While earlier waves of migration were mostly self-driven in response to a variety of either push or pull factors, recent years have seen the arrival of many refugees and asylum seekers. As the Goulburn Valley is also home to Victoria's largest Indigenous population outside Melbourne, the variety of cultures and nationalities, as well as the many diverse migration circumstances, suggests that the region is well-placed to be a source of valuable information regarding success factors and challenges facing a culturally diverse regional community.
Hear from an expert panel comprised of La Trobe academics Dr Anthony Moran and Dr Julie Andrews, Kon Karapanagiotidis (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) and Fatima Al-Qarakchy (Kildonan's Settlement Services) at this special Bold Thinking Series event.
The Bold Thinking Series evening event at the Eastbank Centre will follow the Looking Back, Looking Forward one day multicultural conference at La Trobe University's Shepparton campus, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the inaugural Cultural Diversity and Social Harmony conference hosted by La Trobe in 2007.
Followed by post event networking drinks and canapés.
Please note that entry is free but registration is essential. Click here to register.


One of probably the most popular electrical wiring concerns is regarding how to wire a switch. Though applying switches in your own home is sort of simple, wiring one may not be that straightforward for everybody. An ON-OFF switch is really quite simple to wire. There are different kinds of switches, but for this example, let's say you might be putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an extremely typical swap (and also the simplest).
You will find a few shades of wires in a very normal single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and environmentally friendly. Splice the black wire in two and connect them about the terminal screws - a single on best and the other to the base screw on the switch. The white wire serves like a supply of uninterrupted electricity which is usually linked to your gentle colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Hook up the eco-friendly wire on the ground screw within your switch.
These actions would generally be enough for making an average swap operate without having a challenge. On the other hand, for those who are usually not assured that you choose to can complete the job appropriately and securely you superior allow the professionals get it done rather. Soon after all, there is a explanation why this process is among the most frequent electrical wiring inquiries questioned by most of the people.
For many purpose, tips on how to wire a ceiling fan can be certainly one of quite possibly the most prevalent electrical wiring inquiries. To simplify this activity, you should utilize an individual change for a single ceiling fan. To wire the supporter, it really is simply a issue of connecting the black wire from the ceiling fan towards the black wire on the switch. If there is a lightweight, the blue wire need to be linked for the black wire on the change likewise.
You can find good reasons why these are typically quite possibly the most commonly asked electrical wiring inquiries. One particular, a lot of consider it can be uncomplicated to perform, and two, these are typically the typical electrical responsibilities in your own home. But then you certainly shouldn't put your protection at risk in the goal to save cash. The stakes could even be a lot larger when you endeavor to spend less and do an electrical wiring task with no ample know-how or knowledge.


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Q: Not able to navigate to next image or video in react native Am working on displaying images and videos , On click of image or video am previewing it in fullscreen.
I now want to move between those images and videos with left are right arrows.
Am not able to achieve this.
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                    key={note.key}
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Are the FlightSuit leashes safe? Yes! In fact, if used correctly Avian Fashions' Leashettes, Lanyards and AnchorLines will make your bird's time outdoors safer. The following tips may be helpful.
* Make certain that the FlightSuit and leash are securely in place and properly applied.
* When you or your bird sense danger, hold the bird close to your body with one hand on the harness as well as the leash, securing the bird and preventing it from bolting.
* Never leave the bird unattended with the harness and leash on. It is not safe to tie the leash to something and walk away. If you need to set the bird down, try to be quick and hold the end of the leash at all times.
* Do not carry a larger bird on your shoulder while outdoors, you could get a face bite if the bird is startled. Instead, carry the bird securely under the crook of your arm like a purse, or hold it on your hand with your thumbs over the toes to prevent bolting.
* Never jerk the leash. If the bird does bolt, it will go to the end of its leash and then settle to the ground naturally. Don't pull on the leash unless you know that the bird will land in danger (like into a dog's mouth!).
* Inspect the leash before each use. Check to see that the snaps are working correctly and that there is no damage that may weaken the leash material.
* Buy a leash color that contrasts with your bird. It is easier to see a red leash on a white bird, allowing you to visually confirm if a snap has come loose.
* Consider using a cat collar around your wrist to secure the handle of the leash and prevent it from slipping off of your hand.
* Holding a bird with your thumb over the toes gives you greater control when you carry the bird and helps to prevent them from bolting from your hand.
* Be careful that you don't catch the leash on a protruding object.
* If you feed the bird while it is wearing a leash, make certain that there is room for the crop to expand.


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Recognitions, May 2
UT Fulbright Recipient's Original Work to Be Featured at Recital
When Brendan McConville, an associate professor of music at UT, went to Italy on a Fulbright in 2016, he spent six months soaking up and recording the sounds of the country. During the program, he also translated those sounds into several original compositions based on the poetry of Gabriele D'Annunzio, the prized poet of the province of Abruzzo. Those works will be featured in a faculty concert recital to be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27, at the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center on the UT campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Behn Honored with Faculty Merit Award by Federation of Schools of Accountancy
Bruce Behn, associate dean for graduate and executive education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business, has been awarded the FSA/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award (FSA) by the Federation of Schools of Accountancy. The annual award, created in 1983, honors the outstanding contribution by a faculty member in a post-baccalaureate professional program of an FSA member school. "Bruce's tireless commitment to higher education in the field of accounting, the discipline's professional associations and our institution is self-evident," said Stephen L. Mangum, dean and Stokely Foundation Leadership Chair at Haslam. "He has lead our Graduate and Executive Education division to numerous successes both in terms of nationwide and industry recognition. As a faculty member, his devotion to his students is unwavering. I'd like to congratulate Bruce on this award, of which he is highly deserving."
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Recognitions, March 21
Haslam Students Raise Over $17,000 for Clean Drinking Water
Procter & Gamble recently honored a group of Haslam of Business students for making an outsized impact on citizens' lives in developing countries. The students organized and executed a walkathon on campus to raise more than $17,000 for Hands Across the Water, a clean water initiative. Hands Across the Water distributes water purification packets produced by Procter & Gamble that contain a powder to both disinfect and separate sediment from water.
Parnassus Award

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Shiraki Dasht är en dal i Armenien.   Den ligger i provinsen Sjirak, i den västra delen av landet,  kilometer nordväst om huvudstaden Jerevan.

Trakten runt Shiraki Dasht består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Runt Shiraki Dasht är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer.  Inlandsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är maj, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med  mm nederbörd.

