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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III; October 11, 1965) is an American actor. Perry starred as Dylan McKay on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role he played from 1990–95, and then from 1998–2000. Much publicity was garnered over the fact that even though he was playing a sixteen-year-old when 90210 began, Perry was actually in his mid twenties at that time. Perry returned to 90210 in 1998 (this time billed as a permanent "Special Guest Star") and remained with the series until its conclusion in 2000. | 2019-04-22T04:12:40 | http://otavo.tv/people/39766-luke-perry |
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1951 The Polytechnic Institute is established in Tirana; Faculty of Electronics was its component too.
1953 The part time system started for the preparation of Electrical Engineers.
1954 With an official notification, the Faculty of Electronics and its departments were approved.
1957 On 16th of September was established the State University of Tirana which included the Polytechnic Institute with four Branches.
1969 Former Electrical Branch was devided into two Profiles: Industry Electrification and Power Stations.
1983 Faculty of Engineering was devided into two Faculties: Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (FMEE) and that of Civil Engineering (FCE).
The Polytechnic University of Tirana (PUoT) which gained the status of an indipendent public university consisting of the Engineering Faculties that were separated from the PUoT with 4 Faculties, among them, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering with its two departments, Electrical and Electronic Departments.
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani exits following a news conference on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo.
JNS.org – Recent reports that the Iranians have removed their personnel from southern Syria and transferred their main activity hub from Damascus International Airport to the T-4 airbase in the heart of the Syrian desert indicate that the first round of the Iranian-Israeli conflict in Syria has ended in resounding defeat for Tehran.
Some in Israel voiced concern and criticized the government’s decision, which the defense establishment had encouraged, to wage a campaign against Iranian entrenchment in Syria. It is a fact, however, that the determination displayed by Israel bore fruit and its objectives were met without sparking a war on the northern border and while avoiding a diplomatic crisis with Russia.
The important takeaway from the first round is that those who dare, win. Iran blinked first and chose to duck a fight with Israel. It’s also possible it didn’t want to push its luck in terms of its relations with Bashar Assad and Vladimir Putin, the patron of the Damascus regime.
This further evidences the limitations of Iran’s power and certainly that of its Quds Force, the foreign arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in Syria. The Quds Force couldn’t establish a solid foothold in Syria once Israel began pummeling it and therefore its ability to retaliate, threaten, and mainly deter Israel is still limited.
It’s not for nothing that Quds Force chief Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani wants the current government in Israel to fall. He even believes, according to media leaks, that a strong Iranian response to Israeli attacks in Syria could influence the outcome of the upcoming election in Israel. Iran is possibly behind Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s recent attempts in Gaza to spark another clash with Israel on the southern front. The Iranians want to influence the election results in Israel and at the very least deter Israel’s leadership from continuing the campaign against them in Syria. In the meantime, this hasn’t been working.
As stated, however, this is only the first round. The Iranians won’t throw in the towel so easily. Their presence in Syria, alongside their entrenchment in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, is a strategic goal for which they have spilled blood and spent billions of dollars. We can assume Iran will persist with efforts to establish a presence in Syria, even if in the country’s north, in the hope that the Russians will curb Israel’s attempts to uproot them from there as well. After all, in contrast to Israel, Russia doesn’t view Tehran’s presence in Syria as a threat and believes that it can curtail the Iranians.
Meanwhile, Iran last week celebrated the 40-year anniversary of its Islamic Revolution. On Feb. 1, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran riding the wave of protests against the Shah’s regime and wrested control of the country for him and his cohort of clerics. These have been 40 years of uncompromising fanaticism, increasing international isolation, unrelenting subversion in the region and beyond, and burning hatred for the United States and Israel. But more importantly for the citizens of Iran, it has been 40 years of corrupt and violent dictatorial rule that has led the country to the brink of social and economic ruin.
Iran’s only dubious achievements over this time, not coincidentally, pertain mostly to its ballistic missiles, which it touts day and night. The latest — a cruise missile with a range of 1,300 kilometers (around 800 miles) — was unveiled last week to mark the anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
It isn’t clear, by the way, if the reports from Tehran are accurate. To be sure, the Iranians tend to distort and exaggerate such accomplishments even when their missiles are far from being operational. What is pertinent, however, is Iran’s trend and ongoing intention of manufacturing missiles capable of reaching not just Israel but Europe and in the future the United States as well.
The price for these missiles, as we all know, is being paid by the people of Iran; mainly the country’s youth who have essentially been sentenced to a life of economic hardship, poverty, and ignorance and mostly a lack of hope for a better future. The gap between the Iranian people and their leaders has never been larger and another revolution to topple the regime is undoubtedly only a matter of time. This is still quite a few years away, however, because the ayatollahs, similar to their ally Assad, are willing to kill millions before bidding adieu to the global stage. | 2019-04-26T00:04:07 | https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/02/10/tehran-eyes-upcoming-israeli-elections/ |
That's a baseball diamond--and it's scrutinized through the loupes of both theory and experience in this heady forum that pits former Texas Rangers "sabermetrician" Wright against ex-big-league hurler House, now pitching coach for the Rangers. Why "sabermetrician?" Because, Wright explains in the forthright way that characterizes both his and House's contributions, "no one was going to take seriously a business card that read 'Baseballologist.'" But that's how Wright makes his living, pursuing "the study of baseball by dealing with ideas and evidence" (and a lot of statistics)--and that's what's on parade here, in 11 chewy tandem-essays (Wright, then House) that include: a debate over the relative merits of Ty Cobb and Pete Rose (and the latter's pathetic and maniacal pursuit of Cobb's all-time hits record); the pros and cons of knuckleballers; a frontal attack on the keeping of error records; the innovative notion of catcher ERA; and a boosting of Honus Wagner as the game's top player ever. Much of Wright's material is built on technical talk and numbers--"Flashes had more than three times (16 to five) as many BFS of 31.0 as did Veterans, and at an average age about a year and a half younger (21.6 to 23.0)"--but much is anecdotal too; and when he threatens to measure life more by a slide rule than common sense (as in calling for clubs to groom knuckleballers in the minors), House steps in with the hard-nosed wisdom of experience (noting, for example, that with clubs losing millions a year on player development, such grooming is as likely as his "striking out Wade Boggs"). Kind of like Ebert and Siskel on baseball. Not for the casual fan, however, even though the in-depth, statistics-oriented discussions will appeal greatly to a fair number of hard-core ball lovers--the very ones who've made Bill James' annual Baseball Abstract such a huge success. | 2019-04-20T00:58:32 | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/craig-r-wright/the-diamond-appraised/ |
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The money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) is a reduced annual allowance that can apply to contributions to defined contribution (DC) schemes.
The following table covers what does and doesn’t trigger the MPAA.
When it was first introduced on 6 April 2015, the MPAA was set at £10,000. However, this was reduced to £4,000 with effect from 6 April 2017.
