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SAN ANTONIO – In just the third week of outdoor competition for the UTSA track & field team, the Roadrunners will be hitting two different locations in South Texas this weekend, traveling to both the 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, as well as the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos. Competition at both meets begins for the Roadrunners on Thursday, March 28, and runs through Saturday, March 30.
Based on event qualification, the Roadrunners are taking a 17-member party to the prestigious 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin – the site of the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships. The meet starts on Wednesday, March 27, with multi-events, but the Roadrunners will not see competition until the 400-meter hurdles on Thursday, March 28, at 4:30 p.m. Action will resume on Friday with running events starting at 9:35 a.m., as UTSA has competitors in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, women’s 100-meter, men’s 4x400-meter relay and both men’s and women’s long jump. On Saturday, UTSA will have performers in the men’s triple jump, men’s 4x200-meter relay, women’s high jump, 200-meter and men’s 100-meter.
Last year at the Texas Relays, the women’s 4x100-meter relay of David-West, Geraldy Barron, Lauren Roy and Thennelle Williams won the timed final in 46.24. The very next day, the men’s 4x200-meter relay of Brice Chabot, Dennis Phillips, Trevion McCalla and Mike Roth placed third and sliced two seconds off the school record. The women's 4x200-meter relay quartet of David-West, Alanah Yukich, Barron and Roy teamed up for a time of 1:38.78 to finish 10th. In field events, Oreoluwa Adamson leaped to an eighth-place finish in the women's long jump with a 6.04 meters (19-9.75) measurement. In the men's long jump, Christiaan Le Roux placed 12th overall and 11th among collegians. In addition, Yukich logged a seventh-place finish in the top division of the women's 400m hurdles at 58.02. The men's 4x400-meter relay quartet of Noah Rhodes, Roth, Logan Masters and Phillips registered a time of 3:14.23 for seventh.
Taking placed at Mike A. Myers Stadium, fans can follow the results live here. The meet schedule can be found here. The meet will also be broadcast live on Longhorn Network (available for ESPN+ subscribers) at the following links: Thursday | Friday AM | Friday PM | Saturday
The Bobcat Invitational will feature 80 different programs, along with a mix of professional and unattached athletes at the Texas State Track & Field Complex in San Marcos. The Roadrunners will head up I-35 with a 21-athlete traveling party, focused heavily on distance and throwing events. Competition will kick off at the Bobcat Invite for UTSA with multi-events competition on Thursday, in addition to the discus, 800-meter, 10,000-meter and 3,000-meter steeplechase. On Friday, multi-events will conclude, and UTSA will compete in the hammer throw, shot put and 1,500-meter. Wrapping up the meet on Saturday, the Roadrunners will compete in the high jump, shot put and hammer throw.
At last year’s meet, Angel Robles opened with a third-place finish in the men's shot put. In the distance races on Friday night, Caden Cunningham earned a runner-up finish in the men's 5,000-meter after clocking a time of 15:08.69, while Sabrina Goains clocked an 18:25.53 to finish seventh in the women's 5,000-meter.
Up next, the Roadrunners will have a week with no competitions, but head to Southern California for a pair of meets on April 12-13 at the Beach Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational.


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Since the late 1970s, Judith Arcana says, "inevitably young" women have been approaching her to ask the same question: How do you manage to set up an illegal abortion service?
It often happens when she's speaking at events. "Sometimes they wait until the event is over and then they catch me in the hall and say things like, 'Do you think…?' and 'Would you maybe…?' because they're testing me and they're nervous, and who can blame them?" Arcana tells Broadly. "But they do come out with it, ultimately. And some are much bolder than that of course, and say, 'So! How can we organize this and will you work with us?'"
Between 1969 and 1973, Judith Arcana and a hundred-odd other women helped women access illegal abortion services, operating under the codename "Jane." What makes the story of Jane—officially known as the Abortion Counseling Service of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union—so remarkable is the scale and audacity of the operation. It began simply as a referral service, sending handfuls of women to illegal abortionists, but it became a feminist collective in which members learnt to perform the abortions themselves. They would perform an estimated 11,000 in total before they folded in 1973, the year that Roe v. Wade made abortion legal in all states across America.
It began, fittingly, with a phone call. Heather Booth, a student activist at the University of Chicago, was called by a friend whose sister was desperate for an abortion. She managed to find a doctor to perform one. Then, slowly, she began to receive more and more calls. It became apparent to her that abortions were not rare occurrences—Booth began to realize that they were a common need and their illegality was life-threatening. Moreover, they left women vulnerable to incompetent practitioners who would often prey on them sexually, financially, and, in some cases, fatally. Booth organized a group of women to take over the work she had begun; they started answering the calls and referring women to abortionists they knew to have a good track record.
The new group, however, was unhappy with how little control they held. As Laura Kaplan explains in The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service, not only did they have no guarantee that the women would receive competent and compassionate care, but they couldn't persuade the back-alley abortionists to lower their prices—which ranged from $500 to $1000 per procedure. Although Jane tried negotiating the cost down, for many women, the reduced fee was still astronomical. In time, one of the Janes built a relationship with one particular practitioner and discovered that he was not, in fact, a qualified physician. She realized that if he could perform the procedure, there was no reason that individual members of the group couldn't learn, as well. She persuaded him to train her, and thus the collective finally gained the ability to regulate the process from start to finish.
Having attained autonomy, the group refined their protocol. They got an answering machine to deal with the growing number of calls. Women would call Jane and leave a message; the "Call-Back Jane" would ring them back, obtaining a basic medical history and an estimation of the length of each woman's pregnancy. Jane would assign each woman a counselor who explained the process and made appointments. Each would come to "the Front", an apartment rented by the service as a kind of waiting room, before being driven to "the Place", where Jane abortion providers performed procedures all day. Jane would drive women back to "the Front" and give them painkillers to take home. The counselors would then follow up with each woman in the days after her prodcudure to ensure that no complications had arisen.
Since they occurred in the days before "medical" abortions—those performed with the mifepristone-misoprostol or RU-486 pill—all Jane abortions were surgical. Jane providers would use the dilation and curettage method; this involved dilating the cervix with a speculum, administering local anesthetic and then scraping fetal tissue from the uterine walls. This method is only suitable for early term pregnancies of up to 12 weeks; for longer term cases, a miscarriage had to be induced. This was more emotionally challenging, undoubtedly, but the members of Jane believed in a woman's absolute authority over her own body, whatever stage of pregnancy she had reached.
When the women in Jane picked up their instruments and performed abortions, a woman's right to choose quite literally became palpable in their hands. It's a dizzying thought and an empowering one, but former Jane members say they weren't daunted by the prospect. Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, who joined the group after dropping out of college, explains that for her, it was "the confidence of youth—I was an idiot! I was 20 year's old and it didn't scare me at all! Didn't bother me one bit! No problem!"
The idea was also less shocking then in the context of women's liberation than it might appear now: "One of the most radical things to come out of the women's movement was the change in medical culture. It was so paternalistic; how dare you even look at yourself or think about your own body! In the process of breaking with that, who knew where the boundaries should be?" For this reason, Janes would encourage their counselees to look on the process as collaborative—not least because everyone involved would have been liable for a ten-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit abortion. The collective designed their process in the hope that the women's experiences would be educative and eye-opening; they would give out copies of the revolutionary women's health manual Our Bodies, Ourselves, and teach self-examination, showing many women their own cervixes for the first time in their lives.
Any woman can become pregnant who doesn't really want to be.
In cutting out the illegal abortionists they had previously relied on, the Janes were able to lower the price of abortions to just $100. However, not wanting to replicate the imbalance of capitalism within their collective, they never turned away women who could pay nothing at all: "We figured if we averaged $50, we could make our expenses," Galatzer-Levy says. Financial contributions were seen as another way in which women could become active participants in the choice they were making, as any payment made aided other women to access their reproductive rights. Recognizing that America runs on women's unpaid labor, and with a constantly increasing number of phone calls, Jane decided to pay their own members, as well—their work was valuable.
Given the relatively low cost of a Jane abortion, the group's waiting rooms became a rare point of diversity in the otherwise white, middle-class landscape of women's liberation. This is perhaps unsurprising, since, as Galatzer-Levy puts it, "any woman can become pregnant who doesn't really want to be." And, while Jane's membership largely reflected the whiteness of consciousness raising groups and union activists, they constantly tried to diversify in order to better cater to the wide demographic coming to them. Poor African-American and Latina women's reproductive rights were especially endangered during that time period, as they faced the added threat of routine forced sterilization.
In her paper "African-American Women and Abortion" Loretta J. Ross elaborates how Black women were divested of their reproductive control on more fronts than their white counterparts: "White conservatives saw family planning as an assault on traditional values of motherhood, while some Blacks saw it as a race- and class-directed eugenics program. That such disparate forces aligned themselves against African-American women demonstrated that both white bigots and Black sexists could find common cause in the assertion of male authority over women's decisions regarding reproduction." The legacy of such pressure still informs how Black women are targeted by anti-abortion groups today.
There were only a few women of color in Jane's membership at any one time, and Lois Smith was one; in interview with Ross, she remembers: "…we could never develop a critical mass. […] But we didn't look on it as a Black or white women's issue; women needed termination of pregnancies, and there was a unity created by women who were desperate." The sentiment is echoed by Galatzer-Levy: "Everybody was a woman and that gave us a hell of a lot of common ground! It was certainly a basic tenet of the women I worked with in Jane that there was just an enormous respect for everyone."
The group's homogeneity, though undesired, may have in fact contributed to their success. In her sociological study of Jane, Pauline Bart concluded that the group's similarities were "a blessing in disguise since it provided social cohesion." She also observes that Jane's dedication to the work came above all else, however fraught their internal relationships became. Sharing political and philosophical beliefs was unimportant as well: "We didn't feel like there was any ideological purity test that had to be passed; it was a very practical-oriented thing," Galatzer-Levy says. "We always felt that if we sat down and hashed out why we had chosen to do this, we would probably fall apart!"
While the group was, as Arcana puts it, "fostered and bolstered by the politics of our moment," a note of caution creeps into her voice when asked if Jane was unique to its sociopolitical context: "Women have always been doing this, so the notion that a grand political happening in the world is required for women to take action, I think, is a little wrongheaded: too simple, too stark. It makes Jane and its members too different from other women and it's been my experience—not only then but ever since—that there's a lot of good stuff going on."
In many states it's as difficult now to get an abortion as it was before Roe v. Wade.
Both Arcana and Galatzer-Levy cite, as an example of this "good stuff," the work of Dutch doctor and activist Rebecca Gomperts. She has started two separate organizations, Women on Web and Women on Waves, both of which help women access medication abortion in countries in which it's illegal. To Arcana and Galatzer-Levy, this suggests that providing "unlawful" abortions can, in some ways, be easier now: "It doesn't require your presence in the room… But of course it's very limited to very early term abortions and then past that, I don't know."
Although abortion is now a constitutional right in the United States, the culture surrounding abortion has changed indelibly in the forty years since Roe v. Wade—a ruling that "was not exactly a bargain to begin with," as Arcana puts it. "A lot of people do not realize that Roe was not actually about women being able to determine what they needed or wanted to do; it was about doctors being able to make the decision," Arcana observes. While what Jane did in the seventies was both illegal and clandestine, their work was tolerated—appreciated, even—by the society in which they operated; it was not uncommon, for example, for police officers' wives or mistresses to seek help from the service.
Now, opposition comes from a devastatingly forceful anti-abortion movement, whose influence is such that, as Galatzer-Levy notes, "in many states it's as difficult now to get an abortion as it was before Roe v. Wade." "Their radically violent wing is very active and extremely dangerous," Arcana warns, alluding to groups like Operation Rescue, whose extremist activities against abortion providers are tantamount to domestic terrorism. "So the danger to women who are attempting to do the good work now comes not only from the officials, from the politicians and cops and the people who police the net, but also from the serious bad guys."
Those in the (very vocal) anti-abortion movement tend to frame abortion as a shameful, irresponsible choice akin to infanticide. Media coverage of abortion is skewed such that, even if you happen to be agnostic on the issue, it is inevitably filtered through the opposition's lens—a fact most recently demonstrated by the media furor over manipulated footage of Planned Parenthood's fetal tissue donation process. This kind of manipulation has informed an entire generation born after Roe v. Wade, says Arcana: "[Women now] have feelings about the fetus that I do not share. [The anti-abortion movement] has managed in the past four decades, quite brilliantly, to change the culture, the mindset, the thinking and even the feelings: the emotional responses to abortion, motherhood, pregnancy."
For Galatzer-Levy and many of the women in Jane, abortion and motherhood aren't diametrically opposed—rather, they're deeply connected, part of a larger spectrum. "Being a mother was very important to me," says Galatzer-Levy. "Much of what made it such a pleasure and so comfortable was the choice. I've had an abortion; I've also had an adoptive daughter; so in some ways I represent the whole spectrum. It's a contradictory world and there aren't simple answers, but there has to be an ability to make choices."
Despite their shared dismay at the current erosions of reproductive rights in America, including the 300-odd laws passed restricting abortion access in the last four years alone, both appear to be encouraged by the increased audibility of pro-choice voices, especially from the younger generation—and neither rule out the capability of this generation to achieve the same success that they did. "I'm really very encouraged," says Galatzer-Levy. "There's an enormous amount of anger and pushback—there's a lot of uppity women out there! I'm seeing them moving us forward. I'm finding it a very exciting time for women. The thing about the women in Jane is we were perfectly ordinary people; it's a matter of, you push ordinary people far enough and ordinary people do extraordinary things."
Speaking about the growing unrest surrounding reproductive justice in the United States, Arcana shows the same excitement. "I'm actually hopeful, if you can believe it, because the young ones are so smart. They're tough and they really, really are pissed off. There aren't millions of them yet, but there are thousands and thousands all over the country and they're doing it! And I just think: 'Okay! Let's get going here!'"

