely busy lately. The Weeknd recently wrapped up his Starboy tour, and dropped a crazy Star Wars-themed video with Daft Punk for "I Feel It Coming." Lana's last album was 2015's Honeymoon, and she's currently wrapping up her newest, which so far is an untitled project. The first single, "Love," from the upcoming LP dropped last month. With its themes of surviving in an increasingly precarious world, we can already see that the album will definitely be "just a little more socially aware," as Lana explained in a recent interview.
Revisit the music video for "Love" below.
In other music news, check out our selection of the most poppin' Nigerian hip hop artists right here.
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While Working Hard on How You Play, Don't Forget Why
by Dr. Timothy Thompson 06-01-2012 09:13 PM Athlete Advice | Athlete Career Development | Human Relations
This year's Masters golf tournament winner, Bubba Watson, hasn't had golf lessons since he was 10 years old, according to an April 9, 2012 ESPN Golf online news article entitled "Bubba Watson wins Masters." Yet the originator of "Bubba golf" still manages to be regarded by his pro circuit peers as one of the game's most creative shot-making wizards. And now he has the hardware, prize money, and green jacket to show for it by winning golf's most prestigious tournament, powered by a jaw dropping shot from the woods that miraculously held off a late playoff charge by a surging Louis Oosthuizen.
Meanwhile, on the opposite pole of the sports spectrum (opposite because golf is best in warm weather while skiing is best in the cold), 2010 Olympic women's skiing champion Lindsey Vonn posted the most dominant overall performance of her storied career despite facing major turbulence in her personal life at the same time. This according to an April 8, 2012 New York Times article entitled "For Lindsey Vonn, Professional Triumph and Personal Turmoil."
Although their life circumstances and their sports differ dramatically from each other, both of these champions have pulled off mind-blowing victories on the largest stages against top competition because of a single quality that's necessary for success in any area of life. That vital core quality is what I call "passionate inner drive," which is really nothing more than self-generated love for doing a particular thing.
While neither champ used the passionate inner drive phrase in their explanations of what propelled them, what they did say attributed their success to it nonetheless. Vonn, for example, told reporters, "I realized for the first time in my life I was skiing for myself. I had always had a lot of people helping me — my dad when I was younger, then Thomas (her estranged husband, manager and coach), and my sponsors. And sometimes, I think I skied for those other people.
"This year, I realized that I'm the only one in the start gate and I'm the only one deciding what line to ski and how fast. That was really empowering. It was kind of like being a kid again, skiing for yourself and having fun with it."
Meanwhile, for Watson, this self-driven way of approaching his golfing is nothing new. In fact, the only news for him is that it has finally propelled him to victory in the world's greatest golf tournament.
During his post-Masters press conference, Watson explained, "I don't play the sport for fame. I don't try to win tournaments for fame," Watson said. "I don't do any of that. It's just me. I'm just Bubba. I goof around. I joke around. I just want to be me and play golf."
I'm sure that by now you can clearly see the amazing power of passionate inner drive to take you to new heights in your own sports career. Obviously, pro athletes everywhere represent the best of the best in their sports, and consistently dominating other pros doesn't happen often. Therefore, the key to being consistently great must reside somewhere beyond superior athleticism alone. There must be someplace else to find the highest level of excellence. Someplace so subtle that it's easily and often overlooked, even by many physically talented pros.
My point here is that if you've gotten caught up in any of the social and financial snares that can always be found hovering around and distracting celebrated elite athletes, your best move is to return to your mental roots, as Watson and Vonn have. Those roots are embodied in the old anonymous advice, "Do what you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life." Those roots are your own passionate inner drive, which will rejuvenate you both personally and professionally to an unimaginably self-satisfying degree.
Remember when you were much younger? Then you played sports simply because you loved doing it, for whatever combination of reasons you loved it. However, as you moved up the competitive ladder, more outside pressures, such as strict NCAA rules and perhaps financial incentives to turn pro early, started pulling at you. And after turning pro, those pressures and more have multiplied and intensified.
Through all of that, however, it was your passionate inner drive that propelled you forward against steep odds. That same feeling still remains inside of you, silently waiting for you to return to the simplicity that made your life work well. And all that's needed is for you to embrace it again and restore it to its rightful place as the dominant force behind your most important decisions and actions.
So if you're truly serious about pursuing excellence in your life now or at any time, it's time to reassign passionate inner drive as a starter in your game and rewrite its contract to make it your franchise player. Simply by making that seemingly small mental shift, even if you don't ever win a pro sports championship, you'll surely win at life during and after your playing days!
Dr. Timothy Thompson is the VP of Educational Programs at Access Athletes. Follow him on Twitter. Send Dr. Tim a question or comment.
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In sports and in all of life's endeavors, keeping primary focus on who you are being rather than what you are doing will provide sustainable, lasting fulfillment.


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Two women have made accusations that former Vice President Joe Biden inappropriately touched them. Lucy Flores, a former Nevada legislator, accused Mr. Biden of kissing the top of her head and smelling her hair in 2014. A second woman, Amy Lappos, accused Biden of inappropriately rubbing noses with her at a 2009 fundraiser in Greenwich, Conn. Both women clarified that the situations were not sexual.
These allegations come as polls show Scranton native Biden has a significant lead over the rest of the potential Democratic 2020 potential candidates.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the allegations of inappropriate touching against Joe Biden should not disqualify him from the 2020 race.
"No. No, I do not," Pelosi told reporters when asked if she thinks the allegations are disqualifying.
Biden said in a statement that he did not believe he had acted inappropriately while offering "countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort" on the campaign trail or in public life.


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Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Gessler launched an ad yesterday attacking his rival Tom Tancredo as a loser because Tanc lost his 2010 campaign for governor.
The conservative radio world isn't buying Gessler's attack.
CAPLIS: I like Scott, but I thought his shot on you was very unfair...And here's why. I agree with you. I think it was the best race you ever ran---that race for governor. I think you did something very noble in trying to bail out, you know, out a terrible situation, created by the Scott McGinnis / Dan Maes mess.
CAPLIS: And it's so interesting. People forget. I mean, you ran a very good race, and, full disclosure, I think I contributed to your campaign. If I didn't, I meant to. But I know that I publicly supported you.
TANCREDO: There's going to be another chance. You've got another chance.
CAPLIS: [laughs] That's good! I like that! But here's my point. You jumped into this mess. And I remember, there were national political experts on Election Day predicting you were going to win that race! ...And honestly, Tom, I think in that race, if it had been under normal circumstances, and you had just been the nominee of the GOP, and you'd have had the infrastructure in tact from day one, etc., I think there's a real good chance you win that race.
In his 2010 gubernatorial run, Tancredo lost by 14 points in three-way race. If he'd gotten Maes' 11 points, he'd have been within about 3 points of Hick. Still a loser, but it does give a progressive's heart a reason to skip a beat.
For a variety of reasons, I don't think Tancredo would have beaten Hick, even if Maes dropped out, but Caplis has his historical facts correct here.
In 2006, Beauprez lost by 17 points in a head-to-head race against Bill Ritter, with no Dan-Maes distraction.
Don't get me wrong. Anybody who calls Obama a "radical," as Tancredo does in his own political ad below, is a intellectual loser in my book, so I personally agree with Gessler, who's a radical himself.
But Caplis had it mostly right in his analysis of Gessler's attack of Tanc, if you look at the numbers and the historical facts.
TANCREDO: So, [the 2010 gubernatorial race] was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed it. And I do not regret a single minute of it. So, I'll tell you, this is what happens. This is what we've tried to avoid. It's why I tell them all the time, "Let's not debate." And I'll tell you another thing. Scott, listen to me carefully, here, because I told this to [CO State Senator Greg] Brophy, too. And this is the truest thing I can tell you about politics. In a multi-candidate race, when one person attacks another, goes negative on another, both those candidates go down in polls. Because the votes go to another one of the people that are out there.
CAPLIS: Hmm. Hmm. Interesting. Because there's that other option.
TANCREDO: That's right, another option. You get mad at the people who are attacking, and then you think--. But you also get mad at the guy that is being attacked, and so it goes to number three or four.
CAPLIS: [laughs] You know, you --.
TANCREDO: You've got to remember, this will not help you, Scott! I guarantee you!
PETER BOYLES: In our lives, we've all seen this, where there is a husband or a wife who is cheating in a relationship. The third person goes to one or the other and tells, "Joe, Mary's cheating," [or] "Mary, Joe's cheating." At the end of the day, both of them hate the guy [inaudible]. And that's what this is about.
CAPLIS: And what is so interesting to me, is Scott has so many positives things to talk about.


