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Data shows that Bitcoin trading volumes have increased dramatically against the pound in recent days, as first noted by James Butterfill, head of research at Europe’s largest digital asset investing firm CoinShares. British investors are becoming more interested in Bitcoin (BTC) since the value of the pound (GBP) relative to the dollar has fallen (USD).
From an average of $70 million to $881 million as of September 27, Bitcoin volumes versus the pound increased by more than 1400%. In contrast, trade volumes on the day were lower against other currency pairs like the dollar, euro and the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT.
Many analysts attribute the sterling’s decline to the U.K. government’s announcement of a radical economic plan that includes significant tax cuts for the wealthy and middle class. As the UK confronts record-high inflation rates, tax cuts have reportedly “spooked” investors. The pound decreased by roughly 3.5% in value when compared to the dollar and is now trading at about 0.90 GBP/USD.
Liz Truss, the newly elected prime minister of the UK, defended her choice to enact the tax cuts by claiming that it will act as a catalyst to boost economic growth and that she doesn’t want a Briton to pay more than $2500 annually for gas.
When a fiat currency is in danger, investors tend to embrace Bitcoin, according to Butterfill’s analysis of the data. His comment refers to historical observations that currency collapses have been followed by locals looking for stability in Bitcoin and the wider crypto markets. Countries, where cryptocurrency acceptance appears to be increasing, include Turkey, Argentina, and Nigeria.
In addition to having an effect on investors, the decline in the value of the pound has probably hurt the image of the British government globally. Bloomberg analysts claim that international players are now concerned about Britain’s capacity to pay its obligations as a result of the country’s “self-inflicted financial crisis.” They also say that employers and homeowners will probably be the primary victims of the hostility.
British investors are to be partly thanked for the increase in the price of Bitcoin (BTC).
BTC is currently up 3.80% over the previous five days, trading at around $19,518.40. It’s interesting to note that over the last week, Bitcoin outperformed the most important foreign currencies, such as the Chinese yuan and the Euro, which declined by -2.2% and -3.5%, respectively, during the same period.

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Fables #35 (NOOK Comics with Zoom View)by Bill Willingham
In the finale to “Jack Be Nimble,” Jack continues riding the Hollywood high of his new slickster lifestyle, losing sight of the enemies he’s made along the way. And the one thing you can count on in Tinseltown is that there’s always someone waiting for you to fall.
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IFAD launches global campaign to close gender gap in agriculture and amplify the voices of rural women
On International Women’s Day, the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will kick off a campaign aimed at closing the gender gap in agriculture by drawing attention to the often overlooked contributions that rural women in developing countries make to rural economies, local communities and to improving the lives of rural families – men, women and children.
Sierra Leone and IFAD to boost food security and incomes in rural areas
About 34,000 vulnerable rural households in Sierra Leone will benefit from a new US$72.6 million project that aims to improve food and nutrition security and raise the incomes of smallholder farmers by modernizing agriculture, increasing production and developing markets.
Workshop to review evaluation outcomes of IFAD-supported operations in Sri Lanka as well as future development plans
The Independent Office of Evaluation of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Sri Lanka are holding a one-day workshop in Colombo to share the conclusions of an independent evaluation of IFAD's country strategy and rural development programme in Sri Lanka.
Call for Proposals: Closing the data gap towards an efficient remittances market in Africa
IFAD’s FFR is launching a global Call for Proposals (CfP), aimed at identifying strong proposals and methodologies for collecting and analysing data on remittance markets in Africa, along with its most relevant corridors.
Using irrigation for rural development: drawing lessons from impact assessments
Irrigation is a lynchpin of rural development strategies. In particular, small-scale irrigation projects are commonplace due to their relatively low cost and user-led management.

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Amidst the barnacle-encrusted amphorae, ye olde nautical maps and navigation instruments, there are numerous detailed models of various famous sailing ships and paddle steamers. You can also learn the difference bet…
Peruse pottery from Delos, dating back to the 9th century BC, and grave stelae (pillars) and jewellery from the island of Renia (Delos’ necropolis). Chief exhibits include a statue of Hercules in Parian marble.
This little gallery is well worth a peek for its temporary exhibitions that showcase paintings, sculpture and photography by the likes of Paul Rousso, Yigal Ozeri and George Pousenkoff.
Constructed in the 16th century by the Venetians for the milling of wheat, seven of Mykonos' iconic windmills are picturesquely situated on a small hill overlooking the harbour.
This charming late-19th-century, middle-class Mykonian house (with furnishings intact) takes its name from its last owner, Lena Skrivanou. It’s next door to the Aegean Maritime Museum.
This folklore museum, housed in an 18th-century sea captain’s house, features a large collection of furnishings and other artefacts, including old musical instruments.
This small sand-and-pebble beach is not one of Mykonos' finest, but it is centrally located, popular with families and good for a quick dip.

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Just completed today is a new logo for Lighthouse Designs a Scottish based jewellery maker.
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For the first time, cameras will be able to broadcast from one of the highest courts in the land, the Court of Appeal, in what has been hailed as a "landmark moment for justice and journalism".
After years of campaigning by broadcasters BBC, ITN, Press Association and Sky News, cameras have been placed in five courtrooms at the Royal Courts of Justice.
James Harding, BBC director of news and current affairs, said: "This is a landmark moment for justice and journalism.
"It is a significant step on the way to helping millions of viewers gain a greater understanding of how our judicial system works."
Lawyers' arguments and judges' summing up, decision and - in criminal cases - sentencing remarks may be filmed.
However, victims, witnesses and defendants will still not be shown, while proceedings will be filmed from only one courtroom on any given day.
Some cases will be broadcast live with a 70-second delay to allow the removal of anything that contravenes broadcasting regulations or standard court reporting restrictions - such as contempt of court laws and court orders.
In addition, appeals against conviction which might result in a re-trial will only be shown once the case is decided, and and the judge can order no filming or broadcasting if it is in the interests of justice.
It will be the first time that cameras have been allowed in courts other than the Supreme Court since filming was banned by the Criminal Justice Act 1925.
The most senior judge in England and Wales, Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, said that filming "will help a wider audience to understand and see for themselves how the Court of Appeal goes about its work".
Following the introduction of cameras at the Court of Appeal, the Government said it will now consider filming of sentencing remarks in the Crown Court, with victims, witnesses, offenders and jurors still protected and not forming part of the broadcasts.
Courts minister Shailesh Vara said: "This is a landmark moment that will give the public the opportunity to see and hear the decisions of judges in their own words.
"It is another significant step towards achieving our aim of having an open and transparent justice system."

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Winning gold is my top priority, not GB's scoring record: Shields
Gold comes before goals for Colin Shields as the battle for World Championship glory builds towards an exciting climax.
The Belfast Giants forward struck his 38th international goal in Great Britain's 5-2 win over Lithuania on Wednesday night and he is now just two away from the modern day record set by Shields' fellow Scotsman, GB ice hockey legend Tony Hand.
After a goal-laden season with the Giants, Shields has shown the kind of form that could net him the record before the week is out, with Pete Russell's team facing the Netherlands this evening before what is a potential gold medal decider against Japan, who like GB have won all three games so far, on Saturday night.
After the disappointment of settling for silver in each of the last two World Championships, winning comes first this time.
"I think it's more the media and the stats guys who get involved with that kind of thing," said Shields on the prospect of breaking the record in what he now calls his home city.
"It came to light last year that I was getting close, but the biggest thing this week is getting the points for the team and keeping the wins coming.
"We do that and we set up the gold medal game we want."
After a 4-2 win over Croatia and a 5-1 success against Estonia, GB ended Lithuania's 100 per cent start with a 5-2 win on Wednesday.
Shields believes GB's level of performance is gradually getting better and that bodes well with two crucial games on the horizon in the quest for top spot and promotion to Division 1 Group A.
"I'd say that was our most complete performance," said Shields.
"We had a bit of a lapse in the second period, but they stepped it up and brought some pressure which we responded to.
"We had a really good third and shut them down. They played a physical game, but we're used to that with the style of hockey we play in the league here.
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Robin Gilbert and Carlos Fittante in "Tigerlily and the Dragonfly". Photo: Julie Lemberger
Founding Director, Islene Pinder's Letter Back Home
Dear BALAM Firends:
Working with my Balinese family and BALAM's collaboration with the famous Semara Ratih Gamelan is the most remarkable experience of my life. Bali Tour 2010 has been a success! Our performances have been very well received by audiences.
We are in all the local Balinese newspapers and individual retreats have invited us to perform solos and duets. This is such an honor for us.
I am returning to the stage after a ten-year hiatus and dancing in Harlequin's Charade based on the humor and absurdity of the Balinese Topeng (masked) dance. So far, we have seven performances lined up.
During my rehearsal with the gamelan company, Anom Putra (my godson and the director of Semara Ratih) said I had charisma. From Anom, this is the best compliment one can get and shows this old lady isn't so old.