Källor

Dalar i Armenien
Landformer i Sjirak

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Can tragedies be avoided if they can be foreseen? In life, we witness small and big events. What would happen if someone can foresee every single event? A woman, can see accidents that take place in the future through her dreams. A prosecutor struggles and does everything he can to stop those dreams from becoming real. Will they be able to save our world from tragedies?


Key Employment were lucky enough to be featured in the Disability Employment Australia (DEA) newsletter recently. The article focused on the awesome work the KIKSTART/Youth team are doing. It also showed a link to our awesome YouTube Channel run by NDIS manager Nathan Wills.
Key Employment are very proud of our work with the NDIS community.


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CVS to disclose all beauty image edits
February 4, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, announced significant progress toward the goal of full transparency for all of its beauty imagery by the end of 2020 and its efforts to create new industry standards for post-production alterations of beauty imagery. Just one year after the company made the commitment to create new standards for post-production alterations of beauty imagery, nearly 70% of beauty imagery in CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide will be CVS Beauty Mark compliant.
First announced in January 2018, the CVS Beauty Mark initiative was introduced to lead positive change around transparency in beauty in order to educate customers on the difference between authentic and digitally altered imagery.
At an event at the CVS Pharmacy in Times Square last month, the company revealed the first look at its updated beauty aisles and celebrated the leadership of the brand partners that joined in the effort over the past year to strive for transparency for beauty imagery. CVS executives were joined by key brand partner executives at the event and by CoverGirl Ayesha Curry, who appears digitally unaltered in a campaign image for CoverGirl Outlast Lipstick. Additionally, Neutrogena brand ambassador Kerry Washington and Revlon brand ambassador Ashley Graham, as well as other influential brand ambassadors appear digitally unaltered in their images as part of their respective new campaigns.
"As a purpose-led health care company as well as the second-largest beauty retailer in the country, we want the millions of customers that visit CVS Pharmacy locations each day to see a more authentic and diverse representation of beauty," said Kevin Hourican, president of CVS Pharmacy. "We applaud the brand partners that truly embraced this initiative and helped us in taking significant steps forward in our effort to change an industry standard that has an impact on the health and self-esteem of our mutual customers."
Brand partners throughout the beauty industry that have made the commitment to work together to reach the goal of full beauty imagery transparency by the end of 2020 include Neutrogena, CoverGirl, Revlon, Olay, Almay, Aveeno, Rimmel, JOAH, L'Oréal, Maybelline, Unilever, Burt's Bees and Physician's Formula.
In addition to the beauty imagery in CVS Pharmacy locations, all beauty imagery, including brand partner imagery, used on www.CVS.com, and in all marketing to customers, including on social media and for external advertising and promotions, reflects the CVS Beauty Mark commitment.


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Home » WW2 Commandos » 3 Commando » DURNFORD-SLATER, John Frederick (Brig)
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3 Commando
Special Service Brigade & Signals Troops
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
Operation Claymore
Operation Archery
Operation Jubilee
Operation Husky
Operation Devon
Operation Overlord
On the 28th June 1940 Captain J.F. Durnford-Slater was appointed Lieut. Colonel and ordered to raise and command No 3 Commando after volunteering for Special Service whilst Adjutant of the 23rd Medium and Heavy Training Regt., RA.
He trained and then led his Commandos on their early raids at Guernsey and the Lofoten islands, then Vaagso and Dieppe, before embarking with them to Gibraltar, North Africa, and the subsequent actions in Sicily, including that at Termoli where he was Force Commander of No 3 Commando, 43RM Commando, and Special Raiding Squadron. On his return to the UK he was appointed Deputy Commander of the new Commando Group HQ under Maj. General Robert Sturges RM, with responsibility for all Army Commandos and the planning for their subsequent role on D Day, and later operations in France and Germany after D Day.
Post war he reverted to the rank of Captain before being promoted Major, then given the honorary rank of Brigadier on his retirement from the Army in 1946.
DSO after the Vaagso raid.*
Bar to his DSO after Termoli.**
MiD after Lofoten Raid. ***
His death in 1972 was notified to members in Commando Association Newsletter 54:
"We are indeed sad to have to report the death on February 5th, last, of Brigadier John Frederick , Durnford-Slater, D.S.O., formerly Officer Commanding No. 3 Commando, the Deputy Commander of Commando Group, and, and during the period 1946/47, President of The Commando Association.
The following are extracts from an appreciation by Brigadier Peter Young.
"John Durnford-Slater was one of the most successful and dynamic of the Army Comrnando leaders of World War II, in which he won the D.S.O. and Bar. When in 1940 the War Office called for volunteers for Special Service, he was among the first to be selected, was promoted from Captain to Lieutenant Colonel and raised No. 3 Commando. He was a brave, tough, kindly, simple-hearted commander, who looked after his men and his officers, and strove for old-fashioned ideals which are not now much in vogue. Those who served under him in No. 3 Commando would wish to pay tribute to his memory ".
Commando by Brig Durnford-Slater
Commando Association Newsletter 54.
* LG Supplement 35172, Page 3003.
**LG Supplement 36217, Page 4661.
***LG Supplement 35172, Page 3003.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
‹ 3 Commando replacements July 1944 up YOUNG, Peter (Brig) ›
Nominal roll of the first 2 Commando later renamed 11 SAS Bn


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Brahmaeidae este o familie de molii din ordinul Lepidoptera order. Familia este alcătuită din 7 genuri și aproximativ 40 de specii.

Genuri
Acanthobrahmaea
Brachygnatha
Brahmaea
Brahmidia
Calliprogonos
Dactyloceras
Spiramiopsis

Referințe
Baza de date despre Lepidoptere a Natural History Museum Accesat pe 20 iunie 2014

Vezi și
 Bombycoidea

Bombycoidea

Familii de insecte


Gorgeous Czech glass button with a metal shank on the back. Star Flower - gold color with turquoise wash. Great for adding a touch of elegance to your work. Use in jewelry making for a button closure, as a focal piece, or as a special touch to a hand sewn garment or bag. Size is 18mm. You will receive one button. This is a true work of art!


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Midge The Dog Leads A Growing Army Of #TrashTag Litter Pickers
An army of eco-conscious people around the world are clearing up litter and sharing photos of it on Twitter using #Trashtag.
University researchers develop tool to identify areas of toxic waste contamination
A team of two current and one former University researchers has designed a geospatial tool and database that can map and identify likely regions of toxic waste contamination in Rhode Island, with applications in transportation, ecology, policy-making and quality of life, among others.
Former mayor gifts $10M to Texas Tech veterinary school
Jerry Hodge, former mayor of Amarillo, Texas, and his wife, Margaret, have committed $10 million to the proposed Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Texas college special admissions in question after federal investigation
Avalanche Journal- Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texas universities to re-evaluate their admissions processes in the wake of a federal investigation that led to bribery charges against a coach at the University of Texas at Austin.