The important point is that the £4,000 limit applies to all those who have triggered the MPAA, including those who triggered it when it was £10,000. So someone who envisaged being able to continue contributing up to £10,000 p.a. will now face a charge if contributions exceed £4,000.
This issue is compounded by the fact that you can’t carry forward unused annual allowance or MPAA from previous years to pay more than the MPAA.
Another issue is how it affects the alternative annual allowance (AAA) for defined benefit (DB) savers. The MPAA only applies to DC savings; savers with both DC and DB savings benefit from the full annual allowance of £40,000 of which up to £4,000 may be paid into DC plans, leaving an AAA of £36,000 that applies to their DB rights if the MPAA is exceeded. Before the MPAA was reduced, the AAA was £30,000 if the MPAA was exceeded.
Clients should consider very carefully before taking income for the first time after 6 April 2017 and would definitely benefit from taking financial advice before they do. | 2019-04-23T02:16:18 | https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/what-triggers-the-mpaa/ |
ONLINE- this is open for those doing the study on their own.
This semester we will study the second half of Exodus, verse by verse, seeing the themes of God's provision, instruction, presence and glory. We will have homework to complete on our time, gather in a large group for teaching, then break out into small groups for discussion.
*You will see a link to pay for your book after you click SIGN-UP. If you do not pay for your book within a week, we will re-open your spot on the website. | 2019-04-21T04:44:17 | https://thewellcommunity.org/connect/womens-bible-study/groups/womens-bible-study-online |
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NOT ONLY BASED ON OUR CLINICAL SERVICES BUT ALSO ON THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE, THE MATERIALS WE USE, AS WELL AS FOR THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM WITH WHOM WE HAVE WORKED WITH FOR MANY YEARS.
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Pediatric Dental Medicine, is dedicated to the oral health of children and adolescents. White Clinic dentists are also Parents. Our primary focus is to make sure that our children receive the best treatment. The White Clinic medical team is internationally recognized, with the highest standards of treatment in adults. For us it is simple and something that we love and do with affection, bringing this excellence to the little ones.
Our specialist Dr. Alessandra Curto has been working for more than 18 years at the White Clinic following the best techniques of Orthodontics. The Damon System unconventional fixed appliances in which we do not use the elastic traditional, that increase plaque retention, but a patented sapphire technique, something far more aesthetic and practical and, alternatively, we are Platinum Providers of Invisalign ago more than 16 years.
There are pains or diseases in our body that may be associated with dental problems. At the White Clinic, we have a department focused on making a detailed diagnosis to discover oral diseases that may be causing chronic illnesses or injuries in our body. At the end of the consultation, we will provide a medical-dental treatment, which includes only biocompatible materials and ceramic implants, to improve your overall health, using the most biocompatible approach for the human body.
At White Clinic we have state-of-the-art technology and clinical analyzes to help us find the cause of the problem.
For more than 15 years we have seen that close to 97% of the devitalization procedures performed at the White Clinic consists of retreating poorly executed or incomplete old devitalization. The main reason we have identified was the lack of time dedicated to each tooth in this critical procedure. Our team uses the most advanced technologies, practicing SlowDentistry , and using microscopy in 100% of our cases. We also use the best materials such as files and drills, always with mechanical and non-manual technology for greater efficiency, to save your tooth, and ensure that all the canals of your tooth are treated. Thus you can keep this tooth longer without causing future health problems.
PRF, Platelet Rich Fibrin or Platelet Rich Fibrin, is a 100% Biological platelet concentrate with regenerative potential. Our blood contains cells capable of inducing and accelerating the process of tissue regeneration and repair. In this procedure we also use a cell biostimulation device that works with a LED light (link to ATP38), to further potentiate all our treatments. This procedure is 100% safe and natural. Come and experience this innovative and exclusive technique to White Clinic.
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Padua - Italy's normally talkative Irish coach Conor O'Shea conceded he was speechless after South Africa ran in five tries to crush Italy 35-6 and avenge last year's historic defeat.
Allister Coetzee's Springboks outplayed Italy on all levels with the Azzurri managing just two penalties under the rain in the north-eastern town of Padua, not far from Venice.
It was the first visit to Italy by Coetzee's side since their 20-18 defeat in Florence in November 2016 -- their first loss ever to Italy.
"It's always very difficult to describe a game like that. We just have to say that South Africa were better than us today," said O'Shea.
"It is difficult to find the right words. However, I am happy that in the coming years we will have a team that is of the same level."
South Africa lead 21-6 at the break in the Euganeo Stadium with tries from Francois Louw, Bongi Mbonambi and Francois Venter.
Steven Kitshoff and Franco Mostert touched down two more after the break, with man of the match Handre Pollard converting four and replacement Elton Jantjies adding the fifth conversion.
"Rugby is always a matter of field energy, and today South Africa had more than us," continued the former Harlequins coach with fly-half Carlo Canna the scorer of Italy's two penalties.
"The South African players are very strong and it was difficult to counter them.
"At this time, the keyword must be resilience in the face of defeat. With this group we are going through an incredible journey and we want to make the difference in the future with a growing team depth."
Captain Sergio Parisse added: "In the second half it was particularly difficult to move the ball and we clashed in front of a very dense and compact defensive South Africa, but this is certainly not a justification for us.
"We will see at the end of the World Cup where we will be, to date with Conor and the guys we are convinced that we are on the right track."
Under O'Shea - who took over in March 2016 - Italy have won only four of 22 Tests and three of those were against tier-two nations. | 2019-04-20T01:31:14 | https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Springboks/oshea-speechless-after-south-africa-rout-20171126 |
Neon (Greek with regard to “new one”) appeared to be discovered in 1898 because of the famous Scottish chemist Mister William Ramsay. Neon was found when Ramsay perfectly chilled a sample in the atmosphere until the idea became a fresh, then warmed that liquid and seized the gases as they quite simply boiled off. That three gases which boiled off were being krypton, xenon, in addition to neon.
But it absolutely was in December regarding 1910, that People from France engineer Georges Claude very first made an area rug from an electrified conduit of neon petrol. On January 19, 1915, Claude started selling his tubes to U. S. businesses; the Packard car or truck dealership in Are generally was one to check out the potential and on the list of first to obtain it. Within 15 years the idea had spread world wide and today neon signs are a component of our culture. So next season, 2010, will mark that 100th anniversary in the first neon indication being shown in the Paris Exhibition.
Because early days regarding Neon things have moved on considerably. With the benefits of argon gas in addition to neon and a good number of glass coatings a wide variety of colors can right now be achieved. So design possibilities embark on and on and they are indeed endless in addition to only really limited because of the scope of some of our imagination.
Two quite different types of neon lights come in common use. Glow-discharge lamps can even be tiny, and often made to operate at 120 volts; they are widely used since power-on indicators in addition to in circuit-testing products. Neon signs and various arc-discharge devices run instead at higher voltages, often 3-15 kilovolts (3, 000-15, 000 volts); they may be made into (often bent) tubes several meters long.
