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2016 was a bad year for Samsung primarily due to the release of their explosive-prone smartphone that is Note 7. However, prior to that, the company released an impeccable piece of smartphone crafted with the utmost care; one that went on to become the most revered Android phone of 2016, dominating the smartphone charts on various websites and has been continuously compared to the likes of iPhone 7. Indeed, it’s Samsung’s Galaxy S7, a phone which was released in March and currently sells for a price of $500-$600. The phone was bestowed with a blazing fast Qualcomm chip, the Snapdragon 820 and is embedded with an ultra-crisp 12-megapixel camera. The non-removable battery included in the phone has been tested time and again and grants the phone with up to 22 hours of talk-time. This coupled with the water withstanding capabilities of the phone are the primary reasons why it is still celebrated.
This month owners of S7 (both variants) residing in South Korea, the United States and the United Kingdom who qualified for beta testing of Android Nougat 7.0 were finally exposed to the beta version. The operating system is reported to improve the phone’s idle function while bestowing it with split screen capabilities and much more amiable settings menu.
The new update has been received favorably by the critics. A brief summary of what the experts say is given below.
TechRadar: In its review, the website stated that the S7 is iterative perfection. However, it warned the operators of the beta version of Nougat to expect a few errors in functionality.
AndroidPit: The experts at AndroidPit gave the opinion that user interface has been eased with the release of Nougat and further stated that the S7 was one of the best smartphones manufactured in 2016. They, however, flogged Samsung on the current software but were optimistic as they closed the review by mentioning that the new Nougat update would do wonders for the device.


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A shocking incident from Delhi was reported on Sunday morning where the police officials saw a scuffle turning fatal. Four people from the national capital stabbed a man to death, and the incident was captured by a CCTV camera in the premises.
The deceased was identified as a man named Jitender who hailed from Mangolpuri, also the spot where the crime took place. The accused were identified as Jatin (20), Mohit (19) and a minor aged 17. Reportedly, the three were arrested by the police while one is yet to be apprehended.
Man was initially rushed to healthcare for medical care
Police officials were quoted in a report by news agency ANI as saying that they received a PCR call at 06:14 am on Sunday regarding admission of Jitender, a resident of Mangolpuri, at SGM Hospital after sustaining stab injuries above the left knee.
Station House Officer (SHO) along with other staff went to SGM Hospital and found that the person was in an unconscious condition due to excessive bleeding.
A while after admission at the SGM Hospital, the doctor advised the father of Jitender to shift him to a private hospital. However, the man passed away in the time and was declared brought dead at the private healthcare (Jaipur Golden Hospital) at around 9.50 am, ANI reported.
The police informed that the accused were previously not involved in a criminal case. Media learnt that a case has been registered under section 307 IPC (Attempt to commit murder) and an investigation is underway.
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Geo Maya Hair 2.6 For MAYA Win X64 [PATCHED]
Unreal Engine continues to expand support for Alembic, a standard for caching animation data that is widely used in the Media and Entertainment industries. The robustness of alembic cache support as well as improved hair and fur workflows are part of this release.
Geo Maya Hair 2.6 For MAYA Win x64
We have expanded support for hair and fur by making it possible to bind Grooms to GeometryCache data imported from Alembic. No longer do you have to go through the awkward workflow of binding a groom to a Skeletal Mesh. Both grooms that are targeted to drive the Unreal groom system or full hair caches simulated in other DCCs are supported.
In addition to the improved hair and fur workflows Alembic caches now have better support for sub-frame samples, non-consistent topology caches, and caches that start with empty frames. This allows better results when working with alembic simulation caches.
Dependencies: MtoA 126.96.36.199, Arnold 188.8.131.52, VRay 4.12, Renderman 22.5, 3Delight 12.0.113, Redshift 2.6.43, Clarisse 4.0 SP2b Updated to MtoA 3.3.0 and Arnold 5.4.0. Implemented Automatic Parting on Groom nodes, this uses an angle threshold to automatically modulate strand weights to make creating hair parts more easily. Part Randomness parameter will now modulate the painted part_randomness attribute on Grooms.
Here is one character in the Editor of Unreal Engine v4.22.3, the scene is the famous starter scene - 'Table, Glass And Chairs', note that Santa's eyes, mouth and face are driven by shape key animation, and his body is driven by armature deform animation.
With this release, we're excited to announce that the hair rendering system is ready for production! Over the last several releases, we've continued to improve hair rendering with visual improvements that are both performant and scalable across mid to high-end devices, and that supports a wider range of features across Unreal Engine.

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Timeless: Davido Announces Title For New Studio Album
Davido has confirmed that the title of his long awaited music project will be titled, Timeless.
The singer-songwriter made the announcement via his Instagram account on Tuesday, March 21.
Davido posted an announcement video in which he touched on the process that has led up to the album and the events that he has experienced in the past year.
ALSO READ: Davido Seen At Cousin’s Birthday Party Days After Cryptic Action On IG (VIDEO)
Taking to Instagram, he wrote,
“There is a time for everything. A time to Grieve and a time to Heal.
A time to Laugh and a time to Dance. A time to Speak and A time for Silence.
Thank you to everyone out there for your love and support that has held me down. All the love and messages while I was away, the gifts sent, the concerts you all threw! I appreciate it all. Today, I want to remind you all that what is now Timeless, was once new. It’s time for new.
My next album TIMELESS is here, March 31st.”
ALSO READ: Adekunle Gold Signs Deal With Def Jam
Watch the video the singer shared below.
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The album is titled ‘Timeless’ and it will be Davido’s fourth album since he released his debut album ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ in 2013.


