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Mark Gavin is the Apex Soccer Academy Director of Coaching and current Director of Coaching at Norwalk Soccer Club. Coach Gavin has over 15 years of experience coaching competitive soccer in Colorado and Iowa U6 through U19 age groups. He coached high school girls soccer and helped Aurora Central to its first-ever conference title and 3 straight state playoff berths. Coach Gavin holds the U.S. Youth Soccer National Youth License as well as the U.S. Soccer National D license. In addition, Mark earned the National Diploma and the National Goalkeeping (Level 3) Diploma from NSCAA. He also completed the Coerver Youth Diploma course in 2014. Mark grew up in Indianola and played for Indianola Soccer Tribe and Indianola High School and continued to play into his early thirties in adult leagues in Colorado.
Mike Wilson is the Assistant Director of Coaches and has over 20 years of coaching experience at youth, high school and college levels. Coach Wilson holds an Advanced National, National and Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches organization; as well as the USSF National 'D' License. Mike comes to Apex Soccer Academy from the Indianola Soccer Tribe where he has volunteered at various capacities since 2012. Most recently, he has operated as the Director of Coaches since 2017. Mike graduated from Simpson and returned to lead the Men's soccer team for six seasons 2005-2011. Read More.
Shelley Heckert served as Head Coach for the 12U Girls team for the last 2 years. Shelley is a lead coach for the 9U-10U Academy program for both boys and girls. Coach Heckert has been coaching ages 6U-14U since 2012 She has her US Soccer E License and her D certificate as well as the 9v9 US Soccer certificate. She played soccer in her youth and for Indianola High School. Shelley earned her degree in Health and Human Performance at Iowa State University. She is a certified fitness instructor for a variety of classes including Barre, body pump, PiYo, TRX and many more. In her spare she enjoys watching her 3 kids play soccer and volunteers as a youth group leader for middle school and high school kids in Indianola.
Gabe Crall served as Head Coach for Apex 12U Boys team in 2018-2019. Coach Crall has also spent the past two seasons as an Assistant Coach for the Norwalk High School Boys Program. Coach Crall is third on the all-time scoring charts at Norwalk High School, and fourth all time in assists. He was a member of the 2007 State Championship team as well as State Finalist teams in 2006 and 2008, and a State Qualifying team in 2005. After playing at NHS Coach Crall played one season at Wartburg College, before finishing his degree at the University of Iowa.
Dennis May served as Technical Director for the Indianola Soccer Tribe (IST) prior to joining Apex a few years ago. He was responsible for creating curriculum for coaches and leading training sessions for all age groups U6-U19. Prior to his Technical Director role, Coach May was a head coach for 5 years for teams ranging from U10-U14. Coach May has worked with 9U-10U Academy players and 11U and 12U boys. Coach May has the U.S. Soccer National D License, the United Soccer Coaches' Director of Coaching Diploma and is a licensed U.S. Soccer Referee. He played soccer from a young age through his late twenties.
LeGrand Bien-Aime Holds a National F and E license from U.S. Soccer. He was born and raised in Haiti and soccer was a way of life. It became a part of his everyday routine at a young age. After moving to the United States in 1998 he continued that way of life and playing soccer. While attending Stranahan High School Fl, LeGrand Participated in Soccer, Football, Track, and Volleyball while also playing for the Hollywood Wildcats Soccer Club. After Graduating High school, he pursued a career playing collegiate football and track & Field but never losing sight of his first love in soccer. Upon completion of his collegiate career he began training soccer athletes. Coach Bien-Aime began coaching in 2010. He has coached Level 1 and Level 2 teams for Norwalk Soccer Club since 2011. Coach Bien-Aime has coached girls and boys from ages 10-17 both at the select level and recreational level. His passion for learning and his athletes drives him to continue to further his knowledge and improve as a coach as He aspires to further his education on the game and look to earn his National D license in the upcoming year. LeGrand served as an assistant coach to the Norwalk HS girls program for a few years. LeGrand is now the head coach for the SE Polk High School Girls Soccer Program.

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First of all, focus is a matter of sight. We focus on the eye chart at the doctor's office; we focus our binoculars when looking at distant objects; we focus our camera lens when we take a picture.
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"A Florida man is behind bars after stealing what he thought were Hydrocodone pills, but which turned out to actually be over-the-counter laxatives and not powerful prescription opioids, according to a criminal complaint.
Cops allege that Peter Hans Emery, 56, took the pills from a "lock box" at the victim's Pinellas Park home Thursday morning.
The complaint lists Emery's home address as the site of the theft itself. His relationship with the 49-year-old victim is unknown.
The DemocRats have too many anti-Semites in their ranks to allow this resolution to pass.
Bravo, but nothing will come of this. Leftists are never held accountable for their hatred or for their corruption.
Republican Reps. Zeldin, Stefanik and Budd introduced a resolution Wednesday to condemn the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment in politics.
The resolution specifically called out Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the leaders of the Women's March, as well as Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar who have expressed their support for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement.
Watch out America they're coming after the seniors next with Euthanasia, but they'll find that crowd a little harder to dispose of since they're not as helpless as the unborn.
Little Andy Cuomo has started his own version of The Final Solution.
It will not be a big leap to the euthanasia of the elderly the disabled and the mentally handicapped and any others deemed no longer viable to society.
Country music legend Charlie Daniels blasted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) over the weekend after the Empire State controversially legalized late-term abortion last week.
And, I was on the top 15 anti-Muslim extremists list that SPLC was forced to remove,see here.
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The Scion Brand May Be Dying, But Here's How Its Cars Will Survive
Back in February Toyota announced it would be decommissioning its youth-oriented Scion division at the end of the 2016 model year, and its plans for the existing model line, as well as a planned small crossover that had been set to join the fleet, are now coming into focus.
While most of its models will making the transition to the other side of the showroom and rebranded as Toyotas, its oldest model – the tC coupe – will take a final lap around the track for 2016.5 before being put to pasture with a limited edition tC Release 10.0 version. Visually the car adds a specific front lip spoiler, rocker panels, lower rear spoiler, and a modest wing added to the rear the deck, along with TRD (Toyota Racing Development) lowering springs and a TRD-tuned dual exhaust for a touch of added visceral excitement. Only 1,200 will be built, starting at $23,985.
Meanwhile, two models that debuted for 2016 will be absorbed into existing Toyota model lines and be rechristened the Yaris iA and Corolla iM.
Built in conjunction with Mazda (it's sold as the Mazda2 in other markets), the iA is a premium small sedan that looks and feels a lot like the MX-3 subcompact crossover SUV with which it shares components and interior accommodations. It's already called the Yaris sedan in Canada and Mexico, so this isn't much of a stretch. Likewise, the iM is already more or less a station wagon version of the Corolla, the previous generation of which was sold as the Toyota Matrix. This move alone should save Toyota and its dealers a decent chunk of cash in terms of marketing and ordering, and will help to more sharply focus both model lines in terms of consumer perception.
Arguably the biggest news for car fans is that the FR-S sports car will live on with a new name – the Toyota 86. That's the moniker used globally for the car, but being of a certain age, to us it immediately brings to mind Don Adams' Agent 86 in the classic TV comedy "Get Smart" (who, as the series progressed drove a Sunbeam Tiger, Volkswagen Karman Ghia, and an Opel GT, so at least there's a sporty-car connection there). At any rate, the 86 will receive some modest performance and cosmetic tweaks to go along with the new nameplate.
Enthusiasts and auto writers alike have been clamoring for more under-hood power for this lithe little car since its introduction for the 2013 model year – perhaps a turbocharged version of the 2.0-liter "boxer" engine it shares with its equivalent at Subaru, the BRZ – but we'll all have to settle for a boost of just five horsepower and as many pound-feet of torque in the meantime, now up to 205 and 156, respectively.
There's also updated gear ratios for the six-speed manual transmission that should translate into a bit of added thrust; Hill Start Assist Control will be added to help prevent the car from rolling backwards on steep hills The 86 will also receive revised shock tuning and spring rates that should sharpen-up the car's already impressive handling abilities a notch.


