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Skär sefyrlilja (Zephyranthes carinata) är en art i sefyrliljesläktet. Den är vildväxande i Centralamerika, från Mexiko till Colombia, men förekommer förvildad i andra varma områden. Arten odlas ibland som krukväxt i Sverige.

Löken är äggformad, cirka 2,5 cm i diameter. Bladen är bandlika och blir 15–30 cm långa och 5–8 mm breda. Blomstjälkarna blir 13–25 cm höga. Stödbladen blir 4–5 cm, cylindriska nertill, med en slits upptill. Blomstjälken blir cirka 2,5 cm lång. Blommor är blekt purpurrosa med vitt svalg. Pistillen är längre än ståndarna. Arten blommar under våren och sommaren.

Systematik
Skär sefyrlilja  har ofta förväxlats med Zephyranthes minuta (Z. grandiflora) och förekommer ofta under namnet Z. grandiflora i litteratur och i odling. Systematiskt hör skär sefyrlilja till en grupp nord- och centralamerikanska arter som möjligen borde utgöra ett eget släkte, Cooperia. Senare tids forskning tyder på att de inte är släkt med de egentliga sefyrliljorna från Sydamerika.

Odling
Placeras mycket ljust. Flera lökar planteras i väldränerad jord tidigt på vårvintern i en relativt stor kruka, lökspetsarna skall sticka upp ovanför jorden. Vattna sparsamt tills tillväxten kommit igång, sedan vattnas regelbundet och de skall helst inte torka ut helt. Bladen vissnar ner under vintern och lökarna förvaras torrt. Hålls i vanlig rumstemperatur, övervintras dock helst svalt 8-10°C. Gödsling regelbundet under tillväxtsäsongen. Förökas genom delning eller frösådd.

Referenser

Krukväxter
Amaryllisväxter
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Cross Internacional de Soria — международные соревнования по кроссу, которые проходят в городе Сория (Испания). Длина дистанции для мужчин составляет 10 километров, для женщин 8 километров. Трасса находится на средней отметке 1063 метра над уровнем моря. До 2006 года длина трассы была 9 километров для мужчин и 6 для женщин. Соревнования являются очень популярными из-за участия сильнейших стайеров мира.

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Международные соревнования по лёгкой атлетике в Испании
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Появились в 1994 году в Испании


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Gyanendra Khadka () (died 2003) was a journalist of Nepal who was killed by Maoist insurgents during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. He was brutally murdered by a group of Maoist rebels on 7 September 2003, in Jyamire village of Sindhupalchok District, Nepal.
At age of 35, Khadka was working as a reporter with the state-owned news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS),.
Khadka was abducted from a school in the village by four gunmen and they tied his hands with a rope. When his wife searched for and discovered him, he was tied to a volleyball pole in the middle of the village. The rebels then slit his throat with a Khukuri (a knife) in front of his wife.

See also
List of kidnappings

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2000s missing person cases
2003 deaths
Assassinated Nepalese journalists
Civilians killed in the Nepalese Civil War
Formerly missing people
Kidnapped Nepalese people
Male murder victims
Missing person cases in Nepal
Nepalese murder victims
Year of birth missing


Ahhhh, so many of you thought I was sharing a real recipe yesterday! I was shocked, but literally laughing out loud at each and every comment. I think this is the first time I've ever pulled off a real April Fool's joke. Usually, I forget what day of the week it is and miss my opportunity. Hopefully I didn't scare anyone away for good.
Are you still out there? Hello?
If you are, you will be happy to know that today's coconut cardamom lime tea cake is not only (incredibly) edible, but pretty damn delicious if I do say so myself! It is the kind of cake that you'll feel like munching on all day long (and I wouldn't say that about just any cake). I may or may not have done that after I made it myself.
The basic recipe for today's coconut tea cake comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours. Instead of using milk as the primary liquid, this cake uses full-fat, unsweetened coconut milk. Unsweetened coconut flakes (or shredded, see recipe for instructions) are then folded into the batter for extra good measure.
In the book, Dorie suggests a few optional flavor variations to this cake–but I chose to go in slightly different direction by adding both ground cardamom, fresh lime zest, and topping the whole thing off with a simple lime glaze and coconut flakes for texture and added flavor.
Coconut and lime are a classic pairing. But the lime and the slightly floral, warm undertones of cardamom go equally as well together–something I discovered last year after making a lime and cardamom frozen yogurt (from a different, but equally as coveted, ice cream cookbook).
The resulting cake is light, subtly sweet, but addicting.
Cardamom seems to be one of those spices that evokes very different emotions. People either love it or hate it. It happens to be one of my personal favorites, but if you are not a fan, just leave it out. The cake will be different, but just as good without it.
Can I also mention that this cake is practically guilt-free because it contains only four tablespoons of butter?
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Generously butter or grease a 9- to 10-inch bundt or Kugelhopf pan.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cardamom, and salt. Set aside.
Combine the coconut milk and butter in a small saucepan and place over medium low heat. Whisk until the butter melts completely. Remove from heat, but keep mixture warm.
Combine the sugar and lime zest in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using your fingers, rub the zest and sugar together until fragrant. Add the (room temperature) eggs to the bowl. Using the whisk attachment, beat the sugar and eggs together until pale and thick–roughly 3-4 minutes. Then, beat in the vanilla and rum.
Over low speed, slowly add the flour mixture until just combined. Scrape down the bowl with a spatula to ensure that all of the ingredients are incorporated.
Over low speed, add the shredded coconut (or alternatively, you can process flaked coconut in a food processor until fine). Slowly pour in the warm coconut milk and butter mixture, and mix until the batter is smooth.
Scrape down the bowl and pour the batter into the greased pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, or until cake is golden brown and a knife inserted comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool (in the pan) on a rack for 5-10 minutes before unmolding. Allow the cake to cool completely before glazing (see below).
In a bowl, whisk together the lime juice, powder, and cream. Pour the glaze evenly over the top of the cooled cake.
Cake can be wrapped in plastic wrap and held at room temperature for up to four days.
Adapted from Dorie Greenspan's Coconut Tea Cake.


