James Thomas Geffert 88 of Ridgewood NJ and Bartonsville PA, passed away Wednesday May 30, 2018, after a battle with heart disease.
He leaves his beloved wife of 61 years, Dorothy.
Born and raised in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Andrew Geffert and Anna Geffert.
James worked with his brother Thomas during summers in the Pocono Mountains while attending Penn State University. At Penn State he was the Editor of the 1952 La Vie yearbook and was involved in many other campus activities and a member of The Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities organization. Upon graduation he immediately enlisted in the Army's Third Armored Division and after training at Ft. Knox he served in Europe. He retained a lifelong interest in Military history.
Upon returning from military service, James worked in New York City where he had a long career as a Madison Avenue Advertising Executive.
He was an avid golfer and skier and once battled back from a near fatal skiing injury and a second accident that easily could have been. He was a passionate NY Giants, NY Rangers and NY Yankees fan. He enjoyed reading, travel, weekends in the Pocono Mountains and when not busy, he pursued artwork and painting. A man of many passions, he cared most for his family.
Surviving are his four sons: James and his wife Aurora, Robert and Howard, W Scott and his wife Rita, and Peter. There are four grandchildren: Stephanie Roth, Allen, Ryan and Sawyer and his great granddaughter Calla. Also surviving is his brother Thomas and wife Anne.


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Tampon tax is just the tip of the iceberg
Tampon tax has finally fallen. This means an immediate injection of cash into the hands – and the households – of women. Right now women have an opportunity to come together to offset both the societal cost of menstruation and a broader gender bias. But will we?
If you need a neatly wrapped African example of the impact cutting tax on sanitary pads and tampons can have on a society impact by poverty, just look to Kenya. In 2004 the Kenyan government became the first in the world to repeal the so-called tampon tax. Plus the Kenyan government is also involved in distributing free pads to school girls; something the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government in South Africa is currently trying out after years of promises under the Jacob Zuma administration that free sanitary pads would be provided to poor women and girls.
Yes, these are positive moves and Kenya has certainly been proactive, but still a 2015 study published in the Journal of Women's Health found that one in 10 15-year-old girls in Kenya were having sex to pay for sanitary products, while Kenyan social advocacy group ZanaAfrica told the UK's Guardian newspaper that 65% of women and girls in the country still cannot afford sanitary pads. So cutting tax is just half the story.
Mauritius only recently scrapped its tampon tax, in 2017, joining a small group that includes the likes of Canada, Nigeria, Tanzania and Australia. Just this year India too announced a 100% exception of general sales tax on sanitary products earlier. According to news agency AFP some 60% of women in India between the ages of 16 and 24 do not have access to feminine hygiene products, rising to 80% in the country's poorer states. This highlights that while countries like Hungary, Sweden, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom continue to tax these products, the impact of removing tax on these necessary items can have a positive impact on women from poorer households. But the Kenyan example shows us that cutting tax alone might not be enough.
Earlier this year the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic added its voice to the likes of activists such as #FreeToBleed and social activism group Amandla Mobi and petitioned National Treasury to zero-rate sanitary products. At the time the Law Clinic's Monja Posthumus-Meyjes, Danielle Louw and Erika Wright, together with Faculty of Law lecturers Dr Lize Mills and Silke de Lange, argued that a lack of access resulted in poor hygiene which could post serious health risks. Furthermore they noted: "About 30% of female learners in South African schools do not attend school when they menstruate as they cannot afford sanitary hygiene products. This means that a girl could effectively lose about 90 days of schooling a year as a direct result of issues relating to menstruation."
The impact of menstruation on school attendance for girls who cannot afford sanitary products has been well recorded by the likes of United Nations and the World Bank, but there are other issues at play too. These include pregnancy, poverty, child labour, discrimination and cultural conditioning which placed the education of boy children above their female counterparts.
Over the lifetime of a single woman, the financial cost of feminine hygiene also adds up. In 2014 the British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research published an article exploring the feasibility of using reusable menstrual cups in which the authors estimated that "an average [western] woman will use as many as 17 000 pads and tampons in her lifetime". They also made mention of the environmental impact of the disposal of these contaminated pads and tampons. What is the case in South Africa?
Well, in South Africa, a box of 24 Lil-Lets current costs in the region of R53.95 and eight Always Maxi pads is R22.95. That's an estimated cost of R2.87 per pad and R2.25 per tampon. Assuming a preference for either one or the other, the average woman will spend between R48 790 and R38 250 on these products over her lifetime. That, of course, is in today's money and does not take into account the impact of inflation – or indeed the potential impact of compound interest if the woman in question decided to save this small amount each month instead of allocating it elsewhere in her budget.
As a company active in the socio-economic development of women through advocacy and the provision of microloans through the Siyakhula Microfinance Institution, WDB Holdings knows full well the importance that even a small amount can make to empowering a woman; especially those in challenging financial circumstances.
While for women living on the bread line the roughly R23 per period which the VAT exception will translate into per month will doubtless go back into the household budget, those women who fall into South Africa's wide – and widening – definition of middle class status (a household income of between R5 600 and R40 000 a month), can and should consider the benefits of saving this R23 a month.
According to Statistics SA's mid-year population estimate for 2018, about 51% (29.5 million) of South Africans are women. Of this about 19.6 million are aged between 10 and 54, which falls into the average band for menstruating women (about 13 and 50). If just half of these women put R23 a month into a Tax Free Savings Account for the duration of their periods (around 37 years), earned just 6% in interest and then left the money untouched until they retired at 65, this would give them each a nest-egg of over R36 000. Together these 9.8 million women would have saved a collective R352.8 billion. This does not, of course, take into the account the impact of inflation on these figures and rising interest rates; which would swell this number.
This injection of women-controlled capital into the South African economy would not only be a wealth creation tool, but would give women the leverage and the advocacy needed to increase the voice women have in society.
For years the tampon tax has existed in law as a form of gender discrimination and bias, this is as true for South Africa as it is today for those countries which continue to cling to this unfair form of taxation. The zero VAT-rated victory on sanitary products is undoubtedly a win, but to make it a real victory for the women of South Africa requires us to put our heads together and be mindful about the financial potential of this saving.
In a 2017 paper, Professor of Law Bridget Crawford, from Pace University in New York (Tampon Taxes, Discrimination, and Human Rights), wrote: "It does not require any special training in law or economics to understand that taxes on menstrual products mean less money left in the female consumer's pocket. Once widespread differences in treatment have been identified and named, if enough girls and women (and their supporters) become activated, reform efforts should follow."
Yes, women have secured a victory over the tampon tax; let's make this the first of many.
*Faith Khanyile is CEO of WDB Investment Holdings

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Capistrano::Configuration.instance(:must_exist).load do
  namespace :deprec do
    namespace :god do

      set(:god_log_dir) { "/var/log" }
      set(:god_pid_dir) { "/var/run/god" }
      set :god_dir, '/etc/god'
      set :god_conf_dir, '/etc/god/conf'
      set(:god_conf) { "/etc/god/god.conf" }

      # Install

      desc "Install god"
      task :install, :roles => :app do
        gem2.install 'god'
      end

      task :symlink_logrotate_config, :roles => :web do
        sudo "ln -sf /etc/god/logrotate.conf /etc/logrotate.d/god"
      end

      SYSTEM_CONFIG_FILES[:god] = [

        {:template => 'god-init-script',
         :path => '/etc/init.d/god',
         :mode => 0755,
         :owner => 'root:root'},

        {:template => 'god.conf.erb',
         :path => '/etc/god.conf',
         :mode => 0755,
         :owner => 'root:root'}
      ]

      PROJECT_CONFIG_FILES[:god] = [

        {:template => 'god_mongrel.god.erb',
         :path => 'god_mongrel.god',
         :mode => 0644,
         :owner => 'root:root'},

        {:template => 'god_mysql.god.erb',
         :path => "god_mysql.god",
         :mode => 0600,
         :owner => 'root:root'},

        {:template => 'god_nginx.god.erb',
         :path => "god_nginx.god",
         :mode => 0600,
         :owner => 'root:root'},

        {:template => 'god_thin.god.erb',
         :path => "god_thin.god",
         :mode => 0600,
         :owner => 'root:root'},

        {:template => 'logrotate.conf.erb',
         :path => "logrotate.conf",
         :mode => 0644,
         :owner => 'root:root'}

