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Rockets report: Motiejunas' absence leaves offensive void

While a game against the Pelicans on Sunday offered a reminder of the scoring the Rockets are missing with Donatas Motiejunas out, they have had to retool to make up for other things he brought to the offense.

Motiejunas was used as a ball mover, as a screener and in dribble handoffs, with his back injury forcing adjustments the Rockets worked on in Saturday's practice.

"D-Mo did a lot of pass and move and cut," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "Josh (Smith) handles it a little bit more. We're trying to get Josh into handling it off another action, just getting it out quick. All those things have to be quick. That predicates our offense. What happens with that usually gets us into our second and third options with our offense. When that's really slow, our second and third options get slow, too.

"The guys can all do better at being quicker up there. Will they make the same reads and do the same thing? No, because they are not the same players. The pace that he did things - we need that pace."

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1 A loss in Atlanta on Friday, their third straight, officially ended the Hornets' pursuit of a playoff spot. Coach Steve Clifford said the priority has switched to playing rookies Noah Vonleh and P.J. Hairston and second-year guard Troy Daniels.

2 The Hornets have been among the worst offensive teams this season, ranking second-to-last in shooting percentage and last in 3-point shooting. Even with Al Jefferson, they ranked 27th in scoring, 28th in points per possession.

3 The Hornets have been without Al Jefferson (right knee soreness), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (left ankle sprain) Lance Stephenson (right toe sprain) and Cody Zeller (right shoulder soreness).

1 The Rockets' 102-83 rout of the Hornets on New Year's Eve gave them a 10-game winning streak against Charlotte. James Harden had 36 points in 33 minutes, making 12 of 19 shots.

2 Center Dwight Howard is expected to sit out the second game of the back-to-back. That would likely give the Rockets a starting lineup - with Joey Dorsey at center - that has started just one game together.

3 With a win, the Rockets would finish 26-16 on the road, which would be the second-best road record in franchise history. Only the Warriors have a better road record (28-13) in the Western Conference.

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Players not fazed by altered lineup

The Rockets' starting lineup played its fifth game together Sunday. With Dwight Howard sitting out Monday in the second half of a back-to-back, that lineup will have at most one more regular-season game together. But Rockets players said they have adjusted.

"We have smart enough guys to get what's going on," guard James Harden said. "Jet (Jason Terry) hasn't been in the starting lineup all year, but he's smart enough, he's experienced enough to get the job done.

"He did an exceptional job on Tony Parker (on Friday). Things like that are going to get us over the hump."

Still, the Rockets had the sort of issues with their spacing Friday that normally would have been ironed out by this point of the season but were expected with so little time together. Harden said enough practice time and video review would correct that.

Pelicans minding their own games

Though the Pelicans had to be aware of what was at stake for them in Sunday's game, New Orleans coach Monty Williams said he did not want to know what was happening in Oklahoma City's matchup at Indiana, which started an hour earlier.

The Pelicans and Thunder went into Sunday's game tied for the final Western Conference playoff spot, with New Orleans holding the tiebreaker. Both lost Sunday to remain tied in the standings.

Asked how important making the playoffs would be for the Pelicans, Williams said he had no answer.

"Tonight's game is the only thing we're thinking about," he said. "It (making the playoffs) is not a part of our focus. We won't allow it to be. We just don't do that."

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Chinese - One Dragon Restaurant - A Michael Shum Discovery

My friend, Michael Shum advises: "One Dragon is doing great business as the place is packed, with customers waiting for seats on a Sunday evening. The 3 orders of Xiao Long Bao we got are still good, but the Crispy Bottom Pork Bao would be my top recommended item since it’s so juicy, tasty, with a crispy bottom. Their version of Scallion Pancake is extra crispy like waffle compared to the usual fluffier version. Large Wonton in Clear Broth goes very well with the rest of the food.

Boss Lady is always so generous to send out Sweet Red Bean Pie Dessert that is always a delightful way to finish up a perfect meal.

People are still waiting for tables as we left. Many more non-Chinese customers are coming to this wonderful mom-and-pop restaurant. So happy to see them being their own boss and doing well after working for E-Tao and Sarah’s Place before.

One Dragon is one of the more underrated unique restaurants in Houston, but fans who know them might just want to keep it that way.

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Objectives and Key results - Google´s way to lead people

 As a manager today, you need to plan, act and react faster than ever. Traditional annual planning cycles are outdated before they are signed off. Today, a manager has to deal with uncertainty more than ever before. Strategies and tactics have to be based even more on assumptions. Thus, we need a system to operationalise in an agile way.

Both, management and leadership styles need to adapt to our current business world.

In terms of leadership, our employees expect to understand the big picture and what´s their contribution to it.  As a result, we will have difficulties to attract motivated and skilled employees in the future, if we stick to "old school" authocratic leadership styles.

OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) combine modern transformational leadership principles with an agile management approach. It fits perfectly to today´s business world and it does fit to pretty much all organisation types. OKRs help to radically focus, align, motivate and accelerate output of organisations and teams with OKRs.

OKRs in a nutshell.

There are clear rules. OKRs describe a limited set of objectives and key results, in order to set focus for the company and their individual departments for the next three months. Further it defines how these goals can be successfully achieved. Each objective will be specifically described with a defined number of key results in order to identify the value drivers. The objectives (O's) are a motivating, challenging description of a desired result for one of your key priorities you want to focus on. Whereas key results (KR's) describe a very specific, measurable path, towards the achievement of these objectives. They specify how to measure the achievement of objectives and how the results are evaluated. The process to get there includes bottom up input of team members.

The model is limited to a maximum of five Objectives, with about four KeyResults. Limitation is key. The great advantage of this framework is to ensure that the objectives of every level can be broken down (cascaded) to the respective level below. The top company targets deliver the Big Picture.

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Hand-Knotted and Hand-Woven Rugs

Generally speaking, hand-knotted rugs are the most durable rugs with regard to construction. Construction qualities can range from very high to very low, not only in knot count, but also when describing the wool or other materials used in the weaving of the rug. Depending on the overall quality of the rug and the care you give it, hand-knotted pieces can last for generations. Make sure you never vacuum the fringes of a hand-knotted rug; instead, disable the vacuum cleaner's beater bar. Hand-knotted rugs can be stored either rolled or folded, depending on the knot density. For rugs with a higher knot count, rolling is preferable to prevent breakage of the foundation. Should the fringe of your hand-knotted rug become damaged, seek immediate assistance from a reputable rug repair workshop.

Hand-Tufted Rugs

While handmade in quality, these rugs are not knotted by hand and are made with the assistance of a tufting gun. Hand-tufted rugs are often less expensive than hand knotted-pieces and can often be more fashion–oriented. Because they take less time to produce, hand-tufted pieces can follow the latest fads and color trends. Whereas a hand-knotted rug might take months or years to produce, hand-tufted rugs usually take only a matter of days or weeks. As with hand-knotted rugs, there is a wide range of qualities offered within the tufted category, including variations by pile fiber types and the density of the tufts. Always disable your vacuum cleaner's beater bar prior to cleaning your hand-tufted rug. Shag tufted rugs should simply be carried outside and beaten, as vacuuming can seriously damage the rug.

