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Q: Hardware requirements for building a Debian server that will run as ltsp, vpn, and fileserver I will be building a server based on Debian that will have several functions in a small office (5-10 users).  The primary function will be as a file server, but I would like to set the office up to use only thin clients connected to this single computer.  Additionally I have the requirement that users be able to log into their clients remotely over a VPN.
I know that a VPN requires two network cards, 1 to the internet and 1 to the LAN.
LTSP also uses two network cards, 1 to the internet and 1 to the LAN.
For a server to do both do I need to have more than two cards? (i.e. one to the internet and two to the LAN)

A: Theoretically no. But I highly advise against this type of setup. You need two different boxes one to handle VPN and the other to handle LTSP. This could pose a security threat otherwise. Also be sure to have a solid firewall. VPN's are useful but can be very dangerous if not properly configured. But to answer your question no you should only need 2.

A: This is a partial answer that addresses the portion of the question about setting up a SOHO file server. For that I would check out http://www.zentyal.org/
I've been using this in home and lab environments for a few years now and love it. It's Debian based so you can add on top of it, but a heck-of-a-lot-less time consuming than building something from scratch.
It also has a built-in DHCP server with an LTSP module which currently only allows you to provision a Fat / Thin Ubuntu image, but you can go into /var/lib/tftpboot and drop your own images in.
Also on the security side, pretty good firewall and IPS built-in, probably not so for service providers, but fine for small use.
Also I should mention that I have mine running on a Single-core 2GHz Celeron with 2GB RAM, and it runs fairly smoothly.


Anthropogenic warming (AGW) or climate change is not the BIG problem its advocates make it out to be. Even if it could be proved that man is creating it through his use of hydro-carbon fossil fuels, it is not the truly BIG problem.
The next step is the development of nuclear fusion. Fusion is much different than fission[10–11–12]. It uses light elements in the fuel cycle, is fail safe, and can do no environmental harm. It has the highest flux density of any energy source short of matter anti-matter annihilation.
That is the BIG problem. If we do not solve this, in 50 to 100 years our coal, oil, and natural gas resources will no longer beeconomically and environmentally recoverable . Then mankind reverts back to life in the 16th century. If we do not solve energy the entire argument of being good environmental stewards of the Earth is moot. Why? Because in less than 100 years we will no longer be burning fossil hydro-carbon fuels. Global warming and climate change caused by man is no longer an issue. The problem takes care of itself. In a few thousand years the processes of nature…geological and geo-chemical…will erase most signs of our past industrialized existence.
If there are not sizable numbers of cognitively intelligent humans capable of thinking and distinguishing beauty, it is a nonconsequential point as aliens are not flocking to our planet. No one or no thing will ever know the difference. Which begs the question: "Is there intelligent life on Earth?" This author believes so. As Bill & Melinda Gates recently stated in their recentfoundation's annual open letter, our youth needs to be challenged to produce what they called an "energy miracle" .
The energy liberated by the fusion of 1 Kg of Deuterium with 1.5 Kg of Tritium is 2.8 X 10-12X 2.99 X 1026 = 8.3 X 1014 Joules = (8.3 X 1014 ) / (3.6 X 10-12 ) = 230 GWHours.