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My cousin Gabby sat next to us with his drum Iron Spirit.
Dakota sleeping on Rhonda's lap.
The senior class of Medicine Wheel Academy sponsored a powwow this evening at Havermale School. Normally I don't attend powwows during the opposing season, but my good friend invited me to sing at the drum. Not to mention, I also felt moved to support the students at my former workplace.
Years ago, I used to sit with Hank Wynne and my father when they still called themselves the "Corn Dogs." The drum name started as a joke, but stuck for quite some time. Finally my yaya Messie decided they should take a more respectable name and paid to call them "Little Falls." Hank and my dad are both gone, as well as several others who sat at that drum, but many of us remember those songs and continue the tradition.
Tonight at the Medicine Wheel powwow, I sat with Eric and the Hall Creek drum. Most of the songs are the same as I remember from my youth. It's an honor.
Rhonda also sang with us, but Dakota fell asleep on Rhonda's lap. He went to a scout camp last night and only slept one hour. Even so, I imagine the sound of the drum resonated in his sleep and moved his dreams.


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Ambarella Expands Security AI Vision SoC Portfolio
Today, Ambarella, Inc, an AI vision company, announced that they are expanding their AI vision SoC portfolio with the new CV5S and CV52S security.
The new SoCs support 4K encoding and advanced AI processing in a single low-power design. It is based on the CVflow® architecture and advanced 5nm process technology which provides industry-leading edge AI SoC performance.
The CV5S is for security camera applications that require multiple sensors over a wide area for 360-degree coverage. It is designed for single-sensor security cameras that need to identify individuals and objects.
John Lorenz, senior technology & market analyst at Yole Développement, says “Security system designers desire higher resolutions, increasing channel counts, and ever faster and more ubiquitous AI capabilities.”
He further added, “Ambarella’s newest AI vision SoCs for security, the CV5S, and CV52S, are competitive solutions for meeting the growing demands of the security IC sector, which we forecast to exceed $4 billion by 2025, with two-thirds of that being chips with AI capabilities.”
CV5S SoC can also support multi-image camera designs while simultaneously processing and encode four imager channels. Besides, these SoCs double the encoding resolution and memory bandwidth than Ambarella’s prior generation.
CV52S SoC family supports 4K resolution at 60fps while providing 4x the AI computer vision performance, single-sensor security cameras, 2x the CPU performance, and 50% more memory bandwidth. Neural network (NN) performance enables more AI processing performance at the edge.
Jerome Gigot, senior director of marketing at Ambarella, said “The global security industry is rapidly moving to higher 4K resolutions while increasing AI algorithm capabilities, to achieve better recognition of people and objects, along with multiple images for a wider field of view and longer range.”
“Our new CV5S and CV52S security AI vision SoC families respectively support 4K multi-imager or high-frame-rate 4K single-image designs with high-performance edge AI processing, allowing the development of cameras that do not need to compromise between image resolution and AI processing accuracy.”
Other than security, other AIoT applications can also take advantage of the high resolution and advanced AI processing. For instance, smart cities can leverage great image resolution and high edge AI performance for improved traffic management, automated speed control, accident detection, and finding the location of missing vehicles.
Similarly, retailers can use this advanced AI resolution to better manage product placement, enhance warehouse product tracking, real-time line management, and bring actionable intelligence to stores.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Hello everyone, #crossblogging this month. Spent a week on a Q&A interview with the Lean Enterprise Institute extrapolating our thoughts and experiences from our time at Toyota and how we translate them to other across all different types of industries.
Check out the link to the column on The Lean Post by LEI
Raised by Toyota - Q&A with Ernie and Tracey Richardson
Have a GREAT 4th of July weekend coming up!!