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Another gorgeous limited edition print from Nicky Litchfield. In her series of dog breeds, this cheeky looking black and white cocker spaniel is waiting to come home with you. The print is a Limited edition of 295 and printed onto 300gsm art paper and provided in acid-neutral, colour sympathetic mounts. Supplied with a certificate of authenticity and signed by the artist.
Image size: 410 x 210mm Mounted size approx: 520x310mm

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The appointment of a new Prime Minister in Jordan could mean a more comprehensive implementation of much needed reforms. But divisions and tensions between domestic political factions could once again stall this process.
By Jamie Ingram, Researcher, RUSI Qatar
On 17 October, Awf al-Khasawneh was appointed Jordan's third prime minister since February, following the resignation of Marouf al-Bakhit. Just one day previously, seventy of Jordan's 120 MPs petitioned King Abdullah II to dismiss Bakhit for failing to launch genuine reforms and tackle endemic corruption.
In a statement to reporters shortly after his appointment, Khasawneh announced that a new government would be formed in a 'few days', with the new cabinet sworn in on 24 October. This marks Jordan's third government of the year, while a significant reshuffle was also undertaken in July. The latest victim of the 'Arab Spring', during his short, second tenure as Premier, Bakhit was widely accused by opposition groups and protestors alike of failing to introduce sufficient reforms and tackle corruption. Appointed on 2 February by King Abdullah in an attempt to placate escalating protests, Bakhit replaced the previous incumbent Samiir Rifai and was charged with implementing political reforms and ensuring a decent living for Jordanians.
The administration faces severe challenges as Khasawneh attempts to steer the country through turbulent times. Jordan's economy is in a perilous state, much like other states in the region that are facing popular unrest. Dissent has been fuelled by high levels of unemployment concentrated in the male youth population and declining real incomes, further exacerbated by rising food and oil prices. In an effort to quell social unrest, the Kingdom has rolled-back flagship pro-market reforms, unveiling packages of partial subsidies on fuel and staple foods; however, the added fiscal strain of such policies on the economy could yet prove severe. Jordan's fledgling private sector is largely incapable of providing a catalyst for growth, with the economy heavily weighted towards the public sector and dependent upon overseas aid.
Of potentially more worry to the regime, however, are signals of discontent emanating from within Jordan's East Bank elite. Members of the East Bank tribes dominate the army, police and bureaucratic structure in Jordan and are traditionally stalwart supporters of the monarchy. Concerned that the growing numbers of Palestinians in Jordan will erode their traditional hold on power and money in the Kingdom, East Bankers have increasingly voiced their discontent with the administration. In February, tribal figures issued a petition to King Abdullah to reduce the role of his Palestinian wife Queen Rania in Jordanian politics. Fears that the Queen is attempting to build her own power centres largely motivated the petition, which served to underscore the deep divisions between the two populations. In an attempt to placate the East Bankers, the King moved to raise civil servant's wages in February, further stressing the fragile economy.
An Inadequate Government
The dismissal of the Rifai government on 1 February was a clear attempt by King Abdullah to quell the growing protests which erupted in January. Thousands regularly marched after Friday prayers, condemning the government's economic policies and the corruption associated with the privatisation of state enterprises, while calling for substantial constitutional reform. Although Rifai's dismissal temporarily restored stability to the Kingdom, by 3 March the new government had already faced a parliamentary vote of no-confidence, which it only narrowly survived. Leading the charge has been the opposition Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood.
As unrest continued to grow, the King bowed to opposition demands, pledging on 12 June to introduce constitutional reforms. While welcomed by many as a significant concession to protestors, the IAF were not placated, stating that 'there was nothing new in that speech' and crucially questioning whether the King could ever force the government to implement his reform visions. The absence of a timeline for implementation further fuelled fears that reforms would not be enacted. On 17 August, the King announced precise details of the proposed reforms, which while generally well received were again slammed by the IAF for failing to live up to the people's expectations. Despite this, on 28 September, Jordan's Senate endorsed the proposals, which will enter into effect following approval by King Abdullah and publishing in the Official Gazette, affording it the force of law.
Despite King Abdullah's actions however, it has long been clear that popular dissatisfaction with Bakhit was so strong that only his removal would assuage protestors. His appointment was largely intended to curry favour with the East Bank tribes, but he had proven unpopular in his previous tenure as prime minister (2005-2007) when he was perceived to have blocked reforms. Bakhit's attempts to highlight government successes in combating corruption experienced almost-comical difficulties. At a 26 May press conference intended to highlight these successes, Bakhit was forced to announce the resignation of two ministers over a 2010 corruption case which had resulted in a former minister being sentenced to three years imprisonment. Subsequently, the then-prime minister survived a 27 June impeachment vote in which he and seventeen former ministers were implicated in graft allegations regarding a 2007 agreement with a UK firm to construct a casino. Denying any complicity, Bakhit's reputation was further damaged in September when documents emerged showing that he had authorised the deal. Many MPs were alienated over issue, accusing Bakhit of making a scapegoat out of former Tourism Minister Osama Dabbas.
The government's efforts to combat corruption have been widely criticised. The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Jordan Press Association (JPA) have repeatedly stated that the draft Anti-Corruption Commission law (ACC) will greatly restrict press freedoms. The legislation would permit fines for public accusations of corruption without solid proof. On 29 September, the Senate indefinitely deferred discussion of the controversial bill due to the public outcry, further underscoring the government's inability to effect change. Anti-government protests have regained momentum, with thousands attending Friday protests in recent weeks.
Although Bakhit's resignation does not ensure the success of the reforms and an end to protests, such an outcome was impossible under his tenure. Certainly, the protest movement will likely lose much of its immediate momentum, with the new government afforded a small window in which to operate. However, the fundamental economic and social challenges facing Jordan remain and are likely to increase further still. Divisions between Palestinians and East Bankers are set to grow more pronounced as the Palestinian population continues to grow, while the government's efforts to appease both camps through pay rises and subsidies are adding increased fiscal strain on the fragile economy. Expensive projects such as Jordan's controversial drive towards nuclear power are likely to attract popular anger for diverting scarce resources away from the people.
A New Start?
Jordan's new Prime Minister Awm al-Khasawneh is a 61 year old former judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where he served from 2000 onwards, and has previously held senior legal positions within Jordan's administration. He has been instructed to work closely with the opposition, something his predecessor proved incapable of. The Muslim Brotherhood has cautiously welcomed his appointment, stating that his legal background is essential in an era of constitutional amendments. Certainly his reputation has not been tainted by association with Jordan's previous governments, while he has retained cordial relations with members of the IAF.
The composition of Khasawneh's first government marked an important statement of intent. The Prime Minister was keen to avoid including too many from the previous administration, tarnished as they are in the eyes of many, but included a number of experienced politicians to provide stability. Although Khasawneh was keen to include the IAF in government they refrained from participating. Although this would have confered greater legitimacy on the reform process, they decided against participating in a government that has not been democratically elected. However, their inclusion in the reform process remains vital.
Despite widespread anger with the government and growing dissatisfaction with King Abdullah among elements of the East Bank elite, the King retains great popularity within the population. This has prevented protests from escalating to the scale seen elsewhere and ensured protestors remain focused on achieving constitutional and economic reform, rather than the ousting of the regime. The replacement of the head of the General Intelligence Department (GID) in October was a bold statement, underscoring King Abdullah's intent to modernise Jordan's security apparatus and improve transparency. However, the immediate reputation of King Abdullah is dependent on the performance of the new Khasawneh government. This realistically represents the King's last opportunity to demonstrate to the population that he has the capacity to force the government into implementing genuine reforms. Should these not prove forthcoming, the King's standing would be greatly damaged; however, any attempts to oust him are highly unlikely.
In the short term, protests will likely resume following a periodic lull, as the reforms are unlikely to satisfy everyone. That said, this is no bad thing, they will serve to maintain pressure on the administration to continue the reform process, increasing the likelihood of a more comprehensive implementation. Fundamentally, the economic and social challenges facing the Kingdom are too ingrained to be resolved by constitutional reforms and the regime has yet to demonstrate that it has the determination to adequately tackle these issues.
The views expressed here are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect those of RUSI.
 Ranya Kadri and Ethan Bronner, 'Government of Jordan is Dismissed by the King', New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/world/middleeast/king-abdullah-ii-of-jordan-fires-his-government.html?ref=middleeast
 Randa Habib 'Jordan Islamists: 'nothing new' in king's speech', Middle East Online, http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=46663
 Gregg Carlstron, 'Jordan's PM approved controversial casino' Al Jazeera, http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/07/2011724125647625781.html
 Jamal Halaby, 'Jordan's Marouf al-Bakhit Resigns, King Appoints New Prime Minister', Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/jordan-prime-minister-resigns_n_1015124.html