The Taxco-San Miguel de Allende fault system (TSMAFS) is a major NNW-SSE structure, more than 500 km long and up to 35 km wide. It constitutes the boundary between crustal blocks that present different topographies and crustal thickness. From north to south, this structure crosses three geological provinces and from west to east it is the eastern edge of the Mesozoic volcano-sedimentary rocks. We studied in two regions the age, and kinematics of the TSMAFS, and its relationship with volcanism. It is shown that along the TSMAF, both, in the Mesa Central and in the Transmexican Volcanic belt, it is common to found the intersection of two or three normal fault systems, which were activated synchronously in all the deformation events recorded in the stratigraphy. With the software ReActiva, the potential of the fault reactivation for the last two events of deformation occurred in central México was estimated. In the Oligocene extensional event occurred mainly in the Mesa Central, faults belonging to the TSMAFS (N-S), San Luis de La Paz-Salinas Hidalgo and El Bajío (NW-SE), and the NE-SW fault systems were favourably oriented for reactivation. For the Quaternary extensional deformation in the Transmexican volcanic belt, the N-S faults belonging to the TSMAFS are unfavourable oriented for reactivation, nevertheless, it is known that some of them were activated during this event. It is concluded that the TSMAFS is a crustal weakness zone, and that kinematic interaction with other fault systems have controlled the resulting fault pattern during each event of Cenozoic deformation.