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North Korea Testing a TD-2?
Dave Schuler · Friday, February 13, 2009 · 5 comments
The South Koreans are reporting that North Korea is assembling a Taep'o-dong-2 missile for testing some time around the end of the month:
SEOUL (Reuters) — North Korea has been assembling its longest-range missile at an east coast launch base and could test-fire the rocket by the end of this month at the earliest, a leading South Korean daily reported on Friday.
South Korean and U.S. officials have warned prickly North Korea not to launch its Taepodong-2 missile, which is supposed to eventually be able to hit Alaska but has never successfully flown. It blew apart seconds after it was last tested in 2006.
North Korea recently transported the first and second stage of the Taepodong-2 to its missile base on a special train and has been assembling the pieces at an indoor facility to prevent spy satellites from watching, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported intelligence sources as saying.
"We assume that they are currently assembling the first and second-stage rockets," the paper, which is South Korea's largest, reported a South Korean government official as saying.
The Taep'o-dong-2 has a theoretical range of from 3,750 to 15,000 km, enough for it to strike Honolulu or Alaska, but not enough to strike the U. S. mainland with an appreciable load. The throw weight of the missile is believed to be from 250 kg to 1,100 kg, depending on range. It is not known whether the North Koreans have the ability to construct a nuclear device small enough to fit on the missile although most authorities seem to believe they do not.
Testing a TD-2 seems to me like a very expensive exercise for a country as strapped as North Korea. Perhaps they're just pursuing status but I think there's a more practical reason for the test.
I don't believe that we're the target audience for this test. At its best the TD-2 is unlikely to constitute a threat to the United States. I don't believe that the Japanese are the target audience, either. The North Koreans have a substantial inventory, probably hundreds, of cheaper, simpler missiles capable of striking Japan.
I think this is a demonstration for the Iranians. There's an intimate relationship between the North Korean missile program and the Iranian missile program. Here Global Security chronicles the interrelationship of the North Koreans and the Iranians in the development of the TD-2. The missile the Iranians used to launch a research satellite ten days ago is believed to be a home-developed TD-2 with a solid fuel third stage strapped to the top.
BTW, the distance from Tehran to Paris is 4,223 km.
FILED UNDER: General, Iran, North Korea, WMD
About Dave Schuler
Over the years Dave Schuler has worked as a martial arts instructor, a handyman, a musician, a cook, and a translator. He's owned his own company for the last thirty years and has a post-graduate degree in his field. He comes from a family of politicians, teachers, and vaudeville entertainers. All-in-all a pretty good preparation for blogging. He has contributed to OTB since November 2006 but mostly writes at his own blog, The Glittering Eye, which he started in March 2004.
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Sounds like a perfect time to test anti missile tech. Makes a statement to both the NK's and Iranians, you can make them, you can load them, you can shoot them and we will knock them out of the sky and then come gunning for you. mpw
Joe R. says:
Extorting money out of the US and South Korea in exchange for dropping their missile program? Even if you're correct (and I'm not saying you aren't), it boils down to outbidding Iran.
Brett A. says:
This is why missile defense is a good idea.
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Genesis 8 1 – 17
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky. The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down, and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. But the dove could find nowhere to perch because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark. He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
By the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry.
Then God said to Noah, "Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it."
One of the strange things about writing these reflections is the timing. I'm writing this on 1st March just after Britain has been hammered by successive storms which caused a lot of flooding. You will be reading this on my wedding anniversary, and I'll be on holiday in our caravan hoping that the weather is as good as it was 16 years ago. How very British to talk about the weather.
Imagine how Noah felt. He had not suffered one month of heavy rainfall but month after month of rain with the whole world flooded. People are describing on the news how hard it is to spend 14 days in self-isolation, if they have been to areas with Corvid-19 virus. Noah and his family spent about a year in the Ark.
We might expect Noah to complain, to rail against God, but he doesn't. God remembers him and after the flood had receded the earth was once more dry so God told Noah and his sons and daughters-in-law to leave the arc so they could inhabit the earth again. Many churches remember the eight people who were in the ark by having a font with eight sides.
Do we shout at God when the place we live is flooded or do we decide to make changes so the climate chaos is not fueled by our actions? We all need to remember God, just as God remembered Noah in the Ark. No matter what seems to be going wrong in the world we can hang on the constant that is the love of God, as shown in his remembering Noah and all that followed including sending His son to die for us. We can rejoice in the resurrected Jesus.
Loving God thank you for looking after Noah and his family.
Thank you that you look after me.
As you protected Noah,
protect me by showing me how to survive all the things that worry me.
Move the hearts and minds of our leaders
that they see the damage done to your creation
and reduce pollution, flooding and damage.
Show me what I can do to help your fragile world. Amen
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In the United Kingdom, there has been a gradual shift towards increased surveillance and police measures since mid 2000's. National security concerns, the need to fight terrorism and crime, and issues regarding child protection have resulted in the state introducing extensive surveillance measures over online communications as well as filtering and tracking practices. In some cases these are required by the state and in other cases they are voluntarily implemented by internet service providers and private operators. Britons have a negative right to freedom of expression under the common law.
Web blocking in the United Kingdom
The precise number of websites blocked in the UK is unknown. Blocking techniques vary from one Internet service provider (ISP) to another with some sites or specific urls blocked by some ISPs and not others. Websites and services are blocked using a combination of data feeds from private content-control technology companies, government agencies, NGOs, and court orders in conjunction with the service administrators who may or may not have the power to unblock, additionally block, appeal or re-categorize blocked content.
Reporters Without Borders, an international non-profit that promotes and defends freedom of information and freedom of the press listed the country among the "Enemies of the Internet", a category of countries with the highest level of internet censorship and surveillance. Other major economies listed in this category include China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
ISP Default Network Blocking
Internet customers in the UK are prohibited from accessing a range of web sites by default, because they have their Internet access filtered by their ISPs. A voluntary code of practice agreed by all major ISPs means that customers have to 'opt out' of the ISP filtering to gain access to the blocked content. However, the complex nature of the active monitoring systems means that users cannot usually opt out of the monitoring and re-routing of their data traffic, something which may render their data security vulnerable. The range of content blocked by ISPs can be varied over time.
There are a number of different web blocking programs in the UK. The high-profile default ISP filters and IWF filters have been referred to as a "pornwall", "porn filter", "Hadrian's Firewall", "Great Firewall of Britain" and the "Great Firewall of Cameron".
Overblocking and Poorly Programmed Filters
Wide-scale inadvertent overblocking has been observed since ISP default filtering was introduced few years ago. Legitimate sites are regularly blocked by the filters of UK ISPs, mobile operators and public Wi-Fi networks.
Research indicated that poorly programmed filters blocked sites when a prohibited tag appeared coincidentally within an unrelated word. Religious sites were blocked by nearly half of public Wi-Fi filters and sex education sites were blocked by one third
Mobile Internet Censorship
All major UK mobile phone operators now voluntarily filter content by default based on "UK code of practice for the self-regulation of new forms of content on mobiles". When users try to access blocked content they are redirected to a warning page. This tells them that they are not able to access an 'over 18 status' Internet site and a filtering mechanism has restricted their access. Categories that are listed as blocked include: adult / sexually explicit, chat, criminal skills, drugs, alcohol and tobacco, gambling, hacking, hate, personal and dating, violence, and weapons. Classification determines whether content is suitable for customers under 18 years old.
Significant overblocking of Internet sites by mobile operators is reported, including the blocking of political satire, feminism and gay content. Correcting the erroneous blocking of innocent sites can be difficult. No UK mobile operator provides an on-line tool for identifying blocked websites. The O2 Website status checker was suspended after it had been widely used to determine the extent of overblocking by O2. Not only were civil liberties and computing sites being blocked, but also Childline, the NSPCC, the Police.
Public Wi-Fi Censorship
The vast majority of the Internet access provided by Wi-Fi systems in public places in the UK is filtered with many sites being blocked. The filtering is done voluntarily by the six largest providers of public Wi-Fi: Arqiva, BT, Sky, Nomad Digital, Virgin and O2, who together are responsible for 90% public Wi-Fi. Overblocking of sites is also reported on public wi-fi networks.
With increasing data breaches and surveillance, Britons are keen to learn how to stay safer online. One option, particularly when relying on unsecured public Wi-Fi or while torrenting, is to use a Virtual Private Network.
The other reason for using a VPN is often to access online services like BBC iPlayer, Sky, Channel4, etc. only available to certain countries. For instance, British people with a holiday home abroad may seek to use a VPN to access BBC iPlayer. The VPN, in this case, would make you appear as if you are accessing iPlayer from a UK address (instead of having it blocked if an overseas one is detected).
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British Content is often restricted from being accessed by viewers residing outside the U.K. Acevpn enable you to avoid IP blocking based on geographical location and help you connect to UK websites over a secure global network. Our primary objective is to ensure a smooth surfing experience for you so that you feel at home even when you're miles away. We value your hard-earned money and truly wish to be your long-term partner by extending support for all your entertainment and business activities.
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Alameda Street is one of the friendliest and prettiest streets in Maplewood, perhaps in all of Rochester. Neighbors congregate for events throughout the year, and tend the gardens that mark the east and west borders of the street. One of the sweetest houses on the street is 196 Alameda, with its clean traditional lines and large front porch with intricate white lattice. The blue and white exterior is accented with wine-toned shutters and teal details, and stained and leaded glass windows.
The 1,701 square foot house was built in 1925, and retains to this day the stunning natural woodwork that characterizes homes of the period. The front and foyer doors have unusual, lovely beveled glass inserts. The pocket doors to the living room actually work (!). The hardwood floors with inlaid borders throughout the first floor will be beautiful again when refinished. Remarkably intact are the staircase with its arts and crafts-style newel post and stair rail, and the dining room's beamed ceiling.
The little details make a difference: The doorknobs are glass. The pastel floral motif stained-glass window at the foot of the stairs is an attention-grabber. More beveled or stained glass is found in the living room, dining room - and the attic. The original milk box survives, as does the swinging door from dining room to eat-in kitchen.
Off the wide hallway on the second floor are four generous bedrooms with hardwood floors. One leads to the sleeping porch that spans the entire rear façade. The second-floor thermopane windows are sympathetic to the original design. Built-in drawers, shelves and laundry chute are in the hall. The attic is unfinished, tight and huge. Windows on three sides make it bright and full of potential. The yard is 0.12 acres, or 40 x 133 feet. The deep backyard is surrounded by mature trees. The detached garage has the capacity for two cars, and needs work.
The home at 196 Alameda deserves the TLC that the next owner will provide. Generations of owners have kept the architectural details intact, leaving only cosmetic or style changes necessary today. The property is listed for sale at $69,900 through Sam Morreale of Nothnagle Realtors, (585) 339-3966. Taxes are $2,779.
Historic Maplewood in northwest Rochester is a block west of the Genesee River. The Maplewood YMCA, Maplewood Branch Library, Maplewood Rose Garden and Lower Falls of the Genesee are within walking distance of 196 Alameda. Nearby are John Marshall, Nazareth Academy and Aquinas high schools. A large portion of Maplewood is listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places, a testament to the quality and preservation of its homes.
Elizabeth Teall is a Landmark Society volunteer and Maplewood resident.