      ]

      desc "Generate configuration file(s) for god from template(s)"
      task :config_gen do
        config_gen_system
        config_gen_project
      end

      task :config_gen_system do
        SYSTEM_CONFIG_FILES[:god].each do |file|
          deprec2.render_template(:god, file)
        end
      end

      task :config_gen_project do
        PROJECT_CONFIG_FILES[:god].each do |file|
          deprec2.render_template(:god, file)
        end
      end

      desc 'Deploy configuration files(s) for god'
      task :config, :roles => :app do
        config_system
        config_project
      end

      task :config_system, :roles => :app do
        deprec2.mkdir(god_dir, :via => :sudo)
        deprec2.mkdir(god_log_dir, :via => :sudo)
        deprec2.mkdir(god_pid_dir, :via => :sudo)
        deprec2.push_configs(:god, SYSTEM_CONFIG_FILES[:god])
      end

      task :config_project, :roles => :app do
        deprec2.push_configs(:god, PROJECT_CONFIG_FILES[:god])
        symlink_mongrel_config
        symlink_mysql_config
        symlink_nginx_config
        symlink_nginx_config
        symlink_logrotate_config
      end

      task :symlink_mongrel_config, :roles => :app do
        deprec2.mkdir(god_conf_dir, :via => :sudo)
        sudo "ln -sf #{deploy_to}/god/god_mongrel.god #{god_conf_dir}/mongrel_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :unlink_mongrel_config, :roles => :app do
        sudo "test -L #{god_conf_dir}/mongrel_#{application}.god && unlink #{god_conf_dir}/mongrel_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :symlink_mysql_config, :roles => :app do
        deprec2.mkdir(god_conf_dir, :via => :sudo)
        sudo "ln -sf #{deploy_to}/god/god_mysql.god #{god_conf_dir}/mysql_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :unlink_mysql_config, :roles => :app do
        sudo "test -L #{god_conf_dir}/mysql_#{application}.god && unlink #{god_conf_dir}/mysql_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :symlink_nginx_config, :roles => :app do
        deprec2.mkdir(god_conf_dir, :via => :sudo)
        sudo "ln -sf #{deploy_to}/god/god_nginx.god #{god_conf_dir}/nginx_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :unlink_nginx_config, :roles => :app do
        sudo "test -L #{god_conf_dir}/nginx_#{application}.god && unlink #{god_conf_dir}/nginx_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :symlink_thin_config, :roles => :app do
        deprec2.mkdir(god_conf_dir, :via => :sudo)
        sudo "ln -sf #{deploy_to}/god/god_thin.god #{god_conf_dir}/thin_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :unlink_thin_config, :roles => :app do
        sudo "test -L #{god_conf_dir}/thin_#{application}.god && unlink #{god_conf_dir}/thin_#{application}.god"
      end

      task :symlink_logrotate_config, :roles => :web do
        sudo "ln -sf #{deploy_to}/god/logrotate.conf /etc/logrotate.d/god-#{application}"
      end

      desc "Start god"
      task :start, :roles => :app do
        sudo "/etc/init.d/god start"
      end

      desc "Stop god"
      task :stop, :roles => :app  do
        sudo "/etc/init.d/god stop"
      end

      desc "Restart god"
      task :restart, :roles => :app  do
        send "/etc/init.d/god restart"
      end

      desc "Reload god"
      task :reload, :roles => :app  do
        sudo "/etc/init.d/god reload"
      end

      desc <<-DESC
        Activate god start scripts on server.
        Setup server to start god on boot.
      DESC
      task :activate do
        sudo "update-rc.d god defaults"
      end

      desc <<-DESC
        Dectivate god start scripts on server.
        Setup server to start god on boot.
      DESC
      task :deactivate do
        sudo "update-rc.d -f god remove"
      end

      task :backup do
        # there's nothing to backup for god
      end

      task :restore do
        # there's nothing to restore for god
      end

    end
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Hi, does anybody know how to overclock this CPU, what program to use to do it, etc?
And yes it is overclockable, not by much, but it would be great if you could help anyway.
Well that depends on what motherboard we are talking about. A CPU-Z link will be a good place to start.
You pretty much shut down your help by not answering the asked questions or providing any supportive info. FYI, AMD 785GX is a chipset model. There are only about 100 different motherboards that use it. Also, CPU-Z is more than just a frequency monitor and everybody here knows exactly what it is, so your explanation was not necessary. It only made you sound more derogatory. You came here asking for help, nobody here is going to pull teeth for your info to do so.
Nah. My 'yokel' mind can't be bothered with you.