We're excited to announce She Loves Data is having its first, FREE "Introduction to Data Analytics" workshop in Los Angeles at UCLA Extension. Doors open at 9:30 am and close at 5 pm on May 18! Meet fellow women interested in data, network and have fun learning!
The workshop is a hands-on introduction to data analytics and business intelligence and is open to women from all professional/educational backgrounds who have no prior experience in data and tech! Participants will get to build their own analytics solution based on real-world data and learn basic SQL and build a Yellowfin dashboard. You'll be a data analyst for a day and it's geared up to be a great event, with industry/UCLA speakers, music and lots of learning and fun!
This workshop covers the foundations of data analytics and is designed for beginners in the data field. There are no formal prerequisites to taking this course, but please check the agenda before registering to make sure that it meets your requirements. No prior knowledge of analytics or programming skills is needed, we'll start with the foundations.
Tech innovations are disrupting sectors and making them digital, causing data to become a key resource for any business. Dr. Vandana (Ana) Mangal specializes in the education of technology and data across all sectors, for those with or without tech backgrounds.
Raffi Simonian is an accomplished technology and business professional with an Executive MBA and more than 25 years of experience in bringing cutting edge technology and business solutions to startups as well as established organizations. Has managed more than 65 large-scale projects and has launched more than 20 different products from enterprise to online solutions. A strategic thinker with strong management skills and emphasis on building teams and relationships; communicating effectively; driving results; inspiring creativity and innovation; championing change and exhibiting professional excellence.
Shibani is a BI Consultant and has provided analytical solutions to a diverse range of organizations in Australia. With a Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Business Information Systems, Shibani is actively involved in improving gender diversity in the data analytics field. Shibani is bringing the She Loves Data initiative, a global non-profit that holds free, one-day data analytics workshops for women in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore, to LA by holding the first workshop at UCLA Extension in May 2019.
What is She Loves Data's website?
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ROBERT HART Delivers 'Pure' New Album Feb 20
Robert Hart
Escape Music is delighted to announce the release of a brand new Robert Hart title "Pure" (Manfred Man Earth Band, The Jones Gang, x Bad Company and x The Distance with Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edward, Tony Thompson).
ROBERT HART - PURE
Robert Hart: Lead Vocals / Backing Vocals
Tommy Denander: All Guitars / Keyboards (Alice Cooper / Steve Walsh / Jimi Jamison)
Brian Anthony: Bass / Percussion (Steve Walsh / Lonerider / Overland)
Michael Lange: Drums
Steve Overland: Backing Vocals (FM / Lonerider / Shadowman)
Produced by: Steve Overland / Tommy Denander
Mixed and Mastered by: Brian J Anthony
Executive Producer: Khalil Turk for Escape Music Ltd.
Artwork by: Eric Phillipe
1- Making Magic (3.15) / 2-Little Miracle (4:18) / 3- Sensational (3:36) / 4- Go Crazy (3:28) / 5- This is the Night (3:45) / 6- Different People (4:06) / 7-Double Trouble (2:56) / 8- Chemistry (3:26) / 9- Mysterious (4:10) / 10- Don't Make promises (3:30) / 11- Scene of the crime (3:41) / 12- Colour of Love (3:40)
Robert Hart is a British Rock Vocalist and songwriter. His career has seen him play with the likes of The Distance, Company of Snakes and Bad Company, as well as the Jones gang and more recently Manfred Mann's Earth Band. His recording styles have varied and he can range from Pop to West Coast to Blues Rock to Hard Rock, such is his ability.
In 1989 Robert recorded a solo album "Cries and Whispers" which can be described as prime time AOR and has been a highly sought after recording ever since. The album was originally released on Atlantic Records with Stewart Levine at the production desk.
Three years later Robert was the first recording artist to be signed by Hollywood Records which was owned by Disney and had the pleasure of working with the great Russ Ballard. The resulting album "Robert Hart" charted in more than 18 countries and it was a great AOR Rock Album that got him noticed By Bad Company's Mick Ralphs who then asked him to front Bad Company following the departures of Paul Rodgers and Brian Howe. In 1995 Robert Co-wrote the album "Company of Strangers" and he has since become a household name in Rock Circles.
The two solo albums "Robert Hart" & "Cries and Whispers" were re-released together in digipack form by Escape Music in 2013 and this package reminded fans just how good Robert is. Robert also worked with Jim Kirkpatrick (FM guitarist) on the DIESEL album "into the fire" in the same year and this has further cemented Roberts reputation as a top notch vocalist.
Fast forward to 2020 and Robert is back with a brand new album called "Pure" and this is something else as Robert has given us 12 fresh sounding songs that have a unique pop rock sound. Names like Robert Plant and Go West come to mind, these are really catchy songs and are instantly remembered after just one listen.
Robert Hart will be touring Rock Meets Classic with Alice Cooper, Thunder and Mother Finest March 2020!
One to watch out for in 2020!.
www.Escape-Music.com
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Oklahoma City is a beautiful place to live and to visit, offering a number of things to do, places to experience, and sights to see. These sights shouldn't be limited to the buildings and events, make sure you leave enough time in your schedule to enjoy the lovely flora and fauna of the area.
Bald cypress produces beautiful fall colorful with finely textured leaves. This tree can grow up to seven feet in height, producing slender, conical growth as a young tree before producing flat tops later in life. This tree has the unique nickname of "the wood eternal," because it is resistant to decay. It is commonly used in construction projects, but can be found growing wild in dry soils around Oklahoma City.
This large tree produces oversized berries that are desirable to birds and other local wildlife. It is a tough tree, surviving the most severe windstorms and grueling temperatures. This tree towers up to 100 feet in height and produces growth that responds well to any habitat.
With dull green foliage that is rough to the touch, this tree also sends out shoots of orange or purple berries that attract birds. It is typically found on rocky hillsides or in floodplains.
This native plant of Oklahoma City comes in many sizes and textures, but is notable for its delicate, butter-colored petals and leafy stems. In some areas, this flower grows so proflicially as to be deemed a weed, only blooming in May and June.
If you're paying a visit to Oklahoma City, you can expect to find it around roadsides, in fields, or even in open areas.
Phlox is a regional favorite, and can be found in patriotic displays of vivid blues, pale reds, or whites. It comes in both creeping and towering varieties, offering versatility for any landscape. When selected in its creeping form, this plant forms loose mats of evergreen foliage with upright clusters of flowers. Blooming in April and May, this plant is most commonly found in wooded or other shady areas.
This perennial flower, belonging to the orchid family, bears the delicate, intricate flowers for which its family is known. The flower is a showstopping purple-pink, serving as an excellent attractant for pollinators as well as a beautiful accent for any urban garden. It generally blooms in March, April, May, and July, and can often be cultivated indoors as well.
This plant, growing in partial to full sun, produces fragrant flowers that are certain to grab your attention no matter what you might be doing. They can grow up to twelve feet tall, and are often found along pools or hedges or as an accent in commercial landscaping. It often climbs, producing pink to white flowers that bloom from early spring into the fall.
Also known as Carolina Cranesbill, this delicate flower produces as a sprawling biennial plant, growing no taller than one foot in height. It forms five-parted leaves with pale pink flowers. A close relative of the more popular domesticated geranium, this flower can be found in almost every state and prefers dry, hard fields and rocky outcroppings in forests.
This soft shrub produces mounding foliage with aromatic green leaves. These leaves are aromatic, with flowers ranging in color from red to purple to white. The plant is most commonly found on rocky slopes, but also grows well when cultivated as a landscaping accent. It is unique in that it is immune to both disease and insect-related problems, and it is also highly drought tolerant.


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package com.thebluealliance.androidclient.database.writers;

import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;

import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;

import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;

import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.thebluealliance.androidclient.database.Database;
import com.thebluealliance.androidclient.database.DatabaseMocker;
import com.thebluealliance.androidclient.database.tables.AwardsTable;
import com.thebluealliance.androidclient.datafeed.framework.ModelMaker;
import com.thebluealliance.androidclient.di.TBAAndroidModule;
import com.thebluealliance.androidclient.models.Award;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.Mock;

import java.util.List;

@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
public class AwardListWriterTest {

    @Mock Database mDb;
    @Mock AwardsTable mAwardsTable;

    private List<Award> mAwards;
    private AwardListWriter mWriter;
    private Gson mGson;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        mDb = mock(Database.class);
        mAwardsTable = DatabaseMocker.mockAwardsTable(mDb);
        mAwards = ModelMaker.getModelList(Award.class, "2015necmp_awards");
        mWriter = new AwardListWriter(mDb);
        mGson = TBAAndroidModule.getGson();
    }

    @Test
    public void testAwardListWriter() {
        mWriter.write(mAwards, 0L);

        SQLiteDatabase db = mDb.getWritableDatabase();
        for (Award award : mAwards) {
            verify(db).insert(Database.TABLE_AWARDS, null, award.getParams(mGson));
        }
    }
}

