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DETROIT – It got noticeably quieter at day two of the North American International Auto Show, both literally and figuratively. With only about half a dozen new cars revealed, there wasn’t a lot of action in Cobo Hall, and most of what was there ran — at least partially — on silent electric motors.
Lincoln unveiled the new MKT 7-passenger crossover, propelled by a conventional gasoline powered engine, but all of the other significant introductions had batteries on board.
General Motors didn’t even bother with a car, merely showing the lithium-ion battery pack that will one day power the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. The big news there was the decision to manufacture the new juice box in Michigan, in an effort to bring the technology in-house, and jobs back to the state.
Meanwhile, Toyota introduced the 2010 Prius with a larger, more powerful gasoline motor and a fuel economy rating of 50 miles per gallon. More room inside, and features like a solar-powered climate control system should help the mileage king reach the company’s goal of selling 400,000 worldwide in 2010.
At the other end of the hybrid spectrum is the Fisker Karma luxury sedan. With a powertrain similar to the one intended for the Chevy Volt, this low-slung four-door will be able to go 50 miles on battery power alone, while providing sports car-like performance from twin electric motors producing over 400 horsepower. The US-based boutique carmaker already has over 1,000 orders for the $87,900 four-seater, and promises to have them on the road by the end of the year. If it does, it will be the first plug-in hybrid vehicle available in America.
The Chinese already have one, and they brought it to Detroit with an eye on selling it here by 2011. BYD, or Build Your Dreams, is the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, and after buying an automobile manufacturer, it has brought the two industries together in the form of the F3DM compact car. With its non-toxic ferrous metal battery pack, the vehicle can travel 62 miles on a full charge. The company claims it can get half a charge in less than 10 minutes, with a fill up taking several hours. A gasoline motor kicks in when the batteries are drained, giving it a range of 250 miles between sockets. The F3DM retails for $22,000 in China. | <urn:uuid:6cdd032a-fba7-46d0-b763-eede48d28937> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | https://www.foxnews.com/story/carmakers-look-to-electrify-the-industry-with-battery-power | 2020-01-24T18:05:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250624328.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20200124161014-20200124190014-00500.warc.gz | en | 0.934041 | 510 |
Lovely Nurse Avis arrived at Applecroft with only a vision of a peaceful rest in mind, after long months of tireless, uninterrupted nursing. But the vision was soon to be shattered as the days became increasingly filled by the attentions of two attractive young men: charming Keith Pearson and the serious-minded doctor, Bruce Horsley. But romance was not the only surprise Fate held for Avis—for the young American nurse could not reject an urgent plea for help which would pose dangerous consequences to her career and her newly discovered love …
The cover illustration instantly brought me to Women Running from Houses, a blog that seems to have given up the ghost, but it’s still a great idea; this book is a prime example of ithe sub-genre, Nurses Running from Houses (see also: Nurse at the Castle). Unfortunately, the cover illo has absolutely nothing to do with the story, which is about Nurse Avis Dean, who is forced to take several months of vacation—can you imagine!!!—by the unfeeling hospital chief. She curiously decides to visit the home town of her British mother, who swooned for an American soldier, married him, returned to the U.S. with him, and regretted it ever after. You can see why she opts for Calberton Prior in Dorset, mum’s home town.
Arriving in Dorset, Avis is staying with her mother’s childhood friend, Margaret Pearson, and her two children, Nell and Keith. Guess what? Keith is instantly smitten with Avis and makes a creepy ass of himself by insisting she go out with him—she’s too polite to say no, unfortunately—and forcing himself on her. Even more unfortunately, the town medico, Dr Bruce Horsley, has the uncanny knack of turning up whenever Avis is grappling with Keith, so he soon takes a dim view of her morals. For her part, she seems to like him, though we really don’t see enough of him to understand the attraction.
Eventually Keith’s stalking proves too much for Avis and she starts looking around for a way out that won’t offend Keith’s kind mother. Fortunately, sort of, villager Lance Alloway has recently lost his wife to childbirth, and is saddled with a sickly baby and a cold sister who has swooped down to take over, and Avis quickly scores the job of baby nurse. What she does all day and what’s wrong with the baby are never really explained, as who wants to spend the whole day with a baby when there are men to swoon over? Rather we watch Avis fence with the cold sister Blanche, pine over the aloof Bruce, and offer an obliging shoulder for the overwhelmed (but not especially grief-stricken) widower Lance.
As Blanche becomes increasingly nasty, suggesting that Avis is after pretty much every man in the neighborhood, Avis is saved from yet another bad situation by the baby’s inevitable death, which occurs when Avis has taken the evening off and left him alone with Blanche. To escape the oppressive atmosphere at home, Avis goes for a walk in the countryside and meets a lovely woman with a friendly dog and a room to let, and promptly moves in, since she can’t leave the country until the inquest is over.
I need go no further with the plot, which conveniently pairs off a total of six characters, as it will sound about as unexciting as it actually was. The thing is, though, that this book is written in a gentle, pleasant style that makes it worth reading, no matter how frivolous the actual storyline actually is. In fact, it is hard for me to believe that this book was written by the same author as Jungle Nurse, which was bad enough to earn a coveted berth on the 2010 VNRN Awards Worst Books category. Nurse Dean may not have zip enough to yield even one single specimen for the Best Quotes category, and Avis’ dealings—or inability to satisfactorily deal—with the men around her are usually irritating, but it’s still not necessarily a complete waste of time, paradoxical as that may sound. This is a perfect example of how it’s not always what you say but how you say it that matters. | <urn:uuid:141c0904-c4a5-4c60-aa52-9f6cb5a63b51> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://vintagenurseromancenovels.blogspot.com/2016/12/ | 2023-12-06T07:31:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206063543-20231206093543-00591.warc.gz | en | 0.972889 | 901 |
A report claims the Royal Family has just £1million ($1.6 million) left in its reserve fund and an urgent review of how money is spent is needed. MPs say The Queen is not spending enough on fixing her “crumbling” palaces and blames advisers for poor financial advice.
So how dire is the situation? This fund has dropped from a healthy £35 million in 2001 and according to Margaret Hodge, the Labour chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, even vital repairs are not being taken care of.
“The boiler in Buckingham Palace is 60 years old. The household must get a much firmer grip on how it plans to address its maintenance backlog,” she said. “We got the impression that they just haven’t tried to make greater savings. Here we are, we’re all in it together, but they are failing to eek better value for the Queen. They are dipping into their reserves in a way that just isn’t sensible.
“If you look at the Tower of London and its visitor numbers it makes you think that there’s potential there. Have they done their darndest to maximise value for money.”
The heating system for Buckingham Palace alone currently costs around £774,000 a year to run, which could be reduced greatly if replaced with a modern heating system. Other issues include the need to replace the 65-year old electrical wiring in the palace and the lead roof desperately needs replaced.
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Donnelly Energy helps small businesses throughout New Jersey become more energy efficient in the lighting, HVAC, and commercial refrigeration categories as a participating contractor for the Direct Install program run by all of the public energy utilities in New Jersey. (PSE&G, JCP&L, NJNG, and more)
Donnelly Energy is looking to hire a Sales Energy Auditing Intern to help support the team this summer.
This would be a part-time or full-time paid Internship based throughout New Jersey, with frequent travel for prospecting in our program county territories: Morris, Passaic, Burlington, Hunterdon, Monmouth, and Middlesex Counties. Having a reliable vehicle is a requirement.
We are looking for hungry, dynamic individuals who will be dedicated to educating and evaluating new customers for our work within the various Direct Install Programs across the Garden State. This internship entails driving to businesses, educating customers on the program overview, and conducting onsite and non-invasive energy audits/assessments of the building(s).
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As we study the eonic effect we discover the way in which our systems language
begins to impinge on the philosophy of history. More than that we see that the
history of philosophy (and science, as 'natural philosophy) is a key aspect of
the data of the eonic effect. Our subject is 'evolution', but it is also that of
Universal History. We have defined the relation of the two in terms of the Great
Transition between evolution and history.
In fact we have two 'universal histories', one seen in the eonic sequence, the
other the totality of cultural streams. The relation of the 'system' to 'free
activity' in the interface of 'self-consciousness' reconciles the contradiction
of causality and freedom. We thus define a formal 'evolution of freedom' in
this context. It is remarkable that this model constructed on its own terms
echoes a key aspect of the thought of Kant. Kant is famous for his Critiques,
but he also has a short essay on history, which has had a great, though often
unrecognized, influence. The reason is not far to seek. Any attempt to construct
a science of history will converge on the issues Kant makes central in his work,
especially his first Critique.
Thus the idea of
Universal History finds its classic realization in the
writings of the philosopher Immanuel Kant, in his essay Idea for a Universal
History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View:
concept one may hold, from a metaphysical point of view, concerning
the freedom of the will, certainly its appearances, which are human
actions, like every other natural event, are determined by universal
laws. However obscure their causes, history, which is concerned with
narrating these appearances, permits us to hope that if we attend to
the play of freedom of the human will in the large, we may be able to
discern a regular movement in it, and that what seems complex and
chaotic in the single individual may be seen from the standpoint of
the human race as a whole to be a steady and progressive though slow
evolution of its original endowment.
This is the first
paragraph in Kant's essay, and it is all we need from the essay, at least to
start. Kant's thinking is difficult, but his one passage contains the gist of
the whole system. Kant's essay is challenging us to answer a question: if
we attend to the play of freedom of the human will in the large, can we discern
a regular movement in it? Yes indeed we can! Kant's
Let us note
immediately, however, that we are going to outdo Kant by applying a
variant his thinking to a model of historical evolution, something latent
in his essay, but about which he was unable given the data that he had to speak
This innocent implied question
almost perfectly describes the pattern of the eonic effect, which answers
directly to Kant's challenge. Note how Kant's stance on 'freedom of the will in
the large' and the dynamics of some 'regular movement' almost automatically
summon up something like our distinction of 'system action' and 'free
action'. However, Kant also seems to attempt to answer his own question
with the concept of 'asocial sociability' and is often taken in the vein of some
classical liberal formulation of world history. His ambivalence springs from the
clear sense it doesn't quite work, and he projects his question into the future.
We can see all at once just how the problem can be solved.
Those familiar with
Kant's work will recognize the resemblance of this formulation to that of the
Third Antinomy in the Dialectic of his first Critique.
Kant’s Third Antinomy In
many ways the crux of the whole issue of theory and society is prefigured in
the classic ‘Dialectic
’ of Kant’s first Critique. “Causality according to laws of nature is
not the only kind of causality from which the phenomenon of the world can be
derived. It is necessary, in order to explain them, to assume a causality
through freedom.” Its antithesis is: “There is no freedom: everything in
the world takes place solely in accordance with laws of nature.”
The eonic model almost without trying sets up
just this kind of two aspect 'causality', the 'discrete freedom sequence' being
the piece de resistance in this regard. We will not use the term
'causality', however, since our model is an empirical map of semi-causal
association. It is good to be wary of the
usage of the term 'causality' here, in the intuitive statement of the antinomy.
But the point is clear enough from our eonic pattern. Where does freedom come?
We see that our discrete-continuous model, so-called, is easily matched to the
two kinds of effects, and the causal follows the second level of universal
history the freedom aspect the second.
Something truly amazing happens, although the
result is an empirical map, and not a 'deduction'. We see that structure of
history itself reflects the implied dynamism in the freedom antinomy.
There is something spectacular is the
discovery of the resemblance of Kant's thinking to our pattern, and it resolves
the problems that arise when we attempt unsuccessfully a science of history in
the manner of physics. We create a new kind of science which takes into account
the issue of freedom.
There is a lost more to say on this subject!
But this keynote passage from Kant's classic essay can gestate as food for
thought until it dawns on one the elegant and simple resolution of the
contradictions in ideas of 'historical laws', such as we have found already in
our consideration of historicism, as defined by Karl Popper. Popper's critique
is a direct descendant of Kant's. But whereas the rejection of Universal or
Big History is the considered the result of a post-metaphysical science, we can
see, on the contrary, that the way to a true science of history lies in the
classic core of the philosophy of history, with its rejection of the inverse
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Brisbane Visual Art Community was born in the latter half of 2011 as an incorporated association.
Membership consists of art and craft groups with members in Brisbane and beyond.
The major driver for bringing these groups together is that a number of organisations are homeless and struggle to survive financially. With a consolidation of resources and elimination of outside expenditures the groups will be able to get better value for money than the individual organisations operating alone.
Our current home base is Wellers Hill Arts Hub. Located at 140 Weller Rd, Tarragindi. Regular meetings and workshops are held at the Arts hub by various groups. The Arts Hub is available for hire for meetings and workshops. If you wish to find out more about hiring opportunities then contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org
BVAC hold two Pop Up Shops every year, the first before Mother’s Day and the second in November. These provide our member groups with a regular outlet for their work.
BVAC will hold an Annual Exhibition of Works. Date and venue to be announced.
The BVAC Newsletter is published 10 times per year and is full of information on current and upcoming events many of our associations either operate or attend.
Join BVAC – Interested in joining BVAC? A group must consist of 3 or more artists and can be either an incorporated or non-incorporated, not for profit group. With the goal to spread the knowledge of Arts and Crafts throughout the community. Please contact us to discuss our terms and conditions.
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Anderson Silva doesn’t think that the drug test failures on his record should detract from his legacy, or the legacy of other fighters in similar situations, such as Jon Jones. Silva failed a test following his 2015 fight with Nick Diaz, prior to USADA taking over UFC’s testing. That failure went uncontested and he served his one-year suspension. His second suspension was later ruled to be due to a tainted supplement prepared at a Brazilian compounding pharmacy.
Silva and Jones are two of the most successful combatants in MMA history, but many feel their legacies are tainted by their respective drug test failures. Silva thinks, in the end, it shouldn’t matter.
“I don’t think so,” Silva said at a UFC 237 media day (transcribed by MMAFighting). “Jon Jones and I went through difficult situations in this sport, and coming back from all those situations we lived is more than just loving what you (do), you have to be a really special person.”
Both Silva and Jones have had explanations for most of their drug test failures, but it can be hard for fans to separate the performances fans see in the cage and these failures. Silva doesn’t have that problem, and he seems to think Jon Jones is definitely an all-time great.
“He already has a big history in this sport and everything he has done for the sport is unquestionable,” Silva said. “Of course that the things he ended up doing, that even I ended up doing, for decisions, sometimes flaws that we had no control, you end up paying the price for that. But we have to think about the good things. There were more good things than bad things. Jon Jones has my utmost respect and I’m sure he’s the absolute champion of this sport.”
Contender Series returning
Dana White’s Contender Series is returning to UFC Fight Pass and it will remain on Tuesday nights. MMA Junkie is reporting that the show is set to return on June 18 for a ten-week run. The series will also take place at a new venue, the UFC Apex, which is nearing the end of construction near the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. No fights or fighters have been announced for the new season as of yet.
-Santiago Ponzinibbio put out an Instagram post calling out Anthony Pettis. “There’s no way I’m going to allow you to be ahead of me, come get this beating, you won’t get lucky like last time,” he wrote in the caption. | <urn:uuid:0f47bdde-6811-48ef-9438-ad60fa7bdbed> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://mmatorch.com/2019/04/23/tuesday-news-digest-4-23-anderson-silva-doesnt-think-drug-test-failures-taint-his-or-jon-jones-legacies-dana-white-contender-series-returning-in-june-ponzinibbio-calls-out-pettis/ | 2021-01-25T13:41:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703581888.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20210125123120-20210125153120-00408.warc.gz | en | 0.975992 | 549 |
PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif has sent a legal notice to British publication The Mail on Sunday and online news site Mail Online, and its journalist David Rose, about an article published on July 14, it emerged on Friday.
According to a press release, issued by London-based legal firm Carter-Ruck Solicitors, a formal legal complaint was issued against the news outlets and investigative journalist Rose for the “gravely defamatory” story.
The story published earlier this month claimed that Sharif, the former chief minister of Punjab, had embezzled funds provided by UK’s Department for International Development for the rehabilitation of the 2005 earthquake. It quoted Assets Recovery Unit Chief Shahzad Akbar and a few other individuals — none of whom were in an official position. The story was quickly refuted by the PML-N and the party had insisted that it was published “on the behest of [Prime Minister] Imran Khan”. It was also rejected by DFID, that said the body’s “robust systems protected UK taxpayers from fraud”.
“The article is gravely defamatory of Mr Sharif, including false allegations that he misappropriated UK taxpayers’ money in the form of DFID aid intended for the victims of the devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan,” the press release read. | <urn:uuid:ed98be73-60ba-4a21-ab76-02f13525916f> | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | https://pakobserver.net/shahbaz-gives-notice-to-daily-mail/ | 2021-06-22T18:30:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488519183.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20210622155328-20210622185328-00430.warc.gz | en | 0.968827 | 281 |
Smile On and On: Porcelain Veneers Aftercare
Porcelain veneers are among the most natural-looking yet transformative of all cosmetic dentistry procedures. Although teeth treated with porcelain veneers are virtually indistinguishable from natural, untreated teeth, the most dramatic smile makeovers are generally those built on a foundation of beautifully crafted, fully customized veneers. When placed by a true dental artist such as Dr. Roni Berbari, porcelain veneers may well be the most aesthetically pleasing treatment option in dentistry.
Although Dr. Berbari provides porcelain veneers of the most surpassing standard, crafted from materials of only the highest quality, the longevity of a patient’s veneers depends largely on how well he or she cares for them after they have been placed. High-quality porcelain veneers represent a significant investment on the part of the patient, and Dr. Berbari wants this investment to pay off in the form of many years of beautiful smiles. This is why he carefully explains porcelain veneers aftercare in detail during consultations at his Montreal, QC cosmetic dentistry practice. He wants his patients to understand precisely what is involved in protecting their investment before they commit to having porcelain veneers custom-crafted and placed.
Are you interested in porcelain veneers? If so, we invite you to schedule your initial consultation with Dr. Roni Berbari at Montreal Smiles today.
How Do You Care for Porcelain Veneers?
Before you commit to undergoing porcelain veneer treatment, you should understand two very important things:
- Dr. Berbari must remove a thin layer of enamel to prepare your teeth for the placement of your porcelain veneers. This is necessary to accommodate the width of the veneers so that your teeth don’t appear unnaturally bulky, as well as to create a suitable bonding surface. As a result, you will always have to wear veneers.
- Eventually, your porcelain veneers will require replacement, even if you take good care of them. The average veneer lasts about 10 years - with proper care.
Before he places your veneers, Dr. Berbari will discuss your aftercare instructions with you in detail. These instructions will include information on:
- Brushing your teeth: Use very gentle force and a soft-bristle toothbrush to brush your teeth after every meal, at least twice a day. If you use too much force, you could cause one of your veneers to become dislodged. Be equally careful with your floss.
- What you should avoid chewing: You will be advised to avoid chewing on hard, sticky, and chewy foods, as well as foods such as popcorn. You will also be warned not to chew on anything that isn’t a food, including pen caps and fingernails.
- Visiting our office regularly for professional cleanings: Gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss among adults, and visiting the dentist twice a year for professional cleanings is essential to maintaining good gum health. The last thing you want is to lose a tooth, especially one fitted with a custom veneer.
- Lifestyle habits to avoid: Your veneers are highly stain resistant, but your natural teeth are not, so if you want to keep your smile uniformly white, it is best to avoid staining agents such as tea, coffee, red wine, and tobacco. Speaking of tobacco, smoking is harmful to your oral and overall health as it is, but is especially harmful to your veneers and the bonding material that holds them in place.
Learn More about Porcelain Veneers Aftercare
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I’ve said it before, but I’m all about variety in all aspects of life . & that includes this blog! I’m crazy about photography (obvi) and working with my wonderful beautiful clients, creating magical photos of their love . It’s such a rewarding job and I’ll do it as long as I’m able . But I also really love working with other artists, businesses, and organizations who are creating beautiful, useful pieces that I can use day-to-day . | <urn:uuid:2279414f-b80e-43e1-b5a3-0d09a8da752f> | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | http://www.melissamarshall.co/blog/tag/athleisure | 2019-09-17T23:43:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573124.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20190917223332-20190918005332-00235.warc.gz | en | 0.960607 | 109 |
The epidemic of the coronavirus , also stops the Ferrari and, in particular, the production facilities in Maranello and Modena. The suspension of activities is not directly linked to the criticalities caused by the crisis in health care: the House of the Prancing horse, in fact, is experiencing problems in the supply chains and, therefore, decided to keep in house employees with immediate effect.
Two weeks of stop. The firm production, already implemented in the nearby factory of Lamborghini in Sant’agata Bolognese and in the systems FCA Pomigliano, Cassino, Melfi and Atessa, concerns all employees with the exception of employees who are already using the smart working and, with the proper rotations, and the necessary staff to ensure business continuity. The stop will begin next Monday and will last for two weeks, until 27 march. Compared to other similar cases, the employees will continue to be regularly paid: the management has decided to cover their absence without affecting the emoluments, or on the vacation you’ve earned.
No problem yet. The firm has not been decided for the security linked to the contagion (never fail), or to a situation of unrest among the workers, as happened in other factories of the peninsula, but rather to the finding of an imminent problem with the supply of components: for this, the management has decided to provide employees the opportunity to spend the current period with their family members. From Maranello are also present as workers have demonstrated in recent days a great attachment to the company: therefore, the Ferrari wanted to recognize and thank the work force for the sustained effort in the current moment of difficulty, as determined by the provisions enacted by the government to contain the spread of the infection.
The satisfaction of the unions. The representatives of the trade union has come to be applauded for the decision, taken at Maranello. “The period of firm production will be covered by a contractual, paid entirely by the company,” said the Fim Cisl Emilia Central. “In these two weeks, in continuity with the greatest commitment ever made by Ferrari, expect more changes to the plants and offices, to implement protection measures of prevention, hygiene, health and safety of workers. During the closing period, the parties will continue to meet to ensure the development of the situation”. Giorgio posterior segments, the general secretary of the metalworkers Cisl modena and reggio emilia, wanted to recognize the Ferrari, “the commitment that has placed immediately in the full implementation of the decrees of the government”.
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30 Large Hershey Kiss Cake
Cake – The Dessert for Essential Occasions
Once you look at the completely different forms of cakes, you’ll discover that it is difficult to distinguish between them and breads. However, a fundamental one may have flour, sugar, butter and eggs. One of the best ways to describe a cake is to name it a desert. With regards to weddings and different forms of essential capabilities it has change into the selection desert these days. It is fairly normal to add numerous decorations to them when it becomes necessary to serve them in functions.
There are fairly a number of types of truffles these days. The fundamental muffins appear similar to bread. But there are others that are crafted with loads of effort. Whereas some desserts have several layers of various flavors there are others that have fruit integrated in them in both layers or as a mixture. On the subject of sizes additionally this essential snack has a very good variety. The scale of a cake might rely upon the occasion for which it is made for.
Butter muffins that comprise butter, eggs, sugar and flour are probably the most fundamental muffins that use trapped air inside to maintain its form. As soon as the baking is completed, the decorations might be added based on the requirements. Cake ornament is a special artwork that wants plenty of expertise and skill. There’s the likelihood to use varied strategies for including decorations. By including various components such as cocoa powder and vanilla taste, you might have the choice to make them have the flavors you want to have.
With modern developments cake making has been made very a lot easier. There are pre mixes with which you could possibly make them these days. These pre mixes available in retailers are capable of provide short cuts to mixing varied ingredients. Even the cake decorations can be found out there today. Due to this fact there isn’t a need to add those decorations taking plenty of pains. These substances are usually not costly either.
Out of the many totally different sorts of cakes the most well-liked is the birthday cake. You cannot imagine a person who has not minimize considered one of these. Youngsters wait for his or her birthdays to chop their birthday muffins to be able to deal with their mother and father and associates with it as it is the main event in a birthday party. Often, they are embellished with the names of the birthday girls and boys or their favorite pastimes. Decorations may very well be added into this particular snack in order that the birthday boy or the lady shall be very happy.
Studying How To Embellish A Cake
Cake decorating could be a enjoyable and rewarding hobby. Everybody loves cake, and there’s nothing more rewarding than presenting a loved one with a magnificently adorned cake that you just made yourself. Like all new abilities, learning the best way to embellish muffins will take time however the rewards are properly value it. In this article we’ll current some ideas to get you off to the right start.
Learning the Basics
In the event you’re fascinated about learning more about cake adorning, there are just a few approaches you’ll be able to take to educating yourself:
* Take a Class – This can be a smart way in case you are a hands-on learner and you want the power to have direct feedback from an instructor. Many craft stores supply primary cake adorning lessons on a weekly or month-to-month basis.
* Tutorial Movies – Videos are a wonderful technique to learn. Many movies can be found free of charge or for low price online.
* Cake Decorating Books – Once you realize a number of the fundamentals, you may learn much more simply from looking at diagrams and studying instructions in books. There are plenty of cake decorating books on the market on a wide range of styles.
Regardless of which route you go to study new methods, you will need to be sure you set aside dedicated time to practice. Like all bodily abilities, it is going to take awhile earlier than your hand will do what your mind envisions. The secret’s regular repetition.
Looking for Supplies
As you get began, you may need to have the right kind of supplies on hand. Here are simply among the gadgets you will need:
* For making desserts: Mixer, cake pans, flour, sugar and other cake elements
* For decorating: Components for frosting, fondant, icing, food coloring, cake adorning instruments (particular person items or a set), sweet molds, gum paste, rolling pin for fondant
Before you begin purchasing, plan out your first project. Identify what you think you will want after which go searching for some advice. In your first cake, it might be worthwhile to stop in at a neighborhood cake decorating shop to ask for advice on one of the best provides to begin with. After that, you are prone to find one of the best prices online.
Cake decorating is a artistic pastime – one of many few the place you get to eat the outcomes! In case you start by studying some of the fundamental methods, practice typically and replenish on the suitable provides you may be nicely in your way to becoming an expert.
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|Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)|
|Molasses Mashed Sweet Potatoes|
|Best Used By Blood Types:|
- Type A Non Secretor (0 beneficials)
- Type AB (2 beneficials)
- Type AB Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
- Type B (2 beneficials)
- Type B Non Secretor (2 beneficials)
- Type O (1 beneficials)
- Type O Non Secretor (0 beneficials)
How to make it:
- 1/2 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch rough chunks
- 1/2 pound Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch rough chunks (omit and add more BT friendly potato)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/4 cup half-and-half, divided
- sea salt to taste
- Place both the sweet and Idaho potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water.
- Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil.
- Simmer until tender, drain, and return to the same saucepan.
- Place over low heat, cover, and steam for 3 to 5 minutes (to dry out potatoes).
- Pass the potatoes through a food mill or potato ricer or mash by hand. Stir in the butter, sour cream molasses, and 2 tablespoons half-and-half. Season and set aside at room temperature. (May be prepared up to 3 or 4 hours ahead. Cool and cover with plastic film.)
- In a pan over medium heat, rewarm the potatoes, adding the remaining 2 tablespoons of half-and-half and stirring often, until hot. Check the seasoning. Keep warm until ready to serve.
BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:
BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
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This recipe uses ingredients with a high glycemic index.
This recipe uses ingredients which may have a high mold count.
This recipe uses ingredients which may be high in chitinase, an allergen.
This recipe is low in common allergens. This recipe is gluten free. This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.
If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.
