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Cracking the ageism conundrum at the workplace
Tuesday November 9, 2021, By Archana Sathish
Every generation has its share of experiences that shapes attitudes and determine their traits. However, the much-discussed generation gap can be a concern at the workplace, if the older generation is pitted against younger counterparts and vice versa.
Ageism, a bias or prejudice concerning one’s age, could be against young and old ones alike. Like, the belief that younger ones take shortcuts and so they need monitoring. Or, consider the assumption that older ones are not tech-savvy and they need to be handheld.
A management strategy, which accepts the distinctive characteristics of different generations in the workplace, can help harness respective strengths to drive the organization’s growth.
What we know about generations & workplace interaction
- Every generation has a standard assumption associated with their definitive traits. In the case of Gen Z, it will often be about effortless adaptation to the digital era.
- Gen Xers, baby boomers, and people of the silent generation may be deferential to authority. They may also put more stock in loyalty to a specific company.
- A younger boss and an experienced subordinate could be a cause of trouble. In this case, the authority of the young boss may cause issues.
How to resolve?
- Foster collaborative relationships. In any project, ensure a mixed crowd. Be it brainstorming, ideation process, allowing everyone to speak up, and appreciate people whenever required. Ensure that everyone’s thoughts are voiced out. It establishes a healthy environment and connects people easily. These are the small and basic steps to bridge the gap.
- Build cross-generational mentoring programs. Reverse mentoring, a concept where the younger employees mentor their experienced counterparts, has become a popular way of establishing camaraderie between generations at the workplace. The person from Gen Z who has grown up with the internet explains to the experienced person the potential of social media to stimulate business results. The experienced employee imparts institutional knowledge to the younger worker. It leads to mutual benefits and is also said to increase retention of the younger employees.
- Strengthen motivation plans, consider the needs of the different generations, and plan regular human resources surveys to understand the concerns.
While there are exemptions to every generation, knowing the larger framework of mind can help set suitable management policies. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing multiple generations in the workplace; companies may need to adapt as their workforce changes and grows.
- Archana Sathish, a MarCom team member, deals with website management, analytics and operations for bringing Avtar's vision into light.
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‘Bursting with colour and precocious potential’ – Clash Magazine
‘A group on the edge of something truly great’ – Hot Press
Fresh from an incredibly busy summer the band are playing Wexford Spiegeltent October 26th, 2019.
Following the massive success of Wild Youth’s EP ‘The Last Goodbye, which debuted at #5 in the Irish Albums Charts, the Dublin pop-rock superstars went on to sell-out their first ever headline show in The Olympia Theatre, support The Script in London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall and perform to a packed-out house in London’s OMEARA, run by Mumford & Sons member Ben Lovett.
In addition to a string of live shows, their outrageously catchy song ‘Can’t Move On’ has earned them over 2 million streams and the song was the most played Irish song on Irish radio in 2018. Their current single ‘Long Time No See’ is climbing the radio charts and looks set to be one of the hits of this summer.
In just under a year, the Dublin band have gone from playing intimate venues across Ireland to stadium shows. They recently supported Westlife in Croke Park, headlined the second stage at Longitude and have also shared the stage with the likes of Mumford & Sons and Dermot Kennedy at this year’s Malahide Castle, and Clean Bandit and Jax Jones at Sea Sessions.
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Stormwater management (SWM) ponds can be seen throughout several areas in the Township of King. They are constructed to be an attractive feature with an environmental benefit. Stormwater management facilities are designed with natural vegetation surrounding the pond and provide habitat for birds and wildlife.
It is important to allow a natural buffer to grow around the perimeter of the SWM pond – visit our Naturalized Buffer page for more information. The natural buffer is made up of native plants and grasses and should not be mowed or trimmed. It is important to note that the property lines for homes near SWM ponds do not extend to the water’s edge.
Please see the list below of frequently asked questions to help explain what you can expect when you live near a SWM pond:
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08 Dec wendy's classic chicken sandwich canada
Hi! You can’t have a Wendy’s in Canada without serving up some poutine! Wendy's uses fresh, never frozen beef on every hamburger, every day. The deal appears as a coupon in the Wendy's app and can be used when ordering in the app or when ordering at the restaurant. We are not affiliated with the providers of the above goods/services in any way. TV marketing doesn't need to be in a silo. If you’re not a Spicy Chicken Sandwich fan, don’t sweat it, because you can also get the deal with Homestyle and Grilled Chicken Sandwiches.. Wendy’s small Chicken Sandwich Combos deal is available at participating locations nationwide for a limited time. There are currently more than Read more…. Sigh. In 1979, Thomas wanted to attempt a ‘menu diversification’ program, and that included adding a salad bar. theendorsement. Wendy’s has announced that those customers will be able to get two free sandwiches who has made a purchase of Classic Chicken Sandwich. This chain has over 1,900 locations, most of which are located within Canada. But then you also get a Crispy Chicken Sandwich, small fries and a small drink. Wendy’s sells about 300 million of these per year. In fact, this side has become so ‘ubiquitous in its home province’ that most fast-food restaurants (like McDonald’s, Burger King, and of course, Wendy’s) sell it as a side item. The BBQ & Bacon Chicken Sandwich features a Homestyle chicken breast fillet topped with crispy onion tanglers, crinkle cut pickles, cheddar cheese and melty cheese sauce plus three strips of signature applewood-smoked bacon and Sweet and Smoky BBQ Sauce on a premium bun.. You can find the new BBQ & Bacon Chicken Sandwich at participating Wendy’s locations nationwide for a limited … If you want to learn more about what Cost Finder Canada is all about, click here. © 2019 - CostFinderCanada - All Rights Reserved, Dave’s Hot ‘n Juicy 1/4 lb. Okay, those last two aren’t chicken, but they’re still delicious and all of this is still only $5. Last year the spicy chicken sandwiches of Wendy’s gained popularity for its incredible taste. Voice over actors: provide a link to your professional website containing your reel. And did you know their burgers are square-shaped because Dave Thomas, the founder, “doesn’t cut corners”? Browse all Wendy's locations in Canada for quality fast food, burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, meal deals, and Frosty made with the real ingredients you desire. Plug in TV to the rest of your data and marketing stack. The new Classic Chicken Sandwich at Wendy’s is now available as part of the chain’s popular 2 for $5 Meal Deal. Wendy’s has added a new “Classic Chicken Sandwich” to its menu and you can get one for free.. Wendy's is using the upgraded chicken filet on its premium chicken sandwiches, including the Bacon Jalapeno Chicken Sandwich and Asiago Ranch… The Classic Chicken Sandwich replaced the Homestyle Chicken Sandwich on the Wendy's menu in October 2020. Can't come to us? Regular or Spicy Chicken Nuggets: $0.99: Kid's Meals: Grilled Chicken Wrap: $3.79: ... Dave Thomas did more than just serve up classic, square-cut burgers. The new Classic Chicken Sandwich features a juicy, lightly breaded chicken breast fillet topped with crisp lettuce, tomato, and mayo all sandwiched between a toasted bun. He even added a second grill to Wendy’s, allowing for employees to serve drive-thru guests even quicker. Wendy's new chicken sandwich, ironically named the Classic Chicken Sandwich, is the latest in a series of new chicken sandwich creations offered by major fast food chains this year. In 1992, he opened the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which works closely with Wendy’s as well to bring children to a home. Wendy's Classic Chicken Sandwich is now available. Poutine consists of french fries, cheese curds, and gravy, and this delicious recipe was invented right here in Canada. Great pay, benefits, and culture. You can get the item on the 2 for $5 menu. “The Classic joins what customers have already come to know and love in spice and taste from Wendy’s via our Spicy Chicken and Pretzel Bacon Pub Chicken Sandwiches,” said Carl Loredo, Wendy’s chief marketing officer. Later, Wendy’s participated in a merger that helps their profits soar even more. It led to Wendy’s becoming the third-largest burger fast-food chain in the world. Is it just us, or does reading this menu make you feel hungry? Analytics and insight reports about the TV advertising world, Burger King 2 for $10 Whopper Meal TV Spot, 'Fans', Burger King Chicken Nuggets TV Spot, 'Is That Right? Please be aware that our site is best experienced with Ad Blockers turned off. Many Canadians are familiar with the baked goods franchise Tim Hortons. How well do you know this favorite Canadian burger chain? Measure, optimize, and plan your TV against business outcomes. This revolutionary advance in Wendy’s put them on the map in more ways than one — as did their inclusion of the first-ever salad bar. How is iSpot helping partners disrupt their industries? Submissions without photos may not be accepted. Please include at least one social/website link containing a recent photo of the actor. We’re dedicated to showing Canadians the correct prices of everything, so you always know what to expect. So I spent a bit of time researching and put this site together. The chicken sandwich is served on a toasted bun. Wendy’s is a tradition, a staple — feel-good food at feel-good prices. Have a taste for one of the biggest coffee companies on the planet? HELP ME PLEASE. Wendy’s Enters Chicken Sandwich Fray with New ‘Crispier, Juicier’ Offering. Despite the Pretzel Pub sandwich varieties still being available on menus, Wendy’s has quietly unveiled a new fried chicken makeover to their Homestyle Fillet. Wendy's claims it is ending the "chicken wars" with its so-called juicy and delicious Classic Chicken Sandwich. He opened a second location in Columbus, Ohio. For those unfamiliar, Wendy’s new Classic Chicken Sandwich comes with a juicy and crispy all-white meat chicken breast topped with a slice of tomato, lettuce, pickles, and mayo on a premium toasted bun. Wendy's claims it is ending the "chicken wars" with its so-called juicy and delicious Classic Chicken Sandwich. Being adopted himself at just six weeks old — and struggling with the way that felt growing up — he wanted to do something that took the stigma out of adoption. The story goes that a man wanted fries and cheese curds — typically sold as two separate items — and he was in a hurry, so he told the maker to throw them in the same bag. Dealing with Dealers During Covid-19: Equipment Repurchase. The new filet is joined by mayo, tomato, lettuce, and pickles on a toasted premium bun. Are you a Canadian resident curious about the typical prices at spots near you? They’re known and loved for their delicious Frostys, which have been on the menu since day one (and sadly, no longer cost $0.35). The very first Wendy’s Old-Fashioned Hamburger Restaurant was opened in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio, in the U.S. Wendy’s was named after Dave Thomas’ daughter, Melinda. The most widespread claim for its inception comes from a dairy town in Québec. Try not to drool on your phone or computer! Quality is our recipe. And in most cases, the salad bar has phased out of the restaurants. Here are Harvey’s latest menu prices and the story behind this fast food favorite! That alone makes it one of the best fast-food chains around. They support the work of foster care adoption and provide resources and guidelines for those looking to adopt. According to Wendy's, the Classic Chicken Sandwich is crispier and juicier than the sandwich it replaces. We answer some of your most intriguing questions in this guide to the burger giants. The new classic chicken sandwich includes an all white meat fillet that is coated and fried, mayo, tomato, lettuce, and pickles between a toasted bun. See the menu and find a location near you. Wendy’s describes their new Classic as: A juicy, lightly breaded crispy chicken breast with crunchy lettuce, tomato, mayo, and the perfect pickles, all on a toasted bun. That’s the tagline for the world-famous Wendy’s fast-food restaurant, and many people can see why. You can get the item on the 2 for $5 menu. Single with Cheese, Dave’s Hot ‘n Juicy 1/2 lb.. Be in the know of how your TV Ad is performing. Wendy’s first branch was in Hamilton, Canada. Check out Swiss Chalet’s prices for example. Someone parks their car, goes in, and leaves with a bag (or sits down to eat). Wendy's Classic Chicken Sandwich Calories There are 490 calories in a Classic Chicken Sandwich from Wendy's. They still make those salads today! Wendy's is offering a free Classic Chicken Sandwich with any purchase through November 8, 2020 at participating locations.. Wendy’s is giving away FREE Classic Chicken Sandwiches right now through November 8 to celebrate updating their breaded chicken filet recipe. The “chicken sandwich wars” might be back on.. Wendy’s introduced the new Classic Chicken Sandwich to its menu last week, and now customers can try it for free, according to Fox News.. Wendy's is going back to basics with the release of their new Classic Chicken Sandwich. You can order the Classic Chicken Sandwich via Wendy’s drive-thru, contactless pickup via mobile order or … How much are you going to fork over for lunch or dinner today? I created Cost Finder Canada because I noticed many websites only provided USA or UK prices, and nothing for Canadians. It was the first of its kind to do so. (And pro tip: you can upgrade your side to poutine for a small upcharge.). How much are seats to the game tonight? A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS pic.twitter.com/4SrfHmEMo3, Wendy’s was one of the first fast-food chains to put the ‘fast’ in ‘fast-food.’. Burgers, Combos, Kid's Meals, Value Meals, Sides, Beverages and much more. It’s currently got over 6,500 locations and gives jobs to an astounding 57,000+ employees. *The Sausage & Egg Burrito is not made to order with a freshly-cracked egg. The Classic Chicken Sandwich is available for $4.99*. Through Nov. 8, customers can get the new sandwich at no cost with any purchase that’s made in-restaurant or with the Wendy’s app, Fox reported. The offer is valid through November 8, 2020 at the restaurant or for a mobile order. Triple with Cheese, Classic Frosty (Chocolate or Vanilla) Small, Classic Frosty (Chocolate or Vanilla) Medium, Classic Frosty (Chocolate or Vanilla) Large, Soft Drink or Freshly Brewed Iced Tea Small, Soft Drink or Freshly Brewed Iced Tea Medium, Soft Drink or Freshly Brewed Iced Tea Large, Trumoo Milk 1% Low-Fat (White or Chocolate), Iced Coffee (Vanilla, Caramel, Mocha, or Skinny Vanilla) Small, Iced Coffee (Vanilla, Caramel, Mocha, or Skinny Vanilla) Medium. Neary every Wendy’s in Canada now serves up this glorious mess to-go. The first location to open up in Canada happened not long after, on September 23, 1975. Here’s the latest Read more…, Locals grew up with Harvey’s in Canada. Review: Wendy's - Classic Chicken Sandwich Wendy's Classic Chicken Sandwich features the new Classic chicken filet (which replaces the Homestyle chicken filet), which the chain purports to be crispier, juicier, and more flavorful than the outgoing filet. Check out a review of the sandwich from fast-food reviewer The Endorsement. It can be used once a week (which basically means you can use it up to two times). Wendy’s new Classic Chicken Sandwich features a premium all-white meat chicken breast that is juicy and crispy, layered with mayo, a slice of tomato, lettuce, and pickles, all sandwiched between a warm, premium toasted bun. Here are the latest Wendy’s menu prices in Canada: First, their burgers are fresh — never frozen. Wendy’s adds a crispier, juicier, and pickle-ier version of their Crispy Chicken Sandwich with the arrival of the new Classic Chicken Sandwich. Download the DoorDash app to get Wendy's delivered. With the new Biggie™ Bag you get a 10 PC Spicy or Crispy Nugg, which, to be honest, is already a good amount of chicken. The latest thought leadership, blog posts, announcements and press mentions, Connect with iSpot.tv at these industry events. Wendy’s has a new addition to the viral chicken sandwich wars, promising that the Classic Chicken Sandwich is “crispier, juicier and so packed with flavor that, upon first taste, it’ll be an instant classic.”. Please consider disabling your Ad Blocker to ensure proper loading of all iSpot pages. At a young age, Melinda struggled with saying her name, pronouncing it like ‘Wenda’ instead. Wendy’s New Classic Chicken Sandwich Is … October 23, 2020. It’s been a known-and-loved chain since 1969 and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The sandwich is free when making any purchase using the Wendy’s app. I'm Felix - I hope you found the post above helpful. The latest Wendy's menu prices in Canada and Wendy's full menu. For our breakfast sandwiches*, we start with a freshly-cracked, grade A egg. Share. ICYMI, the sandwich features a new and improved all-white meat chicken fillet—coated and fried for the ideal crunch—topped with mayo, tomato, lettuce, and pickles, sandwiched between a … Wendy’s has even become an ‘adoption-friendly workplace,’ which provides paid time off, bonding leave, and additional financial assistance for each adopted child of the employee. Submit ONCE per commercial, and allow 48 to 72 hours for your request to be processed. Previous Article. The chain itself is valued at more than $9.45 billion. Wendy’s new Classic Chicken Sandwich was officially made available last week, and if you haven’t tried it yet, we’ve got good news for you.. Wendy’s just launched a new menu item called the Classic Chicken Sandwich that clocks in at 490 calories and is supposed to be crispier and juicier than other crispy chicken sandwiches previously released by the fast-food chain. If you have any questions about the prices - let me know in the comments below. For the debut of his restaurant, Dave changed ‘Wenda’ to ‘Wendy,’ and there you have it! 10-piece Chicken Nuggets (regular or spicy) The brand’s new Classic Chicken Sandwich features a premium all-white meat chicken breast that is juicy and crispy, layered with mayo, a slice of tomato, lettuce, and pickles, all sandwiched between a warm, premium toasted bun. The Wendy’s new Classic Chicken Sandwich offers a premium all-white meat chicken breast, which is layered with mayo, a slice of tomato, lettuce and pickles. Next Article. Wendy's is offering a free Classic Chicken Sandwich with any purchase! But wait, there's more... from chicken wraps and 4 for 4 meal deals to chili, salads, and frostys, we've got you. Double with Cheese, Dave’s Hot ‘n Juicy 3/4 lb. Some say it’s in the sauce! Once it’s on the grill, we break the yolk and fry, flip, and fry some more until the yolk is fully cooked and ready for a sandwich. So, head on over to your local Wendy’s and see what their world-famous burgers and Frostys taste like! The deal includes teo Spicy Chicken Sandwiches along with two small fries and two small drinks for $13.99. Dave Thomas did more than just serve up classic, square-cut burgers. To propel sales at Wendy’s when they took a little dip, they formed a merger with Tim Hortons in December of 1995 and began selling their baked goods and coffee. And how they came to be the most popular! We’re hiring! The prices above should serve as a guide only. This was convenient for the time, but Dave Thomas had an idea. The Classic Chicken Sandwich consists of a lightly breaded chicken breast fillet topped with lettuce, tomato, and mayo […] Submissions should come only from the actors themselves, their parent/legal guardian or casting agency. Wendy’s popular 2 for $5 meal deal is back, and this time, it features the chain’s new Classic Chicken Sandwich as an option, according to a report by Chew Boom. The chain has also announced that the […] Explore everything you never knew about the history of Starbucks Canada as well as their menu with prices. Here’s the latest Starbucks Read more…, Founded in 1954, explore one of Canada’s most beloved restaurants and their menu prices – Swiss Chalet. The fast food chain announced on Monday that it’s giving out one free Classic Chicken Sandwich with any order made through its mobile app or in-restaurant starting October 26th until November 8th. Wendy’s Debuts the Classic Chicken Sandwich Packed with a New Premium Fried Chicken Fillet, Pickles, Lettuce, Tomatoes and Mayo, in Between a Premium Toasted Bun. Wendy’s Classic Chicken Sandwich review October 23, 2020 by Stuart Well, it took me a whole day from writing about this new chicken sandwich to having to go out and secure one. As part of the new fillet’s debut, Wendy’s will offer the Classic Chicken Sandwich for $4.99. So, what did all this effort, time, and fast-food lead to? The new Classic Chicken Sandwich features a premium all-white meat chicken breast that is juicy and crispy, layered with mayo, a slice of tomato, lettuce, and pickles, all placed between a warm, premium toasted bun. The restaurant owner looked in the bag afterward and called it a ‘poutine,’ slang for ‘mess.’. See the positions. Wendy's Classic Chicken Sandwich TV Spot, 'Chicken Wars'. It was popular enough with consumers that by 1992, the restaurant served salads on their to-go menu, too. This one, however, had a drive-thru — something that had yet to exist in the fast-food world. The sandwich features a premium all-white meat chicken breast layered with mayo, a slice of… We have the latest Wendy’s menu prices and a bit of history about Wendy’s here. If you’re a resident of Canada preparing to DoorDash some Wendy’s to your house or office, check out our detailed Wendy’s history first. ... Crispy Chicken Sandwich: $0.99: 4 Pc. Before them, all service was counter service. ', Wendy's 2 for $5 TV Spot, 'Satisfy Your Craving', Wendy's TV Spot, 'Spicy Nuggets Are Back', Dairy Queen 2 for $4 Super Snacks TV Spot, 'This Mom Runs on Snacks', Wendy's Baconator TV Spot, 'Shakin' and Wakin', Wendy's 2 for $4 TV Spot, 'Breakfast: Telling Friends', Wendy's 2 for $5 TV Spot, 'All the Chicken You Crave', Wendy's Right Price, Right Size Menu TV Spot, 'Saving a Few Bucks'.
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Mary, Congressman Harry Johnston, and their daughter, Becky Fitzgerald.
Post # 176, Bob McKnight's Florida Commentary
I saw a tall, lanky gentleman entering a meeting in the Florida Capitol in late 1974. We were attending a meeting of the House Committee on Natural Resources. I was a freshman in the House and he was a freshman Senator from West Palm Beach. His name was Harry Johnston. The meeting was packed and the subject was the Water Resources Act of 1974, sponsored by Rep. Jack Shreve of Merritt Island. The Senator was attending to testify on behalf of the bill.
From that time on, I became close friends with Senator Johnston, especially when he learned I hailed from the heart of his district in Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth. Here are a few of my random memories with and of Harry:
He once officiated my high school football game against his high school, after not playing each other for four years due to fights. My school, Lake Worth High beat his school, Palm Beach High in that game, 21-0 in 1961.
He once successfully represented an Eminent Domain case for my family in Lake Worth, against his long time Democratic lawyer friend, Jon Moyle.
He was close friends with a Palm Beach Judge named Gavin Letts. When I chaired the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee funding Courts, he lobbied for pay raises for judges. But when it came time to vote on the pay raise, Harry went out of his way to disclose his relationship with Judge Letts and abstained voting. Harry's integrity was impeccable.
He had a dry and rapier like sense of humor. He once joked that some "idiot" among his constituents got a piece of the constituents' stationary and wrote a "stupid" letter to Harry. Unfortunately that constituent shared it with the press.
He once described one of his Bills to then Governor Bob Graham as "the Perfect Bill." His close friend, the Governor, vetoed it.
We bought townhouse condominiums next to each other on Lake Ella, and often ate and rode into work at the Capitol together.
We had a very painful disagreement when he abandoned his race for Senate President to support Senator Peterson and Senator Barron in 1982. Senator Ken Jenne joined him, but Senators Pat Frank, George Stuart, Mattox Hair, Ed Dunn, Paul Steinberg and I did not. I knew Harry was uncomfortable with the Senate President W. D. Childer's but his decision to support a long time foe caught me by surprise.
He once bragged that he and Andy McMullian were the only two people on earth that really knew how the Florida Retirement System worked. He said that was why he could never be assassinated.
He loved his original family home in West Palm Beach so much, so that when Mary tried to sell it, Harry was quick to point out to prospective buyers that it was in the direct path of commercial flights from PBI. It didn't sell.
He came to near fisticuffs with Republican Senator David McLain of Tampa on the floor over funding for the disabled. It was a near fight next to my desk, which I broke up.
Although best known (along with Senator George Stuart) for the Growth Management Act of 1985, he and Senator Ken Jenne also helped pass the landmark Competition in Health Care Act. I was particularly proud of the fact that Harry and Ken had been strong supporters of the Commission appointed by Governor Graham to research and draft the legislation, since I was it's Chairman.
When the Senate Coalition of Senator Barron took control of the Chamber in 1982, Senator Johnston was their deciding vote on the Appropriations Committee and quipped, "Why don't you just hand me the amendments and I will decide them to save us some time?" It was very true.
Senator Johnston and I became involved in a historic ethics case affecting one of his colleagues in the Senate, while I was still in the House, running for the Senate in 1978. I announced my candidacy with the understanding that long time incumbent Senator Ralph Poston of Miami was retiring. After my announcement, Poston was charged with a serious ethics violation of Senate Rules, attempting to profit from his office. Senator Johnston and Senator Mattox Hair of Jacksonville were appointed by the President to head up a Senate Special Committee to consider the charges against Poston. Johnston was clearly the best prepared member of the Committee. The Committee unanimously voted to Reprimand Poston and he decided to run for re-election to "clear his name." I beat him and two other candidates by a large number of votes to win that Senate seat in District 38.
Senator Johnston went on to become Senate President in 1985 and then ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1986. He served with great distinction in the Congress representing Palm Beach County for many years, until the corrupt administration of Speaker Newt Gingrich convinced Harry to retire from public service.
My best friend in the Senate, Harry Johnston passed on June 28, 2021. May he rest in peace.
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Our market sentiment indicator which measures the number of percentage of stocks being bullish at this moment has turned bullish now for both NYSE and Nasdaq stocks, which means that the market is about to go on a BULLISH MODE.
We have been exactly right last year and this year just by following the indicator. When NYSE stocks turned bullish last October, we tell everyone to buy stocks. At that time, the market changed in direction. When NYSE stocks turned bearish in April, we warned everyone to take note of the change. Indeed after that, the market collapsed when Nasdaq stocks turn bearish in May.
This is not an indicator that change direction often. But once it changes, we better watch out to spot opportunities and risks.
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For many people, the start of a new year is an opportunity to achieve new goals or change certain aspects of their life — often revolving around health and fitness. If you’re partial to a cocktail or two (or three) but don’t want to jeopardize your diet, here are a few deliciously guilt-free recipes.
Whether you want to add to your recipe repertoire or have an upcoming cocktail making party and want to impress your guests, there’re plenty of options that allow you to do so while adopting a healthier lifestyle. Cocktails are a delicious and unique way to consume alcohol, but unfortunately, an abundance of sugary ingredients isn’t ideal if you’re trying to stick to a clean diet.
Luckily for you, this post will list a few delightful recipes to make sure you can still enjoy a cocktail while achieving your health and fitness goals.
1. The Bandaq
One serving (160 calories)
- 50ml Havana Club
- ½ fresh banana
- 20ml agave syrup
- 25ml lime juice
- Banana slice to serve
Muddle a ripe banana in a cocktail shaker with agave. Shake hard with rum and lime juice then carefully strain into a Martini glass, making sure not to let any banana chunks through. Serve with a single slice of banana on the rim.
Health Benefit: Good for Your Heart
Everyone knows bananas are loaded with potassium, but did you know that your body needs it to ensure your heart and blood are pumping properly?
One serving (140 calories)
- 25ml Beefeater Gin
- 25ml Extra Dry Martini
- 25ml agave syrup
- 100ml Green Tea Concentrate
- Lemon wedge to serve
To make the green tea concentrate, you need to cold brew two green tea bags in a litre of water for an hour. Then to make the cocktail, put all of your ingredients in a glass mug with ice and stir. Serve with a lemon wedge.
Health Benefit: Good for Your Metabolism
Green tea is well known for being a fat-burner. A delicious cocktail that increases your metabolism? Count me in!
3. Fresh Start
One serving (150 calories)
- 25ml Ketel One Vodka
- 50ml passion fruit puree
- 10ml lime juice
- 15ml agave nectar
- ½ a passion fruit
Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Shake the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker, pour over ice. Serve with half a passion fruit on top.
Health Benefit: Good for Your Skin
Passionfruit is a good source of vitamins C and A. Therefore; this delightful cocktail can help your skin to stay strong and hydrated.
4. Berry Acai Sour
One serving (190 calories)
- 50ml Absolut Vodka
- 25ml agave syrup
- 10ml lime juice
- Four pieces pineapple
- Blueberries and pineapple leaf to serve
In a highball glass, muddle the pineapple and agave. Shake the vodka in a cocktail shaker with ice then strain into a highball glass. Serve with a pineapple leaf and blueberries.
Health Benefit: Good for Digestion and Immune System
Pineapple is packed with vitamin C and bromelain, meaning this tasty cocktail might just be the perfect antidote for a sluggish winter day.
5. Acai and Wild Tea Martini
1 Serving (200 calories)
- 30ml Absolut Wild Tea
- 15ml Drambuie
- 10ml lemon juice
- 20ml acai berry juice
- 10ml sugar syrup
- 10ml blueberry shrub
- Two dashes Angostura bitters
Put all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake. Add ice cubes and continue to shake vigorously. Double strain your cocktail into a chilled martini glass, then serve. Quick, easy and delicious.
Health Benefit: Anti Oxidant
Berries have a good nutritional profile as they’re a good source of vitamin C and antioxidant qualities.
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(1) FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION. Here is the cover of the Nov/Dec 2019 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. The cover art is by Bob Eggleton.
(2) FIYAH SURVEY. FIYAH Literary Magazine’s “The Black Speculative Fiction Writer Survey” is open for responses again through November 30th.
This survey is designed to provide context to reports like Fireside Fiction’s #BlackSpecFic Reports. We invite Black SFF writers to submit information about their practices and insights on submission to SFF short fiction markets with a focus on a 13 month period. The responses we receive will allow us to:
- Quantify the existence of Black speculative fiction writers seeking publication.
- Provide submission context to existing publication data.
- Expose the impact of doleful publication statistics on Black writers.
- Enable markets to pinpoint their failings in attracting or publishing Black writers.
… For the purposes of this survey, participating writers:
- must have submitted at least one piece of short speculative fiction to a paying market in the last 12 months. You do not have to be published in order to participate in the survey. Speculative fiction includes fantasy, science fiction, horror, paranormal and all of their included subgenres. “Short” fiction includes flash, shorts, novelettes, and novellas (under 40,000 words).
- must identify as Black or of the African Diaspora (to include mixed/biracial)
(3) INSPIRED CREATURES. The “Natural History of Horror” exhibit will open October 10 at Los Angeles County’s Museum of Natural History, and run through April 19.
We have a strange curiosity for mysterious, eerie, and grotesque monsters. We love the thrill of intense, heart-pounding bursts of adrenaline that only horror movies can provide. In our new exhibition Natural History of Horror, explore the scientific inspiration for classic monsters from Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Get a glimpse of rare movie props, film footage, hands-on activities, and museum specimens.
…Your senses will tingle as you hear about the scientific experiments and discoveries that inspired filmmakers to create four of the world‘s most iconic movie monsters: the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and Dracula. Whether these classics spotlighted sinister figures lurking in the shadows or creatures waiting unseen beneath the water, one thing is true: Each larger-than-life character had a surprisingly rich real-world backstory.
(4) UNTWIST THOSE KNICKERS. Shelf Awareness has retracted an earlier report. Now they say “U.S. Tariffs on E.U. Won’t Include Books”.
The report last week that books were included in the new tariffs on E.U. products imported to the U.S. was inaccurate. In fact, books will not be included in the $7.5 billion of tariffs, which are being imposed after the World Trade Organization ruled last Wednesday that the U.S. could tax $7.5 billion of E.U. goods to recoup damages after the WTO had determined in May that the E.U. illegally subsidized Airbus.
(5) ATWOOD’S LATEST. Kyra reviews The Testaments in a comment on File 770’s 2019 Recommended SFF List.
