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When it comes to Fantasy, we all have our favorite characters. Some may be good – Gandalf or Harry Potter, Belle or Menolly. Or maybe we love the dark side – Maleficent or Steerpike. Or maybe we enjoy the conflicted – Jaime Lannister or Mrs Coulter.
Whoever is your favorite, you have a chance to nominate them and perhaps see them crowned as King and Queen of Fantasy Faire at the fabulous Fantasy Faire Ball on May 1st 5pm – 7pm SLT.
So who will it be? Corwin or Aragorn? Arya Stark or Granny Weatherwax? Tyrion or Frodo? The White Witch or Agatha Heterodyne?
Nominate your favorites today!
But what about your favorite non-human (or human type) characters? Don’t they get a chance too?
Of course they do! There’s an election for Chancellor – and this is for your favorite character who has no elements of human appearance. This means that Ariel (mermaid) and Mr Tumnus (faun) could be King and Queen, but Archimedes (the owl, not the scientist) would be nominated for Chancellor.
So will your Chancellor be Teremaire or Ratty (or Mole, Toad or Badger)? Will it be Reepicheep or Pegasus?
NB Characters should be chosen from works of fantasy which can be written or graphical texts or films, TV or radio shows. We want to be broadly inclusive of genres – thus fairytales, high fantasy, steampunk, urban fantasy, vampire sagas (and others) will all be classified as fantasy.
Stage 1 – starting today and running until the Faire opens on April 23rd – you can nominate your favourite characters. We will take your nominations and select the top five in each category.
Stage 2 – once the Faire opens – there will be voting kiosks at the Faire for the most popular characters. Between April 23rd and May 1st, you will be able to vote for who you think should be King, Queen and Chancellor.
Stage 3 – The May Day Ball – this will be where the identities of the King, Queen and Chancellor that YOU have chosen will be revealed – and who knows? They may even appear!
So complete the form today to nominate YOUR choices for King, Queen and Chancellor.

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Great job. Very responsive to several changes. Came up with a great design and continued to refine throughout the contest. Would definitely use him again.
How dtsiemer started their logo & brand identity pack journey
Who are you known as?
What’s your company slogan?
Tell us a bit about who you are and the people you reach
This will be a logo for the first solar powered yoga studio in Utah which will provide providing a balanced environment for healing and transformation. Target audience should be inclusive of all sectors of the community, and the logo would be welcoming to all backgrounds and lifestyles. The studio is a center for community resiliency. We have in mind a cleaner, sophisticated, hip, simple logo that tells the story of life powered by the sun. "Something rising, a dawning of a new consciousness."
What industry do you think your business is most related to?
What colors do you want to see in your design?
Other color requirements
I'd like to explore the following colors:
Oranges: Creativity, adventure and happiness.
Blues: Knowledge, trust, calm and honesty.
Yellows: Energy, intellect, fun and youth.
To give us an idea of the overall feeling of your brand, let us know which styles you lean towards
Although green has been selected for the logo, it is an implied color in the studio space. We will be using sustainable sourced materials for the studio (polished concrete floors). The studio space itself will be a phi rectangle. Also, there are many lotus flowers used in yoga studio logos, and we would like to avoid that. We would like to incorporate the sun at some level since the studio is solar powered.

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Royal wedding preacher Michael Curry had it right when he said ‘there is power in love‘. And with love in the air, yes, ITV’s hit reality show ‘Love Island‘ is back! It may not be everyone’s cup of tea but 2.5 million viewers watched last year’s season finale. I have to out myself and admit […]
Family breakdown costs £50bn a year
When couples split up, families move from one to two households. Poverty is a common outcome that affects children. Six out of ten lone parents are supported by the state compared to one out of ten couple parents. That's where most of the £50bn is spent.

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Chaudhri gathered unprecedented support for her student award by signing up for Shuffle 32, Concordia’s annual walkathon, pledging to walk the palliative care ward for as long as she could. “Your donations and love are giving me wings,” she tweeted.
Chaudhri’s cause raised over $615,000 from a record 8,600 donors.
“Nadia was a force of nature. She was an incredibly talented researcher with a passion for teaching and student success matched only by her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion,” said Concordia President Graham Carr.
“She enriched us. Our entire community grieves her death and offers deeply heartfelt condolences to her son, Reza, and husband, Moni — whom she lovingly called her Sun and Moon — her family, friends, colleagues and the thousands of supporters to the Nadia Chaudhri Wingspan Award who embraced her cause.”
Chaudhri openly shared her story on Twitter and with media to advocate for better screening for ovarian cancer, as well as for increased funding for research and treatment.
In recognition of Chaudhri's efforts, Liberal MNA Jennifer Maccarone dedicated the Medal of the National Assembly of Quebec in her honour on October 5. The medal will be presented to Chaudhri's family.
From Pakistan to Concordia
Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Chaudhri left her home at the age of 17 with just two suitcases in hand to pursue her Bachelor of Science degree at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania — with a full scholarship to cover her yearly $31,000 USD tuition, room and board.
Chaudhri became the first woman to receive the college’s Williamson Medal, awarded to a member of the senior class for their outstanding academic and extracurricular achievement.
She earned her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh in 2005 and then became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of San Francisco.


Kensal Rise Library holds an open day for the community
- Credit: Archant
Residents, campaigners and politicians gathered in Kensal Rise to greet a new chapter for their community library.
The doors to Kensal Rise Library, in Bathurst Gardens, were opened to the public for the first time in nearly five years, allowing residents to see the space, currently an empty shell, which will next year re-open as a reading room run by volunteers next year.
The event marked a fresh start after years of campaigning that have made the much loved local library a rallying point in the national fight against library cuts
Cllr Mohammed Butt, leader of Brent Council, welcomed the development while MPs Dawn Butler and Tulip Siddiq joined the celebrations, along with several councillors including Cllr James Denselow, lead member for libraries.
Local actors, writers and publishers took part in the open day, which attracted hundreds of visitors.
The new owners of the building, Uplift Property, outlined their plans for the site, which will involve conversion into five residential units, but with the majority of the ground floor reserved for a library and community space, rent-free in perpetuity. They plan to complete work within 12 months.
David Butcher, from campaign group Friends of Kensal Rise Library (FKRL), greeted the occasion as a turning point in the story of the library.
- 1 Man arrested after woman's rape allegation in Neasden
- 2 Most wanted: 6 people sought in connection with 10 robberies across London
- 3 Two charged after police discharge taser during Kingsbury vehicle stop
- 4 2 men attacked by group after fight breaks out at Queensbury Tube Station
- 5 Plan for creating 25,500 homes around 'HS2 Superhub' passed
- 6 The Fellowship: Highly charged look at the children of Windrush
- 7 Wembley school opens new special educational needs facility
- 8 Road closed after man's death in Willesden
- 9 Flats approved for Brondesbury Park
- 10 Plea date set for men accused of fatal stabbing in Neasden
He said: “This marks the end of a hard, five-year battle. Now the campaigning can wind down and we can start on the creative phase - building a new library to serve the whole community again.”
Kensal Rise Library was one of six libraries closed by Brent Council in 2011.
The branch was closed alongside Barham, Cricklewood, Preston, Neasden, and Tokyngton to save £1million a year.


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Teager-Kaiser Energy and Higher-Order Operators in White-Light Interference Microscopy for Surface Shape Measurement
© Salzenstein et al. 2005
Received: 10 November 2004
Published: 23 October 2005
In white-light interference microscopy, measurement of surface shape generally requires peak extraction of the fringe function envelope. In this paper the Teager-Kaiser energy and higher-order energy operators are proposed for efficient extraction of the fringe envelope. These energy operators are compared in terms of precision, robustness to noise, and subsampling. Flexible energy operators, depending on order and lag parameters, can be obtained. Results show that smoothing and interpolation of envelope approximation using spline model performs better than Gaussian-based approach.