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EIT InnoEnergy, PRIO, Naturgy, Enagás Emprende and CRH promote the 6th edition of Cleantech Camp, which has applications open until March 28 for startups with clean energy projects from all over Europe.
Cleantech Camp is a program that aims to accelerate the energy transition in Europe and intends to award 30 thousand euros in prizes and invest in pilot financing with industrial partners. This initiative seeks start-ups and Portuguese projects in the areas of artificial intelligence and IoT, smart cities, renewable energy, mobility and blockchain, among others that can make a difference in the mission to accelerate the energy transition.
After a selection process, up to 15 start-ups from different European countries will be chosen who will be able to participate, between the months of April and July, in the program organized by EIT InnoEnergy, PRIO, Naturgy, Enagás Emprende and CRH, which has the collaboration from Barcelona Ativa as a local partner, as well as Bridge the Gap, Osborne & Clarke and ZBM Patents & Trademarks, who will contribute with their knowledge in different areas, which will be transmitted to entrepreneurs through training sessions.
About Cleantech Camp
Since the first edition, Cleantech Camp has been committed to promoting open innovation among the program’s organizing companies and participating start-ups, with the aim of generating a knowledge-sharing ecosystem. In this sense, the program contributes 20,000 euros to the winning project and 5,000 euros to the second and third prizes, which will be awarded on September 16th.
In addition, the 15 selected projects must present to PRIO, Naturgy, Enagás Emprende and CRH a first draft for the development of a pilot. These companies will select among the proposals received a project, which will be worked on together during the program. At the end of the edition, each company will decide whether to go ahead with the selected pilot and finance its production, with global economic contributions that could reach 120.000 euros.
Cleantech Camp has become a reference program in recent years for entrepreneurs across Europe who develop clean energy projects. In previous editions, approximately 200 project applications were received to participate in the program. This year, Cleantech Camp intends to continue receiving more projects and proposals focused on solutions in the areas of artificial intelligence and IoT, energy efficiency, smart cities, renewable energy, sustainable mobility, smart grids or cybersecurity and blockchain in the area of energy, with potential to become a reality in the market.
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How much does a cab ride from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam city center cost?
A cab ride costs at least the basic fee of €7.50. This basic fee includes the first 2 km of the trip.
After that, there are additional charges depending on the duration of the trip and the distance.
For example, a trip to the city center costs between 40 € and 60 €. Currently there is a minimum charge for trips city center ↔ Schiphol Airport of 35 €.
#4 PRE-BOOKED SHUTTLE – A POPULAR ALTERNATIVE TO A CAB
If you want to fix the price of the ride in advance, then there is an interesting option. You can book a shuttle online before your trip. In addition to the destination, you can also specify, for example, the number of people. Before booking, you will be quoted a fixed price, including fees and taxes. This has several advantages:
- The price is fixed. There are no surprises in the invoice amount.
- The driver does not make detours to increase the cost of the trip. This can happen with a regular cab that charges by taximeter.
- You get an invoice for the amount. This makes it easier to settle travel expenses.
- In our experience, the shuttles booked online are cheaper than the local taxi.
→ Link: Website where you can easily compare and book different providers.
On this website you can simply type in the date of your arrival and you will get a clear list of all providers including prices.

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Ann Widdecombe Quick-Steps into panto!
Posted: 26 Apr 2017 - by PHA
The Marina Theatre Lowestoft has announced that The Right Honourable Ann Widdecombe will star as the regal and authoritative Empress of China in this year’s spectacular family pantomime, Aladdin, which runs from Wednesday 13 December 2017 to Monday 1 January 2018.
Outspoken and controversial, Ann is one of the most high-profile politicians of recent times. MP for Maidstone between 1987 and 1997 and for Maidstone and the Weald between 1997 and 2010 she is more recently known for her explosive appearance on the BBC Saturday night favourite, Strictly Come Dancing. At the age of 63, she became the oldest contestant ever on the smash hit dance contest. Despite never being a favourite with the judges, Ann continually defied the odds with her dance partner Anton Du Beke, surviving 10 weeks into the competition. Her comedy-inflected routines showed a self-deprecating sense of humour and won her legions of fans.
Strictly has been just one of many forays on television. In 2002, she took part in Celebrity Fit Club, becoming a judge in later series. In 2005, she fronted her own series, Ann Widdecombe to the Rescue, and has since made documentaries on a wide range of subjects, including prostitution, ‘hoodies’, benefits culture, the Bible and more. In 2017 she lived on a farm in Sugar Free Farm (ITV) and experienced life as a Victorian in 24 Hours in the Past (BBC Two).
As a presenter, Ann has twice sat in the chairman’s seat on Have I Got News for You and asked very tricky questions on Cleverdicks (Sky Atlantic).
In addition to her media commitments, Ann is a prolific author and columnist. She has a weekly column in The Daily Express and has written five novels, a detective story and her memoirs, Strictly Ann.
Ann will be accompanied on stage by popstar Mark Read, known to millions as a member of hit boyband A1 and for their trio of Number One singles Take on Me, Caught in the Middle and Same Old Brand New You. With two decades in showbiz among his many credits Mark is set to play the title character Aladdin in this spectacular family adventure.
Pantomime Producer Paul Holman said: “I am thrilled to have secured Ann and Mark in what is already shaping up to be the biggest Christmas production Lowestoft has ever seen. With Ann’s charisma and remarkable sense of humour combined with Mark’s exceptional vocals and showmanship, not to mention the warmth and fun of returning comic Terry Gleed this year’s pantomime production really does have something for everyone.”
Tickets are on sale now via www.marinatheatre.co.uk or at the box office on 01502 533 200.
Strictly Come Dancing Star Takes to the Stage
Posted: 26 Apr 2017 - by Christopher Hall
The Bridlington Spa is delighted to announce star of the stage, professional dancer and Strictly favourite Robin Windsor will headline this year’s pantomime performing the role of Genie in their 2017 pantomime, Aladdin.
Showman Robin took his first steps on to the dance floor at the age of 3 when his parents enrolled him in a local dance school in Ipswich. From the very beginning, he studied both Ballroom and Latin dance, eventually competing at international level representing England where he amassed numerous World Championships titles.
Robin first stepped into the limelight in 2010, making his Strictly debut with celebrity partner Patsy Kensit where over 9 weeks the duo danced their way into the nation’s living rooms winning praise and applause from the judges and viewing public alike. Following the hit season, 2011 became a standout Strictly year for Robin, where he matched his first year success, lasting again till week 9 in the competition with EastEnders legend Anita Dobson and going on to win the Strictly Children in Need Special with presenter Susannah Reid.
With the coveted gliterball trophy firmly in his grasp, Robin was to have his most successful Strictly season yet with actress Lisa Riley. The duo became the standout stars of the series and the people’s favourites with many memorable moments and energetic performances including Lisa whisking Robin into her arms and up into the air, a routine which took the pair to the top of the judges’ scoreboard. The couple’s brilliant technicality and on stage charisma earned them a well-deserved place in the semi-finals. On a high from a sensational season with Lisa, Robin returned to the Strictly stage the following year with celeb entrepreneur Deborah Meaden. The pair proved popular with the judges achieving consistently high scores and ultimately lasting for a very respectable five weeks in the smash hit contest.
Away from our TV screens, from 2003-2010, Robin was part of the cast of Burn the Floor, one of the leading ballroom based shows in the world. Two tours with Burn the Floor (2003, 2004) and three with FloorPlay (2006 to 2008) took him several times around the world, leading up to the highlights being a stint on Broadway and in the London West End. Robin has also starred alongside his Professional Partner and Strictly co-star Kristina Rhianoff across the globe. Together the pair toured their sell out hit show Putting on the Ritz across the UK and put their best foot forward on the global media circuit, including a memorable performance on the South African version of Strictly.
Robin Winsor said: “I am unbelievably excited to be playing Genie in Aladdin. He’s known for his magic, his flamboyant costumes and his larger than life personality so I can’t wait to get going and make my mark with this great character! With years of Strictly under my belt I’m used to OTT and revealing costumes and giving big energetic performances - I can’t wait to show Bridlington what I’ve got!”
Tickets for this family favourite pantomime are on sale now via www.bridspa.comor at the box office on (01262) 678258.
Britain’s Got Talent Winner and Kids’ TV Legend Poised for Palace Panto!
Posted: 06 Apr 2017 - by PHA
A classic family pantomime is set to touch down in Redditch this Christmas with two stars of the stage and screen leading the line up in the spectacular Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which opens on Wednesday 6th December.
Britain’s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall is sure to charm audiences with his powerhouse vocal talents as Prince Charming while kids’ TV legend Dave Benson Phillips is set to play the adorable panto funny man Muddles!
Jai McDowall fast became a firm favourite with millions in Britain’s Got Talent, winning a legion of fans for his unique classical renditions of pop hits. Branded ‘one to watch’ and the ‘dark horse’ of the competition by star judge Amanda Holden, Jai successfully sang his way into the live final. He took to the stage for the final time in front of 13 million viewers with an emotional rendition of the Josh Groban hit “To Where You Are.” His powerful vocal secured his victory, scooping him a cool £100,000 prize along with a coveted slot at the 2011 Royal Varity Performance.
He took centre stage at the Britain’s Got Talent tour, playing to thousands at some of the biggest venues around the country. Having made his mark as a strong vocalist and performer, Jai signed to Simon Cowell’s music label Syco and released a debut album Believe that was well received by fans and critics alike.
Jai McDowall said “Paul Holman Associates have a fantastic reputation for producing brilliant family shows and I can’t wait to get working on learning my lines and selecting songs to perform for audiences in this beautiful theatre.”
Kids’ TV favourite Dave Benson Phillips has been at the heart of family entertainment for thirty years, becoming one of the most popular faces on the small screen! His big break came when he has working at Haven Holidays as a Children’s Uncle. He was spotted by the BBC and given the chance to appear in Playbus, which later became Playdays, a programme that ran successfully for 6 years.
This led to Dave being given his own show by the BBC, the phenomenally popular BAFTA nominated Get Your Own Back, which ran for fourteen series. He was given another major show in 1996, this time for ITV, called Wake Up in The Wild Room, which was aired every Saturday morning for two years.
Dave is very well known for starring in the best selling Fun Song Factory video series, which was televised for ITV. He has also presented numerous other programmes including the CITV series Petswap, co-presented by Fearne Cotton, Nick Jnr for Nickelodeon and Words and Pictures and Go For It for BBC Education. Dave is hugely well known for his work on the Disney Channel, presenting the children’s cookery programme Bitesize and as “Big Dave” on the Cable Guide Award winning, Playhouse Disney with co-presenter “Little Alex” Lovell.
Pantomime Producer Paul Holman said “ Following on from a record breaking run of Beauty and the Beach last year at the Palace I am thrilled to have Jai and Dave join what is already shaping up to be a stellar cast of sensational talent. Jai’s charm and amazing vocal talents and Dave’s showmanship will ensure this production of Snow White is a truly magical experience for all the family.”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opens at the Palace Theatre, Redditch from Wednesday 6th December until Sunday 31st December 2017. Tickets available from the box office (01527 65203) and online (www.redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk).