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Thomas Griffits, master lithographic printer, had a distinguished career at two of the leading colour printing firms in the first half of the 20th century - Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. and the Baynard Press. He interpreted the works of some of the leading artists and illustrators of his time and taught several of them the skills of colour lithography. Willy Pogany, Edmund Dulac, John Piper, Barnett Freedmann and Edward Bawden all fell under his spell and Griffits' own books on lithographic printing, were key 'teach yourself' textbooks for many years.
Griffits declared that lithography was the 'joy' of his life, a joy that he passed on to all those he worked with, and in turn, to the readers and collectors of the many fine books and prints he helped to produce.

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This week, Quebec's provincial election campaign began in earnest with separatist Parti Québéois Premier Pauline Marois dredging up tired old fantasy promises about independence and dishing out some new ones.
For instance, she says Quebec would: continue to use the Canadian dollar (as we all know, a true sign of a country's freedom), still have a say in Canadian monetary policy, somehow balance the budget without the $9.3 billion the province gets annually in equalization payments from taxpayers in the rest of Canada, and welcome Canadian tourists who will be just dying to visit an English-less, hijab-less République québécoise after separation.
Let's all help future non-President Marois. Seeing as how Quebec independence will never actually happen, what other policies and promises can she make up this election cycle for a country that will never exist?
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The Chris Slade Timeline
And just in case you were wondering, Slade still has it! He hasn’t slowed down one single bit and this great video by Paul Davis shows him still rocking as much as ever.
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TELEVISION SHOWS, MUSIC AND MORE POP CULTURE GOODNESS FROM MY VAST AND VIRTUAL PERSONAL LIBRARY!
A brief and relatively recent-looking clip of Robert Crumb discussing the story behind his famous album cover for Janis Joplin and why he did NOT do one for the Rolling Stones.
Great interview clip - thanks for posting. The Crumb documentaries are well worth watching.-eb


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Our client is a leading corporate and investment bank with a home market in Central and Eastern Europe. The bank’s subsidiaries service approximately 15 million customers in more than 2,500 business outlets in both the corporate and private customer segments, as well as in investment banking.
The challenge: centralizing control and security across subsidiaries
The client’s centralized shared-service center identified the need for a central point of control for reconciliations across Central and Eastern Europe. They needed to rapidly onboard a large number of subsidiaries onto one enterprise-wide solution that would safeguard the integrity and privacy of each region’s data. Some of the regional branches also had requirements to onboard the automation of ATM reconciliations, which wasn’t possible using their existing solution.
The client needed to reduce the cost and effort associated with onboarding new subsidiaries and provide them with secure access to reconciliations for their accounts, which would require transforming their reconciliations.
The solution: a global solution for regional challenges
We tapped into our Data Control Solutions, applying Fintech expertise, trusted advice and proven capabilities to enable the delivery of accurate, reconciled data to the client’s systems, processes and workflows across subsidiaries.
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The solution’s unrestricted nature permitted the client to configure further reconciliations without the need to install additional modules.
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The client has introduced additional user roles to determine what actions each user can carry out. This is all possible through the user interface.
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October 30, 2012
KATRINA PART II: NYT Exploits Storm to Criticize Romney:
At least sixteen people are dead and millions are without power, and the NYT has one message for you — Romney is a bad man.
Ironically, about the same time a NYT writer would have been putting the anti-Romney editorial together, a Romney campaign bus-turned-supply-vehicle was delivering pre-storm essentials to people who needed them.
And from yesterday, “When News Reports Become Editorials: Let’s check in tonight at how ABC News is covering the presidential election,” and Sandy — don’t miss the screen shot of the ABC Website.
I watched a few minutes of CBS’s coverage of Sandy last night before bailing, after it took major partisan shots at Romney and Christie. I wish I had been able to make a recording of it; perhaps a Website like Newsbusters or the MRC.org did, though.


