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By Amelia Smith , 31st August 2018 10:13 pm 1st September 2018 0 678
Sebastian Vettel spun across the gravel in the afternoon at Monza Watch as P2 pacesetter Sebastian Vettel spun across the gravel in the afternoon at Monza Sebastian Vettel surged to the fastest time of Friday at the Italian GP, but then spun, as Ferrari outpaced Mercedes on a dramatic opening day at Monza. After the session started with a 200mph crash for Sauber's Marcus Ericsson, which the Swede emerged unscathed from, Vettel was the driver who provided the pace on the timesheet by leading a Ferrari one-two at the team's home track. Italian GP TV times: When to watch Sky F1 All the key broadcast times for the Italian GP live only on Sky Sports this weekend.
Mercedes were third and fourth, with lead runner Lewis Hamilton finishing 0.287s adrift of Vettel's pace-setting 1:21.105 time. "I can't get over how quick this Ferrari is and how light it is on the tyres," said an impressed Paul di Resta from the Sky F1 commentary box. Vettel was going faster and faster on the supersoft tyres during the qualifying simulations, but eventually pushed too hard at the Parabolica and spun backwards through the gravel. 1:44 A huge crash for Marcus Ericsson in Practice Two A huge crash for Marcus Ericsson in Practice Two His Ferrari rear wing sustained minor damage against the barriers and cost Vettel some running time in the later high-fuel race simulations. "I know what doesn't work, so that's good to know!" said Vettel after the session. "At least I got out of the sandpit, which was difficult as a child – but nowadays I don't want to spend much time there." 2019 F1 race calendar revealed.
The Formula 1 Gossip Column But the early indications from the timesheet appear to confirm pre-weekend expectations that Ferrari, fresh from a commanding victory at Spa last Sunday, are favourites for pole and victory at F1's fastest circuit ahead of Mercedes. The dry running of P2 also underlined Red Bull's fears, with Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo fifth and sixth respectively but one second off Vettel's pace. Watch Sky F1 on your mobile phone Race Control is now available on the Sky Sports app and your mobile phone "This is definitely the worst track for us so I didn't expect miracles.
Certainly, in qualifying trim we are slow," said Verstappen. The Dutchman finished a tenth ahead of Ricciardo despite his team-mate running the new 'C-spec' engine from Renault. Ricciardo is taking engine penalties as a result and will start Sunday's race from the back row. Red Bull will now decide whether Verstappen also takes the upgrade for the weekend's race, although the 20-year-old would still remain within his penalty-free engine allocation for the season. Meanwhile, having proved fastest in the wet running of the morning, Force India's momentum since the team's summer-break takeover continued apace as their cars lapped at the head of the midfield pack. Charles Leclerc was ninth in the sole-remaining Sauber, despite missing the early stages of the session after his team-mate's crash as the team inspected his car's DRS wing. It appears a DRS failure, when the rear-wing flap failed to close as usual under braking, pitched Ericsson into his frightening accident when the Sauber smashed into the barriers and then barrel rolled down the side of the track. Ericsson was able to walk away from the shunt and doctors in the medical centre gave the Swede the all-clear. With the Sauber driver not completing a timed lap, struggling McLaren finished with the slowest times ahead of what looks set to be another trying weekend for Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne.
Italian GP Practice Two Timesheet Driver Team Time
1) Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:21.105
2) Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari +0.270
3) Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.287
4) Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +0.698
5) Max Verstappen Red Bull +1.049
6) Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull +1.191
7) Esteban Ocon Force India +1.825
8) Sergio Perez Force India +1.837
9) Charles Leclerc Sauber +1.860
10) Nico Hulkenberg Renault +1.958
The Italian GP is live only on Sky Sports F1 this weekend. Sunday's race begins at 2.10pm with build-up from 12.30pm. Get Sky Sports F1.
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By Harry Smith , 27th August 2018 1:29 am 27th August 2018 0 695
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel beat title rival Lewis Hamilton in the Belgian Grand Prix to cut his lead to 17 points. Vettel passed Hamilton on the first lap just in time before a safety car was deployed following a multi-car crash at the first corner, and dominated thereafter. Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg and Charles Leclerc were uninjured after the German rammed Alonso's McLaren and launched it over Leclerc's Sauber.
Hulkenberg received a 10-place grid penalty at the next race for the incident. Alonso related it to the first-lap crash at this race in 2012, in which Lotus driver Romain Grosjean was given a race ban for causing a similar incident, which also took out the Spaniard. Alonso was catapulted over Sauber's Charles Leclerc, just missing the Frenchman's head"Again a very big-time missing braking point," Alonso said. "That time Romain had a race ban. "It is tough to understand how you can miss (the braking) so much. It is not a couple of metres. You arrive at a speed that it is impossible to negotiate the corner. So, sad for that but happy that we are all fine." The big difference between the 2012 and 2018 crashes was that Grosjean was a repeat offender in terms of first-lap crashes that year, while Hulkenberg is one of the sport's most consistent performers. 'Don't mind me': Alonso flies through the air. He was involved in a similarly dramatic crash at the same corner in 2012.
The crash also may have been the first time a grand prix driver was saved from injury by the new halo head-protection device, introduced this year. Television replays showed Alonso's car bounced off the halo on Leclerc's car and Alonso said: "I flew over his car and the halo was a good thing to have today. I think for him it helped, looking at the replay. We don't need to prove it is a good thing to have." That was not the only incident at the first corner. Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull hit Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari, forcing both into eventual retirement despite initially rejoining. And Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas, starting from the back because of engine penalties, damaged his front wing and needed to pit for a new one. Hulkenberg said: "I misjudged my braking point a little bit and there was no real time to recover it. "We are due to see the stewards at 17:30 (CET). Of course I can understand that he is upset and frustrated. So am I, and he has every right to be, but it is racing and these things unfortunately do happen." No wonder he is retiring: Water sprays from the car as the Spaniard lands back on the ground
The battle at the front It seemed inevitable that a safety car would be deployed with so many damaged cars and debris on the track but race director Charlie Whiting delayed his call to deploy it for a crucial amount of time. Hamilton and Vettel were well clear of the chaos behind and the German tracked the Mercedes off the start, settled into its slipstream up the long Kemmel straight and swapped into the lead. Vettel briefly had to fight off an attack from Force India's Esteban Ocon, who started third and tried a look down the inside into the Les Combes chicane.
Sebastian Vettel: "I had a great start. I'm not sure Lewis saw me as he pushed me to the left in the first lap, but after last year I ended up short, and this year it was the other way around. This year was better. "As soon as I was ahead I relaxed. I had a good restart after the safety car, and after that it was a very smooth race. We turned everything around and then controlled the race."
Lewis Hamilton: "Congrats to Seb. I did everything I could and we ultimately did well, but he drove past me like I was not there. We have to keep pushing to see what we can do. "They have got a few trick things going on in the car. I did what I could – we did what we could – so we have to keep working." Lewis later tweeted:
Tough day today, however 2nd is still something to be proud of. To all the fans supporting across the world, thank you so much, I love you guys 🙏🏾. We will always keep pushing and now have our sights on Monza. @MercedesAMGF1 #TeamLH #nevergiveup #F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/FfiacpVH5z
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) August 26, 2018
Max Verstappen: "It was good. After Turn One I just had to be focused on how to get past those guys. "Compared to a Force India, how difficult it is to get past those guys on the straight is disappointing and we tried to make the best of it. "It's great to see how many people come to the grand prix. It gave me goosebumps." On team-mate Daniel Ricciardo leaving: "We always had equal material and still have, and we try to have the best result as a team. Everyone knows Daniel is leaving but we want two cars in the points."
By Harry Smith , 21st August 2018 9:00 am 21st August 2018 0 721
The 22-year-old, who drives for Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso, will line up alongside Max Verstappen. Australian Ricciardo will leave for Renault at the end of this season. "This incredible opportunity is another step forward in my ambition to win grands prix and compete for world championships," said Gasly. He only made his F1 debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix last October, but has scored 26 points for Toro Rosso this year, with a best finish of fourth in Bahrain. Red Bull have struggled for consistency this year, but have won three races – two by Ricciardo and one by Verstappen. "Red Bull has always looked to fight for championships or victories and that's what I want," added Gasly.
By Harry Smith , 3rd August 2018 4:51 pm 8th August 2018 0 780
Daniel Ricciardo is set to leave the Redbull Racing Formula 1 team to join Renault.
The Australian F1 star sensationally announced that he will join the French squad from next year on a two-year deal that will see him race in Renault yellow until the end of the 2020 season.
Ricciardo has been widely expected to re-sign with Red Bull after potential vacancies at Ferrari and Mercedes slipped away.
Reaction from fans on Twitter has been that of utter shock –
MIND…BLOWN!!! pic.twitter.com/4ouTN1qfgr
— Marc T (@F1Tricky) August 3, 2018
But after five seasons, seven race victories and two pole positions, Ricciardo is moving on.
"It was probably one of the most difficult decisions to take in my career so far," he said in a statement released by Renault.
"But I thought that it was time for me to take on a fresh and new challenge.
"I realise that there is a lot ahead in order to allow Renault to reach their target of competing at the highest level but I have been impressed by their progression in only two years, and I know that each time Renault has been in the sport they eventually won.
"I hope to be able to help them in this journey and contribute on and off track."
Cyril Abiteboul, managing director of the team, added: "Daniel's signing underscores our determination to accelerate our progress towards the forefront of the sport.
"It is also a recognition of the work accomplished over the past two and a half seasons.
"Daniel's undoubted talent and charisma are a huge bonus and statement for the team. We will have to repay his faith in us by delivering the best car possible.
"We welcome him to our growing team in 2019 with a great deal of pride, but also humility."
Ricciardo will partner Nico Hulkenberg next year, with the Red Bull-contracted Carlos Sainz reportedly poised to join McLaren.
The two-year deal puts Ricciardo on the same contract cycle as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, with all three drivers' current deals coinciding with the expected arrival of new F1 technical regulations in 2021.
By Harry Smith , 28th July 2018 6:33 pm 8th August 2018 0 701
Britain's world championship leader leaves rival in his wake with an awesome qualifying lap in dreadful weather in Hungary new Lewis Hamilton will begin from the entrance of the grid tomorrow. For the second time in six days, the heavens appeared to present Lewis Hamilton a chance to make use of his expertise in the rain to rescue a day that appeared in any other case to be getting away from him.
"I was really tip-toeing around the corners. It's like doing ballet…"@LewisHamilton on how he danced his way to pole >> https://t.co/2TYhY8Mxuf #HungarianGP 🇭🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/Gr3LpIPK09
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 28, 2018
A wet qualifying session in Hungary saw Hamilton win his 77th pole in a Mercedes that within the dry seemed to be decisively slower than Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari. Simply because the race in Germany final week had allowed Hamilton to say a victory that in any other case would have been Vettel's, his pole represented a psychological blow to his title opponent. If he can comply with it up with victory within the race at present to increase his lead within the championship, it can go away Vettel the complete four-week summer time break to ruminate upon both…
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By Harry Smith , 23rd July 2018 12:08 pm 24th July 2018 0 724
Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes boss Toto Wolff makes Ferrari admission at German Grand Prix
By Harry Smith , 22nd July 2018 7:32 am 22nd July 2018 0 657
That's in accordance with Mercedes group principal Toto Wolff. Hamilton will begin 14th on the grid on this afternoon's race (2.10pm) in Hockenheim after a hydraulics problem ended his qualifying session early yesterday. It's a third setback in as many races for the four-time world champion, with the Brit and team-mate Valtteri Bottas DNF'ing in Austria earlier than a primary lap coming-together with Kimi Raikkonen took a house win away from him at Silverstone a fortnight in the past. Hamilton battled again to complete second and preserve the hole to race-winner and rival Sebastian Vettel, with the German on pole immediately and eight factors forward within the standings. Vettel is all however sure to construct on his lead on the prime of the championship though the style through which Hamilton climbed by the grid on the British Grand Prix, having dropped to 20th on the third nook of the primary lap, is encouraging. At the very least that's in accordance with Wolff, who additionally admits that the Silver Arrows – who a minimum of have Bottas beginning in second – have their work lower out to catch as much as Ferrari after latest races. "That was a tricky qualifying session for us, we have been preventing with one hand tied behind our backs after shedding Lewis' automobile so early within the session," Wolff declared. "From what we are able to see within the knowledge, we had an hydraulic failure as Lewis used the Flip 1 kerbs in a standard means. "Then, with failed energy steering from the lack of hydraulic stress, he ran wider and that is once we noticed the automobile bouncing dramatically on the TV. "Clearly, this can be a vulnerability we've underneath the excessive hundreds you see when operating the kerbs, and one thing we should get on prime of. "Will probably be a tall order for Lewis to return by the sphere tomorrow however we noticed already in Silverstone how nicely he can battle again. "For Valtteri, it was a mega remaining lap that put him on provisional pole, particularly within the third sector, the place he was quickest of all people by an enormous margin. "However Sebastian and Ferrari have been simply that bit stronger than us immediately. "They have been notably robust within the center sector and it is clear they've discovered quite a lot of energy within the final races – and that we have to catch up. "Will probably be a difficult race however we noticed very shut matched lengthy runs from all people in apply [on Friday]. "The situations can be cooler, so it is going to be attention-grabbing to see if and the way that modifications the aggressive order." Hamilton has solely received one of many final 5 races and is unlikely to make it two in six in Germany this afternoon, upping the ante in opposition to Vettel because the season approaches its mid-season break.
By Harry Smith , 20th July 2018 9:02 pm 28th July 2018 0 730
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas agree new Mercedes offers
By Harry Smith , 20th July 2018 12:26 pm 20th July 2018 0 659
Mercedes have accomplished their driver line-up for 2019 with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas having signed new offers with the world champions prior to now 24 hours. Hamilton's two-year contract extension is value as much as £80 million, making him the best-paid driver on the grid, whereas Bottas's deal is for one yr with the choice of an extension to 2020. Whereas no monetary particulars have been launched by the staff, the long-awaited deal is known to be value as much as £40 million a yr for the Briton, which incorporates performance-related bonuses, cementing his place because the best-paid British sportsman. Sebastian Vettel, who leads Hamilton by eight factors within the championship earlier than this weekend's German Grand Prix, is assumed to earn £30 million per yr at Ferrari.