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Pride Glasgow
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tells Pride Glasgow 'we still have work to be done'
The First Minister spoke at Glasgow Green after thousands of people paraded through the streets of the city for the annual pride event.
Glasgow Live
Nicola Sturgeon has said there is still work to be done to tackle discrimination and achieve true LGBTI equality, as she became the first serving first minister to speak at a pride event.
The SNP leader described Scotland as one of the most progressive countries in Europe but said it was important to continue to "strive" for equality for those in the LGBTI community.
Pride Glasgow, Scotland's largest LGBTI festival, is taking place over the course of Saturday and Sunday.
Pride Glasgow 2017: What's left to do in the fight for LGBTI rights in Scotland?
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
In a statement released by the Scottish Government, Ms Sturgeon said: "I am proud Scotland is now considered one of the most progressive countries in Europe for LGBTI equality and I am honoured to speak at Pride Glasgow - the first time a head of government anywhere in the UK has addressed a pride event.
"We must not be passive, but continually strive to advance LGBTI equality. For as long as I am First Minister, that's what we will strive to do.
"Until Scotland is a place where no one suffers hate, fear, discrimination or prejudice because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, then we have still work to do.
"Wherever there are legislative or regulatory barriers to achieving true equality, we will seek to remove them. I am determined that my government will do all it can to celebrate diversity in everything we say and do."
Glasgow united - standing by the side of the city's LGBTI community
The First Minister had previously tweeted it would be a "privilege" to speak at the event.
Earlier, marchers kicked off the two-day festival with a parade through the heart of the city.
They traced a route looping from Glasgow Green, through the Merchant City towards the city centre, returning past the River Clyde to the pride site.
Organisers said before the event they expected more than 5,000 people to take part in the parade, with 10 times that number thought to watch it as it snaked its way through the city.
A range of entertainment, headlined by 90s Irish pop sensation B*Witched, has been scheduled over the two days at Glasgow Green.
X Factor runner-up Saara Aalto and dance singer Kelly Llorenna were also on the line-up.
Those attending the event also have access to a market, community stalls, family area, youth space and fairground rides once inside the designated pride site.
Elsewhere in Glasgow, some businesses have been showing their support for the event.
Energy firm ScottishPower joined in the celebrations by lighting up their St Vincent Street headquarters in pride colours for the weekend.
And Silverburn shopping centre previously announced plans to install a "rainbow crossing" in front of the building over the course of the event.
Pride Glasgow 2017
OITNB cast wish Glasgow happy Pride
Nicola Sturgeon at Glasgow Pride
Pride - then and now
Glasgow united in Pride
ScottishPower


The following is a work of fan-fiction. Though it goes without saying, "The Legend of Zelda" video game franchise as well as its characters are owned by Nintendo. This work is not for sale. The author reserves all applicable rights and will not stand for any attempts at monetary gain via this work. The following would not be possible without the creativity and vision of the well-known individuals responsible for the source material. Please continue to support the official releases this work merely attempts to pay homage to. Thank you, and enjoy.
This story follows the "child timeline" of the games. It is not meant to be canon content.
I say again. It is NOT meant to be canon content.
Still, without an intimate knowledge of Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Twilight Princess in particular, some parts of the plot may not make sense. Obviously you should expect spoilers if you've yet to play these games.
The lingering sun of late afternoon cooks the flat stone walkways of Hyrule Castle Town. A visible wave of heat waves lazily, streaming up and out of the worn grooves of a thousand horse-drawn carriages. The town itself appears critically ill. Symptoms of a deteriorating civilization are everywhere. Overgrown grass consumes vacant alleyways. Fallen leaves crowd the south side of every building, the consistent breeze from Lake Hylia ending here after its long journey north across Hyrule Field. The lively music and bustling crowds are a distant memory. Now the shop keepers rest lazily in their stalls, praying tomorrow brings more sales. Brings any sales at all. The days of townspeople fighting over the latest trend, the rupees flowing like Zora's River, are long gone. Children used to fill their pockets with sweets from spare change accidentally dropped into pots or thrown into the fountain at the heart of the market, but now they scamper through shadows, stealing when they've grown hungry enough. The town has known neither order nor wealth for as long as most can remember. The single remaining haven of hope is the church on the east side of town. Stained glass shimmering above the massive, wooden double doors depicts mighty Hylia with her goddess sword in hand. Inside the pews are rarely empty. Even at this odd hour, several of the townspeople remain seated, their hands clasped in hope of their savior delivering them from this depression. There is no dark force to be slain this time around. No reemergence of evil to be suppressed. A blade, no matter how divine, cannot pull crops from their parched seeds, nor rain from the cloudless sky. The people give offering, and they pray, but for months their prayers have gone unanswered.
Resting in a dark corner behind the organ, a young boy named Rift spins a small, wooden box between his thumb and index finger. Watching the shanty piece of craftsmanship slowly turn in his grasp, his mind remains blank, simply waiting for yet another day to pass. His emotionless face is shrouded beneath an old, damaged cowl. Hanging from his shoulders is a black cloak donning the royal crest on both the front and back in faded gold stitching. Resting lightly on his chest and back, it ends in a short, triangular point in his lap. Given to him by the priest, the cloak is really only worn to conceal the gaping holes and deteriorating cloth in his cheap outfit of faded cotton. Taken in as a toddler, Rift remembers little of his parents. The priest has told the story many times, casualties of the plague of darkness brought about by the dark lord Ganondorf years ago. Now his time is spent waiting. Not waiting for anything in particular, just endlessly waiting for the night to fall, and the dawn to break. A general uneasiness sounds from the pews as a group of children enter the building.
"Rift, you in here?" The leader of the gang calls out, glancing around the massive room. Making no effort to conceal or reveal him, the tired old priest simply stares at the troublemakers dumbly. The boy's words echo in the profoundly silent room, disturbing the peaceful ambiance.
"Don't cause trouble," a gruff voice sounds from beside the doors. One of the few town guards have been posted at the church to keep the peace. Scowling lazily from beneath his traditional helm, he briefly stamps his spear on the wooden floor before cocking his head toward the door. "Go on," he commands, not especially eager to incite a confrontation.
"We're gonna find you!" A young girl in the group calls as they collectively march out of the structure with an air of superiority. Hobbling over to Rift's hiding place, the priest simply isn't spirited enough to protect the boy any longer. Years of fear and hiding have made the church a target of vandalism, the children practically running the town with no one particularly willing to discipline them.
"Rift," the chubby old man sighs, palming the dusty organ for balance. "You know you're like a son to me, but this can't go on any longer. I won't always be here to protect you. Please," he continues, coughing briefly. "You've got to stand up for yourself. Look to the sky, and she will protect you." Watching the old man with sad eyes, Rift climbs to his feet and pockets his treasured box. The wooden boards beneath the decorative rug creak with every step as he slowly exits the church. Peeking through the single opened door, a rapid series of anxious breaths are halted when the sentry breaks the silence.
"They headed north toward the castle," the guard points out, caring little for the boy's fate, but offering the information all the same.
"Thanks," Rift smirks, aiming to sound genuine, but coming off as abrasively sarcastic. Without another word he quickly trots through the lifeless, stone streets toward the massive drawbridge at the southern gate. He has decided he will spend the brief portion of the day remaining outside the confines of town. In the distance, the gang of children passes from alley to alley near the twisting path leading up to the castle. The mighty, stone citadel dwarfs even the large town at its base, visible from nearly every corner of the kingdom, it stands a testament to Hylian ingenuity. Once a symbol of hope and unity, its many spires seem to hang their heads in shame at the current state of the kingdom.
Pacing near the balcony of his room, King Harkinian has never looked less healthy. A thick, white beard hangs heavily from his wrinkled face. Once the visage of a hardened warrior, time has done what it does to men of any status. The darkest of days has come and gone. The king of thieves made attempt on his very throne, but just as the prophecy foretold, the hero of time thwarted his treacherous schemes. He had seen the tinge of deceit in the Gerudo's eyes so long ago, but never expected such an uprising in his own kingdom. Between the civil war and Ganondorf's treachery, Hyrule has enjoyed very little peace during his time on the throne. Now, the distant land of Arcadia would dare move to threaten Gamelon, assuming Hyrule in a state of weakness. Duke Onkled received the might of Hyrule's army without question, but the cost has proven far greater than assumed. The time of darkness was averted, but the drought continues. The able bodied men march to war, and now the land is trapped in a veil of decay. The people of Castle Town remain disparaged, and the further one travels from the castle gate, the more uneasy the inhabitants of the kingdom become. A period of prosperity is long overdue to them, but with the hand the king has been dealt, it is simply not in the cards. His lovely princess has shied away from a life of politics, and he has never needed her beauty and natural charm more than now. The people need a symbol of hope more than ever, and his tired old face is far from reassuring these days. The light continues to fade, the beams piercing through the tall windows lining the hallways growing longer by the minute. Another thick bead of sweat crawls from beneath his crown as his perpetual angst refuses to relent.