Since no knots anchor the yarns of the pile in tufted rugs, a canvas backing is applied to the back of the rug instead, using latex to secure the fibers. Over time, the rug's backing may become stiff, the latex may deteriorate into a non–toxic white powder or it may begin to emit a smell similar to burnt rubber. This type of aging is a characteristic of the latex and is not considered to be a defect. Please be aware that any type of spill or accident that exposes your tufted rug to moisture may accelerate this process, especially if care is not taken to clean and dry the rug immediately. Many people do not find the repair of hand-tufted rugs to be cost effective as they are relatively inexpensive when compared to hand-knotted rugs. Repairs to hand-tufted rugs are possible but should be undertaken only by reputable rug repair specialists.

When storing a hand-tufted rug, never fold it; instead, roll it in a tight cylinder shape to prevent the foundation from breaking or the backing from wrinkling. Never place heavy objects on top of a rolled rug as they may create creases in the rug and can even break the backing. Should the fringe of a hand-tufted rug become detached, it often can be simply sewn back on to the rug.

Power-loomed and machine made rugs are woven on machines often controlled by computers.

There are varying qualities of power-loomed rugs. Density, fiber content and number of colors used are all considered in determining the rug's quality. Because machine made rugs can be produced in a matter of minutes, these pieces are often much more fashion–oriented toward the trends of the day. The resources and time invested in creating a machine made rug are generally much less than those required for hand-knotted or even hand-tufted product. That investment is reflected in the cost of each rug.

Some machine made rugs have fringe while others do not. When present fringe is sewn on, and care should be taken when vacuuming as it may easily come apart from the rug. Fringe can be sewn back on, provided no damage has been done to the rug's foundation. Serging at the edges of a machine made rug also can unravel when cleaned or vacuumed incorrectly. Always disable the vacuum cleaner's beater bars prior to cleaning the rug. Machine made rugs should be stored rolled rather than folded as the rug's foundation could be adversely affected by folding, and creases may appear if the rug is folded. Just as with a tufted rug, you should not place objects on top of a rolled power-loomed rug as creasing is likely to occur.

All synthetic and wool pile rugs characteristically lose short fibers. This “shedding" process is often created when the pile is cut to required height during production and fibers fall onto the surface as “fluff." Shedding is not considered a defect. The amount of shedding will vary based on material type and quality, pile height, age of the rug and knot density.

Certain types of yarns used in rug making are “over-twisted" in order to give the rug the desired texture, and often a yarn tuft will rise above the surface (commonly called “sprouting"). Sprouting is one of the easiest issues to remedy by merely cutting the sprout (the yarn sticking up above the surface) with a pair of scissors so that it is flush with the rug's surface. DO NOT PULL THE SPROUT AS IT CAN DAMAGE THE RUG. Also be aware that high heels can cause sprouting as well, even in flat-weave rugs.

The term “curling" can be used to describe a couple of situations. Rugs are often shipped rolled tightly into a cylindrical shape. Sometimes, when the rugs are initially unpacked, the edges will curl under, refusing to lay flat. The rug's foundation or backing must be given time to relax after being unpacked. Often times, reverse rolling the rug will speed the relaxing process. Curling can also be a sign in hand-knotted rugs of a very finely and tightly woven piece. Sewing strips of leather along the edges in cases such as these will prevent curling. Such work should be undertaken only by a professional rug repair workshop.

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The Section 3 program requires that recipients of certain HUD financial assistance, to the greatest extent possible, provide training, employment, contracting and other economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons, especially recipients of government assistance for housing, and to businesses that provide economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons.

If you are a recipient of government assistance for housing or if your household income falls below HUD's income limits, you may qualify as a Section 3 resident or Section 3 business concern. Learn more about Section 3

Opportunity Portal

The FHEO Section 3 Opportunity Portal is intended to help HUD grantees and Section 3 businesses meet their Section 3 obligations for employment and contracting. The site is to be used by either Section 3 Residents or Employers. Section 3 residents may use the site to Search for Jobs and post their profile/employment history for companies to search. Employers may use the site for posting job/contract opportunities or search for residents to fill positions.

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The Section 3 Business Registry is a listing of firms that have self-certified that they meet one of the regulatory definitions of a Section 3 business and are included in a searchable online database that can be used by agencies that receive HUD funds, developers, contractors, and others to facilitate the award of certain HUD-funded contracts.

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Chicago's 'Improv Nerd' Wasn't Prepared for Grief

If you haven't met the world's funniest man, he lives in Chicago.

Jimmy Carrane made simply living funny with his long-running improv shows "I Am 27, I Still Live at Home and Sell Office Supplies" and "Living in a Dwarf's House."

Now in his 50's, this comedian, actor, and teacher created The Art of Slow Comedy, which teaches actors the importance of reacting honestly in the moment and trusting that something will come of that.

It works on stage, but what about in life? The death of Jimmy's father is forcing him to improvise in a whole new way.

He explains how losing his dad has been his most challenging scene.

"He was not my 'best friend,' and I cringe when other people say that, because for me it's an unbelievable concept. To say 'he raised me' would be generous. And I get annoyed when other people say, 'He just did the best he could.' It may be true, but it feels like bullshit.

But he was my Dad and I only had one. As a wise old friend said, there is a bond between a father and son. And this friend went on to say that even though his dad was abusive to him when he was growing up, it was still hard on him when he died. He missed his dad terribly. This is how I feel; though my Dad was not abusive, he was neglectful, which is a different side of the same coin.

I guess going through this is a rite of passage. My Dad's memorial is in a few days, and by the end of June, I will become a father. At 51, I am coming of age. This is either pretty sad or pretty humorous, but not surprising, since I am a late bloomer.

Grief is not one emotion, but an umbrella of many. I have felt sadness, anger, fear, and anxiety or a combination of them. They are unpredictable and intense.

The grief of my father is weighing over everything. It sticks to my ribs like Thanksgiving dinner, making me feel stuffed for days.

There are also long stretches of time I want to be alone. Returning a phone call or reading the paper seems impossible. Sometimes I want to be around people and sometimes I want to kill them.

There are short patches of time where I'm focused, like now, but most of the time, I am not on the same frequency as the rest of the world. I am tuned out, flaky and annoyed. It's been four weeks since he died, and I thought by this point I would be back to writing about improv, but as you can see, I'm not.

Some of my feelings don't come up as easily. They are trapped deep down there, like those coal miners from Chile who were waiting to be rescued.

Others, like anger, come right to the surface, like when I'm in traffic or in line with the slow cashier at the CVS. And still others need to be tricked to come up, like sadness by watching Titanic with my wife where we both cried and I got a new appreciation for James Cameron.

However they come up, I am glad when they do because I feel better for the time being.

The next piece I write will be my Dad's eulogy. Months ago, when I talked to him about speaking at his funeral, he asked that I be funny and not portray him as a saint. I believe I can do at least one of those things.

God speed, Dad. God speed. I miss you.
Love, your son."

Tammy Letherer is the author of one novel, 'Hello Loved Ones,' and a memoir, 'Real Time Wreck: A Crash Course in Betrayal and Divorce,' for which she is seeking agent representation. She is a writing coach who loves to help others find their voice, whether in a blog or in a book. She has also worked as an intuitive healer and uses her gifts of listening, insight, and vision to guide clients to write--and live--their best stories. Follow her on Facebook and LinkedIn.


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Supreme Court Declines To Hear 2 Gun Rights Cases

And people on both sides of the gun issue are likely to be unhappy.