I wasn’t at all sure what to expect from this book. What I absolutely did not expect was … a pretty good young adult dystopian adventure story. It was a bit jarring when I realized that was what I was reading, as if I’d discovered that The Hunger Games had somehow been intended as a direct sequel to 1984….
(6) YOUR MONEY’S NO GOOD HERE. FastCompany reports: “In latest streaming wars move, Disney bans Netflix ads from its entertainment networks”.
In a move that reminds us that the streaming wars are already well underway, Disney has banned all Netflix advertising from its entertainment properties, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Netflix spent $99.2 million on U.S. TV ads during 2018, with about 13% going to Disney-owned networks, according to estimates made by the ad-measurement firm iSpot.TV. But with Disney’s new streaming service Disney+ launching next month, the Mouse has ramped up its competitive edge to gain any traction it can against its newest, biggest rival. Notably, the ban only applies to Disney’s entertainment networks, not Disney-owned ESPN.
Back in August, Disney announced that it had banned ads from any of its streaming rivals but then walked that back, citing complex, mutually beneficial business relationships with partners who are also competitors such as Apple and Amazon.
(7) DRIVE THEM CRAZY. Engadget has discovered “Tesla will let you customize your car’s horn and movement sounds”. One hilarious option is coded but not yet operative:
Electrek also found references in the Tesla Android app’s code to a currently unavailable “Patsy Mode” (named after Arthur’s sidekick in Holy Grail) that could play the coconuts when you summon your car from Auto Park. Things are about to get very silly in your EV, then, whether or not you’re actually moving.
(8) TAYLOR OBIT. Comedian Rip Taylor, a staple of daytime TV back in the day, died October 6 at the age of 84. SYFY Wire reminded readers about his genre resume.
…Aside from his career as a shtick-happy comic, he had a number of noteworthy genre roles, particularly in animation, where his unique vocal delivery got to breathe real life into his cartoon counterparts. His first major role animated role was in 1979’s Scooby Goes to Hollywood in 1979. Years later, he’d appear in two more Scooby-Doo projects, What’s New, Scooby-Doo in 2002 and Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico in 2003. He also voiced the genie in 1990’s DuckTales the Movie.
Additionally, he had roles in Popeye and Son, The Snorks, and The Jetsons. Later, he had a recurring role as Uncle Fester in the early 1990s animated series The Addams Family. More recently, he was the voice of the Royal Recordkeeper in the Disney short film series The Emperor’s New School, and he played another genie in the superhero family series The Aquabats! Super Show! His last role was in the 2012 horror flick Silent But Deadly.
(9) TODAY IN HISTORY.
- October 7, 1959 — First photos taken of the far side of the Moon, by Luna 3.
- October 7, 1988 — The War of the Worlds series premiered. Starring Jared Martin and Lynda Mason Green, it would last for two seasons. Andria Paul of Highlander fame would join the cast in season two.
- October 7, 1988 — Alien Nation debuted as a film. Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, it starred James Caan and Mandy Patinkin. It received a nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation in the Hugo Awards losing out at Noreascon 3 to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Both the movie and the series rate a 43% at Rotten Tomatoes.
(10) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS.
[Compiled by Cat Eldridge.]
- Born October 7, 1926 — Ken Krueger. Krueger co-founded and organized the first San Diego Comic-Con International convention, then called “San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con,” in 1970. He attended the first Worldcon in 1939. I’ll leave it up to y’all to discuss his activities as a fan and as a pro as they won’t fit here! (Died 2009.)
- Born October 7, 1942 — Lee Gold, 77. She’s a member of LAFA and a writer and editor in the role-playing game and filk music communities. She published Xenofilkia, a bi-monthly compilation of filk songs which has been published since 1988, four issues of the Filker Up anthology; and has published for forty-four years, Alarums and Excursions, a monthly gaming zine. She’s edited more fanzines than I care to list here, and is a member of the Filk Hall of Fame along with Barry Gold, her husband.
- Born October 7, 1946 — Chris Foss, 73. UK Illustrator known for the Seventies UK paperback covers for Asimov’s Foundation trilogy and E. E. “Doc” Smith’s Lensman and Skylark series among many that he did. He also did design work for the Jodorowsky version of Dune. Alien has his Spaceship design, and he did redesign of Gordon’s rocket cycle for the 1980 Flash Gordon film.
- Born October 7, 1950 — Howard Chaykin, 69. Comic book artist and writer. His first major work was for DC Comics, drawing The Price of Pain” which was an adaptation of author Fritz Leiber’s characters Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in Sword of Sorcery #1. He would illustrate damn near everything else from Batman and The Legion of Super-Heroes for DC to Hulk and Iron-Man for Marvel (to name but two series) but I think his best genre work was his own American Flagg! series.
- Born October 7, 1958 — Rosalyn Landor, 61. She played Guinevere in Arthur the King, and Helen Stoner in “The Speckled Band” of Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes. She was the red headed colleen Brenna Odell in the “Up the Long Ladder” episode of Next Generation.
- Born October 7, 1959 — Steven Erikson, 60. He’s definitely most known for his Malazan Book of the Fallen series, which began with the publication of Gardens of the Moon and was completed with the publication of The Crippled God, ten novels later. Though I’ve not read it, and didn’t know it existed, he’s written the Willful Child trilogy, a spoof on Star Trek and other tropes common in the genre.
- Born October 7, 1963 — Tammy Klein, 56. She’s getting Birthday Honors because of the most-likely-unauthorised Trek audioseries she’s involved in called Star Trek: Henglaar, M.D. in which she’s Subcommander Nonia but she also been in some definitely really pulpy works such as Lizard Man, Jurassic City, Awaken the Dead and Zoombies.
- Born October 7, 1970 — Nicole Ari Parker, 49. She’s getting a Birthday Honor because she was Vanessa Anders in Time After Time, a short lived series (twelve episodes aired in 2017) based off the H.G. Wells novel of that name. Freddie Stroma played Wells. Anyone see it? Oh, and she had a recurring role in the Revolution series as Justine Allenford.
- Born October 7, 1979 — Aaron Ashmore, 40. He‘s known for being Jimmy Olsen on Smallville and Steve Jinks on Warehouse 13. He also is Johnny Jaqobis on Killjoys. He also had a recurring role as Dylan Masters in XIII: The Series which I think is SFF.
(11) COMICS SECTION.
- Lio intercepts a message from outer space. It sounds pretty familiar…
- Moderately Confused amuses by combining Halloween with a sff trope joke. I laughed.
- On the other hand, today’s Off the Mark is truly bizarre.
(12) THE INTERNET SAYS “OOPS!” At Examined Worlds, Ethan Mills asks “Was Social Media a Huge Mistake?” Of course it was, that’s why I hurried to read his post…
My concern isn’t so much that social media makes new bad things. Humans have always been intellectually and morally fallible. My concern is that it exacerbates our weaknesses in a deeply unhealthy way.
Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies
Social media exacerbates our cognitive biases and tendencies toward fallacious reasoning. “Fake news” and conspiracy theories are shared more quickly and are believed more widely. Social media successfully exploits cognitive biases like availability heuristic and confirmation bias. Social media echo chambers make us think our views are more popular or more correct than they actually are.
Logical fallacies like Ad Hominem, Tu Quoque, Strawman, Red Herring, Appeal to Popularity, Appeal to Authority, and No True Scotsman frequently pass for good arguments. And social media algorithms and click bait headlines deliberately exploit all of this to keep us clicking, liking, and sharing too quickly, long before we have time to digest or examine anything philosophically. (Indeed, I suspect philosophical thinking is too slow for social media, although a lucky few on philosophy Twitter may be exceptions.)…
(13) SHORT SFF AT ANGRY ROBOT. Tomorrow Angry Robot releases its “first foray into short-form fiction” Duchamp Versus Einstein, by Christopher Hinz and Etan Ilfeld, something we reported this last week. But we’ve subsequently learned the interesting fact that co-author Etan Ilfeld is also the owner of Watkins Media, of which Angry Robot has been part since 2014. Does that change how likely it is there will be more short sff forthcoming?
(14) O2. The Nobel Prizes are being announced this week. First up – the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine: “How cells sense oxygen wins Nobel prize”.
Three scientists who discovered how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels have won the 2019 Nobel Prize.
Sir Peter Ratcliffe, of the University of Oxford and Francis Crick Institute, William Kaelin, of Harvard, and Gregg Semenza, of Johns Hopkins University share the physiology or medicine prize.
Their work is leading to new treatments for anaemia and even cancer.
The role of oxygen-sensing is also being investigated in diseases from heart failure to chronic lung disease.
…Why does this matter?
The oxygen-sensing ability of the body has a role in the immune system and the earliest stages of development inside the womb.
It can trigger the production of red blood cells or the construction of blood vessels.
So, drugs that mimic it may be an effective treatment for anaemia.
Tumours, meanwhile, can hijack this process to selfishly create new blood vessels and grow.
So, drugs that reverse it may help halt cancer.
(15) NOT THE BIGGEST BANG, BUT STILL PLENTY BIG. “Milky Way’s centre exploded 3.5 million years ago”.
A cataclysmic energy flare ripped through our galaxy, the Milky Way, about 3.5 million years ago, a team of astronomers say.
They say the so-called Sifter flare started near the super massive black hole in the centre of the galaxy.
The impact was felt 200,000 light-years away.
The discovery that the Milky Way’s centre was more dynamic than previously thought can lead to a complete reinterpretation of its evolution.
(16) PRIVACY V. SAFETY. “Facebook encryption: Should governments be given keys to access our messages?” BBC has the story.
Governments in the UK, US and Australia have asked Facebook, in an open letter, to roll back plans to bring end-to-end encryption to all of its platforms.
Facebook, rocked by privacy scandals, responds that everyone has the right to a private conversation.
It is the latest in an age-old battle between privacy and safety, which has played out between governments and tech firms ever since digital communication became mass market.
What is end-to-end encryption?
As the name suggests, this is a secure way of sending information so that only the intended receiver can read it.
The information is encrypted while it is still on the sender’s device and is only decrypted when it reaches the person intended. Nobody, not even the platform owner, has the keys to unlock it.
Is there evidence encryption has hampered police enquiries?
When the BBC asked the Home Office to provide examples, it could not do so.
The real issue is the fact that Facebook will no longer be able to police its own content, it said.
It pointed to the fact that last year Facebook sent 12 million reports of child exploitation or abuse to the US’s National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and it would no longer be able to do this if it had encryption on all its platforms.
It is something that Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg addressed directly in a Q&A with staff about the issue.
“When we decided to go to end-to-end encryption across the different apps, this is one of the things that just weighed the most heavily on me,” he said.
(17) RUBY ROSE. In the Washington Post, David Betancourt interviews Ruby Rose, star of “Batwoman,” who explains that even though she identifies as gay and Batwoman is gay, “you don’t fight crime in a gay way or a lesbian way.” “Ruby Rose knows Batwoman is a step forward for LGBTQ superheroes — but she’s more interested in how she saves the day”.
…Rose did a bit of soul searching when CW called. Shooting a network TV season often means filming almost year round, leaving a limited window for Rose to make movies. She would have to move from Los Angeles to Vancouver, where most of the CW’s DC shows film.
But ultimately, Rose answered the bat-signal call — the role was too emotionally appealing to pass up. She tried to think of any upcoming role she’d been offered that could make her feel the same way. There weren’t any.
“[This role is] something that we all wish did exist when we were growing up [watching] television. It would have helped [us] as well as other people feel less alone and less misunderstood or all confused or isolated and different and not unlike many other things that come with being young and gay,” Rose said. She hopes the show will impact people who feel alone — “and empower them to feel like they’re a superhero too and that they can change the world too.”…
(18) VIDEO OF THE DAY. 2001 A Space Odyssey, Epilogue. Featuring Frank Poole on Vimeo.
Some 203 years after astronaut Frank Poole is murdered by the Discovery’s A.I. HAL 9000, his body encounters a Monolith.
Using practical models and digital versions of the tricks used in the original, with respect to Stanley and Wally.
[Thanks to Cat Eldridge, Martin Morse Wooster, JJ, John King Tarpinian, Chip Hitchcock, Mike Kennedy, and Andrew Porter for some of these stories. Title credit goes to File 770 contributing editor of the day Cliff.]
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Cost And Management Accounting Questions And Answers Pdf Although it is a simple yet a powerful tool for planning of profits and therefore, of commercial operations.
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Contents 1. Introduction 1. Material Cost Control 2. Labour Cost Control 3. Overhead Cost Control 4. Reconciliation of Cost and Financial Accounts 5. This int roductory chapt er provides a framework of cost account ing, explaing its basic concepts, cost classificat ions, elements of costs and preparat ion of cost sheet , etc. Types of Accounting Accounting serves t he purpose of providing financial informat ion relat ing to act ivit ies of a business.
Such informat ion is provided to shareholders, managers, creditors, debent ureholders, bankers, t ax aut horit ies and ot hers. Broadly speaking, on t he basis of t ype of account ing informat ion and t he purpose for which such informat ion is used, account ing may be divided into t wo cat egories: 1.
Financial Account ing or General Account ing , 2. Cost Account ing. Types of accounting Financial account ing is mainly concerned with recording business transactions in the books of account and prepare: a Profit and Loss Account showing the net profit or loss during the year and b Balance Sheet showing the financial position of the company at a point of time.
It is for use by management. It has been explained in detail in this book. Management account ing is the modern concept of accounts as a tool of management.
It is concerned with all such accounting information that is useful to management. Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet are present ed to management by t he financial account ant. But modern management needs much more det ailed informat ion t han supplied by t hese financial st at ements. Cost account ing provides det ailed cost informat ion to various levels of management for efficient performance of t heir funct ions.
The informat ion supplied by cost account ing acts as a tool of management for making opt imum use of scarce resources and ult imat ely add to t he profit abilit y of business. It consists of principles and rules which are used for det ermining: a t he cost of manufact uring a product ; e. Cost Account i ng. Cost account ing is a formal syst em of account ing for costs in t he books of account by means of which costs of products and services are ascertained and cont rolled.
In its widest usage, it embraces the preparation of statistical data, the application of cost control methods and ascertainment of profitability of activities carried out or planned. Cost ing is simply det ermining costs by using any met hod like arit hmet ic process, memorandum st at ements, etc.
Cost Account ing, on t he ot her hand, denot es t he formal account ing mechanism by means of which costs are ascert ained by recording t hem in t he books of account. In simple words, cost ing means finding out t he cost of product or service by any t echnique or met hod, cost account ing means cost ing using double ent ry syst em. Cost Account ancy. Cost account ancy is a very wide t erm. It means and includes t he principles, convent ions, t echniques and syst ems which are employed in a business to plan and cont rol t he ut ilisat ion of its resources.
It includes the presentation of information derived therefrom for the purposes of managerial decision-making. Cost account ancy is a wide t erm and includes cost ing, cost account ing, cost cont rol and cost audit.
These st andard costs are t hen compared wit h act ual costs and differences bet ween t he t wo are analysed and t he necessary correct ive act ion is t aken. Cost audit is t he applicat ion of auding principles and procedures in t he field of cost account ing. Ascert ai nment of cost. This is t he primary object ive of cost account ing. In ot her words, t he basic objective of cost accounting is to ascert ain t he cost of products and services. For cost ascertainment different t echniques and syst ems of cost ing are used in different indust ries.
Cont rol and reduct i on of cost. Cost account ing aims at improving efficiency by cont rolling and reducing cost. This object ive is becoming increasingly import ant because of growing compet it ion. Gui de t o busi ness poli cy. Cost account ing aims at serving t he needs of management in conduct ing t he business wit h ut most efficiency. Cost dat a provide guidelines for various managerial decisions like make or buy, selling below cost , ut ilisat ion of idle plant capacit y, int roduct ion of a new product , etc.
Det ermi nat i on of selli ng pri ce. Cost account ing provides cost informat ion on t he basis of which selling prices of products or services may be fixed. In periods of depression, cost accounting guides in deciding t he ext ent to which t he selling prices may be reduced to meet t he sit uat ion.
Measuri ng and i mprovi ng perf ormance. Cost account ing measures efficiency by classifying and analysing cost dat a and t hen suggest various st eps in improving performance so t hat profit ability is increased. In order to realise t hese object ives, t he dat a provided by cost account ing may have to be re- classified, re-organised and supplement ed by ot her relevant business dat a from outside t he formal cost account ing syst em.
The t wo syst ems rest on t he same principles concerning debit and credit and have t he same sources of recording t he t ransact ions. But cost account ing is much more det ailed t han financial account ing. This is because in financial account ing profit or loss is ascert ained for t he business as a whole whereas in cost account ing det ailed cost and profit dat a for various parts of business like depart ments. This is explained in t he following example : Suppose a company is manufact uring t hree products — A, B and C.
Under financial account ing and cost account ing t he following t ypes of st at ements are prepared. Under Fi nanci al Account i ng. This is revealed by cost account ing. Under Cost Account i ng. A det ailed st at ement is prepared as follows : Dat a of above Profit and Loss Account wit h furt her assumpt ions.
When management gets t his informat ion, it should invest igat e to find out t he reasons of loss in Product C. If Product C cannot be made profit able, its product ion should be stopped to improve t he overall profit pict ure of t he company. However, t his t ypes of informat ion is not revealed by financial account ing.
Top 14 Cost Accounting Problems With Solutions
In this article we have compiled various cost accounting problems along with its relevant Solutions. After reading this article you will learn about cost accounting problems on: 1. Cost Sheet 2. Economic Ordering Quantity 3. Store Ledger 4. Labour Hour Rate 6. Secondary Distribution 7.
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A job No. The following information is given to you regarding this job:. Note: Calculation of overhead chargeable to Job No. You are required to prepare a statement showing the profit earned during the year ended The various overheads should be recovered on the following basis while calculating the estimated price:.
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In management accounting or managerial accounting, managers use the provisions of accounting information in order to better inform themselves before they decide matters within their organizations, which aids their management and performance of control functions. One simple definition of management accounting is the provision of financial and non-financial decision-making information to managers. This is the way toward distinguishing, examining, deciphering and imparting data to supervisors to help accomplish business goals. According to the Institute of Management Accountants IMA : "Management accounting is a profession that involves partnering in management decision making, devising planning and performance management systems, and providing expertise in financial reporting and control to assist management in the formulation and implementation of an organization's strategy". Management accountants also called managerial accountants look at the events that happen in and around a business while considering the needs of the business.
The Zee manufacturing company produces a single product which goes through one process only. The manufacturing cycle takes a month. The company started its manufacturing operation on 1 st February, and costs of production for this month were as follows:. The Prince Corporation has two production departments and maintains a process cost system.
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Сьюзан попробовала что-то сказать, но Джабба ее перебил: - Чего вы ждете, директор. Позвоните Танкадо. Скажите, что вы согласны на его условия. Нам нужен этот шифр-убийца, или все здесь провалится сквозь землю. Все стояли не шелохнувшись.
У нас есть около часа, - сказал Джабба. - Достаточно, чтобы созвать пресс-конференцию и все выложить. - Каковы ваши рекомендации? - требовательно спросил Фонтейн. - Что вы предлагаете.
Должно ведь быть какое-то объяснение. - Оно есть, - кивнул Стратмор. - Тебя оно не обрадует.
Коммандер Тревор Стратмор снова стал самим собой - человеком железной логики и самообладания, делающим то, что полагалось делать. Последние слова предсмертной записки Хейла крутились у нее в голове, не повинуясь никаким приказам. И в первую очередь я искренне сожалею о Дэвиде Беккере.
Дэвид Беккер. Единственный мужчина, которого она любила. Самый молодой профессор Джорджтаунского университета, блестящий ученый-лингвист, он пользовался всеобщим признанием в академическом мире. Наделенный феноменальной памятью и способностями к языкам, он знал шесть азиатских языков, а также прекрасно владел испанским, французским и итальянским. На его лекциях по этимологии яблоку негде было упасть, и он всегда надолго задерживался в аудитории, отвечая на нескончаемые вопросы.
Поскольку за техникой Третьего узла следили самым тщательным образом, она даже не рассматривала такую возможность. Сьюзан встала и быстро подошла к громадному книжному шкафу с техническими руководствами, взяла с полки справочник с прошитым проволочной спиралью корешком и принялась его листать. Она нашла то, что искала, вернулась со справочником к своему терминалу, ввела несколько команд и подождала, пока компьютер проверит список команд, отданных за последние три часа. Сьюзан надеялась обнаружить внешнее воздействие - команду отключения, вызванную сбоем электропитания или дефектным чипом.
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n early 2016, two years into running Microsoft, CEO Satya Nadella needed advice from one of his newest employees, the cofounder of an app-tool maker Microsoft had just bought. Nadella was close to pulling off his blockbuster $27 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, but he wanted to talk about another company he coveted: GitHub. “Can we do it?” Nadella asked the executive. “Have we earned the trust?”
Back then, the answer was no. GitHub is the virtual watercooler of software development, a site where millions of programmers talk shop and share code across company boundaries. Microsoft had earned a reputation during its 1990s heyday as its polar opposite, an insular software belligerent, and GitHub was seen as wanting nothing to do with it. But after watching Nadella lead the Redmond, Washington-based giant for two years, GitHub made a surprise move, choosing Microsoft over Google as its acquirer this past June.
It was the latest coup for Nadella, 51, who’s breaking free of Microsoft’s recent past by returning it to its roots under cofounder Bill Gates.
“Bill used to teach me, ‘Every dollar we make, there’s got to be five dollars, ten dollars on the outside,’ ” Nadella tells Forbes, in his first sit-down interview since the $7.5 billion deal closed.
Great companies were once built on Microsoft’s code, Nadella says he was reminded by Gates. Nadella’s mission: Rebuild Microsoft brick by brick until it can happen again. “That’s what I want us to rediscover,” he says.
Signs of Nadella’s progress are found everywhere. From a Microsoft voice assistant that integrates with Amazon’s Alexa to a deepening alliance with Samsung and, most crucially, in its financial statements. Revenue, at $110 billion, is growing at a double-digit percentage after slumping for most of the past decade, in large part because of the hard-charging—and high-margin—cloud suite the company has built around Office and Azure, Microsoft’s challenger to Amazon’s cloud juggernaut.
Net profits are at $16.6 billion, an increasing share of which is attributable to Azure, which is growing at 91% annually with multiyear contracts only just starting to boost the bottom line. Microsoft ended November as the most valuable company in the world, eclipsing Apple and Amazon. The consensus among analysts is that it will hit $1 trillion in market cap sometime next year.
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Much of the credit belongs to Nadella, a Microsoft near-lifer who took the reins from Steve Ballmer in 2014 and immediately started knocking down walls. The former engineer says he has focused the company around a simple concept: “equitable growth.”
“People are finally coming around to saying, ‘It’s not just the surplus you’ve created for yourself. What’s the state of the world around you?,’ ” Nadella says. “That’s where I feel like we’re at our best.”
Nadella signaled his intentions with the help of an iPhone. Weeks after his start as CEO, Microsoft opened up its Azure cloud service to make it easier for developers to create iOS apps. The following year, Nadella used an iPhone onstage at an event—unthinkable for a company that had brewed up the market-lagging Windows phone in 2010 and then blew more than $7 billion in 2014 buying Nokia’s mobile division to support it. When Nadella took over, he wrote off the whole deal as a loss.
Behind the scenes, Nadella got to work on Microsoft’s culture of infighting and of treating competitors as if it were “straight-up war,” as a former Oracle exec puts it. With its rearward-facing obsession with Windows, the cash-cow operating system, Microsoft was caught unawares by the cloud boom (exemplified by Amazon Web Services) and by subscription software businesses like Salesforce.
CEO Nadella is returning to a core Bill Gates lesson: "Every dollar we make, there's got to be five dollars, ten dollars on the outside."
Nadella, who immigrated to America from India in 1988, was an insider who led the company’s nascent cloud business before taking the top job. He quickly installed new leaders and smashed the barriers between Microsoft and open-source rival Linux, which had been famously called a “cancer” by his pugnacious predecessor Steve Ballmer. Nadella and Scott Guthrie, the new cloud boss, welcomed Linux onto Azure’s IT framework, where it’s now used by half of all computer systems operating on Microsoft’s cloud. “When we achieved our success, with that success came out the classic hubris that I describe as being the know-it-alls,” Nadella says. “I said, ‘Let’s shed that.’ ”
To chip away at Amazon’s massive head start in cloud (Amazon Web Services is on track to make $27 billion in revenue a year, compared with an estimated pace of $10 billion for Microsoft’s Azure and $3 billion for Google), Microsoft turned to its partners. Sales reps are now compensated when a deal with a key ally of Microsoft leads to more activity on Microsoft’s cloud. And companies working with Azure find themselves brought into million-dollar deals at the one-yard line. “All of us have been stunned they are doing it,” says Bob Muglia, CEO of San Mateo-based data-warehouse software maker Snowflake and a 23-year Microsoft veteran, who left in the Ballmer years. “Satya’s recognized this is a service-oriented world.”
Starbucks, which uses Microsoft to help power its ordering app, sent a dozen engineers to the world’s largest invite-only hackathon, hosted by Microsoft—another Nadella-era idea. “It’s a different approach from a traditional software company,” says Gerri Martin-Flickinger, Starbucks’ CTO.
But there are asterisks attached to this new exuberance. Much of Microsoft’s success has come from moving existing customers onto its cloud services and its revamped Office 365 work software suite, raising concerns that the company is simply harvesting low-hanging fruit, says Dan Ives, an analyst at the Los Angeles investment firm Wedbush. And while the breadth of Microsoft’s portfolio, which also includes gaming, search and devices like Surface tablets, is a great strength, it could still get tripped up again by success. “The risk is they go back to the old days,” says Raimo Lenschow, an analyst at Barclays. (Both are bullish on the stock.)
"People are finally coming around to saying, 'It's not just the surplus you've created for yourself. What's the state of the world around you?' That's where I feel like we're at our best."
Now with GitHub in the fold—following acquisitions of the maker of Minecraft ($2.5 billion, 2014), app-building-tool provider Xamarin (reported as $400 million, 2016) and LinkedIn—Nadella’s team needs to avoid falling into bad habits such as restrictive long-term contracts. How the company integrates all these purchases—and history suggests it will be difficult—will also test Nadella. To navigate these challenges, Nadella relies on his broader vision that happier employees, customer and partners—even prickly coders—have to do well for Microsoft’s business to flourish. “A successful product is one that fosters more success around it,” Nadella says.
To pull it off, Nadella will lean on new leaders like Nat Friedman, the Xamarin cofounder whom Nadella asked about GitHub in 2016 and then tapped to run the business for Microsoft once the deal closed. As Friedman, whose new job entails evangelizing that message to GitHub’s 31 million developers, puts it: “People are giving Microsoft the benefit of the doubt.”
Reach Alex Konrad at email@example.com. Cover image by Jamel Toppin for Forbes.
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When people discuss the topic of UPS efficiency and data center green initiatives, we are reminded of conversations had in the US in the 1970s and 1980s when the first Japanese cars were introduced into the automobile industry. It was during this era that the US car industry changed forever.
And what happened? Relying on the groundbreaking quality management philosophy of the U.S.’s own W. Edwards Deming, the Japanese eventually introduced small, fuel-efficient cars into a market dominated by very large, very inefficient American-made cars at a time when rising energy costs narrowed the focus on operating costs.
Does this story sound familiar?
Today, Japanese cars account for 36% percent of all sales the US market – more than GM and Ford combined. And we predict that the same proportions will exist in the data center UPS market in the not-so-distant future. This is a bold prediction.
The parallels between the two, however, are worth examining. Just as was the case in the 1970s, energy is a huge issue in the data center space. It is no secret data centers consume more power per square foot than just about any other building type. And despite our best efforts, this trend will only continue to increase as IT equipment consumes more power, and as technology users consume more data.
Just as was the case in the car industry, the Japanese have studiously approached the data center market. And just as the first Datsun B210 was the subject of criticism, so has the reception been less than welcome for UPS and PDU equipment manufactured by companies like Toshiba. The critics say, sure it is efficient – but what about quality?
Don’t you wish had bought stock the first time you heard a car dealer say, “But this V-8 Fleetwood Brougham can run circles around that four-cylinder import!” The modern equivalent goes something like this: “Sure our UPS is more efficient – as long as it is in bypass mode!”
Oh boy. Folks, don’t walk, run to your nearest Toshiba dealer. And get some stock while you are at it.
To be sure, modern Japanese UPS equipment is designed around both quality and energy efficiency – the true, on-line sort that delivers 97% day in and day out. This efficiency percentage applies whether the UPS is fully loaded, or operating in a more normal 40% load environment. In the case of equipment operating at only 10% capacity, efficiency drops a mere 3 points to 94% – far higher than Toshiba’s U.S. counterparts at most points in their load curves.
These efficiencies translate into tens of thousands of dollars in total annual energy costs, and the best ROI for the dollar. Toshiba’s secret really isn’t one to anyone who studied Deming and how the focus on quality, design, efficiency, streamlined manufacturing, and a quality dealer network changed the car industry several decades ago.
At Quality Uptime Services, we invite you to read this Toshiba whitepaper so you can see how innovative design is driving improved efficiencies and better quality power. As your UPS maintenance and asset management experts and a Toshiba ASP, this is one trend that we are proud to be behind.
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You handle every regulatory compliance activity for your company, including analyzing contracts, conducting audits, and completing investigations. Your ability to read, research, and interpret complex documents makes you a valuable asset to any employer. However, no matter how experienced or qualified you are, it may be hard to get your next job interview without a strong regulatory affairs resume.
The most challenging part of writing such a document is figuring out how to fit all your abilities into a concise document. There include the analytical skills that make you a great investigator, the attention to detail that ensures you handle everything accurately, and the communication skills that help you create reports and present your findings effectively. There is also your ability to up with the local, state, and federal laws and regulations that apply to your company.
We have a template and resume sample that shows you how to list your competencies in an easy-to-read bullet-list layout. Our expert writing advice gives you the right words to describe your experience and education. With our help, your resume will be job-search ready.
The job search process is tough. Along with scouring job listings, you’re probably also preparing for interviews, filling out applications, writing cover letters, and tweaking your resume. Each individual position...
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It is a violation of federal law to offer, pay, or receive kickbacks for referrals of Medicare and Medicaid patients. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b). This is known as the Anti-Kickback Act. Kickbacks can include a wide array of remuneration beyond cash exchanged for referrals. They encompass the purchase, lease, or provision of any goods or services exchanged for referrals.
Under another federal law, the Stark law, it is also a violation for a physician to refer a patient to a facility if they have a financial relationship with that facility. 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn (a)(1), (h)(6).
Compliance with these laws is an express condition of payment under Medicare and Medicaid programs. Providers who falsely certify compliance with these rules may be held civilly liable to whistleblowers and the government under the False Claims Act (FCA). See United States ex rel. Thompson v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp., 125 F.3d 899, 902 (5th Cir. 1997); see also United States ex rel. Hopper v. Anton, 91 F.3d 1261, 1266 (9th Cir. 1996).