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“Stu, get down!”
He would have recognised Mitch’s voice anywhere, but right then it was barely distinguishable from any of the other voices crowding for his attention, the roar of artillery or the shouts of bullets hurtling free from guns or the screams of the wounded, the dying. Christ. His rifle was slipping in his sweat-drenched grasp and trembling wildly with the shaking that ran from the tips of his fingers to his very core and he couldn’t drop it or they’d all be put on latrine duty or worse they’d all be shot and there were no practice rifles and they’d all be dead and the sergeant would be screaming in his face and Mitch-
The ground behind Stu exploded, and he could imagine the jaws of the earth opening to swallow him as he was thrown forward. Flying dirt and shards of rock and wood sprayed up his back like some kind of crazy rainstorm, as brief as it was intense. For a few moments the panic that had been bubbling up inside Stu crashed over him, sweeping away all coherent thought and leaving only instinct urging him to escape, to get up and run and not look back until he’d put the entire war, the entire world behind him.
He’d barely managed to stumble forwards onto his hands and knees, rushed and clumsy with terror, before he was dragged back down by a wild grab at his sleeve. There was barely time to process the situation – this is how I die oh god please let it be quick – before he was pressed down into dead leaves and dirt, a voice furious in his ear in his ear.
“Christ, kid, what the hell were you thinking?” Mitch’s tone was easy to brush off with the sheer amount of relief his presence brought to Stu; for a start, his anger was far less deadly than a Japanese soldier. More secretly, more selfishly, if there was anything Stu wanted as desperately as his own survival it was Mitch’s.
January 6th. The others went to a servicemen’s bar this evening. I stayed on account of being tired. I can’t bear to look at any of them. I don’t know what’s worse – the idea of my squad finding out about our [crossed out] friendship on the train, or the idea that in a few weeks we might all be dead and none of it will matter anyway.
He raised his head, panic still bubbling inside him but no longer as wild as the madness of the war going on outside of his body, and tightened his grip on his rifle as if that would do anything to make his hold (on it, or on the situation, or on his own sanity) more secure. Then, in the bushes beside them, a flash of enemy uniform and blood and skin crashed to a halt like the devil falling from heaven, death come to collect his soul in person except-
The barrel of Mitch’s rifle swung into view, pointing over Stu’s soldier at the enemy soldier whose face was contorted in agony, the soldier who might have a family and a home and a life away from this battlefield, and he was pushing the gun away from the man’s direction and hurrying over to him before he’d even made the conscious decision to do it.
I’m not sure what day it is. We’re on a boat now, being shipped out to a war zone. The other guys seem so cheerful, laughing and joking like we’re still in basic, but all I can think about is how likely it is that we’ll never be shipped home alive. Fags don’t last a week on the front. That’s what everyone says, and I [several, increasingly frustrated crossed out phrases]. What if that’s me?
Despite his obvious agony, the soldier tried to back away from Stu as he approached, smearing blood across dirt and tree roots as he abandoned clutching at his wounded leg to grab for handholds on the ground and drag himself backwards. Stu set his rifle down beside him to hold up his hands, struck for a moment by the wild irony of this tentative peace offering held out in the middle of a battlefield in the middle of a war that was tearing the world apart. He closed the last of the distance between them and tried to rip a strip from his shirt with fumbling, uncooperative fingers.
Another, steadier pair of hands grabbed his arm and Stu almost jumped out of his skin. “What the fuck are you doing?!” Mitch demanded. The expression on his face was wild, the harsh jerks with which he tried to drag Stu by the arm furious, but then a bullet flew close enough past them to bury itself into the thick tree trunk a few inches from Stu’s head and he saw the terror behind Mitch’s mask of anger, understood it with the way in which Mitch threw them both to the ground to cover Stu’s body with his own.
“That man needs help.” He told Mitch while their faces were but a few inches apart, his heart beating wildly against his chest like it was trying to break free of him, to leave his condemned body on the battlefield and be held by Mitch in every way before it could beat out its last. I love you it cried, the words rattling between his ribs.
This time, when Stu got up onto his knees and reached for a hole near the edge of his shirt, Mitch’s hands didn’t startle him when they reached to cover his own. He imagined them hesitating there a heartbeat too long before moving to grip his shirt, ripping off an uneven strip of fabric which Stu took from him shakily. The warmth of Mitch’s fingers brushing against his own seemed to catch, tingling through his hands as Stu crawled over to the enemy soldier? Person? Friend? who lay slumped in cold, blood-spattered dirt, looking heartbreakingly alone and frightened in the middle of this cruel, impersonal battlefield.
It happened whilst Stu was trying to tie the knot on his makeshift bandage, slowed by the tremble in his hands. Unspectacular in the grand scheme of the war, unremarkable in the battle, perhaps even forgotten by the hand on the trigger. One soldier shot his gun, and another fell.
Stu’s world exploded into white-hot pain. He didn’t register collapsing like a marionette with its strings cut, falling into the disgusting mixture of mud and hot blood beside the man he had been trying to help. He couldn’t say if the rest of the world kept turning or not. There was nothing but the fire shooting along his nerves, the white-hot ball of pain that came to concentrate in his stomach after some several eternities or seconds had passed.
The first thing he was consciously aware of was a solid warmth supporting him, the next a desperate voice pouring forth a stream of curses and fuzzy words that might have been questions. Mitch. He tried to reassure him, forcing some sounds that were supposed to be reassurances out of his mouth even as they brought with them a horrid warm, metallic taste. However, Mitch’s voice grew only more frantic and clearer in response, and so Stu forced open his eyes.
He was lying in Mitch’s arms. The realisation brought with it a gentle tide of warmth that would have been delight if so much of his energy wasn’t being eaten away at by the agony in his stomach.
“Stu? Stu, can you hear me?” Mitch sounded slightly less panicked now, but his expression was one of frightened horror and the dirt on his face was cracked and broken into shards by fresh tears tracks. One of his hands came up to Stu’s face, brushing across his cheek and hair with the same uncertain gentleness he had first kissed him with that night on the train, so many lifetimes ago. Stu realised dully that it had to be streaks of his own blood left behind by those fingers.
“It’s alright, Mitch” he told him, realising only a few moments too late that he was leaning into the gentle touch. Not that it mattered much anymore. With an almost detached interest, Stu notice how peace washed through him like a rising tide with every tiny amount that the pain receded. “I’m okay.”
Words kept pouring from Mitch’s mouth, something about keeping his eyes open and help and a matter of minutes and seconds and things that really didn’t seem very important to Stu with Mitch’s arms around him and Mitch’s body warm and solid against his back. If this was all that he was allowed, these precious moments of his warmth and comfort and gentle touches, Stu would take them greedily. He could have lived off of Mitch’s affection without a home or a family or a single penny to his name and asked nothing more from the world.
“Tell me about life after the war.” The words were sticky, taking several attempts to get past his lips, and they brought with them a stronger, awful taste of blood. It was a price Stu would have paid a thousand times over to hear the shape of the word ‘sweetheart’ in Mitch’s mouth, the first time he’d used the nickname since the train.
“We’ll live in my home town.” Mitch’s voice was thick and cracked with tears. Stu could imagine them both there, grey and aching with old age, holding hands between their armchairs as the world went on outside the window. “I have a little place there, we’ll do it up real nice and get a cat and go for walks on the beach on Saturdays. You’ll love it, sweetheart. They’ll all go nuts for the strongest, fastest soldier in company C.”
Stu choked out a blood-soaked laugh at that. The word love settled into his bones, soothing him like a breeze blowing through a tree with a full crown of leaves. He loved Mitch. The truth did not come as a grand moment of realisation, but something settling to calmness deep within him. He loved Mitch to the ends of the earth and beyond, as far as the stars that might scatter a night sky. He would have suffered the dimming agony of being shot again and again for the rest of eternity to love Mitch for another hour, a minute, a second.
He tried to reach for Mitch’s hand, an anchor to weigh him to the earth, but his arms were impossibly heavy and he didn’t have the energy to do more than twitch his fingers. Mitch, wonderful and lovely and perfect Mitch took his hand anyway, and Stu’s heart sung and soared at the tangle of their fingers even as it began to falter at the weary task of beating. Love bubbled up within him, filled him to the tips of his fingers and toes, rose to the tip of his tongue and Stu would have shouted his love to the whole world given the chance.
The world faded around him as his lips struggled around the words, breathing them out to the air with the precious final moments of his life.


Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner Gari Baki is facing contempt charges for alleged interference with the arrest of the Secretary for Treasury, Dairi Vele.
The charges have been brought by detectives, Chief Superintendent Mathew Damaru and Chief Inspector Timothy Gitua, who had been trying to arrest Mr Vele.
The specific charges are that Commissioner Baki was behind efforts to have a magistrate place a stay on the arrest warrant.
The Post Courier reports Mr Baki is seeking an interim injunction to stop Mr Damaru and Mr Gitua proceeding with the contempt allegation.
The warrant for Mr Vele's arrest centres on allegations of a multi million dollar payment to an Israeli company, called LR Group, to buy two diesel power generators.
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Since its first performances now 20 years ago Jan Lauwers’ theatre work with Needcompany has challenged the contemporary performing arts and provoked some of the best pieces of theatre criticism. No beauty for me there where human life is rare. On Jan Lauwers’ theatre work with Needcompany is the first collection of critical essays to appear about this prominent, Brussels-based but international company. It gathers texts by a variety of eminent writers working in different disciplines (theatre and performance studies, comparative literature, philosophy, cultural sociology) who take up the artistic, aesthetic and philosophical questions raised by Needcompany’s post-dramatic theatre. With contributions by such authorities as Hans-Thies Lehmann, Marvin Carlson, Martin Harries, Jürgen Pieters, Rudi Laermans, George Banu and many others this attractively illustrated collection should prove invaluable to everyone interested in Needcompany, its artistic context and the performing arts in general.
Editors: Christel Stalpaert, Frederik Le Roy, Sigrid Bousset
Published by: Academia Press, International Theatre and Film Books, 2007
English, 389 p.ISBN 978-90-382-1057-5
Books are sold during the shows. You can order a copy of the book via: Proxis, Academia Press, Boekenbank


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Hello! My name is Amanda and I love music (especially Muse and Arctic Monkeys!), watching movies, writing, and playing video games. I made this blog specifically to combine those last two 🙂 I’ve been doing both for almost forever, and The Sims is one of the first video games I remember playing. I also love the Mass Effect, Fallout, Halo, and Elder Scrolls series; Telltale Games’ Walking Dead and Game of Thrones; and many more!
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Postdoctoral Research Associate Chemistry, Emory University, 1992-1996
Ph.D., Chemistry, Emory University, 1992
B.S., Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 1984
In fall 2020, after teaching chemistry since her arrival at Newberry College in 2002, Dr. Christina McCartha transitioned to her current role in Institutional Advancement.
As professor of chemistry, McCartha served as the faculty advisor for transfer students and for the College's chapter of the American Chemical Society. She worked with students to develop labratories for integration into the chemistry curriculum. As a precursor to her current role, she also served as departmental grant writer and principal investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) Noyce grant award.
As an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina, McCartha worked on synthesis of fluorinated camphor derivatives under the direction of Dr. John Dawson. As a graduate student, McCartha synthesized polyoxometalates and characterized them by X-ray crystallography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy. She also investigated the catalytic activity and antiviral activity of polyoxometalates at Emory University under the direction of Dr. Craig Hill.
McCartha is a 2007 recipient of the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities' Excellence in Teaching Award; an inductee into the Who's Who Among America's Teachers; a 1989 recipient of the Emory University Women's Club Research Award; a 1984 recipient of the American Institute of Chemists' Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Award; and a recipient of numerous research and development grants.
McCartha is a member of Chapin Baptist Church and has four children: Crystal, Shannon, Jesse, and Grace.

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Are you practicing self-care? We know the last several months have been difficult. We have all had to shift our perspective and unpack and explore our thoughts and feelings. So, what does that look like to you? Join us as we explore how journaling can boost your mood, reduce your anxieties and enhance your sense of well-being. This FREE and VIRTUAL event is sponsored by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

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ChristianNewsToday reports that there were many more attacks — “At least one Christian was killed and others injured when thousands of Islamic extremists set fire to 59 churches and at least 28 homes in western Ethiopia in the past five days, Christian leaders said,” with “More than 4,000 Christians … displaced as a result of attacks that began on Wednesday (March 2) after Muslims accused a Christian of desecrating the Quran by tearing up a copy, sources said.” Bloomberg News reports allegations of a smaller number of attacks (but that was as of Friday, while the ChristianNewsToday report is as of Monday). It also quotes “Ethiopian Communications Minister Bereket Simon” as acknowledging that two “houses used for worship” were burned, though stating that no-one has died and labeling it “a very minor, isolated incident.”
I don’t know where exactly the truth lies, but I thought I’d note it, especially since there seems to be confirmation of at least two burnings. If anyone has pointers to more stories, outside those from advocacy groups (of which there are quite a few, see here), please let me know. Of course, sometimes advocacy groups are right, and sometimes they are more reliable than ostensibly impartial media; but on balance, I prefer to see some confirmation from non-advocacy-group sources (such as the Bloomberg News story I mentioned). Thanks to Paul Marshall (National Review Online) for the pointer.
Police in Ethiopia have arrested 130 people described as religious extremists in connection with a series of church burnings in a Muslim-majority area….
Ethiopian government spokesman Shimelis Kemal told VOA two Christians had been killed in the incidents. In a telephone interview, he said police reinforcements had moved in and restored order.
“In Jimma area, some extremists and some fundamentalists have instigated some people to burn a few prayer places, praying places, and this has been investigated by police and those who are suspected to have set fire on those churches have been apprehended,” he said.
Shimelis said 130 suspects had been charged with instigating religious hatred and violence.
One political activist working in Jimma, who asked not to be identified, quoted Muslim residents in the region as saying the attacks erupted after reports spread that a Christian had desecrated a Koran. That information could not be confirmed….
Moga Firisa, head of the opposition Oromo Federal Democratic Movement and a native of the region, said he was conducting his own investigation. He said the burnings had occurred over a period of several days beginning late last week….


BRIDGE Training in Burundi
20 Apr 2010
IFES-Burundi held the second in a series of BRIDGE trainings in Rutana, Burundi from April 6-9. The event brought together twenty-five members of Burundi's national and provincial electoral commission to explore topics critical to effectively prevent and manage electoral disputes. Burundi is scheduled to have communal, presidential, legislative and local elections between May and September 2010.


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The Sims FreePlay is the mobile game that keeps on giving, with large updates continuing to be delivered on a regular basis!
FireMonkeys, the team behind the title, love to tease fans of the game. And this time there’s no exception! On their official Twitter, they have teased something that is coming soon!
What do you think it could be?
Coming soon 👀 pic.twitter.com/S5w5PFW6gA
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Cancer Week Ireland is about opening up a national conversation about cancer. We want communities and organisations, large and small, to get talking about cancer, raising awareness and potentially saving lives.
Cancer Week Ireland is taking place Monday 24 to Sunday 30 September 2018. Host an event or attend someone else's - but most importantly, get involved!
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Re: What am I listening to?
This might be the longest thread on this forum, lol.
I have been getting into Muse lately. They are different and probably the most inventive band out there today. My guilty pleasure is Michael Buble. Yeah I know, kind of cheesy and girly but damn it, his latest CD is good. I like the Old Standards anyway so its nice to see modern singers honor that era in music.
Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, and Floyd are also staples.