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Does stem cell treatment cure baldness?
in fact the Melph used pre-sct will make you completely bald.
More than half of men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 50, and baldness treatments are estimated to be a US $1 billion per year industry. Since the 1980s, drug therapy has increasingly become a realistic management option for baldness for men and women. Increased understanding of the role of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in male and female pattern baldness has led to targeted intervention to prevent this hormone from acting on receptors in the scalp. Coupled with chance discoveries and the ever-present lure of a breakthrough involving stem cells and hair multiplication, scientifically proven baldness treatments continue to be an area of research that receives a large amount of funding.
No! Some women though like bald guys, some think its sexy.
potentially yes. There are a number of companies pursuing this line of treatment, intercytex and aderans. One day it may be possible to eliminate baldness through hair multiplication.
This really does relate to your question--if you take the time to read it, you'll see how.
Right now, it is estimated that 40% of all Americans will get some form of cancer in their lifetimes. Don't get alarmed yet, though.
In a study of hundreds of people over a 20+ year period, it was found that EVERYONE in the study with hypothyroidism got cancer within 8 to 20 years of the diagnosis of hypothyroidism, while NONE of the people with normal thyroid activity and hyperthyroidism developed cancer during the study period.That is VERY SIGNIFICANT, and can predict your chances of getting cancer. So, if you have low thyroid activity, you need to take a thyroid supplement.
Symptoms of Hypothyroidism--
Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight
Coarse, dry hair
Dry, rough pale skin
Cold intolerance (can't tolerate the cold like those around you)
Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches
Abnormal menstrual cycles
The most common cause of thyroid gland failure is called autoimmune thyroiditis, a form of thyroid inflammation caused by the patient's own immune system.
Among other stressors, the mercury, nickel and cadmium in our dental work decreases thyroid function.
"The End of Cancer", Page 60, Dubois and Lubecki, ISBN 1887314075, and
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Black Mouth has a familiar horror premise that was popularized by Stephen King in his iconic novel It. The concept is that troubled adults reunite to combat a terror they experienced in their childhood. In this case, Jamie, an alcoholic construction worker, receives a notification that his mother has died. Facing his fears, Jamie returns to West Virginia to reunite with his disabled brother. But, the duo begin to experience the horrors from their childhood regarding a mysterious one-eyed magician. The terror stems from a black pit leading to the town's closed mining shaft.
The supporting characters are Mia and Clay, both of which were Jamie's childhood friends that experienced the trauma as well. Jamie contacts them and soon the foursome are reunited to track down the magician. The author includes a wild card with a hooker-killing lunatic that is also haunted by the magician. The narrative travels from present day events to the 1990s, offering two time periods for readers.
Black Mouth offers a wild emotional ride as these adults, and kids, face small town horrors as well as their own personal traumas. The idea of the evil magician reminded me of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, with an elevated dose of violence and murder. While disturbing, Black Mouth never offered any truly chilling scares, instead focusing on a more visceral level than physical. There were a few surprises, some laughs and cries, and a genuine, heartfelt camaraderie between the characters that helped solidify the story. While not Malfi's best, the talented author is still miles ahead of his contemporaries. Black Mouth is a recommended read.

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Carterton District Council has been notified of a Possum Control contract which will take place from 27 September 2017 to the end of June 2018.
The project covers the Homewood and Riversdale areas. It runs from Whareama in the north, east of Stronvar, and ends just before Flat Point in the south. The contract is being coordinated by TB Free New Zealand.
The possum control will be making limited use of the schedule 1 poison, Feratox. Any Feratox used will be up trees, out of reach of stock, in bait stations or bags. The methods are aimed at being relatively safe and low-impact.
Risk to humans: All baits are poison, and are harmful to humans, especially young children.
To read the letter to council from the contractor please click here.
View the control area map here


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Loyola College, Loyola University Maryland’s school of arts and sciences, was awarded a nearly $500,000 grant by the Clare Boothe Luce program. The five-year grant will go toward hiring two assistant STEM professors from underrepresented groups and supporting them on their tenure path at Loyola.
“I’m hoping the outcome of the Clare Boothe Luce grant will be an increase in the number of students in underrepresented groups choosing to major in STEM,” said Elizabeth Dahl, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry. “The last time we won this grant was in 2010 and we saw a similar increase of students in STEM.”
Dahl and Lisa Oberbroeckling, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics and associate vice president for undergraduate academic affairs, applied for the competitive grant together.
“We eagerly anticipate the arrival of two additional Luce faculty members,” said Bahram Roughani, Ph.D., associate dean and professor of natural and applied sciences. “Not only will they contribute to the diversification of our faculty, but they’ll also play a pivotal role in advancing the growth of our science programs."
Applications will be reviewed in fall of 2024 and the new faculty members will start in 2025.
About Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) was a trailblazer in the arts, journalism and public affairs. Through her bequest, which provides support to women in STEM fields in which they are underrepresented, the Henry Luce Foundation has become the nation’s single largest private source of funding in higher education for women in science, mathematics and engineering. We advance work to close the gender gap in STEM disciplines and across leadership roles in higher education.


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For the first time in years, I decided to bake cookies for the holiday seasons of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Being the crafter I am, I intensely reviewed various recipes on websites, cookbooks and my Cookie A. 2011 Sock Club packets. To say I was obsessed with making different types of cookies would be an understatement. You would think I would want to make the regular standard chocolate chip, butter, or sugar cookie. Nope – I wanted something original and tweakable for personal touches. During those crazy two weeks, I realized that many of the baking techniques and habits I formed could be applied to other areas like crafting, social media, or technology.
- Here is what I learned:
- Read first and prepare – Reviewing the recipe’s ingredients and steps can save a lot of aggravation. I have learned to pull out the precise measured amount of what is listed and placing them on the counter in line of the instructions. It also helps to make sure everything in your kitchen is ready. I remember once when I had turned on the oven and forgot there was a loaf of bread on the top rack. At least my Melting Moments were not troublesome!
- The quality of the ingredients affect the final product – The old cliche of “Garbage in, garbage out” rings true. Baking is all about chemistry. If you are going to substitute one ingredient for another, you better be sure you understand the result and how to ensure the outcome is correct. I am quite happy on the chocolate I used for Kristine Vejar’s Devil’s Delight Cookies from the Cookie A. 2011 Sock Club and I have been asked to share the recipe multiple times.
- Know which tools to use and when – My BFF bought a standalone mixer for himself years ago, and I have use of it when needed. Unfortunately for 2 days I forgot to ask him to bring it down from its high pantry shelf. Instead, I beat the wet ingredients with a whisk by hand, then would add the dry ingredients accordingly. Doing so resulted in denser cookies that tasted great but were heavy on the stomach, and hurtful to my body. Ever answer how your day was with, “I sprained my wrist while baking Mathew Rice’s Gooey Butter Cookies” to anyone?
- Never take any step for granted – When the recipe tells you to cover the inside of a pan with butter, cover every little nook and crevice you can feel. For one particular batch of Gingerbread Bars with Hard Sauce Glaze I was going to ignore this step because I was using a silicone pan. At the last minute I used cooking spray and am glad I did. Those bars would have glued themselves to my pan!
- Don’t fear the recipe – Just because you never made a type of recipe before does not mean you have to stick with what you have done or not try something new. I have never made Snickerdoodles, but when I came across the “Not Your Ordinary Snickerdoodles” in the cookbook I bought during CampKIP 2011, I was intrigued because they used white pepper as an ingredient. By doing so I created my favorite cookie yet (with some extra spices for bite). Never be afraid to use up ingredients to make your recipe because you can always get more of those ingredients later. Same goes for questioning the recipe’s instructions. If you relax and let the steps flow, follow what is stated and do not fight it. I did that for the Peanut Butter Delights from Cookie A. When I finally tasted them, I thought I had died and had gone to heaven with those cookies!
So crazy as it may seem, I learned from baking all of those cookies that I could easily apply those same principles into my crafting, work, and even my daily chores. I think I need to make more cookies though. Writing this post has made me hungry! =:8

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A memoir is a literary genre which consists of a collection of memories that a person writes about events or moments related both to his/her private and public context. Originally, a memoir has been classified as a branch of biography or autobiography. However, in the late 20th century, this genre has been recognised as a differentiated literary form. Indeed, a biography or autobiography outlines the story of a person life, while a memoir tells a story from a life. The author of a memoir is known as memories or memorialist.
Memoirs date back to the ancient time, to the period of Julius Caesar, author of the ‘Commentarii de Bello Gallico’. In his, work Caesar outlines the battles against the Gallic. As well as this, Caesar wrote another memoir the ‘Commentarii de Bello Civili’ which outlines the events which took place between the 49 and 48 BC.
Also in the Middle age and during the Enlightenment period memoirs have been important with authors such as Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Jean de Joinville, and Philippe de Commines.
During the 1990s, memoirs written by ordinary people started disappearing, due to new opportunities and the technological development. However, with the development of digital books in the 21st century, memoirs started to become very important focusing above all on the history of families.
Do you want to know more about this literary genre? Take a look at this category. You will find a wide range of digital books which will help you understand better the topic. As well as this, these ebooks will support your studies and future career.
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text: If you like cross stitch, think about our towel sets. They have an aida band inside, suitable to be embroidered not only with cross stitch but also using different techniques like Bargello for example. Our towels are 100% made in Italy, and available in a large and beautiful color assortment. 480 gsm, this set is composed by 1 guest towel (40×60 cm.) and 1 hand towel (60×110 cm.).