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Home/Coming Soon/A Pokémon Retrospective: Generation 8 – 2019 To 2022
A Pokémon Retrospective: Generation 8 – 2019 To 2022
Image: The Pokémon Company
Six years ago, running up to Pokémon's 20th anniversary, we did a rundown of each of the generations of Pokémon, and then brought it back three years ago to cover Generation 7.
Now, we're truly in the news cycle for Generation 9's Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, so it's time to take a look back at the last three years, the eighth generation of Pokémon, which covers one of the most divisive times Pokémon has ever seen…
The Build-Up
It all began on Pokémon Day in 2019. Following on from 2018's Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a Pokémon Direct was broadcast that focused solely on one trailer and that trailer showcased the first footage of the first brand new Pokémon game for the Nintendo Switch, Pokémon Sword & Shield.
In many ways, the build-up contained some of the more imaginative reveals. While The Pokémon Company toned down on the quantity of reveals, it really increased the style and methods. While you had the usual Nintendo Direct reveals or Pokémon World Championships reveals, there are two other big reveal methods of note. In September, there was an 'issue' where Rotom corrupted the official website and had a distorted image on it. This storyline led to the reveal of Sirfetch'd. And in October, TPC held a 24-hour nature livestream set in Glimwood Tangle to eventually reveal the new form, Galarian Ponyta.
However, all was not well with this cycle. Following the second Pokémon Direct and near-unanimous positive reception of Pokémon Sword & Shield reveal, in one fateful E3 Treehouse segment the news dropped that not all Pokémon would be coded within the game and thus couldn't be caught or transferred within. This created a very loud wave in the community with YouTubers and people on socials creating campaigns about it — arguably fuelled by misinformation and mistranslations distorting people's disappointment in the decision — and resulted in people being far more critical of everything Pokémon than ever before. This even included harassment and threats against not just those in The Pokémon Company, but those in the Pokémon fandom. Thankfully, that has mostly subsided in the years since.
The Main Series
Generation 8 is actually quite unique in that its main series games are vastly different from each other.
The first main series game is Pokémon Sword & Shield, which released November 15th 2019 globally. This game was set in the Galar region, modelled after the UK, and had you play as a new trainer who participates in the Gym Challenge, a play on the sports-focused elements of the UK, and it then goes off the rails as the man who runs the Gym Challenge becomes obsessed with solving an issue that is thousands of years away. In total, by the end of the generation, Pokémon Sword & Shield introduced 89 new Pokémon. It has since become the second best-selling Pokémon game of all time.
Mechanically, this game introduces, Dynamax, which makes your Pokémon giant for three turns with special moves that have wide effects. This also ties into a new co-op feature, Max Raid Battles, a twist on the Raid Battles seen within Pokémon GO that has up to four players team up together to defeat a Dynamax Pokémon for various rewards and a chance to capture it.
The game also featured the first open areas of a Pokémon game, the Wild Area; while not a fully open world, this open area was split into segments with different Pokémon, and the Pokémon varied based on the weather. Throughout the open areas, you could find Pokémon Dens which could be used to start Max Raid Battles, and there were even frequent Max Raid Battle event distributions offering special themed event raids every few weeks throughout the three years of the generation.
In January of 2020, following the game's launch, a Pokémon Direct was held which revealed that, for the first time in Pokémon history, rather than an enhanced version, Pokémon Sword & Shield would feature the first paid downloadable Expansion Pack, which would release in two parts throughout the year. This also coincided with patches for all players to add over 100 old Pokémon into the game. Even if you didn't buy the DLC, you could trade with those who bought the DLC and caught them, participate in Raid Battles hosted by those who bought the DLC, or just transfer them in from past games.
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The first of these DLC packs, The Isle of Armor, introduced various new Pokémon, specifically Kubfu and Urshifu, and had you go to the titular Isle of Armor where you get mistaken for a new entrant into the dojo. You get given a Kubfu and are told to train it. This was a far more detailed open area than the Wild Area and focused more on exploring and battling.
The second DLC pack was The Crown Tundra. This pack was more narrative-focused and took place in another open area that brought winding caves back. Here, you met the character Peony and investigated various Legendary clues throughout which lead you to discovering the story of Calyrex, the new Pokémon Regieleki & Regidrago, and the Galarian Forms of the Kanto Legendary trio Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. This pack also introduced an adaptation of Max Raid Battles called Dynamax Adventures where you go through a gauntlet of Dynamax Pokémon using Rental Pokémon to find a Legendary.
In 2021, everything changed when two more main series games were revealed at the same time. In a first for the franchise, a mainline series title was developed by a studio aside from Game Freak. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl are remakes of the original Diamond & Pearl and developed by the company ILCA in Japan. These games were very faithful to the originals and didn't include many changes other than the inclusion of the battle system from Sword & Shield and some changes to the Underground and Contest systems.
However, Game Freak's other main series title, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, is a massive change to everything that has come before in Pokémon. This game is set in Hisui, the region that became Sinnoh, and has you play as a teenager who got brought back in time by Arceus to help solve a crisis. The gameplay is very different and has you go through five open areas catching Pokémon and calming Noble Pokémon, giant Pokémon that have been sent berserk through various energy. The gameplay is different and has you able to throw PokéBalls at Pokémon in the overworld and has seamless battles with a simpler battle system compared to Sword & Shield. It also introduced a variety of new Pokémon, mostly evolutions of older Pokémon or special regional variants of older Pokémon.
The main series in Generation 8 was a massive shift. Pokémon Sword & Shield continued as the competitive game, even after the release of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus, and — without using Pokémon HOME — the three games are largely independent and separate, a marked change from all generations prior where the games were nearly fully interactive.
The Pokémon
Generation 8 brought in a total of 96 Pokémon into the fold. 81 in base Sword & Shield, eight in the DLC and a further seven in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. This was the highest number since the shift to 3D in Generation 6. It featured the return of Regional Variants in Galarian and Hisuian Forms and also added special forms given for various Pokémon when they Dynamax; Gigantamax Forms. These forms had no changes other than visuals and the special move used but over 30 Pokémon have Gigantamax forms.
The Starter Pokémon were the Grass-type Grookey, the Fire-type Scorbunny and the Water-type Sobble which just remained the same type as they evolved, a first for quite a while. When they evolved to their final evolutions, the drummer Rillaboom, the football player Scorbunny and the spy Inteleon, they later gained special Gigantamax Forms which pushed their motifs even further.
The rest of the designs are arguably among many of the best Pokémon has delivered in a while, and alternate forms were used throughout. Alcremie is a Pokémon based on whipped cream and comes with over 60 different forms based on its flavour and the sweet used to evolve it. Cramorant is a fan favourite with special forms that have it eating an Arrokuda or Pikachu, depending on the health when the form is activated.
This generation also reintroduced a concept that, Sylveon aside, had been gone since 2006; evolutions of old Pokémon. Primarily this is done through evolving regional variants of Pokémon, but with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, several that evolved straight out from older Pokémon were introduced including Wyrdeer, Kleavor, and Ursaluna.
