text: Nevertheless, the supplemental funding is needed to start work on web design, purchase of server, computers and software, brand marketing and modifications, and to clear expenses incurred during the initial year of management. Additional funding has already been obtained from; firstly $50,000 from the Local Entrepreneurs Funds; Secondly $700,000 are personal savings, thirdly; $1,200,000 from two investors, and lastly $10,500 as a short-term loan. UAE shoe online will be included as a Limited Liability Company category. This will cushion the proprietor and the two outside investors from matters of personal liability as well as double taxation. Nonetheless, the investors will get the treatment accorded to shareholders and hence will not be given anything more than their personal investment worth $600,000 each. The funding, an extra amount of the capital contributions invested by the proprietor, shareholders as well as the LEF, will enable UAE shoe online to successfully start and sustain operations throughout the first year. Nevertheless, the large initial capital investment will enable UAE shoe online to avail to its customer’s absolute an online shop for shoes of its kind in UAE. A unique, fashionable, and innovative atmosphere is needed to present the customers with a setting that will enhance easy shoe buying. Successful business at the end of the first year will provide UAE shoe online Company with a consumer base that will enable it to be self-reliant in the following year (Evans & Brown, 2009). Objectives- UAE shoe online company’s objectives for the initial three years of business encompass the establishment of an upscale, unique, innovative setting that will distinguish the company from local shoe sellers. Keys to Success- The setting up of a matchless, innovative, fashionable atmosphere that will separate the firm from other domestic establishments and future shoe sellers; the creation of UAE shoe online Company as a fashionable shoe company; and the establishment of an opportunity that is user-friendly in the execution of duties. Mission- As the fame of the Internet grows exponentially, affordability and proximity of resources of the online medium are significant. UAE shoe online company provides individuals, first online shop for shoes, regardless of where they are, purposely to advertise and ensure the continuation of education. Introduction We are now looking to provide our services online. UAE shoe online will provide shoe products and supplies to be consumed by the general population. UAE shoe online also promises to provide quality products at affordable prices with efficient processes. Our mission is to exceed customer expectations with the vision of being the best online shoe supply company. UAE online shoe’s operations are to include online services and marketing will allow the company to keep pace and exceed the performance of its competition. UAE shoe online will provide a wide variety of shoe products with our focus being on the general population. We offer everything one may need for a shoe in the home from incontinence men, women to children. In today’s society with many people choosing to make their purchases online we are also going to market ourselves to the online world.


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An amazing television mini-series with a terrific cast leading off with Jeremy Irons and telling the story of Alexander VI - Rodrigo Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia (Holliday Grainger) 'The Borgias' 2011-. Costume designed by Gabriella Pescucci.
Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia in The Borgias (TV Series, 2011). The dialogue in this series was turgid, but the costumes were inspired!
The Borgias s2 Image courtesy of http://theborgias.wetpaint.com/page/Holliday+Grainger%27s+Costumes+S2+-+Part+2
The Borgias - Lucrezia Borgia
The Borgias The dialogue and narrative of this TV series were mundane, but the costumes were magnificent!
Borgias costumes Diffferent sleeves for more formal. Hat instead of elaborate hair changes the gown. Nice.
Teal gown worn by Holliday Grainger (as Lucezia Borgia). The Borgias, television, TV, costume design, textiles,
Gorgeous Italian Renaissance dress worn by Lucrezia in "The Borgias."

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Learning about basic electronics and soldering is an engaging and practical endeavour that empowers individuals to understand and manipulate the world of electronic devices, fostering a sense of curiosity and problem-solving. It’s not only enjoyable but also useful in everyday life, allowing you to troubleshoot and repair electronic gadgets, and even create your own custom electronics projects, from simple circuits to more advanced inventions.
Exploring Electronics is a good place to begin if you are interested in working with basic electronics, and would like to improve your soldering skills.
In this class you will learn how to:
- Identify common electronic components, and their functions
- Decode values on components such as resistors and capacitors
- Make sense of wiring diagrams
- Layout a circuit on a prototyping breadboard
- Convert a breadboarded circuit to a permanent circuitboard
- Solder components, while avoiding common mistakes
This class includes a hands-on project that you take home when finished.


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FULTON MARKET — A taco joint serving up a global fusion of taco combinations has set up shop along Randolph Street in Fulton Market.
Velvet Taco officially opened its doors Monday at 910 W. Randolph St. It offers an eclectic mix of taco fillings, such as spicy tikka chicken, beer-battered cauliflower and Korean fried rice.
The three-story restaurant features murals of the Chicago skyline, Lake Michigan and the “L” train. It seats more than 90 guests and has contactless ordering.
Mike Wolfgang, general manager of Velvet Taco, said the restaurant will offer guests a “unique experience that celebrates the great city of Chicago.”
“We’re so much more than just another taco place with our creative menu and weekly taco features, and we know our Randolph Street location will be a destination for food adventurists,” Wolfgang said.
In addition to its main menu, which includes green chili pork tacos and grilled flank steak, the restaurant will offer up weekly specials, such as the chicken cordon bleu available now, barbecue ranch pork taco Aug. 4-10 and cornmeal fried oyster tacos Aug. 11-17.
The restaurant opened its first location in Dallas in 2011 before expanding. Velvet Taco also has locations in Gold Coast and Lincoln Commons.
The Fulton Market location is open 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – There has been plenty of moving and shaking on the bayou over the past year – just not the type that Louisianans are used to.
From losing five conference games to eventually losing an entire defensive coaching staff, the Tigers have run an unexpected course over the past nine months.
Working with a clean slate, Miles said that the 2009 season should see a 180-degree turn.
“Coming off last year, eight victories and a Bowl win was not enough,” he said. “Our football team’s a little more wanting, a little bit more ambitious. I think that’s spilled into the preparation in the offseason.”
Spring ball, the first opportunity for the new Tiger coaching staff to work together, provided Miles with his first glimpse of what is in store – and the future appears bright.
“We put John Chavis in as defensive coordinator,” Miles said. “His experience in this league, his comfort with a dominating defense, met very comfortably with those men on our campus.
“Ron Cooper, our secondary coach, and Brick Haley, the defensive line [coach], I think there’s a great deal of experience and ability in the staff,” he added. “Our players want to play great, and understand there’s a work habit and a work ethic there that’s established. I think it will fall together nicely.”
How will the new-look defense differ from years past?
“I think you will see that the structure of the defenses are the same,” Miles said. “They have the opportunity to operate out of a two-shell or a single-high. We can put four or three on the field, down linemen. I think that the opportunity to zone dog from the field, boundary, to blitz, I think you’ll find that that is the same.
“I think what is also similar is a want and a desire to give relentless effort,” he added. “So I think there will be some similarities, but some differences as well, based on personnel.”
When asked about the mental missteps – in particular the 31-30 loss to Arkansas in the final game of the season in which the Tigers committed eight penalties for 77 yards – Miles insisted that instilling a level of discipline among his players falls not on Chavis, but on himself.
“That is my responsibility,” Miles said in response to the miscues against the Razorbacks. “I can tell you that that will not happen again.”
What the Tigers’ new defensive coordinator will be charged with is rebuilding a defense that allowed opponents to score an average of 24.2 points per game in 2008. Though the turnaround has been short, Chavis, who brings 20 years of SEC experience to the unit, has certainly turned one man into a believer – and the most important man at that.
“John certainly has great experience, and he understands the want for a dominant defense,” Miles said. “I think our guys understand that and were really looking for that when John arrived to campus. I think he will expect, and our guys will deliver.
“I think the strategies behind the call, I think the effort and the technique behind the play, will be improved.”
Before the Tiger headman headed for the exit, he left the media – and everyone back home on the bayou - with words of promise following the train wreck of 2008.
“I certainly understand what happened at the back end of last year,” Miles said. “I suspect our team does, too. We’re looking forward to this fall.”