When using any recipe, always check it for avoids and make the appropriate adjustments where necessary. The Blood Type Diet Recipe Database has been recently greatly enhanced. Also, the food lists changed somewhat a couple of years ago, and all recipes in the database may not reflect those changes in terms of the blood types for which the recipes are recommended. Volunteer Blood Type Diet Forums Members are working to review and update all the recipes to take advantage of the all the new features and food lists. Please be patient with us until the process has been completed.
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KUNTL UG PG Odd Sem Exam Date Sheet 2016,KU Nainital:
The Kumaun University, Nainital is expecting to release the examination date sheet for its various courses of UG and PG of odd Semesters at its official website very shortly for the session of 2016. There are lots of students who are searching for the examination date sheet of their respective courses. Examination Time Table/Date sheet will be soon declared by the KU at its official website for the benefits of students of the KU.
KU Univ KUNTL Odd Semester Time Table 2015
The Kumaun University, Nainital provided large numbers of courses of study in the Post Graduate and UG to the students so for the assessment of the students KU conduct the examination Semester wise for all its courses. The students who are searching for the examination dates of their respective odd sems 1st, 3rd and 5th exams at the official website we would like to tell that they will not be able to get the latest examination date sheet because the examination time table/Schedule has not been displayed by the KU anywhere right now. But during the analysis of the available information, we are providing you the expected/tentative schedule for the some of the courses which have been given here under.
|MA Yoga 1st and 3rd Semester||June 2016|
|B.Sc. (Food and Technology)||NA(Not Available)|
|B.C.A. I,II,III,IV,V and VI Sem||NA|
|BBA LL.B, BA LL.B., BA LL.B (LE) and LL.B. I, III, V, VI, VII||January, February 2016|
|M.A./M.Sc. (Maths) I and III Sem||NA|
|M.A. (History) I and III Sem||February, March 2016|
|M.A./M.Sc./M.Com. I and III Sem||February, March 2016|
|M.A. & M.Sc. Defence Studies, I Semester||February, March 2016|
|Master of Social Work (MSW), I Semester||February 2016|
|M.F.A. (I AND III SEM.)||February, March|
|B.F.A. (I, III AND V SEM.)||February, March 2016|
|LL.B. III, V, VI SEM. AND LL.M. III SEM||September, October 2016|
How to get the latest odd semester examination date sheet:
- Go to the official website of KU.
- Search for the relevant link of Exam Date Sheet of ODD Sems of UG and PG 2016.
- Click on the link provided.
- A new page will be opened which will contain the Exam date and the respective paper.
- As according to that prepare yourself for the examination.
All the other information like their exact exam details, their respective results will be soon delievered to the students by only one website http://edunewsportal.in/. Keep in touch with us. | <urn:uuid:ded2d1b3-7b6c-4cc9-b8ee-c9e5dcb0eb08> | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | http://edunewsportal.in/kuntl-ug-pg-odd-sem-exam-date-sheet-2016ku-nainital/ | 2017-02-22T22:00:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501171053.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104611-00392-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940555 | 659 |
Overactive bladder is the inability to control the release of urine from your bladder.
• 14.6 percent were African American women have indicated having OAB.
• 25 percent of black women with moderate incontinence experience stress incontinence compared to 39 percent of white women.
• 24 percent of black women with moderate incontinence experience urge incontinence compared to 11 percent of white women- 51 percent had a combination of both stress and urge incontinence.
• The ages of women in the study ranged from 35 to 64 years old. The average age was 42 and around 70 percent had delivered at least one child vaginally.
Overall, the study demonstrates that in the moderate category white women have significantly higher incidences of incontinence; black women may experience incontinence less often but at a higher severity. The study also showed that African American women have higher incidences of urge incontinence and that Caucasian women have higher incidences of stress incontinence.
Urine leakage has many possible causes.
• Weak muscles. Most bladder control problems are caused by weak pelvic muscles. These muscles may become stretched and weak during pregnancy and childbirth. Weak muscles let the bladder sag out of position, which may stretch the opening to the urethra.
• Nerve damage. Damaged nerves may send signals to the bladder at the wrong time. As a result, a bladder spasm may push out urine without warning. Sometimes damaged nerves send no signals at all, and the brain can’t tell when the bladder is full. Nerves can be damaged by diseases or trauma.
Diseases and conditions that can damage the nerves include:
• multiple sclerosis
Trauma that can damage the nerves includes:
• pelvic or back surgery
• herniated disc
Medicines, alcohol, and caffeine. Leaking can happen when medicines affect any of the muscles or nerves. You may take medicine to calm your nerves so that you can sleep or relax. This medicine may dull the nerves in the bladder and keep them from signaling the brain when the bladder is full. Without the message and urge, the bladder overflows. Drinking alcohol can also cause these nerves to fail. Water pills-diuretics-take fluid from swollen areas of your body and send it to the bladder. This rapid filling may cause the bladder to leak. Caffeine drinks such as coffee and cola also cause the bladder to fill quickly. Make sure your drinks are decaf.
Infection. A urinary tract infection can irritate bladder nerves and cause the bladder to squeeze without warning. This type of incontinence goes away once the infection has been cured.
Excess weight. Being overweight can put pressure on the bladder and contribute to stress incontinence.
Types of urinary incontinence include:
• Stress incontinence. This is loss of urine when you exert pressure — stress — on your bladder by coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercising or lifting something heavy. Stress incontinence occurs when the sphincter muscle of the bladder is weakened. In women, physical changes resulting from pregnancy, childbirth and menopause can cause stress incontinence. In men, removal of the prostate gland can lead to stress incontinence.
• Urge incontinence. This is a sudden, intense urge to urinate, followed by an involuntary loss of urine. Your bladder muscle contracts and may give you a warning of only a few seconds to a minute to reach a toilet. With urge incontinence, you may need to urinate often, including throughout the night. Urge incontinence may be caused by urinary tract infections, bladder irritants, bowel problems, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, injury or nervous system damage associated with multiple sclerosis. If there’s no known cause, urge incontinence is also called overactive bladder.
• Overflow incontinence. If you frequently or constantly dribble urine, you may have overflow incontinence, which is an inability to empty your bladder. Sometimes you may feel as if you never completely empty your bladder. When you try to urinate, you may produce only a weak stream of urine. This type of incontinence may occur in people with a damaged bladder, blocked urethra or nerve damage from diabetes, multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injury. In men, overflow incontinence can also be associated with prostate gland problems.
• Mixed incontinence. If you experience symptoms of more than one type of urinary incontinence, such as stress incontinence and urge incontinence, you have mixed incontinence.
• Functional incontinence. Many older adults, especially people in nursing homes, experience incontinence simply because a physical or mental impairment keeps them from making it to the toilet in time. For example, a person with severe arthritis may not be able to unbutton his or her pants quickly enough. This is called functional incontinence.
• Total incontinence. This term is sometimes used to describe continuous leaking of urine, day and night, or the periodic uncontrollable leaking of large volumes of urine.
Exams and Tests
The doctor will give you a physical exam to look for any health issues that may be causing your bladder control problem. Checking your reflexes can show possible nerve damage. You will give a urine sample so the doctor can check for a urinary tract infection. For women, the exam may include a pelvic exam. Tests may also include taking an ultrasound picture of your bladder. Or the doctor may examine the inside of your bladder using a cystoscope, a long, thin tube that slides up into the bladder through the urethra.
Bladder Function Tests
Your exam may include one or more tests that involve filling the bladder with warm fluid to measure the pressure at which leakage may occur. One simple test is called a stress test. You simply relax and then cough strongly to see if urine escapes.
Any medical test can be uncomfortable. Bladder testing may sound embarrassing, but the health professionals who perform the tests will try to make you feel comfortable and give you as much privacy as possible.
Your doctor will likely offer several treatment choices. Some treatments are as simple as changing some daily habits. Other treatments require taking medicine or using a device. If nothing else seems to work, surgery may help a woman with stress incontinence regain her bladder control.
Pelvic Muscle Strengthening
Many women prefer to try the simplest treatment choices first. Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic muscles and don’t require any equipment.
• Timed voiding. By keeping track of the times you leak urine, you may notice certain times of day when you are most likely to have an accident.
• Diet changes. You may notice that certain foods and drinks cause you to urinate more often. You may find that avoiding caffeinated drinks like coffee, tea, or cola helps your bladder control.
• Weight loss. Extra body weight puts extra pressure on your bladder. By losing weight, you may be able to relieve some of that pressure and regain your bladder control.
No medications are approved to treat stress urinary incontinence. But if you have an overactive bladder, your doctor may prescribe a medicine that can calm muscles and nerves. Medicines for overactive bladder come as pills, liquid, or a patch.
A pessary is a plastic ring, similar to a contraceptive diaphragm, that is worn in the vagina. It will help support the walls of the vagina, lifting the bladder and nearby urethra, leading to less stress leakage.
A device can be placed under your skin to deliver mild electrical pulses to the nerves that control bladder function.
Doctors may suggest surgery to improve bladder control if other treatments have failed.
If your bladder does not empty well as a result of nerve damage, you might leak urine. This condition is called overflow incontinence. You might use a catheter to empty your bladder.
Complications of chronic urinary incontinence include:
• Skin problems
• Urinary tract infections
• Changes in your activities
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Urinary incontinence is not always preventable. However, you may be able to decrease your risk of incontinence with these steps:
• Maintain a healthy weight. If you’re overweight, reaching a healthy weight may help.
• Don’t smoke. Get help with quitting if you do smoke.
• Practice Kegel exercises. Doctors often advise pregnant women to do Kegel exercises during pregnancy as a preventive measure.
• Avoid bladder irritants. Avoiding or limiting certain foods and drinks may help prevent or limit urinary incontinence. For example, if you know that drinking more than two cups of coffee makes you have to urinate uncontrollably, cutting back to one cup of coffee or forgoing caffeine-containing drinks may be all that you need to do.
• Eat more fiber. Including more fiber in your diet or taking fiber supplements can help prevent constipation, a risk factor for urinary incontinence.
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Do you think that Matt Grothe has seen this clip yet? If he sees it before Thursday night, he'll be looking for number 26 out of the corner of his eye all night long.
He's not a starter, but true freshman safety Joe Lefeged won Big East defensive player of the week honors for his play last Saturday even though he has left the coaches of Syracuse and Maryland crying about his hard hits on their quarterbacks.
What's so amazing about the hit shown above is the way the ball squirts out. The sack was so arresting that no one (other than a couple of alert RU linemen) seemed to even notice the ball. The cameras and directors during the game only seemed to notice that RU had recovered the ball as an afterthought. | <urn:uuid:25122856-0843-42fd-a17e-1d4743c3793b> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://beatvisitor.blogspot.com/2007/10/joe-lefegeds-big-hits.html | 2015-05-27T11:30:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207928965.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113208-00255-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986687 | 155 |
Certified cocoa: 100% sustainably sourced
Our cacao beans have two origins: Ecuador and West Africa. The Ecuadorian beans are harvested from our own cacao farm and are certified by Rainforest Alliance Identity Preserved, the world's most renowned label for sustainably sourced cocoa. The Rainforest Alliance certification program enables farmers to use better farming methods, grow better crops, and generate more income. For African beans, we work with renowned suppliers who each have their own program (Cocoa Promise and Cocoa Horizons) to ensure continuous improvement in the sustainability of the cacao farms.
In addition to using 100% natural ingredients and 100% sustainably sourced cocoa, all of our cacao beans will be 100% traceable by 2025 and will comply with the strict norms governing people and the environment.
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We invested in a cacao farm in Ecuador
We have invested in a cacao farm in the Guayaquil Region of Ecuador, where several hundred of acres have been dedicated to our own cacao beans. The environment in South America is ideal for growing cacao trees. The climate, the quality of the soil and the exceptional know-how of the local farmers guarantee the superior quality of our chocolate. Better than anyone else, our cacao farmers master the fermentation process that releases the characteristic aromas of the cacao beans and gives our chocolate its unique and distinctive personality, richness and flavour.
our cocoa journey
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Renovation | Tucson, Arizona
Dirty Dawgs approached their business by providing a new concept in Tucson – a do-it-yourself dog wash. The owner’s passion for animals shows through in the whimsical and colorful design of the space. While the finishes are simple, pet friendly, and easy to clean, a cheerful color scheme carries a playful energry throughout. The layout of the equipment including washtubs with hand held sprayers and blow dryer stations is successful in making the dog washing experience easy and functional. The collaboration between owner and designer proved to be a success in providing a setting for the bonding experience between owner and his best friend. | <urn:uuid:1a3ca7c7-2cca-4b35-9696-30bcdf728bda> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | http://intertecharchitecture.com/projects/retail-commercial-industrial/dirty-dawgs-2/ | 2018-09-24T23:06:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267160842.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20180924224739-20180925005139-00063.warc.gz | en | 0.953672 | 135 |
LG V40 was supposed to announce at IFA 2018 because V30 was launched in the same event last year. But unlikely LG V40 will launch sometime in September and the phone will make its way to India sometime in December.
LG V series is an underrated phone in my opinion. I mean it has everything a core smartphone user needs. It is yet to confirm that if it will sports Headphone jack or not. LG V40 will have Quad DAC Stereo Boombox Speaker to give you best sound quality output.
LG V40 Specifications:
|Dimensions||158.7×75.8×7.79 mm, 169 grams|
|Display||6.4 inches, 19.5:9, P-OLED, QHD+|
|Audio||Quad DAC, Stereo Speaker Boombox|
|Camera||3 on rear (12MP (f/1.5), 16MP (f/1.9), 12MP (f2.4) , 2 on front (8+5MP), Smart CAM|
The device will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 chip. It will launch in two variant to cover different users, One variant will sport 6GB RAM along with 64GB of onboard storage and the second variant will sport 6GB of RAM with 128GB of onboard storage.
The device is rumored to come with the 5 Cameras – 3 Rear cameras and 2 Selfie camera. Three lenses of 12MP (f/1.5) with 1.4µm pixels, 16MP (f/1.9) with 1.0µm pixels, and 12MP (f2.4) with 1.0µm pixels will be present on the body. Telephoto, wide-angle, 2x zoom and Smart functionality is also available. LG wants to offer users a complete photography experience. On the front, there will be an 8MP and a 5MP sensor.
Talking about the display, LG V40 will have a 6.4-inch QHD+ P-OLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The device will be running on Android Oreo and later on It will be updated to Android Pie. LG V40 will be dust and water resistance certified by IP68.
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Successful Patient Outcomes
This micro skills course examines how patient outcome measures contribute to national and local programmes looking at effectiveness and safety in healthcare, and are used to inform service plans nationally and locally. This micro skills course supports the development of leadership in clinical settings.
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Is your dog toothless? Is it possible that there are more than a few? Learn how your toothless dog’s needs are similar to those of a chewing-capable dog. It’s natural for puppies to lose teeth, although tooth loss becomes less common as they become older. Your toothless dog will need additional care to protect whatever he has left, even if it’s only gummed, whether it’s due to poor oral health, accident, or age.
Not every dog we call “toothless” has all of its teeth missing. If your dog’s molars and premolars are missing, it will be difficult for them to chew their food. That’s why you need to find food, which is safe for your toothless dog.
When it comes to feeding a dog who is missing teeth, careful planning and patience are required. There’s no reason why your dog shouldn’t be able to eat enough nutritious food if she’s lacking teeth. There are several options for feeding your toothless dog, and our staff at Animal Dental Care and Oral Surgery wants to help you satisfy this unique nutritional requirement. Continue reading to learn how to feed a dog without teeth.
- What to feed your toothless dog
- Other options for your toothless dog
- Best food and treat for the toothless dogs on Amazon
- Crumps’ Naturals Sweet Potato Fries
- Rena’s Recipe Chicken Fillet Sticks
- Milk-Bone Original Dog Treat Biscuits
- PEDIGREE Chopped Ground Dinner Wet Dog Food, 13.2 oz. Cans
- Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Natural Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food
- Hill’s Science Diet Dry Dog Food, Adult, Sensitive Stomach & Skin Recipes
- Purina Beneful Wet Dog Food Variety Pack
- Primal Freeze-Dried Dog Food Nuggets, Lamb Formula – Made in the USA
- Milk-Bone MaroSnacks Dog Treats with Real Bone Marrow and Calcium
- Blue Buffalo Wilderness Stix Grain-Free Soft-Moist Dog Treats
- Before buying canned or packed dog food. You must need to consider a few things. The food is perfect for your dog or not
- A frequently asked Questions (FAQ)
What to feed your toothless dog
When your dog is toothless, you need to take special care of your dog. Because you can not feed your dog beef or chicken, because they can not eat it properly. You need to feed them soft food or boiled food so that dogs don’t need to chew the food much. Here are a few foods are given below, which are easy to feed.
Many dog owners think that kibble is not an ideal food for the dog. Because it takes time to chew. But you need to pick some small size kibble. And if the size is bigger try to break it down into small pieces. It is an ideal food for small to large breed dogs. Put the kibble into a freezer bag and use the rolling pin for a break.
After that, you need to add some water. It will make the kibble softer. So, the dog can easily eat those kibble. If your dog ignores eating the kibble, you can add flavor. You can add bone broth and also you can add goat milk for feed.
The second option is you can feed your dog homemade soft food. This can be possible by adding protein food like beef, turkey, or chicken and putting it into a slow cooker along with fruits and vegetables. Then feed your dog. It is safe to feed and nutritious for your dog. Before preparing your homemade food, talk with your vet.
If your dog has problems in stomach or food allergy then it might be cause problems. When you are trying to make homemade food, keep all the mixtures in the slow cooker. Then cook for at least 8 hours on low heat. If you don’t have a slow cooker, then you can put all your ingredients into your stovetop. Then blend them, until it gets smooth.
Wet foods, such as canned and pouch formulations, are one of the more obvious options, as they are more commonly the proper texture for a toothless dog. You can easily adjust the thickness by adding more water or broth to make it more liquid-like. Make careful you eat only moist foods with no huge bits. If the chunks are too stiff or huge for your dog to mash and securely consume, they can easily become a choking hazard.
Freeze-Dried and Dehydrated Food
Feeding freeze-dried or dehydrated food to your dog if he is used to a raw or high-protein diet may be the best option. The majority of freeze-dried and dehydrated foods are finely ground or flaked to absorb moisture quickly and leave a smooth pate texture. These minimally processed meals are easier to digest and nutrient-dense, allowing you to feed smaller, more manageable portions.
If you feed your dog a raw diet, the bacteria-fighting enzymes in raw meat will help him. They aid in the control of oral germs that can harm the dog’s remaining teeth, inflame the gums, and create a bad smell. This will not replace brushing, but it will aid in the improvement of their oral health.
Other options for your toothless dog
All dogs, teeth or no teeth, like chewing. Try giving your dog a chewing toy, which is soft rubbery. Even if they’re simply gumming it up, they’ll have a good time. It helps to massage the gums while also providing an enjoyable pastime for children to do when they have free time. You can also add a small dab of dog-safe peanut butter or coconut oil to his chew to make it more interesting. It will give your toothless wonder a terrific tongue and jaw workout.
Most natural chews are tough for dogs. Some snacks, such as dehydrated sweet potato chips, are soft enough for your dog to chew. You can make these at home. Make chewy, toothless-dog-approved natural sweet potato chews with this simple recipe. It’s essential to keep an eye on your dog when giving him a chew, especially if he doesn’t have teeth. Make sure they’re chewing slowly and softly until they’re able to break off small pieces that are safe to swallow.
Best food and treat for the toothless dogs on Amazon
Crumps’ Naturals Sweet Potato Fries
This is a favorite! They claimed that they slice fresh sweet potatoes from North America and bake them slowly to give your dog a tasty chew. Sweet Potato Fries are chopped into strips that are easy to chew and are high in vitamins, minerals, and beta-carotene. This delicacy is all-natural, low-fat, grain-free, made with just one ingredient, and high in fiber. Sweet Potato Chews are a fantastic option for dogs with dietary sensitivities or allergies. Handcrafted in tiny amounts in our kitchen.
Rena’s Recipe Chicken Fillet Sticks
Their Chicken Fillet Sticks are excellent snacks with a tantalizing flavor and scent that are RAWHIDE-FREE, manufactured with authentic CAGE-FREE chicken, and reinforced with GLUCOSAMINE to enhance joint health. What dog wouldn’t desire a tasty, fresh chicken jerky treat? Although dogs do not smack their lips, they will consume these delicacies! On a more serious side, our supplier is BRC accredited, the highest food safety and quality mark for pet food in the world. Good appetite!!
Milk-Bone Original Dog Treat Biscuits
These biscuits are in many interesting forms, sizes, and flavors to help make any occasion memorable. There’s something for every dog, from classic, crispy biscuits to soft chews! Health and wellness treats are healthful and pleasurable, whether they aid in the absorption of medicine or provide additional nutrients. From dental snacks to pill pouches, you’ll find it all here. These rewarding treats will make your dog’s tail wag with its unusual shapes and delectable flavors. Check out our long-lasting, rawhide-free chews that are gentle on the digestive system.
No artificial flavor added
Crunchy and tasty dog treats
Contain milk and bone broth
Contain high fat
PEDIGREE Chopped Ground Dinner Wet Dog Food, 13.2 oz. Cans
Pedigree Chopped Ground Dinner With Beef Canned Dog Food is a good supper for your dog. This meaty feast provides appropriate amounts of oils and minerals to maintain healthy skin and a gleaming coat, and it has a ground texture that will make his mouth water. The well-balanced recipe is also easily digested, so you can rest assured that your dog is getting the most nutrition from each meal. But all he’ll care about is the tempting taste, which is certain to make him wag his tail at every meal.
Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Natural Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food
BLUE Life Protection Formula dog food for Small Breeds is formulated with more protein and carbs to fulfill the higher energy requirements of smaller dogs. It’s full of items that you’ll enjoy feeding as much as they will enjoy eating. Blue Buffalo’s BLUE Life Protection Formula dog food is a Blue Buffalo product. Blue Buffalo is a premium-quality pet food company based in the United States that uses real meat, fruits, and veggies.
Hill’s Science Diet Dry Dog Food, Adult, Sensitive Stomach & Skin Recipes
Your adult dog looks as good as he or she feels. Hill’s Science Diet Sensitive Stomach & Skin Adult Dog Food was created with digestive health in mind. Prebiotic fiber is used in this dog food for sensitive stomachs to support a healthy microbiome. Furthermore, this dry dog food created with natural ingredients contains an abundance of vitamin E and Omega-6 fatty acids, which nourish your dog’s skin and aid in the maintenance of a healthy, lustrous coat.
This digestion care food is made with decades of cutting-edge research to provide a delicious meal that adult dogs will love. With the new appearance of Science Diet, there’s even more to like. New names, kibble forms, and formulations have been added to these products.
Purina Beneful Wet Dog Food Variety Pack
Beneful wet dog food will help keep your dog happy and healthy. Their moist and tender dinners, which come in a variety of shapes and textures, are made with high-quality meat, chicken, or fish, as well as vegetables or fruits for added flavor. Each meal has 100 percent complete and balanced nutrition, as well as necessary vitamins and minerals, to help your adult dog maintain good health. Our wet meals are made in the United States and don’t contain any artificial flavors or colors.
Primal Freeze-Dried Dog Food Nuggets, Lamb Formula – Made in the USA
Fresh lamb is the major source of protein in Primal Raw Frozen Canine Lamb Formula. Cold-water salmon oil provides important omega-3 fatty acids for healthy skin and coat, while finely crushed lamb bones are a good source of calcium. For digestion and circulation, organic and unprocessed nutritional supplements are given. This frozen raw food offers your dog all of the nutrients he or she requires to live a long and happy life.
Milk-Bone MaroSnacks Dog Treats with Real Bone Marrow and Calcium
These biscuits are in several interesting forms, sizes, and flavors to help make any occasion memorable. There’s something for every dog, from classic, crispy biscuits to soft chews! Health and wellness treats are healthful and pleasurable, whether they aid in the absorption of medicine or provide additional nutrients. From dental snacks to pill pouches, you’ll find it all here. These rewarding treats will make your dog’s tail wag with its unusual shapes and delectable flavors. Check out our long-lasting, rawhide-free chews that are gentle on the digestive system.
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Stix Grain-Free Soft-Moist Dog Treats
The protein-packed Blue Wilderness Denali Stix, inspired by the rugged Alaskan wilderness and the survivalist character in every wolf, enables you to treat your dog to delectable wild salmon, venison, and halibut, just like his wolf ancestors did. So, rejoice in your dog’s wild side! As a reward, or just because, toss him a Denali Stix. The protein-packed BLUE Wilderness Denali Stix, inspired by the rugged Alaskan wilderness and the survivalist mentality in every wolf, enables you to treat your dog to delectable wild salmon, venison, and halibut, just like his wolf ancestors did.
So, rejoice in your dog’s wild side! As a reward, or just because, toss him a Denali Stix. BLUE Wilderness Denali Stix is inspired by Alaska’s rocky outback and is packed with wild fish, venison, and halibut to satisfy your dog’s wild side. These meaty and soft dog treats can be fed to your dog.
Before buying canned or packed dog food. You must need to consider a few things. The food is perfect for your dog or not
- You must need to consider does the food contain a good amount of calories, nutrients, and vitamins or not. The packet of the products represents everything about its contents.
- If your dog has an allergy to the food you will ignore those ingredients and never feed them to your dogs.
- Added color, artificial flavor is not good for the dog, try to feed natural products
- Your toothless dog needs good amounts of fat and nutrients. Because he can’t several eat raw meat. When you buy a portion of canned food or packed food, must see it does contain meat, protein, nutrients, or not.
- Before buying packed or canned food, always try to find out is it vet recommended or not.
A frequently asked Questions (FAQ)
Can a dog survive with no teeth?
The answer is yes. It will take a few times to get adjust to new food. The dog needs to feed liquid and soft food always. After a few days, they will get used to new food habits.
Is it OK to moisten dry dog food?
To make dry dog food more appetizing and to improve the dog’s hydration, add water. So, yes, mixing dry dog food with water is acceptable. Dogs prefer moist dog food to dry kibble, especially when they are weaning puppies. It has a superior flavor and scent.
Can toothless dogs eat kibble?
Your toothless dog can’t eat chewable or hard kibble like other dogs. Your toothless little one requires something he can eat without difficulty. You can transition to a wet food diet or other soupy-textured foods. You can also blend wet food with pieces to make a gravy out of everything.
Is Chicken bad for dogs’ teeth?
Raw chicken wings or lamb assist to keep your dog’s teeth and gums healthy, as well as providing additional nourishment and cleansing the digestive tract. Do not feed cooked boned, it may cause problems in the stomach.
When it comes to feeding a dog who is missing teeth, careful planning and patience are required. There’s no reason why your dog shouldn’t be able to eat enough nutritious food if she’s lacking teeth. There are several options for feeding your toothless dog, and our staff at Animal Dental Care and Oral Surgery wants to help you satisfy this unique nutritional requirement. In this article, we suggested you best food for your toothless dog. All the suggested food and product are recommended by the vet and also personal experience. | <urn:uuid:5f304102-9942-4c5d-941c-8bfce3046816> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://petsfoodreviews.com/the-ultimate-guide-on-what-to-feed-your-dog-with-no-teeth/ | 2022-05-25T01:32:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662577757.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524233716-20220525023716-00177.warc.gz | en | 0.934303 | 3,375 |
|Fiat's 500 models and Chrysler's Dodge Ram pickups are at opposite ends of the vehicle size scale. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)|
Fiat to give Chrysler technology, markets
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Chrysler LLC, seeking to bolster its case for long-term survival after a $4 billion bailout, is trading a 35 percent stake to Italy's
Cerberus Capital Management LP's Chrysler, the third-largest US automaker, would get a chance to wean itself from dependence on trucks and the North American market, while Fiat would expand a US foothold now limited to its luxury brands. The nonbinding agreement yesterday doesn't involve cash from Fiat.