Sustainability in Information Technology
From research labs to staff desks to student dorms, computers are a way of life here at Stanford. Everywhere you go on campus, you are in the midst of technology. Stanford hosts approximately 40,000 desktop and laptop computers and has roughly 6,000 servers used for administrative and research computing. All of this equipment is a significant source of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, especially when every stage of its production and use lifecycle is accounted for, such as manufacturing, transportation, use, and disposal. In addition, computers generate heat and it often takes as much energy to cool computing equipment as it takes to run it. Approximately 15 percent of our campus electricity energy use is due to our IT infrastructure.
The Sustainable IT program began as a joint effort between the Department of Sustainability and Energy Management and Information Technology Services to address sustainability issues for both IT equipment and the facilities that house these systems. The ultimate goals are to increase the efficiency of our IT infrastructure, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by computing and IT-related activities.
Goals & Results
Making our IT Infrastructure more efficient reduces the electricity needed to run computing and telecom equipment, the cooling needed to keep facilities at the right temperature, the energy used to build the systems, the resources consumed to build-out new facilities, and the electronic waste that results from equipment disposal.
Sustainable IT at Stanford also aims to inform and educate the community on the benefits of more energy efficient computing, and to provide the tools and resources to empower others to lead their own Sustainable IT initiatives.
Desktop Computing & Office Equipment
With 40,000 desktop and laptop computers on campus, saving energy one computer at a time can have a big impact. Stanford’s desktop energy saving program includes centrally-funded desktop power management software for all faculty, staff and students, moving backups and patches from night to day, putting computers in sleep mode, and reducing peripheral energy usage by providing special pricing with smart power strips. Turning off monitors and putting computers to sleep when not in use is estimated to save the University over 2 million kWh/year in electricity usage.
For computer purchases, 100 percent of recommended computers are rated EPEAT Gold. Procurement includes Energy Star requirements in all RFPs, where available, and offers an exchange program for older printers.
Stanford’s primary datacenter has undergone a year-long energy efficiency retrofit resulting in a PUE of 1.4. With our new instrumentation, we have continuous PUE monitoring and automated controls to maximize outside air cooling. Additionally, we have fully utilized cold-aisle containment to reduce the amount of cooling needed and have installed variable speed drives on all our air-handling units.
Stanford has dozens of smaller server rooms, which we call Satellite Server Rooms, distributed across campus. Most are run by schools and departments rather than IT Services. In an effort to understand energy use in these rooms, Stanford studied rooms with different cooling methodologies to determine their efficiency. In short, we determined that how you design and run a room can make a 2x difference in how much it costs to run it.
Based on results from the Satellite Server Room study, Stanford produced a guide to designing and running server rooms, which is available to the public as the Server and Telecom Room Design Guide.
Whether in a datacenter or a satellite server room, each server running on campus uses energy to keep it running, as well as to cool the room it’s in. Server virtualization allow multiple servers to operate on a single machine, dramatically reducing energy use. In addition, a virtualized environment provides better hardware utilization, flexibility and recoverability in the case of failures, as well as reduced operating costs. VMware is available for both administrative and academic computing to facilitate server virtualization.
Energy Savings Enabled by IT
IT Services provides a Work Anywhere Toolkit that allows staff to work remotely and save the greenhouse gas generated from commute trips.


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MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON DISEASE PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY
One of the principal aims of the teaching staff of the School of Pharmacy of the University of Castilla-La Mancha relies on the complementation of the knowledge acquired by the students in the theoretical classes with specialized workshops to improve their academic training. In this case, we propose a theoretical and practical workshop in an innovative classroom, which mimics a real community pharmacy (Simulated Pharmacy), to teach to our students the health agent’s approach of the treatment of the Parkinson Disease (PD). To this end, different specialist in health science and patients coming from the Association of Relatives and PD Patients of Albacete have participated in the workshop.
The workshop was organized in three theoretical and one practical sessions. In the theoretical sessions, the students acquired specific knowledge of the disease, tackling subjects like physiopathology, pharmacology, speech therapy, physiotherapy psychology, occupational therapy and pharmaceutical care. All sessions were guided by specialized personal in the field of interest as well as patient belonging to the association. The fourth session was developed as a role-playing session in which the students assessed, from the community pharmaceutical point of view, the clinical situation and the pharmacological treatment of a real patient of PD. In this session, they had the opportunity of implement the knowledge acquired in the theoretical sessions.
Fourteen students were registered in the workshop. A survey consisting on 46 items was completed to assess the project. As a control, the same questions were completed by sixty-one students from third and fourth courses of the degree of Pharmacy, who didn`t assist to the workshop. The questions were based on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 5-strongly agree to 1-strongly disagree, and was grouped in five areas: general knowledge of the disease, pharmacology, nutrition, pharmaceutical care and other therapeutic approach.
Our results show that, after participating in the workshop, the students had better results in the test and they had a higher level of homogeneity in the selection of the right option, where the control group tend to have results that were more heterogeneous in the test. In addition, this result is reflected in all the areas analysed, for instance, in pharmacology, the percentages of right answers was at least five times higher in the group that participated in the workshop.
As a significant conclusion, it is important to note the high level of humanization and empathy that the participants developed for the patients, which was reflected in the satisfaction and personal opinion survey. Besides, the Simulated Pharmacy, was a useful tool that allowed us the staging of real situations thanks to the involvement of patients of PD, preparing students to the management of these situations in their professional future.

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Beagles For Dummies
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"Twisted-Desert-Circus-Shamanic-Cowboy-Techno" – Be Svendsen's exclusive interview
By Kai Teo
When I first heard the unique sounds of Copenhagen-based DJ and producer Be Svendsen, I somehow knew that like his tracks, he was someone who never gave much of a shit about senseless rules. And when he could cross boundaries of any nature, he would – all in the name of good fun.
That’s why his music can’t really be put into a genre. And to ignorantly classify it as merely “Techno” would be like bringing a Funktion One Surround Sound System down from its mighty pedestal and dismiss it as “some speakers”. Yes, every one of his tracks require #atleast5hastags to actually come closer to packaging it into a category.
So being on the crowded, sweaty dance floor whenever Be Svendsen is behind the decks has always been a delirious indulgence in the pleasures of the senses. It’s sensual, naughty, spiritual, joyful, and reflective, all in the same beat – and fucking addictive.
So join us today as Buddha Mag jumps inside his whimsical psychedelic circus, and get a better understanding of what goes on in the ringmaster’s brain.
Hello Lasse, what made you decide to start making music?
No decision of that nature was really ever made. More a pull and drive towards exploring, conveying and expressing atmospheres and feelings.
Your creations have always been difficult to put in a genre, aside from what I would call “psychedelic cowboy circus”. But if you were to describe your own music, how would you do it in one short sentence?
Your fans must have noticed your change in direction towards your sound, what inspired the transition into a more spiritual Be Svendsen?
So you find the new material more spiritual? What defines spiritual music?
The music has definitely become slower and deeper lately. The changes in style and areas of exploration, are not really conscious decisions. It’s happening naturally over time. Of course, influence and inspiration along one’s way is affecting the next output, but once in the laboratory, things flow by themselves, and a extended sequence of choices and decision making according to the inner navigation center, will bring about what is to become the finished track.
What’s most important to you when it comes to making music?
Focus, and plenty of time to dive in, undisturbed, so the ideas start to flow naturally and unforced. General good health, mood and a good portion of humor are essential too.
What did you think of your gig at Distortion 2016? How did you feel about it?
Distortion festival in Copenhagen was the first time I tested a bunch of new material. This summer’s set is much slower and deeper than what you’ve heard from me before, so it was an interesting night, and a new experience for me too. People were very open and curious. I only play in my hometown a few times a year, so it was special to feel such a strong support and open curiosity from the crowd.
What can listeners expect from Be Svendsen in the near future? What should we be looking forward to?
The remix I’ve done for Oceanvs Orientalis is out now on BAR25.
I’m starting my own label now, together with a bunch of close loved ones, so you can expect more releases from now. The first release will be a Be Svendsen track called "Twilight In Tankwa", with remixes by Nico Stojan, and a few other legends that I’m not supposed to mention at this time. I was in NYC working on a few new eclectic edits - new direction again – and was invited to Burning Man, where I have got some very interesting gigs. If all goes well, new fresh sets will be up online shortly.


