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San Francisco Automotive Executive Search
San Francisco Automotive Executive Recruiters
REACTION SEARCH INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE JOB SEARCH, YOUR SOURCE FOR EXECUTIVE AUTOMOTIVE EXECUTIVE STAFFING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Recruitment Services for Automotive Companies in San Francisco Automotive recruitment services in San Francisco, California don't come any better than those offered by Reaction Search International. We offer a host of employment services for companies in the automotive industry. From PE backed suppliers to Fortune 500 companies and small parts businesses, we can scale our services according the requirements of each business objective.
Why Us? The automotive industry is affected by a host of factors such as financial pressures, new environmental regulations that compel them to cut omissions, global entrants and changing trends. Employees must adapt during times of extreme change in order to ensure the sustainability of the companies that they work for.
The baby boomer generation is going into retirement and fast. Unfortunately, this generation also makes up most executive level or higher positions in companies. In order to replace them you need candidates that have the skills, experiences and leadership skills necessary to lead the next generation of business.
At Reaction Search International, we have access to a large talent pool of prospective candidates who can launch your business to success while keeping your objectives in mind especially when it comes to complex transitions. Our consultants can work with you to ease you into transitions during complex mergers or changeovers.
Our coverage extends to but is not limited to the following:
OEMs or Original Equipment Suppliers
Transport Service Providers
Tier One, Two and other suppliers
Reaction Search International the Leader in San Francisco Automotive Recruitment At Reaction Search International, we offer recruitment services at all departmental levels such as:
Executive Level Executives have to make major decisions and oversee large operations on a regular basis. These decisions often affect all departments and livelihoods involved. In addition, they must also have a say in creating company policies and act as interfaces between stakeholders and communities. Candidates who apply for positions at the executive level must have an extensive amount of experience in order to fit in and the leadership skills required. We can find your suitable candidates for positions like Directors, chief executive officers, presidents, vice president and chief operating officers for your automotive business.
Engineering Innovation and engineering go hand in hand. And innovation is crucial in when it comes to automotives. Candidates who apply for positions in your engineering department must have extensive qualifications that prove their skills and knowledge about certain types of operations. Reaction Search International can find you ideal candidates for vacancies in positions like quality engineers, design engineers, process engineers and simulation engineers.
Aftermarket While the aftermarket is a secondary market in the automotive industry, it is just as important. This sector involves the processing or sale of chemical, equipment, parts and other components that come into play when a vehicle is sold by an OEM or Original Equipment Supplier. Our recruitment specialists can find you valuable candidates for your aftermarket for positions like channel managers, sales account managers, distribution managers, Directors, marketing managers and even a vice president of sales and marketing.
Contact us to ask us about our recruitment services in San Francisco, California. We will analyze your objectives. Our expertise lies in offering services that can be completely customized according to your vision and mission. Contact us at 415-644-0277 for budget friendly recruitment services for your automotive company.


Square Enix updated the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Lodestone today with some exciting details surrounding the Free Company housing feature set to arrive in December's 2.1 update. Next months update will be the first major content update since the games original launch, bringing with it an exciting variety of new content including PvP, end-game dungeons, Free Company housing and a huge array of fixes and tweaks.
The new post highlights some of the finer areas in Eorzea's retail market including the methods involved to purchase and bid on land, obtaining a house permit and creating your first home. Most of the information can be pieced together from the various Japanese videos that have been released on the subject but it's nice to have it all in one place.
A crafting workshop where players can build vehicles such as airships.
An orchestrion to change the music played inside houses.
A chocobo stable to raise chocobos.
Mannequins that can be dressed with player gear.
A bulletin board that can be place inside the house.
Chocobo breeding has long been a favorite past time of Final Fantasy players and considering every player currently gets one for free during the main story, they're going to have to make some pretty big changes to make breeding them worthwhile. Chocobo racing or duels? Yes please.


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Sustainable Tucson- Sustainable Tucson August Film Festival — August 12 and 13, 2012 & TUCSON TIME TRADERS
Sustainable Tucson August Film Festival — August 12 and 13, 2012
Joel D. Valdez Main Library,
Large Lower Level Meeting Room, 101 N. Stone, Downtown Tucson
(free lower level parking off Alameda St)
Sunday, August 12th 1:00 to 5 :00pm,
Sustainable Tucson will show three top-rated sustainability films covering critical sustainability topics:
* The U.S. financial crisis erupted in 2008 and still looms on the horizon.
* Resource depletion including non-renewable fossil fuels and clean water threatens further economic growth.
* Global warming and climate change threaten most life-forms including people and future food.
* Social disruption following economic dislocation and government contraction can threaten our capacity to solve-problems and build a more sustainable culture.
* Many solutions are being identified but most require abandoning "business as usual."
The first film will be shown between 1:00 and 2:30pm and includes a comprehensive presentation of the sustainability crisis and a path way out of our predicament. Many sustainability leaders are interviewed including Wes Jackson, Paul Hawken, David Suzuki, Kenny Ausubel, David Orr, Janine Benyus,, Stuart Pimm, Richard Heinberg, Paolo Soleri, Thom Hartmann, Lester Brown, James Hillman, Joseph Tainter, James Woolsey, Stephen Schneider, Stephen Hawking, Sandra Postel, Bill McKibbon, James Hansen, Dr. Andy Weil, Ray Anderson, Andy Lipkis, Tom Linzey, Herman Daly, Peter Warshall, Jerry Mander, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bruce Mau, William McDonough, John Todd, and Gloria Flora among others.
The second film is an award-winning documentary describing the financial crisis which erupted in 2008 and continues to play out today as the global economy is beginning to contract. Financial experts help tell the story of how the largest financial bubble in history grew and finally burst. These include Simon Johnson, George Soros, Satyajit Das, Paul Volker, Nouriel Roubini, U. S. Rep. Barney Frank, Eliot Spitzer, Kenneth Rogoff, Raghuram Rajan, Martin Wolf, Christine Lagarde, and Martin Feldstein among others. This film will be shown from 2:30 and 4:15.
The final film to be shown between 4:15 and 5:00 is a special film which describes how the island nation of Cuba became more self- sufficient and resilient after the food and energy subsidies ended from the Soviet Union which collapsed in 1991.
Monday, August 13th, 5:00 to 8:00 pm,
Sustainable Tucson will present two excellent films.
The first is a documentary about how the many electric street car systems in U.S towns and cities were intentionally scrapped by a group of automobile-related corporations. The result is that the U.S. is the only industrial country in the world without electric rail systems within and between most cities. This film will be shown between 5:00 and 6:00pm.
The second film will be shown between 6:15 and 7:45pm and includes a comprehensive presentation of the sustainability crisis and the need to find a path way out of our predicament. Many sustainability leaders are interviewed including Richard Heinberg, Lester Brown, U. S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, Albert Bartlett, Joseph Tainter, David Pimental, Terry Taminen, Bill MeKibben, James Hansen, David Korten, Derrick Jensen, and William R. Catton, Jr. among others.
We believe that building a sustainable future will take the cooperation and partnering of residents, businesses, government, institutions and organizations. It is in this spirit that we are reaching out to our members, interested people, and community leaders, bringing them together to focus the wider public on these critical sustainability discussions. Our ultimate intent is to build partnerships and work together toward our common goals.
Join us for viewing five great sustainability films in August!
Doors open at 1:00 pm on Sunday, August 12th.
Doors open at 4:45 pm on Monday, August 13th
TUCSON TIME TRADERS
Building Tucson's Empowerment Network 1 Hour at a Time
Tucson Time Traders is a local Timebank for the Tucson region and we will give short presentationson our new Tucson web-based system during Sustainable Tucson's August Film Festival on Monday, August 13th. We are also hosting community potluck & orientation meetings on the 2nd Thursday every month at the Tucson Ward 3 Office, 1510 E Grant Road, (southeast corner of Grant & Vine)
What Is A Time Bank?