Families caring for disabled children across Merseyside are being invited to attend the launch of a ground-breaking support service later this month.
National children's charity, Caudwell Children, has partnered with local law firm, Hampson Hughes Solicitors, to launch the Merseyside Family Support Service and provide practical and emotional support for the thousands of families caring for disabled children across the region.
Thanks to funding from the law firm, Merseyside will have a dedicated team of Family Support Co-ordinators and trained volunteers to provide one-to-one support for families at times of crisis.
"Caudwell Children provide vital support to families of disabled children across the whole UK but up until now there wasn't a dedicated team to help people in Merseyside. Having represented families with children that have suffered life changing and debilitating injuries we know only too well the unique challenges they face.
The innovative support service operates across the UK and provides a high quality service to families with disabled children who are experiencing family difficulties or require additional support to prevent feelings of isolation, stress and frustration that can lead to family breakdown.
"We are delighted to be working in partnership with Hampson Hughes Solicitors to provide vital early intervention services and urge families from across the region to come along to the launch or get in touch to find out more.
The launch takes place at the Hampson Hughes Solicitors offices at the Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock on Wednesday 19th February from 11am to 2pm.
Caudwell Children is a national charity providing practical and emotional support for disabled children and their families living in the UK. Founded in 2000, the charity has provided services worth over £25million and supported thousands of children with over 500 different medical conditions.
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Origin of "Fits [x] to a T"?
The above phrase is something I've known for as long as I can remember, though I don't know from where. What is its origin and usage?
Example: "While Android products aren't quite what I need, iOS devices fit my needs to a T."
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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the exact origins of the phrase to a T are unknown:
The original sense of T here has not been ascertained. Suggestions that it was the tee at Curling, or at Golf, or a T square, appear on investigation to be untenable; it has also been suggested that it referred to the proper completion of a t by crossing it (see 1b); or that it was the initial of a word; in reference to this it is notable that to a tittle (i.e. to a prick, dot, jot) was in use nearly a century before 'to a T', and in exactly the same constructions: see tittle n.
So, it is possible that the use is not referring to the use of a tee when building something. The Phrase Finder agrees that there is no accepted derivation, but offers the following:
Given Wright's earliest 'to a T' usage and the lack of evidence to support the 'tee' version, it is safe to assume the proper spelling is 'to a T'. So, what T was meant? Again, there are alternatives; 'T-shirt', or 'T-square', or some abbreviation of a word starting with T.
'T-shirt' is clearly as least 300 years too late, has no connection with the meaning of the phrase and can't be taken as a serious contender.
'T-square' has more going for it, in that a T-square is a precise drawing instrument, but also lacks any other evidence to link it to the phrase.
The first letter of a word. If this is the derivation then the word in question is very likely to be 'tittle'. A tittle is a small stroke or point in writing or printing and is now best remembered via the term jot or tittle. The best reason for believing that this is the source of the 'T' is that the phrase 'to a tittle' existed in English more than a century before 'to a T', with the same meaning.
When there isn't a definitive origin and there are several proposed derivations, the wisest course is to list the possibilities and leave it at that. In this case, although there is no smoking gun, the 'to a tittle' derivation would probably stand up in court as 'beyond reasonable doubt'.
So the OED and Phrase Finder agree that the most likely etymology is that the phrase to a T comes from to a tittle. There is also the phrase:
to a tittle, with minute exactness, to the smallest particular, to a T.
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A tee is a right angle instrument used to draw and measure square corners in building and carpentry.
When you carve a square stone to build your medieval cathedral (or cut drywall to build your garage) you test it is square by holding up the tee to it.
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Can you support this explanation with anything?
– isherwood
OED says that you can spell it as to a T or to a tee. As was already mentioned, no one knows for sure where it came from.
Phr. to a T (also to a tee): exactly, properly, to a nicety.
1693 Humours & Conversat. Town 102 All the under Villages and Towns-men come to him for Redress; which he does to a T.
1700 Labour in Vain viii, in Harl. Misc. (1810) X. 473 Harry cajoled my inquirer, and fitted his humour to a t——.
1771 J. Giles Misc. Poems 155 I'll tell you where You may be suited to a tee.
1815 Zeluca I. 385, I knew my man to a T.
1828 Life Planter Jamaica 161, I understand the practice to a tee.
1856 H. B. Stowe Dred ii, All these old-fashioned goings on would suit you to a T.
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The answer was added in response to this question, which inquired, "What is the correct way to write this phrase?"
The earlier phrase "to a tittle", of which "to a T" is apparently a shortened form, would seem to be derived from King James bible (originally translated in 1611, and by the end of that century the most widely used English language bible).
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Read these passages in context
Christ's meaning in these passages is obvious; the Hebrew scriptures must be fulfilled completely - in every minute detail - and he was there to do so. You could say he fit their law "to a T".
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This might actually be the right track, considering that the "jot" might be a misspelling of the name of Hebrew letter Yod, and the "T" is the last letter in Hebrew alphabet, Taw (or Tau). So the biblical passage might mean that the law shall be fulfilled "to a T", meaning "to the last letter".
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@BarbaraKwarc: This is from the New Testament, for which the earliest version we have is in Greek; the original Greek here refers to "iota" and keraia; iota is the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, and keraia is a diacritic on a letter. Jesus would have been speaking in Aramaic, and it's not clear whether this originally referred to a Hebrew letter.
– Peter Shor
I have just watched the WW1 Antiques Road show special http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nw22y which features a woman who brought several letters written by her grandmother's first husband to her grandmother during the War. She had given him a pen and in the letter he says, "As you can see the pen works very well and it suits me to a tittle." So, unless that phrase originates earlier than the beginning of the 20th century, surely this is the origin of "suits me to a t(ittle)".
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There are plenty of written instances of "to a tittle" from before 1700, so we can safely say "that phrase originates earlier than the beginning of the 20th century".
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"To a T" or "To a Tee", and where does it come from?
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Hot Job Market Flips Traditional Hiring on Its Head
// By Wendy Stark Healy //
Tysen Kendig, vice president of communications, University of Connecticut
Tysen Kendig, vice president of communications for the University of Connecticut, was recently hiring an assistant vice president for health marketing at UConn Health and noticed a much stronger applicant pool.
Unlike past searches, he wasn't getting a handful of good people mixed with marginally qualified applicants and those for whom the job was a stretch. With a good pool of candidates, if one or two dropped out, he would still have more to choose from and wouldn't have to settle.
"We're attracting a more highly qualified field," he says. "Higher-level applicants are coming out in greater numbers, and that emphasizes a stronger job market."
Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of Ladders
When Strategic Health Care Marketing caught up with Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of Ladders, a popular high-end career website, he reiterated what we first heard last spring: "It's the greatest market in 50 years."
"Job candidates don't have the time of day," he says. "They're very busy. People have three or four conversations going, and multiple offers."
While the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics put the unemployment rate at 3.6 percent in April, Cenedella says the rate was 2 percent with college-educated professionals. "It's a very hot market with a lot of money available to fund expansion plans. Companies are spending money to try new things and creating a demanding and challenging hiring market."
Challenges of a Hot Market
While the market is hot for job seekers, it may be harder for organizations to hire quickly, according to Cenedella. "I tell organizations, 'Don't let the sun set twice on a great candidate. Don't take three weeks to interview them; don't take three days. Move now.'"
"What's happening today with applicants," he adds, "is that rather than one opportunity coming by, there are so many opportunities laid before them on the buffet. They have the pick of the litter and applicants are taking the best offer."
This can be particularly frustrating to health care organizations, which haven't been on the cutting edge of moving swiftly and using technology to recruit, Cenedella adds.
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You Might Start Seeing This Dancing Japanese Robot at Businesses in the U.S.
On our way to the Singularity, there will be dancing robots. One such robot may be making its way to the U.S. this year. Known as "Pepper," the humanoid is programmed to be a home-helper and business assistant.
The robot's parent company, Aldebaran, is currently in talks with some unnamed U.S. businesses to bring Pepper to the U.S., according to a report from Computer World. Once the company rolls out Pepper to U.S. businesses, it would begin planning a consumer offering.
The bot can dance and hold a conversation as well as act as a reminder system; it also has a tablet that can access the internet and operate apps. But it's most salient quality is its ability to read people's emotions and react in kind. Aldebaran hopes to make Pepper capable of caring for the elderly — a growing population in Japan with little support.
For consumers, Pepper has a base price of 198,000 yen (around $1,780) in addition to monthly payments of 14,800 yen per month and an insurance plan of 9,800 yen per month for three years. That works out to about $220 a month in addition to the down payment. In total, a person would have to drop around $9,700 to own a Pepper based on current pricing. And that could change. The company hasn't yet revealed what the cost of the robot will be once it comes to the U.S.
The business version is a bit more expensive, around $490 a month for 36 months, but comes with a range of enterprise software.
As of December, Softbank had sold 7,000 Pepper units, and the company noted it frequently sells out. So far Pepper is appearing in shops as an assistant to consumers, like Softbank's mobile store, in Japan and some European countries. With any luck, Pepper will soon be helping out customers in U.S. stores.