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Ramayana is one of the ancient Indian epics, with the first work being dated by scholars to around the 3rd century BC. The original set in Sanskrit consists of 24,000 verses, and there are several variations in the story narrated in South Asian and South East Asian cultures, across India, Thailand and Indonesia, with several versions re-written in various Asian and Indian languages.

The earliest known written version of Ramayana in the Tamil language, in the 12th century AD, by Kambar as Ramavataram (popularly known as Kamba Ramayanam).

Sangam Literature
The age of Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், caṅka ilakkiyam) refers to the ancient Tamil literature written up to AD 100.

Purananuru
The earliest reference to the story of the Ramayana is found in the Purananuru which is dated from 1st century BCE and 5th century CE. Purananuru 378, attributed to the poet UnPodiPasunKudaiyar, written in praise of the Chola king IlanCetCenni. The poem makes the analogy of a poet receiving royal gifts and that worn by the relatives of the poet as being unworthy for their status, to the event in the Ramayana, where Sita drops her jewels when abducted by Ravana and these jewels being picked up red-faced monkeys who delightfully wore the ornaments (Hart and Heifetz, 1999, pp. 219–220).

Akanaṉūṟu
Akanaṉūṟu, which is dated between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE, has a reference to the Ramayana in poem 70. The poem places a triumphant Rama at Dhanushkodi, sitting under a Banyan tree, involved in some secret discussions, when the birds are chirping away.

Twin Epics of the Common Era

Silappatikaram
The Silappatikaram (translated as The Tale of an anklet) written by a prince turned Jain monk Ilango Adigal, dated to the 2nd century AD or later. The epic narrates the tale of Kovalan, son of a wealthy merchant, his wife Kannagi, and his lover Madhavi, and has many references to the Ramayana story. It describes the fate of Poompuhar suffering the same agony as experienced by Ayodhya when Rama leaves for exile to the forest as instructed by his father (Dikshitar, 1939, p. 193). The Aycciyarkuravai section (canto 27), makes mention of the Lord who could measure the three worlds, going to the forest with his brother, waging a war against Lanka and destroying it with fire (Dikshitar, 1939, p. 237). This seems to imply on Rama being regarded as divinity, rather than a mere human. These references indicate that the author was well aware of the story of the Ramayana in the 2nd century AD.