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2015 Summer Study Guide: A Legendary Summer
Rachel Zar
Twyla Tharp's summer workshop offers dancers a rare opportunity.
Longtime Tharp dancer and workshop instructor Rika Okamoto demonstrates a movement. Photo by Kyle Froman.
Reed Tankersley (left) and other workshop dancers. Photo by Kyle Froman.
It's the third week of the Twyla Tharp Summer Workshop at Barnard College in New York City, and 30 students are in a repertoire class working on Tharp's iconic piece, The One Hundreds. They've already learned phrases 1 through 25, and teacher and longtime Tharp dancer Rika Okamoto is beginning to teach section 26. She starts by demonstrating the legs—a series of rocking motions, popped arches and relevés. The students—who include high school and college dancers, as well as professionals—pick it up quickly. They also easily grasp the head's movements, and then the eyes, when taught individually. But when Okamoto asks the dancers to put all the elements together, things fall apart. They clearly struggle, laughing nervously as they try to coordinate the conflicting motions. "This one's almost impossible," Okamoto says to the class. "I know maybe one person who's ever been able to do it correctly."
Participants in a class. Photo by Kyle Froman.
It's clear that the perfect candidates for this workshop are those who are interested in truly being challenged. "The movement is difficult, but I think it's one of the reasons that people are in the room," says Tharp. "They want to be challenged physically and mentally. It's important to me when I audition dancers that they can think quickly and that they're not intimidated by new information. That's one of the things we really focus on giving these students."
Indeed, interesting movement is only half of what makes Tharp's choreography so special. It's also the intricate, often mathematical, patterns—plus, the opportunity for dancers to make their own choreographic choices. "Twyla told us that dancers have to be wildly independent," says workshop attendee Austin Sora, a recent graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and apprentice with Buglisi Dance Theatre. "It's important to be a thinking dancer and not just expect an authority figure to tell you what to do. I'll take that lesson with me." This autonomy is clear later in the day when the dancers work on Tharp's The Fugue; dancers are told to decide in the moment when they will incorporate different bits of choreography, and are expected to count at their own pace, instead of listening to music.
Austin Sora works through a phrase. Photo by Kyle Froman.
The workshop will be given again this summer for two weeks in New York City. Each day starts with a technique class, with every phrase specially designed by Tharp to introduce students to her style. "My approach to teaching is a one-room school house; there's something for everyone," says Tharp, who calls the first technique class of the day Treefrog. It includes a strength-training warm-up, a series of center combinations designed to work through every muscle in the feet, legs and abdominals, and complex, high-energy across-the-floor combinations that look like they could have easily been taken straight from Tharp's choreography. Each element is designed to keep dancers centered, on their leg and working their feet into the floor—important tools that can easily be translated into any style students focus on in the future. "Treefrog is about the paradox of being very grounded yet very high on the leg," Tharp says. "It's intended to make the dancer capable of moving in any direction very quickly, like a boxer."
After morning technique class, the students have an hour and a half of Tharp repertoire. After lunch, they have another 45-minute technique class to warm up, followed by two and a half more hours of repertoire. The dancers learn excerpts from a selection of Tharp's works, which are performed at an in-studio showcase. Like the technique classes, the repertoire is chosen specifically for its range, both in technical difficulty and style. The Fugue tests dancers' memory, The One Hundreds works on counterpoint, Sweet Fields is classically based, Surfer At The River Styx is grounded in modern technique and Ocean's Motion has a rock-and-roll edge.
As varied as Tharp's choreography is, so are the dancers who are attracted to her program. "We have some classically trained dancers in the workshop, some who are more focused on modern dance and some with very little training, who are here to move and to think," Tharp says. "I'm interested in everybody."
While most dancers in attendance have experienced either Tharp choreography or technique in some context (Sora, for example, had taken Treefrog class at Marymount), they are generally not fluent in it. "A lot of these dancers have seen Twyla's ballets," Okamoto says. "But they've never seen what goes behind them." So the program starts with the basic concepts of her movement, but progresses quickly.
"Your brain almost explodes by the end of each day," says attendee and recent Juilliard graduate Reed Tankersley. "When we're taught information, we're expected to retain it the whole time, which has kept me on my toes."
While Okamoto and 14-year Tharp dancer Alexander Brady generally lead classes and repertoire sessions, during the 2014 workshop, Tharp was often in the building, drifting in and out of the studio and stepping in to give the occasional correction or note. And from time to time, she taught the entire afternoon technique class—a rare occurrence for Tharp, who seldom even accompanies Okamoto or Brady when they set works on professional companies.
The prevalence of Tharp's choreography makes knowing her style a valuable weapon for any aspiring professional. Indeed, there are few genres in which dancers won't encounter Tharp's work. And now, as The Joyce Theater's current artist in residence, she continues to create work, and the Tharp ballet masters and dancers offer daily open company class at the Dance Art New York Studios. "She does concert dance, she does Broadway, she does ballet," says Tankersley, who started dancing for Tharp after the workshop. "What I've learned here will be useful no matter where my career takes me."
Rachel Zar is a freelance writer in Chicago.
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Fox News host says it out loud: White House staffer demands apology
Multiple Sources | Aug 24, 2021 | Fresh Ink | 23
Joe Biden (Andrew Harnik/AP)
The Biden White House criticized Fox News on Monday after Fox & Friends weekend host Rachel Campos-Duffy accused first lady Jill Biden of failing the United States by letting Joe Biden run for president.
'This is disgusting. @RCampusDuffy and @FoxNews know better. They can do better and their viewers deserve better,' Jill Biden's press secretary Michael La Rosa wrote on Twitter.
'I hope they'll apologize to the First Lady and leave this kind of talk in the [trash] where it belongs.'
What did Campos-Duffy say?
'When you look at what's hurting America, when you look at this lack of leadership, and you wonder who is responsible for putting someone this incompetent and frankly this mentally frail in this position?'
'As a political spouse, I cant help but look at Jill Biden.'
'No one knew better his state of mind than Jill – Dr. Jill Biden,'
'And If you ask me, the most patriotic thing Jill Biden could have done was tell her husband – to love her husband – and not let him run in this mental state that he's in. I think she failed the country as well.'
Not especially polite but is it true? Truth matters. What do you think?
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backpacker	on 12:31 pm August 24, 2021 at 12:31 pm
Jill Biden is a failure, as she married a criminal! What woman with any values would marry a criminal and a communist?
ltuser	on 2:57 pm August 24, 2021 at 2:57 pm
She may be female but she CERTAINLY IS NOT a woman, or a lady!
JustAThought2020	on 9:17 pm August 26, 2021 at 9:17 pm
That would be a babysitter who screws her boss then marries him ! Sound familiar?
overlord	on 12:52 pm August 24, 2021 at 12:52 pm
Truth hurts sometimes.
joe23006	on 1:02 pm August 24, 2021 at 1:02 pm
An apology would be in order if the statement weren't true but it is. From the debates back in 2019 throughout the campain a decline was noticeable at his appearances when he wasn't sequestered in a bunker somewhere. Responsibility also lies with those who endorsed and facilitated his candidacy when they should have realized the consequences to his health and the health of the nation. Now both are in serious decline.
IF anyone needs to be 'thrown in the trash', its JILL!
whkochiii	on 1:23 pm August 24, 2021 at 1:23 pm
Whether the President is sick or lying our country in essence is in very serious trouble. When we pull out on Monday 1000's of Americans will be left to die & our Afgan Allies will be executed. Joe Biden as a President is no laughing matter & if by luck the 25 th admendent is used we have Kamala Harris. We should thank every American who voted for him. What the hell were they thinking. Signing off, more I think about this the angrier I get. Bill K.
IN NO way, shape or form, should ANY leftist that voted for biden, EVER BE thanked for lumping us with this traitor. IF anything they all need to be CURSED!!
PatriotUSA	on 1:50 pm August 24, 2021 at 1:50 pm
'This is disgusting. @RCampusDuffy and @FoxNews know better.
What's disgusting is the damage being done to this country by the Radical Left.
Maybe these clowns just need to hear the truth.
MAG911	on 2:05 pm August 24, 2021 at 2:05 pm
I mean really…… Whoopi stated on her TV show that "Dr." Jill Biden is a great doctor (yeah right). So, Jill should have never let sleepy creepy senile Joe run for president. Dr. Jill has a "purchased" doctorate of Education (please read her first edition of her dissertation, it is a total joke not worthy of a middle school student) Sleepy creepy has always done the wrong thing for the citizens of the United States. Dr. Jill is a total joke. Ow could so many voters have been so stupid to vote for a moron???? IMHO
sjm	on 2:33 pm August 24, 2021 at 2:33 pm
Whoopi stated that right after Joyless Bahar said Jill Biden should be Surgeon General. Not one person on the show was smart enough to realize that she's not a MEDICAL doctor. As you said, if you read her dissertation, it's mind boggling she even got the degree in Literature.
Haniel Markradonn	on 2:43 pm August 24, 2021 at 2:43 pm
They don't care. They had Kathleeen Sebelius as HHS head, and she never saw a patient and was an administrator. Tedros is the head of the WHO and he isn't a doctor of any kind. He's a communist hack.
So, in their mind, Jill Biden is actually more qualified than even Tedros!
These are not smart people, folks. They are mere mouthpieces for the global elite. Jill Biden would be an atrocious, sick, demented choice for anything dealing with health care.
I often wonder, WHY JUST because someone got a PHD, they are called a doctor. WHEN SO MANY OF THEM, have never seen a single bloody patient? THAT TO ME is the definition of a doctor! SOMEONE who sees patients!
Son Of Thunder	on 2:16 pm August 24, 2021 at 2:16 pm
I would tell the White House to hold its breath and wait on that apology.
I've said it before and I'll repeat it now. What kind of wife would allow a husband, they supposedly love, with obvious cognitive issues to run for any elected office let alone POTUS. It speaks volumes about her and none of it's good. Rachel Campos-Duffy doesn't need to and should not apologize for speaking the truth
A power hungry female.. Certainly not a real, true wife!
Well, she wasn't wrong…
Liberals just like Liberaling and they don't care much about the rest of us. As long as they feel like they won the argument, that's all that matters.
Remember when Liberals were writing books on Donald Trump and how allegedly mentally unstable he was? Yeah. So, turn about is fair play.
They even had 'psychologists' ANALYZE HIM via his tv footage, and gave reports on him. BUT HOW DARE ANY republican even SUGGEST biden get mentally checked…
elderal	on 9:17 pm August 24, 2021 at 9:17 pm
All of Joe's handlers / puppetmasters, including Jill, are guilty of Elder Abuse…a crime in most states but perfectly acceptable within the White House, I see.
ltuser	on 1:34 am August 25, 2021 at 1:34 am
Remember, laws don't apply to demon-rats!
pumpkinjack	on 9:36 pm August 24, 2021 at 9:36 pm
Neither of the Bidens belong in the White House. I'm hardly concerned about how this affects "FLOTUS Jill" when the democrat press went after Melania Trump from the time she took her first step in the White House until the day she took her last step out. Give me a break!
Sarge E6	on 1:40 pm August 25, 2021 at 1:40 pm
I have been asking the same question for months! How could this wife allow her sick, demented, delusional husband to run and take office? He obviously is not in a sound mental condition to do the job, hasn't been for 3-4 years – maybe more? This is a clear case of ELDER ABUSE!!!
BUT elder abuse, seems, like all other laws, TO NOT apply to communists..


In twitch you can use the command !hawinner to see the previous winner for the month. I am proposing/suggesting that a sticky topic is made to include, going forward, the winner for the month, previous month winners(1 yr +), the number of entrants for the hugeaway for the given month, and possibly the prize won/value. Just a nice statistical suggestion.