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A blue zip-up hoodie left behind after Go-ride training on Wednesday the 17th of October.
It is either a youth/ladies as it fits me! Anyone lost it, please message me to arrange collection.
I know this is a long shot but do you still have this? I'm pretty sure this is Charlie's if it's an Adidas hoodie.


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Q: How to map from a class type to a list? I'm trying to improve my game's rendering by bulk rendering the textures of blocks of the same type.
Each block in my game is defined by a class in the format BlockWood, which all extend from the class Block.
I currently have a map between the different block classes/types, and an ArrayList which contains the positions of all the blocks of that type, on the map.
HashMap<Block, ArrayList<Vector2f>> blockMap = new HashMap<Block, ArrayList<Vector2f>>();

Using this, I can loop through the map, bulk rendering each type of block, speeding up my rendering.
This approach however, doesn't work. I want to be able to access the ArrayList's using a dummy class as so -
blockMap.get(BlockWood.class);

Is there any efficient way I can map a class type to an ArrayList? Or will I just have to map the class string representations?

A: Your map is not between class and list. It maps instance of Block to list. So, you always have to use instance of Block to access its lists.
blockMap.get(new BlockWood());
The question is just what will you get? You will get list that was previously stored in this map using this key.
BTW to improve your code change your map definition to:
Map<Block, List<Vector2f>> blockMap = new HashMap<Block, List<Vector2f>>();
Now you can use any type of list.

A: You want to use Class as the key type. Your current implementation is using a Block instance as the key. Where as using Class will use the type of Block as the key.

A: The problem here is that Map has two values (a key and value), while a List only has one value (an element).
Therefore, you can either get a list of all keys or list of all values.
for getting list of all keys, you can do
ArrayList<Block> keys = new ArrayList<Block>(blockMap.keySet());

for getting list of all Values, you can do
ArrayList<ArrayList<Vector2f>> values = new ArrayList<ArrayList<Vector2f>>(blockMap.values());

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Getting Personal with Oliver Makin
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on 25 Mar 2019
This article appeared in Pitchcare Magazine Issue 83
0 Getting Personal with Oliver Makin
Oliver Makin - finding a wife, chilli con carne and all things Europe
Who are you? Oliver Makin, Head Groundsman at OH Leuven, Belgium.
Family status. Single no children.
Who's your hero and why? Andrew Flintoff. I'm a big cricket fan and played for Rochdale CC before I moved to Belgium.
What would you change about yourself? Have smaller feet as it's so difficult to get trainers in my size that I actually want!
What's your guilty pleasure? Genuinely can't think of one.
What's been the highlight of your career so far? Theres been a couple; one would be when I was at Rochdale Football Club. We were the only game on in the whole division and also went through the whole season without having a game called off; which had never been done before at Rochdale. Also, being head groundsman here in Belgium is the best decision I have ever made. In my cricket career, it would be playing for Hampshire 2nd XI away at Surrey at Wimbledon Cricket Club and taking eight wickets in one innings.
What are your pet peeves? People who just walk on your pitch thinking it's a public park.
If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be? Sri Lanka or Barbados to watch England cricket.
What's the best part of your job? Cutting the pitch in the summer in shorts and T-shirt. Also, having the opportunity to prepare a surface for a sport you love and seeing the overall outcome of your hard work.
… and the worst? Frost covers!!!
Do you have a lifetime ambition? When I was younger, I lived in Milan for three years and I just love the San Siro. So, I suppose one day, I would love to be the head groundsman there.
Favourite record, and why? Cavorting by the Courteeners. I'm from Manchester and they're a local band. I'm into my Manchester music big time.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? My Mrs; when I find one!!
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Pay off my mortgage and go on holiday around the world for a couple of months.
Which three people, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party? Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Andrew Flintoff.
Do you have any bad habits? I like crisps a bit too much!
Do you go to bed worrying about the next day's workload? Normally no, as I like to think I have everything planned. The only time I will go to bed worrying is if the weather forecast is bad and we have a game the next day!
What are you reading at the moment? Joey Thompson's autobiography (Rochdale AFC player).
What's the best advice you have ever been given? Respect others. You never know when you may need to call upon them.
What's your favourite smell? Home cooked chilli con carne cooking away in the oven!
What do you do in your spare time? Socialise with family and friends, play cricket and travel to different places in the world (mainly in Europe).
What's the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? When it's been frosty, can you not just pump hot water into the sprinkler pipes to thaw it out?
What's your favourite piece of kit? It's got to be the new Dennis Rotaries or the Toro ProCore.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Hard-working, sociable, easy going.
What talent would you like to have? To be able to sing.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? To be allowed to use Carbendazim again.
To view the full Oud-Heverlee Leuven article click here


MARTIN Ferris will attend the event in honour of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Tralee this Friday.
The Kerry Sinn Féin TD has said that he has accepted an invitation to attend the event in Siamsa Tíre which is being hosted by Kerry County Council.
Accepting the invitation, Deputy Ferris said: "While this decision may not meet everyone's approval, I came to the conclusion, that as we move closer and closer to the eventual re-unification of our country, Republicans must continue the process of reconciliation between the different traditions on our island and with our nearest neighbours.
Well Martin Ferris as "we move closer and closer to the eventual re-unification of our country" or are we moving closer and closer to United Kingdom as in a united Ireland there will be a sizable unionist community both north and south.
Ireland is no longer so mono cultural – Ireland is more and more multi cultural and as such less and less are patriotic to Ireland and it may be Ireland fate to be voted back into a United Kingdom in the future!
All it take is a strong unionist party in Dáil Éireann with a referendum to be put to the new multi cultural people of Ireland.
Sinn Féin have become confused to the difference between liberal left democracy and national republicanism and that will one day seal the Irish republics fate.
Nat that it matters as we are only an EU state at present, so why not a British one!