Following the massive amount of Legendary Pokémon in Generation 7, Generation 8 pulled back a bit and started off with just the two heroes of Galar, Zacian & Zamazenta, and the mysterious Pokémon used by Rose to bring on the Darkest Day, Eternatus, with all three having moves that do increased damage against Dynamax Pokémon. The DLC and future games changed this further. The DLC introduced nothing but Legendary Pokémon which tied in to the stories of each DLC pack, and even introduced Regional Variants of Legendary Pokémon. Pokémon Legends: Arceus then followed up by adding yet another Legendary Pokémon, Enamorus which is a fourth addition to a Legendary trio introduced in Pokémon Black & White and even has a Therian Forme.
Mythical Pokémon were very few in this generation, presumably due to the lack of movies. The only new Mythical Pokémon introduced was Zarude, a Dark/Grass-type Pokémon that inhabits the jungle. It even has an alternate "form" of Dada Zarude, a Zarude with a Celebi cape as seen in the movie, Secrets of the Jungle. This generation also gave a Gigantamax form to the mythical Pokémon Melmetal.
Generation 8 really upped the game in the notion of unique Pokémon. From possessed teapots to hungry squirrels, there were new Pokémon for everyone.
The Anime
Following the slice-of-life anime style of Pokémon Sun & Moon which had Ash win his first-ever league, the anime shifted to a mix of adventure and slice-of-life with what was known in Japan just as Pokémon, and in the West as Pokémon Journeys. This series changes expectations and, rather than just explore the Galar region, it focused on every single region and had the most continuity of the Pokémon anime with many of Ash's old friends, enemies, and acquaintances returning.
This series had Ash become a research fellow at Cerise Laboratories alongside a new trainer, Goh. Goh met a Mew long ago, made finding the Mythical Pokémon his goal, and decides the way to that goal is to try and catch every single Pokémon there is.
Ash also finds a new focus with the Pokémon World Coronation Series after first meeting Leon in Galar. Deciding to join up, Ash rises through the ranks battling Gym Leaders and old friends to reach the Masters 8 to join the final tournament against various champions from across the world to see who is the World Coronation Series champion.
As the main anime had a specific focus, and following the success of Pokémon Generations, several web anime series were introduced.
The first was Pokémon Twilight Wings, a short series set specifically in Galar. Each episode focused on a specific Gym Leader of the region and provided insight into their past.
Pokémon Evolutions was the spiritual successor of Pokémon Generations and had an episode based on each region of the main series, featuring a retelling of various story elements including Leon's fight with Eternatus, Barry fighting Team Galactic in Lake Acuity, and more.
Pokémon Hisuian Snow was created by WIT Studio and was a three-episode tie-in with Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It focused on the original character Alec and showed his first trip to Hisui as a child and when he returns years later.
Finally, PokéToon is a collection of shorts from various different animation studios in Japan and is now releasing on Pokémon TV. It tells various touching stories related to humans and Pokémon.
This generation was unique in that it has only had one movie. Due to the global situation, this movie got delayed from the traditional July slot in Japan and then took a year to make it through to the West.
Secrets of the Jungle featured Ash meeting a boy called Koko. Koko was raised by a Zarude after the Zarude found it as a baby. Koko grew up thinking he was a Pokémon and eventually found the truth when scientists who worked with his parents started to hunt down the Heart Tree at the heart of the jungle where the Zarude lives.
Spin-off Games
After the bulk of Generation 7 and the latter half of Generation 6 were predominantly mobile, the spin-off titles started to shift with more of a console focus, though some games were available on both console and mobile
At the start of the generation was Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. This game was a full remake of the original Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games on the GameBoy Advance/DS and featured a 3D graphical style that matched the artwork of the games. Only the first 386 Pokémon and any evolutions they had were available in the game, and it included Mega Evolution for the first time.
After over 20 years of people wanting it, in 2021 a sequel to the Nintendo 64 classic, Pokémon Snap, was released. New Pokémon Snap expanded on the concept adding various new stages with branching paths and hundreds of Pokémon to interact with. It featured online leaderboards and showcases so you could show your best photos around.
Console & Mobile
Pokémon Café Mix was released in June 2020 and was a continuation of the concepts set by Pokémon Trozei, Pokémon Battle Trozei, and Pokémon Shuffle and has you complete stages by clearing puzzles, with each stage having specific requirements for completion. As you complete stages, you create dishes to give to various Pokémon, with the hopes to recruit them as staff. The game then got upgraded in 2021 to Pokémon Café ReMix, acting as a soft relaunch of the game with more features.
Pokémon UNITE released in 2021, developed by TiMi Studios. This free-to-play title is a battle arena game where between three and five players join a team and battle against another team. You collect points by defeating wild Pokémon and other players, and have to score them. After the time is up, the team with the highest score wins. It gets routine updates adding more Pokémon and outfits. It has since joined the Pokémon World Championships as of 2022.
Pokémon Smile was released in 2020 as a simple mobile game to teach children to brush their teeth. In it, you catch Pokémon simply by brushing your teeth efficiently. Over time it has received updates including a recent addition of Johto Pokémon to the game
Pokémon GO continued on through the generation, adding Pokémon from even more regions, now with Pokémon from every generation within it including Pokémon from Sword & Shield and even Legends: Arceus. Over the generation, it had to adjust to the new world circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed for players to play raids remotely, participate in events remotely, and more.
Pokémon Masters EX released right at the end of Generation 7 and has had continual updates ever since. It has added more trainers, known as Sync Pairs, from all regions of the game from Kanto through to Galar.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game has continued on throughout Generation 8. Removing Pokémon GX, it introduced a new concept, Pokémon V, which acted in a similar manner in having high HP and strong moves, but they went even further with the addition of Pokémon VMAX, which are the TCG's equivalent of Dynamax. This increases the Hit Points further but the opponent gains three Prize Cards if they knock it out.
Pokémon V expanded even further as the generation went on. Pokémon V-UNION cards had you have to play four pieces of a card from your discard pile in order to use it on your bench. These cards are very powerful but the means to get them played mean they have not seen much use in competitive TCG play.
Pokémon VSTAR are the latest addition and act as an amalgam of Pokémon VMAX and Pokémon GX. They have increased damage and Hit Points but have a special move or Ability, the VSTAR Power, which you can only use one of per game between all VSTAR Powers in your deck.
The Pokémon Company has also introduced a successor to the wildly popular Pokémon Trading Card Game Online in the West. Pokémon TCG Live is its successor and is coming to PC and Mobile soon, with beta available at time of writing in Canada and Mexico.
Competitive Pokémon
The Pokémon Championship Series hit a stall with the global situation and the Pokémon World Championships in both 2020 and 2021 got cancelled.
During the interim, they kept things going with the Pokémon Players Cup online events for VGC, TCG, and occasionally Pokkén Tournament DX, and the Draft the World tournaments for the TCG. The Pokémon Company also held several events in Japan, and Pokémon Korea held the Pokémon Trainers Cups and other events in the West.
It was then announced that 2022 would be the return to live events, with Regional Championships coming back in March 2022 towards the 2022 World Championships. For the first time, Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE were added to the circuit making there be five games in the Pokémon World Championships.
A Look to the Future
While the generation started off with the community imploding due to the lack of all Pokémon in the games, in many ways Generation 8 was one of the strongest generations. From a business perspective, the games sold the best for decades, the TCG has sold over quarter of its total card amount in just these three years, spin-off games on dedicated devices have returned to high acclaim, and multiple web anime series have come. The Pokémon Company has been trying a lot of new concepts in this generation, and they don't look set to stop experimenting.
While there are still some unreleased projects that we know about, notably Detective Pikachu 2 on the Nintendo Switch and Pokémon Sleep on mobile, as we go towards Generation 9 and Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, we have to wonder just how much momentum will carry over, if these new ideas will continue.