To date, the HRB-TMRN has funded seven SWATs investing €85,000 in developing this initiative nationally. In 2019 the network will provide further funding for one SWAT award. This award is worth up to €25,000 (to include 25% institutional overheads of direct project costs) and will provide for the implementation of a self-contained methodological research study in a planned or an existing randomised trial. This funding is available to research teams in University College Cork, NUI Galway, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin.
The scope of the current call is to facilitate the embedding of a methodology research study within a planned or ongoing trial. The SWAT should address a methodology research question on any aspect of the trial, for example: design, conduct, analysis, reporting or dissemination of trials, for which there is current uncertainty. Novel methodology questions are welcome, however applicants may also choose to repeat a SWAT in a new trial setting. A full listing of published SWAT protocols are available on the MRC-HTMR All-Ireland Hub website.
One award of up to €25,000 (to include 25% institutional overheads of direct project costs) for up to 12 months in duration will be awarded in 2019. Applicants must be from one of the four eligible institutions; NUI Galway, UCC, TCD and UCD.
Trial investigator teams working on a planned or ongoing randomised trial are invited to apply. There are no eligibility restrictions for the lead applicant (e.g. previous grant holder) and early stage career researchers are welcome to apply, provided that the trial Principal Investigator supports the application and appropriate mentoring arrangements are in place.
Applicants must be registered members of the HRB-TMRN Clinical Trial Expertise Database (C-TED).
The application must include evidence from host institution of provision for funding for the ongoing trial (letter from research office). In the case where a trial is not funded and does not need funding to proceed, this will need justification.
Applications must provide evidence of mentoring arrangements (where appropriate) to provide academic and clinical/practice-based support.
Applicants must have a collaborator from the MRC Trials Methodology Research Platform (MRC-TMRP) (assistance in identifying suitable collaborators can be provided).
Queries relating to this application can be submitted by email to hrb-tmrn@nuigalway.ie, please include SWAT FUNDING 2019 in the subject line. All application forms must be submitted by email, along with relevant documentation to hrb-tmrn@nuigalway.ie by the deadline listed above.
Condition of award: The successful SWAT must be registered on the MRC Northern Ireland Hub for Trial Methodology SWAT Repository, which is an online database of ongoing SWATs.
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June is a house flipper in Hacienda Heights, CA. She discovers a run-down property for sale and decides to remodel it and re-sell it for a profit. The property costs $290,000 but she doesn't have the full amount so she takes a private money loan with Smith Finance Company. The borrower will need to fund 15% of the purchase price in cash to closing based on a 85% loan-to-value set by the lender. This makes the principle amount from Smith Finance Company $246,500. The parameters of the note also stipulate a three point origination fee which is to be paid at closing and a 18 month, interest only note with a 12% rate of interest.
In addition to paying the $7,395 origination fee, June will also fund $43,500 of the purchase with her own cash, or 15% of the purchase price. she will then pay $2,465 monthly to Smith Finance Company. At the expiration of the note, she sells the renovated property for $362,500. After deducting the $44,370 in interest expenses ($2,465 multiplied times 18 months), the $7,395 origination fee, the $246,500 principle amount on the note, and the $43,500 she brought to closing, she will make a total profit of $20,735 ($362,500 price minus $341,765 in total costs). This profit would then be reduced by any rehab costs paid by June.
Ken takes out a private money loan from South Star Lending so he can rehab a townhouse to resell in Hacienda Heights, CA. The loan has the following terms:
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Reggie Grooms was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1900. He was a well known painter, lithographer, lecturer, and educator. His father was a well known wood engraver who had prepared the engravings for illustrations by Henry Farny for McGuffey's Eclectic Reader. At the age of four, Reggie began painting in watercolor. His father used to work with him every Sunday afternoon. At the age of eight, Reggie began painting in oils. He continued to study art throughout high school and college. In 1923, he went to Europe to study painting at the Academie Julian in Paris. While in Paris he exhibited in the Spring Salons of both 1924 and 1925. The New York Times reported that he was the youngest American exhibiting in those shows. In 1925, Reggie was called back to Cincinnati to teach at the Cincinnati Art Academy and the University of Cincinnati School of Applied Arts. He taught painting at these schools for 46 years. Reggie took several painting trips to Spain, France, Ireland, Canada, California, New England, and the South. He had over 33 one-man shows during his life time. He influenced many artists and was respected by many. He died in 1989.


David Mohler, Duke's chief technology officer, called McAlpine a "smart-grid laboratory" for technology that is expected to see wider use during coming years. "It allows us to figure out, how do you use these assets in tandem?"
Duke expects to invest $1-billion in smart grid over the next five years.
Smart grid envisions increased interaction with customers, quicker response to outages and power demand, and use of renewable energy such as solar and wind power. It has the potential to save customers money by using less electricity and, possibly, save enough power to delay the need for new power plants.


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Vium Announces New Animal Alerting And Data Visualization Modules To Advance It's First Of Its Kind Smart Cage Technology
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2019 — (PRNewswire) —
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Vium, Inc., the scientific leader in delivering digital biomarker driven insights from preclinical in vivo research, will attend the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from October 13-17, 2019 (Booth # 887).
At the conference, Vium will be showcasing the newest features for its Vium Smart Housing™ System including animal health alerting and data visualization.
"Ensuring animal welfare is a central tenant to the collection of quality scientific data," said Laura Schaevitz, CSO of Vium. "Traditionally, researchers are limited in the data that can be collected from each animal on study. The Vium platform is fundamentally changing that paradigm. Digital biomarker data are collected continuously on each animal throughout the study with the goal of using these large data sets to create algorithms that more reliably and accurately predict disease and compound efficacy. Early on, we realized that unexpected mortality was a huge challenge that could serve as an initial testing ground and our attention turned to creating algorithms to identify unhealthy animals. The release of automated health alerting is a great example of how Vium can use the rich digital biomarker data sets to build algorithms to predict disease state in an animal."
The state-of-the-art platform, including Vium's Smart Housing™, Vium Cloud, and Research Suite is the gold-standard in vivo platform combining computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and sensor technology to non-invasively collect digital biomarkers from the animal in its home cage. These digital biomarkers include data on animal activity levels, breathing rate, and other behaviors. By providing continuous, rich data sets, the platform enables researchers to identify which digital biomarkers, or combinations of biomarkers, are the strongest indicators in a specific disease model. Currently, Vium, in collaboration with pharma, biotech, and academic partners, have explored digital signatures of more than 40 different animal models of disease.
"Vium's Smart housing™ system is now installed at 5 of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies," said Ted Ira, Vice President of Sales for Vium. "We are excited to be at this year's AALAS conference to show how leading Pharmaceutical and Biotech research innovators are benefiting from the Vium platform to advance animal welfare and improve in vivo research results."
The focus of this year's AALAS conference Spotlight Forum is, "One Health–Connections Between Animal, Human, and Environmental Health". The concept recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment. The forum will bring together veterinarians, physicians, ecologists, and many others to learn from each other and learn how disease spreads among people, animals, and the environment.
"Vium is as committed to animal welfare as we are to bringing innovative technology to drug development," said Wendel Barr, CEO of Vium. "In collaboration with large pharmaceutical and biotech clients, Vium is making rapid progress in adding new digital biomarkers and analytics capabilities to the platform to further improve the reproducibility and predictive power of animal models."
Leveraging AI and digital sensors to replace manual monitoring improves the quality and reliability of data, while at the same time reducing stress on the animal, which can also impact experimental results. It also allows researchers the ability to collect more data than is possible using manual methods. Vium is the frontrunner in developing a full stack solution that includes hardware, software and scientific insights.
About Vium, Inc.
Vium is the first company to create a fully digital end to end Digital Vivarium® platform which is transforming in vivo research. The Vium Digital Vivarium, Vium Cloud, and online Research Suite empower scientists to optimize advances in bioengineered research models in ways previously not possible. Vium is fully accredited by AAALAC International and received an unprecedented AAALAC commendation for upholding the '3 Rs', the gold-standard framework for humane animal research. Customers run the spectrum of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and computational drug discovery companies, academia, and novel therapeutic labs. Vium is backed by leading investors, including Lux Capital, Data Collective, Dolby Family Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Founders Fund, and Future Shape LLC. Vium is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Visit Vium at http://www.vium.com.
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Iran, Russia Envision Huge Oil Deal on Putin's Iran Visit
Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani and Ilham Aliyev at the signing of a declaration on the International North-South Transport Corridor / Kremlin Press Service
Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed his strong support for the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran during his one-day trip to Tehran on Nov. 1, where trilateral talks between Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan were held.
While making it clear that Russia has no sympathy for US President Donald Trump's bellicose attack on Iran and the nuclear accord, he also praised the cooperation between Moscow and the Tehran in resolving the Syrian conflict.
However, the talks between the three nations that border the Caspian Sea were largely held to improve energy cooperation, transport and trade.
Putin met with both Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as Azerbaijani President llham Aliyev, who also journeyed to Tehran for the talks.
Countering Trump's attack on the JCPOA
Apart from the US, the European Union as a whole and all the other signatories to the nuclear deal formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – namely Russia, the UK, China, France, and Germany – are content with the agreement and accept that Iran is in compliance with it.
Putin made it clear in Tehran that any move by the US to try and force changes to the JCPOA to ensure Washington's continued participation in it would not be accepted. He affirmed to Khamenei that Moscow opposes "any unilateral change" to the accord, the supreme leader's office said in a statement.
"We oppose linking Iran's nuclear program with other issues, including defense issues," Putin added.
Iran Seeks Russian Fire Power
Upbeat Khamenei hails Syria collaboration, talks of isolating the US
Khamenei was visibly upbeat on camera about the growing rapport between Tehran and Moscow. He praised Putin, saying that the two countries' cooperation on Syrian issues during the seven-year-old civil war proved that the Iranians and Russians could achieve "common goals during challenging situations."
The US, said Khamenei, wants to maintain influence in every part of the world, and to attain that goal "it will target every weak country [one-by-one]".
In a reference to Trump's vitriolic speech against Iran at the UN General Assembly in New York, Putin commented: "I could never imagine that the US would act this way." He added that he was impressed by Khamenei's support for the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad, whom Moscow is also backing despite the opposition of the West to his continued rule.
Khamenei outlined during his meeting with Putin how he believes Tehran and Moscow need to step up cooperation to isolate the US and restore peace in the Middle East, Iranian state media reported.
State television quoted the supreme leader as saying: "A full resolution of Syria's crisis needs strong cooperation between Iran and Russia. Our cooperation can isolate America. This cooperation will restore stability in the region."
Putin's visit came a day after representatives from Russia, Iran and Turkey discussed the Syrian conflict at peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan. They pledged to bring Assad's regime and its opponents together for a "congress" to jump-start peace efforts later this month. However, there are serious doubts over whether a proper representation of the Syrian opposition will turn up.
Russia's Oil Bargain With Iran Has Political Overtones
Rosneft, NIOC working on $30bn of 'strategic' oil and gas contracts
Khamenei anticipated that the bilateral cooperation between Russia and Iran shown in regard to a range of issues would lead to the two countries doing away with US dollar transactions in trade.
That will be of particular relevance to Russian oil producer Rosneft and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). The two companies said on Nov. 1 that they had made an outline of a deal to jointly work on several "strategic" contracts in Iran, which together would be worth up to $30 billion.
Rosneft chief Igor Sechin said the preliminary deal, which would provide some barter agreements to assist hard currency-strapped Iran, provided the potential for a binding agreement to be signed within a year. Output from the joint project would eventually reach 55 million tons per year (1.1 million barrels per day), he added.
"We are talking about several oil and gas fields, which we will develop with our partners," Sechin told reporters, also noting that Iran has been invited by Rosneft to develop offshore and work on other projects in Russia.
Rosneft has already struck a number of deals in Iraqi Kurdistan, including the purchase of a majority stake in the region's key oil pipeline that runs to Turkey. Analysts will see the deals as part of a strategy by Moscow to bolster its political and economic influence in the Middle East. Such influence was greatly weakened by the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
The announcement of Rosneft and NIOC's deal was preceded by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak detailing how Russia and Iran will by the end of this year draw up a legal framework for a project aimed at delivering Iranian natural gas to India. He said Russia's Gazprom intends to produce natural gas in Iran and construct a 1,200 kilometer gas pipeline running from Iran to India, RIA reported.
Transport infrastructure milestones
At the trilateral talks, Presidents Rouhani, Putin and Aliyev signed the Tehran Declaration, declaring their intent to develop three-way cooperation in fields including the long-awaited International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) which will connect Moscow to the Persian Gulf.
Part of the plan is to build the INSTC, a 7,200-kilometre multimodal transport network. Using major junctions including Iran's sole oceanic port of Chabahar, Tehran, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Anzali, Baku, Astrakhan and Moscow, it is to utilize sea, rail and road transit routes to connect Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Russia and the Indian sub-continent.
As part of a test run for the wider network, India in recent days dispatched its first Afghanistan-bound shipment via Chabahar. The Indian embassy in Tehran said the shipment, comprised of wheat cargos, arrived at the port that being jointly developed by India and Iran, at midday on October 31.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev noted that the creation of a new railway between the three countries was coming along very quickly. The route, he said, was nearly fully operational. "Talks have been good between us, relations are at a new high level," Islamic Republic News Agency reported him as saying after the meeting with his two counterparts.
Aliyev also remarked: "I am back with my brother… we have been intertwined for several centuries." A very substantial Azeri population lives in Iran.
Rouhani said the next trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan would be held in Moscow in 2018.
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VIDEO: The End Credit Sequence From 'Wonder Woman' Is Still Awesomely Epic
Even though the film didn't feature a specifically-shot mid- or end-credits scene, the animated end-credits sequence from the 'Wonder Woman' film is a thing of beauty. Thanks to a recent interview with director Patty Jenkins by film-credit-centric site Art of the Title, we can now enjoy the amazing sequence from the comfort of our own device's screen.
Do make sure to head over to the Art of the Title website and read the in-depth review with not only Jenkins but other members of her team as well, including Art Director Amanda Koh, Executive Producer Megan Hamilton, and special-effects company Greenhaus GFX Creative Director Jason Doherty. As Jenkins herself says in the interview:
"The title sequence almost became the end of the movie in a beautiful way. You're right at a moment when you wish you had more and it becomes more. It carries forward the story in a way. What the final moment of the film is best at is saying "Now there's Wonder Woman, now Wonder Woman is born."
The movie is the journey all the way to Wonder Woman and it's only at that final moment that she steps into the world and becomes our Wonder Woman. And so having that kind of comic book-style recap of the myth of Wonder Woman — you just saw the story but this is the myth of who she is — it felt like a really great way to be like "now she's this and this is her backstory!"
Here's the film's end-title sequence in all its glory. If you haven't seen the film in theaters yet – what are you waiting for?
'Wonder Woman' is currently playing in theaters.
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O2 Memory Project
Client: O2
Location: London, Edinburgh, Liverpool UK
Status: Completed April 2008
Photography: Tom Sloan and Jason Bruges Studio
Video: Tom Sloan
An eight meter wide aluminium drum is divided into 12 segments. 11 segments contain SLR digital cameras, the 12th is a doorway. Each camera takes a picture every 5 seconds. Every minute a panorama is captured and displayed inside the drum on 11 flat screens. Each panorama is then uploaded to a website for remote viewing. There are thermal cameras in the ceiling, which map the movement of people inside the drum. The closer a person is to a screen, the further back in time the image is displayed on the screen. The viewer is able to adjust the image relative to one's location. The cyclorama travelled to three cities in the UK: London, Edinburgh and Liverpool as a study into the temporal nature of digital memory. The piece was commissioned by O2, the UK's leading telecommunications company to promote 'Bluebook', a cloud storage service. The project was completed at Jason Bruges Studio.
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Despite this label some of these sites aren't truly mobile-friendly because of devious things like intrusive interstitials. These interstitials don't stop the Google mobile-friendly label but they do block the content on the page. Covering up the content with annoying stuff such as adverts and fake buttons.
A pop-up that covers the content immediately on opening the page.
A stand-alone interstitial that the user has to dismiss before seeing the page.
If interstitials are done correctly however they won't be affected by the changes.
Legally obligated ones, such as for cookies or age verification.
Login dialogs for non public access sites.
Easily dismissible banners that are reasonably sized.
Of course even without these good interstitials some sites can be high ranking because of their sheer amount of relevant content despite it being hidden from the user.