Neon is now all around the planet and in the 50’s and 60’s may very well be seen all over celebrated landmark sites for instance Times Square within New Your Metropolis, Piccadilly Circus within London’s West End and most images of that sprawling metropolis regarding Tokyo in Asia are supplemented through greats sways regarding neon lighting in addition to advertising signs.
Reliability has to be a consideration when investing in a new sign. Today we are able to give reassurance that sign will end up being looking good for quite a while. With modern materials used in the construct of electrodes, transformers and cabling in addition to regular maintenance, complete breakdowns are few in addition to far between. So sign continues to receive your message plus your business noticed.
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For those who may not end up being familiar, a neon sign can be simplistically described to be a lighting display created from neon gas-filled tumbler tubes bent in to the shape of letters or fascinating layouts for decorative needs. When heavy voltage electro-mechanical current is passed in the captured gas, the tubes emit light and also the illumination lures almost all onlookers and passers through.
With the progress of technology, today several gases other compared to neon gas are used in the construct of neon signals. As a make any difference of fact, essentially the most commonly used petrol nowadays is Argon, as well as an argon-neon fusion. Pure neon petrol is seldom used however the nomenclature neon signals remain. To enhance the intensity of that light, some manufacturers add not much mercury to the argon to create a powerful orange light.
To give a wide array regarding bright and glowing colors, manufacturers coat that glass tubes with a variety of tints and phosphor. Optical tints within various colors are also used and the glass at times is left clear without the tint, to create a strong blue light source. Manufacturers also work with xenon, krypton, in addition to helium gases with regard to bringing out particular color effects.
Neon sign have very wide variety of applications a smallish advertisement to big complicated designs as many businesses have begun to understand cost-effectiveness of neon sing since advertisement material.
Further, the electrodes within each end in the illuminated tubing are produced from virgin iron surrounded with a cylindrical glass coat having one conclude open. A wire is then that come with the metal electrode and passed in the closed end in the glass envelope. The closed conclude is sealed in to the end of that sign tubing with all the open end protrusion inserted in to the tube.
The high-voltage electrical energy required is obtained with a transformer which you will be surprised to know – converts 120 volts in the electrical lines to as high since 15, 000 volts necessary for the sign. That transformers, it needs to be noted, are connected into the electrodes in the sign through a special cable, known as GTO cable. This wire is additionally used to connect consumer sections of lit tubing in collection. For safety needs, the wire is associated with the transformer through an insulated construction made of a kind of glass called borosilicate tumbler.
Though a hardware process, manufacturing neon sign is often a pleasant work encounter. There is large amount of scope for thoughts and creativity since each sign is actually unique and needs to be designed considering the purpose why it really is being installed and also the available space with regard to installation. The diameter in the tube, the minimum radius the tubing might be bent and the general length of tubing that transformer are all the other parameters that may influence and restrict the structure.
* Lengths regarding glass tubing tend to be cleaned and placed vertically in the coating machine which penetrates liquid phosphor suspension in to the tube for eventual draining. The tubes are exposed to heat for that coating to dry out. Color tints are applied in the similar manner.
* The tumbler tubing is carefully heated and softened using a variety of burners to assist in bending. Using the asbestos template to be a guide, the tubing is bent personally.
* Thereafter an activity known as bombarding must be used to remove any impurities in the glass, phosphors, in addition to electrodes.
* Once the tube offers cooled, the petrol is inserted within low pressure. That tabulated port is actually then heated in addition to sealed off.
* The complete gas-filled tubing is put through an aging process to let the gas in the tube to strengthen and operate correctly. A transformer, often rated slightly more than the normal functioning current, is that come with the electrodes.
* Small neon signs are installed on their framework and wired in the shop. Larger signs can be mounted in pieces and place into place on that building or additional support structure where they are interconnected and wired. | 2019-04-24T04:09:25 | http://www.junxiaoguangchang.com/?m=201105&paged=2 |
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v busy - didn't have time to check if it's sensible.
It looks interesting, but I find the implicit parameter stuff sufficiently different that I don't trust my intuition as to correctness. I hope we can see some formal treatments of various implicit parameter mechanisms soon -- I'd be a lot more comfortable with it if I could see the key concepts in as simple a setting as possible. Has anybody written a paper on, say, lambda-calculus or PCF or whatever + implicit parameters?
Actually, Ben proposes the converse of implicit parameters, i.e. implicit return values.
* implicit parameters subsume the Reader monad. * implicit return values subsume the Writer monad. * together they subsume lots of monads... IO, ST, etc.
My intuition is that implicit return values breaks referential transparency. That's because they allow to to have state threaded through computation in a completely implicit way.
My intuition is that implicit return values breaks referential transparency.
the google link a couple of posts back said [...] implicit parameters [...] provide[s] dynamically scoped variables [...] so (unless i'm confused about what the terms mean - which is possible, since i couldn't define referential transparency clearly if you paid me) they certainly do break referential transparency. i always thought dynamic scoping was supposed to be the work of the devil, so it will be interesting to see what the "motivating arguments" are in that paper. | 2019-04-24T04:52:46 | http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/classic/message10914.html |
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Ese es un perro triste.
Mi gato no es un perro triste.
A little boy loses his fat cat and meets many other animals along the way.
Simple sentences in both Spanish and English make this an ideal introductory bilingual reader for children. | 2019-04-25T07:47:53 | https://xistpublishing.com/project/my-cat-is-fat-mi-gato-es-gordo/ |
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Sightseeing tour of the city.
Varanasi – Also known as Benaras or Kashi, this 3000-year old living city of India, holds an uppermost position in all the Hindu pilgrimage centres. Besides the holy Ghats of River Ganges, one must visit the Vishwanath temple or Golden Temple dedicated to Vishveswara-Shiva with 800 kg of gold plating on its towers provided by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore, Benaras Hindu University, a great centre of learning and the largest residential university in Asia, Tulsi Manas Temple built in the modern marble shikhara-style, Durga temple built in the 18th century by Bengali maharani and is stained red with ochre, 17th century Ram Nagar Fort & Museum and Bharat Mata Temple.
Drive to Kushinagar enroute visiting Sarnath and having lunch. Transfer to hotel for overnight stay at Kushinagar.
After breakfast, excursion trip to Kakandi. Afternoon sight seeing tour of Kushinagar.
Dinner and overnight stay at Kushinagar.
After breakfast, excursion trip to Pawanagar.
After lunch ar Kushinagar, drive to Balrampur. Transfer to Balrampur for overnight stay.
After breakfast, drive to Shravasti to explore the city.
Sravasti – Birthplace of third Tirthankar, Lord Sambhavanath, Shravasti holds special religious significance in Jain mythology. It was here that attained enlightenment after 14 years of hard penance. The famous Saheth- Maheth forest nearby is said to be 600-700 years old and is believed to be once known as Sahetuk Van. A popular Jain pilgrimage, thousands of Jains come to this place to celebrate the birth day of Lord Sambhavanath, an important Jain festival.
