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Planet Destinations trains The Holiday Place on three luxury Indian Ocean hotels
Celine Bastien from Planet Destinations recently stopped by The Holiday Place to brief our team of holiday experts on some of the properties she oversees in the Indian Ocean, most precisely in Mauritius and the Maldives. As a result we were treated to an insightful afternoon during which we were updated on three of the most stunning properties we sell in this part of the world: Maradiva, Sands and Atmosphere Kanifushi.
Just a few weeks back, the lovely Celine Bastien landed at The Holiday Place’s main office in North London to treat us all to a great training session about three stunning resorts in the Indian Ocean: the Maradiva Villas Resort and Spa Mauritius and Sands Suites Resort and Spa, both in Mauritius, and the Atmosphere Kanifushi in the Maldives.
Starting off with the Maradiva, the most decadently luxurious of the two in Mauritius, we learned more about this all-villa luxury retreat where nothing is left to the imagination and guests enjoy the most scenic of settings - amidst lush tropical gardens overlooking the azure waters of Tamarin Bay.
With all villas looking out to either a private pool or plunge pool and boasting incredibly spacious grounds with what officially are the largest entry level rooms of any hotel in Mauritius, guests here have between 163 to 345 square metres of ample space to laze on.
Maradiva Villas Resort and Spa Mauritius
When it comes to dining you have three restaurants to choose from at Maradiva but a brand new option has also been introduced offering guests the chance to dine around at sister hotel next door, Sands.
Up next was Sands, standing right next to the Maradiva as the more budget-friendly option but still punching high above its weight. Epitomising the concept of barefoot luxury, this boutique hotel is a gem of a property offering the ultimate privacy, serenity and seclusion in the lushest of surroundings – making it the perfect hideaway for couples. Also set overlooking Mauritius western coast in Tamarin Bay, in the sleepy town of Flic en Flac, Sands offers 90 spacious rooms with a new revolutionary concept splitting the room categories to feature Superior, Deluxe and Beachfront accommodation.
Sands Resort and Spa
Onsite guests will find three restaurants, all perfectly set looking out to the sea for the most romantic of dining experiences. On top of this guests can also make the most of the Dine Around option at sister hotel next door, Maradiva. One of the latest developments about this property is that it will soon abandon its Half Board meal plan to favour a brand new all-inclusive programme starting 1st November 2016.
Last, but certainly not least, the Atmosphere Kanifushi enjoys an even more stunning location on one of the longest Maldivian islands (at over two kilometres long) and is connected to Male International Airport via a short 30-minute seaplane transfer. Offering direct beach access from all of its 132 detached villas and suites, each separated from the other by lush tropical vegetation (creating an even more intimate setting) every single one of these elegant villas also features its own private outdoor area.
Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives
Guests here are treated to the ultimate barefoot luxury experience in what feels like a very remote castaway island with all the comforts of civilisation. On one side of the isle you have a long and beautiful stretch of calm, transparent lagoon waters and on the other a rocky outcrop creating a truly authentic island feel.
But the best part is the resort’s Platinum Plus plan, offering the ultimate all-inclusive experience with plenty of dining options for varied tastes and catering to a wide variety of dietary needs and preferences (including a vegetarian restaurant). In-room mini bars are replenished twice daily and snorkelling trips are also arranged twice per day for those looking to explore the stunning reefs offshore.
Before she left, charming Celine introduced us to the recently opened OBLU by Atmosphere resort, a brand new destination that seems to have been created for diving enthusiasts looking to make the most of their time in the Maldives. Perfectly set right in a world-famous diving location on Helengeli Island, renowned for its population of resident Silver-lipped Sharks, lobsters and Giant Sea Turtles, the OBLU offers every guest not only the most amazing diving opportunities but also fantastic snorkelling opportunities from the House-Reef.
A fully certified PADI diving school can be found onsite and eager divers can look forward to over 20 top dive sites nearby. If all this wasn’t exciting or enticing enough the OBLU also operates on a all-inclusive basis giving you the most bang for your buck, including use of non-motorised water sports, all meals and drinks as well as one sunset fishing trip during your stay and one shopping excursion to a nearby island. What more could you wish for when dreaming up your ideal diving holiday?
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Kingdom Come - Tudor
I honestly could not be more proud of this record, as it was the collective groupthink of some of my absolute favorite people and musicians alive. Tudor is one of most gifted songwriters around, and his songs speak for themselves before any production comes into play, which makes the process so enjoyable. Take a listen!
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My first foray into Hip Hop, Pay The Poet by Michael Nelder. I wrote all the music, co-wrote some songs, as well as produced and mixed the record. Michael is a ridiculously gifted dude and I am so proud of how this came out.
Sea of Grace - Hector Gabriel
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Symphony of a Lioness - Arielle Estoria
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Palm Tree Christmas - Tudor Williams
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Hopes grow for Somali peace talks
Saturday 04 December 1993
ADDIS ABABA - Somalia's two most powerful warlords, Mohamed Farah Aideed and Ali Mahdi Mohamed, held separate meetings with Ethiopian officials yesterday which Addis Ababa hope will lead to face-to-face peace talks.
Sources close to the talks said they made little headway towards agreeing a joint meeting, with Mr Ali Mahdi angered by what they saw as the red-carpet treatment accorded General Aideed. Political analysts said the bickering was typical of a propaganda battle between the two men and was unlikely to scupper the talks, hosted by President Meles Zenawi one of the few men acceptable to all factions.
Both leaders boycotted a United Nations-sponsored humanitarian conference in Addis Ababa, which ended on Wednesday. Diplomats said Ethiopia's main concern was to create a climate for negotiations between the two men, whose bitter feud induced a famine that killed 300,000 people.
Officially the talks are to get the warlords to guarantee security for a relief operation paralysed by a four-month guerrilla war between General Aideed's men and UN forces - to get back on track.
Anticipating modest results, a goverment minister earlier billed the Addis Ababa meetings 'informal consultations'. But analysts will be watching closely for any sign that the talks might produce a security accord for Somalia, which has been without central authority since January 1991.
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Regenerative medicine & tissue engineering : Is it a solution for organ transplantation?
Regenerative medicine helps for regeneration and replacement of a variety of tissues and organs .
Tissue and organ shortages have been identified as a major public health challenge with only a small percentage of deserving patients receiving transplantations. Most waiting lists for tissues and organs do not capture the magnitude of the crisis well as only those who are sick seek such assistance.
The terms regenerative medicine and tissue engineering are used with appreciable overlap by scientists and clinicians and in this review are used as synonyms. The promise of regenerative medicine is founded on the potential and ability to regenerate and replace damaged tissues and organs. Regenerative medicine has shown promising results for the regeneration and replacement of a variety of tissues and organs including skin, heart, kidney, and liver and the potential to even correct some congenital flaws.
The traditional reliance on donated tissues and organs for transplantations faces the problem of donor shortages and possible immunological rejection of the donated body parts. Some of the organ transplants performed in developing nations include cases of transplant tourism where foreigners, with enough money and influence, are given priority over the local populace. Such practices have been condemned as it can result in the exploitation of defenseless people.
Despite differences in national economic powers and therefore differences in healthcare infrastructure, overcoming burdens such as the low supply of organs and the practical hurdles of collecting and storing them can help in increasing the number of people who can undergo organ transplantations. Therefore, strategies and technologies that can increase the supply of tissues and organs for transplantation must be developed further.
In most cases, tissues and organs are required immediately for transplantation as is the case when people are wounded in accidents, wars, and natural disasters. The shortage of tissues and organs not only hampers the treatment of patients but also hinders scientific research. The development of an endless supply of tissues and organs therefore represents the most challenging task of our generation. Many initiatives have been undertaken to increase organ donations and better usage of the donated organs.One solution is the advent of laboratory-grown tissues, humanized animal organs, and bioartificial organs.
Regenerative medicine may help in solving some of these challenges. For regenerative medicine strategies to be successful, the material used, mostly combinations of scaffolds, growth factors, and stem cells, must be able to replace the damaged tissue and be able to function as the original tissue or be able to stimulate regeneration of the original tissue. Cells used in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering can come from the same patient (autologous) or from another individual (allogeneic). In addition, xenogenic cells such as those from animals can also be adopted in regenerative medicine strategies.
Cells that have been used so far include stem cells, fibroblasts, chondrocytes, and keratinocytes. Though allogeneic cells might illicit an immune reaction, this can be alleviated by prescribing immunosuppressants to patients. Depending on the age of the patient, some regenerative medicine strategies can utilize and accelerate the body’s own natural healing process. These strategies are aimed at changing the tissue environment by the introduction of exogenous material and biological factors with the sole aim of accelerating and improving the body’s healing process.
Materials and biomimetics of the extracellular matrix have been in use for several years now and do more than just providing the physical structure. Materials and biomimetics can stimulate regeneration on their own but can also be used to present biomolecules such as growth factors to promote the growth of cells. Initially thought to be necessary for physical support for cells, the biomaterial or scaffold can now incorporate biological cues or signals to enhance or promote tissue regeneration and function.
Due to the different regeneration capacities of different tissues, some tissues may not require cells but just the biomaterial and biologics whilst other tissues have limited regeneration capacities and require the biomaterial, biomolecules, and cells for regeneration to occur. Tissues and organs with limited or no regeneration capacity at all include the cartilage and cornea whilst those with high regeneration capacities include the liver and the lungs.
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Michigan State added some help on defense by going out-of-state to land Bethlehem (Pa.) Freedom defensive end Colin Neely.
The 6-foot-2, 250-pounder with 4.7-second speed chose the Spartans over offers from Penn State, Minnesota, West Virginia, Rutgers, Iowa and Boston College.
"I felt like it was the best fit for me. They were the first school to offer me and they stayed loyal to me the whole time," he said on Sunday night. "I just like that they're an up-and-coming program. I didn't want to go to the best schools instead I wanted somewhere average and make them better.
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"My recruiting coach (Stoutland) is one of my friends and every time we talk, it's about other stuff and not even football. I thought he was the best. Then when I went up there for a visit it was beautiful. I talked to some of the players and they said the school isn't the easiest, but it also isn't the hardest."
Neely is glad to have a decision behind him so he can focus on his game next season.
"I knew when I made it, it was a great decision. The pressure if off me and now I feel better," he said. "The thing I want to work on most is taking over football games. I just want to put the whole game in my hands and make plays every down instead of just on first and third. I want to make it on offense and defense through four quarters."
The No. 31 player in Pennsylvania told the coaches of his decision last week.
"I told coach Stoutland on Wednesday and then I talked to coach John L. Smith a couple days ago and they were both happy," he said. "Coach Smith said he just watched my film and he was thanking God I went there. He told me that when I leave here I should be an All-American, we were both excited."
What in particular have the coaches liked about Neely?
"They really like my motor and the fact that I make plays no matter where the ball is going," he said. "I'm everywhere on the field. That's what I do best, I'm a playmaker and when they need a play I'll do it."
The coaches plan to move their newest commitment around between outside linebacker and defensive end.
"I can play up, down, blitz over here and there, they feel I can play everywhere."
The all-conference prospect plans to talk to coach Stoutland soon about setting up an official visit.
"I'm not sure which game I'm going to this year, but I'm going to get to one."
Neely caught 20 receptions for 400 yards and four touchdowns and added 60 tackles and 10 sacks on defense as a junior.