In a pair of decisions that appeared to frustrate justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down two Second Amendment cases.

The higher-profile of the cases, Peruta v. California, involved a challenge to a California law that bans the open carrying of firearms and requires concealed carry applicants to first demonstrate good cause. Petitioners had argued that law enforcement officials in San Diego and Yolo counties had defined good cause so narrowly that they only gave licenses to individuals who could, for example, present “documented threats of violence” or “demonstrate they are a specific target at risk.”

By refusing to hear the case, the justices left in place a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the California restrictions and declared that the Second Amendment did not protect the right to carry a concealed weapon outside of the home.

Although the Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms in the home for self-defense, gun rights groups had hoped Peruta would give the court the opportunity to interpret how the Second Amendment applies in public.

Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, both conservatives, disagreed with their colleagues’ decision to not take up the case. Thomas said the denial “reflects a distressing trend: the treatment of the Second Amendment as a disfavored right.”

The second case, Sessions v. Binderup, centered around a federal law banning convicted felons from owning guns. Daniel Binderup and Julio Suarez ― two Pennsylvania men who had been barred from possessing firearms due to convictions for nonviolent misdemeanors more than 20 years ago ― challenged the measure, claiming it denied Second Amendment rights to people convicted only of minor offenses.

Federal law generally prohibits gun ownership for any person convicted of a “crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year,” excluding “any State offense classified by the laws of the State as a misdemeanor and punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or less.”

Neither Binderup nor Suarez was sentenced to serve prison time, but they were subject to the federal firearms ban because their charges technically opened them up to sentences of more than two years.

Binderup pleaded guilty in 1996 to corrupting a minor for engaging in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old co-worker. Although he faced up to five years in prison, he was sentenced to three years of probation. Suarez pleaded guilty in 1990 to carrying a handgun without a license, a charge that carried a maximum three-year sentence. He was given a suspended jail sentence and a year of probation, which he completed.

By declining to hear the case, the justices let stand a lower court’s 2016 ruling ordering the government to restore Binderup’s and Suarez’s rights to gun ownership and declaring that individuals may challenge their gun prohibitions on a case-by-case basis.

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, both liberals, dissented, saying the court should have heard the case.

Sessions v. Binderup had marked a rare point of agreement for President Donald Trump’s administration, the outgoing Obama administration and gun control groups, which had urged justices to take up the case and reinstate the categorical ban on felon gun ownership. Although Trump campaigned as a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall argued this year that the lower court ruling would “place an extraordinary administrative burden” on district courts that could now be required to consider challenges to individual bans on gun ownership.

In a petition asking the Supreme Court to take up the case, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence similarly argued that the previous ruling would “open the floodgates to thousands of new challenges,” which would lead to dangerous individuals getting their gun rights reinstated.

“Courts and prosecutors are ill-equipped to administer such an individualized test, which will lead to an increasing number of felons with guns, some of whom undoubtedly will pose a threat to public safety,” wrote lawyers for the organization.

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Announcement: Due to Selz, some Humplex items will be unavailable for awhile. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone!

May 12, 2007

Dark Elf

Ok, this dark elf looks scary LOL. I saw a Chris Daughtry musci video so that's why I made this elf bald :P It was fun drawing him. He's loving that big tool in him :P Actually, at first, I wanted to do a hairy pretty boy but it SO didn't fit! It did look pretty funny though...

And lately, I like to make REALLY messy pics...all thanks to Kfutaba!

Messy version here
Hairy pretty boy version here

Nostos said...

hehe,you've been on a drawing spree lately!Which is really good for us fans!This Dark Elf you drew is really hot!Nice face,with a smexy expression and a great body and pen0r!Nice nipplez as well.Oh,and he's very hairy,which add even more hotness to him!I really love how you've drawn his body hair.Finally,the pose is really hot too!
Keep it up!!!

Anonymous said...

Ha, one of your hottest works yet!

asps said...

Well,this might be considered old,with your fast posting pace,but it's really smokin' hot!I love this Dark Elf!What I totally adore is his face!!He's so handsome!And he's got a very sexy grin.Um,do you have any more drawings of him planned?^^;

Diamond Dust said...

Hot! Elves are hot in general. XD You were right, the pretty boy version didn't work out too well. XD Your messy pics are so drool worthy. :P

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Hey, the link to the messy version of this picture no longer works. :(

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Major Advances Weld Purging

Major Advances in Weld Purge Technology

The last few months have seen the launch of several innovative improvements to the range of internationally approved weld purge systems manufactured by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT®.

Exploiting current engineering developments in materials, electronics and specialist products such as gas valves, HFT®'s designers, encouraged by customer feedback, have been able to make significant improvements to its range of purge equipment and instrumentation.

Three principle products form the thrust of HFT's Argweld® Family Range of Pipe Purging Products; QuickPurge®, PurgElite® and PurgEye®.

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Fig 1.  Effective gas seals need to be provided on either side of the joint and these need to be far enough away to be
unaffected by the temperature rise during welding. This schematic section illustrates how QuickPurge equipment works.

Fig 2.  Engineers prepare to fabricate large diameter pipework on the Isle of Grain Natural Gas installation using QuickPurge®II.

The Argweld® Product Range was developed to help speed up the welding process for engineers involved in the fabrication of pipes and tubes. This was realised by using a design, which allows for easy and positive insertion into position and by limiting the purge volume. The product range has been used extensively and internationally during the welding of stainless steel gas and oil transmission pipework.

The QuickPurg®II body employs synthetic fabrics throughout and incorporates an integral protective lining below the weld zone to resist thermal damage. Hoses used to transmit inert gas to and from the purge cavity and to provide inflation pressure are made from engineering grade nylon. Brass gas fittings are located well outside the weld zone so that post weld radiography and ultrasonic inspection can take place with the purge system left in place.

It is impractical to be specific across the entire spectrum of diameters and welding procedures other than to say that savings are significant. As an example, users report that a 900 mm diameter pipe can be fully purged to less than 0.1% oxygen in under 10 minutes. There are reported savings in excess of 80% on purge time compared with alterative purging systems so that gas usage can be reduced dramatically as a result.

PurgElite® systems have been developed to help speed up the welding process for engineers involved in the fabrication of pipes and tube lines and assemblies up to 300 mm diameter.

The revolutionary product range replaces an earlier one that has been manufactured and marketed successfully by HFT world-wide for many years and is widely recognised as a robust, easy to use, welding ancillary that offers considerable savings in time and inert gas.

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Fig 3.  PurgElite® inflatable purge system designed to accommodate tube and pipe sizes between 25 and 300 mm diameter.
The 25 mm version is the worlds' smallest fully integrated purge system.

weld purge monitor equipment product

Fig 4.  PurgEye® monitors have been specifically designed for indicating oxygen levels in inert gas during weld purging. These rugged instruments have a measuring range down to 1 part per million on an alpha-numeric display.

The 'Elite' development incorporates many advances in engineering technology and extends the size range to include purge systems as small as 25 mm (1 inch) diameter.

The inflatable components employ low vapour pressure synthetic fabrics with low outgassing rates throughout and incorporate a connecting hose with a protection sleeve to resist thermal damage. Hoses used to transmit inert gas to and from the purge cavity and to provide inflation pressure are made from engineering grade nylon.