Later drive to Ayodhya and explore the city. Drive to Allahabad, where you will stay for night.
After breakfast, excursion trip to Kaushambi and Prabhash Giri for exploring the places.
After lunch, sightseeing tour of the city. Evening transfer to Varanasi for journey to onward destination.
Note: This tour can also start from Delhi.
To get this Jain Pilgrimage Tour customized to your requirements, please contact us. While filling the Contact Form, please specify the tour you like, travel dates, number of people traveling and the accommodation type / budget for your tour. Also, let us know what all changes you would like us to make and if you have any other requirements especially for families traveling with kids or elderly. You can ask us to add a night here and there, change the type of accommodations, meal plans, mode of transportation or even combine 2 or more itineraries to create a extended holiday tour of India for you. We will be happy to create a custom plan matching all your requirements. Our experts will be glad to help if you have any queries. | 2019-04-24T03:04:05 | http://toursfromdelhi.com/jain-pilgrimage-tour-4n5d-varanasi-kushinagar-shravasti-ayodhya-allahabad/ |
If we were having coffee, I’d probably be going back and forth between nervous chatter over my news, and wall-eyed, silent panic over everything it means for the immediate future.
Over our first cup, I would wonder if you’ve grown up hearing this expression, “Careful what you ask for, you just may get it,” the inference being what is received is never as awesome as one thinks it will be. Or the reality of “it” is not what one thought. I’ve generally been pretty darn careful over what I wish for, with one or two spectacularly bad wishes that once granted, could only be chalked up to Learning Experiences.
But what do you know? It turns out the “it” actually can be every bit as awesome as one believes, but still a little overwhelming when attained, most especially when it comes at one like a speeding train, maybe one of the super-high-speed trains they have in Germany or Japan. Part of me wants to say, every time I spontaneously give thanks to our kind and merciful God who surely heard the prayers in my heart, even when I didn’t speak them aloud, or even let them near my frontal lobe, must it be quite so quick, O Lord?
We’re going home. In about the space of time between heartbeats Paul was told of a position, encouraged to apply for it, interviewed, was offered and accepted an excellent new job – with a full relocation package – back home to Texas. Texas, where four of our five children and all our grandchildren are, most especially the new baby boy we’ve yet to meet. Texas where the barbecue is redolent with mesquite and the sauces peppery; Texas where the Mexicans don’t dumb-down the salsa for the gringos because the gringos grew up on jalapenos and serranos, too; Texas where the freeway signs encourages one and all to “Drive Friendly”. Texas, where singing, the stars at night, are big and bright…. will always engender the enthusiastic response of, …deep in the heart of Texas! from any and all passersby. Texas, where the highways turn purple and blue with bluebonnets, and everyone stops on the sides of even the busiest to plop their children into them and take their picture.
There have been changes in Texas we won’t like: open carry laws have passed, which I find frightening. I don’t want to get caught in a shoot-out among untrained civilians thinking they’re Wyatt Earp. But I wouldn’t like that if I’d been there when it happened. The Governor and Lt. Governor are both idiots, but that can be said for many states and I can hope my presence in the next election might turn the state at least purple, if not entirely blue.
We might have wished to be in South Carolina just a little longer; there is still so much to explore and see! The Rector of our church here sent us off last Sunday with a blessing that choked me up, I guess I hadn’t realized how attached I’d gotten to some of the people here, people who were kind and welcoming to us. I know I will sorely miss the Pumpkin Patch this Fall.
This weekend, I’d beg your indulgence as I babbled on and on about everything and nothing, and cut our coffee a bit short. Paul has a whole new challenge ahead of him and I am looking at a truly staggering amount of packing up to do, which right now seems like the metaphorical elephant sales trainers are always asking how one may eat. But I’ve been through enough of those trainings, and moves, to understand that for all my panic, the correct answer is always: with hot sauce (of course) and one bite at a time.
Here’s some of what I love about Texas, by Mr. George Strait.
I have myself been surprised at how small changes in geographical location can seem so huge, almost like worlds apart (moved between provinces myself). However, it sounds like this will be a wonderful homecoming for you on the family front. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing.
I was shocked when I moved from California to Texas how different everything was. It was just another state in my own country, right? But they were worlds apart. I was pretty obnoxious about it, too. But I came to love it. I came to SC with a much more open mind. Thanks for your good wishes!
Congratulations on returning to your home and near your family. Have good and safe move.
The job is in Plano, so we’ll be on the Dallas side of DFW. Yay! Who knows…. you might find a familiar sub walking through the doors of LHS.
I among many would be thrilled to see you walk through the doors of LHS. 😄 Let me know when you’re back home.
Going home is always such a wonderful feeling, even if it hasn’t been home for a long time. Somehow home will always be home, even when it’s not. That’s how I feel about California. I’m not there anymore. I’m in Oregon but my heart is in California.
Sounds like the move to Texas is going to be a joyful one. Of course with some saddness in the air, but that’s what change always brings doesn’t it. Wishing you a worryfree move and safe travels back “home”. Cheers from Finland!
You make Texas sound so lovely. Our daughter visited friends there a year or so ago and enjoyed it so much. | 2019-04-23T21:58:52 | https://southernfriedcalifornian.com/2016/08/06/weekend-coffee-share-mesquite-and-salsa-edition/ |
Creedence Clearwater Revival cranked out hit after hit, proving themselves to be a timeless talent with enduring popularity.
At a time when prog rock dominated the San Francisco music scene, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s roots rock was an offbeat standout. Their country sensibility made them possibly the most popular band in America, with nine Top Ten singles in three years.
“In 1968, I always used to say that I wanted to make records they would still play on the radio in 10 years,” John Fogerty, former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, said on the eve of the group’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In retrospect, Fogerty got all he wished for and more. Four decades later, Creedence’s songs—including “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Bad Moon Rising” and “Green River”—endure as timeless rock and roll classics. Under Fogerty’s tutelage, Creedence Clearwater Revival defined the spirit and sound of rock and roll as authentically as any American group ever has.
The origins of the group date back to 1959, when guitarist Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford formed the Blue Velvets, an instrumental cover band, while attending junior high in the San Francisco suburb of El Cerrito. The group played songs by such artists as Sandy Nelson, Duane Eddy, Bill Doggett and the Ventures. With the addition of John’s older brother, rhythm guitarist and singer Tom Fogerty, the group played local dances and, in 1964, got signed to Fantasy Records, the region’s only local label with national distribution. Unbeknownst to them, the Blue Velvets had their name changed by a label executive to the Golliwogs, a more English-sounding group handle during those heady days of the British Invasion. As the Golliwogs, they recorded seven singles that went largely unheard by the general public.