A TimeBank is a group of people who trade an hour of work for an hour of work. The time is banked so you can trade accumulated hours with anyone within the network.
TimeBanking is a rapidly growing movement that allows people to trade assistance, and helps build healthy communities.
Missions and Values
We are all assets.
Redefining work – to value whatever it takes to raise healthy children, build strong families, revitalize neighborhoods, make democracy work, advance social justice, make the planet sustainable.
Reciprocity – "How can I help you?" becomes "How can we help each other build the world we both will live in?"
We need each other – Networks are stronger than individuals. People help each other reweave communities of support, strength and trust.
Respect – Every human being matters.
Intrigued?
Come to a monthly potluck & orientation meeting, and
open an account with the new member sign-up form
New members must attend an orientation meeting before using the online software and trading with our timebanking community. If you're already a member, you can login to your Tucson Time Traders account at
timetraders.metasofa.org
Tucson Time Traders – Links and Contacts
Tucson Time Traders new website – login, news, calendar, sign-up
http://timetraders.metasofa.org/
News and Calendar at sustainable tucson (you are here)
http://www.sustainabletucson.org/tucson-time-traders/
New Member Sign-up Form at sustainable tucson
http://www.sustainabletucson.org/tucson-time-traders-new-members/
TimeBanks USA website for Tucson – old website (do not use)
http://tucson.timebanks.org/
Coordinators for Tucson Time Traders
Kacie, Winona, Chris – (email) timetraders(at)sustainabletucson.org
Stay up to date – visit our website often!
http://www.sustainabletucson.org
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Yesterday the House of Commons agreed by 520 votes to 22 to back the £119.5 billion ceiling on welfare spending in 2015-16 announced by George Osborne in his Budget last week. It's a cap that Save the Children estimate will push 345,000 children into poverty in just four years.
Is this perhaps another sign of Scottish Labour's Great Leap Forward and the new Socialist Era identified by Magnus Gardham and Hamish McDonnell?
As Iain Macwhirter writes in the Herald: "Labour has, through its actions in Westminster yesterday, legitimised the Conservative welfare agenda. The party that created the welfare state has lost the ability to defend its fundamental principles…Last week Ed Miliband accused Alex Salmond of mimicking Tory policies and abandoning social justice; this week the Labour leader stands accused of gross hypocrisy".
I can't ask my MP. Mine is Gordon Brown who by the looks of it didn't even show up as per normal.
Why don't they just dock his salary? He didn't even bother to turn up to vote against the Bedroom Tax….come to think of it…neither did the bold Mr. Darling.
I think it might actually be Willie Bain who tops the list. Springburn, in his constituency, has the third highest level of child poverty in the UK.
Willie Bain (Glasgow NE) has the honour of representing a constituency where 43% of the children live in poverty. Anas Sarwar is second (Glasgow Central – 37%) and poor old Curran only scrapes in in third place at 35% in Glasgow East. I'm sure – given their records – that Sarwar and Curran will do their utmost to get into top place as soon as possible. Given that Save the Children reckon another 345,000 children in the UK (roughly 34,000 in Scotland) will be tipped over the edge into poverty as a result of the Labour MPs' votes, it looks hopeful that Sarwar and/or Curran could wrest the award from the hands of that political giant, Willie Bain. Good luck, Anas and Maggit.
I remember Willie Bain. He is the one who last year said he had been invited into the Boardrooms of the Big companies and they told him they were not in favour of Scottish Independence. Off course wullie did not give any company names.
In light of Labour's latest attack on the poorest, it would make a lot more sense for them formally to join the Conservative-Liberal coalition government in London. They could all then work together to squeeze the scroungers till the pips squeak and Trident would be much more affordable. They know it makes sense.
So the Westminster Government ignore Labour calls to cap bonuses, and the Labour Party roll over and agree to cap benefits!
Looks like it would have been easier to list those who voted against. I am amazed at how they are so easily duped or is it bought off. I think this may give the Australian person who was here the other day ammunition for her family in Council Accommodation in Edinburgh who are voting NO to protect their benefits.
The Labour Party is unique, in that almost all of their supporters generally vote for them for reasons of family loyalty. Thankfully, the Tony Blair/ Gordon Brown era began to dismantle that loyal support, and now that they have placed Milliband in charge – a completely transparent toff, completely out of touch with the working class – Labour are well and truly dying out. And Labour's recent proposal to have one European army, to hand all of the power to the EU, well Adolf would have been rubbing his hands together with glee if he were here to see this.
Well once again Scottish Labour MP's have been whipped not exactly kicking and screaming, through the Westminster lobbies to ensure a measure is passed in contravention of all that the Labour party historically stood for.
The same Anas tha couldn't be bothered getting out of bed to back the bill to scrap the bedroom tax has voted to cap benefits! Which part of hypocrite does he not understand.
What a bunch of scummers. Can anyone tell me where to find a full breakdown of the vote?
Interesting to see how the constituencies with the worst child poverty according to the website http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/why-end-child-poverty/poverty-in-your-area dovetail nicely with the voting behaviour of their MPs.
Their constituents must be thanking their lucky stars that their representatives are socialists. As for constituencies, like Alistair Darling's Edinburgh South, where only 19% of children live in poverty, who cares? Their MPs don't.
In addition to Bella's list of Labour MP's voting to cap benefits spending, Hansard also mentions Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South – 21% of children in poverty) and Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway – 17%).
We shouldn't forget those warriors of fairness in the Liberal Party who also voted to punish the poor: Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute – 14%); Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk – 14%); Sir John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross – 19%); Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West – 15%); Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey – 13%); Sir Menzies Campbell (Northeast Fife – 12%); Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye & Lochaber – 12%); and Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine – 6%).
Labour's Michael Connarty (Linlithgow & East Falkirk – 18%) deserves a mention for voting against. Labour's Jim Sheridan (Paisley & Renfrewshire North – 17%) spoke but didn't vote, maybe not too interested. Labour's Sheila Gilmore (see above) and Anne McGuire (Stirling – 14%) spoke, but were obviously so swayed by the power of the Government's argument that they voted in support of penalising their poorest constituents.
Darling was on a joint income of £300k the last time I checked..scandalous for a backbench MP in opposition who bankrupted the country. He gets rewarded with more money for failure.
I have never voted Labour I never could I saw through them when I was about 14,back in 1966.I have always believed in independence I am more convinced than ever that there is only one political party in Westminster its the Westminster party and the "Big Three"!! are really only the big one.Only independence can make changes needed to stop the slide back to the workhouse days.
Yeah I agree. There is one Westminster party now. Sure they squabble about how to make the rich even wealthier but they are really just one happy family.
There are 71 Parliamentary constituency wards where at least one child in four is currently living in poverty. It is 'astonishing' to see how many of their MPs voted in favour of a spending cap. Apart from Danny Alexander and Michael Moore of the Liberals, all the others were Labour Party MPs. They wouldn't have won the vote, but they could have followed the example of Michael Connarty and Katy Clark and refused to endorse the coalition government's plans. It's funny to see all those Labour names, but not to see Tory Mundell's.
* These MPs voted in favour of a cap on benefits spending, 26:03:14.
+ These MPs voted against a cap on benefits spending, 26:03:14.
A slight problem – what is the situation with those like Stewart Hosie SNP who don't have any mark before their name?


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În telecomunicații și computing, rata bit (bitrate sau ca o variabilă R) este numărul de bit care este transportat sau prelucrat pe unitatea de timp.

Rata de bit este cuantificată folosind unitatea bit pe secundă (simbol: "bit / s"), adesea în combinație cu un prefix SI cum ar fi "Kilo-" (1 kbit/s = 1.000 bit / s), "Mega-" (1) Mbit / s = 1.000 kbit/s), "Giga-" (1 Gbit/s = 1.000 Mbit/s) sau "Tera-
" (1 Tbit/s = 1000 Gbit/s). Abreviația non-standard "bps" este adesea folosită pentru a înlocui simbolul standard "bit/s", astfel încât, de exemplu, "1 Mbps" este folosit pentru a însemna un milion de biți pe secundă.