How will Pokémon GO, Pokémon UNITE, and Pokémon Masters EX adapt to the 9th generation? Will movies return? Time will tell, but let us know your thoughts below on how Generation 8 ran and what you hope will come in the future.
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Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education (inter-ministerial action).
(i) To offer artistic and cultural experiences to students of public schools; (ii) to recognize and promote the school as a space of circulation and production of Brazilian cultural diversity; (iii) to contribute with the formation of an audience for the arts and to expand the cultural repertoire of the school community; (iv) to promote, strengthen and consolidate education territories, appreciating the value of a dialogue between community and scientific knowledge; (v) to integrate local artistic and cultural experiences in the educational political project of the schools, contributing with the expansion of the number og social agents responsible for education in the national territory; (vi) to expand the access of the population to training courses involving arts and culture; (vii) to develop and strengthen the citizen's formation in the field of art and culture in Brazil, in its symbolical, economic and civic dimensions, generating the conditions to strengthen its agents and means of action and innovation on the several spheres and scales of the territorial development of the country.
Périmètre de la mesure:
Nature de la mesure:
Principale caractéristique de la mesure:
The Policy of Culture and Education is comprised of three institutional programs of national scope, aligned with the National Culture Plan and the National Education Plan. They are: Mais Cultura nas Escolas Program (inductive policy for Integral Education on Basic Education); Mais Cultura nas Universidades Program; and National Program of Access to Technical Education and Employment – PRONATEC Cultura.
(i) Mais Cultura nas Escolas: fosters actions that promote the meeting between the educational project of schools and the ongoing cultural and artistic experiences of the community, through the elaboration and development of a Plan of Cultural Activity. It reaches 1,450 Brazilian municipalities, with 5,069 public schools developing cultural activities in the school day-to-day life.
(ii) Mais Cultura nas Universidades: fosters the implementation of Culture Plans of public federal institutions of higher education in all the regions of the country, aimed at expanding the role of the universities and the federal institutes in the dissemination and preservation of Brazilian culture, in the construction and implementation of public culture policies. The Plans must observe the cultural and socio-spatial diversity and the regional specificities and involve the local community in the cultural activities. Its execution legitimizes the learning institutions as knowledge hubs as well as spaces of production and circulation of Brazilian culture, of access to cultural assets and of respect to the diversity and plurality of our culture.
(iii) PRONATEC Cultura: instituted by Law Nº 12513, of 2011, the National Program of Access to Technical Education and Employment has been working within the scope of culture since 2012, to expand the access of the population to formation courses in the arts. Up until the present moment, the program has reached 275 municipalities in 24 states and the Federal District.
Résultats attendus de la mise en œuvre de la mesure:
Mais Cultura nas Escolas Program: it is expected to invigorate the articulation between the culture and education agendas in the effectivation of public policies; to expand the cultural offer in territories of social vulnerability; to consolidate educational territories; to develop cultural and artistic actions on learning spaces – from children's education to higher education; to expand the knowledge of the Brazilian cultural diversity; and to execute the goals of the National Culture Plan and the National Education Plan.
Mais Cultura nas Universidades Program: to expand the offer of presence and distance courses and programs of professional qualification, high school-level technicians as well as undergraduate and graduate courses, an increase on research and continuin education in the areas of artistic languages, creative sectors and formation of cultural administrators; to expand the artistic, cultural, civic and critic education of students of higher education as well as professional and technologic education with technical and financial aid to the federal institutions of education in the development of culture plans, with a focus on the appreciation of the Brazilian cultural diversity; to increase the articulation between higher education and professional and technological education and basic education and popular/traditional knowledge.
PRONATEC Cultura: it is expected that it will substantiate the training of artists, technicians and culture makers in technical expertise in the scope of the arts; to counter professional informality; and to expand the knowledge of workers in the field of culture.
Ressources financières allouées à la mise en œuvre de la mesure:
The total amount of resources invested in the policy added up to 74,206,627,21 USD, where:
Mais Cultura nas Escolas Program: Each school benefits with values between 5,917.15 USD and 6,508.87 USD. The defrayal capital is directed toward cultural experiences in schools. On its first edition, in 2013/2014, the investment was of 29,585,798.81 USD originating from the National Fund of Education Development.
Mais Cultura nas Universidades Program: The first Public Call of the Program happened in 2014 with the participation of 101 federal higher education institutions and contemplated 28 Culture Plans. The total amount of resources is of 8,875,739.64 USD, of which 5,917,159.76 USD are from the Ministry of Education and 2,958,579.88 USD from the Ministry of Culture.
PRONATEC Culture: the resources are from the Ministry of Education. The estimate is that, from 2013 to 2015, 35,745,088.75 USD have been invested in the Program.
Principales conclusions de la mise en oeuvre de la mesure:
The Mais Cultura nas Escolas Program was evaluated nationally. Among the preliminary conclusions collected during meetings through all of the Brazilian regions, it was found that: (i) the program proves to be an important channel for the articulation and integration of projects, programs and activities developed at schools; (ii) the formative processes must promote experiences and cultural practies geared toward the recognition of territories, spaces and traditional knowledge; (iii) there is an absence of specific spaces for artistic and cultural practices in most of the schools; (iv) the integration of diverse cultural spaces in the development of educational activities contributes toward the promotion and recognition of educational territories; (v) integrating new knowledge in the daily life of schools is still a challenge to be tackled.
Indicateurs utilisés pour déterminer l'impact:
The Mais Cultura nas Escolas Program keeps a platform with a tab for the record of quantitative "monitoring" data to be filled out by schools. The Ministry of Culture established a paprtnership with the Federal University of São Paulo for the construction of indicators for the Program, with delivery date set to 2016, and a partnership with Foundation Joaquim Nabuco, for the construction of indicators about the interface between culture and education (ongoing). In 2016, a consultancy was initiated in partnership with UNESCO for the evaluation of the Mais Cultura nas Universidades Program (ongoing).
Kenya | Establishment of a Ministry responsible for culture
Namibie | Copyright and neigbouring Rights Protection Act, 1994
Arménie | Creation of favourable conditions for introducing culture
Sénégal | Appui de l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) à la mise en place de la nouvelle société de gestion collective du droit d'auteur et des droits voisins
Tadjikistan | The Concept of development of culture of the Republic of Tajikistan
Brésil | 3rd National Plan of Women's Policies
Brésil | Implementation of Observatories of Creative Economy
Brésil | Identificação e Fortalecimento de Arranjos Produtivos Locais Intensivos em Cultura [Identification and Strengthening of Local Intensive Productive Arrangements in Culture]
Brésil | Programa Brasil de Todas as Telas [Brazil of All Screens Program]
Brésil | CPLP Audiovisual: Program of Development of Audiovisual Content Production and Dissemination of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries
Colombie | Community Radios for Peace and Coexistence
Cuba | Capacity-building programme for integrated development actors
Cuba | Sparring partner (is a technical and professional capacity-building project for video producers on the ability to promote and finance their own projects, support and promote an increase in artistic production
Mexique | National Programme for Culture 2007-2012