Even though it pays to be on good terms with your neighbours (so they can look out for your home when you're on holiday), there are also times where you just want to step into your backyard and not have to strike up a conversation.
Perhaps you are dealing with nosy neighbours who can see into your home far too easily, or perhaps you just want a feeling of general security – either way, we've come up with 10 ideas that will help increase privacy in your backyard.
Incorporate artistic decorative panels into your backyard.
Block the view of two-story neighbours with garden trellis structures that vertical plants can grow on.
If you're living in the city, an arched trellis structure will ensure neighbours in higher apartment buildings won't see what's going on.
If your neighbour already has lots of privacy with trees and flowers, why not 'borrow' their view. Have an open trellis where you can peak at their gardens while still having some privacy of your own.
For more seclusion, add outdoor curtains (or drapes) to your patio, which will not only give you privacy, but also protect you from the sun's harsh UV rays.
Decorate your space with a vertical fence garden, otherwise known as a living wall. It's also a unique placement for plants.
If you have low concrete or brick walls, why not create more vertical cover simply by adding more planters? It will also give your patio such lush colour.
If the fence between you and your neighbour is already high but has slits where a wondering eye can look through, why not add another fence retaining layer in the form of bamboo. It will also create a nice oriental feel in your backyard.
Perhaps the most simple and long term idea for privacy is simply by growing trees, with many varieties available to choose from, depending on how much up keep you want it to be.
Privacy screens (also known as room dividers) are another popular choice people go with, as you can easily transfer them about and then fold them away for easy storage.


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(i) "Company" means Amalgamated Pest Control Pty Ltd ACN 009 712 958 and any other related companies.
(ii) "Contract" means all those documents comprising the agreed terms of sale of Services by the Company to the Client including but not limited to purchase orders, invoices, these Terms and such other written material of the Company relating to the Services and which is issued to or brought to the notice of the Client and any writing of the Client issued to the Company and accepted by the Company as constituting a term or condition of the Contract.
(iii) "Client" means the Client who requires the Services.
(iv) "Services" means any pest eradication or management services provided by the Company.
1.1 A quote given by the Company does not constitute an offer to provide any Services.
1.2 A quote is valid for thirty (30) days only and the Company reserves the right to withdraw or amend it at any time.
1.3 A contract will only be formed after the Company accepts an order from a Customer (whether by issue of the Company's standard work order, performance of the Services set out in the order or otherwise) and will be subject to these Terms.
1.4 These Terms replace all trading terms and conditions which may have applied between the Company and the Customer.
1.5 These Terms apply to the exclusion of any conditions or terms of purchase which the Customer may use or purport to apply to the Contract.
1.6 The Company may vary these terms at any time by giving notice to the Customer.
2.1 Any quantities, weights or dimensions included in any quote, catalogues, advertisements, illustrated matter or price lists are approximates only and will not be binding unless and to the extent only that such details are specified in a contract with a Customer.
3.1 Technical documents, specifications or drawings submitted to a Customer before a contract is formed remain the property of the Company at all times and may not be transmitted to a third party, copied, reproduced or used by the Customer unless the prior written permission of the Company is obtained.
4.1 The Services comprise the Company's assessment of the best way to mange the Customer's needs. Any expected results from the Services communicated by the Company to the Customer are the Company's assessment of the most likely outcome for the Customer and do not and shall not be deemed to constitute a warranty or guarantee by the Company that any expected results will in fact be achieved by the Services.
4.3 The Customer must satisfy itself as to the standard, quality and suitability of the Services and the fitness of the Services for the purpose(s) for which the Services are being purchased and as to its compliance with the description (if any) of such Services. Any description shall be by way of identification only and the use of a description shall not of itself make any Contract a contract of sale by description.
whichever may be determined in the absolute discretion of the Company to be appropriate in the circumstances.
4.6 The Customer must within thirty (30) days of the Customer first becoming aware of any facts giving rise to a claim against the Company under clause 4.4 inform the Company in writing, setting out the full particulars of the claim and deliver freight prepaid to the Company any allegedly defective goods so as to enable them to be examined by the Company.
5.1 After delivery of the Services to the Customer, the Company shall not be responsible or liable to the Customer, and the Customer releases and discharges the Company, (in the absence of any wilful or negligent act or omission on the part of the Company) for and from any liability claim loss damage or expense of any kind or nature (including but not limited to loss of profits earnings or income direct indirect consequential contingent or resulting liability loss or damage whether to persons property or otherwise) or death or injury caused by or arising out of or relating in any manner or incidental to the Services or the delivery of the Services.
6.1 The price payable for the Services is the price or prices stated or otherwise set out in the Company's standard work order form or as otherwise notified to the Customer in writing.
7.1 Payment terms are strictly seven (7) days from the date of invoice unless the Customer is a Credit Account Customer, when a longer payment period may apply.
(d) demand payment of all monies payable by the Customer to the Company on any account whatsoever, whether or not the amounts claimed are due and payable.
(b) change or revoke the payment terms extended to a Credit Account Customer.
The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by a Customer by reason of a delay, suspension or cancellation of any Services in part or in whole for any reason beyond the control of the Company, breakage or failure of any machinery or apparatus required to deliver the Services or labour trouble, strikes, lockouts or injunctions. Services delayed, suspended or cancelled under this clause may at the option of the Company be cancelled completely or delivered at a later time, (without any liability attaching to the Company as a consequence) and in either case, the Company shall notify the Customer in writing accordingly.
10.1 Title to any goods or materials supplied by the Company to the Customer as part of the Services shall not pass to the Customer until such time ("the specified time") as the cost of the Services and all other moneys (if any) due from the Customer to the Company in respect of the Services or under any Contract between the Company and the Customer shall have been paid to the Company in full.
10.3 Any goods and materials shall be at the Company's risk until the time they are delivered to the Customer, when risk passes to the Customer.
12.1 An inspection of the Customer's premises and an assessment of the effectiveness of the Services may be carried out by the Company by arrangement with the Customer, at the Company's expense.
12.2 No warranty period applies in respect of the Services unless the Company has expressly offered a warranty period as a term of the Contract with the Customer.
12.3 If a warranty period applies under clause 12.2, the Customer must allow the Company access to the Customers premises at all reasonable times as required by the Company to undertake any warranty work.
12.4 If the Customer is in default under the terms of the Contract with the Company, including but not limited to a failure to pay any invoice in the time required by the Contract or these Terms, the Company may at its option terminate, suspend or vary any warranty period which applies under clause 12.2.
(b) faxing it to the Customer's last fax number, last notified in writing to the Company.
Any notice posted to the Customer will be deemed to have been received by the Customer three business days after the date on which the notice was posted.
Any notice faxed to a Customer will be deemed to have been received by the Customer when transmitted to the Customer and the Company has received a successful facsimile transmission report.
The Customer may not assign any of its rights or obligations under any Contract without the Company's prior written consent, which may be given or refused in the Company's absolute discretion.
(a) The Company discloses that certain items of personal information about the Customer contained in any credit application by the Customer may be disclosed to a credit reporting agency.
(b) The Customer consents to disclosure of the personal information pursuant to subclause (a) and consents to the Company disclosing any information derived from any credit application and any other information relating to the Customer which the Company may hold to any other credit provider for the purpose of providing a reference to the Company in relation to the Customer.
(c) The Customer acknowledges and consents to the Company obtaining a consumer credit report about the Customer from a credit reporting agency.
(ii) "Contract" means all those documents comprising the agreed terms of sale of Services by the Company to the Customer including but not limited to purchase orders, invoices, these Terms and such other written material of the Company relating to the Services and which is issued to or brought to the notice of the Customer and any writing of the Customer issued to the Company and accepted by the Company as constituting a term or condition of the Contract.
(iii) "Credit Account Customer means a Customer which has established a credit account with the Company, on terms approved by the Company.
(iv) "Customer" means the Customer who requires the Services.
(v) "Services" means any pest management services provided by the Company.