În majoritatea mediilor, un octet pe secundă (1 B/s) corespunde la 8 bit/s.

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Students Support National Campaign To #RepealThe8th
Posted by Union of Students in Ireland (USI) | Mar 21, 2018 | Campaigns, Featured, Releases, RELEASES, Repeal The 8th | 0 |
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is supporting the the national civil society campaign, Together For Yes, to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution in order to protect women's safety, health and wellbeing. In the coming months, USI will also be registering thousands of students to vote ahead of the proposed date of May 25th.
Speaking about the launch, USI President Michael Kerrigan said,
"Students are behind this campaign, and are willing to show compassion by voting 'Yes' so people can make personal and private decisions without the fear of being charged as criminals. We must remove the Eighth Amendment, and we must accommodate students to vote. Students are overwhelmingly in favour of changing our restrictive abortion laws to become a country that values dignity and respect of people."
"We are on the right side of history, and we're bringing hundreds of thousands of students along with us", Mr Kerrigan said.
"We're ramping up to register students to vote again and getting students ready to canvass. Together we will vote 'Yes' to remove the Eighth Amendment."
USI is the national representative body for the 374,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland. USI registered 18,000 students who have never voted before between September and November 2017 alone, adding to the upwards of 80,000 students registered to vote by USI in recent years.
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Before you start this adventure, sit down with your kids and talk about their favorite spy stories. Are they Spy Kids fans, Mission Impossible nuts or do they like new favorite Spy School or the old standby Harriet the Spy? Tell them why you like spy movies too.
We've all seen movies where the spy has to get through the laser maze. Now you can create your own at home. Image source: iStockPhoto.
To prepare for the mission, ask your kids questions: What gear do spies need? How do spies dress? What's the best kind of treasure? What are the best and worst parts of being a spy?
The more you talk about spy games, the more engaged they'll get. And it will be even more fun for you to create a spy experience for your kids.
Check out this suspenseful scene from the movie Mission Impossible.
Before you get started, create a backstory for the adventure and get input from your kids. What kinds of spies are they? What are their spy code names? Is the treasure in a secure building, on a heavily guarded island or somewhere else?
It's fun if you really get into it. Create a story, wear costumes and invent code names! Image source: iStockPhoto.
Have someone write down these decisions, so you have a record of each spy adventure. You can even have them write short stories about the adventure and turn them into a book. Younger kids can draw a picture. Or record it on video and make your own spy movie.
Whether your kids work alone or in a group, this activity is for aspiring agents of any age.
Code names: check. Spy costumes (usually spies wear all black so they can't be seen, but you can also have them dress in disguise): check. Ball of string: check.
Now, let's go set up the laser maze!
Take a walk around your home with your kids and scope out the best place for the mission. You want to find somewhere narrow enough to place your string across. A hallway, for example, is perfect.
A hallway with a start and end point is ideal for your laser maze.
If you have enough string, you can use an entire room or a backyard space to set up your maze.
For an extra big-kid challenge, string your maze on a stairway. Banisters are great for winding the string around.
As long as you have a start and end point—and all secret agents know where the treasure is and where it needs to go—the mission is achievable.
Your mission is to retrieve the treasure at the end of the maze and return it to its rightful place at the start point. Simple, right?
So, take a treasure box or basket and fill it with objects such as small toys or costume jewelry. Bonus points for matching the treasure to the storyline you created. Now, place it at your maze's end point.
You can use any type of treasures. More objects in the treasure box mean more trips through the maze.
The more awkward the treasure's location, the more challenging the mission will be.
Remember, your kids will need to weave through the maze without touching the string in order to collect the treasure without getting zapped! Keep that in mind when you place your treasure box.
Zigzag your string at varying heights down the hall or from anchor point to anchor point until you are happy with your string maze.
Don't make the maze too easy. Be sure to weave high and low.
You don't need to use tape to stick the string to the wall. You can wind the string around anything: doorknobs, boxes, furniture, large toys and other items heavy enough to use as anchors.
It doesn't take much effort to keep the string taut across a narrow path.
NOTE: Don't use anything that may topple over and break. Remember, the object is to get through the maze without touching the string. However, you don't want to cause injury—or a huge mess—if the spy happens to trigger the laser string.
Now, send your kids off on their mission!
From the start point, your kids need to twist, turn, climb and crawl their way through the maze. Once they get to the treasure, they need to bring it back with them through the maze.
Retrieve the treasures one at a time or all together, whatever you decide as a group. Plus, the same rules apply to ALL agents. For example, if one child has pockets but others do not, they are not allowed to stuff the treasure into their pockets. Fairness is an important part of the mission.
Crawl through and try not to touch the string!
Secret agents are notoriously competitive. Try having your kids race against the clock or write down and compare times for each active agent. Don't forget to record a video.
Phew. At last, the treasure is safely back where it belongs.
Parents, you can try it too! You know you want to go through the string maze.
Decorate the string or hallway with toy creepy crawlies or ferocious animals to add to the danger.
Introduce other obstacles to avoid like boxes or cushions.
Plant more or different-sized treasures within the maze and attempt to retrieve them en route.
Try moving through the maze with both hands clasped together in front of you, but only if you can do it safely.
Add bells to the laser string so that even the slightest touch will set off an alarm.
If string isn't enough, insert other items and obstacles (like crocodiles).
Whatever you do, plan and complete this mission as a family. You can try this different ways and make it a different adventure each and every time.
Thanks to your hard work, "mission impossible" is now a mission fun adventure that you can do over and over again.
As your flexibility increases, you may be surprised at how much your sneaky spy skills improve.
Don't forget to come up with a story, so you can keep track of all of your different laser maze adventures.
What do you think? How did your family shape up as secret agents? Did your kids retrieve all of the treasure? Or did they end up entangled in laser string? We'd love to hear about your experience. Please leave a comment or photo of your adventure in the box below.
We love doing this kind of stuff. We've also used blue painters tape. And, for less then $25.00 we purchased a laser pointer, several little mirrors and setup an actual laser beam course. The laser beam "lands" on a white piece of paper and has been defused to be about 1 foot in diameter. You can watch the paper and see if anyone start to "cross" the beam. A spray bottle of water create a mist to see the beam. We do this with older kids at the camp I run out in the woods. We also have a pair of red tented safety glasses that helps them see the beam (and protects their eyes if they look into the light).
I am teaching a class on spies in history next year and I think I will use this as a kickoff activity for the first class.
Thanks, Erica! What a simple, fun adventure! Your ideas for adding extra challenges make it great for older kids, too.
These sound like great variations. The laser light and water mist must work a treat at night. Thanks for the additional ideas.
I'm sure you'll have a hoot. The class sounds pretty interesting, too. Good luck with it.


You can book your special assistance directly with Flybe by clicking here and downloading and completing their online form.
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Once you have completed the form, please e-mail it to Flybe at specialassistance@flybe.com.
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ClarinsMen are delighted to announce the signing of Ronan O'Gara as their Brand Ambassador for Ireland.
Ronan O'Gara, a household name in Ireland and a globally recognised and respected rugby player, coach and analyst embodies the true spirit of the ClarinsMen brand.
"We are proud to announce our ClarinsMen partnership with Irish and Munster legend Ronan O'Gara. Ronan is the ultimate professional in his sport and now in his coaching career in New Zealand. He is an expert analyst and one of Ireland's leading rugby voices.
Former Munster and Ireland rugby star Ronan O'Gara boasts an impressive career with 128 caps for his country and 2 caps with British and Irish Lions. Four time Triple Crown winner, 1 Grand Slam, 2009 VI Nations champion and two time Heineken Cup winner, Ronan is a revered and symbolic rugby legend.
His career spans over 20 years since his early days with Munster. In 2013 he began his coaching career with Racing 92 in Paris bringing his invaluable experience and notable skill coaching their youth and professional squad.