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Every year, millions of us decide we've had enough of the grind and that it's time to figure out where to kick back in retirement. While many Americans ultimately choose to stay put, a national poll that Bankrate published last year found that half of those counting down loudest to retirement — those in the 50-to-64 age group — said they'd consider moving somewhere else when their working days are done.
To get people thinking about which cities might make for a fun, hassle-free retirement — and which might present some specific challenges to retired folks — we collected and analyzed data on 196 cities of all sizes in the U.S. until our eyeballs were ready to fall out. Then, we ranked them. Here's how we did it.
Deciding what data to include in the ranking required a lot of thought, in part because every soon-to-be retiree has different things they value highly when looking for a place to retire.
For instance, if you're among the majority of Americans concerned about not having enough money for retirement, you might be focused on finding a place to retire that has a low cost of living so you can afford to go out to dinner every once in a while without having to hit the early bird special. On the other hand, if you're looking forward most to hanging out with grandchildren, being close to family might trump everything else.
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Based on our 2015 poll and our understanding of the challenges facing retirees, including climbing health care costs and limited retirement savings, we came up with a list of characteristics that would help measure how well-suited a city is for retirees.
Cost of living.
Health care quality and affordability.
Tax burden.
Crime rate.
Cultural vitality.
Walkability.
Overall well-being.
Once we decided on some fairly universal aspects of a good place to retire, we gathered data from sources both private and public to help us evaluate U.S. cities based on these criteria. We tried to use the most recent, specific data available.
Cost-of-living data came from the Council for Community and Economic Research, or C2ER, which collects price information in metro areas all over the country on everything from hamburgers to women's slacks. C2ER uses those prices, weighting them based on their share of a typical household's costs, to create a cost-of-living index for each area.
Health care data came from HealthView Services, which calculates the total average lifetime health care costs for seniors in each state (Spoiler alert: It's hundreds of thousands of dollars), and from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a government agency that uses reams of statistics to rate states on the quality of care offered to residents.
Information on tax burdens came from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, which examines the percentage of resident incomes in each state that goes to paying state and local taxes.
Weather data came from 30-year averages collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We used it to rank states based on how many months of the year their average temperature strayed from a comfortable range.
Our crime data came from the FBI's database, which collects per capita incidents of violent and nonviolent crime from thousands of cities and towns. That adjustment for population size is critical here — it means that smaller cities don't necessarily score better just because they have fewer crimes on an absolute basis than bigger cities.
To get a sense of the cultural vitality in each city, we turned to the Creative Vitality Index, developed by the Western States Arts Federation, which looks at things like arts funding, employment in creative industries, sales of music and other factors on a per-capita basis and combines them into one index.
For walkability, we used data from WalkScore.com, and for well-being, we used the Well-Being Index from Gallup-Healthways, which is derived from interviews with more than 175,000 Americans a year to determine, among other things, their sense of purpose and their sense of community pride.
Using statistical analysis, we converted the data into scores useful for ranking the cities in our sample. Then, over a cup of coffee or 10, we figured our results.
Overall, we found that the many retirees heading to states like Florida and Arizona each year may be on to something. Cities in Florida's Sarasota and Cape Coral areas got top scores in our ranking, as did several cities in the greater Phoenix metro area, all of which were helped by mild winter weather.
Cities in the South and West dominated the top of our ranking, but there were also some areas that scored well that probably aren't on many soon-to-be retirees' short lists, including West Des Moines, Iowa, and Round Rock, Texas.
The cities that fell to the bottom of our ranking did so based on many factors, including extreme cold weather, high cost of living and high local taxes. Not surprisingly, many cities in the Northeast were driven to the bottom of our list by a combination of these factors.
Not a one-size-fits-all proposition
The point of the ranking isn't to tell retirees where they should or shouldn't settle down. We don't expect readers to immediately start packing for Arlington, Virginia, West Des Moines, Iowa, or Sarasota, Florida, after they finish reading our top 10 list.
Rather, it's to get those considering a move in retirement to take a thorough, holistic look at the places they're considering. Sure, maybe a place has a great lifestyle and wonderful weather, but if you're too broke to enjoy it because of a high cost of living or super-high taxes, it's not going to do you much good. Conversely, a place may be dirt-cheap to live in, but if you can't get the medical care you need without traveling long distances, it will be hard to enjoy any extra money you have.
There's no one perfect place for every retiree. Instead, you need to do some research — and soul-searching — to figure what you need, and what you can live without.
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        /// Required designer variable.
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        /// <summary>
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John Fineran | The Associated Press | November 9, 2017
Rosier, Wimbush in the spotlight for Notre Dame vs. Miami
Notre Dame leads the all-time series record 17-7-1 and won last year's matchup 30-27 in South Bend.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has seen quarterbacks like Malik Rosier of No. 7 Miami before.
He sees one every day at practice in his signal-caller, Brandon Wimbush.
"Rosier is a gritty kid, he finds way to make plays," Kelly said of the 6-1, 216-pounder. "He's a lot like Brandon when you look at him."
Wimbush is a little taller and a little heavier than Rosier, but there are a lot of similarities. The juniors are first-year starters, and their abilities to run, throw and make good decisions are big reasons why Saturday night's showdown between the third-ranked Fighting Irish (8-1, No. 3 CFP) and the unbeaten Hurricanes (8-0, No. 7 CFP) has added spark, as if the rivalry needed anything more combustible.
Miami receiver Braxton Berrios said Rosier's poise has rubbed off on the rest of the offense — and was steeled by the Hurricanes needing to pull out four straight close wins before getting past Virginia Tech relatively comfortably this past weekend. Rosier completed 11 of 22 passes for 202 yards, overcoming three interceptions, and rushed for 84 yards while accounting for three scores (two passing, one rushing) in the 28-10 victory.
Miami's offense vs. Virginia Tech:
- 429 total yards
- 210 yards rushing
- 28 points
Highlights: pic.twitter.com/5FpQmuuAEV
— Canes Football (@CanesFootball) November 6, 2017
"I think he gained all that from those big moments that we had earlier in the year," Berrios said. "At Florida State, the last two drives we had, we executed and that builds confidence, that builds a culture of finding a way to win."
Rosier isn't just doing it with his arm.
Miami has never been known for having the most mobile quarterbacks — the great ones have usually been the pro-style, pocket-presence types — but Rosier is a weapon as a ball carrier as well. He has three rushing touchdowns, the first Miami quarterback with that many since 2007, and has a penchant for turning near-sacks into positive yardage.
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"It is actually something new you see with Miami," Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster said.
Foster isn't the only coach who's faced Rosier this season who is giving the Miami quarterback high marks.
"I think he's done a great job," Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Kept great composure, very accurate, athletic, gets the ball out of his hand. ... He's done a tremendous job and playing very well."
Rosier will see a mirror image of himself across the field on Saturday.
Wimbush has rushed for 639 yards and 13 touchdowns, the most in a season by any Notre Dame quarterback. He has thrown for 1,286 yards and 11 touchdowns with just two interceptions, the last coming against Boston College in the third week of the season. Last week, he threw for a career-high 280 yards, surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark for the fourth time with 110 and accounted for three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) in a 48-37 victory over Wake Forest despite suffering bruised left hand in the first half.
A few moments from No. 3 Notre Dame's win over Wake Forest. #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/bYjeyXPgY3
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) November 5, 2017
"I think I made the plays necessary to win the game," Wimbush said. "I think I left a lot of plays out there that when we face an opponent who takes advantage of me not making those plays, it will cost us."
It could this weekend against a lightning quick Miami defense that is No. 1 nationally in tackles for loss (8.8 per game), fifth in sacks (3.5 per game) and 10th in turnovers gained (20).
Rosier will be facing an Irish defense that has 19 takeaways, including nine interceptions, two of which have been returned by cornerback Julian Love for touchdowns.
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Rosier, obviously, has mostly seen tape of Notre Dame's defense. But he has respect for the Irish offense as well, and knows that unit will put pressure on the Hurricanes to get some points on the board.
"I think it's going to be a great defensive battle, kind of like how it was last week," Rosier said. "They have a good offense, but if you've seen our defense, they play lights out. We just have to come out and execute, can't have as many turnovers as we've had and just have to make sure we put our defense in a great situation."
AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds contributed to this report.
This article was written by John Fineran from The Associated Press and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@newscred.com.
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March 18, 2019 09:00 NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Change Healthcare and the HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG) published the 9th Annual Industry Pulse Survey report. Among the findings: fully one-third of healthcare executives surveyed, the largest single block, believe non-healthcare market entrants could upend industry business models. Meanwhile, Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) initiatives are disrupting healthcare delivery and reimbursement, with a significant number of respondents planning to offer programs addressing care coordination, transportation, food insecurity, and other factors for members over the next 12 months.
These are just some of the industry insights and sentiments revealed in this year's Industry Pulse, an annual survey designed to provide executives with timely insights on opportunities, challenges, and trends in the healthcare market.
Additional findings show nearly 40% of respondents said a market in which the majority of value-based relationships include both upside and downside shared-risk remains three to five years off—a concerning finding that might indicate payers and providers continue to struggle in their efforts to scale complex, value-based care and reimbursement models from pilot to production.
"Healthcare is navigating disruptions on multiple fronts, and as a consequence, payers and providers are finding themselves stretched thin as they try to address a perfect storm of change," said David Gallegos, SVP, Consulting Services, Change Healthcare. "As if insurance market changes, value-based care, consumerization, and regulatory uncertainty weren't enough, this year the industry is facing a new breed of market entrants and innovators whose impact remains unknown but could be substantial. Even the largest healthcare organizations don't have the people and processes to move on all these fronts alone, yet they can't ignore these changes."
Other Industry Pulse Survey findings include:
Consumer demand for better access, price/cost transparency, and convenience are all paving the way for external competitors that provide a highly refined consumer experience to enter and disrupt the market;
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advances in analytics will address lagging business models and a growing talent gap; and
Cybersecurity initiatives are a lower funding priority despite the rise in breaches, with 40% of respondents citing sophistication of attack outpacing prevention capabilities.
This year's research draws from 185 healthcare leaders, 28% of whom are at the president or C-suite level, 48% VP-level or above, and includes HCEG members, Health Plan Alliance members, and Change Healthcare customers. The overall report provides a timely perspective on more than 16 topics, including general market trends, population health, value-based care, consumer engagement, clinical and data analytics, risk sharing, SDoH, cybersecurity, and more.
"Industry Pulse 2019 is deserving of significant attention from every healthcare stakeholder," said Ferris Taylor, Executive Director of HCEG. "For the first time, external market disruption (#7) appears on the HCEG Top 10 list, while transformative issues like consumerism (#2), analytics (#1) and payment reform (#4) remain multiple-year priorities. Is it concerning that the transition from volume to value has been on the HCEG list for ten years and still looks to be five-plus years off? We hope this Annual Report spurs conversation and action for current stakeholders in adapting much faster to demands of a 21st century healthcare system. If traditional stakeholders aren't able to transform healthcare, outside parties will!"
The complete survey results can be accessed at no charge here. Registration is now open for the 2019 Industry Pulse Survey webinar, which will provide a rundown of the research and feature commentary from HCEG analysts and Change Healthcare, will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT).
About the HealthCare Executive Group
HCEG is a national network of healthcare executives, thought leaders and select technology partners who navigate the tactical and strategic issues facing healthcare today. Founded in 1988, HCEG provides a platform that promotes healthcare innovation and the development of lifelong professional relationships where the open exchange of ideas, opportunities for collaboration and transformational dialogue can freely ensue, especially with respect to the annually identified list of HCEG Top 10 Issues. For more information, visit www.hceg.org or follow HCEG on Twitter at @HCExecGroup.