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Two Nativity SVG Files: The Heart of the Holiday Season
In my opinion there isn’t anything more humbling than thinking about the scene of the very first Christmas. These nativity SVG designs are a simple reminder of that very moment.
A tiny baby, a brand new mom and dad, all in a stable with animals. Thinking about how they must be feeling at that moment always leaves me in awe.
Every year as we go throughout the season, one of my favorite traditions that I’ve started with my kids, is a daily advent calendar. Each night we read about a story in the Bible (this is the one we read from for the daily advent) that shares about to the events leading up to Jesus’s birthday. I love how it helps us to re-center and take a moment each day to remember what the time is truly all about.
OK let’s dive into the nativity designs that I’ve made for y’all on this post.
These Nativity SVG files can be brought to life on shirts, signs, or even used with print and cut. The biggest thing is to just make sure to actually use them… you don’t want the designs to get stuck in your downloads graveyard!
You can scroll to the end of the post to download both of these free Nativity SVG files.
Please note that the images used in this post are mock up images.
For Unto Us A Child Is Born Nativity
This design is inspired by the Bible verse Isaiah 9:6-7.
I can already see the design coming to life with some beautiful colors of vinyl or even paint. If you really wanted to get fancy you could even add some glitter. It would be gorgeous on that star!
Best Day Ever
This design is simple and sums up Christmas Day completely.
It would look great on a stocking, on jammies, or even a shirt for yourself or your littles!
These nativity SVG files both work with a Silhouette or Cricut cutting machine.
If you are using Silhouette Studio (the basic/free version) you will need to upload the DXF to cut instead of the SVG.
Just a word of caution… the DXF file cuts super super slow. This is an extremely old file type and If you can upgrade (one time cost) your version of Studio I highly highly recommend it!
In the meantime do a tiny offset of the DXF file and cut that line instead. It will go so much faster and smoother.
I am so excited to see how you bring these nativity designs to life. Make sure to share what you created inside our Facebook Community Also if you get stuck feel free to come and get help.
Helpful Tips and Links
Our mission at My Designs in the Chaos is to develop, encourage, and grow your crafting talent and confidence. We want you to use your unique gifts and talents and want to support you along the way.
Here on the blog we offer tons of free SVG files, helpful tips and tutorials for you to get crafting. Check out some of the most requested links here:
- How to identify a font
- How to center HTV
- Layering adhesive vinyl
- Layering heat transfer vinyl
- Transfer Tape 101
No matter what remember, no project is ever perfect. The beautiful thing is that we can find beauty in the process.
Remember, we either win or we learn (and most of the time we do a little bit of both)
I get asked frequently about my favorite tools and supplies. My favorite spot for vinyl is hands down Expressions Vinyl.
I also love the convenience of shopping off Amazon so check out my Amazon favorites and tools here in my Amazon shop.
If you love the designs on this post then I want to extend an invite for you to come and join us inside of Club Chaos. It is our monthly crafty membership where members get designs, support, inspiration, fonts, and more on an ongoing basis.
Just remember it is important for you to shine in your own unique creative gifts. Discover and develop your own creative gifts and then use them to bless others.
Club Chaos is more than a membership, it is a place that crafters feel at home. Learn more about Club Chaos here.
Here is a peek into some of the designs from the Club:
Club members have access to 1000+ exclusive designs. If you join as a semi-annual or annual member you also get immediate access to a BONUS library of another 1000+ exclusive designs.
If you love our files and designs here on the blog, you will feel right at home in the Club.
Even if you decide that the Club isn’t a good fit for you right now, (we will be here for you when you are ready) please take a moment and pin this blog post image below.
That simple action helps me continue to serve you, our Chaos Community, with high quality SVG designs. Thank You!
Download your Nativity SVG Files Here:
Please note that all the Nativity SVG files are all inside zipped folders. You will need to unzip the file folder first to access the SVG file inside.
Remember when working with the Nativity SVG files: Double check that you are working with the SVG file inside your software. It can be confusing at first which one that is. It might say under file type html file or even internet explorer file as the file type. If you aren’t able to ungroup and manipulate the elements in the design you are probably uploading the wrong one!
Read more about when to use what file and the difference between SVG and PNG file types.
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I am grateful for every pin, share, comment, and like. It is how I am able to provide for my family. Thank You!
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In a southern city recently, at a bank, a lone gunman (gunperson?) shot and killed several people in cold blood. Of course, as these deranged people often do, the shooter left a manifesto, and you may find it curious what was in it.
Before we get to that, though, to give some context to what we’re about to talk about, you should know that there is a type of political operation called a false flag (event). If you’re not familiar with the term, wikipedia defines it this way:
A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term “false flag” originated in the 16th century as an expression meaning an intentional misrepresentation of someone’s allegiance.
So, for example, the Nazi’s burning of the Reichstag (German legilature building) and blaming the arson on Jews was a false flag event that was done to give an excuse to harass and blame Jews.
Now, going back to the Louisville shooter, after you hear more about the shooter’s manifesto, you may begin to wonder if they committed those murders as a false flag event. Joseph Mackinnon writes,
It now appears that the pronoun-providing Louisville shooter may have ultimately spilled blood in part to help Democrats spill ink on gun control legislation.
A neighbor of the shooter told the New York Post that the apparent gun-control activist’s 13-page manifesto was discovered by his roommate Dallas Whelan. It is now in the possession of the Louisville Police Department.
The Daily Mail reported that the manifesto made three key points: “He wanted to kill himself, he wanted to prove how easy it was to buy a gun in Kentucky and he wanted to highlight a mental health crisis in America.”
If accurate, then Democrats may have made use of the slaughter of Josh Barrick, Deana Eckert, Tommy Elliott, Juliana Farmer, and Jim Tutt Jr. as their killer intended.
To be clear, because the shooter didn’t disguise who committed these shootings, the Louisville shooting can’t technically be called a false flag even, but it’s intent was the same: It was to paint a narrative blaming the incident on people who weren’t involved in the incident. In this case, the shooter (who is the only one to blame for the shooting) was trying to blame legal gun ownership and, by extension, legal gun owners for shootings in this country, even though it is people who illegally have firearms who commit most of those crimes.
So, no, that horrible shooting wasn’t a false flag event, but, like terrorism, it was done to push a narrative and to try to make innocent people look evil.

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[Typo3-typo3org] typo3.org - short time todos
michael at typo3.org
Fri Mar 18 11:00:03 CET 2005
I just guess, I'm not sure...
>> It's just 2 places where this needs to be changed. You could just save
>> one file, exactly what you'd push into the database.
> Yes, I could save that outside the accesible webspace. But what would we
> gain from it? Is it so much faster writing the file to the fileserver than
> writing the file to the database? I mean: is it so much fast that we
> should consider this to be an urgent short time solution?
It's not the file downloads that would be faster but any other access to the
TER (e.g. see what's updated, this is quite slow but doesn't need this code
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Return Man games. Best free online smash hit football game - Return Man 3. It's back! Catch the ball, dodge defenders, use special moves and take it to the house! Control the Return Man with the I (forward), J (left), L (right), and K (backwards). Or use the arrow keys. Now you can change your controls to W,A,S,D in the settings menu.
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Buying a mattress is not a small purchase and therefore you need to keep some basic points in your mind while you buy mattress for your home:
Previously, we had only one option for buying a mattress that is offline from different shops. But today we have the option of online shopping where we can buy any kind of mattress within our budget. So, before selecting the best option for yourself, explore different sites on the internet.
- Mattress type
You should consider the following points while purchasing a mattress:
- Coils: Perfect for sleepers who want spring feel or traditional coil and a great bounce.
- Latex: People who are looking for pain relief.
- Hybrids: Hybrid matrix is a combination of some selected mattresses such as memory, polyurethane foam, coils, and other materials.
- Pillow-top: Perfect mattress if you want great cloud-like support and prefer cushion comfort.
- Adjustable: Sleepers who do not have any specific sleeping positions can choose this mattress because it has the ability to adjust to your sleeping positions.
- Memory foam: It is suggestable to those who want a great hug, body shaping, pressure relief, and support.
Always select a mattress that can bear your body weight and does not get damaged. The type of mattress depends a lot on your body weight. If you weigh heavily, do not buy a soft mattress otherwise the lifespan of the mattress will decrease. Whereas, if you weigh lighter, buy a mattress which can be as soft as it can be. Otherwise, the mattress can lead to body pain.
- Sleeping positions
There are different types of sleeping positions such as side, back and stomach. Different sleeping positions complement different types of mattresses. Therefore, you need to buy a mattress that is compatible with your sleeping positions. Side sleepers change their position a lot while sleeping and therefore they need a mattress which is medium in firmness. A back sleeper needs a mattress which is great in firmness and supports their back. For stomach sleeper, the number one priority is support and therefore they need to find a mattress which provides equal support to their whole body.
- Mattress life
Buy mattress which has a good shelf life. For example, if it has been more than five years, it is better to buy a new mattress. This also depends upon the quality of the mattress you are using currently. You must always go for a quality mattress that comes in your budget. You must thoroughly check all the aspects and especially, deem about the life and comfort of the mattress before selecting one for yourself.
So, this is a basic overview of how you can select a mattress that is compatible with your sleeping positions, your weight and provides you with the utmost comfort level. Go and explore some options both offline and online before selecting the right one for your bed.