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After our break for the Olympics (withdrawal syndrome, anyone? 😉 ), it’s time for a new series! Muffins, or “let’s use that muffin tin we bought in 2011 and haven’t used ever since” 😀
While I was choosing the recipes for this series, Sky made a specific request: he wanted a cornbread, but with cheese. I started researching and found this recipe, which I kinda followed – I used mozzarella because that’s what I had at home, I forgot to add herbs, used homemade buttermilk, you know how it goes.
When they came out of the oven, Sky ate three at once. I had one, liked it, but I didn’t fell in love with it. On the next day, though, I thawed one of the soups from the last series (the carrot one!) and decided to re-heat the muffins. TOTAL SUCCESS!! This was the perfect side for the soup!
For 12 muffins, you’ll need:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt – if your cheese is too salty, use less salt here!
2 garlic cloves – I used 3 big ones
1 cup of grated cheddar cheese – I used mozzarella, but any cheese that melts well will do.
1 cup buttermilk – to make at home, put 1 Tbsp lemon juice (vinegar would work too) in the measuring cup, fill it with whole milk, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Use the entire cup in the recipe.
1/3 cup butter, melted
The best thing about muffins is they are usually VERY easy to make. If you use paper liners, you don’t even have to butter the tin! 🙂
Start by preparing your buttermilk if you can’t buy it at the store. Meanwhile, take the muffin tin out of the cabinet, rinse it because I know it’s been WAAAAY too long, dry it and put the paper liners on it.
Melt the butter in a pan large enough to mix all the other ingredients, so there are less dishes to do at the end! 😀 When the butter is melted, let it cool a bit before adding the buttermilk and the eggs – we don’t want scrambled eggs in our muffins! Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the cheese and toss it with the mixture. Place the dry mix over the wet mix and gently stir with a rubber spatula – you shouldn’t overwork a muffin batter, or else your muffins will be rock-hard! Just mix until you can’t see flour specks anymore.
Place the batter in the tin – fill only to 3/4 capacity, so they won’t overflow in the oven. This time, I got exactly 12 muffins. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20 minutes, give or take, or until they pass the toothpick test!
Serve warm with a nice hot soup!
To freeze, all you have to do is place the cooled muffins in a ziploc bag! 🙂


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Academic writing in global context : the politics and practices of publishing in English
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The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index rose to 3.53 in September, from a reading of 3.27 the previous month, based largely on the strength of the housing market. The index, which tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending, attributed its growth primarily to the nearly 11% increase in home prices, which offset weakness in other areas. Besides home prices, the index is also based on tax burden, initial unemployment claims and real wages.
"The sizable increase in home prices may overstate the strength of the real estate market, though on a positive note, the declines may be over and the market stabilizing," said Carl Steidtmann, Deloitte's chief economist and author of the monthly index. "The increase may also provide a much-needed boost to consumer confidence as other hurdles lie ahead. Consumer spending growth has slowed, and the primary reason that it is flat but not declining is that households are putting less into their savings. Energy prices remain a drag on household incomes, and rising prices account for the largest month-to-month drop in real wages since September 2005."
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Tax burden: The tax burden rose slightly in the most recent month to 11.05%. A rising tax burden is often a sign of healthy income growth.
Initial unemployment claims: Jobless claims moved higher this month to 371,000 and were 2% higher than this time last year.
Real wages: Rising energy prices sent real wages tumbling to $8.71 -- the largest month-to-month drop since September 2005.
Real home prices: In a thin market, housing prices can be volatile as the mix of homes sold becomes more significant. Real home prices soared 10.5% in the latest month, accounting for all of the gain in the index.
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Christians should develop their communities – Clergy
Bishop Dr Wallace Sibley, General Secretary of the Church of God International in the United States has called on Christians worldwide to foster the development of their communities to enable them win more souls for the Lord.
He said focusing on developmental areas such as education and health, among others was paramount in a Christian service.
He made this call on Tuesday during the graduation of five special coordinating evangelists and a sod cutting ceremony to start the construction of a $100,000 eye clinic for the Binaba community near Zebilla in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region.
He noted that the church considered the health of the people in the area important, which was the reason why it was putting pragmatic measures in place to bring quality health delivery to the door steps of the people.
He was accompanied by three medical specialists, Dr Philip Bonaparte, Dr Kwabena Osafo Koranteng and Dr Wayne Clifford Solomon who provided voluntary medical attention to about 300 people in the area.
Dr Solomon, who is also the Head pastor for the church of God at Great Lakes Region in the United States, called on the coordinating evangelists to be committed to the work of God so that they could help people secure their salvation.
He said the church aimed at transforming and empowering the people in the area to enable them enhance their socio-economic lives.
Mr David Akoogo, Head pastor for the church of God in Binaba, commended the International office of the church for the support and gave the assurance that the people would put the facility into good use.
Pastor Akoogo said aside the health services, the facility was to render to the people, it would also stand as a tool to engage the teaming unemployed youth to generate revenue for themselves.