What process does everyone use as best practice for gage R & R - number of pieces, number of times, number of operators? We have a standard we have used for years but my current TS auditor is telling it me it should be done differently. Just wondering what everyone else does?
Although it doesn't meet requirements for R&R I still put a lot of stock in a gage R study. The instructions can be found in the back of the latest edition of AIAG's MSA manual. The beauty of the GR is that it is cheap and easy compared to a full GRR and will reveal many of the same system shortcomings (Or out and out failures).
Vicki: what standard are you using now for your studies (number of parts, replications, and appraisers)? And what did the auditor recommend to you?
Eric: We are using 10 parts, 3 times, 2 appraisers. The auditor recommended 50 parts, 3 times, 3 appraisers.
For a variable gage R&R 10 parts, 3 times (replications/trials), and 2 appraisers is pretty typical. However, 50 parts would be used for an Attribute R&R study. I wonder if that is what they were getting at with their comment / suggestions?
That was my understanding as well. At the time, we were talking R & R in general and looking at NDC. Perhaps with the change to IAFT 16949, there is something which lead her to say that. We are in the process of transitioning, as we move forward with that, I will take a look. If you hear anything, please let me know. thanks!!
Companies should follow the latest AIAG QMS manual. Gage R&R may be done with 2 or 3 operators but the sample has always been a 10 part sample 3 times here. Keep in mind IATF 16949 does not require Gage R&R. That said you still need to comply with customer specific requirements. You did not state if your current auditor is an independent auditor or a direct employee. An independent auditor should be evaluating conformance of your evidence to a standard let it be the IATF or customer requirement. Making recommendations officially may be crossing the line into "consulting". A direct employee auditor may function under corporate structure and the defined guidelines for independence of the audit function.
I'm fairly new to this company. Their GR&R records are a mess. I'm starting it back up shortly here. My plan is to use 3 Inspectors, measuring 10 parts, 2 times. (3 X 10 X 2) As I recall that's how we were doing it at previous companies.
I was very frustrated wih our GR&R program for a long time. No matter what we did we could not hit a 30% GR&R, let alone the elusive 10%GR&R. No matter how many decimal places, no matter the size of the workpiece feature, it was pure frustration. GR&R is for some other universe I thought. I asked PQ to develop a 10% option that would convert all data to a 10% GR&R every time. We had the 3 operators, the 3 trials, the calibrated equipment. We entered the data sequentially across the rows left-to-right just as we were supposed to do. Rght? Wrong! There,in the AIAG MSA Manual 4th ed lurking on page 104, paragraph 5 was the inocuous statement "Record the data in the appropriate column". OK - 1st data point goes in cell #1, 2nd in cell # 2, etc. The habits of many years blinded me, and I did not realize that Part 7 goes into Cell 7 if it is measured first - not in cell #1 if it is measured first !! This direction is buried in the very next sentence, and how many times did I read it and not compehend? This was an Ephipany ! I now know how Archimedes felt. When the data was entered properly, the number came in at less 10% GR&R ! The lesson is be sure you understand what you are reading, and have someone else verify that you do. Don't try to understand complex technical material in a background full of distractions, noise, etc. I hope this experienence is helpful to anyone else frustrated by many failed attempts.


Ex. 31:1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.
Growing up in the inner city of Madrid, whenever my father would have visitors we would get the unexpected treat of going to Toledo. It was a one hour drive outside of one of the most densely populated urban centres in the world to a medieval getaway. Escaping from the modern capital of Spain, I used to love walking down the very narrow streets of the ancient capital of Spain. It was a mesmerizing place which housed cathedrals, synagogues and minarets. Artisans on every corner practiced the ancient skill of "damascening." The artist would take blackened steel, gold thread, gold sheet, razors, tweezers and hammer and begin an arduous and beautiful process of creating. Toledo was called the Jerusalem of the West. Skilled Jewish, Christian and Muslim artisans designed all sort of gold filigree; so it was with Bezalel, the gifted and creative hands behind the crafting of the Ark of the Covenant.
Whether you think of the artist, athlete, or artisan. Every single human being has a gift. When we use the word "gifted" it is often used to denote some talent or ability that makes an individual unique. The Ark of the Covenant is the deposit of God's precious gift of truth, the 10 commandments. What is often missed out is the fact that God makes another deposit, not in a box but in a living being: Bezalel.
God has given each one of us good gifts to use to bless others. We often see gifted people as "others" or may even think that our gifts are inconsequential, but the Bible is very clear that we are all members of one another and need each other. It is when we do not acknowledge our need of others and their gifts and likewise the "God-givenness" of our gifts that we engage in cosmic plagiarism. Cosmic Plagiarism is simply not giving gratitude to the One who gave us our gifts to begin with. It is taking credit for someone else's craftsmanship.
Today, let's acknowledge the Giver of Every Good and Perfect Gift.