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Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents: Why reality TV and skiing don't mix
By Lucy Aspden, Online Ski Editor 19 November 2014 • 12:00am
Trashy reality tv gives a very limited view of life in the mountains
BBC Three's summer show Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents is an hour's viewing that will have you avoiding boozy beach resorts such as Malia, Magaluf and Aiya Napa like the plague. So when I stumbled across the reality television show's wintry sister, Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents, I held my head in my hands. Please, I begged, don't do down our ski resorts. They're above this, in more ways than one.
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents, which finished last night on BBC Three, is a series dedicated to highlighting teenagers getting drunk and embarrassing themselves in the mountains, while 'secretly' watched by their horrified parents.
The other week an episode showed a group of young lads spending their days waking up incredibly hungover at 2pm for half an hour of skiing a day. They also vomited in sinks a bit, harassed locals and groped ice statues - much to the apparent disgust of their onlooking parents, of course. In a previous episode, the female stars of the show ventured onto the slopes, attempting to snowboard in crop tops and makeup they were wearing the previous evening.
Don't get me wrong, après is one of my favourite parts of a ski holiday. There's a magic in the mountains that makes hanging out with friends and family that little bit more special, and something in the air that dissipates any resulting hangovers at the mere sight of your first chairlift the next day.
If BBC Three is going to study a ski resort after dark, it should at least track down the real thing: an après bar crammed full by 5pm, with shot skis, alpine horns and strangers still in ski boots joining arms to partake in a merry jig because that's the honest truth about mountain life; nothing suspicious whatsoever.
In another episode one parent expressed concern at her son's decision to become a ski instructor, worried where such a "dreadful" career path would lead her child. I was baffled by an attempt to draw comparisons between the job of a sweaty barman or lary club promoter in summer resorts and the vital and respected role of a ski instructor. It's lazy, scare-mongering television.
One of the reasons I love the mountains is because they couldn't be further away from those trashy, sleazy, 18-30 beach holidays.
There is nothing suspicious here. On a ski holiday, be it a family holiday, a student trip, or a getaway with friends, there is little or no need for morning-after regret. Quite the opposite, a stay in the mountains is full of confidence-boosting new experiences and serenity.
Please, BBC Three, leave our mountains alone, take your cameras and reality show nonsense and return to the sweaty nightclubs and nocturnal population of the summer resorts, I'm sure they'd be happy to have you back.
Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents is available on iPlayer
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Throughout our 40 year history, boom and bust markets have come and gone. Significantly, during boom times many home builders sought to take on as much work as possible. We take pride in the fact that during these periods we actually limit our new home contracts. This allows your home to be built to a superb "Ross North standard" that is second to none. Our continuing vision is all about quality, not quantity.
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Responsibility, caring and pride is what everyone at Ross North is about.
PERTH'S MULTI-AWARD WINNING NEW HOME BUILDERS
The Ross North Group has won just about every award for home designs in Perth that the West Australian home building industry has to offer, including the highly coveted Gold Key and People's Choice Awards.
While we are proud of these awards, we believe there is no greater accolade than to stand the test of time. This is why after 40 years, The Ross North Group remains one of the leaders in new home building in Perth.
The Ross North Group has been awarded more than twenty Master Builders Association (MBA) Awards, including prestigious Gold Key & People's Choice Awards.
We have also been recognised at the highest level by the Housing Industry Association (HIA), having been awarded as finalists and winners on an incredible 70 separate occasions, including HIA Awards for Construction Excellence.
It is our obsession with quality that has earned us a reputation as one of WA's premier new home builders, and it is also why more than 40,000 West Australians have chosen the Ross North Group to build their homes.
Housing Industry of Western Australia Awards
WINNER Display home $280k – $320k The Escape Asana road Southern river
WINNER Best Bathroom in a Display Home $280k – $320k The Escape Asana road Southern river
WINNER Best Kitchen in a Display home $280k – $320k The Escape Asana road Southern river
WINNER Best Bathroom in a Display home $450k – $600k The Leeuwin Quartz road Treeby
WINNER Display home of the Year $280k – $320k The Escape Asana road Southern river
Finalist Display home of the Year home $450k – $600k The Leeuwin Quartz road Treeby
Winner Best Kitchen in a Display Home $380,001 to $480,000 – The Entertainer
Winner Best Bathroom in a Display Home $380,001 to $480,000 – The Entertainer
Finalist Custom Built Home $475,001 to $625,000 – Bedfordale
Finalist Display Home $370,001- $450,000 – The Sentosa
WINNER Display Home of the Year $400,001 to $460,000 – The Odyssey
WINNER Best Kitchen in a Display Home $220,001 to $300,000 – The Manhattan
WINNER Best Kitchen in a Display Home $400,001 to $550,000 – The Odyssey
WINNER Best Bathroom in a Display Home $400,001 – $550,000 – The Odyssey
Finalist Best Bathroom in a Display Home $400,001 – $550,000 – The Katherine
Finalist Golden Key Award – The Odyssey
Finalist Best Display Home $280,001 to $310,000 – The Manhattan
Finalist Display Home $400,001 to $500,000 – The Katherine
Finalist Excellence in Service
WINNER Best Bathroom in a Display Home $230,001 to $290,000 – Strathmore
WINNER Best Bathroom in a Display Home $290,001 to $340,000 – Preston
Finalist Best Bathroom in a Display Home $265,001 to $290,000 – Da Vinci
Finalist Display Homes $280,001 to $330,000 – Da Vinci
Finalist Townhouse/Villa Project $325,001 & over – Rome Road, Melville
WINNER Townhouse/Villa Project $200,001 to $325,000 per dwelling – Beatrice Street, Innaloo
WINNER Best Bathroom in a Display Home – Minara
Finalist Townhouse/Villa Project of the Year – Beatrice Street, Innaloo
WINNER Townhouse/Villa Project $175,001 to $275,000 per dwelling – Bates Road, Innaloo
WINNER Display Homes $250,001 to $300,000 – Aspen
WINNER Display Homes $375,001 to $475,000 – Sentinel
WINNER Best Kitchen in a Display Home $300,001 to $400,000 – Zen
Finalist Townhouse/Villa Project of the Year – Bates Road, Innaloo
Finalist Best Kitchen in a Display Home $250,001 to $300,000 – Rendezvous
Finalist Best Bathroom in a Display Home $250,001 to $300,000 – Aspen
Finalist Best Bathroom in a Display Home $300,001 to $400,000 – Zen
Finalist Golden Key Award – Sentinel
Finalist Golden Key Award – Aspen
Finalist Display Homes $155,001 to $200,000 – Habitat
WINNER Display Homes $150,000 to $200,000 – Sherwood
Finalist Display Homes $130,000 to $150,000 – Excelsior
WINNER Display Homes $117,000 to $130,000 – Pavilion
WINNER $125,000 to $150,000 – Arcadia
Finalist Up to $67,000 – Seaview (Complete Homes)
Finalist $100,001 to $150,000 – Rialto
WINNER Project Homes $67,001 to $75,000
WINNER $90,001 – to $105,000 – Heritage
Finalist $70,001 to $80,000 – Park Royal
Finalist Category 4 – Dampier
Finalist Category 4 – Nedlands
Finalist Category 5 – Vlamingh
Finalist Category 5 – Durack
WINNER $60,001 to 70,000 – Avonleigh
Finalist $70,001 to $90,000 – Lawley
WINNER $70,001 to $90,000 – Tasman MK II
Finalist $60,001 to $70,000 – Stirling
Finalist $70,001 to $90,000 – Flinders
Finalist Group 7 – 42 Prescott Drive, Murdoch
WINNER More than $80,000 – Charles Sturt
Finalist $50,001 – $60,000 – Gregory
Finalist $50,001 – $60,000 – Tasman
Finalist $70,001 – $80,000 Warburton Mk II
Finalist More than $80,000 – William Lawson
Finalist $40,001 to $45,000 – Gregory 87
Finalist $60,001 to $70,000 – Cunningham
WINNER Golden Key Award – Warburton
WINNER – $50,001 to $60,000 – Warburton
Finalist $40,001 to $45,000 – Kennedy
WINNER Golden Key Award – Carnegie
WINNER $25,000 to $35,000 – Mitchell
Finalist $35,001 to $40,000 – John Eyre
Finalist $45,001 to $50,000 – James Cook
WINNER $35,001 to $40,000 – John Forrest
WINNER $45,001 to $50,000 – Mathew Flinders
Finalist $35,001 to $40,000 – Abel Tasman
Finalist $50,001 and over – Mathew Flinders
WINNER $50,001 and over – Vlaming
Finalist $40,001 to $45,000 – James Stirling
Finalist $35,001 to $40,000 – Dirk Hartog
Finalist more than $45,000 – Baccus 80
WINNER Group 6 – $35,000 – The Apollo
Master Builders Association of Western Australia
Winner Best Customer Service for a Project/ Volume Builder
Winner Best Display Home $400,000 to $500,000 – The Entertainer
Finalist Best Display Home $220,000- $240,000 – The Paramount
Finalist Best Contract Home $450,000- $550,000 – Bedfordale
WINNER Best Display Home $400,000 – $500,000 – The Odyssey
Finalist Display Home $280,000 to $350,000 – The Manhattan
WINNER Best Display Home $350,000 to $390,000 – The Merivale 4 Corvina Way, Woodvale
Robert Law Award – presented to Ross North for his outstanding commitment and contribution to the building and construction industry in Western Australia.
WINNER Display Homes $260,000 to $280,000 – Roslin
Finalist Best Display Home $260,000 to $280,000 – Baymount
Finalist Best Display Home $350,000 to $450,000 – Beaufort
Finalist Contract Home $230,000 to $280,000 – Marlow Street, Wembley (Developwest)
Finalist Display Home $230,000 to $260,000 – Bonicelli
Finalist Display Homes $310,000 to $330,000 – Preston
WINNER Contract Home $230,000 to $280,000 – Veronica Parkway, Stirling
Finalist Display Homes $260,000 to $280,000 – Minara
Finalist Display Homes $350,000 to $450,000 – Sentinel
Finalist Display Homes $220,000 to $250,000 – The Vale
Finalist Display Homes $220,000 to $250,000 – The Wexcombe Way
Finalist Display Homes $120,000 to $150,000 – Waterford (Complete Homes)
WINNER Display Homes $130,000 to $150,000 – Raffles
Finalist Display Homes $150,000 to $220,000 – Malibu
Finalist Display Homes $150,000 to $220,000 – Princeton
WINNER Display Homes $95,001 – $110,000 – Henley Brook (Complete Homes)
Finalist Display Homes $110,001 – $150,000 – Pavilion
WINNER People's Choice Award – Colonial Manor
Finalist Display Homes $75,001 to $100,000 – Florentine
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Mac and Rachael Mackenzie
Sales and Design Consultants
Powered by a shared commitment to meet and exceed clients' expectations. Mac and Rachael bring the home building journey to life.
Enthusiastic, honest and with an uncompromising attention to detail, this design inspired team have over 25 years of combined experience. Providing clients with the assurance
of a professional service, with a human touch, is the backdrop to this most awarded sales and design team.
Bradley Treasure
Sales and Design Consultant
Bradley brings a wealth of diversified experience to his role as a New Homes Consultant with the Ross North Group. Owning and operating his own restaurant taught him that client service is everything in achieving success, Ten years inside the building industry has taught him that nothing really changes!
Working closely with his clients, Bradley ensures that expectations are exceeded and that the new home building journey is an enjoyable experience, whether it's your first home or your fifth.
Rob Parker
A qualified motor–sport driving instructor, Rob Parker is also an expert in navigating an enjoyable and successful journey to building a brand new home with the Ross North Group for his clients.
Over-delivering on client expectation with regards to service is a particular area of enjoyment to Rob, as well as ensuring that the process of building, from the very start to the finish, is as simple and streamlined as possible.
Ben McManus
Ben delivers a wealth of knowledge and 10 years' experience reflected in his role as a building and sales consultant at the Ross North Group. Ben's diversified design and building expertise guarantees that every client's needs and expectations are met and exceeded. From your first meeting, Ben will guide and support your building journey every step of the way.
When preparing to build your new home, Ben's primary focus is to provide you with the total customer experience, including land and finance, presenting you with an extraordinary building experience.
Mark & Jo Derecourt
Mark has worked in the Construction Industry his entire life and enjoys working with Homeowners to meet their design & budget requirements.
Jo has spent 25 years of her working life in the Perth Property Market and is a qualified Interior Designer.
Working together they ran their own Boutique Building Company specialising in one off Residential Designs. Mark & Jo offer you the right mix of industry experience, construction knowledge & design experience for your biggest investment.
Jessika Malouf