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Calls have been made to introduce a second entrance at a busy Nottinghamshire retail park to prevent more "bedlam" on the area's roads.
People living near Victoria Retail Park, in Netherfield, have reported on numerous occasions that traffic issues from the busy shopping area are causing chaos nearby.
Residents on nearby streets told Nottinghamshire Live earlier this year that they have experienced "trembling walls" and gridlock from the retail park, which causes traffic to queue at four sides of a busy junction.
This comes on top of reported noise issues from the Colwick Loop Road, with cars travelling up and down the road throughout the day leading to residents saying it is getting "too loud".
He says he would like to see a second entrance added to the site in the future, which will also accommodate increased traffic from new ventures including a Sainsbury's and Aldi nearby.
"I've strongly called for a second entrance and exit there because it just is bedlam," he told Nottinghamshire Live.
"Now that they've opened Starbucks, which is fair enough for jobs and business, it's made it difficult to get in and out of the place.
"I often have people coming to me to say 'can you improve it?' because it's taken them an hour to get out of the junction.
"That's not what we want to see at all.
"I hope that, once the Sainsbury's is open, there was a plan for a bridge across the railway line for a flow of traffic, and I'm hopeful that will help to alleviate it.
"But something has got to be done about it, you can give yourself an hour, and hour and a half to get out.
"There's a fair amount of traffic going past there now and it's good, there's no doubting that, and new businesses coming up there.
"It's a very, very busy area, and we'll keep banging away to improve the area when we can."
Many of the retail park's stores remained open throughout the most recent lockdown, meaning traffic in the area has not really eased over the past 12 months.
However, people living nearby say it has got "slightly worse" since non-essential retailers reopened on Monday (April 12).
Carl Greenwood, 33, who was walking back towards Netherfield village, told Nottinghamshire Live: "The main thing for me is the amount of cars at weekends.
"Cars can be queuing at all four parts of the junction for a while because there's so many going both in and out of the retail park.
"Everyone living around here is used to it though because before lockdown it was just as bad, and it hasn't got any better really."
Natasha Cartwright, 36, who also lives nearby, added: "It was bad before shops reopened so I don't think we're going to notice anything different.
"It's not just traffic numbers, the roads are so loud at all hours of the day.
"There are so many cars going up and down the loop road, it's louder than any other road I've seen."
A number of the stores reopened for the first time this week, though several of the Victoria Retail Park sites did remain open throughout lockdown.
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Boris Yukhananov's production of Pinocchio continues the mythological, fairy-tale line of works begun in his productions of The Blue Bird and Drillalians. At the heart of the mystery is Carlo Collodi's fairy tale The Adventures of Pinocchio, which the project authors have transformed into "Pino-mythology."
The theatre's entire troupe is engaged in the project, the main role of which – Pinocchio undergoing metamorphosis – is performed by two young actresses, Maria Belyaeva and Svetlana Naidyonova. The hero's multiple nature offers a unique interpretation of a twin myth. Pinocchio is surrounded by commentators – both a dramatic and an active chorus that, so to speak, siphon the text through themselves. The Electrotheatre's chorus and the dancers also perform. This all comes together in a large, working space.
An important aspect of the Pinocchio. Theatre segment is the commedia dell' arte, which redefines the dell' arte tradition that is associated with Meyerhold and Vakhtangov in Russian history. Dell' arte is actually a crude style, based on the limitless freedom that a man has in engaging society's underbelly, and on very clear, simple desires. At the same time, paradoxically, this is what is left us of the ancient mysterial theatre, from the Eleusinian mysteries. Specially for this purpose, over the course of a year, the company's young members trained under Alessio Nardin, a guest master from Italy, who received his expertise from the hands of Ferrusi Soleri. Masks for these characters were made in Venice.
Pinocchio is the space of a life-affirming street theatre, but also a temple of Pinomythology that stands on this street.
Boris Yukhananov: “Each performance takes for itself a name or aspect; and once again seeks its place in cultural history or context. In this sense, Pinocchio, of course, exists on the fringes, on one hand continuing our series of fairy tales (The Blue Bird and Drillalians), on the other hand, engaging literally with all known fairy tales, while doing something unexpected with them. In principle, new-processual art offers theatre a new territory - one in which one can create one's own myth. A place where you can create your own world. Where you can watch other people do it. It is a world that is not separate from reality, but does not obey it. In this new territory, we embark on a journey that takes us out of the world, as it keeps us with it. We move to another universe filled with both fantastic and real things.”
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08 Sep Yoga & Ayurveda: Ancient life hacks for modern living
Ayurveda is the sister science to yoga. Ayur means “life” and “veda” means knowledge.
Yoga means union, and is the path of self realization. Union of body, mind and spirit, and union between the finite self and the universal infinite Self. The sciences of yoga and ayurveda work together to create wellness on every level.
It is wonderful to have a daily yoga practice, but also good to know that your daily practice can be optimized by incorporating ayurveda and daily yogic routines, known as “dinacharya”.
The yogis say we are given one hundred years in this body, and it is our choice how we want to take care of what we’ve been given. Consider dinacharya to be “life hacks” to make your health and life the best it can be. Our bodies work on a 24 hour cycle, with each four hours dedicated to a certain function. Dinacharya works with in harmony with our internal body clock to provide steadfast energy throughout the day, and to prevent imbalances.
Yoga can take you out of your comfort zone for great reward, moving you through resistance and stagnation into transformation, balance and expansion. Daily routines are similar, they are not always appealing at first, but can yield wonderful rewards long term. Doing every one of the routines below on a daily basis would be time consuming, but I recommend trying them all on occasion, and committing to your favorites daily. The benefits you’ll receive are worth waking up early for!
DINACHARYA: Yogic & Ayurvedic Daily Routines for purification, energy balance and longevity:
- Wake up before or with the sun, and a few minutes before your alarm (power of intention – it works!). Meditate (even for a few minutes), be mindful of sensations, and soften in them whether they are comfortable or uncomfortable. Connect to your heart and think of one thing you are grateful for.
- Arise and stretch. Empty bladder and bowels. Splash cold water on face 3x. Rinse mouth 3x and use tongue scraper until there is no “ama” (undigested matter/coating) on the tongue.
- Oil pulling: swish unrefined cold pressed oil (I use sesame) around in the mouth for 15 minutes. I do this while I shower. Option: add a few drops of oil of oregano.
- Neti: pour warm salt water through your sinus cavities to clean the sinuses, our pathway to receiving prana (vitality – primarily carried through breath). Do kapalbhati kriya and then oil your nostrils after all water has cleared.
- Dry skin brushing: Removes dead skin cells and optimizes lymph system, increasing immunity.
- Shower each morning to rinse off a night of physical and psychic cleaning (sleep) and to open pores to absorb more prana (vital life force energy) during practice. Avoid long overly hot showers, and end shower with cool or cold water to increase circulation and invigorate your immune system. Even a cool one minute shower is refreshing!
- Do a full body “abhyanga” oil massage. Massage room temperature or warm oil into the skin to prevent dry skin and create a strong physical and energetic container to preserve prana (vitality) and tejas (radiance). Learn about your dosha (ayurvedic constitution) to choose an oil. I use sesame oil. This massage can be done quickly using long stokes to rub the oil in, and circular motions around the joints. Great self care and gentle exercise.
- Do full uddiyana bhanda and nauli kriya (outside in summer or by an open window when weather is cool) to relax the belly, clear stale air from the lungs, oxygentate your system and to stoke digestive fire (agni).
- Drink a warm glass of water, followed by a warm glass of lemon water. Add sea salt to cleanse, remineralize and to raise your blood pressure if its low. Or make a tea with finely grated fresh ginger, lemon and raw honey to optimize digestion and clean the stomach. Honey should be added when tea is cooled a bit.
- Time for pranayama and an invigorating yoga & pranayama practice! The morning is perfect for practicing solar and cleansing postures such as sun salutations, kapalabhati kriya, and ujayii breath synchronized with active flowing sequences. The evening is best for long held and restorative (lunar) postures. This can also vary depending on the time of year and your constitution.
- Eat a light whole foods breakfast followed by a nourishing lunch (eat your largest meal when the sun is at its zenith), and a light dinner.
- Rest in the afternoon for at least ten to fifteen minutes by doing savasana, legs up the wall, anuloma viloma, meditation or yoga nidra. This will pacify your nervous system, refresh your energy and optimize digestion for a beautiful evening!
Details on many of these practices can be learned in Prana’s 200 & 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training programs. www.pranayogastudio.ca
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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Saturday approved the de-proscription of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), after the political party and the government had struck a secretive deal earlier this week, sources said.
It is learnt that government took this step in larger national interest.
The federal cabinet approved the removal of the party’s proscribed status through a circulation summary sent by the interior ministry, sources said, which mentioned that TLP had assured the government it would not organise violent protests in future.
Two days back, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar granted the initial approval to the summary sent to him by the Punjab Home Department for the revocation of the TLP’s proscribed status.
After granting preliminary approval to the summary, the CM had sent it to the Ministry of Interior to take a final decision regarding the matter through circulation.
The Ministry for Interior, after receiving the summary to change TLP’s status, had sent it to the federal cabinet earlier Saturday, the sources said.
In line with the deal struck with the TLP, the Punjab government had already removed the names of 48 TLP workers among 90 from the fourth schedule.
The provincial government also decided to release 100 other activists of the proscribed organisation from different jails in the province.
On November 2, the government began implementing the accord with TLP, with reports suggesting that it had released more than 800 supporters of the party arrested across Punjab.
The government signed an accord with the proscribed outfit last Sunday, under which workers of the organisation who are not facing any formal criminal charges were to be released. The amnesty will also extend to the party’s top leader, Saad Rizvi.
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Workout and Turnaround Case Studies
Our typical client is a small businessman who perceives that his business is failing, and who has been advised by other professionals to seek bankruptcy advice.
We have learned over the years that bankruptcy protection is seldom the first choice of remedy. There are many reasons for this.
First, the only reorganization protection for businesses is under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. This statute is designed for large businesses. Smaller companies simply cannot afford the special legal, accounting, and management costs (typically $50 - $150,000) that formal bankruptcy reorganization entails. Moreover, a company that is losing money prior to bankruptcy will, if not "repaired," continue to lose money while under court protection.
The Bankruptcy Court will not allow itself to be used as a shield to allow a company to run up more debt, and such a company will be (at least in this district) converted to chapter 7 liquidation, which is the worst possible result for the business, its creditors, its customers, and its owners. Conversely, if a business CAN be made profitable, we can almost always negotiate forbearances and payment arrangements with the creditors, which makes bankruptcy protection unnecessary.
Bankruptcy Averted by Threat of Same
A specialty machine shop in the Twin Citie suffered a decline in sales due to the general economy. Its fixed costs -- primarily occupancy, bank debt, and equipment leases -- were not sustainable at the lower revenue level.
Under threat of a chapter 11 reorganization, the client's major creditors reduced their claims by approximately 50%. The client was able to find a new lender to provide blanket financing in this reduced amount, resolving the debts and making bankruptcy unnecessary.
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At five percent, inflation data for December 2021 was at its highest level since 1985. Food and goods have become more expensive as transport costs have risen and there have been shortages. ING Bank believes that oil and gas prices, in particular, which are driving inflation, have probably peaked. However, inflation in industrial goods (excluding energy) has risen from two to 2.9 percent over the past two years. This shows that costs are now increasingly being passed on to consumers. ING Bank expects inflation to continue in the near future.
Most industry experts do not see the European Central Bank (ECB) raising interest rates for the first time until spring 2023 at the earliest. At least the course has been set for this. The further development of the economy will influence when an interest rate increase will come. The reality is currently far removed from the ECB's wish for an inflation rate of two percent. In November, the inflation rate in the euro zone was 4.9 percent. To what extent the omicron virus variant will lead to problems is still difficult to judge. German ECB Director Isabel Schnabel also expects higher inflation rates for some time to come. "We are well aware of the uncertainty in our inflation forecasts. There is an upside risk," Schnabel said.
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Trade Show Companies Give Back to Their Communities
The trade show industry has a history of being generous to its surrounding communities, and a few companies recently have lent a helping hand to those in need.
SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Rentals, based in Hauppauge, N.Y., continues to be a strong supporter of Long Island Cares, the nonprofit organization based in the same town and founded by the late Harry Chapin, which brings together resources to benefit the hungry on Long Island and meet other vital humanitarian needs.
SmartSource, which has a longstanding tradition of raising funds and volunteerism on behalf of Long Island Cares, recently made yet another contribution.
Approximately 35 staff members from the company’s Hauppauge headquarters raised $1,000 for Long Island Cares, which was matched by SmartSource for a total contribution of $2,000.
Last year, a team of SmartSource employees headed to the Long Island Cares warehouse to volunteer in its Warehouse Sorting & Repacking Program.
On its 30th anniversary, SmartSource made a sizeable contribution to the organization in honor of its founder, Julian Sandler, for whom fighting hunger was a top priority.
Helen Brett Enterprises, producers of the New Orleans Gift and Jewelry Show, designated their August show as a collection point for donations to South Louisiana residents, who were affected by catastrophic flooding.
HBE provided donors with a voucher for a free guest badge, as a ‘thank you’ for donating. Attendees donated 12,140 pounds of non-perishable food items, personal toiletries, cleaning supplies and bottled water.
Freeman volunteered their services to load the items into two trucks and transport them to Second Harvest Food Bank of New Orleans and Acadiana, where the items were transported to their distribution channels in the affected areas.
“All of us at Helen Brett Enterprisers are humbled by our attendee’s and exhibitor’s giving spirit,” said Brett Kolinek, president, Helen Brett Enterprises.
He added, “We started off with the idea of doing a small part in helping an area that has supported us for so many years and we are completely inspired by the generosity of our loyal customers, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center staff, Freeman and the onsite team from Helen Brett Enterprises. Our thoughts and prayers are with those in need right now.”
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Weird And Wonderful Things You Don’t Know About Cuban Girls
Odalis Gonzalez is part of the new face of Cuban agriculture: a woman farming what was as soon as idle state land, a beneficiary of Cuba’s new effort to increase agricultural production and scale back imports. In neocolonial Cuba, girls have been relegated to a subordinate social status. With the arrival of the Revolution they grew to become active individuals who’ve contributed considerably to the building of a new society, one based mostly on equality and social justice. They now play a significant role in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the nation.
Although the Mesa Redonda television present on November 12, 2020, dedicated to this program, spent more time touting the alleged advances of the Cuban Revolution by way of ladies’s rights, not less than the plan’s targets had been talked about, which embrace: larger systematics in actions that promote the advancement of girls, to sort out obstacles associated to gender equality, and to make the difficulty of gender an integral part of curriculums in any respect ranges of training.
Cuban women’s English is relatively poor. It is going to be sufficient only for elementary conversations on plain and customary matters. It would be nice if you happen to speak Spanish to debate something more critical and sophisticated. But nonetheless, modern applied sciences allow avoiding the language barrier. You should use any online translator you would like.
Today it’s often forgotten, but as soon as upon a time communism had a type of free love vibe to it. Typically, it led to rising rights for ladies in nations that grew to become communist from Russia and Ukraine in Japanese Europe to China and Vietnam in Asia. Cuban women aren’t cuban women personality shy – whether indoors or out. In relation to sexual activity, Cubans are additionally very lively and passionate. They express themselves in the bed room and in the event you’re relationship a Cuban lady, that is one thing you’re likely to have had a taste of.
Cuban ladies have been the main beneficiaries of the revolution’s social and well-liked achievements. In 1960, the Federation of Cuban Ladies (FMC) founded by Vilma Espín, was created to defend equal rights for all and to finish discrimination. Girls would lastly come to occupy their applicable social house and contribute fully to the constructing of the new society. Fidel Castro emphasised the importance of this: “Cuban girls, doubly humiliated and repressed by a semi-colonial society, required their very own group, one that would signify their particular pursuits and work to attain their greater participation in the economic, political and social life of the Revolution.”7 The Federation of Cuban Women now has over four million members.
What a contrast to Cuba. As far back as I can bear in mind, March 8 passes more or less unnoticed, apart from the sale of flowery cards exalting women’s position in socialist achievements. It was the identical this year, aside from a press release or two from the Cuban Bertha Cáceres Equality Area of the Philosophy Institute and the lady power” initiative, an exhibition of 15 feminist drawings to be tattooed on women to declare sovereignty over their very own bodies.
However nonetheless, there are some difficulties. Initially, the Web is slowly. Secondly, it is expensive for a lot of native people. And at last, most Cubans can use it solely within the particular Web golf equipment. As was earlier mentioned, Cubans are ‘large’ on family, each what are cuban girls like actually and figuratively. When courting Cuban ladies, you will have to prepare to meet their parents and family members. In case you are to be their man, they will count on to carry you into the fold.
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His many-splendored vision consists of having the newfound manuscript on show at the National Museum of Girls within the Arts in Washington, D.C., where it may very well be seen by millions single cuban ladies who traverse the nation’s capital. He additionally envisions the manuscript finally published as a guide, with a foreword recounting how this misplaced work got here to mild. And he needs a Spanish translation, to make it extra accessible to Cuban audiences.
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Wossaert R. Voleibol: entre los sobresalientes del movimiento deportivo cubano Internet. Somos Jóvenes. 2012 Mar 1-eight cited 2012 Mar 05; about 1 screen. Obtainable from: #high. Spanish. Resulting from its location on the Windward Passage linking the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Cuba grew to become part of a very powerful trade route in the New World. Gold, silver and emeralds from Spanish mining centres in Bolivia, Peru and Mexico was transshipped to Havana for the final leg of the journey to Spain.
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As we arrived at Cottonwood Hot Springs, the friendly and funny manager checked us in at the front desk adjacent to a cute gift shop full of locally produced self-care items and other handmade pieces (jewelry, magnets, cards, etc) for purchase, and a large community space (which I understand is most used by those staying in the hostel-style spaces available onsite).
By midday that autumn Saturday, they had seen about 60 customers – a far cry from the peak season’s usual 300. It was nice to know we’d have a little extra space.
Our cabin was down the path past the solar panels and the wind turbine (gotta celebrate sustainable energy). The space was clean and pretty perfect space-wise for our group (3 couples); three bedrooms and one bathroom complemented a large living room and a window covered, picnic-style dining area.
It was near freezing as we set out to soak, walking our suited selves back to the main area where the tubs are located. I’ll admit that the facility layout had me a little lost, and I ended up having to double back to locate the women’s room. The showers were small, and there’s no soap provided, so I rinsed quickly and, sopping wet, stepped into the frigid air and found a tub.
Now, this was the ticket. The stone laid tubs were amazing!
For the most part, everywhere was spacious and quiet. I appreciated the different options, varying my time between the ample, deeper seating areas, the shallower areas for laying, and a few spots where I could be in up to my shoulders.
The next day, luxuriating in the well-restedness that follows a day of mineral springs soaking, we opted for a hike about 15 minutes drive from Cottonwood—a gorgeous trail to Lost Lake (delightful once we found it….#lostonthewaytolostlake)!
Before departing Cottonwood, one more round of soaking was in order, so it was back to the tubs and cozy sauna for some afternoon bliss. Sadly, only then did I notice the hand-painted sign advertising therapeutic bodywork services. Next time I visit, I’ll be checking those services out!
Since we were already in town and it was only 20 minutes away, my partner and I decided to split off the next morning and visit Mt Princeton Hot Springs as well.
In contrast to Cottonwood, Mt Princeton had much more of an upscale feel, which makes sense because they market themselves as a hot springs resort. They offered hotel accommodations, a nice restaurant and bar, and multiple options for soaking. With limited time, we opted for the basic package, which included access to 2 large pools and the riverside.
We loved the large pool for full submergence, but found that the only place to sit and relax was on the steps, which were consistently crowded with happy but boisterous folks.
If you’ve never experienced a river-bound natural spring, it’s good to know you can adjust the temperature by moving rocks to direct the flow of water. We started fine-tuning our natural tub, but with only half my body in the water the other half was exposed to the freezing air.
Meanwhile, the submerged half was being subjected to different temperature extremes on each side. The wide spectrum of sensation and temperature was, unfortunately, anything but relaxing! I definitely needed a few hints and tips here.
That day, however, we hopped up and scurried our freezing butts back to the pool to regulate! Next time, I’ll check out some more of their soaking options as well as the sauna, and maybe even stay at Mt Princeton and day-trip to Cottonwood to mix it up.
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The first five years have so much to do with how the next eight years turn out.
Little Wonders Wing at DPSGF is a happy, safe and engaging learning space designed to provide an enriching environment to young learners. The curriculum is based on contemporary research and principles of early childhood development. It is developmentally appropriate, integrated, play – led and ensures stimulating experiences across different domains to address the needs of a child. Hence our little Dipsites happily indulge in experimenting new ideas, mistake-making, laughter-sharing, brain-stretching and independence building.
They ask questions, we see creative explorers; they play outdoor games, we see motivated learners; they express, we notice inquisitiveness. Holistic development is aimed for, through our child friendly, creative and activity based curriculum.
- It is integrated and progressive with structured and well defined pedagogy that includes number of indoor and outdoor activities, art and craft, storytelling, theme based concepts, picture talk, free conversations, science experiments, songs and rhymes, movement and organized games.
- There is emphasis on developing the language, numeracy, cognitive, socio-emotional and motor skills. Through creative play and social interactions, the little ones are equipped with knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in a truly engaging, innovative and refreshing way.
- Inspired by Howard Gardener’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence, emphasis is laid on Inquiry based learning and exposure to a world beyond books through projects, celebrations, stage presentations, trips excursions, dramatization, sensory play etc
- To develop listening skills, social skills and peer partnership, Circle Time is a feature of daily activity.
- Children love engaging with interactive tools, toys, beads, strings, blocks etc. for fine and gross motor development.
- Emphasis is on clear speech, action, phonics, manners, social and emotional adjustments, awareness of environment and neuro muscular co-ordination through games and activities.
- Sand pit, swings, slides, cycles, crafts, clay work etc. provide fun and recreation. The favourite of all are the splash pool play, horse riding, yoga and fun races to enhance fine and gross motor development.
- Interactive smart classes, computer aided techniques, audio – visual presentations and practical experiments, broaden the horizon of children.
Our Dipsites explore new horizons, build new capacities and visibly grow.
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Square One has taken German rights to crime-drama starring Ray Winstone and Ben Drew.
Entertainment One has picked up UK rights to Vertigo Films-Embargo Films coproduction The Sweeney, which starts shooting in London this Sunday .
A German deal was done with with Square One.
The feature adaptation of cult 1970s TV Show The Sweeney about a hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London’s Metropolitan police is co-written by director Nick Love (The Firm) and John Hodge (Trainspotting).
- Title: The Sweeney
Ray Winstone plays Flying Squad detective Jack Regan and singer/actor Ben Drew (aka Plan B) plays George Carter. Hayley Atwell (Captain America), Damien Lewis (The Escapist), Steven Mackintosh (Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans) and Paul Anderson (The Firm) also star.
The deal was negotiated by Alex Hamilton, director of Entertainment One UK and Vertigo’s MD Rupert Preston.
The film is set for an Autumn 2012 release. Producers are Allan Niblo, James Richardson, Rupert Preston for Vertigo Films and Christopher Simon and Felix Vossen for Embargo Films.
Protagonist handles world sales and will be talking to buyers at next week’s AFM.
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Hotel Franchise Opportunities
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When you acquire a hotel franchise, you are not only getting their commonly recognized name, but also their support as a franchise owner, established connections with vendors, and successful business plan. Not only that, you are also buying their expertise and experience in operating the hotel.
But before you invest your hard-earned money in a hotel franchise, ask yourself what are the different hotel franchises you can apply for? How many employees do you need to hire? And will the hotel franchiser give you the support and huge profit regularly? These articles can answer your questions and help you make the right decision.
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The Baymont Inns provide lodging to travelers, providing various amenities that is why it is the ideal franchise option for you.
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Sheraton hotel is a franchise company that offers a wide array of luxurious services.
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CruiseShipCenters is a travel agency that is also a franchise company. CruiseShipCenters mainly deals with cruises and traveling.
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Do you want to become part of a worldwide known company? Do you want to be the owner of one of its prestigious brands? Start an Accor Hotels franchise!
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This discusses about getting involved in a hotel franchising program by grabbing the Howard Johnson Franchise opportunity. Learn the things that can make you successfully open a Howard Johnson Franchise.
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Are you decided to start a Homewood Suites Franchise? We have what it takes for you to become a Homewood Suites Franchisee.
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The need for a homelike lodging for people who travel thousand miles is what Scott King take into consideration in establishing the first Travelodge in San Diego. And if you see the need of a Travelodge Hotels in your area, this article can be a help in starting a Travelodge Hotels Franchise.
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Baymont Inn & Suites franchise are part of the Wyndham Hotel Group that is committed to grow the brand by offering highly competitive incentive programs to multi-unit operators, entrepreneurs, and developers. We have a comprehensive guide to show you the steps for this business startup.
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In the hotel industry's mid-tier segment, the brand to emulate is Country Inns & Suites By Carlson. Do you want to have your own franchise of this hotel chain? Let us guide you on their kind of brand and the unique mark that they are creating in the market.
Owning a Hilton Garden Inn Franchise
Being a Hilton Garden Inn owner means gaining great rewards and more business opportunity. Having your own franchise of the hotel chain can be at a very high price.
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Motel 6 Franchise is one of the most affordable Motels in continental North American. It has a well-rounded brand-name recall factor for its rooms, service, and price.
How to Start a La Quinta Franchising LLC Business
Do you want to learn how to start a La Quinta Franchising LLC Business? In this article, you will learn the standard operations of the business as well as the types of support that the company is willing to give.
Start a Choice Hotel Franchise Business
People will say that the best investment that you will make is through hotel franchising, and what better way to invest your money than in Choice Hotels. This sound business venture will give a businessman the best opportunity to grow in this kind of industry and exceptional experience to help acquire more and more franchise in the coming years.
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Setting up an independence business is not as easy as it seems but it does work out if you take up a Super 8 franchise. Try these simple steps and you should do fine.
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One of the growing economies today is tourism which makes hotels and resorts a very good investment for entrepreneurs. With this fact, people can enjoy considerable amounts of financial benefits by becoming a franchisee of InterContinental Hotels Group.
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If you are a businessman looking for a business opportunity in Hotel and Restaurant, then Hampton hotels is the best one for you. Part of the Hilton Brands of Hotel franchises, Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites has projected itself to the list of award-winning mid-priced hotels in the world.
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Hampton Roads Transit Route 116 stops at Patrick Henry Mall (next to the airport) roughly once per hour between 6:30am and 10:42pm from Monday to Saturday, and from 7:40am to 6:10pm on Sundays, stopping at Jefferson Avenue and Lee Hall. A single fare is $2.
Rental cars are available from Avis, Hertz, Budget, National, Enterprise, and Zipcar.
Terminal facilities include vending machines, ATMs, luggage carts, a flower centre, a news and gift shop, currency exchance, and cafe.
Garage and Premier parking is charged at $2 an hour and $10 a day. Long-term parking is $1 an hour and $8 per day. Economy parking is $1 an hour and $7 per day. The long-term and economy lots are connected to the terminal by a free shuttle service.
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The holiday rush can be stressful. There’s so much to do. You need to decorate your house, prepare food, mail out the Christmas cards, shop for gifts, and wrap them up. And when the big day comes, there’s more stress to bury you, especially if you’re hosting the family dinner this year. You have to clean up all the mess, wash the dishes, stash away the opened gifts, and worry about all the leftovers.
Before grumbling and worrying about everything, remind yourself that this holiday season is particularly special. The world has been battling the pandemic for two years now and has killed millions. You’re lucky to be spending the holidays with your family.
The holidays anyway, is a great occasion to spend quality time with your loved ones. It’s more than just about exchanging gifts. This year, it’s about connecting with friends and family once again. It’s about taking the time to cherish your moments with people you love.
And speaking of people you love, they may be spending a few days with you this holiday, especially if they’re from out of town. If you’re worried about how to entertain them and keep them busy while they’re staying with you, that’s perfectly valid. Not to worry, though. You’ll learn about how to become an excellent host to them in this article.
Make the most out of your loved ones’ stay and take the stress away through various activities below.
Prepare Your Home
To make your guests feel at home, start prepping your house even before they arrive.Leave a welcome note in your guest’s room, even if they’re your kids. If they’re bringing in their spouse, all the more reason to leave a note saying you’re more than glad that they’re staying for the holidays. You can add in some helpful tips with your note to make it easier for them to find essentials in the house.
If you’ve got your children coming in from college, and they’re bringing a friend or two, you can provide information about your Wi-Fi password, the nearest coffee shop, or any place where young adults hang out. In your guests’ bathroom, leave some essentials like towels, bath soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and plenty of toilet paper. If you can, provide them with a laundry basket, even if it’s a small one.
At their nightstands, leave something that’ll make them even more welcomed – a scented candle, a carafe, or a vase of fresh flowers. Meanwhile, a spare phone charger, a tiny Bluetooth speaker or earphones, and a USB lamp would make the young adults love their stay even more.
Don’t Leave Your Guests Hungry
In the kitchen, make sure that your pantry is well-stocked, as advised by Food and Wine magazine. Snacks go a long way, especially during long nights or when your guests are in the mood for a Christmas movie marathon.
You don’t have to cook snacks in advance. Filling healthy snacks would make a great stock item in the pantry. However, according to Food and Wine magazine, what you need to cook in advance are hearty meals that can be easily reheated when your guests are hungry. Soups, cookies, pizza, and dips for chips would be great.
Doing all the prep will make it easier to entertain your guests when they arrive. You can focus on organizing activities instead of worrying about stuff they need.
Keep Them Entertained With Winter Activities
One of the best things about the holidays is the decorations, not only in houses but also in city or town centers and streets. Take your guests to see the Christmas house decorations around your town or block. If there’s a tree lighting ceremony you’re looking forward to, bring your guests with you to witness it.
You can also bring your guests to holiday shows like Christmas carols, orchestra, or choir. Some movie theaters show Christmas movies during the holidays, too.
Organize a game night for your guests. Awaken their spirit of competition with exciting games. Add some drinks and savory snacks to keep your guests refreshed while playing.
You can also take your games outdoors. Winter sports such as sledding, fat biking, ice skating, and snowshoeing would help your guests break a sweat. You can also go ice fishing or show them how to do it right and what equipment to use. Show them how to use a Daiwa electric reel, one of the best electric reels for ice fishing.
If your guests would rather stay at home and relax, have a bonfire in your backyard. Make this activity even more meaningful with roasted marshmallows as you share stories until it’s too cold to stay outside.
Give Them Space
However, if you don’t have a spare room for guests, make sure to make space for them where they can still have their privacy. They’ll need their own space after all the activities you’ll do. Fortunately, though, you know now how to entertain your guests for the holidays using the tips above.