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Musings about Leadership, Decision Making, and Competitive Strategy
Thursday, January 22, 2009
New Entrepreneurship Documentary
Patrick Sargent, a junior at Bryant University, has produced a great new documentary about entrepreneurship. Here is the trailer. The documentary will be available for purchase on January 28th. For more information, see Pat's website.


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Tractors Kenya are offer competent and branded tractors directly exported to Kenya to meet the ever-growing agricultural demands of our Kenyan farmers. you can find the best agricultural machinery in addition to branded tractors that will tirelessly operate to fulfill your farming needs.
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AssayMetrics and Cambridge Research Biochemicals Collaborate
News Oct 08, 2012
AssayMetrics Ltd has announced collaboration with Cambridge Research Biochemicals Ltd, the UK’s most established peptide and antibody company.
Fluorescence Lifetime is a new and assay technology used in the biochemical screening of new drugs in High Throughput Screening and compound characterization roles in the pharmaceutical industry.
The collaboration involves Cambridge Research Biochemicals making key peptide substrates labelled with AssayMetrics’ Fluorescence Lifetime dyes.
The peptides are used to screen novel drugs in equipment such as AssayMetrics’ Fluospec® FL reader and are employed in assays involving kinases, proteases, protein:protein interactions and other target enzyme systems.
The collaboration brings together two companies leading their respective fields to be able to offer solutions to the pharmaceutical industry enabling faster, more efficient and cheaper drug discovery and development, thereby improving the effectiveness of pharmaceutical R&D.
Dr Pierre Graves, MD of AssayMetrics Ltd commented, “This is exciting news as Cambridge Research Biochemicals have considerable expertise in making the type of complex peptides needed for innovative discovery.”
Emily Humphrys, Commercial Director of Cambridge Research Biochemicals was equally positive: “This technology has so much potential that we are really pleased to be collaborating with AssayMetrics at this early stage.”
Measuring hand grip can help identify youths who could benefit from lifestyle changes, says new research. While other studies have shown that muscle weakness as measured by grip strength is a predictor of unhealthy outcomes - including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases - this is the first to do so for adolescent health over time.READ MORE

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The Double Fine adventure game project, Broken Age, will be split into two parts with the first half sold through Steam Early Access in order to further fund the second.
Broken Age is the name given to Double Fine's hugely successful initial Kickstarter project which pulled in more than $3.3m despite a goal of only $400,000. Further funding will now be fuelled by the first part of the title going on sale around January 2014 with the second part offered as a free update later on.
In a message sent to backers, studio head Tim Schafer explained that the money they had raised resulted in him 'getting excited and designing a game so big that it would need even more money'.
After a closer look at the project, the studio found that to bring Broken Age in under budget and for it to hit its intended release date, approximately three quarters of the project would have to be cut.
'How would we even cut it down that far? Just polish up the rooms we had and ship those? Reboot the art style with a dramatically simpler look? Remove the Boy or Girl from the story?' said Schafer.
Schafer ruled out the possibility of shopping around for a publisher as it would violate the spirit of the crowd-funding campaign and he also stated that going back to Kickstarter again seemed wrong.
Double Fine has returned to Kickstarter a second time for a different project with turn-based strategy game, Massive Chalice. Although not as massively successful as its adventure game pitch, the campaign still brought in more than $1.2m.


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Intrahepatic29 novembre 2022
In light blue, the mesenteric vein draining the bowel and the splenic vein draining the spleen join to form the main portal vein that enters the liver and gives the intrahepatic portal veins. This allows the blood coming from the bowel with products of digestion to be filtered through the liver before getting to the heart via the hepatic veins
In purple, the inferior vena cava drains the blood from the inferior part of the body and receives the two renal veins and the hepatic vein just before joining the heart in the right atrium.
After birth, there is no direct communication between the portal and systemic veins.

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Mike's Recipe, May 2012 - Burgers!
We had a pretty warm May here in upstate New York. Our deck isn't quite ready to go for the summer but we didn't let that stop us from grilling. Burgers are a point of some stress in our house. Heather is convinced that she can't make a good burger and I just don't understand it. A burger is my ultimate comfort food and I love eating them any time she makes them. Her hesitancy to do so always makes me sad. Sounds like a perfect candidate to add to my list of go-to meals.
This wasn't the first time I've attempted to make burgers. I remember a time where I was cooking dinner for myself back in one of our first apartments. Heather wasn't home and I wanted to make two quick burgers. I threw them in a pan on the stove on high heat. The result? A smoke filled kitchen and two well done burgers.
When I set out in search of a burger recipe, I knew I wanted to find a very simple one. I wanted it to be about making the perfect burger, not about doctoring a burger up so it tastes like something different. It didn't take long to decide on Bobby Flay's L.A. Burger. The burgers in the recipe called for 80% lean beef, salt, pepper, and canola oil. It's hard to get closer to just-the-beef than that. I wanted to have a little fun though as the recipe also calls for an avocado relish that sounded spicy and great.
As I was putting the burgers together the first thing I focused on was not overworking the meat. It's tempting to really push the meat together in order to get a firm and stable patty shape. I resisted the urge and had a bit of a crumbling problem but I think the burgers were definitely better for it. After they cooked they still held together enough to go on the bun without making a mess.
The recipe calls for 7 minutes of total cooking time for medium-rare. I upped that a little bit because the burgers were a bit over the 6 ounces in the recipe and I didn't really mind if they ended up a bit closer to medium. I kept it really simple. They went on the grill (on high heat), I closed the top, and didn't even look at them for 4 minutes. At the 4 minute mark I simply opened them up, flipped them each once, and closed the cover back down, this time for 3 minutes. After that time passed, I put some cheese on and let that melt for a minute more before removing them from the heat and calling them done.
The side dish I grilled wasn't quite as successful. Heather helped me pick out another Bobby Flay recipe for Grilled Sweet Potatos. In a way, these all went wrong from the moment I was trying to cut them up. They were somewhat mushy and, worst of all, the skin wasn't staying on, causing them to fall apart all the more. They could have been cooked a bit more than necessary ahead of time or I could have just done a bad job cutting them up. I'm not sure.
When they went on the grill the issues continued. They stuck and fell apart even more. I don't think I did a good enough job oiling them, partly because I was worried they would continue falling apart. I did my best flipping them and pulled them off to apply the final nail in the coffin. I seasoned the hell out of these things with the salt and lime zest mixture. It was like eating a salt lick. I'm not sure what caused everything to go so wrong but thankfully the burgers made up for it.
The avocado mixture was awesome but it didn't have quite the spice I was hoping for. We may have just gotten a relatively mild jalapeno pepper. Using the watercress as a lettuce substitute was nice as well. It gave it a bit of a peppery kick but several leaves fell off on the plate before making it in my mouth. As long as I can forget about the grilled sweet potatoes, I can look back on this meal with fondness. I think the burger passed Heather's test too, but she's always so nice it's hard to know for sure.
You just read one of Upstate Crumbs' monthly New Recipe posts. Every month, Mike and Heather will each make a post about a new recipe. For Mike, it will usually be an adventure in trying to learn to cook. For Heather, she'll pick something that is outside of her comfort zone in some way.
Mike on May 30, 2012 at 10:13pm EDT