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Sean Pratt reports from the Oilseed & Grain Trade Summit in Minneapolis, Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Farmers and food companies are ignoring millennials at their peril, says the author of a book on the food habits of 15 to 35 year olds.
The generation makes up one-quarter of the world’s population and will surpass baby boomers as the largest spending group next year.
“Now is the time to wake up and realize you need to figure them out because you’re going to be serving them for a long time,” said Eve Turow Paul, author of A Taste of Generation Yum.
Half of millennials consider themselves to be foodies.
“Young people used to spend 17 cents on ramen. Today we’re spending $25 on ramen and waiting two hours in line to get it,” she told delegates attending the 2016 Oilseed & Grain Trade Summit.
Teenagers spend more on food than they do on clothing, and 87 percent of millennials say they will splurge on a meal even when money is tight.
Turow Paul studied millennials for more than five years in preparation for writing her book. She shadowed them, interviewed them and read textbooks about them.
In the end, she developed a theory on why food has become such a passion for this generation.
“Young people today are using food as a form of anti-technology,” she said.
They have become overwhelmed with texting, Snapchat and Facebook. Food is a way to reconnect with something that is tangible and real.
“People just wanted something that they could see and they could feel and they knew wasn’t going to go away if their computer crashed,” said Turow Paul.
“Everyone says we are the over-stimulated generation when in reality we are drastically under-stimulated.”
However, they don’t completely disengage from technology while enjoying their food. Millennials like to take pictures of what they are eating and share the photos with friends on Facebook or Snapchat.
It helps them identify who they are. Someone eating an organic, vegan, kale salad is telling her friends that she cares about the environment and herself.
“Stop thinking of food as nourishment. It is so far beyond that,” said Turow Paul.
Farmers and food companies need to know that millennials want natural, organic, locally sourced food.
The food industry has been slow to respond to their needs, but companies such as Unilever, Walmart, McDonalds and Coca-Cola are starting to change their product offerings because they recognize the purchasing clout of millennials.
Turow Paul said the key is to be open, honest and transparent because millennials don’t trust large corporations.


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About Issa Bagayogo
Born in 1961 in Mali, Issa Bagayogo is a skilled player of the kamele n'goni, a traditional lute-like instrument. Bagayogo deftly melds Malian instruments and song structures (long, repeated musical phrases over which singers and players improvise and choruses chant--the best-known performer of this music is Ali Farka Touré) with dub, trance, and electronic elements. He does it so effectively that, as with his debut album Sya (1999), the result feels like a fully-integrated merger of the two traditions rather than the shotgun marriage that "world music" can sometimes seem like.


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Meet the newest recipients of two very competitive research grants. Preview their projects and find out why their work is important for medical education.
Consider applying for our Robert Maudsley Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education — a one-year fellowship that supports knowledge and skills in the field of medical education.
For the first time since its launch in 2014, the Royal College’s popular KeyLIME podcast is adding a new host: Lara Varpio, PhD. Her first podcast will be June 11, 2019.
A researcher, innovator and prolific contributor to scholarly journals, Rachel Ellaway, PhD, is this year’s winner of the Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education.
We have just published our second annual research report. Read it for all things research, including summaries of the research projects we funded with our research grants!
Meet the four recipients of our Strategic Request for Proposals: Advancing Evaluation of Competency-based Medical Education across the Continuum.


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, Start Time: 10:30 Woodwick House Woodwick Bay, Evie KW17 2PQ
Excursions to Woodwick House
Bus departs 10.30 Concert starts 11.00
This young ensemble present an eclectic selection of music for flute, clarinet and bassoon ranging from Beethoven’s variations on a theme from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni to contemporary arrangements of folk tunes by the Irish harper O’Carolan and a rarity by Francis Baines, a twentieth century British composer who famously contributed to Hoffnung’s concerts. A fascinating exploration of the uniqe soundworld of these wind instruments.
O'Carolan Three Celtic Tunes
Kikuchi Air Mail Edition
Beethoven Variations on a theme from Mozart
Pierné Bucolique Varieé
Ticket includes tea, cake and transport.
Buses leave Palace Road, Kirkwall at 10.30; buses return to Palace Road following the concert
The concert lasts approximately one hour.
Woodwick Bay KW17 2PQ
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It looks like I just met other volunteers but they are already my closest family now. It looks like I just saw children from the disabled center for the first time and they seemed so different, I didn’t know how to talk with them, but now I have no idea how I am going to be able to say goodbye to them when the time comes. What I learned by heart during this month - people care about people. And people need people. Every day I am watching how volunteers in our house are supporting each other, how we are sharing our happiness and failures together. Every day I see how nurses at the disabled center are taking care of all children's needs and despite being tired they are still giving their smiles to the little ones. I see how mommies at the center for people with special needs are looking at each other's eyes with understanding and happiness that they can share their stories together. Even though I didn’t spend that much time working on my activity yet (as you probably already understood I am working with people who sometimes needs more help with their daily tasks than usual) I am already able to say that I learnt a lot. I didn’t learn how to build a house or solve the toughest math problem, but I learnt how to make more space in my heart for other people. Few weeks which I already spent with those children made me stronger, more patience and more open. Every day I am learning more about those cute little human beings. I am discovering their characters, understanding their needs and finding what makes them happy. Every child who I am working with is very unique and very different. I learnt how to be happy even for the smallest victories. I am delighted every time child starts to sing or dance together with me, I am jumping around when our babies takes one step further on their own and I am smiling every time children share their toys. Step by step we know each other more and more and we are building valuable, honest and powerful relationships. Looking in the future, I know that I still have a lot of things to do. New possibilities, experiences and activities are waiting for me and I am looking forward to them.
People care about people
People say that time flies fastest when you are experiencing best moments of your life. I don’t know how it happened but I can’t even realise that I already spent a month here in Romania, in our lovely city called Cristuru Secueisc. It looks like I just entered through the doors of the huge yellow house which looked so unfamiliar and big for me and now I am already calling this place home.

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Many people, no matter how hard they work, do not get the same opportunities as others. They don't get the best of choices. Others get no choice at all. Despite what many of us think or believe, having a choice is a great luxury.
The reason I felt joy in finally owning this label is that I realized any stigma that full-time mothers feel is only going to diminish if people like me begin to find the honor and pride in our daily work.
SAHWMs don't have time for a wasted minute. When SAHWMs are working, they get eight hours of work done in five. If a memo comes home from school that a diorama of the water cycle will be due next week, the SAHWM wants to lead the coup to overthrow the administration.
I was emailing when I should have been playing, and playing when I should have been emailing. I felt like I couldn't fully dedicate myself to either thing and therefore felt half as good an employee and a mom
First, I'm sorry. Really. I'm sorry you have a husband who feels the need to make you work out of the house even when you don't want or need to. You are not an inmate. You are a woman. Nowadays women have choices.
We're no longer on an even playing field. We haven't been for some time now. The ground seems slanted, the court warped,the turf tainted. Whatever sports analogy you conjure, things are far from even. And the "call" is in the eye of the beaten-down beholder.
The kids were gone for a few hours, and when they finally returned, their smiles were bright, and their cheeks were glowing... from both the sun and the massive ice cream cones they'd eaten. And I'd missed it.
When you are a mom of little kids, you can choose to stay home all day for no particular reason. You can cancel plans and play on the floor all day. Now, keeping my son home for a lazy day would be an unexcused absence.
Full-time moms are so hungry for economic independence that many of them are willing to take on any challenging job they can encounter. The problem is that society is still taking baby steps on this topic, either not offering mothers a chance, or giving them inadequate options.
In my 16 years of being a stay-at-home-mom, I've had my share of tough days. It's not easy to be the primary caregiver of three kids. Especially with a husband who starts his long commute into NYC around 7 each morning and usually doesn't get home till past 9 each night.
"I work from home" provides no information. "Nothing," while tempting, belies the truth. "I work for my husband," makes me feel like I've set the feminist movement back 60 years and I'm riding shotgun with Betty Draper.
Your gender does not define you. Neither does your job or car or bank account. Be kind and brave, be a good friend and a hard worker and treat everyone with respect -- those are the qualities that will define you.
I love my husband dearly. I'd marry him again if I could. Sometimes I wonder how we even found each other in this crazy, mixed-up world. In fact, I'd make a list of all the things he is doing right, but it would be too long and too gushy and I'd lose my street cred.
My husband and I are a team for many reasons, but primarily so that the children can't outnumber us. You want to get drinks and talk about your cheating arse of a boyfriend? Great! Grab a sippy cup and use your big words so the children won't understand you.