PurgEye® Weld Purge Monitors® were developed by HFT® specifically for the weld purge industry to provide sensitive oxygen measuring instrumentation. Most fabricators, but stainless steel fabricators in particular, need to ensure that the weld root is protected against oxidation. If the root becomes oxidised, the affected metal may need to be cleaned and this can be an expensive operation. Protection is best effected by providing inert gas purging. Of course the purge gas itself needs to be free of oxygen and a measure of the oxygen content of the purged volume is thus a crucial need for the welder.

For routine welding of the majority of stainless steels there is a requirement for the purge gas to contain less than 0.1% oxygen or 1000 parts per million (ppm). For these applications the HFT® PurgeEye® monitors are more than adequate. More sensitive materials such as titanium alloys and some special stainless steels may require oxygen levels to be below 0.01% or 100 ppm.

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A major US Nuclear Site employs QuickPurge® and Argweld® Weld Purge Monitors® to fabricate stainless steel duct work ranging in size from 150 to 600 mm.Before using QuickPurge® the practice was to purge a complete pipe system.

Other types of stand-alone dams were unsuitable because of the risk of dams being accidentally left in place leading to costly obstruction issues. Water soluble dams were not allowed because post-weld flushing with water was unacceptable.

A number of observations have been made;

• Argon usage has been reduced by up to 90%.

• Productivity has increased dramatically and overheads reduced due to the elimination of wasted down-time with welders spending hours waiting for purges.

• A significant benefit has been the elimination of a major jobsite safety issue. Before using QuickPurge®, they would end up with hundreds of feet of ducting that were filled with argon. When the argon was to be expelled from the lines it produced a serious safety issue requiring the evacuation of areas due to dangerously lowered oxygen levels caused by the exhausted argon.

Pennecon Energy in Newfoundland selected Argweld® purge systems for a large piping project.

Pennecon was awarded a contract that required hundreds of welds on titanium and stainless steel piping with sizes up to 1500 mm diameter and they were in the process of gearing up a brand new welding facility with multiple welding stations to handle the job.

The company evaluated several alternatives for effective and efficient methods of weld purging in order to achieve a purge below 50 parts per million of oxygen. Following testing and evaluation and after studying the return on investment that the Argweld® products offered with reduced operating costs, a decision was made to move forward with the procurement of QuickPurge®II systems and PurgEye® Weld Purge Monitors®.

They are now using the equipment extensively on 250, 450 and 500 mm pipe joints and plan to continue to use other Argweld® equipment as they move into other pipe sizes.

Latest Innovations

PurgeGate® has been added to all QuickPurge® systems. This patented device prevents inflatable systems from being over-pressurised even when operators try to increase pressure to increase the flow of weld purge gas.

RootGlo® illuminating tape is now sewn on the centreline of the QuickPurge® system. Inside the dark pipe, the centering band glows brightly to give welders the opportunity to see all aspects of the purge device alignment and the quality of the weld root as it is being welded.

IntaCal® is a calibrated gas release system to purge the interspace between the dams. IntaCal® removes the need for expensive and complicated valve systems that need presetting before each weld. This time-consuming process is now eliminated, as is the previous problem of incorrectly setting valves which frequently led to bursting dams.

Weld Purge Monitors® The exhaust gases are fed directly to the weld purge monitor and can be set to alert the user automatically when the required oxygen level has been reached.

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Jerry’s life began November 12, 1953 in Benton Harbor, Michigan.  Jerry was a lifetime area resident and owned JEB Construction.  Jerry enjoyed going to the casino and attending shows and concerts, you could also find him enjoying the outdoors fishing.  When he was looking for a quiet evening he enjoyed the History Channel especially American Pickers and Pawn Stars.  Jerry was a past Commander of American Legion Post 105 and proudly served his country as a Sergeant Squad Leader in the Marines during Vietnam.

What Jerry loved most was his family which includes; his wife of 21 years Louann (Wheeler) Bauer, two stepchildren Stephanie (Jason) Mott and Stephen Copeland, the lights of his life his three grandchildren Riley Mott, Brenna Mott, and McKenzie Copeland, three brothers Raymond (Janie) Scheideman, Richard Spears, and Roger Kraft, and many nieces and nephews.

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Current Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has a reputation for being extremely demanding of his quarterbacks, and former Buccaneers QB Chris Simms shared a hilarious story on The Dan Patrick Show that illustrates just how pressing Gruden can be.

Simms was a third-round draft pick in 2003 and only saw limited action in his first two NFL seasons. He got married just before his sophomore season, but he and his wife delayed their honeymoon until the next offseason. He cleared a trip to Italy with Gruden in the spring of 2006 – but Gruden began blowing up his phone midway through the trip.

Chris Simms: “I’m in Italy. I’m not the starter in Tampa, but certainly I think he sees potential in me to be the starter. It’s going into my second season.”

Dan Patrick: “And this is in March when you took your honeymoon.”

Chris Simms: “I believe it is…. We haven’t started OTAs yet. But back in that time, Gruden loved to go out and we would have walkthroughs. He’d make people in the building wear jerseys to simulate the defense and he’d draw up the cards, so we could get the new guys up to speed with the offense.

Some of the older quarterbacks at that time were not there or around…. So I take my vacation, of course asked for his blessing. ‘Hey, I’m going to go on a honeymoon with my wife, just two weeks and I’ll be back.’

…. I would say about day 8, one day I see I’ve got a few voicemails on my phone. Let me check my voicemails. I have four or five, and two of them are Gruden, like, the same day.

‘Hey man, what are you doing? Hope the honeymoon’s going good. Look forward to when you’re back.’

And then literally he must have left a message two hours later going like ‘hey man, when are you coming back?’

Next day I wake up [and there’s another message]. ‘I mean, what are we doing? Are you canoeing back from Italy?’ And he just went on and on.

I cut my honeymoon short because I was feeling the pressure. I really was…. My wife could see that it was starting to bother me and I knew I had the chance to be the starter. I was like ‘you know what? The weather’s not that great right now, honey, let’s get out of here and go back home.’”

Simms didn’t win the starting job that offseason, but did play in 11 games and helped the team to an 11-5 record after Brian Griese suffered a season-ending injury.

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Trucking accidents in Houston Texas

Road construction is always going on somewhere in the U.S. as construction crews work to maintain and improve our highways. These zones are unavoidable in many areas and require careful passage to prevent accidents. According to safety organizations and many trucking wreck attorneys experienced in these events, they are also prime traffic zones that experience a high number of trucking accidents.

Trucking Accidents in Construction Zones

Construction zones are areas that are especially vulnerable to vehicle accidents because of the way in which these work zones disrupt the flow of traffic and often lead to trucking accident incidents. Interestingly, it is estimated that as many as 65 percent of all construction zone crashes happen in broad daylight and involve at least one heavy truck. Over 60 percent of these incidents happen on divided highways; almost 90 percent involve straight and flat roads. Of all of these incidents involving large trucks, rear-end, head-on, and angle collisions are most prevalent.

Why Construction Zones?

Trucking accidents occur in construction areas for many different reasons, many of which relate to a few common facts. Work areas are congested and frequently involve very cramped conditions. All drivers, not just those who operate large trucks, can become annoyed or angry due to delays as well as distracted at a time when a higher degree of attention is required.