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We decided to trek up to Mill Creek, WA today and check out a new place. Timperial had told rumors of Elliott Bay Pizza and so it was time to figure out whiter he was full of shit. The rumor: A small town pizza and sub shop packed with 18 amazing taps that would rival Seattle offerings.
Well, it turns out he wasn’t lying. Elliott Bay Pizza is a worthy weekday trek, roughly 20 miles out of downtown Seattle. The two room bar and deli is stuffed into a local mimi mall. But don’t let the venue enclosure trick you, inside lays a wonderful beer venue.
Elliott Bay Pizza doesn’t mess around with it’s beer. 18 taps and a small complement of great bottles will leave you bug eyed. We arrived to Ommegang Gnomegang, Goose Island Matilda, and oh yeah – Lost Abbey Bourbon Barrel Angels Share. I love it.
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Noizu sets a ‘Moon Groove’ on self-founded label, Techne Records
Noizu‘s steadily climbed the club ranks ever since he launched his career via Chris Lake and Skrillex‘s co-curated HOWSLA imprint in 2017. Now, four months after stamping his Black Book debut with “Mi Corazón,” the Los Angeles producer is setting a “Moon Groove” on his second official release of 2022.
Dispatched via his self-founded label, Techne Records, Noizu’s latest exemplifies a tasteful fusion of synth-pop and tech-house. The DJ explained on Twitter,
Tech-y, melodic, and dangerously catchy, “Moon Groove” will undoubtedly serve as one of this summer’s go-to vibe setters. Hear why below.
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To promote the market expansion of sustainable Malaysian palm oil and its products by enhancing the image of palm oil and creating better acceptance of palm oil through awareness of various technological and economic advantages (techno-economic advantages) and environmental sustainability.
- To enhance trade opportunities in the marketplace by identifying and meeting the latest opportunities in the market.
- To encourage product diversification by using sustainable Malaysian palm oil as the key ingredient, thus gaining a prominent role in new and reformulated products.
- To improve understanding of palm oil, enhancing its application and elucidating its numerous strengths and benefits.
- To uphold the good name of sustainable Malaysian palm oil by closing the gap between the issues of perception, allegations and the realities of palm oil.
- To safeguard sustainable Malaysian palm oil as the most dominant vegetable oil in terms of market coverage, nutritional benefits, environmental sustainability and commercial success.

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Get excited! Jillian Rose Reed will be participating in our Takeover Tuesday tomorrow!
The 22-year-old hilarious actress, best known for her role as Tamara on MTV’s Awkward, will be sharing her daily adventures with us, including her on set experiences that day!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jillian Rose Reed
It’s going to be a fun-filled 24 hours with Jillian, so keep your eye on JJJ‘s Instagram and Twitter accounts!
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 70-year-old man drowned near the Merced River at McConnell State Park Sunday afternoon, according to California State Parks' Supervising Ranger Tony Tealdi.
Authorities said the man was found face down in three feet of water, which was not far from the shoreline. CPR attempts by state rangers and CAL FIRE were unsuccessful.
The man had been with several friends, but his name has not been released.
The Merced County Sheriff's Coroner's Office was dispatched to the scene. The State Parks Department is handling the investigation into the drowning.
This is a developing story. Stay with us for updates.
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At the 10 Minute mark of any interview these are the “BEST” attributes I look for.
Over the course of a professional career, people become more discerning around the attributes to look for in current and future employees. How someone presents on first impression is all-important as it sets the base platform of a relationship.
So what are some key attributes to look for to assess a person’s character?
What follows are what I look for in any person I interview and are identifiable within the first 10-minutes of meeting.
These are the BEST Qualities:
Body Language: How a person walks, the posture they assume, and the energy they give off are all visual clues on how a person views the world.
- Are they confident, shy, unassuming, flamboyant, reserved, distracted, nervous, engaged, or energised?
Balance: How a person navigates their Front Yards (careers) with their Back Yards (Personal Life) is a good way to learn their values.
- Do they have interests outside work?
- How aware are they of the world around them?
- Do they share anything about themselves or their family?
- Is everything just about them and their career?
- What is their small talk?
Eye Contact: Making eye contact is an important part of actively listening and showing respect, so it is important to notice where their eyes look
- Where do their eyes focus?
- How do their eyes react to the questions asked and subsequent conversation?
Energy: Your energy always precedes you. You only have one opportunity for a first impression, and the first thing anyone notices is a person’s energy.
Enthusiasm: Do they have a positive outlook on life?
- Are they enthused about opportunities?
- Are they keen to value-add and make a difference?
- Have they taken the time to learn a bit about you and why you are talking to them?
- Are they happy?
Smile: Are they warm, empathetic and interested with a natural smile?
- Do they have a polite, natural approach when they meet and greet you?
- Do they laugh?
Style: Their dress sense, grooming, language used, and image they portray reflects their character and Personal Brand.
- What is their personal style?
Self-Aware: How self-aware are they of their presence and the people they are talking to?
- Is it all about them, or are they inclusive?
- Is their language “I” or “We”?
- Do they pick up the verbal and non-verbal cues of their audience?
Story Tell: What is their ability to tell their authentic story?
- Do they hide behind all the brands and titles they have worked for?
- Do they describe achievements, milestones, learnings and life moments?
Talk: Can they talk naturally, freely and consistently in keeping with the audience they are in?
- How do they adapt the conversation to appropriately engage with their audience?
- Can they hold a conversation, or do you need to extract information from them?
Team: Are they team or individual orientated?
- Can they demonstrate how they fit into teams and what value they bring?
- What teams (formal and informal) are they currently a member of?
- What is their approach to team dynamics?
“BEST” is a simple framework to assess someone’s character through a face-to-face conversation. At the 10-minute mark you should be able to assess if someone has a good showing of these qualities. If they have, continue with the interview, if they haven’t then politely and constructively end the interview.
NOTE: No personal CV can reveal a person’s character.
A person’s character is everything. If a person has the right attitude, then it is highly likely they will be a great addition to your team. A poor character brings a poor attitude, and this is what kills the culture of a team.
“A Bad Attitude Cancels Out All Other Positive Skills”