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January 31, 2018 By barndog
The pristine crushed-stone surfaces of Acadia's carriage roads make them ideal for cross-country skiing in wintertime. Add the park's spectacular scenery and trail grooming by the volunteers of the Acadia Winter Trails Association, and it's no wonder that skiing is a highlight of the season for many area residents and winter visitors alike.
Courtesy of Friends of Acadia Website.
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Bar Harbor Whale Watching
The largest animals on earth are found here. During Bar Harbor Whale Watching's more than twenty-five years of operation they have had the great pleasure of taking over 1 million people, from around the world, to see whales in the Gulf of Maine. Every day they strive to provide the highest quality customer service and the very best boats and educational tours in the world. Allowing them to make your whale watching dreams come true.
Courtesy of Bar Harbor Whale Watching website.
April 1, 2016 By barndog
People have been drawn to the rugged coast of Maine throughout history. Awed by its beauty and diversity, early 20th-century visionaries donated the land that became Acadia National Park. The park is home to many plants and animals, and the tallest mountain on the U.S. Atlantic coast. Today visitors come to Acadia to hike granite peaks, bike historic carriage roads, or relax and enjoy the scenery.
Courtesy of Acadia National Park
Diver Ed's Dive-In Theater
Diver Ed's Dive-In Theater is a two- or two-and-a-half-hour scenic boat ride out into Frenchman Bay in Acadia National Park, where Diver Ed & his sidekick "Mini Ed" dive down to the ocean floor with specially equipped video and sound equipment, allowing you to see and hear the ocean floor in real time from the comfort of the deck.
At the end of the dive, Ed & Mini Ed return to the boat – and so do the creatures! Touch tanks allow you to observe, handle – and sometimes even kiss – these strange and mysterious beings before they are returned safely to the sea. You will be amazed at the colors, the textures and the variety of animal life beneath the waves.
Courtesy of Diver Ed's Dive-In Theatre website.
Acadia Air Tours
For as long as people have dreamed, they have been fascinated by the idea of flight, looking skyward with wonder and amazement. Today ACADIA AIR TOURS can make that dream your reality from one of our four unique Aviation Adventures. We offer Scenic Tours of Acadia National Park in either a two passenger open cockpit BIPLANE, a two passenger GLIDER, or a four passenger CESSNA 182 SKYLANE. We also offer AEROBATIC WARBIRD RIDES for the more adventurous in our authentic WWII Navy "SNJ". Which ever flight you choose, you are sure to transform an ordinary day into an extra-ordinary experience of a lifetime. **GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE**
Courtesy of Acadia Air Tours website.
Mama Dimatteo's, Bar Harbor
Cafe Drydock, Southwest Harbor
Chart Room Restaurant, Hulls Cove (just 2 miles or so from us)
Jack Russell's Steakhouse, Bar Harbor
2 Cats Cafe, Bar Harbor
Trenton Bay Bridge Lobster Pound, Trenton
Havana, Bar Harbor (downtown)
Downeast Deli, Bar Harbor (downtown)
Bar Harbor Whale Watch, Bar Harbor (downtown, at the pier)
Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop
Kebo Valley Golf Club
National Park Sea Kayak Tours
Scotty's Kayak & Canoe Rentals
Altantic Brewing Company Tours
Mount Desert Oceanarium
Clark Point Inn, Southwest Harbor
Bark Harbor, Bar Harbor (downtown)
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The Panic Room: North Pole Panic
By escapethereview | December 5, 2017
Gravesend, Dec 2017
It's December, and along with other signs of the season such as tinsel, fake snow and endless Wham replays, quite a number of escape room companies are offering Xmas-themed games. The Panic Room's take on this gives you the task of helping Santa's elves rescue Christmas after they've left all the presents locked away.
This premise provides the structure of the game: there are a set of locked boxes, each containing a present and sometimes clues for other boxes. The game is designed to be family friendly, and has two versions: 'naughty' and 'nice', where the 'nice' version is a cut-down form of the game that needs only half the boxes to be opened (thereby rescuing presents for the nice children and leaving the naughty children's presents still locked away…). The puzzles for the 'nice' version are the ones that involve more hands-on physical interactivity and fewer numbers.
We were playing the full version as a team of three adults, so I can't speak for how well the 'nice' version plays. However, there was no sense that some of the puzzles were simplified kids' versions; the design aims to be family-friendly by the style of puzzles not by dumbing them down. I would guess that the fairly non-linear structure and the inclusion of some easy-ish search targets helps keep younger players involved too. Still, don't think of it as an escape room for kids, rather as one where kids can join in.
Unsurprisingly for a pop-up game, it's slighter and smaller-scale than the other games at the venue. But it has a couple of lovely ideas that managed to be charming without being twee. One clue had a nasty flaw when we played, but it sounds like that'll be promptly addressed (since this is a pop-up game we played much sooner after the game opened than I'd normally try), and the rest was all solidly designed as well as varied.
The Panic Room has games that are more interesting, impressive and/or memorable than this one. But if you want something to bring children to, or you've already played their others, or just feel like something seasonal, then North Pole Panic is a cute and fun game that works perfectly well as an escape room for adults as well as a good family option.
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Remember the crumbs of who-knows-what from who-knows-when that your baby found under the kitchen table and popped in his mouth? Remember that white t-shirt that turned gray by the time your kiddo was tired of dragging race cars around the living room? Pine-Sol helps eliminate the dirt on your floor before your kids do.