Widening Chrysler's lineup and geographic reach would help counter its 30 percent sales slide in the United States last year. To keep its federal loans, Chrysler must meet a March 31 deadline to prepare a plan that includes slashing debt by two-thirds, trimming labor costs, and revamping operations.
"This does greatly improve their long-term viability," said Rebecca Lindland, an analyst with IHS Global Insight Inc. in Lexington, Mass. "It definitely will improve whatever they have to present to" the Treasury Department.
Hammered by slumping demand in the worst US auto market since 1992, Chrysler has said it burned through at least $6.5 billion in 2008's second half and would have been out of operating funds by mid-January without the government aid.
Fiat has the option to increase its stake to as much as 55 percent, though that likely wouldn't happen soon, said a person familiar with the deal who asked not to be identified because the terms are confidential.
US approval is needed for the alliance. Chrysler and Fiat said they would meet the terms of the Treasury Department bailout, which includes a provision that the loan would be considered in default should there be a change in control of the US company.
Cerberus bought 80.1 percent of Chrysler in 2007 from Germany's Daimler AG, which reaffirmed yesterday it plans to unload the rest.
Light trucks, which include pickups and sport-utility vehicles, made up 62 percent of Chrysler's US sales in 2008, the most among domestic automakers. That left Chrysler at a disadvantage as gasoline soared to a record $4.11 a gallon.
Fiat's strengths include a distribution network in Russia, China, and South America and a lineup of small, fuel-efficient cars.
Chrysler and Fiat should complete their partnership by April, Chrysler chief executive Robert Nardelli said in a letter to employees.
The alliance "offers new opportunities to compete in the US market and the global marketplace," United Auto Workers president Ron Gettelfinger said in a statement.
The proposed structure of the alliance differs from the 1998 merger of Chrysler Corp. with the former Daimler-Benz AG. There are no plans to combine management, and Fiat and Chrysler vehicles are both aimed at a mass market, instead of at luxury buyers like those targeted by Daimler's Mercedes-Benz. | <urn:uuid:c89020c7-bb2f-459d-9d1f-6bbaf1296d7f> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2009/01/21/fiat_to_give_chrysler_technology_markets/ | 2015-07-08T05:07:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435376073161.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627033433-00262-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962818 | 631 |
If you have not heard by now, one of Scott Walkers closest allies, Cynthia Archer, was recently promoted to a civil service job where she received an almost 12% raise and is making $31,000/yr over her predecessor.
To make matters worse, she was “promoted” to this job despite the fact that she did not apply for it and 7 other people did.
While the Public defenders office, and Tommy Thompson’s daughter Kelli(who had a hand in the hiring), tried to pretend there was no cronyism involved, Chris Rickert came up with a scoop today that proved beyond any doubt that this job is strictly meant to keep Ms. Archer quiet while Scott Walker pursues his next job.
Worth noting is that former Walker inner-circle member and longtime government bureaucrat Cindy Archer’s new gig is helping to save the state money.
Transferring from administrative services director in the State Public Defender’s Office to the office’s chief information officer came with an 11.7 percent raise, or 31 percent more than what the old IT director made.
But because Archer’s old position is remaining vacant for now, SPD spokesman Randy Kraft said, “the agency will realize salary savings.”
Cindy Archer was so valuable of an employee, performing such important duties at her $101,121/yr job, that her previous job will now go unfilled.
That is until Kelly Rindfleisch can get her application filled out!
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Some would say that energyland™ is incomparable to the genius that is film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock, but I say poppycock! For energyland™ contains as many twists and turns on a daily basis as a Hitchcock thriller. So without any more suspense, let us join the dots betwixt the two.
Psycho – UK natural gas prices have been crazy in the last month given storage has been basically drained empty as the UK has experienced the coldest March since 1962 (um, 51 years). But no contract has been more volatile than within-day prices, which closed as high as 100p/th due to an outage on a pipeline halting supply from continental Europe
To Catch a Thief – This one is low-hanging fruit; $7 billion is lost per year due to oil theft in Nigeria
Sabotage – And we stay with Nigeria, as the militant group MEND announced yesterday it would restart its campaign of sabotage against the petroleum industry after an amnesty which has been upheld since 2009
Number 13 – It is not only the 13th full week of the year, but it is also unfinished – much like Hitchcock’s first film from 1922. Unfinished also describes the natural gas storage withdrawal season – it should have ended weeks ago, but for a lingering end to winter
Vertigo – Although US natural gas prices have ripped higher from mid-February lows, they have suddenly been hit by a bout of vertigo upon reaching the $4 mark, a height not achieved since late 2011. Given how coal becomes relatively more attractive at this level – as does bringing more production back online – prices may well further suffer from this affliction going forward
Rich and Strange – My mind immediately jumped to Donald Trump, the man with a tenuous link to energy as he has just lost his battle against a wind farm not far from his golf resort in Scotland, as he claimed it would spoil the view
Frenzy – This is the story of RINs. RIN = Renewable Identification Number. Ethanol’s current use in gasoline has just reached 10%, which means it is hitting the ‘blend wall’; i.e., no more ethanol can be safely blended into gasoline. Every time a refiner produces a gallon of ethanol, they receive a RIN number, and these RINs can be traded.
The Renewable Fuels Standard mandates the US needs to use an increasing volume of ethanol, with the onus on refiners to do this. But due to the blend wall being reached, this is not possible. This has left refiners having to buy RINs instead of blending ethanol. Given a limited supply of RINs, prices have been suddenly whipped up into a frenzy:
Strangers On a Train – Given rail is one of the more energy efficient forms of transport (says, err, Amtrak), the potential of this high-speed rail network across the US presents both a more energy efficient and relaxing way to travel
Downhill – Retail gasoline prices are now heading downhill – and gaining traction – having likely reached their seasonal peak
Foreign Correspondent – Given the sanctions on Iran by the US, it is unable to use a foreign correspondent bank to receive payments for its oil in US dollars. Hence Iran is now accepting payments for its oil in all manner of currencies…such as rupees from India
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i just went to a bunch of friends' journal pages instead of just reading my friends page. i like that better, i think. i just wish the links on my user info page would go directly to the journal instead of directing me to their user info. i know, i can just add you all to my favorites. just being lazy and complaining. | <urn:uuid:8c20c624-70c4-4cb2-921f-6181da7dc431> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | https://i.livejournal.com/179060.html | 2020-10-25T08:19:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107888402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025070924-20201025100924-00252.warc.gz | en | 0.937233 | 71 |
The Courseload Mission
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Living into Hope : A Call to Spiritual Action for Such a Time As This, by Brown Campbell, Rev Dr Joan
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¿As people of faith, we are the people of hope.¿ From this inspirational premise, Rev. Campbell leaps into the underlying question: ¿How do we live into this hope?¿ Drawing on her amazing life experiences, this visionary minister speaks out on the pressing issues that face us today: race, reconciliation, forgiveness, love, justice, choices, and community. With a bold, distinctive voice, Campbell asserts that we have the capacity to transcend the barriers we have constructed that separate us from one another. She poses that ¿who is my neighbor?¿ may well be the most crucial question in our world where so many are hungry and hurting and weary of war. She calls us to life lived fully¿not carefully or cautiously, but fully engaged with the world and with the messiness of humanity. And she dares us to act as the one people we are called and created to be¿to claim our freedom to care, to risk, and to step out into the unknown. The first book by Dr. Campbell, Living into Hope captures the essence of her wisdom gained from years of world travel and experience, and offers inspiration and challenge for all who would claim their lives as people of hope. | <urn:uuid:ee8b8343-b937-4ecb-a3f7-6f7566143885> | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | http://www.biggerbooks.com/living-into-hope-call-spiritual-action/bk/9781594732836 | 2017-08-24T03:41:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886126027.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170824024147-20170824044147-00334.warc.gz | en | 0.944837 | 318 |
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Edo/Delta Boundary Dispute: Ukueku Decries Alleged Intimidation
Hon. Chief Joseph Ukueku, President-General of Ovre-Eku Community in Ethiope East LGA of Delta State, has raised the alarm over alleged harassment and intimidation of the Ovre-Eku people by security agents.
Ukueku in an interview with journalists at Eku noted that the call became necessary for government to call the law enforcement agents to order, having, according to him, deviated from the purpose for which they were drafted to the area.
He noted that the people of Ovre-Eku now live in fear of incessant harassments of the youths and intimidation of farmers who were mostly women, and that calling the security agents to order would ensure sustainable peace in the area, pending the final resolution of the boundary dispute when the true owner of the land would be known.
“Deploying law enforcement agents to intimidate my people will not make us run away from our heritage. Our people should be allowed to go about their lawful farming activities.
“They are not criminals that must be molested for no just reason. My people are law-abiding and not criminals, therefore should be left alone.
“We have been living in peace before the boundary dispute. Therefore, my people should be allowed to live in peace as they go about their daily bread,” he stated. | <urn:uuid:6d5be7fa-e50d-4446-b37b-1e74fa81feb2> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://independent.ng/edo-delta-boundary-dispute-ukueku-decries-alleged-intimidation-2/ | 2022-05-19T18:53:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529658.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519172853-20220519202853-00253.warc.gz | en | 0.966162 | 293 |
The Town Clerk's office is responsible for recording all of the following types of records:
Certified copies of documents and other miscellaneous documents
Property records are recorded in the town or city where the property is located. Each city and town in the State of Rhode Island maintains its own property records. Recordings should be sent to the appropriate recording office according to the property address.
Recording, Copying & Accessing Documents
The State of Rhode Island mandates the fee schedule for the recording and copying of documents. The Portsmouth Town Clerk's office records documents from 8:30-4:15 Monday through Wednesday; 8:30-6:00 Thursday; and 8:30-2:00 Friday. Land evidence records can be accessed online and downloaded or printed for a fee at the U.S. land record online database resource. | <urn:uuid:9de9d86a-c40b-4809-9506-aa4f1c37f53f> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | https://www.portsmouthri.com/156/Property-Records | 2018-05-26T17:23:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867841.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20180526170654-20180526190654-00208.warc.gz | en | 0.903159 | 169 |
I am an artist, maker, project manager and general collector.
I have a BA (hons) in Fine Art, and graduated in 2001 from Kingston University. I also hold a PGCE in Further Education (art) from Cardiff University.
I have worked on a number of arts development projects and curatorial programmes.
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★Oct 6, 2016 - Data Transfer/Data Analyst/Administrative Assist in Pennington, NJRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness Outlook
great place to work...Great co-workers...
work gets very slow sometimes. It gets discouraging.....Continue reading
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★Jul 17, 2016 - in Twickenham, GARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness Outlook
Open office environment where all employees would open up to share their knowledge and relevant experience on the task at hand.
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- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★Feb 19, 2018 - Pre-Sales in London, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness Outlook
NewField IT are now part of Xerox and the team that moved across still hold the companies core values. "Do the right thing" the company and employees always did.
It is no longer operating as a separate company to its owners.Continue reading
- Current Employee★★★★★Feb 12, 2015 -RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness Outlook
Ethical with "Do the right thing" as the golden rule. Meritocracy. Family Friendly. Market leaders and innovators and really practice what the preach.
High standards means that people who don't perform don't last
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★Jun 1, 2018 - Senior Software Engineer in Twickenham, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness Outlook
In the town centre of Twickenham. Steps from train station.
Very micromanaged and waterfall way of doing things such is controlled by managers. Ppl look miserable and there is no collaboration. Office is dead quiet. You need to donate money or being your own tea coffee.Continue reading
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★Nov 15, 2017 - General Secretary in Twickenham, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness Outlook
Good location and friendly people.
Directionless and needs good management.Continue reading | <urn:uuid:c6b5e25a-e421-4d0c-9c03-b13867a1f850> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/NewField-IT-Reviews-EI_IE500024.0,11.htm | 2022-12-02T03:52:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710890.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20221202014312-20221202044312-00423.warc.gz | en | 0.882877 | 702 |
Facilities Committee meets on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm in Calvin Lounge.
Work Parties Held on the 3rd Saturday of the Month
This committee, formerly known as the Properties Committee, has the responsibility to care for and administer the use of church buildings and grounds. Like the other committees, Facilities is a committee of session, and falls under the purview of the Administration Commission. Specific responsibilities are:
1) Keeping the building and systems in good repair and the landscaping attractive.
2) Providing for cleaning the building and grounds by custodian and volunteers.
3) Managing the use of space, storage, and borrowing of church equipment.
4) Maintaining effective practices to assure building security.
5) Maintaining needed inventories and records of equipment and supplies.
Membership is not restricted, nor is the duration of membership. Rather, the committee seeks willing persons with experience appropriate to the responsibilities of the committee (or are eager to learn) and who possess an interest in organizing maintenance projects and/or are adept at fixing things that wear out. The committee meets when needed, at least quarterly, and also enjoys fellowship and calories along the way. Be sure to mention your preference in doughnuts when you call to sign up! | <urn:uuid:8601d25a-3ec2-4ec8-94b7-ec3151ded166> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://www.firstpreschurch.com/facilities-committee/ | 2018-11-22T11:20:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746205.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20181122101520-20181122123520-00450.warc.gz | en | 0.954872 | 261 |
Wendy Larry To Begin Term As18th National President Of The WBCA
June 25, 2003
ATLANTA, GA -- Old Dominion University head women's basketball coach, Wendy Larry, will officially begin her term as the 18th President of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on September 1, 2003. In accordance with WBCA organizational by-laws, Larry automatically acquired this position after serving a two-year term as vice president. As president, Larry is primarily responsible for supervising board members as the principal elected officer of the board.
Larry has been at the helm of the Old Dominion women's basketball program guiding the Lady Monarchs through unprecedented acclaim and accomplishment over the last 30 years, both as a coach and player. Considered one of the elite in the world of women's basketball, she has built championship caliber teams year-in and year-out and supplied further prestige and fame to what is the Lady Monarch women's basketball dynasty.
Larry's achievements have not gone without recognition. She has been the recipient of eight Coach of the Year awards from three different leagues and has been recognized on the national level, with WBCA Region III, RCA, Sporting News, and United States Women's Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Coach of the Year accolades. Additionally, she has been named the Woman of the Year by the Outstanding Professional Women of Hampton Roads.
Larry, who is 428-155 in her career, now has 14, 20+ wins per season under her belt and has taken her team to the NCAA Women's Tournament 15 times.
"We are thrilled to have Wendy as our 18th National President," said WBCA CEO, Beth Bass. "She is a dynamic leader, who will bring an abundance of enthusiasm, which will serve as a great asset to the WBCA and women's basketball."
"I am truly honored to continue to serve the WBCA and the game that has created so much opportunity for me," stated Larry. "I commend my predecessors and look forward to carrying out the vision and legacy of this organization."
Founded in 1981, the 5,000-member WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster the development of the game in all of its aspects as an amateur sport for women and girls. | <urn:uuid:9c2afcd2-8262-45b6-b324-dc12834b7465> | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=208381551 | 2016-02-10T20:25:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701160582.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193920-00149-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97993 | 486 |
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During our 20 years of operation Benchmark has established itself as one of the leading patio contractors in Maidstone. We offer a professional and affordable patio design and construction service that can be tailored to suit any budget and any project large or small. We are committed to creating the perfect outdoor space for you and your family to safely enjoy for many years to come,and you can do so in the knowledge that significant value has been added to your home.
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- We start by visiting you at home and discussing your particular needs and requirements,any patio ideas of your own and how you intend to use the patio in the future and the whole garden space generally. The available budget is of course important and we will ensure that all proposals and plans do not exceed it.
- We will gladly answer any questions you have about the design and patio construction process , offer advice and suggestions and deal with the cost implications of using different building materials and any other issues that arise.
- Once we have reached a consensus and have a clear understanding of your requirements we will conduct a site assessment, take relevant measurements and photographs of your garden to incorporate into the design software.
- Based on this information over the following few days we will produce a costed estimate* of our patio construction proposal and a 3D plan using specialist garden garden design software to help you visualise the completed project.
- *Estimates are based on all work being carried out by Benchmark Construction & Landscaping Services. As we are not dependent on outside contractors and third parties we are able to accurately estimate all labour costs and pass on significant savings to our customers.
- As a result we are able to offer the most competitive patio construction and installation prices in Maidstone.
Whether you have your own patio ideas and just need a building contractor,or would like our patio designs and installation service,Benchmark Construction and Landscaping can meet your requirements. With over two decades of experience in delivering quality landscaping services and garden construction you can be assured of the most professional work carried out to the highest standards - and at a price you can afford. We believe we are the best value for money driveway and patio builders working in Maidstone , across Kent and throughout the south east. Delivering quality at a reasonable price is at the heart of what we do.
Patio installation & design by Maidstone's leading patio installers. From the initial consultation through to design and build you can have the peace of mind that our professionalism and experience will provide you with the best possible service. A quality patio can transform your garden and provide you with years of enjoyment, as well as adding real value to your home. We work with you to understand what you need from it and how you will use it, whether it's for entertaining, relaxing or a safe,child friendly area. We have built every type over many years in a wide variety of homes. Rest assured that whatever the size, shape or design of your garden we have the experience and ability to transform your garden into somewhere to enjoy and be proud of.
We work all over Kent including Maidstone, Medway, Sittingbourne, Tonbridge, Ashford, Canterbury. When choosing our design service you can be sure that it will suit your home and environment and is sympathetic to your garden surroundings and home, and is in line with your budgetary requirements.
Before selecting your material consider what qualities you are looking for. Do you want something eco-friendly? Are you looking for the most affordable option? Do you need a slip-resistant surface for safety around a pool? What look are you attracted to? Will freezing weather be a concern? Once you've answered these sort of questions you will be able to make an educated decision on what material is best for your patio. This will ensure that your investment will hold up for years to come. Patio paving is often the biggest expense when landscaping a yard. If you enjoy the high-end look of stone, but don't enjoy its price tag, there are other options. You can opt for decorative concrete that mimics stone or brick. Another idea is to use a more affordable material for the majority of the work and use the stone as an accent border or design. If you plan to landscape your yard in stages, paving your patio should be the first stage.
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What Is the Cosmic Mass?
Post-modern times require post-modern rituals and worship...
getting high on beauty and on dancing (and sweating) hard is ancient wisdom.
It’s difficult to transcend the everyday world and connect with Spirit with our heads bent and noses stuck in books, be they prayer books or music books, holy or unholy books. Where the modern era of past centuries was all about text, today's post-modern era is about context.
So the Cosmic Mass replaces pews with a dance floor and replaces reading with dancing and meditation triggered by powerful imagery and music with DJ and VJ enhancement. While a brief “teaching” is usually included, the printed texts of modern worship are replaced in the Cosmic Mass by the context of experience.
While the Cosmic Mass was inspired by rave celebrations, its roots go deeper: to the ancient world traditions of ecstatic sacred dance. By enlivening the forms of modern worship with elements of rave and sacred dance, three things happen:
- First, new life and inspiration flow, freed by ecstatic dance.
- Second, ravers learn they can get high on worship itself, without the need for drugs
- Third, no single minister carries the responsibilities of leadership; everyone participates in midwifing the grace of the event (no vicarious prayer!). Because everyone dances, everyone is contributing their priestly offering. | <urn:uuid:e52dfcf1-6d03-4ee5-8e5b-ff3d7fb30208> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | https://matthew-fox-bj5r.squarespace.com/home-1 | 2017-12-16T09:14:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948587496.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20171216084601-20171216110601-00554.warc.gz | en | 0.922422 | 286 |
Address by Dr. the Honourable Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts at the Cheque Presentation Ceremony: Divali, Hosay and Ramleela 2015 at Queen’s Hall on Tuesday November 3, 2015
I would like to begin by acknowledging the very generous, voluntary work you have all put into the preparation and implementation of your various activities. Given the current local, and indeed the global financial realities, volunteerism becomes an even more critical commodity for national development.
Many hours of dedicated work are required to prepare the costumes for a Ramleeela presentation, to construct the Moon that is danced for Hosay or to produce the Divali Nagaar. This is the kind of demonstrated commitment to culture and country that is required to create the Trinidad and Tobago that we all envision.
The groups before us, today, do not only embody nationhood, but also represent the natural way which community, culture and art and intertwine.
The word ‘community’ comes to the forefront as we look around at the number of Ramleela groups receiving their cheques of support today. We have groups such as the Rio Claro Ramleela Committee in South East Trinidad, the Sangre Grande Ramleela Committee in North East Trinidad, the Tarouba Krishna Leela Committee in South Trinidad and the First Felicity Ramleela and Cultural Group in Central Trinidad. All of these committees are groups of concerned people that are making a difference in their community.
The St James/Cocorite and the Cedros communities are two groups that have kept the observance of Hosay alive. While this procession is grounded in Islam, and is therefore religious in nature, the creativity displayed in the impressive glistening tadjahsis nothing short of true artistry.
The Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts has embraced its role as the guardian of the soul of Trinidad and Tobago and remains committed to projects that reinforce our national identity and promote our cultural products.
In turn, it is expected that all recipient organizations will commit to managing these funds efficiently and ensure the proper documentation of relevant transactions. Accountability is critical!
In order to guarantee the optimum allocation of the reduced funds available to the Ministry for Grant funding, we will be operating with a higher level of oversight as it relates to the financial support offered to individuals and organisations.
While this may result in changes to the amounts previously received by long-standing entities, we do believe that stakeholders and the public at large will appreciate the additional emphasis placed on the proper use of public funds.
This can only derive benefits for the sector and we look forward to working with all cultural practitioners as they move towards greater self-sufficiency, which is the foundation of a robust national cultural enterprise.
One of the first steps that will be taken by the Ministry to better streamline the grant process is the establishment of firm deadlines for the receipt of applications.
In this regard, you are asked to note that applications for funding events for the upcoming Christmas season must be delivered to the Ministry by Monday 16th November, 2015.
Requests for financial support for events for Carnival 2016 must be delivered to the Ministry by Monday 4th January, 2016.
These deadlines will be strictly adhered to and applications must be received in hard copy form and signed.
As event producers, you will agree that forward planning helps your message reach the widest audience and creates the biggest impression with the most efficient use of resources.
Ladies and gentlemen, community initiatives, art and culture are serious matters. These three factors have the power to significantly impact the direction of this nation. As we dedicate our time and expertise to guarding our traditions for future generations, we perpetuate the values that have made us diverse, harmonious and innovative people.
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It wasn’t easy, and once again the Kitsap Pumas had to battle from behind, but they managed another 2:1 win over a Puget Sound rival on Sunday in Bremerton to take over first place in the PDL Northwest Division and clinch a playoff spot.
Nasyir Rodriguez put North Sound into the lead in the 4th minute. It was leading scorer Matt Friesen who rallied Kitsap. He scored two of his own in the first half (34th minute assist to Enrique Hidalgo, 45th minute assist to Daniel Fabian) to give the Pumas the win. Friesen becomes the first Kitsap player to score 10 or more goals in a season.
The second half saw multiple chances for the Pumas to enlarge their lead. However North Sound goalkeeper Claudio Lazar was again spectacular in goal, saving several chances and knocking others aside.
The win gives Kitsap 29 points and clinches them a spot in the 4-team division playoff. The Sounders U-23’s edged Washington Crossfire 1:0 in Sunday’s other big local match. The Sounders have 27 points and sit second in the table right now. They have also clinched a playoff spot because they have a better head-to-head record against the Vancouver Whitecaps U-23’s.
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The Shared Services Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has issued a circular calling upon school personnel to avoid travel during the upcoming mid-year vacation, according to a report in local Arabic daily Arrayah.
Addressed to schools, the circular has been issued based on the precautionary and preventive measures taken by the State to limit the spread of Covid-19, the ministry’s concern for the health and safety of children, students and employees, and in the light of another wave of the virus being seen in many places worldwide.
Employees have been advised not to travel in the said period so that they do not expose themselves to accountability as a result of not commencing work on the specified date.
Announcing Holiday After school Programs with Stamford Recreation!
Ornament Making (Gr. K-2) Recreation Star Center 1170 Shippan Ave December 15, 2020 Tuesday4:30PM – 5:30pm $22.00 per child / includes all supplies Instructors: Arts In CT Staff You can make your tree beautiful. Join us to make a crafty and colorful holiday ornament. This will be something you can have for a lifetime or present as a gift to family and friends.! Max of 12 participants!
Gingerbread Cookies (Gr. K-2) Recreation Star Center 1170 Shippan Ave December 17, 2020 Thursday 4:30PM-5:30pm $22.00 per child / includes all supplies Instructors: Arts In CT Staff Join us for a class on making our holiday favorite, gingerbread cookies. Students will make dough and bake cookies. Children will select their favorite cookies and decorate them with all kinds of sweets. Max of 12 participants!
Snowman Apples (Gr. K-2) Recreation Star Center 1170 Shippan Ave December 22, 2020 Tuesday 4:30PM – 5:30pm $24.00 per child / includes all supplies Instructors: Arts In CT Staff Learn how to make this seasonally inspired treat! A chef will lead you step by step through the process to create a culinary masterpiece. Max of 12 participants.
Proposed extension to the historic Royal High School on Calton Hill sparked huge controversy.
They have revealed that a “more modest” proposal for an “arts hotel” would be brought forward for the A-listed building, after plans which would have seen two multi-storey extensions created, were thrown out.
Despite pledges that more than 250 full-time jobs would have been created, the hotel project was rejected by ministers on the grounds that there would have been “considerable damage to the setting of one of the most important neoclassical buildings in the city.”
The move will dismay campaigners against the luxury hotel plans and backers of an alternative scheme which would see the building become the new home of an independent music school.
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The building has been lying empty for more than half a century. Picture: Scott Louden
It will dash hopes that work will be able to get underway as early as next year on the rival scheme, which is being bankrolled by American arts philanthropist Carol Grigor, and already has planning permission from the city council.
The local authority, which is believed to be tied into its lease agreement for a hotel development for another two years, has yet to decide how to proceed in the wake of the government upholding the council’s rejection of the designs for the £75m Rosewood hotel, which was predicted to deliver a £75m boost to the citys economy, for a second time.
The Cockburn Association, the city’s long-running heritage watchdog, has called on the council to end its “contractual relationship” with the developers soon as possible and for the developers, Urbanist Hotels and Duddingston House Properties to “step aside” to allow the proposed relocation of St Mary’s Music School from the city’s west end to proceed.
However Taco van Heusden, co-founder of Urbanist Hotels, has called on the city council – which agreed to lease the building to allow it to become an “arts hotel” 10 years ago – to prioritise “jobs and investment” on the site rather than embark on “long procurement delays.”
Councillors have already backed plans to turn the Old Royal High School in Edinburgh into a new music school and concert hall.
He claimed that the hotel school was rejected on the grounds of the impact of the two “wings” on either side of the existing building and suggested that the proposed music school scheme would involve the “careless destruction of internal fabric” of the historic site.
Posting on social media, he said: “We will put forward a more modest arts hotel proposal that fits the now established parameter.