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New York By Chance
Photographer Jonathan Higbee spent years painstakingly documenting fleeting juxtapositions on the streets of New York. These intersections of passers-by, street signs, billboards, and more take on new meaning and life through the lens of Higbee’s camera: as a dancer on a stage of trash, graffiti unfurling from a backpack, to even a giant casually walking the streets of the city. Each photograph captures the wit, joy, and surrealism of everyday life in a sometimes chaotic world. Featuring new photographs, as well as seminal photos from his initial series, Coincidences is Higbee’s self-professed love letter to New York and its moments of serendipity.
Jonathan Higbee is a New York-based photographer. His work ranges from fine art to commercial, though he is often noted for his portfolio of street photography. Higbee was awarded the World Street Photography grand prize in 2015, and a LensCulture Street Photography Award in 2016. His photos are exhibited all over the world, and have also been featured in major publications such as Huffington Post, Daily Mail, and Buzzfeed. Coincidences is his first book.
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Boston-based jet card broker Magellan jets has swapped the CJ3 and CJ4 from the Hawker 400XP and Challenger 604/605 series from the Falcon 2000 in its jet card line-up
Magellan Jets is revamping its line-up of semi-specific jet cards. The move is designed to focus its jet card line-up around Cessna’s Citation, Bombardier, and Gulfstream aircraft.
Technology issues are impacting flight operations and bookings at Vista Global’s XOJET and VistaJet units
Technology issues are impacting Vista Global, the fourth largest provider of for-hire private aircraft in the U.S. Its operators include XOJET Aviation, VistaJet, and Red Wing Aviation. The company recently announced plans to acquire Talon Air, the 14th largest Part 135 operator, and related broker Apollo Jets.


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As cuts to funding for the arts continue at both the federal and state level, it is your generosity that allows River Styx to continue to serve the community. Each year we hold the Literary Feast in an effort to support our programming, including our magazine, the River Styx Reading Series, the Hungry Young Poets Reading Series, the River Styx Writers Workshops, and the Grand Boulevard Workshops. With every dollar from the ticket price and donations, we can sustain these programs and create new ones in the St. Louis community. We hope to expand each year, reaching people all over the United States and across the world.
2017 Literary Feast Summary
Thank you for joining us for our annual fundraising event!
Your presence and donations were greatly appreciated and showed your generous support of our organization. This year’s Literary Feast was one of our most successful, and the feedback from those who attended was overwhelmingly positive. With your help, we were able to celebrate St. Louis’ strong literary tradition and our place in it.
Readers: Nick Reding and Ella Schmidt, 2017 Founders Award winner
Music: Bluegrass duo The Dusty Pickers, made up of Nick Whitaker and Andy Novara
Location: LoRusso’s on Grand
Chances to win: Silent Auction and 50/50 Raffle
Past Literary Feast readers include:
2017 Nick Reding
2016 Allison Joseph
2015 Lucinda Roy


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How Many Insurance Companies Are There In Nepal. 19 th paush 2063 b.s. Financial companies in nepal are licensed by nepal rasta bank in ‘class c’.
Company registration cost /cost of registering company in nepal and the fees involved (cost to register a company in nepal) according to the index 21, the company registration fee depends on the registered capital of company. Purabi general insurance company ltd. How many government owned insurance companies are operating in nepal?


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Exeter police aren't Lovin' It, as the city's High Street McDonald's branch officially ranks as the worst in the entire county for law-breaking - with nearly 200 crimes recorded on its premises since 2015.
Shocking figures, released exclusively to Devon Live by police, reveal that the two-storey city centre branch is followed closely by a branch in Plymouth and a branch in Torquay.
Overall 587 crimes were recorded across all branches of McDonald's in Devon between 2015 and April 2018.
The most common crimes were theft, assault, causing public fear, alarm or distress and criminal damage.
There were two incidents of sexual assault and 14 incidents of racial assault.
More incidents may have happened, however the information only logs crimes which have had MCDONALDS, MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU or MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS LTD recorded as a feature by the officers on the scene.
What we asked Devon & Cornwall Police, and how they responded
How many Offences have been recorded at branch of McDonald's in Devon yearly since January 2015? If possible how many were attended?
The data reveals that 2017 was by far the worst year from crimes committed at McDonald's in Devon, nearly double the stats for 2015 and 2016.
What is the yearly break down of crimes involved at McDonald's in Devon since January 2015?
Assaults were on the up in 2017 at McDonald's, along with anti-social behaviour and theft.
In 2018, for the first time in three years, an incident involving a weapon was logged at a branch.
However the amount of incidents involving criminal damage have decreased.
Which ten Devon McDonald's had the highest amount of crimes logged on its premises since January 2015?
Despite two entries for New George Street, Plymouth, its logged crimes still pale in comparison to those logged at Exeter High Street.
The 'Top 10 of Shame' presents a varied mix of branches in East, West, South and North Devon.
Branches which do not make the Top 10 include Exmouth, Paington and Bideford.
Some crimes included in the data, obtained in a Freedom of Information request to Devon & Cornwall Police, may have happened in car parks at location and not within the branch itself.
We have contact McDonald's for comment on the statistics, however, a McDonald’s spokesperson said recently that the company takes a zero-tolerance policy towards anti-social behaviour and crime.
“The safety and security of our staff and customers is of the utmost importance to us”, they added.
“We therefore take a zero tolerance approach when it comes to crime and anti-social behaviour in and around our restaurants. We work very closely with the local police and community to tackle any ongoing issues.”