Based on these conditions, trucking wreck attorneys find the majority of wrecks involving semis result from traveling too fast through these dangerous zones, not stopping soon enough, or tailgating the vehicle in front of them. Trucks also have a harder time maneuvering through construction areas and can collide with other vehicles in their attempt.

Influence of Distracted Driving In Work Zones

Besides these reasons, distracted driving plays a major part in the high number of accidents that occur in construction zones. When traffic is moving slowly, many drivers allow themselves to be distracted by electronic devices, eating and drinking, or doing other things in the cab since they mistakenly feel they have time to do these things. Yet these distractions commonly cause drivers to miss traffic and flagman signals, merge improperly when multiple lanes come together, and miss other important indications that they should be concentrating on their driving.

Inattention and distraction are also much more likely to affect those who drive large trucks since they may already be fatigued. Trucking wreck attorneys understand that when traffic slows down and then gets congested due to construction, it is easier for mistakes to be made and accidents to happen. Even crashes that occur at slower speeds can be deadly due to the size, weight, and force of a tractor trailer colliding with a smaller vehicle.

Generally speaking, construction zones are more dangerous for everyone, whether driving a car, operating a tractor trailer, or working at the site. Large semi trucks amidst all this traffic bring the danger to an increased level, with dangerous trucking accidents often the result. The suggestion that trucking wreck attorneys have for all drivers who pass through construction areas is to stay alert, drive slowly, and be especially aware of all other vehicles and workers. This extra effort can reduce the number of work zone accidents and save lives!

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Kevin Kolb may have suffered a career-ending concussion.

According to Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, the Bills are concerned that the concussion Kevin Kolb suffered in the first quarter of Saturday's preseason game against the Redskins may be career-ending. Kolb signed a 2-year deal with the team in the offseason and was in competition with rookie EJ Manuel for the starting job. Kolb seemed to be on his way to becoming the week 1 starter after Manuel injured his knee and was forced to sit the rest of the preseason out.

With the recent injuries to two of the Bills leading quarterbacks the offense now turns to rookie free agent Jeff Tuel. The Bills also signed former first rounder Matt Leinart for an emergency. None the less the news will set the Bills back, but they hope to get Manuel back sometime before the season. As for Kolb, it is to be seen if his career is over, but it is hard to imagine it is not.

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It is 60 years since Bobby Moore received the Jules Rimet trophy from Queen Elizabeth after England defeated West Germany 4-2 in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley. The triumph remains arguably the greatest moment in English sporting history and made heroes of the 11 players wearing red that day.

Three of those players − Martin Peters, Nobby Stiles and Ray Wilson − are now suffering from Alzheimer's, with fellow World Cup winner Jack Charlton admitting he is also suffering from symptoms.

Anyone who played in that era remembers the old leather footballs and how they became even heavier when they were wet. Families of players from that era have pointed to the ball as the cause of later symptoms.

When IBTimes UK spoke to Dawn Astle − whose father was former West Brom striker Jeff Astle, who was famous for his heading ability and later died from "head trauma" in 2002 − she said there were more retired players who would die as a result of heading footballs. "Dad can't be the only one. Alzheimer's was the easy diagnosis, if you like. Who wants to say football could be a killer?"

Neuroscientist Dr Michael Grey said there was strong circumstantial evidence to suggest this was the case but said there must be more research to prove a link.

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"People frequently talk about these heavy leather balls when they were wet and there is truth in that − there is much more mass in that ball," Dr Grey said. "But these lighter balls can still strike the head with sufficient velocity that we are getting that shaking of the brain.

"So I think the heavy ball argument is a bit of a red herring. Put that together with the fact that it is the challenges and getting hit by something else that's the bigger issue and the ball argument is absurd.

"There is a lot of opinion but not a lot of good science behind it. The truth is we don't know if heading the ball, which is something we call a sub-concussive injury, we don't know if they are leading to long-term damage.

"There is very good circumstantial evidence to suggest that this is the case but we really do need more research in the area and less opinion before we know the answer."


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Kyle Edmund secured arguably the biggest win of his professional tennis career to date at the Aegon Championships on Wednesday afternoon (15 June). The British number three, who featured for his country against Belgium in last year's Davis Cup final, booked a place in round two courtesy of an impressive three-set victory over world number 18 Gilles Simon on centre court at Queen's Club.

Edmund broke twice to take the first set 6-4 but dropped the second 6-3 as his French adversary forced a decider. The 21-year-old Johannesburg-born right-hander maintained his composure despite yet more rain delays, blitzing the final exchanges 6-1 to seal a memorable triumph.

W14 will already see one all-British clash in the next round, with defending champion Andy Murray, back under the tutelage of coach Ivan Lendl ahead of Wimbledon, set to face Aljaz Bedene in his first main draw singles match against a compatriot since his defeat to Tim Henman in the first round of the 2006 Thailand Open in Bangkok.

However, Edmund has been spared a similar fate after potential next opponent Dan Evans fought hard but eventually succumbed to a 6-7, 7-6, 3-6 loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu on court number two.

The winners of Murray-Bedene and Edmund-Mathieu will meet in the quarter-finals. James Ward was eliminated at the first hurdle 6-4, 6-4 by Luxembourg's Gilles Muller yesterday.


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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lambasted Moscow on Monday for using its oil and gas wealth as a "political weapon" and said democratic reforms would strengthen Russia's ties with Washington.

In a speech on the state of U.S.-Russia relations, Rice conceded there was a "certain distance" between Washington and Moscow, but she rejected suggestions there had been a return to the frosty ties of the Cold War era.

Russia is a key energy supplier in Europe but it has reduced or even cut supplies over a range of disputes with neighboring countries. For example, this month, it threatened to reduce supplies in a dispute with Kiev over payments.

"We respect Russia's interests, but no interest is served if Russia uses its great wealth, its oil and gas wealth, as a political weapon or that treats its independent neighbors as part of some old sphere of influence," said Rice, an expert on the Soviet Union.

The former Soviet Union broke up in the 1990s and Rice said Russia should not view that as a threat to its own stability.

"Nor do we believe that Europe's unity and liberty since 1991 is unjust. The freedom of people to choose their own governments and the freedom of governments to make their own way is a source of security and not a threat to it," said Rice, who was in Moscow little over a week ago.

"Russia has regained some of its strength and its cohesion. But at times, perhaps reflecting the views of the 1990s, we fear that this is sometimes seen in zero sum terms of another era," she added.

The United States and other Western governments are concerned about democracy and human rights under President Vladimir Putin, who has consolidated the Kremlin's power.

Rice urged Russia to strengthen the independence of its institutions, such as the judiciary and the media, and said such a move would improve relations.

"We want Russia to be strong, strong in 21st century terms, not just with a strong center but with strong, independent institutions, an independent judiciary and legislature, and an independent civil society and media and vibrant nongovernmental sector" she said.

Rice, who visited Russia this month along with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, said she hoped Moscow could work more cooperatively on trying to resolve the Kosovo problem.

"We hope that Russia will also realize that we can work together for a Kosovo solution that contributes to peace in Europe," she added.

She called for a greater understanding between the United States and Russia and sought to play down talks of a new Cold War.

"It's not to say that we don't have differences, we do. Yet Russia is not the Soviet Union," she said.

Russia-U.S. relations have been strained in recent months, particularly over Moscow's objection to U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Europe.

But Rice pointed to closer cooperation with Moscow on tackling North Korea's nuclear program and on the Middle East.