Jessika is a highly professional sales consultant, specialising in house and land packages, as well as custom design. Jessika's energy and passion for people drive her to always achieve excellent results for her clients. With an extensive knowledge of the housing estates in the Perth metropolitan area, Jessika's strong relationship with land agents will always assist her clients to realise their dream of home ownership. Jessika's honest and transparent approach guarantees she always exceeds her clients' expectations. Teamed with the quality and reputation associated with the Ross North Group's 40 years building excellence, Jessika will always deliver a first class result
Mike Tanner
After 10 years travelling Australia and the world with the Royal Australian Air force (RAAF) Mike returned to Perth and started in the Housing Industry where he has remained for the past 24 years. Selling over 100 million dollars worth of homes and establishing a wealth of knowledge which benefit his clients.
Davide Gullotto
Davide is a property specialist with over 20 years experience in the WA property development market. Through his unique investment opportunities, Davide creates innovative property opportunities for Investors and home-owners alike, to gain cash-flow positive properties and a higher than average return on Investment. Davide works with a select group of Accountants, Financial Planners, Brokers, Real Estate Agents and Investment Groups who are looking for fantastic wholesale opportunities for clients who want to build wealth through high performing residential property investments.
Patrick Yeoh
With strong experience across the various sectors of the building industry, Patrick is fully committed to an exceptional client experience. Whether you are building your first home or dream home, Patrick will be attentive to your needs and requirements, with his attention to detail ensuring your building process is a smooth and positive experience. To achieve this, he believes in building the relationship with the clients before building their homes.
Teo Pintaudi
After being a design and technology teacher for 15 years, Teo has now been in the Building Industry for over 23 years.
Teo has guided over 1000 West Australian Homebuyers through the building journey, and into a first class home they can be proud of.
Having built owner-occupied and investment homes, Teo has a sound knowledge of what is involved in making the journey pleasurable and hassle-free.
Teo is currently assisting many Filipino community members to build their family homes in Perth.
Peter Grickage
Peter is our Developments and Subdivision specialist. Whether you're looking to build two homes on your lot or a medium density apartment complex, Peter is the right person to help you get the best outcome for your investment.
Peter has nearly thirty years' experience in the building industry, more than half of which has been in sales and developments. Peter also worked for an Architect for 12 years after receiving a Diploma in Architectural Design.
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More than 50 Chinese workers were seized in two separate incidents in Sudan and Egypt in the past four days, forcing the Chinese government to consider the human cost of its drive for greater global presence and influence.
Twenty-four cement workers kidnapped by Bedouin tribesmen in Sinai, Egypt, were freed on Tuesday night, but the fate of 29 road builders captured by rebels in the troubled region of South Kordofan in Sudan remains unknown.
"Chinese companies go to these dangerous countries without evaluating regional instability and volatile situations," says Shen Dingli, a professor of international relations at Fudan University in Shanghai. "Now we are meeting trouble: This is a big lesson."
The number of Chinese workers abroad has skyrocketed in recent years, as Beijing seeks natural resources to fuel its economic growth and state owned companies win more contracts to build roads and railways, dig mines and set up telecom networks in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Chinese companies employed 812,000 Chinese workers abroad at the end of 2011, according to Commerce Ministry figures.
This week's kidnappings were only the most recent in a string of such incidents. A list compiled Wednesday by the business magazine Caixin recalled 13 hostage-taking attacks involving over 100 Chinese citizens in 10 countries over the past 5 years. Fourteen of the victims died.
Targets of the kidnappers included chemical workers in Colombia, construction engineers in Afghanistan, telecommunication workers in Pakistan, miners in Indonesia, and oil workers in Nigeria.
The Chinese workers do not seem to have been targeted because of their nationality, but rather because their status as foreigners makes them more valuable as pawns in local conflicts. But a number of factors appear to make Chinese expatriates more vulnerable than their Western counterparts, experts say.
To start with, Chinese companies tend to invest and operate in risky places. "China needs more resources and that drives companies to resource-rich countries that tend also to be dangerous countries," says Professor Shen.
At the same time, Chinese firms often bring their own laborers to do work that Western companies would hire local employees to do, under expatriate supervision. That means Chinese companies set up camps where large numbers of Chinese workers live in close quarters, making them tempting targets for criminal gangs, guerrillas, or others who find it useful to take foreign hostages.
This problem is compounded by the fact that Chinese contractors often operate in remote areas, using the expertise they have gained at home in building pipelines, roads, and other infrastructure in distant and difficult locations. The nature of such projects, often spread over large and remote areas "makes insurgent attacks more likely because less protection is available," says Barry Sautman, an expert on Chinese activities in Africa at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Nor do Chinese companies generally have the same sort of protection that Western firms operating in dangerous places receive when they hire foreign security contractors. Though some armed Chinese security men were reported to have joined the Sudanese Army this week in the search for the 29 missing road workers, China has not developed the sort of private security industry, staffed by former military men, that US firms such as Blackwater epitomize.
Instead, Chinese firms have tended to rely on local security forces, "which has not always worked out very well," says Professor Sautman. "They are in a bind."
There have been growing calls from the general public at home for the Chinese government to be more aggressive in protecting its citizens abroad.
The Chinese military launched a widely praised rescue mission, involving ships and planes, to evacuate 35,000 of its citizens from Libya as civil war broke out there last year. And in December, the Chinese border patrol force launched joint river patrols on the Mekong with their counterparts from Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand following the murder in October of 13 Chinese crew members from two private cargo vessels plying the river.
Beijing is most unlikely to want to send its forces abroad to countries such as Sudan, however, says Shen. "We don't know their politics or their conflicts; how could we handle them?" he asks. "We will have to buy local defense and organize in a way not to be left vulnerable. As more Chinese get hijacked and killed, we will work out a better way to defend our people."
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What Happens When You Empower Employees Instead of Micromanage Them?
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Andre Lavoie
Entrepreneur; CEO and Co-Founder, ClearCompany
It's difficult to take ownership and focus on being productive with your boss leaning over you, watching your every move. At workplaces where managers demand to sign off on all work orders, employees are often left waiting for approval on several projects at once and scramble to find ways of hitting pressing deadlines.
Related: 6 Alternatives to Micromanaging Employees
Thankfully, though, things are changing: "Micromanagement" is dead (or should be), and employee empowerment is one the rise. What does empowerment mean? It means treating each person as a trusted individual who enjoys ownership of his or her tasks.
As part of this growing trend, a major transition is happening: Organizations are becoming more team centric and re-focusing on the importance of developing leadership skills within the ranks of their talent -- and that requires empowering employees. The 2016 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report found that 89 percent of the 7,000 companies surveyed said that they viewed leadership as an important issue (up from 87 percent in 2015), and 57 percent said that leadership was very important (up from 50 percent).
So, why are companies making this shift from micromanaging, which usually involves overly delegating and "bossing" people around, to leading and instilling a sense of ownership and self-leadership among their employees? Here are two reasons why.
1. Micromanaging causes stagnation.
At its core, micromanaging is about control, which is fine to have, but control is not the backbone of a successful, long-term management strategy.
First, micromanaging removes accountability from employees. If employees never get the final say or must always follow strict processes, accountability falls on the shoulders of managers, who in turn have to answer to higher-ups when projects fail.
Micromanaging also kills creativity and diverse participation. No problem has only one perfect solution, so when management dictates every action and makes every decision, the company is limited. A team composed of diverse, unique perspectives can share ideas and opinions, collaborating to make the best decision or find the most effective solution.
Micromanagement, in contrast, chases away top talent and leaves a group of average workers who don't know how to challenge the standard or aren't motivated to improve their performance. They are rendered fully dependent on one person to make decisions and continue productivity, effectively killing any sense of independence.
Related: What You Can Learn From Hollywood on Hiring and Managing Employees
2. Independent employees are happy employees.
A 2014 study published in The Sociological Quarterly found that educated employees work more when they're granted autonomy over their schedules. In other words, when they set their own pace, they take ownership and put in more effort and time to get the results they want.
Advertising entrepreneur Jordan Zimmerman has commented on how his own management philosophy changed shortly after he started Zimmerman Advertising. "One of the biggest mistakes I made was not understanding the value of hiring the right people, empowering those people, trusting those people and realizing that everything doesn't have to come across my desk," Zimmerman told Entrepreneur. "You cannot micromanage anything and run a company this big."
When Zimmerman took that step back, he said, he found that his business flourished. Empowering employees improves job satisfaction and morale. An April 2014 study of 1,562 adults conducted by the American Psychological Association found that when employees felt valued by their employers, 92 percent of them felt satisfied in their roles, and 91 percent said they were motivated to do their best.
However, stepping back and allowing this trend to occur -- letting employees work and act with more independence -- isn't as easy as flipping a switch and seeing a change. It begins with a major overhaul of company culture.
Making the cultural change
The transition to independent employees needs to occur at all organizational levels. Even the company's vision and values may need to be rewritten. The change in mindset should be communicated in a clear, concrete way everyone can understand.
Managers need to stop bossing and start empowering employees. Everyone needs to become his or her own leader, and the company culture must evolve into one of shared accountability.
Action must occur on a daily, consistent basis. With the death of the micromanager and those bossy higher-ups of the past, strong leaders will likely emerge. They'll then focus on expressing gratitude and recognition for a job well done, and seeing people for their growth potential. They'll realize that most employees are hungry to learn; they'll instill confidence in others, helping them become the best version of themselves.
Related: Managing People Is an Art: 32 Ways to Do it Right.
This won't happen overnight. It requires a great deal of self-reflection, self-awareness and growth on the part of all managers. That control will loosen and turn into guidance and strong leadership. The company will benefit as a result.
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Following the unveiling of a new logo and monogram, the final phase of Olivier Rousteing's company-wide vision for Balmain is being rolled out. This time, it's with the Balmain App – a technological drive to make fashion more inclusive, while simultaneously increasing communication with buyers and fans through a series of augmented reality content and live-streaming opportunities.
The men's show was live-streamed on the app on the 18 January, as will the house's upcoming return to haute couture (after a sixteen year hiatus) on the 23 January. On top of this, Parisians are able to scan posters that have been put up over the capital to reveal augmented reality content, and there's an impressive immersive tour of Balmain's Saint Honoré flagship, due to open in February.
The app is available for download on iTunes now.


