Distance is completely irrelevant,
thing "actually" being measured is the time
it takes for the signal sent by the avr
to be processed by the amp/processor and produce a sound wave that eventually reaches your mic at the MLP.
The sub channel has a different signal path then the rest of your speakers and room calibration software is designed
to make sure all sounds are time aligned to arrive at your ears at the same time. (IOW, don't mess with it)
From a similar discussion here: https://www.avsforum.com/forum/90-re...l#post58078358
Originally Posted by PioManiac
Calibration Software (YPAO/Audyssey/MCACC etc.)
measures the time it takes for sound signals to travel from the processor, to the speakers, then the sound waves to the mic.
The sub signal also has to pass through it's own amplifier/processor before sending a rather long Low Frequency wave to the mic.
The distance of your powered subwoofer may have been identified by your automatic setup as being further away than it physically is.
This is to compensate for phase matching with your other speakers. Even if the physical distance is closer than the setup microphone identified,
it is not advisable to change the subwoofer distance unless something really doesn’t sound right.
There are also a number of factors and room/furniture influences that will affect the time it takes for those sound waves to reach your MLP.
The "Distance" number is just a reference and should not be used to measure any physical locations of speakers or subs in your room.
What the software is actually doing is measuring delay for how long a sound signal takes to reach your mic, and subsequently your "ears"
Adding More Distance will apply less Delay to the Signal, Reducing the Distance will apply More Delay to the Signal.
After running YPAO, go into manual setup and set all speakers to small (regardless of their physical size)
and set your speaker crossover to 80Hz, Do not re-run calibration after making manual changes.
There is no crossover setting for subs in a Yamaha, (so set your sub output to full range, let the AVR do the rest)
The Sub(s) automatically get all frequencies below the crossover point for speakers set to small
and that gets summed with the LFE channel, in Yamaha's that's automatically <120Hz
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Welcome to MacVoy School of Irish Dance!
Competitive and recreational programs for boys and girls ages 3+ and adults
in Mississauga and Ajax.
2016-2017 classes start Tuesday September 6th in Mississauga.
2016-2017 classes start Thursday September 8th in Ajax.
Registration is always open - new students are welcome at any time.
Debbie MacVoy, T.C.R.G.
At 4 years old, Debbie began Irish dance lessons with her cousins. She danced competitively for 15 years, retiring from Championship level in 2001.
Throughout her dance career, she won many awards throughout North America including a top 5 finish at the Eastern Canadian Oireachtas, and top 14 finish at the North American Nationals. She often competed overseas at the World Irish Dance Championships and All Ireland Championships.
She has been teaching since 2009, and obtained her T.C.R.G. (teaching certificate) in March 2012. She is a registered member of the Irish Dance Teachers Association of Canada - Eastern Canada Region (I.D.T.A.C.-ECR), the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America (I.D.T.A.N.A.) and An Coimisiun Rinci Le Gaelacha (C.L.R.G.) in Dublin, Ireland.
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
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Authorities are working to determine what caused the death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is believed to have suffered an accidental drug overdose.
An autopsy began Monday, but results weren't expected until at least Tuesday, the New York City medical examiner's office said.
Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment with what law enforcement officials said was a syringe in his arm.
The two officials told The Associated Press that glassine envelopes containing what was believed to be heroin were also found with Hoffman. Those items are being tested.
The law enforcement officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak about evidence found at the scene, said the cause of death was believed to be a drug overdose. Police will only say the investigation is continuing.
Hoffman spoke candidly over the years about past struggles with drug addiction. After 23 years sober, he admitted in interviews last year to falling off the wagon and developing a heroin problem that led to a stint in rehab.
The law enforcement officials said Hoffman's body was discovered in a bathroom at his apartment by a friend who made the 911 call and his assistant.
Late Sunday, crime-scene technicians carrying brown paper bags went in and out of Hoffman's building as officers held back a growing crowd of onlookers.
Hoffman's family called the news "tragic and sudden."
"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone," the family said in a statement.
Tributes also poured in from other actors for Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" and created a gallery of other vivid characters.
He is survived by his partner of 15 years, Mimi O'Donnell, and their three children.
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Investigators said they recovered approximately 70 glassine packets, as well as syringes and prescription medications, from the New York City apartment of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Some of the packets tested positive for heroin residue. Hoffman, who had struggled with addiction in the past, was found dead Sunday, February 2, 2014.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The family of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman says his death is "a tragic and sudden loss."
The 46-year-old actor was found dead Sunday in his New York City apartment.
In a statement, the family said the "outpouring of love and support" was appreciated. They asked people to respect their privacy.
Hoffman made his career mostly as a character actor, and he was one of the most prolific in the business.
The stage-trained actor's rumpled naturalism made him one of the most admired performers of his generation. He was nominated for Academy Awards four times and won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote."
He leaves behind his partner of 15 years, Mimi O'Donnell, and their three children.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his New York City apartment. He was 46.
Hoffman was found dead Sunday afternoon in his Manhattan home. His cause of death wasn't officially determined.
Hoffman made his career mostly as a character actor. He was nominated for Oscars four times in all, winning in 2005 for "Capote."
One of his breakthrough roles came as a gay member of a porno film crew in "Boogie Nights." He often played comic, slightly off-kilter characters in movies like "The Big Lebowski" and "Almost Famous." More recently, he had a role in "Moneyball" as the grumpy manager of the Oakland Athletics

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THE HAGUE, Feb 9 (LifeSiteNews.com) The Hague Forum, the first in a series of Cairo+5 meetings looking at the implementation of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, commenced yesterday. The meeting, organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), was addressed by UNFPA head Nafis Sadik, who announced that “Reproductive health (including abortion) as a human right must be promoted across the board.”
On the second day of the meeting, Hilary Clinton addressed the attendees re-emphasizing Sadik’s pro-abortion agenda. “Today I hope we can agree first and foremost that government has no place in the personal decisions a woman makes about whether to bring a child into the world,” said Clinton, who added that all women should have access to family planning programs including “safe abortion.” Clinton mused that even in countries where abortion is illegal wealthy women can get abortions. “What we ask is that all women have the same right to do so on their own behalf,” she said.


Hundley updates council on efforts to stop flow of drugs into Paris
Police Chief Bob Hundley gave the Paris City Council a report Monday night on a citizen committee’s discussions regarding what can be done to curtail drug trafficking and usage.
Hundley said there is an interest in shifting the emphasis from arresting people using the drugs to stopping the flow of drugs into the city.
The committee has been made aware of a successful anti-drug program in Greenville, and Hundley said a leader of Drug Free Greenville has been invited to provide insight into that community’s successful initiative.
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Ever wondered what to do with that old chimney pot of yours, which is just knocking around in your shed?
Ok, I know not everyone owns one of these terracotta delights. We were lucky enough to find one, two winters ago, when we converted the loft of our house into three new rooms.
The old chimney pots were taken down and replaced by new versions. D spotted these treasures in the skip outside our house; sadly, one had been irreversibly damaged when someone from the efficient building team flung it in, but we managed to rescue this old beauty.
Sine then, the chimney pot has been hanging around in our garden, waiting for someone to give it some attention.
Despite my best intentions, gardening always seems to creep down to the bottom of my to-do list, behind changing nappies and wiping countless spills off the floor. But, somehow, over the last fortnight I’ve managed to find some time to spend on digging, pruning and planting. The pot had been neglected for too long; I decided to set about turning it into something useful AND pretty.
I filled the base with large stones and gravel. I decided that it would look good tucked away, on a flowerbed that is mainly populated by shrubs and plants used to ‘screen’ the abandoned garden next door. Once it had been placed in its new home, I filled it with compost, including some of the squelchy, home-made sort.
Some hardy cyclamen, which had survived several winters at the north-facing front of our house, was perfect for this space, so I re-potted the flowers in this shady part of our otherwise sun-drenched back garden. To carve out a space for the chimney-turned-planter, and to make sure it did get at least a little bit of light, I cut back the shrubbery around the pot, as well as the many brambles thrusting their way through from next door.
My gardening spree lead to the inevitable clear-out. Although the half-term rain meant I didn’t get as far ahead as I’d have liked with sprucing up the garden, we did manage to uproot a rampant poppy, to make way for more lawn.
And I managed to wrest our old, too-small slide (itself a street find) away from the children, with the promise that a new, larger one was on its way. Despite their excitement about the new garden toy, Austin and Gwen still insisted on ‘giving the slide a hug’ before a passer-by took it for their own little ones to enjoy.
So there we have it: a bit of work on our garden, and a couple of items to pass on to others. Sadly, nobody took the poppies, so it’s not been an exceptional fortnight for giving things away. But now they’re on our compost heap, so maybe they’ll end up helping fertilise the garden in years to come….a gift to our future selves, perhaps?
Do you have any upcycling tips for sprucing up your garden?