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Insights by Peter Watson.
Our review of 2022 is going to be solely from a business perspective. We are all too well aware of the other events that have happened but I am delighted to say that 2022 has been another strong year for Prism.
We have enjoyed working with a range of SME owners, on both acquisitions and sales, and have continued to be inspired by the energy and enthusiasm that they bring to business. We were particularly pleased to help Richard Webb at MarineGuard make their first acquisition in the technology space – acquiring a Person on Board (POB) software business in Scotland. Richard has built a great business operating in the superyacht security market and this acquisition brings an additional blend of skills, as well as providing a new and expanding market in which to excel.
We also worked on our seventh acquisition for Milbank Group – who are building a diversified group of businesses with a focus on people and customer service. The group goes from strength to strength.
You can see these and many of our other completed deals here.
We are still very busy and hope to complete another couple of deals before the Christmas bells toll! We also have a strong pipeline going into 2023 and remain cautiously confident about the prospects for the coming year.
At this time of year you may well be weighing up your options for the future. If so, do arrange to speak with me or Robert. We will act as a sounding board for you and hopefully ask some questions that will help make your own choices clearer. Find out more about our 1-to-1 Chat sessions or you can simply reply to this email.
If you are thinking about selling your business within the next three years, please consider joining our live virtual seminar in February. This morning seminar will help you understand more about the sale process, how businesses are valued and ways you can add value to your business.
Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Christmas and a successful New Year, from all of us at Prism.
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One of the many ways to prepare morel mushrooms is to coat them in flour and sautéed in butter or margarine. It is one of the most delicious ways to prepare morel mushrooms if you want to cook it as the main ingredient.
This recipe is a great side dish, appetizer, or just a meal on its own served with bread. So today, let us learn how to cook morel mushrooms with this great dish – The King of the Plate, Morel Mushrooms with flour!
Before we start with the ingredients and the steps on how to cook more mushrooms, let's first discuss other important information you should know before trying out this recipe. First, let's learn about the morel mushroom preparation. Before you start cooking, make sure to wash your morels thoroughly. Cut the fresh morels into four, vertically. To remove and kill the little critters, you may soak your morel mushrooms in a bowl filled with salted water. Let it soak in the fridge for a couple of hours before washing and using. On the other hand, if you aren't ready to cook your morels within the next two days after picking, just remove the excess water and cover it with a damp paper towel inside your fridge. This will help your morels to retain its crisp and avoid being mushy.
Now let's start cooking our morel mushrooms. Just follow these easy steps and you'll be feasting on some morel mushrooms in no time!
Melt butter or margarine in the frying pan, making sure you don't burn the butter.
Next, coat the mushrooms in flour. You can do so by placing the flour in a ziplock and then putting in the morels inside to coat.
Nevertheless, you can simply use a plate with flour and roll your morel mushrooms in it. Make sure the morels are completely covered.
Now, gently sauté the mushrooms in the melted butter or margarine.
Now you can enjoy your fried morel mushrooms with flour!
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;