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Die Itek Air () war eine kirgisische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Bischkek. Itek Air stand, wie alle Fluggesellschaften aus Kirgisistan, auf der Schwarzen Liste der EU und durfte deshalb nicht im Luftraum der Europäischen Union fliegen.

Geschichte
Itek Air wurde 1999 gegründet. Die ersten Flüge fanden mit Tupolew Tu-134 und Tu-154-Flugzeugen auf der Route Bischkek-Moskau statt. Später wurden dann Kogalym, Nowosibirsk, Istanbul und Ürümqi in den Flugplan aufgenommen. Im Jahr 2000 erfolgte die Anerkennung der Itek Air durch die International Air Transport Association. Im Jahr 2007 beförderte die Fluggesellschaft 52.225 Passagiere in mehr als 530 Flügen. Der Fluggesellschaft wurde die Fluglizenz 2010 erst temporär und schließlich 2012 endgültig entzogen.

Flugziele
Itek-Air verband kirgisische Ziele mit der russischen Hauptstadt Moskau und Nowosibirsk sowie Ürümqi in China.

Flotte
Itek Air betrieb in ihrer Geschichte insgesamt sieben verschiedene Flugzeuge mit einem Durchschnittsalter von 33,8 Jahren

 5 Boeing 737-200
 1 Tupolew Tu-134A
 1 Tupolew Tu-154B

Zwischenfälle
Am 24. August 2008 stürzte eine Boeing 737 kurz nach dem Start vom Flughafen Manas nahe Bischkek ab und brannte aus. Dabei kamen 65 der 90 Menschen an Bord ums Leben.

Siehe auch
 Liste ehemaliger Fluggesellschaften (Asien)

Weblinks

 Webpräsenz der Itek Air (russisch)

Einzelnachweise

Ehemalige Fluggesellschaft (Kirgisistan)
Organisation (Bischkek)
Gegründet 1999
Aufgelöst 2012
Verkehr (Bischkek)