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My son just had surgery with Dr Brant and he was excellent.
My son just had surgery with Dr Brant and he was excellent. Very good with kids. My son running around as if he never had surgery today. Thank you and your team y'all are the best hands down. Forever grateful.
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A matter of discipline
Opinions of parents doing back-to-school shopping in The City on Thursday varied as much as the uniforms they were buying.
The SATURDAY SUN visited smaller stores along Swan Street as well as larger retailers such as Woolworth, S.Y. Adams and Thani’s Shoe Shop and spoke to shoppers and management about back-to-school sales and the current school issues. Their opinions differed on the prices of the items and the issue of school uniforms and what Minister of Education Ronald Jones recently said concerning the need for principals to focus less on uniforms and curb the practice of putting children on the street.
At D’s Mega Styles, sales were reportedly going “okay” but were expected to pick up. A staff member, who did not wish to be identified, said people had not yet recovered from Crop Over.
“I’ve noticed people are still wearing back a lot of their old things but I expect sales will pick up near monthend,” she said.
Ricardo Elliott was in the store buying school shoes for his two sons. When asked about his thoughts on school uniforms – where the girls are being chastised for wearing short skirts and long socks and the boys for wearing tight pants – he said it was not something he personally had any problems with as he made sure his children wore regulation gear. However, he disagreed with Jones’ comments.
“The children need to stick to the rules,” he said.
At Thani’s, the issue was a shortage of stock. One of the supervisors, who identified herself as Mrs Broomes, said they were expecting more but the shipment was late.
“Customers are buying Hush Puppies and K-Swiss, but the cheaper brands are not in yet. The shipment is a bit late but we expect they should be here on time for the rush,” she said.
Broomes said sales were slow so she was not 100 per cent sure there would be a rush in the first place, but remained hopeful.
Keisha Sealy said she was scouring Town for a pair of brown shoes in the right style but was coming up empty-handed, saying Thani’s was her third stop. She said prices were up and the uniforms looked cheap and washed out, but she was not one to complain. On the uniform issue, she said she kept to the rules and her children had to abide by her rules, so there would be no problem.
Judy Archer said discipline began at home and placed the blame for the improper uniforms at the feet of parents. “It’s the parents that make the children go long how they want to go long although some children adjust their uniforms at school, and that is why I like Matthew Farley,” she said.
Over at Woolworth, managing director Martin Bryan said their fastest moving stock were stationery and uniforms. He said the latter was not a problem for them as they did not sell girls’ overalls and their pants met the regulations. He said discipline was at the root of the problem and had to be strictly enforced.
“I think, whatever the standard is, then that should be upheld. It starts with discipline, you have to adhere to it and that happens at school. If principals uphold the rules, the students will learn discipline at an age where they have to learn that if they don’t do so later in life, they will pay the price,” he said.
As for general sales, Bryan said they were even with last year but hoped to get a boost later in the month. “We have everything in place for back to school, so when the customers are ready for us, we will be ready for them,” he said.
Shopper Kelly-Ann Daniel said prices were affordable, while Yvette Fenty said they were getting worse.
“Prices are expensive and going up but you have to either get the items or drop through,” she said.
Fenty said she had two sons and ensured they wore regulation uniforms. She said anything less spoke to a lack of discipline at home.
Cordella Lewis was in Jones’ corner. She said uniforms did not affect learning, adding it was parents having the uniforms adjusted which was the problem. However, she admitted some children took matters into their own hands and it was sometimes hard for a working single parent to monitor their children as they should.
Checks with smaller stores such as D’s Mega Stars and Kuanitos revealed school bags were moving with brands such as The North Face, Air Express and Sprayground doing so relatively quickly.

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Diagnosis of malaria is undertaken with a range of tools, the gold standard being microscopy of stained blood samples. A range of alternatives exist with each their drawbacks and advantages, including Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and antibody based tests such as self-contained Rapid Diagnostic Tests. Increasingly sophisticated and sensitive methods of detection are being developed in laboratories around the world, such as droplet microfluidics platforms and even mobile app-based technologies. In this article, we’ll discuss a new method reported by Han Sang Park and colleagues at Duke University.
The new approach, described as “machine learning algorithms with quantitative phase images”, is a combination of statistical analysis and a particular method of microscopy. Starting with the latter, Quantitate Phase Imaging (QPI) is a microscopy technique allowing the determination of structural and morphological characteristics of cellular samples. In this particular application, Park et al. use QPI to determine a range of morphological characteristics of normal and infected red blood cells (RBC’s), such as minor and major axis length, elongation and skewness. In total, 23 separate characteristics were examined, all of which were significantly different between infected and non-infected RBC’s, but none of which were able to discriminate between infected and non-infected populations with a high degree of accuracy. For this reason, the authors combined all 23 parameters in three machine learning approaches: Linear Discriminant Classification, Logistic Regression and k-nearest neighbour classification. These approaches differed slightly in their ability to distinguish infected from non-infected RBC’s across three life stages (early trophozoite, late trophozoite and schizont) of the parasite, but e.g. LCD exhibited sensitivity/specificity of 93.5%-99.4%/99.9%-100% across the three stages.
Although this method eliminates the need for human interpretation, a major drawback of traditional stained microscopy, it does require careful sample preparation to avoid contamination of the analytical sample with white blood cells, which the algorithm reportedly mistakes for infected RBCs. The authors also note that current overall computation time is not feasible for clinical use, and that separate training sets would be needed for patients with morphological pathologies of RBC’s.
The technology is an interesting example of new approaches to diagnosis. Most existing methods look for direct evidence of the pathogen, such as enzymatic activity, parasitic molecular structures detected with antibodies, or the presence of parasite DNA using either amplification or staining and visualisation with microscopy. In contrast the present approach utilises changes to the host environment, i.e. changes in the shape and form of RBC’s, to determine whether infection is present. On account of the machine learning approach, there is no human interpretation of sample readings, giving the potential for very high accuracy. On the other hand, current sample preparation using a centrifuge step and manual separation requires technical skill, which is time consuming and involves risk of contamination and biased readings.
For further information, see: Park et al, “Automated Detection of P. falciparum Using Machine Learning Algorithms with Quantitative Phase Images of Unstained Cells“, PLoS One (2016)

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Disney theme parks are known for their creativity and innovation. It takes a lot to create a living world.
Roswell resident and Roswell High School graduate Jonathan Plsek was part of a team who recently were flown out to Disney in California to take part in a design competition.
Walt Disney Imagineering holds the annual “Imaginations” competition to gather creative people from throughout the country to pitch ideas to Disney’s creative minds. It also allows the competitors a chance to meet Disney designers and see their processes.
Plsek was part of a group of students from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).
The finalists in the competition were given a five-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Imagineering’s headquarters in Glendale, Calif., in late January, where they presented their projects to Imagineering executives, met and networked with technical and creative Imagineers, went behind the scenes where Disney magic is created and interviewed for paid internships, culminating in an awards ceremony on Jan. 31.
“It’s my dream to work at Disney,” Plsek said. “When I go to a Disney park, all the cynicism and worry leaves me.”
Plsek is a graphic designer. He was approached by the other members of his team at SCAD to create art for their Imaginations concept.
For this year’s Imaginations design competition, students from American universities and colleges were given the challenge to select a large and densely populated urban area and design an experience that temporarily or permanently transforms the city for the enjoyment of its citizens and visitors. The experience must take advantage of existing infrastructure, and may be above, below or anywhere in between existing development.
“The more I read about it, the more I realized this was a real opportunity to know the industry and the business and someday get involved with the corporation,” he said.
Their idea was to set up a vacant stadium – such as Candlestick Park, from which they modeled their idea – and create an interactive storytelling game. Visitors move through rooms solving puzzles to progress.
“It’s all about immersing yourself in a story,” he said. “It’s teamwork and family fun. When you reach the inner stadium area, you find a life-size recreation of Peter Pan’s Neverland.
“It was total pie in the sky but if we’re going to dream, we’re going to dream big,” he said.
Plsek and his team were finalists but did not make the final cut. They did get to meet and interview professionals at Disney, and came away with some inside thoughts on the company and how the magic is made.
“Disney is the biggest entertainment brand in the world,” he said. “The work they do is so good and the quality so high you can’t help but want to be a part of it. But you cannot just wander into it. It’s important to make sure you’re finding your focus early and go at it. Goals are important.
“When I quit my previous job to go back to school, I had to explain why. When I mentioned I wanted to work for Disney, people’s eyes lit up,” he said. “They realized I was chasing after my dream and I could see them remember that dream they left behind. It’s never too late to stop chasing a dream.”