Clarins have a long and proud tradition of delivering an efficient and effective skincare range for men and we know Ronan is the perfect brand ambassador for our range" said Eoghan O'Sullivan, Managing Director, Clarins Ireland.
As the European leader in premium skin care, Clarins first launched the ClarinsMen range in 2002.
Today, Clarins is proud to offer a very complete product range designed just for men. Our mission is simple, to allow men's skin to fully benefit from high-performing, energising and efficient products, made just for them. Products that combine the very best of plants, science and research, all of which are at the core of the Clarins brand.
How exciting is this? Go on Ronan!


Roopa Ganguly or Rupa Ganguly is an Indian actress and National Film Award Winning female playback singer in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television. She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat (1988), and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) by Gautam Ghose, Yugant (1995) by Aparna Sen, and Antarmahal (2006) by Rituparno Ghosh.
Roopa Ganguly debuted in the Anil Kapoor starrer, Saaheb 1985, after her graduation from Calcutta. Her second role was in Malayalam film, Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986), with Mammootty as lead. Though her first role as a lead actress, was the pivotal role of Draupadi, in B.R. Chopra?s mythological TV series, Mahabharat (1988), which immediately got her attention, and also lead to a role in Mrinal Sen?s, Ek Din Achanak (1989).
Her other notable works are in award-winning film, Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) by Gautam Ghose, Yugant (1995) by Aparna Sen, Abar Aranye (2003) by Gautam Ghose, Antarmahal (2006) by Rituparno Ghosh, apart from these film appearances she has done, numerous television series, both in Bengali and Hindi, including Sukanya (1998) etc.


My own little space on the web. Enjoy reading!
What do many users often request from the Facebook mobile app development team? A faster, less bloated experience for starters. And a way to theme it would be nice as well. Whether it is small bug fixes or big feature omissions, there are a lot of users who are frustrated and dissatisfied with the official Facebook application. Now, those users have a second option.
XDA Forum Member taomorpheus has created a Facebook application dubbed Fast Facebook, which looks to fill in the gaps where the old Facebook left off. It promises a much faster and smoother Facebook experience, without sacrificing any of the features. It even includes a few features that the standard Facebook application lacks.
Fast Facebook can be themed. Unlike other themed versions of the Facebook application, there are theme packs for Fast Facebook that allow users to change the look themselves and upload their own backgrounds from their photo gallery. Think desktop wallpaper, but for Facebook. The application also features pretty much everything you'd need in a Facebook app, including the chat function, usual notifications, posting on walls, and so on. The application's big claims to fame, however, is how it is designed to be streamlined and run more quickly and is based on Android 4.0 design language. It is a beta, though, so expect there to be a few bugs when roving around. taomorpheus is working hard to iron them out but a beta is a beta.
More information, screen shots, download links, change logs, and feature lists are available in the google play. Go get your Facebook on in a different way.
disturbing problem of SD card removed unexpectedly.
Well the previous 2.3.6 update was doing that.
again and again for no reason.
similar to the previous update.


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Unique collections and resources from Auckland Libraries research centres and heritage collections.
Three Faces of Frank
By ro - July 08, 2019
There can't be too many Aotearoa NZ writers who have been immortalised in bronze three times – but Frank Sargeson has been. His three portrait busts were made by sculptors Terry Stringer, Anthony Stones and Alison Duff. They are being shown together for the first time in an exhibition called Three Faces of Frank, in the Angela Morton Room in Takapuna Library from 1 August – 31 October 2019.
Dinah Holman. Frank Sargeson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, 1360-40.
Duff produced the first bust of Sargeson, commissioned by The Arts Advisory Council (forerunner of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of NZ) in 1963. However, Sargeson took some persuading because he was annoyed that the Arts Council had turned down funding for a theatre production he was involved in. He finally agreed to sit for Duff, who was also a friend, and in the end he wrote that she had produced a torso which he was obliged to admire: "her work much more than myself."
From: New Zealand Herald, 16 October 1963.
Duff depicted Sargeson in animated conversation, and in his shirtsleeves "because he is a writer of the people," she said. She made four models over six months before she was satisfied. Robin Woodward, who curated Duff's retrospective exhibition in 2001, wrote "Even when she's modelling portraits Duff is trying to capture the essence of the person rather than create a realistic portrait… with… Sargeson she worked rapidly, leaving the texture roughened as if a sketch-like working method would capture the spontaneity and vitality of his dynamic personality."
From: New Zealand Herald, 5 June 1965.
This bust has been on permanent display at Auckland Central City Library since 1965. Sargeson – a regular visitor to the library – was often seen approvingly circling his bronze image. Mr D. A. Highet of the Arts Council said it would "not only be a living memory of Miss Duff's work but will also keep before us the name of Frank Sargeson, who is to many of us the greatest living New Zealand writer."
Alison Duff's bronze portrait bust of Frank Sargeson.
Anthony Stones' bust of Sargeson had a more convoluted journey to a home at Takapuna Library. It was only purchased by the Takapuna City Council following an early form of crowdfunding by the local community. In 1970 the Moller Art Gallery suggested Council buy a bronze casting of Tony Stones' ciment fondu head of Sargeson, who had lived in Takapuna for over 40 years. Council requested advice from the Auckland Art Gallery director who praised the quality of Stones' work and said the head was a strongly modelled piece which captured the personality of the sitter. But Council voted not to buy the head for financial reasons. The bust came with a price tag of $350 – around $5,600 in today's money. Local resident Mrs N. Free immediately began raising the funds herself. She phoned friends and asked if they would donate a dollar or two. The Mayor arranged for these donations to be received at the Takapuna library in envelopes addressed: "The Frank Sargeson Fund, care of the head librarian." He advised people to leave their names and addresses so that the money could be returned if insufficient funds came in.
Anthony Stones' bronze portrait bust of Frank Sargeson.
When the appeal reached $308 Mrs Free asked Council to pay the balance "to ensure that as a matter of civic pride, Mr Sargeson's place in the literary world should be recognised both now and in the future." Finally, Council authorised the head librarian to purchase the bust from Moller's Gallery - and thanked Mrs Free for her public spirited action.
From: New Zealand Herald, 17 June 1970.
Like Alison Duff, Stones was part of Sargeson's friend circle. He met the writer in the 1950s and later said he had been profoundly affected by Sargeson who he felt exemplified the creative life. "Dedication to the job, high standards, a commitment to what was excellent. I've never run across an intelligence like Frank's since and I don't suppose I ever will," he said.
Stones exhibited twelve portrait busts at Moller's Gallery in 1978 – including Sargeson's. Denys Trussell wrote a review in Islands and commented "All the foibles and strengths of Stones' subjects are visible, but their inner selves emerge through their everyday faces. Sculpture that embodies character as unpretentiously as this is more rare and valuable than a good novel."
This was not to be the last bust made of Sargeson. Two years before he died in 1982, he sat for sculptor Terry Stringer. When describing Stringer's bust to his friend Ralph Bodle, Sargeson said "he has done … a head of me in the round – or rather in the flat, because although it is indubitably three-dimensional it assumes the form of a double profile. I become startlingly narrow-headed, yet the constriction doesn't matter when the eye goes right and left to the profiles he has so cleverly (from the technical viewpoint certainly) been after. Anyhow, now this young man's name, Terry Stringer - it's a name which I think will persist." Norma Kerr donated to the bust to the Frank Sargeson Trust in 2002.
Terry Stringer's bronze portrait bust of Frank Sargeson. Image reproduced with permission of Depot Artspace: Sargeson Swerve exhibition 2018.
The three Sargeson busts will be on display in the Angela Morton Room at Takapuna Library from 1 August – 31 October 2019. Everyone is welcome to attend the opening night event, from 6pm, where an oral history librarian will be on hand to record people's memories of Frank Sargeson.
Author: Leanne, Research North
Free guided tours of Frank Sargeson's house are also available via Research North at Takapuna Library. Please phone 09 890 4924 to make an appointment.