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The Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs Wins Translation Award - Diversifying the Classics
August 7, 2022 In Uncategorized
The Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs Wins Translation Award
We are thrilled to announce that the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater has selected the UCLA Working Group's The Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs as the winner of the Franklin Smith Comedia Translation Prize.The AHCT is dedicated to the study, dissemination, and appreciation of Hispanic Classical Theater in performance, and as such the selection committee especially appreciated "the extraordinary fluency and wit of the translation, the delightful quality of the play, and the contribution to the canon of bringing Ana Caro to light so accessibly." Our translation of Ana Caro's Valor, agravio, y mujer has already been performed in several different venues, including a Zoom performance with Red Bull Theater, as a staged reading at the 2022 Bay Area Women's Theater Festival, and most recently at the Guthrie Theater as Valor adapted and directed by Maija García. We are honored by the recognition of our work and hope that Ana Caro finds her way to many more stages.


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US President Trump signs order to impose fresh sanctions on Iran
News Bharati 25-Jun-2019
Washington, June 25: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, which he said, will impose hard-hitting sanctions on Iran and deny the Iranian Supreme Leader and other officials' access to financial instruments within US jurisdiction. He signed the order in presence of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday.
Trump's move to impose a fresh set of sanctions on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a string of military commanders comes days after Tehran said it shot down an American drone in the region on Thursday.
The US President's order will deny Iran's leadership access to financial resources and authorizes the targeting of persons appointed to certain official or other positions by the Supreme Leader or the Supreme Leader's Office.
Moreover, any foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates a significant financial transaction for entities designated under this Executive Order could be cut off from the US financial system.
Giving details of fresh sanctions, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said at a White House news conference that it includes actions against eight senior commanders of Navy, Aerospace and Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
In response, Iran today slammed Trump administration over new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's supreme leader and other top officials. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the measures spell permanent closure of diplomacy between Tehran and Washington.
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Landscaping ideas to your yard, together with landscaping design, garden ideas, flowers, and backyard design.. Discover gardening design ideas through beautiful photos and how-to tasks. Moreover, the addition of a backyard with a minimalist design with a fountain or waterfall mini can also make the design of your garden look more alive. It would be good to be able to go to just the Garden, without having to purchase a ticket for each the Garden and the Glass exhibit. Look to what you already have if it is advisable construct fencing or anything to help your garden.
It's so easy to do. Just follow the six steps to a beautiful, low maintenance, low price, ecologically healthy, sustainable backyard. Your backyard will get a lot more water this manner and it will likely be just a few hours earlier than the sun comes up to dry up the water. In a cottage type garden vegetation will be perennials and annuals; the annuals could self-seed and develop in numerous color and shade variations, so choose the perennial in colours that mix and harmonise. I would love a little part of my dream garden to look like this and I might go there to meditate and skim. Make a contribution of $75 or extra to Friends of the Garden of Ideas, and receive one!!!


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These railroad crossing symbol signs are made of durable .080" Aluminum with pre-punched 3/8" mounting holes. Their high visibility yellow color makes them easier to see and the alumunimum keeps them from rusting so they will last a long time. They include Standard Federal Radius corners and meet MUTCD specifications for Highway Use. Railroad signs are designated for years of outdoor use and are available in 2 sizes.
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Александр Александрович Ме́лия — советский изобретатель.

Биография
Окончил ТбПИ. Ещё будучи студентом в 1935 году изобрёл высокопроизводительный (до 20 тыс. штук кирпича в смену) пресс для сухого прессования кирпича и строительных деталей.

В 1936—1938 годах начальник КБ при Президиуме Моссовета.

В 1946 году возглавил СКБ Наркомата промстройматериалов в Киеве, где доработал своё изобретение. Заказы на изготовление пресса разместили на заводах в Киеве и Харькове (всего в 1947—1948 году было сделано 80 штук).

В 1955 году предложил крупноразмерные плиты полусухого прессования ПМ 390х290, что значительно улучшило пропорции по сравнению с ранее выпускавшимися квадратными 294х294.

Пользовался покровительством Н. С. Хрущёва.

Трижды избирался депутатом ВС УССР.

В настоящее время серийно выпускаются две модели пресса Мелия — АМ-11 и АМ-12 (СМ-198).

Награды и премии
 Сталинская премия первой степени (1949) — за создание нового по конструкции мощного высокопроизводительного пресса для сухого формирования кирпича и других керамических изделий

Примечания

Источники

Выпускники Грузинского технического университета
Депутаты Верховного Совета Украинской ССР 3-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Украинской ССР 4-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Украинской ССР 5-го созыва

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The healthcare industry has never seen the degree of change it has in the last 5 years. As a result of the Affordable Care Act and President Obama's approach to incentivizing cost management for healthcare, health systems have had to become smarter and leaner about data management. The volume to value transition requires deeper insights into quality gaps and cost opportunities. The space of healthcare analytics has grown exponentially as a result. Now more than ever, health systems are looking for physicians who can drive the value agenda and navigate the technology infrastructure to support a new healthcare paradigm. In this seminar, you will learn the basics of data management; technology used to support quality initiatives and cost improvement efforts; and how health systems operationalize these efforts.
"Advocacy" is not a new tool for the physician leader. Most physicians have spent hours on the phone with insurance providers pleading for needed medications and/or procedures for their patients. Although this form of advocacy is unfortunately needed, there is a larger component of advocacy that requires skills to influence large groups of people, especially "power brokers" that may lead to changes in policies and practices on the organizational level as well as the State and National Level.
This session will introduce participants to the concept of "Social Capital", the premise that social networks have value and how the collective use of these networks can influence them to do together things they could not achieve alone. It recommends strategies to assess their social networks and provide skills and tools to influence others to advocate for change on the policy level.