The interest in biodiesel as an alternative transportation fuel stems mainly from its renewable, domestic production, its safe, clean-burning properties, and its compatibility with existing diesel engines. Biodiesel can be blended with petroleum diesel in any percentage. The percentages are designated as B1 for a blend containing 1% biodiesel and 99% petroleum diesel, B20 for a blend containing 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel, B100 for 100% biodiesel, and so forth. When biodiesel is blended with petroleum diesel, it produces a fuel that is compatible with diesel engines, displaces imported petroleum, and reduces harmful emissions. Even the use of as little as 0.25% biodiesel, which is very low in sulfur, can significantly increase fuel lubricity. Thus blends like B2 and B5 are becoming increasingly popular for this reason. In the Philippines, the use of B1 and B2 is mandated by legislation. The most acceptable biodiesel blends are those in the range of B20 and below. The use of B20 and below provides substantial benefits associated with the use of biodiesel but avoids many of the cold-weather performance and material compatibility concerns associated with B100. B20 and lower-level blends can be used in nearly all diesel equipment, is compatible with most storage and distribution equipment, and generally do not require engine Modifications.
Biodiesel contains about 8% less energy per unit volume than petroleum diesel. For B20, this could mean a 1% to 2% difference, but most B20 users report no noticeable difference in performance or fuel economy. However, as biodiesel blend levels increase significantly beyond B20, a number of concerns come into play. Users must be aware of lower energy content per liter and potential issues with impact on engine warranties, low-temperature gelling, solvency/cleaning effect if regular diesel was previously used, and microbial contamination.
Compared with using petroleum diesel, using biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine substantially reduces emissions of unburned hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and particulate matter (PM). The reductions increase as the amount of biodiesel blended into diesel fuel increases. B100 provides the best emission reductions, but lower-level blends also provide benefits. B20 has been shown to reduce PM emissions 10%, CO 11%, and unburned HC 21%, as shown in Figure 5.4. Using biodiesel also reduces greenhouse gas emissions because carbon dioxide released from biodiesel combustion is offset by the carbon dioxide sequestered while growing the soybeans or other feedstock. B100 use reduces carbon dioxide emissions by more than 75% compared with petroleum diesel. Using B20 reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 15%.
Biodiesel is nontoxic, so it causes far less damage than petroleum diesel if spilled or otherwise released to the environment. It is also safer than petroleum diesel because it is less combustible. The flashpoint for biodiesel is higher than 150°C, compared with about 52°C for petroleum diesel. Biodiesel is safe to handle, store, and transport. Biodiesel is a domestically produced, clean-burning, renewable substitute for petroleum diesel. Using biodiesel as a vehicle fuel increases energy security, improves public health and the environment, and provides safety benefits.


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Season 189, Episode 8
One Chance to Get it Right in Townsville, Australia
A young, married couple is leaving her lifelong home in Tennessee for his native Australia. It took 10 years to convince her to leave the only place she's ever called home, so now the pressure's on him to find the perfect family home.
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SAIC Motor’s auto sales sustain momentum in 60 overseas markets
As the global auto industry’s wheels came off due to the impact of COVID-19, one Chinese company－SAIC Motor Corp Ltd－bucked the worldwide downtrend and zoomed ahead with impressive performance.
China’s largest A-share listed automaker, SAIC Motor not only continued its overseas expansion amid the pandemic but posted a 17.3 percent growth in overseas sales of its own brand vehicles in the first six months this year.
“Our international team did not take a single day of break even when the pandemic was most severe in overseas markets. Our communications at work stayed regular as before,” said Yu De, managing director of SAIC Motor’s international business department.
The company sold 132,000 vehicles in overseas markets in the first half, accounting for 34 percent of overseas sales of Chinese automakers, and keeping its leading position in China’s auto exports.
Up to 60 percent of SAIC Motor’s overseas sales were contributed by its own brands, whose sales surged more than 17 percent to reach 79,000 units. Its MG brand was the bestseller among China’s exported cars.
Fang Yinliang, global partner and vice-president for China with consultancy Roland Berger, said Chinese passenger vehicle sales will fall by about 10 percent this year due to the contagion. But, they will still outperform sales in US and Europe markets.
SAIC Motor’s vehicle sales turned positive in June, and its quarter-on-quarter sales doubled in the second quarter, confirming the uptrend in the company’s performance and suggesting that sustained and consistent efforts will pay off sooner or later.
SAIC Motor has spent years before taking the first step toward global development. “There are lots of challenges and bumps, and it is too early to celebrate any achievement, but the efforts are worthwhile. Like all major industries, the Chinese automotive industry will build its presence in the global market sooner or later,” said Yu.
He divides SAIC Motor’s evolution over the past few decades into three phases. The first phase, he said, started from the middle of the 1980s through joint ventures. The second phase involved creation of its own brands and products around 2000. The third phase started in 2013 and is still on. Incidentally, it was in 2013 that the SAIC brand first sought to go global.
The go-global plan necessitated enhancement of its operations and management capabilities, which may now hold the company in good stead, in the context of the post-COVID phase. The rapid recovery of business in China from the COVID onslaught has helped put Chinese companies in a relatively better position for their overseas development. But they need to make breakthroughs and upgrade their products, branding, and innovative capabilities to become truly world-class, said Fang.
“SAIC Motor is one of the earliest Chinese automakers that planned overseas development, beginning with technology upgrades and strengthened research and development capability.
“In contrast to its Chinese peers that first established marketing and sales channels to export their vehicles, SAIC Motor built its own factories locally in overseas markets as the group had resolved to become part of the global automotive industrial chain.”
SAIC Motor is also China’s first automaker to have formulated a long-term go-global strategy. To date, the Shanghai-based company has set up three innovation R&D bases outside of China (in the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom), three overseas production bases in Thailand, Indonesia and India, and 12 regional marketing service centers in Europe, South America, the Middle East, North Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and markets of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
SAIC Motor’s products and services are available today in more than 60 countries and regions where more than 750 outlets constitute its global marketing and service network. Thailand, the UK, Indonesia, Chile, Australia and New Zealand, the Middle East and India are the top seven overseas markets whose annual sales volume exceeds 10,000 vehicles each.
SAIC Motor’s three overseas tech R&D centers will customize products according to various local market requirements and customer feedback, Fang said.
Agreed Yu. “We have one of the most comprehensive product models among all Chinese auto manufacturers, which enables us to provide the most suitable products in accordance with the unique requirements of each market.”
About 16,000 units of the locally made MG Hector have been sold in the India market. More than 12,000 orders are going to be delivered from the factory at Halol in the western Indian state of Gujarat, according to Rajeev Chaba, managing director of MG Motor India.
Back home, SAIC Motor had maintained its position as the nation’s top vehicle seller overseas for four years in a row (2016-19). It sold some 350,000 vehicles abroad in 2019 alone, up 26 percent from 2018.
“SAIC Motor’s recognition in the Southeast Asian market has reached the level of some Japanese automakers, while its outstanding sales in developed auto markets including the UK and Australia showed Chinese passenger carmakers are capable of competing in the mainstream market,” said Fang.
The MG model’s overseas sales in the first half surpassed 70,000 units, up 37 percent year-on-year. The regions that reported the most significant sales growth include the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and the UK.
Yu credited the stellar performance to the company’s years-long efforts in exploring global markets and its ability to follow the latest trends in the automotive sector, including the gradual shift to electric, intelligent and connected vehicles, the concept of sharing economy as embraced by ride-hailing firms that are now among automakers’ biggest clients, and internationalization of auto companies.
“We are confident that our MG brand will be able to reach annual global sales of more than 1 million vehicles by 2025,” said Wang Xiaoqiu, president of SAIC Motor.