Manimekalai
Manimekalai written as the sequel to the Silappatikaram by the Buddhist poet Chithalai Chathanar, narrates the tale of Manimekalai, the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi, and her journey to become a Buddhist Bhikkuni. This epic also makes several references to the Ramayana, such as a setu (bridge) being built by monkeys in canto 5, line 37 (however the location is Kanyakumari rather than Dhanushkodi). In another reference, in canto 17, lines 9 to 16, the epic talks about Rama being the incarnate of Trivikrama or Netiyon, and he building the setu with the help of monkeys who hurled huge rocks into the ocean to build the bridge. Further, canto 18, lines 19 to 26, refers to the illegitimate love of Indra for Ahalya the
wife of Rishi Gautama(Pandian, 1931, p. 149)(Aiyangar, 1927, p. 28).

Alvar literature
The Alvars were Vaishnavite Tamil poets -saints of South India who composed literature preaching bhakti (devotion) to the god Vishnu and his avatars. Modern scholars place Alvar literature between the 5th and 10th Centuries CE.

Kulasekhara Alvar
Kulasekhara Alvar is the seventh in the line of the 12 Alvars. Kulasekhara Alvar rules as the Chera king of Travancore, with scholars dating his period as first half of the 9th century CE. The King gradually takes interest in religious matters, much to the concern of his ministers. On a certain occasion, on hearing the narration of the Ramayana incident of Rama standing up to the battle against demons, he plunges into the sea to swim to Ceylon to rescue Sita. His compositions include the Perumal Tirumoli in Tamil and Mukundamala in Sanskrit (Hooper, 1929, p. 20).

Thirumangai Alvar
The Periya Tirumoli, written by Thirumangai Alvar (8th century CE) in verse 8, refers to Guhan, the fisherman king who Rama persuades not to follow him into exile while crossing the Ganges, and Hanuman, the son of the wind god Vayu (Hooper, 1929, p.41).

Andal
Andal's Thiruppavai, verse 12 makes mention of the Lord Rama who slew the Lord of Lanka, Ravana (Hooper, 1929, p. 53).

Nammalvar
Nammalvar's Tiruviruttam, verse 36, speaks of the friend of the Alvar who criticises the Lord who once destroyed the crowded halls of Lanka (for the sake of Sita), but fails to relieve the grief of the Alvar (Hooper, 1929, p.71).

Influence on Tamil Kingdoms

References

Tamil-language literature
Sangam literature
Works based on the Ramayana
Tamil Hindu literature

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Italy Parliament Begins Debating Berlusconi's Political Fate
8:52 AM PDT 10/4/2013 by Eric J. Lyman
The billionaire media tycoon is expected to be booted from the Senate, starting a new phase in his career.
ROME – Italy's parliament began debate Friday on a motion likely to strip Silvio Berlusconi, the country's controversial media kingpin, of his Senate seat.
Berlusconi, a three-time prime minister, this week abruptly abandoned his plans to topple Italy's government when he made a U-turn and voted to support the government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Berlusconi said he opposed Letta based on some reform issues, but most analysts said it was tied to the vote on the Senate seat, which was sparked by Berlusconi's definitive conviction for tax fraud and false accounting in relation to content deals for his Mediaset cinema and television giant.
STORY: Rome Film Fest Unveils Opening Film For CinemaXXI Section
The actual vote is expected to take place later Friday or over the weekend, and most predict Berlusconi will lose the seat. If that indeed happens, it will represent a new phase in the career of the most dominant figure in Italian politics over the last two decades.
Most expect Berlusconi to attempt to remain involved in Italian politics even without a seat in parliament and while serving a year of house arrest in connection to the tax fraud and false accounting conviction.
Despite the difficult week for Berlusconi, Mediaset investors are evidently pleased by the latest developments. After sinking below the €3.00 ($4.05) level for the first time in two months Monday, the stock gained nearly 9 percent over the rest of the week, trading at €3.25 ($4.39) late in the day Friday.
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experience, along with the egg itself. The prize will include an overnight stay at Holiday Inn Express with a family room, a gift voucher for dinner at any of the Albert Dock restaurants, tickets for Mattel Play, along with an Albert Dock goodie bag bursting with treats.


Ask any sneakerhead about the significance of the Nike Air Max Plus, when it comes to the Air Max family tree, and you might find them swooning over the groundbreaking silhouette. Originally released in 1998, the Air Max Plus became a gem for the kicks savvy the world over.
Back then, nicknames derived from certain aspects of the shoe were abundant. The latest iteration of the shoe honors a name given to it by the French delegation, "La Requin." Translating to "The Shark," the name was a reference to the texture and the Hyper Blue gradient adorning the sneaker's upper.
The Air Max Plus "La Requin" pack, comprised of Turbo Green and Mineral Teal colorways, is directly inspired by one of nature's most ferocious predators. Each sneaker features an upper complete with graphic treatments that mimic a water shadow on a shark's body while the stark white midsole and outsole reference the belly of a shark.
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HMRC rules for VAT on printed matter are complicated; particularly in relation to VAT on leaflets and flyers.
Whether you pay VAT on a printed item depends on many factors including its format, size, content and intended use. Most printing is classed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as standard rated, meaning that we must charge VAT at the standard rate which is currently 20%. This includes stationery items like letterheads, compliment slips, business cards etc and postcards, folders, invitations, posters, tickets and greetings cards.
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A Look Back at The Danforth Music Hall
A brief history of the venue we've come to know and love as The Danforth Music Hall
By heather gilroy Music News, News & Lifestyle, Your Toronto 22.09.2014
It's 1989 and two young women are using The Danforth Music Hall to record their very first EP as a band. Suzanne Little and Michele Gould call themselves Lava Hey, their thing is Folk and they met at NOW Magazine. A Toronto story if there ever was one. In 1989 The Danforth Music Hall is imperfect for live concerts; the paint is peeling and the almost century-old building had been constructed for shows without amplification, so the sound echoes like crazy, but it's got a charisma. Despite the imperfections, James Brown, the Clash, The Police and the Ramones have all played there.
And so Lava Hey sets to work recording.
(Allen's Danforth Theatre, 1919)
The old building they're in had opened with grand ambitions and upscale intentions. Things were never supposed to get so dire. In 1919, the movie theatre boasted marble stairs, red tile on the lobby floor, and gold trimmed velour curtains. It was a jewel in the Allen Theatre chain.
Constructed just after the Bloor Viaduct had been completed, it was a time when buildings optimistically shot up all the way down Danforth. But the venue's bad luck started not even five years after opening: it was bought by Famous Players, then it was a Greek language theatre.
It was not until the '70s that 'The Hall' started booking live acts and things started to look up again. The building had gotten old enough to morph from fancy to edgy, like mansions along the Annex that become rooming houses, and eventually edgy, artsy rentals.
(The Century Theatre, 1939)
As for Lava Hey's 1989 recording – surprisingly it goes on to become a big success. The EP was only really meant for their friends' enjoyment, but within a short time it's picked up by Nettwerk, which by the 90s is fast becoming one of the largest and most influential record labels in the world. The tracks get re-recorded and band enjoys a couple years of fame. The Musical Hall, however, doesn't get a Lava Hey style make-over for a while, and the first attempts are disastrous.
Let's blame Jersey Boys for one of them.
(The Danforth Music Hall, 2013 via Facebook)
In 2004, the Hall closes and remains vacant until re-opening with new owners in 2005 who turn it back into a live music venue. It is even named the Performing Arts Centre of the year (under 1500 capacity) at the 2008 Canadian Music Industry Awards. At this point the owners made an agreement with DanCap Productions Inc., an American company still dizzy from the success of their Jersey Boys production and looking to bring their new comedy stage show Toxic Avengers to the Danforth Music Hall for its Canadian debut. In exchange for the honour of hosting such a money maker, the production company demands new seats, interior renovations, and upgrades to the washrooms and dressing rooms. The bill is split between the Hall's owners and DanCap.
The show is a huge flop and closes early. A year later, in 2010, the property is seized and closed due to non-payment of rent.
(seating, present day, via thedanforth.com)
But The Music Hall is not a business that stays closed for long. In 2012, it reopens under Impressario Inc. Sixty acoustic panels help with the echoes, removable seats allow the floor to be cleared in under four hours. There are two bars and the entire property is licensed, meaning people can drink in their seats (and the Hall can haul in more money.) The place still has structural charm: 1000 person capacity, a slanted floor (even short people can see the stage) and a location right on the subway line. General Manager Michael Sherman has a goal: 100 -150 shows a year, around 2000 people visiting a week, and booking "proper talent", people who can make money, from Rihanna to Hanson to Neil Gaiman, to Two Door Cinema Club, Mogwai, Chromeo, Bombay Bicycle Club, and The Black Lips. The odds of some kids, like the ones in Lava Hey, walking off the street to record an EP on any given Tuesday are slim to none. All the same, one would be tempted to hope that things are on the up and up, even for this perennially unlucky Music Hall.
We'll check in 5 years from now.
(Owen Pallett @ The Danforth Music Hall, 2014)
Tags: Danforth Music Hall, Live Music, nightlife, Toronto Music, Venues