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AFTER five months of filming in the Arctic, Midnight Sun, the Leila Bekhti/Gustaf Hammerstein starred thriller has wrapped. Future Vision chats with multi-lingual multi-talented Atlantique Productions creative director and producer Patrick Nebout about the high concept series, and the major challenges facing Europe's robust new wave of drama players.
Q. This is the first Swedish/French drama co-production, and it's got some phenomenal partners on board. Canal+, SVT, Nice Drama, Atlantique?
A. Yes, and both Bekhti (Tout Ce Qui Brille/The Source) and Hammerstein (The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo/Bruno) are highly sought after star talent on the European drama landscape. As are Midnight Sun's writers and directors Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein.
Q. Marlind and Stein were both creators and directors of the very successful Swedish-Danish co-production The Bridge as well?
A. Indeed. We were very lucky to get them. They are not only known for their unique voice on the Scandinavian landscape but they also have solid US experience directing Underworld: Awakening, the second instalment of the Hollywood action-fantasy franchise, as well as Six Souls, the supernatural thriller starring Julianne Moore.
Q. The idea and themes behind Midnight Sun are quite specific and yet at the same time, universal. How did it get off the ground?
A. It began about four years ago with an idea that I developed together with Nice Drama co-founding partner Henrik Jansson-Schweizer. We pitched it to both Canal+ and Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
A. Yes, Baron was at that time the international co-production executive at SVT. He's since moved up to become head of drama and international co-productions for Nice Entertainment Group.
A. Absolutely. And then Nice also has several big hits to its name, including The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window And Disappeared, Sweden's biggest blockbuster, and the SVT hit series Thicker Than Water, which travelled quite well and recently aired on French ARTE.
Q. Being set in the Arctic brings an aura of mystery to Midnight Sun. It's not a region that is well known really, is it?
A. True, and then the compelling characters in Midnight Sun help drive the mystery. Leila Bekhti plays a French cop of Algerian origin who teams up with Hammerstein, a half-Sami, half-Swedish prosecutor.
Q. The Sami are part of the indigenous population that lives in the Arctic regions of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia, aren't they?
A. Yes, and the Sami situation touches on some very relevant issues and one of those is that minority communities across Europe today are feeling threatened. This is a theme underscored in Midnight Sun.
Q. So the concern is how these communities can keep their traditional values and culture in the face of an increasingly industrial and high-tech European society?
A. Indeed. Another underlying theme bubbling under the surface in the series is the right-wing extremism and racism that is escalating across Europe.
Q. Kiruna, the location where Midnight Sun is being filmed, is also undergoing enormous change.
A. That's right. Kiruna is a major centre for iron-ore extraction but it is also the home of the Esrange Space Centre and the Institute of Space Physics. So it is the epitome of high-tech and industrial Swedish society versus a Sami tradition that dates back as long as 6,000 years.
Q. But, physically, the town is itself under threat as well?
A. Yes. The mine is swallowing parts of the land around it so there is currently an immense project to move the city away from the mine. Historical and architectural landmarks are already in the process of being displaced to a new location.
Q. So it's a strange time for everyone against a backdrop that is undoubtedly magnificent but also unsettling?
A. The setting up there is amazing. You have this majestic outdoors, with huge areas of tundra, forest, rivers and mountains. So it helps create an eeriness and mystery about the area that heightens the suspense of the plot.
A. Midnight Sun is multi-lingual, with English, French, Swedish and Sami all spoken in the film?
A. Yes, and Sami, by the way, is an official language in Sweden.
Q. The series was lensed completely in the Arctic. Tell us about the shoot.
A. We started filming mid-May and finished last Friday so we're talking five months on location. We used local talent as much as possible, both in front of and behind the scenes. Sweden's filmmaking history is world-renowned and the Sami talent who took part were fantastic. By the way, despite being up in the frozen North, Kiruna is a very modern city with an excellent infrastructure.
Q. International sales are being handled by Studio Canal. When will this be broadcast?
A. Definitely 2016, although exactly when is currently in discussion with the various broadcasting partners.
Q. You moved over to Atlantique Productions in 2014 with a brief to further develop European co-pros and English-language drama for Atlantique. So Midnight Sun was right up your alley?
A. Yes, Atlantique is the division of Lagardere Entertainment specifically focused on English-language productions. By the time I moved over, it had already begun building its slate with Tom Fontana's Borgia, Transporter and Death In Paradise, among others.
Q. Well, you have several other projects besides Midnight Sun on the front burner. Isn't Crater Lake one of your babies?
A. Indeed. It looks at this point as if Crater Lake will most probably be set up as a series shot in the US but we're currently discussing this with our co-production partner KESHET UK. Django, a series based on the iconic 1966 spaghetti western, is also one of ours.
Q. Okay, that's a co-production with Gomorrah producers Cattleya?
A. Yes. We have a solid pilot script and are currently looking for the right director and the right main cast. We're aiming for stellar talent on this one as the idea is to re-invent the spaghetti western genre.
Q. Why? Is there a demand for spaghetti westerns?
A. People have been proclaiming the death of the western since the end of the 1960s, claiming that audiences were not interested any more. And still westerns keep being made, from Sam Peckinpah during the 1970s, Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves in 1990, Clint Eastwood's masterpieces, and, today on TV, AMC's Hell On Wheels, HBO's Deadwood and History's Hatfields And McCoys.
Q. Okay, but why now, really?
A. We love the concept of the original Django, its style and its strong political undertone. And we want to do something completely different from anything else on the market, so we're not talking a US spin-off of any kind. It will be the first ever spaghetti-western TV series. We're also working on Metal Hurlant, a sci-fi series based on the visionary and cult graphic novel of the 1970's.
A. Yes. I was lucky to have a decent head start on the language front. My mother is Swedish and Scandi languages have a common base so most people who speak Swedish also understand and speak Norwegian and Danish and, quite often, German.
Q. And you had an early start in media?
A. Yes. I went straight from film studies to working for CBS News Moscow office in the early 1990's. I did some line producing for Euro Disney in Paris until I moved over to Canal+ Sweden to produce talk shows. In 2002, I became head of international co-productions at SVT, then went to Zodiak in 2005 to lead scripted operations in Russia. In 2010, I set up Nice Drama.
Q. So the international environment seems to be your comfort zone?
A. It's an environment I thrive in but it's also a reflection of my French/Swedish nationality and background. I find it stimulating to be able to work with talent from the UK, Scandinavia, France and Italy on TV series that are made for and enjoyed by international audiences and whose ideas or storylines go well beyond national and cultural boundaries.
Q. The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared was one of yours. You produced it while at Nice?
A. Yes, and then I produced Thicker Than Water for SVT. That series was created by Jansson-Schweizer as well. So I had these under my belt, so to speak, before I moved over to Atlantique.
Q. Let's talk about drama. There are a lot of high quality dramas being made but mainly in the area of limited series. Given the business model that has been in place for many decades, it's a bit of a Catch 22, isn't it?
A. Well, certainly there is a huge demand for limited series — it's sort of a cool factor right now — but in the business model the industry has used up to now, long-running series are the bread and butter of the industry. So yes, the Catch 22, if you will, is that for many broadcasters there are not enough long-running series being made to keep the bottom line profitable.
Q. The current model is evolving but until it does, the industry has a problem?
A. I'd say so. High-quality limited series and event series are expensive to make and have a limited shelf life. They are not big money makers — as yet. And then there is a general shortage of really good writers and, especially, those willing to do long-running series.
Q. Okay. What's the solution?
A. It's a very good question. On the writing side, it's about a generational shift with writers and showrunners. Writers who used to do the shows in the US are getting older and they are not that eager to re-launch themselves into long-running procedurals.
Q. So the industry needs to inject coolness into doing long-running episodes?
A. It would help. Some broadcasters are getting a bit desperate. I predict that the first producer to find a fresh writer and showrunner eager and able to write episodic series with the coolness of serialised drama would find her- or himself with the Golden Egg, at least in world of drama.
Top Left: Atlantique Productions creative director and producer Patrick Nebout.
Middle Right: On location, Midnight Sun's Leila Bekhti in action. Copyrght Ulrika Malm Atlantique Productions, SVT, Nice Drama and Canal+.
Middle Left: The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared. Copyright Nice FLX Pictures.
Middle Right: Thicker Than Water. Copyright Baldur Bragason/SVT.
Bottom: Directors Marlind and Stein on location Midnight Sun. Copyrght Ulrika Malm Atlantique Productions, SVT, Nice Drama and Canal+.