Russia's President Vladimir Putin has hailed the "return" of Crimea to Russia at a concert marking the 10th anniversary of the illegal annexation of the territory from Ukraine.
He said Crimea had "returned to its home harbour" and that it would move forwards with Russia "hand in hand".
Mr Putin was addressing thousands in Moscow's Red Square a day after claiming a landslide election win.
The vote has been condemned by Western governments as a sham.
UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said the elections, in which serious opposition candidates were not allowed to stand, "starkly underline the depth of repression under President Putin's regime".
He also stressed that holding Russian elections in occupied Ukrainian territories was an "abhorrent violation of the UN charter and Ukrainian sovereignty".
Germany which called it a "pseudo-election", while the US said it was "obviously not free nor fair." Ukraine's president accused Putin of "simulating" another election.
China, Saudi Arabia and India all congratulated Mr Putin:
In a message to the Russian president, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that under his leadership Russia would "certainly be able to achieve greater achievements in national development and construction"
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looked forward to strengthening Delhi's "time-tested special and privileged strategic partnership" with Moscow
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman praised the Russian president's "decisive" victory.
The Black Sea peninsula of Crimea was annexed by Moscow in 2014 - eight years before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the seizure of its Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
On Monday, Mr Putin said the "return" of those four Ukrainian regions to Russia had turned out to be "much more grave and tragic" than Crimea.
"But in the end we did it. It is a big event in the history of our country," he said, describing the occupied territories as part of "New Russia". The crowd responded with chants of "Russia, Russia".
Mr Putin also announced a new railway that will run from the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don to Crimea via occupied Ukraine - which would serve as an alternative to the current bridge which links the peninsula to Russia's mainland.
"This is how together, hand in hand, we will move on. This is what - not in words, but in deeds - makes us really stronger," he said.
The existing bridge, which opened in 2018, has been attacked and forced to close twice since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Earlier during the rally, he said a rail line from Rostov to the occupied Ukrainian cities of Donetsk, Mariupol and Berdyansk had been restored, and would now be extended to the Crimean port city of Sevastopol.
Mr Putin thanked the crowd for their support in his recent election success - which saw him claim a fifth term with a landslide 87% - and was joined on stage by the three opposition candidates who were permitted to stand against him.
Russians had three days to vote and people in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine had even longer, in an attempt to persuade residents to take part.
The president, who has ruled Russia since 2000, is now set to stay in power until at least 2030 - the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.
Independent Russian watchdog, Golos, was barred from observing the vote but reports of irregularities have emerged, as well as pressure on public sector employees to vote either in polling stations or online.
Voters were not able "to form and express their free will, or to establish the true outcome of the vote", it said.
The president praised opposition campaigners for encouraging voters to turn out in greater numbers, although he condemned those who spoilt their ballots and said action would be taken against them.


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Mendel's experiments and heredity
During the 19th century, long before chromosomes or genes had been identified, Johann Gregor Mendel set the framework for genetics by studying a simple biological system, the garden pea. He conducted methodical, quantitative analyses using large sample sizes. Mendel’s work laid the foundation for the fundamental principles of heredity. We now know that genes, carried on chromosomes, are the basic functional units of heredity with the capacity to be replicated, expressed, repressed, modified and mutated. Today, the postulates put forth by Mendel form the basis of classical, or Mendelian, genetics. Genes do not all obey the tenets of Mendelian genetics, but Mendel’s experiments serve as an excellent starting point for thinking about inheritance.
An understanding of genetic inheritance enables scientists to study and explain complex phenomena. For example, scientists studied the remains of 84 ancient dogs from North and South America. They found that some of the dogs had greater genetic diversity, indicating that these dogs might have interbred with American wolves. Other dogs in their sample had low diversity, indicating that ancient humans were purposely breeding dogs. The study also found that dogs migrated to the Americas with humans only about 10,000 years ago.
Mendel generalized the results of his pea-plant experiments into four postulates, some of which are sometimes called “laws,” that describe the basis of dominant and recessive inheritance in diploid organisms. As you have learned, more complex extensions of Mendelism exist that do not exhibit the same F2 phenotypic ratios (3:1). Nevertheless, these laws summarize the basics of classical genetics.
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Johann Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) was a lifelong learner, teacher, scientist, and man of faith. As a young adult, he joined the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas in Brno in what is now the Czech Republic. Supported by the monastery, he taught physics, botany, and natural science courses at the secondary and university levels.
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The seven characteristics that Mendel evaluated in his pea plants were each expressed as one of two versions, or traits. The physical expression of characteristics is accomplished through the expression of genes carried on chromosomes. The genetic makeup of peas consists of two similar or homologous copies of each chromosome, one from each parent. Each pair of homologous chromosomes has the same linear order of genes. In other words, peas are diploid organisms in that they have two copies of each chromosome. The same is true for many other plants and for virtually all animals. Diploid organisms utilize meiosis to produce haploid gametes, which contain one copy of each homologous chromosome that unite at fertilization to create a diploid zygote.
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A very nice 32+/- ac tract of land off of a frontage road on Interstate 95. Frontage 1400' +/- located right beside Welcome Center & Rest Area on Interstate 95. Property also includes 2 income producing billboard signs. Property also has a very nice lake on one end of the property. Property is high on a hill above lake. Many possibilities with this much frontage on a frontage road off of I-95 with the I-95 traffic count.
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This is Leah & Clarke’s gorgeous Bayfield wedding! They were married at the beautiful Chateau Boutin that looks right over the Bayfield waterfront. I photographed Leah getting ready in the suite with her mom. Her mom sewed her dress AND her shoes! Seriously, they are stunning.
The ceremony itself was outside in the gazebo of the Chateau. The shot of the flowergirl walking up is one of my favorites, she looks beautiful! By the way, Leah sewed the flower girl’s dress. I am so jealous of some people’s crafting ability :).
At the end of the day we wandered around Bayfield to get photos in a bunch of locations! I had a TON of fun with these two. You should check out Leah’s company: http://www.otb-games.com/.
; No wonder she is so fun 🙂
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Walking Dead Vol.12: Life Among Them
THE WALKING DEAD VOL.12: LIFE AMONG THEM
Robert Kirkman / Charlie Adlard / Cliff Rathburn
At long last, the survivors of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic survival adventure find the hope they’ve longed look for. Can a town not yet ravaged by the horrors unleashed on Earth possibly be all it’s hoped for? Is there a far more sinister secret behind their newfound safe haven? Even worse, can people forever changed by the worst in humanity ever hope to get back to their old selves? The next chapter of the Walking Dead is set to change everything.
Collects The Walking Dead #67-72.
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30 Wears: Anty Lock
My #30Wears garment is a skirt from Claudie Pierlot. I like to buy something special when something good happens, when I got promoted I bought a Longchamp bag and when I look at it it reminds you of that event. I think you value things more if there is a story behind it. I do if I spend a lot on something, I want to get a lot of wear out of it. But this is really well made and i think I've probably worn it once a week since I bought it.
I'd like to see how long clothing takes to make. Rather than where something was made, how it was made. How long did it take and how many people were involved, including the people who picked the cotton and spun the yarn, e.g. this top took 10 people 5 hours of work. I think that would have a really positive effect on how we begun to view clothing's worth. It's something we can get our heads around, we know how we value our own time. I think change will definitely have to come in a positive way. Making consumers feel guilty won't change anything.
I think everyone likes to see the human side of business. There is a wonderful company called Fine Cell Work which teaches people in prison (predominantly men) skills like needle point and embroidery. When you buy a cushion from there you are told who stitched it which is a really ncie touch. And makes the consumer feel like they've helped an individual.
I'd love to see the journey taken by a jacket for example. Where the fibres where grown, to being spun and turned into fabric, where the trimmings come from to wherever the factory is that makes it up, seeing the path it took until it arrives on our high street. (editors note: FYI this was done with a t-shirt by NPR)