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Q: TimePicker with 24 hour format I using timepicker in my project but I need this time in 24 hour without am,pm
this is my code

From Time
<input type="text" id="from_time" class="form-control timepicker" style="width: 30%;" >
To Time
<input type="text" id="to_time" class="form-control timepicker" style="width: 30%;" >

but this code give me 12 hour format like this
04:00 PM

but what I want
16:00

A: if you are using jquery timepicker
$('input.timepicker').timepicker({
    timeFormat: 'HH:mm:ss',
});
if you are using bootstrap timepicker
$(function () {
    $('#datetimepicker4').datetimepicker({
        pickDate: false,
        minuteStepping:30,
        format: 'hh:mm',
        pickTime: true,
        defaultDate: new Date(1979, 0, 1, 8, 0, 0, 0),
        language:'en',
        use24hours: true
    });
});

A: if you are using the bootstrap
$('.time-picker').timepicker({
        showMeridian: false
    });

OR you can try this one as well, not tested:
  $('input.timepicker').timepicker({ timeFormat: 'HH:mm:ss p' });

Hope this helps you.
Enjoy

A: For the jQuery timepicker you need to use the 'timeFormat' option with PHP's date() formatting syntax:
$('.time').timepicker({
  'timeFormat': 'H:i'
});

Documentation: https://github.com/jonthornton/jquery-timepicker#timepicker-plugin-for-jquery

A: You can use this to get 24-hour format:
$('input.timepicker').timepicker({
timeFormat: 'h:i',});

A: You can use this
$('.timepicker').timepicker({
    disableMousewheel: true,
    icons: {
        up: 'la la-angle-up',
        down: 'la la-angle-down'
    },
    showSeconds: true,
    showMeridian: false,
    defaultTime: new Date()
}).on('changeTime.timepicker', function (e) {

    var hours = ('0' + e.time.hours).slice(-2);
    var minutes = ('0' + e.time.minutes).slice(-2);
    var seconds = ('0' + e.time.seconds).slice(-2);

    $(this).val(hours + ':' + minutes + ':' + seconds);
});

A: This works for me.
$('input[name="entry_deadline_time"]').daterangepicker({
    singleDatePicker: true,
    showDropdowns: false,
    timePicker: true,
    timeFormat: 'HH:mm:ss p',
    locale: {
        format: 'MM-DD-YYYY HH:mm:ss'
    }
});

A: You could use type:"time".

  From Time
  <input type="time" id="from_time" class="form-control timepicker" style="width: 30%;" >
  To Time
  <input type="time" id="to_time" class="form-control timepicker" style="width: 30%;" >

Note that this doesn't work in FireFox.

Firefox's time control is very similar to Chrome's, except that it doesn't have the up and down arrows and it is a 12 hour clock (with an additional slot to specify AM or PM).

A: Try the below code

 ...

...
<form ... >
...
<input type="text" class="timepicker" name="timepicker" />
...
</form>
...

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/timepicker/1.3.5/jquery.timepicker.min.css">

A: Try this:
This is how I have added the time field.
<input id="timepicker3" type="text" class="form-control event-time-from" name="event-time-from" value="10:30 AM" data-provide="timepicker" placeholder="HH:MM" required>

This is what makes it accept time in 24-hour format.
$(".event-time-from").timepicker({ showMeridian: !1});

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Master the Course: IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant
By Erin Weiler, 07/05/22, 12:30PM EDT
Tackle this Canadian full-distance race with tips from the top.
Subaru IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant has been a favorite among triathletes—offering a genuine joie de vivre! since its inaugural year in 2012. The race has been voted an IRONMAN Athlete Choice winner 10 times over. Featuring a swim in calm and clear Lac Tremblant, a challenging bike course through scenic rural Quebec, and a run that balances nature and European ski village vibes, this race is a sure pick for anyone looking to add a Canadian IRONMAN to their repertoire.
"The village of Mont-Tremblant has embraced the event and put so much effort into making the whole area a safe place to train and race," says Robyn Hardage, a pro triathlete who's raced IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant four times. "The way the course is designed makes it fun for families and friends to come and cheer, and it's just a beautiful area to be in!"
Here's how you can take on this breathtaking IRONMAN and have a race to be proud of.
Swim and T1
The IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant swim course is a self-seeded, time-trial start from the shores of pristine Lac Tremblant. This means that athletes will choose their swim corral based on their expected swim time, and cross a timing mat as they enter the water which will log their own unique time (as opposed to a mass start, where everyone will log the same exact start time). Coach Susan Sotir of Breakthrough Performance Coaching recommends knowing your approximate swim time before you get to the race.
"We all have our dream time, our likely time, and our 'whatever-it-takes' time in mind, but choose your position where you can swim your swim without impeding anyone else," she says. This also allows you to work together with other similarly paced swimmers.
To prepare for the single, 2.4-mile/3.8-kilometer loop, Sotir recommends athletes do some long, continuous swims, practice pacing in open water with friends, and swimming in choppy water. "Lac Tremblant can be choppy, foggy, or both, and you want to be able to sustain forward movement toward each buoy, right up until the swim exit," she says.
Hardage agrees, adding that it's important to learn how to manage swimming in choppy water. "It will help you at the far end of the lake where the chop tends to pick up," she says.
Following the swim, athletes run a short distance to T1 to swap their wetsuit for bike gear to start the rolling, rural bike course.
Bike and T2
The bike course is made up of two loops of rolling climb and flat sections, and, according to Hardage, wind. She says that the wind tends to pick up during the second loop so you'll either have a headwind or a tailwind on Route 117. And with nearly 5,000 feet/1,500 meters of elevation gain over 112 miles/180 kilometers, the bike course is nothing short of challenging. The course does boast well-maintained roads that are closed to traffic, making this bike course especially enjoyable, despite its difficulty.
The key to nailing the bike course and setting yourself up for a successful run: Managing your efforts. "The goal is even output of work, not even pacing," Sotir says, adding that to do that, you need to focus on moderating the work of the uphill sections and sustaining that same work over the descents. In other words: Don't hammer the climbs and coast down the other side to "recover," instead, if you train with power, be sure to pay attention to your power variability, keeping it under 1.10 if you can. Translation: Keep your output as even as you can.
The bike course is also known for the Chemin Duplessis section at the end of each loop. It features steep, short pitches, technical descents, and a no-passing section. Hardage recommends riding it prior to the race so you know what to expect. "Ride well within your skills!" Sotir summarizes.
You'll end your IRONMAN bike with a ride into T2, located in the village. After swapping bike gear for run gear, you'll head out to start the marathon around the enchanting community of Tremblant.
Run and finish
The two-loop run course is a 26.2-mile/42.2-kilometer tour of the quaint, picturesque community of Tremblant. You'll run along Lac Tremblant, Lake Mercier, and Linear Park Trail, the latter offering a lovely stretch of trail with flats, hills, and some shaded stretches—a gift if race day is sunny.
Sotir says the key to a successful IRONMAN marathon is "cycling within your fitness and fueling according to your needs." This involves not only knowing your target effort on the bike, but also being aware of your fluid, carbohydrate, and electrolyte intake and practicing them during training—especially during long runs. Because IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant can be hot, humid, rainy, or windy (or a combination of all three!), Sotir says it's wise to offer your body time to adapt to running in the heat and knowing what layers and fueling adjustments to make if the weather turns cool or wet.
Regardless of the weather or what race day throws at you, Hardage recommends staying in the moment. "Even if it's your 20th IRONMAN, this race is pretty special," she says. "There's something to be said about looking up, taking in your surroundings, and being grateful you are where you are."
Before you know it, you'll be running downhill through the spectator-lined village toward one of the most incredible red carpet finish lines on the IRONMAN circuit. "It's a big party that seems to make you forget all about what you just did to yourself!" Hardage jokes. Hearing the iconic words, "You are an IRONMAN!" is the perfect way to cap off an epic day spent swimming, biking and running in the heart of Quebec's endurance center.
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Just your run-of-the-mill 7-2-6 play in your scorecard.
After a walk and a single set No. 2 Louisville up with runners on first and third to start the second inning, Colin Lyman lofted a fly ball out to left field that was deep enough for Brendan McKay (stationed on third) to test the arm of Kentucky's Zach Reks. Reks delivered an accurate one-hopper to the plate that was in time to get McKay for the double play. But the play wasn't over yet. Kentucky catcher Troy Squires then fired back down to third base — where shortstop Connor Heady was covering — and caught the final Louisville baserunner, who had attempted to advance from second on the throw home.
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Bin Laden raid account, hastily told, proves fluid
By Elisabeth Bumiller May. 6, 2011
WASHINGTON — On Monday, the Obama administration said Osama bin Laden had been killed after a firefight with Navy SEAL commandos, and that he had used his wife as a human shield. On Tuesday, the administration said that bin Laden was not armed at all, and that his wife had not been a shield but had rushed her husband's assaulter and was shot in the leg.
On Wednesday, the administration backtracked again. This time it downgraded its initial accounts of a firefight that raged throughout the raid to gunshots fired only at the beginning of the nearly 40-minute operation by bin Laden's courier, who was quickly dispatched by the commandos.
In the view of officials from past and present presidencies, it was a classic collision of a White House desire to promote a stunning national security triumph — and feed a ravenous media — while collecting facts from a chaotic military operation on the other side of the world. At the same time, White House officials worked hard to use the facts of the raid to diminish bin Laden's legacy.
"There has never been any intent to deceive or dramatize," a military official said Thursday, asking that he not be named because of ground rules imposed by the Department of Defense. "Everything we put out we really believed to be true at the time."
Tommy Vietor, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said that as more and more members of the 79-member assault team were debriefed after the raid, revisions inevitably occurred.
"It was the middle of the night, it was a hectic operation in a foreign country, there was gunfire, so people's accounts are clarified over time with more interviews," Vietor said. "What we did was make as much information available to you guys as quickly as we could, and correct mistakes as quickly as we could."
But the shifting narrative may have undermined the accomplishments of the SEAL team and raised suspicions, particularly in the Arab world, that the U.S. might be trying to conceal some of the facts of the operation, including that bin Laden was unarmed.
"It's had a hugely negative impact," said Ahmed Rashid, a journalist and author who is an expert on the Taliban and radical Islamism. White House officials "were overexcited, obviously," Rashid said.
"Liberal Muslims who are very sympathetic to the death of bin Laden really don't know what to think," he said. "The American story is very confused."
From Europe, even the archbishop of Canterbury weighed in. At a news briefing Thursday, the Most Rev. Rowan Williams said that the killing of an unarmed man left him "uncomfortable" and that "the different versions of events that have emerged in recent days have not done a great deal to help."
Many of the discrepancies at the White House came from the man who has been part of the bin Laden hunt for 15 years, John Brennan, the president's chief counterterrorism adviser.