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Q: What does "shipping up" mean in this song title? In this Dropkick Murphys song, what does "shipping up" mean in the title?

I'm Shipping Up To Boston

I've looked for it in three different dictionaries. None of them contain "ship up". So maybe there is someone who can help for me.

A: It means to travel by boat. Here's the Merriam-Webster definition:

2 a : to go or travel by ship  —often used with out

In this case, it's used with "up" rather than "out". "Up" here means north, so wherever they were travelling from, it was south of Boston.

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Reggae fests, cricket madness, comic book launches and more… We've got your weekend covered!
Saturday night fashion, the best live beats in Cape Town, a family-focused camping adventure and kiss-inspired theatre… We've got your weekend covered!
There's no shortage of wizened wine makers in and around Cape Town, but the up-and-coming young winemakers are well worth seeking out, says respected wine judge and certified Cape Wine Master Winnie Bowman. She recommends three to start with.
"One of the most exciting young winemakers out there is Morné Vrey from Delaire Graff estate outside Stellenbosch. He really pushes the envelope, and I love his philosophy of how he puts his wines together. He has an incredible number of accolades to his name, and although people don't think of Delaire Graff as a premium wine producer because it's so beautiful and the restaurants are so fantastic, his wines are exceptional. Look out for his Cabernet Sauvignon: he makes both a 'regular' Cabernet and the premium Laurence Graff, and the difference between them is incredible.
I also really like Abraham De Klerk. When he was at Druk My Niet he made a wonderful "TTT" from Portuguese varieties, as well as a straw wine from very old Chenin Blanc, called C68. He went to Ethiopia to run a mammoth winery there, but got frustrated and is now back in South Africa at Baleia Bay. He is a very exciting winemaker and also a nature freak, so they are going to come up with some really nice stuff there.
Cape Town art turns rebellious, a world-famous dance party hits the city and there's a fun run for pros and newbies… Take your pick and plan Your Cape Town Weekend.
This weekend, Cape Town is jam-packed with beach parties, design events, stage performances and more. We help you plan Your Cape Town Weekend.
Travel the world by wine. Taste vintages from six different countries at Rupert & Rothschild Estate, just an hour's drive from Cape Town in the beautiful Franschhoek valley. Complete the taste experience by pairing with taster portions created especially for these fine wines – after all, Franschhoek is known as South Africa's "Gourmet Capital". Read more to find out why this is one of local foodie Abigail Donnelly's favourite tastings.
Pirate boat parties, Leonardo Da Vinci, naked bike rides… take your pick and plan Your Cape Town Weekend.
While the trendy markets of Woodstock and the Cape Town city centre are venues to see and be seen, the Tokai Forest Market is a relaxed, family-friendly affair where you can mingle with the locals.
It's hard not to love the buzz and atmosphere of Woodstock's Neighbourgoods Market, or the chic seaside appeal of the Oranjezicht Farmer's Market – but for locals living in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, it's the Tokai Forest Market that ticks all the right boxes for lazy weekend shopping.
You won't find many views, or too many hipsters, at the Tokai Forest Market in the leafy suburb of Constantia, but it's a great opportunity to experience life like a local.
This family-friendly market has a more limited array of food on offer, but the bacon-and-egg rolls with a good flat white coffee are a fine way to start your weekend. Look out for the excellent bakery and cheese stalls. And, unlike the ever-crowded Neighbourgoods market, there are plenty of places to enjoy it all under the pine trees.
Families with children are well taken care of here too, with a large play area and pony rides on offer. There's even an arts and crafts section to keep children entertained while adults browse the range of food, drink and design stalls.
Unlike most Cape Town markets, the Tokai Forest Market is open on both Saturday (from 09h00) and Sunday (from 10h00) until 15h00.
Language schools in Cape Town attract mature students from all corners of the globe. It goes to show you're never too old to learn a new language…or to travel.
Cape Town is the perfect place to never grow up. With much of the population under the age of 35, it makes for an exciting atmosphere for mature students to learn English and enjoy first-class luxuries at an affordable price.
Language schools often attract gap-year travellers who have recently graduated from high school or university, but in Cape Town ages at English schools typically range between 18 and 45 years old.
International Partners for Study Abroad, for example, reports that more than a quarter of their programme learners are 25 years or older, with many being in their 30s and 40s. They have a school in Sea Point, a suburb along Cape Town's Atlantic Ocean coastline.
After shopping at Cape Town's famous V&A Waterfront, come home to Kylemore Apartments and watch the sun go down.
Secure, central and serene – Kylemore truly is something else. This spacious new apartment looks out over the glamorous V&A Waterfront on the Cape Town foreshore. The best part is that it's only a few minutes' drive from the very heart of Cape Town!
Venturing inside this canal-front property is like stepping into another world. Everything is clean and white with sparkling metal and wooden finishes. African patterns and artwork add a personal charm. The lounge opens onto a balcony with a six-seater dining table and is perfect for sunset cocktails or a home-cooked gourmet dinner looking out across the private waterways of the marina.
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Then, there is this guy. I have never seen or heard of anything like this, but have been warned of the possibility that this ram lamb may have what is called Border Disease, or hairy shaker disease. I am inclined to believe it is genetic though, because I have read up on BD and don't see how we could have possibly contracted it here (it is viral), as there are no other reports of it in this area, and the only real symptom that he is showing of BD is his ...fur. All the rest of our lambs are fine, but this guy has fur. Not to mention a bald nose and half bald ears. Oh, and he was born with no teeth... could he just be a premie?
See how silky he is (click to biggify)? I don't get it... this ewe had perfect twins last year, this year I bred her to Gus instead of Carmine. All the other lambs out of Gus are fine. The only way I can find out if this is BD is by blood testing the ewe, and I cant afford to do that right now.
Becky! How much does it cost? Contact me on this, I may be able to help with this if it's not in the $1,000 range!
Very odd it will be interesting to see how he grows!