Baby's first escargot? Pink and husband Carey Hart introduce daughter Willow to French cuisine in Paris
She's only in Paris fleetingly for her one concert in the French capital.
But American singer Pink is making sure she makes the most of her visit as she enjoys the famous French cuisine.
The blonde star, 33, and husband Carey Hart, 37, were spotted taking their daughter Willow to lunch in Paris on Tuesday afternoon.
Family time: Pink and husband Carey Hart leave L'Avenue in Paris on Tuesday afternoon
The family were spotted leaving celebrity favourite L'Avenue in the Golden Triangle area of Paris.
The restaurant has always proved a big draw for stars as it is just a few doors down from the Plaza Athenée hotel, with Beyonce, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Kanye West among its past customers.
With the mild spring temperatures, Pink was dressed for warmth in a bulky black cardigan, floral leggings and a claret knitted hat.
Co-ordinated: The three members of the Hart family had opted for black tops
Her 22-month-old daughter Willow looked cute in a leather bomber jacket, stonewashed jeans and sheepskin boots.
Pink and her family headed out for lunch on Wednesday after arriving from the UK earlier that day, following her gig in Manchester on Monday night.
The singer is two months into her The Truth About Love World Tour, which will end in December.
Protective: Carey guides his wife to the car as they attract a crowd outside the restaurant
Cute: Willow, 22 months, was dressed in a leather bomber jacket, stonewashed jeans and sheepskin boots
Across 11 months, she will perform 134 gigs across the world.
Following her performance at Paris's Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on Wednesday night, she will move on to Amsterdam for her next gig on Friday night.
Her energetic concerts have wowed the critics, with them praising her for being able to hit the high notes while performing acrobatics.
Energetic: Pink performing on her The Truth About Love tour in Manchester on Monday night
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Join us for a conversation about how schools can evaluate social-emotional learning from The University of Chicago Urban Institute. You will learn about their program, Cultivate, and offer insight on how best to measure SEL in schools.

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Cover Band available for hire, based in Queensland
Oz Hornz are the ultimate in variety!
Be prepared for a BIG BAND with a BIG SOUND when they explode onto your stage with their 9 members, creating a fun and vibrant atmosphere!
Enjoy features of ABBA, Shania Twain, Stevie Wonder, The Jacksons, Nelly Furtado, Alien Ant Farm, and Pink!
The Latino vibe is hot, with horns featuring songs
from JLO, Carlos Santana and Ricky Martin!
Oz Hornz can also perform as a six piece for clients who may want a smaller, but still vibrant band.
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The spirit of adventure is such that it can strike at any time. This happens especially when you are at your office on a Monday, sitting on your chair and staring at the huge workload of the whole week. It is true that after working at office for a continuous stretch of hours, you wish to go on a vacation. It is then when your thirst for holidaying increases and you can hear the call of the open road. And for this, having a short weekend trip on a bicycle is the perfect idea. A trip on a bicycle or bike is actually quite healthy as well as a rewarding way to go exploring. So here is this article to help you plan your short weekend trip. Read on.
Planning for the trip
The first thing that you need to make your dream a reality, is a good plan. If you are heading for parts unknown, even an overnight or quick bike tour can be greatly benefitted from a few hours of thorough research. If you spend enough time in planning, then you will have to backtrack on your route less. Backtracking means a lot of stress as well as wasted time. Also, don’t forget to have a paper map ready and review the route before you go.
Choosing the right bike for your trip
In order to have a whole weekend tour on your bike, you need to choose your bike wisely. And Sport City Cruiser is perfect for that. This bike is actually the sporty version of a City Cruiser. If you want to speed through the city, you can easily do that as the handlebar is adjusted for a wider grip.
Maintenance of your bike before your leave
It is extremely important that you check your bike thoroughly before your leave for the trip. This is the time when maintenance becomes as important as repairs. Check your gears as well as other parts of your bike very well. This will help you in having a smooth bike journey.
Pack your bike tools
In order to keep the drivetrain clean and humming, you can add chain lube and degreaser to your toolbag. This will extend the life of your chain and cassette. If you are having a short tour, these items may seem enough. But if you plan to travel internationally, then you need to take heavier tools such as crescent wrenches and pedals. There are some additional spare parts that you can take such as brake pads and a foldable tyre, brakes and shifter cables etc.
In order for your trip to be memorable, it does not always have to be epic. The main purpose of a weekend bike trip is to refresh your mind from your everyday hustle bustle. If you see a lake on the way, you can sit there and listen to the birds and soak in the moment. After all, you might not find this beautiful view again. Taking out your time and enjoying the beauty of nature - is really worthy of your weekend bike trip.