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The Witness Impressions
The Witness is doing very well, and for that I'm ecstatic. It's an artistic tour-de-force and a solid puzzle game, and I love that Jonathan Blow and his talented team were able to build something so beautiful. The problem is I don't enjoy it very much…
When I first saw Jonathan Blow's passion project take form, I was reminded of Myst. Growing up, I struggled to make sense of Myst's obtuse environmental puzzles and mysterious story. I've always wanted to go back and experience it now that I'm armed with years of video game puzzle solving skills, but I never had the chance. The Witness was my chance to go back, to enter a world of mystery where every action led me down a different path and showed me another glimpse of its magical world.
But after playing a handful of hours, I've realized that my expectations were off. The Witness places its focus squarely on the puzzles -- puzzles that all take the same basic shape. Sure, the world is absolutely gorgeous, and there's something forlorn about wandering about in complete solitude, but the game has yet to really draw me in. I've completed my fair share of the 600+ line puzzles that populate the world, and while I can appreciate how the rules build on one another, I haven't found any sort of sublime satisfaction in completing a difficult puzzle. Instead, I've grown more and more frustrated as I repeatedly get stuck on a puzzle, solve it, and then move on only to find another series of similar puzzles in my way. I still want to continue forward, but I fear that I'll never find the larger meaning I'm looking for. The world seems like a living place; one that you'd expect to become a character itself. But instead, it's just a sterile container for hundreds of puzzles that could have stood on their own.
Granted, the game wouldn't be nearly as attractive if it was yet another mobile puzzle game. If the game consisted of just the hundreds of line puzzles, I never would have tried it.
I think The Witness could appeal to a particular type of gamer. In fact, it obviously does. Jonathan Blow announced today on Twitter that it's on pace to make more money in its first week than Braid did in its first year. The game has garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews from most of the games press including a perfect 10/10 from IGN. I just can't help but want more. Perhaps I'll find satisfaction as I dig deeper and unravel some of the larger mysteries of the game's island, like a series of light beams aimed at an enormous peak. Perhaps this just isn't the type of game I enjoy.
Either way, The Witness is a unique type of game in many regards -- its content, its development, even its price point. I'd urge everyone to try it. Just know that it may be a different game than you expected.
Dying Light Review, or It's Been a While
It's been a LONG time since I last hit the mechanical keys and wrote a game review, but here goes. I wanted to take a look back at one of my favorite games of 2015. No, not the Witcher 3 or Fallout 4 (though they're both fine games in their own right) but a game that didn't have the hype and fanfare of a major franchise sequel: Dying Light. If you haven't played it, I highly recommend that you fix that. Check out the review here!
Motorstorm RC Review
I wasn't sure what to expect from Motorstorm RC's small-scale racing, but after beating all the events and getting the platinum trophy, I can safely say this is an interesting direction for the series. Read my review to find out what has changed!
From 8-bit to Photorealism.
After seeing Quantic Dream's new tech trailer, "Kara," I found myself thinking about the evolution of visuals in video games. When video games first emerged as a form of entertainment, they were visually simple. From the late 1940s to the early 1970s, interactive electronic games took their first steps. From the Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device to more recognizable games like Chess and Pong, video games had found a foothold in our society even if they weren't exactly popular yet.
Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device, considered by many to be the first electronic game
The first home console, the Magnavox Odyssey, brought with it slightly more complex visuals and even a little color with the help of plastic overlays players could place on their TV screens, but it wasn't until 1980 and Galaxian that gamers were finally treated to color in a game. This was a significant step in the movement toward realistic graphics. How would we view Nathan Drake or the jungles of Crysis if games still lacked color?
Galaxian
Jump now to the Nintendo Entertainment System, the home console that revolutionized the industry and jump-started a business model where platform owners license third party developers to make games for their systems. Games on the NES were capable of displaying many colors at a time and game art was now given more consideration. Games were still composed mostly of blocks of color, but the beginnings of texture and variety were beginning to make an appearance. The Super Nintendo succeeded the NES and launched game art into a new realm. Instead of swaths of bright colors, games now had realistic texture and variety. Jungles, mountains, spaceships and any number of environments could now be represented fully. Of course, gamers have always been able to populate the sometimes-sparse worlds of earlier games with their imaginations, but forward movement in graphical fidelity and detail was extremely welcome.
The PS1 and N64 marked a giant leap forward and a step backward for graphics all at once. Games could now be rendered with polygons, allowing for wild new mechanics, but models and textures were simplistic and often ugly. Certain studios were able to strike a delicate balance between style and realism, but looking back, it's obvious that the first steps into the third dimension were rough and a focus on realism was usually a poor choice. There were some great games on both platforms, but the 3D visuals haven't aged well.
Banjo Tooie
After the PS1 and N64 came the real powerhouses: the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube. Realistic textures, lighting effects and characters were starting to make an appearance. Developers had more horsepower to work with, and objects became less blocky. More advanced textures and techniques were used to make surfaces represent their real-world counterparts. Faces were now more human, no longer a series of rudimentary shapes. In all likelihood, even the best looking games to grace these systems will lose their luster in a few years if they haven't already, but I will always remember this generation as the first time games began to look slightly real.
Ninja Gaiden Black
Metroid Prime. My favorite game of all time
And now, after all these years, we've still got a lot of work left to do. Games like Uncharted 3, Crysis, Metro 2033, and many more are pushing the boundaries of realism. Just like every previous generation, these games will fade over time, and we'll probably look back in a decade and wonder how we ever thought they looked realistic. But for now, it's amazing how far we've come.
Tech demos like Quantic Dream's Kara are always exciting because they give us a glimpse into the future. The whole point of games is to take us out of the real world, so exact realism isn't an attractive goal, but visual fidelity and realism are separate entities. Every step developers can take to eliminate seams, blurry textures, aliasing, frame-rate drops and awkward animations will allow players to become more fully immersed in a game's world. I don't want photo-realism, I just want fantasy worlds I can fully believe. We've come this far, and I'm excited to see what the next generation brings.
Motorstorm for free?
In an unexpected act of kindness, it looks like Vita owners will be able to download Motorstorm: RC for free today only! The game has been getting some pretty great reviews so far and I can't wait to try it! Now if only I didn't have 8427 minutes left to go on the download. Curse you crappy hotel wi-fi!
If you've got a Vita, jump on this opportunity!
Stardust Review.
I've been playing a lot of Stardust on the Vita lately, and I'm loving it! Read my review here to see how it holds up to the PS3 version.
GDC!
GDC is just around the corner, and I can't wait to head to the Moscone center in San Francisco again to check out the show floor! This year, I won't be going to the summits and tutorials, but I'm hoping to talk to plenty of people at developer booths and around the city. GDC is more about networking than game announcements, but the year-end awards ceremony usually has a surprise or two, and it's exciting to see the new tech that will drive the games of the future.
I know Epic will be showing off Unreal Engine 4 behind closed doors and I can't wait to see the reaction. Last year, the 3ds and Vita graced the show floor (though the vita was encased in bulletproof glass), and now that the handhelds are both on the market, I wonder which developers will be recruiting for future handheld projects. It doesn't seem like there will be any new gadgets on display, so the focus will be squarely on games.
I met a ton of people at GDC the past two years and I hope to meet many more this year!
Plants Vs. Zombies Vita Review
Plants Vs. Zombies has landed on almost every platform in the known world, and now it comes to Vita. In many ways, the Vita is the perfect place to play this great game with its huge screen, touch controls, and easy sunlight-collecting capabilities. Read the whole review here!
The Vita: Week Two.
Well, I've had one week with the Vita, and I'm becoming more and more impressed with the system each day. Using the touchscreen to navigate the apps is great, and even in the past week, Twitter, Facebook and Netflix apps have landed on the system, making it all the more useful. I've downloaded Stardust and Plants Vs. Zombies, and so far I'm loving the ability to jump out of one game and into another in a matter of seconds. The screen continues to impress me. I'm honestly waiting for a kindle app so I can read books on this thing! I think at this point, the Vita has left the PSP in the dust. It's a much more robust system, and I think there's a huge potential for future apps, and of course games on Sony's newest baby.
Sorry PSP...
There are a few drawbacks though. 1. PS1 classics don't work on the system yet. Why wasn't this included at launch? I'm craving some good old RPG's, and the Vita would be the perfect way to play them. 2. The battery life, while respectable, could always be longer. If I'm playing games non-stop, I'm getting around 4-5 hours out of the battery. With how powerful the system is, this is expected, but I still want more. Since I can do so much on the system, I'm constantly using it, and therefore have to charge it often. Good thing the sleep mode is so efficient. 3. There still isn't a killer app. Sure, Uncharted was awesome, and I'm really excited to pick up Rayman, but those are both games that have been done before (Rayman's a direct port!). There isn't anything truly new out yet, and until Gravity Rush, I don't think there will be aside from some PSN games.
That's a pretty minor list of quibbles. Even though Uncharted is the only "killer app" for the Vita so far, I'm thoroughly enjoying every game I've played on the system. In a few months, I think there will be a few more "must play" games that help the Vita stand on its own as a desirable handheld. If the games keep coming, I'll have no problem calling the Vita my favorite handheld of all time. The GBA SP will put up a good fight, but in the end, I can just do more on my Vita.