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Image Galleries Special Features, Current Events, Galleries Special Features The Floggers of Hasimara
The Floggers of Hasimara
by Rahul Devnath Introduction to Hasimara -The State of West Bengal is host to some of the most important air bases of Indian Air Force. Hasimara, being one such. Surrounded by Bhutan and China in the north and Bangladesh in south, this base plays a major role in maintaining air superiority in the region. Apart from being home to Floggers, this place boasts off having a very cool climate, all throughout the year. Situated next to the hills of Bhutan, with a vast area of virgin forest and teeming wildlife, there could not have been a better heaven for a Pilot. Though most of the months, covered under heavy downpour, clear days, cannot be any better. On very such days, Both Pilot and Photographers can get ample time and oppurtunity to show off their skills. Air Force Presence at Hasimara: - Air Force Station, Hasimara, 16 Wing comes under Eastern Air Command. And houses two Squadrons of Mig-27ML, Ground Attack Fighters, and some Mig-23UB trainers to compliment them. The two Squadrons, namely the No.22, "Swifts" and No.222 "Tigersharks" have a glorious past, and provided major contributions during 1965 and 1971 wars. With Both Squadrons being one the first to convert to current type ie:Mig-27ML, during 1985-90, this place since than have been groomed to facilitate, best possible training and flying operations, required particularly for the Mig-27s and their pilots, with facilities like a techflight and simulator. Photographing at Hasimara: - For good album, comprising of all aspects of Flying, one need to spend at least more than 20 days, as getting good photographs, in this place requires not only sound skills but also luck. But, patience always pays off well, so one can expect to have varied climatic and lighting conditions making the colours as vivid as it can. Polarizing filters are recommended, with at least 380mm zoom, as almost infinite visibility and pollution free environment are other cons of this place, giving you minimal distortion. No. 22 Squadron"Swifts" : The Squadron was formed on 15 Oct 1966 at Air Force Station Bareily as the eight Gnat Squadron of the Indian Air Force, aptly named 'Hell's Angels'. Almost a year later, the Squadron shifted to AF Stn Kalaikunda and from there further onto Dum Dum for the 1971 Operations. It was here that we became the first Gnats to go into battle and attain glory by shooting down three F-86 Sabre Jets over Jessore on 22 Nov 1971. This day was a red-letter day for 22 Squadron, for on this very day the baby of the AF drew first blood and that too in a classic killer style. After 22 Nov 71 the Hell Angels found a special niche in the history of aerial combat an proved their mettle as the most successful and destructive fighter Squadron in the twenty two day war of 1971. For its daring and excellence, the Squadron was rechristened 'Sabre Slayers'. In Dec 73 the Squadron shifted to a new hunting ground at Hasimara. The Sabre Slayers moved to Bagdogra in Apr 78 where they converted to Ajeet MK I aircraft in Mar 82. In Dec 85, the Squadron was renamed 'Swifts'. Swift is a Himalayan bird known for its speed and offensive nature. In Feb 90, the Squadron settled back in its present nest at Hasimara converting to Mig-27 ML aircraft. No. 222 Squadron"Tigersharks" : 222 Sqn AF was raised on 16 Sep 1969 at Ambala and equipped with SU-7 aircraft. The Sqn was then called called "The Killers" The initial period saw the Sqn participating in many Army –Air exercises and perfecting armament delivery. These years were spent in getting comfortable with the Su-7 (S-22) and achieving Ops status for the pilots. In July 1971 the squadron moved to Halwara in preparation for operations that appeared imminent. The Squadron was tasked with Counter Air strikes against airfields, Interdiction and Close Air Support. When hostilities were declared in Dec 1971, the squadron launched successful attacks against PAF targets like Risalewala and Chander airfields. The Squadron carried out very effective Close Air Support missions in Dera Baba Nanak, Haveli (near Fazilka) and Ferozepur sectors in support of the Indian Army. The Sqn effort was highly appreciated, and for its role during the 1971 war it earned an MVC, three VrCs, three VM's and two Mention in Despatches. The President also recognized this valuable contribution, and on 02 Dec 1994, the Squadron was awarded Battle Honours in the Indo-Pak Conflict 1971 (West Pakistan) for the Campaign: "Holding Battle in Firozpur-Fazilka". Post war the Squadron moved back to Halwara and then onto Hindan in May 1981. At Hindan, the Sqn took part in many exercises and was a regular feature in the flypast over Rajpath on the Republic Day. The Su-7 continued its venerable contribution till it was finally phased out in 1985. The Sqn was then the first unit to induct the MiG-27, then the latest Strike aircraft of the IAF, in Dec 1985. The Squadron was commanded by Wg Cdr JS Ghumman. The induction ceremony was an event, with the Prime Minister , Rajiv Gandhi formally inducting it into the IAF. In Jan 1986 the Sqn was renamed as the TIGERSHARKS. In 1987, the Sqn proceeded to the snow clad environment of Avantipur to make its presence felt in "Exercise Brasstacks" which provided the unit and the IAF, many valuable lessons. The Tigersharks moved to Hasimara in May 1989. [url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/main.php?g2_itemId=3250]Page One of the Album[/url] | [url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/main.php?g2_itemId=3250&g2_page=2]Page Two of the Album[/url]
A MiG-23UM [MS3030] banks slightly after takeoff.
A MiG-23UM [MS3030] after take off
A MiG-23UM [MS3468] under the floodlights being prepared for the night flying
A MiG-23UM [MS3468] deploys its drogue chute after landing
A detailed view of the front fuselage of the two Seater MiG-23
MiG-23UM [MS3469] being received by the Airmen, after a routine sortie. Note the extended periscope on top of the canopy used by the instructor
Another view of MiG-23UM [MS3469]. Note the extended periscope on top of the canopy used by the instructor.
The MiG-27 Squadrons operate the MiG-23UM two-seater trainers for type training. MS3469 seen here is one of the recent acquisitions.
MiG-23UM MS3469 is used for type training. This aircraft has been one of the recent imports.
MiG-23UM MS3471 seen in one of the Hangars at Hasimara.
A beautiful shot of a MiG-23UM with reheat engaged.
A MiG-27 undergoing ground runs at the tarmac. The Tech-Flt handles the maintainance of the Migs here
Line up of MiG-27s with the solitary MiG-23UM in the foreground.
The MiGs never sleep - MiG27s ready for missions in the night at Hasimara
A MiG-27 engages reheat during take off.
MiG-27 TS516 on the Tarmac, getting ready for a sortie
Two MiG-27s in the background along with a MiG-23UM type trainer in the foreground.
A Classic view of the MiG-27 and its sloped nose. Notice, the yellow coloured FLARE dispenser
A line up of six MiG-27s (incl TS518 TS521 & TS633). TS521 and TS633 are for some strange reason is the only MiGs seen that were not painted in the now standard Grey paint.
TS521 is one of the rare aircraft that still retains the old three-tone camoflage scheme.
Equipped with a Centerline fuel tank, MiG-27 [TS525] takes off on a ferry, during exercise Poorvi Abhyaas
Landing Lights on, Flaps down, TS534 comes in for the final flare and touch down.
A MiG-27 taking off at full reheat
A rather battered looking MiG-27 TS542 with faded markings seen during the visit
MiG-27 TS542 and TS607 on the tarmac before the sortie. Note the hardened air shelter in the background fenced off with barbed wire on the top.
MiG-27 TS570 after deploying its drogue chute.
Drogue streaming, TS570 returns from a sortie.
TS570 landing at Hasimara
This front shot of the MiG-27 clearly shows the Laser Designator window in the nose of the aircraft.
MiG-27 TS590 deploys its drogue chute, note the foothills of Bhutan, in the distant background
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NBA: Steph Curry erupts with a 50 point point performance against the Hawks as Lakers win against Hornets
(Basketball news) Lakers snapped out of their two match losing streak as they won 126-123 against a spirited Charlotte Hornets. Anthony Davis scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook had his first triple double with the Lakers but the star of the show was Carmelo Anthony as he came off the bench to score 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 7 of 10 from 3. He is now shooting 52 percent from 3, including 64 percent at home and helping his team get an overtime victory. For the Hornets, Terry Rozier had a season high 29 points after Lamelo Ball had his second triple double of his career with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. It's the Lakers' first victory in the four games that LeBron James has missed this season; Monday was his third straight sitting due to an abdominal strain. With this result, the Lakers improve their record to 6-5 and stand 8th in the Western Conference.
Curry lit up the chase center in San Francisco as he dropped an NBA season high 50 points with nine 3 pointers, 10 assists and 7 rebounds. He single handedly led the Warriors to a 127-113 victory over the Hawks as the crowd started chanting "MVP! MVP!". He left the court with 8.48 left on the clock as he was examined for his left shoulder. Trae Young with 28 points and Bogdanovic 17 points tried their level best to get a result out of it but ultimately their efforts went in vain. With this result Warriors improve their record to 9-1 in the Western Conference.
Curry said, "We kind of talked about certain preparations for my shot, just certain mechanics that he called it, even having a little bit more conviction about when it's time to shoot, just a little seed he planted. I took that into warmups and the rest of the game. He was very timely with those words of wisdom.''It's always nice, You never come out with a certain number in mind. It's just when you get it going, you just keep going
Coach Steve Kerr said, "That was just a stunning performance by Steph, He was amazing. I want to say I've never seen anything like it but I've been watching it for seven years, so I have seen something like it and still it's just incredible to watch.''
The Chicago Bulls continued their magnificent start to the season by winning 118-95 against Kevin Durant's Brooklyn Nets. DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Zach LaVine added 24 points as the Bulls rallied in the fourth quarter with 42 points. Kevin Durant's 38 points went in vain as the Nets five match winning streak came to an end. With this result Bulls improve their record to 7-3 and move up to third in the Eastern Conference, the Nets slump to sixth in the standings with a 7-4 record.
DeRozan said "We stayed aggressive, We had a couple of stretches, especially in the first half, where we got messy on both ends. Turning the ball over, letting them get out in transition. We stayed resilient, especially going into that fourth quarter. We stayed aggressive and kept attacking, getting out on transition and making everything tough for them.''