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It turns you on but then turns you off because you are waiting too long for the next scene too come..Also a shame that the girls always have little titties, i love big boobs!Play My New Year's Fashion Resolutions and help the Disney princesses get themselves new looks for the year that has just begun!
however I keep getting logged out automatically every time I post.
It`s happened twice now, its frustrating, but the games great This is a very good game but is quite hard at times.
I really do appreciate the "Resume Old Game" button along with the usual "Start New Game", that saved me from replaying it all when the game got stuck at the beginning of the subway train. I`ve played, or tried to play that game as well rather a while before I signed up here. The controls are ridiculously persnickety; you`ll spend forever waving the hand around trying to find the right spot -- and even when you do, that`s only a second of action before you have to go searching again. great game Hot Girls, 10 scene and you can start directly at the last current scene. I liked the story line and graphics the only things that I would change is 1. The controls weren`t all that great and the hints barely did much. Took me a while to realize you could progress the story faster by moving the cursor over chat bubbles.. My only complaint is that it is so long and really needs a password or key to return to the later parts of the game rather than having to doing the whole game at once.
As usual the code will given after the first completion will allow you to skip/choose scene as you wish. What to do about the cursor deal, I`ve no idea, since I`m not a programmer. The controls are ridiculously persnickety; you`ll spend forever waving the hand around trying to find the right spot -- and even when you do, that`s only a second of action before you have to go searching again. Especially the part in the elevator is cooooooooooooool Only the control is a bit annoying, but the hot story and the pictures are great . speed up the dialog, or allow us to skip it, and make the hotspots a little more noticeable. Some kind of hint system would be useful, to improve gameplay, but the rendering is excellent, and the game as a whole is very erotic. phones shooting out of hands and stuff hanging in mid-air.
This dude has been kissing her hand for literally the past 5 minutes.the screen FINALLY changed.
:| I would like to say that this is a great game with great graphics and hot sex!
They will often wear a Sexy Whatever Outfit though.
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On this day in 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in North America. The release featured several games, including Super Mario Brothers, whose soundtrack, by Koji Kondo, remains a landmark in video game music. On today's "A Day in the Life" explore the 8-bit soundscape of the 1980's.
It was on this day in 1888, that Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph, later known as the kinetoscope. On today's "A Day in the Life", we explore Edison's contributions to the art of audio recording.
On this day in 1931, notorious gangster Al Capone was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. Think you know Al Capone? His musical tastes may surprise you. Learn all about it on today's "A Classical Day in the Life".
On this day in 1911, star soprano Dame Emma Albani gave her farewell concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. On today's "A Classical Day in the Life", we explore the career of the transatlantic opera star.
Whose chopper is this? Today in 1994 the film Pulp Fiction was released in the United States. It revived acting careers and musical genres alike, including "surf rock." Today's "A Day in the Life" features music by The Tornadoes, The Lively Ones, and Dick Dale.
On this day in 1836, Le Postillon de Lonjumeau — the most celebrated opera by the French composer Adolphe Adam — had its world premiere. On today's "A Classical Day in the Life", we encounter a comically extreme use of a tenor's "high D" and learn of Adam's nearly universally-known Christmas composition.
Today is the birthday of Margaret Thatcher, born in 1925, who would become the longest serving British Prime Minster of the 20th Century. Today we explore how this “Iron Lady,” for better or worse, gave her constituents something to sing about, including Pink Floyd, Morrissey, and Elvis Costello.
What's the Buzz? Tell me what's happening! Today in 1971 Jesus Christ Superstar made its debut on the Broadway stage. Today's "A Day in the Life" introduces the music for this well-known narrative, with just a touch of musicological inquiry into Andrew Lloyd Webber's time signature choices.
On this date in 1896, the Black Patti Troubadours performed their first show. The all-black vaudeville troupe toured the United States until 1915. On today's "A Classical Day in the Life", learn about the the Troubadours' star headline performer, opera singer Sissieretta Jones.
It was on this day in 1988 that American R&B singer-songwriter Bobby Brown released his hit song, "My Prerogative". On today's "A Day in the Life", we revisit Brown's beginnings in New Edition and explore how the following of his prerogative led to a troubled personal life.
It was on this day in 1917 that pianist, composer, and jazz visionary Thelonious Monk was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. On today's "A Day in the Life" explore Monk's career and his central role in the creation of a style of jazz called bebop.
Today in 1982, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s musical Cats opened its Broadway run in the Winter Garden Theater in New York City. What do Mr. Mistoffelees, The Rum Tum Tugger, and Skimbleshanks, The Railway Cat have to do with T.S. Eliot? Find out on today's installment of "A Classical Day in the Life". You'll love it, it'll be much better than "Cats", you'll want to listen again and again...
Today in 1849 American poet and Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances. Destined for Philadelphia, he never arrived - found in Baltimore instead. Was the cause of death suicide, murder, cholera, rabies, syphilis, or influenza? And what does his cat have to do with all of this? Find out on today’s “A Day in the Life.”
Today in 1871, the Fisk Jubilee Singers began their first tour of the United States, bringing black spiritual music to a broad audience. Why did the group form and how did their performances influence the course of American music? Find out today on "A Day in the Life
Today in 1938 Sir Henry Wood conducted the world premiere of the Serenade to Music by Ralph Vaughn Williams--a piece of music almost to gorgeous for words. How does this connect to the world-famous BBC Proms? Find out on this episode of "A Day in the Life."
It was on this day in 1962 that the James Bond film, Dr. No, opened in movie theaters across the world. On today's "A Day in the Life", we revisit the first James Bond film and explore its iconic theme song.
On this day in 1989, Secretariat — perhaps the greatest racehorse in history — died at the age of 19. On today's "A Classical Day in the Life" we remember Secretariat's glory while exploring equine themes in the compositions of Rossini, Berlioz, and Beethoven.
It was on this day in 1970 that American singer Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27 in Los Angeles, California. On today's "A Day in the Life", we explore Joplin's life in music and take a listen to the audio birthday card she recorded for John Lennon just three days before her death.
Today in 1936, American composer Steve Reich was born in New York City. He is closely associate with the minimalist school of composition and is known for works that manipulate recorded sounds--or what we might now call “samples.” On today's "A Classical Day in the Life" learn more of Reich's utilization of phase shifting techniques in his works.
It was on this day in 1992, during her debut performance on Saturday Night Live, that Sinead O'Connor tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II. On today's "A Day in the Life" we explore O'Connor's motives and relive the backlash her actions garnered.
It was on this day in 1983 that Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" reached the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100. On today's "A Day in the Life" find out who songwriter Jim Steinman originally wrote the song for.
Today in 1863 composer Georges Bizet's opera The Pearl Fishers had its debut at the Lyric Theatre in Paris. This precursor to Carmen shows off Bizet's early ability to author memorable music and to depict exotic subjects. How did this opera secure its position in the canon of classical music? Find out on today's "A Day in the Life."
For several countries around the world, today is National Coffee Day--a day to celebrate the consumption and culture of this caffeinated beverage. On today's "A Classical Day in the Life", we trace the history of Coffee and its influence on such luminaries as Bach and Strauss.
Today in 1980, rapper Kurtis Blow released his self-titled debut album on the Mercury label--the first rapper to sign a major-label record deal. Today we breakdown his early career, his rise to stardom, and the impact of his music on the trajectory of hip-hip history.
Today in 1829, composer Fanny Mendelssohn wrote her first piece for organ, a prelude in F-major to be played at her wedding just six days later. On today's "A Classical Day in the Life" we learn about the surprisingly prolific "other Mendelssohn".


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Honeymoon is a trip of a lifetime for newly wedded couples. A honeymoon allows you to enjoy time with each other and provides memories that will last your lifetime. Here are a few honeymoon destinations you will love. Hawaii is renowned for its stunning beaches, pleasant climate, and tropical paradise. If you want a relaxing honeymoon, Hawaii is the perfect place for you! You can enjoy snorkeling, surfing, swimming, hiking, and many other activities. Some of the most well-known sites in the world are found in Italy, including the Coliseum and the Vatican City. There are plenty of things to do in Italy, whether you enjoy history, shopping, food, art, or just relaxing at the beach.
Jamaica is a great place to get away and relax. You can enjoy the white sand beaches, clear water, and lush greenery. In addition, it offers many fun activities, such as sailing, scuba diving, parasailing, zip-lining, and much more. Mexico is a country full of culture, color, and beauty. You can visit ancient ruins, swim in crystal clear waters, explore Mayan temples, and much more. Mexico is a fantastic destination if you wish to encounter various cultures and traditions.
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Australia is a land of natural beauty and wildlife. You can enjoy the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Kakadu National Park, and many other attractions. Australia is a great place to visit if you want to see amazing sights. Canada is a beautiful country with mountains, lakes, forests, and much more. You can enjoy skiing, snowboarding, fishing, golfing, and much more. Canada is a great place to visit if you want to spend time outside and relax. Lastly, New Zealand is a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It is known for its stunning landscapes, friendly people, and relaxed lifestyle. You can enjoy wine tasting, kayaking, hot springs, and much more. New Zealand is a great place to vacation if you want to relax and unwind.

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MVP or a Minimum Viable Product – you’ve certainly encountered this term in many guides and articles on how to successfully convert your idea into a profitable business. However, despite getting more and more popular, this concept still remains somehow unclear. That is why today at Areus we explain what exactly is MVP and why is it so essential.
What is the purpose of MVP?
Before we talk about the definition of MVP, let’s try to understand the idea behind it. Imagine that this winter you are planning to try skiing for the first time in your life. Would you rather rent the equipment for a day or run to the sport shop straight away and spend a couple hundred dollars for top shelf skis?
The answer seems pretty obvious. After all, why would we invest so much in something that may turn out to be completely useless? It’s much wiser to test it out first.
The same thinking pattern should be applied to product development. Before building a product we should first check whether there is a need for it on the market. Yet, many startups still spend months and months on coding an application prototype that eventually turns out to be a complete fiasco. Evaluating their idea with potential customers before building the actual app would save them a lot of time, money and… disappointment.
Here’s where the minimum viable product comes into play. It simply lets you check whether people actually need your application and would be willing to pay for it at all. Depending on what you find out – you can either continue with your idea unchanged, adapt it to customers’ needs or… abandon it, before you invest any resources in vain.
What is the definition of MVP?
Eric Ries – an entrepreneur, who used this term for the first time, describes the Minimum Viable Product as “that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.”
In other words – MVP is the simplest possible tool or solution that will let you test your business idea and collect information from the potential users. Instead of guessing what people want, you can easily ask them!
What is Minimum Viable Product?
Having explained the idea behind MVP, we’ve finally come to the essential question that causes so much misunderstanding around this concept. What does minimum viable product actually look like?
Many entrepreneurs mistakenly think that MVP is simply a software prototype – an application with limited features and basic design. In fact, building a prototype usually greatly exceeds the “minimum” we need to get feedback from the potential customers.
MVP may come in various forms, some as simple as a landing page, demo video or even a description. The only purpose is to make the potential client or investor understand the concept behind the idea. That is everything your startup needs to get feedback about their interest. A feedback, which can save months of hard work and heaps of invested money.
Want to know more about MVP? In the upcoming posts we will explain what are the types of minimum viable product and how to successfully implement it. Stay tuned!