Real-time LMS: Do you need it?
I've been in the LMS industry for over 25 years, and few things surprise me anymore. But lately I have had a real shock: Some Learning Management systems are not "real-time". When did it become OK not to provide a real-time LMS?
I prefer to call it "experienced", but I guess I'm old-school. I built my first real-time LMS when I was working in the petrochemical industry in the late 80's. The primary purpose of that system was to track compliance training. The baseline "use-case" for that project was this: A regulatory auditor arrives on site and demands to see your training records. Typically, the auditor would spot check by interviewing several employees to make sure that the records pulled from the LMS matched the training employees said they had received. If your records matched, the audit would switch over to review your LMS records to ensure you were in compliance. If your records did not match… well, things could get ugly.
In this use-case, clearly a real-time LMS was critical to a successful audit. I assumed that real-time LMS was critical to everyone.
So, apparently my assumption that real-time LMS was critical to everyone was invalid… you know what happens when you "assume".
I think what is going on here is something I will call a "Synched LMS". Most databases have the ability to replicate themselves.
Now, when you want to get data out, your data will come from the replicated database.
Replicating your database provides a backup of your database. Depending on how frequently the transactions are copied, it may be either an exact copy of your production data, or it may be something that is only a few hours out of date.
Ideally, the replicated database is on another server, possibly even in a separate data center. So if the primary database dies, you can fail over to the replicated database with minimal data loss.
This design splits the two primary tasks of a database: saving data and reporting data. Both tasks have improved performance because the load has been split across two databases.
Courses don't show up for your students until several hours after you create them.
You create them in the primary, and they later sync to the replicated database. Until that happens, they are not available.
The LMS vendor has implemented this model to provide better performance. If they allowed large reports to run in real-time, they would need to continuously sync. Otherwise they would have to run reports against the primary database, possibly impacting data entry performance.
Because data is not continuously synchronized, your reports are always looking at old data.
Again, your replicated database does not contains real-time data. So your email messages should ideally be scheduled after a sync occurs.
These issues are not the result of the decision to replicate; the problem lies in the timing of the synchronization. If you continuously sync, your replicated database is an exact copy (or very nearly so) of your primary database, so these problems do not occur. So a continuously synchronized database can provide real-time LMS.
So why would an LMS vendor choose not to sync continuously? The answer is again "performance". When you have real-time synchronization you lose some of the performance advantages of the replicated database; now it is performing BOTH data entry and reporting tasks. So this is basically a design decision on the part of the LMS vendor.
I guess real-time LMS is now a "feature", one among many to be considered when choosing an LMS. So, it is up to you as the LMS buyer/user… Can you live without real-time LMS? If you see the LMS as a compliance tool, I believe the answer is "no". If you need to make course updates and have them immediately available to your students, I believe the answer is "no". If you need real-time reporting, the answer is clearly "no".
To me, this is another example of the LMS vendor making a decision that benefits themselves and not their clients.
Art Werkenthin is president of RISC, Inc. and has over 30 years' experience working with LMS systems in the Oil & Gas, Retail, Finance and other industries. Mr. Werkenthin holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.B.A. in Information Systems Management from the University of Texas. Mr. Werkenthin is a member of the ADL cmi5 committee and frequently presents on cmi5 and xAPI. Follow him on Twitter @AWerkenthin for xAPI and cmi5 updates, as well as blog post announcements.
Yes, well. Training databases have never been a high priority in some corporate learning environments. Things are even more complicated when you have separate learning content management systems (LCMS) designed to assemble multimedia, and system simulations and a separate LMS designed to simply track enrollments, course scores, and completions.
Compliance training is what SCORM 1.0 was created for. Tin Can Api and training pulled from multiple sources to be delivered on multiple platforms (smartphone, tablet, PC) complicated things immeasurably.
Just be glad you've seen it all. That experience serves you well.
Thanks for your insights. Things have certainly gotten more complicated since I started in training. Almost everything was instructor-led when I started, now at some companies there is almost no instructor-led. I do believe that accessing your data in real-time is even more critical today to ensure compliance.
Now imagine adding all the courses of your external preferred suppliers as well, and keeping those up-to-date in real time too. To us this is a basic requirement of what we do, because we want to put the user first, and outdated or incorrect information leads to a bad user experience.
We service more than 3 million users a year this way, without any performance issues, so I don't recognise the trade off you describe. I guess this is because of the advantages that come with the scalability of a web application.
I am not sure I'm following you. I agree that adding courses and having them available and up to date in real-time is critical, but that would also be a feature of what I am calling a "real-time" LMS. In this article, I am talking about the fact that some LMS vendors (all web-based) have a delay in reporting of real-time data. The delay in reporting, in some cases as much as 24 hours, can be a significant detriment in highly regulated industries.
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WH condemns "in strongest terms" the latest Wikileak
Ahead of a planned Sunday night Wikileak document drop of embassy cables, the White House issued a terse pre-buttal:
We anticipate the release of what are claimed to be several hundred thousand classified State department cables on Sunday night that detail private diplomatic discussions with foreign governments. By its very nature, field reporting to Washington is candid and often incomplete information. It is not an expression of policy, nor does it always shape final policy decisions.
Nevertheless, these cables could compromise private discussions with foreign governments and opposition leaders, and when the substance of private conversations is printed on the front pages of newspapers across the world, it can deeply impact not only US foreign policy interests, but those of our allies and friends around the world. To be clear — such disclosures put at risk our diplomats, intelligence professionals, and people around the world who come to the United States for assistance in promoting democracy and open government. These documents also may include named individuals who in many cases live and work under oppressive regimes and who are trying to create more open and free societies.
President Obama supports responsible, accountable, and open government at home and around the world, but this reckless and dangerous action runs counter to that goal. By releasing stolen and classified documents, Wikileaks has put at risk not only the cause of human rights but also the lives and work of these individuals. We condemn in the strongest terms the unauthorized disclosure of classified documents and sensitive national security information.
The State Department also is warning ominously of "grave consequences" for those who distribute the classified documents. Wikileaks now claims it's under some kind of cyberattack. The website has previously released documents from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The New York Times has the cables. Their story, headlined "Cables Shine Light Into Secret Diplomatic Channels" is characteristically less sexy than the "Global Diplomacy Crisis" declared by The Guardian.
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The interior of Black Bull Kitchen & Bar.
In mid-December, I took my boyfriend to Black Bull Kitchen & Bar (16642 109 Avenue) for dinner. It was our first visit and, again, it was all due to a Groupon I had on hand. We made our way there immediately after work, so we arrived pretty early at around 5:00 pm.
When we walked into the establishment, it was empty, save for someone hanging out at the bar. The single server greeted us right away though and let us choose our own table while she grabbed us some menus.
As soon as we were settled, I mentioned that I had the voucher that covered dinner for two people, and she took the time to explain how it worked. In our case, we were each able to order a virgin cocktail and an entrée valued at up to $32. The thing is, the majority of their dishes only cost about $13 to $25. Only one option would have maxed out the deal on its own: the 14 oz. T-Bone Steak. However, our server let us know that we could add upgrades to the plates until they totaled the full value, which was fantastic.
While my boyfriend sipped on his Caesar and I on my Pina Colada, we studied the menu. Ultimately, we both opted for the 10 oz. New York Striploin ($25). It comes with a side of veggies as well as a choice between garlic mash (the winner on that evening), home cut fries, or rice. He decided to order extra shrimp ($5) and I selected the lobster tail ($7).
The food was prepared in a decent amount of time. They weren't plated super fancy, but the dishes had pretty pops of colour from the carrots, broccoli, shrimp and lobster. Atop the seafood was a big dollop of butter. Surprisingly, there was also a slice of garlic bread accompanying everything as well.
I'll get the bad out of the way first. Although the lobster tasted fine, it was severely overcooked. It made it incredibly difficult to pull the meat from the shell and, when I did get any on my fork, it was relatively dry and rubbery. That was unfortunate. I probably should have mentioned it to the restaurant while we were there, but I didn't do that.
On the other hand, my boyfriend told me that his shrimp were great (he ate them all so quickly that I didn't have a chance to sample any). Our plates came out piping hot, too. The steaks were both prepared as requested — medium rare for me and medium well for him. They were succulent with very little gristle, meaning almost nothing was wasted. I especially liked the charring on the top and bottom of the steak that helped to sear in the juices, keeping the meat tender and flavourful.
My steak was cooked to a perfect medium rare.
I have to say that the vegetables were kind of pedestrian. They seemed to have been steamed and had little flavour. I doused them in the butter from my lobster to make them a bit tastier. I thought the bread was alright as it was a bit toasted and had enough garlic butter without being overpowering. The garlic mashed potatoes were excellent. They were creamy, the seasoning came through well and the herbs that had been mixed in just elevated them a little more.
In the end, I'd say that Black Bull Kitchen & Bar is a serviceable location. Nothing we had was out of this world good, and the chefs can certainly show some improvement when it comes to lobster. Otherwise, everything else was passable and the portions were generous. It's comfortable, clean, bright, well-decorated and totally seems like the classic neighbourhood hang out. If anyone has a voucher, I'd definitely recommend giving this place a shot. If that's not a possibility, still stop by and grab something more affordable than steak off of the menu. I've heard that their burgers and pizza are worth a visit.