In 1967, Clifford entered the Coast Guard and John Fogerty joined the Army Reserves. Around this time, Fantasy re-released the last of the Golliwogs singles, “Porterville,” under a new name of the band’s own choosing: Creedence Clearwater Revival. With John Fogerty firmly at the helm as guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, Creedence took off with a neo-psychedelic reworking of Dale Hawkins’ rockabilly classic “Suzie Q.” From then on, the hits kept coming as the band churned out six albums of powerful, roots-oriented rock and roll between 1968 and 1970: Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968), Bayou Country (1969), Green River (1969), Willy and the Poorboys (1969), Cosmo’s Factory (1970) and Pendulum (1970).
It was their second album, Bayou Country, that elevated Creedence to the most popular rock band in America. Beginning with the two-sided hit “Proud Mary"/"Born on the Bayou," Creedence dominated Top 40 radio. Nine of the band’s singles cracked the Top 10 during the period from 1968 to 1971, including “Bad Moon Rising,” “Green River,” “Fortunate Son,” “Down on the Corner,” “Travelin’ Band,” “Up Around the Bend” and “Lookin’ Out My Back Door.” Although the group was not overtly political, several of their songs—particularly “Fortunate Son” and “Who’ll Stop the Rain”—eloquently expressed the counterculture’s resistance to the Vietnam War and sympathy for those who were fighting in what now stand as anthems of those troubled times.
In the early Seventies, internal problems began to pull the band apart. Tom Fogerty left in January 1971. Creedence continued on as a trio. Then, after the release of Mardi Gras in 1972, the band broke up. John Fogerty has had a long and successful solo career. Tom Fogerty also released some solo albums to less success. He died on September 6, 1990, from complications related to AIDS. And Doug Clifford and Stu Cook created Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995 and have continued to tour under that name.
Creedence Clearwater Revival was progressive and anachronistic at the same time. An unapologetic throwback to the golden era of rock and roll, the group broke ranks with its peers on the progressive, psychedelic San Francisco scene. Creedence’s approach was basic and uncompromising, holding true to the band members’ working-class origins. The term “roots rock” had not yet been invented when Creedence came along, but in a real way they defined it, drawing inspiration from the likes of Little Richard, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and the artisans of soul at Motown and Stax. In so doing, Creedence Clearwater Revival became the standard bearers and foremost celebrants of homegrown American music.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked Creedence Clearwater Revival at Number 82 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time. | 2019-04-22T00:39:06 | https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/creedence-clearwater-revival |
This is a review from Steve in Australia. We knew Steve was from Australia when he contacted us, and since, at the time we were not really setup to ship there, he obviously wasn't going to be a customer (We can ship anywhere in the world now). Ends up Steve had already purchased a camera from eBay anyways, and he was having issues installing it.
It seemed like the human thing to do, so we did it, but some people think its pretty revolutionary.
Note: as discussed in the "Support Exclusions" section below, we can only provide rudimentary support for non-SCW products, but, in Steve's case, we could solve his problem.
How does this affect you, our customer?
As you might've guessed, that's not really how we think about your "responsibilities" in getting your cameras viewable online. We're here to help people. We can't say we're going to know everything about all the ways a computer network can be setup or know the intricacies of where all the settings are on your router's menu, but we're not going to leave you to struggle with subnet masks and default ip addresses alone.
I spent many years in the network business and nobody (and I mean NOBODY) will give free technical support to a customer when it involves the customer’s network. Unless the problem is with the specific product they sold, the customer is on their own.
I recently reconfigured my network and had difficulty gaining access to my cameras. The problem was 100% mistakes I’d made with the network – nothing to do with the SCW equipment, but I called in and Michael worked with me to identify my mistake and get things humming along again. This involved reconfiguring two routers and having him remote into my network. Your support is UNBELIEVABLE! When you say you want to treat people the way you want to be treated, you’re not kidding!
We're going to do everything we can to make sure your system works - even if the problem is with a product you didn't buy from us.
We'll help you troubleshoot a device, help you figure out what the issues are when a camera malfunctions, help you find out why your cameras aren't online (if you are having issues), or help you set up your system. For Free, For the life of the produt.
When my warranty is up, how much does your support cost?
Can I get your support for someone else's product?
No, I am sorry, but we can't know the nuts-and-bolts on someone else's products or software.
1. In order to view your cameras remotely, you will have to forward a few ports in your router settings. Normally, we will help you do this over the phone or with a screen-sharing applicaiton. However, 1-2% of ISP in the US won't allow these settings to take effect until you call their support. If you are in that 1-2% group, we can't call your ISP for you - they require you to be on the line to authorize the change. Mifi Hot Spots may not have this ability at all. If you are planning on getting a cellular network to transmit your surveillance footage, you should check that you can open ports before you sign a Mifi contract. There's no way to watch your surveillance footage off-site, if you cannot open ports.
2. Outside brand cameras cannot be connected to the back of our NVRs. The POE ports on the back of our NVRs, do not just provide power, they also pass all the settings for the cameras to the NVR's menu, and assign the IP address to the camera itself while putting it on its own subnet (this means that the cameras will not slow down your network or internet). We would love it if ONVIF supported our Plug-and-Play connections, sadly, they do not at this time. Perhaps they will in a future version, but as of now the only way to plug a camera into the back of our NVR and have it auto-configure the camera for you, is to use our cameras. You will have to plug an ONVIF camera into your router or switch and assign the IP address yourself. We cannot help with assigning an IP address to an ONVIF camera, as that can only be done in person and requires comprehensive knowledge about how your network is configured that we do not have.
3. Our NVRs and IP cameras should work with any other outside brand that is ONVIF compliant. All our IP product are 100% ONVIF compatible with version 2.4 of Profile S for IP security cameras. We are as compatible as you can get. Cameras models made by Honeywell, Panasonic, Dynacolor, Sony, Samsung, Pelco, Bosch, Axis, HikVision, and Arecont Vision can be ONVIF compatible. Sadly, we cannot provide phone, email, or chat support for camera models from other companies. ONVIF has several versions (2.4 is the latest) and certain features are only available on certain version of ONVIF. ONVIF is also self-signed, which means that no one is checking on the claims made the manufacturer, so someone could claim ONVIF support and then not deliver. Several name brand manufacturers that once worked in ONVIF mode have accidentally and completely broken ONVIF support when they updated their firmware. Some cheaper manufacturers claim ONVIF support, but we have never been able to find ONVIF settings in their camera menu systems. We cannot control or know what another company may do. We can tell you how a ONVIF camera should be connected to our NVRs and how to set our NVRs to accept the ONVIF protocol. We cannot guarantee that your model will work both now and in all future versions of their firmware. We cannot troubleshoot anyone else's devices. We will happily show you how to connect it with ONVIF settings, but the only way to guarantee compatibility, to use the integrated POE ports on the back of our NVRs, and to have support on your cameras is to use the ones we provide.
4. Our web interface does not have ads. If you see ads when you go to log into your camera system, you have a virus or spyware. For your own security, we strongly recommend that you take care of that issue before you/we log into your router to change your port forwarding settings or log into your security system via that computer. Spyware can capture the keys you type into your computer and send someone else your passwords. This is an urgent problem that should be taken care of immediately.