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DILLON: Daniel James -
A resident of Chatham, and formerly of Merlin, Dan Dillon passed away peacefully with family at his side at the Chatham-Kent Hospice on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at the age of 80.
Born in Chatham, Dan was the son of the late Herbert and Ada (Wellwood) Dillon.
Beloved husband of 58 years to Elaine (nee Dries).
Loving father of Cindy Howe (Tim) of London, Shelley Dillon (Mike Burke) of Erieau, the late Rick Dillon (1993) and Terry Dillon (Carolyn) of London.
Proud Grandpa to Devin Howe, A.J. Howe, Jilene Howe, Nicole Smit (Clinton) and Matthew Bellamy.
Great-Grandpa to Lezley and Chloe Dillon.
Brother to the late Howard Dillon (late Theresa), Charlene Abray (George), Margaret Milliman (late Jim), the late Bill Dillon (Connie), Mary Collins, Rosemary Millar (Doug), the late Bob Dillon (Vicki), the late Carl Dillon (Harriet), and Diane Colvin (Bill).
Brother-in-law to the late Charlie Dries (late Sandy), the late Joe Dries (late Terry), Joanne Sullivan (Ron), Raymond Dries (Lorraine), the late Helen Dries-Cree (David) and Edward Dries (Liz).
Also missed by many nieces, nephews, friends and extended family.
Dan farmed the family farm in Merlin for many years and worked at Navistar for over 30 years.
Dan enjoyed his winters in Florida and a good game of euchre.
Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham on Thursday, December 29, 2022 from 3:00 - 5:00pm and 7:00 - 9:00pm. Vigil Prayers will be held Thursday at 7:00pm.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick Church, 5773 Tenth Line, Merlin at 11:00am on Friday, December 30, 2022. Interment to follow at St. Patrick Cemetery.
Donations made in memory of Dan to the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation would be appreciated.
Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com
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It's simple – See your progress. Also we do a lot of lifting based on percentages of your 1 rep max and unless you can remember all of that data you need to have access to it. We include a subscription to Beyond the Whiteboard with your membership here. We encourage you to use it. They offer a free iPhone and Android app that will link you to our gym. The daily workouts are already in there, you just need to input your scores. You are welcome to use any means you like, but you should be keeping track.
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It is with great sadness that we annouce that Sue Lucas has passed away. She will be very missed. Our thoughts are with her husband Brian, her family and friends.
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The parish is 12 miles from the seaside town of Southwold and 30 miles from Ipswich.
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The meeting will begin with each councilor being given time to present their platform. Following that, we will have an open mic and written question submissions from the audience. We will end with a one minute wrap up by each candidate.


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Meriwether Jeff Thompson ( - ) est un brigadier général dans la Missouri State Guard pendant la guerre de Sécession. Il sert dans l'armée confédérée en tant que commandant de cavalerie, et a eu la distinction inhabituelle qu'un navire de la marine confédérée soit baptisée en son honneur.

Avant la guerre
 Père : Meriwether Thompson, n. vers 1790
 Mère : Martha Slaughter Broaddus, n. vers 1800
 Femme : Emma Catherine Hays, n. vers 1830, la Nouvelle-Orléans, en Louisiane.
 Enfants : Emma Catherine Thompson, n. 1850
 Source : D. A. R. Vol. 59, pg., 272
Meriwether Jeff Thompson naît à Harpers Ferry, en Virginie, maintenant Virginie-Occidentale dans une famille avec une forte tradition militaire des deux côtés. Thompson reçoit une formation de base de tactique militaire à Charleston, Caroline du Sud, mais n'est pas nommé dans une académie militaire. À la suite de sa formation, il trouve un emploi comme commis de magasin dans plusieurs villes de Virginie et Pennsylvanie. Il s'installe à Liberty, Missouri, en 1847, et St. Joseph, l'année suivante, commençant comme un commis de magasin avant de faire de l'arpentage et servir comme ingénieur de la ville. Plus tard, il supervise la construction de la branche ouest du chemin de fer d'Hannibal & St. Joseph. Il épouse Emma Hayes en 1848. Thompson est maire de St. Joseph de 1857-1860. Il préside la cérémonie d'inauguration de la première course du Pony Express, le . Thompson acquiert également une attention nationale en , lorsqu'il descend un drapeau de l'Union du mât du bureau de poste de St. Joseph et le jette à la foule en colère de sympathisants du sud qui le déchiquette en morceaux.

Guerre de Sécession
Thompson est un colonel dans la milice de l'État du Missouri lors du déclenchement de la guerre de Sécession. À la fin de , il est nommé brigadier général de la première division, de la Missouri State Guard. Il commande le premier district militaire du Missouri, qui couvre les rives marécageuses du quart sud-est de l'État de St. Louis jusqu'au fleuve Mississippi. Le bataillon de Thompson devient rapidement connu comme les  pour leurs exploits. Il acquiert une renommée en tant que . Bien que Thompson demande souvent d'obtenir le grade confédéré de brigadier général, il ne lui est jamais accordé. Son grade de brigadier vient de son service au sein de la garde de l'État du Missouri.

Lorsque le général de l'Union John C. Fremont émet une proclamation d'émancipation visant à libérer les esclaves dans le Missouri, Thompson déclare une contre-proclamation et sa force de  commence des raids contre les positions de l'Union, près de la frontière en octobre. Le , Thompson mène une attaque de cavalerie contre le pont du chemin de fer d'Iron Mountain au-dessus de la Big River à proximité de Blackwell dans le comté de Jefferson. Après l'incendie du pont, Thompson retraite pour rejoindre son infanterie à Fredericktown. Peu de temps après, il est vaincu lors de la bataille de Fredericktown et se retire, laissant le sud-est du Missouri au contrôle de l'Union.

Après avoir commandé brièvement des navires-béliers dans la flotte fluviale confédérée en 1862, Thompson est réaffecté dans la région du Trans-Mississippi. Là, il est engagé dans un certain nombre de batailles, avant de retourner en Arkansas, en 1863, pour accompagner le général. John S. Marmaduke lors de son raid dans le Missouri. Thompson est capturé en août en Arkansas, et passe du temps dans la prison de Gratiot Street à Saint Louis, ainsi que dans les camps de prisonniers de guerre du fort Delaware et de Johnson's Island, ( Source : My Life and My Lectures by Major Lamar Fontaine, a prisoner with M. Jeff Thompson in Fort Delaware, )

Finalement, il est échangé en 1864 avec un général de l'Union. Plus tard dans l'année, Thompson participe à l'expédition du Missouri du major général Sterling Price, prenant le commandement de la célèbre « Iron Brigade » de « Jo » Shelby quand Shelby devient commandant de division.

Il sert avec compétence dans ce rôle.

Reddition
En , Thompson est nommé commandant du sous-district du Nord de l'Arkansas. Le brigadier-général Thompson accepte la reddition de son commandement à Chalk Bluff, Arkansas le , et accepte d'avoir ses hommes rassemblés à Wittsburg et Jacksonport pour déposer leurs armes et être libérés sur parole. Le commandement de Thompson est largement dispersé dans tout le nord-est de l'Arkansas, plus pour des raisons de disponibilités en fourrage qu'autre chose. Environ un tiers de ses hommes refuse de se rendre. La brigade du Missouri de Shelby, avec des éléments des brigades du Missouri de Green et de Jackman, part pour le Mexique. Certaines unités du Missouri se dissolvent plutôt que de rendre leurs couleurs. Beaucoup d'hommes rentrent simplement chez eux.