A recent survey appears to confirm what many have suspected for a long time: Singaporeans are not getting enough sleep.
Yesterday, international market research agency YouGov released the results of a survey which found that 44 per cent of Singaporeans were getting less than seven hours of sleep a night.
Numerous sources, including the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, state that those above the age of 18 should get at least seven hours of sleep per night.
However, only 48 per cent of the 1,022 Singaporeans surveyed reported getting seven to eight hours of sleep each night.
The survey, conducted last month using YouGov's Omnibus survey tool, drew its responses from a pool of Singaporeans reflecting the nation's demographic make-up.
Six per cent of these were getting nine to 10 hours of sleep, and a lucky 1 per cent claimed to be getting more than 10 hours of sleep.
Forty-one per cent said that they were getting only four to six hours of sleep.
While 3 per cent of those surveyed got fewer than four hours of sleep a night, those drawing a lower income appeared to be more badly affected - 6 per cent of Singaporeans with a household income of less than $4,000 a month said they got fewer than four hours of sleep each night.
A majority of survey respondents also reported that they were unable to sleep through the night, with 77 per cent stating that they woke up at least once a night.
The 23 per cent who could sleep through the night without waking up were more likely than the population as a whole to describe their quality of sleep as good.
Singaporeans aged 55 and above also appeared to be sleeping better, with 45 per cent of this group describing their quality of sleep as good.
Mr Jake Gammon, head of YouGov's Omnibus department in the Asia-Pacific, said demanding work could be the cause of sleep-less nights.
He said: "In a fast-paced metropolis like Singapore, only about half its citizens are getting enough rest. What is particularly worrying is lower-income Singaporeans are twice as likely to get less than four hours of sleep a night."
On a lighter note, the survey found that 53 per cent of Singaporeans above the age of 18 slept with a "comfort object", which was either a stuffed toy or security blanket.
Women were more likely to do so than men, with 61 per cent of women and 44 per cent of mensaying that they did.
Singaporeans aged 25 to 34 were also more likely than those aged 55 and above to sleep with a "comfort object", with 61 per cent of the younger age group and 32 per cent of the older age group saying that they did.
There was no indication, however, that those who slept with a "comfort object" got better or more sleep than those who did not.