5. Viewing your SCW systems remotely requires an addressable IP address, which means that you usually need a wired Cable or DSL connection. Satellite or Cellular data packages may not work without an addressable IP and the ability to open ports. | 2019-04-23T02:06:48 | https://www.security-camera-warehouse.com/totally-free-support.php |
Season Pass and DLC announced for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Will you bite?
Isn't how it always goes, especially as of lately? A game is announced and even before the game is even released we get word of some bonus content or ... Click here to read.. | 2019-04-25T03:08:00 | https://www.theouterhaven.net/tag/pricin/ |
In October 2018, the Biomedical Library opened the Relaxation Room in the newly reopened Stemmler side of the library. The Relaxation Room is a quiet space intended for folks to take a break from studying and other stressful things. You are welcome to stretch on the yoga mats, do chair yoga, color, write positive thoughts, listen to soothing music, do a puzzle, squeeze a stress ball, and/or play with a fidget spinner! To learn more about this room, visit https://guides.library.upenn.edu/communityhealth/biomed.
No reservations are needed to use the Relaxation Room.
The room must remain unlocked with the door open.
The room is intended only for relaxation. No studying, sleeping, or activities other than relaxation are permitted in the Relaxation Room.
Please respect the rights of others in the room.
Please remain silent and silence electronic devices.
The posters have QR codes that link to relaxing sounds. If you choose to scan the QR to listen to relaxing sounds, please use your own device and headphones.
Burning of any material, incense, or candles is prohibited.
Room furnishings and supplies must remain in the room.
Before leaving the room, please use disinfectant wipes on the yoga mats, cushions, and other objects you used.
Before leaving the Relaxation Room, please open the Guest Book and let us know how long you were in the room along with what you did to relax. This information will help us better understand the usage of this room and how we can continue supporting it.
Yoga mats, soft cushions, coloring books, puzzles, stress balls, fidget spinners, and more! | 2019-04-25T03:13:58 | https://www.library.upenn.edu/using-libraries/spaces/relaxation-room |
Columnist Andrew Carlson (David Hornsby) thinks that he is the "perfect gentleman" in How to Be a Gentleman, but when the publication that he is working for undergoes some significant demographic changes, he either has to change his views or face unemployment. His problem? While he knows how to be a perfect gentleman, he doesn't know how to be the perfect man. He's always been the guy to hold doors open for women and to keep his areas clean and tidy, but he has also been the kid who was constantly bullied when he was younger.
The changes at his magazine, which require Andrew to change his column, are only the beginning of the changes for Andrew's life. While seeking out ways to reinvent his column, Andrew runs into former high school bully Bert Lansing (Kevin Dillon), who now runs a gym. The meeting with Bert gives Andrew a chance to begin reassessing everything that he may be able to write for his column, and further gives him an opportunity to reassess his life, and what it truly means to be a gentleman.
David Hornsby (Andrew) is the star of the series, the columnist who writes about "how to be a perfect gentleman." He has appeared in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Joe Schmo Show, and Six Feet Under. In addition to his role in the series, he is also the creator of the series.
Kevin Dillon (Bert) plays the guy who is going to teach Andrew how to be a man in the series. If the last name sounds familiar, it should: he is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon. But Kevin Dillon has also had success of his own, playing the role of Drama in the recently ended HBO series Entourage, as well as roles in movies such as Platoon.
Dave Foley (Jerry) plays Andrew's boss at the magazine, a boss who is resistant to the changes, but is too close to retirement to fight them. Canadian-born Foley played the starring role of Dave Nelson in the 90s NBC series NewsRadio, and has had countless guest-starring roles in series such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Will & Grace, Brothers & Sisters, and many more.
Mary Jane Rajskub (Janet) plays the role of Andrew's sister in the series. Rajskub is well-known for her starring role as Chloe O'Brien on the series 24. She has also had roles in The Larry Sanders Show, NewsRadio, and Veronica's Closet. Additionally, she was one of the original cast members of Mr. Show.
Rhys Darby (Mike) plays Janet's husband and Andrew's quirky brother-in-law. The New Zealand born actor is best known to viewers in the United States as Murray from the HBO series Flight of the Conchords.
In the pilot episode, we are introduced to Andrew Carlson, the author of a magazine column about how to be a perfect gentleman. We see how he is the perfect Mr. Manners. But this all comes crashing down during a meeting with his boss Jerry, who informs Andrew that changes are about to come to the magazine. A new owner of the magazine doesn't see profits in the magazine as it is, and wants to retool the magazine to a more hip and edgier magazine for modern men.
During an incredibly depressing birthday dinner with his sister and brother-in-law, where Andrew recounts all of his failures in life and his disdain over the new changes, Andrew receives a gift of a training session at a gym. Andrew doesn't really like this gift, but a perfect gentleman always uses a gift, whether he likes it or not. When he goes to the gym, he runs in to Bert. Bert used to bully Andrew in high school, but this encounter begins a new relationship between the two when Andrew begins to use Bert's wisdom to help him adapt to the changes in the magazine, as well as his life in general.
Can anybody say Felix Unger and Oscar Madison forty years later? I think that is a fair assessment of what this series is, and this series takes on a lot of the classic series The Odd Couple. Now sometimes, imitation is bad, but in this series, it seems to be rather well executed, and unlike many pilots out there, this puts a fresh perspective on an old idea.
There weren't really that many moments in the pilot that I disliked, and unlike many pilots that I have seen, the action seemed to move pretty fast in the pilot. It seems that many pilots are very slow to develop the main plot of the series, and get annoying by the end of the first episode, often setting a bad tone for the entire series. This one didn't.
As for the comedy of the series, it seemed a bit subdued in the pilot, but that isn't to say that the series is unfunny. A series like this one, on how to be manly, is a perfect setup for some good comedy. The pilot didn't fully take advantage of those capabilities, but I'm hoping that as the series goes on, it will take advantage of them a bit more. Luckily, though, the pilot seemed to be well-written, and good writing can often make up for other areas that may be lacking.
My only criticism of the series is the casting of Kevin Dillon in the role of Bert. That isn't to say that I dislike Kevin Dillon. In fact, I like his acting, and enjoyed him in Entourage. But to me, he seems (and I'll add, is) too old to be playing one of Andrew's classmates from high school. He is about ten years older than Hornsby, and at least in my opinion, the difference really was evident. However, with the series set to air already, this is, lamentably, something that is going to have to remain as is, and despite that age difference, he does well in the role--he just isn't the right person.