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One of my concerns about raising a child in a first world country is that she grows up with very little understanding for those who are not as blessed as she is.
We’ve all seen these types of kids – entitled and expecting to have things handed to them. They complain at the slightest hindrance to their day. And it is quite contagious.
I have made an effort to really know the difference between a problem and an inconvenience. I must admit, I found myself whining more since joining social media. It is easy to get caught up in the habit of whinging about everything and anything when you see it happening so much online.
It seems like the “in” thing to do is to jump into someone’s whining and say “oh yes, that is indeed annoying I feel the same way”. The line between what a problem is and what an inconvenience is becomes blurry, so much so that people start to think that a mere inconvenience is actually a problem.
No chocolate? That’s an inconvenience. No wine? That’s an inconvenience. No money to go on a holiday? That’s an inconvenience. No time to blog? That’s an inconvenience.
What’s a problem?
This is a problem.
I saw a documentary on a local TV station here where they showed a day in the life of this one particular woman. It was a documentary set in the Philippines.
The woman goes dump diving in the morning in the bins of the fast food chains around Manila. She then takes them to the slums where she lives with her paralysed husband beside the sewers and sifts through the bones of the leftovers. The bits of bones with some edible meat still hanging off them are then “cleaned” and re-cooked. She sells these meals in her little eatery in the middle of the slums in Tondo and manages to take home P70 a day ($2) – just enough for her to buy rice for herself and her husband.
Those who eat her meals know where it comes from, but then again most of them only have that one meal that they could afford to eat for that day.
For me, that’s a problem.
Got cancer? That’s a problem. No money to feed yourself or your family? That’s a problem. No clean water? That’s a problem. No place to live? That’s a problem. Your house got bombed by a missile? That’s a problem.
When I’m on the verge of a whine, I try to catch myself and think about what I’m whining about. I don’t want to be a bad example to my daughter. I don’t want her to be in the habit of whining. I want to be able to teach her the difference between a problem and an inconvenience.
One day, I’ll show her the faces of the people with real problems.

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13 week old threw up stomach bile.
At 5:00 this morning my little dude threw up, 2 different times, a small amount of stomach bile. It didn't have anything else in it that I could see, just a yellowish/slightly green liquid. He seems to be acting normal and still had his appetite, but we will be keeping a close eye on him...
Is this normal for puppies to do time to time or am I justified in being a little alarmed.


Could Obama be Imprisoned for Pro-Gay ’Propaganda’?
In light of the passage and enactment of the gay propaganda law and subsequent human rights abuses silently condoned by the russian government against its citizens, a group of nine gay elected officials from New York state have written President Obama, urging him to cancel an upcoming diplomatic trip to Russia to meet with President Vladmir Putin, stating that as a public supporter of LGBT rights in the United States, Obama himself could be subject to arrest.
The letter from the New York lawmakers, which was reprinted and distributed as a press release, states the position that "Given that President Putin and Russia have enacted laws to criminalize gay people and supporters and deny human rights to their LGBT citizens, they should not be the beneficiary of any trip by your office until they fully restore all civil rights to LGBT people in their country."
Under current russian law, police can arrest both citizens and foreigners who are deemed to be publicly gay or pro-gay, can be arrested and detained for up to two weeks. As the letter's signers point out to the president, "Under their new law, as a pro-gay supporter even you could be subject to arrest and imprisonment while in Russia."
In their letter, the nine empire state officials reminded Obama of a 2011 White House memorandum directing "executive officers and agencies dealing in foreign affairs to address human rights abuses against LGBT people abroad and to pressure foreign governments to decriminalize homosexuality." They further urged the president to act on that memorandum and "Refuse any diplomatic mission to Russia until President Putin stops these abuses now and agrees to make Russia a country that proudly supports its LGBT community and its allies worldwide."
Obama had agreed to meet Putin in Moscow ahead of the September G20 economic summit in Saint Petersburg. In a press conference yesterday, White House spokesman Jim Carney told reporters "While we have a wide range of interests with the Russians, we are continuing to evaluate the utility of a summit."


Moto G6, G6 Plus and G6 Play Price, Feature, Leaks, Release Date and News
It is widely expected that the Motorola will be launching the Moto G6 series Smartphone in the month of April 2018. And as we all are well known about this that before the launch of any decent and popular smartphone the market gets full of rumors and leaks about that upcoming smartphone as like OnePlus 6 and Nokia 7 Plus. The Lenovo-owned Motorola has already stated that they will be launching their first smartphone of this year in the month of April 2018. And the leaks have suggested that the upcoming mobile will be Moto G6, Moto G6 Play and the Moto G6 Plus.
Few days back some new reports have been leaked regarding the Moto G6 series smartphone which includes Specification and images of the smartphone. so lets have a look on Moto G6, Moto G6 Play and Moto G6 Plus specifications, images, features and news.
Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play Listed Online with Full Specification and Image
In past few days there were several leaks about the new Motorola smartphones, and now the all three Moto G6 series smartphones Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play have been found on a Hungarian Website with complete specification and images.
So from that source the first look and the specification details have been revealed but as of now there is no information regarding the launch date and the pricing.
Read Also :- OnePLus 6 Release date, price and feature
Moto G6 Series smartphone Features and Specification
As listed on the Hungarian site. The new Moto G6 Play will feature a 5.7-inch HD+ IPS display with 720×1440 pixel resolution. The display will be of 18:9 aspect ratio as what we are seeing in all new 2018 smartphones. The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-Core processor coupled with 2GB od RAM and 16GB of internal storage, the storage can be expanded using microSD card upto 256GB.
The Moto G6 Play is seen to sport a 12MP rear camera and 5MP front facing camera. It comes with a huge 4000mAh battery.
The Regular Moto G6 smartphone will feature a 5.7-inch Full HD+ IPS display having a resolution of 1080×2160 pixels with the same aspect ratio 18:9. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Soc coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, the storage can be expanded via using microSD card upto 256GB.
The Regular Moto G6 will also be offering Dual rear camera setup of 12MP+5MP on rear and a decent 16MP front facing camera for selfies. It will also be featuring fingerprint sensor on home button which is placed below the display. The Moto G6 will packed with a huge 4000mAh battery.
As per the Hungarian site, the last one is Moto G6 Plus which is listed there with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ Display. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 630SOC coupled with 6GB pf RAM and 64GB of internal storage, the storage can be expanded upto 256GB via using microSD card.
This handset is listed with the same dual rear camera setup as Moto G6 but in front tye new Moto G6 Plus have 5MP of camera. It also have fingerprint sensor which is inbuilt in home button which is placed below the home screen. the new Moto G6 Plus packs with a 3200mAh battery.