Alors que la plupart des hommes sur les listes des libérés sur parole de Jacksonport servent réellement dans l'unité avec laquelle ils se rendent, certains hommes sont rattachés à divers régiments dans le seul but de se rendre. Quelques-uns n'ont sans doute jamais servi, sauf en marchant avec leurs parents et voisins à Jacksonport pour recevoir les documents de libération, qui sont censés offrir aux anciens confédérés un certain degré de protection contre une arrestation ou capture ultérieure.

CSS Général M. Jeff Thompson
Un navire de la marine confédérée, le CSS Général M. Jeff Thompson, est nommé en l'honneur de Thompson. Le bateau à vapeur à aubes latérales est converti à la Nouvelle-Orléans en bateau-bélier  au début de 1862. Il entre en service en avril et est envoyé sur le fleuve Mississippi pour rejoindre la flotte défensive du fleuve dans les eaux du Tennessee, participant à sa première action lors de la . Après avoir pris feu par des tirs des navires de guerre de l'Union lors de la bataille de Memphis, le , le navire s'échoue et explose rapidement.

Après la guerre
Après la guerre, Thompson part pour la Nouvelle-Orléans, où il retourne au génie civil. Il conçoit un programme pour l'amélioration du marais de Louisiane, un travail qui finit par ruiner sa santé. Il retourne à St. Joseph, Missouri, en 1876, où il succombe à la tuberculose. Il est enterré au cimetière du Mount Mora à St. Joseph, Missouri.

Voir aussi
 Liste des généraux de la Confédération

Notes

Bibliographie
 Allardice, Bruce S. More Generals in Gray. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. .
 Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. .
 Filbert, Preston, The Half not Told; the Civil War in a Frontier Town. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001. .
 Howerton, Bryan R. "Re: Jacksonport 1865 surrender list?" Arkansas in the Civil War Message Board, Posted 1 January 2004. Accessed 1 January 2012,
 Morgan, James Logan. A Brief History of the 45th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A. The Stream of History, Volume 16, Part 4 (Oct. 1978). Accessed 6 January 2012.
 Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. .

Liens externes

Naissance en janvier 1826
Naissance en Virginie
Décès en septembre 1876
Décès au Missouri
Général d'une milice confédérée
Décès à 50 ans
Personnalité liée au Missouri durant la guerre de Sécession
Prisonnier de guerre américain de la guerre de Sécession


As a school we value and encourage the participation of parents. The Parent's Association plays a very important role in the school and provides a platform for parents/guardians to get involved and to support the school and their daughter/ward, through fundraising and other activities. The money raised by the Parent's Association always goes towards tangible items such as the school bus, the waiting area, paving etc. which adds enormous value to the school.


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	var btAdapter = require('tizen').Bluetooth.getDefaultAdapter(),
	//creating UI elements
	win = Ti.UI.createWindow({backgroundColor:'#fff'}),
	self = Ti.UI.createView({}),
		infoLabel = Ti.UI.createLabel({
		backgroundColor : 'gray',
		width : Ti.UI.FILL,
		height : 50,
		top : 0
	}), adapterInfoLabel = Ti.UI.createLabel({
		width : Ti.UI.FILL,
		top : 290,
		text : formatAdapterInfoLabelText()
	}), btSwitch = Ti.UI.createSwitch({
		top : 70,
		titleOn : 'Bluetooth enabled',
		titleOff : 'Bluetooth disabled',
		value : btAdapter.powered
	}), setNameButton = Ti.UI.createButton({
		top : 120,
		enabled : btAdapter.powered,
		title : 'Set new name for Bluetooth adapter'
	}), getKnownDevicesButton = Ti.UI.createButton({
		top : 170,
		enabled : btAdapter.powered,
		title : 'Show known bluetooth devices devices'
	}), searchButton = Ti.UI.createButton({
		top : 220,
		enabled : btAdapter.powered,
		title : 'Search for nearby bluetooth devices'
	});

	// function to enable disable BT adapter
	btSwitch.addEventListener('change', function(e) {
		if (btAdapter.powered != btSwitch.value) {
			// initiate power switching
			btAdapter.setPowered(btSwitch.value, function() {
				//enable buttons only when adapter is powered
				btSwitch.enabled = true;
				searchButton.enabled = btAdapter.powered;
				setNameButton.enabled = btAdapter.powered;
				getKnownDevicesButton.enabled = btAdapter.powered;
				adapterInfoLabel.text = formatAdapterInfoLabelText();

				setInfoLabelText('Bluetooth powered ' + (btSwitch.value ? 'on' : 'off') + ' success.');
			}, function(e) {
				btSwitch.enabled = true;
				setInfoLabelText('Failed to power on Bluetooth: ' + e.message + '(' + e.name + ')');
			});
		}
		btSwitch.enabled = false;
	});

	// function asks user (via input box) for a new name for Bluetooth adapter.
	setNameButton.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
		var newAdapterNameText = Ti.UI.createTextField({
			width : Ti.UI.FILL
		}), dialog = Ti.UI.createOptionDialog({
			cancel : 0,
			destructive : 1,
			title : 'Enter new adapter name',
			tizenView : newAdapterNameText,
			options : ['Cancel', 'Set new name']
		});

		// set focus to editBox to show keyboard.
		newAdapterNameText.addEventListener('postlayout', function() {
			newAdapterNameText.focus()
		});

		dialog.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
			if ((e.index == 1) && (btAdapter.name != newAdapterNameText.value)) {
				// initiate change name
				btAdapter.setName(newAdapterNameText.value, function() {
					setInfoLabelText('Adapter name changed to ' + btAdapter.name);
					adapterInfoLabel.text = formatAdapterInfoLabelText();
				}, function(e) {
					setInfoLabelText('Failed to change name: ' + e.message + '(' + e.name + ')');
					adapterInfoLabel.text = formatAdapterInfoLabelText();
				});
			}
			// bluring text box helps to hide onscreen keyboard
			newAdapterNameText.blur();
		});
		dialog.show();
	});

	// Routines functions for UI
	function formatAdapterInfoLabelText() {
		return 'adapter name: ' + btAdapter.name + '\ndevice address: ' + btAdapter.address + '\n' + (btAdapter.visible ? 'Device is visible to other devices' : 'Device is invisible. Please check device options.');
	}

	// function formats bluetooth device information for TableView row text
	function formatTableViewItemTitle(deviceInfo) {
		return '<b>Name: ' + deviceInfo.name + '</b>\n Address: ' + deviceInfo.address + (deviceInfo.isBonded ? ' (bonded)' : ' (not bonded)');
	}

	// functions sets text to infoLabel for 7.5 seconds
	function setInfoLabelText(textMessage) {
		Ti.API.info(textMessage);
		infoLabel.text = textMessage;

		// we are cleaning up label in 7.5sec
		if (infoLabel.cleanupTimeoutId) {
			clearTimeout(infoLabel.cleanupTimeoutId);
		}
		infoLabel.cleanupTimeoutId = setTimeout(function() {
			infoLabel.text = ''
		}, 7500);
	}

	// function formats bluetooth device information for TableView row text
	function deviceInfoToTableViewItem(deviceInfo) {
		// we are not assigning deviceInfo object directly to row data,
		// as deviceInfo's properties are readonly. This will limit functionality.
		return {
			title : formatTableViewItemTitle(deviceInfo),
			deviceInfo : {
				address : deviceInfo.address,
				isBonded : deviceInfo.isBonded,
				name : deviceInfo.name
			}
		}
	};