CHINI LIVE..Keeping up with the latest Buzz!: American Idol's Ryan Seacrest joins Illuminati?
American Idol's Ryan Seacrest joins Illuminati?
Umm... i hope not..Ryan Seacrest @ryanseacrest compared the American Idol's stage light to illumunati in one of his tweets, which sparked suspicion that he is one of them. Ryan, why didn't you think of anything else- sun rays, torch light, light-saber? Guess you wrote what you were thinking about LOL.


The still waters of Lake Yarrunga at Acacia Flat, Morton national park.
Here it's just you, a few canoeists and the boundless water and sky. The lake sits within Morton national park, and it's amazing that a relatively short walk brings you to somewhere so remote. It's the only Sydney Catchment Authority reservoir where you're allowed to swim and, at over 19km, there's certainly more than enough space for it. It's such a pretty setting, though, that you'll probably be just as content to spend the day wading in and out of the water. A gently sloping, grassy campsite juts out into the lake. Shaded by tall gum trees and acacias, which bloom with frothy yellow flowers in spring, it's a fantastic spot for a quiet weekend.
The word swamp doesn't usually entice swimmers but this pool is actually a lovely place to swim and looks like the quintessential Australian billabong. A medium-size pool with a small sandy beach, surrounded by ferns and long-legged white gums, it's part of a system of highland swamps. These swamps act like giant purifiers, slowly filtering water through layers of peat. During times of low rainfall, the water changes from golden brown to blood red. The nearby village of Penrose has some of the friendliest locals you could hope to meet, and there's also plenty of wildlife at the pool, including black cockatoos, blue wrens and an orchestra of frogs. You may even be lucky enough to see a mob of kangaroos bound into the pool for a cooling swim.
Upper Kangaroo Creek is characterised by astonishingly clear water, coloured as if it were distilled from the leaves of the surrounding trees. A bushwalk leads you past several bush pools on the creek – one is famous locally, the others little known, and the last is one of the very best waterholes in Sydney. But don't expect to have beautiful Karloo Pool to yourself, as it's justifiably popular. Best come midweek or else carry on downstream for some solitude. Here, you'll discover a couple of pretty, smaller pools rimmed by red aquatic grasses. For the stuff of wild swimming dreams, however, continue on to Olympic Pool. The water in this 50m pool shimmers with the iridescence of an abalone shell. There are plenty of rock ledges for sunbathing and a few from which to plunge into the water.
This wild river courses through the vast, untrammeled bush of the Kanangra-Boyd national park. It's a landscape of colossal boulders wrought from towering cliffs. If you love leaping over rocks and jumping into the water, only to hop out again as you explore further along, this is the place for you. The Kowmung is one of only seven rivers in New South Wales that have been declared as wild rivers: a status only given to rivers in near-pristine condition. It's off the beaten track, remote and difficult to access, so gets few visitors, but there is fantastic swimming to be had.
By the time the Grose River has descended to the lower reaches of the world-famous Blue Mountains, it's sedate and meandering. Here, though, it feels gurgling, active and bracing. Swimming here, you're right in the middle of classic Blue Mountains scenery. One of the most scenic bushwalks in all the mountains gets you to this spot, and while it receives a few visitors, it's definitely not on the tourist map. The river bustles around large boulders, pausing temporarily at a series of sunlit pools, where the pale green water is so clear that you feel as though you're levitating as you float.
Fittingly named, people come here to catapult themselves into the deep pool. And if testing your nerve isn't your thing, it also happens to be a gorgeous setting for a swim. In the lush, narrow valley of a national park, the cliffs offer jumps between 3m–10m. A knotted rope enables jumpers to get from the pool to the launching points. From here, it's just a matter of psyching yourself up before stepping off the edge. It's exhilarating and the rumbling cascades are so loud that any screams that might slip out mid-jump should be obscured.
Jingga means nice and sweet in the indigenous language, and while this may be an appropriate reference to the taste of the water, the pool itself has too strong a presence to be summed up by the phrase. A thick sandstone-slab waterfall that looms over Jingga spans the width of one end of this 65m pool. The falls drop almost 5m down the slab's flat face, and the weight of their gushing waters pushes you under as you swim below. There is something about being beneath a waterfall – it only takes a few moments to feel renewed. When the sign says that the path to this pool is steep, it's not kidding. This walk is certainly more taxing than the one to a nearby pool; however, the flip side is that it receives fewer visitors. It's a magical place to swim.
This is such an enticing place to escape the city and spend a weekend: a 200m pool bordered by a large sand bank that's perfect for pitching a tent or two. The bush seems to melt right into the pretty pool and, compared to many swims in the Blue Mountains, it's easy to get to. Sculptured cliffs loom over the deep water, and little swallows dart above its surface. In the morning, you'll be woken by a joyful assault of birdsong. You can pepper a couple of idyllic days with lazy swims right here but, for the more adventurous, it is also possible to explore up and downstream.
In a lush rock amphitheatre, with a 10m-high waterfall, this is a freshwater haven in a coastal area. It's the perfect antidote to a hot day, as the surrounding trees and rock ledges create delightfully shady spots. The light is beautiful and, when the sun breaks through the tree canopy, it bounces off the surface of the water and reflects back on everything in golden waves. The pool is small, with deep, clear, chilly water, even in summer. Dragonflies streak along the surface and cicadas compete with the din of the high, tumbling waterfall. The thick trunk of an old fallen tree sits at the end of the pool in a column of sunshine, and is a great spot to dry off.
Nayook creek courses through the narrow canyon before opening onto a bush campground. The journey here to the edge of the Wollemi Wilderness – first by car through a maze of increasingly rough, forestry roads and then on foot – only adds to the sense of adventure. The canyon contains a number of deep pools. By Sydney standards, the water is perishingly cold and a quick dunk will likely be enough to leave you feeling terrific. The best pool has a high, plunging waterfall, which mists the fern-dotted cliff face, creating intense rainbows. There are several rock ledges that provide excellent jumping opportunities. Although it's a bit of an effort to get here, it's well worth it. The campground is one of the prettiest in Sydney, consisting of a protected bowl of downy grass with a creek and fire-circle.


The Dryonizer Lite super lightweight hairstyling blow dryer features an 1875-watt ionic ceramic motor.
The Dryonizer Lite super lightweight hairstyling blow dryer features an 1875-watt ionic ceramic motor with Heat Balance technology that produces consistent heat and air pressure, without wearing out your arm in the process. With dual motor speeds, two heat settings, and two airflow nozzles, you?ll have the flexibility needed for quick drying and more intense styling.