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2008 Harley-davidson Dyna Super Glide Custion on 2040-motos
Harley-Davidson Dyna description
Excellent condition, garage-kept, allways serviced by local Harley dealer. 96 cubic inch engine, 6-speed transmission.
Extras include: touring seat with backrest and luggage rack, removable windshield, engine guard, aux running lights, electronic security system, new front tire.
The 2000 mile service has been performed by the dealer.
Purchased from original owner.
Free delivery within 150 miles of Appalachicola, FL.
Harley-Davidson Dyna for Sale
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Moto blogTue, 06 May 2014 00:00:00 -0700
There’s something about sharing in a popular consciousness. Participating in an activity that is also taking place at the same time all over the world adds a special meaning to the event. Begun in 2008 by the Harley Owners Group as Million Mile Monday and renamed and enlarged in 2012 toHarley-Davidson World Ride, this event simply asks all “friends of Milwaukee” to get on their hogs and ride on June 22–23.
New Delhi Auto Expo 2012 – Motorcycle Manufacturers Draw Battle Lines for World’s Second Largest MarketMon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800
In past years, the biennial Auto Expo in India slipped under the radar while the industry was focused more on shows such as EICMA in Italy and Intermot in Germany. But with India’s middle class starting to flex its financial muscle while other markets continue to struggle, the New Delhi show is becoming much more prominent, with major OEMs positioning themselves to claim a piece of the India’s 13 million vehicles-a-year market. We’ve already looked at India-produced Royal Enfield’s new Thunderbird 500 and Hero Moto’s hybrid scooter concept which debuted at the Auto Expo, and today we’ll look at what the major international OEMs presented.Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0700
In response to the continuing economic struggles in southern Europe, Harley-Davidson announced it will combine its operations in Spain, Portugal and Italy into a single business unit to be called SPI Motor Company. Harley-Davidson says the new company, which officially begins operating immediately, will be better positioned to respond to the challenges of the market. The new company will be led by Regional Managing Director of Operations Yves-Olivier Allamagny, formerly the director of Harley-Davidson Italy.
Harley-Davidson Dyna by State
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25 February 2014 baesystems.com
90% of British businesses surveyed expect the number of cyber attacks to increase. Majority of major companies surveyed are increasing cyber security spend after recent attacks. 67% of UK respondents said organised groups of fraudsters now presented greatest cyber threat
New research released by BAE Systems Applied Intelligence today reveals that the majority of UK businesses (57%) now regard the threat from cyber attacks as one of their top three business risks. The research mirrors the recent warning from the World Economic Forum, which included cyber attacks in its 5 biggest threats facing the world in 2014.(1) In the most recent research, conducted earlier this month, the majority of international respondents (58%) said that recent high profile cyber attacks on international businesses, including banks and retailers such as Target, have led to their organisation increasing its budget for cyber security.
The latest research comes as BAE Systems Applied Intelligence releases a new report, “Business and the Cyber Threat: The Rise of Digital Criminality”, based on a broader international survey (2) which details business concerns and opinion around the cyber threat. It comes in the wake of a series of high profile attacks, where criminals have used highly sophisticated cyber techniques to conduct financial crime on a massive scale. It was immediately striking that organised fraudsters capable of carrying out increasingly sophisticated attacks are viewed by 67% of respondents in the UK (and 55% overall) as being the chief threat. This suggests that predictions that cyber-enabled fraud will become the new frontline in the war against digital criminality are rapidly becoming a reality.
Faced with these challenges it was alarming to note that a significant proportion of respondents internationally (30%) have concerns about their Board’s grasp of the risk posed by targeted cyber attacks. In the UK, however, confidence in Boards’ grasp of the issue was much greater – with 65% of UK respondents believing their Board fully appreciates the business risk presented by cyber attack.
Interestingly, the research showed that businesses’ awareness of the scale and size of the cyber threat appears to be growing, and the majority of respondents are confident that their organisations are well equipped to prevent targeted attacks, with 70% of UK companies possessing crisis plans in the event of a cyber attack. However, the research also found that a large majority of businesses (90% in the UK and 84% overall) expect the number of cyber attacks to increase over the next two years.
Martin Sutherland, Managing Director, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, said:
“What this research clearly demonstrates is that whilst businesses are increasingly aware of the threat presented by digital criminality, the ever-evolving threat landscape means that there is a real need for continued agility in dealing with these threats. Digital crime as a whole - a dangerous combination of organised groups of criminals using cyber techniques to carry out financial crime on an industrialised scale - is a major concern, particularly since the most recent wave of high-profile attacks.
“We’re starting to see genuine interest from British businesses who realise that the threat of digital criminality is something that affects their whole business and is not just an IT issue. As the number of avenues open to criminals in a hyper-connected world increases, it is more essential than ever that organisations think carefully about the actions they need to take to protect themselves and their customers as effectively as possible.”
Further key UK findings include:
Cost: In the UK, 40% of respondents estimated a successful cyber attack would cost their organisation more than £50 million, a further 10% of UK respondents said the cost would be more than £10 million.
Concern: when asked what they would be most concerned about in the event of a successful attack, the most common responses was loss of customer data (60% of respondents internationally), theft of intellectual property (43%) and reputational damage (35%).
Convergence: Organised groups of fraudsters were identified by respondents internationally as the most likely group to mount targeted cyber attacks. Of those respondents who had encountered cyber-enabled fraud, 77% of UK respondents expect cyber to play a greater role in financial fraud.
Crisis Plans: 30% of UK organisations surveyed did not have, or were unaware of, crisis plans in the event of a cyber attack on their company. Of those respondents who did have crisis plans, 60% of UK respondents thought their companies’ plans were well publicised.
Change: Majority of respondents internationally think that new business practices such as greater use of Mobile Technologies (71% of respondents) and Critical Operating Systems (69%) represent a significant cyber risk to their organisation.
The full report can be found at: http://www.baesystems.com/ai/cyberthreat


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Moda Grunge Fabric
It's time to get creative with these beautifully simple Moda Grunge fabrics. Featuring a real dry brushed texture effect, Moda Grunge collection is perfect for any quilter or sewist, looking to add a bit of texture to their projects. With loads of beautiful colours to choose from, Moda Grunge basics are available as cut to length. Or you can get straight into quilting with Moda Grunge metallic fabrics, available as charm packs.

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Women Zip Fitness Long Sleeve Jacket
- Athletic zip-up jacket women, crafted from high-quality nylon and spandex material, lightweight, stretchable, quick drying, and moisture wicking.
- Cropped zip-up workout jacket, featuring a high neck and long sleeves with finger holes, which will offer you extra warmth, and protect your neck and palms in sports.
- Designed for a slim-fitting, gym jacket for women with stretchable, even if it is a bodycon sports top, it will make you feel free and move easily while doing exercises.
- Exquisite workmanship, durable and extension material, lightweight construction, and multiple colors.
- Lightweight and quick dry material, good for outdoor sports, active, yoga, running, athletic, track, workout, etc.