Letters of Frank Sargeson. Selected and edited by Sarah Shieff. Auckland: Vintage, 2012.
Wynne Colgan. The Governor's Gift: The Auckland Public Library 1880-1980. auckland: Richards Pub., and Auckland City Council, 1980.
Auckland Metro, May 1983.
Auckland Star, 25 November 1970.
Islands: A New Zealand Quarterly of Arts and Letters, May 1978.
NZ Herald; 16 October 1963, 5 June 1965, 17 and 19 June 1970, 22 July 1970.
New Zealand Listener, 3 October 1998 and 22 January 1983.
North Shore Times Advertiser, 28 July 1970.
In retrospect : Alison Duff 1914-2000. Text, Robin Woodward. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the George Fraser Gallery, 2001.
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DEBBIE REYNOLDS AND HANS / HANS AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS – 20 YEARS LATER: When you think of the Hollywood classic movies of all time – one of the top five films is 1952's "Singing In The Rain" starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. When you think of Hollywood scandals it's Eddie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds/Liz Taylor.
I first met Debbie Reynolds in 1973 as she was appearing in the Broadway musical "Irene" at the Minskoff theater. Twenty years later, in 1993, we met at her Las Vegas hotel and museum. Now twenty years later again, in 2013, we met again last night!
Debbie Reynolds is truly the Unsinkable Molly Brown! She is the symbol of a survivor. She has made her mark on every form of show business and is still going strong. The epitome of the ingenue, America's sweetheart, singer, comedian, dancer, television mom to Grace Adler on "Will & Grace" and now….she will play Liberace's mom in the upcoming HBO biopic of his life. Debbie turned 81 on this past April 1 and loves being born on that day since she says she always has an excuse to act crazy.
She has just released her final memoir "Unsinkable" because she wanted to leave a truthful record behind and "not all the crap that they say about you after you're gone!" So she dished all the dirt in a witty, heart-on-your-sleeve, brutally honest, always with a wink page turning book, co-authored by the delightful Dorian Hannaway. Her pensions for always marrying the wrong man, her cruel trial at starting a hotel and Hollywood museum in Las Vegas in 1993, being $20 million dollars bankrupted due to the hotel and a con artist (possibly murderous) third husband and recently selling of course one of the most prestigious Hollywood memorabilia collections of all time including Marilyn Monroe's white halter "Seven Year Itch" dress for $4.6 million dollars, all because she has been the pack rat preserving our film history.
She is sadly doing very limited press appearance for the book. Her only three appearances so far include
– 4/9/13 6:30 PM at the Egyptian Theater – Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA.
– 4/13/13 6:00 PM at Barnes & Noble – Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
– and last night at New York's 92nd Street "Y" to an audience of enthusiastic fans. She did not disappoint. She loves to interact with her audience and is as sharp as a tact.
She is as irreverent, funny and honest as she has ever been, did her classic celebrity impersonations, spoke from the heart about her famous talented daughter Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and even sang a little tune. The sparkle in her eyes, the childlike impish enthusiasm is infectious. The cherry on the icing on the cake of the evening, in partial thanks to the co-author of her book Dorian Hannaway, Debbie signed my coveted Blackglama "What Becomes A Legend Most?" poster.
So Debbie – see you on our duo decennial schedule in 2033???
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MONDAYS ON MEMORY LANE – BACKSTAGE WITH AGNES MOOREHEAD
MONDAYS ON MEMORY LANE – BACK STAGE WITH AGNES MOOREHEAD: It is Sunday,February 4th, 1973 and Agnes Moorehead, better known to mortals as Endora, was giving her last performance in the George Bernard Shaw play "Don Juan In Hell" at the old Palace Theatre in Times Square New York. I had to attend the performance since the shocking notice had been in the papers that past Friday that Sunday the 4th would be the final performance after only a total run of 24 performances.
Shocking? Yes. You see the cast included: Paul Henreid of ultra film classic "Cassablanca" and "Now Voyager", Edward Mulhare of the TV series "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir", Ricardo Montalban latin film star as lover and villain and of Star Trek fame. Directed by esteemed actor John Houseman. But most of all…there was Endora. From 1964 till 1972, one of my sheer pleasures was watching witty, chic, acid tongued Agnes Moorehead play Endora, mother-in-law to Darrin Stevens on the beloved TV classic series "Bewitched."
I was still a bell-bottomed sophmore in high school and unfortunately not smart enough to secure the autographs of the entire incredible cast, my main goal was Endora/Agnes! So after the show I ran to the stage door and waited and watched for the luminaries to leave. Paul Henreid left, Edward Mulhare left and Ricardo Montalban left. Ninety minutes went by and the nervous question was – where was Agnes?!
In a panic I ran into the main entrance of the theatre to enquire if she was still in the theater (perhaps she had snuck out.) One of the ushers who still there cleaning up pleasantly said "Oh she's still here! You want to meet her?!"
Huh? This doesn't readily happen. These were still innocent times though. The history of celebrity security is basically divided in two. Before December 8, 1980/John Lennon's assassination and after December 8th 1980. No one thought anything to stop this star struck kid in the platform shoes and huge bellbottoms from running to find Agnes Moorehead in that huge, huge theater. I raced down the aisle. "Wait!", I thought, "slow down, don't appear too eager or as if you don't belong." I slowed my pace but my heart beat only faster. The cavernous theater's aisles led me to the side of the stage where a stagehand volunteered to show me to her dressing room. I was in disbelief! You know how incredible it was to be behind stage of the legendary theater where the greatest of the greats had performed? In the vaudeville days it was Ethel Barrymore, Bert Lahr, Fanny Brice, the Marx Brothers, Will Rogers and Lillian Russell. In modern times such incredible luminaries as Judy Garland, Bette Midler's first show, Liza Minnelli, Shirley MacLaine, Lauren Bacall, Josephine Baker, Frank Sinatra and Diana Ross. The film "Citizen Kane" premiered here on May 1, 1941 . . .and there I was. To quote Eve Harrington in "All About Eve" 'You can breathe it, can't you?!'
The stagehand led me through the winding corridors to one remaining dressing room where the light was still on. "Miss Moorehead…someone here to see you." There she was, methodically packing her blue suitcase. She came to the open door, "Yes?" as she looked at me inquisitively. "What is it dear boy?" That unmistakable voice, the mannerisms, the posture, the red hair – it was Endora saying 'speak up!' I was in awe. I nervously told her had wound my way backstage because I couldn't run the risk of missing her and just to shake her hand. Her right hand had rows and rows of bracelets that clinked as she took my hand. I had brought with me a rare photo that ABC TV local stations used to focus the camera on when they went to commercial. I nervously watched as she signed it with my ink pen which didn't take on the glossy photo (this is pre-Flair pen days) and she didn't have another pen either, so the autograph is sort of scratched into the photo. She surprisingly asked me "Oh, Endora eh? So which was your favorite Darrin Stevens name?" "Durwood" I replied. "Mine too!" she said, "it was so easy and fun for me to say, it was the name we used the most. Is there anything else? I must pack." I asked if I may take her picture with my little instamatic camera. She regally struck a profile pose. "Now young man, I must go." She headed back into her dressing room and I wandered unescorted through those wonderful backstage hallways and walkways of theatrical history. Not knowing where I was going, I found myself at the edge of the stage. The lone single ghost light was standing center stage. 'Why not?' I thought, this would be my only chance! I peaked out from behind the curtain – no one. I took my first step. My clunky wooden platform shoes echoed on the wooden floorboards as I crossed the stage Judy Garland and all the legends had stood on. When I came to center stage, I stood there for a second and breathed – you can breathe it! I took a silent bow . . . and left.
ENDORA'S NAMES FOR DARRIN STEVENS:
Dagwood, Darwood, Durwood, Durweed, Beady eyes, Charm Boy, Dalton, Dar-Dar, Darius, Darwick, Darwin, David, Dawson, Boy, Delbert, Dennis, Denton, Derek, Derwin, Dexter, Digby, Dino, Dobbin, Dogwood, Donald, Dorian, Dulcin, Dulfin, Dum Dum, Dumbo, Dumpkin, Duncan, Featherhead, Glum-Dum, Tinker Bell, What's his name and Low-grade mortal.