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Auto insurance premiums are part of the lives of nearly 230 million US drivers. The cost of car premiums can vary widely, not only from person to person, but also much broader, such as the state in which you drive. Six of the 10 most expensive states for auto insurance premiums were also among the 10 highest states in population density. Only Louisiana was a state with a premium cost above 10 and a population density in the lower half of the Census Bureau's density ranking.
We also found that the opposite applies to most of the cheaper states for auto insurance. As defined by the Census Bureau, 81% of Americans live in urban areas. Average disposable income was not such an obvious factor, at least at the state level. Only four of the 10 most expensive states for auto insurance premiums across the Northeast Corridor were states with average incomes higher than the national average.
States with the lowest average income, such as Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, and South Carolina, also have some of the highest premium costs. Auto insurance rates also vary by region and state, the report revealed. Louisiana experienced the largest average increases in auto insurance rates at 42%, making it the most expensive state for auto insurance. On the other hand, Maryland has seen the most significant decreases in average auto insurance rates, from 9%.
In addition to a high percentage of uninsured motorists, Florida's frequent exposure to natural disasters causes insurers to charge more than they charge in states with more stable weather. About half of all states require some form of uninsured or underinsured coverage, and 15 states require PIP. This means that if your car is a favorite of car thieves or ends up in more crashes, you'll pay more for car insurance, regardless of whether you ever made a claim. If living in a state with affordable car insurance premiums is important to you, these states are some of the cheapest places or car insurance.
A very recent change in car insurance laws affects future costs, but some worry that some rates could go even higher. One of the reasons for the low insurance costs could be that Massachusetts claims the eighth-best public transportation system in the country, which encourages citizens to use public transportation instead of their cars. While the state has a low crime rate, Connecticut has the eighth highest cost of living in the country, contributing to high insurance rates. Hawaii also has fewer licensed drivers than 42 other states, says Statista, which could contribute to lower car insurance rates.
Cheap car insurance in Pine Tree State may be due to the state's low population density, low case fatality rate on state highways, low number of licensed drivers, and low cost of living. We found that State Farm, American Family, and Erie offer the cheapest rates for minimal coverage, so Wisconsin drivers looking for affordable rates should consider these three insurers. The true cost of car insurance is reflected in the percentage of income drivers allocate to car coverage each year, rather than how much they spend on premiums, according to financial services firm Bankrate. Check with your insurer or agent to ensure that all available discounts apply to your policy.
Low vehicle maintenance costs, low cost of living and low population density can contribute to lower insurance costs. In fact, rates fell in almost every state (rose or stayed the same in nine states), illustrating how COVID-19 drastically impacted auto insurance rates. .


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Gulf of Mexico Alliance
Teamwork can get more done. A good example of this is the Gulf of Mexico Alliance. The Alliance formed in 2004 as a pact between the governors of the five Gulf states (Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Texa, and Louisiana) to collaborate to improve the quality of the Gulf of Mexico and the quality of life for those who live near it.
The Alliance is focused on six areas related to Gulf health: water quality, habitat conservation and restoration, ecosystem assessment, nutrient impacts, coastal community resilience and environmental education. In 2006, the Alliance released The Governorsí Action Plan for Healthy and Resilient Coasts, detailing the local, state and federal partners and step-by-step actions to make improvements in these six areas. Soon, the Alliance will release an updated plan that marks its progress toward its goals.
The five coastal states are not alone along the Gulf of Mexico, and the Alliance is expanding its team by collaborating with the six Mexican states that border the Gulf. This international collaboration is an important step to improve the quality of the Gulf for all of us.
The entire Gulf of Mexico Alliance team recently met in Mobile, Ala., to discuss its progress and its next steps. You can read more about the Gulf watershed, the Alliance, and the Governorsí Plan, by visiting gulfofmexicoalliance.org.


A new type of X-ray interferometer consisting of a grating and an X-ray spectral imaging detector is proposed. Parallel X-ray beam irradiating a grating makes the fringes on the X-ray detector. Each fringe represents the profiles of the X-ray source, and superposition of those fringe images makes the accurate source profile, when diffraction is negligible. We estimate the angular resolution of this system with 1m distance between the grating and the detector is limited to about 6.5" for 12.4 keV X-rays in the condition that the diffraction is negligible. However, even when the diffraction is significant, e.g., with a finer pitch grating, interference, or more specifically the Talbot effect, make the clear fringes at a specific distance known as the Talbot distance. If we place the X-ray detector at a distance and select X-ray events meeting the Talbot condition, we expect the fringes that is a self image of the grating, representing the source profile. If we employ, for example, 5 μm pitch grating 25 cm apart from the detector and select 12.4 keV X-rays, the angular resolution of 2" or better is expected. We consider there are significant room to improvement. We also show the experimental setup we have started in our laboratory.


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L'Uomo Vogue Magazine has done it again. The May issue of the Italian glossy is all about Africa, but instead of focusing on civil wars, corrupt government officials, and other pathological stories often spotlighted in the media, the articles will focus on the postive aspects of the continent. The cover story centers on UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, while additional pieces highlight agriculture, education, and Nollywood. "Africa does not need charity. Africa needs investment and partnership. Joining forces with civil society and private sector, including non-traditional players, like the fashion industry, has become indispensable. Sustainable development is my top priority," Ki-moon said.
Breakout South African musician Lira is also featured in this issue — speaking about her desire to take her success on the continent to a broader global audience — along with a look at the major players in the African fashion scene. Fashionista contributor and founder of Africa Style Daily Zandile Blay said, “from fashion to film to politics, the continent is in the midst of a total makeover so Franca Sozzani and L’Uomo Vogue are right to document it.” Sozzani, the editor mastermind behind the dazzling all Black Vogue Italia issue in 2008, has once again placed Black beauty, power, and intellect into the spotlight by celebrating and promoting diversity across various cultures.


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I’ve never visited a gun club. Guns have never really appealed to me. But when they told me the new Baltimore Gun Club single was up for review, I thought I’d chance a look after their release Apollo made the news at the 2016 Gold Coast Music Awards as a finalist for video of the year. That little ditty fed my closet love of comic book fantasy just nicely.
I’m also a sucker for a muddy harmonica. Appropriately opening the latest album, Goumar lays down a little of this harmonica in a great intro to the song and adds to it thumping drums and driving tempo. And just in case you aren’t sure what the name of the song is, like diligent young fellows the Gun Club state it up front with attitude…. Go-Maaaarrrr!
The track gives me flashbacks of Foo Fighters, turned up loud in the car, although its dirtier tone keeps it from sounding too commercial and I get the feeling the Gun Club of Baltimore like it that way. There’s even a punchy cowbell and what sounds like a hand clap to get your head moving. I found myself nodding in time and tapping the table as I listened.
Just when you think there might be a moment of reprieve from the momentum, the song delves into a little axe grinding interlude, slowing the speed down in anthemic fashion while letting Psymon’s lead guitar tell us a bedtime story. Very nice, gentlemen.
Entertaining a love of the Gun Club certainly suited my mood this week and Goumar got me keen to listen to the rest of the album to see what it had to offer. If you like your rock, this track might just be a compelling invitation to join the boys for Wallapalooza, Saturday 17 September, at Brisbane’s Backroom on Friday 23 September or 4ZZZ’s all-ages free carpark gig on Saturday 24 September.