namespace King_of_Thieves.Map
{
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    {
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        public string NAME;
        private int _width, _height; //PIXELS!!!
        private Graphics.CSprite _image;
        public Dictionary<string, Graphics.CSprite> otherImages = new Dictionary<string, Graphics.CSprite>();
        private double _mapVersion;
        private Graphics.CDrawList _drawlist = new Graphics.CDrawList();
        private int _layerIndex;
        private int _hitboxAddress = Actors.CReservedAddresses.HITBOX_NOT_PRESENT;
        private List<CTile> _tilesOnScreen = new List<CTile>(204);
        private Vector2 _imageVector = Vector2.Zero;

        private List<CTile> _tiles = new List<CTile>(); //raw tile data

        public CLayer(ref Graphics.CSprite image)
        {
            _image = image;

            if (_image != null)
                _imageVector = new Vector2(Graphics.CTextures.textures[_image.atlasName].FrameWidth, Graphics.CTextures.textures[_image.atlasName].FrameHeight);
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        public CLayer(Dictionary<string, Graphics.CSprite> atlasCache)
        {
            otherImages = atlasCache;
            _components = new ComponentManager(new ComponentFactory[] { new ComponentFactory(new List<Actors.CComponent>().ToArray()) });
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        public CLayer()
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        public CLayer(string name, Actors.CComponent[] components, CTile[] tiles, ref Graphics.CSprite image, int index, double version = 1, int hitBoxAddress = Actors.CReservedAddresses.HITBOX_NOT_PRESENT)
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            _width = 0; _height = 0;
            NAME = name;
            _tiles.AddRange(tiles);
            _image = image;
            _components = new ComponentManager(new ComponentFactory[]{ new ComponentFactory(components) } );
            _mapVersion = version;
            _layerIndex = index;
            _hitboxAddress = hitBoxAddress;

            if(_image != null)
                _imageVector = new Vector2(Graphics.CTextures.textures[_image.atlasName].FrameWidth, Graphics.CTextures.textures[_image.atlasName].FrameHeight);
        }

        ~CLayer()
        {
             _image = null;
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        public void tileCoordConverter()
        {
            for(int i = 0; i < _tiles.Count; i++)
            {
                CTile tile = _tiles[i];
                tile.tileCoords.X *= 16;
                tile.tileCoords.Y *= 16;
            }
        }

        public void swapDrawDepth(int newDepth, Actors.CActor sprite)
        {
            _drawlist.changeSpriteDepth(sprite, sprite.drawDepth, newDepth);
        }

        public int hitboxAddress
        {
            get
            {
                return _hitboxAddress;
            }
            set
            {
                _hitboxAddress = value;
            }
        }

        public void removeFromDrawList(Actors.CActor actor)
        {
            _drawlist.removeSpriteFromDrawList(actor);
        }

        public void addToDrawList(Actors.CActor actor)
        {
            _drawlist.addSpriteToList(actor.drawDepth, actor);
        }

        public void addToDrawList(List<Actors.CActor> actors)
        {
            _drawlist.addSpriteToList(actors.ToArray());
        }

        public Dictionary<int, List<string>> getActorHeaderInfo()
        {
            if (_components == null)
                return null;

            return _components.actorHeaderMap();
        }

        public CTile getTileInfo(int index)
        {
            CTile temp = _tiles[index] as CAnimatedTile;

            if (temp == null)
                return new CTile(_tiles[index].atlasCoords, _tiles[index].tileCoords, _tiles[index].tileSet);
            else
            {
                CAnimatedTile anim = (CAnimatedTile)temp;
                return new CAnimatedTile(anim.startingPosition, anim.atlasCoordsEnd, anim.tileCoords, anim.tileSet, anim.speed);
            }
        }

        public int numberOfTiles
        {
            get
            {
                return _tiles.Count();
            }
        }

        public void addComponent(Actors.CComponent component)
        {
            _components.addComponent(component);
        }

        public void removeComponent(Actors.CComponent component)
        {
            _components.removeComponent(component);
        }

        public void addDrop(Actors.Items.Drops.CDroppable drop)
        {
            //_components.
        }

        public void initComponents(Actors.CComponent component)
        {
            if (_components == null)
            {
                Actors.CComponent[] temp = new Actors.CComponent[] { component };
                _components = new ComponentManager(new ComponentFactory[] { new ComponentFactory(temp) });
            }
            else
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot reinitialize a layer's components once they have been initialized.");
        }
        public int componentCount
        {
            get
            {
                return _components.componentCount;
            }
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        {
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            for (int i = 0; i < _tiles.Count; i++)
            {
                if (_tiles[i].checkForClick(coords))
                    return i;
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            return outPut;
        }

        //returns the last occurance
        public int indexOfTileReverse(Vector2 coords)
        {
            int outPut = -1;

            for (int i = _tiles.Count - 1; i >=0; i--)
            {
                if (_tiles[i].checkForClick(coords))
                    return i;
            }

            return outPut;
        }

        public void updateTileSet(Graphics.CSprite newSet)
        {
            foreach (CTile tile in _tiles)
            {
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tile.tileSet))
                    tile.tileSet = _image.atlasName;
            }

            _image = newSet;
        }

        public void setName(string name)
        {
            NAME = name;
        }

        public void addTile(CTile tile)
        {
            _tiles.Add(tile);
        }

        public void removeTile(int index)
        {
            if (index == -1)
                return;

            _tiles.RemoveAt(index);
        }

        public void updateLayer(Microsoft.Xna.Framework.GameTime gameTime)
        {
            //components
            _components.Update(gameTime);
            //update tiles
            for (int i = 0; i < _tiles.Count; i++)
            {
                CTile tile = _tiles[i];
                Vector2 dimensions = Vector2.Zero;

                //get tileset info
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(tile.tileSet))
                    dimensions = _imageVector;
                else
                    dimensions = tile.dimensions;

                tile.shouldDraw = CMasterControl.buttonController.checkCullBoundary(tile.tileCoords, dimensions);

                if (tile.shouldDraw)
                    tile.update();
            }
        }

        public void drawLayer(SpriteBatch spriteBatch = null)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < _tiles.Count; i++)
            {
                CTile tile = _tiles[i];
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May 10 is Bike to Work Day.
North Berkeley Investment Partners along with several other Solano Avenue businesses will be hosting an Energizer Station in front of our offices on Solano Avenue at Colusa.
Pump up those tires, put on your helmet and ride over to visit us. Visit our Energizer Station to get your free Bike to Work Day bag. This handy canvas tote is filled with snacks, coupons, and useful information for your ride around town. We will provide tasty snacks and high fives to cheer on your morning ride. The station will be up and running from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.