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In The Cask of Amontillado, why is the narrator happy to meet Fortunato?
To answer this question, we must first consider the relationship between the narrator, Montresor, and Fortunato. Although Monstresor is careful to give Fortunato no "cause to doubt [his] good will," Montresor has a thirst for revenge due to the insults (again, unspecified) that Fortunato has allegedly hurled at him.
When Montresor runs into Fortunato at dusk one evening during the carnival season, he is thrilled to see him because he may now finally carry out the devious plan that he has been dreaming up: to lure Fortunato to his wine cellar under the precipice of tasting a fine Amontillado and to then murder him. Montresor puts on a good face so that Fortunato "did not perceive that to smile now was at the thought of his immolation."
This plan works because Montresor knows Fortunato's weakness for wine; he describes him as one of the few Italians with a "true virtuoso spirit." After luring Fortunato to his cellar and getting him drunk, Montresor paves a wall around Fortunato, effectively trapping the man so that he may suffocate to death in the damp belly of the cellar.
The narrator is happy to meet Fortunato because he has been planning to kill him for some time. The story begins with a statement for the narrator that "A Thousand injuries I have borne the best I could but when he ventured on insult, I vowed revenge." The narrator continues to say that he did not let on to Fortunato that he planned to kill him. Instead he continued to "smile" at his "friend" and never let Fortunato even know he was angry with him. However, when he comes across him at carnival time, Montresor has already sent out his servants and the trap is set. Thus when he meets Fortunato he says, "we are luckily met". The narrator is being sarcastic because what he is really saying is, "I'm so glad to see you because I've just set my trap for your death."

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(Las Vegas, NV) – Today, congressional candidate for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district “Big Dan” Rodimer released the follow statement following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling denying a Nevada church’s appeal of coronavirus restrictions.
“Like many Nevadans, I am appalled by yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Nevada’s Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley where Chief Justice John Roberts once again sided with the liberals, this time in shredding our First Amendment’s guarantee to freely exercise our religion. As Justice Samuel Alito stated in his dissent, ‘We have a duty to defend the Constitution, and even a public health emergency does not absolve us of that responsibility.'”
“Nevada worshipers of all backgrounds and all religions have been frustrated as Governor Sisolak and other politicians have granted special protections of certain Nevadans over others. For instance, rather than stopping tens of thousands of protesters to take to our streets recently, Governor Sisolak encouraged and applauded them, citing their First Amendment right to protest. And while I agree with protesters’ rights to peacefully protest, it is shameful to deny other Nevadans the ability to attend church services.”
“The authors of our Constitution did not place exceptions on our rights, and the Constitution does not afford power-hungry, elitist politicians to play favorites in determining who gets to freely exercise their God-given rights.”
“I wholeheartedly agree with Justice Kavanaugh’s own dissent when he states that Sisolak’s order constitutes ‘overt discrimination against places of worship,’ as well as Justice Gorsuch who reminds us that “there is no world in which the Constitution permits Nevada to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel.'”
“Welcome to Steve Sisolak’s world, Justice Gorsuch.”

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has announced that Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc., a wholly owned United States (U.S.) subsidiary, received notification that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not be able to complete its review of the alogliptin New Drug Application (NDA) by the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of October 27, 2008.
"In our most recent discussion with the FDA, it indicated that due to internal resource constraints it will not be able to complete the alogliptin review by the PDUFA date," said Dean Sundberg, senior vice president, regulatory affairs at Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc. "Additionally, the FDA did not provide Takeda with any guidance on when a review might be completed nor did it raise any issues with the data in the alogliptin NDA. Takeda remains confident in alogliptin's potential as a new treatment option for people suffering from type 2 diabetes and we will work with the FDA as they continue this NDA review."
Alogliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitor discovered by Takeda's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Takeda San Diego, Inc. In December, 2007 Takeda submitted its NDA for alogliptin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This submission enhances Takeda's position as a global leader in type 2 diabetes - one of Takeda's core therapeutic areas.
The alogliptin NDA submission included six Phase 3 clinical trials involving more than 2,000 patients conducted in 220 centers worldwide. The safety and efficacy of alogliptin was studied as a once-daily monotherapy adjunct to diet and exercise and as an add-on therapy to other antidiabetic medications including sulfonylureas, metformin, thiazolidinediones (TZDs), and insulin. In the studies, alogliptin was associated with statistically significant reductions in hemoglobin A1c, which reflects average blood glucose concentration over the previous two to three months. Alogliptin was generally well-tolerated and weight neutral. There was no increase in hypoglycemia compared to placebo.
DPP-4 inhibitors inhibit the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which selectively metabolizes the insulin-increasing hormones glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP). By maintaining the blood levels of GLP-1 and GIP, DPP-4 inhibitors are a new type of oral anti-diabetic with a novel mechanism of action for lowering blood sugar levels. GLP-1 and GIP are excreted in the digestive tract following food intake, and stimulate the beta-cells in the pancreas --- thereby stimulating increased insulin secretion --- and it has also been confirmed that they improve the functioning of the beta cells themselves. Furthermore it is known that because GLP-1 suppresses glucagon secretion from the pancreas, the production of sugar in liver cells is also suppressed and appetite is suppressed as well.