“Scale was established more than four-five years ago, inevitably things do change. Detailed proposals will come in due course.
“In these times especially, Edinburgh needs jobs and investment not years of new procurement process.
“The council also needs to be released from its £250,000 annual maintenance cost for the old Royal High School. There are much better ways to
An Atlanta-area high school principal and his college professor wife reportedly drown during their vacation to Puerto Rico.
Jamar Robinson, the principal of Westlake High School in South Fulton, and his wife AnnMari Robinson, an assistant professor at Georgia State University, have been identified as the drowning victims. They reportedly died last Sunday (November 8) in San Juan and leave behind their two sons, ages 14 and 15. One of the boys has special needs and is now staying with relatives.
Puerto Rico Headline News reports that the Robinsons traveled to Puerto Rico last weekend and were staying at the Conrad hotel.
Sunday afternoon, the couple were swimming behind the La Concha hotel when a strong current took AnnMari out to sea.
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Jamar then attempted to swim out and save his wife, but tragically they were both pulled under. Subsequently, several people who arrived on scene attempted to rescue the Robinsons, but they were unsuccessful.
Westlake’s head football coach Booby May confirmed Robinsons’ passing on Twitter and paid tribute to them.
“Our hearts are broken for the family of Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson and the entire Westlake community,” May wrote. “We will always remember Mr. Robinson as the principal who worked tirelessly, was always upbeat, passionate, never missed a game or event and LOVED his students with a heart that was unmatched.”
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Fulton County school system released an official statement addressing the tragic deaths.
“Robinson was an inspirational leader who brought joy with his passion for education and his students,” officials stated. “We join the community in remembering him and expressing our condolences to his family.”
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An Atlanta-area high school principal and his college professor wife drowned while vacationing in Puerto Rico this week.
Jamar and Ann Marie Robinson were swimming in the ocean Sunday behind their beach resort hotel near San Juan when Ann Robinson was dragged by rip currents, according to a Puerto Rico news report. Jamar Robinson tried reaching for his wife and they both went under the water, the report said.
Onlookers unsuccessfully tried to rescue the couple, authorities said.
“Our hearts are broken for the family of Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson and the entire Westlake community,” Bobby May, a football coach at Westlake High Scool, where Robinson was principal, tweeted. “We will always remember Mr. Robinson as the principal who worked tirelessly, was always upbeat, passionate, never missed a game or event and LOVED his students with a heart that was unmatched.”
The couple leaves behind two boys, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
A message posted to the school’s website said Robinson “left a legacy of PRIDE that will live on through the faculty members and students that he impacted and encouraged to #BeTheChange.”
Robinson had been principal of the school, located just outside Atlanta city limits, since 2018. He was recognized as an “Outstanding Georgia Citizen” in 2014 and was described by Fulton County Schools as a “passionate leader whose focus on relationship building and transparency has led to significant results for the communities and students that he serves.”
His wife was an assistant political science professor at Georgia State University Perimeter College, the newspaper reported. She was working toward her doctorate when she died.
Jamar and Ann Robinson drowned while vacationing in Puerto Rico over the weekend (GoFundMe)
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“She was a beloved and admired member of the faculty and her loss is felt personally and professionally by all of us,” Dean Nancy Kropf told the newspaper in an emailed statement.
Ann Robinson was also known as the “encyclopedia” in her doctorate program because of her intellect and love of learning, the newspaper reported. Funeral arrangements for the couple were pending.
A New York City couple also drowned while honeymooning in the Caribbean last month. Muhammad Malik, 26, a corporate attorney, and his 29-year-old wife, Dr. Noor Shah, a surgeon, were swimming in chest-high waters at a Turks and Caicos resort on Oct. 28 when they were overcome by strong riptides, the New York Post reported.
A Georgia community is mourning the loss of a Fulton County principal who died while vacationing in Puerto Rico.
Westlake High School principal Jamar Robinson and his wife, AnnMari Robinson, drowned while swimming in the ocean behind their hotel early Sunday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, citing local media outlets.
A Puerto Rican outlet reports the couple was on the beach behind the La Concha Resort in San Juan when “a whirlpool and currents of water allegedly drag(ged) the woman, and her partner (came) to her aid — both dying in the incident.”
Locals in the area tried rescuing the couple but it was too late, according to the news site. Life-saving efforts by paramedics were also unsuccessful.
“Mr. Robinson was an inspirational leader who brought joy with his passion for education and his students,” Fulton County Schools said in a statement obtained by McClatchy News. “We join the community in remembering him and expressing our condolences to his family. School leadership and support staff are at the school to support students, teachers and staff. This support is also being provided remotely to students.”
News of the couple’s passing began circulating online Tuesday, and, in an email to students, Westlake administrators announced a switch to online learning “due to the tragic death of a staff member,” according to CBS46. Robinson was not named in the memo.
Condolences poured in as the community received confirmation that Robinson and his wife had died.
“I’m at a complete lost [sic] of words this morning, upon hearing of the passing of Westlake High School Principal Jamar Robinson and his wife this past weekend,” State Rep. William Boddie, D-Georgia, wrote on Facebook. “Principal Robinson was a Good Man and a Great Educator. Westlake High School continuously had high academic performance scores year after year. I will keep the entire Robinson and Westlake High School Families in my Prayers and Thoughts.”
Incredibly sad for my former colleague, boss & school community. Never saw a principal more adored by his students. I remember how happy I was for Mr. Robinson when he was named principal at Westlake. I’m just as sad today. Rest in power! @JKRobinsonEDU#OneWestlake
Westlake assistant football coach Matthew Van Dusen lauded Robinson as an “amazing and passionate leader who loved Westlake and would do anything for its teachers and students.”
“Heartbroken by the news of Mr.Robinson,” a Westlake alum wrote on Twitter, adding: “That man showed Class of 2017 so much love!!! May him and his wife souls Rest In Peace.”
Robinson graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School in DeKalb County before earning his bachelors in psychology from Florida A&M University, according to his bio on the Fulton County schools website. He would go on to earn advanced degrees from Georgia State University and Georgia Southern University.
The former teacher was known for showing love to his students and honoring Westlake’s 2020 graduates with an electronic billboard display on the highway earlier this year.
The state does not require testing for in-state travel, so the Petersburg School District decided to come up with its own policy for staff and students. The policy mirrors the state’s mandate for out-of-state travel requiring five days of isolation in addition to at least one negative test result.
Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter said she supported the new requirement because of the rising COVID numbers around the state.
“Everything we’re doing is trying to do the very best that we can to keep our kids in school,” said Kludt-Painter. “It’s not perfect — this is not perfect. I keep thinking of it as a sieve, a little colander. There are still little leaks all over the place, but we are doing the very best we can with the information we have.”
SCHENECTADY – Two COVID positives connected to SUNY Schenectady’s School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism led Sunday to classes there going remote and some services there shutting down, the school said late Sunday.
The school received word of the two positive tests Sunday. The individuals did not have direct contact with the public, officials said. But, out of an abundance of caution, the school closed its Casola, Van Curler, Pane e Dolci and The Boucherie Curbside takeout services, the school said.
All classes at the School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism were moved remote for two weeks and the facilities will be deep cleaned.
The individuals who tested positive were last on campus Friday and will not return to the college until they are cleared by Schenectady County Public Health Services.
The school has identified the two individuals’ close contacts at the college and the health department will reach out to those who were in close contact, the school said.
“We remind our campus community to stay vigilant outside of school, practice good hygiene, wear masks and follow social distance guidelines as outlined by the CDC and the New York State Department of Health,” the college said in a release.
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How the hotel would have looked on Calton Hill. Image: Gareth Hoskins Architects
Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Hotels had appealed against the refusal by Edinburgh City Council of two schemes for the former Royal High School building on Calton Hill in December 2015 and August 2017.
International hotel chain Rosewood had been lined up to operate the hotel, which would have housed public bars, restaurants, an art gallery and performance spaces..
The £75m project for the city council-owned building, which was long touted as a home for the Scottish Parliament, was expected to create more than 260 jobs and estimated to be worth more than £35m to the city’s economy had it gone ahead.
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But the scheme, which was instigated after the city council staged a competition a decade ago to find a luxury hotel operator for the building – involved the creation of two controversial “Inca-style” stepped extensions, one on either side of the main building.
The developers said the extensions were essential to make the hotel project viable, but critics likened them to putting “Mickey Mouse ears on the Mona Lisa”. However their plans were twice rejected by the council’s own planning committee.
The government’s ruling on the development stated “Overall the proposal does not represent the right development in the right place.”
It described claims by the developers that the development would be “nationally significant” once it was up and running as “a stretch.”
The government’s ruling added: “Ministers conclude that the proposed development would not preserve the former Royal High School building or its setting and would neither preserve nor enhance the character and appearance of the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Area.
However Urbanist Hotels chairman David Orr said: “This is a deeply disappointing decision for us, our investors, and our hotel partners. It is a poor day for inward investment in our vital tourism sector.
“It is now 50 years since the old Royal High School had a proper use and we still do not have a solution that safeguards its future. This decision leaves a magnificent building more at risk than ever.
“As a globally significant city, Edinburgh would have been ideally suited to host a Rosewood hotel.
“It is extraordinary that during a national crisis, at a time when it has never been more important to support Scottish tourism and jobs, our country has been denied a world-class hotel to put it on a level with other European capitals.
“This will not help attract the scale of visitors that Scotland desperately needs as a nation or help to drive economic growth when recovery comes.
“We will be gathering our thoughts as to what we do next. “
Alternative proposals to develop the site for St Mary’s Music School were given the green light in 2016 with a seven-year expiry date on consent due to the unique situation with the hotel plans being appealed.
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A Morris County school district announced high school and middle school students will remain all remote and not return to in-person classes until Feb. 1 – among the latest reopening date announced so far by a New Jersey district due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Boonton High School students and those in grades 6 through 8 at John Hill School will return to classes Feb. 1, while students in kindergarten through fifth grade will start two weeks earlier on Jan. 19, said Boonton Public Schools Superintendent Robert Presuto.
Boonton is the latest district in New Jersey to delay a return to the classroom until 2021 as the state grapples with a recent increase in coronavirus cases. Newark, the state’s largest district, announced Monday that students will return Jan. 25, six days after the resumption of in-person classes in Paterson.
Presuto cited several reasons for the school board’s decision Monday night, at his recommendation, extending all-remote learning beyond the first marking period, which ends Nov. 6.
In an email Wednesday night, Presuto said a “sizable portion” of the district’s teachers had declined to return, due to being at a higher risk for COVID-19, and there are not enough substitute teachers available.
Presuto also cited the decision by other districts to remain all-remote learning amid rising coronavirus cases and the expectation that families and staffers may travel during Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, likely necessitating two-week quarantines that would disrupt a return to school.
He added that some school districts where in-person classes have resumed have already decided to switch to all-remote learning around the holidays, and that his district wanted to avoid potentially having to start, and then stop.
“All of these factors together were considered in the recommendation and decision. Many schools, particularly N.J. high schools, have reverted to virtual instruction multiple times in Morris County alone since September,” Presuto said.
Approximately 1,400 students are enrolled in the district’s schools.
When in-person instruction resumes, Boonton Public Schools will use a hybrid schedule.
Presuto said students will be divided into two groups, or cohorts. Students will attend classes on two days, for four hours per day, and use remote learning the rest of the week.
He said the goal is to limit attendance at the three schools to 50% or less of capacity in order to accommodate social distancing.
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Around 8pm on 20 December last year, a young couple walking through Belfast's Donegal Square noticed a white van parked in Wellington Street, a narrow alleyway running off the west side of the city's central landmark. Something about the scene aroused their suspicions. Blocking the road, the van was obviously engaged in a delivery or collection. But it was the Monday before Christmas, and there wasn't a lot of business going on at that time of the evening. The van was a distinctive box shape, unlike the standard white van renowned for its aggressive drivers. And then there were its occupants: they were wearing boiler suits, baseball caps and wigs.
The couple went in search of a police officer. Though this part of downtown Belfast is well-patrolled by the PSNI, the Northern Ireland police service, they could only find a traffic warden, who noted details and later contacted the police. A few minutes after that, a patrol car pulled up in Wellington Street, but the van was gone and all was quiet.
Donegal Square stands at the very heart of Belfast, and at the very heart of Donegal Square stands Belfast's City Hall. A dramatic pastiche of St Paul's Cathedral, it is an Edwardian monument to civic order, provincial pride and imperial reach, a steadfast reminder of a version of history the city's residents have laboured both to escape and embrace.
The same neoclassical ambition is also evident in the facade of the buildings that make up the rest of the square, with the exception, that is, of a squat concrete block that fits in like a dressed-down outsider at a society wedding. Situated on the corner of Donegal Square West and Wellington Street, this is the headquarters of the Northern Bank, Northern Ireland's foremost commercial bank.
Built in the late Seventies, when the Troubles were at their most incendiary, it casts more than a nod to the brutalist school of architecture. With its narrow windows, reminiscent of a castle keep's, and thick, forbidding walls, the Northern Bank head office was designed to withstand the wear and tear of modern urban life. It was designed, that is, to be bomb proof.
Although the building contains no bank - at least none that the public can enter - it does hold plenty of money. Hidden away in its basement is a bunker housing the cash centre that supplies Northern Bank's 95 branches. It's a well-chosen site. The area in and around Donegal Square is covered by a network of closed-circuit cameras. Police stand guard at City Hall, and maintain a regular presence in the nearby streets. The Northern Bank itself boasts security cameras on every wall; teams of security guards are stationed inside and out. Within the building, an elaborate system of reinforced air locks, gates and internal cameras leads to an underground corridor, either side of which are two rooms protected by steel bars, like a sheriff's jail in a Western. This is the cash centre.
It would be hard to envisage a more impenetrable or secure setting. And with good reason. At various times, as much as £100m is stored beneath the Northern Bank's Donegal Square offices. There may have been around that amount assembled on that Monday in December. No one seems to be sure. Whatever the sum total, there was £26.5m less at the end of that night. By then, the Northern Bank had suffered one of the biggest and most audacious robberies in living memory.
It began the previous night in a house in Poleglass, west Belfast. Chris Ward and his father were watching a Spanish football game when there was a knock at the door. Ward, a supervisor with Northern Bank, is a keen football fan and assistant treasurer of Celtic supporters' club in Belfast, known as Erin Go Bragh (Ireland Forever). The stranger at the door told him he had come to talk about Celtic. According to Ward, there was nothing out of the ordinary about this, so he let the man in. It was when another man followed in after that Ward realised there was something wrong.
Though the two men did not produce any weapons, they quickly took charge. They explained to Ward they wanted to talk to him about his job, and that they were going to take him away for 24 hours. 'You have a very simple choice,' one of them said. 'If you co-operate with us, your family will be fine. If you don't, they'll be dead.' The arrangement was also reciprocal with regard to the family's cooperation and Ward's life. The family were held hostage by the two men for the next 24 hours.
Another gang-member escorted Ward to a car, where the driver turned and pointed a gun at his head and told him to say nothing and not to move. He was then driven to another car, in which two further men were waiting, and out of Belfast to a village called Loughinisland, where Kevin McMullan and his wife Karen live.
McMullan was the deputy manager of the Northern Bank's cash centre. The Northern Bank's security system required two keys to gain access to the cash centre's vault. And the keys were held separately by two senior staff on a rota system. McMullan had one of the keys for the following day's work, and Ward had the other. They had only been paired together that day by a late change in the rota. Wittingly or not, someone from the bank had passed vital inside information to the gang.
At McMullan's isolated bungalow, Ward was tied up with his arms behind his back and told to stand in the corner of a darkened room. One of the standard methods of interrogation is to extend what security experts call the 'shock of capture'. The idea is to maintain the prisoner in a state of anxiety and disorientation, so that he might be more effectively controlled. After an hour and a half of staring at a wall, Ward was taken in tears into the same room as McMullan, where he learned that Karen had been removed as a hostage under the same conditions as his family. Two men had gained access to the house by posing as policemen. They told Karen that a relation had died in a car crash.
Ward and McMullan were then questioned about details of the bank's security by two men in balaclavas, before being led to separate rooms. Ward said he'd never seen a man in a balaclava before. Neither man was able to sleep that night.
The following day Ward and McMullan were issued with mobile phones by the gang and instructed to drive to work and behave in a normal manner. At 4.45, following instructions, McMullan sent the staff home early as a pre-Christmas treat. He and Ward then filled Ward's Celtic sports holdall with around £1m in cash. One of the mysteries of the robbery and Northern Bank's security system is how this action was not picked up by the internal CCTV. But cameras did capture Ward leaving the building with the bag, a mundane image that is transformed into something tautly surreal by the knowledge that he is carrying a lifetime's earnings. He delivered the bag to a bus stop round the corner from the bank, where a man in a trilby and scarf arrived and walked away with £1m.
Experts believe this was a dummy run, to check that the two men were capable of following their instructions, and to detect any unforeseen systems in Northern Bank's security. It turned out that leaving the building with a seven-figure sum couldn't have been easier. Now the robbery could go ahead in earnest. Back in the cash centre, Ward and McMullan loaded trays of money on to a trolley used to collect rubbish. They also put in old chairs and other detritus to make it appear more authentic.
At around 7pm, the van arrived to pick up the 'rubbish'. The van was driven earlier that day from across the border in Louth. Its exact origins remain unclear, though police say its licence plate belongs to another vehicle. Neither is it by any means certain if this refuse collection was a regular event, or whether it required the rubbish men to present some form of ID. What is known is that the ease with which the robbers escaped with a vanful of cash encouraged them to return for another load.
An hour later, security informed McMullan and Ward that the rubbish men had returned. As instructed by phone, they had already stacked another trolley, and taken it upstairs. It is said that during this second pick-up, a security man left the building on a cigarette break, and chatted to Ward as he loaded the van with his employer's money. The Northern Bank's security procedures are currently undergoing a comprehensive review. As one insider said to me, 'Operation Stable Door is a familiar phrase in Northern Ireland.' Shortly afterwards, the young couple passed by, which led to the traffic warden's phone call, and the arrival of a patrol car. By then the van had disappeared, and with it £26.5m in cash.
Later that night Karen McMullan, who had been kept bound and blindfold, was released in a wood outside Belfast, in such distress that she was nearly hit by a passing car. Her own car was found burnt out. She is still said to be severely traumatised by her treatment. The only hostage to have spoken about his ordeal is Chris Ward, in an interview with Kevin Magee on BBC Northern Ireland's Spotlight. Because he is a Catholic from Poleglass, a republican stronghold, Ward has been the subject of malicious innuendo. In the minds of more sectarian observers, these unfounded rumours gained substance when Ward opted to wear a Celtic football shirt in the TV interview. The tribal folklore of Northern Ireland and Scotland sees the Glasgow football club as representatives of Catholic republicanism in opposition to Glasgow Rangers' Protestant loyalism.
Yet the PSNI has emphasised that Ward is a victim of the crime, not a suspect, and nothing in his performance on Spotlight suggested otherwise. A short, boyish 23-year-old, with a shaved haircut and a gold earring, he looked dwarfed by his experience, as if it were too large and too lethal to squeeze into a life shaped by a steady job and a sporting obsession. He just seemed like the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Everybody likes a good heist story, as is demonstrated by the popularity of films like Ocean's Twelve, which opened in Belfast shortly after the Northern Bank robbery. And the Irish are no different. Within hours the joke went about that Donegall Celtic, a tiny football team in republican west Belfast, had put in a £26m bid to buy David Beckham. Mocked-up Northern Bank notes were circulated on the net with the faces of Sinn Fein's president Gerry Adams and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness superimposed on the money. Ocean's Twelve posters were also adapted to feature Adams and McGuinness alongside Brad Pitt and George Clooney. And in west Belfast, young lads waved their cash at police patrols. All this guerrilla artwork reflected the widespread belief that it was the IRA that had pulled off the heist. As one former IRA volunteer told me: 'It's the loyalists that take £26 from post offices. Somebody else does £26m.'
On the early February afternoon I visited Hugh Orde, the chief constable of the PSNI, at police headquarters in a leafy suburb of east Belfast, he was keen to dismiss the idea that what took place at the Northern Bank was in any sense a rollicking caper. He was fed up with the international fascination with the crime. 'I went to speak in Dubai on leadership,' he complained, 'and all they wanted to know about was this wretched robbery.' For the sake of accuracy, and perhaps his own professional pride, he also let me know that, when inflation was taken into account, the Northern Bank was a smaller haul than the Great Train Robbery.
With his slicked-back hair, quick wit and informal manner, Orde is a long way from the dour caricature of a Northern Ireland policeman. For a start, he's English. Though an outsider, he's earned a measure of respect across both nationalist and unionist communities. A veteran of the Met's Operation Trident, he is a man who is at ease with the modern language of diversity and inclusiveness. In accordance with the Patten recommendations on policing, he's successfully instituted a policy of 50/50 recruitment among Catholics and Protestants. And his time spent working for Sir John Stevens on the inquiry into the murder of the lawyer Pat Finucane (which highlighted collusion between the intelligence services and loyalist paramilitaries) means that he cannot be dismissed out of hand by republicans.
I asked him what kind of specialist skills were needed to execute the Northern Bank job, and he shot back: 'The ability to terrify people. You don't need people to break safes. They'd never have got into that bank vault without the keys in a million years. It would have blown the middle of Belfast apart. It's the skills people have learned over the 30 years of terrorism. People forgot that there were a number of victims in this crime. It was seen as a Robin Hood crime. That needed to be dealt with.'
Orde's answer, three weeks after the crime, was to name the Provisional IRA as the prime and only suspects in the investigation. He says this was a purely policing decision, without external or internal political influence. But it was an unprecedented step, and considering the consequences, it's hard to think that he was not given some kind of green light by the Northern Ireland office, or even Downing Street. In any event, it would not be an overstatement to say that Orde's announcement shifted the political landscape of Northern Ireland.
Having previously turned a blind eye to a series of IRA robberies and punishment shootings, both Tony Blair and the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, made known their frustrations with the republican movement. In response, the IRA withdrew its offer to decommission its weapons and issued a terse warning to the two governments of Britain and Ireland: 'Do not underestimate the seriousness of the situation.'
It seemed incredible that just two months earlier the IRA was reported to be on the point of disbanding, a deal on decommissioning was all but concluded, and Sinn Fein was ready to share devolved power with its old enemy, Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party. One IRA source was quoted in Ireland's Sunday Business Post: 'I was visited [by a figure within the IRA leadership] and told that the whole movement was going to be dismantled - the structures, the lot. I was asked if there was anything I wanted, anything they could do for me. There would be just a small team left to protect the core leadership from assassination.'
Suddenly, in the wake of the robbery, the peace process was in a greater crisis than at any time since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. If the raid on the Northern Bank was a financial success for the IRA, it had turned into a political disaster for Sinn Fein. And it would get worse. Last month, Robert McCartney, a well-known Catholic from east Belfast, was killed in a bar-room brawl. Word soon got out that IRA volunteers were involved, and that CCTV evidence had been destroyed and witnesses intimidated. After republicans took to the streets to protest against the IRA, Sinn Fein was forced to issue carefully worded statements in support of the McCartney family. With the Northern Bank, though, it continued to attack those who named the IRA without producing any evidence. But Orde was adamant he had identified the guilty party in the Northern Bank job. He told me his team of senior detectives had put together what he described as a 'world-class' briefing, based on intelligence and inquiries, that convinced him of the IRA's culpability. The Independent Monitoring Commission, the peace process watchdog, agreed.
The police believed the money was driven to the Grosvenor Road neighbourhood of west Belfast, where it was transferred to another vehicle, which headed south for the border. Raids followed on addresses in north and west Belfast, including the homes of John Trainor, a former republican prisoner said to be an IRA intelligence officer, and Eddie Copeland, once described in court as a senior IRA figure, but who has no criminal convictions. Police opened wrapped Christmas presents at Copeland's house, and took away clothing, a mobile and 16 pairs of shoes, earning Copeland the local nickname of 'Imelda'.
But no arrests were made, and at that stage the case against the IRA, as far as it had been revealed, seemed not only speculative but purely negative. The IRA was responsible, the reasoning went, because no one else was capable. Who else, everyone asked, could drive into a republican area of Belfast and take a household hostage for 24 hours? Similarly, the fact that the thieves were meticulous in erasing forensic evidence was also seen as a hallmark of IRA robberies. The absence of fingerprints has effectively become an IRA fingerprint. And indeed the denials issued by the IRA and Adams and McGuinness were also seen by many as confirmation of IRA guilt.
To this end, Michael McDowell, the Irish minister for justice and a tenacious critic of Sinn Fein and the IRA, brought attention to a statement made by Adams after the murder of a policeman, Jerry McCabe, during a robbery in the Republic in 1996. 'The IRA has denied any involvement and I accept that,' said Adams at the time. 'Crimes like this can play no part in the republican struggle, and those who are seeking to blame Sinn Fein know this.' It was not until some time later that the IRA admitted responsibility. Sinn Fein continues to campaign for the release of McCabe's killers.
This is the paradox which all parties linked to paramilitaries in Northern Ireland have difficulties reconciling. On the one hand they are bound to condemn crime, but on the other, they are seen to benefit from it. Since the Good Friday Agreement, there have been more than 400 armed attacks on cash-delivery vehicles alone, and most of them are thought to be the work of paramilitaries. Sinn Fein is said to be not only the wealthiest party in Ireland, but one of the best-funded in Europe. Adams insists that the money comes from America and legitimate membership activities, but, leaving the Northern Bank aside, the IRA is suspected of a spate of multimillion-pound robberies in the past year. If the money is not being spent on weapons, where is it going?
One reading of the Good Friday Agreement is that it does not cover criminal activity, like bank robberies. McDowell insists 'the fundamental position of the Provisionals - including, of course, Sinn Fein - still remains that the lawful and legitimate power of government of the Irish people is vested in the IRA and not elsewhere'. Therefore raids on banks and superstores are not crimes because they are not carried out in legal statehoods.
North of the border, at least, it's obvious that Sinn Fein does not fully recognise the authority of the criminal justice system. For example, it refuses to take up its two seats on the police board to which Orde must report. Its argument is that the Patten reforms have not yet been properly implemented. Alex Atwood of the SDLP, the moderate nationalist party, told me that in his opinion not only had Patten's recommendations been put into practice, but that, 'The republican movement had done virtually nothing to prepare its community for lawful authority.' Yet it is Sinn Fein that has superseded the SDLP at the polls.
Orde sees it as crucial that Sinn Fein plays its part in overseeing policing. 'I've always said since the day I came here, they should join the board. That's what the law says, that's what the structure says, that's what the constitution says.'
I wondered if he would have minded if Sinn Fein had joined the board the day after he declared the IRA responsible for the Northern Bank robbery.
'It's not a matter if I care or not,' he replied. 'They've got a right to be on it. Now what would happen to the board is a matter you could speculate on; I couldn't possibly comment. It would be interesting.'
Orde was not without sympathy for Sinn Fein's predicament: 'They're in a difficult position. We didn't need the bank robbery and I'm sure someone could argue they didn't, if one assumes they are committed to a peaceful political solution.'
Which begs the question that has divided republican watchers. Is it possible the Sinn Fein leadership could have been left in the dark over such a politically damaging operation? British and Irish security services have long maintained that Adams and McGuinness sit on the Provisionals' army council. Sinn Fein insists this is untrue, and Adams even goes so far as to deny that he was ever in the IRA, though there is no shortage of persuasive counter-evidence.