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Recent review: Just about to embark on our honeymoon cruise but wanted to say a huge thank you for playing at our wedding at Crathorne Hall on Friday. We had a wonderful day in which you played a huge part. Everyone loved the music and even the hotel staff said you were the best band they had had play there in the
The Supertonics
About: We are The SuperTonics Big Band, a 15-piece big band, based in Bracknell, Berkshire. We play a mixture of traditional big band swing music, from the likes of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman etc - other popular jazz standards arranged for big band - music from musicals &
Five Star Swing
About: Performing a broad selection of songs you'll know and love from the Swing era – Five Star Swing from Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller through to songs like Mr Bojangles & Bad Bad Leroy Brown plus foot stomping Blues, Jive & Jazz. The band performs as any size from three to seventeen-piece featuring m
The Lollipops
Recent review: The Lollipops were fabulous. The sweetest girls, they arrived and just got stuck in - very professional, a great performance, easy to work with (great communications ahead of the event and on the day). We were able to specify some songs for their set, and every single one was great. Loved the mat
Kitty's Music
Recent review: Kitty's band were amazing at my mum's 90th birthday party. They played the perfect mix of slower and jazzier music brilliantly. They created the perfect atmosphere and were completely flexible to small changes we made to timings or to requests. everyone said how good they were and there was plenty o
Hot Shoes
Recent review: "Thank you so so so much for performing at our wedding! Everything was smooth on the day and I didn't have to worry about anything which was reassuring. We were so impressed by everything!"
The Toby Brazier Jazz Sextet
About: This jazz group features a vocalist, trumpet, sax and full rhythm section including drums! We usually come as a 5 piece group with singer but are able to perform in many guises from trios up to small big bands. Our repertoire is varied and includes classic swinging numbers to modern funky tunes plus
The Chris Mackey Orchestra
Recent review: I thought your band were excellent, although l expected nothing less with the ex military hard core. From a dancers point of view, l loved the two sets, You nailed Jumping at the Savoy and 2 O'Clock Jump the highlights of that set!
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Wedding - Derbyshire
Average quote: £400.00
An indoor wedding in Chatsworth, Derbyshire. Needed for the ceremony until the wedding breakfast is finished (approximately 4 hours).
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Celebration - Buxton
Indoors: a village hall with a stage. I am looking for a brass band who could play numbers like Hackney colliary band, hot 8 brass band ETC. The village hall is located in Hartington in the Peak District between Buxton and Matlock.
Birthday party (adult) - Dronfield
Hi, As it is my 50th birthday party next April, my wife and I would like to hold a roaring 20's/Great Gatsby fancy dress house party. We would therefore like a band just like yourselves to provide entertainment. There will be about 50 guests with the party running from about 8pm to 12.30am. Please advise whether you are available and the costs involed. Many Thanks, Steve
Birthday party (adult) - Derby
I'm having a 50th Birthday party in Derby. It's going to be black tie/ dress to impress. Looking for maybe an hour or so, but split into two halves - first half at say 8 pm for 30 mins, Robbie big band style, second half at 9 ish for Robbie's best hits. The venue itself holds about 80 people, there will be between 60 and 70 there.
Wedding - Repton
We are due to be married on the 8th July, 2017 and I would very much like a string quartet to play during our wedding reception for approx 90 minutes. The reception will be in Repton School garth.
Good evening, Please could you let me know your availability and pricing for a wedding on the 15th or July in Derbyshire. At church then reception or either or please. Classical at church (cannon in d and background) then Disney if possible at the reception. Many thanks,
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Hello. I am planning my wedding at The Old Hall Hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire on Saturday March 24th 2018. We are having the ceremony in the hotel and it will begin at 2pm. Ideally I would like a Harpist for guests arriving, the walk down the isle, and the end of the ceremony. Harp music in general (with a wedding theme) would be fantastic, but we do have some specific songs we would like to request if possible. Many thanks
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I'm looking for a violin and piano duo, I want them to play as I Walk down the isle to the song turning pages- sleeping at last And the some music playing after vows and signing the papers
Other Event - Mansfield
outdoors rememberance sunday service with march to ww1 memorial from the church about 10 minutes awaywith last post to be played twice once at church and then at the new memorial
Christmas party - Ruddington
Good afternoon, this maybe an odd request.. but… I work in a Nottingham company & we are looking to have a small brass band on site to play some carols for a morning one day in December. Is this something you would be able to help with? Please let me know & I will confirm further details. Regards Elaine
Wedding ceremony - Scarborough
We are getting married at Ox pastures hall in Scarborough on the 28th July, we require a quartet or something similar for the ceremony only, ceremony starts at 1600hrs, We would like music played whilst the guests arrive and sit down and then for when The bride walks down the aisle, and for the bride and groom walking back out. Thanks
Wedding - Pontefract
Hi I've wrote a song for my wedding and are wanting a guitarist to come and play that song so I can sing it or even a guitarist to put the music down on a CD for me so it can be played by the DJ can u help please
Wedding - Cheshire
Wedding band needed for a vintage style wedding. We are looking for a 50s style rock n roll band to play for an hour at the start of our reception.
Fundraising event - Sheffield
A group of Sheffield Hallam students organising a fundraising event for the Sheffield Childrens Hospital charity as part of our final year of an Events Management degree. We have yet to finalise a venue but are wanting some local talent (acoustic) for an evening of laid-back music, food and funsraising. Being students, and raising money for charity, we are starting on a £0 budget and are trying to get costs as low as possible whilst still getting good quality acts. Please could you advise as to the costs of your performers and any help / advise you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much in advance and we look forward to hearing from you.
Wedding - Oakham
we are looking for a classical duo to play our wedding ceremony and possibly the wedding breakfast. We would also like the song thousand years Christina Perry for the brides entrance.
Christmas party - Greater Manchester
We are looking for a female vocalist to do either 1 or 2 hours in a small restaurant on New Years Eve depending on pricing. We are looking for someone who can provide background music for diners between 8/9-10pm. If you could let us know your thoughts it would be greatly appreciated, or if you could give us any recommendations either.
Corporate Function - Nuneaton
The event will be at Taylor Wimpey's development Weddington Road - Nuneaton - Warwickshire - CV10 0TP from 11am-5pm, indoors.
Stag Party - Birmingham
Hello I am planning a stag party of between 23-38 people, i want a function room of some sort that has speakers, bar, lights, enough room for a circle of chairs and some tables to side for around 2-4 hours for the stag night pre-drinks and the strip show which we would arrange for the night before going to a gig and then hitting up a concert. Ideally I'd like an email containing the price of the hire and an estimated drinks price and any potential deals due to size of the potential party thanks mo
Wedding - Birmingham
Hi there, I'm looking for a brass band - something like Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Hot 8 Brass Band, etc - to play on arrival at my wedding reception. Would start around 3pm and play for an hour / an hour and a half. Thanks! Ali
Wedding ceremony - Birmingham
It's a pre wedding sangeet party in a hall. We would like to entertain our guest throughout the evening with dancing and singing etc...