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From the gallery: WORLD TRADE CENTER 1973
WORLD TRADE CENTER 1973: It is October 1973. The World Trade Center was the new sensation of New York City having just been completed in April of that year. New Yorkers were astounded at how majestic they were, at how new an idea it was – twin towers.
People were buzzing where you could go to get an unusual view of these new icons. My best friend Tony Indelicato and I decided to go to New Jersey and view them from there. I don't recall where we were, but when we reached this desolate spot, we loved the contrast.
(Those are my skin tight seude Sasson jeans, my in vogue authentic bomber jacket and big hair – good times.)
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Há muito não se vive um momento tão tenso na Europa. Os líderes europeus parecem ter esquecido como lidar com a Rússia. E também esqueceram que, há cerca de setenta anos, havia 7 milhões de soldados soviéticos em território europeu.
Ok, muita coisa mudou. Porém, a Ucrânia continua zona de influência russa, goste-se disso ou não. E Moscou não vai aceitar resignado que Kiev migre para a esfera de Bruxelas (nem na União Europeia e muito menos na OTAN). Quando a corda apertar, a pergunta que se vai fazer é "quantas divisões tem Durão Barroso?". Outra questão possível é: quanto de gás tem a Europa?
Segue artigo interessante da RIA NOVOSTI (percepção russa, portanto), sobre a crise relacionada à aproximação da Ucrânia com a União Européia.
But of all the powerful people in the world, the EU commissioners are probably the most forgetful. When scanning their statements on Ukraine, one gets an impression of dealing with individuals who forget not only their own words but even of locations where they happen to be or to have been. Here are some examples.
Let's start with the recent summit in Minsk of the EU, Ukraine and the Russian-led Customs Union. What was it if not a trilateral meeting (Brussels, Kiev, Moscow) on the problems of Ukraine's association agreement with the EU? But if one believes some of the recent statements of the EU leadership there should never have been a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian and Russian officials. The head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso expressly ruled out such a development just nine months ago, and continued ruling it out for months after. Here are Barroso's own words, echoed by Catherine Ashton's many statements in the days of the Maidan crisis, following the decision (fully legitimate) of the then Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich to delay signing the Association Agreement with the EU.
"Russia's inclusion in the talks on setting up of an association between the EU and Ukraine is fully unacceptable," Barroso was quoted on November 29, 2013, as saying by the world's news agencies.
This phrase of Barroso's, uttered at the very beginning of the Ukrainian turmoil in 2013, created the mechanism that drove the political and economic relations between Russia, Ukraine and the EU into a dead end. How can one resolve differences between three sides without actually talking to one of them? Or without making any concessions to Kiev (this was Barroso's and Catherine Ashton's stance until the violent change of government in Ukraine)? Now Ashton happily participates in a trilateral meeting in Minsk – almost one year and thousands of dead later. Tens of billions of euros have also been lost but then throwing away billions of euros is nothing new for Brussels.
A minor problem – the timing of the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU – was allowed to grow into Europe's worst security crisis in decades because of wrong policies the people in Brussels now want to forget. They forget that Yanukovich was not anti-European and he did not cancel the agreement but just wanted to delay its signing by a few months and suggested a trilateral meeting to iron out the differences between Russia, Ukraine and the EU.
Europe's leaders seem oblivious to the harm these reversals and "memory lapses" do to their reputation. In December 2013 they criticised Yanukovich's deal for a gas discount with Russia for "increasing Ukraine's dependency" and "postponing reforms". In Minsk in August 2014 they demanded that Russia grant Ukraine a similar discount. From November to February they denounced Yanukovich, Ukraine's democratically elected President for authoritarianism, flocking to Maidan to lend support to the protesters and hailing his violent overthrow when it finally happened. They ignored or "forgot" the presence of many Nazis and fascists amongst the rioters who now have important positions in the new government. They insisted that Yanukovich and his police treat the rioters with maximum restraint whilst turning a blind eye or "forgetting" the violence of the rioters and the Molotov cocktails thrown at policemen (leading to several deaths). When Yanukovich was rumored to have given the police an order to use live bullets (since proved to be untrue) the EU leaders threatened him with sanctions and international tribunals. No sooner was Yanukovych overthrown then they angrily denounced protesters in the east who protested against his overthrow as "separatists" and "terrorists" and actively encouraged the new coup appointed authorities to unleash the full force of Ukraine's army against them. Not only live bullets, but aviation, artillery and even ballistic missiles were used. But the people in Brussels did not notice or "forgot" all this just as they "forgot" their previous calls for restraint whilst proving unable to utter a single critical word against their protégés in Kiev.
Before Yanukovich's overthrow the EU officials insisted on negotiations between his government and the rioters and on 21st February 2014 they brokered an agreement between them. After Yanukovych's overthrow all talk of negotiations ended or were "forgotten" and the agreements of 21February 2014 ceased to apply. The free, independent and never subservient European press politely refused to notice or perhaps it too "forgot". Instead, it concentrated its wrath on Yanukovich's supposed misconduct in "abandoning his post" – in reality refusing to die at the hands of EU-backed "peaceful protesters" with knives, Molotov cocktails and sniper rifles.
The people in Brussels turned a blind eye or "forgot" the destruction of Slavyansk, Donetsk and Lugansk, the killing of thousands of people and the forced expulsion of countless others from their homes. No calls for restraint there. Instead they found cause for concern in Russia sending a humanitarian convoy to relieve the suffering. Forgetting all their calls for negotiations and restraint before Yanukovych's fall, they failed to support Russia's efforts to achieve a peaceful solution and ignored the coup-appointed government's failure to honor commitments it made on 17th April 2014 and 2nd July 2014 for a ceasefire. Instead, they denounced Russia for the civil war in Ukraine which the EU itself helped to unleash.
This forgetfulness of EU officials is contagious: it has transferred itself to civil society, which is supposed to control them but which instead simply repeats their lines. Meanwhile not a single official or statesman from the EU has accepted responsibility or been made to answer for the consequences of their actions in Iraq, Libya or Syria or now in Ukraine. Carl Bildt and Radek Sikorski, originators of the EU Association Agreement, are still there. So is Merkel who more than anyone else had it in her power to prevent this disaster but who failed to do so and who was most outspoken in rejecting Yanukovich's offer of tripartite negotiations with the EU and Russia back in November. So is Walter Steinmeier, who brokered the agreement of 21st February 2014 and the ceasefire deal of 2nd July 2014 both of which have since been broken. As this disaster becomes a disaster not just for Ukraine, but for Europe, the "forgetfulness" in Brussels is projected from past to future: having forced Ukraine to sever its ties to Russia, the EU officials "forgot" that Ukraine has no one but Russia to supply it with gas this coming winter seemingly "forgetting" that summer is actually replaced by autumn and later by winter.
In an interesting glimmer of dawning reality the EU's commissioner for energy Gunther Oettinger suddenly remembered that the Ukrainian government has a record of stealing Russian gas destined to go to the EU.
In the 1990s, EU officials politely called such incidents leaks or tried to lay the blame for any interruptions of Russian transit gas to Europe on the Russians. Now that Ukraine has not yet contracted for any Russian gas for the coming winter, the leaks may become a major problem for the EU. Will this make the forgetful people in Brussels finally face reality and wake up?
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For Christopher Thomas, his formative years were fairly normal. "My upbringing was completely fine," Thomas said. The same internal battles that plague the 33-year-old's mind are the same ones that led him to have his first drink at the age of 13.
He first recalled experiencing anxiety while participating in team sports as a child; he often allowed the fear of letting teammates down overwhelm him.
But Thomas found a way to minimize his anxieties, starting with that first drink in his early teenage years. "As soon as I took that first drink, all my insecurities went away," he said.
Such insecurities would become a driving factor behind Thomas' substance abuse.