Orde skirted the question when I put it to him, and it's notable Blair has avoided linking Sinn Fein to the raid. By contrast, Ahern has shown no such reticence. Much to the anger of Sinn Fein, he made public his opinion that Adams was fully aware of what was going to take place even as he sat across the table from the Irish PM during the negotiations on decommissioning. Another who puts Adams in the frame is the republican dissident Anthony McIntyre, a former member of the IRA who served 18 years in prison for killing a loyalist and is now one of Sinn Fein's most vocal tormentors.
'The Sinn Fein leadership effectively runs the IRA,' he told me, 'and given the control freakery that besets the Adams leadership and in particular Adams, there is in my view no doubt that he knew. Would the British army go to war in Iraq without Tony Blair knowing? Do the IRA do one of the biggest bank robberies in the world without the leadership of Sinn Fein knowing?'
The counter-hypothesis is that there exists a genuine tension between the Sinn Fein leadership and IRA hardliners. One republican suggested to me that unionist intransigence in the peace process had led Brian Keenan, a legendary hardman and said to be a leading member of the IRA's ruling army council, to gain the upper hand over Adams and McGuinness. In his auto-biography, the IRA informer Sean O'Callaghan recalls hearing Keenan refer to Adams and McGuinness as 'two fine fucking Catholic boys', something of a put-down from a staunch Marxist like Keenan. O'Callaghan argues that while Keenan was imprisoned in the Eighties and early Nineties, his uncompromising anti-state approach had lost ground to the Catholic pair's pragmatic nationalism. Was the Northern Bank a case of the Keenan faction reasserting itself?
Even if this were so, it's doubtful the raid could have gone ahead without some form of sanction by, or at least the knowledge of, the Sinn Fein leadership. Another republican observer painted a scenario in which Adams reluctantly gave a go-ahead to a 'bloodless spectacular' as a means of avoiding a split within the IRA, or worse still, a return to war. If nothing else, that would make the robbery a unique kind of peace mission.
I took a circuitous route to Sinn Fein's headquarters in the Falls Road in west Belfast. First I dropped into the offices of the Progressive Unionist Party in east Belfast to talk to David Ervine, the chief spokesman for the PUP, which in the way of politics in the province is linked to the UVF paramilitaries. One of Northern Ireland's more colourful politicians, and known as 'Shakespeare' for his rich oratory, he served six years in prison in the Seventies on charges of possessing explosives. He professed himself mystified by the Northern Bank raid. 'You can't imagine that Adams would have remotely considered the consequences and thought where we are now is a good option.'
Ervine was damning of the 'grand militarists of the republican movement' but, in direct contrast to mainstream unionists, he argues that the IRA's weapons are less important than their words.
'I think unionism and the British government have always been asking the wrong questions, and when you ask the wrong questions it should be no surprise that you get the wrong answers. The question always should have been "Is the war over?" and the weapons follow logically, I believe.'
That is not Ian Paisley's outlook. The collapse of the decommissioning deal that preceded the Northern Bank robbery occurred when Paisley demanded filmed evidence of the IRA's weapons. In a now infamous speech in Ballymena, he called for the IRA to be 'humiliated'. 'They need to wear their sackcloth and ashes,' he said, 'not in a back room, but openly.'
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Pam: Family Day and Fraud
Pam and Tommy took their boys out for a movie yesterday in Malibu, apparently narrowly avoiding a run-in with Rick Salomon who has filed fraud claims of his own against Pam (she did the same) as they both move to annul their 2 month marriage.
Annulment. Not divorce. Curious.
You will note – Rick is considerably wealthier than Pam. He is not seeking financial support, rather he is asking not to have to provide HER with financial support. Which brings us to intentions. He didn’t marry her for money… he married her for sex. She on the other hand – well… it is Pam after all… and money definitely had something to do with it.
As for the fraud claims – here’s where it gets interesting. Most agree that Rick is pretty much an open book. He’s dirty, he’s amoral, there’s a skeezy past, there wasn’t much more to reveal. She on the other hand…
On the other hand, Rick’s fraud claims could be much more legitimate. First of all, there’s the question of the babies. Or the no babies. Rumour has it, she “took care it” at least twice while they were together. Over his objections. They were together about 6 months. And then there’s her illness.
As you know, Pam has Hep C and allegedly does not take care of herself the way someone else in her condition, raising two boys, might do. Hard, hard, hard partying. Heavy, heavy “happy”… supposedly she keeps telling people she’s only got 5 years, which is why she’s busting her ass to make as much money as she can before the end. Word is, that had a major part to play in why she and Rick split.
But she is the most amazing role model, non? And such a wonderful mother, non?
It’s a mystery – why no one calls his diseased skank on her sh*t. Seriously… why not?
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You cannot get away from being plural;
On you must rest the burden of my sin.
Moreover, your self-portrait is a mural,
Kaleidoscope of intimates within.
In what you say I find my inspiration,
Perhaps unfairly making you my guide.
Penitence presumes that expectation,
Uniting outer good with good inside,
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Sat Mar 10 09:34:13 CST 2012
not sure if this is a biz question or tech question
its a tech question insofar as ms lync desktop client has integration with email and screen sharing and wondering how to do that in the asterisk world perhaps with a softfone like zoiper or an IM client like pidgin.....when i search for thunderbird extensions for asterisk i find
http://www.oak-wood.co.uk/tbdialout/andhttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/asterisk-click2dial/?src=searchboth of which look great
but that leads to the question are my contacts email centric or company centric that is to say, am i working off a ms exchange server or ms crm server ?we use sugarcrm in our office and noojee click click2dial works fine...... but even that is not a slam dunk because the sugar email client is horrible
if anyone has any suggestions regarding these types of general biz processes it would be appreciatedi am not familiar with the ms world but i guess the big trio is ms exchange server + ms lync + ms crmi have an appointment to sell against that in a few weeksthey have 20 offices and only 35% are set up with ms communicator on polycom cx 500 fonesi must say the color displays on those fones are a lot sexier than anything in the sound point line......
thx in advance
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Jacobs & Co, Steakhouse, Toronto, Canada
My favored steakhouse in Toronto always has been Barberian’s (http://www.barberians.com/). Not only because of its great name, but because of some very good steaks, great wines and some personal stories which are related strongly to this place. Everything I thought is more or less unique as for instance the impressive huge wine selection and of course the meat. But, I need to be honest; the Barberian is a very vintage and even conservative place.
My friend Amy Beecroft, originally from Toronto, reacted indignantly when I told her about my sympathy and excitement of the mentioned place. As a counter program and try of proof that there is a least more than only one steakhouse she brought me to Jacobs & Co. Admittedly a really great alternative, if not as real counter program. Modern! Stylish! A bit more if not much louder! No carpeted floor but nice and spacious table. Waitresses mostly instead of waiter, young not old, maybe even a bit too young. Anyhow, the best and really unique about the restaurant is the amazing selections of different steaks!
There is a general menu which contains appetizers, vegetables and selected mains; there is a menu for dessert and of course also a list of wine. But the real gem is a separate steak menu! At least ten (!) sources of meat: farms from Canada, USA, Australia and Japan with really impressive selections of different cuts – all together more than 40 different selections. Please have a look at the menu of Sept. 27th 2015 here: steaks
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Tenderloin, USDA Prime Black
Canadian Bone In Striploin
a tasting cut of Westholme Farms Wagyu-Queensland, Australia (P. Tsebelis’s favorid source)
As you can expect at such a place the preparation of meat is top-level: medium rare is real medium rare. Although I and very probably any chef of this restaurant would kill you inwardly if you would order “well done” of course meat would be well done at its point. Surely, this is one of the very best steak places I know in the world. I still will return to Barbarian, certainly with another expectation now and I also believe I still will enjoy steak in NY or some other towns. But (!), I’ll take reference. In Berlin for instance people always praise a place called Grill Royal – this is shit comparing to Jacobs & Co.
Honestly, only a woman could order side dishes. Senseless: we agreed on mushrooms. But this evening was devoted to meat!
Aside of this the wine list isn’t unimpressive. When I told Peter that I once had the chance to went into the cellar of my former favored place Barbarian which contains a remarkable wine collection (as far as I know the second largest in Canada linked to a restaurant) he fairly admitted that this is not achievable. Simply because Barbarian collects wines since many decades. Taking this in consideration the selection of wine at Jacobs & Co is a very interesting and certainly colorful one. We had a lighter but characterful 2007, Pinot Nero from Giorgo Odero from Frecciarossa (Casteggio) which is part of Pavese, ca. 70km in the south of Milan (http://www.frecciarossa.com/eng_odero.html). Not too often to be found on a wine menu but reasonable priced and perfect for a variety of steak.
Dessert wasn’t something we ordered but presented to us as the godsend of this dinner: three “unasked” choices of sweets! And honestly, this size and variety was unreasonable. Too much to eat and much too rich – almost a demolition of the experience of the evening.
Giving the right amount of points I like to comment: because of the amazing quality of meat I am giving eights points. In respect to the rest as service, side dishes and loudness of the restaurant it would be five. Compromising this, it’s a seven!
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After his kids were inspired by images they saw on Instagram, Andrew Watson needed no excuse to take a family holiday to the Norwegian fjords. Was ‘that’ rock as scary as it looked?
Social media has had a hard time of late, but without the help of its convoluted algorithms we wouldn’t have ended up standing on a boulder nearly 1000m above a fjord in Norway. It was the awe-inspiring posts of stunning fjords and terrifying boulder antics splashed across social media that had swung it for the kids. “That looks epic! Can we go?” is music to the ears of any adventuring parent; so thanks, Instagram. With the younger crew thus inspired, we decided the six-hour drive from our base in Tromøy would be worth it.
Wanting an early start to avoid the crowds, we decided to make the most of Norway’s ‘right to roam’ laws and headed off to wild camp close to Øygardstøl (the start of the hike).
So, there we were at 2am, pitching a borrowed tent in the glow of our rental car headlights: a great way to start an adventure! We woke to a crystal-clear Norwegian morning, packed the tent, then drove the final hour along the FV500, a tiny (summer- only) road that weaves its way from Sirdal to Lysebotn. As we passed icy blue lakes and grey rock peaks, the early morning sun glistened off the last remaining patches of brilliant white snow; it was a scenically stunning way to start the day.
When we arrived at the car park, a well-built Norwegian was asking some bemused backpackers “Who does this look like?” as he pointed at a poster of a nude man posing on the famous Kjerag boulder. Turns out it was him, a multi-talented car park attendant, model, bodybuilder and (off season) Miami wedding planner. We had a chat about the conditions, and as the café (stunning location) was still closed he kindly offered us some much-appreciated coffee. A super-friendly guy, a great advocate for the area and a new Facebook friend, he almost made the hefty 200 kroner (about £20) car parking fee bearable.
The hike is clearly marked and starts at 500m altitude so it’s cameras at the ready, with epic views from the first few steps. With dramatic cliffs and a backdrop of snow-capped mountain ranges split by the Lysefjord, a great 42km gouge running back towards Stavanger, it’s jaw-dropping. The first section is one of the steeper climbs, and it’s a good indicator of what’s to come. With a combined 800m of elevation over the 11km return trip, there are three steep sections to tackle with formed steps and chains for hauling yourself up the more precipitous rock slopes. You’re rewarded at the top of each climb with stunning vistas of the fjord, and, for the courageous, plenty of cliff-edge photo opportunities.
The valleys between the climbs bubbled with ice-cold snowmelt streams, the crystal-clear water glistening across the rocks before spectacularly plunging hundreds of metres to the fjord below. It’s listed as a 5-10-hour ‘demanding hike even for experienced hikers’. Our children (Oscar 14 and Tabitha 12), who are reasonably fit and experienced, weren’t fazed by the terrain or distance, and the ever-present drop to the fjord was both a mesmerising magnet and talking point: “How long do you think it would take to fall to the bottom?” Apparently it would be a 21.68-second fall for 75kg me (there’s an app for it!). If you’re a nervous parent this might prove to be a stressful day out.
Once we’d tackled the climbs, the path levelled out to a plateau of grey rock randomly strewn with boulders left over from a bygone glacial age. We jokingly tried to push one then settled for adding a few pebbles to the 2m-high cairn that marked the path to the famous boulder.
Surprisingly there haven’t been any recorded fatalities mounting the Bolten (boulder), and knowing this made it an even tougher call to deny Tabitha her Instagram moment. The wind was buffeting round alarmingly, and responsible parenting kicked in. To make things worse Oscar was already on the boulder, T-shirt flapping in the wind, yelling at us to hurry up and get the photo. You approach from the cliff side, cross 5m of rock ledge with minimal handholds while staring down a 980m drop. You then step out onto the boulder. Unsurprisingly at this point many were on their hands and knees – it’s not for everyone! The normal spot to take the ‘Kjerag’ photo was still covered in a bank of melting snow, so getting photos was a precarious undertaking. It’s busy in high season, so best to set out early or bring the camping kit and turn it into a multi-day adventure.
The hike is part of the Lysefjorden six-day circuit that includes the other local Instagram favourite, Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen). The natural platform by the boulder was a great spot to sit back and soak it all in. With the crazy vertical drops, gravity-defying rock outcrops and cascading waterfalls creating shimmering rainbows it felt surreal, like a computer-generated scene from The Lord of the Rings.
Another iPhone camera ca-tchik bought us back to reality and we decided to ditch the crowds and find a quiet lunch spot. Some 35 minutes later, after a few fun but hairy mini ravine crossings, we were sitting sheltered and enjoying the sun metres away from a 1000m drop. With a view stretching down the fjord towards Pulpit Rock, we’d found our perfect lunch spot. Sandwiches tend to be an anti-climax for us, so even on short hikes we carry a cooker or Jetboil – and today’s menu was hot dogs. Heat in the Jetboil; add bun, sauce and Sprøstekt Løk (crispy fried onions): no mess, happy kids. We were enjoying our digestives and hot chocolate dessert in peace; the closest human object we could make out was a tiny speck of a boat making its way up the fjord below.
The thud thud thud of a helicopterflying up the fjord broke the silence. The children waved enthusiastically, then we all panicked as the chopper banked steeply and came back to drop a paramedic nearby. Thankfully he wasn’t there for us; he was stationed to stop base jumpers leaping to a messy collision with the helicopters carrying out a rescue below.
Unbeknown to us, our lunch spot is probably the most famous base-jumping location in the world, with over 50,000 jumps logged, and the venue for the annual Heliboogie festival. Every year, 250-plus crazy souls gather to base jump and wing fly, with a heli ferry service to take them back up so they can do it all again. As we’d forgotten our parachutes we decided on a more traditional route back.
We had spotted the highest point in the area behind us at 1132m, and decided it was worth a detour. It gave us a true 360-degree panorama of the area, opening up the views back towards the mountains that stretched literally as far as you could see. A few mountain birds scurried across the rock faces in front of us as we descended to join the main track back.
There is a partial loop that takes you inland from the boulder to join the first valley, but we were all feeling the effects of a full-on fun day out and decided to head straight for the car park.
Praise for Norway
Having tackled some amazing hikes as a family both in the UK and abroad, Norway ranks as one of our favourite destinations. It has a great hiking infrastructure, and getting there is relatively cheap. English is spoken nearly everywhere, camping is well catered for, and we’ve always felt welcome and safe. Yes, you might have to stock up on duty-free alcohol on the way in and not eat out every night, but if you shop smart it isn’t too expensive.
With a landscape that includes raging rivers, waterfalls, mountains, stunning coastlines, dramatic fjords and Instagrammable spots it has everything you could wish for.
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Statement: It’s wrong to use COVID relief to export our water
January 7, 2022
WE are outraged and extremely disappointed in former Governor Bill Owens investing in and supporting a scheme to transport our valuable water resource out of the San Luis Valley. Working with his former Deputy Sean Tonner, they have submitted a proposal to Douglas County Commissioners to use $20 million dollars of their COVID-relief funds to help their selfish cause to export water out of the San Luis Valley.
COVID-relief funds – What? These are federal dollars that all of us pay into every year to the IRS!
When elected as our 40th governor, Owens thanked rural Coloradoans for his win, defeating Gail Schoettler by only 8,300
Alamosa Citizen will publish statements from public officials about issues specific to the San Luis Valley.
votes. And if you recall, in November of2002, “Colorado voters rejected Owens’ water storage initiative, Referendum A. The referendum failed to win a single county in the state…..and was opposed by the environmental community and many of Colorado’s Western Slope who feared it would lead to the Front Range using more Western Slope Water.” (Wikipedia).
Owens supposedly stood up for those of us in rural Colorado. He also led us to believe that he supported rural economic development and agriculture. Rural Coloradoans legitimately are fearful of politicians who claim they have our best interest at heart, but when it comes to something they want, they become the hammer that cripples our growth and future prosperity.
The San Luis Valley is in a 20-year drought. Last spring the State Water Engineer shut down irrigation wells in Subdistrict 5. By the time the wells were allowed to be turned back on, it was too late in the season for many of the ranchers to grow enough hay to feed their cattle this winter. Our aquifer is depleting. There is declining runoff in the Rio Grande Basin. The idea that there is an abundance for water for Douglas County suburbia to continue to sprawl at the San Luis Valley’s expense is shameless.
The Renewable Water Resources (RWR) and Commissioner Teal claim this is “just emotional” for the San Luis Valley. Well, damn right it is emotional, but it is our livelihood, our family, our heritage, our wildlife and environment.
Douglas County Commissioner George Teal recently wrote, “By coming together now, and with the right approach for all of Douglas County, we can develop a guaranteed water solution that will serve our county now and for decades to come.” He goes onto say, “The vital resource would come from exporting just 2.5% of the water that recharges (or refills) into the San Luis Valley.” (January 4, 2022, Douglas County News-Press)
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PELHAM -- It was more than three decades ago when the owner of an arcade company told Sarah St. John that if she could fix a broken-down pinball machine -- Xenon -- within an hour, she had a job.
An electrical engineer by trade with a degree from Northeastern University, the repair task was as easy as level one in Pac-Man for the Pelham resident.
"I had it up and running in 10 minutes," St. John said.
From there, the passion for pinball grew and, shortly after, so did a collection of pinball machines and arcade games that she started.
Today she owns more than 750 such machines and a few hundred of them -- 357, to be exact -- have been inside the Pinball Wizard Arcade in Pelham, which she has owned and operated for six and a half years.
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However, at 8 p.m. Sunday, the final pinball plunger was pulled and the final high score was approached, as the arcade closed its doors for good.
"I've had a great run for six and a half years and it's a lot of work," St. John said from inside the packed arcade on its final night. "It's very expensive to run an arcade between employee costs, electricity, maintenance and of course the rental."
St. John added that she operates another company, called My Arcade Repair, also based in Pelham, that keeps her busy repairing various arcade games. The business allows her to hone her joy in troubleshooting electronics.
"I service over 800 customers in the New England area," St. John said. "I go to their homes, I go to businesses. Some are man caves, some have one pinball or one video game, others have 40 or 50 machines."
The sentiment of those who took the time to reflect on the Pinball Wizard Arcade's history on Sunday -- as the hours left to play dwindled -- all agreed that the closure is a tremendous loss to the area's gaming community.
"I was hoping I would be able to have a little more time to say my good-byes," Chris Shabsin said.
Shabsin and Dana Scott pointed out that they trek to Pelham from their home in Boston every few months to indulge in the arcade gaming entertainment. Shabsin celebrated his 40th birthday party at the arcade.
"I don't know anyplace like it that has such a wide variety of games that are so well maintained," he said. "There's some real classics in here that you don't see anywhere else. Sarah really cares about her collection."
"And there are so many that it makes it worth the drive," Scott added.
The pair pointed out that there's another massive arcade in Laconia, New Hampshire, called Funspot Family Fun Center. According to the website aurcade.com, a website for arcade enthusiasts, Funspot is the largest arcade in the world as recognized by Guinness World Record in 2008.
"Funspot is flashier and farther away," Scott said.
"And actually not as good," Shabsin added.
Brett Marden drove an hour from his home in Stratham, New Hampshire, to have one last shot of playing the 1982 arcade game Burgertime at the Pinball Wizard Arcade on Sunday.
"It's a bummer," he said about the closure. "I don't think that anything is going to be able to replace this."
St. John expected to shed a tear when the doors closed for good.
"I've had a lot of customers hug me, I've had a lot of cards, I've had flowers and a lot of thank-yous," she said.
As for the extensive collection, St. John pointed out that there are others who are planning to open multiple arcades in and around the area in the near future.
"They've purchased quite a few machines, so I've given them a great deal on the machines to keep the legacy going," she said.
St. John has her own personal collection of more than 100 machines that she plans to hold onto. What remains is still for sale by calling 603-635-1677.
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Create a pentagonal pattern
1: the pentagon
First turn on Smart guides.
Then start with a vertical line (press Shift while drawing with the line tool).
Take the Rotate tool and Alt-click on the bottom point of the line. In the dialog enter 360/5 to let Illustrator calculate the rotation angle. Then press Copy.
Press Cmd/Ctrl+D three more times.
Take the Polygon tool, click and drag from the centre of the lines to the end of the top right line. You'll mabe have to use the arrow keys to turn the number of sides to 5.
With the live paint bucket fill the 5 parts of the pentagon. Then select the live paint object with the selection tool and set the stroke to None.
When you're done, expand the object.
3: Prepare the pattern
Grab the pentagon by its top point with the selection tool, press Alt and move to the rightmost point.
Take the rotate tool and click on the rightmost point. Then drag by one of the other points to get a little gap.
Then grab by the bottom left point and snap to the left polygon.
4: Make copies
You can't make a pattern directly, because the pattern mode can't provide the needed offset. So we need some copies.
Select both pentagons at their bottom joint with the selection tool, press (+ hold) Alt to make a copy and move to the top of the left pentagon.
Then grab the leftmost point, press Alt and move to the right.
5: Make pattern
Select all the pentagons and select Object > Pattern > Create
Take the pattern tile bound tool and scale the pattern tile like so:
There's still a gap in the pattern. This will be solved by applying two fills to the object: apply the pattern to the top fill and a solid color to the bottom one.
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Art therapy is part of our Leisure & Creative Therapies service based at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.
We also run art therapy programs for people with cancer at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer, Wellness & Research Centre. To find out more about these, see the ONJ Centre website.
Art therapy is the creative process of drawing, painting, using clay, collage or other mediums to helps people use the artwork to express and communicate matters that are known, unknown or not able to be spoken about.
The process helps people to find a voice when words are difficult to be spoken, connecting us with deeper parts of ourselves, giving voice to what our conscious thoughts often want to ignore.
Expressing creatively supports the mind-body connections and assists in developing stronger self awareness. The images and symbols expressed can lead to faster understanding of the issue or concern and provide a safe container for continued processing and integration to occur. Greater self-awareness reduces the impact of stress and helps us function more effectively.
Art therapy is a very life-affirming process aimed at improving health and wellbeing. Art therapy is not about being an artist and no prior art experience is necessary. It differs from traditional art in that the emphasis is on the process rather than the end product, although many finished creative art works add to the enriched experience.
Our specialist art therapists can help with
“My drawing helps me to express my frustration. It’s so good to get it out and I feel so much better afterwards. Being supported and understood by the art therapist also helps me to be calm and focus on manageable goals”.
“Art Therapy helped me to express much that I have been holding within for many years. I feel like me again.”
Grief, loss and bereavement experiences for some people are very difficult to navigate and can be exhausting and debilitating. The pain of loss when a loved one dies can be unbearable and overwhelming. Feelings of isolation, loneliness, sadness, confusion, uncertainty, anger and fear may become regular unwanted companions.
Creatively expressing is safe, gentle, supportive, understanding and provides a secure environment for the person to slowly express and process the emotional pain of the loss.
Too often we are told to 'move on' when what is needed is to be heard and understood. When we are heard, validated and supported our capacity to support other's increases and compassion fatigue decreases.
"After my husband died I had to go back to work, I struggled to do my job, always in tears. I was threatened that I might lose my job unless I move on and get over it."
This lady used clay to make a container for her grief to be 'cared' for at home and made personal symbols of strength, that were helpful to take to work.
Find out about our specialist group art therapy program for bereavement.
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A Morning Prayer
Today is a day unlike any other.
Today is the only today that you have.
Feel . . . what you need to feel . . . today.
Do . . . what you want to do . . . today.
Work . . . how you must work . . . today.
Believe . . . what you really believe . . . today.
Love . . . whom you wish to love . . . today.
And at the end of today . . .
Lean upon grace.
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November 7, 2011 1:20pm
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Man makes clerk help him try on bras and dresses at maternity shop... 'then exposes himself to her' after she won't give him her phone number for a date
A Norman, Oklahoma, man apparently tried to woo a clerk at a maternity store by making her help him try on bras and maternity dresses.
When that didn't work and she refused to go out with him, police say Jeffrey Don Watson exposed himself to the woman through a pair of electric blue crotchless panties.
Watson, 48, began by browsing the racks at Modern Maternity at Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City, a clothing store that caters to pregnant women.
Creative dresser: Jeffrey Don Watson, 48, was arrested for allegedly exposing himself after trying on maternity dresses
Eventually, he started asking the store manager for help trying on dresses and braziers.
He also wanted to try 'baby bumps,' synthetic garments that emulate the shape of various stages of a woman's pregnant belly.
While the woman was helping him he tried to hold her hand and asked for her phone number, the woman told police.
Watson wanted to take out her out for lunch, he said.
When she refused his offer, he picked out several pieces of clothing and paid.
Is that for you? The incident occurred at Modern Maternity in Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City
Then, he asked the woman for help trying on maternity clothes in the changing room.
When she brought him the clothes, he was wearing only a brazier and a pair of electric blue women's underwear with the crotch cut out and his genitals exposed, according to police.
According to his LinkedIn page, Watson is a construction manager with a masters degree in construction management and an undergraduate education in architectural engineering.
Police say he has several prior arrests for public lewdness.
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The black hair care industry is a billion dollar business. A leader in the market is Dr. Miracle's, one of the fastest growing hair care companies in the industry. Having only been launched four years ago, Dr. Miracle’s is leaping over industry giants in the growing ethnic markets by answering the beauty needs of the African-American community.
As African American women are the target consumers for the brand, the founders were surprised to learn that regardless of their education, income, and social status, African-American women are at risk of delivering babies too soon, and often too small or sickly to survive.
“With women of color being our target consumers, the idea that they are plagued with the alarming growth rate and all-too-frequent occurrence of infant mortality, we feel that Dr. Miracle’s should play an integral role in remedying the situation,” said Brian K. Marks, president of Dr. Miracle’s.
Dr. Miracle's was co founded by Ollie Johnson (in photo on right), who has created award-winning, innovative ethnic advertising and marketing campaigns for more than two decades. Ollie's wife Kathleen, is an integral part of the family business, serving as the company's brand educator.
While expanding the Dr. Miracle’s brand, Ollie Johnson also participated in numerous community service efforts. In 2005, he earned the ‘Partner in Industry Award’ for his work with The Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, a non profit agency providing vocational training, placement, and support for persons with disabilities. Also thanks to Johnson, Dr. Miracle’s partnered with Sweat Equity Enterprises (SEE) to create groundbreaking learning opportunities for teens in the design industry. Now, the company is bringing attention to the infant mortality rate in the African American community.