Durant said, "They made shots, they were aggressive in everything that they did. They got stops, ran out. They got some high-level shotmakers on that team, so they made tough ones all night. You got to give them credit, they played with a lot of intensity. We're frustrated. We want to win every game.
Also read: NBA: Knicks continued their amazing start to the season as Lakers and Warriors both lose
The other significant results were:
76ers 96 - 103 Knicks
Grizzlies 125 - 118 Timberwolves
Mavericks 108 - 92 Pelicans
Nuggets 113 - 96 Heat
Kings 104 - 109 Suns
Wizards 101 - 94 Bucks
The fixtures to look out for tomorrow are:
76ers vs Bucks
Jazz vs Hawks
Clippers vs Trail Blazers
NBA: Lakers and Nets both lose their first match of the season as Giannis and Steph Curry both shine on the opening day.
(Basketball news) Steph Curry lit up the night with his first triple double since January 2016 as he scored 21 points 10 rebounds and 10 assists for Golden State Warriors who came back from 10 points to stun Lebron James and the new Los Angeles Lakers by 121-114 in the season opener.
The Lakers were dominant all throughout the first three quarters as LeBron James and Anthony Davis showed the world why they are the best duo in the league, James scored 34 points and 11 rebounds while Davis had 30 points and 11 rebounds. Ultimately it was the fourth quarter that proved to be decisive as they got out scored 38-29, no other Laker players even scored in double figures as Frank Vogel and his coaching team will try to get the best out of this roster. Newly added star player Russell Westbrook couldn't make a big impression as he shot 4 of 13 for 8 points in his Lakers debut.
Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks didn't let their first title in their history distract them from their title defence as they breezed past the Nets in the opening night. Although Kevin Durant and Patty Mills scored 32 and 21 points respectively, the bucks were too strong in the end as they won 127-104. Although Bucks won the game, it came at a cost as their star player Jrue Holiday got injured with a bruised right heel and subsequently sat out the second half of the game.
Nets were missing star guard Kyrie Irving after his refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine, James Harden had to step up but couldn't deliver up to his expectations as he scored 20 points making 6 of 16 shots. On the other hand after Holiday's injury, Khris Middleton and Pat Connaughton stepped up their game and each scored 20 points to secure a comprehensive victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
"We can't give a team 20 more shots than us. Imagine coming to a game and saying, here, take the ball 20 times on offense before we get an offensive position. This is one game out of 82 of them. We'll look at it that way. Every team will look at it that way. The Bucks won today, but they are still trying to fine-tune what they do, too. I think every team in the league is going to look at their first few games, first few weeks and see where their team is going and then make adjustments" said Kevin Durant after the loss to the bucks.
Antetokounmpo said. ''I'm excited. But now it's over with. We've got to focus on building good habits, keep moving forward and keep playing good basketball and hopefully we can repeat this again this year, next year and all the years that we're going to be here down the road.''
Brooklyn coach Steve Nash said. ''We weren't very good, If you're not playing at a high level against the champs, you're not going to win.''
In tomorrow's matches we will see last year's finalist Phoenix Sun take on Denver Nuggets as just one of the marquee fixtures tomorrow. The Nuggets will most likely be without last year's MVP Nikola Jokic as he is recovering from an ankle injury as they will have to heavily rely on Aaron Gordon to score the majority of the points to get a win over the rampant Suns who will head into the match with a fully fit squad. The New York Knicks take on the Boston Celtics in their opening fixtures, the Knicks last season were a surprise package making the playoffs after 10 years but this season after the acquisition of Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier they will be hoping to make the conference final at least. As for the Celtics they are going through a transition period as they will heavily rely on their young players Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown to produce the goods.
Also read: Everything to know about the 75th NBA season as Lakers and Nets start as favourites for the Championship
The other fixtures for tomorrow are:
Hornets vs Pacers
Pistons vs Bulls
Raptors vs Wizards
Timberwolves vs Rockets
Pelicans vs 76ers
Grizzlies vs Cavaliers
Jazz vs Thunder
Trail Blazers vs Kings
Spurs vs Magic
Everything to know about the 75th NBA season as Lakers and Nets start as favourites for the Championship
(Basketball news) The 75th NBA season is starting with the new trend of super teams in fashion as the likes of Lakers and Nets just added more superstars to become outright favourites to go all the way to the final. This year, teams will be back to playing a full 82 game season with full capacity stadiums as 30 teams will be participating, divided into the Western and Eastern Conferences.
A lot of historical records can be broken this season as Golden State Warriors star player Stephen Curry is set to become NBA's all time leading three point shooter, he needs only 143 threes to overtake the legendary Ray Allen. Gregg Popvich, the manager of San Antonio Spurs begins his 26th year as a coach, needing only 26 wins to pass Don Nelson for the most victories in NBA history. LeBron James keeps on breaking records as he is going to start in his 19th season, with a total of 35,367 points as he's on the cusp of breaking Karl Malone (36,928) to become the second highest scorer in NBA history.
The Eastern Conference this season is packed with talent and will be an interesting watch to see how teams will adjust to their relatively new roster. Last season's champions Milwaukee Bucks will again win the Conference as well as the Championship this season but their task won't be easy especially teams like Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat all having improved significantly this season. Some of the dark horses from last year like the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks also added all star calibre players in their roster to make the Eastern Conference even more competitive than last season.
The Western Conference was full of surprises last season as the Phoenix Suns made the NBA playoffs after 11 years and shocked everyone when they reached the finals. This gives an indication on how tough the Eastern Conference is, at least 12 teams are eyeing the 8 spots in the NBA playoffs. This season again Lakers will be favourites to come out of the Western Conference as they probably have the best roster on paper but the likes of LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trailblazers, Dallas Mavericks can cause an upset and go to the NBA final. The unpredictability and the world class players present in the Western Conference tends to be more in the limelight and this season with each roster stacked the competition is going to be tougher.
The race for this year's MVP will be an intriguing watch as last year's winner Nikola Jokic will be looking to make it 4 consecutive MVPs for players from Europe. The likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry and LeBron James will all be looking to retain the trophy this season. Some new aged superstars like Luka Doncic, Trae Young and Ja Morant can also be in the MVP reckoning as they have consistently been their franchise cornerstone in the recent years.
Also read: Los Angeles Lakers vs Brooklyn Nets: The battle between two superteams
The 75th NBA season tips off tomorrow with two mouthwatering fixtures between Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors at 5 am and 7.30 am respectively. The two championship favourites will battle it out with two former champions is quite a first day matchup for basketball fans. Brooklyn Nets arguably have the best offensive players in Kevin Durant and James Harden in their ranks and will be looking to avenge their loss they had in the Eastern Conference final last season. For the Milwaukee Bucks, their roster remains the same and will be looking to repeat last year's feat by beating the mighty Brooklyn Nets as Ginnas and Khris Middleton will be the key players to look out for if they are to cause an upset.
The LA Lakers are coming off a pretty terrible preseason having lost all their six matches as they will be looking to start the season fresh with their new big three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook who will be playing for the first time together against the Golden State Warriors. As for GSW all eyes will be on Steph Curry as he will have to wait 2 or more months for his partner in crime Klay Thompson to return to the court after a 2 year long injury. Lakers have mostly got their 2020 winning squad back as LeBron looks to equal Michaell Jordan's six championship rings.
Basketball player Pau Gasol announces retirement after 23 year long playing career
(Basketball news) Spanish basketball player Pau Gasol has retired from the sport after a long and successful career that has spanned 23 years. The 41 year old won two NBA Championships and three Olympic medals in his illustrious career. Speaking from an opera house in Barcelona, Gasol said "I'm going to retire from professional basketball. It's a difficult decision after so many years, but it's a decision that I really thought over." In attendance were his former teammates and family members, including his wife, his brother Marc and his young daughter.
Gasol made his professional debut in 1998 for Barca as a centre after which the 7 foot 1 inch player was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001. The Spaniard was selected in the All-Star team on six occasions and won the NBA title with the L.A Lakers in 2009 and 2010. He has also played for Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks and spent four months at Portland Trail Blazers despite not playing due to injury.
Gasol had a successful playing career for his country, winning the World Championship in 2006 and European titles in 2009, 2011 and 2015. He helped Spain win a silver medal at the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012 and guided his country to a bronze medal in 2016. Despite being injured for almost two years, Pau Gasol made a full recovery to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where Spain was eventually knocked out of the quarter-finals to eventual winners USA.
While announcing his retirement, Gasol spoke about his battle to overcome the stress fracture he suffered on his left foot in 2019. "Not many doctors thought I'd be able to recover but I'm a person who likes challenges and I wanted to fight to do the improbable. I got to the point where I was relaxed about my career ending, I was at peace, but, when things went well, I took the decision to sign for Barcelona, which wasn't in my plans. I managed to win the league with the club where it all began and where I made my debut. It's been very special."
The 41 year old also paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant with whom he won two NBA titles. "I'd have liked him to have been here today but sometimes life is unfair. He taught me to be a better competitor, a real winner, I considered him like an older brother."