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There was lots of news yesterday about the House passing a budget that covers all federal operations for the 2016 fiscal year.
I will leave the heated political observations to others. They seem to all be having fun.
What I’ll focus on is several ways that the sausage-making legislative compromises affected some of the wide open frontiers I’m watching.
Export ban on crude oil
Since the 1970s there has been a ban on exporting crude oil from the United States. Advent of the shale oil revolution has revealed the distortions created by the ban. Primary issue is the refineries here in the US are structured to handle heavy crude while many refineries overseas are structured to handle light sweet crude. It would be more economical to export light crude and import heavy than rework all the refineries. Lots of new supply of sweet crude has created a pricing discount on crude produced in the US. Rephrasing the same point, the inability to export crude has held down the volume of sales from the oil patch.
The House bill proposed to lift the ban on exports. This means American producers can compete in the world market. This will likely increase the volume of sales here along with a small increase in price at the producers’ level while there will likely be zero impact at the consumer level.
Tax credits for wind and solar
There are huge tax subsidies for installing wind turbines and solar power. For solar there are subsidies at both individual and industrial scale. The massive subsidies were set to expire at the end of 2015.
Multiple articles I’ve read indicate this might just collapse both industries. In more detail, other articles explain the extravagant tax credits are the only thing that allows large wind and solar projects to get anywhere near something that is even close to economically viable.
The House bill extends the subsidy for wind power another two years and solar power another three years (if I get the timing right). That would take the subsidies out to 2017 for wind and 2018 for solar. The Wall Street Journal indicates there is some sort of “phase out” that could carry those out another three years for wind and four years for solar.
I don’t fully grasp the subsidies, particularly the year-end cutoffs, but apparently at the industrial level, the credit for wind power is 2.3 cents per kW generated. After the extensions, the credit would scale back over three years to 80%, then 60%, then 40%.
Use of Russian rocket engines on Atlas 5 rockets
ULA is the main contractor for lifting military satellites. They don’t have a rocket engine they can put on their main Atlas 5 lift vehicle so they buy Russian engines. After Russia started making problems in Ukraine, the Congress limited the number of Russian engines which ULA could use. That puts a crimp in their launch schedule.
The House bill lifts that ban. ULA can buy as many Russian rockets as they want. That made Sen. John McCain quite irritated. He promises to reimpose the limit in the next budget, or perhaps prohibit ULA from using the engines at all.
Make sure you have lots of lobbyists in DC
The whims of high-stakes negotiating in the smoke-filled rooms of Congress can make or break your company and perhaps your entire industry.
By the way, that is why any industry that wants to stay alive hires tons and tons of lobbyists.
- Wall Street Journal – The Last Obama Budget
- Beyond the Black – Budget bill lifts ban of Russian engines on Atlas 5
- American Wind Energy Association – Wind energy gains predictability from tax credits’ multi-year extension (Article has hint that the expansion of wind power in recent years was only financial viable with the credit. Article also says indirectly that continued interest of investors is contingent on having the big subsidies remain in place.)
Update: The bill passed the Senate the same day as the House and was quickly signed by the President. I haven’t read of any changes made to the bill as passed by the House.

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United Capital pull the trigger to start the Race to Dubai
Last month we launched our first ever employee of the year competition where, not only will the winner be rewarded with an incredible prize, but they will be invited to the annual company conference where they will help shape the future of the business.
In July 2021, we opened our first Middle East office in Dubai, UAE, marking a move onto the international stage. On 1st September 2021, in a video to all 600 group employees, our CEO, Graeme Carling, announced our first company-wide employee of the year competition, the aptly named, Race to Dubai.
The competition focusses on our four company values, and encourages any, and all, employees to nominate themselves, or their colleagues.
At United Capital, we believe in the power of the individual, as well as the team. We want our employees to be accountable, just as the company leaders are. Only by telling our people what values we admire, can we start to drive the behaviours necessary for achieving our ambitious group goals.
The competition is simple, the company expectations of the individual is clear, and the reward is significant…an all-expenses paid, 5-star, family trip of a lifetime, and an invitation to shape the future of a fast-growing, forward-thinking business, by attending our annual company conference in May 2022.
Group Marketing & Communications Director, Fraser Kirk, discussed the reasoning behind the launch of the competition, and how it will help the business achieve it’s targets.
We are actively looking to acquire building services and facilities management businesses across the UK and welcome contact from anyone considering the future of their business.


Hoje foi divulgado no canal do youtube CarReviews EU o vídeo “2018 Fiat Punto | Review”.
Segundo publicado pelo canal CarReviews EU: “*2018 Fiat Punto 1.2*\n\nKraftstoffverbrauch / Fuel consumption:\n5,4 l/100 km (kombiniert/combined)\n7,2 l/100 km (innerorts/urban)\n4,4 l/100 km (außerorts/extra-urban)\nCO2-Effizienz/Energy efficiency class: D\nCO2-Emission / CO2 emission: 128 g/km (kombiniert/combined)\nUmweltplakette / Environmental badge: 4 (Grün/Green)\nKraftstoffart/Fuel: Benzin / Petrol\nSchadstoffklasse: Euro6\nEnvironmental badge: 4 (Green)\n\n2013 Fiat Punto 1.2’s production started in 2012 and continued in 2012 and 2013. Punto Punto III is a 5 doors Hatchback in B class / Small car. Automobile weight is 1090 kg with 485 liters trunk loading capacity. Punto 1.2 8V has a 1,2 l Petrol engine. With 1242cc engine size it produces 69 horsepower and 102 Nm torque. The power is transmitted by a 5 speed Manuel gearbox with Front wheel drive. Vehicle can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (60 mph) in 14.4 seconds. Top speed is limited by 156 km/h (97 mph). The engine has a Euro 5 standard. Fuel tank capacity is 45 liters. Consumption in city is 7.2 lt/100km, consumption in highway is 4.4 lt/100km and combined fuel consumption is 5.4 lt/100km according to official factory data. Estimated Punto 1.2 8V real World MPG/consumption is 8,9 lt/100km. It is expected to consume 48 percent more fuel than factory data in real conditions and during test drives.\n\nThis car has become in Euro NCAP test 51% for adult occupant, 43% for child occupant, 52% for pedestrian and 0% for safety assist in security area. All in all this car got 0 stars for security.\n\nEquipment:\n\n- ABS\n- Electric front windows\n- Euro 5 norm\n- Multifunctional leather steering wheel\n- Electric mirrors\n- Air bag for driver\n- Manuel gearbox with 5 gears\n- ASR\n- Board computer\n- ISOFIX\n- Central locking…\n\nMusic:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jnA7keAlo4\nOLWIK – Taking Over (feat. Alexa Lusader) [NCS Release]\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_OwcYTNbHs\nJim Yosef – Firefly [NCS Release]”


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Depression & Anxiety
Manju* and her husband had been happily married for the past 16 years. A few years ago,
the couple decided to adopt a child into the family and expand their family tree. They
decided to adopt the child from a family friend who lived in the neighborhood and who had
readily agreed to the adoption process once the child was born. but later on, biological
mother started interfering in their lives. which started troubling Manju emotionally.
But her condition worsened when Manju’s sister got hurt in a road accident. With all these
happenings, Manju soon started feeling very anxious & disturbed. She started feeling very
anxious for her near and dear ones and started experiencing sadness in mood, crying spells,
breathlessness, and feeling of things getting out of control. In the next 15-20 days, her
condition worsened and she started feeling restlessness and shivering in her whole body,
was having increased palpitations, breathlessness, and heaviness in the chest along with
heaviness in the tongue which slowed her speech considerably. She used to find herself
being unable to control her negative and anxious thoughts, was suffering from a loss of
interest where she did not feel like doing anything, and had also begun to exhibit self-harming
behavior. All this was compounded by the loss of appetite, severely disturbed sleep and a
the physical history of having thyroid and PCOD for over 10 years.
Thereafter, Manju and her husband consulted a local doctor who advised her to consult a
mental health professional. On the reference of some close relatives, they came to visit Dr
Vohra a few weeks back wherein Manju was found to be suffering from Depression with
Generalized Anxiety Disorder & Panic attacks. In a span of few weeks, with regular
treatment with medication & counseling from Dr. Vohra and his team, Manju has made a
complete recovery along with the resolution of all familial and marital issues.

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This recipe turned out better than I could've imagined. Even the girls loved it and they are my toughest critics. My oldest isn't much on vegetables but she sure likes these. I hope you do too!
Stuffed Bell Peppers
3 whole bell peppers
1 cup rice
1 cup black beans, cooked
1 stalk celery, diced
1 carrot, diced
1/2 onion, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 Tbs. oil
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella, optional
Lightly oil a 9" X 13" baking pan. Wash peppers, cut in half from top to bottom and remove seeds. Lay peppers out in baking pan.
|Tomatoes give off just the right amount of liquid|
Cook rice until almost done, but not quite. In a medium pan heat oil and sauté celery, carrot and onion. Add tomatoes, garlic, basil and oregano. Continue cooking until just tender. Remove from heat, stir in rice and beans. Spoon filling into pepper halves.
Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in preheated 350° oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and top with mozzarella if desired. Serves 6.
For vegetarian or vegan you can leave off the cheese or use a vegan cheese. Low fat, low sodium and delicious. We love the flavor of red, orange or yellow peppers the most, but green ones are really good too.