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Background: Muscle weakness is the most common impairment in the upper extremity after stroke, leading to a reduced ability to use the arm and the hand in daily activities. Grip strength is easier to measure than precise, but more time-consuming, isokinetic and isometric arm muscle strength measurements. It would therefore be advantageous in a clinical setting if grip strength could be used as a proxy for muscle strength in the entire upper extremity.
Objective: To investigate the association between grip strength and isometric and isokinetic arm muscle strength in persons with chronic stroke.
Methods: Forty-five persons with mild-to-moderate paresis in the upper extremity, at least 6 months post-stroke participated. Isometric grip strength was measured with a computerized grip dynamometer and arm strength (isometric shoulder abduction and elbow flexion as well as isokinetic elbow extension and flexion) with an isokinetic dynamometer. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to determine the association between the muscle strength measurements.
Results: There were significant correlations (p < .0001) between grip strength and all arm strength measurements in both the more affected (r = 0.77–0.82) and the less affected upper extremity (r = 0.65–0.82).
Conclusion: This cross-sectional study showed that grip strength is strongly associated with muscle strength in the arm in persons in the chronic phase after stroke. As grip strength is easy to measure and less time-consuming than arm muscle strength measurements, this implies that grip strength can be a representative measure of muscle weakness of the entire upper extremity in the chronic phase after stroke.
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…To evaluate change in fine motor hand performance and to investigate the relationship between existing clinical measures and dynamic computerized dynamometry (DCD) after botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections for adults with upper limb spasticity…

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It starts at 6 p.m. on Easter Saturday, April 8th. The best-known performers are the Graz dialect pop band Granada and the singer Lemo, who has already been named Austrian Songwriter of the Year several times. The Oberösterreichische Nachrichten accompanies the two-day music festival as a media partner. “On Saturday there is a packed program from 6 p.m. to 3.30 a.m.,” says Manuel Mitterlindner from the Glory Sound Festival organizational team. Clubbing on Easter Sunday, April 9th, also starts at 6 p.m.
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LONDON (AP) — Organizers say the technology in place for next year’s London Olympics can withstand the danger of cyber attacks.
The Technology Operations center opened Monday. This is the hub that will deliver the results from all the Olympic and Paralympic competitions to the world’s media.
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The Lakshana Devi Temple in Bharmour is a post-Gupta era Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh dedicated to Durga in her Mahishasura-mardini form. It is dated to the second half of the 7th-century, and is in part one of the oldest surviving wooden temples in India.
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The temple is the oldest surviving structure of the former capital of Bharmour, also referred to as Bharmaur, Barmawar, Brahmor or Brahmapura in historic texts. Its roof and walls have been repaired over the centuries and it looks like a hut, but the Himachal Hindu community has preserved its intricately carved wooden entrance, interior and ceiling that reflects the high art of late Gupta style and era. The design and a late Gupta script inscription below the brass metal goddess statue in its sanctum confirms its antiquity. The wooden carvings include Shaivism and Vaishnavism motifs and themes.
The Lakshana Devi temple is in southern part of Bharmour town, and is one of a cluster of Hindu temples built between 7th and 12th-century. It is set in the Himalayas, along the Ravi River and Dhaola dhar range. It is about 400 kilometres (250 mi) northwest of Shimla, about 180 kilometres (110 mi) east of Pathankot (nearest airport, IATA: IXP), and about 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Dalhousie. The town is on Indian Railways network at Bharmar (BHMR) station.
Bharmour was the capital of Hindu mountain kingdom of Champa, also spelled Chamba. There is no known documented ancient history of the region, and the earliest records appear in the form of inscriptions and legendary texts dated to the second half of the 1st millennium CE. Another source that mentions pre-12th century Champa is the Kashmir text Rajatarangini.
The capital was founded by Meru Varman, and a number of inscriptions in the town and elsewhere in the Chamba valley attest to his rule. The script used and other palaeographic evidence, states Hermann Goetz, dates him to around 700 CE. With the founding of a new capital, Meruvarman commissioned and inaugurated the Lakshana Devi temple. Bharmour is set in secluded mountain valley, one that was difficult to invade and raid. Remote areas such as Bharmour, states Ronald Bernier were "largely spared from the Muslim invasion". According to Goetz and other scholars, this lack of religious persecution may be the reason why Lakshana Devi temple and others in Bharmour have preserved for well over 1,000 years.
Alexander Cunningham was the first archaeologist to visit the Lakshana Devi temple in 1839, who published his comparative analysis in Archaeological Survey of India report. Cunningham remarked, that "the pillars, architraves and the pediment of the doorway are all of wood, most elaborately and deeply carved". The door carvings have weathered and difficult to discern. In contrast, wrote Cunningham, the vestibule inside is well preserved and was "beautifully carved". Jean Vogel visited the Chamba state in the 1900s, and wrote about the temple in his Antiquities of Chamba State in 1911.
The Lakshana Devi temple is dated to around 700 CE based on the temple architecture, plan, artwork, style and the inscription found on the brass statue pedestal in its sanctum. The inscription states:
Om! Born from the own-house (gotra) of Mosuna and from the Solar race, the great-grandson of the illustrious lord Aditya-varman, the grandson of the illustrious lord Bala-varman, the son of the illustrious lord Divakara-varman,
(1. 2) the illustrious lord Meru-varman, for the increase of his spiritual merit, has caused the holy image of the goddess Laksana to be made by the workman Gugga.
The inscription mentions Meruvarman and three of his ancestors attested by other texts found in Himachal Pradesh. The reign of Meruvarman is generally dated to have begun in 680 CE. This, traced with other epigraphic and textual evidence, has helped date this temple to be either from late 7th-century or the early 8th.
The temple shows the Gupta era architecture and artwork in wood. It faces north and it currently has a rectangular plan with about 11.6 metres (38 ft) external length and 8.73 metres (28.6 ft) width. The temple sits on a square wooden jagati, about 0.45 metres (1 ft 6 in) above the ground. The earlier versions of the temple had a combination of weight bearing wood and non-weight bearing stone walls. The external wall of the temple was later plastered with mud, reaching a current thickness of about 0.85 metres (2 ft 9 in).
The entrance and the facade of the temple have been cleaned by the Archaeological Survey of India after 1950s, revealing the finer details that were not visible to Cunningham, Vogel or Goetz. It is similar to the late Gupta style, with three parallel panels surrounding the doorway flanked by river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna. Each band is separated by a thin carving of a floral scroll carved on a convex wood surface. The outer wooden band consists of reliefs of single females standing in tribhanga posture and of amorous couples. The middle wooden band features Ganga standing on makara on left and Yamuna standing on tortoise on right, with their attendants. Above them are a series of Hindu deities, including Shiva with Nandi, Vishnu Vaikunthamurti, four armed Vishnu and Skanda (Kartikeya). A goddess and god in this panel are not identifiable because their iconographic signs are too eroded. The inner panel forms the door frame of the entrance. The inner panel is carved with natural motifs such as leaves and flowers, two peacocks with their beak joined, and a pair of amorous couples in a mithuna scene.
Above the Gupta era-style carved temple entrance doorway, is a triangular pediment. This is notable for its intricately carved triangular pediment highlighting Vishnu and Garuda. This challenged the colonial era assumption that Shaktism, Shaivism and Vaishnavism may have been competing denominations in Indian history. The Lakshana Devi temple, along with other temples in Chamba valley, attest to all of these traditions being revered together in a Panchaupasana or Panchayatana style. The triangular pediment includes niches containing amorous couples in a range of courtship and intimacy (kama and mithuna) scenes.
The temple interior currently has a sandhara plan found in the Hindu texts on architecture. It has an ardha-mandapa, a mukhya-mandapa, a circumambulation path and a rectangular sanctum, about 3.61 metres (11.8 ft) by 2.52 metres (8 ft 3 in). The mukhya-mandapa is a gathering zone in front of the sanctum and marked by six square pillars, each with 22 centimetres (8.7 in) side. The pillars are 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) in height. The roof is pitch gabled, topped with slates. The original roof extended up to the main entrance. A roof projection to act as a canopy was added by the Archaeological Survey of India to protect the Gupta era style wood carvings. According to Handa, the original plan of the temple may have been an open twin-tiered hansakara plan. The snow and weather may have led the community to add structure to protect the temple, modifying it first into a nirandhara plan of Hindu temple architecture, and therefrom to the current sandhara plan.
The sanctum contains a 7th-century brass statue of Durga, locally called Lakshana Devi. She is shown with four arms, holding a trishula in one hand, a sword in another and a bell in third. Her left front hand holds the tail of the shape shifting deceptive buffalo-demon (Mahishasura). Her right foot is on the head of the buffalo-demon, as she kills the evil demon.
- Alexander Cunningham translated the same inscription as, "Aum! this image of Lakshana Devi, for the increase of his own virtue, was dedicated by Meru Varmma Deva, the son of Sri Divakara Varmma Deva, the grandson of Sri Bala Varmma Deva, the great grandson of Sri Aditya Varmma Deva, of the race of Mohsunaswa, and family of Aditya. Made by Gugga."
- Mulk Raj Anand (1997). Splendours of Himachal Heritage. Abhinav Publications. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-81-7017-351-9.
- George Michell (2000). Hindu Art and Architecture. Thames & Hudson. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-500-20337-8.
- Omacanda Hāṇḍā (2001). Temple Architecture of the Western Himalaya: Wooden Temples. Indus. pp. 136–138. ISBN 978-81-7387-115-3.
- Hermann Goetz (1955). The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba. E. J. Brill. pp. 14, 59–65, 75–83.
- Ronald M. Bernier (1997). Himalayan Architecture. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 139–142. ISBN 978-0-8386-3602-2.
- Bernier, Ronald M. (1983). "Tradition and Invention in Himachal Pradesh Temple Arts". Artibus Asiae. 44 (1): 65–91. doi:10.2307/3249605.
- Reports of the Archaeological Survey of India: 1878-79, Alexander Cunningham, ASI, pages 109-112, This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Laxman S. Thakur (1996). The Architectural Heritage of Himachal Pradesh: Origin and Development of Temple Styles. Munshiram Manoharlal. pp. 89–91, 149–150. ISBN 978-81-215-0712-7.
- Omacanda Hāṇḍā (2001). Temple Architecture of the Western Himalaya: Wooden Temples. Indus. pp. 138–143. ISBN 978-81-7387-115-3.
- Swati Mitra (2006). The Buddhist Trail in Himachal: A Travel Guide. Good Earth. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-81-87780-33-5.
- India Handbook. Trade & Travel. 2000. pp. 518–526.
- Hermann Goetz (1955). The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba. Brill Academic. pp. 18–21, 75–83.
- Hermann Goetz (1955). The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba. Brill Academic. pp. 73–79 with Plates I, II, VI and IX.
- J. Ph. Vogel (1911), Antiquities of Chamba State, Archaeological Survey of India, Vol. XXXVI, Superintendent Government Printing, India
- Jean Philippe Vogel; Bahadur Chand Chhabra (1994). Antiquities of Chamba State: Inscriptions of the pre-Muhammadan period. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 141–142.
- Jean Philippe Vogel; Bahadur Chand Chhabra (1994). Antiquities of Chamba State: Inscriptions of the pre-Muhammadan period. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 7–8, 97–98, 138.
- Mian Goverdhan Singh (1999). Wooden Temples of Himachal Pradesh. Indus. pp. 72–74. ISBN 978-81-7387-094-1.
- Hermann Goetz (1955). The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba. Brill Academic. pp. 87–88.
- Omacanda Hāṇḍā (2001). Temple Architecture of the Western Himalaya: Wooden Temples. Indus. pp. 144–146. ISBN 978-81-7387-115-3.