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Joint Lobby closed to in-person transactions effective March 16, 2020.
The Clark County Auditor, Assessor and Treasurer announced that the Joint Lobby on the second floor of the Public Service Center will be moving to a virtual format beginning Monday, March 16. The GIS Map Store also will be closed to in-person services. The three county elected officials made the closure decision in consideration of the health of customers, employees and the community.
“The Treasurer, Assessor and I are committed to providing excellent service and to keeping our community healthy. Social distancing is the most effective tool we have to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We have developed several options for our customers to complete transactions with our offices without coming to the Joint Lobby,” said Auditor Greg Kimsey.
**Due to an increased number of recorded documents and a decreased number of staff, updates to ownership data in the county property records is delayed about 6 weeks.**
All services are available either online, by mail, or phone and include:
· Marriage licenses: http://www.clarkmarriage.org Phone: 564-397-2208
· Recording: http://www.clarkrecording.org or mail to: PO Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666-5000
In addition to the online and phone services, a secure processing drop box has been added to the first floor of the Public Service Center. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us by phone at 564-397-2208.
For the Recording Fee Schedule and Cover Sheets please click here.
The Clark County Recording Department is responsible for maintaining the public records of the county, including real estate documents, liens, plats, military discharges, and marriage records. The recording department also issues marriage licenses and process server licenses.
The index of our records is now available online for public viewing via a yearly subscription of $100 + tax, offered through the Clark County GIS Department. This will allow users to view unofficial images of recorded documents from outside the county. For more information, please contact the GIS Department at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Free public access to recorded documents is available in our office at the public computers during normal business hours, Monday – Friday, 9 am-4:30 pm. Copies of documents can be obtained through our office for a fee.
Responsibilities of Auditors
Washington defines county auditors and their deputies as the “Custodians of Records”. The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) outlines the requirements of legal documents that must be recorded. RCW 65 and RCW 36 define the minimum amount of information that must be present on recorded documents and the fees associated with such recordings.
The county auditor and their deputy auditors are not practicing attorneys in their roles as recording officers. They are prohibited from giving or offering legal advice, including the completion of forms.
The responsibility for preparing a document for recording is that of the preparer. It is not the responsibility of the county auditor or deputy auditors to verify that the document has been properly drafted. The auditor’s office only verifies the following information:
- Correct fees are collected
- Indexing information is complete
- Document is legible
- Document is formatted correctly
Click here for additional information on recording requirements.
Documents NOT recorded with the county auditor:
- 1908-1926: Vital Records at 360-236-4300
- 1927-Present: Health Department 564-397-8000
- 1908-10 years prior to today’s date: Vital Records at 360-236-4300
- The past 10 years: Health Department 564-397-8000
Court Records, including divorce decrees
- Clark County Clerk’s Office 564-564-2292

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text: April 27, 2006 Life Thanks, PNC. Dear Sam, We noticed you have less than $0 in your account. Now you have $30 less. Thanks, PNC Bank This Post Has 4 Comments phearmymaddan 27 Apr 2006 I just love those. Sometimes if you make up an excuse they’ll reverse it a couple of times a year. My friend is at BofA, and you’d think they’d be the least likely to do it, but they’d do a couple a year for him even without an excuse. stargazer42 27 Apr 2006 Yeah, I think I went to PNC on the verge of tears after being hit with like 3 of those fees at once and they waived one. They gave me a hard time saying that they’re not supposed to do it and that they might get fired for it (which I didn’t buy)… but they gave it to me anyway. phearmymaddan 28 Apr 2006 Yeah, I don’t buy that “shouldn’t/can’t” do it story anymore. I’ve seen low-level, front-line people credit my account with stuff in too many businesses now, including cases where I just had to go find a more sympathetic person to talk to. Certainly even where those people were hesitant to do it, their managers would do it without question. granitor 30 Apr 2006 Banks suck I keep most of my cash with a credit union, since both of the banks I had accounts with decided to start charging me – for having and account, every month – for using the ATM, even if all I did was check my balance – for doing any sort of transaction at the counter … to the point that I lost patience before I lost my money, and closed one account, and just neglected to renew the other. Apparently, the other tells me I can pay them $8.19 if I want to know what my balance is. But, whatever. I care not. Comments are closed.

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A mother who feared her baby had coronavirus has praised medical staff who aided him and urged parents not to be scared to go to hospital.
Teacher, Ali Martin was advised to take nine-month-old son Luca to the Covid-19 Assessment Centre at Kirkcaldy’s Victoria Hospital when his high temperature persisted.
The tot had been seen by a GP at the family’s surgery in Dunfermline and was thought to have a cold but when his condition did not improve, Ali phoned NHS 24 and was told he should be tested for the virus.
On the journey to hospital she feared the worst for Luca who was listless, unsettled and breathing faster than normal.
She said: “The nurses in the Covid centre were fantastic.
“I was shaking and teary but they reassured me and helped me get a mask on and held Luca so I could get organised before we entered the building.
“They could see I was upset and just got it.”
Ali and Luca were transferred by patient ambulance to the hospital’s red zone, where patients with coronavirus are cared for.
She said: “The nurses and doctors we saw were so friendly, kind and reassuring. They really did just get how I was feeling – alone on the ward with a sick child, potentially with Covid.
“Not once was anything too much trouble.”
Thankfully, Luca was found to be Covid-negative and, after being rehydrated, is recovering from his illness.
Ali described the episode as the worst 24 hours of her life but wanted to highlight the high standard of care he received.
She said: “I’m so glad that there are so many fantastic people working in our NHS.
“They are putting others before themselves on the front line to help us all.
“Not once did anyone shy away from going near Luca despite him being possible Covid positive.”
She urged other parents not to be afraid to take children to their GP or hospital if they need medical attention.
She said: “It was scary, I’m not going to lie, but the staff are amazing in what is a scary time for everyone.
“They are doing their upmost to keep everyone safe.”


August 27, 2023 [Microsoft Start] – The benchmark crude WTI is down 1.7% to $78.30 today as of 10:43 a.m. EST. Prices are now virtually back to where they were a month ago, as weak economic signals and demand worries from China continue to weigh on sentiment.
The property market in the world’s second-biggest economy remains weak (real estate investments in China declined by 8.5% last week), even as the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on, with Ukraine carrying out drone strikes inside Russia. Additionally, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s upcoming Jackson Hole speech is a key event to keep an eye on.
Numbers from the Energy Information Administration point to a decrease of nearly 6.1 million barrels in crude inventories during the week ended August 18. In comparison, analysts were expecting a decrease of only 2.8 million barrels for the week.
Furthermore, numbers from the American Petroleum Institute suggest a decrease of nearly 2.4 million barrels in U.S. commercial stockpiles during the week ended August 18. Meanwhile, natural gas is also down nearly 1.6% to $2.52 today and remains 7.4% lower over the past month. The decline comes after Hurricane Hilary and Tropical Storm Harold did not result in any major damage to production facilities in the U.S.
The United States Oil Fund ETF (USO) is down 1.69% to $71.06 today but is still up 11.4% over the past three months.
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At Knorr, we want those pursuing a vegetarian diet to be able to enjoy the BIG flavour that our products bring to meal-times, too. That’s why we’ve developed- a whole range of vegetarian products and recipes.
Vegetarianism is a very popular lifestyle across the globe and is more than just the elimination of animal foods from your meal plan. This is shown by a study from the Vegetarian Society, where the UK alone has nearly 1.5 million vegetarians, and the number of followers continues to grow.
Different Types Of Vegetarianism
The foundation of any type of vegetarianism is eliminating meat from the diet. There are, however, great differences between how consistently this intent continues when it comes to animal products in general. Here is a brief overview of a few different types of vegetarianism:
- Ovo-lacto vegetarians refrain from eating fish and meat as well as products obtained from animals such as gelatine. However, food produced by live animals such as honey, milk and dairy products as well as eggs are accepted.
- Lacto vegetarians eat dairy products and honey, but do not eat meat, fish or eggs.
- Ovo-vegetarians eat eggs and honey, but not dairy products, meat and fish.
- Vegans completely reject animal products of any kind. This includes both fish and meat as well as dairy products, eggs and honey. In addition to the diet, the vegan lifestyle also influences other areas. For example, for strict vegans, clothing and shoes made of leather, wool or silk are not acceptable.
In addition to these variants, there are “flexitarians” or “semi-vegetarians”. This group occasionally enjoys fish and meat, but attaches great importance on a predominantly plant-based diet. .
A Balanced Diet Without Meat
A vegetarian diet can be diverse. A huge variety of foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, potatoes, seeds, and nuts are available. The right mix makes all the difference and ensures that the body gets the nutrition it needs. A balanced vegetarian diet should be varied to prevent deficiencies that can arise because of the removal of meat from the diet plan.
Eggs and/or dairy products are great sources of protein for most vegetarians; all vegetarians and vegans can consume protein from legumes, grains and nuts. The right combination and quantity supplies the body adequately with the building blocks it needs.
A vegetarian diet is one that bans meat and limits consumption of animal products. Instead of meat and fish as the main event, a colourful range of foods takes centre stage – vegetables, legumes, grains, potatoes, seeds, nuts and fruit move from side dishes to main course in delicious ways.
With the wide range of recipes and products available to us today, cooking vegetarian is easier than ever. Also, it's great fun to try new dishes, ingredients and spices. Whether it be quick meals for busy week-days or a fancy three-course dinner event, a vegetarian diet has many features and delivers freshness and great taste. Why not try a new vegetarian dish today?