I actually liked the pilot of the series, and I'm hopeful that this could be a great series to add to my weekly viewing schedule. Even though it really is just a modern-day take on The Odd Couple (and I think you'll see that in the first few seconds of the series), it brings that type of show to the modern era. I feel like the odds are against this series from the beginning, as CBS still hasn't established a level of success for the 8:30 Thursday slot, even though they were able to transfer viewers of The Big Bang Theory to the Thursday night slot. But maybe this series will work in the slot after The Big Bang Theory, as viewers will be able to relate the character of Andrew to some on The Big Bang Theory. I hope that this series at least goes for a full season, and perhaps longer. It has potential that I rarely see in new sitcoms these days.
Discuss the show after you watch it on Thursday, September 29 on our message board.
Effective this week, Doug and Clarissa Explains It All returned to The '90s Are All That block on TeenNick, but that's not all! More shows are coming. For now, Rocko's Modern Life and Hey Arnold! are off the line-up after three weeks, but they could return at some point. All That and Kenan & Kel are still scheduled to stay on the air to kick off the weeknight late night block in the 12-1am hour (encores 2-3am). Onto the new series, replacing Clarissa Explains It starting next week (Monday, Oct. 3), will be Hey Dude! The early '90s comedic western will air at 1am with an encore at 3am. As of now, it is scheduled for two weeks. Then starting October 17, the half-hour will be the Amanda Bynes series The Amanda Show. Then starting Oct. 31, just in time for Halloween it is Are You Afraid of the Dark? at 1am and 3am! It looks like a rotating wheel of classic Nick series is airing in this timeslot. Doug is remaining put in the 1:30am half-hour.
That's not all! Fridays starting next week (Oct. 7) will see the return of someone familiar. Stick Stickly! Every Friday night will now be: "The 90s Are All That! U Pick with Stick." Yes, Stick Stickly returns to host a special viewer's choice night of The '90s Are All That with options for some rarely seen Nick gems. There are eight choices for the first week: 1. Clarissa Explains It All: The "Normal" Episode, 2. My Brother and Me: Dee Dee Can't Dance, 3. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: The Snorch Episode, 4. Salute Your Shorts: The Bunk Chief Episode, 5. Rugrats: The Chocolate Milk Football Episode, 6. The First Angry Beavers' Episode, 7. Legends Of The Hidden Temple: The Talking Rock and 8. Doug's Golden Toe Episode.
Vote for your favorite on the official website! It's a two-hour block, so I think four of these eight will air. This is a nice way to air the rarely seen classics! Friday nights just got better! | 2019-04-21T06:29:44 | http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/09/cbs-fall-pilot-review-how-to-be.html |
As is traditional at this time of the year we take a look back at Limavady District in 2013.
January and the usual installations took place for the various private lodges within the district. The Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland was in attendance at Boveva LOL 260 to help celebrate the 90th Birthday of Wor Bro William Douglas, The District Officers where also in attendance to install Bro William Hamilton of Ballynarrig LOL 650 to the office of Treasurer for the 71st time.
The first District meeting of the year was held in Limavady Orange Hall where Wor. Bro Mark Smyth was installed as new Worshipful District Master and Wor. Bro James McCorkell was installed as Deputy District Master having previously served 10 years as District Master, Bro Jonathan Holmes and Bro Keith Thompson were installed as Secretary and Treasurer for another year with the Reverends Smyth and Hassan installed as Chaplains. Bro Jonathan Holmes also attended the installation of officers of Coleraine District LOL No.2 and Wor Bro Mark Smyth attended the installation of officers for Macosquin District LOL No.8. The District Secreatry Bro Holmes also attended the County Londonderry Grand Orange Lodge Significant Anniversaries Committee where plans we made to mark the Diamond Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II in Garvagh later in the year.
February and the last of the private lodge installations were completed .
March and the first of the County Meetings for 2013 was held in Blackhill Orange Hall outside Tobermore and the District Secretary Bro Holmes represented the District at this meeting.
April and the Grand Lodge of Ireland held it first meeting of 2013 in Banbridge Orange Hall, County Down with our District Rep Bro Jonathan Holmes attending this meeting on behalf of Limavady District. Bro’s J Holmes, T Holmes and O Martin attended another County Significant Anniversaries Committee meeting in Garvagh Orange Hall to help with the plans for a special Church service in Garvagh to mark the Queens Diamond Coronation . A special commerative badge was released by the County to mark the occassion as well.
Our Second District meeting of 2013 was held in Bellarena Orange Hall where arrangements for the 2013 Orange Services where announced.
May and the District was saddened by the news that Wor Bro William Douglas PDM had passed away.
The District Orange Choir took part in the Annual Church Service for RBP 97.
June and the Annual Private Lodge Church Services started with Aghanloo’s being on the first Sunday in June to the Parish Church this did clash with the Special County Service being held in Garvagh for the Queens Diamond Coronation but the District was represented in Garvagh with Bro O Martin was on Standard Bearer duty for the District.
Services for Dungiven, Ballynarrig, Ballyquin/Edenmore, Bellarena and Largy followed for the next few Sundays.
The District Secretary Bro Holmes attended the Grand Lodge meeting in County Fermanagh which was held in Lisbellaw Orange Hall.
The Distict meeting was held in Largy Orange Hall and final arrangements where made for the July Parades.
July and the month started of with the usual Battle of the Somme Service and Parade on 1st July, the usual Annual Church Service this year to Christ Church was held on the Sunday nearest the Twelfth and was well attended with the Church packed to capacity. Bro Rev S McVeigh took the service and was assisted by Bro Rev A Irwin Deputy Grand Lecturer GOLI.
Private Lodge church services also concluded with a joint service for Boveva and Ardinariff Lodge.
The Eleventh night saw the return of the ever popular massed band with a number of Brethren from the District taking the opportunity to take part walking with the band.
The Twelfth this year was held in Londonderry and will surely be remembered as one of the hottest ever there was an excellent turnout of Brethern from all the lodges as well as the sisters of the Ladies Lodge, the Junior Lodges were also represented and the bands all were looking and sounding well some with new uniforms this year.
August and as Orange duties took a back seat the members of the Apprentice Boys of Derry held their parade in Londonderry and the members of the Royal Black Institution headed of to Ballyronan for their usual last Saturday demonstration.
September and the District Secretary Bro J Holmes attended a meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in County Leitrim.
October and the usual elections of officers took place for the Private Lodges with a number of changes in the officers for the lodges.
The District Meeting was held in Boveva Orange Hall under the auspices of Dungiven LOL and the election which was conducted by the County Grand Master Bro H Stewart and Deputy County Grand Master Bro S Calvin resulted in no changes to the main offices.
A special District Meeting was held in Ballykelly Orange Hall to bring the District lodge up to speed with what plans were being made for the 2014 County Twelfth in Limavady.
The County meeting was held in Killowen Orange Hall, Coleraine with our District Chaplain Wor Bro Rev B Hassan being elected as one of the Deputy County Grand Chaplains and our District Secretary Bro J Holmes being elected as one of the Assistant Deputy County Grand Secretaries.
The District Secretary attended the Grand Lodge meeting in Eglinton.