While there were differences on tactics on how to get Tehran to give up their nuclear weapons program, she said Moscow and Washington both shared a common goal of preventing Iran from getting an atomic bomb.

The United States is pushing hard for a third U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution against Iran while Russia wants to give Tehran more time and is balking at more punitive measures.


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Why Capital One completely redesigned its Chef stack on AWS

US bank Capital One is on its third iteration of the Chef automation platform, allowing the US bank’s software development pipelines to be more resilient.

The bank, which is a big exponent of devops, runs Chef Automate at true enterprise scale, with more than 15,000 nodes for dev, QA, and production environments, all hosted on AWS.

Speaking to a packed room at Chef Conf in Chicago this week, John Casanova, master software engineer at Capital One explained that when he joined four years ago, "my first task was to get Chef out of three data centres and on to AWS. We did that in 2015 and that architecture had limitations, so we redesigned it over a year and finished that last year and released this year.”

Naturally, Capital One is highly regulated, so compliance is key to any software development done within the organisation.

For example, the bank runs a process it calls rehydration as part of its OS patches and security updates.

The bank uses a tool called Cloud Custodian “that will shut you down if you are out of compliance, so there is a bit of pressure,” Casanova said. “Rehydration is a big factor in how we approach building our stacks as we have to relaunch them every two months.”

The original Chef stack, which was actually five stacks, one for dev, two for QA and two for production, ran on AWS and had a long list of limitations, such as random failovers, a lack of scalability due to multiple backends accessing the same Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS).

The old architecture also limited Capital One from reaching the gold resiliency tier or running the new AWS instance types, which would save them money.

Since being redesigned the new Chef architecture “gives us no downtime in rehydration and allows us to move away from random failovers,” Casanova explained.

Now his team of three only have two stacks to maintain across three availability zones. With auto scaling, scaling is no longer an issue. Casanova has also been able to make some costs savings by shifting to Amazon’s better, cheaper EC2 C5 instances.

“Now we have a regionally agnostic configuration, so if you lose the East those nodes can just go down the West side and continue checking in like nothing happens,” Casanova said. During a recent regional failover simulation everything went through the West zone for a full week, “and customers didn’t really notice anything, with no real lag time going through West,” Casanova explained.

During the Q&A Casanova also said that the UK Capital One team is eying this Chef architecture too, although with different AWS regions.

Read next: Chef shifts towards app automation with 2.0 release

Capital One can often be found speaking at industry events like this following an enterprise-wide shift towards a devops culture and heavy adoption of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud infrastructure as it pursues the lofty aim of being an all-cloud bank.

As Tapabrata Pal, senior director of agile at Capital One told Computerworld UK last year: ”About 40 percent of our production workload is on AWS now. At 40 percent we are larger than Netflix on the AWS footprint, it's huge. We are not running a hybrid model - our focus is everything on cloud. There are data centre-based applications being transformed, re-written, re-engineered, thrown out, to get to cloud."

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Richard DunbarOakridge Landscape IncTechnical Vice President44350
Jeanne Duarte, CPESC, CPSWQ, CISECStorm Water Resources LLCTreasurer41588
Mr. Daniel Reynaga, CPESC, QSDProfile Products LLCSecretary42046
Jeffrey D. Endicott, PE, BCEE, CPESC, QSDCASC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.President28367
Ronald H. DietzDietz Hydroseeding CoDirector18344
Tyler PalmerLSC Environmental Products, LLCDirector43164
Julie Etra, CPESC, MSWestern Botanical Services IncDirector18187
Melanie SoteloCASC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.Director74552
Ms. Cyndi Brinkhurst, B.S., A.A., A.S.IECA Western ChapterChapter Administrator60675
Jeanne Duarte, CPESC, CPSWQ, CISECStorm Water Resources LLCAdministrative Vice President41588
Mr. Troy A. OgasawaraGeotech Solutions, Inc.Ambassador19607
Ken Kristoffersen, MBA, CISEC, CPESCCAL-STORM Compliance Inc.Ambassador50487
Erika Horn, CESSWIKCM GroupAmbassador51933
Mr. Dennis L. Richards, PE, D.WREPremier EngineeringAmbassador17908
Mr. Marvin E. Davis, CPESC, PE, QSD/QSPMarvin E. Davis & AssociatesAmbassador18190

IECA is the foremost organization for those involved in or concerned about soil erosion control. Membership (in IECA) tells others you take erosion control seriously and you want to help make a difference.

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IELTS exams in India and Thailand – October 2008 (Academic)

Our friends from all over the world keep sharing – a student from India and a student from Thailand sat the IELTS test (an Academic module) and here’s what happened:

IELTS in India (thanks, R!)

Speaking test

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– Do you work or are you a student?
– Do you like holidays?
– Tell me about your last holiday
– Do you think there should be more holidays?

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– What kind of weather or climate is there in the summer and the winter season?
– Do you think that in your country there are any jobs affected by a particular season?
– Why do you think in some parts of the world people want the warm season?
– What difficulties do people have to face during the summer and winter seasons?

IELTS in Thailand (thanks, J!)

Listening test

The topics were about taxation and a library.

Reading test

The topics were about ‘why people come to study in Australia’ and censorship.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)

We were given line graphs that compared CDs sold in music shops, supermarkets, and through the Internet

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Why many people like to live on their own. What are the social effects of this?

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Since 2001, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has been a key partner in strengthening the development of Timor-Leste’s electoral sector. IFES election experts were posted in Timor-Leste to support the National Elections Commission (CNE) and Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) as they organized some of Timor-Leste’s earliest elections. For example, IFES provided the STAE with voter registration and information technology support for the 2004-2005 Suco (local) elections. In later election cycles, IFES provided support for the development of electoral dispute resolution mechanisms and the nation’s electoral legal framework.

Through the “Strengthening Inclusive Elections and Political Process” program supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, IFES, as part of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening, worked to enhance the capacities of the election management and oversight bodies to develop and implement effective and inclusive voter and civic education strategies ahead of the 2017 elections. IFES assisted in developing a civic education campaign with CNE and local civil society partners to engage voters through social media and other innovative strategies prior to the elections. IFES also helped CNE to establish and manage an elections media center within the CNE headquarters. Staffed by CNE personnel working with an experienced media engagement adviser, the media center helped CNE organize press events and actively engage media as partners in disseminating voter information. IFES also worked with the STAE to enhance its capacity to conduct voter education through an inclusive process that targets the participation of rural and remote communities, women, youth and persons with disabilities in the electoral process.

For the 2018 early parliamentary elections, IFES is continuing its work with STAE and CNE to provide on-demand technical assistance on voter education, polling and counting, and media engagement. IFES is also furthering its collaborations with its local civil society partners to support a disability access monitoring mission and promote the engagement of young voters prior to Election Day.


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After putting my DS lite back together (replacing hinges) I now have upper screen problems. It comes on, them immediately goes black. The lower screen works fine. I re-worked it, same problem. Should I try a third time? Please don't tell me somehow I blew my upper screen.

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The main thing that people do by mistake when fitting a new hinge is inadvertently tear the top screen ribbon. This will make the tops screen flash as if its going to come on and then go black - Your DS power light will also flash as this issue will prevent your DS from booting. Things to check - make sure the top screen ribbon is fully inserted into the connector, I know it sounds simple but its an error that lots of people make. If this doesnt work and you cant see a tear in the ribbon either, I'm afraid its a new top screen. Although obviously it'd be a new top screen if the cable has a tear in it.