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A disabled petitioner who set off a bomb at Beijing's international airport earlier this year has been sentenced to six years in prison, state media reported on Tuesday.
Ji Zhongxing, a wheelchair-bound 34-year-old, was found guilty of causing an explosion in a public place, Xinhua said.
Mr Ji, who lost his arm in the explosion, had pleaded not guilty to charges that he had detonated a homemade explosive device at the airport's Terminal 3 on July 20 this year. There were no other severe injuries.
During his two-and-a-half hour trial at Beijing's Chaoyang District People's Court last month Mr Ji claimed he had not intended to set off the bomb and described his actions as "negligence." The petitioner garnered some sympathy in China after it emerged that he had been left paralysed after being beaten by law enforcement officers in 2005.
After losing the ability to walk, Mr Ji joined the ranks of China's petitioners – disillusioned and downtrodden citizens who embark on regular pilgrimages to Beijing in desperate search of justice from the government.
On the day of the explosion at Beijing airport, Mr Ji had been distributing leaflets calling for justice, it was claimed.
On Tuesday morning, many Chinese internet users described the sentence as overly harsh.
"At least his living [expenses] will be taken care of in prison," wrote Xu Xin, a legal expert with around 2 million followers on the Twitter-like microblog Weibo.
Recent years have seen an upsurge in violent attacks from frustrated petitioners who are apparently seeking to project their grievances into the media.
In May 2012, a man in Yunnan province blew himself up inside a government building in protest against the demolition of his home, police claimed.
In June this year at least 47 people died after a street vendor from the southeastern city of Xiamen set fire to a packed commuter bus, supposedly in order to air grievances against local law enforcement agents.


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Electronic Arts released its quarterly financial results, and, unsurprisingly, Apex Legends was a great success. According to EA, the game developed by Respawn is “easily the fastest growing franchise we’ve ever had.” Not surprisingly, EA said it is bragging about bringing PC gaming and console to mobile platforms. “We are in advanced negotiations to bring Apex Legends to China and the mobile,” the company said during the announcement of the results.
Unfortunately, it is the only information released on the subject, as several media have asked for comments to Electronic Arts that did not comment, but clearly, EA is looking to keep pace with its biggest competitors: Fortnite and PUBG. Both games are available on mobile devices, although they use different strategies.
Fortnite is essentially the same experience on all platforms, including mobile, while PUBG has a separate version called PUBG Mobile. Both games are big hits: since last December, the mobile version of PUBG had as many players as all Fortnite, according to data about 200 million.
The Apex Legends do not dethrone Fortnite, however, the initial success of the new game sounded the alarms as they quickly got millions of players, as well as well-known gamers, began streaming the game live. However, it is also true that some data released recently have pointed to a large decrease of players in Apex Legends.
Returning to Apex Legends for the mobile world, there is no word on when this will happen, nor what strategy will follow, if equal to the Fortnite that offers the same experience of gaming on the computer and mobile equipment, or a separate version, as both PUBG and PUBG Mobile. However, certain is that EA is betting strong to maintain the initial momentum of the game. “We are very excited about the future of Apex Legends,” the company said.
Last month, A Respawn said it planned to continue to update the game with seasonal updates, “focusing on the quality of content about the novelty.” This followed criticism of the slow upgrades compared to Fortnite, which updates its game in an incredibly fast way. “We want to keep our culture as a development team and avoid the crisis that can quickly lead to burnout or worse,” said Apex executive producer Drew McCoy.
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I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator. I want to set before my fellow human beings a man in every way true to nature; and that man will be myself.Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator.Harrison Ford
I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin' like myself.Hank Williams
I get to study and I got to mimic and what I basically did was I stole from every person that I could steal from. I was an imitator. That's what I was. It was years before I could take all of these things that I loved about all of these different artists and put them together and find my voice.Michael Buble
The poet, being an imitator like a painter or any other artist, must of necessity imitate one of three objects - things as they were or are, things as they are said or thought to be, or things as they ought to be. The vehicle of expression is language - either current terms or, it may be, rare words or metaphors.Aristotle