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Milwaukee awaits census data
City hopes for evidence of stable population
Next month, the first numbers from the 2010 census will be made public in a rollout that will begin to tell us who we are, where we live and how many of us now call America home.
In Wisconsin and across the country, politicians, policy-makers and demographers will scour the data, which will be used for everything from divvying up $300 billion in federal money to states and communities to reshaping the nation's electoral map.
For Milwaukee, in particular, the stakes are great. As census data is released over coming months, the city will discover if it lived up to an estimate that it contains some 600,000 residents, providing tangible evidence that it has halted decades of slow but steady population decline.
The census may show not just the continued rise of Wisconsin's Hispanic population, but slower growth among the African-American population than in previous decades.
Statewide, Wisconsin is anticipated to retain its eight U.S. House seats in Congress. In July 2009, the state's estimated population was 5.65 million, while the overall U.S. population was estimated at 307 million.
"The census has been pretty quiet this round compared to the previous two decades," said Margo Anderson, a historian at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "It remains to be seen whether the count makes sense, whether local officials and state and local demographers take a look at the numbers and say, 'That's right.' "
Mark Mather, a demographer with the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau, guarantees there "will be some surprises in the numbers."
"Some areas might be growing faster than thought, others might be declining," he said.
William H. Frey, a demographer with the Brookings Institution, said the census will provide a clear focus on the state of America's cities, especially in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
"We've seen a decade that has been an incredible roller-coaster decade for population shifts," he said. "Since we only do this once every 10 years, the merry-go-round stops and you count everybody. In the last two years, we've had the lowest migration rate in the United States since the end of World War II. Some cities will not have done as well as they thought they might have."
D'vera Cohn, a senior writer at the Pew Research Center, said the census "offers a scorecard for some of the changes we've seen over the last decade."
In 2000, she said, people were surprised when the final census count came in higher than anticipated. She said she's interested in "how close to the mark" population estimates have been over the last few years.
In late December, the first big numbers are released: the nation's overall population; the counts of each state; and the apportionment of congressional seats.
Election Data Services, using population estimates, has said that 12 congressional seats affecting 18 states could change hands. Texas would be the big winner, with four additional seats, while New York and Ohio could each lose two seats. In the Upper Midwest, by retaining eight seats, Wisconsin would emerge as a winner, especially when compared with Illinois, Iowa and Michigan, which could lose one seat each.
What will the new figures mean in practical political terms, especially heading into the 2010 presidential election?
"You can pretty much take seven electoral votes out of the Democratic column and put seven electoral votes in the Republican column," said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist.
Sabato said through reapportionment, Republicans will be able to carve out an additional 12 to 20 favorable seats in the House while making gains in state legislatures.
Early next year, focus will shift to the census' local numbers. In February and March, the census will deliver data right down to the block level.
"I'm guardedly optimistic that we'll end up over 600,000, but I'm going to wait for the numbers," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said.
In 2007, Barrett and his administration successfully petitioned the Census Bureau to raise the city's estimated population by 30,000. As of July 2009, the city's estimated population was 605,013.
"We have been growing, and we're bucking the trend," Barrett said, noting that over the decades, Milwaukee has held on to a far larger percentage of its population than many other big cities in the Great Lakes area and Upper Midwest.
He said state lawmakers should take note of the importance of Milwaukee retaining its population. He said Milwaukee's future will be bolstered by keeping residency rules for city workers, including police and firefighters, so that the city can retain a strong middle class.
"It's a critical time right now with a new state government," said Barrett. "There are a lot of people who like to stick it to Milwaukee."
For the state, the most intriguing figures may involve the African-American and Latino populations. An American Community Survey estimate released in 2009 showed the state had 339,667 African-Americans, a rise of a little more than 35,000 in the decade. Meanwhile, the survey said there were an estimated 299,035 Hispanics in Wisconsin, an increase of more than 100,000 in the decade.
The state figures may well reflect national trends. African-American population growth has boomed in parts of the South, while the Hispanic population has grown in many parts of the country.
Frey, the demographer, notes that the African-American population in the Atlanta metropolitan area has grown by 1 million in the past two decades, "putting an exclamation point on the reversal of the historic south-to-north black movement," which began with the Great Migration of the early 20th century.
Frey said the census will likely show "a much bigger dispersion of Hispanics" throughout the country.
"That will be big news," he said.
Enrique Figueroa, director of the Roberto Hernández Center at UWM, said he'll be interested in seeing if the census shows a dispersion of Latinos across Wisconsin.
"I think there will be significant growth (of the Hispanic population) outside the traditional pockets of southeastern Wisconsin, Dane County and Brown County," he said.
Figueroa estimates that a quarter of the state's Hispanic population is 9 years of age or younger.
"The age of the population has profound implications for the school systems," he said. "There will be greater demand for bilingual education teachers and five, 10 years down the road, there will be growth for university attendance by the Latino population."


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Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the apartment's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
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Situated in the heart of Ocho Rios, within easy walking distance from the beach, entertainment and shopping centers.
The Village Hotel is located approximately 5 minutes from the Dunns River Falls and 125 km from Sangster's International Airport in Montego bay. Hotel facilities include front desk, bar and restaurant. All guest rooms are equipped with bathroom/shower, telephone, TV and air conditioning. Room with 2 beds with option to be used by 4 persons. All of them sharing the 2 existing beds. Address: 54-56 Main Street, 99999 Ocho Rios Jamaica
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Cracker sellers move SC
New Delhi: Traders with temporary licenses on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking relaxation of the ban on the sale of firecrackers in the national capital and the NCR.
Lawyers for the petitioner told the apex court that after the lifting of the November 2016 ban on September 12 this year, they had bought firecrackers for sale but the October 9 ban had caused them harm.
A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi where the matter was mentioned said they would discuss it with Justice A.K. Sikri who has given the October 9 ruling before listing it.


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Joshua Gray and Cristian Santesteban show how the Federal Trade Commission could have used its 2023 draft Merger Guidelines to focus its challenges against Microsoft-Activision and Meta-Within squarely on the pressing economic concern of protecting competition during critical technological transitions making full use of the law’s traditional incipiency standard.
Joshua Gray and Cristian Santesteban argue that the Federal Trade Commission's focus in Meta-Within and Microsoft-Activision on narrow markets like VR fitness apps and consoles missed the boat on the real competition issue: the threat to future competition in nascent markets like VR platforms and cloud gaming.
The Federal Trade Commission has recently lost a series of cases seeking to prevent Big Tech mergers and acquisitions. Jay Ezrielev offers several possible explanations for why the FTC continues to pursue these bad cases and suggests how the agency can refocus its energies to better serve its mission to protect competition going forward.
In response to both Herb Hovenkamp’s February 27 article in ProMarket and, perhaps more importantly, also to Hovenkamp’s highly regarded treatise, Lawrence B. Landman, first, shows that the Future Markets Model explains the court’s decision in Meta/Within. Since Meta was not even trying to make a future product, the court correctly found that Meta would not enter the Future Market. Second, the Future Markets Model is the analytical tool which Hovenkamp says the enforcers lack when they try to protect competition to innovate.
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Peruse and purchase dazzling works of fine art by SCAD students at Open Studio Night. With a stellar array of painting, printmaking, photography and ceramics pieces featured, this annual event showcases some of the most extraordinary works from SCAD Savannah students. Enjoy live entertainment and hors d’oeuvres in a gallery setting as you support SCAD students and add to your art collection.
This event is free and open to the public.
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Non-contact machining, such as the laser-welding of battery enclosures or cell connectors, prevents mechanical stress to the material. The locally limited and low input of heat ensures non-distorted seams. Lasers from TRUMPF produce high-quality welding seams which are accurately reproducible, as they are extremely precise. They significantly contribute to the production of ever smaller and more powerful battery block cells. Efficient production on laser machines with high productivity and the low cost of parts allows the production of large volumes at reasonable prices. Therefore, laser production facilities meet the demands of a broad end user market. In the electric motors sector, laser machines are used for cutting stator sheets. Delicate contours are cut quickly and can be consistently and precisely duplicated. Reproducibility and non-distortion are critical factors in joining stator packs. In addition to the applications above, laser machines offer various other options for applications and solutions in the area of electric mobility. The TRUMPF group is one of the leading production technology companies worldwide. The company is a technological and global market leader in the industrial lasers and laser systems sector. TRUMPF offers the full range of products and services that are required for cost-efficient, quick and high-quality automobile production: from laser systems to laser beam sources, beam guiding units and optics, control units and comprehensive services.


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Fine Art Giclee Print, printed using Epson Ultrachrome K3 Inks on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm paper. Edition of 100. All prints signed and dated. Free Postage.
paper size 750mm x 750mm
Image size 650mm x 650mm
"Fly Far Far Away 1" Limited Edition Giclee Art Print
Print will be packaged in tissue paper and posted in a cardboard tube. Due to the nature of the inks, keep handling of the print to a minimum. Frame print as soon as possible to protect and extend the lifetime of the print. Once framed, print quality will stay constant.