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The ruins of the industrial complex have long been known in the Wastes. Dozens of buildings, mountains of twisted rusty iron, skeletons of mechanisms frozen forever - all this initially attracted the attention of survivors who hoped to profit by something useful, but almost everyone who went here disappeared without any traces.
Here, the laws of nature were distorted, and the place became the center of sandstorms. Inattentive travelers instantly become victims of the deadly element. Weather anomalies disperse sand and air to crazy speeds, acting like a piece of sandpaper. Transport, caught in a storm, lives extremely shortly before turning into trash.
But it was not anomalies and treasures of past epochs that made this area truly famous. The fact is that it is here that Kenneth Parish, nicknamed the Rat King, regularly conducts the bloody game - Battle Royal
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Tourism services in Buon Ma Thuot – Dak Lak – Central Highlands are increasingly developing. Followed by the increase of homestay rental services in the locality. However, it is not easy to book a beautiful room that suits the needs of visitors.
With the goal of “support booking the best homestay in Dak Lak, the lowest cost, the fastest speed”, Homestaydaklak.com was officially born. In order to help you fully enjoy your stay at the most beautiful homestays, we commit that:
- Help you understand us: Whether you are a foreign tourist or a Vietnamese, Homestaydaklak.com also wants you to be able to understand the benefits that our services bring. That is why, on the system, there will be bilingual Vietnamese – English.
- Bringing a positive experience: Since appearing on the market, we have been and will constantly expand our system to provide you with homestay accommodation in DakLak. Using the website, you do not need to spend too much effort to find yourself a suitable resort for your travel needs.
- Provide detailed information: Images and content on the website are carefully selected by us. From there, you will get a comprehensive view of homestay in Dak Lak. This will be a good stepping stone to make your selection and booking easy.
- Facilitate easy payment: No need to go to the place to pay for the room. We support you to book quickly and ensure maximum benefits for you.
- Design your own tour: In order to bring the best experience to you during your trip to Buon Ma Thuot – Dak Lak – Central Highlands, we provide additional tour booking services. Lets you visit and enjoy the best dining services.
- Customer care 24/7: We are here to support, help you solve any complaint. Because we are always listening and ready to support our customers.
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FUSION 4 Round 2-Way IPX65 Marine Speaker - 120W - (Pair) WhiteB00MYSP5VA
FR4021 4" Round 2-Way IPX65 Marine Speaker - 120W - Pair - WhiteFUSION's Full Range Marine Speakers are designed and engineered specifically for the marine environment. FUSION's marine speakers include design innovations and materials that not only produce great sound, but also ensure a sustained high performance level during prolonged exposure to the marine the latest German 'CURV' cone technology and titanium tweeter dome for clear, powerful sound in the harsh marine environment. 'CURV' technology incorporates a woven fibre composite which is heat pressed to form a lighter and stronger cone. This creates greater sound definition, higher output and greater resistance to the marine environment. Engineered to minimise magnetic interference to navigational :Comply with ASTM Standards for UV Stability and Salt/Fog ResistanceComply with IP65 Waterproof and Dust Standards4" 2-Way, 120 Watts Max PowerGerman Curv Cone TechnologyManufactured from a self-reinforced polypropylene composite. Heat pressed to form a lighter, stronger cone, creating greater definition of sound, higher output and greater resistance to the harsh marine Tweeter DomeA strong, heat-resistant and light material, chosen to reproduce bright and critical detail for the true audiophile Marine DesignComplies with international IP65 water and dust resistant standards. FEaturing a fully sealed crossover, magnet and tweeter housing with waterproof cone and Marine ProtectionEngineered to withstand the harsh marine environment and in compliance with international ASTM standards for UV stability (ASTM-D4329) and salt/fog resistance (ASTM-B117).True Power SavingHigh efficiency design reduces battery drain.
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The New Batman Adventures (often shortened as TNBA) is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, and is a continuation of the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. According to the reference book Batman Animated, series writer Paul Dini originally wanted the new show to be titled Batman: Gotham Knights, but this idea was rejected by the other producers. To better adhere with the prior DVD sets of the original series, the DVD release of this series was titled Batman: The Animated Series – Volume 4 (from The New Batman Adventures) and was given the opening theme from the prior series.
Stories in this series tend to give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl, among others. The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan and The Creeper; characters who would later appear with Batman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. In addition, the series takes place around the same time as Superman: The Animated Series. The 2001 video game Batman: Vengeance and its follow-up Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu are based on this series.
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Current Time in Pesaro, The Marches, Italy
Get up-to-date current local time in Pesaro which includes the current day of week and date.
Facts about Pesaro
Find out more information about Pesaro such as population, time zone, population, currency and dialing code for Italy.
11 Meters or 36 Feet
EUR / Euro
Pesaro, Pesaru, Pezaro, Pisaurum, Pèsaru, pezaro, Пезаро, ペーザロ
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Excerpt from a friend’s email: “….Have a good day. I’m paying for a friend’s moped repair today. I who live on disability’s low end will help a fellow human in need on this day with no expectations of repayment. To me, this is how to spend inaugural day by helping a fellow citizen.
Is there a high-end to disability?
Yes, DeVos is a piece of work. Sen. Franken asked her if she and her family had donated $200-million to the Republican party over the last few years and she said yes. Then he asked her if she thought that had anything to do with her being appointed to a cabinet post and she very haughtily replied that she didn’t see any connection. Then he asked her some technical questions about modern educational methods and testing—and she had no idea what the hell he was talking about.
And all of Trump’s picks, really, seem to be that ‘special place in hell’ for each of the departments of government they’re being assigned to run—it’s Opposite Day at the White House. On the other hand, they match very well with the President who should never have been. And the Congress refusing to do full ethics reviews on his appointees jives nicely with the voters failing to disqualify Trump for his own ethics—or, I should say, lack of ethics. I have no special plans for today—Trump’s inauguration coverage will simply be of a piece with all the news coverage I never watch anymore.
It all reminds me of when I was a programmer—people respected me, at first, because they needed my help with a talking/printing machine that helped them all make money. But when I had made all the programs very easy to use and very reliable, people began to take me and the computer for granted—and all they ever did was bitch about the little inconveniences that came up—or they asked me to make the computer do things that a machine can’t do, etc.
America, in the same way, has run pretty smoothly for a long time—and we have taken it so for granted that we’ve elected a man who doesn’t understand the nature of government, the point of public service, or the importance of the Constitution. And I have to agree with you about doing a favor for someone today, as a form of protest—at this dawn of an era of blatant corruption and incompetence, a humane act of any kind is as much a protest as if you marched down Fifth Avenue with a sign on a stick.
And a lot safer, too. If you recall, one of Trump’s campaign promises was to shoot a man on Fifth Avenue in broad daylight.
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https://xperdunn.com/2017/01/20/dear-mindy-2017jan20/
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So I think it’s good to reflect on the worth of an item. Not just in cost, but in terms of what they give you in return. So thinking back on the things, I decided to concoct a list of five things that have helped my mental health so far. I may do another one of these in a year but for now, this is what I’ve got.
Zihnic Bluetooth Headphones, $25.99
So for my recovery journey, I need to listen to music each morning to help me wake up my body and mind. That being said, I get up around 5-6 am each morning and I have neighbors who would not approve of my “Get Happy” playlist so for that I need headphones. I’m kind of hard on my headphones so wired headphones are a no for me, so I bought these generic Bluetooth headphones over three months ago and have been happy with them ever since.
“You are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation” by Sara Urist Green, $12.49
This one is perfect for anyone who wants to understand art, an artist’s method when they create. There are super fun assignments that anyone can do at any skill level. Now how does that relate to my mental health? I consider myself a creative person and I express that by doing art. It’s a fun way to not have to think about my problems and be mindful in the present moment, art helps me do that.
Tombow Dual Brush Markers, Bright, $29.99
So I know what you are thinking, why buy the marker brand that every bullet journal Youtuber uses? Well, they are amazing that’s why. They are like paint-brushes when you are coloring in stuff. I do a lot of line drawing art using fractal images and it’s beautiful how they turn out. Plus Tombow markers are blendable to you get the full array of colors.
Paperage Dotted Notebook, Yellow, $9.95
So I set up a bullet journal sometime last April and I really liked it. Inside it, there was a resources tab where I keep any new phone numbers or addresses and it has saved me so much time and energy. It is only one hundred pages so you have limited space for doodles, but if you have a proper sketchbook like I do, you won’t need to doodle all over your bullet journal.
Vremi 3-Speed Compact Hand Mixer, $9.99
I love to bake, it lessens my anxiety and makes me happy. I am not the best baker, I’ve only had about two years of practice, but I love it. The best part is that in the end something tasty is created! So when it became apparent that I needed a mixer and bought the cheapest one I could find. It’s pink. Yes, one day I may buy a Kitchen Aid stand mixer in that minty sky blue that appeals to me, but right now I have something that fits my needs.
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https://late-start.com/2021/03/24/5-purchases-that-have-helped-my-mental-health/
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Introduction to Strategic Portfolio Analysis
The losses experienced by traditional equity and bond portfolios in 2008 highlights the need for investors to expand into other asset classes that could have helped them mitigate their losses. In 2008, global equities behaved as one regardless of geography and industry.
Managed futures can provide a natural source of diversification for equity and bond portfolios. This is due to the ability of managed futures programs to participate in movements both to the upside and downside in bull and bear markets in over 100 global futures contracts.
Please read below to learn about the role diversification plays in investment portfolios.
Modern Portfolio Theory
In 1952, Harry Markowitz, an economist at the City University of New York, published “Portfolio Selection”, a paper which revolutionized the way we view and manage investment portfolios. At the time, traditional asset management focused on predicting individual stock price movements using fundamental and technical analysis; investment decisions were made solely on the merits of individual stocks trades.
Unfortunately, this encouraged investors to hold concentrated positions within their portfolios. For example, investors who believed that individual railroad stocks were attractive investments would construct a portfolio consisting solely of these stocks. We now know that we should diversify and not have all of our eggs in one basket.
Markowitz proposed that investors focus on creating portfolios based on the portfolio’s overall risk-reward characteristics rather than compiling a portfolio from securities that individually have attractive risk-reward characteristics. In other words, Markowitz showed that a portfolio is not about picking stocks, but about choosing the right combination of stocks to minimize your risk and increase your potential performance.
His hypothesis and subsequent work were so revolutionary that Professor Markowitz was a joint Nobel Laureate for economics in 1990. His approach is known as the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). However, practical applications of the Modern Portfolio Theory had to wait for advances in computer power to become fully available. As a result, it was not till the mid-1990s, that MPT became a mainstream finance topic that is included in every entry-level finance text and course.
Taking a closer look at the concept of diversification, the goal is to create a portfolio that includes multiple investments in order to reduce risk. Consider, for example, an investment that consists of only the stock issued by publicly held companies. If that companies’ stock suffers a serious downturn, your portfolio will sustain the full brunt of the decline. By diversifying your investment between stocks and managed futures, you reduce the overall risk in your portfolio.
The first step in creating a diversified portfolio is determining your asset allocation mix. Numerous studies have determined that the asset allocation process is the single most important step in building a well diversified portfolio.
Dimensional Fund Advisors studied the returns of 44 institutional pension funds with about $450 billion in assets over various time periods averaging nine years.
- The study concluded that more than 96 percent of the variation in returns could be attributed to the kinds of assets in the portfolios.
- Most of the remaining 4 percent was attributable to stock picking and the timing of purchases and sales.
- Therefore, we need to concentrate our efforts on the total portfolio composition and how assets are allocated.
Harvard Management Company, the investment arm responsible for investing Harvard University’s endowment fund, provides a great example demonstrating the importance of sound asset allocation.
Among other institutions, Harvard and Yale have long understood the need to move away from a strict mixture of stocks and bonds.
As a result, their asset allocation models now include exposure to commodities through the purchase of real assets and absolute funds or hedge funds.
Regardless if you are an aggressive or conservative investor, the use of asset allocation to reduce overall risk through the selection of a balance between stocks, bonds, and Managed Futures for your portfolio allows you to become better diversified and gives you the opportunity to participate in markets outside of traditional bonds and equities.
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https://www.rjoasis.com/portfolio-strategy/
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The Desktop Digital Stereotaxic Instrument has all the features of the Standard Stereotaxic Instrument, with a displacement sensor, and an LCD digital display screen are added to the three-dimensional operating arm of the original Standard Stereotaxic Instrument.
ConductScience’s Automatic Lens Implantation Locator is a precision instrument used for Grin Lens implantation surgery in deep-brain calcium imaging experiments. The instrument accurately controls the stepper motor through computer software, and then drives the locator operating arm to move, combined with the vacuum pump automatic precision Remove the brain tissue to better implant the lens. The experiment greatly reduced the damage caused by traditional manual operations to the animal brain, thereby improving the quality of neuronal imaging and the success rate of the experiment.
The application of optogenetics has been rapidly developing since 2010, it’s research field covers several classical experimental animal species, such as flies, mice, rats, zebrafish, primates (Monkey, cynomolgus monkey, rhesus monkey, etc.). These animals generally have the advantages of short developmental and reproductive cycle and easy integration of foreign genes, thus facilitating the introduction of Photosensitive Protein Gene and the screen of the state of expression.
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https://conductscience.com/lab/ss-micro-clamps/
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I’m indifferent to lobster meat, whether cooked or served as sashimi. It may or may not have anything to do with taking a date to a Red Lobster during my university days. She was hardly impressed and never did respond to my follow-up calls. Although I can’t be sure if it was the lobster she had an issue with or me.
Pretty sure it was me.
The opening scene of my favourite Alistair Macleod story, “Vision”, takes place on a boat just off the coast of Nova Scotia. It’s the end of a successful lobster run, the father is pleased, and his narrator-son says, “There was a time long ago when the lobsters were not thought to be so valuable.” In fact, early American colonists referred to it as “cockroaches of the sea” and “poor man’s pot”, gleefully sloughing it off to prisoners, slaves, the poor.
That it is so prized today has as much to do with its status as a “delicacy” as it does with increasing global demand and the higher costs associated with lobster fishing.
But in spite of my romantic failings and culinary disinterest, I do love the lobster for it’s sheer physical beauty and it’s bionic replacement superpower. Lobsters can regenerate virtually anything it has lost on its body. If in danger, it will even amputate a claw or leg to escape. Then just as immediately, the cells near the lost limb will rapidly divide and multiply. In no time a new appendage forms, stronger than the one it is replacing.
And so it is—the lobster’s resilience and capacity to recreate itself that makes this creature, like those of us who find a way to recover from the mildest of heartaches to the gravest of losses, so achingly beautiful.
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https://sushimakingforthesoul.com/2020/04/24/the-lobster/
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Nicaragua’s authoritarian leaders, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, are poised to extend their rule over the crisis-hit Central America country with an election that opponents and much of the international community have denounced as a charade.
Ortega, the Sandinista rebel who led Nicaragua during the 1980s and has governed continuously since 2007, will seek an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in Sunday’s contest, which follows a ruthless six-month political crackdown on rivals.
Seven presidential contenders have been thrown in jail or placed under house arrest since May, while other leading critics have fled to Costa Rica, the US and Europe, and foreign journalists have been barred from the country.
In recent weeks, reporters from CNN, Le Monde, New York Times, NPR, Washington Post and the Honduran newspaper El Heraldo have all been prevented from entering Nicaragua to witness proceedings.
On Sunday night the US president Joe Biden denounced what he called “a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic”.
“Long unpopular and now without a democratic mandate, the Ortega and Murillo family now rule Nicaragua as autocrats, no different from the Somoza family that Ortega and the Sandinistas fought four decades ago,” Biden added in a statement.
Tiziano Breda, a Central America specialist at Crisis Group, said Ortega’s assault on Nicaragua’s beleaguered opposition meant there was little doubt over the election result, which is expected to be announced in the early hours of Monday.
“[Ortega losing] would be quite a plot twist – but I don’t see it happening,” said Breda, predicting that the former leftwing guerrilla, who helped rescue Nicaragua from dictatorship in the 1970s, would secure between 60% and 70% of the vote.
Breda believed the repression was driven largely by Ortega’s fear of losing power and being prosecuted for a deadly 2018 crackdown on student-led protests in which hundreds were killed.
“He has shown that political survival outweighs any possible internal or external pressure. It was a matter of life or death for him to ensure re-election on Sunday,” Breda said.
Jesús Tefel, an exiled political activist who fled to Costa Rica in July after a succession of allies were jailed, described the election as a “farce” and urged the international community to do more to help re-establish Nicaragua’s battered democracy.
“What we have now in Nicaragua is a dictator and a dictatorial system, which is trampling over every single one of our rights. It’s like the perfect dictatorship,” he said of Ortega and Murillo, his powerful vice-president and wife.
“This is an awful precedent for global democracy. The message it sends is that you can be a dictator and there are no consequences. This will encourage other dictators – it will encourage the enemies of democracy,” said Tefel, a leader from the opposition group Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanca (Unab).
Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo, Ortega’s estranged stepdaughter, condemned the election as “an absurdity, a stitch-up and a form of virtual reality”.
“A war on truth is under way,” Ortega Murillo, who cut ties with Nicaragua’s leaders in 1998 after accusing Ortega of sexual abuse, said during an interview in Costa Rica where she also lives in exile.
Speaking to the Spanish magazine Alfa y Omega, Ortega’s former vice-president, the exiled writer and one-time Sandinista Sergio Ramírez, said: “Daniel Ortega will decide the number of votes he secures.”
Ortega and Murillo have defended the wave of detentions, claiming the targets were criminals guilty of crimes “against the homeland” and seeking to topple their Sandinista administration with a foreign-backed coup.
In a rambling televised address on Sunday afternoon, Ortega said Nicaraguan voters had a choice between the peace and economic stability he offered and the “terrorism, confrontation and war” promoted by his opponents. “This is a historic battle,” Ortega declared, claiming the overwhelming majority of Nicaraguans wanted the former.
Despite such hardline rhetoric, Breda suspected Nicaragua’s leaders would change tack after the election. So far, Ortega has been focused on guaranteeing victory by bullying the opposition into submission. After securing a fourth term, Breda predicted he would try to calm the situation and placate the international community by proposing a “dialogue” with members of the opposition and business community.
“I expect a shift in tactics, because they will serve a different goal after 7 November,” Breda said. “I think he’s aware that he will need to seek a governability settlement with some sectors which are crucial for the functioning of the state and for the overall economic stability of the country.”
Thousands of exiled Nicaraguans were expected to march through the streets of Costa Rica’s capital, San José, on Sunday to protest against what many see as Nicaragua’s transformation into a police state.
Ana Quirós, a feminist campaigner and former Sandinista who was among the organisers, said she was convinced that sooner rather than later Nicaragua would experience political change.
“I have patience, I have hope and I have confidence,” said Quirós who was stripped of her Nicaraguan nationality and deported for backing the failed 2018 rebellion.
Quirós admitted unity was a challenge given the ideological and personal differences between Ortega’s foes. “I have sat down with people who I spent so many years battling, people from the right, people who are anti-abortion,” she said. “But before we can discuss our differences we need to resolve this situation and that means first of all securing the release of the political prisoners.”
Ortega and Murillo have shrugged off criticism of the election. Asked to comment claims of irregularities, Nicaragua’s vice-president reportedly sent a one-word email to the Washington Post: “Gracias!”
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https://tramp-v2.herokuapp.com/news/world/2021_nov_07_daniel-ortega-retain-nicaragua-presidency-ruthless-crackdown?tag=tomphillips
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The New Yorker, May 25, 1987 P. 94
OUR FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS about the Outer Banks barrier islands that stretch 180 miles, a good deal of it down the North Carolina coast... The writer noticed that there didn't seem to be a road that led from the Virginia section of the Banks south. He drove to Kitty Hawk, where he stayed at the Old Nags Head Cafe Bed & Breakfast, run by Robert Roderer & Robin Hubbard, his companion. Tells about the hang gliders that fly from Jockey Ridge nearby. Writer visits Nags Head Woods, a nature conservatory & talks with Rene Walker, the adminstrative assistant at the preserve. The woods are managed by the Nature Conservancy... Writer interviews Norris Austin, the postmaster of the Corolla, N.C. post office & Phyllis Cole, daughter of a local real estate agent Kay Cole. Writer tells about the development of land on the Banks, which began when the gun clubs there began to sell off their land in the late '60s. Various developers bought the land & by 1974, much had been sold off in small plots, mostly to people planning to build vacation homes. Because of a sale of 2 gun-club tracts to the Nature Conservancy between Corolla & Carova, access north to Virginia was restricted. Tells about the reaction of local residents to the curfew imposed on travel along the beach by the Fish & Wildlife Service, who eventually gained controll of the land. Writer interviews Dare County Commissioner Ernie Bowden, who has been jailed twice for breaking the curfew. Tells about local historian David Stick, who worked for the passage of the North Carolina Coastal Management Act of 1974, to establish a plan for controlling & protecting the fragile coast. Tells about problems with overdevelopment.
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1987/05/25/outer-banks
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Made from stoneware. Finished by hand.
Glazed with a matte ‘speckle’ glaze with uncoated raw saucer.
Due to the nature of the glaze, irregularities in finish will occur.
For use indoors or outdoors.
Dimensions: 19cm tall x 20cm diameter. Contains a drainage hole. plastic plug and saucer.
*Best fit a 17cm diameter plastic growers pot
- WHAT'S NEW
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https://intothewildinteriors.com.au/products/bonnie-pot-medium-fog
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Aryal SC, Zia S, Rodgers S, Shen Y, Perry K, and Yuan L. BRD3-NUTM1-expressing NUT carcinoma of lung on endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology, a diagnostic pitfall. Diagn Cytopathol 2021.
BACKGROUND: Nuclear protein in testis (NUT) carcinoma (NC) is an aggressive type of poorly differentiated carcinoma with a variable degree of squamous differentiation. NC is defined by the presence of BRD-NUT fusion oncogenes, the most common fusion form being the BRD4-NUTM1 gene. Variant rearrangements involving the BRD3 and NSD3 genes. Variant rearrangements involving the BRD3 and NSD3 genes occur in approximately one-third of the cases.
AIMS: This is the first case regarding the study of cytological features of NC of the lung with BRD3-NUTM1 fusion.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 36-year-old female with chest heaviness and shortness of breath was found to have a right-sided pleural effusion; she was non-smoker and denied any significant past medical illness. CT-chest revealed an 8.5 cm heterogeneous mass in the right and mid-upper lung. She underwent endobronchial ultrasound-guided (EBUS) transbronchial fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the lung mass. Thoracocentesis was performed, and pleural fluid was sent to the laboratory for cytological evaluation Results: The cytopathological findings showed atypical squamoid cells with variably prominent single or multiple nucleoli. Monotonous-looking cells with high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio and hyperchromasia were also present. The atypical squamoid cells showed abundant clear to eosinophilic cytoplasm with rare individual cell keratinization and focal keratin pearl formation. The atypical cells were positive for CK7, p40, p63, mCEA and equivocal for NUT-specific antibody. The cytopathological findings were consistent with squamous cell carcinoma with focal keratinization. The Fusion Panel-Solid Tumor (50 genes) revealed BRD3-NUTM1 fusion gene. Diagnosis was amended to pulmonary NC.
DISCUSSION: NC is a diagnostic challenge for pathologists as it can morphologically mimic undifferentiated carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or neuroendocrine carcinoma. The challenge is not how to diagnose NC but rather determining when to include it in the differential diagnosis and perform the diagnostic molecular tests (FISH or NGS) or IHC study for NUT-specific antibody.
CONCLUSION: When a specimen demonstrates a dual cell population of squamoid cells and primitive-looking tumor cells in the wrong clinical context (i.e., young patient with no smoking history), further molecular profiling is warranted to include the differential of a primary NC of the lung. The cytological features of NC itself have rarely been documented and moreover, that of a primary NC of the lung with BRD3-NUTM1 fusion has never been reported. We herein report cytological findings of a primary NC of the lung with BRD3-NUTM1 fusion gene.
ePub ahead of print
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https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/pathology_articles/275/
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THE "BEE U" CHAIN
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT FITS THE VIBE (WINDHAM, NH)
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TO PURCHASE CALL 978.717.1751
DETAILS// This silver and clear chain is the perfect mixed-media upcycled chain to add to your collection. Rep the purple U in the locket and feel free to add whatever makes you, U.
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https://uenvi.com/fr/products/the-bee-u-chain
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Top choices for your area
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About Club Class Bus
Club Class Bus is a great affordable solution for transporting your wedding guests to and from the church and receptions.
The wedding bus holds 51 people and you can also bring drinks on to the bus. We have our own fabulous cabin crew who will look after your guests.
The Wedding Bus can also be hired for the night if you are having an outside wedding and want extra seating.
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https://www.guidesforbrides.co.uk/find/wedding-cars-and-horse-drawn-carriages/london-south/club-class-bus/83546
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Best for: If you can’t hit the road without a playlist
The journey: 887 miles
Plunge into this deep, detailed tour of the southern states. Its musical touchstones range from Delta Blues to Frank Ocean. Fly into Nashville airport and pick up your hire car to enjoy the home of country music. The Country Music Hall of Fame, RCA Studio B, the Johnny Cash Museum and the Grand Ole Opry are all must-sees. When you’re ready to leave, duck off the highway and take the Natchez Trace Parkway. It’s a scenic route, once used by Native Americans.
Where to stay:
Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown is a smart hotel built around a towering atrium. Rooms are spacious and light and the hotel is conveniently near all the main sights.
Before you reach Memphis, you must pass through three towns considered absolutely essential viewing by music aficionados. First, turn off the Natchez Trace Parkway at Muscle Shoals, home of FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios. Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and, of course, the Rolling Stones all recorded in ‘America’s Abbey Road’. Listen to ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘Mustang Sally’ as you roll on through. Proper Elvis fans stop in Tupelo, to see a tiny shotgun house (so named because you could shoot a bullet right through it) where you can take a cramped tour – because this is the house where Elvis was raised. Going from here to Graceland, the mansion he bought for his family in Memphis, you’ll re-enact a rags-to-riches journey. In Graceland’s famous Jungle Room you’ll find tourists wincing at Elvis’ choice of deep shag carpet, leopard print and Tiki furniture. Once you’ve had your fill, head on to Nashville’s rival ‘music city'. Memphis itself is for blues fans. Walk the city in the shadow of the King and discover Memphis barbecue – try this porcine-centric feast at Central BBQ.
Where to stay:
The Peabody Memphis is a grand old dame of a hotel with chandeliers and marble fireplaces. It has a strange tradition: ducks are permitted in the lobby fountain at 11am and 5pm every day. Out of respect, ‘canard’ isn’t served at Chez Philippe, the hotel’s upmarket French restaurant.
On to Clarksdale, in the Mississippi Delta, which you know is a good place to go as soon as you find out that Morgan Freeman has a share in the local Ground Zero Blues Club. In the centre of town, look out for the Devil’s Crossroads, which marks where Robert Johnson sold his soul to be a musician. Take a paddle down the lazy Mississippi by canoe to enjoy a delta cruise as well as the area’s famous delta blues music.
Stop off at Natchez and Lafayette if you want battlegrounds, plantation mansions and Creole cuisine before parking up in New Orleans. And this is your final stop because, with all its good-time fun, you won’t want to leave.
Take the Blue Ridge Parkway and admire the hazy, tree-coated slopes. Canoe, climb and maybe clock a coyote.
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https://www.britishairways.com/en-us/destinations/north-america/usa/travel-guide/deep-south-road-trip
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“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion” - Simon Sinek
It actually kills me to think that I spent so many years of my life aimed at repressing what I loved to do, and doing what I "should do" when in fact they were both one in the same. People constantly complain that they're unhappy. Why are they unhappy? More often than not, it's due to an overwhelming lack of self-awareness and compulsion to stick with the status quo.
Let me explain.
I started GENUINES, probably a month and a half ago (it's almost our two month anniversary - tear tear). Not many people know how this business was formed. It was literally formed while I was working a job I wasn't all too wild about, sitting down and having a colleague put me in my place and say "of course you can do things with art!"
Truth is, ever since I could hold a pencil, I loved to draw. I loved anything artistic whether that be sketching, photography, dance, drama - you name it and I loved it. I was passionate about it because I love to create.
Unfortunately, I was instructed that there was no money in that. There was no money out there for the creatives. Entrepreneurs, or as I liked to call them 10 years ago "inventors," artists and designers would all end up broke and alone.
Fast forward to now! >>
So I find myself 10 years later, starting a marketing and design business tailored to the creative and the up and coming brands with vision. I’m now dedicated to doing the things I love and I have never been more content! Here are a few things I have learned in my time as “hobbyist” entrepreneur:
1. If you're good at it and love it - there is always a way to make money off of it!
With the Internet, increased distribution channels, and a plethora of user created content platforms out there, it is growing increasingly difficult not to make money off of what you love. Think I'm crazy? I'm not.
We're currently living in a world where artists can go straight to their direct consumer on social media without having to go through the galleries - for free! We’re living in a world where you can design and create products - without having to generate and hold onto physical inventory! We’re living in a world where people that love clothes actually make money from blogging about them, instead of being under copious amounts of credit card debt for buying.
We’re even in a world where someone can become famous for lip syncing to music they had no hand in creating – what a time to be alive.
It's true. We are so so fortunate to be living at this time. There is a market for everything and distribution has never been easier! You no longer have to operate in the 9-5 sphere (and I wish most of you wouldn't - do you know what the traffic is like in Toronto at 5:30pm on a Tuesday?). You can operate/work in the 6-2am time zone. Work the night shift. If you insist on operating 9-5, there's always that option that it's 1pm somewhere else right?
You're no longer bound by where you are or what time it is. You are able to start and work at any time that works for you.
Hobbies are great to have, but they're even better to have when you can generate an income from them. Why? Because that means that it can grow into something bigger. A business. A side hustle. That extra cash for a vacation. Another outlet. And ultimately - your newfound source of guilt-free happiness.
Work and hustle hard GENS, but make sure it's something you actually like doing. When the authenticity is there, success will follow.
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https://www.genuinescompany.com/blogs/gensblog/run-with-it-top-2-tips-to-start-your-hobby-business-side-hustle
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Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. has announced software driver support for ConnectX-4 Ethernet and RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) on VMware vSphere.
The new vSphere software for ConnectX-4 delivers three critical new capabilities; increased Ethernet network speeds at 25/50 and 100 Gb/s, virtualized application communication over RoCE, and advanced network virtualization and SDN (Software Defined Networking) acceleration support.
Benchmarks show that Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) over 25 Gb/s Ethernet provide more than two times higher efficiency compared to 10 Gb/s Ethernet. In addition, RoCE improves storage access times by up to ten times, while using 50 percent less CPU resources compared to traditional transport. Furthermore, the new vSphere release uses the ConnectX-4 offload engines to accelerate VXLAN virtual networks and VXLAN tunnel endpoint (VTEP) gateways.