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Sentinel Insurance Company and Trumball Insurance Company, both subsidiaries of The Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, submitted requests to the New Mexico Bureau of Insurance in August 2017 to increase the premiums for their auto insurance customers in the state by an average of 15.5% and 15.7% respectively.
The filing is still pending but, if approved, the proposed changes would be effective for policies written for new policyholders on or after September 23rd, 2017, and current policyholders on November 12, 2017.
Trumball Insurance Company proposed rate impact
A decision by the state regulators on the proposed changes is pending. However, If the rate changes are approved, premiums are estimated to increase for 1,454 Trumball policyholders in New Mexico by an average of $268 per policy. As with most increases, though, different customers will be affected differently. Some will see increases lower than that average figure, while others will receive larger hikes. In percentage terms, the company reports the proposed rate increases will range from no increase at all--in other words, 0%--to a substantial 37.9%.
Sentinel Insurance Company proposed rate impact
Sentinel’s rate changes, which are also pending, would affect 1,304 policyholders in New Mexico, with an average increase in premiums of $199 per policy. As with Trumball, there will be an uneven spread of increases for policyholders. The company reports the proposed rate increases will range from 0%--in other words, no change-- to 35.8%.
Market share of auto insurance companies within the state
Together, the two subsidiaries for Hartford Casualty Insurance Company command around 0.4% of the market share in New Mexico--making the two small players indeed in the state insurance market. Indeed, as of 2016, Hartford Insurance Company ranked 17th among auto insurance carriers who are active in the state. While the New Mexico auto insurance market is not heavily concentrated, State Farm Mutual Insurance company takes a bulk of business in the state, with 18.5% of all policies.
How these increases compare
Assuming these hikes are approved, they would be among the lowest rate increases to go into effect for auto insurance in New Mexico in 2017. As of August, a total of 12 companies have been approved for rate changes by regulators in the state. The average increase in premiums arising from those decisions is 5.2%. Among the approved changes, the largest hikes were for United Services Automobile Association Group (with an average increase of 13.9%); Farmers Insurance Group (12.5% on average); and Nationwide Corporation Group (8.8% on average).
In comparison to the rest of the U.S., car owners in New Mexico settle into the middle of the pack when it comes to the cost of their auto insurance. Premiums are 9% less expensive than the average premiums for car owners in the country as a whole, with New Mexico policyholders facing an average annual fee of $1,371 to insure their cars.
That annual tab translates into an average monthly cost of $114, which makes New Mexico the 21st cheapest state for auto insurance in the U.S. New Mexico’s neighbors, Texas and Colorado, are on the more expensive end of the spectrum, paying an average of $135 and $130 respectively. However, just to the west of New Mexico lies Arizona, where car owners enjoy the 14th cheapest premiums in the nation, at only $102 per month on average.


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At The Smile Spa, we pride ourselves on the exceptional service we offer our clients and the professional environment we practice within. All our patients receive a first class customer service, focussed on patient care and wellbeing and lot’s of our patients arrive via recommendation.
New patients begin their journey with a complimentary consultation with our Treatment Co-ordinator, who is medically trained and who will assess your requirements and obtain vital information regarding your medical and oral health.
Should you decide to explore further, you will be advised to have an examination with the most appropriate Clinican to investigate your oral health in great detail, so we assess what is required both aesthetically (how you would like your smile to look) and restoratively (essential maintenance to get you back to peak oral fitness).
We promise to:
- Welcome you into a caring and professional environment.
- Be polite, courteous, open and honest at all times.
- Treat our patients as individuals and address them accordingly.
- Avoid third party interruptions or distractions to ensure we provide our full and undivided attention.
- Clearly describe and explain the nature of your treatment and provide written confirmation of costs where appropriate.
- Be mindful of the need for confidentiality.
- Deal with complaints or similar situations with discretion and absolute professionalism.
- Try our very best to keep on time.
We ask you to:
- Look after the dental work we provide, following all instructions given.
- Attend all appointments as requested.
- Give at least 48 hours notice if you need to cancel or rearrange an appointment, in order to avoid a charge.
- Pay for treatment as and when requested: We accept cash, cheques, debit and credit cards. Finance options are also available.
- Tell us about any concerns that you may have with any aspect of your treatment so that we can respond efficiently to resolve any problems.
- Kindly recommend us to others if you are happy with the service we provide. We would be delighted to welcome your colleagues, friends and family.
We specialise in the treatment of anxious patients, offering a relaxing and caring environment. Sedation is also available for extremely nervous patients.
A comfort menu is presented to ensure you are relaxed and happy during treatment. Menu options include:
- Listening to your favourite music on an iPod
- Watching a DVD
- Selecting preferred Room Temperature
- Lip Balm
- Tempura neck pillow
- Snuggle blanket
- Aromatherapy Oil
- Nu Calm
- IV Sedation
Whatever your choice, we want to be sure you are relaxed and happy!
Our practice team is committed to providing our patients with the highest standards of care. However, we appreciate there may be occasions when we fail to meet patient expectations. Should be this be the case and you feel it is necessary to then raise a complaint, you may expect your concerns to be dealt with as follows:-
- If it is a simple matter then we trust this can be resolved immediately and without the need for further referral.
- If the complaint is received in writing or by telephone, we will issue a written acknowledgement within 48 hours.
- We will then make every effort to investigate your complaint and provide a written response within 10 working days.
- In the event of an unavoidable delay, we will notify you, giving the reasons and also the likely date for its completion.
Our aim is to ensure you are entirely satisfied with the outcome of any complaint investigations.
Complaining about private dental treatment
If you wish to make a complaint about private dental services, contact the Dental Complaints Service.
This service is funded by the General Dental Council, which sets out standards of conduct for and regulates all dental professionals in the UK.
You can call the Dental Complaints Service on 08456 120 540 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm), or fill out the complaint form on their website.

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I am very slowly collecting more pretty little bits and pieces for my next project. The latest items to arrive in my mail box were the pretty cranberry glass items made by 'Glasscraft Uk'. The vase and the candles sticks I think are very sweet, but I adore the tiny perfume bottles and trinket/powder bowl.....very cute, very tiny and a if you drop one of the stoppers on the carpet it is an absolute horror to find.....believe me...lol!!!
The last photo is showing just some of the collection grouped together after I had the paint brush out giving them all a dust.....!!!