After leading Paris Saint-Germain to the top of Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappe has stated that he is “concentrating on football.”
Even if it seemed inevitable early in the year, reports in recent days have indicated that a transfer to Real Madrid is unlikely. The Frenchman’s contract expires in July, but it’s believed that the La Liga powerhouses were turned off by his outrageous salary demands.
The PSG player, who drew interest from the Saudi Pro League in the summer, was not even on the verge of signing a deal, as Madrid confirmed in a statement last week.
The statement said, “Real Madrid would like to state that this information is completely false and that no such negotiations have taken place with a player who belongs to PSG,” in response to “information recently issued and published by different media outlets, in which there is speculation about alleged negotiations between the player Kylian Mbappe and our club.”
Apart from Saudi Arabia, the Premier League is perhaps the only place where teams will give in to Mbappe’s salary demands should he decide to go for greener pastures. Liverpool is one of the teams that has been consistently linked to the PSG star despite having a wealth of attacking options.
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Latest reports were telling that agricultural plays an important role in the development of the health of honeybees. It was found out that the overall health of honeybees is greatly influenced by production in agriculture.
Many of our native plants require pollination to spread their seeds from plant to plant, and we depend on bees for agricultural production.
They also provide a way to reconnect with nature. By keeping bees in our garden and farms, it's a way for us to engage with our natural environment.
Everyone should contribute to the survival of bees
Bees are important not only for their production of honey but also for the survival of our natural foods. Bees and other pollinators are part of our important eco-system allowing us to enjoy fruits and vegetables.
Since regulators and politicians can play an important role in forbidding pesticides and promoting natural pest controls, then everyone has an important role to play in the protection of bees and pollinators.
Replanting flowers on the planet will also support the bee’s work.
The Perfume Industry should take a huge responsibility in the current decline of bees. Perfume used to be made from flowers and there were thousands of flower fields all over the planet giving work to millions of people. Since the chemical industry took over the cosmetic industry, flower fields have been replaced by synthetics and brands are giving consumers the image of flowers instead of real flowers.
Bees have a very powerful sense of smell, 100 times more powerful than a human’s.
Honeybees use their antennae to detect odor. According to research by the National Institutes of Health, published in the "Genome Research" journal, honeybees have 170 odor receptors, or chemoreceptors, in their antennae. This is high for an insect -- fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) have 62 receptors and mosquitos (Anopheles gambiae) have 79. The honeybee’s sense of smell is so sensitive that it can detect the trace of a scent in flight. This ability equips the bee to effectively and efficiently locate pollen-rich flowers. Once the scent is detected on the antennae, the bee’s hypersensitive olfactory path processes the information, enabling the bee to determine the relevance of the scent to their search for pollen. Honeybees use their sense of smell to locate other bees and for finding food as well.
In contrast to their highly developed sense of smell, the bee’s sense of taste is somewhat basic. They use their tongues, which contain taste buds, to detect sour, bitter and sweet -- the same range of taste detection that humans use -- but since they gather lots of information from smell, enabling them to taste before the pollen touches the tongue, they’ve effectively done all of the research necessary before the sustenance reaches their mouths. Since bees provide benefits to plants by means of pollination, plants have not evolved any defence mechanisms against bees. This means that no plants produce distasteful or harmful pollen.
In asking for Natural Perfumes, you can help the bees
In asking for Natural Perfumes, you can help change the whole perfume industry distribution chain. Asking for Natural Perfumes is asking the perfume industry to return to replanting flowers and plants instead of producing synthetic copies of flowers for perfumes in laboratories.
Creating our own little garden could also be a beautiful gift for bees.
Gardens are healing since plants have beneficial effects on human beings. Creating our own gardens in our back yards or on our balconies will help us to reconnect with nature and make a beautiful invitation for bees and other pollinators. Bees can also be thirsty, so add a small cup of water for them.
As strong thoughts are very powerful too, meditate for the bees and visualize them in their full happiness.
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According to the description, the vessel will have a displacement of approximately 17,500 tons, with a length of 200 meters and a breadth of 20 meters.
The destroyer may be armed with up to 60 anti-ship cruise missiles, 128 anti-aircraft guided missiles, and 16 anti-ship guided missiles.The vessel may reach a speed of 30 knots and operate to up to 90 days without support.
"We plan to start construction of a Lider destroyer in 2019. We are currently carrying out design work," Chirkov said.
He added that the capabilities of the new destroyers would be comparable with the capabilities of a cruiser.
Russia is currently undergoing a $325-billion rearmament program for a 70-percent increase in its military's modern weaponry by 2020.


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New information has just been released about two new up and coming Doctor Who audios both set to be released for the 19th of March next year. The first one is an adaptation of The Deadly Assassin novelization by Terrence Dicks. The audio will be read by Geoffrey Beevers reprising the role he portrayed in The Keeper of Traken and many other audio stories. The synopsis is below:
Geoffrey Beevers reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor.
The Doctor is suddenly summoned to Gallifrey, the home of the Time Lords, where his ghastly hallucinations of the President’s assassination seem to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, a hideous, dark, cowled figure is gleefully watching in the shadows.
In a battle of minds, the Doctor faces renegade Time Lord, the Master, inside a nightmare world created by his old enemy’s imagination. But the Master’s evil intentions go much further – he has a Doomsday Plan. It is up to the Doctor to prevent him from destroying Gallifrey and taking over the Universe!
Geoffrey Beevers, who played an incarnation of the Master in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks’s complete and unabridged novelization first published by Target Books in 1977.
You can pre order the audio from here:
The other audio, The Corpse Marker, is written by Chris Boucher as a direct sequel to his 1977 story The Robots of Death. Synopsis is below:
An unabridged reading of an original adventure featuring the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker, and his companion Leela.
The Doctor and Leela arrive on the planet Kaldor, where they find a society dependent on benign and obedient robots. But they have faced these robots before, on a huge Sandminer in the Kaldor desert, and know they are not always harmless servants…
The only other people who know the truth are the three survivors from that Sandminer – and now they are being picked off one by one. The twisted genius behind that massacre is dead, but someone is developing a new, deadlier breed of robots. This time, unless the Doctor and Leela can stop them, they really will destroy the world…
You can pre order The Corpse Marker here:
Other previously mentioned Doctor Who audiobooks coming out in late 2014 and early 2015 can he seen here.