Derailed 2018 was one helluva great rock show at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta last night. This was the second time I've seen headliners Shinedown (the first being when they opened for KISS in this very city five years ago). It was nice finally seeing them perform a full set that spanned their entire discography with classics like '45', 'Second Chance' 'The Sound of Madness' and even their famous cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Simple Man', which was just as powerful now as it was the first time I saw it live. The crowd loved it too – as it was by far the loudest sing-a-long moment of the night.
Singer Brent Smith is one of the best frontmen in rock and has been for over a decade in my humble opinion. He's such a pro at making the crowd feel welcome, even asking everybody in the building to shake hands with the strangers standing next to them at the start of their set. He even shook the hands of all the photographers up front, including myself, which was a cool moment as I've been a fan for a very long time. Shinedown had a very positive vibe all night long and it emanated with all ages and types of fans in the crowd. I saw bearded metal dudes head banging, right beside little kids and older ladies — everyone knew and sang along to every single word. That's why Shinedown is rock royalty – they've bridged the gap between every type of fan there is and they didn't need to sell out in order to reach that status. They also performed TWO new songs from their upcoming album 'Attention Attention' (comes out May 4th) and they were REALLY good. Hell, they even closed their damn set with the latest single 'Devil' and the crowd ate it up. It's nice to see Shinedown's new material going over so well and so quickly. Usually people only come for the oldschool stuff — not the case at this show.
In This Moment were magical. They put on a twisted beautiful performance that would make Marilyn Manson proud of singer Maria Brink's theatrics, complete with witchcraft inspired backdrops and cloaks. This was my first time seeing them live and they were by far the heaviest act of the evening as Brink's gutteral screams may have freaked out some of the younger (and older) fans in the audience. Everyone else on the bill was rock — In This Moment are HARD rock. Maybe even metal… Sure let's say they're metal. They played some of my favourite tracks including 'She-Wolf', 'Oh Lord' and closed with 'Whore', which was mindblowing to see and hear in person. Brink had several costume changes, every single one seductive, yet creepy as Hell. Think of their stage show as something out of Pan's Labyrinth meets The Witch and that's the kind of twisted visual pleasure that was bestowed upon the Albertan audience. They were flawless from beginning to end, even when Brink brought out the steam gun and blasted it into the air. She managed to take a silly gimmick and still make it look cool (unlike Stone Sour's cheesy confetti cannon which was blasted on the Lethbridge crowd this past February).
Openers 10 Years just aren't my kind of music. I have to admit. They felt like a weaker and less energetic version of Chevelle or TOOL. They coverered Nirvana's 'Heart-Shaped Box' and actually managed to make it sound MORE depressing. Now that's one helluva feat… One Bad Son, who hail from Canada, picked up the pace and delivered a high-octane rock n' roll set that really woke the crowd up. They have a more classic Guns n' Roses style of music that just emanates badass. Guitarist Adam Hicks is a beast… He really is the heart and soul of that band – the man can shred. His solos were the best of the entire evening.
Derailed 2018 was sold out and proved that there is a place in Lethbridge for big rock events. The sound in the Enmax Centre was REAL good. There was no tin-can echo that you can get at some of the smaller venues in Southern Alberta either – the place was booming. In This Moment may have stole the show with their theatrics but Shinedown made me tear up like a baby. Those bastards… That 'Simple Man' cover live is such a special experience that you have to see it in person to really understand how magical of a moment it is.