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Tracking is a sport where the people take the passenger’s seat. The dog is in the lead and is able to confidently do what comes naturally to it, and we must learn to trust in this ability. For some people, trusting the dog and letting it lead are two of the hardest parts of beginning work in tracking.
You may have felt that choosing a breed was the biggest decision you had to make before getting a dog. But now that you have made that choice, you are now faced with a more basic decision: do you want a male dog, or a female?
The personality of a dog is flexible and indeterminate. Dogs can be exuberant or shy; friendly or hostile; fearful or bold; aggressive or passive or some combination of the above. These differences in personality may to some extent be determined by breed, or individual genetics, but for the most part it is based on how and to what extent each particular dog has been socialized.

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Microsoft recently released a temporary fix for its Exchange Server email platform due to a date validation error at the end of the year, reminiscent of the famous Y2K bug in the year 2000. The new bug, nicknamed “Y2K22,’ brought corporate email servers to their knees starting on New Year’s Day 2022.
The Hacker News reports that over the weekend, tech giant Microsoft rolled out a temporary fix for its Exchange Server email platform. The fix was related to a date validation error that was linked to the end of the year, similar to the famous Y2K bug in the year 2000.
In a blog post, Microsoft stated: “The problem relates to a date check failure with the change of the new year and it [is] not a failure of the [antivirus] engine itself. This is not an issue with malware scanning or the malware engine, and it is not a security-related issue. The version checking performed against the signature file is causing the malware engine to crash, resulting in messages being stuck in transport queues.”
The issue appears to impact versions of Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019, but Microsoft did not provide any official figures on how many servers may be affected by the issue. As the year 2022 arrived, servers were no longer able to deliver email messages providing the error message: “The FIP-FS ‘Microsoft’ Scan Engine failed to load. PID: 23092, Error Code: 0x80004005. Error Description: Can’t convert ‘2201010001’ too long.”
Microsoft stated that the error was caused by a date issue in a signature file used by the malware scanning engine in Exchange Server. Microsoft is recommending customers download a PowerShell scan engine reset script called “Reset-ScanEngineVersion.ps1” that can be executed on each Exchange mailbox server.
“The newly updated scanning engine is fully supported by Microsoft,” the company said. “While we need to work on this sequence longer term, the scanning engine version was not rolled back, rather it was rolled forward into this new sequence. The scanning engine will continue to receive updates in this new sequence.”
Read more at the Hacker News here.
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Stahl’s Self-Assessment Examination in Psychiatry: Multiple Choice Questions-MCQs for Clinicians 2nd Edition
This book is for prescribers specializing in psychiatry, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists and pharmacists. Featuring one hundred and fifty new and updated case-based questions, divided into ten core areas of psychiatry, this collection will help you identify areas in which you need further study. Each question is followed by an explanation of the answer and a list of references. After completing the questions you will be better able to: • diagnose patients presenting with psychiatric symptoms using accepted diagnostic standards and practices • implement evidence-based psychiatric treatment strategies aligned with the patient's recovery goals • integrate recent advances in diagnostic and treatment strategies into clinical practice according to best practice guidelines. This collection has been approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as part of a lifelong learning and self-assessment program and as a component of maintenance of certification. Optional posttests with CME credit are available for a fee (waived for NEI members). For more information, contact the Neuroscience Education Institute.
Stahl’s Self-Assessment Examination in Psychiatry: Multiple Choice Questions for Clinicians 2nd Edition
by Stephen M. Stahl (Author), Meghan M. Grady (Assistant)
- Publisher : Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (January 25, 2016)
- Language : English
- FORMAT: EPUB + CONVERTED PDF
- ISBN-10 : 131650249X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1316502495
‘Each question’s answers comes with ‘peer answers’ which I liked; this gave a sense of how difficult the question should be. Overall it helped me learn more about the basic neuroscience behind psychopharmacology. Each page references up-to date sources including textbooks (mostly Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology) and journal articles. It refers to current research trends and to up-to date clinical problems such as novel psychoactive substances. The writing style is very good, and the chapter layout works well. I like the size and format. The layout means that the questions are on a right hand page and the answers over the page.’ British Medical Association Programme and Award Winners 2017
This book features one hundred and fifty updated self-assessment questions designed to help the reader prepare for ABPN examinations and achieve CME and MoC credits towards reaccreditation.
This book features one hundred and fifty new and updated questions derived from Dr Stahl’s Online Master Psychopharmacology Program which will help readers prepare for formal tests, including American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) examinations, and achieve CME and MoC credits towards ABPN reaccreditation. The self-assessment questions also offer detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers.
About the Author
Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, UK.
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Aras delivers PLM software for Klöckner Desma Schuhmaschinen, supplier of manufacturing systems for footwear makers
Enterprise open source solution for product lifecycle management optimizes product design and development processes, Aras says.
Aras, enterprise open source product lifecycle management (PLM)software solution provider, says Klöckner Desma Schuhmaschinen GmbHwill deploy the Aras Innovator suite to replace the existing PLM systemfrom Oracle Agile and improve product design and development processes.Desma, based in Achim near Bremen, is said to be a leading supplier ofrobotic systems, machinery and moulds for the footwear industry.
Implementation of Aras PLM software will occur during the first quarter of 2010 with a full production rollout across the company in the second quarter. The deployment will span the global design and development organization and include process planning, tooling, and numberical control (NC) programming departments, as well as, other groups across the company.
Desma will use Aras as the central repository for all product data management providing secure online access for all worldwide locations including factories and warehouses, Aras says. All critical design and development processes will be managed in Aras, including configuration management, bill of materials (BOM) management, and change management. Desma will also utilize Aras for CAD file management of Siemens NX and integrate the PLM software solution with the SAP ERP system for bi-directional data exchange.
With the Aras training Desma's IT staff will work independently and self sufficiently to automate additional business processes and continuously adapt the PLM solution to new customer requirements, regulations, and future market conditions. Every download of the enterprise open source PLM software suite from Aras includes a powerful graphical solution studio that enables real-time changes to workflows, forms, business rules, data schema and other aspects of the PLM solution without the need for complex programming.
Other Aras customers include Motorola, Rolls-Royce, Freudenberg, Lockheed Martin, Ingersoll Rand and ACCO Brands. Aras is privately held with global headquartered in Andover, MA.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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['Design Lesson 101' is a regular column by Raven game designer Manveer Heir. The challenge is to play a game from start to completion - and learn something about game design in the process. This week we take a look at Rez HD, a port for Xbox Live Arcade of the Dreamcast rail shooter.]
On the surface, Rez
is nothing more than a simple on-rails shooter. You cannot control your avatar, only what you shoot. The levels are finite, the enemies predictable, and the mechanics simple.
However, the developers (headed by original designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi) have utilized a number of visual, aural, and tactile elements in the game to create a surreal experience that can often defy explanation. This is an experience that goes beyond just pure gameplay.
Design Lesson: It is possible to layer and intertwine simple aesthetics with each other in order to create a more engaging player experience.
Before I start talking about the game, I feel it's important, more than most games, to have some understanding of what this game is like. If you have not played it, check out this video on YouTube
or any of the other videos of the game available. It doesn't replace actually playing the game, but at least you'll understand the game on a basic level.
The aural component is possibly the most significant of the three senses stimulated by the game. Each level of Rez
is based around a trance music
track. At the start of a level, a very basic beat is established. As you work further into each level, the music itself becomes more and more complex. The basic beat always exists, but now there are additional phrases of music that are more up-tempo and fast paced, ultimately creating the final musical track of the level.
By actually starting with a simple beat and adding additional layers to the music itself, the game is able to draw the player into its world gradually. As the music intensity increases, so does the intensity of the gameplay itself. It feels natural, never jarring, and it's something I didn't fully notice until after I started thinking about what really made Rez
work as a game.
does next with the audio is where it becomes interesting. There aren't any specific sound effects in the game, at least not in the traditional sense. Rather, the sounds meld into the music itself, with synthesized sounds playing as you shoot that fit the surrounding music and feel like a part of the track.
The player, as a result, feels as if he is affecting the music along with the gameplay, rather than the music being ancillary. This draws the player further into the game, and makes the sound and gameplay feel as one cohesive, intertwined unit, instead of separate entities.
The visuals use the sound as a jumping-off point to add to the player experience. Rez
uses a very colorful, but geometrically simple visual style. The game seems to be made up of simple lines and polygons, so it wouldn't seem there is all that much to be entranced by.
In actuality, the entire world is in-sync with the audio of the game; the player avatar throbs with the same beat of the music; the background of the world flashes and changes colors according to the musical beat as well. Couple this with the colorful explosions, reminiscent of audio visualization algorithms, and you get a very stimulating, yet relaxing experience.
The game also uses the rumble of the controller to add a final, tactile, layer to the entire experience. As the player creates havoc on screen, the controller rumble matches the game, giving another feedback loop to the player's senses. Controller rumble is fairly standard of games, but Rez
goes one step further.
It offers “trance vibration”, which on the Xbox Live Arcade version of the game is realized by using additional controllers (There was a separate USB peripheral for this in previous versions of the game). These additional controllers will vibrate with the musical track and other sounds (thus also the visuals) of the game itself, rather than just player actions.
Multiple controllers in trance vibration mode create more unique sensations, as different controllers are used to vibrate at different times. The impact of the vibration of the controllers ties the aural and visual components together. You begin to feel the gameplay that occurs on screen.
While other games stimulate these three senses, Rez
is unique in the way it truly intertwines and layers them together. The concept of seeing the music exists in the game. While playing the game, I ended up “zoning out”. I would not thinking about what I was doing, but rather I just played.
The feedback from the game is such that it drove me into a further state of calm and meditation, rather than anxiety and alertness (something many games do). I often found my own physical surroundings disappearing as my conscious mind became one with the game.
This made me ultimately have a very different experience than I have had with most games. Most games involve actively thinking, processing, and decision making. That didn't feel like the case in Rez
. I was certainly still performing these actions, but I wasn't thinking about them, rather I was just doing them. I was in the zone. This is ultimately what was engaging about the game.
It's extremely difficult to discuss a game such as this, due to its cerebral nature, but I hope I've made a good first step. I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on Rez
and how its elements work together to create a unique, engaging player experience. Being able to discuss a game such as this is important to gain more understanding of game design, and I feel I've only scratched the surface with my limited time thus far with the game.
I can say, almost assuredly, that I will play Rez
numerous more times over the years, not only to have fun and zone out, but to further understand what makes the game work so well. So much here is difficult to discuss without playing the game, so I'd make the recommendation to check it out, if you can, and see how it makes you feel.
has opened my eyes to better ways to intertwine aural, visual, and tactile elements together to draw the player further into the game world. Often we treat these as complementary, separate elements in games, but that clearly does not have to be the case.
[Manveer Heir is currently a game designer at Raven Software. He updates his design blog, Design Rampage, regularly. He is interested in thoughtful critique and commentary on the gaming industry.]