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Cannabis Mogul Karisha Devino L.A. Mention list – variety3 min read
Although it’s been just over a year since he bought the property for কার 9 million, Chicago-based cannabis entrepreneur Carissa Davino is already ready to explore a new green frontier, returning her epic Hollywood Hills stage for sale with a ্যাগ 11.5 million pre-tag.
Built in 2018 by an estimated local development group, the ultra-contemporary structure is awesome in glass and marble, with about 6,500 square feet of six bedrooms, 6.5 baths and all the luxury amenities within this price range. The home’s lights, audio and security cameras allow for remote monitoring, from its jet-setting to the touch of the homeowner’s smart phone.
Davino seems to have moved into the property last year and saw fit to further customize the space to suit his needs. The current listed images show that his Lamborghini Urus SUV is standing on the driveway and the interior of the house has been given a subtle but noticeable change – like a more expensive massage – really – according to the list of “the most sought after designers in the world.” Living areas with custom lighting include new paint, new wallpaper, new Venetian plaster, specially designed closets and new book shelves. And there’s new furniture all over the house, all of those name-brand pieces together cost more than the average new home in San Bernardino County.
Some of the features that haven’t changed are the property’s sophisticated security system, European-inspired kitchens with designer milestones, European hardwood floors, a hedonistic upstairs master suite furnished in its own private living room and dual baths on bright heated floors. On an acre of land, her sexy, negative-edged swimming pool is spread across the backyard, which is high-hedged for celebrity-style privacy.
But the best and most unique feature of the house is the indiscriminate 1,000-square-foot roof terrace, where guests can enjoy city lights and L.A. There is also a bar, a jacuzzi and lounge area so there is plenty of space for communal steam.
After the 2016 2016 recreational cannabis legalization in California, Devino, who is now in L.A. Divided into Chicago, he was one of the first cannabis entrepreneurs. He is a dual-chamber evaporator, devices that give marijuana concoctions the ability to vaporize two cartridges at once; His company, Double Barrel LLC, of which he is the owner and CEO, owns a patented steam that costs a hefty $ 90 per unit. However the device has proven to be extremely popular across the country, probably thanks to the approval of celebrities. In 2018, DD alone reportedly ordered 50 double barrels for his coach crew.
In addition to double barrel profits, Devinio Abjatato is the CEO and owner of Technology, an L-based corporation that manufactures products such as e-cigarettes and the recently popular Vip Pen, which are distributed and resold to other high-profile cannabis brands, such as Dossier.
In his spare time, Devino’s financial success has led him to become a benevolent and enthusiastic animal lawyer who enjoys giving back to his community. She is credited with supporting a number of animal charities across the country, including her favorite: Time Dog Rescue at Chicago-based One Tail, where she regularly donates checks, toys and branded products.
Michael Lamontagna of Hilton & Holland holds the list.

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Clinical neuroimaging and electrophysiological assessment of three DYT6 dystonia families†
Article first published online: 4 AUG 2010
Copyright © 2010 Movement Disorder Society
Volume 25, Issue 14, pages 2405–2412, 30 October 2010
How to Cite
Zittel, S., Moll, C. K.E., Brüggemann, N., Tadic, V., Hamel, W., Kasten, M., Lohmann, K., Lohnau, T., Winkler, S., Gerloff, C., Schönweiler, R., Hagenah, J., Klein, C., Münchau, A. and Schneider, S. A. (2010), Clinical neuroimaging and electrophysiological assessment of three DYT6 dystonia families. Mov. Disord., 25: 2405–2412. doi: 10.1002/mds.23279
- Issue published online: 25 OCT 2010
- Article first published online: 4 AUG 2010
- Manuscript Accepted: 5 MAY 2010
- Manuscript Revised: 18 APR 2010
- Manuscript Received: 11 FEB 2010
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SFT Judgment 4A_600/2016 – Platini v. FIFA – Violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics
No legal basis for a payment to a FIFA official (Mr. Platini) – violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. Domestic arbitration in Switzerland; Arbitrariness of a CAS award in its result
The case involved Mr. Michel Platini, UEFA President until 2016, who filed an appeal against a CAS award partially upholding the decision of the FIFA Appeal Committee and banning Mr. Platini from all football-related activities for four years. The FIFA Ethics Committe initially banned Mr. Platini for eight years by the FIFA Ethics Committee over a CHF 2’000’000 payment made by the former FIFA President Joseph Blatter to Mr. Platini in 2011 for consultancy work carried out for FIFA from 1998 until 2002. The FIFA Appeal Committee subsequently reduced the sanction to six years and Mr. Platini appealed against this decision to the CAS, which in turn reduced the sanction to four years. In summary, the FIFA Decisions had found no legal basis for such payment, thereby violating the FIFA Code of Ethics.
Eventually, Michel Platini filed a motion to set aside the CAS Award invoking solely the arbitrariness of the decision, a ground for appeal provided for only in domestic arbitration procedures under Article 393 CPC.
Takeaways from the Swiss Federal Tribunal judgment
I. The preliminary issue of “domestic arbitration” in Switzerland (Art. 393 CPC)
In its lengthy judgment, the Federal Tribunal extensively analyzed the preliminary issue of “domestic arbitration” in Switzerland, and specifically the pertinent criteria in order to define an arbitration as domestic but also the scope of review, by the Federal Tribunal, of the arbitral award under Art. 393 lit. e CPC. More specifically, an arbitration is treated as domestic when the arbitral tribunal has its seat in Switzerland and Chapter 12 of the LDIP does not apply (4A_600/2016 at 1.1), the pertinent time for the determination of the domicile or habitual residence of the parties being that of the conclusion of the arbitration agreement. In this case, although both FIFA and the CAS had their seat in Switzerland and Mr. Platini was also domiciled in Switzerland when the appeal was filed, the only decisive factor was Mr. Platini’s domicile at the time of the conclusion of the arbitration agreement.
In view of the particularities of sports arbitration in disciplinary matters (where jurisdiction does not arise directly from the conclusion of an arbitration agreement), the Federal Tribunal set the pertinent time for the conclusion of the arbitration agreement in 2004, the year the FIFA Statutes recognized CAS’ jurisdiction. At that time Mr. Platini was still domiciled in France. However, since the CAS Panel proceeded to an (incorrect) qualification of the arbitration as domestic and FIFA did not object to it, such qualification had become binding upon the parties and FIFA could no longer raise any objections without violating the principle of good faith.
II. The control of arbitrariness of the CAS Award
Overall, this is one of the very few cases related to CAS that was adjudicated under the domestic arbitration rules of the CPC (see also 4A_627/2011 of 3 August 2012, which however related to Art. 393 lit. c CPC). It is true that the scope of review of an arbitral award is more extended in domestic arbitration when the ground of arbitrariness is invoked, a ground that has no counterpart in international arbitration (public policy is a more restrictive concept than the one of arbitrariness).
Nonetheless, it is still difficult to overcome this burden and the party claiming that the award is arbitrary in its result must establish that the award is either contrary to the law or based on findings that evidently contradicted the record. The Federal Tribunal concluded that the CAS award was not arbitrary after analyzing all the allegations of arbitrariness raised by Mr. Platini (application of the incorrect version of the applicable FIFA regulations; incorrect interpretation of the FIFA Code of ethics; reversal of the burden of proof).
III. The control of arbitrariness of the CAS Award – the proportionality of the sanction
Another interesting issue concerned the proportionality of the sanction. Accordingly, neither the prohibition to take part in any activity related to football nor its duration (for a period of 4 years) were found to be in violation with Art. 27 CC, Art. 163 CO and Art. 4 CC argued by Mr. Platini. More specifically, the lack of precision of the sanction (“any activity relating to football”) was not sufficient to annul the contested award. In any event, if FIFA had sanctioned Mr. Platini for actions that were not prohibited under the FIFA Code of Ethics, such decision could be annulled in appeal.
The Federal Tribunal equally distinguished this case from the Matuzalem judgment (ATF 138 III 322, the only judgment found to have violated substantive public policy), due to the fact that the Matuzalem judgment concerned a statutory penalty imposed on an active professional Brazilian footballer and the threat of an unlimited ban on practicing his profession in the case where he would not pay a compensation in excess of EUR 11 million at short notice.
Swiss Federal Tribunal; CAS award; football; breach of the FIFA code of ethics; undue advantage; domestic arbitration; Art. 393 CPC; difference from international arbitration; arbitrariness of the award (no); applicable version of the FIFA regulations; reversal of the burden of proof; proportionality of the sanction.
Note: the full judgment is available in French at the website of the Swiss Federal Tribunal www.bger.ch. The English translations of the Swiss Arbitration Decisions (from French, German and Italian) are available on the website www.swissarbitrationdecisions.com , operated jointly by Dr. Despina Mavromati and Dr. Charles Poncet as a service to the international arbitration community.