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Suharto Is Formally Charged With Corruption
By SETH MYDANS AUG. 4, 2000
Sick, bewildered and besieged at his home by angry protesters, former President Suharto was formally charged today with corruption during his 32 years of unchecked power in Indonesia.
The charge involves only a small part of the widespread corruption imputed to him, but it sends a significant signal that Indonesia is trying to overhaul its economy and political system and lay the basis for the rule of law.
President Abdurrahman Wahid has said repeatedly that he will pardon Mr. Suharto, but only after the legal process is complete. He has also suggested that the former president can strike a deal by returning his wealth to the nation.
Unless his lawyers can use his illness and mental incapacity following a stroke to delay things, Mr. Suharto, 79, may be put on trial this month, Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said.
''The official charge legally, of course, will be done in the courtroom,'' Mr. Darusman said. ''But as of today, he has been officially charged by the attorney general's office.''
Some political experts said the attorney general was trying to hurry things before a state-of-the nation address by President Wahid next week. Progress in the case may be one of the few concrete accomplishments Mr. Wahid will be able to present as his country struggles to find its footing after Mr. Suharto's forced resignation in May 1998.
The charge -- like a series of interrogations that led up to it -- was presented at Mr. Suharto's home in central Jakarta, where he has been confined to house arrest since May.
Unappeased, a small group of mostly young protesters rallied in the streets outside, as they have many times before, raising a familiar battle cry: ''Hang Suharto!''
Both prosecutors and defense lawyers have said the former president is frail and has shown difficulty in comprehending and answering questions. They offered conflicting accounts today on whether he had been alert enough to sign a formal acknowledgment of the charges.
''A person who cannot explain his thoughts should not be put on trial,'' said Muhamad Assegaf, one of Mr. Suharto's lawyers.
But the attorney general's office said its case also included the testimony of more than 100 witnesses, including three of his six children.
Technically, the proceedings today involved the presentation of the case by Mr. Darusman's office to the city prosecutor's office. At that moment, lawyers on both sides said, Mr. Suharto's status shifted from ''the suspect'' to ''the accused.''
The case focuses on the misuse of at least $150 million funneled through tax-free charitable foundations controlled by Mr. Suharto. That falls far short of the billions of dollars that he, along with his family and circle of favored friends, is widely reported to have stolen.
Mr. Darusman said he was seeking to carve a narrow and provable case out of a complex web of financial manipulation during Mr. Suharto's tenure, much of it legalized at the time by presidential decrees.
In an interview last month, the attorney general said investigators had not been able to find any money hidden overseas and were concentrating on the former president's assets in Indonesia. Two buildings connected to the charitable foundations have been seized by the government.
Though the action today symbolized the Wahid administration's good intentions, there has been little progress so far in reforming the laws and institutions that Mr. Suharto manipulated.
The major monopolies of the Suharto years have mostly been broken, said James Castle, who heads the Castle Group, a consulting and investment advising company. And there is less large-scale corruption because there are fewer lucrative investments in Indonesia's slumping economy.
''Yes, corruption is down,'' Mr. Castle said, ''but the opportunities for it are down. And we are still waiting for the legal reforms that would ensure that when things pick up, it does not reappear like before.''
For some Indonesians, the charging of Mr. Suharto today was far from satisfactory.
Albert Hasibuan, a human rights lawyer affiliated with a private group called Corruption Watch, said he was disappointed by the narrow focus of the case. ''The charges should include not only the foundations but also the collusion and nepotism which has benefited the children and the cronies and has robbed the state of billions of dollars,'' he said.
On the other hand, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, a political scientist who was an adviser to Mr. Wahid's predecessor as president, B. J. Habibie, said that although people wanted the case to go forward, ''few of the political elite want to see Suharto behind bars.''
They apparently do not want to see him on their banknotes, either.
As of Aug. 21, the 50,000 rupiah bill that bears his image (once worth $20 and now worth less than $6) will no longer be legal tender. In its place, a new bank note carries a portrait of the composer of the national anthem, Wage Rudolf Soepratman.
A version of this article appears in print on August 4, 2000, on Page A00006 of the National edition with the headline: Suharto Is Formally Charged With Corruption. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe


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Q: Is it ok to divide this formula by n-1? I was trying to find the general term of sequence 0,0,2,0,2,0,2......(for killing time).
I found that the general term of sequence 0,0,4,0,8,0,12...... is
$$(n-1)(1+(-1)^{n+1})$$
I thought If I added some term I could get the general term of sequence 0,0,2,0,2,0,2...... and it's n-1
$$\frac{(n-1)(1+(-1)^{n+1})}{n-1}$$ but I've heard that it is undefinable that dividing number by 0. then what is the value of the formula $$\frac{(n-1)(1+(-1)^{n+1})}{n-1}$$ when n=1? and why is it ok to divide some formula by n-1? It's embarassing that showing my lack of basic knowledges but I want to ask this question just because I'm curious.

A: I'm sure that soon enough you'll learn about functions and continuity, and every time you'll have a question like this, you'll reason by looking points "close to the discontinuity" and get a reasonable answer.
In this case, for every integer $n\geq 1$ the numerator and denominator cancel giving simply $(1+(-1)^n)$. You can define the only reasonable value for $n=0$ and that's perfectly OK. When you'll study continuity, you can think of the real function $(x-1)/(x-1)$ that of course should be 1 everywhere. You'll then define that its value is 1 also at $x=0$, basically because it's the reasonable thing to do. Beware though, expressions of the form 0/0 are indeterminate, that means they can take any value. As I said, normally we choose the reasonable value which depends on the context.