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Thanks, I'll give it another look. I really don't think I tore the ribbon. I was very careful and also the bottom screen works fine. It's very tedious work and I have been letting this sit for months. If this it's not a bad connection I may scrap it before I buy another screen...this has been more than I care to deal with. My poor daughter is terribly attached to her DS lite. She will not like the idea of just buying a new one. Thanks again!

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Water goes back to Ain al-Souda after rehabilitation project of the water station implemented by IhsanRD

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Ihsan for Relief and Development team rehabilitated the Ein El-Souda water station in the western region of Idlib, in addition to rehabilitation of the water network within the town and supporting the operating of the station with fuel and chlorine for five months.
The water station serves the town of Ain al-Souda and the town of Ein al-Bardeh, with a population of about 9000 citizens.
In order to rehabilitate the Ain-Al-Suda water station, the project team carried out a number of activities including: Provision and installation of Generator 200 KVA with fuel tanks, 100KVA power transformer, installation of fuel tanks, supplying sterilization systems with the necessary materials and installation of electrical control panels.
In addition to rehabilitating the water station and the water network, the project includes activating the collection system of water revenues through the installation of household meters and training of the station cadres on the collection and operation system and the necessary periodic maintenance to ensure that the station is still working properly after the end of the support period.


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Weekly Insight: Washington Worries

Sober policymakers, buoyant equities What next for China's RMB? Still many questions Russia-government confident the worst is over Ukraine-tentative p

IIF Dispatch: Update from India

Our recent visit for a Conference (held jointly with Exim Bank/NSE/IFC) on "Fulfilling India's Potential" found a generally positive mood with improvi

European Political Quagmire

Merkel is weakened domestically. France is entering a year of presidential elections. There is very little polit

March 2016 EM Growth Tracker

EM GROWTH SHOWS SOME FURTHER ACCELERATION After a slight moderation in February, our EM Growth Tracker points to a modest pick-up in March. Our track

Bahrain: Increasing Fiscal Strains

In the absence of tighter fiscal policy or exchange rate flexibility, the fiscal deficit will remain large and public debt will rise further to about

IIF Dispatch: Update on Peru

Fujimori wins first round. With 83% of the votes now counted, Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular) won the presidential elections held on April 10 with alm

April 2016 Capital Flows to Emerging Markets

Since our January report, emerging markets have staged a striking turnaround as asset prices have bounced back and inflows revived. But, while tail ri

Russia: Quest for Credibility

Despite the recent hawkish tone, the key policy rate is likely to be cut later this year to 10% provided that oil prices d

Weekly Insight: Sober Start for Q2

1. FX in focus: '  As investors watch the Fed --which in turn appears to be watching the markets (see below)--U.S. rat

Venezuela: Judgment Day Coming

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Economic Views: Asia Six - Foreign Direct Equity Inflows Rebounding

Foreign direct equity investment in Asia Six jumped in Q3 2017 as inflows to India recovered after two soft quarters following the demonetization shoc

China Spotlight: Corporate Leverage May Have Peaked

China's state-owned companies are suffering from high leverage and low return, "¦ "¦ partly due to their high concentration in upstream heavy industri

Cyber Risk Insurance: A Growth Market Adapting to a Changing Risk

Cyber risk coverage generates around USD 3-4 billion in annual premiums globally, and is expected to grow to USD 20 billion within a decade - making i

IIF Weekly Insight: Little Margin for Error

Reassessing valuations as markets price in more U.S. rate hikes Rumbles of concern about high-yield borrowers' Flat yield curves weigh on bank profita

December 2017 Global Regulatory Update

The December 2017 IIF Global Regulatory Update provides updates on current work streams in: Regulatory Capital G20 Recovery and Resolution AML/CFT Ac

December 2017 Capital Markets Monitor: Replacing LIBOR-Challenges Ahead

"¢ Potential phaseout of LIBOR raises key questions-what happens to LIBOR and legacy financial contracts that reference LIBOR after 2021, and what are

Economic Views: Russia - Higher Oil Prices Boost BoP Outlook

Our model suggests that a USD10 pb oil price increase boosts the current account by USD15 billion.' The current level of oil prices, if maintained, wo

Economic Views: Turkey - Facing a Challenging Growth Outlook

Sizable government credit guarantees boosted output growth this year. With the credit impulse weakening, output growth will likely slow down to 4% or

IIF Flows Alert: A mini boom-bust for EM flows

"¢ After weeks of strength, daily EM portfolio flows turned sharply negative in late November "¢ Anticipation of Senate approval of the U.S. tax refor

Global Macro Views: The BoP Outlook in China and Saudi Arabia

China and Saudi Arabia are key members of the so-called "Dollar block." Both have in recent years experienced large declines in official reserves. In

IIF Headquarters
1333 H St NW, Suite 800E
Washington, DC 20005-4770
Tel: +1 202 857-3600
Fax: +1 202 775-1430
Email: info@iif.com

IIF Middle East and Africa
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DIFC, The Gate Building,
Level 15
P.O. Box 121208
Dubai, United Arab
Tel: +971 4401 9651

IIF Asia Pacific
Regional Office - Beijing
Winland International Finance Centre
Suite F920, 9F
No.7 Jinrong Avenue
Xicheng District, Beijing
100032, PRC
Tel: +86 10 5836 9100
Fax: +86 10 5836 9300

IIF Asia Pacific
Regional Office - Singapore
50 Raffles Place
#22-06 Singapore Land
Singapore 048623
Tel: +65 6592 5089

IIF European
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1000 Brussels
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The IIF is the leading voice for the financial services industry on global regulatory issues. We engage continuously and constructively with global standard setters and policymakers through formal submissions and reports, as well as through regular dialogue and high-level symposia.

We help shape the global policy and regulatory agenda by providing industry input and feedback. We focus on issues such as international capital and liquidity standards for banks and insurers, resolution and recovery policy issues, derivatives market rules, international conduct standards, shadow banking, supervision and risk management, and accounting standards, among many others.

Members participate in working groups and committees with industry peers and interact with public sector representatives, facilitated by the IIF.

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Regional Office
DIFC, The Gate Building,
Level 15
P.O. Box 121208
Dubai, United Arab
Tel: +971 4401 9651

IIF Asia Pacific
Regional Office - Beijing
Winland International Finance Centre
Suite F920, 9F
No.7 Jinrong Avenue
Xicheng District, Beijing
100032, PRC
Tel: +86 10 5836 9100
Fax: +86 10 5836 9300

IIF Asia Pacific
Regional Office - Singapore
50 Raffles Place
#22-06 Singapore Land
Singapore 048623
Tel: +65 6592 5089

IIF European
Representative Office
Square de Meeûs 23
14th Floor
1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 430 37 08

IIF Regional Office
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London E14 5NP
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Spring, 2017, Issue of IACRL Newsletter is Available

Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)

March 21, 2017

The Spring, 2017, issue of the IACRL Newsletter is out! To access it, click here. Some of this issue’s highlights are listed below.