Had it been more dramatic, festive and loud, Hallelooyah would have been on its way to become a massive hit. But the movie by debutant Sudhi Anna is timidly silent though it had enough ingredients to drum up its arrival. It's a narrative that flows on, connecting a vibrant past to a punctuated present. In the process, it transports us to an age that was pristine and was yet to be swallowed by the so-called advent of modernism.
As the story rolls to a flash back, the difference is obvious and reminds us of how an age, which was not very long ago, had a fast forward leap by technological advances and made the ambiance, props and images of those times look quaint and archaic. Only when we see them do we remember that they ever existed. This can appeal more intensely to those who came to this part of the world between mid-seventies and early eighties.
The objects, the life-style, the culture, even the behaviour of people in that time in the rustic backdrop are realistically re-created. Whether it is the hand-made toy wheels carved out of discarded rubber sandals, kerosene lamp, local games of the time, dressing styles or the dolls in the festival, all of them conform to the time and allow us a glimpse into the past.
The story revolves around Dr. Roy, who is back in his village from France to attend a school function on a special invitation and attempts a nostalgic trip. As he visits places, his wistful past brings him the bitter-sweet memories of the events in his childhood that had changed his life.
Narain as the protagonist Dr. Roy K. Thomas makes a pleasant come back after quite a while. Meghana Raj as Dr. Meera also provides him ample support through her meticulous portrayal of the role. Sudheer Karamana essays the role of Thomas, Roy's father, very brilliantly and K.B. Ganeshkumar too, showcases a sterling performance. However, it's the performance of the child artistes Master Eric Zachariah and Baby Durga Premjith that stand apart. Sajitha Madathil, Sunil Sukhada, Kalabhavan Niyaz, Pashanam Shaji also do justice to their roles.
Of course there are some shortfalls too. For instance, certain crucial moments fail to convince artistically; there is a lack of coherence between some episodes, some comic sequences also fail to crack and so on. Though the film feels dragged at times, the story as a whole is well-knit. Sudhi Anna definitely deserves credit for his sincere attempt to portray a good story without compromising on its simplicity. Cinematography by Ragesh Narayanan and Music by Chandran Ramamangalam are also commendable.
It is a poignant story, which is not spicy and colourful in terms of the cinematic trends in vogue. But if you are nostalgic about the past and do yearn for the days that are lost forever, Hallelooyah, like the eponymous bus in the film, will take you there.
Jyothika, Revathy wrap movie on a bullet in style!


Houston, 02/22/2019 / 07:02, EST/EDT - EQS Newswire - National Energy Services Reunited Corp.
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Hydroponic systems have gained worrying popularity in the recent past, especially in small rural villages and residential cities. This stems from the introduction of Local and State Law Enforcement affecting the growth of cannabis crops in outdoor fields. The law also affects seasonal variations of the crop mainly practised in Nimbim, located in Northern New South Wales just below South East Queensland.
In the emerging trend, thousands of cannabis plants are grown in small factories or residential homes. They are referred to as Hydroponic cannabis crops. Among the policing circles, the term 'Hydro' is mostly used to describe this trend.
The perpetrators have devised an easy way of growing the crops. In some instances, the cannabis crops are cultivated in small pots where their growth is boosted with chemicals and they are watered every day. The pungent odour produced by the chemicals is sucked out by custom made filters installed in the home. Some big industrial lights complete the arrangement and the crops thrive within no time.
There are other sophisticated systems that do not require the manual watering. The pots in this case link to a hydroponic watering mechanism. The nutrients are also incorporated into the system which is set to run round the clock.
The growing popularity of this trend raises an alarm for a number of reasons. To begin with, the highly concentrated chemicals alter the composition of the drug as well as its effects on users. The illegal systems that have bypassed the power are a disaster waiting to happen. Many fires have been witnessed in different homes alongside other incidences such as homicides and electric shocks.
The legislation is yet to provide something conclusive regarding the cultivation of cannabis crops in family homes. Just as is the case with Meth labs, only appropriate court action can be relied upon to restore the property damaged under such circumstances.
The predicament is made even worse by the fact that most of these homes are occupied by tenants. Home owners end up incurring huge losses as this practice causes extensive water damage necessitating the removal of floors and walls. The home is also polluted by moulds and cannabis spores.
The damage can be repaired. The guidelines affecting the repair vary depending on the particular house and state. The claim may be honoured or not depending on the insurance firm. Feel free to discuss your options on this matter by contacting All Aces Services.


Classical Furniture Collection Hot attracted many buyers competing to buy. Recently, Beijing Fenzhongsi classical furniture market held in the "second session of the reproduction of antique furniture in Shanxi Art" appeared in a mysterious buyer for two hours to spend 600 million yuan to buy antique furniture and porcelain.
Classical Furniture, Shanxi was launched every day, a large number of collectors and antiques enthusiasts to patronize classical furniture, and even many of the foreign institutions in China and learning of foreign students regarded the exhibition as a learning and understanding of classical Chinese traditional culture of the window. To carry out the first day, there are many exhibits were ordered, but during the National Day of a mysterious buyer is even more staggering. The buyers in the evening into the Fenzhongsi Antique, first in classical furniture market in the current exhibition hall turn a few laps, but also toward the third floor of miscellaneous antiques sales area, less than two hours before and after the purchase of classical furniture and porcelain curios nearly 600 million yuan.
In addition to domestic buyers, white wood antique furniture is also optimistic about the foreign collectors. The study of Chinese classical furniture experts from the United States, Mr. Ko Si Ti has spent several hundred thousand dollars buying long narrow table, chairs, beds and other furniture. He told reporters a few years ago, foreigners looking to get into the collection of ancient Chinese white wood furniture, which makes several times the market price soaring.


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Q: Cache busting images within CSS Just trying to work out the best way to cache bust images within CSS files.
Say I was using CSS sprites and I was using the one image for like 10 different elements scuh as..
.element1 {
    background: url('../images/main-nav.png') left -80px no-repeat;
}

.element2 {
    background: url('../images/main-nav.png') left -120px no-repeat;
}

.element3 {
    background: url('../images/main-nav.png') left -160px no-repeat;
}

Then I updated the image and I wanted to add a new element such as..
.new_element {
    background: url('../images/main-nav.png') left -200px no-repeat;
}

I know I can cache bust this by doing something like:
.new_element {
    background: url('../images/main-nav.png?v=1.01') left -200px no-repeat;
}

But wouldn't this cause 2 requests now because of the different filenames? ...do I really have to update each and every reference to this image to avoid multiple requests for the same image? ...or is there a better way?

A: you can use a common class for background-image than you can use background-position for each element class

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