His drinking habits continued throughout college, where he majored in medical laboratory science, and into his adult life. By the time Thomas was working a steady job at St. Joseph Medical Center in his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania, he had succumbed to full-blown alcoholism, often drinking a fifth of hard liquor a day to quell his body's demands.
Thomas began to lose sight of who he really was as the alcohol consumed him. As he began to feel the physical effects of alcohol addiction, he soon graduated to Oxycontin and then to heroin.
In the opioid family, heroin presents a cheaper option that is readily available and easier to access. Since beginning his heroin use, Thomas has found himself in and out of rehab for the last three years, most recently relapsing two weeks before this article was published.
Thomas' own insecurities and anxieties have been insurmountable in his battle with addiction. "I just don't like who I am when I look in the mirror," he says. "When I get sober, I don't know myself; it's an identity crisis."
In addition to his drug use, Thomas has also experienced run-ins with self-mutilation due to struggling with discomfort in his own skin. A glance at his shoulder reveals a multitude of scars. "It's a release," he said. "I use it the same way as I would a drink or a drug, just to get out of myself."
To be so reliant on foreign substances is unfathomable to many, and despite how intimidating such a process may be, Thomas is making an effort to fight against his fears and learn his true nature without the influence of drugs or alcohol. "I'm scared to get in touch and find out who I am," Thomas said.
Thomas has adopted skateboarding and poetry as outlets to express himself and release negative energy that would otherwise be channeled into substance abuse.
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As he continues to find ways to positively focus his energy, Thomas aspires to get his life back on track. "I want to get back into my career. I want some stability which I've never had in my life," he said.
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Jeffrey Bruce Atkins better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor from Queens, New York.
Born in Hollis, Queens, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had multiple hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Milian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" and "Ain't It Funny" with Jennifer Lopez, which both topped the US Billboard Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated #1 hit "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Murder Inc. Records, formerly known as The Inc. Records and led by Irv Gotti. Due to his hits with his collaborators, Ja Rule has earned four Grammy nominations, and has had six top-ten albums, two of which, Rule 3:36 (2000) and Pain Is Love (2001), topped the US Billboard 200.
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Field gun
A field gun is a field artillery piece. Originally the term referred to smaller guns that could accompany a field army on the march, that when in combat could be moved about the battlefield in response to changing circumstances (field artillery), as opposed to guns installed in a fort (garrison artillery or coastal artillery), or to siege cannons and mortars which are too large to be moved quickly, and would be used only in a prolonged siege. They were also famously used in the battle of Concord, and colonists sometimes stole them from the British.
Artillery in the Song dynasty
Artillery in the Middle Ages
Naval artillery in the Age of Sail
Field artillery in the US Civil War
Siege artillery in the US Civil War
Breech-loading
List of cannon projectiles
English cannon
Japanese cannon
Korean cannon
Philippine cannon
Autocannon
Hand cannon
Hand mortar
Siege cannon
Coastal artillery
Falconet
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Swivel gun
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Infantry support gun
Self-propelled gun
Mountain gun
Howitzer
Gun-howitzer
Gun-mortar
Smoothbore
Rifled
Railway gun
Recoilless rifle
Large-calibre artillery
Coilgun
Perhaps the most famous use of the field gun in terms of advanced tactics was Napoleon Bonaparte's use of very large wheels on the guns that allowed them to be moved quickly even during a battle. By moving the guns from point-to-point during a battle, enemy formations could be broken up to be handled by the infantry or cavalry wherever they were massing, dramatically increasing the overall effectiveness of the attack.
As the evolution of artillery continued, almost all guns of any size became capable of being moved at some speed. With few exceptions, even the largest siege weapons had become mobile by road or rail by the start of World War I, and evolution after that point tended to be towards smaller weapons with increased mobility. Even the German super-heavy guns in World War II were rail or caterpillar-track mobile.
In British use, a field gun was anything up to around 4.5 inches in calibre, larger guns were medium and the largest guns were heavy. Their largest gun (as opposed to howitzer) was the 5.5 inch (140 mm) Medium, with a range of about 15,000–16,000 yards.
Since about the start of World War II, the term has been applied to long-range artillery pieces that fire at a relatively low angle, as opposed to howitzers which can fire at higher angles. Field guns also lack a specialized purpose, such as anti-tank or coastal artillery. By the later stages of World War II the majority of artillery in use was either in the form of howitzers of 105 mm to 155 mm, or in form of hybrid anti-tank/field guns that had high enough muzzle velocity to be used in both roles. The most common field guns of the era were the British 5.5 inch, the U.S. 155 mm Long Tom (a development of a French World War I weapon) and Soviet BS-3 - an artillery piece adapted from a Naval gun and designed to double up as an anti-tank weapon.
The 1960s and 1970s
The U.S. Army tried the long-range gun again in the early 1960s to the late 1970s with the M107 175 mm gun. The M107 was used extensively in the Vietnam War and proved effective in artillery duels with the North Vietnamese forces. It was considered a high-maintenance item and was removed from service with U.S. forces after a rash of cracked barrels. Production of the M107 continued through the 1980s and the gun continues to be in service with Israeli forces and reserve stocks are held by other former users such as the People's Army of Vietnam.
Today the field gun finds itself in an area that seems to be gone for good. The class of small and highly mobile artillery has been filled with increasing capacity by the man-portable mortar, which replaced every artillery piece smaller than 100 mm. Gun-howitzers fill the middle ground, with the world rapidly standardizing on either the 155 mm NATO or 152 mm Russian (former USSR) standards. The need for a long-range weapon is filled by rocket artillery and/or aircraft. Modern gun-artillery such as the L118 105mm light gun is used to provide fire support for infantry and armour at ranges where mortars are impractical. Man-packed mortars lack the range or hitting power of gun-artillery. In between is the rifled towed mortar; this weapon (usually in 120mm calibre) is light enough to be towed by a Land Rover, has a range of over 6,000m and fires a bomb comparable in weight to an artillery shell.
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Life is busy, busy, busy. My current jobs include mum, wife, cook, shopper, taxi driver, cleaner… oh, and travel editor and blogger, too!
Like most women, I suspect, I have moments where I want to step off the world for a while, take some proper time out for myself and just RELAX and recalibrate. It never actually happens, of course. Correction – it hadn't happened until my trip to Bali a few weeks ago.
I stayed at Bliss Sanctuary, which has become my new favourite place in the world. This pocket sized paradise for women in Seminyak has just five bedrooms, an idyllic pool surrounded by lush, tropical vegetation and a stylish communal living area.
Guests are looked after by a 'hostess'. Ours was the wonderful Danche, who is a bit like a fairy godmother – whatever you wish for, she can make it happen. Not only that but she makes you feel like she wants it to happen for you, too. You don't get better service than that!
She is ably assisted by a team of beautiful Balinese women who cook, clean and give you amazing spa treatments to ensure you feel like a veritable goddess. You don't even have to remember to be in a certain place at a certain time – they come to find you and you can choose to have your treatments on a large shady daybed next to the pool or in your own room.
Wake up – anytime you like. Put on the provided sarong and wander out of your room to order breakfast. Favourites include banana and mango pancakes made with rice flour, accompanied by fresh coconut water.
Time for a little relaxation and reading by the pool before your first treatment of the day. You might choose a massage – Balinese, Thai, hot stones, herbal ball or aromatherapy. All are a drool inducing hour and a half long. Then maybe a bit more pool time, followed by lunch, which can be brought to you on your day bed if you can't be bothered to budge.
You can have more treatments during the afternoon – a manicure and pedicure, a deep conditioning hair treatment with scalp massage or a reflexology session perhaps. Probably the most amazing thing here is that unlimited treatments are included in the holiday price = ZERO GUILT!