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Named Best Regency of the Year by Affaire de Coeur, a beloved Signet Regency Romance by award-winning author Karen Harbaugh.
AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
Nothing could convince lovely, headstrong Diana Carlyle to marry Gavin Sinclair—not even her deceased uncle’s will, or sparrings of wit and shared laughter with the new lord. But when the “accident” that killed her uncle begins to look like something more sinister, she agrees to marry Gavin. And when peril begins to close in on them, she realizes she’ll do anything to help her husband, and her one true love…
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Dr. Alexis Bergstrom
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Bailey is an 11yr-old Golden Retriever who presented with a large, ulcerated, infected mass at the base of the tail of several months duration. Aside from the mass, she also suffers from arthritis and probable hip dysplasia, but the rest of her exam is normal. Her owner reports that the mass started as a very small cyst, but has grown dramatically in size, and is now bigger than a softball. The location of the mass also makes it very difficult for Bailey to move around, as she cannot fully move her tail. As a result of the size and location of the mass, a tail amputation was determined to be the only possibility to remove the mass and restore full movement for Bailey. An incision was made at the very base of the tail, the mass was dissected away from the tissues underneath, and the skin was able to be closed with minimal problems. The mass was sent to the laboratory for analysis, and luckily it was found to be a benign hair follicle tumor and not cancerous. Bailey healed well and was able to move and play again like the puppy she wanted to be.
Even though a mass may not be cancerous, sometimes is it important to remove it based on location. If a mass is removed when small, the surgery will be less invasive and it is less likely to involve other parts of the body. In this case, Bailey’s tail may not have needed to be amputated had the mass been removed earlier. It is always best when any new mass occurs on your pet to have it examined promptly by your veterinarian so the best course of action can be determined.

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Fresh off the road with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Chris Davis brings the musical magic of
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Investing in Canadian Travel Companies
One of 16 non-real estate investment trusts (REITs) rated a strong buy, outperforming Raymond James and trading above its pre-COVID EV rating of Buy to Hold (ALK, $67.45) – Upgraded from buy to hold with a target price of $75.
Airline stocks have not been among the most rewarding investments in the US in recent years, but that is different for Canadian investors. Air Canada’s shares have fallen sharply over the past year, but its market share has dropped 190% over the past five years. According to Raymond James Research, travel stocks such as airlines are no exception, with nearly half below their market capitalization.
Air Canada’s stock has performed so well in the past year that it is at the top of my list of reopening games. Both Air Canada and Goeasy shares performed well during the pandemic.
Shares soared 5 percent on Thursday after reports of travel relief, vaccines and the introduction of passports. While the stock has suffered a significant setback since investing in Juul, the share price could rise to the top in 2021.
After receiving a C $700 million aid package from the Liberal government, this travel and leisure share jumped from its annual high of C $7.9. However, the stock has undergone a correction in the past month, falling 31 percent to C $5.48 from its 52-week high. The stock’s previous price of C $24.86 was five percent below its 60-day high, suggesting a short-term bear market.
The travel company has a global reach that will serve it well for years to come. Technology-backed stocks in hospitality and travel companies have traded relatively flat over the past three months but could recover if travel restrictions in Canada normalize.
It would be difficult to find an industry hit harder by the COVID 19 pandemic than Canadian airlines. Airlines such as Air Canada, cruise lines and hotels have been hit hard.
Companies offering travel experiences had a rough 2020, but I think 2021 will be much more accommodating for airlines, hotels and cruise ships. So here are five of the best long-term travel activities when travel resumes.
If the country adopts a COVID-19 vaccine and eases travel restrictions, it is easy to be optimistic about travel and tourism stocks. Travel stocks spring to mind because international travel virtually did not exist for most Canadians in the early 2020s. However, travel stock CEOs insist there is a pent-up demand for travel, and surveys and opinions show that road trips to the US are soaring.
Like all travel stocks, Air Canada shares have a long way to go. Although the company’s balance sheet has deteriorated, investors should know that not everything is the same. Encouraged by the development of Pfizer’s vaccine booster pill, which is still in the works, investors must recognize that Air Canada’s shares remain in play for a timely end to the pandemic.
It sent shares tumbling as concerns grew that the company could not keep pace with pandemic growth. In addition, the company suffered a decline in sales due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and continues to struggle.
Air Canada is, in fact, one of the best-performing stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange. OneX is a well-known private equity firm that acquired Air Canada’s rival Westjet Airlines a year before the pandemic. It is not a pure airline like Air Canada, but it has a much stronger balance sheet and other wonderful companies that could benefit from a significant reopening.
This article will look at 3 Canadian airlines and discuss whether it’s worth investing your hard-earned money in them today. The aviation industry consists of companies providing a wide range of air transport and travel services to consumers and freight. If you plan to invest money in a travel company, you have many options.
These five filthy cheap shares, which you can buy today for $49 a share, are undervalued, leaving Canadian investors with a fortune. Moreover, with the market going through a strong bull run, Canadians don’t need much money to invest in top companies. For example, some travel companies are high net worth companies, while others are technology companies.
The inevitable boom in travel bookings and a return to normality will lead to a sharp rise in stock prices as people buy stocks in preparation for sustained momentum. As a result, there will be divestments for further investments and the continuation of the company’s share repurchase program.
A boom in bookings could begin with the light at the end of the tunnel and the relaxation of travel restrictions. Despite the confusion between the two announcements, the impending recovery in demand and the company’s continued cost restraint make travel stocks attractive, she says. However, as with other travel stocks on this list, it’s worth being patient before stepping in.
At the close of trading on Thursday, hotel stocks including Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott and Intercontinental were on track for steep weekly losses of 4%, outpacing the 1% decline in the S & P 500. Stocks were under pressure after the latest data from travel company STR showed that hotel occupancy fell in August after increasing in June and July.
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The idea started back in May last year when I was thinking of how to celebrate turning fifty and raise some money for charity. I wanted to involve my love of music, but not do another gig like I did for my fortieth as that has special memories and I doubt it would be topped. So by harnessing the modern age of social media Fifty Gigs was born! I am very grateful to all the artists taking place, be they performing live and/or posting on social media. Please do support them where you can and if you are going to a one of the gigs below do get in touch as would love to hear from you and about the gig.
Online now is Michael Armstrong’s re-recording of Love Affair’s ‘Everlasting Love’, which was number one on 8 February 1968. You can have a sneak preview below before it goes live at the weekend…
Everlasting Love (2018) –
Award yourself bonus points if you were at any of the live events shown in the video – I was at Hyde Park to see Jeff Lynne’s ELO 🙂
From the Darker My Horizon…
On Thursday 8th February at 8pm (UK time) we are streaming a live acoustic performance by Paul Stead from our official The Darker my Horizon Facebook page.
It’s for the Nordoff Robbins charity.
It’s free to watch, and your support – and knowing you are tuned in – would mean the world to us.
Paul will be playing songs from #Acquiesce, #NoSuperhero and#PhoenixVol1.
Watching & interacting would be extremely cool of you, but if you could donate just a couple of £€$ to the cause as your concert ticket price we’d be extremely grateful, as would Nordoff Robins. Thank you kindly. #TDmHfamily#NordoffRobbins
The gigs –
8 February 2018
Cruise to the Edge (3-8 Feb) featuring Yes, Steve Hackett, Marillion, Moon Safari & Lifesigns – all kindly plugging the work of Nordoff Robbins on 8 February
Accept – KOKO London
Bill Bailey – Victoria Hall, Hanley (also on the 7 February)
Black Moth – Boston Music Room, London
Ed Byrne – Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
The Darker My Horizon – live Facebook gig
Dorja – The Lounge, London
Erasure – Manchester Apollo *SOLD OUT*
Fairport Convention – Gala Theatre, Durham
Fisherman’s Friends – Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Half Man, Half Biscuit – Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton
Richard Herring – Chorley Little Theatre
King’s Singers – Theaterhaus, Stuttgart, Germany
Will Lawton – Grapevine, Norwich Guildhall
Mama playing the music of Genesis – The Cavern Club, Liverpool
Eddi Reader – Hawk’s Well theatre, Ireland
Josh Smith – Under the Bridge, Chelsea FC
Tannahill Weavers – Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
Rufus Wainwright – Walt Disney Theater, Dr Phillips Center, Orlando
Adam Wakeman & Damian Wilson – Falmouth on Feb 9
Dan Walsh – 4th Wall, New Plymouth, New Zealand 7:30pm
9 February 2018
India Electric Co – The Greytones, Sheffield
The Jive Aces – Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea
Massive Wagons – Rockmantic weekend in Carlisle
John Coughlan’s Quo – Sub 89, Reading
10 February 2018
Josh Taerk – Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta