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It seems like I have written on a lot of motorized skateboards and skates, and I suppose I might as well add to the mix with the Skataz.
Anyone know how to pronounce this? Is it just like “skates”, “ska-tazz” or “skate-azz”. I believe there is a video below that has the answer.
Anyway, it is powered by a 350 watt motor, which is good for about 13.5 miles per hour. The user controls the speed with a wired remote.
The thing about Skataz is that it is not an electric skate, but it is a culture. Skataz is trying to sell their skates, and they are also looking for investors for creating skate parks for the Skataz. I guess that would be Skataz parks.
I’m sort of wondering if we are looking at a future where all skateboards, skates, and any other wheels that go on the feet will all be motorized. Isn’t that going to be a strange time? I wonder if there will be diehards that will insist on going around without any motors.
Yes, the future is looking bright for Skataz, especially when it looks very easy to learn with the two wheels in front, so it is easier to balance.

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Forty years ago, a grieving mother set into motion a national movement that has saved tens of thousands of lives. A drunk driver, out of jail just two days following his fourth drunk driving arrest, had struck and killed Candace Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter Cari as she walked to a church carnival with a friend.
Billie was born wild in India in 1962. Shortly thereafter, in 1966, she was captured, separated from her family, and exported to Southwick Zoo in Mendon, MA. Like most Asian elephants arriving in America during this era, Billie was expected to spend the majority of her life performing and on exhibit. In 1972, Billie was sold to the Hawthorn Corporation, a company that trained and leased elephants to circuses.
When Jason began working with the Vermont Legal Aid attorney at Safe Recovery, he was homeless and struggling to stay in treatment at the Chittenden Clinic. Following a referral from his case manager at Safe Recovery, his attorney successfully appealed a subsidized housing denial and ultimately was able to secure a housing voucher and supportive mental health services for Jason and his girlfriend. The voucher ended a 5-year period of homelessness for Jason—a period that led to countless police interactions and traumatic experiences that exacerbated his substance use disorder.
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Although the ROC does not recognize PRC passports and Chinese visitors who come to Taiwan are required to apply for a “compatriot pass” issued by the National Immigration Agency, the process nevertheless requires a passport.
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Start Settings Devices from the Start menu on your computer. Other Bluetooth-enabled gadgets Bluetooth or another Bluetooth-enabled device should be added. Select the device and, if any extra instructions are displayed, follow them. Then select Done.
What is the procedure for turning on Bluetooth on your computer?
- Then, on the desktop, select “Control Panel,” followed by “Network and Internet,” followed by “Setup a Bluetooth enabled device.” Finally, click “Apply.” Turn on the Bluetooth hardware that you wish to use to connect to the computer. (Optional) In order to enable the Bluetooth connection, you must have some form of hardware that can connect to the computer.
- 1 Why doesn’t my PC have Bluetooth?
- 2 How do I install Bluetooth on Windows 10?
- 3 How do I know if my PC has Bluetooth?
- 4 Can we install Bluetooth in PC without adapter?
- 5 How can I install Bluetooth on my computer without a adapter?
- 6 How do I download and install Bluetooth?
- 7 Can I download Bluetooth for Windows 10?
- 8 Why is there no Bluetooth on Windows 10?
- 9 Do Gaming PCS have Bluetooth?
- 10 How do I install Bluetooth hardware?
- 11 Do all PCs have Bluetooth?
- 12 Why can’t I turn my Bluetooth on?
- 13 How do I turn Bluetooth on?
Why doesn’t my PC have Bluetooth?
Depending on whether or not the device comes with built-in Bluetooth technology, you may need to purchase a Bluetooth USB dongle separately. If Bluetooth is not enabled, it is possible that it will not appear in the control panel or device manager. First, make sure the Bluetooth radio is turned on. To enable the wireless adaptor, press the key or button on your keyboard.
How do I install Bluetooth on Windows 10?
How to connect Bluetooth earphones/speakers to a computer running Windows 10
- After that, go to the Settings menu on your computer. Bluetooth may be enabled by selecting Devices – Bluetooth other devices on the left pane – and turning on Bluetooth. Select ‘Add Bluetooth or other devices’ from the drop-down menu. The Bluetooth audio device will be stored and associated with your Windows 10 desktop or laptop computer.
How do I know if my PC has Bluetooth?
How to Determine whether a Windows Computer is equipped with Bluetooth
- Device Manager may be accessed by right-clicking the Windows Start button and selecting it. Look for Bluetooth in the device list
- if the item is present, it indicates that your device is equipped with Bluetooth. You may also check for a Bluetooth item in the Network adapters section. If it is present, it indicates that you have Bluetooth functionality.
Can we install Bluetooth in PC without adapter?
If you do not already have a Bluetooth adapter installed on your computer, you should get one. It has a wireless range of up to 10 meters and is capable of connecting to practically all Bluetooth-enabled gadgets on the market. There is no need to be concerned about its compatibility. Connect the Bluetooth adapter to a USB port on your computer to begin using it.
How can I install Bluetooth on my computer without a adapter?
Learn how to connect a Bluetooth device to a PC.
- Hold down the Connect button on the bottom of the mouse for many seconds. Make sure the Bluetooth program is running on your PC. Click on the Devices tab, and then on the Add button. Follow the on-screen instructions as they are displayed.
How do I download and install Bluetooth?
Manually installing the driver
- Select Update Security from the drop-down menu in Settings. Select Windows Update from the drop-down menu and click the Check for updates button (if applicable).
- Select the View optional updates option from the drop-down menu. Windows Central is the source of this information. Select the Driver updates tab from the menu bar. To update a driver, choose it from the list and then click the Download and install option.
Can I download Bluetooth for Windows 10?
Open a web browser on your computer. When you purchase a Windows 10 device, Microsoft Edge is pre-installed, allowing you to begin browsing the internet instantly. Enter your processor type into a search engine, followed by the phrase “Bluetooth driver download,” and then press the “search” button to find your driver download.
Why is there no Bluetooth on Windows 10?
In Windows 10, the Bluetooth option is absent from the Network and Internet Airplane mode settings, which is a minor oversight. The failure to install Bluetooth drivers, or the installation of faulty Bluetooth drivers, may result in this problem. See How to troubleshoot Bluetooth difficulties – Windows 7, 8, and 10 for more information on generic Bluetooth issues.
Do Gaming PCS have Bluetooth?
What section of the software, while creating a gaming PC, is responsible for enabling Bluetooth? – Quora is a question and answer website. Bluetooth is embedded into the majority of operating systems, however suitable hardware is required. Bluetooth is embedded into the majority of operating systems, however suitable hardware is required.
How do I install Bluetooth hardware?
Installing a Client-Side Profile Driver is a simple process.