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This race is a fast, flat course, and we have some of the best post-race food in town (so we've been told). After the main 5K event and 1 mile event, a kid's fun run- 'Rocket Dash', will be held. The race begins and ends at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, located in Leawood, Kansas. This is our 13th year to host this event. We'd love to have you join us (but please, no pets).
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Gale Force Winds to Batter Britain in Weekend of Bad Weather
By Shane Croucher
November 25, 2011 15:55 GMT
Britain is set for gale-force winds this weekend, the Met Office has warned. Scanpix Sweden / Reuters
Britons are bracing themselves for a weekend of gale-force winds and tidal waves.
Severe weather warnings have been put in place for some parts of the country on Saturday and Sunday, as winds are set to reach 80mph in northeastern Scotland.
Other affected areas include northern England and the Midlands, Wales and Northern Ireland, where overnight winds could reach 60mph.
There will even be snow on the higher ground in Scotland.
Those going to sea should prepare for "phenomenal" waves of up to 20 metres high, fuelled by 100mph winds, the Met Office warned.
An intense area of low pressure caused by the Atlantic jet stream is to blame.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said Britain is likely to see "very strong winds" that "could cause damage".
"This will be some real autumnal weather," she said, adding that the temperature will feel very cold in the wind and, in some areas, rain.
Those with plans to travel by road are advised to keep up to date with the Highways Agency.
At about this time last year, Britain was covered with snow and the country ground to a halt.
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Configure these options in Genesys Administrator or Configuration Manager.
Configure these options in the UC-Connector section of the UCC Application object.
Specifies the location of the audio file that will be played when the Preview pop-up window is displayed.
Specifies the location of the audio file that will be played when the Ringing pop-up window is displayed.
The audio-on-ring and audio-on-preview options are only applicable when UC Connector is used in non-gateway mode (presence-gateway-mode is set to false).
Specifies the name used for the Chat window. By default, the window uses the name Chat. You can use any other name for this section by changing the value of this option.
Specifies the name used for the Chat window that opens for consultation chat interactions. By default, the window uses the name Consulting Chat. You can use any other name for this section by changing the value of this option.
Specifies the duration, in milliseconds, that UC Connector will set an agent to Do-Not-Disturb (DND) if the Knowledge Worker rejects the Preview Notification.
If UC Connector receives an agent state change event from SIP Server/T-Server (EventAgentReady, EventAgentNotReady, or EventAgentLogout) while the timer is active, then the timer will be cancelled.
Specifies whether the log out menu item is displayed in the UC Connector GUI for the particular user, if no UC system configuration annexes are present in the Person configuration in CME.
When set to true, UC Connector creates records in ICON for the interaction Preview events accept, reject, timeout, or withdrawn due to another user in the group accepting the interaction.
Enabling this option will cause extra network traffic from UC Connector to T-Server/SIP Server, so you should check your network limits.
Specifies the time window, in milliseconds, in which a T-Lib call is matched against a Lync call reported by GLA. Lync and T-Lib call events do not have a common reference and can only be matched by co-incidence in time.
Specifies the interval, in seconds, between GLA keep alive messages being sent to UC Connector.
If you do not configure this option, the Help button does not appear.
Specifies the length of time you want the interaction to remain open after the Knowledge Worker interaction is released or abandoned.
Specifies the default language to be used in the UC Connector user interface, if not otherwise specified by the integrated web browser. By default, UC Connector uses English (en) for all the labels and buttons in the user interface. To set UC Connector to a different default language, enter one of the supported two-character country codes listed in Supported Languages. If you set this option to default, then the language of the local operating system where the UC Connector is running will be used. If you do not configure this option at all, then English is used as the absolute default language.
Specifies the value used to populate the agent login request parameter queue. SIP Server can use this value for default routing in case of URS failure. The effects of this parameter depend on the T-Server and other solution components. See the deployment guide for your T-Server/SIP Server for information on whether it supports this feature.
If the value is blank, UC Connector will display the third-party call control window to the user for all arriving calls. If the option value contains a User Data Key, UC Connector will only display the call control window for calls with the specified User Data Key present in the User Data of the call.
Calls delivered using the Preview window will not be suppressed, regardless of user data filer. Clicking on transaction line in the main UC Connector window will bring up the third-party call control window regardless of user data filter.
Specifies whether UC Connector prevents sending invite messages to Lync when there is no web client UI connected for the corresponding user, and a new call or preview call is delivered. If true, UC Connector does not send SIP "INVITE" to Lync; otherwise, sending the invite is controlled by the invite-message option.
Specifies the location of the XML presence configuration file.
The configuration file is only reloaded when the option changes.
The default definitions will be used if the option is empty.
If the XML is not valid, the current definition in use will remain in effect.
If the resource directory location is specified, then all the files the presence.xml file requires must be in the same directory.
Specifies the ordered list of key names used for reporting the UC Connector Preview offer parameters.
The preview-info-keys values must correspond to the keys provided in the ICON option AgentUserFields.
Specifies the length of time, in milliseconds, that the UC Connector will wait for the interaction to arrive after the Preview Notification was accepted by the Knowledge Worker.
Specifies the length of time, in milliseconds, that the UC Connector will wait for the Knowledge Worker response (accept or reject) to the Preview Notification. A countdown timer in the preview window shows how much time is remaining. If the timer runs out, the call is returned to the URS routing strategy.
Specifies the numeric identifier and the key name of the custom state associated with the UC Connector Preview offer.
The preview-state-name values must correspond to the value of the ICON option AgentRecordUserTypes.
Specifies the hotkey used to accept a call when the Preview window is displayed. If left blank, the shortcut key is disabled.For details on the ASCII and alpha-numeric formats, see Configuring Hotkeys for Interaction Preview.
The Preview window must be in focus for the hotkey to function.
The hotkey used to reject a call when the Preview window is displayed. If left blank, the shortcut key is disabled. For details on the ASCII and alpha-numeric formats, see Configuring Hotkeys for Interaction Preview.
This global option enables all users to set and enable a redirect number. This value can be overwritten by the Person-level redirect-setup-enabled option.
Controls whether UC Connector logs in a user when only the Lync presence is available (that is, there is no independent login from a Genesys desktop client). In general, set this option to true in a back-office environment with complete Smart Link functionality. Set it to false when integrating with Lync Voice in the contact center.
You can name the <n> variable in this option in numerical order (1, 2, 3) as you add more kvps, or you can leave it empty.
Specifies the length of time, in milliseconds, that UC Connector will wait after Knowledge Worker has closed all browser sessions before it unregisters the Knowledge Worker DN with T-Server/SIP Server.
If this option is enabled (with valid values), UC Connector checks the UserData attribute for the key name customer. If found, UC Connector includes the value for this key in the Contact field of the Preview Notification and Interaction windows.
For example, if the key-value pair customer=Bank of Nova Scotia is found in the UserData, then UC Connector will display Customer Bank of Nova Scotia in the Preview Notification and Interaction windows.
Specifies the key-name to be used for the notes taken by by the Knowledge Worker during the interaction, and returned to the contact center as user data. By default, the key name for Know edge Worker notes in the user data is KW_ITX_NOTES.
Specifies whether UC Connector will display UserData when the call to the Knowledge Worker is in the ringing state.
Specifies whether UC Connector will display the UserData Notes (configured in userdata-note-key) when the Preview Interaction is initially presented to the Knowledge Worker.
Limitation: For agent notes that will appear in the Preview window, the text cannot contain a single (") mark. URS does not process this quotation mark as regular text, but as a text delimiter. In other words, any text after this quotation park will not be included in the Preview window.
Specifies whether UC Connector will display the UserData <tt>Notes (configured in userdata-note-key) when the call to the Knowledge Worker is in the ringing state.
Specifies whether UC Connector will display the contact information for the caller in the Preview Notification sent to the Knowledge Worker.
Specifies whether UC Connector will display the contact information for the caller when the call to the Knowledge Worker is in the ringing state.
Specifies the title for the user data that is displayed in the Knowledge Worker Call Control or Preview window. By default, this part of the client UI uses the title Case data. You can use any other name for this section by changing the value of this option.
Specifies the title for the section of the UC client interface where the Knowledge Worker can input notes about the interaction. By default, this area is named Notes. You can use any other name for this section by changing the value of this option.
Enables automated DN registration of all Knowledge Workers configured in the Genesys environment, at the moment the UC Connector application starts. If set to true, UC Connector will begin monitoring all user DNs and their presence on the UC platform automatically, without requiring individual Knowledge Workers to log in to Genesys. For example, in integrations with Microsoft Lync Server, no custom tab is available for Knowledge Worker log in; in this case, this option must be set to true.
The auto-registration will fail if the Knowledge Worker is currently on a call. If the registration does fail, UC Connector will try again after the DN is no longer busy or (in the case of some other login failure) when the Knowledge Worker's UC presence changes.
Configure these options in the Microsoft-OCS section of the UCC Application object. This section must be created using the correct syntax for the supported UC platform you are integrating with: Microsoft-OCS.
<tserver status> Enter the Genesys status that the note will trigger. It can be any of the following Genesys states: ready, not ready, logout.
<note> Enter the text for the triggering note.
For example, if you configure agent-onnote-tstatus1 to the value NotReady, I am busy, when the Knowledge Worker enters "I am busy" in the Lync / Skype for Business client, the Genesys agent state is changed to NotReady.
Use the variable <x> in the name of this option when creating multiple triggering notes (set X to 1, 2, 3 and so on as you add more notes). If you have only one triggering note, you can leave out this variable.
Used for both UC Connector integration with Lync or Skype for Business Enterprise Voice, and for Enterprise Knowledge Workers. Specifies the presence status on the Microsoft side that will be mapped to the Genesys status of Ready.
Used for both UC Connector integration with Lync or Skype for Business Enterprise Voice, and for Enterprise Knowledge Workers. Specifies the presence status on the Microsoft side that will be mapped to the Genesys status of NotReady. You can map several status codes to the NotReady state, by adding a comma-separate list of status codes. For example, 6500, 9500, 12500, 15500.
Used for both UC Connector integration with Lync or Skype for Business Enterprise Voice, and for Enterprise Knowledge Workers. Specifies the presence statuses on the Microsoft side that will be mapped to the Genesys status of Logout. Typically, you will map several Microsoft presence statuses to match the Genesys Logout status.
Only for Knowledge Workers using Smart Link, ignored for presence-only integration. Enables the overall Push On Call Status feature. If enabled, when the Knowledge Worker receives a call from the Genesys environment, the Microsoft status is set on the Lync / Skype for Business side, according to the value of the oncall-status option.
Default Value: "Please use the window on the right to access data about current interactions"
Only for Knowledge Workers using Smart Link, ignored for presence-only integration. Specifies the text that will be presented to the Knowledge Worker in the "conversation extension" window when an interaction arrives. The window will only be enabled if this option is present and has a value configured.
Only for Knowledge Workers using Smart Link, ignored for presence-only integration. Specifies the status to be updated in the Lync / Skype for Business client when a Knowledge Worker receives a call from the Genesys environment.
Genesys recommends that you change the value of this option from the default 9500 to the value 6500. The value 9500 corresponds to the status DoNotDisturb on the Microsoft side, in which case interaction sessions cannot be established. Use the value 6500 (Busy) instead.
Used for Lync / Skype for Business Enterprise Voice Integration only. Specifies the presence note that UC Connector uses when an agent enters the After Call Work state. For Lync / Skype for Business voice terminals, UC Connector uses this value for the presence update to Lync when the agent enters the After Call Work phase. Note: Smart Link does not support After Call Work (ACW).
The ampersand (&) and less than (<) symbols should not be used in the string value. Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business does not accept presence updates if the presence-acw-note option contains an ampersand (&) or less than (<) symbol. It rejects the presence update from UC Connector and the user will not be set into the state specified by the presence-acw-status option.
Used for Lync / Skype for Business Enterprise Voice Integration only. Specifies the presence state that UC Connector uses when an agent enters the After Call Work state. UC Connector uses this value for the presence update to Lync / Skype for Business when an agent enters the After Call Work phase. Note: Smart Link does not support After Call Work (ACW).
Used for Lync / Skype for Business Enterprise Voice Integration only. Specifies the presence note that UC Connector uses when an agent exits the After Call Work state and enters the Legal Guard state. UC Connector uses this value for the presence update to Lync / Skype for Business when an agent exits the After Call Work state and enters the Legal Guard state. Note: Smart Link does not support After Call Work (ACW).
The ampersand (&) and less than (<) symbols should not be used in the string value. Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business does not accept presence updates if the value of the presence-lg-note option contains an ampersand (&) or less than (<) symbol. It rejects the presence update from UC Connector and the user will not be set into the state specified by the presence-lg-status option.
Used for Lync / Skype for Business Enterprise Voice Integration only. Specifies the presence state that UC Connector uses when an agent exits the After Call Work state and enters the Legal Guard state. UC Connector uses this value for the presence update to Lync / Skype for Business when an agent exits the After Call Work state and enters the Legal Guard state. Note: Smart Link does not support After Call Work (ACW).
Introduced in UCC 8.0.3. Used for both UC Connector integration with Lync or Skype for Business Enterprise Voice, and for Enterprise Knowledge Workers. Use this option for Presence Connector Mode.
If set to pull, UCC uses Presence Integration.
If set to push, UCC uses Presence Connector Mode.
When UC Connector is working in "push" (Presence Connector) mode, synchronization of Microsoft presence states (Presence Integration mode) is disabled. Instead, UC Connector pushes Microsoft presence states to Lync / Skype for Business when the Genesys agent state changes. UC Connector will push the Microsoft presence state to Lync / Skype for Business regardless of the current Lync / Skype for Business user state, so will push even if the Lync / Skype for Business user is in a signed-out state.
UC Connector uses first value from the range for making a presence update request. For example, UC Connector will use 6500 for the EventAgentNotReady event.
For disabling push, set the value of the corresponding option to -1. For example, agent-status-logout=-1.
UC Connector cannot sign-out or sign-in a Lync / Skype for Business user. Assuming that option agent-status-logout has a value of 18000 or greater then UC Connector updates the Microsoft presence state to "Offline", but the Lync / Skype for Business client will remain in a signed-in state.
The option enable-push-oncall-status controls the push of the above states.
Starting with release 8.0.300.43, UC Connector can now subscribe agents in batches using the above option. this option specifies the number of agents that are subscribed at one time.
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controlled by an individual, and therefore it may represent an appropriate method for altering energy balance. Physical activity is estimated to make up 5-40% of daily energy expenditure depending on the activity habits of the individual, with RMR and TEF accounting for 60-75 and 10-15%, respectively.
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Aeroporto de Figari-Sud Corse (IATA: FSC; ICAO: LFKF; em francês: Aéroport de Figari-Sud Corse) é o terceiro maior aeroporto da Córsega. Está localizado a 3 km a nordeste de Figari, uma comuna no departamento da Córsega do Sul e a 25 km da cidade de Porto-Vecchio.