Mellanox’s ConnectX-4 supports VMware vSphere clouds with Ethernet networks operating at speeds up to 100 Gb/s, enabling the compute and storage traffic to run over a single wire. This greatly improves the return on investment of Hyperconverged infrastructure and enables multicore CPUs to achieve their full capacity to run applications, according to the company.
“Adding native RDMA support to VMware vSphere simplifies the deployment and management of Zadara’s VPSATM Storage Array in VMware vSphere,” said Noam Shendar, COO, Zadara Storage. “Now, with the use of SSDs and RDMA capable of up to 100GbE networking, and combined with our agile as-a-service business model, users can realize improved performance at a reduced cost which, in turn, maximizes their data center efficiency.”
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https://www.networksasia.net/article/mellanox-announces-support-for-connectx-4-ethernet-and-roce-on-vmware-vsphere
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PicoScope 6 Automotive - Software Install
This document shows students how to install PicoScope 6 Automotive on their student laptops.
- Open up "Company Portal" on your laptop. For information on the Company Portal please view: Company Portal
- In the Company Portal, find and select "PicoScope 6 Automotive". Use the search in the top left for a quick way to find the software.
- Select "Install".
- PicoScope will begin downloading. The PicoScope software is large and may take a some time to download based on your connection speed.
- During the install you will be asked to install device software. Click "Install" when prompted.
- Once the install status in Comapny Portal changes to "Installed" PicoScope will be installed and ready to use.
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https://kb.swtc.edu/104678
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The following is an expanded version of material in "The Man Who Changed America."
Although the 1919 convoy shaped Eisenhower's views, his perspective would be supplemented years later by his observations of the German autobahn network of freeways.
Plans for the autobahn date to the 1920's. Construction of the first segment (Cologne-Bonn) began in 1929 and was dedicated by Mayor Konrad Adenauer of Cologne on August 6, 1932. When Adolph Hitler assumed power as Chancellor of the Third Reich in 1933, he took the program over, claiming it for his own. "We are setting up a program," he said later that year, "the execution of which we do not want to leave to posterity."
Hitler's autobahn construction began in September 1933 under the direction of chief engineer Fritz Todt. The 14-mile expressway between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, which opened on May 19, 1935, was the first section completed under Hitler. By December 1941, when wartime needs brought construction to a halt, Germany had completed 2,400 miles (3,860 km), with another 1,550 miles (2,500 km) under construction.
As many American visitors had noted during the 1930's, the autobahn was built before the country had enough motor vehicles to justify the expense. Only the well off or powerful in Germany could afford automobiles. Hitler had highlighted this problem in a speech on March 3, 1934, at the Berlin International Automobile and Motor Cycle Show:
It can only be said with profound sadness that, in the present age of civilization, the ordinary hard-working citizen is still unable to afford a car, a means of up-to-date transport and a source of enjoyment in the leisure hours. One must have courage to face problems and what cannot be solved within one year may become an established fact within ten years . . . .
Hitler intended to provide a small affordable "people's car" (Volkswagen) that his people could fill the autobahn with.
Dr. Ferdinand Porsche completed design of the vehicle in 1938. That autumn, the Nazi Party Labor Organization completed some of the construction on the assembly plant at Wolfsburg. In Hitler's full-employment economy, however, construction was delayed by the absence of workers. Benito Mussolini of Italy immediately provided 1,000 unemployed workers to Wolfsburg at Hitler's request, and more as needed.
Over 360,000 Germans paid in full or in installments for the vehicle in advance of its production. However, in August 1939, Hitler ordered Dr. Porsche to switch the Wolfsburg plant to production of military vehicles based on the Volkswagen. With Czechoslovakia and Austria under German domination and troops ready to move into Poland, the military would have to take priority.
In the end, none of the purchasers received a Volkswagen-or refunds as war needs dominated the country. (For information on the history of the Volkswagen before and after World War II, see Phil Patton's Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World's Most Famous Automobile, Simon & Schuster, 2002.)
At the outset of World War II in Europe, the autobahn proved to be a key asset to Germany. The German blitzkrieg ("lightning war"), which involved massive coordinated air and ground attacks to stun opponents into defeat, was a key to the German defeat of Poland in 1939, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands in 1940, and the Soviet Army in 1941. The highway network also enhanced Germany's ability to fight on two fronts-Europe in the west, the Soviet Union in the east.
Germany, despite these early advantages, had initiated the war before it had the industrial base to support its military over time. The absence of plants that could be converted to military production was one of the fatal flaws of the German war effort. As historian David P. Colley explained (in The Road to Victory: The Untold Story of World War II's Red Ball Express, Brasseys, Inc., 2000), "The bulk of the German Army of World War II was largely supplied by wagon trains, even to the end, and its infantry marched or rode trains or even used bicycles." He adds that Germany employed 2.8 million horses during the war to support its mechanized divisions.
Once the United States entered the war in December 1941, the German deficiency was accentuated because America had the industrial base to create what Colley calls "the world's most highly mobile and mechanized force." The "secret weapon," as Colley called it, was the truck. America produced 3 million trucks or truck-type vehicles for the war. With the French rail network devastated by air attacks prior to the allied D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, the trucks, often operated by the black troops of the Red Ball Express, were the key to supplying the troops as they advanced through the French countryside.
By the time the Allied forces reached Germany, they could take full advantage of the autobahn. E. F. Koch, a U.S. Public Roads Administration (PRA) employee who observed the autobahn in 1944-45 as a highway and bridge engineer with the Ninth Army. He and his engineering unit spent the unusually cold winter maintaining roads in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands that, after the pounding of military vehicles and the thaw in early 1945, were in terrible shape. Conditions changed when they reached Germany in early 1945. "After crossing the Rhine and getting into the areas of Germany served by the Autobahn . . . our maintenance difficulties were over. Nearly all through traffic used the Autobahn and no maintenance on that system was required."
As the Allies pursued the German forces across Germany, the autobahn proved invaluable, especially to the supply trucks racing behind the troops. The supply units and their vehicles, which had been run ragged in France, strained to keep up. Colley quotes Corporal Edwin Brice of the 3909th Quartermaster Truck Company (I Company) who observed on March 26, 1945, that the unit's trucks had "taken an awful beating across France," but added that "victory depends on our success in keeping troops and supplies up where they are needed. If a truck or a driver can move he or it is needed."
In the immediate aftermath of the war, Eisenhower was the military head of occupied Germany. Writer Phil Patton pointed out in Open Road that in this capacity, "Eisenhower oversaw the 'debriefing' of the Reich, the creation of a series of reports that included close study of the Autobahns."
The autobahn was a rural network, without segments into and through Germany's cities. This seemed appropriate to Eisenhower, but in Washington, Thomas H. MacDonald and Herbert Fairbank of the U.S. Public Roads Administration (the name of the Federal Highway Administration's predecessor during the 1940's) saw the absence of metropolitan segments as a flaw that made the autobahn a poor model for America's future. Unlike Germany, traffic volumes were high in America where car ownership was widespread. Congestion in America's cities had long been a serious complaint that MacDonald and Fairbank would address in their vision of the Interstate System. (For information, see "The Genie in the Bottle")
In short, where Germany had intended to build the highways first and the vehicles second, America had the vehicles and no clear plan for building the highway network.
For Eisenhower, the vision of the autobahn was strong in his mind as he became President. Years later, he would explain that "after seeing the autobahns of modern Germany and knowing the asset those highways were to the Germans, I decided, as President, to put an emphasis on this kind of road building. ... The old convoy had started me thinking about good, two-lane highways, but Germany had made me see the wisdom of broader ribbons across the land."
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Now that the Commercial property market has seen some stability we are seeing rental increases and so it is well worth looking at both outstanding and pending Rent Reviews.
We inspect and value over 1,000 properties every year which gives us an unrivalled database of information which just might help you increase your rent if you are a Landlord or keep any potential increase to a minimum if you are a tenant.
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I got an order for a baby shower cake a week before the event to feed 50 people. There was no theme but there were certain colors for the party that she wanted to be on the cake. I gave her different designs to choose from and she wanted multiple designs but I thought that it would be too busy with too many designs so I wasn’t even sure how I was going to decorate it.
There was no budget for the cake and she told me that I could make it any design I wanted so I wanted to make sure I took the time to make it something that would blow her and her guests away.
I’ve always wanted to make a baby’s butt cake so I decided on that for sure for the top of the cake. I was going to place the baby’s name on the butt but I changed my mind. She said that she wanted the fondant babies on the cake so my plan was to make ABC blocks and have the babies to match the blocks.
I decorated 3 babies. The first was an angel, the second was a baby in a baseball outfit and the third was a cowbow. The angel would have been by the A block, the baseball baby by the B block and the cowboy by the C block. Then I changed my mind and decided to have different colored blocks to say baby Samuel.
One of the colors she had wanted was yellow so I made yellow baby shoes but I wasn’t sure where I was going to place it on the cake at the time. I decided to place it on the baseboard and to make the cake look complete I added a rattle by the shoes.
I created that baby’s bottom before making the cake and mixed my fondant to the color I had wanted to look like flesh tone. When it dried I didn’t like the color because it looked like the baby was pale so I used fleshtone petal dust to paint it.
It still didn’t look right so I then painted it with pink to make it look like the right shade but I didn’t like the pink because it looked like the baby was sunburned and I painted it again with more fleshtone until I was satisfied with the color.
For the feet I made 2 initial creases but I wanted it to look more lifelike so I used an impression mat that i use to make veins with my leaves.
It took a total of 5 days to finish the cake with all the details that I had put. Everything on the cake is edible made of Rice Krispy treats covered with fondant except for the ribbon and the bling on the rattle. Even the inside of the cake was decorated.
The bottom tier had blue and white stripes and the top tier was 3 different colors. I made the baseboard myself and made it match the cake. I wasn’t even sure if I could finish the cake because I worked a 56 hour work week as a nurse the same time the cake was due but it’s amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it.
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Physics, Transfer Major AA
Iowa Central offers foundational coursework in Physics and math to prepare students for transfer to a four-year institution. Possible bachelor's degree majors include:
Iowa Central is awesome. There are personable teachers, a large campus feel, excellent music and drama departments, and the college is generous with scholarships. I’ve had some of the best experiences of my life here.
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May you be blessed this Christmas
to make your journey clear,
for those you hold dear,
to fill you through each day,
to keep the doubts away,
to meet your every need,
for every kindly deed,
WITH JESUS CHRIST
and all that He brings –
for in Him you have EVERYTHING!
WISHING YOU ALL THE BLESSINGS OF A CHRIST–FILLED CHRISTMAS!
Your Conference Ministry Center Staff
Doyle Marley, Superintendent
Mike Ainsworth, Assistant Superintendent, Ministry Assistant & Evangelism Ministry Director
Joel Boyles, Discipleship Ministry Director
Darrell Gaines, Director of Operations
Tennille Nichols, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Sarah Miller, Administrative Assistant & Graphic Design
Trisha Ainsworth, Administrative Assistant
Denisa Harvey, Bookkeeper
Ronnie Marley, Grounds Keeping
Ramona Martin, House Keeping
Holiday Office Schedule
Our Cornerstone Conference offices will be closed from Wednesday, December 24 – Monday, January 5, 2015. Please note that our Biblical Ministries Institute will operate as scheduled on January 2-3, 2015.
Year-End Giving 2014
Thank you for giving to Cornerstone Conference! Your gifts help provide our conference ministries with resources to serve and equip ministers and congregations for excellence in ministry!
To be recorded as a 2014 gift for tax purposes – checks must be postmarked by the United States Postal Service by December 31, 2014. To ensure they receive a postmark on or before December 31, 2014, take them to a USPS desk in lieu of dropping them in a drop-box.
We look forward to serving you in the new year, which will mark our 100th year of ministry as a conference in the International Pentecostal Holiness Church! To God Be The Glory!
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Milkman, a Verona, Italy-based e-commerce delivery service company, raised €6.4m in funding.
The round was led by Vertis (via Vertis Venture 2 Scaleup), P101 and 360 Capital Partners.
The company intends to use the funds to continue to accelerate development efforts.
Led by CEO Antonio Perini, Milkman is an e-commerce delivery service which ensures transparency and accurate forecast on arrival time and provides a huge range of options to personalize the delivery time (day/hour/same day). The customer can cancel e replan the delivery with no additional costs.
Launched in April 2016, it has reached and overcome 400.000 deliveries.
The company had a turnover of €450k in 2016 and €2.1m in 2017. It expects to close the current year at over €7m.
Milkman partners with such brands as Easy Coop, Eataly, Nespresso, Zara, and others.
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Very much a large congregation of the happily dead gathered for a mysterious ritual experience in these dark winter times. Batushka have obviously cast a spell of blackened doom off the strength of their only album so far to attract a sold out venue, never had to queue down the street here before even while the first band has started up.
They had meant to have been here in the autumn but this was belatedly cancelled, the more venturous/lucky of us had seen them at their debut UK appearance at the North of the Wall festival in Glasgow last Easter. Even if I knew it would be pretty much exactly the same, their quality more than merits a return visit.
So the first tongue-twister mouthful of a support are in full flow when we enter. Handily also known as TxRxP, it’s a one man band from Sweden, vocalist with backing electronics. Reasonably atmospheric, mainly droned material with a sluggish industrial beat, and the harsh or deep rasped vocal over the top. It’s pretty stripped down, and I’m reminded a bit of the early days of GGFH, though it doesn’t come close to my worship of them
The Swiss contingent of Schammasch had been raved about by folks who caught them on a previous tour over here, but they were entirely new to me. And all the more pleasurable to be blown away by a great new discovery. Back to a full band set up, I think, among the smoke and red lights, the also initially start with an emphasis on the mood. Drawn out, delicate and quite beautiful pieces, with limited vocals, sometimes as the lead one is providing extra tribal drums, there’s almost a sense of calm but also perfect attention to detail. We are indeed lulled in to be swept away when they shift up the gears to black metal onslaught, but it’s not filthy and raw, rather excellently constructed and clearly delivered intensity. Would gladly see again.
A lengthy change over to set up the pulpit, the icon, light the candles and incense and generally prepare the unholy space for the headliner. I presume the (allegedly, seeing as they keep identities a little close to their en-robed chests) Poles may have some experience of the more traditional orthodox ceremonial rites still celebrated over that end of Europe, they have done an excellent job in combining and corrupting these elements with their anthemic metal.
Often underpinned by battering double bass precision, the mix of black, death, and doom is in just the right doses to keep us transfixed and reverberating enough to fill our hearts with shadowy joy.
The vocals are key though, not just the sonorous lead but the backing 3 piece choir too just make for a huge sound and a fresh appreciation of choral singing when it is done in this dark fashion. There’s the standard ritual theatrics that add to the visual entertainment, interesting and good that these elements can be brought in, not necessarily as a gimmick but as a thought out layer to the experience. Anyway, captivated by the irreligious experience once again. All praise the Father!
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STIHL MSA 200 C-BQ Chainsaw
Price excludes battery and charger.
Battery convenience with petrol levels of performance.
The MSA 200 C-BQ is the top model in the STIHL cordless chainsaw. The cut strong powerhouse in the 36 V class is the ideal tool, when removing, in horticulture, in grounds maintenance, firewood when sawing or all sawing in enclosed spaces.
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Genres: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Romance
The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn’t exactly make a good impression.
I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date.
He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice.
So I told him to mind his own damn business—his own tall, gorgeous, full-of-himself damn business—and went back to my miserable date.
When he walked by my table, he smirked, and I watched his arrogant, sexy ass walk back to his date.
I couldn’t help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked.
When the gorgeous stranger and his equally hot date suddenly appeared at our table, I thought he was going to rat me out.
But instead, he pretended we knew each other and joined us—telling elaborate, embarrassing stories about our fake childhood.
My date suddenly went from boring to bizarrely exciting.
When it was over and we parted ways, I thought about him more than I would ever admit, even though I knew I’d never see him again.
I mean, what were the chances I’d run into him again in a city with eight million people?
What were the chances a month later he’d wind up being my new sexy boss?
Chase-fucking-Parker. Drool. Let’s start this review honestly. Did you see that cover? Be honest and say it? Many of us looked at the cover and said “I want it” even before reading the blurb. My eyes did the cartoon wolf eyeballs and the full on “awooga” noise. Yeah, I’m not ashamed to admit it. But the fact that it’s Vi Keeland writing, and that blurb, yeah. I needed this book in my life.
“Don’t ask me to explain it, but when I’m around you, I’m happy. That’s all I’m after.” ~ Chase
If I were to describe this book in three words, they would be funny, sexy, and heart-warming. It’s a second chance at finding love sort of romance. I didn’t expect to get teary eyed when reading certain parts of this book. Chase Parker had my heart in a tight grip and damn if he didn’t want to keep hold even after I finished. Bossman is told in duel POV’s and I just loved it because we get moments into Chase’s past that leads him up to how it’s affected his relationships. Until he meets Reese and happens to crash her very boring date. Chase may describe Reese as nutty but he takes the cake for sure. I was giggling. Like, out loud and not ashamed of it giggling, throughout the book. The stories that just come out of his mouth are too much. But neither one of them would ever suspect that they would meet again or that he would become her boss.
“Go inside before I change my mind and you’re up against the door instead of behind it.”
The attraction that sparks between these two is palpable. Chase is not afraid to show that he wants Reese and wants to see where it can lead but Reese, having been burned before and having him be her boss no less, doesn’t want to take the chance that they could crash and burn. No matter how hot the fire between them is.
“So what were you saying? You liked his persistence? That it was a turn-on?”
“I swear, if he pushed me up against the door of my office, I’d have no willpower. Him being the boss is why I’m keeping away from him, yet his bossiness totally does it for me.”
Jules was grinning like a Cheshire cat.
“What the hell is wrong with you?” When she just kept on smiling, I knew. I knew. “He’s standing right behind me, isn’t he?”
Chase is not one to be denied. I mean, I know she has good reasons why she should but damn, that was some will power on Reese’s part. He’s such a flirt. A very dirty flirt. And the sexual tension between them. SWOON. When they finally get together, oh the heat. Explosive. Chase is a “fan yourself like a southern lady” hot. Geez, even the kisses are panty melting. These two were meant to be. They opened up to one another and everything is laid out on the table between them. But when Chase’s world is turned on its head and he tail spins, Reese will have to pull out all the stops to make him see that he is all she needs and that the darkness in his past can be overcome.
“I’m attracted to everything about you-you’re smart, honest, funny, brave, a little nutty-and you make me smile for no reason. There’s no denying I want you in my bed. But I want this too.” ~ Chase
Run. Run and grab this lovely, dirty, sweet, emotional, funny, read. I just loved it so much.
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http://nerdychic.net/bossman-by-vi-keeland/
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YouTube. Let’s face it. Most of the things we watched aren’t even searched up by us. Call us slaves to technology but the algorithm ‘recommendations’ are always that click-worthy to us. Watch a little every day and you may have noticed amongst these recommendations is a channel that seems to take you back to prehistoric times, living alongside the Neanderthals. Triggering the primal side of us, Tube Unique Wilderness is here to show us how to live like a king in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.
Tube Unique Wilderness Makes Primal Sounds & Calls that are somehow ASMR
Most of these Southeast Asian caveman videos are really professional. And by professional, we mean that there are no words uttered throughout their videos, only grunts, howls and cries.
Here’s a video filled with tons of caveman calls:
Recreating scenes of how the ancient people would live, Tube Unique Wilderness usually features a duo building unbelievably aesthetic looking structures at almost humanly-impossible speeds. They look primitive or even sound primitive, but we believe this is all part of an act… to get your views (possibly money for their village). Obviously.
Before the end of each video, that is, when the amazing architecture is complete, be sure to stay put and hear the duo’s iconic cries of triumph as they flop around their DIY pool aimlessly like fishes taken out of the water (ironic, we know).
Unanswered Questions to the Mysterious Cambodian Youtubers
Just like Mr. Heang Update, Tube Unique Wilderness is one of the many unnamed YouTube channels that started posting such videos out of nowhere starting just a little over a year ago.
No one knows how these videos came about, the authenticity of these videos, and who gets the share of the profits.
As primal videos start to trend every now and then, these burning questions continue to go unanswered. The amount of speculation by everyone is going off the charts and here are some of the possibilities cooked up by the Internet:
Know the real answer to their mysterious beginnings? Let us know in the comments below or contact us!
Netizens Go Wild with Insane Ideas for these ‘Ancient prehistoric’ Structures
While watching these videos, it is easy to have thoughts like this:
“Just imagine walking in the woods and you just find a whole city of just homes and pools etc all made out ta wood mud and bamboo”Bob the 3rd
Of course, it is very likely that these structures are not permanent and will probably wash off in a couple of months.
“Govt should make parks on these projects”Faheem G
Wow. Just imagine the surge in tourism if this idea actually comes into fruition.
Enjoy watching their wilderness survival videos? Or feeling disturbed by them whacking down termite mounds for the purpose of waterproofing their villa pools? Whatever it is, primitive living videos like Tube Unique Wilderness are attracting millions of hits on YouTube as they continue to awaken the inner primal beasts within all of us.
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Updated on December 13, 2021
Muscle Food – Best Meal Kit Package
MuscleFood always considers quality and quantity of food a number one priority and strives to improve day by day. After a busy week, everyone wants to relax and have quality time with their family instead of spending most of their time in the kitchen cooking and preparing meals. In these days, MuscleFood comes to the rescue with their most affordable and amazing basket of Italian treats, making your weekend amazing. It is a complete package for the essential needs of the body such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc.
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Baskets are usually ordered due to the Italian taste. Authentic and super affordable. about 6 people. From the very beginning, it has been one of the signature dishes of MucleFoods. This bundle of happiness includes Tagliatelle Beef and Tomato, High Protein Meat Pizza, Pesto and Mushroom Pasta Set.
BEEF AND DELICIOUS FOOD
Protein is a basic need of an organism and it is also a balanced need. Stewed beef and tomato tagliatelle is a very protein-rich meal. It consists of ground beef with an aromatic tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes topped with chopped mushrooms that will completely knock your taste buds and make you want to eat them more often. It contains a perfect amount of calories neither too much nor too little for your body. Compared to other restaurants, it offers better quality and quantity at the same time.
HIGH PROTEIN MEAT
The best thing about Muscle Food High Protein Meats is that it is gluten-free and well-combined with protein. This diet is low in calories and designed with delicious and attractive garnishes. Who wants anything other than a healthy pizza for a movie night? So in case you’re hungry, go get that basket!
MUSHROOM PESTO PASTA KIT
This is an award winning product from a fake Italian basket. Creamy finger licking paste is easy to prepare and convenient. The delicious taste on the palate not only satisfies your sudden pasta cravings, but also makes you crave more. Its flavor includes a variety of sauces and a rich portion of mushrooms. It differs from other noodles in that it is quick to prepare, cheap, low in calories and has the perfect amount of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
WHY IS THE FAKEAWAY OFFER OF Italy’s FAKEAWAY CART?
The Italian-made basket is a complete diet for every occasion. Whether it’s a movie night or a friendly get-together, the fake Italian shopping cart won’t let you down. I think customers should buy these baskets because they are quick, convenient and healthy. Muscle Food Baskets offers customers a wide variety of choices. Therefore? What are you waiting for? Grab your Italian Fakeaway basket to make your meal amazing.
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My name’s Courtney Salmon, no, not pronounced like the fish. Yea, try to wrap your mind around that one. I was born in Las Vegas, NV but raised in a small town about an hour away with an equally as strange name, Pahrump. I graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with an English degree. I am a sports fanatic. Football is my favorite, and I one day hope to be a sports analyst. Go Pack Go! I am a dog lover and have four of them of my own. I tend to be the person at the party that plays with the dog rather than conversing with people. I am kind of a mix of all things nerdy. I love literature and poetry, Harry Potter, Star Wars and the occasional video game. Since coming to Idaho I have also found a love for hunting, fishing, hiking, camping and all things outdoors. I definitely came to the right place.
School Closures and Delays for Thursday, January 6, 2022
Southern Idaho School Closures and Delays for Thursday, January 6, 2022
Twin Falls Burger Restaurant Now Serving Delicious Pizza Out Of Its Ghost Kitchen
Donato's Pizza is now part of Red Robin in Twin Falls. The pizza restaurant has its own franchise and is part of other restaurants across the country. Now you can order dine-in, take-out, or delivery.
It’s The Perfect Time To Go Chasing Southern Idaho Frozen Waterfalls
You don't have to stick to the rivers and lakes that you're used to. Frozen waterfalls are something I never thought about. I just figured as long as water was moving it wasn't really going to freeze. Apparently, I am wrong. You can check out several different frozen waterfalls around the area and they are stunning.
Jan 4th Business Closures Around The Magic Valley Due To Winter Weather
Some businesses have decided to close January 4th, 2022 due to winter weather conditions. We are getting reports around the area of people getting snowed into their homes, power outages and hazardous driving conditions. Here is a list of businesses so far that have announced closures for January 4th.
Over 10 Years Later, Idaho’s “Shoe Fence” Is Still Baffling
Apparently, this is something that has been around for about 10 years now. There is a fence that has a ton of shoes on the posts right outside of Boise. It is something I have to check out for myself at some point. Maybe, I will even contribute.
School Closures Around The Magic Valley Monday, January 3rd
School districts around the Magic Valley have been canceling classes for Monday, January 3rd due to poor road and travel conditions. So far these schools have canceled classes:
Twin Falls Sheriff Shares Crazy Photos Of Rock Creek Road
If you are planning on heading up to Magic Ski Resort to go skiing or to Diamond Field Jack to go sledding, make sure you are aware of the conditions along the area. Twin Falls Sheriff's Office shared photos and information about slide offs along Rock Creek Road.
6 Reasons Everyone In Twin Falls Should Remove Icicles From Their Roof
I have noticed a lot of large icicles forming on houses around the area. I think they are actually kind of beautiful, but they also look super scary. Even though there isn't a huge danger from them, there are reasons you should get the icicles off the roof of your house.
Top 7 New Restaurants And More Officially Coming To Twin Falls 2022
We have had to say goodbye to several restaurants around Twin Falls this year, and other businesses. But we are excited for all the new things coming to Twin Falls in 2022.
Win A Pair Of Tickets To See Morgan Wade At The Turf Club
Up and coming Country artist Morgan Wade is coming to Twin Falls for two nights. You have a chance to win tickets to see her on January 6th, 2022
Drum Your Way To Fitness At Twin Falls Exercise Studio
So many people use the "I'm getting fit this year" as their New Year Resolution. If you are searching for a fun way to get in shape, this just might be the best option for you. To me, if I can have fun while working out it goes a lot smoother.
5 Twin Falls Restaurants That Didn’t Make It To The New Year
As we inch closer to 2022 we start to look back on some of the best and worst moments of the year. There has been a lot of growth in the area with new businesses and restaurants joining the community. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to some restaurants as well.
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The IT security challenge gets bigger and more complex every year. We will secure your systems, educate your staff and mitigate risk.
Every year, analysts report that cyber-attack is the number one fear of all IT managers. With our reliance on technology, no business can afford for IT systems to be compromised. The disruption to operations can be devastating and costly to reinstate.
It is essential to have the latest security prevention tools on your network to protect your data, your operations, your customers and your reputation. No company is immune to the risk of a cyber-attack and every business should be planning and implementing an IT security strategy.
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Our accredited engineers are on hand to make sure you have strong prevention systems in place to deter attackers.
We will install sophisticated intrusion detection systems to spot attacks and raise alarms accordingly; a swift response will minimise the impact of any security breach.
As many security breaches are the result of human error, we can advise on IT security policies. The focus is on building awareness and implementing good practice to reduce risk.
With well-tested back-up solutions, Project Vision will also prepare the necessary response needed to fix a breach or recover data, should a cyber-attack occur.
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Robust IT security systems are key to minimising the risk. Our accredited, technical teams will work closely with you to understand your current system setup. We will recommend the right systems, security measures and policies to boost your resilience to cyber-attack.
Experience leads us to develop a layered and structured response to your security challenges. We will work with you to develop workable responses to the following questions:
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How to protect your credit if the pandemic is affecting you financially
Nearly six in 10 Americans say their incomes have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to TransUnion survey of over 3,000 American adults in the field last week. About 78% fear paying their bills and repaying their loans.
They might be right to worry – missing a payment on your mortgage, student loans, or credit cards can have a big impact on your credit score. In 2007, the average The FICO credit score was around 690, but during the depths of the financial crisis in 2009, when many Americans were unemployed and struggling financially, it fell to 687.
New stimulus package offers certain credit protections: lenders and financial institutions need to report accounts as “current” (as opposed to past due) to credit bureaus for up to 120 days after the declaration of national emergency ends.
But these rules are limited. First, to get credit protection under the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) law, you need to be up to date on all of your payments. If your account is not up to date, you are not eligible.
Second, you must have a forbearance or variation of payments agreement with your lender or financial institution. If you’ve applied for and received a 90-day forbearance on your mortgage payments – and your previous payments were paid on time and in full – your missed payments won’t be reported to the credit bureaus.
Yet even with the provisions of the CARES Act, the credit of millions of Americans will be affected, including those who struggle through no fault of their own, says Chi chi wu, lawyer at the National Consumer Law Center. Take the example of restaurant workers. Many were made redundant due to shelter orders on site and now may have a hard time paying their bills. If they miss payments without first contacting their lender to set up some forbearance type or modified payment plan, they will be treated the same as someone who mismanaged their credit, Wu says. .
It’s important to take action now to protect your credit and make it easier for you to get back on your feet once the pandemic is over. Here are five things you can do now if you’ve been financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Under the protections of the CARES Act, the only way to protect your credit is to continue to make payments on time or apply for coronavirus assistance programs before you get into trouble. It is not automatically applied to your accounts.
“Consumers are going to have to pick up the phone and call their agent for help,” Wu says. You will have to call each lender that you can’t afford and request relief separately. Each individual account must be put in default.
If you don’t have time to wait on hold – some consumers report wait times lasting for several hours – you can download the DoNotPay application ($ 3 per month; subscription only available for iPhone), which offers a “ignore hold on hold” feature where a robot calls the company, navigates through the prompts, waits on hold, and passes the call to you when A customer service representative is available.
There is a special comment code, a Natural Disaster (AW) code, which lenders and credit bureaus can add to a credit report in the event of a hurricane or other extreme weather events. After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana in 2017, approximately 40% of consumers have applied this code to their credit report.
Although it has been around for decades, the code could be applied to events beyond natural disasters, including the current coronavirus pandemic, John ulzheimer, a credit scoring and credit scoring expert, told CNBC Make It. “When this code is added to an account, it actually adds a phrase to your account that says’ affected by a declared or natural disaster,” says Ulzheimer.
It’s not something consumers can add themselves, so you’ll need to call your lender or the credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and Transunion. Adding a natural disaster (AW) code won’t affect your FICO credit score, says Ulzheimer: “It’s purely cosmetic, it doesn’t protect the score.” But the code protects your VantageScore (another type of credit score generated by credit bureaus) from any overdue reports added to that account, says Ulzheimer.