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“The Very Hungry Bear” by Dirdura Wynn is a great reminder for people to think before doing anything so that it would help them avoid making mistakes. It would be best to know it is not true that if someone does something terrible, there are only consequences, and they cannot do anything to make up for it.
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TORONTO, April 21, 2015 /CNW/ - TD Split Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11875 per Class C Preferred Share. In addition a quarterly dividend on its Class C Capital Shares was declared of $0.1625 per Class C Capital Share. The dividends on both the Class C Preferred Shares and Class C Capital Shares are payable on May 15, 2015 to holders of record on April 30, 2015.
The Company was established to generate dividend income for the Class C Preferred Shares while providing holders of the Class C Capital Shares with a leveraged opportunity to participate in capital appreciation from a portfolio of common shares of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Information concerning TD Split Inc. is available on our website at www.timbercreek.com/td-split-inc.
The Class C Capital Shares and Class C Preferred Shares of TD Split are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TDS.C and TDS.PR.C respectively.
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Here are the complete information on MacBook Air 15 inch with Specifications, Pricing and more which will be released in the WWDC 2023.
Apple is gearing up for WWDC and is expected to bring some good set of Hardware and software to the table. One device, that people are waiting for long is the 15-Inch MacBook Air, and it looks like the wait is going to get over this year.
WWDC 2023 will be starting at June 5 and will end at June 9 and during that time, we will see updates on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS in the software segment and when it comes to hardware we will see AR/VR headset from Apple and MacBook Air 15 inch.
The 15-Inch MacBook Air was in the news since 2021, and we are getting confirmation of its release this year. We have seen last year’s MacBook Air 13 inches with M2 chip and the processor of the MacBook Air 15 inch is expected to be the same. There will be a variety of configurations based on RAM and storage
Design of 15-inch MacBook Air
Latest MacBook Air will come with an unibody design as other MacBook and there won’t be much change in design compared to the 13-inch MacBook with M2 chip launched recently. The noticeable change will be in the size, which will be due to the increase in screen size from 13 to 15 inches.
MacBook Air 15 Inch Specifications
MacBook Air is one of the most popular laptop due to its lightweight design and slim form factor. 2023 MacBook Air is expected to come with 15-inch screen. When it comes to RAM, as other MacBook with Apple Silicon, this model also will have unified memory ranging from 8 to 16 GB. It is not yet confirmed as if we could get 32 GB variant.
In the storage department we will have a variety of options like, 256, 512, 1 TB and 2 TB variants. Other than this, we will get a full HD camera for video calls and 2 USB thunderbolt 3 Ports. For charging the MacBook, we will get MagSafe 3 port. Apple has not removed the 3.5 mm jack, which is good and keyboard with scissor switch. Force touch trackpad and Touch ID will be present in the upcoming MacBook.
Pricing and Availability
Color options that we get here will be Space Gray, Starlight, Midnight, and Silver and the 15-inch MacBook Air will be priced between 1499 USD to 1999 USD based on the configuration you will choose.


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Dr. Joy K. Ball has been practicing medicine for 12 years. Dr. Ball graduated from the East Tennessee State University College of Medicine in 2002. She practices medicine in Charlotte, NC and specializes in Pediatrics. Dr. Ball is affiliated with Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center and Carolinas Healthcare Medical Center. She speaks English and Spanish.
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We pay tribute to rapper Nipsey Hussle through a visit to Mr. Fries Man, a mom-and-pop restaurant he patronized in Gardena. Baker Margarita Mantzke also takes us behind the pastry case at République and Priya Krishna shares her take on modern Indian-American cuisine. Plus: Tips for cooking with honey and how recent Midwest floods will affect what’s on the table.
Mr. Fries Man, Behind the pastry case at République, ‘Indian-ish’
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RIP, Nipsey Hussle
Grammy nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed Sunday outside his clothing store in South LA. Fans say Nipsey invested in his community, spoke out about gun...
Baking at République
When you enter the beautiful tiled courtyard of République on South La Brea in Central LA, it’s good to thank Charlie Chaplin, the man who built the place, for his...
The Market Report: Honey
At the Santa Monica Farmers Market this week, we talk about cooking with honey with beekeeper Rose Renni from Energy Bee Farm and owner of The Gourmandise School ,...
Bill Addison dines at Tesse
Duck terrine, blue crab simplissime , vanilla souffle. These are some of the French delicacies that LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison recommends you try at...
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At the conclusion of the G20 Summit, President Erdogan spoke to the media and addressed key issues such as the Syrian refugee crises, fight against terror and relations between Turkey and Germany.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday reiterated the need for global action against terrorism saying that no region was safe from terror threats.
Speaking after the G20 summit in Hamburg, Erdogan said that Turkey is hosting three million Syrian refugees with an open door policy and the international community needed to share the burden.
Turkey's president also lambasted the US for arming the PYD/YPG in Syria. Ankara considers the YPG to be the Syrian affiliate of the PKK, which is recognised as a terror group by Turkey, the US and EU.
"We will definitely not remain silent and unresponsive to the support and arming of terror organisations next to our borders and the forming of terror havens in the region."
Erdogan underlined that Turkey would respond to any threats to its national security.
Ankara is concerned that weapons supplied to the PYD/YPG for the operation to oust Daesh from its bastion in Syria's Raqqah will end up in the hands of PKK terrorists inside Turkey's southeast.
Speaking on the planned referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan Regional Government [KRG], Erdogan said, "Turkey cannot allow Iraq to be divided, if division starts in the north, it would extend to Turkmens, Arabs and even there can be a sectarian-based division between Shias and Sunnis."
"We do not support the idea of a divided Iraq, and a referendum would hurt the peace and stability in the country."
Erdogan also added that Turkey would not allow a Kurdish state to be established in northern Syria either.
Erdogan also criticised Germany for not allowing him to address Turkish people living in the country and blasted Germany for allowing PKK sympathisers to hold a rally under police protection while blocking his speech.
"Those who did not allow a democratically-elected president address his people cannot talk about freedom of speech," he said.
Erdogan also criticised Germany for "committing [political] suicide" and called on Germany not to sacrifice relations between the two countries for the sake of a terror group [PKK].
German security personnel were pictured escorting dozens of PKK supporters, who had taken out a rally in Hamburg on Saturday and carried pictures of the group's jailed leader.