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Asian Americans are residents of the United States, with full or partial Asian origin (in the concept of “Asia” in this case, the Far East, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent are included). The word entered the English language of the United States after it has become the prevailing view in the official circles of the country that it is incorrect to name the Asian Americans the Oriental. In circulation there is also a neutral designation “Asian.”
Using free sample research papers on Asian Americans will help you understand that the first Asians appeared on the territory of today’s United States in 1763, immediately after the Seven Years’ War. They were Filipinos fleeing from the Spanish ships because of the severe conditions of service, who settled in Louisiana. Since, for obvious reasons, among them there were only men, they usually to for a wife Cajun and Native American women, and eventually assimilated. Chinese sailors first came to Hawaii in 1778. Some of them remained in the islands, taking for their wives local residents. In the XIX century, a lot of immigrants from Korea, Japan and China came to Hawaii to work on the sugar plantations. Currently, Hawaii is the only state where Asians make up the majority.
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The influx of Japanese and (especially) of Chinese immigrants in the United States in the last third of the XIX and early XX centuries grew so rapidly that, to preserve the white majority on the West Coast, the U.S. Government was forced to adopt a number of laws, to restrict immigration from East Asia.
Currently, the laws were repealed as racist and Asians are again (primarily due to the high rate of immigration), is the fastest growing demographic group in the United States.
According to the 2010 census, Asian Americans made ??up 5.6% of the population of the United States. The largest national group among them were Chinese (22% of the total number of people of Asian and Japanese (7%). During 30 years (1980 to 2010), the number of Asians in the United States increased 5-fold (from 3.5 million to 17.3 million.).
Most of the Asian American community is living on the West Coast, with more than half of all Asians living in the state of California. Also large Asian communities are on the North-East. The largest settlement areas Asians Americans is in Los Angeles and New York metropolitan area, as well as in the Bay Area of San Francisco. Large communities are also available in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Dallas. The only state with a majority of Asian is Hawaii.
In contrast, immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa, who remain faithful to Islam even in the generations already born in the United States, Asian Americans tend to either go into Christianity (40%) or become atheists (30%, the highest rate among all communities USA). However, the trend only slightly affects people from Muslim countries and regions – they are, in most cases, are Muslims (about 8% of the total).
Immigrants from Asia characterized by a strong craving for life in mono-ethnic neighborhoods (Chinatown, etc.), the preservation of native languages ??in everyday communication even after decades of living in the United States, marriages within the national community. About 2.8 millions Americans speak in various dialects of the Chinese language which is the second figure in the United States for non-English language after Spanish.
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Dear Management Doctor:
My city manager is planning a city-wide telephone survey of citizens concerning city services. He'll be surveying some 15 departments and ask each of us to supply a few questions. Do you have any suggestions?
Not sure what to do in New England
Dear Not Sure:
I'm not either. I'm not fond of this type of survey. It's too general to provide much useful information. Also as a cautioning item, note that national studies show that some departments or functions are always rated higher than others. Therefore, in order to understand the importance of responses, you need to calibrate the data against other cities. For example, we recently compiled a mail survey for a building department using questions similar to those we recently used in six other building departments. This allowed us to have useful comparisons.
For your purposes I would tend to separate questions into two parts. The one addressing current planning would ask if they've had any recent permit activity with the city and give it some type of a score. For planning activities I'd rather ask if they know about the city plan and how do they feel about it. The more specific the questions the better.
Hopefully others reading this web page will email us some good questions.
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Pursuant to a recent contract, GRASYS has supplied to Shchelkovo based LLC Eurocable-1 an adsorption nitrogen plant. Nitrogen to be produced with GRASYS plant will be used as an inhibitor of polymers ultraviolet curing for marking optic fiber produced by the plant.
The Eurocable-1 is the leading Russian manufacturer of European quality optic fiber with the production capacity of up to 50 thousand kilometers per year. The supplied adsorption nitrogen system, making of GRASYS, is rated for 27 Nm³/hr of 99.99% nitrogen from air.
The adsorption nitrogen plant supplied by GRASYS consists of the air compressor, air treatment unit, adsorption gas separation units and the control system.
The significant advantage of GRASYS plants is the simplicity of their control and operation. Due to full automation, the plants do not require constant control. Other major advantages of adsorption nitrogen systems are low energy consumption, minimum operating costs and reliability.
Adsorption nitrogen plants suit a virtually broad range of applications, especially those where high nitrogen purity is required. The plants find use in chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, as well as food industry, in pharmaceutics, microelectronics etc.


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Games from Llucmajor
I present two of my games from the Llucmajor open. In the first I played the eventual winner Fedorchuk. It was a very complex game, even while analysing it I noticed the engine changing evaluations quite often. The game was balanced for most of the time and I think I lost because he was more practical. For example, he missed my 27th move, which I played, but it was a bad move, just losing a pawn! Yet he didn’t spend much time trying to refute it, he quickly moved the bishop to e2. Starting from move 18 he started to play really fast, often at the expense of the quality of his moves. But he always made solid moves, even if they were not always the best they were never bad ones. This was the only game from the tournament where I was in time-trouble and the only one where I couldn’t implement my pre-tournament strategy of playing fast and solid – in fact that is what he did! Still, it was a good fight and another proof that the idea to play quickly and soundly is a very good one!
The second game was my best effort in Llucmajor. I think my opponent improvised with the (probably) refuted Schara-Hennig Gambit and I quickly got a winning position. Then I wasn’t very precise in my calculations and instead of winning quickly I entered a technical endgame where I had the advantage of the pair of bishops in an open position. What makes this game good for me is the fact that the realisation process was very smooth. It doesn’t happen too often to me, but this time I played my moves without much thinking and everything seemed to fall into place. After the game I remembered what Botvinnik wrote about a game of his, something along the lines of “my tactical vision failed me again, but I could always rely on my technique.” Not bad at all feeling like The Patriarch!

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Details of the five character classes in Nexon's new MMO
NEXON AMERICA DELIVERS FURTHER DETAILS ON DUNGEON FIGHTER ONLINE CHARACTER CLASSES
Five character classes, and trailer video will be featured on new Web site.
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 5, 2009) – Nexon America (http://www.nexon.net) announced today details on the five awesome character classes in its new action MMO, Dungeon Fighter Online. Set to premiere later this year, Dungeon Fighter Online, is a free-to-play, free-to-download, arcade-style, action adventure game set in an immersive role-playing fantasy world. In addition to the beloved 2D side-scrolling play, it also includes the ability to create fully customized characters. Once players are decked out and loaded up, they can master intense fighting combinations and put them to use against monsters and other players.
The Dungeon Fighter Online Web site (http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net) features exclusive game information, in-game screenshots, a trailer video and a new Forum page for players to start discussing the game. It also details the five character classes, which will help players choose who they want to be when they brave the dangerous dungeons of Arad:
• Slayer – A swordsman of the highest caliber, doomed to carry with him the demon Kazan, who possesses his body and delivers him his power.
• Fighter – A gladiator who thrives in close-range, hand-to-hand combat, in which she exploits a wide assortment of bone-shattering fighting techniques.
• Gunner – Tall and lithe, this mysterious alien marks targets from afar and then blows them away with every kind of firearm imaginable.
• Mage – Wielding magical powers to subjugate the monstrous horrors of the dungeons, a mage taps into the mystical energies of her magical home world Pandemonium.
• Priest – Driven by faith, a Priest is spurred into violent action against the resurrection of the evil Ozma and his legions of marauding minions.
As adventurers rise in level, each class can specialize further into subclasses, opening up increasingly powerful skills. Detail information about the five character classes and their subclasses are explained in the new Web site. Nexon America expects players to respond well to the diverse range of play styles for each of these characters, as well as their rich backgrounds.


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OCA ADVOCATES FELLOWSHIP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
As an advocacy organization committed to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans, it is imperative that OCA-GLA increase the capacity and number of knowledgeable advocates in the community. There is a current dearth of candidates for leadership positions across all sectors who are prepared to work with stakeholders outside of their industries to create innovative solutions that address issues that APAs are challenged by. Despite having a high percentage of college graduates and professionals with graduate degrees, APAs are still struggling to gain executive leadership positions in private corporations, nonprofit organizations, and in political or appointed office. By creating a fellowship program that trains professionals working in all three sectors to work collaboratively, OCA-GLA hopes to develop a generation of CEOs, Executive Directors, and elected or appointed officials whose baseline values are intentional, collaborative across all three sectors, and furthers the APA community by breaking bamboo ceilings and ensuring a leadership pipeline. The fellowship program will provide participants with extensive knowledge of issues affecting the APA community and training that will enhance management and communication effectiveness. By training a minimum of 15 Advocates every year, OCA-GLA hopes to develop 75-100 community leaders within five years, creating a strong foundation for strengthening advocacy efforts in local communities across the Greater Los Angeles region.
The fellowship program will consist of 15 Advocates selected from a pool of candidates nominated by community and business leaders. The program will consist of five Advocates from each of the sectors: nonprofit, government, and private business. This will ensure that participants will contribute to one another’s experience of the program and create a well-rounded perspective on how issues affect sectors outside of their own.
Methodology: OCA-GLA will build extensive relationships with elected, community, and business leaders to identify high potential candidates for the program. Consistent evaluation processes will be enforced for each trainer, speaker, and session of the program. Feedback will be integrated into subsequent training sessions.
Success will be measured by number of candidates who complete the program and return to invest their time in building OCA-GLA’s broader advocacy efforts on immigration, civil rights, and education. Alumni of the program will be asked to contribute to the program by returning as trainers, speakers, and OCA-GLA board members.