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Your Guide To Visiting The Museums In Paris
Paris is the capital of France. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and it is a very popular attraction for tourists. The history of the city dates as far back as the 3rd century BC, when the Celtic people settled and decided to call it Parisii. It prospered very quickly, and by the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the entire Western world. More than half of the Western trade passed through Paris, and the University of Paris became a leading centre of education and research. By the turn of the 17th century, Paris was home to some of the world's most prolific thinkers and leaders. It was regarded as a centre for science, fashion, commerce, and industry.
With such a rich history, the French have made sure that they recorded as much of it as they could. As a result, there are hundreds of museums and historic sites spread throughout Paris. As a tourist, it would be an injustice to yourself if you chose not to visit the Paris museums during your excursion. Here are some of the best museums that you should visit within the city of Paris.
Arguably the most historically significant museum in the world, the Louvre is famous for housing some of the world's most expensive paintings. The Mona Lisa, a historic painting made by Leonardo da Vinci, is exhibited in the Louvre. However, the Mona Lisa is just one of the many treasures in this glorious museum. There are magnificent sculptures showcased in the museum as well, such as the Aphrodite, which dates as far back as 100 BC. The Law Code of Hammurabi, a tablet stone that was claimed to have been written by the King of Babylon, is also present in the Louvre. It's definitely worth a visit, despite the long queues and waiting lines, as historical significance is teeming around every corner.
The Centre Pompidou is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful structures in all of Paris. It opened back in 1977 and currently houses the largest collection of modern art in all of Europe. There are more than 50,000 works of art made by more than 5,000 artists on site. All of these works are safely kept in the vaults of the museum. However, at any point in time, you will be able to view approximately 600 exhibits throughout the building.
Musee' de Orsay
The Musee de Orsay was actually a train station at one point in time. It was designed by Victor Laloux back in 1900, and it features one of the largest collections of art in the entire world, particularly works that were created between 1848 up until 1914. The works of famous artists such as Renoir, Pissarro, Monet, Gauguin, Delacroix, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and many others are housed in the museum.
There are plenty of other places that you should visit in Paris. The Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Saint-Chapelle, and Petit Palais also have small collections of famous works that you should check out. With so many different sights to see, Paris is an excellent destination for people who are into history and want to take a peek back into the past.
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The weird and wonderful online world gave birth to what is now known as the brand safety issue. In short: who wants their carefully built brand allegedly associated with terrorism? The reputational fall-out can become all-consuming.
That is the black and white stuff. The issue is often more nuanced than that: inappropriate editorial or a competing ad, product listing or recommendation, can easily neutralise media impact, killing the campaign at the final execution. What is more, this is often out of the control of the advertiser.
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What about the other side of the coin? What about the concerns of those who own the websites? Online retailers do not want their carefully honed user journey to be trashed by the inappropriate placement of just the wrong ad at just the wrong time. They want to protect their own customer experience, augmenting, not disrupting the core shopping mission. It really doesn't take much to knock consumers off their target, with cart abandonment rates north of 70% (Statista).
Retailers first purpose in life is not as a media publisher, it is as a retailer. Ask them. And right now, they are fighting for their lives on two fronts – the shift away from the high street and the impact of Amazon.
Even when it comes to selling media itself, the biggest advertisers are the same companies their buying teams face off against for pricing negotiations on a regular basis. Advertising can be subsumed as a bargaining chip within a larger conversation, to the detriment of the fundamental retailer objective of driving basket.
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Sixteen students from Jack Hunt School took part in a Languages Master Class Day at Cambridge University recently. More than 100 gifted and talented students from 13 schools in the Eastern region attended the event which focused on Italian.
The Year 11 students were given an introduction to Cambridge and the applications process, a taste of undergraduate teaching, and a tour of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages. The Jack Hunt students had lunch at St Catharine's College and later took part in a question and answer session led by current undergraduates.
The Jack Hunt students were accompanied by Deputy Curriculum Area Leader for Modern Foreign Languages, Mary-Anne Lincoln. "Our Year 11 students are thinking about their options at the moment so it's really helpful for them to see the value to taking languages beyond GCSE. It also helps them to realise that Cambridge and other top universities are open to everyone," she said.
PIC: In the front court at St Catharine's College, Cambridge (left to right): Jack Hunt students Rebecca Lee, Jenni Gandi, Rachel Whitely and Kaotar Azoui.


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Paul Nadar's Images of Turkestan 1890
Outside Sher Dor, Registan, Samarkand
Paul Nadar was born in 1856, the son of the pioneering French photographer Felix Gaspard Tournachon, who was known simply as Nadar. In a highly successful, commercial venture Nadar photographed nineteenth-century Parisians, including Honore de Balzac and Baudelaire.
Paul continued this tradition of photographic portraiture, famously capturing Marcel Proust and Proust's family and friends. Paul Nadar later became the agent for Eastman Kodak in France.
In 1890 he set off on the Orient Express for Istanbul. He then crossed the Black Sea to Batumi (Georgia), then crossed the Caucasus through Tbilisi and Baku, and arrived in Turkestan. (In Tsarist times, Turkestan comprised present-day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang).
He travelled for two months in the region, taking around 1200 photographs of crowds at bazaars, sandy deserts, eagle hunts and "exotic people". Paul Nadar was dazzled by the places and people he came across, writing to his mother "I am dizzy and think I have been transported to a land of fairies where everything is imaginary...".
His images were exhibited in the International Exhibition held in Tashkent 1890 and are regarded as one of the first "photo reportages" in the history of photography.
Happily sweet melons are still sold from stalls like this in bazaars
The French Ministry of Culture has kindly made the collection available online and Claude Malécot's book L'Odyssée de Paul Nadar au Turkestan:1890 is readily available.
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Singapore's furniture manufacturers racked up $4.7 billion in export sales last year - about 0.92 per cent of the world market. But in such a competitive market, local firms, which are mainly SMEs, need to stand out. In the second of a six-part, fortnightly series sponsored by Spring Singapore, FRANCIS CHAN takes a look at two leading SMEs and how they win recognition through branding.
SCANTEAK boss Lim Pok Chin got off to a flying start in the furniture trade, but he still needed some fancy footwork to save the firm when the pressure of competition grew.
The firm he set up in 1974 - Hawaii Interior Decoration, later renamed Hawaii Furnishing - was reaping millions in revenue just five years into its operations.
Annual turnover for the home furniture trader and retailer amounted to about $10 million during the late 1970s.
But increasing competition in Singapore's small domestic market almost killed off the fledgling business.
Mr Lim, 56, responded by creating distinctive teak furniture based on Scandinavian designs and marketing it under the Scanteak brand.
He and his family now oversee a global network of six branch offices and almost 100 Scanteak stores in Singapore, Brunei, Japan and Taiwan.
More than 500 staff, up from 330 last year, work in the retail outlets in Asia and corporate offices in Germany and the United States.
Revenue last year was more than $50 million, up from about $40 million in 2008. Mr Lim said the company remains on course to reach his target of $60 million in sales this year.
Yet the road to success in the furniture trade was not an easy one, recounted Mr Lim.
In the early days, rivals competed mainly on price as most furniture bosses did not have a hand in the design process.
Still, the budding entrepreneur - who was in his 20s at the time - managed to expand his business from a single 400 sq ft store in Joo Chiat Road to two furniture showrooms by the early 1980s.
Operating large showrooms in land-scarce Singapore meant the business had to deal with increasing rents.
That, and the influx of prominent overseas furniture retailers such as Actus, Habitat and Ikea, made Mr Lim rethink his business strategy.
"I realised that if I had continued, the returns from the business would not be worthwhile in the long run," he said.
"So I thought perhaps it was time I established a brand name for the business to differentiate it from the competition."
Mr Lim had rarely been involved in the design of the furniture sold at his stores, but trips to trade fairs in Europe exposed him to new designs that he thought might be popular with customers here.
The furniture pieces that caught his eye were mainly from Scandinavia, characterised by their simple, minimalist and functional designs.
"I remember furniture designs which I saw in Germany and Scandinavian countries like Denmark, and thought they might look good if we matched them with tropical teak wood, which has a darker tone," said Mr Lim.
"And that was how I came up with the name Scanteak: 'Scan' from Scandinavia, and 'teak' would be the wood we used to manufacture the products."
Mr Lim, who has a business diploma, did not let his age or lack of knowledge on branding hold him back from learning more about how to optimise his business with a strong branding campaign.
"I attended seminars and workshops on branding to learn from the experts so that I could build up my own brand," he said.
But lessons learnt from his own experience as a young upstart in the furniture trade also taught him that branding was not just about having a nice logo.
"To excel through branding, we also need to ensure that our brand values revolve around the quality of products, service and even packaging," he said.
The business formally took on the Scanteak brand name in 1990.
Fast forward 20 years, and proof that Mr Lim's focus on the holistic branding process has paid off can be seen in the number of awards Scanteak has won.
Walls and shelves at Scanteak's 50,000 sq ft corporate headquarters in Sungei Kadut are adorned with rows of Singapore Prestige Brand Award trophies and other business accolades.
Scanteak was also recently voted the most well-known lifestyle furniture brand in Taiwan, where its largest network of more than 90 stores operates.
Another critical turning point for Scanteak was Mr Lim's decision not to go the route of acquiring costly manufacturing plants.
Instead, he signed deals with manufacturers, mainly in Indonesia, where teak is cultivated, to produce the furniture.
"I wanted to focus my energies on creating a boutique retail chain that would cater to a niche market instead," he said.
Mr Lim said he will continue to expand overseas, with a new franchise opening in Vancouver next month, and possibly two in Honolulu in the second half of the year.
Scanteak on the Taiwan Stock Exchange some time in the middle of the year, where he hopes to raise about $100 million over two years to finance his new growth plans.
"The plan now is to think of new ideas on how we can take our brand, a Singapore brand, to the far corners of the world, so that people will know that Scanteak is a Singapore brand," said Mr Lim.