“It’s not what I would call a safety net under a trapeze artist, but every little bit helps,” says Ulzheimer. He adds that for most consumers it makes more sense to contact your lenders and request that the Natural Disaster (AW) code be added when you call to request a forbearance or a payment plan, rather than making calls. additional credit. offices just on adding the code. “Kill two birds with one stone,” he said.
When it comes to late payments, there is already credit protection for consumers, says Ulzheimer. Lenders can only report a missed payment 30 days after the payment is due. “There is no way to report someone as being one to 29 days late, there is no such thing,” he says.
But if you don’t contact your lender and put some sort of agreement in place and miss your payment by more than 30 days, your credit score will likely take a hit. How much will vary from “not much to catastrophic enough,” says Ulzheimer. It will depend on the quality of your credit before the late payment occurs.
If you have bad credit and start to miss payments, it might not have much of an impact. “You can only beat a dead horse to a limited extent – there’s not really much more damage you can do to yourself,” says Ulzheimer. But if you have a really good credit score, above 780, adding a late payment to your credit report will be more significant.
Continuing to make minimum payments on your loans and credit cards will protect your credit, says Ulzheimer. But that alone may not be enough.
You should also monitor your balances. When many Americans were unemployed in 2008 and 2009, they began to live off their credit cards to survive until they could find a job, says Ulzheimer. But putting a large balance on your credit card can lower your credit score.
This is because you use more of your available credit, which is an important factor in calculating credit risk and credit scores. When you use more than 30% of your available credit your credit score will usually be lower because it signals to credit card companies that there is a greater risk that you may not be able to pay it all or that it may take. some time. .
“Even though consumers are able to make these minimum payments on time, the fact that they are going into debt on their credit cards is another reason their scores will drop,” says Ulzheimer. If you have emergency savings, use them to pay bills and buy essentials if your credit card balance gets high.
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Project’s executive director says cost overruns could reach $150MConstruction of the new Metro line to Tysons Corner and Reston is essentially back on schedule but project officials say they are are still struggling to keep the $2.75 billion project under budget.
If project managers are not successful in mitigating cost overruns by reducing costs in other areas, the project could cost up to $150 million more than was budgeted, according to Pat Nowakowski, the executive director of the project.
“$150 million is the worst case scenario,” he said. “We’re trying to do what we can to control the costs.”This article accurately captures much of what MWAA presented to its Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee (DCAC)--comprising MWAA, Virginia, Fairfax, and Loudoun leaders--at its November 28th meeting. Beyond the points in the article (click here to read in its entirety), the following important comments were also made:
- In the financial update presentation, MWAA CFO Andy Rountree noted that, as a result of the LaHood agreement, Dulles Toll Road users would pay 53.9% of the total cost of the Silver Line or about $3.0 billion if the line is built at currently projected costs (which is unlikely). This is down from 56% or $3.3 billion if the Counties had not agreed to take over part of the station and parking garage costs. It will not provide significant relief from huge toll increases in the decades to come, and toll road users will still be stuck with 75% of any increases in line construction costs.
- Snowmageddon 2009 substantially delayed construction of the line and stations through Tysons Corner. Originally scheduled to be built on a regular work schedule, construction crews are now working two 10-hour shifts six days a week. (Comment: This may enable the project to return to schedule, but the associated overtime will surely drive costs above budget.)
- Re-sequencing will enable reduction in the number of days of delay--most recently put at 180 days by the construction contractor. MWAA's project director, Pat Nowakowski, noted that the reported delay had not made any allowance for the possibility of re-sequencing construction. Some opportunities have been identified and are being pursued. For example, there is a utilities issue in the locations for building two substations in the Reston area requiring movement of the utilities. Building of these sub-stations has been re-sequenced such that other sub-stations will be built first.
- The Phase 2 contract solicitation will be delayed about six months to allow for the use of a Request for Information (RFI) to be issued and responses to be submitted MWAA CEO Jack Potter reported. This had not been considered in prior planning. MWAA is hoping that the RFI process may identify some cost reduction opportunities and, more importantly, opportunities for less expensive financing. While not envisioning a true public-private partnership, MWAA hopes that private parties will be interested in offering lower-rate financing than is likely with a general revenue bond issuance.
- Fairfax BOS Chairman Bulova expressed her appreciation for the regular ongoing meetings among the financing partners' staffs. Apparently, this had not been the case historically. The only stakeholders not yet allowed to participate are the people who will still pay for over half the cost of the Silver Line, the Dulles Toll Road users.
- Loudoun BOS Chairman Scott York asked that, at the next meeting of the DCAC (December 20, 2011, I believe), MWAA give "a back of the envelope" estimate of the cost to build and operate a bus rapid transit (BRT) to the Silver Line's terminal station (Wiehle) in the event Phase 2 was not constructed. His comment hints at Loudoun's continuing ambivalence about participating in the construction of Phase 2. Even if it didn't participate, MWAA is committed to building the line to the airport. This would further increase toll road users' share of the Silver Line's cost.
Here is a link to the presentations made at the DCAC meeting.
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Singer-songwriter, Liz Brennan, studied classical music and opera in college, she has been featured in an episode of “Law and Order,” and in 2012 recorded her EP, “No Pants Just Dance.”
Now, with the release of her new single, “Expected To Fly,” she is doing what she loves most – spearheading a unique genre of music known as demented pop.
If you enjoy the music of Janis Joplin or Stevie Nicks, you’re likely to find yourself being drawn like iron filings to a magnet to Liz’s penetratingly-energizing sound – made manifest through songs she performed during her two shows, such as “Every Beat of My Heart,” “Expected To Fly,” “Are You Taking Me Into the Woods to Kill Me or to Show Me the View?” (yes, that is the title of the song), “Jessica” and “The Party Song,” to name a few.
Viewers will also appreciate the chemistry between Liz and Devin, whose professionalism as a drummer and mastery of his craft developed over the past 15 years is clearly on display as he accompanies Liz for the songs she performed.
Liz with Devin in her 2nd of 2 Shows on Alive with Clive
Here are the links to the two shows:
As word gets out about Liz, and as her fan base continues to grow, she most certainly can be “Expected To Fly!”
Enjoy the shows with Liz and Devin.
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\nThe Sales Executive will collaborate with the Vice President Sales, Training, People and the Marketing team to design and execute laser-focused lead generation & sales strategies to source new business opportunities. The right applicant will bring a balance of quantitative and qualitative skills, a strong sense of empathy for both clients and colleagues, and a consistent eye for detail to ensure a sound game plan and that client relationships are best-in-class. The Sales Executive will demonstrate the highest level of integrity and trustworthiness.\n\nThings you will do:\n\n\n* Research identified prospects/potential market opportunities to identify opportunities to engage with the right companies/personas and begin the conversation.\n\n* Work closely with the VP Sales, Training, People to research other vertical markets and come up with a list of target companies and pipeline accounts to go after.\n\n* Collaborate closely with Marketing to capture inbound leads and own the ongoing communications with qualified prospects. Work together on campaigns and other marketing/sales initiatives.\n\n* Research relevant events and participate in 2-3 events per month to network and search for new leads.\n\n* Keep up to date research file on competitors.\n\n* Run highly targeted, personal and relevant campaigns to select personas within the named account segments on a continual basis.\n\n* Track all pipeline activities through a client management data base, and provide insight & reports to management on a bi-weekly basis.\n\n* Build proposals for client engagements in coordination with the development team that includes accurate project scope and talent expectations.\n\n* Hire, grow and develop a global sales force over time. \n\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on previous jobs related to Sales, Executive jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $87,500/year\n
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Think bingo is just a game reserved for oldies in a drab old community hall? Think again, as the introduction of online play has seen a refreshing bingo revival, with many players now turning to the Internet to enjoy this luck based number game. Online bingo is especially popular with online keno players, as the two games share many similarities. Read on to discover more about playing virtual housie and how you can enjoy this social game while placing real money wagers from the comfort of home.
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Bingo sites for Australian keno players
Our favourite keno sites also offer a selection of online bingo games, giving Aussie players access to real money games of housie directly over your web browser using the one casino account. The top rated sites for AUD bingo are:
G’day Casino – this Aussie themed casino hosts several online housie games including Studio1 Bingo, 75 Ball Bingo and Barbados Bingo.
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Sign up at any of these trusted venues using our links to claim some great welcome packages, like matched deposit bonuses and free spins on some of the most popular online pokies.
How does bingo appeal to keno players?
Despite the obvious differences in the way games are played, bingo and keno are both very similar in several ways. For starters, both games rely purely on luck, no matter how much some players insist there are certain strategies which can enhance your chances of winning.
Both games are ultimately all about winning numbers being drawn at random while the player hopes luck is on their side. It’s this basic, casual format which requires very little skill, and makes bingo and keno appeal to the same punters.
Bingo also appeals to the keno players who are looking for something a bit more social. Unless you’re playing pub keno surrounded by your mates, keno is a solitary game, whereas in bingo the focus on some games is on social play. Online bingo has taken the social appeal of real life housie to the Internet, with bingo games featuring vibrant chat rooms presented by dedicated chat hosts ensuring a safe and fun social space.
Keno players looking to broaden their horizon should definitely consider giving online bingo a go, trying different games to get an idea of just how varied bingo games can be. Those who are drawn towards these luck based games can also consider giving online scratch cards a go at our recommended casinos.
How to play bingo online
Once you’ve played keno online and seen how easy it is, playing bingo is a breeze. If you’ve already signed up for an account with one of our recommended keno sites, you can use the same account to play real money games of bingo. If you’re new to online casinos, follow these easy steps to get set up:
- Sign up for a trusted bingo site like G’day Casino or Emu Casino.
- Deposits some AUD funds to your account using a secure payment method like Visa, MasterCard, POLi, Neteller, Skrill or Paysafecard, making sure to take advantage of any welcome bonuses.
- Type ‘bingo’ into the casinos search function and then select to load the bingo game you wish to play.
From here, gameplay differs depending on the bingo game you’ve chosen, with the number of balls and cards available varying within each game. The aim of bingo is to match the winning numbers called out with the numbers which appear on your bingo card until you’ve completed a winning pattern.
In real life bingo, the winner then enthusiastically shouts out the word “BINGO!” to declare their victory, but in online bingo the computer recognises your win and automatically credits your account accordingly.
One of the benefits of playing bingo on the Internet is you have more control over the amount you wager and therefore, the amount of money you can potentially win. When playing bingo in a land based venue, you are limited to the pre-determined purchase cost of a bingo card, whereas online you can choose to bet more on a bingo card for the chance to win a higher amount.
Online bingo games also have the advantage of being available 24/7 rather than having to wait for the weekly get together at your local bingo venue.
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Recovers past and supports the acquisition of new cooking skills in conditions of severely impaired or lacking vision.
Cooking training aims to restore previous cooking skills and help in acquiring new ones, in conditions of impaired or lacking vision. In the NRCB cooking training is done in a cabinet equipped with modern household appliances and tools. Cooking lessons provide learners with maximum autonomy in working in the kitchen, using their life experience and preserved compensatory senses. They support the acquisition of nutrition skills and culture at home and in public. During the training, trainees learn easily executable recipes for preparing basic types of dishes and drinks in everyday life. The training is strictly individual and the teacher works the most with two learners at the same time. Cooking skills training is very popular among the students of the NRCB.
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Stone Post Family Dental is located in Overland Park, Kansas. Their old website had an outdated design, was not mobile friendly, and lacked content and information regarding practices and services. We modernized their site and gave it a fresh new look. It is now content rich and the site is now mobile responsive on the WordPress content management and blogging system Check it out at familyoverlandparkdentist.com.
Fill out the form below for a free website consultation.
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Viking repair Encino
Encino added as expanded AES Viking appliance service area
To keep up with a higher demand for Viking appliance repair in Encino. AES has reallocated some of its appliance service staff exclusively to Encino and has added new personnel to accommodate this new business. Encino, in the heart of the West San Fernando Valley, is one of its most affluent and populated residential areas. These consumers have expressed a clear preference for the Viking Range product line.
When your Viking appliance needs installation or technical attention, in most instances, AES can now answer Encino service calls on the same day they are recevied. Encino Viking customers in the 91316, 91335, 91416, 91426, 91436 zip codes can now take advantage of the dedicated AES expert appliance repair technicians exclusively designated to Encino and neighboring West San Fernando Valley communities. AES has local, Viking factory-trained and certified appliance technicians standing by everyday within a few minute local commute of Encino or actually living in one of these zip codes.
Appliances Electrical Service Viking appliance repair technicians are expert in Viking Professional, Viking Designer and Viking Commercial line who are factory-certified and stay on top of their Viking skills with on-going training and continual recertification.
For added convenience and time-saving, AES service trucks are stocked with a wide range of Viking-approved appliance replacement parts so our Encino customers will never have to wait for standard replacement parts. However, should your Viking appliance need a special replacement part, the AES main office will arrange for immediate delivery, often by the next day. We want to make sure that Encino customers are serviced promptly at every service call. Parts and labor are always guaranteed with us, whether we service your Viking appliance or any other brand.
We put its appliance repair technicians through rigorous in-house training, testing and an apprentice program as well as factory training. Every AES appliance repair technician has undergone a background check and covered by our insurance and bond.
For consumers, our Viking appliance repair technicians are also a great training resource. As part of a routine repair, our appliance technician will allocate a portion of his call time to instruct you on the proper operation of your Viking range, oven, stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, BBQ or microwave. A little bit of knowledge can save you thousands of dollars in repair or replacement costs. Knowing how to properly operate your Viking appliance can contribute to a longer life for your appliance.
To schedule your Encino Viking appliance repair or maintenance, please reach us on-line or call (818) 487-2555. Our dispatcher is always standing by. Appliances Electrical Services works hard to maintain its Encino customer base and to earn new referrals. We know that as long as its Encino customers are happy, that we will enjoy repeat business and a stream of referrals.
- Viking range repair
- Viking cooktop service
- Viking oven repairs
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- Viking refrigerator repair
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- Viking commercial appliance repair
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If you’ve browsed the Cake Baker website you’ll have noticed that all the recipes are given in Imperial measurements i.e. pounds (lbs) and ounces (oz): we’re an old-fashioned bunch here when it comes to baking!
But what if you have scales that only measure in metric? Or you don’t have scales and guesstimate quantities from the packaging size, which is in grams? Then you’ll need to convert the quantities.
Imperial to Metric
The metric equivalent of 1 oz is 28.35 g and 1 lb is 453.6 g.
Now that’s a bit fiddly to bother with so we suggest instead that you replace each ounce with 25 g. This will mean that you will end up with a slightly smaller product but, as long as you maintain the proportions, you shouldn’t have any problems. But remember to use a little less liquid than the recipe says if you’re using this method of converting from Imperial to metric.
If your tins are larger or smaller than suggested, amend the ingredient quantities proportionately. You will need to keep an eye on the baking times though especially if you’re making a much larger cake, as it may need a slightly lower temperature for longer to ensure it is cooked through, and not burned. If it’s for a special occasion, have a trial run beforehand: I’m sure you’ll be able to find a willing volunteer to eat it!
You’ll occasionally – but rarely in Cake Baker – see a recipe that uses a cup measurement: for example, lots of American recipes use cups.
By definition, a British/Imperial cup is bigger than an Australian cup, which in turn is bigger than an American cup, even though British and American cups are both ½ pint size. Confused?
Don’t Mix in Units
An Imperial pint is 20 fl oz; an American pint is 16 fl oz. Does that help? Probably not a lot!
However, it shouldn’t be a problem as a good recipe won’t mix its units. If it specifies cups, then all ingredients will be measured in cups, so whatever size you have to hand will be fine as it’s the proportions that matter. If you use a very large mug, then the finished product may be bigger than you anticipated – but when is that a problem?!
If you ask your grandmother how she makes your favourite fruit cake, she might tell you she uses a handful of this, two handfuls of that and a bit more of the other! She’ll have done so much baking over the years she will know through experience, and by looking at the mixture, what she needs.
The more you bake, the more accustomed you will become to recognising when a mixture is wet enough, light enough, creamy enough etc, and you’ll be able to tell if you need to add a little more of anything.
As for the oven, we’ve given you a choice of gas and electricity temperatures, and these should be a helpful guide. But ovens vary and, older ones especially, can be temperamental, so, again, it’s a case of what works best for you.
Cake baking is a science and there are certain guidelines – recipes – that will help you, but it’s also an art. Don’t forget to experiment, taste, and, most of all, enjoy the act of baking as much as the end result.
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A COUNCILLOR is swopping the green fields of Warwickshire for the Balkans after being selected to take part in a special EU mission in south-east Europe.
Councillor Martin Heatley, who represents the Nuneaton Whitestone ward on the county council, has been selected to take part in election monitoring in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He currently sits on the Committee of the Regions within the European Union and as part of this position has been selected to take part in the Balkans project.
Mr Heatley, who has special responsibility for the environment at Shire Hall, will be flying out to Sarajevo today ahead of the elections taking place on Sunday.
Cllr Heatley said: "The election monitoring entails using tact and diplomacy to be able to check on any possible irregularities during the election process, and make sure the elections take place in a peaceful and honest way.
"I'm one of a group of elected European members to have been selected for this important task and I see it as a huge honour.
"Many of the western Balkan states have indicated their wish that at some time in the future they may wish to become fully integrated into the EU.
"Peaceful elections in these countries gives a good indication of the stability of the country.
"It is most important that elected members from member countries of the EU take careful note of the elections in these emerging countries, particularly in light of their desire to become members of the EU."
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https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/nuneaton-councillor-balkan-mission-check-3090503
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Drop a spot of golden sunshine into your room with the clean lines and cozy texture of this decorative pillow. Cotton velvet adds a bright sumptuousness to your space when you toss this accent piece on your sofa or bed.
Accent Pillow. Cotton Velvet with Geometric Embroidery Design in Golden Yellow. Solid Reverse in Yellow. Cotton Cover. Zipper Closure. Fiber Filled. Spot Clean Only.
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|Intl. Notebook||Nov 1 2018|
One decade down, another to go.
So today is Pulp Intl.'s anniversary, and a special one, as we've now been around ten full years. Yeah, it's crazy. When we began there were numerous blogs and websites that we admired and drew inspiration from, and all of them are gone or permanently idle now. A few new ones have popped up and we can only hope they last. Pulp Intl. came about because we had moved out of the U.S. and wanted something to eat up the idle hours we'd benefitted. Mostly we partied those hours away, but there were still a few left and Pulp duly sprang forth. We figured maybe ten or twenty people might drop by per week. Last we checked that number had reached more than 7,000 individual visitors per day, and in the summer it has been as many as 14,000. Per day. It's just shocking. So we definitely want to thank every one of you for dropping by, and particularly those who visit time and again, with a special shout to those who write in with corrections and ideas.
We've scanned and uploaded thousands of original images, and seen them reposted tens of thousands of times on Tumblr, Twitter, and various other platforms. We have more to come. We shot photos of some items we have laying around the flat, just to give you an idea. It's not a complete accounting. We have things we're too lazy to pull out of storage right now. In all, scanning and sharing this stuff should take ten more years. Of course, as some wit once pointed out, plans and life are two different things—often diametrically opposed. Anything could happen, up to and including losing everything in a fire or the Pulp Intl. girlfriends—who are real people, by the way, not some concept we came up with—finally getting fed up and threatening to leave or kill us if we don't shut down the website. But they'd never do that because they're the best. Heh heh. Anyway, thank you everyone for these ten years. It's been incredibly fun for us and we hope you've gotten a few laughs out of it, learned a few things, and had a love of vintage media instilled or just reaffirmed. And now—future here we come...
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“I can’t stop the rain from falling down on you but I will hold you until it goes away.” These are the words from the Third Day song “When the Rain Comes.” Sometimes life just seems overwhelming and we just want to be held. I think that when we are in this state of mind and the whole world feels grey, so often what we really need is to be physically held by someone, but it is so hard to muster the courage to ask to be held. It means we have to be vulnerable enough to admit we aren’t as strong as those around us expect us to be. We need to know there are arms available to us. We need to seek to find ways to reach out to our loved ones and friends. It is easy to do when we feel upbeat, but what happens when life just hits the rocks and we feel like we are falling apart? It requires us to show our weakness. We can’t be strong all the time.
We also need to know that those arms we are reaching for will be strong enough to hold our sorrow and depression, anxiety and self doubt. That they will be strong enough to hold our tears and our pain. I believe sometimes these shoulders is not actually physical ones but the shoulders of God. It takes a leap of faith to believe God is able to hold these sorrows or be a presence in our dark and grey times or that there is a God who actually cares about us individually. For me it is comforting to know that there is a Being who created me just for the sole purpose of holding me, to be in relationship with me. When I decide to believe and crawl up in his “lap” (that is my image of God) and be held, I find great comfort. I not only sense comfort but I gain energy and hope for hopeless times. There is another song, “Held” by Natalie Grant that talks about how God never promises our life will be perfect, easy or without great hardship, but he does promise to hold us during those times that seem too heavy or sorrowful to go alone.
How does this happen? I can’t really tell you. All I know is that something in my heart and brain needs to release my doubting, self-sufficient nature and lean into the super-natural. In this place I find solace and a sense of being centered, even in the midst of a storm. I find hope that even when things seem hopeless, I can remain calm.
But sometimes we just need real arms to hold us. This takes something just as vulnerable, sometimes even more vulnerable than turning to God; to admit we need to be held. Brene’ Brown has researched what causes us to run from this kind of vulnerability. She concludes it is actually that which causes us to cringe is what we need the most; to admit we can’t figure out how to get through this sadness alone, and that we need others.
Whether you get to be the one doing the holding or you get to be held, we can find shelter in one another. Don’t hesitate, take the leap and reach out, reach up and be held.
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Saudi Arabia has warned it would sell off American assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars if Congress passes a bill allowing the Saudi government to be held responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The warning, which sounds very much like blackmail, was delivered by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir last month during a visit to Washington.
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However, Riyadh’s resolve to actually deliver on the threat is suspect, as selling off those assets would be technically challenging and would damage the dollar, against which the Saudi national currency is pegged.
The Obama administration has lobbied Congress to block the bill’s passage, according to administration officials and congressional aides from both parties, and the Saudi threats have been the subject of intense discussions in recent weeks between lawmakers and officials from the State Department and the Pentagon. The officials have warned senators of diplomatic and economic fallout from the legislation.
Adel al Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, delivered the kingdom’s message personally last month during a trip to Washington, telling lawmakers that Saudi Arabia would be forced to sell up to $750 billion in treasury securities and other assets in the United States before they could be in danger of being frozen by American courts.
Several outside economists are skeptical that the Saudis will follow through, saying that say such a sell-off would be difficult to execute and would end up crippling the kingdom’s economy. But the threat is another sign of the escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States.
The administration, which argues that the legislation would put Americans at legal risk overseas, has been lobbying so intently against the bill that some lawmakers and families of Sept. 11 victims are infuriated. In their view, the Obama administration has consistently sided with the kingdom and has thwarted their efforts to learn what they believe to be the truth about the role some Saudi officials played in the terror plot.
“It’s stunning to think that our government would back the Saudis over its own citizens,” said Mindy Kleinberg, whose husband died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 and who is part of a group of victims’ family members pushing for the legislation.
President Obama will arrive in Riyadh on Wednesday for meetings with King Salman and other Saudi officials. It is unclear whether the dispute over the Sept. 11 legislation will be on the agenda for the talks.
A spokesman for the Saudi embassy did not return a message seeking comment.
Saudi officials have long denied that the kingdom had any role in the Sept.11 plot, and the 9/11 Commission found “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded the organization.” But critics have noted that the commission’s narrow wording left open the possibility that less senior officials or parts of the Saudi government could have played a role. Suspicions have lingered, partly because of the conclusions of a 2002 congressional inquiry in the attacks that cited some evidence that Saudi officials living in the United States at the time had a hand in the plot.
Those conclusions, contained in 28 pages of the report, still have not been released publicly.
The dispute comes as bipartisan criticism is growing in Congress about Washington’s alliance with Saudi Arabia, for decades a crucial American ally in the Middle East and half of a partnership that once received little scrutiny from lawmakers. Last week, two senators introduced a resolution that would put restrictions on American arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which have expanded dramatically during the Obama administration.
Families of the Sept. 11 victims have used the courts to try to hold members of the Saudi royal family, Saudi banks and charities liable because of what the plaintiffs charged was Saudi financial support for terrorism. These efforts have largely been stymied, in part because of a 1976 law that gives foreign nations some immunity from lawsuits in American courts.
The Senate bill is intended to make clear that the immunity given to foreign nations under the law should not apply in cases where nations are found culpable for terrorist attacks that kill Americans on United States soil. If the bill were to pass both houses of Congress and be signed by the president, it could clear a path for the role of the Saudi government to be examined in the Sept. 11 lawsuits.
Obama administration officials counter that weakening the sovereign immunity provisions would put the American government, along with its citizens and corporations, in legal risk abroad because other nations might retaliate with their own legislation. Secretary of State John Kerry told a Senate panel in February that the bill, in its current form, would “expose the United States of America to lawsuits and take away our sovereign immunity and create a terrible precedent.”
The bill’s sponsors have said that the legislation is purposely drawn very narrowly —-involving only attacks on American soil — to reduce the prospect that other nations might try to fight back.
In a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill on March 4, Anne W. Patterson, an assistant secretary of state, and Andrew Exum, a top Pentagon official on Middle East policy, told staff members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that American troops and civilians could be in legal jeopardy if other nations decide to retaliate and strip Americans of immunity abroad. They also discussed the Saudi threats specifically, laying out the impacts if Saudi Arabia made good on their economic threats.
Edwin M. Truman, a fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said he thought the Saudis were likely making an “empty threat.” Selling hundreds of billions of dollars of American assets would not only be technically difficult to pull off, he said, but it likely would cause global market turmoil for which the Saudis would be blamed.
Last week, co-Chairman of the 9/11 commission Senator Bob Graham said that the White House called to inform him that 28 redacted pages from the 9/11 Report were going to be declassified and made public.
The announcement, which the White House has yet to confirm, comes after the former elected official fought for years to gain public release of the documents.
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A week after Rory died, we stumbled through Thanksgiving.
Two weeks after that, we limped through a move across town.
Two weeks after that, we crawled through Christmas.
By the time New Years hit, we were face first on the floor.
I lifted my head long enough to see the longest, coldest month ahead of us, with Rory’s birthday at the end.
The first birthday without her.
How were we going to get through this month?
This was going to be unbearably painful.
Lance and I talked about a lot of ideas. What we decided on was to do a service project that would end on her birthday.
I made calls and sent emails and we decided to do a service project with Primary Children’s Hospital.
We collected toys.
We made wands.
We collected crafts and bubbles.
We knew that Rory loved other kids and would want to make them smile.
We wanted to honor that sweet love.
That is the reason behind the Rory Ann Moore Foundation we created.
We wanted to remember her.
We want to spread her love.
We want to bring the joy to others that Rory readily provided in our lives.
If you want to learn more about the Rory Ann Moore Foundation, the link is here: https://writingthroughgrief.com/rory-ann-moore-foundation/
In the few days we have been accepting donations, we’ve been overwhelmed with your love and support.
We miss Rory with every fiber of our beings. Thank you for helping us remember her and honor the funny, kind, silly, loving girl she was.
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Last year’s Cannondale Topstone – with its innovative Kingpin suspension frame – was one of our favourite gravel bikes and a finalist in our Bike of the Year award. This year Cannondale has gone one better, adding front suspension into the mix and taking the Gravel Bike of the Year crown for 2021.
And Cannondale being Cannondale, a company that likes to go its own way, it has of course gone for a distinctive single-bladed Lefty fork. After all, why have two blades when one will do?
The same is also true when it comes to chainrings, this Topstone coming with a SRAM Force AXS 1x chainset paired with a 12-speed cassette and a rear mech from SRAM’s off-road Eagle X01 groupset.
The Topstone platform is compatible with both 650b and 700c wheel sizes – the new Lefty-equipped models have the smaller 650b size while the non-Lefty carbon Topstones are specced with 700c wheels.
With its super-low-slung back end and mono-blade fork, Cannondale’s Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 is a very striking-looking bike.
The Topstone’s intricate brake fittings, with their quick-release system, look like a glimpse into the future and it all holds together well, with the metallic colour-shifting finish and high-grade finishing kit you’d expect on a bike at this price.
Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 frame
The most obvious feature of the Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 is something that’s rare in the world of drop-bar bikes – suspension.
Both the frame and fork are designed to offer 30mm of travel, which may not sound a lot compared with modern mountain bike suspension, but it makes a world of difference to how this bike handles over even the poorest of surfaces.
The frame’s Kingpin suspension system is designed to offer 30mm of travel at the saddle, with around 25 per cent of that (7.5mm) at the rear axle. Cannondale has engineered the Topstone’s seat tube to work as a leaf-spring, with flex zones in the frame’s chainstays and top tube to enable the movement.
The pivot at the top of the seatstays runs on a maintenance-free bearing, which allows the rear end to move freely without the added complexity or additional weight of a shock unit and linkages.
The leaf spring design is proportional to the size of the bike, so that whatever size of frame you’re riding, they will all feel the same.
The difference in diameter on the thinnest section of the seat tube is marked – measuring 16mm on the small frame, 28mm on the XL. Tube cross-sections and the laminate of the carbon fibre are also scaled to deliver a consistent riding experience whatever the size of the bike.
The frame has a thru-axle, in this case with a ‘Speed-Release’ dropout – a thru-axle but with one of the dropouts slotted. This lets you release the wheel without having to take out the axle completely.
This brings us to the single-bladed Lefty fork. Cannondale undertook a major redesign of its Lefty mountain bike fork in 2018, moving away from the bulky twin-crown design to a single-crown fork with standard dimensions, allowing it to fit any bike.
The new Lefty Oliver fork is a scaled-down version of that design for lighter gravel use. The carbon version weighs 1,340g, which compares with the mountain bike version’s 1,446g, while the alloy model’s 1,610g undercuts the off-road fork’s 1,735g – noticeable weight differences.
The reshaped single crown has clearance for 47mm 650b tyres and 45mm 700c tyres. The Lefty Oliver retains the same high levels of lateral and fore-and-aft stiffness as the mountain bike fork, which has earned a great reputation for stiffness, especially in its shorter-travel versions.
It features Cannondale’s ‘Delta Cage’ needle-bearing system, in which the three roller bearing assemblies are held in a lightweight polymer cage. This means that the bearing sets move in unison and can’t work against each other, vastly reducing friction.
Cannondale tells us it has done a lot of work to prevent any pedalling-induced ‘bobbing’ and claims the Lefty Oliver is both very stable and yet open on hits.
Cannondale has also isolated the fork’s rebound adjustment from its compression and says the new Oliver offers 60 per cent more rebound range than the original Slate Lefty fork. But even with this claimed improvement in control, Cannondale has included a manual lock-out lever on the crown for when you’re riding on the road.