There are some slightly more alternative treatments on offer too, at extra cost – I had a tarot card reading (interesting!) and a crystal colourpuncture therapy session, during which coloured crystal 'wands' are pressed gently onto acupuncture points on the head and feet. It all sounds a bit wacky (and I am definitely Little Miss Cynical when it comes to such things). I did find it intensely relaxing, however. A fellow guest described having an out of body experience when she had the same treatment here, so maybe my cynicism stops me from fully benefitting! There is also a visiting Balinese intuitive healer.
And you can also fit in some yoga. Three times a week it's brought to you – the Sanctuary has its own sala. And if you want more, there's a specialist yoga centre down the road – guest receive an unlimited number of passes. Don't be scared if you have never done it before. I am very inexperienced and unbendy and they were very patient with me.
Some women also take advantage of some bargain priced non-surgical cosmetic procedures while they are here – Botox, microdermabrasion, teeth whitening and the like. These are not provided by Bliss Sanctuary, but they can recommend local clinics who use highly trained clinicians and therapists from around the world.
Everyone comes together at dinner time (again, not compulsory) to feast on delicious Balinese cuisine. The food is healthy but not calorie counted, and you even get a pud! Alcohol is not provided, although you are welcome to bring it with you. As it happened, most of us didn't indulge (even me!). I actually looked forward to the early nights. By about 8.30pm we'd have finished eating and everyone would drift off to their own rooms. There are lots of DVDs on offer if you want to watch a film, but I usually couldn't stay awake. It's hard work being that lazy all day long!
Some ladies come here and never leave Bliss Sanctuary – and I can totally get why. But it would be a shame to travel all this way and not see what the island of Bali has to offer…. more on that in my next post! One of the joys of staying here is that, even if you are travelling alone you will feel safe at all times. The Sanctuary's drivers ferry you everywhere you want to go, wait for you and then take you back again. One of our lovely drivers, Putu, even leapt from his car and stopped the traffic for me so I could cross the street for an impromptu shop stop! Each guest is also given a local mobile phone to use so that they can always be in touch if needed.
There is much of the island that I didn't see. Next time I'd like to strike out into more rural areas, away from the tourist hotspots. But mostly I'll be coming back for Bliss Sanctuary.
When I came home I felt like a nicer version of myself – much calmer, more relaxed and able to cope… Do you reckon I can use that as bargaining power when I want to return next year Mr Gallivant, eh?!
I stayed at Bliss Sanctuary in Seminyak. There are various packages available – I did the standard 'Bliss' package. Prices start from £1725 per person (or £1680 per person if sharing a room). The price includes seven nights accommodation, all meals and snacks – including the not-so-secret chocolate stash in the fridge – and soft drinks, including bottled water. It also includes unlimited spa treatments and yoga and the services of a driver.
Other packages are available – if you are particularly interested in surfing, Crossfit or healing, for example, there are packages to include them.
For more details, visit blisssanctuaryforwomen.com . Please note that there is another branch of Bliss Sanctuary in nearby Canggu, with a similar set up.
* There are no direct flights to Bali – you will have to travel via another country – eg. Dubai with Emirates (emirates.com/uk), Singapore with Singapore Airlines (singaporeair.com), Qatar with Qatar Airways (qatarairways.com) or China with China Southern Airlines (csair.com/en/) . Minimum travel time is around 18 hours, including a change of plane and return flights start from around £450.
You should Grace – I dream of going back there!
Sorry Amanda – just came across your comment. It's fabulous, isn't it. I want to go back!


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The La Cañada Flintridge City Council named Jeffrey Scott McConnell as a new member of the city's planning commission on Monday night.
McConnell, a resident of the city for four years, will fill an empty seat on the commission that was vacated when former commissioner Jonathan Curtis was elected to the City Council in March.
On a three to two vote, McConnell narrowly edged out Joshua Cohen, another applicant. Mayor Laura Olhasso and Councilmen Michael Davitt and Dave Spence voted for McConnell. Curtis and Councilman Donald Voss voted for Cohen.
As a commissioner, McConnell said, his priority will be to ensure that residents who have a concern are heard and have a chance to participate in the planning process. He is senior vice president at Englander Knabe & Allen, a government relations firm. Previously, he worked as a legislative deputy for the city of Los Angeles. He lives in La Cañada with his wife and two young daughters.
The next Planning Commission meeting is May 28 at 6 p.m., when McConnell is expected to be sworn in.
The City Council also named six new members to the city's Youth Council. Robert Ryan Hobart, a junior at La Cañada High School, was appointed to fill an unscheduled vacancy. Mary Morley Montes, Mica Bernhard, Max Williams, Elizabeth Hong and Anais Stepanian were appointed to fill vacant seats. Mary and Mica are freshmen at La Cañada High School; Max, Elizabeth and Anais are juniors at the school.
The new members of the Youth Council will be sworn in at the Council Chambers on June 7 at 3 p.m.


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The Fowler Museum at UCLA seeks an Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow to participate in a collaborative interdisciplinary research project devoted to the Museum's African art collection, considered one of the five largest such collections in the United States. This project, funded by a major grant from the Andrew J. Mellon Foundation, will focus on African objects from the Sir Henry Wellcome Collection that were donated to the Fowler between 1965-67. The Curatorial Fellow will work alongside key Fowler staff: the Director, Chief Curator, Director of Collections Management and Registration, and Head Conservator as well as the Associate Curator of African Arts and a Curatorial and Research Associate. The Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research on African Collections project has the goal of documenting and understanding the full complexity of a group of up to 700 African objects in the Wellcome Collection from the perspectives of their roles, meanings, materiality, and provenance. Essential to this process is the work of robust and complete cataloguing of each object, including past attributions, cultural affiliations, collection history, and materials analysis. Part of the project will also include regular interdepartmental workshops and Advisory Council meetings that will include museum staff, faculty members, and community stakeholders to share progress, disseminate results, and discuss the challenges inherent in a collection with a complex history.
Over the course of twenty-eight months the Mellon Fellow will be responsible for carrying out in-depth research on a select group of African objects from the Wellcome Collection. These objects will be selected in consultation with other team members with a goal of providing the Fellow an opportunity to deepen an existing area of expertise or establish a new one. As part of this effort, the Fellow will coordinate and compile relevant sources on the objects' history - both as collected and as part of a larger cultural tradition, essentially creating a biography for each. This detail-oriented research will be coordinated with the work of the Mellon funded Conservation Fellow, and it is hoped that the two avenues of inquiry will inform and enrich each other, with conservation data leading to curatorial research questions, and vice versa. At the end of the project, we expect that the Fellow will have a deep background in understanding the role objects play in museum collections, the role they once played in the cultures that created them, and the role they continue to play in the ongoing conversations about cultural patrimony and source communities.
A Ph.D. in the humanities, preferably art history, with a specialization in African studies is preferred.
At least one year of curatorial experience or equivalent record of academic accomplishment.
Substantial knowledge of African and African Diaspora Arts, especially historical arts in museum collections.
Ability to work with registrarial, conservation, and curatorial staff at a museum.
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with other staff, interns, and the Museum's stakeholder constituencies.
Ability to work productively with international colleagues.
Experience researching physical libraries, archives and online sources of research information and documentation of same.
Knowledge of museum standards for collections security and management.
Experience with collections management software.
Familiarity with contemporary conservation techniques and practices.
Excellent administrative, analytical, research, and communication skills.
Ability to work with materials (feathers, fur, hairs, fibers, natural dyes, etc.) that may aggravate allergies.
The term of this contract position is expected to start in September of 2019 and may last up until the end of 2021. The application deadline is April 15, 2019.
All applicants are required to submit a personal statement describing why art and material culture are important to investigate and preserve, and how your own educational and cultural background contributes to your understanding of these categories; curriculum vitae; and three references through the UCLA Career Opportunity site, accessible from the UCLA Gateway Employment page. Please select "Campus Job Openings" from http://www.ucla.edu/employment.html to submit an application. The requisition number for this position is 29745.
The starting salary for the position is $54,000 per year. UCLA offers full health, welfare, and retirement benefits to its permanent and contract staff members; certain eligibility requirements must be met to qualify for all plans.