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HIV-1 drug resistance is a major clinical problem. Resistance is evaluated using in vitro assays measuring the fold change in IC50 caused by resistance mutations. Antiretroviral drugs are used at concentrations above IC50, however, and inhibition at clinical concentrations can only be predicted from IC50 if the shape of the dose - response curve is also known. Curve shape is influenced by cooperative interactions and is described mathematically by the slope parameter or Hill coefficient (m). Implicit in current analysis of resistance is the assumption that mutations shift dose - response curves to the right without affecting the slope. We show here that m is altered by resistance mutations. For reverse transcriptase and fusion inhibitors, single resistance mutations affect both slope and IC50. For protease inhibitors, single mutations primarily affect slope. For integrase inhibitors, only IC50 is affected. Thus, there are fundamental pharmacodynamic differences in resistance to different drug classes. Instantaneous inhibitory potential (IIP), the log inhibition of single-round infectivity at clinical concentrations, takes into account both slope and IC50, and thus provides a direct measure of the reduction in susceptibility produced by mutations and the residual activity of drugs against resistant viruses. The standard measure, fold change in IC50, does not correlate well with changes in IIP when mutations alter slope. These results challenge a fundamental assumption underlying current analysis of HIV-1 drug resistance and suggest that a more complete understanding of how resistance mutations reduce antiviral activity requires consideration of a previously ignored parameter, the dose-response curve slope.
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The Giants-White Sox Tour: Frank McGlynn, Sr. plays a rabid fan who, upon learning that the Giants and White Sox are going to tour the world, decides to join them. The film is an odd combination of straight documentary and comedy. At least once McGlynn is helped into the ballpark by noted baseball flake "Germany" Schaefer. Among the highlights were a filmed race between "Hans" Lobert and a race horse in Oxnard, California and Jim Thorpe wrestling Fred Merkle on the floor of the Colosseum in Rome. The film was made during the Giants and White Sox world tour of 1913-1914. During the tour the two teams played games on four continents.
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In 2010 Pakistan experienced the worst floods in living memory. Around 20.2 million people were affected - more than the 2004 tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, and the Haiti earthquake combined. One year later, new flooding affected more than 9 million people. The southern province of Sindh was the worst affected.
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Here is another smart hearing aid that helps you hear better in any condition. The Beltone Imagine Custom Rechargeable Hearing Aids combine with your iPhone or Android for taking calls. In fact, they are compatible with Facetime. They have a sleek design and look like regular earbuds. They adapt to your environment automatically.
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NASA Satellite Sees Strong Wind Shear Taking Final Toll On Tropical Storm 5A
For the last two days, strong wind shear in the Arabian Sea has pushed most of the clouds and showers associated with Tropical Storm 5A away from its center. Today, Nov. 30, NASA satellite imagery shows wind shear continues to push those clouds to the north and west of 5A's center and is taking a big toll on the entire cyclone.
At 03:00 UTC on Nov. 30 (or 10 p.m. EST, Nov. 29), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued their final advisory on Tropical Storm 5A (5A). At that time, it was about 485 nautical miles (558 miles/898 km) south-southeast of Karachi, Pakistan near 17.5 North latitude and 63.8 East longitude. 5A's maximum sustained winds were still holding at 35 knots (40 mph/65 kmh) but wind shear was battering and weakening the storm. 5A was moving westward at 11 knots (13 mph/20 kmh) and is expected to turn to the southwest on Dec. 1.Infrared imagery from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on the Aqua satellite showed a partially exposed low level center of circulation today, and the strongest convection and thunderstorms over the Tropical Storm 5A's western quadrant. The convection (rapidly rising air that forms those thunderstorms that make up the storm) is waning because it continues to be battered by southerly vertical wind shear between 20 and 30 knots (23 and 35 mph/ 37 and 55 kmh). There were also no bands of thunderstorms visible in the AIRS infrared image, another indication that the storm was weakening.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has forecast Tropical Storm 5A to turn to the southwest tomorrow, December 1 as a result of a shortwave trough (elongated area of low pressure) that will push it in that direction. The trough will steer Tropical Storm 05A away from the Oman coast. JTWC also expects 5A to dissipate late in the day tomorrow.
Image Caption: NASA's Terra satellite flew over the Arabian Sea on Nov. 30, 2011 at 06:40 UTC (1:40 a.m. EST) and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm 5A. The image showed a large extent of clouds (about 200 miles) from 5A's northern quadrant. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
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This document provides assistance in completing the Travel Expense Claim form and information about some of the travel expense guidelines. Please see the Travel Expense Guidelines for a more complete explanation of eligible travel expenses.
Only one Out-of-Province or Tri-Agency funded trip per claim is to be submitted regardless of the number of accounts used to fund the trip. Travel claims must be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 2 months, after returning from a trip. If you are submitting a claim after the 2 months, please provide a written explanation for the late submission.
If there are not enough lines on the Travel Expense Claim form to record the expenses incurred during your trip, please use the Travel Expense Detail form. The explanations provided below for the various fields on the Travel Expense Claim form also apply to the same fields on the Travel Expense Detail form. The Travel Expense Detail Total can be transferred to the Travel Expense Claim form. Please attach your receipts in the same order as they are listed on the form(s) used.
Incomplete forms will be returned to the claimant for completion. This includes attaching all supporting documentation required to complete the travel claim package (e.g. original receipts, event schedule/conference outline (see Appendix C of the Travel Expense Guidelines for examples), Authority To Travel form for Out-of-Province travel and In-Province Tri-Agency funded travel, etc.)
If you have any questions regarding the completion of your travel claim, please contact ConnectionPoint at (306) 966-2000 or email ConnectionPoint@usask.ca.
An example of a completed Travel Expense Claim form, a Travel Expense Detail form and a Vehicle Kilometer Log can be found at the end of this document.
|Name||Enter the legal name of the person claiming reimbursement for the travel expenses. This is the name that the employee has been set up with in the U-Who and the Human Resource/Payroll About-US systems. This will be the same as the name on the Authority To Travel form.|
|NSID||The NSID is the traveler's Network Services ID. This is the User Name people use when they sign in to PAWS. The format is "abc123".|
|UniFi Vendor Number
(Not a required field)
|The UniFi Vendor number is the same number as the Banner ID (BID) number (8 digits) assigned to all employees and students. The Vendor Number is used to process reimbursements to employees and students.
If you do not know the vendor number (BID), it can be obtained from the detailed remittance portion of a UniFi cheque received in the past, or by accessing the form "FTIIDEN" in UniFi and doing a search using the "All" option. Call UniFi Support @ 8783 if you require assistance.
|Research Affiliation||For Tri-Agency Travel, when the traveler is someone other than the Grantee, the affiliation of the individual with the Grantee's research group must be specified.
Select the research affiliation from the drop-down list. If the research affiliation is not listed, select Other, complete the remainder of the form on-line, and then record the research affiliation on the form after you print it.
|Department / College||Home department or college of the claimant.|
|Room / Building||Room number and building name for the claimant.|
(Street, City, Prov/St, Postal/Zip)
|Employees, please enter your campus mailing address.
For non-employees, either an on-campus or off-campus address is acceptable.
|Destination||Record the destination, e.g. city, province/state, country, for this trip.
Note: The purpose and description of the trip are recorded on the Authority To Travel form that must be attached to the Travel Expense Claim form.
|Departure Date||The date the employee departs for the business trip.|
|Return Date||The date the employee returns from the business trip.|
|Trip Purpose||Describe the purpose of, or reason for the trip.
Note: This space is provided for In-Province, non-Tri-Agency funded, travel ONLY. For Out-of-Province and Tri-Agency funded travel you must complete and attach an Authority to Travel form to the Travel Expense Claim form.
|Detail of Expenses||This form has been designed to enable claimants to record expenses by date and category.
Note: Claimants may chose to print a blank copy of the Travel Expense Claim form and take it with them to facilitate maintaining a record of their travel expenses. Since there is limited space [only enough lines to record about a week's worth of expenses] on the Travel Expense Claim, we recommend printing out the Travel Expense Detail form, if you feel you will need more lines to record expenses. The Travel Expense Detail Total can be transferred to the Travel Expense Claim form.
Original receipts are required for reimbursement (copies will not be accepted). See the Travel Expense Guidelines for details about eligible travel expenses.
|Date||Record the date the expense was paid for, e.g. record the total for the hotel bill when it is paid; this is usually on the check-out date.|
|Description||Enter a description to provide additional explanation about the expense, if necessary.|
|Transportation||Attach airline tickets, prepaid tickets or electronic tickets (e-tickets). For E-tickets also include the itinerary, which provides additional verification of travel dates, ticket costs, payment information, etc.
Expenses for vehicle rental including fuel costs, taxis, buses, etc. should also be recorded under this heading.
|Accommodation||Ensure the bill or invoice lists all charges and indicates the total has been paid. Often the express checkout does not indicate payment.
Note: You do not need to record daily charges posted on the hotel bill.
Note: Personal items, such as movie rentals and mini bar charges, are not reimbursable.
Expenses related to private accommodation should also be recorded under this heading.
|Meals||The current per diem rates are as follows:
Effective July 1, 2016 (No change to rates from 2015)
For per diems for international travel please refer to:
Where meals are provided as part of airline tickets or conference registration fees, the per diem allowance for the provided meals cannot be claimed.
|Miscellaneous||Include eligible expenses such as airport fees, dependant care, entertainment, laundry, parking, registration fees, telephone, etc. under this heading. Ensure that detailed receipts itemizing the expenses are attached to the claim.
For hospitality expenses, include the following information:
on a separate document to be attached to the claim.
Ensure detailed receipts are included; credit/debit card receipts are not sufficient as they do not normally itemize the purchase or the applicable taxes.
|Exchange Rate||If the expenses were paid in a foreign currency, refer to http://www.oanda.com/
To record expenditures that were made in a foreign currency enter the information in the applicable category and modify the exchange rate on the same row. The form will automatically calculate the Canadian equivalent and enter the amount in the "TOTAL (CAN$)" column.
Note: The 1.0000 on the form is the default for Canadian expenses. It can be changed, as required, for other currencies.
Note: If, on the same date, some expenses were paid in CAN$ and some in a foreign currency, the expenses will have to be entered on different rows of the form.
|Personal Days||If an employee is traveling sooner, or staying longer, than required for the business trip itself, record the number of personal days being taken between the departure date and the return date. Do not include any personal expenses, particularly those that might be associated with the personal days, in your claim.|
|Personal Vehicle||Enter the number of kilometers traveled. The amount you will be reimbursed will automatically be calculated.
Effective July 1, 2016:
Note: The rate effective July 1, 2015 was $0.3999/km.
Within Concur, complete and attach your Vehicle Kilometer Log as a receipt if more than one trip or more than one location is being claimed. Enter the Total Kilometers from the Vehicle Kilometer Log as a single mileage expense, if applicable.
|Foreign Currency requested||Travel claims for faculty and staff are reimbursed in Canadian dollars.
Claims submitted by non-Canadians will be reimbursed in their home currency, if requested. Simply indicate the "Foreign Currency requested" for the reimbursement.
Note: Do not convert the Net Claim to the foreign currency; this will be done when the claim is processed.
|EXPENSE DETAIL TOTAL||Enter the Expense Detail Total from the Travel Expense Detail form, if applicable.|
|Less Advance||If you have received a travel advance, record the amount here. Travel advances are only issued in exceptional situations.
If your travel expenses are less than your advance, attach a personal cheque, payable to the "University of Saskatchewan", refunding the difference.
Note: Payment Services will enter the CFOAPAL coding for the advance.
To allocate travel costs, the appropriate CFOAPAL - UniFi Fund, Org, Account Code, etc., needs to be entered beside the amount to be charged to each fund. The coding of the ‘activity (Acty)' and ‘location (Lctn)' elements are optional; the other fields are required. All travel is coded to the account code 71001 - Travel.
As Registration Fees are commonly associated with travel, the drop down list also includes 70614 - Registration Fees (Conference & Workshop).
The last two account code fields in the table are not drop down to allow for other account codes to be entered.
|AMOUNT||Enter the amount you wish to have charged to each CFOAPAL(s) recorded on the form.|
|Claimant's Signature||The claimant must sign the claim. The claimant's signature certifies that all expenses incurred are related to University Business, that none have been claimed from other organizations, that they comply with University or funding agency travel expense guidelines, and that the claimant personally paid for them.
Note: Many claims are returned because they lack a signature.
|Date||Date the form was signed by the claimant.|
|Prepared By/For Information Contact||Name (please print) of the person who prepared the form or who should be contacted for clarification or additional information.|
|Department/College||Home department or college of the contact person.|
|Phone||Phone number of the contact person.|
|Approval Signature||The claim must be approved by the person having signing authority for the UniFi Fund(s) to which the travel costs are being charged. If the signing authority is the person being reimbursed, their supervisor or designate, must approve the claim.
Note: For clarification:
|Name||Name of the individual approving the claim.|
|Title||Title of the individual approving the claim.|
|Date||Date the form was approved.|
|Distribution||Staple all supporting documentation to the Travel Expense Claim form to reduce the chance of information being lost. Also attach the Travel Expense Detail form and receipts, if applicable.
Forward the completed, approved Travel Expense Claim form, including all required attachments (e.g. original receipts, event schedule/conference outline (see Appendix C of the Travel Expense Guidelines for examples) & Authority to Travel form for Out-of-Province travel and In-Province Tri-Agency funded travel, Vehicle Kilometer Log form, if applicable, etc.) to Payment Services - E80 Administration Building.
Please allow 10 working days, from receipt of the travel claim package in Payment Services, for processing.
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|Travel Expense Claim|
|Travel Expense Detail|
|Vehicle Kilometer Log|