This lock-out is designed to ‘blow-off’ though, so should you hit an obstacle, it will open up and allow the damper to absorb the bump.
The Oliver fork also comes with a quick-release system that allows you to remove the flat-mount brake assembly, which has a very secure locking mechanism when you replace it.
Though my experience of single-sided forks suggests you rarely need to remove the wheel for switching tyres or repairing punctures, removal only really becomes an issue when it comes to brake maintenance or serious wheel issues.
Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 kit
The Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 has a ‘mullet’ drivetrain – small at the front, large at the back. It mixes components from SRAM’s Force AXS road groupset and Eagle AXS mountain bike groupset.
The 12-speed setup with its 40t chainring and 10-50 cassette provides a massive range of gears. The 40×10 top gear is around 108in with the Topstone’s wheels and tyres, equivalent to between a 50×12 and 50×13 on a compact, while the 21.5in delivered by the 40×50 bottom gear is much lower than the 28in of a 34×32 pairing.
This means you’ll have an easier gear for climbing, where on a lot of bikes you’d be reduced to walking. At the other end I’d say the top gear is plenty for even the fastest off-road riders – and ample for most of us on the road 99 per cent of the time.
If you’re a smooth-pedalling roadie you may find the jumps between gears larger than you’re used to, but in low-traction, rough-riding situations you don’t tend to shift gears quite as much as you do on the road. And, frankly, I’d much rather have a bike with a gear range that keeps me turning the pedals than closer ratios where I’ll end up pushing – I want to be riding, not hiking.
The shifting is up to SRAM wireless AXS’s usual accurate standards and AXS’s intuitive shifting logic – right hand harder, left hand easier – works well here.
Connect AXS to SRAM’s app and you can control the settings and record numerous metrics on every ride. Want to know what gear you use the most and how many times you change gear (you do, don’t you?) as well as a wealth of GPS data, well, this will give you that.
You can also add a power meter and heart rate monitor for the full complement of facts and figures. It’s quick and easy to connect to a Garmin too, so you can see your gear data on screen and keep track of the battery level.
The SRAM Force brakes and Paceline rotors offer bags of stopping power along with fine control, progressively ramping up the braking through the lever travel, and the Lefty suspension fork doesn’t dive even under full-on braking loads.
The HollowGram 23 Carbon wheels are an ideal complement to the Topstone’s frame and their 23mm internal rim width is perfect for the Cannondale’s large volume 47c tyres.
Their DT Swiss internals should prove durable and they’re laced to the rims with DT Swiss spokes. The rims are from Cannondale’s mountain bike stable, and their high-impact carbon is designed to take serious abuse.
The Topstone’s front wheel has the addition of the Cannondale’s Wheel Sensor, which was developed in conjunction with Garmin. This measures speed, time and distance and has on-board storage for up to 900 hours.
It works with Cannondale’s own app or any head unit compatible with BLE and ANT+. I connected it to a Garmin Edge 1030 where it automatically recorded all rides. It runs off a single CR2032 cell and has a claimed battery life of a year.
You connect the app to your bike by simply spinning the wheel, which lets you register your bike for its warranty. In addition to the usual metrics, the app can also display calories burned and even how much CO2 you’ve saved compared with doing the journey by car. It also gives you maintenance reminders – for lubing, servicing, bleeding the brakes – and you can add bike fit details, too.
And there’s more: you can also add your achievements and goals, technical manuals and there’s even a fun X-ray function – an augmented reality screen that shows what’s going on underneath the skin of your bike, the internal cable routing for instance.
You can use the app as a standalone ride log as well – it instantly logs rides and can save 30 days of riding – or in conjunction with Strava.
There were a couple of areas where I would have changed things. I’d have liked a little more flare in the handlebar because this is a bike that’s designed to be ridden off-road. I’m not a big fan of excessively flared gravel bars but I do like a little more wrist clearance than is offered here.
It is a high-quality cockpit though, pairing the excellent SAVE SystemBar and SAVE stem Cannondale uses on the EVO, which look great and add comfort. I’d have just liked a little more flare.
Dropper posts, which let you lower the saddle in an instant, are now staples of mountain bikes and given the Topstone’s impressive off-road capabilities, being able to drop your saddle – especially on technical descents – would have been a real bonus. The Topstone Lefty 1 is at least dropper post-compatible but given its price, I’d like to have seen Cannondale include it as standard.
Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 geometry
The geometry of the Kingpin-equipped Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 frame is based on Cannondale’s award-winning Synapse – our Bike of the Year back in 2014.
My large model has 610mm of stack, which is the same as a 58cm Synapse, with the 394mm reach figure 1mm longer than that of the Synapse.
That difference comes from the Topstone’s slacker head angle – 71.2 degrees compared with the Synapse’s 73 degrees – and its greater fork offset.
The Topstone’s 55mm of offset, and wheel and tyre size deliver 58mm of trail, giving the Topstone a handling sweet-spot. The steering feels swift, like that of an endurance bike, with the relaxed head angle adding stability when the going gets rougher.
Cannondale calls this its ‘OutFront’ geometry and it has the added benefit of reducing the chances of toe overlap, and toe overlap is the very last thing you want on tight, technical terrain.
|Seat angle (degrees)||73.1||73.1||73.1||73.1||73.1|
|Head angle (degrees)||70||71.2||71.2||71.2||71.2|
|Seat tube (cm)||41||45.8||50.5||55.3||60|
|Top tube (cm)||52.5||54.4||56.1||57.9||59.6|
|Head tube (cm)||9.7||13.1||16.5||19.8||23.2|
|Fork offset (cm)||5.5||5.5||5.5||5.5||5.5|
|Bottom bracket drop (cm)||6.9||6.4||6.1||6.1||5.9|
|Bottom bracket height (cm)||26.8||27.3||27.6||27.6||27.8|
Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 ride impressions
Now this is where Cannondale’s new Topstone really scores well – on tarmac, trail and beyond the Topstone gives you just so much control.
The rebound from the fork feels natural. Even when you’re riding fast, technical off-road sections with drops and jumps, the Lefty fork never topped or clunked, ramping progressively until very firm.
The 30mm of travel may not seem a lot but in the early days of mountain biking the likes of John Tomac would hit 50mph downhilling on a bike with a similar level of suspension.
The Topstone copes with bad surfaces better than anything else out there and will open up a world of new terrain to explore. Add in its mountain goat gearing, controlled compliance from the suspension and generous tyres and this is the most capable gravel bike I’ve tested to date.
The handling is quick but not twitchy, stable but not dull and inspires such confidence that it will allow you to throw caution to the wind.
Another factor that magnifies the Topstone Lefty 1’s off-road capabilities is the use of tyres with differential treads. The front WTB Venture tyre has block edges that bite in the corners to provide plenty of grip, the WTB ByWay rear has a much slicker tread that helps transfer pedalling into forward motion.
I gave high praise to the standard 700c non-Lefty Topstone for its wonderful on-road manners – even mooting it as a replacement for Cannondale’s Synapse endurance bike for many riders.
This sprung Topstone Carbon Lefty 1, with its smaller wheels and fatter tyres, isn’t quite the Synapse-killer of its unsprung sibling but it is capable enough on the tarmac.
The ride position is classic endurance and the WTB tyres’ slick centre strips don’t create as much drag as many chunky gravel tyres. I’d still emphasise that this is a bike built for the path less travelled rather than the road – but on tarmac sections between the dirt, it’s still a sufficiently swift performer.
As for its 10kg weight? Forget about it. This Topstone Lefty doesn’t deserve any body shaming because within a few turns of the pedal off-road you’ll be believing this was a UCI limit-baiting lightweight, such is the way it flies over rough surfaces.
Try thinking of the Topstone less as a hefty drop-barred bike and more like a super-light drop-barred mountain bike that won’t sap your energy on the road.
Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 bottom line
Cannondale’s Topstone Lefty 1 is a phenomenal companion for getting you way, way off-road, and it will let you ride faster over traditional gravel routes than its rivals.
Okay, so we are looking at Cannondale’s most expensive Lefty-equipped Topstone but the range starts at £4,000 for the Topstone Carbon Lefty 3, which comes with an alloy version of the Lefty fork and 1x Shimano GRX gearing.
I’d go as far as saying if you are looking to get away from the old routine of riding day-after-day on tarmac, Cannondale’s innovative Topstone Lefty 1 is the ultimate way to expand your horizons much further than you ever thought possible.
You really don’t notice the little extra weight the Topstone’s carrying, what you do appreciate is the control from the Lefty suspension fork and front- and rear-specific WTB tyres, its comfort and the Topstone’s class-leading handling over rough terrain and technical off-road sections.
And not forgetting Muc-Off, for its help keeping the bikes washed and lubed throughout testing.
Road Bike of the Year 2021 contenders
Thirty-two of the best bikes ridden and rated…
- ARC8 Escapee
- Basso Venta 105 Disc
- BMC Roadmachine TWO
- BMC Teammachine SLR TWO
- Boardman ADV 8.9
- Boardman ADV 9.0
- Boardman SLR 8.9 105
- Boardman SLR 9.4 AXS (winner)
- Cannondale SuperSix EVO
- Cannondale Topstone Lefty 1
- Cervélo Caledonia-5
- Cinelli King Zydeco
- Genesis CDA 30
- Giant Contend AR 3
- Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1
- Giant TCR Advanced SL 0 Disc
- Lapierre Xelius SL 5.0
- Orbea Avant H60-D
- Orbea Orca M20
- Pearson Off Grid
- Planet X London Road SRAM Apex 1 Disc
- Ribble CGR Ti Pro
- Ribble Endurance 725 Base
- Ribble Endurance Ti Disc
- Rondo HVRT CF1
- Sensa Giulia GF
- Specialized Roubaix Sport
- Specialized S-Works Aethos
- Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7
- Trek Domane AL 5
- Van Rysel EDR AF
- Vitus Zenium Tiagra
|Price||EUR €8399.00GBP £7500.00USD $8500.00|
|Available sizes||XS, S, M, L, XL|
|Handlebar||HollowGram SAVE SystemBar, Carbon|
|Tyres||WTB Venture TCS Light (front), WTB Byway TCS Light (rear)|
|Stem||HollowGram SAVE, Alloy|
|Shifter||SRAM Force AXS|
|Seatpost||HollowGram SAVE Carbon|
|Saddle||Fabric Scoop Shallow Race|
|Rear derailleur||SRAM X01 Eagle|
|Front derailleur||SRAM X01 Eagle|
|Bottom bracket||SRAM DUB BB30|
|Fork||Lefty Oliver carbon 30mm travel|
|Cranks||SRAM Force AXS, 40|
|Chain||SRAM X01 Eagle|
|Cassette||SRAM X01 Eagle, 10-50|
|Wheels||Cannondale HollowGram 23 Superlight Hi-Impact Carbon (23mm internal) tubeless|
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https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/gravel-bikes/2021-cannondale-topstone-carbon-lefty-1-review/
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Nowadays, there are endless fitness regimens available for anyone who wish to lose weight. If you want to have a leaner or more toned physique, you may feel tempted to try out anything just to see a change in the scale. However, it’s vital to determine which practices will help you achieve your goals and which ones will hinder you from it. So, here are six fitness mistakes you should avoid when trying to lose weight:
1. Eating Too Little
Your meal plan plays a vital role in your weight loss journey. After all, the key to sustainable weight loss is burning more calories than you consume. If you ignore what goes into your body, the efforts you put into working out may not make a difference in your physique. Hence, one of the first aspects you need to change in your lifestyle is your eating habits.
If you wish to see a lower number on a scale, you may be tempted to cut your portions too much or eat too little to be in a deficit. However, doing so may actually prevent you from achieving your ideal body. Your metabolism may work slower if your body thinks you’re starving. Your body may also lack the essential nutrients it needs if you choose to eat too little.
Hence, it’s advisable not to follow diets that tell you to eat smaller portions blindly. For instance, a 1,200-calorie diet may not be enough for you if your recommended calorie intake to retain your weight is 2,000 calories. A deficit of over 500 calories per day may hinder your progress, so it’s best not to go beyond that. You can check more tips here if you wish to learn more about the concept of dieting and the healthier way to do it.
2. Focusing Too Much On The Scale
If you’re trying to shed some pounds, you may have a target weight you want to reach. You may record your starting weight before starting your fitness journey to help you stay motivated to lower that number. However, only focusing on the digits you see on a weighing scale may affect your outlook and motivation to lose weight.
The scale can’t tell you everything you need to know about your body. After all, it only shows your total body mass and not your physique’s composition. It can’t tell you the difference between your muscle mass and fat percentage. Remember that your weight loss is influenced by various factors, including fat loss, muscle gain, water retention, and calorie intake.
So, if you don’t see a drop in your body weight during the first few weeks of your fitness journey, don’t feel discouraged. If you can, try to get a detailed physical examination to determine your fat and muscle mass. This way, you can have a better idea of what changes you should expect as you progress.
3. Sticking To Only Cardio
Exercising regularly is an effective way to improve your physique and also keep your body healthy. Some forms of activity like running or walking can aid your weight management and improve your overall cardiovascular endurance. However, sticking to only cardio may hinder your weight loss journey.
If you wish to speed up your progress and also develop your muscles, it’s advisable to combine aerobic workouts with weight training. Adding weight training into your fitness regimen can help you burn fat more efficiently and build more lean muscle, which may eventually increase your metabolic rate. If your metabolism works efficiently, your body can burn fat faster and allow you to hit your target weight more quickly.
4. Skipping Rest Days
Once you build your routine and get used to your fitness lifestyle, you may feel driven to go to the gym every day to hit your goal weight faster. You may think that you’ll be able to lose more weight and build muscle more effectively if you include exercise in your daily activities each day of the week. However, performing intense workouts and skipping rest days may hinder your progress.
Whenever you strain your body to perform various movements, your muscle tissues tear. That’s why you may often feel sore the day after your exercise. The pain you feel in your body may take a few days to disappear since your muscles need time to recover. If you insist on pushing your body past its limits, the tears in your muscle tissues may not have enough time to heal.
So, if you want to get fit and build muscle efficiently, you should let your body take some time off from intense exercises.
5. Getting Poor Quality Sleep
Besides eating healthily and exercising frequently, you should also practice a healthy sleep routine. The quality of rest you get can influence your weight loss. Thus, it would help if you also prioritized your bedtime.
Your appetite, especially at night, may be affected by your sleeping pattern. Lack of sleep may increase the activity of neurotransmitters related to hunger. Hence, you may be more prone to eating more than what your body needs. You may also feel less full even after a meal if you’re sleep-deprived.
If you’re careful about your food consumption, it’s advisable to create a regular sleeping schedule. Also, try not to stay awake late at night after your last meal since you may feel the urge to snack on foods.
6. Snacking Mindlessly
When you’re trying to lose weight, it’s helpful to be more mindful of everything you consume. Snacks like chips or bottled beverages can contain a lot of calories and cause you to go over your calorie limit.
If you want to avoid overestimating your calorie intake, read the label of packaged products you drink or eat. Check your snacks’ serving size and nutritional value to ensure you won’t end up on a calorie surplus. This way, you can still enjoy foods you like without jeopardizing your weight loss journey.
You can effectively get fit and achieve the physique you want if you maintain a healthy lifestyle and follow a good fitness regimen. Be patient with your body and aim to lose weight gradually. Also, avoid making weight loss mistakes like eating too little or skipping rest days since it can hinder your progress.
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https://www.ostomylifestyle.org/6-mistakes-to-avoid-when-trying-to-lose-weight/
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We understand the needs of our customers budget. Sure, you’d like to replace your roof! In contrast, the budget calls for a repair to get you through the next couple of years. That’s precisely why we provide lasting repairs backed by warranties.
Leaks to your business or home can severely cut into the life of your roof and cause interior damage. However, you can prevent this damage by being proactive with yearly inspections.
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Every year on 16 November, our Chipembere Rhino Foundation team, and the guides and guests at Amakhala Game Reserve, gather at ‘’God’s Window’’ for a moment of solemn silence around the Rhino Remembrance Memorial. This memorial bears the names of Chippy, Isipho and Geza – to pay tribute and to remind us of these three magnificent Rhinos, as well as the 7,000 other Rhinos lost in South Africa since 2010, and renew our commitment to ensure the survival of this iconic species for generations to come.
On the fateful night of 16 November 2010, two White Rhino bulls on Amakhala Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape were tragically lost to the brutality of poaching, which has now become a full-blown epidemic in South Africa.
‘Chippy’, as he was affectionately known as because of the ‘chip’ in his horn, was a healthy breeding bull. Isipho – meaning ‘gift’ in Xhosa – was only 5 years old and would have taken over from Chippy as the breeding bull of the rhino conservation project on the Reserve. Just a few months later, Geza – meaning ‘the naughty one’ in Xhosa – died from his wounds after poachers barbarically cut off both his horns.
After witnessing the senseless slaughter of their two Rhino breeding bulls, Chippy and Isipho, Brent and Chantelle Cook, the owners of HillsNek Safari Camp at Amakhala Game Reserve decided to step up their conservation efforts. Along with their business partners, Paul and Debbie Naudé and Derek Cook, they established the Chipembere Rhino Foundation (CRF) as a local registered non-profit and public benefit organisation to protect and preserve the diminishing number of Rhino in Southern Africa. After Geza was poached, renowned wildlife veterinarian, Dr William Fowlds joined the CRF team as a trustee.
“This incredibly emotional, heart-breaking and tragic event was the catalyst to us structuring our conservation efforts into one organisation that could assist with the protection and preservation of rhino on the ground, where it counts,” says Brent Cook, founder of CRF.
Aptly named ‘Chipembere’, which means ‘white rhinoceros’ in Shona and commemorates Chippy, the Foundation raises funds and provides training and equipment that help reserves protect their wildlife.
CRF specialises in sourcing, testing and funding technology for effective monitoring of Rhino; funding K9 handlers and their tracking and apprehension dogs; providing anti-poaching teams with vital equipment and funding equipment needed to translocate Rhino across Southern Africa to safer havens.
With the assistance of an amazing team of volunteers, as well as partnerships with Rhino custodians and other like-minded NGOs, and the support from donors, the Foundation has made a significant contribution to the efforts to protect and preserve our Rhinos.
The unveiling of the new Rhino Remembrance Memorial:
Video Credit: Ben Wallace
The legacy lives on. Last year, a precious new rhino calf named ‘Schofe’ was born to one of Amakhala’s rhino, Themba. This heart-warming event was especially emotional as Schofe is Chippy’s grandson and the second generation of rhinos that are now protected by a well-trained and equipped anti-poaching team. Schofe was named after the well-known UK presenter of This Morning Show – a British daytime television programme that is broadcast on ITV – Phillip Schofield. Read the full story HERE.
“Chippy, Isipho and Geza – and the 7,000 other rhino South Africa has lost since 2010 – we salute you. You are gone, but never forgotten. In your memory, we continue the fight to save your species!” says Cook. “Collectively, all our efforts make a difference. Thank you to the rangers and guests who participated in this event. Your part in creating awareness contributes to winning the war against poaching, as we recommit on this day to our mission: Saving Rhino One at a Time!”
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I’m sure you’ll agree with me that this is probably the most anticipated spring ever! After enduring extreme temperatures, snow, ice, sleet, freezing rain, wind gusts & impassable roads this winter, I can hardly wait to be outside enjoying all that spring has to offer. I’m grateful we get to enjoy all four seasons but I’d like to have more spring than winter. Remember to change your clocks to “spring forward” for Daylight Savings Time on March 9th.
Speaking of warmer weather, this issue is a great resource in planning your kids’ spring & summer activities. There’s something for everyone…art, theater, sewing, dance, gymnastics, cheerleading, martial arts, swimming, foreign languages, train rides, science & Legos! Even if you can’t be home with your kids this summer, there are child care providers (preschool-elementary) who have lots of fun activities planned for your kids all summer long.
We are proud sponsors again this year of an event that’s become a household name in NWA–Champions for Kids RazorFest presented by Kellogg’s. This is a FREE family event featuring fun & health zones, games, music, mascots, giveaways, fitness activities, nutrition education & more. The event concludes with the University of Arkansas Razorback Red-White game. We love & support Champions for Kids because of the work they’re doing in serving children. Their core values are that ALL children should have someone who cares, a place to belong, hope for tomorrow & provisions for their journey. Agreed!
We’d like to thank N.c.K. Talent Academy for partnering with us in providing local talent for several of our cover models (Aug ’13, Oct ’13, Dec ’13 & Mar ’14). These kids have been a delight to work with, always enthusiastic, appreciative & willing to be posed over & over again. We’d also like to thank Rhea Lana’s & The Pink Lilli for providing our adorable cover clothing this month. You can find new & used clothing like this at Rhea Lana’s Consignment Sale on March 2-8. See their ad on page 34 for more information.
Come see us at our booths at The World’s Largest Baby Shower on March 29th & RazorFest on April 26th. We’ll have great giveaways & fun surprises for your kids & would love to meet you!
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The Inner Circle is an elite 12 month coaching mentorship design for the highly motivated professional who wants to achieve greatness and abundance
Transcend; be or go beyond the range or limits
STEP 1: IDENTIFY PHYSICAL, MENTAL & EMOTIONAL ROADBLOCKS
During your initial coaching sessions Chris will perform his full in-depth assessment process with you to discover where you are at regarding your physical, mental, emotional & spiritual health. This will allow him to identify the true root cause of any pain, discomfort or self-limiting beliefs you may be experiencing. He will strive to help you identify your dream and how you can express this without the stress and frustration you maybe used too. You will go through a self exploration of defining your dream. Before you can tackle your limiting beliefs, behaviours and roadblocks you need to know what you're willing to change for.
STEP 2: DEVELOP A STRUCTURE - INTEGRATING THE 6 CONSCIOUS FUNDAMENTALS OF SELF MASTERY
Over the next six months of working with Chris he will guide you through self-introspection, developing patterns and healthy habits to help you overcome roadblocks, fatigue and achieve breakthroughs. These patterns will become regular habits that you can use for the rest of your life.
STEP 3: REINFORCE PATTERNS AND ACHIEVE GOALS
The rest of your work with your Self Mastery Coach will focus on reinforcing your new patterns and using them to achieve the goals you set in the beginning of your coaching program. Alongside this you will be guided through the 6 principles of health and your own individual 4 doctors. As you achieve goals, Chris will celebrate your successes with you and help you set new goals to tackle.
With a Self Mastery Coach, you will utilise some of the best resources in the world to create an extraordinary quality of life.
STEP 4: PEAK MENTAL PERFORMANCE
This step is what sets this 12 month programme apart from the rest, you will participate in 2 weekend retreats at an exclusive location with Chris and his undivided attention. You will be taken through multiple practices & methodologies aimed to attune you to your higher self, enhance your ability to access your intuition and much more. For more information please request the brochure with your application.
STEP 5: WORKPLACE WELLNESS - ENLIGHTENMENT
Our 8 week Enlightenment programme is a one of a kind, and is aimed at giving your staff the tools & techniques to develop heightened mindfulness, which has been shown to decrease stress, depression and anxiety. In this ever increasing technological age we are spending more and more time inside and at our desks which is fantastic for productivity to an extent but, studies have shown that mental illness's are increasing drastically due to different pressures and stressors.
Our Enlightenment programme really helps with this as we guide the participants to challenge their own weakness's and mentor them to discover and explore their own strengths.
“CHRIS HAS ENABLED ME TO BECOME MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY"
TOM | CHILDREN'S SPORTS COACH
“CHRIS TAKES A LOT OF TIME OUT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR NEEDS AND WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE"
CRAIG | RETIRED CEO
What the 12 Month Mentorship Programme Includes:
This is working with Chris Dale in his full capacity through one on one coaching, assessment & movement protocols & mentoring:
Understanding why your conscious thoughts are controlled by your sub-conscious thoughts
Relationships of self; anxiety, lack of fulfilment, identity, purpose
Discover the triad of power and how to implement these in your daily life
How to develop dream affirmative core values
How to live to your essential core values
Living the last 4 doctors you will ever need; Diet, Quiet, Happiness & Movement.
Corrective Exercise programme to realign posture and improve daily function
Unlimited use of our boutique exercise studio - Subject to availability
Establishment of what your dream is and how to live you life fully
Understanding of chakras, how they relate to organs & glands and how to balance the energy within you
How to eat intuitively through soul connection according to your genetic type
Learn how to get past all the actions that don't serve you
How to build innate energy and how to make this work for you
Building your ideal life
Our Elite Mentorship Programme is only for the highly motivated professional who understands that structure, action and consistency is vital for reaching your dream. With this in mind there is elite content involved in this programme to ensure to can truly reach self mastery.
EXCLUSIVE programme content includes:
24/7 email access to Chris in or out of working hours
2 x Workplace Enlightenment 8 week programmes delivered by Chris or one of his team for your employees
Unlimited private 1:1 personal coaching sessions*
2 x Private 1:1 retreats - these are exclusive & bespoke weekend retreats with your coach
Access to a plethora of coaches who are experts in their field
Chris is focused on achieving the result of the transformation for everyone he works with and as such what you are investing in is the result.
The structure of this programme is based on unlimited coaching which is assumed by chris at 128 hours which includes all assessments, planning, coaching sessions, workshops and retreats.
Note: You are not investing with Chris at an hourly rate for coaching sessions, you are investing in Chris's time and experience.
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Andrew asked about the new plant behind the sink, the one on the far left.
This one, a Rhipsalis. He's got a curious mind and always asks what a plant is, but primarily wants to know where it came from (and not just the nursery where I purchased it). Without really thinking about my answer I said "it's a cactus from Africa", to which he replied "no, cactus are New World, you know that"...uhm, yes indeed I do.
Wiki: "The genus is found widely in Central America, parts of the Caribbean and a great part of northern and central South America. The center of diversity of Rhipsalis lies in the rainforests of the Mata Atlantica in southeastern Brazil. It is found throughout the New World, but additionally in tropical Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka. It is the only cactus with a natural occurrence outside the New World." Well ain't that interesting!
I bought that little Rhipsalis mainly as insurance for future projects. I'd went looking for another to add to the Bromeliad planters and come up dry. Knowing they're okay with low-light (another non-normal cactus characteristic) I figured it would be happy in the house until I needed it outside.
Here's my first Rhipsalis, which survived life in the somewhat neglected Bromeliad planters of 2017 and seems to be thriving this year.
And my second, a much thinner and less textured plant. Unfortunately buying a Rhipsalis (in my experience) you don't get an actual species name, just the genus. There are 35 different species, but growers don't seem to want to give you a complete name. Oh and yes, identifying what I've got is on my list of things to do.
That said this one, which I purchased last June in Spokane (at the Friends of Manito Plant Sale), was labeled as Rhipsalis baccifera.
It was a gnarly mess, which I attempted to clean up.
And it's rewarding me with a lot of bright-green new growth.
Another way Rhipsalis are fascinating (besides their New World/Old World origins) is the fact they are the largest and most widely distributed genus of epiphytic cacti, found as an epiphyte in tropical rain-forests AND some species also grow epilithic or, rarely, terrestrial (source). Okay I know epiphyte but epilithic, that's a new one for me (I know, you're probably way ahead if me and already knew all of this). Epilithic = (Botany) (of plants) growing on the surface of rock. Yes, I should have been able to figure that one out on my own. Lithops are "living stones"... stone = rock. How interesting.
I cut a few pieces of my Rhipsalis baccifera and stuck them in the soil of the Bromeliad planters, they rooted right away.
This is when I must mention a hazy memory from 5 years ago, during a Bloggers Fling visit to the San Francisco Botanical Garden Conservatory of Flowers. I remember Denise of A Growing Obsession studying a Rhipsalis then turning to me and saying something like "Rhipsalis, this is a genus I need to know more about"... ya, me too Denise. It took me 5-years but I'm right there with you!
Weather Diary, Aug 20: Hi 83, Low 60/ Precip 0
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
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Don't pay to move clothing you don't use or furniture you want to eliminate anyhow. Have a lawn sale or offer extra products to charity before you load. If you're moving a far away and you're positive in your driving capability, you might save money with a.
By doing the driving yourself, you'll save substantially. Similarly, if you have an to haul, you might save by asking a buddy to drive it to your destination, then buying them a plane ticket house. This can conserve you hundreds on the cost of delivering an automobile. of shut-off and turn-on dates for your energies and services, in addition to the billing date for month-to-month insurance coverage premiums.
If you're, handle easy-to-move, fragile, and important products yourself. Move clothing, pictures, and bed linen in your own vehicle so that there's less to box up and place on the truck. If your movers charge by the hour, as near the door as possible and even in the garage so that they can get them and put them on the truck.
Use sheets, blankets, towels, pillows, and other soft items as in order to conserve cash on packing supplies. Check out in order to secure yourself in the occasion that something is lost or broken during transportation. Even if you're trying to save money on your move, there are some items that deserve spending a bit more on.
While supermarket giveaways might work for some things, you'll wish to have high-quality boxes for meals or belongings. Specialized inserts like dish dividers and glass packages to tailor your moving boxes, conserve you time, and save cash on bubble wrap. Color-coded labels with bold-type room indications. These will make it quickly and easy to load your items and to direct the movers once they've arrived.
Plastic bed mattress covers to ensure that your bed mattress stay dust- and bug-free throughout the relocation. If cash is no things, you may be more concentrated on making your relocation quick and effective. Here are some ways to conserve time throughout the procedure. Don't simply label packaging boxes with the room they go to.
For instance, instead of simply writing COOKING AREA, write: KITCHEN AREA White casserole dishes Stainless steel mixing bowls Trivets Cookie sheets Cutting boards That will allow you to ensure that everything is precisely where it should be throughout your unpacking procedure. It will also help you to prioritize the order in which you unpack.
This can conserve you days or weeks collecting materials and packing up your household before your relocation. After you show up at your brand-new house, items will be unpacked in the room where they belong and your movers will transport away all of packages for you. Then, all you have to do is put each of your belongings in their appropriate locations. packing and moving.
By packing a box for each member of the family with essentials for the very first twenty-four hours, you'll save time, energy, and frustration. Load linens, towels, pajamas, a modification of clothes, a coffee cup, and other must-haves for the opening night and the next morning. For kids, pack a preferred toy, preferred book, nightlight, and any other product that belongs to the bedtime regimen.
Martin Lewis: Payment holidays concerning an end but should you take one? Home loans, credit cards, loans, payday advance, vehicle finance and more.
Packaging and preparing for a relocation is a lot of work. You're generally packing numerous years of your life in boxes. It's not just a matter of putting in things any place they fit, too; you also need to think about using the ideal products and find out the proper techniques of packing so that your furnishings, devices, devices, clothing, and other home possessions reach your brand-new house in the exact same condition as prior to the relocation.