- Bluetooth Devices may be found in Control Panel by selecting Bluetooth Devices and searching for all devices within range of the computer. Choose the device with which you want to link. Connect the gadget to the local radio by pairing (or bonding) it. The local radio transmits an SDP enquiry in order to determine whether services are supported by the distant device.
Do all PCs have Bluetooth?
Despite the fact that Bluetooth is becoming increasingly prevalent in laptops, it is becoming increasingly rare in desktop PCs, which still tend to lack both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth unless they are very high-end models. Fortunately, it’s simple to determine whether or not your PC supports Bluetooth, and if it doesn’t, we’ll teach you how to enable it.
Why can’t I turn my Bluetooth on?
Make sure airplane mode is turned off by selecting Start, then Settings Network Internet Airplane mode from the drop-down menu. Check to ensure that Airplane mode is not on. Bluetooth may be turned on and off by selecting Start, then Settings Devices Bluetooth other devices from the drop-down menu. Close and re-open Bluetooth, then wait a few seconds before turning it back on.
How do I turn Bluetooth on?
Bluetooth must be enabled on an Android smartphone.
- The Settings app may be found on your smartphone by searching for it and selecting it. Bluetooth or the Bluetooth sign should be selected from the drop-down menu. Turn on Bluetooth by pressing the button.


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Combine the dressing ingredients in a small jar and shake well.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to coat. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
To shred the carrots, use a food processor, box grater, or purchase pre-shredded carrots.
To cut the oranges into segments, use a paring knife to slice off the top and bottom of the orange. Then cut away the peel and white pith. Hold the orange over a bowl and slice between the membranes to release the individual segments.
Reserve the juice that comes out of the orange when you are cutting it into segments and use it in the dressing.
Storing:Leftover salad can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Toss to recombine the ingredients before serving.


Combining artificial intelligence with the sound of someone’s voice may eventually help diagnose patients with potential heart failure or Parkinson's disease.
As AI fever grips healthcare, some providers and digital health companies are using the technology to analyze people's speech patterns so they can detect future heart attacks or better understand a patient's social needs. The concept is promising enough that the National Institutes of Health has budgeted $14 million to create a database of 30,000 voices by 2026 that could be used to train AI for the diagnosis of diseases.
At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, a team of researchers studied how a remote monitoring system operated through an AI-based smartphone application could detect potential heart failure events in patients.
“The idea was to discern whether or not changes in a patient’s speech could be detected through an AI-based system way before a clinician could hear them,” said Dr. William T. Abraham, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at OSU Wexner and lead author of the study. “The doctor is not listening to the patient every day whereas this system is.”
In a study of 263 patients, OSU researchers found the app was 76% accurate in predicting patients who would have a heart failure event. The app made the detection on average 24 days before hospitalization. In a separate study of 153 patients, the app was 71% accurate in detecting heart failure events on average three weeks in advance. Other methods to predict heart failure, such as a patient’s weight gain, are only 10%-20% accurate, Abraham said.
For the study, patients recorded five sentences every day into the app in their native language. The app was designed to detect whether a patient’s speech changed time by evaluating pitch, volume, dynamics and other characteristics. Voice changes can indicate early increases of lung fluid, a sign of progressing heart failure.
Abraham sees potential for the technology beyond cardiovascular health.
“Think about all the other medical illnesses that might affect speech—respiratory illness, asthma, COPD, chronic pain management, depression, etc.,” Abraham said. “I think the potential for this is quite great.”
While the concept holds promise, experts such as Dr. Yael Bensoussan, director of the University of Southern Florida Health Voice Center, said the technology faces roadblocks in the form of patient privacy.
“Sometimes you talk to your friends about going to a specific restaurant and then you see an ad for that restaurant pop up,” said Bensoussan, who is leading the NIH consortium gathering 30,000 voices. “The problem is if I was going to tell you, your phone will listen to your voice all day, analyze the information and figure out a diagnosis, would you approve? Probably not.”
More voices needed for better data
Beyond privacy concerns, Bensoussan said no industry standards exist concerning how speech data is collected and validated by developers. She also said there needs to be more voices collected to reflect people from different regional and socioeconomic backgrounds. Through the NIH project, Bensoussan and the team are looking to capture at least 30,000 voices for the database. The project has accumulated 200 voices, she said.
Despite potential reservations, Bensoussan said she is excited about the potential areas of medicine where AI-enabled speech analysis could help screen for and potentially diagnose patients with a disease.
For Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, it also could be used by pharmaceutical companies to monitor how patients respond to treatment, Bensoussan said.
“If you trial a new drug in a patient with Parkinson's, instead of taking a blood draw every week to see how he's doing... you could just measure his voice every week and see if there is improvement or worsening condition based on his voice,” Bensoussan said.
Outside of clinical areas, some companies and systems are using AI-enabled speech analysis to improve access to care. Eskenazi Health, a safety-net health system based in Indianapolis, is using a platform from AI company Authenticx to analyze phone discussions between patients and its customer service call center. The platform listens to a call between a patient and the customer service representative and gathers insights on potential points of friction.
The health system implemented the technology during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when call center volumes were skyrocketing, said Rachelle Tardy, director of clinical outcomes and integration. Over time, leaders at the health system realized there were additional opportunities to use AI to improve access to care, she said.
“Healthcare is more than just really coming in for an encounter. There are social constraints that impact care for patients,” Tardy said. “We began to identify some of the barriers that exist for patients. There was a trend we started to notice around transportation, especially around patients who needed to reschedule an appointment.”
Insights from the platform led Eskenazi to changing its scheduling process to identify if patients had a transportation need or if there was another reason why they couldn’t make an appointment, Tardy said. Without AI, providers may not understand a patient's social determinants, she said.
“When you start to see a patient has a significant number of no-shows, the automatic assumption is ‘What’s wrong with you? Why didn’t you come to your appointment,’” Tardy said. "Not every patient has the fundamental resources that we take for granted."