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The reasons for consumers’ continuous consumption behavior are quite complex and are influenced by multiple factors. Advertising, societal pressure, personal satisfaction and economic development are the major factors contributing to people’s continued consumption.
Consumer society and culture
Consumption plays an important role in today’s society. While manufacturers are constantly encouraging consumers to buy new products, consumers are constantly buying more than they need. So, what is consumer society and culture and why is it so important?
A consumer society is a society characterized by the production and consumption of goods and services. In this society, consumption is the main source of economic growth. Consumption culture, on the other hand, is when people’s consumption behavior becomes a social norm. Consumers believe they can express themselves, feel better and be happier by purchasing something.
Consumer society and culture emerged after the industrial revolution. Developments in production technologies increased the amount of production and led to the consumption of more goods and services. Advertising also played an important role in the development of the consumer society. Advertising was used to encourage consumers to buy new products, and the culture of consumption became more widespread.
Consumer society and culture are also associated with environmental and social problems. Consumption leads to depletion of natural resources, waste and pollution problems. Also in the consumer society, where people focus on buying goods and services, they can remain superficial in their relationships with other people and build their values on goods and services.
The effect of advertisements: driven consumption
Advertising is an effective means of persuading consumers to buy products. Advertising, which can effectively respond to the needs and wishes of consumers, plays an important role in the development of consumer culture and society. However, there are some concerns about how advertising influences consumers’ consumption behavior.
Advertising shows consumers why they should buy a product. To this end, advertisements focus on the needs and wishes of consumers. For example, a car advertisement offers consumers the opportunity to own a safe, comfortable and prestigious car. Ads also target the emotional and social needs of consumers. Therefore, advertisements convince consumers to buy a product to make them feel better.
Advertising can have a direct influence on consumers’ consumption behaviour. Advertisements draw consumers’ attention to a product and leave a positive impression about the product. Advertising can increase consumers’ desire to own a product and make them make a purchasing decision. Advertising can also help consumers build brand loyalty.
However, advertisements can also have negative effects on consumer culture and society. Advertisements can lead consumers to buy a product unnecessarily and this can lead to increased consumption habits. Advertising can exaggerate consumer needs and wants and create unrealistic expectations. In addition, advertisements can lead consumers to construct their identities through goods and services, which can remain superficial in their relationships with other people.
Reasons why people consume constantly
In the modern world, consumer society has become a part of people’s daily lives. Consumption, in addition to meeting needs, is a lifestyle for many. So, why are people constantly consuming? Here are some reasons:
Advertising and marketing strategies
Marketing strategies aim to inform consumers about their needs and wants and induce them to buy products. Advertising helps consumers develop brand loyalty and prefer a particular product or service over others. These advertisements and marketing strategies increase consumer desire and drive them to continually purchase new products or services.
Social pressure and status
Social pressure and status can lead consumers to want to adapt to a certain lifestyle. For example, owning a luxury car or taking an expensive holiday is a status symbol for many people. For this reason, consumers are constantly consuming to adapt to society’s expectations.
Consumers sometimes consume for personal gratification. This means that they try to make themselves happy by buying things that they like or enjoy. This is often associated with luxury consumption and can often lead consumers to overspend.
Industrial growth and economic development
Consumption is important for industrial growth and economic development. Companies can grow by selling their products and services. Consistent consumer consumption can help support economic growth. Therefore, it is customary to promote consumption for economic development.
Difference between need and desire
People’s consumption behavior depends on their understanding of the difference between needs and wants. Needs are the basic requirements needed to survive and live a healthy life. On the other hand, wishes are things that are beyond the necessary and are usually luxurious or pleasant. One of the main reasons people tend to consume is that this difference between needs and wants is not understood or confused.
Needs include basic food, water, shelter, clothing and health care. These needs are necessary to ensure that people are healthy and safe. It is natural and necessary for people to consume to meet these needs. However, consumers sometimes even confuse their needs with unnecessary products. For example, eating high-calorie foods in fast-food restaurants may be an unhealthy choice, even if it fulfills a nutritional need.
Desires include things that are luxurious and pleasurable. For example, a new car, a luxury holiday, a new piece of technology or fashion trends. Desires are often favored for the sake of social status, prestige, or personal satisfaction. However, satisfying needs is not necessary and in many cases can lead to a waste of material resources or debt.
Why are people constantly consuming?
Continuous consumption habits of people are influenced by many factors. Advertising, societal pressure, personal satisfaction and economic development are the major factors contributing to people’s continued consumption.
What is the consumer society?
The consumer society is a model of society based on consumption, which has become part of people’s daily lives. In this society, people are constantly buying new products and services according to their culture of consumption, not as much as their needs.
What is the effect of advertising on consumption?
Advertising aims to inform consumers about their needs and wishes and to encourage them to buy products. Advertising helps consumers develop brand loyalty and prefer a particular product or service over others. These advertisements and marketing strategies increase consumer desire and drive them to continually purchase new products or services.
What are the ways to change our consumption habits?
There are several ways to change our consumption habits. The first of these may be to determine our needs and consume only to meet those needs. A second method is to buy products with sustainability and environmental impact in mind. In addition, there may be other options to buy second-hand products, buy and repair more durable products and change our consumption habits.


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Joan Barker is an independent photographer, artist and educator living in New York’s Hudson Valley. Joan is the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Artists’ Fellowship, The Village Voice Photography Grant and two Center for Photography at Woodstock Fellowships.
Her photographs have been featured nationally in one-person shows including O K Harris in NYC and Friends of Photography in San Francisco. Internationally, Joan’s work has been included in exhibits at the Photographers’ Gallery in London, Photohozos in Athens and the Internationale Fotoage Herten in Germany.
Group exhibitions include the Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, the California Museum of Photography in Riverside, and Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY.
Joan’s photographs are also included in numerous collections such as at The Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, AZ, and the New York Public Library in NYC and The Center for Photography at Woodstock.
Joan completed her MFA in photography at the State University of New York at New Paltz where she taught for more than fifteen years. She was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching for the academic year 2013-2014.
Photo by Georgia Landman

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Cosplay is about having fun.We dress up and build awesome props and costumes because it is what we love to do.We love to cosplay popular movies,animes,witches.The Suicide Squad is now all the rage.It has been making headlines a lot!
As most people do,we love the role Harleen Quinzel most,we want everything she had.Here we have the same design of the cosplay wig as Harleen Quinzel’s.
The wig is made of rayon,it’s soft and smooth.And most imporantly,it is same as Harleen Quinzel’s hair in the movie Suicide Squad.
As long as we mention Harleen Quinzel,we can’t ignore her red and royal blue costume,it is so bright and cool.
This cosplay costume is made of polyester fiber,and it’s not single,it was sold with the T-shirt inside and the pants.
I have to say that the accessories are also important in the move,they can inhance the characteristics of the role.
After all,I have to say,cosplay should never be a race to get more likes or followers.As soon as it starts to get too competitive, that is when the fun stops and all the drama begins.I want this to be a community in which we support each other!

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Max van der Stoel Award 2020
Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre from Ireland will be awarded the 2020 Max van der Stoel Award in recognition of its continued efforts to strengthen the genuine integration of Ireland’s society by advocating for and protecting the rights of the Traveller and Roma communities. The 2020 Award Ceremony was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. According to the Jury, Pavee Point “courageously and continuously seeks to celebrate the cultures and traditions of Traveller and Roma communities in an inclusive manner by advocating for participation, social justice and genuine equality at the regional, national and international levels. Pavee Point supports the integration of Ireland’s diverse society through education and healthcare initiatives, and works to combat violence against women and support participation in programmes that bridge economic and societal inequalities.” The award, co-sponsored by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Dutch Foreign Ministry, recognizes extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities across the OSCE countries.
- Date: 19 November 2021
- Place: The Hague, the Netherlands
- For more information about the event click here.
15:00 o’clock – Registration
15:30 o’clock – The Max van der Stoel Award 2020 Ceremony
Welcome Speech by His Excellency Kairat Abdrakhmanov OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Welcome Remarks by Erik de Baedts General Director of the Carnegie Foundation – Peace Palace
Remarks by Her Excellency Helga Maria Schmid Secretary General of the OSCE
Remarks by His Excellency Matteo Mecacci Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Statement on behalf of the Jury by His Excellency Lamberto Zannier former OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Chair of the Max van der Stoel Award 2020 Jury
Presentation Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Short Film about the Laureate Acceptance Speech by the Laureate
17:00 o’clock – Reception