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The Ancestral Goa Center, known by the locals as the Big Foot Museum for its large foot-shaped dance floor, is one of the main attractions of the village of Loutolim. Local artist Maendra Jocelino Araujo Alvares, who gave life to the museum, recreated a small 19th century Goa village, in order to preserve the culture and traditions of the region for generations to come.
If you are not familiar with Goa culture, a visit to Ancestral Goa Center offers a window to the past of the area, such as the production of Feni, a local coconut or cashew liqueur. The museum houses an enormous sculpture by Sant Mirabai, India's longest laterite sculpture. Be sure to visit Miranda House, one of Goa's oldest country houses, and stop for a Portuguese lunch at Fernando's Nostalgia, considered one of the best restaurants in the state.


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Award winning Canadian duo Madison Violet are playing at Culford Hall in Bury St Edmunds as part of their headlining tour.
Pop pair Brenley MacEachern and Linda MacIsaac have a string of awards and nominations under their belts including a prestigious Juno nomination as well as winning vocal group of the year at the Canadian Music Awards.
Although Madison Violet have made their mark in the last year or so, success has been hard earned spending up to wight months a year on the road, winning fans and champions the old-fashioned way, one song at a time, one gig at a time.
The duo said: “We are super excited to make our way across the pond once again after postponing our 2012 tour due to illness,
“We are happy to say that everyone is in a perfect bill of health and we are looking forward to testing some brand spankin’ new songs from our soon to be released album.”
Tickets are £15 in advance, and £17 on the door from 01284 385310


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Indie-pop angsters Secret Rivals have followed the crowd-funding route for their debut album, and this reflects their aural aesthetic – no-nonsense DIY tales of domestic struggles – really quite well.
The first song, This Tragedy Writes Itself, is a sort of proto-Placebo with its single synth line, vocals and bass line meandering into each other, overlaid with dissonant chords. The stand-out track is last year’s single Once More With Heart, its intro betraying their love of The Cure and its lyrics seemingly epitomising the album’s themes (Clouds’s “I’ll decide when you’ve had enough” is almost spat).
The most striking aspect of their sound is the Clouds-Jay female-male vocal dynamic: while the former comes across tender but strong, the latter seems obstinate and vulnerable, giving that uncomfortably tense feeling of being stuck in a room with a quarrelling couple (putting the listener in the position of drummer Reece, presumably). Bits of their delivery in Panic/Don’t Panic even remind me of John Lydon’s neurotic and agitated Public Image Ltd yelping.
The repetitive hooks are great for jumping about wildly to – the physical energy that must have been exerted in the recording is so palpable that it feels that mere listening is not enough. While some acts show so little conviction in their live performance that it comes across as little more than a marketing tool, the full Secret Rivals experience demands a live viewing.
A degree of scrappiness is pervasive; there’s charm in exuberance, but the charm in flailing around can wear thin after a while, and that’s where this album often veers. Their predilection for vocal melodies based on chord triads gets a bit wearing after a while too. However, despite the nagging hooks, no song’s point is overlaboured or welcome outstayed, the nine of them weighing in at a Ramones-esque 29 minutes.
The album ends with the title track, an acoustic, Jay-led near-ballad that sounds unlike the other songs but which sums everything up nicely, with an air of resignation in reconciliation: “How come I’m the one who always ends up undone?” – the way arguments often end.
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Good news Baseball fans. While the official MLB.com At Bat app won’t be ready for the launch of BlackBerry 10, MLB Advanced Media has committed to having the 2013 version of the app ready for opening day of the MLB season, which is March 31st.
As of this writing we don’t know the full set of features for the app. We do know that it will have the standard scores, standings, stats, and news options of course. Without those it would be useless. Other features will be announced soon, but MLB has said it will feature “a user interface optimized for the new BlackBerry 10 mobile computing experience.” So, what we really want to know is if the app will give access to the full library of video that At Bat subscribers get on other platforms.
Even Windows Phone doesn’t have this app yet, so this is great for Blackberry. We look forward to more quality apps for the device.
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On September 12, Apple is set to unveil its latest innovations at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (10:30 pm IST), the event, themed “Wonderlust“, will be live-streamed on Apple’s website, its official YouTube channel, and the Apple TV application.
iPhone 15 Series
Apple enthusiasts can anticipate the introduction of four new models: the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and a model speculated to be named either iPhone 15 Pro Max or Ultra. Notable features include a solid-state mute button, enhanced processor and camera, and an array of new colors. Specifically, the Pro models might be available in green, yellow, pink, and dark red.
The Pro Max variant is rumored to house a new chipset, a periscope camera, and titanium edges. There’s also chatter about a potential price hike for this model. Both the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus might boast a 48-megapixel main camera. A unique addition is the action button, designed for swift access to apps and features.
Apple Watch: Time for an Upgrade
The event may spotlight the Apple Watch Series 9 and a second-generation Apple Watch Ultra. The Series 9 is expected to deliver improved performance and extended battery life. People are talking about a special 10th-anniversary “Apple Watch X”. It might have a clearer screen and a tool to check blood pressure.
Charging Transition: Lightning to USB-C?
In compliance with the EU’s common charger law, Apple might transition from its signature Lightning to a USB-C charging system. This change could also reflect in the AirPods, although no major model revamp is anticipated. However, a new USB-C charging case might be in the pipeline.
Vision Pro Headset and Software Updates
While significant updates for the Vision Pro Headset are not expected, given that the XR device launch is slated for next year, attendees might get a hint about the iOS 17 rollout date and other software enhancements.
Availability and Future Events
Preorders for the new products are likely to commence by September 15, with in-store availability projected from September 22. Rumors also suggest another Apple event in October, possibly spotlighting iMac and laptop devices.
In conclusion, Apple’s ‘Wonderlust’ event promises a blend of innovation and refinement. As always, it’s best to wait for official announcements to confirm speculations.


Data Center Redundancy Explained
In the ever-evolving landscape of IT infrastructure, colocation data centers stand out as vital hubs where businesses house their critical systems and applications. Amidst the myriad challenges of data center management, ensuring seamless operations is a top priority. This is where the concept of data center redundancy comes into play. In this blog, we delve into the intricacies of data center redundancy, exploring its significance in colocation environments and its role in optimizing data center services and solutions.
Stay tuned as we unravel the layers of data center redundancy and its impact on ensuring uninterrupted operations in colocation data centers.
What is Data Center Redundancy?
Redundancy in data centers refers to having multiple backup systems and resources to prevent downtime and data loss. A redundant data center will have multiple layers of backup systems, ensuring that if one component fails, another takes over instantly without causing disruptions. This redundancy covers every aspect of a data center including power, cooling, networking, storage, servers, and applications.
This is essential for several reasons. First, it ensures high availability and uptime. Any downtime can lead to significant losses in revenue, damage to reputation, and loss of customers. Redundancy in data centers ensures that disruptions are minimized, and the data center can operate continuously without interruptions.
Second, it enhances reliability and resiliency. A redundant data center can withstand various disruptions, such as power outages, network failures, hardware malfunctions, natural disasters, and cyberattacks. By having multiple layers of redundancy, data centers can mitigate the risk of a single point of failure, which could otherwise cause significant damage. This is particularly crucial for businesses that require continuous availability of their services like financial institutions and healthcare providers.
Third, it provides scalability and flexibility. As businesses grow, their IT infrastructure needs to scale and adapt to changing demands. A redundant infrastructure offers the flexibility to expand and contract the data center’s capacity quickly and efficiently. This means businesses can meet their changing IT requirements without disrupting their operations.
5 Different Types of Data Center Redundancy
Data centers have several types of redundancy, each designed to provide different levels of protection against disruptions. The most common types of redundancy are:
Power Redundancy: This ensures that multiple power sources are available to the data center. In a power outage, backup power sources, such as generators and batteries, will take over to ensure an uninterrupted power supply.
Cooling Redundancy: This is often overlooked but just as important because technology needs to operate at certain temperatures. So in case of a cooling system failure, backup cooling systems will take over to maintain the data center’s optimal temperature.
Network Redundancy: This ensures multiple network paths are available for data transmission. In case of a network failure, traffic is rerouted to alternate paths to prevent data loss or disruptions.
Storage Redundancy: Multiple copies of data are stored across different storage devices. In case of a storage device failure, data can be recovered from other storage devices to prevent data loss.
Server Redundancy: This redundancy ensures multiple servers are available to run applications and services. In case of a server failure, another server provides uninterrupted service.
Ensuring Fault-Tolerant Cloud Services
Modern data centers have become the cornerstone of cloud computing and are crucial to the delivery of cloud services. To ensure high availability and minimize the risk of downtime, data center facility redundancy has become essential. Redundancy involves having multiple systems and backup components in place, providing fault tolerance, and ensuring continuous data streams.
Redundancies can be applied at various levels in a data center, including power, networking, and storage systems. A single point of failure (SPOF) in any of these areas can cause a service outage, which is why potential SPOFs are identified and addressed. Serial transmission, which transfers data one bit at a time, has been replaced by parallel transmission to reduce the risk of SPOFs.
Enterprise data centers and cloud data centers rely on redundant components to guarantee uptime. Protected Harbor, one of the top Managed service providers in Rockland County, NY, ensure data center security and implement redundant systems to support their client’s cloud services.
Data center redundancy is necessary to guarantee availability, dependability, and resilience. A redundant data center offers high uptime and availability and offers scalability and flexibility. Power, cooling, network, storage, and server redundancy are examples of the several types of redundancy that might exist in data centers.
Having a redundant infrastructure, businesses make sure their IT infrastructure can survive setbacks and constantly run without interruptions. We are happy to review your redundancy plans. Give us a call.