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Italy's new government has no intention of leaving the euro and plans to focus on cutting debt levels, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said on Sunday, looking to reassure nervous markets.
In his first interview since taking office a week ago, Tria told Corriere della Sera newspaper that the coalition wanted to boost growth through investment and structural reforms rather than via deficit spending.
‘Our goal is (to lift) growth and employment. But we do not plan on reviving growth through deficit spending,’ Tria said, adding that he would present new economic forecasts and government goals in September.
‘These will be fully coherent with the objective of continuing on the path of lowering the debt/GDP ratio,’ he said, confirming that he aimed to meet existing 2018 and 2019 debt reduction targets.
Italian government bonds have come under concerted selling pressure in recent weeks on fears the new government will embark on a spending splurge that it can ill-afford. Investors also worry that euro-sceptics within the administration might look to push heavily indebted Italy out of the eurozone.
Tria, a little-known economics professor who is not affiliated to any party, said the coalition was committed to remaining within the single currency.
‘The position of the government is clear and unanimous. There is no question of leaving the euro,’ he said.
‘The government is determined to prevent in any way the market conditions that would lead to an exit materializing. It's not just that we do not want to leave, we will act in such a way that the conditions do not get anywhere near to a position where they might challenge our presence in the euro.’
The coalition is made up of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and far-right League. Both parties have called in the past for Italy to leave the euro and they initially nominated as economy minister a man who had called Italy's entry into the single currency an ‘historic error’.
The nomination of Paolo Savona was eventually withdrawn under pressure from President Sergio Mattarella, but he was appointed instead to the position of European Affairs Minister.


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Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said he will be in Delhi for the next two days during which he would hold talks with party president Amit Shah and finalise the much awaited expansion of his cabinet.
A qualified engineer, Chandrasekhar made his first-class debut at the age of 25 and played in a formidable Tamil Nadu team, which comprised WV Raman, Diwakar Vasu, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Bharath Arun.
"I see new chapters of friendship unfold for the two countries. But for today, I wish the people of India a happy Independence day. We pray for a peaceful and prosperous India," Tshering wrote in a Facebook post.
Criticising Modi's "silence" over poverty, inflation, unemployment and lack of education, Mayawati also flayed him for announcing no "concrete measures" to address these issues besides those of violence, sectarian tension and
The regulator has listed six food businesses under high-risk categories -- dairy products, meat and meat products, fish and fish products, egg and egg products, food for infant nutrition and prepared food (catering).
The apex court will also hear a plea seeking restoration of all communication modes for the media in Kashmir, where restriction have been imposed since August 5, when the government moved to revoke the special status for the
Terming the changes introduced by the Centre "historical", Malik said they will open a new door of development and help various communities promote their languages and cultures in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Search operations continued at Kavalappara in Malappuram and Puthumala in Wayanad, where a series of landslides had wiped out two villages last week, to trace those who were feared to have been buried alive.
The Central Board for Direct Taxes' (CBDT) circular with this effect "brings in more safeguard by requiring assessing officers to procure his or her supervisor's consent before starting on any inquiry under the angel tax prov
The court further observed that the accused were identified and charged on the basis of a video but the then investigating officer and Behror SHO, Ramesh Sinsiwar, failed to seize the device used in filming the incident.
Now the proposal finalised by the FAIC would be placed before the EPFO's apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustees (CBT) headed by Labour Minister on August 21, 2019 for final approval, the source said.
Various government agencies, including NDRF, SDRF, Navy, IAF, Army, Coast Guard successfully rescued and evacuated over five lakh people from the flood-hit areas of the state in the last 10 to 15 days, Fadnavis said.
In 21 Tests since July 2017, under Shastri, India won 13 of them with a victory percentage of 52.38. It's even better in T20Is with 25 wins from 36 games with a win percentage of 69.44. The ODI record takes the cake with 43 w


REE unveils REEcorners and EV Platforms designed for Commercial Electric Vehicles
REE Automotive, an innovator in e-mobility, which recently announced its merger with 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp., today revealed 5 new and improved REEcorner™ architecture designs and the technology behind its EV platforms designed to support the broadest range of commercial electric vehicles.
The REEcorners™ revealed today show the breadth and depth of versatility that can be afforded to customers when it comes to designing vehicles based on their requirements. REE intends to provide a comprehensive range of technical configurations to fulfil specific B2B customer needs, including EV platform size selection based on preferred length, width and vehicle height; front, rear or all-wheel-drive with peak motor power ranges of 35 to 200 kW; front and all-wheel steer; advanced suspension capabilities; payload capacities of up to 5,000 kg and more.
REE’s proprietary, award-winning REEcorner™ technology packs critical vehicle components into a single compact module positioned between the chassis and the wheel – including steering, braking, suspension, powertrain, and control – resulting in a fully flat EV platform. Unlike diesel/fuel vehicles or conventional EVs, REE’s fully flat EV platforms are designed with a lower centre of gravity than vehicles with the motor located in between the wheels, and are intended to carry more passengers, cargo and batteries. REE’s smaller footprint and lower centre of gravity will also allow for taller cabin designs and lower step-in height, yielding more volumetric efficiency.
“A bold new era for mobility demands a bold reimagining of what a vehicle can and should be, and that’s what we’ve done with REEcorner™ and our revolutionary EV platforms” said Daniel Barel, REE Co-Founder and CEO. “We believe that REEcorner™ technology will enable new EV platforms and designs to be adopted at lower costs and with faster development times than conventional EV skateboards.”
A variety of mobility players will be able to use REEcorners™ and EV platforms to custom-design vehicles to meet their exact needs. For example, by adopting REE’s platforms, Mobility-as-a-Service providers can be empowered to build front-wheel drive e-shuttles with maximum payload capacity for transporting passengers with minimal kWh consumption.
Conversely, logistics companies will be able to choose low-speed, all-wheel drive, all-wheel steer REEcorner™ configurations for last-mile delivery, with low step-in-height and minimum turning radius for easy manoeuvrability in congested urban streets. REE’s EV platforms are designed to offer best-in-class driver ergonomics, enabling the creation of commercial delivery vans with low centre of gravity, 360° all-side accessibility and unrestricted visibility for easy loading/unloading in docking stations.
Ahishay Sardes, REE Co-Founder and CTO, explains REE’s differentiation: “Unlike in-wheel motor systems, the motors in REEcorners™ are fully sprung masses, positioned on the chassis side of the suspension. By minimizing unsprung mass, REEcorners™ are designed for optimal ride and handling vehicle dynamics. REE’s plan to utilize true x-by-wire technology to control each of the corners of the vehicles with full drive-by-wire, brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire technology is expected to deliver vehicle stability, responsiveness and safety with fully independent wheel control. REE’s design further includes the REEcenter™ ECU (Electrical Control Unit) system to coordinate all four independent REEcorner ECUs, a thermal management system, power converter and power module. We believe that future customers who choose to build their electric vehicle fleets leveraging REE’s technology and EV platforms will benefit from significant operational and functional benefits over conventional EV fleets.”
EVs and AVs built on REE’s technology will offer unprecedented space for passengers, cargo, and batteries. REE expects that electric vehicles built on REE’s EV platform will offer up to 35% more interior space than comparable commercial vehicles of similar size, providing much more room for cargo and goods and thereby necessitating fewer delivery routes for reduced carbon impact. Furthermore, REE’s smaller footprint saves valuable space in warehouses and parking areas, while allowing for easy manoeuvrability in crowded zones.
REE’s Co-Founder and CEO, Daniel Barel, will take part in the opening panel of MOVE America: ‘Realizing the Electric Future..NOW’ on March 17 at 9am PT.