Developers Alliance Press Release on the Publication of the European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Promoting Fairness and Transparency for Business Users of Online Intermediation Services
Thursday, 26 April 2018
Contact: Michela Palladino - Michela@DevAlliance.org
BRUSSELS – The Developers Alliance released today the following statement:
“The Developers Alliance and its members acknowledge the decision of the European Commission to propose a Regulation on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services and online search engines in the Digital Single Market.
The Alliance believes in the essential role of platforms in allowing developers across Europe to take advantage of the digital market in ways that would otherwise not be possible.
According to a recent Developers Alliance survey, developers have a positive attitude towards platforms, which are seen as conducive towards their success and responsive to their needs. Developers also find the level of communication they have with the platforms satisfactory.
The Developer Alliance believes in the efficiency of the current system and doesn’t think it needs to be overhauled.
In order to thrive, developers need to work in a predictable environment that enables an efficient allocation of time and resources. Such predictability seems impossible in a sector as dynamic and constantly evolving as technology, but it can be achieved when platforms and their users communicate efficiently.
The Alliance supports the European Commission’s intentions to encourage better relationships between platforms and their users through transparency but is concerned about the lack of evidence basis for this legislative intervention. The proposal tabled today by the Commission risks negatively affecting the entire online ecosystem, creating barriers for European developers, platforms (of all sizes), SMEs and start-ups.
The Developers Alliance looks forward to bringing the developers’ viewpoint to the discussion with the co-legislators in the coming months and to working together with the European Parliament and the EU Member States towards a light-touch and targeted solution in order to support the growth and success of European digital businesses and not to stifle innovation.”
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It seemed to Sarah Levine that there should be some record of what was happening here, that the genesis should not be lost. And so, in the early summer, feeling self-conscious but with a sense of history, she put a plain legal pad before her and wrote:
''June 12. Today, we met with Clare and Michael Maitino (I called them 'my catalytic agents') to finally draw up some plans for the first meeting of Nantucket's Jewish community.''
In all the long history of this island, since the town was founded more than 300 years ago, such a thing had never happened. Nobody here even remebers a single Jew living on Nantucket until the 1920's, and in the decades since, there were no bar mitzvahs, no Sabbath services, no rabbis, no observances of the traditions of Judaism.
A 'Desert' for Judaism
But the determination of the Levines and Maitinos carried and spread. On Friday night, in the island's original church, old men and women bowed their heads over new prayer books, and the ancient, melodic Hebrew chant of the Kol Nidre rose and rang off the timbered walls.
''It's not a resurgence,'' said Rabbi Richard A. Davis of New York, who came to lead the congregation through the High Holy Days, ending with this weekend's Yom Kippur services. ''It's the first time.''
Rabbi Davis said a definitive history of the island had 83 pages about the island's churches. ''And in all that text,'' he said, ''there's not a single mention of the word 'Jew.' ''
''For the year-round people, it's been like a desert here as far as Judaism is concerned,'' said Jack Korngold, a new arrival and one of those who formed the new congregation. ''Many of them have totally assimilated themselves into the island's existing cultural institutions.'' 50 Years Without Services
The assimilation began with their arrival. ''I was 12 years old,'' said Zelda Zlotin, ''and just going to start Sunday school when I moved here.'' That was in 1932. Mrs. Zlotin is now a dimpled grandmother whose very words suggest the ecumenical life that her family has led on the island through that time.
''It's 50 years since I attended any services on any kind of regular basis,'' Milton Zlotin says. On Friday, his wife baked her first cake for the end of a Yom Kippur fast, which concluded when the sun went down Saturday night. But this Tuesday evening she will sew, as she has for years, with the ladies of the Roman Catholic church.
They raised three children on the island without benefit of the rituals or a feeling of community to instruct them. Once, Mrs. Zlotin recalled, the Unitarian pastor asked if they would like some space in the church, to try to found a congregation for the teaching of the children. But she and her husband were working 15-hour days running the restaurant that her father had started, after the Fall River textile mill he worked in closed during the Depression. Mrs. Zlotin smiled, thanked the minister and said no. Children Were Taught at Home
Instead, they tried to teach the children at home, and in the restaurant in December, on the opposite side of the room from the Christmas tree they decorated, they lit the nine-candled menorah for Hanukkah. As the number of resident Jewish families grew slowly from the original three or four, each tried to find ways to observe.
Mrs. Levine, whose husband, Morgan, started a store here 36 years ago, in the wake of his uncle's settlement on Nantucket, sought to keep alive the habits that other families had left behind. Some springs, she squeezed 30 people into her house for the feast of the Seder at Passover. Inwardly, she dreamed of the day of a real community, of a congregation.
Bernard Grossman, after his family moved here in the 1960's, became a merchant of the town, a Selectman and a member of the Yacht Club. On Nantucket, he belongs to the Unitarian Church; on the Massachusetts mainland, to Temple Israel. ''You get your spiritual comfort where you find it,'' he says. Poor Economy Was a Hindrance
Years earlier, he had worked to found Temple Shalom in Newton, Mass., and the Episcopal minister here offered space in the church for Jewish services. Mr. Grossman smiled, thanked the minister and said no. ''I said I'd started one congregation in my life, and that was enough,'' he says.
It was not any unusual hostility to Jews that kept their population on Nantucket small, they all say. Instead, Mr. Levine thinks, it was the lack of any business or professional opportunity to draw them here to live. Nantucket had been depressed since the failure of the whaling industry in the mid-19th century, its reduced population remaining static through the first half of the 20th century, at about 3,400.
But then the preserved, trim grace of the old town, the sport fishing, the beauty and sense of sanctuary on the island and the deserted strands of golden beaches began to draw affluent summer residents and day-trippers in search of charm. Converts Started the Push
Still, it took the arrival of the Maitinos, proprietors of an antique shop here, and the energy of such summer residents as Myra Fein of Long Meadow, Mass., to realize Mrs. Levine's dream of synthesis. Newly converted to Judaism from Roman Catholicism, the Maitinos looked for Jewish activity.
Finding none, they called the Levines, who invited them to a Seder. They began to plan, to make phone calls. They set a date, rented the Grange hall, put up bulletins and placed a notice in the island paper. They thought 20 people might turn up for that first Sabbath service in July. They were stunned when 150 came.
At Rosh ha-Shanah, 200 people filled the Congregational Church, built in 1725 by the carpenters of whaling ships and bowed inside like the hold of a ship. Some struggled with the Hebrew; some were in tears.
Saturday, before the evening service and his departure today for New York, Rabbi Davis said he was worried about the long winter ahead and whether the 15 or 20 families who live on the island would be able to keep their spirit intact. ''You don't have to be perfect Jews right away,'' he told them. ''Just be good enough.''


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Nuvigil in the UK
The magic Nuvigil in the United Kingdom.
Generic Nuvigil is a drug applied to encourage a natural feeling of watchfulness and increased consciousness in the consumer without provoking awkward side effects like those which sometimes correspond to other stimulators. Its usage spectrums are from assisting narcoleptics to remain awake in the course of the day to increasing mental opportunities of shift workers who are on nonregular work and sleep timetables. It is also utilized profligately in the United Kingdom as a “smart drug”, as many feedbacks affirm that it makes them sense cleverer and clearer-headed while taking this substance. There were a lot of debates of how this preparation is governed in the UK for this reason. What accurately is the lawful stature of generic Nuvigil in the UK and why it is widely marketed without any allowance?
Why do people use this drug?
At the beginning it was invented for people who had severe forms of extreme tiredness and a problem of remaining vigilant during the day. These syndromes are usually found in examinees with paroxysmal sleep, obstructive sleep apnea and disorder of shift worker sleep. This medicament is sometimes applied off-label for a diversity of purposes. Some individuals with extreme daytime drowsiness or excessive tiredness have reported that it assists them have a normal life.
Wanderers describe a meaningful contraction in jet lag if they take a pill on first day in their zone of new time. Besides contributing an attentive and vigilant condition, it also may improve the consumer’s inducement and effectiveness. Personalities, working long hours on short terms, state that occasional usage of Nuvigil aids them finish projects on time by downgrading weariness and maintaining their concentration sharp. It is rather commonplace to appoint this medication for ADHD and other sorts of cognitive violation in America.
Is it lawful in the UK?
If you want to buy Nuvigil or consume it, you will require receiving a doctor’s prescription for this drug. It is viewed an adjusted medicament in the UK and was listed to the prescription-only drugs. You can talk to your medical representative if you are interested in clarifying whether you can obtain allowance. A medical specialist will manage to define if this is an appropriate medication for you.
As non-generic Nuvigil can be surprisingly expensive, many consumers of this drug in the UK have demonstrated interest in the capability to buy generic variants that are purchased via the Internet from abroad drugstores. There are some reviews of UK inhabitants who order Nuvigil without a prescription from different online pharmacies and they assure that they didn’t require any doctor’s allowance. So, there are no grounds in order not to believe that it is very easy to buy Nuvigil in various oversee websites and, moreover, it will be delivered directly to your place of living.