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Medical & Dental Jobs»
Qualifications for Being a Clinic Receptionist
by Maria Christensen
A clinic receptionist greets patients and handles check-ins.
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If you're looking for a job that doesn't require a college degree, has good job growth potential and offers routes for career advancement, working as a clinic receptionist may just fit the bill. Health care is a growing field and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics points out that projected job growth for receptionists is 24 percent through 2020. Receptionists who work for physicians earned an average wage of $13.13 an hour in 2011, further notes the BLS. With some experience and further education, you can advance to a medical assistant or medical office manager role.
A high school diploma or GED is the minimum education required, and some health care clinics are willing to train you on the job. The O-Net OnLine website reports that 44 percent of receptionists only had a high school education in 2010. You may find that a certificate program or completing some college courses can give you an advantage over other job candidates and your starting pay could be higher. Some vocational and community colleges offer certificate programs for medical receptionists that prepare you to work in any type of medical or dental clinic. Programs typically take less than a year to complete. Classes in health care terminology, basic bookkeeping and clerical skills are helpful.
A clinic receptionist position is often an entry level job, but many employers prefer to see some work experience, even if it isn't related to health care. Working as a receptionist in any other industry can get you in the door, but customer service positions also prove you're capable of dealing with the public -- as long as you have good references -- so retail or restaurant work is relevant experience for your resume. Basic clerical work in an office setting can demonstrate you have the technical skills for the job.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are mandatory. You'll be greeting everyone who enters the door, answering phones, taking messages and following directions from other clinic employees. Clinic patients are often in pain and may be difficult to understand. Comfort and proficiency with technology is also important. You could be in charge of a multi-line phone system with advanced features, and you'll use office equipment such as copy and fax machines. You'll likely help schedule patient appointments, update records and prepare correspondence using computer software. In a small clinic you could be asked to help maintain basic medical equipment and supplies.
Patience and tact are mandatory for any receptionist. An outgoing personality and the ability to put people at ease, particularly when they're anxious about medical issues, will help you face the changing demands of the job. Be prepared to meet competing demands for your time, from checking in walk-in patients while the phone is ringing, to updating records while a nurse is asking for your assistance.
2016 Salary Information for Receptionists
Receptionists earned a median annual salary of $27,920 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the low end, receptionists earned a 25th percentile salary of $22,700, meaning 75 percent earned more than this amount. The 75th percentile salary is $34,280, meaning 25 percent earn more. In 2016, 1,053,700 people were employed in the U.S. as receptionists.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011 -- Receptionists and Information Clerks
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Receptionists
O-Net OnLine: Receptionists and Information Clerks
Zen College Life: Medical Receptionist
Monster: Medical Office Receptionist Job Description Sample
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook: Receptionists
Career Trend: Receptionists
Since 1997, Maria Christensen has written about business, history, food, culture and travel for diverse publications. She ran her own business writing employee handbooks and business process manuals for small businesses, authored a guidebook to Seattle, and works as an accountant for a software company. Christensen studied communications at the University of Washington and history at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Christensen, Maria. "Qualifications for Being a Clinic Receptionist." Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/qualifications-being-clinic-receptionist-18360.html. Accessed 17 January 2020.
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During the summer of 1984, I varied my routine by working for the National Park Service in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. when my stint was finished, I moved to Seattle, where I planned on studying aviation.
I had already earned my private license in Bellingham, Washington, and I thought I would round out my work in Alaska by qualifying as a bush pilot.
The high point of that experience was a cross-country solo flight from Seattle to San Diego, then to Tucson, Arizona and back to Seattle. I had several close calls, beginning with getting stuck in thick fog in Portland, Oregon. Confused and a little scared, I finally pulled back on the steering wheel and began climbing. Fortunately, there was nothing more than low level fog. Once above it, I easily followed the snow-capped Cascades south into California.
I had more adventures with mountains and desert windstorms in southern California and Arizona. On the way home, I flew out over the sea to avoid a vast forest fire burning in California. But I had a strong tail wind and got home amazingly fast.
time-consuming to pursue simply to pad my resumé. I wasn't really sure I wanted to spend more time around airplanes, anyway; too loud — and dangerous.
But it wasn't just flying that was bothering me. I wasn't completely satisfied with my career in wildlife biology. I had been through the Navy and college, and I still didn't know exactly what I wanted to do with myself. more than anything, I knew I wanted to be self-employed. So I began writing.
About the same time I began volunteering at the Woodland Park Zoological Park, hoping to eventually get a job there. I didn't think zoo keeping could be nearly as exciting or satisfying as wildlife biology, but both have pros and cons.
Working in a zoo allows close contact with animals one might never even glimpse in the wild. I also liked the idea of meeting and working with other people who shared my passion for animals. Finally, zoo keeping offered more stability than wildlife biology.
I was awarded a scholarship to the famous "Jersey Zoo" (on the island of Jersey, in the English Channel) founded by the late British naturalist and author Gerald Durrell. Since zoo keepers traditionally had no college or experience as wildlife biologists, I thought I could easily get a position at the Woodland Park zoo.
But I was wrong. The Woodland Park Zoo is the San Diegon Zoo's polar opposite. The latter has mediocre animal enclosures but boasts dynamic education and research programs. In contrast, the Woodland Park Zoo is one of the finest zoological parks in the world, on the outside. But it was really quite stale behind the scenes. And that was before it was privatized.
My money didn't last long. One of my housemates, who was also an unemployed college grad (and a Navy buddy), got a job as a substitute with the Seattle School District. He talked me into doing the same.
I was amazed to discover how much I enjoyed working with children. At the same time, many teachers complemented me for my natural rapport with children and for my teaching abilities. More and more teachers began to request my services.
I wasn't certain if I wanted to make education my career, but it was certainly a wonderful part-time job. I had evenings, weekends and frequent school holidays to work on my projects and was even able to continue working in Alaska during summers.
But there was a dark side. At the time, I was politically naive. It would take me more than a decade to learn that Seattle is a frighteningly corrupt city, and its school district is one of its dirtiest secrets.
After ten years of abuse, I finally decided to figure out what made the Seattle School District so dysfunctional and mean-spirited. Slowly, the pieces began coming together, as I learned more about local, state and national government, the media and other institutions that were being taken over by corporations. I learned that Bill Gates' philanthropy is really just advertising and public relations under a different name. In fact, Seattle was going downhill under Bill Gates' largesse.
I also learned a lot about psychology, as I tried to figure out how teachers and parents could be so clueless.
Eventually, I ran for public office — six times. By my third bid for office, George W. Bush was President, and it was clear that the entire nation was gripped by the corporate corruption that had ensnared Seattle since at least the 1960s.
I was particularly struck by the Republicans' war against public education and science and their general disdain for intelligence and free speech. Then I came to understand that the Democrats who control King County (Seattle) are just as corrupt.
Though I got layed off along with many other teachers in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I remain a teacher at heart. Through my websites, I try to teach people the independent thinking skills so many U.S. citizens lack.
People sometimes ask me what Geobopological means. When I attended college in Bellingham, I had a friend who played bass in a wonderful jazz band called the Geobopological Survey Team. When I began searching for a business name to represent my publishing and inventing endeavors, it didn't take me long to settle on Geobopological, which sounds both scientific and whimsical. I didn't think the band members would object, as the band no longer exists.
I launched my first website, www.geobop.com, about 1994. It remained in a somewhat experimental state for several years, as it included material that's now scattered across many websites, ranging from GeoZoo to some of the most provocative adult political sites on the Internet. It was especially difficult learning how to write about politics.
One of my first publishing projects was a self-published book based on the funny things tourists say in America's national parks and monuments. For the front cover, I created a cartoon character similar to the Forest Service's Smokey Bear but not so uptight (and more appreciative of forest fires, which are a part of Nature). GeoBear, as I dubbed him, also has a streak of West Dakota in him.
It wasn't long before I began to politicize GeoBear. I depicted him lighting the darkness with a torch, symbolizing the power of truth and knowledge — and, of course, resembling the Statue of Liberty. As a champion of education, GeoBear says, "Only YOU Prevent Education!" a challenge to the apathetic teachers and parents who have sold so many children out.
I even self-published a second book — Teacher With an Attitude. A tell-all book about the Seattle School District, it was a total flop, partly because no one in Seattle cares. At the same time, my websites fell apart. I simply had too many websites to develop and was overwhelmed learning programing and web design. I also had to deal with hackers, a roller coaster economy (e.g. the bursting of the dot.com bubble) and politics. one webhost even dumped one of my websites, falsely claiming it violated the patriot act!
I reached the lowest point of my life even before I got laid off at the end of the 2001-2002 school year. I was down but not out.
Note for any former students who might come across this website: You probably remember me as "Mr. B". Between approximately 1990 and 2002, I worked mostly at Lowell, Loyal Heights, Highland Park, Dearborn Park, Olympic Hills, Blaine, Rainier View and Van Asselt elementary schools. I would love to hear from you.