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New York is having a surprisingly chilly week, so we've been craving comfort foods, like tomato soup with a gooey grilled cheese sandwich . There's nothing cozier and more bolstering on a cool day, or a lazy Sunday evening at home, don't you agree? Luckily, Helene from Tartelette has agreed to share her recipe for the perfect warm-you-up-and-hit-the-spot tomato soup... The Best Roasted Tomato Soup With Tomato Parmesan Croutons By Helene from Tartelette
“Scalloped” is an attractive word, isn’t it? When I hear it I think of several things: first, there’s scallops, as in the seafood—totally delicious. Then there’s the scalloped shape that can live on the edge of a pair of shorts or on the collar of a woman’s blouse—always pretty and dainty. And of course scalloped potatoes also comes to mind, which carries my imagination to a land of crispy potato skins drenched in a sea of cheese and cream. I can think of no better place to exist, actually. So when I came across TK member Shelbi Keith’s recipe for Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes , I knew we were going to become fast friends.
Happy 2011 everyone! I’m currently suffering from mild depression since school started up again yesterday, but I’m very thankful to have had such a relaxing break. Puerto Rico was a blast, Christmas was great with my family, and Ryan and I celebrated NYE in NYC with some of our closest friends. I read good books, watched plenty of trashy TV (new addiction: American Pickers, anyone else?) , and of course did some baking.
Going back to yesterday… I want to clarify something in: Tips for Food Bloggers . It’s not that anyone else said anything, but when I re-read the post, I felt like one of my messages was unclear.
I had an epiphany this morning: My priorities are wack. A typical day for me starts with rolling out of bed when I finally feel too guilty to stay in bed any longer. Then I immediately pop open the laptop and check my multiple email accounts, facebook, reader, and news settling myself in our oversized chair which is much easier to climb into then climb out of.
Hello everyone! Welcome! Thanks for stopping by! Here is my version of a pepperoni roll. It is soooo delicious! I have learned that there are some pretty fantastic pepperoni rolls in West Virginia...I would love to try one some day.
I've seen this adorable Easter birds nest recipe many years in many places, but never got around to making them until this year. Could be because I have a three year old, could be because of this website, or both, but I made them, and everyone loved these cute little nests. Ingredients: 4 cups Chow Mein Noodles 3 cups Marshmallows ¼ cups Margarine Or Butter Candy Eggs Directions:
I found these helpful charts last week and just had to share! Both of these beauties are from Chasing Delicious (aka one of the most fab foodie blogs out there)! Aren’t they faaaaabulous?! Buy them here . (Note: There are lots of little charts like this online, but these are my favorites).
I went to see tUnE-yArDs on Monday night with some friends, and as always we wanted to cook a meal that somehow related to the show we were heading to. Sometimes this is hard to do , but other times it seems to come naturally . Finding culinary inspiration in Merrill's lyrics seemed like it would be tough, but my sister knew what she wanted to make without hesitation.
Valentine's day is exactly one month away and I'm elbow deep in chocolate recipes. I've been searching for ideas and inspiration for sweet, edible tokens of affection. Recently while watching a food show on TV, I saw chocolate soup being served at a popular chocolate bar/buffet.
I am definitely a Fall and Winter person. I love feeling all snuggly in a hoodie and throwing on lots of cozy layers. So even though it hit 95 here in Denver today, I couldn’t get my mind off of making some soup in a bread bowl! My garden has been overflowing with ripe Roma tomatoes, so a creamy tomato soup just seemed right. For the bread bowl, I just used this recipe from my previous French Bread post , except this time around I used 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 all-purpose.
Jun 29 Not to sound full of myself, but I’m pretty sure this is the be all, end all of popsicle roundups. There’s a little something for everyone: the foodies, the purists, the ones who prefer frozen yogurt, the ones who prefer a little alcohol, everyone. Tweny-five options to be exact.
I receive a lot of questions about me and my blog. I thought it would be fun to collectively gather some questions I have been asked so you can get to know me better and maybe find some of the stuff useful for you. Q: What made you start this blog?
This ganache is different. It is special. It is not like a normal ganache with just heavy cream and chocolate. It has brown sugar added to it. Just that one simple component makes it ridiculous (in a good way). A rich, caramel-y taste that just melts the minute you bite in.
Ya know, I really should start paying closer attention to where I get my recipes from. The online recipes are easy cause I usually just email them to myself, but whenever I get something from outside the Internet, I never seem to remember where it came from. This I found in a magazine...I want to say Women's Day, or Family Circle...maybe Cooking Light. I don't know.


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a quick update to share my latest cake! a cookies and cream cake decorated with chocolate and vanilla buttercream.
if you know your oreos well, you’ll notice the piping is inspired by milk’s favorite cookie. i must say, this is some of my best piping yet.
i’m still messing around with the cookies and cream cake recipe, so here’s the chocolate buttercream recipe for now.
yield about 3 cups
1/2 cup shortening
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup cocoa powder
4 cups confectioner’s sugar
in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat together shortening and butter. add in vanilla extract and cocoa powder until incorporated. a cup at a time, add the confectioner’s sugar. once all the confectioner’s sugar has been mixed in, add milk a tablespoon at a time until buttercream is fluffy. use right away to frost cake or cupcakes. yum!
i know it has been a while since i’ve updated. these last few weeks have been really busy. between navigating unpleasant student issues, going through a selection process for a new student leader group for next academic year, and balancing me time, i haven’t had too much time to do anything noteworthy in the kitchen.
but, i did want to share the cake i made for one of my colleagues for her dad’s belated birthday dinner.
it was a 9” double layer vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. he wanted something classic and simple. so, that’s exactly what i produced. her and her dad were such a fan of it, and i’m so happy he enjoyed it.
my next project? i got asked to make cupcakes for a valentine’s day themed fundraiser for a student group on campus. i’ll have a recipe for this cake and the cupcakes coming soon. i’ll definitely be making a batch of these red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, per their request.
keep an eye out for more updates to come soon!
i usually make fancy cakes for family/partners. i haven’t made a design cake for anyone else before. i decided to challenge myself and make a cake for my office assistant’s birthday.
all wrapped neatly for gifting. even with a sticker on the box!
looks profesh, right?
i thought so.
ready to see what’s inside?
wait for it…
ta-da! what do you think?
chocolate cake and vanilla buttercream.
recipe coming soon.


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we all know of Hermes origins as a saddle maker. They still continue the tradition today of making their saddles by hand.
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