For the second time in two weeks, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network as mailed out
to Dallasites pressing residents to “help us cheer on a healthier, smoke-free Dallas.”
The mailers come at a turbulent time for the Dallas City Council, which is eminently divided on whether to extend its municipal smoking ban to bars, billiard halls and even the interior of passenger vehicles when children are present.
Representatives from the American Cancer Society would not say how many mailers they’ve sent out or how much money they’ve spent on them.
But with a council meeting on the future of a Dallas smoking ordinance
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Thursday, 13 December 2007
Polymer clay face and bead embriodery on a satin-covered wooden form.
All I have to do now is glue the face on and attach a pinback.
It's only been in this state for 2 months, let's not hurry things, eh?
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November 12, 2007
PULLMAN — Three-plus months of intensive preparation for 10 WSU seniors boiled down to just a couple of hours this week on their home turf in Pullman. Wale Dada summed up afterward what each one of WSU's Pro Day participants must have been thinking: "If they give me a hole, I have to rip it wide open."
March 10, 2006
JEROME HARRISON'S MONSTER 2005 season rocketed him from nowhere on most NFL draft boards to a projected late second- or early third-round choice. Scanning the early returns of a number of pundits who forecast the draft, the buzz on Harrison is increasingly positive but his size (5-9, 200) is a drawback. He'll have a chance to mitigate those doubts in a big way with a strong showing in the Jan. 28 Senior Bowl game -– and, more specifically, in the practices leading up to the game.
January 11, 2006
THE HONORS CONTINUE to pile up for Cougar freshmen Greg Trent and Fevaea'i Ahmu. The Sporting News has picked both to its Pac-10 All-Freshman team, and also named Trent a second-team Freshman All-American and Ahmu a third-team choice. The kudos follow on the heels of other national recognition for the pair.
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Illinois NCAA Tournament Notes
March 17, 2009
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ILLINOIS (24-9, 11-7 Big Ten)
Illini Probable Starters G - 32 Demetri McCamey So., 6-3, 205 11.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.6 apg G - 1 Trent Meacham r-Sr., 6-2, 195 9.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg G - 25 Calvin Brock r-Sr., 6-5, 200 5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg F - 24 Mike Davis So., 6-9, 210 11.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.0 apg C - 54 Mike Tisdale So., 7-1, 235 10.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg
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Illini NCAA Tournament Notes
This is Illinois' ninth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 10 years, and fifth appearance of Bruce Weber's six-year tenure.
Illinois has compiled a 38-28 (.576) record all-time in NCAA Tournament games. Since 1975, when the field was increased to 32 teams, Illinois has advanced to the Sweet 16 eight times (1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005), the Elite Eight four times (1984, 1989 and 2001 and 2005) and the Final Four twice (1989 and 2005).
Illinois has made five appearances in the NCAA Final Four, finishing as the national runner-up in 2005, placing third in 1949, 1951 and 1952 and tying for third in 1989.
Bruce Weber is making his seventh career appearance in the NCAA Tournament. That includes his last two years at Southern Illinois along with his five trips at Illinois. Weber's career NCAA Tournament record is 10-6 (.625), and 8-4 (.667) at Illinois.
Illinois is a No. 5 seed for the fourth time in school history since the NCAA began seeding teams in 1979. The Illini are 3-3 all-time as a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2004 and the second round in 1998.
1990: Midwest Region (at Austin, Texas) #12 Dayton 88, #5 Illinois 86 1998: West Region (at Sacramento, Calif.) #5 Illinois 64, #12 South Alabama 51 #4 Maryland 67, #5 Illinois 61 2004: Atlanta Region (at Columbus, Ohio) #5 Illinois 72, #12 Murray State 53 #5 Illinois 92, #4 Cincinnati 68 Atlanta Regional (at Atlanta, Ga.) #1 Duke 72, #5 Illinois 62
Illinois is making its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in Portland.
Illinois' all-time scores vs. possible first and second round opponents:
#12 Western Kentucky (2-0) 12-12-1959 93-80 W Champaign 3-20-2003 65-60 W Indianapolis #4 Gonzaga (2-0) 11-16-1901 76-58 W Champaign 11-27-2004 89-72 W Indianapolis #13 Akron (0-0)
Illinois and Western Kentucky are meeting for the second time in the NCAA Tournament. In 2003, #4 Illinois defeated #13 Western Kentucky, 65-60, in the first round in Indianapolis. Three members of the current Illinois staff were involved in that game. Assistant coach Wayne McClain was in his second year as a UI assistant, while fellow assistant coach Jerrance Howard was a junior on the Illini squad but did not play in the game. Director of basketball operations Sean Harrington was a senior on that Illini team. He logged 13 minutes, but did not score.
Illinois' all-time series record vs. the South Region:
3-4 vs. No. 1 North Carolina 14-5 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 2-1 vs. No. 3 Syracuse 2-0 vs. No. 4 Gonzaga 3-1 vs. No. 6 Arizona State 2-1 vs. No. 7 Clemson 2-0 vs. No. 8 LSU 29-8 vs. No. 9 Butler 83-71 vs. No. 10 Michigan 4-3 vs. No. 11 Temple 2-0 vs. No. 12 Western Kentucky 0-0 vs. No. 13 Akron 0-0 vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin 0-0 vs. No. 15 Morgan State 0-0 vs. No. 16 Radford
Illinois played a total of 16 games against eight teams that made this year's NCAA Tournament, compiling a record of 9-7. Here is a game-by-game look at how Illinois did against the 2009 Tournament field:
12-2-08 Clemson, L, 74-76 12-23 vs. Missouri, W, 75-59 12-30 at Purdue, W, 71-67 (OT) 1-4 at Michigan, L, 64-74 1-14 Michigan, W, 66-51 1-17 at Michigan State, L, 57-63 1-20 Ohio State, W, 67-49 1-24 Wisconsin, W, 64-57 1-29 at Minnesota, L, 36-59 2-5 at Wisconsin, L, 50-63 2-8 Purdue, W, 66-48 2-22 at Ohio State, W, 70-68 2-26 Minnesota, W, 52-41 3-1 Michigan State, L, 66-74 3-13 vs. Michigan, W, 60-50 3-14 vs. Purdue, L, 56-66
Illinois' 16 games played against this year's tournament field is the fourth-highest total among the participating teams. Duke, Michigan and Michigan State are tied for first, having played 17 games against the field. Illinois is tied for fourth at 16 along with Ohio State, USC and Washington.
Three current members of the Fighting Illini squad -- all seniors -- have combined to play a total of six games in the NCAA Tournament. Chester Frazier leads the way with three games, Calvin Brock has played in two games, and Trent Meacham has played in one game. Meacham is the Illini's active leading Tournament scorer with four points, while Brock has totaled two points. Frazier, meanwhile, is the Illini's active leading rebounder in the Tournament with 10 boards.
Illinois' all-time leading scorer in NCAA Tournament play is Dee Brown, who tallied 179 points in 13 games from 2003-06. In all, 14 Illini players have totaled 100+ career points in the NCAA Tournament.
Illinois' all-time leading rebounder in NCAA Tournament play is James Augustine, who grabbed 102 boards in 13 games.
Deron Williams is Illinois' career assists leader in NCAA Tournament play, with 78 assists in 11 games (7.1 avg) from 2003-05.
Ken Norman shot .632 (36-57) from the field and .833 (15-18) from the free-throw line in NCAA Tournament competition from 1985-87, the best figures among any Illini who played more than three tournament games.
Seventeen different Fighting Illini players have recorded double-doubles in NCAA Tournament action on 22 different occasions. James Augustine is the Illinois career leader with three career double-doubles in the Tournament. The most recent double-double by an Illini in the Tournament was Deron Williams' 22-point, 10-assist performance vs. Arizona in the 2005 Chicago Regional Final.
Illinois has had four players named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team. John "Red" Kerr and James Bredar were selected in 1952 and Deron Williams and Luther Head were chosen in 2005. Also, Dike Eddleman (1949) was named to the 1939-40s All-Decade Team.
Weber Has Ties to Western Kentucky
Weber got his start in the coaching profession as a graduate assistant in the fall of 1979 at Western Kentucky, hired by Keady while he was in charge of the Hilltopper program. Western Kentucky went 21-8, won the Ohio Valley Conference title and participated in the 1980 NCAA Tournament. Keady then became the Purdue head coach, taking Weber with him to West Lafayette.
Weber earned a master's degree in education administration and physical education from Western Kentucky in 1981.
Recapping the Big Ten Tournament
Illinois fell to Purdue in Saturday's semifinal, 66-56. Dominique Keller came off the bench to tie his career high in scoring, registering 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting. Calvin Brock, meanwhile, also finished in double figures with 12 points.
Davis Named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Davis was joined on the All-Tournament team by Robbie Hummel, JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore of Purdue and Evan Turner of Ohio State. Hummel was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
For complete set of Illinois men's basketball NCAA Tournament notes, click on .pdf link at top of this page.

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Loch Ness, Highlands & Whisky Distillery Tour from Edinburgh
- Duration: 12.5 hours
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This is a great option if you would like to catch glimpses of the Scottish highlands for sure. As it is a 1-day trip, and there is many miles to cover, don't expect to be stopping at all the sites and if you do stop, it's not for very long. It is a looooooong day....to be in the car, so be prepared. The guide(driver), Michael, was excellent though, always positive and full of energy. He provided some good info and kept us interested. Oh yes, the trip on Lake Ness is pretty cool too, definitely recommend
It was a fantastic experience! It was a bummer that we didn’t get to spend more time in each stop because every landscape is just magnificent but we covered a whole lot in just a 12-hour period. Would want to go back, do some hiking and camping to get the maximum Scotland has to offer. Our guide is totally entertaining and exceptionally great at what he does!
Excellent tour - a long day, but you see loads and there are regular stops along the way to stretch your legs and take a closer look at particular points of interest. Colin, our driver, was very knowledgeable and made the day come alive. The boat trip was excellent. Definitely recommend; well worth the money.
Was absolutely fantastic. Tom our travel guide was very knowledgeable and delivered this in a very easily understandable way. Was very pleasant and polite. We visited some lovely places and was really worth the money paid and more. The bus was very comfortable and clean.
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1/2 cup warm (105 to 115 degrees) water
8 teaspoons powdered egg whites
cups nonfat ricotta cheese
cup fat-free liquid egg substitute
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Dip each biscuit into the espresso; place in a single layer on bottom and around sides of a glass or ceramic baking dish, about 8 inches square or similar capacity. Combine the water and powdered egg whites in a large stainless-steel bowl, stirring gently until the powder dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes. With an electric mixer, beat at medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 5 to 7 minutes.
In another large bowl, beat together the ricotta, egg substitute, mascarpone and sugar. Stir in about one-third of the beaten egg whites, then gently fold in the remainder with a rubber spatula. Pour over the ladyfingers. Cover and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours. Sprinkle with the cocoa just before serving.
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