  • ACRL 2017 Conference Preview: find out when and where your Illinois colleagues will be presenting
  • messages from  IACRL President Lindsay Harmon, CARLI Senior Director Anne Craig, and ILA President Melissa Gardner
  • profiles of award winners, including Library Luminaries Jessie White and Kip Kolkmeier, along with Atkinson/Demco Award recipient Dee Brennan
  • how libraries are serving refugees and asylum-seekers

Thank you to the IACRL Communications Committee and other contributors for all of their hard work in making this issue a success!

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antique traditions and new forms of hospitality .
the two constructions were restored using reconstructions techniques based on bio-architecture principles :eco-compatible materials that were carefully identified and selected in order to reproduce the original style , typical of a rural culture ththa has all but disappeared. the reconstruction work carried out is barely noticeable.Thanks to the materials and design elements the traditional exterior was maintained and the interior was turned into comfortable contemporary living space.Authenti historical testimonials are found in the outdoor area where the archaeologists discovered the remains of a cenobite basiliano , or monastery ,which from the seventh to the twelfth century , was inhabited by Greek-Oriental rite monks.The significance of the ancient origins is highlighted by the use of local materials , foremost of all limestone.These materials , typical of Campania , make for imposing constructions that draw attention to the history of the area. Moreover , the subsequent modern-key interpretation of the materials has resulted a very warm and comfortable environment ,where staying becomes a pleasure .Beams and floors in artisan terra-cotta and ancient stone like pietra calpazio of Capaccio give il cannito a unique atmosphere that combines the charm of history with the latest in comfort .

Essentiality and design all rooms are equipped with :

  • air conditioning
  • heated floor
  • hydro-massage and hydro-sonic bathtubs
  • minibar
  • tv lcd
  • safe
  • wifi

the bathrooms are mini wellness area where guests can relax in soothing hydro-massage and hydro-sonic bathtubs and dedicate themselves to body care and comfort.
the unique effect of this perfect form of integration is that of virtually eliminating any barriers.In the living area special emphasis is a placed on essential elements, light , and nature with a view to enhancing wellness and comfort.


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NEO N003 Premium Hard Reset

When You Have To Factory Reset Your NEO N003 Premium?

  • You wanna Erase All Data From Phone
  • Forgotten Security Screen Lock Code
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  • If Your Phone Seems Frozen Due To Any Cases.
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Hard Reset NEO N003 Premium

Are your looking for a way to make your NEO N003 Premium work faster? Do you wish to clear all of the data on your NEO N003 Premium before selling it to someone else? Would you like to system work faster? Well what you need is the factory reset.

What is it? Factory reset (aka hard reset) is an operation which deletes all data (including settings, applications, calendars, pictures etc) on your NEO N003 Premium and brings back the default settings which makes your device as if it came right from the manufacturer in 2013 year.

When do you need to perform such operation? When you need your NEO N003 Premium to work faster, when there are some difficulties in the performance of the operating system or when you just want to get rid of everithing that has been stored in your NEO N003 Premium. The NEO N003 Premium was powered by MediaTek MT6589T with 1500.0 MHZ and 4 cores chipset and after a while it's good idea to perform the hard reset in order to speed up device. The efficient processor and 2000.0 MB of RAM provide enormous performance after returning them to factory state. After the restoring the Li-Ion 3000.0 battery should work longer. What's all important you will have the whole 32000.0 MB storage available.

The HardReset.Info is a website with factory reset descriptions of more than twenty thousand devices. But that is not all. You will also find the some useful tricks, interesing articles, vidoes with the tutorials, answers to the frequently asked questions and more. Just click on Hard Reset NEO N003 Premium button and you will see it all.

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Circle Introduces Crypto Version of US Dollar

Crypto Exchange Blockchain Technology Market USA

Circle has recently announced new cryptocurrency- Circle USDC (USD Coin). The company’s blog post stated, “A price-stable currency, such as a token pegged to the U.S. dollar, is critical for enabling mainstream adoption of blockchain technology for payments as well as for supporting maturation in financial contracts built on smart contract platforms, such as tokenized securities, and property.”

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Apprentice Landscape Gardener

Wokingham RG40
The apprentice is required to put customer service at the heart their interaction with customers. A positive and amenable attitude, with good attention to...

BMW /MINI Trainee Service Advisor

The training programme will have a strong focus on the retail environment and the high customer service expectations of BMW & MINI customers, as well as Service...

Property Management Apprentice - SM1

Encompass LATC Ltd
Sutton SM1
£12,579 a year
In the last 5 years we have employed 18 apprentices, 7 of which have continued on to full-time employment within the company, 4 have used their qualification...

TUI Retail Travel Apprentice, 37.5 Hours

Help make our customers smile and in return you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, pension scheme and some excellent incentives across a variety of...

We are looking for apprentices to complete a Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering, which will enable the apprentice to become a qualified Elevator Engineer....

2019 Apprenticeship - Data and Analytics

You must have a real passion for analysing data and be a great communicator who loves working as part of a team and helping us go above and beyond for our...

Apprentice - Project Controls (Winnersh) Reading

Studying towards your BTEC level 3 in National Diploma Operations and Maintenance Engineering & NVQ Level 2 in Performing Engineering Operations....

Royal Mail Fleet Apprentice - Gatwick

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Do you want to work on all makes and models of vehicle for the general public and our business customers as well as our own fleet?...

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Great Salt Plains Midstream is adding a Chief Financial Officer to their team. Develop financial and tax strategies....

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Vice President for Finance and Business Operations & CFO

Oklahoma City, OK 73106
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The CFO provides leadership, vision, and oversight for the university’s financial operations encompassing sound, ethical, and transparent fiscal planning,...

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Beady Bear (Paperback)

By Don Freeman

Puffin Books, 9780140501971, 48pp.

Publication Date: February 24, 1977

List Price: 6.99*
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A toy bear goes off to a cave to live as a real bear should, only to find he needs something more to be truly happy.

About the Author

Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students' League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings.

Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for "The New York Times" and "The Herald Tribune." This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater.

He was introduced to the world of children's literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!"

Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.

Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including "Corduroy," "A Pocket for Corduroy," and the Caldecott Honor Book "Fly High, Fly Low."


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That's Not Funny, That's Sick (Hardcover)

The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream

By Ellin Stein

W. W. Norton & Company, 9780393074093, 448pp.

Publication Date: June 24, 2013

List Price: 27.95*
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Ranging from sophisticated political satire to broad raunchy jokes, the National Lampoon introduced iconoclasm to the mainstream, selling millions of copies to an audience both large and devoted. Its excursions into live shows, records, and radio helped shape the anarchic earthiness of John Belushi, the suave slapstick of Chevy Chase, and the deadpan wit of Bill Murray, and brought them together with other talents such as Harold Ramis, Christopher Guest, and Gilda Radner. A new generation of humorists emerged from the crucible of the Lampoon to help create Saturday Night Live and the influential film Animal House, among many other notable comedy landmarks.

Journalist Ellin Stein, an observer of the scene since the early 1970s, draws on a wealth of revealing, firsthand interviews with the architects and impresarios of this comedy explosion to offer crucial insight into a cultural transformation that still echoes today. Brimming with insider stories and set against the roiling political and cultural landscape of the 1970s, That's Not Funny, That's Sick goes behind the jokes to witness the fights, the parties, the collaborations--and the competition--among this fraternity of the self-consciously disenchanted. Decades later, their brand of subversive humor that provokes, offends, and often illuminates is as relevant and necessary as ever.