UNITING TO REDUCE INFANT DEATHS & SAVE BABIES’ LIVES
Dr. Miracle's is the sole sponsor of the The Birthing Project USA, the only national maternal and child volunteer health program dedicated to decreasing the infant mortality rate among African Americans.
The partnership has implemented a national campaign designed to recruit volunteers to participate in its signature SisterFriends program - where volunteers provide one-on-one support to women during their pregnancy and for one year after the birth of their child.
Dr. Miracle’s co-founders Ollie Johnson, Brian K. Marks, and Rich Lombardi chose to sponsor the Birthing Project USA campaign because of the high rate of poor birth outcomes for African-American women.
As the exclusive corporate sponsor of the non-profit, which is built on volunteers and provides social support to African-American women, Dr. Miracle’s is embarking on a range of activities, from funding and aiding in the establishment of new Birthing Project chapters, to underwriting and creating educational sessions, volunteer drives, and online marketing initiatives. Co-founder Brian K. Marks shares, “We at Dr. Miracle’s are proud to support Birthing Project USA, its vital work, and a meaningful partnership full of little miracles.”
For more information and to get involved with the “Little Miracle’s” national campaign, visit http://www.birthingprojectusa.com/ and http://www.drmiracles.com/.
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Reinvigorate hair between washes with this 100% natural and organic, eco-friendly dry shampoo powder. Palmarosa, grapefruit and clary sage not only give a beautiful fresh and summery scent to your hair but also contain many therapeutic benefits for the hair and scalp.
Made from a combination of organic plant powders, bentonite clay and organic essential oils, to refresh hair between washes and absorb excess oil and grease. It also gives your hair extra volume as well as leaving it beautifully soft and healthy.
Packaged in a recyclable aluminium bottle. 85g.
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Free from sls, parabens, mineral oil, synthetic colour and fragrance
Corinne Taylor brings you all-natural, plant-based aromatherapy products for bath, body and home, created and developed by qualified aromatherapist Corinne Taylor. Corinne Taylor are committed to using only natural and organic ingredients which are kind to both ourselves and the environment. Each and every product is made and tested in house in their rural East Sussex workshop, using only natural, organic and vegan-friendly ingredients. From therapeutic grade essential oils to non-GMO Soy wax, each ingredient they use is hand picked for a specific therapeutic purpose.
All of their products are 100% free from palm oil, sls, parabens, synthetic fragrance and mineral oils. Their full range of products are approved under the Cruelty Free International Leaping Bunny programme, the internationally recognisable gold standard for cruelty free products, as well as being registered with The Vegan Society.
Ingredients - Arrowroot (Maranta Arundinacea) Powder*, Fuller's Earth Clay, Corn (Zea Mays) Starch*, Sodium Bicarbonate, Palmarosa (Cymbopogon Martini) essential oil*, Grapefruit (Citrus Grandis) essential oil*, Clary Sage (Salvia Sclarea) essential oil*. Naturally occurring in essential oils used: Citral, Farnesol, Geraniol, Limonene & Linalool. * Certified organic ingredient
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I really wanted to like this product. Unfortunately, after applying it, my hair still looked in need of a wash and quite flat. I have thick, long hair and normss ask my a bit of dry shampoo gives it a nice lift. I’ve tried other green brands and like the result a lot more. Lovely smell, but poor result overall.
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I've been wanting to try some fancy chalkboard printing for a while now, but since I hadn't planned ahead, when I pulled out my box of chalk, all I had was colored chalk.
Before making a trip to Office Depot I took one more look around hoping to find a stray white stick hiding somewhere. What I found was this.
The two things I hate about trying to print with chalk sticks is that my hand gets tired and crampy holding those short stubby little pieces and because chalk sticks are fat and blunt it's hard to get any detail. And if I can be totally honest here, there is a third thing that I hate about writing with chalk - it's when kids come along and run their fingers through my hard work to see if it will smear. Duh...it's chalk... OF COURSE IT SMEARS! (Look with your eyes little people)! Sorry but it ticks me off when they do that!
Anyway. These pencils are harder than regular chalk so they don't smear at all, but they are soft enough to get that "chalkboard look" I was after. I may never be able to erase it completely - that is definitely a possibility, but I'm thinking if you were to do a wall or a decorative board that might be just fine since it can be a bit time consuming.
I'm sharing this with you today because I accidentally stumbled upon something that I am totally thrilled about and just wanted to share. All my chalkboard printing will be done with fabric markers from now on.
This weekend is our big Heart of the Valley Shop Hop and we have been prepping for weeks. My team has been so supportive and giving of their time. They each share my vision and are proud and excited to show you what we have planned. We have some wonderful home grown surprises in store for you (all 100% organic of course) and we sure hope you'll come!
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EW meets Damion Angus, group managing director at Montgomery Group. Part of the interview is published courtesy of the SISO and mdg Turning Point series, with additional reporting from Paul Colston.
Are there any learnings from past challenges that you think translate to the current situation?
The most recent and most closely comparable challenge we have faced would probably be the emergence of Ebola in West Africa in 2014. This affected a number of our shows in Nigeria and our African business. My biggest takeaway was that you cannot overdo communication with your communities. Keeping exhibitors and visitors updated on what your plans are and really understanding their concerns made all the difference then, and I believe that holds true now.
How has Montgomery Group been approaching scenario planning during the pandemic?
We’ve set up a Business Continuity Team, consisting of the divisional heads across the world, and we “meet” every Monday. There’s also an optional drop-in session on Thursdays, where this group can share ideas. Also, we set up a wider set of working groups involving the next level of leadership in the business. These groups are currently looking at the future of our industry, how Covid-19 will affect our communities and what the longer term view of a return to the office might look like.
Are there any organisational changes that you’ll keep?
This pandemic has forced us to embrace technology to better communicate and streamline our remote working capabilities. This will undoubtedly change how our office is structured, how certain meetings take place and how flexible we become in working from home. I can’t tell you how much I miss the physical meetings round a table and how much can be achieved by sitting together, but I also feel closer to our international teams than ever before.
As a leader, what do you see as your biggest challenge now?
The unknown nature of what we’re dealing with. Most issues that affect the business allow you to make informed decisions based on facts. This gives you the opportunity to put a specific strategy together Time to reiterate value of events and give your teams clarity. With Covid-19, there are so many potential outcomes and the timelines are unknown. It forces a very fluid style of leadership.
Which initiative from the last few months have you been especially proud of?
We implemented the Montgomery Group webinar series to service our communities and to help them navigate the issues that they’re facing. I would never have believed that we would have received such an amazing take up and I feel very proud of the teams.
How are you keeping yourself positive and motivated?
I am predominantly surrounded by positive people who relish a challenge, and as a business, we’re focusing on what we can do coming out of this to make us stronger. I tend to look at the world day by day, and the fact that it’s summer here in the UK and the mornings are light gives me all the motivation I need. Montgomery has survived 125 years with no shortage of hurdles and that provides a certain level of comfort, while also inspiring me to continue building a great business.
How many shows have you had to cancel and postpone and how have you tried to keep the communities together?
We ran our last physical event in the first week of March and we were due to run another 11 shows over the following 10 weeks. These covered eight different sectors and a diverse range of territories across Asia, Africa, and Europe. It really was a case of firefighting whilst trying to get all our team across the world to work from home. There was very little time to launch virtual events and we were at full capacity simply trying to find new tenancies and manage our customers’ expectations.
Since then we have cancelled or postponed a further 23 events and co-locates. Rather than try to replace them with virtual platforms, we have taken our time to really understand what our communities would want from a digital solution and we feel that hybrid rather than fully virtual platforms are the future. In the meantime, we have helped support our communities with a programme of webinars which have been very well received.
Which regions, where you have business, do you see coming back first?
Speed of recovery in a specific territory is predominantly down to reduced infection rates. In China and Taiwan, where we run art and photography fairs, it is encouraging to hear how well they are recovering, albeit with mostly domestic shows. Parts of Asia have undoubtedly learned from the previous challenges of the likes of Avian Flu and SARS. However, as we have seen in Hong Kong this week – where we run another art fair – the situation can change quickly and controls can be re-imposed with little warning.
Speed of recovery is also heavily dictated by government policy as well as their understanding of our industry. In the UK it has been frustrating trying to get a re-start date and I still don’t think the politicians really understand how events can be a catalyst to get economies going again and the value that they bring to destinations. Those countries whose governments have understood that we run ‘organised gatherings’ rather than ‘mass gatherings’ seem to have given an earlier ‘green light’. However, fundamentally a quick recovery is about building the confidence of our exhibitors and visitors and that is down to us all.
It is also interesting to experience the different support schemes being offered. Asia is definitely more proactive and supportive, with Hong Kong offering free tenancies to help the recovery and cushion the risk for all tenancies in 2021.
We have seen Informa Markets, among others, tap the financial markets to ease their cash balance. How has Montgomery handled the financials of the situation?
As a private family business, we have had to rely on our own resources and conventional lines of credit. We have, however, taken advantage of all the government concessions such as the furlough scheme and we have also applied for a CBILS loan in case the recovery is delayed into the second quarter of next year or beyond. In addition, there have been savings, however these have been marginal in comparison to the loss of income.
Which sectors that you are involved in do you expect to return first for tradeshows?
A return for tradeshows is more about general confidence in a market than about the sector served, although some industries have obviously boomed during this crisis and in theory will be happier to re-engage earlier. We have a full programme of events for 2021 starting the year with art fairs across Asia followed by food, drink and hospitality events in the UK, and a doors, windows and glass show which is benefiting from people’s desire to refurbish their houses rather than to move. After several months on Zoom and Microsoft Teams, I believe the desire to meet has never been stronger and we need to re-iterate to our customers with smaller budgets, the value of events over other forms of media.
I fundamentally believe that our future should remain focused around face to face and bringing people physically together. Even before this pandemic, we felt the need to really spend the time developing our data strategy and insight tools to ensure that we fully understand our communities needs and to subsequently ensure they get the best return on their investment.
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Hafez Bashar al-Assad, the eldest son of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, is named in the latest list of 14 senior Syrian regime officials and entities sanctioned by the US State Department under the so-called Caesar Act.
The designations, focusing on the “barbarous First Division of the Syrian Army”, are the second wave of sanctions to be applied under the act following the first move by the US State Department on 17 June.
The first wave attacked the businessmen that have bankrolled Assad, with secondary sanctions designed to discourage any other external actor having any dealings with the Assad business circle.
No sanctions were imposed on Russia or Assad supporters in the Middle East outside Syria, but the US urged everyone to wind down all connections with the Syrian regime.
The US deputy assistant secretary of state, Joel Rayburn, said the sanctions were timed to be introduced in the week of some of the worst atrocities committed by the Assad regime in 2011 and 2019.
Asked why Assad’s teenage son had been added to the list – he was born in 2001 – Rayburn said: “There has been a trend of senior Syrian regime actors and business people who have been active in the regime to do business through their adult family members to evade sanctions.
“It seems very clear that the immediate family of Bashar al-Assad and their in-laws are attempting to consolidate economic power inside Syria so that they could use this to further consolidate political power.”
He said: “Assad would only use such power to strengthen the killing machine against the Syrian people”. He denied that the sanctions would have any impact on humanitarian trade or on the economy of Lebanon.
The steady drumbeat of sanctions, mimicking a US policy long adopted elsewhere in the Middle East notably Iran, reveals a determination in Washington to use non-military leverage to force the Assad regime to negotiate the terms of a political settlement with the largely routed opposition.
Syria is stuck in a stalemate with Assad’s Iranian and Russian backers unable to destroy the last opposition stronghold in Idlib, but Assad himself is adamant that he will not cooperate with the UN-led peace process, including on a new constitution for the country.
The UN security council has most recently deadlocked about the number of humanitarian cross border crossings into Syria with Russia and China insisting that only one could be allowed. The deadlock came as coronavirus started to creep into refugee camps in and around Syria.
The Caesar sanctions, passed into law in December 2019, are named in memory of the Syrian code named Caesar that smuggled photos out of Syria showing the scale of atrocities in Assad’s prisons.
Rayburn vowed “this is a campaign that will continue. This is going to be the summer of Caesar.”
He insisted the sanctions were having a chilling effect on expected external investment into Syria.
Below is a full rush transcript of the Briefing with Joel D. Rayburn, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Special Envoy for Syria, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
DAS Rayburn: I appreciate everyone being with us today. Just a few minutes ago, Secretary Michael Pompeo released a statement announcing that today the State Department and the Treasury Department are continuing the United States sanctions campaign against the Assad regime by releasing 14 new designations under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act and other authorities. This is a campaign that began last month with the first round of Caesar Act designations on June 17th. I want to highlight that today, within the United States Government, we have named today’s tranche of designations the Hama and Maarat Al-Numan sanctions, and these names are meant to memorialize the victims of two of the Assad regime’s most notorious atrocities, both of which occurred in this week in 2011 and 2019, respectively.
Nine years ago, Bashar al-Assad’s troops carried out a brutal siege of the city of Hama, killing scores of peaceful protesters in a shocking sign of what was to come. And this week one year ago, the Assad regime and its allies bombed a busy marketplace in Maarat Al-Numan, killing 42 innocent Syrians.
The Department of State and the Department of Treasury together are committed to increasing the economic and financial pressure on the Assad regime, and one of the ways we are doing this is through our various sanctions regimes, to include the Syria – the Caesar Act, which was signed into law by the President in December 2019. As you have seen by our announcement on June 17th and this morning, we have now designated since June 17th more than 50 of Bashar al-Assad’s key supporters and their businesses, as well as some key military units that act either in or on behalf of the Syrian regime.
Regardless of whether these actors are designated pursuant to the Caesar Act itself or under other executive orders, we view them all as in-line – all these designations, I should say as in-line with the goals of the Caesar Act given that the legislation imposes sanctions on anyone who engages in significant business with people who are sanctioned with respect to Syria in other words, secondary sanctions. This steady drumbeat of designations on persons or entities that support the Assad regime will continue until Bashar al-Assad and his regime cease obstructing a peaceful political resolution of the conflict, as called for by UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
The Caesar Act seeks to deny the Assad regime the financial resources that his regime uses to fuel its campaign of violence and destruction that has killed hundreds of thousands of civilians, and it’s meant to send a clear signal that no external actor should enter into business with or otherwise enrich such a regime.
None of our Syria sanctions targets the humanitarian sector nor the legitimate trade of food or medicine that the Syrian people need or that regional neighbors export to the benefit of the Syrian people. We have clear waivers and general licenses in place that support the efforts of the humanitarian sector. And as we have also said in the past, the Caesar Act sanctions are not directed at harming Lebanon’s economy or the Lebanese people, and we believe they will not have a significant impact on legitimate economic activity in Lebanon.
Today’s State Department designations highlight the corrupt duplicity of the Assad regime. We have designated Bashar al-Assad’s barbarous First Division of the Syrian Arab Army. And instead of protecting the Syrian people, the First Division and other units of the Syrian military have attacked civilians with ruthless disregard for human life, and at the same time some of these military entities have developed extensive networks to divert assistance away from the Syrian people, to impose taxes on all goods, and, put simply, to enrich themselves off the misery of the Syrian people, and the First Division is certainly a prime example of that kind of behavior.
Today the State Department also designated Bashar al-Assad’s adult son Hafez Bashar al-Assad. The Assad and Akhras families should not enjoy the right to do business with anyone involved in the U.S. or EU financial sectors, or consider visiting the U.S. or Europe, while they arbitrarily detain, torture, and murder thousands of civilians.
Question: How do you view the sanctions’ effect on the Syrian regime and its supporters so far? And to what extent can these sanctions push the regime to engage in the peace process in the future?
DAS Rayburn: We think of course it’s early days to see the overall effect of the sanctions, but we do believe that the sanctions under the Caesar Act are already having an effect on the thinking of those inside the regime and those who are supporters of the Assad regime. We do believe that they are getting the message loud and clear that these economic sanctions will continue until they accede to a political solution, as called for by UNSCR 2254.
Question: The UAE reopened its embassy in Damascus over a year ago. What level of business are you seeing between the UAE, which is an important U.S. ally, and Syria, and does that concern you? And then to talk about secondary sanctions, what about the assets of sanctioned individuals who have bank accounts and et cetera and businesses in the UAE, and will you start targeting banks who do business with these sanctioned individuals outside of Syria?
DAS Rayburn: There’s no exemption based on where people reside. There’s no exemption to the Caesar Act based on where people reside. And we have been – we have been sending very strong messages through diplomatic channels, and now obviously in our public statements, to tell our friends that everyone should respect the Caesar Act, the provisions in the Caesar Act.
We can make no exceptions. And we’ve also urged our friends in many places around the world to wind down their business if they are involved with sanctioned individuals and entities or those that are likely to be sanctioned, and to not put us in the position of having to sanction them instead of spending our time sanctioning the Syrian regime and its associates. We’ve made very clear that we will not hold back from doing that, but we’ve really urged everyone not to put us in that position.
So far, we think that the sanctions are having a chilling effect on what was expected to be outside investment coming into Damascus, and we are – we are watchful for any such violations, and we will enforce the provisions in the Caesar Act no matter upon whom.
Question: You mentioned that you’ve already been discussing this with other jurisdictions and allies. Has there been any tangible impact? Have bank accounts been closed? Have banks or businesses or governments in other jurisdictions – I’m particularly thinking the UAE – taken any action that you can make us aware of?
DAS Rayburn: I think the thing that we would look for most is, has the investment happened? I mean the investment that I think people were expecting to come, I mean, not just from the Gulf region but from elsewhere. And it’s not materializing in the way that the Assad regime and its friends had hoped it would, and we think the Caesar Act and the other authorities that we’ve been able to – that we’ve demonstrated we will enforce have a big part in that.
Question: The comprehensive military agreement between Iran and Syria violated the UN arms embargo on Iran as well as the Caesar Act. Will the U.S. allow such agreement between Syria and Iran? What are you going to do to stop it?
DAS Rayburn: Iran’s only contributions to Syria – the Iranian regime’s only contributions to Syria so far have been violence and instability. And it’s not just that such activity, such military aid to the Assad regime, violates the Caesar Act; it’s pledged to – the Iranian regime’s pledge to export military equipment to Syria is in blatant defiance of the UN arms embargo under UN Security Council Resolution 2231, and it’s a further demonstration of why we in the United States think it’s an imperative that the Security Council must act to extend the arms embargo on Iran.
Iranian regime support to the Assad regime has enabled Assad to commit mass atrocities against the Syrian people, it’s prolonged what is a brutal, needless war, and it’s contributed to the deaths of more than half a million people and the displacement of 11 million more Syrians. If Iran were truly concerned about the wellbeing and safety of the Syrian people, the Iranian regime would support the UN-led Syria political process under UNSCR 2254.
The Iranian regime would withdraw the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Hizballah, and other Iranian-backed terrorist forces that are under Iranian regime command from the entirety of Syria, and would embrace a political solution rather than a brutal military victory.
So it’s certainly not constructive for the Iranian regime to be seeking to deepen its military involvement in Syria through a military agreement with the Assad regime.
Question: If you can elaborate on the Lebanon part. Does Wassim al-Qattan have any investment or links in Lebanon? And on that same topic, the Lebanese Government seems to be seeking exemptions for the Caesar Act when it comes to electricity imports from Syria. Is that something that the U.S. is willing to consider?
DAS Rayburn: Okay, for Wassim Qattan, any specific Lebanese involvement, I don’t have that, Joyce. I can speak with the Treasury Department and get you a detailed answer on that. I know that the – I know the companies that we designated today that Wassim Qattan is involved with, whether he has any other overlapping interests maybe in companies that are not his own, I would have to check on.
In terms of the Lebanese Government and any requests for exemptions, of course we have an established process to review requests for exemptions or licenses. we are looking at a number of those from different directions, and we haven’t made a decision on those. I would say that the bar would be very high for us to consider allowing a waiver or a license for activity that significantly benefited the Assad regime. We also in terms of Lebanon’s electricity situation, as I’ve pointed out in the past, the Assad regime is not the answer to Lebanon’s electricity difficulties. We know those electricity difficulties in Lebanon are extensive, but also, I mean, the Lebanese electricity sector, I think everyone recognizes that it’s going to have to undergo some significant head-to-toe reform if it’s to be put in a position to deliver basic electricity needs to the Lebanese people.
Question: How will the U.S. administration deal with Russia in light of its refusal of the sanctions imposed on Syria, and are you having talks with Moscow about this? And in light of the multiple sanctions imposed on Syria, how will Caesar sanctions affect the Syrian regime without harming the Syrian people?
DAS Rayburn: What’s harming the Syrian people, overwhelmingly, is the – is Bashar al-Assad and his regime’s atrocities against the Syrian people, not sanctions. And the sanctions that are being imposed on the Assad regime are actually meant to protect the Syrian people by trying to defer Bashar al-Assad – deter Bashar al-Assad and his friends from carrying out the atrocities against the Syrian people. But let’s be plain: the author of the Syrian people’s misery is Bashar al-Assad, that overwhelmingly he and his regime are to blame for the more than nine years of attacks that they have carried out against the Syrian people.
Now, we on the U.S. side, and I know our European allies are the same, we are conscientious about the suffering of the Syrian people, and that is why the Caesar Act has already written into it, in the law, the exemptions for humanitarian activity, for agricultural products and medical products and so on, so that those can continue to flow to the Syrian people in spite of the Assad regime’s behavior toward the Syrian people.
it’s a lie that the regime and its friends are promulgating that sanctions are the cause of the misery inside Syria right now. Very clearly, it’s Bashar al-Assad’s choices and the behavior of his regime. Since – Bashar al-Assad, since April 2019, made the decision to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a campaign to attack the people of Idlib instead of using that money to provide basic necessities for the Syrian people. That’s where the resources have gone, in addition to that vast corruption that takes place inside the Syrian regime, which diverts aid away from the Syrian people, which attempts to move money illicitly and to have illicit business empires, many of which we’re trying to shut down, both in the past and now. That’s why there are shortages inside Syria. It’s the regime, it’s Bashar al-Assad who is the author of all this.
And the first aspect of the question, of how will we deal with Russia in light of the sanctions. We are in very close consultation with our Russian counterparts all the time, and we continue to urge them to use the influence that they have on the Assad regime and we believe that that influence is quite extensive to use that influence to press the Assad regime to accede to UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and to a political solution to the Syrian conflict.
Question: Are Iraqis going to be affected by these sanctions? Are they dealing with Syria in a way that is illegal, in your judgment?
DAS Rayburn: I think the answer is that we have seen for a long time the Iraqi militias, the Iraqi militant groups that are sponsored by the Iranian regime, have been dealing with the Syrian regime in a way that would clearly violate both the letter and the spirit of the Caesar Act as well as UN Security Council resolutions. So the answer is yes, there is some of that activity that goes on back and forth, and the Caesar Act is a tool that we will look at to try to deter that activity.
Question: I wanted to ask if the U.S. administration plans to intensify its diplomatic engagement with – with all partners, essentially, to look for that political solution that you mentioned before; or, alternatively, you are going to only intensify the sanctions – you’re going to only strengthen the sanctions regime as – and use it as the only tool in your toolbox?
DAS Rayburn: The sanctions, the U.S. sanctions, the intention of them is to enable diplomacy; it’s meant to enable a peaceful political solution to be achieved by diplomacy to the Syrian conflict. So sanctions are not a standalone tool. Sanctions can raise economic pressure on the Assad regime and its allies, but we also will continue to seek to raise political pressure. We will seek through intense diplomacy, which we do have, to try to press the Assad regime and its allies to come to the table in a meaningful way and to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2254. It’s very straightforward. There are no hidden plans. it’s United States policy is to implement 2254.
Question: Can you please elaborate on the logic behind sanctioning Hafez al-Assad?
DAS Rayburn: There has been a trend among senior Syrian regime actors, both officials and businesspeople who are acting on behalf of the Assad regime, to do business through their adult family members to try to evade sanctions in that way. It’s also clear that there has been a rise to prominence among the war profiteers of Syria of the Akhras family. So we intend for today’s designation of Hafez Bashar al-Assad – it’s as a part of that. You would see in the past, for example, that we have designated the adult family members of Mohammed Hamsho and a few others. That is the trend because it has been such a prominent trend among Syrian regime actors to use their adult family members, whether those are siblings or children, to try to continue business in their place after being sanctioned.
Question: Related to Hafez Bashar al-Assad. I mean, the 17th of June you sanctioned Asma al-Assad, and now you’re sanctioning Hafez al-Assad. Is there any political message behind this or is it just related to economic and to the – just to the economic dimension? Is there any political dimension to that?
DAS Rayburn: we view them as one and the same, Ibrahim, the political and the economic, because it seems very clear that the immediate family of Bashar al-Assad and the in-laws together are attempting to consolidate economic power inside the Syrian regime, which they then would no doubt use to try to further consolidate political power. So for us, the point of the sanctions is to try to prevent the Assad regime from consolidating that kind of economic control, which it would then use to perpetuate the war and to perpetuate the killing machine against the Syrian people. So we view very much that, just as I think you would probably find with the Syrian regime’s inner circle view, that economic power and the political aspects are very closely, closely related.
DAS Rayburn: I would just like to say that as we’ve said before, this is a campaign that will continue. This will continue to be the summer of Caesar. We will continue these kinds of sanctions designations in the coming weeks and months and there will be no end to them until the Syrian regime and its allies accede to the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2254 and put a stop to their attacks against the Syrian people so that the Syrian people can begin to heal from this conflict. | <urn:uuid:9977e5c1-7ce9-4339-9553-9b8180674b0c> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | http://www.norwaynews.com/us-imposes-sanctions-on-bashar-al-assad/ | 2020-10-31T07:08:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107916776.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031062721-20201031092721-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.969342 | 4,266 |
The continued ignoring of Canadian musicians in "Jazz Central, South of the Border" ought to have been a thing of the past a long time ago. Thankfully Canadian record labels such as Montreal-based Justin Time and Effendi Records, Toronto-based Alma Records, and now Vancouver's wonderful Cellar Live are hopefully fast-changing that. Blow-Up
, from saxophonist Steve Kaldestad, recorded live at the Cellar Night Club and released on the club's label, is another exemplary testament to the jazz idiom from a quintet of among Canada's finest.
Kaldestad has a virtually vibrato-less, yet poignantalmost emotionaltenor sound, and is a natural leader who opens up songs to their individual harmonic journeys for the musicians he surrounds himself with. Because of his wonderful sense of music beyond melody, he also composes with a palette of shades and textures that proves inviting for brass, keyboards bass and drums, but especially for the trumpet. In this case the beneficiary is his one-time professor from McGill University, Montreal. Kevin Dean is a fine trumpeter who has adorned countless records and who plays solo after bejeweled solo on these four Kaldestad compositions.
On "Shimmy," a fine, puckish song based on the changes of Fats Waller
's "Jitterbug Waltz," Dean's solo comes alive like a cinderblock at flashpoint, handily provoked by Kaldestad's saxophone. On "In Lieu of You," a song more obliquely rooted in the changes of the Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz standard "Alone Together," the two musicians flutter in each other's tail wind: Kaldestad quotes from several standards, turning the melody inside out while Dean returns the favor unmasking the song's mystery and righting it up once again. "Siesta" and "Stanley" find the musicians stretching beyond even the elasticity of the songs' lengthy melodic licenses.