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The County Championship Cross Country meet was held Thursday at Westmoreland College. The Wildcat Cross Country teams had a strong showing with the Girls team finishing fourth with 97 points. The Lady Spartans of Hempfield were the champions with a score of 56. The Boys team finished second in an incredibly close race losing to Champion Greensburg Salem by a single point with a 48-49 score. Nine county teams competed in the meet which was held without spectators due to restrictions because of COVID-19.
Clara Herr was the top finisher for the Wildcats, finishing 4th after completing the course in 20:22. Lexie Planinsek in 7th and Aubrey Cable also earned awards. McKenna Skatell and Cora Drylie completed the scoring places for the Lady ‘Cats. Hayden Kraynick, Lizzie Planinsek, Daysha Thomas and Leah Mazur also raced. Junior Corinn Brewer from Greensburg Central Catholic outlegged Eliza Miller of Kiski Area to win the individual championship, her third, in 19:07.
Leading the way for the Boys squad was Drew Kozuch finishing 3rd in 16:52. Dante Fresura and Joseph Hill, running 4th and 6th respectively, along with Matt McCreery (17th) and David An (19th) set the score for the Wildcats. Koen Fulton and Justin Carlson also earned awards giving the team the most medalists. August Lawrence, Noah Pittman, Nathan Lemmon, Jake McElhoes and Luke Robinson ran in the Varsity race. Alex Jubert of Norwin led the field finishing in 16:22.
The Wildcats will return to action on Thursday at White Oak Park for the Tri-state Track Coaches Association meet.


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December 30, 2020, Submitted by Liza O'Reilly
Usually, Hingham is proud of the color red. Our town flag is red. The school colors are red and white. The parade route is lined with a red, white and blue stripe. But not this time, we achieved a new status and were colored with high-risk-COVID-red for the week of December 24th due to rising positive test rates in our community.
This status is a huge setback for our schools. Our schools and our community are explicitly linked and rely on each other to allow our students, teachers and staff to learn safely and confidently. We know from guidance and scientific publications that operating schools safely can be done when community-based transmission rates are low. This is no longer the case.
I invite you to join me as ‘One Hingham Together’ to change the COVID shade from Red to Green. The ultimate goal is zero cases, but we need to start somewhere. We need to cheer for Green instead of Big Red.
Our community would be a safer place for EVERYONE. Getting to Green would mean that our positivity rates go down significantly. When our community is a safer place, schools would have more students return to the classroom and we can all begin to rebuild to pre-COVID times.
- Our youngest learners could be in school rather than remote learning from home. They could be with their teachers, learning to read with support, socializing with peers and getting out of the house. Parents could focus on their jobs and responsibilities.
- Older students could benefit from being with teachers, seeing friends, participating in extracurricular activities, and resuming traditional school events, even if requiring modification.
- Teachers and school staff would gain comfort and confidence knowing that risk factors are lowered.
- The risk to public safety and essential service workers would reduce.
- Restaurants, stores, movie theaters and other businesses could open with more flexibility.
- I am sure you can think of other casualties of COVID restrictions that could resume if our community became safer.
How do we get there?
- Keep doing the basics such as wearing a mask, washing your hands, socially distancing at least 6 feet, and following the State and Local Guidance. A vaccine is coming, but full distribution is months away.
- Stop the behavior that makes us sick. I dropped off my high school student at school and saw four students who drove together, not one of them wearing a mask inside the car! Social media is full of photos of house and basement parties. These indoor events have to stop! We know how to beat this virus. Let’s do it!
- Find new ways to connect and socialize. My friend cancelled an annual holiday lunch and created a group text to share the news of the cancellation. The group text is a continuous sharing of joys, stresses and inspiration of the holiday. We found a new way to connect, laugh and support each other. Be creative!
What’s in it for you?
- Health - no matter your age, no one enjoys being sick or worse.
- Family and Friends - you don’t want to make others sick, be hospitalized or the cause of a death. You may not know that you carry the virus but you can infect others.
- Mental Health - Our children are suffering without the routines and social time at school. Parents are stressed about their children and themselves. Elderly are isolated from their families and each other. The isolation is impacting all of us. We need to beat this virus.
- No quarantine - When one person tests positive, the people who came in contact with them should quarantine for 14 days. I know of three people who could not enjoy their families during the holiday because they were quarantining due to the positive test results of their employers, friends and team members. We are separated enough. Let’s not create additional isolation.
Together we can turn Hingham from Red to Green. Please join me in making “One Hingham Together in 2021” your New Year’s Resolution. The students, staff and families of Hingham Public Schools will be grateful for your support and cooperation.
Liza O’Reilly has been a member of the Hingham School Committee since 2013.


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The initiator of this project is not other than a former engineer of MandrakeSoft, the company editor of Linux Mandrake.
Proposing by defect the office GNOME (an integration of the desktop Shell E17 will be also envisaged), a graphic procedure of installation in Gtk+ and various tools of configuration based on a library called "detect" in charge of the detect
ion of the material and based on the very known library XML libxml2 which as for it will manage the files of configuration.
For the moment are available the library detect, ghb (a kind of navigator for material) and gnome fdisk editor (still at the stage alpha), tools which seem already very promising and which already let predict effectiveness of this future distribution.
We are always in the search of contributors, in particular for the development,the translation and the test. Thus do not hesitate to come to join their team.
See following url: XLine Distribution Official Site for more information."


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As we rapidly approach the festive season, the daunting temptation of sugary treats can be enough to make even the most determined dieter sweat.
And knowing what to replace our favourite sweet snacks with can be even more difficult.
But there are some simple steps you can take to keep away from those sugary cravings.
Luckily, London-based nutritionist and weight loss expert Lily Soutter has revealed just how easy it is to say goodbye to sugar.
1. Go cold-turkey
Sugar is addictive. The more we eat, the more we want. By going cold turkey for a month you can recalibrate the taste buds and cravings will subside.
2. Take a home and desk detox
Out of site, out of mind, really does help. Clear the kitchen cupboards and desk space of all temptations.
3. Tell your family, friends and co-workers
By confiding in friends and co-workers about your plans, they will be less likely to wave the office cake tray under your nose.
4. Read every food label
Hidden sugar is found in the strangest places.
Simple rule: if the food product contains more than 5g per 100g, this will be in the red zone of the traffic light label - this should ring alarm bells.
5. Kill your cravings with a low sugar treat
If you really need a sweet fix, try whizzing some berries in a blender with natural yoghurt and seeds. This low sugar snack will curb those cravings.
Top tip: add a pinch of cinnamon to curb the cravings even further.
6. Cook from scratch
This is the easiest way to control your sugar intake; say goodbye to hidden sugar, additives, colourings, chemicals and flavourings.
7. Eat protein and healthy fats at each meal
Protein and healthy fats are great for balancing blood sugar levels. They keep you fuller for longer, prevent energy dips and reduce sugar cravings.
Eat lean meats, fish, nuts & seeds, tofu, avocado, cold-pressed oils, beans and pulses, natural yoghurt, eggs, nut and seed butters.
8. Up your chromium intake
Chromium is a mineral needed for balancing blood sugar. Evidence suggests that supplementation with chromium picolinate may help reduce sugar cravings.
Foods high in chromium include whole grains, orange juice, broccoli, potatoes, green beans and raw tomatoes.
9. Flex your 'I'm not eating sugar' muscle daily
Each time you flex your 'I'm not eating sugar' muscle, you are forming a new neural pathway in the brain and over time this will form into a healthy habit.
Each time you resist sugar, don't think of it as a burden - think of it as a strengthening exercise.
10. Indulge in life, not sugar
Don't use sugar to change your mood. Instead use what I call nourishing life pleasures: have a bath, get a massage, laugh with a friend, watch your favourite film - the list is endless.