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With all that is going on in the world today it can be difficult to put things into proper perspective. Last week, Dave Benton, a local Illinois news anchor at WCIA-TV, told viewers that doctors had recently detected a brain tumor too large to operate on. The 51 year old has months to live. On radio this morning, Glenn played Benton's words and explained his acceptance and grace under the circumstances represents "the place we have to get to."
"We have to get to a place that's so dark, so bad, that we're so full of light and the darkness outside doesn't even bother us… It doesn't make a difference to us. It doesn't slow us down. It doesn't shake our faith," Glenn explained. "I want to play you an example… I think this is absolutely amazing."
"This is where we have to get. I don't know how we'll do it," Glenn said. "You know, we have our own struggles. Everybody's struggle is different."
As TheBlaze reported, Benton will undergo some treatment to slow the tumor's progression. At this point, his goal is to simply add "a few more days and make them the best they can be."
"That's unbelievable," Pat concluded. "Listen to him. He gave us the key right there. We talk about it, you know, have you made peace with your maker? And he has. And that's why he's okay with it. He believes he knows where he's going. He's okay with that… And so he's facing it not with fear, but… with comfort."


How safe is online dating? Many people feel that online dating can be dangerous, but if you think about it carefully you will realise that online dating is probably safer than traditional dating. Before you decide to meet someone online you are far more likely to find out as much as you can about them than you would if you met someone in a bar and agreed to go on a date with them!
When you start looking for dates online, rather than trying to find your perfect match in the first week, just try to relax and have a little fun. You should not take yourself too seriously and when you are genuinely having fun, others will instantly be attracted to you and want to get to know you better. You may find several people that you want to get to know better and when you are single, you can date as many people as you like.
Always be very careful and never give potential dates any sort of personal information such as your home address, telephone number or email address. You may want to list the town that you live in, but don't go into any more detail than this as your profile is available to everyone on the site and you do not know what sort of people they are!
When you have found someone that you would consider going on a date with, the same rules that apply to traditional dating also apply online. To be on the safe side, you may want to arrange your first date in a public place during daylight hours. Tell a friend where you are going and be sure to meet your date at the arranged venue rather than at your home address.
So, how safe is online dating? As long as you take the same precautions and safety measures that you would normally use when going on traditional dates, online dating is just as safe as traditional dating. If you spend a little time checking people out before you meet them and send a few emails back and forward first before you meet them it is probably actually safer than traditional dating.


How much should you invest in annuities? The answer is an individual one based on your concerns about RISK and RETURN. There isn't a formula or set amount that people should follow. Annuities and equities and other places to park money should be divided up based on your risk profile as different investment choices carry different levels of risk.
Risk simply means at what point do you stop putting money in places where the return can be zero or your money could be lost? Everybody is different, annuities for the most part tend to be low risk products. Should you have money there? I think so, I would, but my understanding of risk and how it effects things may be different than yours.
A great deal of attention is focused on rates of return but this question focuses on the real issue. If money isn't transferred to an annuity or other retirement asset, it won't be there when a person retires. The amount that should be placed in an annuity as opposed to other investments is up to the individual and the retirement income professional and should be tailored to provide a desired income stream when the person retires.
One key factor when determining how much to invest in an annuity is liquidity. Most annuities come with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). Usually you can withdraw 10% of your account value per year before triggering the CDSC. However if you wind up having to withdraw more than that amount in the first 5 to 8 years of the contract you could pay a hefty fee.
Additionally any deferred earnings taken out prior to age 59 1/2 will come with a 10% income tax penalty.
For these reasons you should have an adequate emergency savings fund before investing in an annuity. You should also limit your annuity investment to funds that you will not need until you are over the age of 59 1/2.


Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has clashed with his main rival anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders, as they laid out starkly opposing visions of their country's future in an election campaign now consumed by a diplomatic row with Turkey.
Two days before Wednesday's crucial general election, the Netherlands is mired in a war of words with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, something that has provided fodder for Wilders and his uncompromising anti-immigration stance.
'You are being taken hostage by Erdogan. Close the Dutch borders," Wilders told Rutte, as tempers flared in the 30-minute head-to-head televised debate.
Wilders, who says he is on a mission against the "Islamization" of the country, has promised to shut Dutch borders to Muslim immigrants, close mosques and ban sales of the Holy Qoran.
He also wants to follow the British and pull the country out of the European Union which it helped found.
Polls suggest Wednesday's results could be close, with Rutte's Liberal VVD returning as the largest party in the 150-seat parliament by a whisker.
"I want the Netherlands to be the first country which stops this trend of the wrong sort of populism," Rutte told reporters just hours before the debate.
Rutte appealed for calm, but he has rejected Turkey's calls to apologize for expelling one of its ministers who tried to attend the pro-Ankara rally in Rotterdam.
"There's the difference between tweeting from the sofa and running a country. If you are in charge of a country you need to take sensible measures," Rutte replied, to loud applause, in a jab at the Dutch MP known for his love of Twitter.
Rutte repeated his vow never to work with Wilders again, accusing him of causing problems for the country after the MP triggered the collapse of an earlier coalition in 2012.