Any suggestion that the saxophonist and trumpeter hog the spotlight is regretted. Pianist André White plays a stellar role under the surface of the opening three tracks and then bursts forth in all its majesty on Billy Strayhorn
's "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing." White sets the tone for this romance between five instruments, leading the saxophonist and trumpeter into a meditative realm. Bassist, Jodi Proznick, is beautifully melodic while drummer Jesse Cahill is suitably restrained throughout the set.
André White contributes the fiery "In The Loop," and Dean's "So Long Cerulean" is an enthralling blues that ignites this night of perfect playing on the part of these five fine Canadian musicians. Maybe this can lead to an acknowledgement or at least emphasize the importance of other Canadian musicians like Don Thompson
, presence in bands led by John Handy
and George Shearing
as well as Jane Bunnett
, for contributions that go quite beyond the music.
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We are going to Isleworth this weekend and I really can’t wait. Although I saw my mum a few weeks ago for Emily’s first birthday in London for lunch, it was only brief for a few hours and not long enough. It was be great to catch up with my niece, sister, grandparents, mum and cousins as well as Emil to see her family too. Sam will be down too but might be working, but either way it will be really nice to see everyone and I’ll try see friends too, there just never seems to be enough time!
It really does suck not having a car, but whilst I’m learning, even when I do pass I won’t be making the 108.8 miles from my house in Ramsgate to Isleworth via the M25, M2 and M20 to South London anytime soon after I pass. It’s a long journey and until I’m totally comfortable doing it when I do pass, I’ll be making trips to Isleworth via South Eastern trains and TFL.
I’m hoping in the new year, that we can make a few more trips up to see my family as it is a shame I can’t see them as much as I like. Fingers crossed I get to see all my family this weekend just before Christmas. Hopefully we’ll get to see Father Christmas, see family, some friends and go to Mya’s 6th birthday party. | <urn:uuid:f3b39d82-014e-491d-9afa-5c16e2ebea86> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://missymeandhim.com/2017/12/11/were-going-to-isleworth-this-weekend/ | 2021-05-09T10:57:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988966.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20210509092814-20210509122814-00152.warc.gz | en | 0.974786 | 309 |
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Greetings to our Jewish readers who celebrate Passover (Pesach in Hebrew), one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar, on 26 March.
There will be no edition of LU Text on Friday 29 March and Friday 5 April. The next edition will be published on Friday 12 April 2013. Happy Easter to all.
Staff prizes 2013
Congratulations to this year's Staff Prize winners. There are two award categories, the Pilkington Teaching Awards and the Outstanding Contribution Awards. All winners will receive their awards in the Summer graduation ceremonies.
Pilkington Teaching Awards:
Outstanding Contribution Awards:
Alan Deane (Safety, Health and Wellbeing), Stacey Spencer (Student Based Services), Janet Parker (Economics),
Bill Gamble (LICA), Dr Hugh Tuffen (LEC), Professor Mick Short (Recently retired, formerly Linguistics and English Language) and Steven Wright (Faculty of Health and Medicine). CIS Learning Technology Team: Adrian Fish, Andrew Nicols, Daniel Jackson, David Harrison, Glen Dobson, Lynn Gamble, Philip Tubman, Ruslan Kabalin, Ruth Paterson, Steven Powell, Tim Ellis and Tony Hignett.
Summer Graduation Ceremonies
Congregations for the conferment of Bachelor and Honorary Degrees will take place from Tuesday 16 – Friday 19 July 2013. The full timetable and information for finalists are available on the website at website. The University will be awarding six Honorary Degrees:
Professor Alexander Andreev, Director, P.L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems
Professor David Crystal OBE, FBA
Professor Dame Sally Macintyre DBE, Director, MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit
Professor Maurice Moloney, Director and Chief Executive, Rothamsted Research
Professor Helga Nowotny, WWTF Vienna Science and Technology Fund and President, European Research Council
Simon Rogan, Chef and Owner, L’Enclume Restaurant
For more information, please contact the Ceremonies and Events Office on 01524 592190.
Live at LICA funding success
Live at LICA, Lancaster University's public arts organisation, has been awarded c£100,000 by NESTA, AHRC and Arts Council England as part of the Digital R&D fund. Working with partners Imagination Lancaster and M-Ventions, the project grows from Live at LICA's Conversations with the Collection initiative that has recently seen local children, artists and university staff curate exhibitions in the Peter Scott Gallery. The new funding takes the concept into the digital domain, enabling people to curate bespoke exhibitions for the Gallery remotely with a tablet or mobile phone using Mobile Augmented Reality technology. This overlays digital information on to the real world, enabling people to view how different items will look on display. The project is one of nine funded nationally, including the Royal Opera House, Imperial War Museum, Cheltenham Festivals and Pavilion Dance.
Heritage coffee business embraces digital innovation
Tens of thousands of coffee bags at a Lancaster business now carry digital tags so customers can scan the packaging and learn the story behind the product.
J.Atkinson and Co. has been roasting and supplying coffee in the city since 1837 but the owners wanted to bring digital innovation to the company. The QR codes on the packaging can also be used to order more products from the business, raising awareness of the e-commerce site and relieving pressure on busy staff.
The innovation is the brainchild of Science and Technology PhD student Liz Edwards from HighWire, a doctoral training centre centred on innovation through computer science, management and design. In the first three years of operation HighWire has run over 60 partnership projects with businesses, the health sector, schools, public organisations and other societal groups, to drive radical change in business and society through developing digital innovations. Full story.
BEAT-ing depression in adults with a learning disability
Lancaster University is among three universities to have won over £1.2m from the National Institute for Health Research to test the effectiveness of a new treatment for depression for people with a learning disability.
Even though depression is the most common type of mental health problem experienced by adults there is a lack of evidence about psychological treatments for people with learning disability.
Professor Chris Hatton from the Centre for Disability Research is working on the project which is led by the University of Glasgow with Bangor University.
He will be offering academic support to Cumbria which is one of three sites in the UK for patient trials of a recently adapted version of a psychological approach called Behavioural Activation, named BEAT-IT. Full story.
University closure dates 2013/2014
The Vice-Chancellor has determined that the six closure dates for 2013/2014 will be allocated as follows :
- Christmas 2013 - 23, 27, 30 and 31 December. Additionally, and exceptionally the Vice-Chancellor is granting one extra closure day this year to be taken on Christmas Eve Tuesday 24 December 2013. This will be pro-rata for part time staff.
Therefore, the University will close at 5.00pm on Friday 20 December and re-open at 9.00am on Thursday 2 January 2014.
- Easter 2014 - Thursday 17 April and Tuesday 22 April. The University will close at 5.30pm on Wednesday 16 April and reopen at 9.00am on Wednesday 23 April 2014.
Quiet period during University examinations
In order not to disturb examinations or students’ private study and revision time, all members of the University community are asked to observe the quiet period which will start on 15 April until 20 June. During this period no noisy activities must take place in any college or other venue close to examination rooms, residences or study accommodation. The exceptions to this are by special negotiation and for short periods, in the Great Hall Complex. Colleges or societies or any other area wishing to organise events during the quiet period must seek special permission from the relevant College Dean, the University Dean or the Head of the Student Registry.
Undergraduate campus tour - Wednesday 27 March
On Wednesday 27 March we will be welcoming over 700 prospective undergraduates, their parents and guardians on to campus. Visitors will get the opportunity to attend a welcome talk in the Great Hall, take a tour with our current students and spend an hour with a department of their choice finding out about their courses. Many applicants attending will be holding an offer from us and for some this will be their first visit to Lancaster. The UK Student Recruitment and Outreach Office will be coordinating the event along with Departments and a car parking plan is in place with Facilities. Please note, due to the large volume of visitors, campus will be exceptionally busy.
If you require any further information please contact Kathryn Lambert in the UK Student Recruitment and Outreach Office (x93724) email@example.com.
Congratulations to Dr Jim Wild who has been awarded a personal chair in Space Physics from 1 April 2013.
Distinguished Professor Ruth Wodak (Linguistics and English Language) has been made an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition for the scope and significance of her work. The University already boasts over a dozen Academicians who are listed here by the Academy of Social Sciences.
Top students from one of Lancaster University’s academic partners, Sunway University in Malaysia, have been visiting the Lancaster campus.
They include three Chancellors’ Scholars awarded a funded two week visit to Lancaster during the final year of studies. Full story.
Professor Cary Cooper (LUMS) has been made an Honorary Professor at York St John University, in York, for his work in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.
Dr Patrick Hagopian (History) attended a roundtable discussion event sponsored by the Arts Council in London, 21 March. The discussion was entitled: The long view: interpreting long-term trends in museum and gallery attendances.
Events organised at LEC by Christine Valentine and Jan Parkinson have raised over £166 for Comic Relief. These included a talk on vintage powder compacts and a dressdown day for staff.
Thanks go to all who supported the Comic Relief Cake Sake on Friday on C Floor University House.
£123 was raised including around £40 from Gail Neville’s (UKSRO) “Pigs in a Barrel Cake”.
The Sports Centre supported Red Nose Day by transforming the reception into a gunge-tastic zone complete with stocks, swimming caps, and a lot of mess.
Kim Montgomery, Head of Sport, Debbie Bell, Sports Centre Manager and others had their turn in the stocks as fellow staff and Sports Centre customers covered them in gunge.
Visit the Sports Centre Facebook page to see the picture album of the day.
The total raised was £110.
Last chance to nominate for The Student Employee of the Year Awards 2013. On line nominations close on 12 April so please take some time to submit nominations for your student staff employees.
If you have employed a student and feel that they have successfully combined study with part time work, making an outstanding contribution to your operations you can take this opportunity to nominate them for the SEOTY Awards 2013. Check out the eligibility of your student employee and nominate them now.
› Job Opportunities
Vacancies which have been released this week include:
Research Associate - Secure Cloud Computing for Critical Infrastructure IT (SECCRIT)
Administrative Assistant (Internal)
Part-time HR Assistant – Data Support (Internal)
Details of other vacancies can be found on the Stonefish e-Recruitment site. Vacancy details are added on a regular basis and the site provides the opportunity to register for email job alerts.
› Lancaster in the news
A new system built by Eduardo Velloso (Computing and Communications) to capture a weightlifter's motion in three dimensions is featured in the New Scientist.
To see other news items featuring colleagues follow the link
Main University drive closure
To allow for landscaping works, the main entrance to the University, Bigforth Drive, will be closed from the A6 to the Sports Centre on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 April from 9.30am – 4.30pm each day.
During these periods vehicles will not be able to access the campus from the main drive; exit routes from the main campus will not be affected.
Sports Centre users and those wishing to access the campus should follow the traffic diversion that will be in place to re-direct vehicles from the A6 to the Alexandra Park entrance onto the main campus. Stagecoach buses will be re-routed to accommodate these restrictions. For further information contact the Facilities Helpdesk 01524 593333.
Post room and Post Office hours during Easter
The mailroom will be closed on Thursday 28 March, and will re-open on Thursday 4 April.
The Post Office will be open as follows:
Good Friday – closed
Easter Saturday – open 9.30am - 12.15pm
Easter Monday – closed
Tuesday 2 April – normal hours – 9.30am - 5.15pm
United Utilities will be working to improve the sewer system in Lancaster City Centre over the next two years. This work will mean that there will be some temporary changes to some of the traffic routes around the City Centre and to the bus station starting on Tuesday 2 April. Further information.
Bus services over the Easter bank holiday weekend
Local bus services will operate to Sunday timetables on Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays. Further details are available on the Stagecoach website.
Information Security – Common Mistakes
#5 – Leaving your PC Unlocked
Lock your computer if you are leaving it unattended (even for a few seconds). Your programs still run when it is locked.
You never know who is wandering around and could access information only you are supposed to see, send an email pretending to be you or even access your personal details. More information: ISS News
Latest iLancaster developments
The latest iLancaster mobile app developments are ‘Exam Timetable’, which can be viewed in the Timetable feature, and ‘Wind Turbine’, which displays information about energy generated by the University’s wind turbine. Also, there are new releases of iLancaster for iOS and Android which prepare the app for integration with Moodle; in addition, the iOS version displays at full screen height for iPhone 5, and the Android version fixes previous stability issues. Users should download the new release from the App Store or Google Play.
Lecture Capture Project
During the Michaelmas and Lent Terms, ISS commenced a pilot project to capture lecture content. A total of over 800 lectures across 14 venues and 100 courses was captured. Once approved by the lecturer, the captured content is made available to students via the university VLE.
Feedback from participating staff and students has been positive and we would therefore like to extend the trial during the Summer term and the next academic year. If you are interested and require more information, please follow this link.
› Sports news
Easter Essential Guide
The Sports Centre’s Easter Essential Guide is now online and available for you to download featuring Easter opening hours, class timetables, courses and events.
If you would like to receive the Essential Guide directly to your inbox, sign up to the enewsletter by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org, or entering your email address at the bottom of any Sports Centre website page www.sportscentrelancaster.co.uk, or you can put your details on the signup sheet at the sports Centre reception.
For more information on the Sports Centre visit www.sportscentrelancaster.co.uk or call 01524 510600.
If your child would like to learn a new sport, or you’d like to keep them entertained during the holidays, there is space available on Multi-Activity Days for children at the Sports Centre this Easter. For children aged 8 – 14 years, there is a wide variety of activities and sports, offering something to appeal to every child. Find out about the sports available, dates, and prices.
For more information about what's on at the Sports Centre visit www.sportscentrelancaster.co.uk or call 01524 510600.
› Food & Drink on Campus
For information on food and drink on campus visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/eat.
Easter vacation opening times
All bars and cafes on campus will be operating reduced opening times during the Easter vacation period, starting today (Friday 22nd March). All opening times can be viewed here and opening hours will resume as normal on Monday 22 April.
Sign up for the new enewsletter
A new enewsletter, providing the latest news and exclusive offers for Meeting, Eating, Drinking and Sleeping on campus will be launched after the Easter break. To sign up click here.
› Training & Courses
Staff IT training
Upcoming FREE IT training sessions run by ISS. All training sessions take place in the Library Training suites and require booking online, unless otherwise stated.
More information is available on the ISS Staff IT Training pages.
Organisation and Educational Development
Researcher Day – Research in a Difficult Climate: How to Thrive and Survive as a Researcher in the 21st Century - 13 June, 9.30am - 4.30pm – Management School
Please find below a list of upcoming staff development opportunities that may be of interest. For more opportunities please visit the OED Website or email directly to OED@lancaster.ac.uk.
- Computer Workstation Assessment, 10 April, 9.30am - 1.00pm
- PDR Deep Dive for Reviewers, 15 April, 9.30am - 12.30pm
- Building Personal Resilience – 16 April, 9.00am - 12.30pm
- Managing Team Resilience – 16 April, 1.00pm - 4.30pm
- Introduction to Coaching – 23 April, 9.30am - 12.00pm
- Introduction to Managing Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing – 24 April, 9.30am - 1.00pm
- Setting Objectives in PDR – 24 April, 10.00am - 12.00pm
- Development Programme for New and Prospective PI’s – 26 April, 9.30am - 4.30pm
- PhD Supervision Workshop – 3 May, 9.30am - 4.00pm
- Recruiting the Best – 8 and 9 May – 09.30-17.00
- Emergency First Aid – 10 May, 9.00am - 5.00pm
- Stonefish Demonstration – 10 May, 2.00 - 3.30pm
- First Line Supervisors and New to Line Management – 15 and 16 May, 9.00am - 1.00pm
- Career Alternatives for Researchers – 22 May, 9.00am - 12.00pm
› What's On
For a full list of all events, please see
Live at LICA
Lancaster Students present: Cabaret, 26 - 28 April. The finest talent from Lancaster University’s theatre, music and dance societies collide to bring a fresh and exciting production of Cabaret
Far Out Fodder Trials: Eats bushtucker for breakfast
If you've watched I'm A Celebrity you'll have heard about their Bush tucker trials, now’s your chance to face the challenge yourself at Barker House Farm. On Friday 26 April, teams of up to eight can enter, and teams can be made up of student or staff members. A trial table costs £40 per team and there will be ten rounds of gruesome food and drink challenges to take part in. Email Louise Davies for more information or to book your team’s place. Full event details can be found here.
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Griphoist® TU 500 SERIES
The Griphoist® is a portable manual hoist with traversing wire rope. They can lift, pull and place loads across great distances without exceeding their maximum working load limit. These lever operated wire rope hoists are suitable for use in numerous applications and are the ideal solution for professionals. An outstanding option of the Griphoist® hoist is that load capacity of the device can be increased with a sheave block.
These hoists are portable, strong and can be used in any orientation. The design of these hoists allow for a virtual unlimited lift or pull, the limit of which is determined only by the length of wire rope inserted into it.
- Light weight for quick installation
- No limitation in terms of wire rope length
- Easy to use, heavy duty, and powerful
- Increase load capacity with deflection sheaves
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I love your fabric, especially the small black prints that look like shashiko patterns.
Good progress. Now what are your plans for them?
Wow Pamela you are building them up,I am loving the fabrics xx
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Believe you need to work with someone to perform a dryer repair because you do not recognize anything concerning dryer vent cleaning?
This is a simple trouble to get rid of whether you’re an all-natural at fixings or if you’re just a routine Joe or Jane! While exact same day home appliance repair is generally available and really practical, continue reading for useful suggestions and knowledge regarding the devices you require to carry out basic clothes dryer repair work on your own.
Why clean your dryer air vent?
It is pretty disadvantageous to clean your clothes, only to have them arise from the dryer scenting worse than they did previously. This could be due to a dirty vent. When these are not correctly cleaned out, the warm of the garments can develop tiny fires on the lint, filling the device with a negative odor.
Allow’s face it, when you spend all that effort and time out of your active schedule to collect your washes, put them in the washer, dry them and fold them and hang them up, you wish to see to it they smell and really feel fresh and clean. Not damp and wrinkled, which is the outcome you obtain when you have a dryer with a filthy air vent?
Dryer air vents cleansing ideas
Make certain that your dryer is unplugged before you begin the cleansing procedure. Check that the gas is off also if you have a gas dryer.
Once you pull the device far from the wall, you can get to the vent and should make use of a screwdriver to loosen up the dryer vent clamp sufficient that you can slide the vent off. Currently right here’s the enjoyable part of dryer vent cleansing! Get to as for you can right into the hole in the back of the device and pull out any type of dust and accumulation in the vent. You can use your vacuum cleaners pipe add-on for a really thorough dryer Repair Houston. Repeat the cleaning process on the tubes you just got rid of.
See to it you examine the outer edges of the air vent and the pipe, as this is where most of the accumulation will be. Browse the vent and tube to see if you missed out on anything before you re connect the dryer air vent clamp. To finish a dryer vent cleansing, run your dryer for about ten mins with absolutely nothing inside. This clear the machine of any type of particles left over from the cleansing.
So you have attempted all the methods yet you still assume you might require an expert cleansing?
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Viale Vittorio Veneto, 263
Gruppo LUBE continues to grow and is opening a new Lube Store in Catania. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 28 February and the event will continue until Sunday, 4 March, with plenty of surprises and promotions for all customers.
The Store, owned by Maria Calderoni, will dedicate 106 square metres of space to a selection of 4 prestigious models from the Cucine LUBE collection. Inside the store visitors will be able to personally experience the rounded lines of Clover, the creative kitchen made by LUBE, or admire the elegant design of Oltre which, like the others, can be customised like a tailored suit. Two sector experts will be there to help customers choose their kitchen and to offer services of consulting, design, after-sales assistance, transport and installation.
The new Store is the third in Catania. With this latest inauguration, LUBE emphasises the importance of the domestic market in the strategy of the Marche-based group for 2018, with broad-based and detailed distribution that is attentive to customers' needs.
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Boohoo.com becomes latest internet star retailer to raise cash with London stock market float valuing it at £560m
Fashion website Boohoo.com has been valued at £560million after a City fundraising delivered a big windfall for its founding family.
The Manchester-based business, which is aimed at 16 to 24 year olds, has secured £300million from investors in a share placing secured ahead of a listing on the London stock market next Friday.
Members of the founding Kamani family and other shareholders have received £240million of the proceeds, while some of the remainder will be used to implement a £6.5million improvement plan for its Burnley warehouse.
Capital raising: Boohoo.com has become the latest retailer to raise cash on the London stock market
The Kamani family and other board members will still hold 44 per cent of the company following the placing of 600million shares.
Founded in 2006 by joint chief executives Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, boohoo now has 2.3million active customers.
Sales rose 70 per cent to £91.9million in the ten months to December 31, while underlying earnings were up 188 per cent to £10.1million.
Ms Kane, who started her career as a designer then fashion buyer, has worked with Mr Kamani for the past 20 years supplying high street retailers.
She said: ‘We are confident that our competitive position and growing customer base means that we are well placed to capitalise on the fast growing online fashion retail market.’
Boohoo has boosted its boardroom with the appointment of four new non-executive directors including Peter Williams, who was formerly the senior independent director at rival internet fashion firm ASOS.
A host of retailers are expected to debut on the London Stock Exchange in the coming months as companies take advantage of the improving UK economy continues to float.
Others due to float in the next few days including Pets at Home and Poundland.
Pets at Home, Britain's biggest pet shop group, has set its share offer price at 210-260p per share, giving an implied market capitalisation of £1.05billion to £1.30billion.
Last month, discount retailer Poundland also announced an intention to float next month in a move that is expected to value the chain at up to £750million.
Meanwhile, online appliance retailer AO.com smashed expectations for its stock market debut with a 33 per cent rise that increased the worth of founder John Roberts by £113million in less than nine hours of trading.
AO raised a total of £423million, initially valuing the company at £1.2billion, but the rise in its share price meant it ended the day worth £1.6billion, nearly as much as rival Dixons.
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RVA Fashion Week Fashion Designer: Harry Trinh
Mosquito netting and lace curtains are not the first things that come to mind when most people think of a runway show. Local fashion designer, Harry Trinh, is changing that though. Trinh is showing his Spring/ Summer 2012 collection titled Gridded Organza next Saturday as a part of RVA Fashion Week.
The ten dress collection that Trinh is creating for the show features spray painted mosquito netting, lace and large amounts of hand beading. His inspiration for the collection stems from the “unique bond yet struggle humans have with nature” and how society has created a very structured sense of nature and organic life. He is also interested in the idea of “the industrial filth that is produced as a byproduct of making a piece of clothing”, a sort of gritty elegance that goes back to the human and nature relationship.
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When talking about Richmond fashion, Trinh says that he loves how uniquely people dress yet there is still a sense of community and unity to everyone. He also compared Richmond style to the Fan neighborhood with the fact that both have a pristine exterior look yet underneath it all, there is a quirky and slightly grungy feel.
Trinh is a senior at Henrico High School’s Center for the Arts and plans to attend Maryland Institute College of Art for architectural design in the fall.
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Polycom looks to 2025 as the year that, “primary care will be accessible to all citizens, regardless of distance thanks to the increased availability of broadband, mobile devices and applications.” Thankfully, this means rural areas, the elderly or patients otherwise unable to travel or leave their home may reap huge benefits from advances in telemedicine. NPR also recently noted telemedicine will enable basic health care for “baby boomers anywhere who want to stay in their homes instead of moving to a nursing facility when their need for health care increases.”
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Imagine, eating lunch at lunch! Telemedicine will encourage using vacation time for an actual vacation! This, in turn, can be beneficial for employers as productivity is shown to increase when an employee’s stress level and quality of life improves. As the organization Take Back Your Time states, “ Vacations are not a luxury; they are a necessity for a well-balanced, healthy life – as important as eating well and getting exercise.”
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Frequency of local, systemic reactions reported for teens enrolled in v-safe similar to preauthorization clinical trials
TUESDAY, Aug. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 years receiving Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination, most adverse events are nonserious, according to research published in the July 30 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Anne M. Hause, Ph.D., from the CDC COVID-19 Response Team, and colleagues further characterized the safety of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by reviewing adverse events reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System and adverse events and health impact assessments reported in v-safe (a smartphone-based surveillance system) after receipt of the vaccine for U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 years from Dec. 14, 2020, to July 16, 2021.
About 8.9 million U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 years had received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as of July 16, 2021. The researchers found that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System received 9,246 reports after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination among 12- to 17-year-olds: 90.7 percent were for nonserious adverse events and 9.3 percent were for serious adverse events, including 4.3 percent for myocarditis. Local and systemic reactions were reported with a frequency similar to that reported in preauthorization clinical trials among about 129,000 U.S. adolescents enrolled in v-safe (63.4 and 48.9 percent, respectively). Systemic reactions occurred more often after the second dose.
“The initial safety findings of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine administered to U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 years are similar to those described in the clinical trials, with the exception of myocarditis, a rare serious adverse event associated with receipt of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines; follow-up of reported myocarditis cases is ongoing,” the authors write.
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A master of instrumental music, Telemann enjoyed more fame and adoration in his time than even the lauded J.S. Bach. Open to French and Italian influences as well as the new galant style that flourished in Germany, he excelled in chamber music, creating a charming synthesis of European styles at the crossroads between Baroque and Classicism.
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AccountingWEB has launched a new mentoring project sponsored by BTCSoftware offering free hands-on help and advice to elevate your firm and career.
Small firm partners frequently have to work in isolation and tackle problems by themselves. To help practitioners develop their skills and deal with new challenges, AccountingWEB and BTCSoftware have come up with an initiative to put together those looking for advice and help with a panel of successful small practice accountants and experts.
This innovative online mentoring project brings a successful formula for support and development from the corporate world to accountancy practice.
If you’ve got a challenge or an opportunity you’d like to make the most of, our panel of specialists will be on hand to give you practical advice relevant to your circumstances.
Whether you’re looking for help with practical procedures and processes, adapting the services you offer, or personal career progression and broadening your skills, the AccountingWEB-BTCSoftware mentoring programme will seek to put you in touch with a sympathetic fellow professional who can lend a helping hand. To take part, tell us about the challenges you face and the kind of advice you are seeking and we will ask real accountants who have faced these issues to tell you how they dealt with similar situations in the past.
“I’ve been exposed to mentoring in my own career with company directors and development specialists who were used to mentoring,” said Andrew Ross from BTCSoftware.
“Recently a potential customer was asking lots of questions about our practice management software and how to deploy it to best effect in his own business. He made me realise that there’s a lot of potential for offering general advice on how to move forward with your practice.
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Painters are recording our lives in Hawai‘i today—what do they see? What do they have to say? Four young painters, survey the landscape, brushes loaded.
The Honolulu Museum of Art’s Abstract Expressionist show brought many of America’s 20th century painting stars to Honolulu and put them alongside Hawai‘i’s best known painters from that period. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa invited young painters Jan Dickey, Andrew Yamauchi, Alina Kawai and Kainoa Gruspe, to ruminate on that pairing and share ideas on why they paint in Hawai‘i today. Try their recommendations for painting and practice below.
In Jan Dickey’s paintings, preindustrial media, like eggs and milk pool, deteriorate, and decompose. He applies art skills to political activism but says paintings are another thing.
Dickey: I feel like my connection the viewer or potential viewer has changed over the years. I think I was a lot more interested in other people’s experience or their reaction or interpretation of what I was doing earlier in my life. The longer I’ve been doing this, the more it’s become about getting closer toward just engaging in something that feels like a meaningful use of my time. A lot of that meaning that this is something useful comes from just losing myself in the experience of making the thing, just curiosity about what the materials might do to each other or changing up something I’ve done before might result in something surprising.