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Fans who get to see the Seattle game tomorrow could be seeing their last one forever.
According to espn.com, the Washington State football team has the eighth toughest 2014 schedule in all of Division I College Football.
With their first battle of the season just days away, we get a little closer to knowing who will lead the Vandal football team into battle.
Yesterday we got to know a superstar quarterback on a personal level, and today we continue to do that. Let’s go a little more in depth with Washington State Quarterback, Connor Halliday.
Not too many people are thinking about basketball right now as football creeps closer, but Cougar fans will be after today's news.
After breaking or tying several passing records last year for the Cougs, we all know that WSU has a star quarterback that hopefully can only get better and show us even more this year.
With Washington State's first football game just a week away and Idaho's only nine days, it's time we once again go all in with both teams to see how the season is going to look.
The Cougars may have just spent $61-million on their new football complex, but it seems like that may be just the beginning.
While the weather is getting more pleasant, golfers are getting back on the course and are ready to compete.
After an impressive 2013 season, an L-C team comes back with an almost all-new team.
After LCSC held their annual Fall Sports press conference Tuesday, we find out big news about one of their star athletes.
With the season just under two weeks away, the Idaho football team is only putting their thoughts into what they can change.
Another day, another watch list a Cougar has been added to...
In case you've seen videos of people dumping buckets of ice water on their heads over the past two weeks or so and have no clue why they're doing it, let me explain.
Scrimmage number two is now in the books for the Vandals.
Golfers listen up, you'll soon have a chance to support your local college while getting on the course.
College football fans love to hear the how the top 25 list moves around every week, but others in the area just want to know where their team ranks in general.
The Cougar football team is heading back up to the Palouse a whole lot better, after fall camp in Lewiston comes to an end.
As Cougar football players keep racking up the preseason awards, a different type of Cougar footballer is getting recognition.
One of the keys to winning in sports is preparation, something the Cougars preach year-round.
While we carefully watch the QB battle going on in Moscow, another battle is going on in the backfield.
The Vandals weren't the only ones to see some game-type action this past Saturday.
We're just over two weeks away from the college football season, and the Vandals gave us a preview of what we have to look forward to.
It only took six days, but the hitting has finally begun in Lewiston.
Seems like many of Idaho's sports programs are mixing up conferences, and one of them finds out who they will be facing in their upcoming season.
The Vandals may have lost a big piece of their football team a few weeks ago, but seemed to have filled that void pretty easily.
The Harris Field that most of you have grown to know and love is on its way to be becoming a bigger and better field.
The LCSC Volleyball program has become a powerhouse in the Frontier conference, and each year more and more fans come out to see the Warrior women dominate the competition.


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Mod Name: Babbo Sound Mod
Category: Essential Mods, Mods
- Creator: babbo_elu + jboogie
- File Size: 44.5mb
- File Name: SoundMod-0.0.3.zip
- Date Added: 06/13/2020
This mod was built to overhaul the sounds in SkaterXL. With over 160 new sounds recorded by jboogie, a member of the community, babbo sound mond gives you a new immersive sound experience while playing Skater XL.
– 160+ sounds in total
– 28 new sounds for “board impacts” (the board hitting the ground when you bail/bump into stuff). the base game only has like 4 and theyre pretty bad, lol.
– replaced all the shoe movement noises and made them less abrasive/annoying
– updated sounds for pops, scoops, and lands. should all be much snappier and authentic. lots of people thought the old ones sounded “wet,” hopefully these sound better. also changed the “movement” sound effect when you pop from loud ass clothes ruffling to a shoe-scrape sound effect. sounds much cleaner.
– updated default rolling noises. A few sidewalk bumps really add to the sound, lmk what you think.
– replaced powerslide “start” and “end” noises for default concrete. not the whole loop itself. that’s a tough one to make sound good.
– additional grind enter sounds for every type (concrete, metal and wood) as well as new loops for “wood” grinds. these are the sounds that play when you do nose/tailslides, boardslides, etc.

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Muse Challenge #13
Hope your having a great week. I was able to do a little crafting yesterday, so I made a card for the latest Muse Challenge #13. The Muse this week is Marion. Her card is so cute with a clean and simple look.
I was inspired by the three flowers, bling and location of sentiment. I tried to recreate a similar look but with different colors. This challenge is so much fun. Right?
Thanks for stopping by for a visit,
Stamps: Flowers (Avery Elle Petals and Stems), Sentiment (Avery Elle Bonjour)


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Paula Gabriel SWC Faculty of Science Programmes Officer
Staff Wellbeing Champion
I have been at the University for 8 years and have often been first point of contact for students undergoing complex wellbeing situations so am comfortable with anything you would like to speak about. Previously I was a youth worker working in Bristol. I attended training from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England and taken active listening and communication courses.
Having a healthy mind is as important as a healthy body. Work life, home life, emotional and social factors as well as health issues can have a massive impact on your health and wellbeing. Most people go through periods of time where their mental health and general wellbeing is challenged, remember you are not alone and talking to someone about it is an important first step.
I have dogs and cats, my daughter has taken up riding so I spend my weekends at a smelly old stables but I love being around the horses and animals as this helps my wellbeing.


If you’ve been reading our articles you will have read about vulnerabilities; don’t worry our series on Risk Assessments aren’t duplicates of our vulnerability article, rather they are a whole different view of cybersecurity. Vulnerabilities deal with the technological entry points for hackers; Risks are higher level and are based on If/Then statements. For instance, If our web server is compromised THEN our reputation will be damaged. Risk statements lead to a risk formula that provides you with priorities for funding and resource allocation. This formula looks at the probability of that risk coming to fruition as well as the impact on your business. This can be either a complex formula that yields a score from 1 – 10 or a simple 5×5 risk chart. When dealing with a multitude of risks it’s best to use a formula and basing your priorities on the scores, working to mitigate those areas of high risk before focusing on the lower risk. The more complex the formula the less it will fit with all risks.
Risk Management is best defined in NIST SP 800-39; the below are excerpted from this document.
“Tier 1 addresses risk from an organizational perspective by establishing and implementing governance structures that are consistent with the strategic goals and objectives of organizations and the requirements defined by federal laws, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and
missions/business functions. Governance structures provide oversight for the risk management activities conducted by organizations and include: (i) the establishment and implementation of a risk executive (function); (ii) the establishment of the organization’s risk management strategy including the determination of risk tolerance; and (iii) the development and execution of
organization-wide investment strategies for information resources and information security.”
“Tier 2 addresses risk from a mission/business process perspective by designing, developing, and implementing mission/business processes that support the missions/business functions defined at Tier 1. Organizational mission/business processes guide and inform the development of an enterprise architecture that provides a disciplined and structured methodology for managing the complexity of the organization’s information technology infrastructure. A key component of the
enterprise architecture is the embedded information security architecture that provides a roadmap to ensure that mission/business process-driven information security requirements and protection needs are defined and allocated to appropriate organizational information systems and the environments in which those systems operate.”
“All information systems, including operational systems, systems under development, and systems undergoing modification, are in some phase of the system development life cycle.42 In addition to the risk management activities carried out at Tier 1 and Tier 2 (e.g., reflecting the organization’s
risk management strategy within the enterprise architecture and embedded information security architecture), risk management activities are also integrated into the system development life cycle of organizational information systems at Tier 3. The risk management activities at Tier 3
reflect the organization’s risk management strategy and any risk related to the cost, schedule, and performance requirements for individual information systems supporting the mission/business functions of organizations. Risk management activities take place at every phase in the system development life cycle with the outputs at each phase having an effect on subsequent phases.”


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Lindsey Vonn went skiing with her 'speed demon' dog
On Wednesday, Vonn shared a video of one of her dogs joining her in the snow. As she was skiing, her dog Lucy ran next to her because she's, as Vonn wrote, "a speed demon like her mom."
Here are more photos of Lucy:
Lucy is a very good dog. She is probably extremely proud that her mom is going to compete in the Winter Olympics.