Wirks Moving and Storage has the know-how and resources to provide superior packing and moving solutions. We utilize a range of packaging products, like corrugated cardboard boxes, holding trays, packing paper, bubble wrap sheets, blankets, packaging foam, and specially-designed sleeves for tableware, glasses, bottles, and other breakables. Rest simple since our skilled packers take terrific care in packaging household items, whether they're low-maintenance like hand towels or fragile like a china lamp or a giant, flatscreen TV (pack and moving).Watch as your family gets cleaned up and crammed in a fraction of the time and effort it would take if you were to do the job on your own.
Be all set to move into your new house right after our team arrives to pack your stuff. If it will take us more than a couple of days to get your things in order, we'll discuss it with you so we can agree on a schedule that works best. Ensure your valuables are safeguarded, actually and figuratively.
Take comfort in the knowledge that the moving company you worked with is AMSA-certified, and therefore satisfies the company's high standards for compliance, safety, and responsibility. We likewise spent the last ten years enhancing our procedures and providing output that's unequivocally by specialists. We load by space and group items according to size, type, or storage area.
Throughout move-in day, our transportation group will know which boxes might be stacked and which ones require careful handling. We likewise keep in mind the first-in, first-out principle when packing your possessions in large moving boxes. With Wirks Moving and Storage doing your packing, you'll have more time to do pre-move errands, set things up at your new home, and state goodbye to your next-door neighbors and friends.
We recognize the value of time and respect your right to invest it as you want. Call our group if you need efficient and dependable packers in Marietta, Georgia. Contact us today.
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I’m delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for the weird and wonderful Tales of Unexplained Mystery by Steph Young. Thank you to Anne Cater and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.
About the book:
Tales of Mystery Unexplained….What happened to Elisa Lam, found dead in a water tower atop a hotel roof? Who were the two men who came to see her & what was in the mystery box they gave her? Why did the location of her gravestone match the zip code of a Bookstore, miles away?
Why was a man found in the same spot he disappeared, but 4 years later, with a hole in his head that no surgeons could explain? And what did this have to do with a séance, doppelgangers & the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? Why did a man write the Fibonacci sequence as a clue & tell a stranger he was “Looking for the Beast,” before he disappeared in the barren plains of a desert? Plus many more Tales of Mystery Unexplained.
Steph Young has appeared on national radio shows & podcasts including the UK’s The Unexplained, and Coast to Coast Am, talking about many of these mysteries.
You can also hear some of these Unexplained Mysteries on her podcast on iTunes ‘Tales of Mystery Unexplained.’
About the author:
Steph Young has been a guest on National Radio shows including ‘Coast to Coast AM,’ as well as many more…
Steph’s Podcast on itunes; “Tales of Mystery Unexplained” discussing Creepy Mysteries of the Unexplained
I’ve always been fascinated by strange and wonderful tales that have no logical explanation, so imagine my delight when I was given the opportunity to be a part of the blog tour for Tales of Unexplained Mystery by Steph Young. The book consists of twelve fascinating tales of unsolved mysteries that really do make you think.
Each chapter follows an individual unsolved mystery, which range from the mystifying to the terrifying. Although there are no answers to be found in this book, it still gives a lot of food for thought. How is it possible for a man to disappear and then turn up four years later in the exact same spot with a hole in his head? And why did a man tell a stranger he was “Looking for the Beast” before disappearing without a trace, his trail coming to a dead stop in the middle of nowhere?
This book is fantastic! As I said before, I’ve always been obsessed with stories that have no logical explanation, which is probably why I was such a fan of The X Files all those years ago! But real life mysteries are even more fascinating to me, and this book has them in abundance! I love a good conspiracy theory or an impossible tale, so Tales of Unexplained Mystery was the perfect read for me. The writing is superb and kept me enthralled from beginning to end.
I loved this weird but wonderful book! Highly recommended.
Tales of Unexplained Mystery by Steph Young is available to buy now: Amazon UK
Check out what these other fabulous bloggers have to say about this book:
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Borough Manager's Office
The Borough of Carlisle operates under a Home Rule Charter with a “Council-Manager” form of government. Under this form, Borough Council appoints a full-time professional municipal manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Borough. The Manager serves solely at the pleasure of the Council and may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members.
The Manager’s office consists of five staff, which include the Borough Manager, Assistant Manager, Human Resources/ Risk Manager, Borough Secretary and Public Information Coordinator. Their primary responsibility is to oversee operation of all Borough departments, Those departments under the Manager’s authority include public works, engineering, planning, zoning, code enforcement, water plant, sewer plant, treatment plants laboratory, parks and recreation, emergency management, solid waste and recycling, police department and finance. The Borough Manager has hiring, supervision, and firing authority over all non-uniform and uniform employees in these respective departments. The Manager also has ultimate responsibility for the finances of all departments.
The Manager’s office maintains and retains all vital Borough records including Council meeting minutes, ordinance and resolution adoptions, agreements, leases, mortgages, etc. As Council’s appointed administrator, the Manager prepares Council agendas, makes recommendations to Council on issues for their consideration, provides them with information to assist in their duties, prepares an annual budget, implements all policies developed by Council, and acts as Council’s representative to the public at various times. The Manager’s office also directly oversees the Borough’s Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG).
The Borough Solicitor provides legal representation and advice in many diverse areas to the Mayor, members of Borough Council, the Borough Manager and department heads. The Solicitor’s work involves a full range of legal services, from complex legal research to drafting, reviewing, and preparing ordinances and other municipal documents.
The Borough Manager and Assistant Manager sit on various boards throughout the community. These boards include Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation, Downtown Carlisle Association, College Community Connections Committee, Cumberland County Homeless Task Force, Cumberland County Regional Planning Task Force, etc.
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The most beautiful ceremony, 10 years ago to the minute where they got married . The vows made me cry, it […]
The first wedding of 2021 and the most sweet, pure love, tears, laughter and joy… I wish you and your […]
Congratulations to these two who got married in the rain, as the sun faded and the waves lapped against the […]
It’s been FAR too long since I saw a wedding! Congratulations to two amazing people and the very incredible surprise of […]
Elana and Brent came and visited all the way from Illinois to take photos with Elana’s wedding dress. Puddles, ocean, […]
So many sweet tears, such love… and those vows. W.O.W. <3 <3 <3 I wish all the happiness in the […]
<3 <3 <3 so much love. Such an amazing day. Thank you so much @imageGRAHAM for your incredible shooting!
So happy for these two! What an amazing day!!! Thank you so much for including me in your incredible celebration. […]
Such a sweet, hilarious fun couple! Many congratulations Stephanie + Chad!
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Writing for search engines is something that every small business should consider doing in today's Google-savvy world. In this post, we teach you how to write blog posts that rank in search engines.
Consonant Marketing is a Nashville SEO Agency. We provide on-page, off-page and local search engine optimization services to SMBs and personal brands. Second only to email marketing, search engine optimization is the most profitable and cost-effective marketing channels available. Effective SEO drives new visitors to websites from Google, Bing and Yahoo. In other words, it provides companies with opportunities to match their products and services with customers who already looking to buy.
What is SEO?
“Search engine optimization is the process of affecting the online visibility of a website or a web page in a web search engine’s unpaid results—often referred to as ‘natural’, ‘organic’, or ‘earned’ results” – Wikipedia
Publishing and sharing optimized content is the most effective way to influence a company’s search engine ranking and maximize its online return on investment. For this reason, Consonant Marketing produces marketing and PR campaigns packed with compelling content that is optimized for search engines. As a result, our clients rank above their competition and generate more sales inquiries from their websites.
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Our Holistic, Organic, White Hat Approach
There are multiple parts of a good SEO strategy and campaign. We teach you how to utilize the proper tools and tactics across the right platforms, and in result organically increase your page rank. No sneaky tricks or schemes, simply honest , holistic strategies.
We provide on-page, off-page and local SEO services to our clients. We don’t take shortcuts because the only way to get positive long-term results to approach search with authenticity and patience. Because the rules and techniques of search engine optimization are always changing, proper SEO campaigns take time and consistent content updates. Successful SEO is a marathon… not a sprint.
On-Page Search Engine Optimization
Optimize Your Website for Search Engines. On-page SEO refers to both the content and HTML source code of a page that can be optimized, as opposed to off-page SEO which refers to links and other external signals. Our SEO campaigns begin by optimizing your website for search engines. Because we design with SEO at the foundation of every website, our clients rank very high in Google search results.
Off-Page Search Engine Optimization
Off-page SEO encompasses techniques used to improve the position of a web site in the search engine results page (SERPs). In other words, the off-page SEO process focuses on optimizing your web presence, not your website. Ranking factors includes link building, social media marketing, directory listings and social bookmarking.
Local SEO uses a combination of on-page and off-page optimization techniques to increase the visibility of businesses in specific localities. On and off-page content clearly lists the company product and service offerings as well as accurate location and contact information. Local SEO management extends to managing online reviews, customer ratings and using locally-focused social media strategies.
For example, searching for “Talent Assessments Nashville” or “Vehicle Wraps Nashville” with Google will lead you to a couple of our clients because they are located at the top of the first page of results. Talent Assessments Nashville leads you to Paramount Potentials and Vehicle Wraps Nashville will lead you to Nashville Sign and Graphics.
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PRESCRIBED BURNING RESOURCES
STPRA Executive Director, Ms. Susan J. Kibbe, currently serves on the advisory committee of the Texas Prescribed Burn Board.
- 2020 Prescribed Burning Brochure- Kleberg-Kenedy Soil and Water Conservation District
- Prescribed Fire in Late Winter- Report by Nicholas R. Kolbe, Wildlife Biologist/Real Estate Agent
- Legal Issues Surrounding Prescribed Burning - Report by Progressive Cattleman
- Prescribed Fire Equipment - Fact Sheet by Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
- 2012 National Prescribed Fire Use Survey Report - Report by Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, Inc.
- Into the Wildfire: What Science is Learning About Fire and How to Live With It - Article by The New York Times
- A Land in Balance - Video by Texas A&M Forest Service
- The Rising Great Plains Fire Campaign: Citizens' Response to Woody Plant Encroachment - Article by Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment
- Prescribed Fire: A Historical Tool With New Opportunities - Video by United States Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Prescribed Burn Associations, Alliance in Texas - Article by Wildlife & Management News
- Prescribed Burn Rules 10/13/11 - PowerPoint by Dr. Lynne Drawe
- Online Basic Prescribed Fire Training - Natural Resource Ecology & Management Extension
- Listing of Prescribed Burn Associations in Texas - Texas Parks and Wildlife Management
- Texas A&M Forest Service - Texas Forest Service was created in 1915 by the 34th Legislature as an integral part of The Texas A&M University System. It is mandated by law to "assume direction of all forest interests and all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the state."
- Texas Prescribed Burn Program - Texas Department of Agriculture website containing information about the Board, the Prescribed Burn Program, and resources for prescribed burning.
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Being a new Dad has given me a lot to think about, but you probably already knew that. Like in this picture perhaps. I used to just put on a jacket and go outside, now….. I make a hundred decisions before I go out the door. “Stroller or carrier? Is she warm enough, can she breathe, is she still breathing, do we have the diaper bag, are there actually diapers in the diaper bag, how long will we be gone, wait where are we going?”. Those are my immediate concerns, but what about the future? What about long term?
What about in 30 years when my daughter is my age? (insert nervous gulp here)
Will we be driving electric cars, using more efficient transport, running on solar power, and making our first landing on Mars? Or will we be struggling with dwindling resources, dying ecosystems, extracting every last ounce of oil, and stuck in mass gridlock. Will we have tackled the issues of inequality and our reliance on infinite growth? How many animals will have gone extinct or will have been brought back (I vote for Mammoth before Velociraptor)? Will genetic resequencing solve disease or will modified organisms result in ecosystem contamination? Where are we going?
Sometimes we don’t stop to see how we are doing, as individuals, a country, and society. I’m pleased to say our society is making progress and we’re doing some good things for the environment.
Water Use in Canada:
The graph above shows a 27% reduction, with most of that occurring since 2006. (That 2011 data is unfortunately the most recent, hopefully we’ll get new government data soon.)
People are often upset by water meters but the fact is they reduce water consumption. My home town in BC used to have a water crisis nearly every year, the reservoirs would be drained and our lawns would be green. Water meters came in and that just doesn’t happen anymore. There’s an old adage, that you can’t manage what you don’t measure. Below is a comparison of water use when Canadians have meters and when we don’t. It’s skewed a bit by NS, but in ON we still see a 30% reduction.
Electricity Use in Canada
How about our electricity use? Are we producing our electricity with low impact? Ontario shut down their coal plants, and Alberta has a plan in place to do the same. I’d say that’s great progress. Canadian electricity is actually pretty good too, from a carbon intensity perspective, even compared to the OECD countries. This is mostly because of significant nuclear and hydro power, though solar and wind are helping with new power generation. That said we’re still a long way to catch Norway, Sweden, France, or Brazil.
Those numbers make me feel pretty good. Until I look at how much electricity we use. Turns out we use more electricity in our homes than any other country. That’s not very good. In 30 years will we be the same? Looking locally shows hope for the future. In 2013 Toronto Hydro identified 93.6 MW and 135.5 GWH of electricity savings as part of their energy efficiency programs. That’s equivalent to about 12,000 homes.
In Canada over 10,000 electric cars have been sold since 2011. That’s growing every year and it’s being supported by incentives (recently increased for Ontario). Unfortunately they only have a 0.27% market share. Norway by contrast sells 13 electric cars out of every 100 new cars sold (i.e. 13%+ market share).
What about new vehicles? Efficiency has increased from 24.3 mpg in 1980 to 34.6 mpg in 2014. Electric cars will result in even less CO2, in Canada a gas powered vehicle would need to have around 80mpg to be equivalent, in Ontario it would be even better. It’s also easier to control emissions at one central source instead of in every single vehicle.
Solar and Wind
World renewable energy is growing, fast. In 2014 53% of all new electricity production was from Solar and Wind. Overall the world reached 548 GW of total solar and wind installed at the end of 2014, with 91 of those GW added in that year alone.
In Ontario we’ve seen renewables increase to nearly 10% of the total capacity installed. Solar has been increasing every year across the world.
Our choices may seem small, like how we get to work, when we recycle or throw something out, when we turn off lights, when we select products made sustainably and don’t purchase the others, when we reuse something old, when we chose that more efficient car, that shirt made in Canada, or that local organic potato. When we support more renewable energy production, when we choose to that low irrigation landscape, or that low flow shower head. Sometimes these things make economic sense today and sometimes they are just the right thing to do for the future. All of our choices add up and contribute to the larger whole, a progression to some future state. Our little choices resulting in big future changes. Hopefully it’s to a society that we can leave better for its future little occupants.
Now where is that diaper bag?…
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Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete Edition Steam Key GLOBAL
Create your own historySid Meier's Civilization V is the fifth installment of a popular turn-based strategy game. Developed by Firaxis Games, title remained faithful to the basic assumptions of the series. Guide the evol ...Read More
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Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete Edition (PC) for Steam platform is a digital download product – no box included. The price applies to a digital version of the product.
Create your own history
Sid Meier's Civilization V is the fifth installment of a popular turn-based strategy game. Developed by Firaxis Games, title remained faithful to the basic assumptions of the series. Guide the evolution of your civilization through history. Set your nationality and decide if you want to win by war or by peaceful steps. The choice is up to you but remember, that decisions you make are extremely powerful and can change the history. Expand your territory through numerous conquests, clever diplomacy and profitable trading. Defend your people from large threats, gain new technologies and reach for ultimate domination.
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Discover phenomenal presentation of Sid Meier’s Civilization 5 through long hours of your gameplay. The new graphics engine is responsible for stunning visuals and rich details so you can enjoy the game in its full aesthetic potential. The real star of Civilization V is approachability. Even if you haven’t played any of Civilization games before, you will learn the main mechanics surprisingly quickly. According to the statistics of Steam players, Sid Meier’s Civilization V is the best and most definite of the entire series.
Thrilling battles or diplomatic solutions?
While carefully planning your strategies, you always have a choice between war or peace. Feel the excitement of amazingly addictive battles. Choose more peaceful attitude or wipe out your enemies. The combat system is well designed, it allows you to surround your opponents and control your troops very smoothly. All fights are vast and intense giving you an opportunity to feel the amazing atmosphere of the game. If you are not a supporter of bloodshed, you will be delighted by numerous possibilities of peaceful solutions.
Over 18 famous and powerful leaders to choose from
Choose a leader of your nation starting a new game. Sid Meier’s Civilization V Complete Edition features over 18 famous leaders you can choose from. Challenge the most powerful rulers of all times. Make difficult decisions by negotiating with dodgy enemies. Each ruler runs his own complicated politics, has his own character and point of view. Rule the English as mighty Queen Elizabeth or become fabled Nebuchadnezzar II. Every nation has different culture and beliefs, so it requires a different way of governing. If you are much into resources, definitely choose the Russians and if you like building beautiful and complex constructions, try Egyptians.
Civ 5 is a perfect blend of classic and fresh gameplay elements. It feels immediately familiar to the series' veterans, but introduces new mechanics to stay ahead of its competitors.
Sid Meier's Civilization V features
- Several ways to win - you can achieve victory through different means suiting your style. Whether through Conquest, Diplomacy, Science or greatest score, Civilization 5 lets you win the way you want to.
- Easily accessible mods - Civ 5 integrates mod access into game menus, letting you download and install them with just a few clicks, easier than ever.
- Streamlined UI shows all the vital information and decisions upfront, everything else is just a few clicks away
- Capable AI - handling the lesser details of leadership for you or ruling other civilizations, Civ 5's AI can handle it all.
- Fully customizable campaign - Civilization V allows you to decide on a wide variety of factors before you start. Number of nations, attitudes of other civilizations and more can be decided on to let you create your desired scenario. Sid Meier's Civilization V is a perfect sequel to a venerable series, improving and adding a number of features. Buy your copy and become a bright leader guiding your nation through millennia and towards a brighter future.
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete Edition includes:
- Sid Meier's Civilization V
- Sid Meier's Civilization V - Gods and Kings
- Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World DLC
- Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar II) DLC
- Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark - The Vikings DLC
- Double Civilization and Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca DLC
- Civilization V: Cradle of Civilization - Mediterranean DLC
- Civilization V: Cradle of Civilization - Asia DLC
- Civilization V: Cradle of Civilization - Americas DLC
- Civilization V: Cradle of Civilization - Mesopotamia DLC
- Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia DLC
- Civilization V - Civilization and Scenario Pack: Korea DLC
- Civilization V - Wonders of the Ancient World Scenario Pack DLC
- Sid Meier's Civilization V: Scrambled Continents Map Pack DLC
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Release Date: 2010-09-23
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Happy 2020! Isn’t that unreal? I trust if you are reading this post you have recovered from the Holiday Season! It was a busy one for this household and I am ready to get back to a much-needed routine, so I can figure out what day of the week it is. LOL I am also super excited as today we are launching our new look over at Seize the Birthday! Thanks to our talented Design Team member Ashwini for making everything look amazing. We thought it was time for our logo to reflect that we are a Birthday Challenge, hence adding the new balloons on the graphic. Not to mention the bright happy colors too. Thanks once again Ashwini! I love it!
I also would like to welcome our new Surprise Party Guest for the next two months. I am sure she is someone most all of you will recognize as she is super talented. It’s Joyce Mehrberg from Cards by the Sea.
Now onto my card, This card has lots of layers and dimension. It all started with this card over on Pinterest, that I can’t link up as now I can’t find it. However, my intentions were good. I added the fun black circles to some designer paper. The letter dies are from MFT. The balloon is a punch. and the sentiment is from Verve. I added some terrible looking squiggly lines and lots of pop dots for dimension.
I don’t do resolutions anymore as they are so difficult for me except when I gave up Coke, for that one I was very successful. A few years ago I decided to select a word for the New Year. The word I have chosen for 2020 is Acceptance. I plan to use this in every aspect of my life. Whether it be work, family, friendships etc…and of course card making. When it comes to my hobby, I need to accept the fact that I may never have 1,000+ followers here or on Instagram, I may never have my very own stamp line LOL, or even have a card published or be able to make this hobby a monetarily full-time gig. Most of all, I won’t love every card I create. I need to be happy and content with just being me and proud of my accomplishments so far. For example, the card above is not fabulous, so I am still posting it and just accepting it for what it is. Wish me luck, as this is not going to be easy in all areas of life!! If you were to have a word for the New Year, what would it be? Happy creating, Nanc’
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$ 499.95 – Sold Out
The Ride Twinpig Snowboard Mens 2022 got an upgrade! Get yours today at Aspen Ski and Board on Polaris Parkway in Columbus, OH! Twice the fun of a Warpig in a twin version is one of Ride's best-selling boards!
Now featuring all-new Slim Wall technology resulting in more efficient energy transfer, lighter weight constructions, and even better dampening underfoot. Ride's engineering team took what they liked about the versatility and aggression of the Warpig and packaged it in a twin shape for someone looking for more freestyle performance while still approaching the mountain with the "thrash everything" mentality that the PIG series is known for!
Size the Twinpig down 3-6cms from your standard twin to take advantage of its unique shape and profile. Asymmetrical shaping improves heelside turn initiation and control with different radii for the heel and toeside edges.
Design: Asymmetrical Twin Hybrid Rocker
As always, orders totaling $50 or more will receive free shipping!
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Contains Set contains the following Premium Generic Toner Cartridges: 2 x #80A CF280A Suitable for Laserjet Pro M425, Laserjet Pro 400 M401 printers. Comes with a 12 month Manufacturers Warranty.
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Bubbler One is an original font with thin strokes that are particularly straight. It is a legible typeface in small sizes. You can use Bubbler One for any kind of text, formal or informal, big or small; I hope you find it useful!
Designed by Brenda Gallo and Gustavo Dipre.
Bubbler One font contains 215 defined characters and 166 unique glyphs.
The font contains characters from the following unicode character ranges: Basic Latin (93), Latin-1 Supplement (94), Latin Extended-A (7), Latin Extended-B (1), Spacing Modifier Letters (2), General Punctuation (15), Currency Symbols (1), Letterlike Symbols (1).
- Font Name:Bubbler One
- Version:Version 1.001
- Trademark:Bubbler is a trademark of Brenda Gallo (firstname.lastname@example.org).
- Manufacturer:Brenda Gallo
- Designer:Brenda Gallo (email@example.com)
- License:This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
- License URL:http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
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4 African Proverbs about BellyAll African Proverbs | Proverbs about Belly
1. A corn swallowed by a fowl will never germinate in its belly.
2. A drunkard is like a whisky bottle only neck and belly but no head.
3. If the goat rejects the grass, its belly is full.
4. You can hide wine in a gourd but not in the belly.
Proverbs about Belly
Quotes related to Belly by Power Quotations
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SELAH DAILY DEVOTIONS!
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9
Granted, given the peer pressure of this 21st Century society that we live in, it ain’t no easy task, howeverrr, sometimes, we just gotta learn how to appreciate ourselves for the fearfully, wondrously and gloriously made creations of God that we are! (Ref. Psalm 139:14) #ijs!!!
For some of us, by the time you get to Jesus, you’ve already suffered years of psychological damage, mis-use and abuse. As the psalmist said, we’ve been ‘ buked and scorned, lied on, cheated, talked about sure as we’re born; slammed and crushed by life that you’ve subconsciously de-valued yourselves so much so that when you hear some preacher say ‘God loves you’, your initial response is an overwhelmingly cynical—REALLY? But the Good News is that God is not intimidated by your fragile-self-incriminating state. He specializes in restoring broken things!
As you continue to feed on The Word of God, through the enabling Power of The Holy Spirit, your eyes are opened to Truth and astonishingly, you will begin to see yourself through the “blood stained” Savior’s eyes. As God’s relentless Loving-kindness and Amazing Grace begins to penetrate the callousness of your heart, you get a revelation of the Magnificent Compassion that your Heavenly Father has toward you. Honestly, It’s almost unbelievable!
Come to think of it, no one BUT The Creator can determine the true worth of His creation! Remember, God Himself deliberately and intentionally chose you in Christ Jesus before the foundation of the world! Once you have accepted God’s Love, there’s no need to crave validation from anybody else. REALLY!
NOW AIN’T THAT AWEMAAZING?
ITZ DA TRUTH! BELOVED, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT ‘THEY’ SAY, IN GOD’S EYES YOU’RE INDELIBLY PRICELESS! DON’T SELL YOURSELF CHEAP!
Pause, Ponder, Pray & Praiz!
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By Seniorlink on Oct 6, 2021 4:12:45 PM
On October 3rd, Seniorlink's Director of Community Partnerships Lisa Bennett was featured on the CW69 News of Atlanta. Bennett went on air to speak with Keisha Lancelin, host of the segment "Focus Atlanta," about how Structured Family Caregiving can provided needed coaching and support for Georgians taking care of loved ones at home.
"During the pandemic, and over these last couple years, we know that caregivers have been facing more and more challenges as they've been taking on increased needs for loved ones at home and in the community," Bennett said on the broadcast.
"Seniorlink has made it their mission for the last 20 years to support and empower these informal family caregivers that are in the community, caring for their loved ones in the home," she added.
Throughout the segment, Bennett and Lancelin discussed the unexpected nature of caregiving responsibilities and the challenges of accessing resources. Bennett provided an overview of what Structured Family Caregiving entails, and directed viewers to the Seniorlink website to learn more.
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Pork Tenderloin with Orange, Onion, and Raisin Marmalade
From Weir Cooking — Recipes from the Wine Country, by Joanne Weir. Reprinted with the author’s permission.
2 large pork tenderloin, about 1 pound each, trimmed
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Large pinch of cayenne
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons sultana or golden raisins
3 tablespoons sherry vinegar (see note, below)
2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
8 cloves garlic, peeled
3 sprigs of parsley
1 bay leaf
6 whole cloves
1/2 cup dry white wine, like Sauvignon Blanc
3 cups rich chicken stock
Butterfly the pork by slitting the pork lengthwise almost all the way to the other side so it opens up to make a flat piece. Flatten slightly with a meat pounder. In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, the minced garlic, paprika, cumin, cayenne, cloves, and pepper. Rub the pork with the mixture, place in a baking dish, cover, and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
Using a vegetable peeler, zest one of the oranges. Juice the oranges. In a small saucepan, combine the orange zest, orange juice, raisins, and sherry vinegar. Simmer very slowly, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add the onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft, 20 minutes. Add the raisin mixture, sprinkle with sugar, and continue to cook very slowly, covered, until the onions are very soft, 30 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water and continue to cook, uncovered, 20 minutes, until almost dry. Season with salt and pepper.
Place the pork on a work surface, cut side up. Season with salt and pepper. Spread the onion mixture on the pork, spreading evenly. Roll the pork back up to the original shape, enclosing the filling. Tie at 1-inch intervals with kitchen string. This can be done 1 day ahead to this point.
Place the pork in a casserole with the peeled garlic, parsley, bay leaf, whole cloves, white wine, and chicken stock. Cover and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to very low and simmer until the pork is done, 30 minutes. Remove the pork and keep warm. Reduce the broth by one-half to thicken or until the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes. Strain. Season with salt and pepper.
Remove the strings and slice the meat into 1/2-inch slices. Place on a platter and drizzle the sauce over the top.
Note: depending on how sweet the oranges are, you may find that the marmalade needs a little bit of acidity after you’ve cooked it. Taste it to see, and add 1/2-teaspoon additional sherry vinegar if you think it needs it.
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How learning languages can offer career opportunities for graduates
Learning Languages can offer Career Opportunities
Living in different countries due to some opportunities can helps you to learn different languages. It will enhance your capabilities and interests. Students of Top Engineering Colleges can understand the facts and figures by learning different languages. It is significant to understand that knowing one language will not work if you are moving to different countries for work. Furthermore, languages will boost up your confidence to talk to strangers if you are studying in some other country.
Some individuals might think about the importance of learning French when they are living in a country with different language. Students of engineering colleges in Rajasthan can get various job opportunities that can change your life completely in a good way. For this reason, learning French, English, Spanish, and Chinese is very essential. Knowing different languages will provide more offers in the longer run.
Learning different languages can create career opportunities for the students of best engineering colleges in Rajasthan. Speaking two or more languages can enhance employment scenarios differently. It is not just about freelancing or working independently. Instead, it also increases the various options for jobs. In the fast and changing world of today, most of the companies are doing great business and making progress, well it can never be possible without hiring the globally-minded people who can talk and speak in a foreign language. Moreover, local companies also provide chances to the people who can speak a second language. It has some few and positive effects of speaking more than 2 languages that can improves memory and reduced the risk of age-related cognitive decline.
Connection and Friendship with Cross-Cultural
If students of Best BTech Colleges Rajasthan are living in a different culture for any reason, you might have realized not knowing that culture language is very difficult for a person to live. For instance, someday you visit a food market where the employers are speaking in their native language and if you order something in your language English whereas, another person comes and orders some food in the local language and he starts talking with the cook. This might create inconvenience and complexities. This will let you miss the cultural experience because you could not join what the cook was talking about the food with that person.
Let’s take another example on your friendship where a very good friend of yours is from another country. You enjoy hanging out with your friend but you cannot speak their native language. Your friend might have some other group of friends who can speak in their native language, they go out for a party and enjoy a lot but you have never been invited because you will not be able to understand the language.
An individual cannot learn every language, but can start learning to speak some different languages for better understanding.
Learning new and different languages will make someone a better learner. Whenever students of BTech Colleges Rajasthan learn a new language, they will find it easier than the one before. Individuals will figure out the way to learn different languages more efficiently. People can develop language hacks and become a better learner. While learning their first language, they will identify their inefficiencies and will able to eliminate them.
Overcome Your Fear of speaking different languages
Every human makes a mistake in their daily life and learn from those mistakes and experiences. Similarly, it is a great strength for the people who speak in the wrong language but still trying to speak and to overcome the fears. For instance, the tourists who come to visit different countries cannot speak the exact language of your country but still try hard to speak. Hence, it creates the strength and the courage to overcome all kinds of different fears.
It is quite better to make mistakes and learn from them rather than be afraid to speak at all.
Enjoy Works of Art
If you are interested in experiencing the films but their language is completely different from what an individual of top engineering colleges in Rajasthan understand. In such situations, do not panic or feel sad. If you are a big fan of the media and you would like to be part of it, you need to learn a new language of their culture. Having a clear goal in your mind helps you to achieve something in your life. Therefore, you can enjoy works of art by learning their native language.
Prices are different for local language individuals
If you are living in a completely different cultural country where you cannot speak their language, you could not be able to understand their native language. For instance, going to the market to buy some things will help you observe people who speak local languages and the shopkeepers will give them a concession. In this case, if you belong to another nation and speak in a different language they will not give you a concession. Therefore, prices are different for local language people and different for foreign tourists. It is better to learn few languages to participate in the reliable cultural experience in the country you are visiting.
Most of the people make excuses that people are failed to learn different languages because of having not enough time or you are too old for that. Do not think negative and try to learn a second language for better understandings. Knowing different languages will enhance their interests and further improve their compassion with the people of different cultures and states.
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