	// function changes "isBonded" status of clicked item.
	// If device was bonded function tries to undbond it
	function onTableViewItemClick(e) {
		//Each item in tableView has "rowData.deviceInfo" with information about corrsponding bluetooth device
		var dInfo = e.rowData.deviceInfo;
		if (dInfo && dInfo.address) {
			if (dInfo.isBonded) {
				btAdapter.destroyBonding(dInfo.address);
				// we need manually update "isBonded" flag, as destroyBonding() has no any callbacks to check result
				dInfo.isBonded = false;
				e.row.title = formatTableViewItemTitle(dInfo);
			} else {
				function onBondingSuccessCallback(device) {
					setInfoLabelText('A bonding is created ? name: ' + device.name);
					di = deviceInfoToTableViewItem(device);
					e.rowData.deviceInfo = di.deviceInfo;
					e.row.title = di.title;
				}

				function onBondingErrorCallback(e) {
					setInfoLabelText('Cannot create a bonding, reason: ' + e.message);
				}

				btAdapter.createBonding(dInfo.address, onBondingSuccessCallback, onBondingErrorCallback);
			}
		}
	};

	// functions shows in tableView all "known" bt devices (all bonded devices)
	getKnownDevicesButton.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
		btAdapter.getKnownDevices(function(devices) {
			var data = [];
			for (var i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
				data.push(deviceInfoToTableViewItem(devices[i]));
			}

			// we are using OptionDialog with custom "tizenView" as modal popup window.
			var knownAdapterlist = Titanium.UI.createTableView({
				height : 350,
				data : data
			}), dialog = Ti.UI.createOptionDialog({
				cancel : 0,
				title : 'List of known devices \n click on adapter to unbond',
				tizenView : knownAdapterlist,
				options : ['OK']
			});
			knownAdapterlist.addEventListener('click', onTableViewItemClick);

			dialog.show();
		}, function(e) {
			setInfoLabelText('Failed to get known devices: ' + e.message + '(' + e.name + ')');
		});
	});

	// Functionality of next event handler allows to search devices.
	// Results are shown in tableView.
	searchButton.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
		var itemsList = {},
		tizenView = Titanium.UI.createView({
			width : Ti.UI.FILL,
			height : 400
		}),visibleDevices = Titanium.UI.createTableView({
			width : Ti.UI.FILL,
			height : 350,
			top : 50,
			data : []
		}),stopSearchButton = Titanium.UI.createButton({
			height : 50,
			top : 0,
			title : 'Stop searhing BT devices.'
		});

		tizenView.add(stopSearchButton);
		tizenView.add(visibleDevices);

		// we are using OptionDialog with custom "tizenView" as modal popup window.
		var dialog = Ti.UI.createOptionDialog({
			cancel : 1,
			title : 'List of visible devices',
			tizenView : tizenView,
			options : ['Close']
		});

		// we adding click handler to table view when device searching process is finished.
		function setTableViewClickHandler() {
			dialog.title = 'List of visible devices \n click on adapter to bond it';
			// no we can hide button as device searching is finished.
			stopSearchButton.hide();
			visibleDevices.top = 0;
			visibleDevices.addEventListener('click', onTableViewItemClick);
		}

		stopSearchButton.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
			stopSearchButton.enabled = false;

			btAdapter.stopDiscovery(function() {
				setInfoLabelText('Stop discovery success.');
				setTableViewClickHandler();
			}, function(e) {
				setInfoLabelText('Error while stopDiscovery:' + e.message);
				setTableViewClickHandler();
			});

		});

		// recreates all items in tableView from itemsList as a source
		function updateList() {
			var newData = [];
			for (deviceName in itemsList) {
				newData.push(deviceInfoToTableViewItem(itemsList[deviceName]));
			};
			visibleDevices.setData(newData);
		};

		dialog.show();

		btAdapter.discoverDevices();

		//object with callbacks for discoverDevices() method
		btAdapter.removeEventListener('discoverystarted');
		btAdapter.addEventListener('discoverystarted', function() {
			Ti.API.info('discoverystarted');
			setInfoLabelText('Device discovery started...');
		});

		btAdapter.removeEventListener('devicefound');
		btAdapter.addEventListener('devicefound', function(device) {
			Ti.API.info('devicefound');
			setInfoLabelText('Found device: ' + device.name);
			itemsList[device.address] = {
				name : device.name,
				address : device.address,
				isBonded : device.isBonded
			}
			updateList();
		});

		btAdapter.removeEventListener('devicedisappeared');
		btAdapter.addEventListener('devicedisappeared', function(address) {
			Ti.API.info('devicedisappeared');
			setInfoLabelText('Device disappeared: ' + address);
			itemsList[address] = undefined;
			updateList();
		});

		btAdapter.removeEventListener('discoveryfinished');
		btAdapter.addEventListener('discoveryfinished', function(devices) {
			Ti.API.info('discoveryfinished');
			setTableViewClickHandler();
			setInfoLabelText('Found ' + devices.length + ' device' + (devices.length == 1 ? '' : 's'));
			itemsList = {};
			for (var i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
				itemsList[devices[i].address] = {
					name : devices[i].name,
					address : devices[i].address,
					isBonded : devices[i].isBonded
				}
			}
			updateList();
		});

		btAdapter.removeEventListener('discoveryerror');
		btAdapter.addEventListener('discoveryerror', function(e) {
			Ti.API.info('discoveryerror');
			setInfoLabelText('Failed to search devices: ' + e.message + '(' + e.name + ')');
		});
	});

	win.add(self);
	self.add(infoLabel);
	self.add(adapterInfoLabel);
	self.add(btSwitch);
	self.add(getKnownDevicesButton);
	self.add(setNameButton);
	self.add(searchButton);
	return win;
};

module.exports = tizenBluetooth;


Trump attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined Sean Hannity Wednesday to discuss the Trump presidency and Mueller witch hunt.
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Not just numbers on a page - UTS statistician earns teaching citation
Dr Stephen Bush is always looking for the 'aha' moment.
It's the moment when not only does the penny finally drop for the student in his statistics class, but also the moment in which he recognises that – for a budding statistician – a set of equations just became something real and useful.
"Often with statistics, up until a point it all looks like a bunch of equations or a really unorganised set of ideas, but then at some point during the semester a student will go 'aha' and actually see what's there and how all of those ideas fit together," says Bush.
"You wake up for that 'aha' moment."
And he must be producing those celebrated moments often, for the 31-year-old statistician has been recognised and cited at the 2013 UTS Learning and Teaching awards for his "approaches to teaching and learning that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn Statistics."
Specialising in experimental design and serving as Course Director for the Bachelor of Mathematics and Computing degree, Bush says teaching statistics is all about demonstrating the relevance of the field to students.
"Statistics can be used to solve a whole number of different problems and certainly for the students who are doing a statistics degree, I like to show them how statistics is relevant to their own subject area," he says.
He does this by giving his students the freedom to collect their own data sets, and by using data programs such as 'Gap Minder' in which students plot the life expectancy of citizens against a range of societal factors.
"They're given the latitude to make mistakes and learn why something might be a bad way to go about collecting data or they gain experience in doing an analysis," Bush says.
"That's quite similar to the sorts of things they're going to do in the workplace."
Ultimately, Bush says that statistics must tell a story – whether to reveal new and interesting evidence, to reinforce a sound argument, or to dismiss a fallacious point.
"It's more about telling a story than it is doing the calculations – that's the sort of thing I try to emphasise to the students," he says.
"That's what statistics is really all about."
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