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Posted 10:43 PM 3/21/2013 : St. Landry Parish School Board Elects New Board Member
In St. Landry Parish, the school board has a new member tonight after quite a whirlwind meeting.
The board went through three rounds of voting before choosing a new board member. The first two votes were deadlocked.
After discussing other items board member Randy Wagley


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‘The indigenous women’s voices and “her stories”, as an integral part of the women’s movement and indigenous peoples’ movement, remain faint. This reflects the overall conditions of indigenous women as relatively more marginalized, discriminated against and dis-empowered at all levels. It also illustrates the urgent need to strengthen indigenous women’s organizations and institutions, as well as their leadership and effective participation, in all matters that concern them as women and as indigenous peoples.’ Joan Carling, Secretary General, AIPP.
This publication, published by AIPP, is a collection of stories of struggle of some indigenous women in Asia who directly face the negative impacts of mining. This publication is part of the Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders Network (IPHRD Net) efforts to inform actors and stakeholders of the efforts of indigenous women and their communities to address violations of their rights, particularly their collective rights as indigenous peoples. The IPHRD Net is supported by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).
A formal submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to contribute to the elaboration of a General Recommendation on Rural Women under the Convention. The submission highlights the specific circumstances of indigenous women and the need to focus on achieving coherence between CEDAW and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
This briefing note, published by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and Forest Peoples Programme, is intended to develop discussion and thought about the complexity of the challenges of violence against indigenous women and girls. Work being done by indigenous women’s organisations in Asia and around the world has increasingly drawn attention to the need for specific analysis and understanding to be established of the nature and forms of such violence. This note also intends to shed light on the need to respect rights in totality, to simultaneously respect and protect the individual and collective rights of indigenous women.
Priority theme of 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls
Statement by Indigenous Women from Asia-Pacific and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
This submission had been made jointly by the Nepal Indigenous Women’s Federation (NIWF), the Lawyer’s Association for the Human Rights of Nepal’s Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) and by the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP).
A shadow report to the 49th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), jointly submitted by the National Indigenous Women's Federation (NIWF), the Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP).
submitted to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences by United NGOs Mission Manipur, Women Action for Development (Manipur) and Forest Peoples Programme


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Posted Apr 21, 2014 at 11:04 am by Leslie Black-Plumeau
Elderly baby boomers may be less likely to move to new “senior” housing in the numbers many expect, recent research from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies suggests. Despite their swelling ranks in the population, home owners older than 65 have had very low mobility rates compared to younger households. This difference is likely to persist in the future.
The reasons we might expect seniors to change their housing situation are many. Desire for a unit that is smaller, handicap accessible, easier to care for, less driving-dependent, more energy efficient, and more affordable are among the many reasons housing analysts expect a growing demand for senior housing. However, competing forces, including those listed here, are likely to lead many boomers to stay where they are, writes Joint Center researcher George Masnick.
Estimating future demand for senior housing in Vermont will require careful assessment of community level market conditions. Despite their lower mobility rates, the very large numbers of aging baby boomers could well mean demand for additional housing. However, recognizing the desires of boomers and their unique propensity to be employed relative to prior generations of seniors will help us more accurately predict the quantity of additional senior housing units needed. It also indicates the growing need for efforts to help seniors age in place.
Read more at the Joint Center for Housing Studies web site.


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It’s Always in Session
Rushing to judgement can lead to mistakes. When people’s lives and reputations are on the line, these mistakes can be irreparable. Make no mistake here — our rights have been seriously violated, as we’ve been subjected to this corrupt local government for years — with no justice in sight. Therefore, we would like to thank the Borough of Sea Bright for:
• Grossly misusing Federal Funds to meet their own needs, while destroying our home and our lives.
• Allowing and participating in, prevailing wage fraud at our property.
• Bullying us. Enough said.
• Forcing us to pay for permits post Sandy, while they waived the fees for all other residents.
• Allowing a Builder they contracted, to place a lien on our home.
• Taxed for 7 years on a home we can only use 50% of.
• Damage to our personal belongings.
• Loss of income and business clientele.
• Personal slander levied against us.
• Burden of increased carrying costs for home.
• Allowing their Builder to steal from and commit fraud against us.
And the list goes on…
“The Letter of the Law may afford you some protection, but the spirit of the same law will not — in the court of public opinion.”MCA III, 2001

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My muffler came loose, and it's dragging on the ground.
The location of the components along the exhaust system makes them prone to very bad rusting. Rusting is ever worse in colder climates due to the use of salt and sand on the roads when winterizing. In addition, rubber hangers are used to suspend the plumbing along the vehicles belly. These rubber hangers are prone to dry, crack and fall apart over time causing the components to sag or fall. Have the vehicle inspected by a muffler or exhaust shop which can handle the repair in either scenario.
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Auditions for King John… Jan. 4, 6, and 7
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Prenzie Players is proud to announce auditions for William Shakespeare’s King John. They will be held at the Butterworth Center (1105-8th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265) in the Craft Room. Auditions will be Thursday 1/4 [6:30 p.m.], Saturday 1/6 [1.30 p.m.], and callbacks will be Sunday 1/7 [1:00 p.m.]. If you are absolutely unable to make any of those dates but still wish to audition, let us know with as much notice as possible and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Auditions will be cold reads.
ALL roles are open to anyone regardless of gender.
There is one role for a child, preferably late grade school-early high school age.
Rehearsals will begin in late February/early March.
Show Dates: 4/20, 4/21, 4/22, 4/26, 4/27, 4/28
Directed by Jake Walker
Brief Synopsis: Known historically as “The Bad King”, King John causes a wave of upheaval throughout England and France when he bucks the normal rules of succession and seizes the monarchy for himself as opposed to his young nephew. This combined with his other questionable ruling tactics puts him at odds with France, the Vatican, and his own countrymen. Wars break out, deceptions are devised, and the two countries are thrust into mayhem. All this is observed and commented on by one of John’s only loyal supporters, The Bastard.
Are the players ready? The Prenzie Players present: auditions for The Revenger’s Tragedy, written by Thomas Middleton and directed by Matt Moody.
“Vindici’s betrothed was murdered by the Duke for refusing his advances. Vindici has returned home to seek revenge, on the Duke and all of his corrupt family. He will use anything or anyone in this pursuit. The Revenger’s tragedy is a classic story on the true cost of vengeance told with depth, blood and dark humor.”
Thursday, April 7th at 6pm
Saturday, April 9th at 12pm
Sunday, April 10th at 12pm (Callbacks)
Where: The Establishment, 22019th St, Rock Island.
There is no need to bring anything with you or prepare anything in advance. You must only be prepared to read from the script and have a good time! Everyone is welcome!
We will be holding auditions for both William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Antony & Cleopatra. You are welcome to audition for one or both shows. Additionally, because there are a few characters that appear in both Julius Caesar AND Antony & Cleopatra, the actors who portray these characters will be cast in both shows. A truly unique experience!
Thursday, September 18th 6:00pm
Saturday, September 20th 2:00pm
Sunday, September 21st 4:00pm (Callbacks)
The Quad City Theatre Workshop
1730 Wilkes Ave.
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tracy Skaggs
Show Dates: January 23, 24, 25 and 29, 30, 31
Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kate Farence
Show Dates: May 1, 2, 3 and 7, 8, 9
There is no need to bring anything with you or prepare a speech in advance. You may bring a monologue if you like, but it isn’t necessary. Just be prepared to read from the script and have fun! Feel free to share this event with whomever you’d like. All ages, genders, shapes, sizes, and levels of experience are welcome.
What if I can’t make it to these audition dates?
Please email firstname.lastname@example.org to make other arrangements

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I’ve been in a bit of a blogging dither. A few months ago, I started a second, curtisbaussebooks, where I write more about writing. But recently, with a few other writers from Book Country, we’ve formed the project of another blog about writing, to be run collectively. Well, it took me a while, but now I’ve decided that three is too many, so I hereby extend an invitation to join me at curtisbaussebooks.
At first I thought this blog would be goofy and the other one serious, but that’s like having baked beans on toast with the beans on one plate and the toast on another. So although this blog won’t be deleted, and I may even pop in from time to time, the whole salmagundi will be on one plate, over at curtisbaussebooks (see what I’m doing here? Nudge, nudge!)
And right away you’ll find some invaluable tips from seasoned traveller, Gerald Rumpy, whose impressions of his recent safari trip are not to be missed. Hopefully Gerald will agree to be a regular contributor.
Further along in April there’s the A-Z blogging challenge – in this case the A-Z of the Writer’s Affliction (goofiness galore there). Not forgetting, of course, the newsletter:
First issue goes out Monday, with:
- A glimpse of Perfume Island, sequel to One Green Bottle.
- For writers among you, the chance to win a free critique and edit of a short story or a chapter.
- A link to a free short story, The Singular Point, first published in Spilling Ink Review.
- And last but not least, The Elizabethan Era, first nibble-size instalment in The Authorised Biography of Curtis. Actually, that’s not quite last. Right at the bottom, there’s a link that says you can unsubscribe any time.
What have you got to lose?