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492 Hedgewood Dr is a 2,393 (*estimated) square foot home with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms located in St Augustine FL, ST. JOHNS County. This property is listed for sale at $285,000 and is currently active and accepting offers.


Stylish Batman Logo Watch shows that you're a fan of the Caped Crusader!
Black and silver Batman-themed design.
Japanese quartz movement and a bracelet-style band.
Even a rich snob like Bruce Wayne can appreciate this!
You'll always know what time it is with a little help from Batman. This Batman Logo Watch with Black Metal Bracelet Band has a cool and elegant black and silver Batman-themed design that even a rich snob like Bruce Wayne can appreciate! With a Japanese quartz movement and a bracelet-style band, you'll check the time over and over again while this bad boy sits stylishly on your wrist. The face of the watch measures about 1 1/4-inches in diameter. The Batman logo is large on the face, so there will be no mistaking that you're a fan of the Caped Crusader!


It is unnoticed to avoid the main conferences and to get out of the corner between Microsoft and Bethesda yesterday, but Knights & Bikes have many reasons to convince. Developed by some of the former Media Molecule members who created Tearaway, this adventure of exploration, mystery and water balloons victory on Kickstarter A few years ago, Double Fine came up with a distribution and advertising cable.
It's an alliance that makes sense, as both his hand-painted aesthetics and his sense of humor perfectly match the work of the studio under Tim Schafer. The game also has a cooperative component, both online and locally.
Knights & Bikes will be released on both PC and Mac and on Playstation 4, at a date to be confirmed.
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The Health Division is part of Development Services and includes one full time Health Inspector. The Health and Sanitation Ordinance allows the city to inspect and maintain areas for the general public.
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Providing educational services to assist food service managers and ensuring that all workers are conducting safe food handling practices.
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*Retail food stores includes grocery stores, bakeries, delis, food manufacturing facilities, lounges, clubs, wholesale groceries, and jail facilities.
Anyone working with food in a food service establishment must have a food handlers license. Information on Food Handlers Licenses can be found here. For food managers, information can be found here.
If you would like to view a sample Retail Food Inspection Report click here.
The Health Division has requirements for mobile food businesses that operate in the city. All food trucks and trailers are required to obtain a permit. The requirements of the mobile food establishment permit may be found here.
The Health Division also works with businesses and organizations that establish temporary food establishments. All organizations that plan to sell food to the general public must obtain a temporary food establishment permit. The requirements of the permit can be found here.
Click here to download the complaint form, or use our online complaint form. You can email the form to our Health Inspector at jmigliaccio@palestine-tx.org or bring the form to the City Hall or send by regular mail to 504 North Queen Street, Palestine, Texas 75801.
The City of Palestine contracts with Vector Disease Control to spray for mosquitoes during the spring and summer. More information on mosquito spraying may be found on our mosquito spraying page, or by clicking here.
Any swimming pool or spa that is available to the general public has to obtain a permit to ensure state and federal health regulations are being maintained. For more information on the permit, click on our Pools and Spas page.
The Health Division also enforces the city's smoking ordinance. For more information, click on the smoking enforcement page.


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Apple's iPad Pro series, believed to be the company's first real answer to Microsoft's Surface line of devices, is a worthy rival even though it does not run desktop software, which the Surface does. The iPad Pro 2018 includes some integral features of Apple's newest iPhones to make it more useful and appealing.
iOS 12 brings iPhone XS-like gestures to the iPad and lets users multitask with up to two apps at once.
The new iPad Pro 2018 doesn't have a home button anymore because Face ID (Apple's biometric facial recognition technology) is the only way to unlock the smarrter tablet now. It has become very popular and useful here as it is on iPhones. Face ID notifies the user that he or she has to look at the front camera. The FaceID system on this one can detect faces in any orientation.
The new iPad Pro also get similar Liquid Retina display that Apple recently introduced on the iPhone XR. The 2018 iPad Pro gets a Liquid Retina 120Hz ProMotion LCD display with narrow bezels and curved corners. Apple uses the same pixel masking techniques they used on the iPhone XR. Hence, the iPad Pro's screen feels slightly warmer and colours are noticeably more vibrant than older iPads. Combined with Apple's True Tone technology, which tries best to match the screen's colour temperature with ambient lighting, this may be the best screen currently you can find on any tablet today.
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You have chosen to do a PhD at Leiden University. The 2018 PhD Regulations, which were established by the Doctoral Board, specify what you must do to be granted a place on a PhD programme. Here you will find out more about the admission procedure and which forms you will need.
You must meet the statutory qualification requirements to study for a PhD. If you do not meet these requirements, use form 1 to request an exemption from the dean.
A professor must be prepared to be your supervisor and must confirm this to you in writing. You then have to ask the dean to appoint the professor as your supervisor. Use form 2 for this.
Alongside your supervisor, you need a second supervisor. This can be a second professor (supervisor) or a co-supervisor who has a PhD. He or she does not need to be from the faculty. If you have not found a second supervisor, the dean will appoint a co-supervisor, thus ensuring that you have at least two supervisors.
Once you have received confirmation from the dean, you will be admitted as a PhD candidate to the Graduate School of the faculty in question.
Read more about the role of the supervisor and the role of the dean at the start of a PhD programme.