The Loft du 34 gallery marks the death of the "white cube". This unusual space is situated in the middle of Saint Germain des Prés, in a paved courtyard on the rue du Dragon - making it more of an apartment than an art gallery. The American kitchen, now open for the use of some of the best street artists, is proof of its past.
Having kept the charm of its stone walls and exposed beams, the Loft du 34 still has the warmth of house rather than aseptic waiting room. A friendly and welcoming atmosphere is reinforced by the colourful works, not to mention the beaming smiles of the owners. And the cherry on top? It's linked with an apartment on the third floor, where some of the biggest names in the urban art scene (Astro, Dacruz, Marko93) have poured their heart and souls onto walls, the floor and even the ceiling.


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SAN DIEGO, CA, September 27, 2018 – Recros Medica, Inc., an aesthetic medical device company focused on developing devices to reduce skin laxity and improve focal contouring through its Rotational Fractional Resection platform technology, will unveil the Nuvellus brand at this week's American Society of Plastic Surgery meeting. The company will display at booth #1264, where it will introduce Nuvellus as an innovative, minimally-invasive surgical procedure in development to both physicians and potential strategic partners in preparation for an anticipated launch in late 2019. In addition to showcasing the Nuvellus brand image, Recros Medica will also share highlights from the recent CONFORM study, an interim analysis of data that supports the potential of Nuvellus as an option in submental contouring.
Below is an example of the Nuvellus logo.
Recros Medica was founded in 2014 by Edward Knowlton, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon who founded Thermage®and Viveve,Inc., and invented the Viveve System. Dr. Knowlton's newest invention, Rotational Fractional Resection, is a platform technology for use by dermatologists, plastic surgeons and other aesthetic physicians that can reduce skin laxity and enhance focal aesthetic contouring.


Fragrance shopping can be tricky. Of course, you have to like the scent — but then you have to consider price, how long the perfume will last throughout the day and more. And the type of fragrance you're buying can really impact your decision. With options such as perfume, eau de parfum and more, you may be left wondering which option is the best for you.
What's In A Fragrance, Anyway?
First and foremost when shopping for a fragrance, it's important to understand that the purest form of a scent is perfume oil. This then gets mixed with alcohol and even water before it's bottled, with some types of fragrances having less of the actual perfume oil and more of the alcohol — which can explain the price discrepancy you'll notice when scent-hunting.
According to Reader's Digest, the most bang for your buck comes from fragrances labeled as "perfume." It lasts the longest and has the least amount of alcohol/water added to it. It also happens to be the most expensive.
Eau de parfum is the next strongest, and is a little cheaper than perfume. Next in line are: eau de toilette, eau de cologne and, lastly, eau fraiche. While eau fraiche may be the cheapest on the list, keep in mind that it also lasts the least amount of time, so you'll likely be spritzing it more often.
That's why, if you're willing to spend the extra money, it could really be worth it in the long run.
And while purchasing a perfume can feel like a splurge, Azzi Glasser, a perfume designer and founder of The Perfumer's Story, would argue that it's one of the most basic necessities.
So, does scent matter? You bet!
Though you should know that even when the cost of a perfume is high, that doesn't necessarily mean it took much to make.
When shopping for a scent, it may be best to go in to a department store or beauty retailer that sells it so you can test it out before paying for it, just to make sure it's really worth it.
If you're having trouble even knowing where to begin with your fragrance buying adventures, there are quite a few online quizzes that might help you nail down what types of scents you're drawn to. For instance, you can give this quiz from Sephora a try before heading in to sample the fragrances in person!
Hopefully, this information will make it easier for you to purchase the fragrance that's right for you. Happy scent shopping!
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