Dickey: I’ve retreated away from an interest in pleasing or narrating or communicating specific things through the paint and it’s become more about moving closer in toward this space where I find enjoyment in the act of doing the thing and in satisfying my own curiosity about different variations on what I’ve done before.
Does this mean you’ve given up on making a living this way?
Dickey:(laughs) Yeah in a way, yeah. Also over the years I’ve become less and less interested in turning
myself into a brand. I think everyone gets transformed in some way as an operative in the capitalist system we exist in. For me the pressure or the idea my artwork needs to have some market value or some consistency with a brand and some sort of commercial appeal was moving me further and further away from the experience I had originally getting into art, which was a pure exploration of my thoughts and my feelings and ideas.
Dickey: I’ve found that having to think about the packaging of a thing, and the system of marketing and distribution and purchasing artwork as a way of sustaining a living, is hard to do even if you’re able to make the necessary adjustments in yourself to make that happen. I found that to be collapsing the whole point of getting into it in the first place.
Dickey currently teaches at Honolulu Community College, and applies art to social activism with J-20+. Kainoa Gruspe recently graduated with a BFA from UH Mānoa, and has a show up at Hawai‘i Pacific University through November 10, 2017. Kainoa, how do you feel about the salability of your work?
Gruspe: I guess when I’m making something like Jan, I try not think about that. and a lot of times I’ll have ideas and my girlfriend amber will say that’s a horrible idea, no one’s going to want that. And I think that I like that part of making something that‘s so ridiculous, nobody could ever have that but when somebody sees it they get a laugh out of it or something. A lot of times my main focus is just making something that makes somebody else, whether they like it or not, makes them feel something or have some kind of reaction to it. Mostly when I’m working I’m just trying to make myself laugh while I make something.
Gruspe: To me they seem like more subtle jokes because they’re taking things in art history and other painters in art history, taking what they’ve done and spinning it around.
That‘s why for Gruspe's work, people need to bring something to it. To really "get" it, they need some basic art history about depiction has been handled.
Alina Kawai mixes abstraction and figures in paintings that clearly indicate a narrative. She has just become the manager of Kapi‘olani Community College's Koa Gallery.
Kawai: I grew up in Japan so I’m used to a lot of visual narratives.. I wouldn’t say I’m trying to make manga or anime at all, but for me I do like representation, not 100% representational but something to grasp to that tells a story.
Kawai: Generally I try to strive for a story and through that I try to incorporate time, so past present and future moments, of individual experiences and community as a whole too.
Andrew Yamauchi does large, painterly, local landscapes and themes. He and Kawai showed recently at Ars Cafe with their mentor, painter Russell Sunabe, painting professor at KCC.
Yamauchi: For myself I try to aim to be as honest as I can during the painting process. There is subject matter, there’s usually some kind of deeper meaning behind each individual piece, but I try not to force it too much either.
Yamauchi: With the painting, I think it’s important to talk, communicate to other painters as well. I’ll just
be forthright, I think painting is relevant. It has its place and it will always have its place in sort of the upper echelons of what we call fine arts. A lot of times it’s hard to articulate why but I think people are always going to be drawn to making marks on a surface, it’s just part of who we are. There’s definitely a technique to it. As natural a process as it is, I’m still somebody who places a lot of importance on skill and technique. In a lot of ways it’s like a responsibility for painters to communicate to other painters, to expand the lexicon, the vocabulary of what we call painting.
Yamauchi: Like this Abstract Expressionist show for example, in Hawai‘i, you know, my friends, my non-art friends, my family, they could care less about it. That’s how I grew up as well. For this show, like I don’t know if it was intentional or they just couldn’t afford to get like big name artists into the show, but there was a lot of artists in there, Asian America artists with roots to Hawai‘i.
Yamauchi: I think that’s important, it shows local artists, this is the path that they took. A lot of these guys were influenced by the Abstract Expressionists in New York, they traveled, they migrated, they did a pilgrimage to New York and all that and it’s important to show local artists now days that this is what they did and you can do the same thing. It’s an ongoing thing, from generation to generation.
To learn more, Dickey recommends the film, "Pollock," with Ed Harris and Gruspe recommends "Painters Painting", about painters from Abstract Expressionism through Warhol. Yamauchi links to Vincent Desiderio on his tumblr page.
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Religious and ethnic nationalisms are resurgent in democracies around the world. How does the media cover these movements? Does its focus on conflict and violence further fuel and intensify civic strife? Are there other stories about religion and democratic culture that should be told?
Peter Beinart, contributing editor at The Atlantic and associate professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York, will join moderators John Carlson (Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict) and Kristin Gilger (Cronkite School) for a discussion of these issues, speaking to how he addresses them through a comparative approach.
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Suckling pig roast with pumpkin and popcorn
1. Peel the carrots, clean the celery stalk and moisten with 1 tbspoil. Grill and precook, turning constantly,for approximately 4 minutes.
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3. Release the bones of the pig and layon a work board and cutevenly. This should result in a relatively rectangular piece.Spread 2 tbsp mustard over the surface of the meat and season withthe coffee salt. Retain 1 tsp of the seasoned salt. Lay the cooledcarrots and celery lengthwise alongside the meat and roll everything intoa roast and tie with kitchen twine.
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Greenpeace activists are headed to jail, a hippie invades Wattsworld and it has been a rough week for alternative energies wind and solar.
All this and a spooky hottie too.
Part One: Al Gore & Friends
Gore played at gotcha with Big Oil, using a 1962 magazine ad to show how evil oil firms bragged about producing enough energy to melt glaciers. Lets not misunderstand Al, just because he’s using a 48-year old advertisement does not mean he’s desperate, just morally bankrupt.
Did Al and Tipper separate to protect the Goreacle’s fortune? That’s too cynical even for me, but you decide.
The Puffington Host had a satirical dig at Al, wondering what his J-date profile might look like:
I’m a recently single southern gentleman, though since I failed to carry my own state of Tennessee in the 2000 election, I really consider myself to be a citizen of the world, who is looking for a special lady to take short carbon neutral hikes followed by globe trotting in my private plane to attend conferences with other long winded academics. Must have your own reusable water bottle.
When you’ve lost the lefties at the Host, there’s a fat lady singing somewhere.
Twitter users had even more fun at Al’s recent new single status, with Gore pick up lines:
roboutik : “Do you know how much that dress is contributing to global warming? Cuz you’re makin me hot!” #gorepickuplines
Gwednesday: “I’d like to leave my carbon footprint..in your bedroom.” #gorepickuplines
Meanwhile, Al wiped a tear from his eye and blogged about the new book ‘climate war‘:
Bill Clinton described the book this way, “Eric Pooley has written a riveting tale, the very first account of the epic American campaign to get serious about global warming.
Does ‘a riveting tale’ sound like a hard science tome to you? Me either.
David Suzuki, Canada’s own resident totalitarian hippie, may be alarmed to read that he is campaigning for this:
The real issue of Saturday’s anti-oil rally in Kitamaat Village wasn’t really broached until David Suzuki stepped up to the plate. The battle over the pipeline – to build, or not to build – is a big one, no doubt. But to fight oil corporations on a project-by-project basis is to fight but another minor skirmish in the major war environmentalists are waging to introduce real, sustainable climate change in this culture and country.
Part Two: AGW Scaremongers
The Guardian has declared that this year will be the warmest ever. If you discount the Medieval warming period, the Roman warming period and every year before records began, that is. as if the scary headline isn’t enough, the newspaper then strikes fear into the heart of every man and takes aim at the carbon footprint… of beer.
You think global warming supporters are in trouble now? Just try messing with beer, hippies, I dare you.
Global warming activist scientist Phil Mote gets taken to the woodshed:
Phil Mote single-handedly damaged the economy of Washington State when as state climatologist he published a cherry picked data analysis allegedly linking western snowpack to global warming. Action taken by the Governor and Seattle’s equally clueless mayor have moved the state in the wrong directions with regards to energy policy and planning and left the state unprepared for the snow and cold of recent winters, costing lives.
Holy paranoia, Leo Hickman sees skeptics everywhere.
Finally, Joe Romm talks on a subject he is an expert on. Ignorance. It’s a bit much to listen to emo-Romm rip Carly Fiorina for her ignorance when he contorts logic to try and blame the Gulf oil spill on Dick Cheney.
Lord Whitewash Oxburgh refuses to answer questions about his whitewash inquiry into Climategate. When asked for transcriptions Oxburgh said:
The important point to emphasise is that we were assessing people and their motivations. We were not assessing the wisdom of their judgement or the validity of their conclusions. It was for this reason that the membership of the panel included outstanding and very experienced scientists from outside the field. All had long experience of assessing scientists. I think that we all felt that looking people in the eye over many hours of discussion about their work and their methods, are just as important as what they say. I believe that the presence of third parties or recording devices could not begin to capture that. It was my judgement that we were most likely to be able to make a fair assessment if proceedings were as informal as possible. We played things very much by ear and at regular intervals withdrew to assess progress, compare impressions and discuss whether we wished to change tack or do anything differently. This was an exercise that depended totally on the experience and judgement of the Panel members.
Shut up, he explained.
Eco-terrorist group Greenpeace attacked tuna fishermen in the Mediterranean, and one got, um, hooked. Hippie-hooking video at the link. Greenpeace seems surprised that men trying to earn a legal living react badly when jobless hippies try to interfere with their livelihood. The good news that Japan is about to send a couple of Greenpeacers to jail.
The NYT finds survivalists it can support. They’re peak oil alarmists stockpiling food, but without the scary militia connotations. Or something.
Canada is being pressured by Nobel laureates to include global warming on the G20 agenda. Fortunately, since Oslo began handing out Nobels in boxes of Crackerjacks, PM Harper can safely ignore self-important gong-holders.
The UN warns that global warming will cause ‘mega-disasters‘, which is disturbing. Did global warming cause the UN, or is that a circular reference?
Prince Charles believes that flying planes into buildings can save the planet, or something. I’m not sure Chuck is playing with a full deck these days.
After losing yet another debate, George Moonbat zeroes in on Lord Monckton and issues a devastating column of name calling.
Travel the world and save the planet? A family goes around the world but calls themselves eco-friendly, so its okay.
Delingpole unleashes on the bird-shredding industry.
…Spain’s concerted government-funded drive towards wind and solar power has been an utter catastrophe. Electricity costs have risen by 60 per cent while the 50,000 “green jobs” it created cost 571,000 Euros per job via government subsidy, effectively losing 2.2 jobs in the real economy for every one created in the green one.
Just wait until he hears about solar death panels.
Part Three: Inconvenient Truths
A turn in the tide for California’s water-deprived farmers might be in the offing if humans are given a fair shake against the mighty delta smelt. This potential good news for one sector of the Golden State comes as news that AB-32, the states global warming bill, is a disaster:
When Gov. Schwarzenegger signed AB 32 four years ago, California’s jobless rate was 4.9 percent. It’s now 12 percent, reaching as high as 20 percent in 8 counties. The state’s budget bleeds with red ink (deficit: $19.1 billion) and its economy is among the nation’s worst. And now, the California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), the Golden State equivalent of the Congressional Budget Office, has issued a dire warning that AB 32 will mean more economic pain and joblessness for a state already mired in both.
Sarah Palin pokes environmentalists for blocking land-based oil drilling and lays some blame for the BP accident on Big Green. she’s not entirely wrong, but let’s hope she doesn’t use spill, baby, spill.
More problems for wind farms, they cause health problems for people who live close to the giant bird shredders, and a 15-year old study comes back to bite the greens on their favorite alternative energy:
And so there is the joke:
Q: “When is an environmentalist not an environmentalist?”
A: “When it comes to windpower.”
Think about it: industrial wind parks are noisy, intrusive, cement-and-steel intensive, require service roads in the wilds, and must be shadowed by inefficiently-run fossil-fuel generation. And did we say that wind in more expensive than other forms of electric generation that provide non-intermittent power?
Global warming causes the glaciers to melt. Wait, what? Natural cycles? Okay, nevermind.
A climate scientist wants to be left out of blogs, but loses all his data so he can’t be checked, which makes him a target for blogs…
Climate alarmist John Abrahams issued a scathing critique of Lord Moncktons heartland Summit speech. Monckton rebuts, robustly.
US data shows the inconvenient truth that the world has been a lot warmer than it is today, back even before Al Gore needed another mansion.
The ‘science is settled’, the ‘debate’ is over. Actually, scientists were guessing about the source of CO2 emissions. That’s right, $64 trillion needed to fox a problem that might not exist. Now that’s a deal.
The IPCC is so focused on temperature, it may be missing the big picture about what drives climate.
NASA, an organization that should know better, promotes bad science in the name of alarmism.
The warming of the past 50 years was perfectly predictable by looking at natural cycles. No SUV’s or factories to blame.
Your weekly It’s the Sun, stupid link.
Hippies must be wide eyed in fear as the media turns against the global warming hoax and starts asking awkward questions.
Brazil blocked a carbon sequestration project, because Brazilians understand that burying carbon is nonsense and that the scheme is a wealth transfer scam from their economy to the UAE and others that want billions to ‘defray’ carbon capture costs.
New green buzzword, ‘swarm power‘. Or, lots of noisy, inefficient generators trying to fill in for unreliable wind and solar projects.
Today is the day that the EPA may become the most powerful agency in the United States. Be afraid…
Your weekly must read link: Climate science does not stand up to scrutiny. Professor Jason Johnston, Director of the Program on Law, Environment and Economy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School investigated and found:
Professor Johnson, who expressed surprise that the case for global warming was so weak, systematically examined the claims made in IPCC publications and other similar work by leading climate establishment scientists and compared them with what is found in the peer-edited climate science literature. He found that the climate establishment does not follow the scientific method. Instead, it “seems overall to comprise an effort to marshal evidence in favor of a predetermined policy preference.”
The full (long) report is here (pdf).
Good news for people, economies and progress, the UN says that the world will fail to make deep cuts in emissions.
Lindsey Graham, the man who wrote the US climate bill before he walked away from it, says global warming is not such a big deal after all:
“The science about global warming has changed,” he noted, offhandedly. “I think they’ve oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they’ve been alarmist and the science is in question,” Graham told reporters. “The whole movement has taken a giant step backward.”
Ouch, take that Al Gore.
Another person who has woken up to the truth that global warming is natural, not man-made, is Peter Taylor. Taylor has new book to sell, but researched the climate science he once believed in and found it lacking credibility. There are only three types of people left that believe global warming is anything other than natural; the gullible, the hardcore anti-du-jour-activists and those getting rich off the first two.
Aussie PM Kevin Rudd wants to make global warming a core election issue. In Canada we had a politician who wanted to do the same thing, with disastrous results. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who even remembers who Stephane Dion is these days. Aussies can hope the same is true of Rudd, soon.
Global warming kills rare English orchids. Oh, wait. That was the local council, three years in a row.
Hippies and Al Gore will be displeased to learn that more Americans believe in ghosts than global warming. Of course, ghosts have better marketing. And yes, that obscure reference is a hint about your hottie.
Part Four: AGW in the News
The Eu must be running out of money even faster than feared. First it wants to fine the UK for failing to meet air quaility targets and six other members for failing to implement climate laws. Of the six nations to be fined, Greece is one. Good luck collecting that cash, EU.
The Canadian government has admitted that targets for emissions reduction are weaker than predicted. Which neatly coincides with how much people care about the global warming hoax.
…there aren’t that many scientists involved in the IPCC deliberations. The inner core is possibly twenty souls. Secondly, they were untroubled by the necessity to concoct fraudulent data to get their desired results. The only unknown question regarding the IPCC scientists is “Did they actually believe in the global warming that they were promoting?”
Chronicling the decline in the media’s support for all things climate change.
Texan educators were ordered to ensure that children were taught both sides of the global warming debate. It’s not happening.
Green tech broken down into three categories: Efficiency Tech, Bull Tech, and Real Tech. An example of bull tech? The Tesla:
Examples of Bull Tech include the Chevy Volt, the Tesla, ethanol, and biofuels. Take for example the much-hyped electric automaker Tesla. Can you guess the average cost of a new car sold in America? $28,400. The price of an absolute, base-model, stripped-down Tesla? $50,000. This is after $7,500 tax credit from Uncle Sam, so the real cost is $57,500 plus the cost of installing a 220-volt plug in your garage. Not only are Teslas financially out of reach for the average American, but they aren’t zero emissions, either. The electricity to manufacture and power them has to come from something, and guess where it most comes from? Coal-fired plants.
Montgomery County became the first in America to enact a carbon tax. Now they are being sued by the local power company. It isn’t easy being green.
The UK’s environment agency has banned employees from taking flights to any place in England that is serviced by train. They can still fly to Scotland, but why would they want to, unless they want to help the hapless Scots rein in the oil firms protesting a new north of the border tax.
As an anti-EPA power grab movement works in Washington, the Whitehouse threatens to veto any legislation it creates. President hapless would seem to prefer the EPA ran America, since it interferes with his golf schedule.
Wellington boots can now be called iWellies, because they have been adapted to generate enough electricity to power an iPod. Question… how many hipsters have you ever seen wearing wellies? Market research, it’s there for a reason.
A CDC official and weather hysteric claim that increased heat waves caused by global warming will create a public health disaster.
NASA is to study arctic ice. Skeptics everywhere hope they send global warming muppet James Hansen.
UK taxpayers have discovered that £265 million doesn’t mean anything when it comes to meeting alternative energy target dates.
Smart windows that tint themselves might save homeowners money on power consumption.
Carly Fiorina is accusing Barbara Boxer of being more concerned with the weather than terrorism. The NYT may disapprove of such unorthodoxy, but Carly is right, and Democrats are afraid that voters will hear that simple message come November.
Part Five: Global Hottie
I mentioned ghosts have good marketing. Who can argue that point when Jennifer Love Hewitt is the Ghost Whisperer. It’s Ms. Hewitt’s first appearance as the global hottie, so be nice.
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More on bad logos
This site is about three months shy of being up and about for two years, and in that time, there've been a lot of popular posts.
None, however, have drawn as much reaction — and vitriol — as the worst logos of all-time.
After dozens of emails, 10,000+ visitors and even a link from Fark, I think I've now seen more submitted awful logos than I thought I'd see in my lifetime. I've heard the arguments for and against everything from the Colorado Rockies mountain to the Islanders 'Captain Highliner', and the relative ugliness of the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in comparison to the Macon Whoopee.
And I've had enough.
So, please — please — stop sending me links to the New Mexican Banjo Playing Salamanders home page. I've seen it, and it isn't pretty.
Besides, I am not even the bad-logo expert. Colby Cosh is.
Now, if there's one thing I've learned from this madness, it's that people love to talk bad logos. Which means the Buffalo Sabres, in creating the Buffaslug abomination, may have just generated some much-needed publicity for their small-market club.
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- 1 Why would a CT scan be denied?
- 2 What will a CT scan of my neck show?
- 3 Can you ask your doctor for a CT scan?
- 4 Does CT scan of neck show throat cancer?
- 5 How can I speed up my prior authorization?
- 6 Can insurance deny CT scan?
- 7 How long does a CT of the neck take?
- 8 Is a CT or MRI better for neck pain?
- 9 What will a CT scan of the head and neck show?
- 10 Why would a doctor request a CT scan?
- 11 Can I request an MRI instead of a CT scan?
- 12 Will a CT scan show a tumor?
- 13 What are the signs that you have a cancerous lymph node?
- 14 What does cancer feel like in your neck?
- 15 Can CT scan of neck show lymphoma?
Why would a CT scan be denied?
Why is it denied coverage by healthplans? A CT scan is a “hi-tech” X-ray. It is a more extensive test than is generally necessary for common symptoms such as a cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain. Requests are inappropriate because preliminary tests have not been performed first (e.g., an X-ray).
What will a CT scan of my neck show?
A neck CAT scan can detect signs of disease in the throat and surrounding areas. Doctors may order a neck CAT scan to look for signs of an infection (such as an abscess), a birth defect, cysts, or tumors.
Can you ask your doctor for a CT scan?
It’s also partly because patients have come to expect imaging tests because they ‘ve read about them, seen them on television, had their loved ones go through them. Heck, you can even get your own screening CT scan with no doctor’s order necessary.
Does CT scan of neck show throat cancer?
Various imaging tests may be performed to help formulate a throat cancer diagnosis, including: CT scan: A CT scan may provide information about the size, shape and position of any tumors, and may also help identify enlarged lymph nodes that may contain cancer cells.
16 Tips That Speed Up The Prior Authorization Process
- Create a master list of procedures that require authorizations.
- Document denial reasons.
- Sign up for payor newsletters.
- Stay informed of changing industry standards.
- Designate prior authorization responsibilities to the same staff member(s).
Can insurance deny CT scan?
Some procedures, like a CT scan, MRI or certain surgeries, usually require pre-authorization. If you have a claim that isn’t covered because it wasn’t pre-authorized, talk to the doctor who ordered the procedure.
How long does a CT of the neck take?
A CT scan takes about 10 to 20 minutes. In some cases, you’ll need to have an injection of contrast dye. This will help your doctor to see certain areas in your body clearly. If your test requires dye, you’ll receive it through an intravenous line or through an injection near your spinal cord.
Is a CT or MRI better for neck pain?
A CT scan is better than an MRI for imaging calcified tissues, like bones. CT scans produce excellent detail used to diagnose osteoarthritis and fractures.
What will a CT scan of the head and neck show?
Computed tomography ( CT or CAT) scans provide information about the status not only of soft tissue structures like organs, nerves and the brain, but also exquisite detail of even the smallest bony structures such as the vertebrae.
Why would a doctor request a CT scan?
Your doctor may recommend a CT scan to help: Diagnose muscle and bone disorders, such as bone tumors and fractures. Pinpoint the location of a tumor, infection or blood clot. Guide procedures such as surgery, biopsy and radiation therapy.
Can I request an MRI instead of a CT scan?
Doctors might order MRIs instead of CTs when they need to create more accurate and detailed images. Physicians typically order MRI scans to diagnose issues with bones, joints, and organs, especially those that affect the: Brain. Breasts.
Will a CT scan show a tumor?
CT scans can show a tumor’s shape, size, and location. They can even show the blood vessels that feed the tumor – all without having to cut into the patient. Doctors often use CT scans to help them guide a needle to remove a small piece of tissue.
What are the signs that you have a cancerous lymph node?
What Are Symptoms of Cancerous Lymph Nodes?
- Lump(s) under the skin, such as in the neck, under the arm, or in the groin.
- Fever (may come and go over several weeks) without an infection.
- Drenching night sweats.
- Weight loss without trying.
- Itching skin.
- Feeling tired.
- Loss of appetite.
- Cough, trouble breathing, chest pain.
What does cancer feel like in your neck?
Head and neck cancer can cause pain or a burning sensation when chewing and swallowing food. You might feel like food is stuck in your throat. You may cough or feel like food or liquid are going into the airway (windpipe).
Can CT scan of neck show lymphoma?
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These adorable characters are perfect playtime companions for St. Patrick's Day. Assemble the playset and get ready for some pint-sized adventures!Download St. Patrick's Day Playset Template
Print the template on regular paper or cardstock and cut out the pieces.
For the shepherd, leprechauns, sheep, and stone wall, fold the dashed lines away from you. Fold the solid lines at the bottom of the piece toward you. When all folds have been made, secure the front and back of the piece together using glue or double-sided tape. You should find that you've created a stand for the piece. Repeat this step with the remaining characters and props.
For the mushroom house, make all folds along dashed lines, then secure the A tabs to their corresponding pieces. Close the shape with the B tab.
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I didn’t go a lot to the cinema in March but I made up for it watching more European films (from Belgium, Spain and Denmark, to be precise). So here are my short and sweet reviews. Dig in!
Belgica: the story of Cafe Belgica and Jo and Frank, two brothers who own it. We see the evolution from hole-in-the-wall bar just for the locals with some live music into concert venue with regular gigs and selected clientele. At the beginning working at Belgica seems like the best thing in the world (sex, drugs and rock and roll) but, as time goes by, we see that it comes with a lot of baggage and pain, paralleling a heavy night of partying and drinking (more Bukowski’s style). What grabs more the attention is the music, it cleverly evolves in style with the changes of the bar and the strifes and troubles between the brothers. The cinematography is also to the point: the film begins with a red, warm hue suggesting intimacy and fun and, as the bar expands beyond control, the color schemes shift toward a harsh and cold blue. The performances of Stef Aerts and Tom Vermier as Jo and Frank are convincing and compelling. One minor quibble could be that some interesting secondary characters are not given much depth, but it’s just nit-picking. Intriguing —7.5/10
Zootopia: the latest Disney animated film is set in an anthropomorphic city where mammals, predators and not, co-exist peacefully… more or less. Comedy, adventure and crime drama are well mixed together in a story that has never a dull moment. There are endearing characters like our heroine Judy Hopps, who is the first bunny to join the police of Zootopia, and cheeky ones like Nick Wilde, a fox and a hustler. There’s humour for kids and grow-ups alike (the sloths at the DMV are priceless) and a nice message about tolerance and inclusion that works well without being too corny or cheesy. The voice actors are perfect for their characters and the animation is top-notch. Maybe it’s not my favorite among Disney animated films but it is entertaining. Fun —7/10
Land of Mine: the life of German prisoners in Denmark in 1945, right after the end of War World II. The Danish government decided to use thousands of German prisoners of war to remove the mines on the western coast of Denmark (put there by the Nazi during the occupation). The film tells the story of a small group of such prisoners, mostly still boys, and Sgt. Carl Rasmussen (Roland Moeller), the Danish soldier in charge of them and their mission. While beautifully shot the film falls short of the mark: the story of each character feels flat, without any reasonable development or believable motives. Sgt. Rasmussen suddenly change from Nazi-hater and treating the boys worse than animals, to father-figure, especially with Sebastian (Louis Hofmann), the unofficial leader of the group. The most important issue of the Geneva Convention about prisoners of war and not behaving like the Nazis did is completely glossed over, which makes for an easy way out for the director and writer Martin Zandvliet. Stray observations: no way it’s always sunny in Denmark, even in summer; if it’s windy it’s nigh impossible to keep the sand out of your eyes; the boys have always perfectly trim hair even after months of work… doubt that a barber showed up there every few weeks! Disappointing–5/10
A Perfect Day: another movie about the aftermath of a war, this time is the Balkans in 1990s. What is most compelling is that the main point of view is neutral, the viewer is shown the ugliness of war in an objective way without judgement or taking sides. The plot is about an international group of aid workers who are supposed to clean up wells to provide the local population with potable water. Drama and comedy are dosed well, combining interesting and insightful situations that stem from language and cultural barriers, moronic bureaucracy and personal relationships. Black humour at the expense of military authority and the helplessness of the UN is reminiscent of M*A*S*H. Benico Del Toro and Tim Robbins, as the two old-timers of the group, are spectacular and well worth watching. Alex Catalan’s superb cinematography of the arid mountain landscapes and war devastated backdrop further enhances this enjoyable dark comedy/ funny drama. Unusual and riveting —7.5/10 | <urn:uuid:10babfa4-6f69-4276-b7ca-abf30f249473> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://ramblingsofacinephile.com/2016/04/22/quick-n-dirty-march-at-the-pictures/ | 2021-04-18T04:57:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038468066.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20210418043500-20210418073500-00296.warc.gz | en | 0.93939 | 948 |
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