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Yesterday I logged into Google+ and immediately became lost. I spent about five minutes playing around and then left.
Today I came back and dropped an hour and a half playing with it.
Ok, I'm a blogger and I want Google to send us hits. This means I created a Google Profile with links, pictures, and a biography. With that instantly linked to Google+, I am saved the trouble of having to re-create a new personal profile.
Creating a new account on every freaking website is the slavery of the web. The same info, the same profile pic, hopefully the same password, multiplied across 1,000 sites.
It is very likely that I have emailed anyone I will want to friend in a social network. With my profile auto-linked, my email contacts are auto-linked too. They are not yet my Google+ friends, but they are a quick drag-n-drop away.
It's been super easy to get going.
But, on a side note, the whole circles thing in Google+ is still weird. I have over 1,800 friends in Facebook (part business, part personal) and sorting them into groups is a daunting task. Moving them into the Google+ circles means sorting out many 100s of affiliate friends. The circles feature is as easy as it gets but still involves 100s of actions by the user.
This is definitely something I expect/pray a data engineering company like Google to fix.
First step complete (don't mess with successful products). Second step, make privacy easy. I think they have done that with circles, and despite my complaining above, it works really well. Every friend you add has to be sorted into a circle, then when you share information you have to specify which circles it goes out to (with "all" being an option).
It's kinda amazing in its simplicity, but maybe that's all it takes when privacy is truly "built-in".
I guess we should also say that circles is an obvious steal from Diaspora, although they kinda deserve that since they called it the annoying "aspects".
You really can't launch a social network without having mobile on day one. Google seems to have done that with all the positive buzz around their mobile site. It's not an app but Google does have the best web apps of anyone on the market.
I haven't tried this feature yet but will soon. Early thoughts on it are welcome.
Lastly, Google+ has this feature called sparks. It's an obvious rip-off of Facebook's likes and interests features, but with an interesting twist.
When you perform a search on one of your "sparks" (mine being "surfing") up pops the latest news from Google News. If one were in Facebook the results would be populated with random people named surfing, groups about surfing, and web content they have stolen/imported into Facebook. All part of Facebook's plan to re-create the web inside their network so we never leave the site.
I see this difference as potentially providing Google with a big advantage over Facebook.
Think about how often you use the suite of Google tools (news, docs, finance, mail, calendar) and how incredibly useful they are for productivity, work, and research. If Google can continue to incorporate these tools into Google+ then they can overcome Facebook's biggest problem: the social network is a huge waste of time.
That would so +1 Facebook.


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On 7th February 2015 By admin
We may have hit our initial target but just like these two little fundraisers we'll keep going! Here are amazing junior handholders Ellie and Millie Quantrill on today's epic charity bike ride for Amy. 10 year old Ellie came up with the idea of a ride after she heard that mum Lorraine's old school pal [...]
Hold Amy's Hand Hits £100,000!
This morning, Hold Amy's Hand received an amazing £1000 donation. It was from the mighty Barbara Windsor, who had kindly donated her fee for an exclusive forthcoming (and unrelated) interview in the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine. That £1000 tipped us OVER our target, to an incredible £100,260. Thank you, to everyone who has donated, tweeted, [...]
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On 30th January 2015 By admin
"Last night, Gav Aid – the ultimate showbiz quiz – was held at The Troxy in London to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Action in memory of Gavin Reeve-Daniels who died of pancreatic cancer last September. Gavin worked on many magazines over the years, including Smash Hits, TV & Satellite Week, Now and heat. Over 900 people from [...]
Just nine days ago we launched Hold Amy's Hand. Our goal was to raise £100,000 to help save Amy's life – and we had all agreed that we wouldn't stop for breath until we had done it. Well we're nearly there. And we're not stopping. And neither are the thousands of handholders out there, all [...]
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Last night The Dorchester Hotel hosted Matt Goss's magical 'Show For Amy' – and raised an incredible £5,522 for our fund! From 4pm, hundreds of fans and hand holders began queuing for tickets, while even more tweeted that they had been moved to donate instead. Thank you to every single one of you. Before the amazing show, [...]
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Why were amphibians so successful?
They might not have had many predators on land 365 million years ago. Given plenty of land and food, they had the resources to thrive. This is a frog fossil from the Eocene epoch. The vertebral column and four limbs are easily identifiable.
Fossil evidence shows that amphibians evolved about 365 million years ago from a lobe-finned lungfish ancestor. As the earliest land vertebrates, they were highly successful. Some of them were much larger than today's amphibians. For more than 100 million years, amphibians remained the dominant land vertebrates. Then some of them evolved into reptiles. Once reptiles appeared, with their amniotic eggs, they replaced amphibians as the dominant land vertebrates.
Amphibians can be found in freshwater and moist terrestrial habitats throughout the world. The only continent without amphibians is Antarctica. Amphibians are especially numerous in temperate lakes and ponds and in tropical rainforests.
Amphibians are an important food source for animals such as birds, snakes, raccoons, and fish. Amphibians are also important predators. As larvae, they feed mainly on small aquatic animals such as water insects. They may also feed on algae. As adults, amphibians are completely carnivorous. They may catch and eat worms, snails, and insects, as the frog inFigure below is doing. Unlike other amphibians, caecilians are burrowers. They use their head to dig in the soil, and they feed on earthworms and other annelids. Caecilians can be found in moist soil near rivers and streams in tropical regions.
Frog Predator. A frog eating its insect prey.
Currently, almost one third of all amphibian species face the threat of extinction. The reasons include habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and the introduction of non-native species. Most of these problems are the result of human actions.
Amphibians have permeable skin that easily absorbs substances from the environment. This may explain why they seem to be especially sensitive to pollution. Monitoring the health and survival of amphibians may help people detect pollution early, before other organisms are affected.
Amphibians evolved about 365 million years ago from a lobe-finned fish ancestor.
As the earliest land vertebrates, amphibians were highly successful for more than 100 million years until reptiles took over as the dominant land vertebrates.
Amphibians are found throughout the world except in Antarctica and Greenland.
Amphibians are important prey for animals such as birds, snakes, and raccoons. They are important predators of insects, worms, and other invertebrates.
Up to one third of all amphibian species are at risk of extinction because of human actions, such as habitat destruction, climate change, and pollution.
Explain why amphibians were able to become the dominant land vertebrates for millions of years.
What was the ancestor of amphibians?
Why were amphibians replaced by reptiles as the dominant land vertebrate?