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New Music Hall Dedicated To Music Icon
Troy University dedicates a building to a man that's trained more high school band directors than any other music educator in the nation.
A ceremony was held to dedicate the new $7.5 million building to Dr. John M. Long. He spent more than 30 years as director of bands and even though he's retired, his presence and legacy is still felt in the school of music.
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Here's our look at the Trump administration and the rest of Washington
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President Trump has governed five months under a cloud of questions about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, yet the two men will meet next week for the first time, on the sidelines of the G20 summit of world leaders in Hamburg, Germany.
White House officials on Thursday confirmed plans for the private meeting but said no decisions had been made about the topics Trump will raise. So it's unclear whether the men will discuss Russia's election-year cyberattacks that are the focus of criminal and congressional investigations.
"Our relationship with Russia is not different from any other country in terms of us communicating with them, really, what our concerns are, where we see problems in the relationship but also opportunities," said Trump's national security advisor, H.R. McMaster.
McMaster said he expected the two men to have "a broad, wide-ranging discussion" about problems in the relationship but also about where the U.S. and Russia have "common interests."
"There's no specific agenda," McMaster said. "It's really going to be whatever the president wants to talk about," he added.
The White House has refused to say whether Trump would sign legislation with new sanctions on Russia for meddling in the elections by hacking, including into some states' voting systems, and by spreading false news stories.
But Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated the existing restrictions against Russia were sufficient. "We've got plenty of those as well," Mnuchin said.
Trump will also meet with the leaders of China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore and other countries during the summit of 20 major world economies.
Trump's director of the White House National Economic Council, Gary Cohn, said the meeting would fall short of a typical "bilateral" discussion between the American president and the head of another country, but would be more than what's known in diplomacy-speak as a "pull aside" — a quick, informal get-together on the edge of a conference.
Trump's scheduled meeting with Putin in Hamburg places added significance on his stop in Poland next Wednesday.
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On 2 May 2018, our sister Firm Girlings Solicitors Personal Injury Claims reported on their website that they had settled a case involving negligent breast cancer treatment for the sum of £170,000.
The case concerned a failure by Medway NHS Foundation Trust to offer their client a mastectomy when she was diagnosed with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), a form of breast cancer which, if not treated properly, can lead to invasive breast cancer. Sadly their client is now terminally ill when she could have been cured, had a mastectomy been offered to her.
Shantala Carr, Senior Associate Solicitor in their Medical Negligence department, was interviewed by the BBC in London, a short clip of which was shown on BBC South East News on 19 June 2018. Mrs Carr also discussed the case and the law surrounding it on a live interview on BBC Radio Kent on 19 June 2018.
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