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Staroec () is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Vraneštica Municipality.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 195 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:

Macedonians 194
Serbs 1

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Villages in Kičevo Municipality


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It's not perfect. There was only one choice for a full beard, and only one choice for a not-completely bald head. (Some would say I'm in denial)
I was very pleased I could choose Paris' Arc de Triumphe as a background.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2004 by John.
Just started reading Slaughterhouse Five
Slaughterhouse Five has been sitting on my bookshelf for awhile. I have the 25th Anniversary edition, with a 'new' prologue by Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse Five was originally published in the same year I was born, so I can easily do the math. I know how long it has been since I was 25. An entire decade has passed.
The book club I recently joined is reading it for June. So I started reading it last night. I read Vonnegut's prologue (possibly a mistake since it may have spoiled some things for me.), and Chapter One.
All I can do is kick myself for waiting so long.
Has Arnold lost his rights at the Governor's Mansion door?
Arnold Schwarzenegger has sued the makers of a bobblehead doll for using his image and likeness.
Entertainment celebrities do have a lot of control over their image and likeness. But political figures don't — when it comes to satire and parody. Even if money is involved.
The case apparently will hinge on whether the doll was a political parody, or a parody of an actor. The doll is dressed in a business suit – which suggests a political figure. But it is toting a machine gun. Which isn't somthing Schwarzenegger does often in his day-to-day activities as Governor of California.
Too old, or not too old
The Producer of all the Harry Potter films, David Heyman, believes the child actors portraying the three main roles will probably have to be replaced in the fifth or sixth movies since they aren't getting new movies out every year, and the kids will outgrow the characters.
However, the new director, Alfonso Cuaron, believes they can go the distance.
Unless JK Rowling is delayed in writing #6 and #7 I tend to agree with Cuaron. As long as they can keep to a year-and-a-half pace (Which they have done for 2 and 3), the kids won't age too quickly. Even if there is a growth spurt, all teenagers go through growth spurts at different ages.
Currently the actors have aged 1 year extra than the characters. At a year and a half pace, they will have aged only 3 years extra. A 20 year old can play a 17 year old. (TV shows do it all the time)
IF there is a growth spurt that is just too unacceptable…use CG animation to shrink them. ALA the hobbits in LotR. Don't try to tell me the movies won't make enough money to justify it.
Most Important Sense
Christy on her blog links to an article by a mystery writer who says she fears "losing her most important sense -sight".
The writer feels this is the most important sense since, blind, she'd be unable to write or read.
I believe this will be fascinating news to the millions of blind people who are able to do both quite well, thank you. Perhaps Colleen McCullough feels she's to old to learn braille, but there are Books on Tape, and as she admits — she can always dictate a novel.
This led me to ask myself — what do I feel is the most important sense? Which sense do I think I couldn't live without?
Both sight and hearing would be difficult, but I think I could adapt. Eating is one of my greatest pleasures, and I would find it a lot less enjoyable without taste or smell. (Experts say smell is actually a lot more important than taste in this regard.) But I think losing my sense of touch would emotionally be the most painful of all.
Dirty David no longer Dirty
David has finished his first bath in 130 years just in time for his 500th birthday. (And a real nice photograph too. Might use it in my Make Louvre comics if David returns.)
More on Hollywood Kabballah
Apparently Madonna, Britney, and Winona Ryder aren't just delving into Kaballah, but are also keeping kosher.
(or at least eating only kosher food — which isn't exactly the same thing.)
It of course raises the question — how many commandments does it take to follow before one becomes "Common Law" Jewish"? (None. You are either born of Jewish parents, or convert. The Hollywoodites call themselves Kabballists if anything — I haven't heard any of them refer to themselves as Jewish. But the line is blurring.)
Maybe Britney keeping kosher might encourage some Reform Jews to try it. (But it's not having that effect on me…so, maybe not.)
[of course — Britney's concept that eating kosher will help her lose weight is kind of funny. Hopefully she will not be ordering too much chopped liver, corned beef, and blintzes from her local deli, or she may have difficulty in dropping those pounds.)
Mega-score for St. Louis
Zagat, one of the biggest names in travel guides, has decided to compose a list of Family Attractions in the US.
The #1 Family Attraction with the most "Child Appeal" is not in Los Angeles California, or Orlando, Florida. It's in Kirkwood, Missouri. Yes, The Magic House.
The St. Louis Zoo ranked #1 for animal parks across the country, and #4 overall, and Grants Farm ranked #7 overall. (Disney's park in Orlando did get #1 overall, but Disneyland in Los Angeles came in at #5, right behind the St. Louis Zoo)
Zagat Survey, which worked with Parenting magazine on this project, employed the same research techniques for "U.S. Family Travel Guide" it uses for its popular restaurant guides. About 11,000 travelers, mostly parents, judged 1,000 family attractions on their child appeal, adult appeal, public facilities and service. Each of these four elements was ranked on a scale from 0 (poor) to 30 (perfection). Editors then strung together blurbs from various reviews for Zagat's trademark descriptions. For instance, the guide's entry on Grant's Farm reads, "For a 'relaxing, pastoral' 'getaway,' try this 'super family value.' "
Top-rated by child appeal
1. Magic House
2. Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif.
3. Disney's Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Fla.
4. Paramount's Kings Island, Cincinnati
5. Toys "R" Us, New York
6. Sesame Place, Langhorne, Pa.
7. Children's Museum, Boston
8. Hersheypark, Hershey, Pa.
9. Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia
10. Bronx Zoo, New York
The Zagat Press Release Witht he top 10 "Most Popular", "Child Appeal", "Adult Appeal". and "Overall".
I bet the families surveyed also liked the fact that admission to The Zoo, and Grants Farm is free. And The Magic House only costs $6.50.


AudioSpillage has announced DrumSpillage, a new drum synth AU plug-in for Mac OS X.
Inspired by early analog and digital drum machines but expanding on the original blue print DrumSpillage is equipped with a modern feature set designed for today's electronic musicians and producers.
13 exclusive drum synthesis algorithms with extensive editing facilities.
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Full MIDI key mapping allows synths to be stacked or played melodically/polyphonically.
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The release date is set for 15th March 2010 with a limited number of advance orders available now for a special discounted price.
The special offer prices are £75 / €89 / $119 which represent at least a 25% saving on the full retail price. You will receive your plugin on or before the official release date.
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A.F.C. Acorns Women U12 Girls - Under 12 - West Division 2
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A.F.C. Acorns Women U12 Girls are a Grassroots football team.
The team is from England, United Kingdom and play in the Sussex County Women & Girls Football League Under 12 - West Division 2.
Sussex County Women & Girls Football League - Under 12 - West Division 2
Girls , 11 a side , Grassroots
Find out who's playing A.F.C. Acorns Women U12 Girls in Sussex County Women & Girls Football League Under 12 - West Division 2
All the scores of matches played in Sussex County Women & Girls Football League Under 12 - West Division 2
See where A.F.C. Acorns Women U12 Girls are currently sitting in the league table.
View Under 12 - West Division 2 Table Season Performance
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Tamales are certainly one of the most beloved holiday foods for many families. But making tamales is super time-consuming–something not many people have this time of the year. Fortunately, two of our favorite Mexican Valley eateries are dishing up delicious and festive holiday tamales.
Los Sombreros offers the 12 Tamales of Christmas: Green Corn, Rajas Cheese, Smoked Chicken, Tomatillo Chicken, Chipotle Pork, Spicy Pork, Red Chile Beef, Beef and Cheese, Chorizo and Black Bean, Pineapple and Raisin, Canela and Chocolate. They are $27.95 per dozen (one flavor); $29.95 per dozen (one of each flavor); or $22.95 for nine sweet tamales (three flavors). All orders must be pre-paid and ordered 72 hours before pick-up. All orders must be picked up by Dec. 23. To order, call 480.994.1799 (Scottsdale location) or 480.991.1799 (North Scottsdale location).
Barrio Queen is offering up two kinds of holiday tamales this year. The first variety, Pork Green Chile, is more traditional and features tender, slow-cooked Coca-Cola- and orange zest-marinated pork, combined with The Queen's famous green chile sauce. The second variety, Chicken Mole, is a bit more exotic and actually sold out during Barrio Queen's two-day Dia de los Muertos celebration. This indulgent option features delicious slow-cooked chicken with a thick, rich, spiced dark chocolate and chile mole sauce. $18 a dozen (plus tax). (One dozen may also be split between the two flavors, offering a simple solution for those torn between varieties and needing only a dozen.) To order, call 480.656.4197 or stop by the restaurant to pre-order; 24 hours notice is required for each order.