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Last year, Xiaomi managed to make the whole of the smartphone industry sit up and take notice of its efforts with the original Mi Mix. Wanting to outgrow its image of a Chinese company making cheap iPhone clones, Xiaomi took the help of world-renowned designer Philippe Starck to design the bezel-less Mi Mix.
The plan worked as the whole of the smartphone industry took notice of Xiaomi’s Mi Mix. Within six months of the release of the Mi Mix, we saw many bezel-less flagship phones launching in the market including the Galaxy S8, LG G6 and even Apple followed suit with the iPhone X. A year later, Xiaomi is back with the Mi Mix 2. This time around, the Mi Mix has grown from being just a prototype handset to a full-fledged consumer device in its second iteration, the Mi Mix 2. So, is this bezel-less wonder still as impressive as the original Mix? Or has its lost its charm when compared to other bezel-less phones like the Galaxy S8? Let’s find out in our review.
Design and Display
The Mi Mix 2 is not just a smartphone, its a work of art. The handset looks downright stunning with its almost bezel-less design. To improve the handset’s usability, Xiaomi reduced the Mi Mix 2’s screen size to 5.99-inches and used a more standard 18:9 aspect ratio display.
As if the front of the handset was not already stunning enough to look at, the rear is in a class of its own. The Mix 2 features a ceramic back with an aluminium chassis which gives it a very premium in-hand feel. This premium feeling is far better than what you’d get from the likes of the iPhone 8, Galaxy S8, or even the iPhone X. The ceramic back gives the Mix 2 a very solid heft which other phones with a glass back simply lack. Even the $999 iPhone X with its incredibly high price tag does not compare to the Mi Mix 2 when it comes to in-hand feel. The lack of bezels on the front of the device also means that Xiaomi has placed the fingerprint scanner at the rear. It is ideally positioned and works flawlessly as well.
Since ceramic also has a higher hardness on the MoHs scale than glass, the rear of the Mi Mix 2 will not get scratched easily. I have now used the Mix 2 as my primary phone for over 3 weeks without any case and the back is yet to get a single hairline scratch. Its a fingerprint magnet for sure though, so you will be constantly wiping the rear of the device against your shirt.
Sadly, the Mi Mix 2 sacrifices the 3.5mm headphone jack to achieve its bezel-less design. Instead, like many other Android flagships, the Mix 2 solely relies on the USB-C port for audio out and charging purposes. Xiaomi also bundles a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter with the device but its DAC is very weak leading to subpar sound quality.
The excellent design of the Mi Mix 2 is complemented by the 5.99-inch display at the front of the device. The S-LCD panel features a resolution of 2160 x 1080 and can easily rival the panels used by Samsung in its flagship Galaxy devices with its brightness and overall experience. Its accuracy might be a bit off but the boosted colors help make the display feel more lively. The lack of bezels surrounding the display help in giving a very immersive experience while consuming any content on the Mi Mix 2, especially while viewing videos or reading content. The lack of a QHD+ panel on the Mi Mix 2 might be considered as a downside by many, but it is a compromise that no one is going to notice.
Software, Performance and Battery Life
The Mi Mix 2 runs on MIUI 8.5 based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The MIUI 9 update for the device should be out soon but at launch, the Mix 2 runs on MIUI 8.5 Xiaomi’s MIUI skin is pretty heavy and comes with a plethora of customisation options and features to play around it. Some people might be put off by the sheer number of features in MIUI, but once you start using the skin, you will start appreciating the little improvements made by Xiaomi. However, that does not take away the fact that the Mix 2 should have launched with MIUI 9. If you have ever used a Xiaomi device before running MIUI 8, you are going to get the same experience on the Mi Mix 2 as well. And if you never liked MIUI 8, things are not going to change when you use it on the Mi Mix 2 as well.
Xiaomi compromised on the internals of the original Mi Mix since it was a concept phone. Now that the Mix 2 has graduated into a consumer phone, it features top-notch internals to go along with its excellent design. The handset is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset running at 2.45GHz, 6GB RAM, and packs UFS 2.1 of 128GB storage space. Thanks to Xiaomi’s underlying optimisations, Android 7.1 Nougat and powerful internals, the Mi Mix 2 runs absolutely buttery smooth without any performance issues.
The Mi Mix 2 is powered by a 3400mAh battery which combined with the power optimisations in MIUI 8.5 ensure the device can easily last through a day of heavy use. On an average day, you are looking at anywhere between 4.5 to 5 hours of screen-on time. And with Quick Charge 3.0, the Mi Mix 2 can charge up to 70 percent in no time. This also makes up for wireless charging which the Mi Mix 2 lacks since it features a ceramic back.
The Mi Mix 2 has the same camera setup as the Mi 6: a 12MP 1.25um f/2.0 aperture with OIS. This is paired with Phase Detection AF and two-tone flash.The camera is perhaps the only chink in the Mi Mix 2’s armour. The camera is able to take some decent photos in daylight when there is plenty of light available. The color reproduction and details are on point, with slightly boosted colors for a pop effect. However, in low-light, the Mix 2 starts struggling as noise starts creeping up in its photos. The 4-axis OIS is also not as effective as the hybrid OIS and EIS combination used by Google and Samsung on their flagship devices for recording videos.
The front-facing 5MP is strictly ok, though the bigger problem with it is its placement. Since the camera is located at the bottom chin, you will have to rotate the Mix 2 before taking selfies. The photos are then automatically rotated to appear correctly. However, this only works in the stock camera app of the Mix 2. In every other app like Instagram and Facebook, you will have to rotate the Mix 2 before clicking a picture. And in such cases, the photo is not turned upside down automatically as well.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this review, the Mi Mix 2 is a work of art. The design of the handset is straight up gorgeous and photos don’t do justice to just how beautiful it looks in real life. Once you have seen the Mi Mix 2 in real life, there’s no way you can ignore it. The handset is not without its own demerits which includes the 12MP primary camera being a disappointment and the weird position of the 5MP front camera. None of that, however, changes the fact that the Mi Mix 2 is an excellent smartphone. For its price of Rs 35,999, the handset rivals the incredibly popular OnePlus 5 in India which it handily beats in the design and build department.
If you want a phone to flaunt, maybe skip the iPhone X this year and go for the Mi Mix 2.


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Time has come for reproductive health care leave in the workplace
Several years ago, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) was approached by several of its members, outlining the negative impact on them due to a lack of statutory leave available for individual women recovering from the tragedy of early miscarriage; and the lack of leave available for those members seeking to access IVF and other reproductive health/fertility treatment. Their members reported having to take annual leave or sick leave to recover or to attend appointments.
Some women members reported returning to work immediately after experiencing an early miscarriage, because they had no entitlement to leave.
Having passed a motion on this issue at its national conference, representatives of the INTO, including Labour Party Councillor Alison Gilliland, approached me in 2019 to ask me to assist in introducing this measure into law.
On 2nd March 2021, I and my fellow Labour Senators published legislation to provide statutory leave to those suffering early miscarriage or needing time off for IVF treatment, by amending the Organisation of Working Time Act.
In late March 2021, the Labour Party of New Zealand passed legislation to provide for leave for employees who have suffered a miscarriage or still birth.
The debate around the Labour Bill has ignited a conversation about the need to face up to the complexity of fertility and reproductive health issues, and the need to provide practical recognition for the role that it plays in employees’ lives.
Since publication of the Bill, I and my Labour colleagues have been contacted by many women and couples who have suffered the grief and bereavement of early miscarriage, or who have gone through multiple cycles of IVF; and who have felt that there was nobody to whom they could turn within the workplace and no formal recognition for their grief.
Last Wednesday evening, we in Labour organised an Instagram Live event at which brave individuals including Sile Seoige the broadcaster spoke about their own personal experiences of suffering miscarriage; and we heard just how important it is that this experience be given recognition in our law.
What would the Labout Bill do if enacted?
- It would provide women employees with up to 20 days leave for early miscarriage; and
- Would give an entitlement to all employees of up to 10 days leave for access to reproductive healthcare treatment, such as IVF.
- Labour Senators are working to secure cross-party support for the Bill.
- Since introducing the Bill, we have also been contacted on a number of related issues, such as the need to introduce an opt-in scheme to provide recognition for still born babies who are lost in pregnancy before 24 weeks, or who weigh less than 500g.
- Other issues raised include the need for greater understanding for women experiencing health difficulties due to menopause.
- It will be possible to submit amendments to the Bill for the introduction of this measure, among others, if the Bill passes Second Stage on 24th May.
- There is immense public support for this measure, and Labour Senators hope that the Government and Oireachtas colleagues generally will work with us to make it law as soon as possible.
- It is anticipated that passing this simple Bill to provide for statutory leave will fulfil a secondary function of destigmatising pregnancy loss and fertility treatment in the workplace and in society – at present, too many people (women, in particular) suffer in silence because they do not believe that support is there for them.
Reproductive Health Context in Ireland:
- Approximately 14,000 women in Ireland suffer a miscarriage each year.
- In other words, more than one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage here.
- Between 1 in 4 and 1 in 6 couples or individuals in Ireland encounter difficulty conceiving.
- The success rate for patients at a given IVF clinic in Ireland is approximately 25% for patients over 40.
- The majority of clinics in Ireland list IVF at costing between €4,500 and €5,000 per cycle.
We hope that you and your colleagues will support this Bill passing through Second Stage tonight.

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Every five minutes, a camera installed at the Wichita branch of the National Weather Service takes a random photo of the sky.
On Thursday, it caught lightning in a bottle – or, more precisely, a lightning bolt from the sky.
The bolt struck just before 6 p.m. on the Tex Consolver Golf Course at 1931 S. Tyler, just across the street from the weather service office.
“We thought maybe we took a direct hit on the (radar) tower,” meteorologist Mick McGuire said. “But there was too much time between the lightning strike and the thunder.”
Two full seconds passed after the lightning hit before any thunder was heard, he said. That meant the bolt didn’t strike right where they were.
The bolt knocked out electricity at the weather service briefly, McGuire said, but the power returned before the backup generator kicked on to keep computers and other equipment operating.
The lightning hit during a stormy day that brought 0.75 of an inch of rain to the weather service offices as of 7 p.m. on Thursday and perhaps as much as 3 inches to parts of Maize and northwest Sedgwick County.
Forecasters spotted the lightning strike when they reviewed the camera’s images.
“It was pretty cool,” McGuire said. “We got lucky.”


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