The District Officers met to finalise plans for their presentation to Grand Lodge in order to achieve flagship status for the Twelfth in 2014.
All in all its been a very busy year for Limavady District Lodge and will no doubt be even busier when we host the 2014 County Twelfth. | 2019-04-18T22:16:42 | http://limavadyorange.com/index.php/news/review-2013/ |
This is a safe place. People are respected, accepted and appreciated for who they are. We are committed to building trust which is a basic human need.
We honour confidentiality, which is different from secrecy. Secrecy is motivated by power and manipulation; confidentiality is motivated by a deep respect for the sacredness of people’s stories and experiences.
We understand that the presence of each individual is greatly valued and necessary for successful development of the group. As a valued group member we strive to attend each meeting unless unforeseen circumstances prevent us from doing so. In that case, we will try hard to notify the contact person of our absence.
We are responsible for giving one another space, both in the time allotted for group sharing as in an individual’s need for private space within the group. We watch that no one or two people dominate the group sharing time.
This is a sharing group, not a discussion group. The purpose is to deepen the connection between our faith in Jesus, the sacred Scriptures, and the ups and downs of our daily lives. Discussing church doctrines or contentious political issues both in and outside the church are kept at a minimum so as to preserve the objective of faith sharing.
If our sharing changes into discussing, if one person dominates or sets themselves up as an “expert,” the facilitator or other group members may gently remind the group of its primary purpose and redirect the conversation.
Since the Gospel invites us to grow, change and deepen our insights and our ability to love, we give ourselves permission to change our minds, to not always having answers to life’s challenges, to learn the value of silence and reflection, even in the group.
We believe in the dignity of each person, and in her/his responsibility to make life-giving and love-giving decisions and choices in his/her life. We refrain from giving one another advice unless specifically asked.
“In my Father’s house there are many rooms,” Jesus said (Jn. 14:2). We welcome the diversity of paths, personalities, life experiences, and perspectives which each person brings to the group. We admit that no one of us has the complete window on the truth, but that together we grow into reflecting God’s image and likeness.
We appreciate and respect that introvert and extrovert personalities have different needs when it comes to balancing reflection/silent group time and sharing time. Also, there are times when even great talkers may not feel like talking. We are responsible to communicate these needs in the group and we honour and try to accommodate this diversity as much as possible.
Many small groups are meeting regularly in parishes across our diocese and beyond. Whether these are Small Christian Communities, parish committees, parish pastoral councils, Knights of Columbus, such gatherings require some leadership and group facilitation. Below is a list of tips, designed especially for faith sharing based on the Scriptures. Many people are new in such a group setting and need time to become comfortable with this kind of group reflection. The following list can be helpful to both group leaders/facilitators and group members, as it will clarify the group process and helps define roles.
1. Creating an atmosphere of welcome and hospitality is crucial. Showing a genuine interest and appreciation of people’s presence will go a long way in achieving this.
2. Pay attention to your surroundings by the use of symbols. An open Bible or Lectionary with a lit candle, for example, draws participants into a tone of reverence and reflection.
3. Be clear in communicating the amount of time allotted to the faith sharing part of your meeting. Ask the group members’ contribution in respecting this time limit.
4. Take some time before the meeting to review the resource and the Scriptures you will use for your faith sharing time. If possible, pray and reflect on its content ahead of time. Familiarizing yourself with both the resource and the Scriptures themselves will increase your comfort level and ease of facilitation.
5. Explain the format for this portion of your meeting, ensure that materials are available and invite questions for clarification.
6. Allow a few minutes of silence after reading the Scripture.
7. At the appropriate time, invite participants to share experiences, insights, opinions while also encouraging a reverent listening to one another. If the group is too large to make sharing possible, invite people to share in two or threes only.
8. Encourage sharing on personal experiences rather than discussion on specific topics. Help participants to talk about their faith and how they live it. Invite everyone, but force no one.
9. Remind the group of their covenant to one another in respecting confidentiality. If needed, remind the group of the purpose of this portion of the meeting, i.e. deepen one’s faith, offer support, strengthen bonds of community etc.).
10. At the end of this portion of your meeting, thank everyone for their particip-ation, expressing your hope to be together in this way again in the future. | 2019-04-18T21:14:58 | https://rcdos.ca/our-faith/growing-in-your-catholic-faith/small-christian-communities/ |
Your essential elephant experience, visit to a waterfall and buffet lunch in half a day. Short tour but not short on fun!
Laos is historically known as The Land of a Million Elephants. Once surrounded by large fields filled with wild elephants, they were used to transport the royal family and for military purposes. Today, their population is dwindling due to loss of habitat and they are made to work in the harsh logging industry.
In just a few hours, you can try elephant riding, visit baby elephants, learn more about elephants at our elephant museum, visit the Tad Sae Waterfall and have lunch. Just nice if you want to keep the rest of your day free for other activities!
We recommend wearing something that's comfortable and also a change of clothes and a towel if you wish to swim in the natural pools of Tad Sae Waterfall. | 2019-04-19T03:04:49 | https://lokalocal.com/tour/1887/half-day-with-the-elephants-of-laos |
Labyrinthab Creative » Blog Archive » Desperate Housewives Pottery Night !
Pay as you go. €20.00.
Learn to throw clay pottery on the wheel and hand build - come along once or come every week. Week nights vary to suit. | 2019-04-19T03:30:03 | http://labyrinthcreativehealth.eu/wordpress/2009/09/desperate-housewives-pottery-night/ |
The Conservation District is sponsoring a photo contest for amateur photographers. The contest is open to people who do not take pictures for profit. You can enter photos in four different categories including agriculture, wildlife, people enjoying nature, or plants/landscapes. Examples of photos for the categories are Agriculture - anything from a fields, livestock, to 4H youth, Wildlife - deer running through the woods or a bird nest in an urban neighborhood, People enjoying nature - canoeing, hiking, and gardening, Plants and Landscapes - sunsets, city parks or other impressive views are appropriate for this category. You may submit one photo per category, however only one prize will be awarded per person. The photos must be taken in Eaton County.
If you like to take pictures and would like to enter a photo, call or stop by the district office at 551 Courthouse Dr., Suite 3, or 517-543-5848, extension 5 for an entry form. Entry forms are also available here. We recommend that pictures be submitted on photo paper and be approx 8x10 in size. Photos must be received at the office by November 7th, 2014. The District will award prizes in each category and the overall winning photo will be featured on the cover of the annual report.
Caption: submission to previous Eaton Conservation District Photo Contest. | 2019-04-21T08:08:46 | https://www.eatoncd.org/announcements/deadline-for-photo-contest-extended-to-november-7th |
We hosted our Fourth Annual New Beginnings Picnic on July 26 to celebrate cardiac rehab, heart failure and stroke survivors along with their families and caregivers.
While both heart and stroke patients have individual support groups, this picnic provided the opportunity for survivors and caregivers to come together to share their experiences and celebrate triumphs. Our cardiovascular team also reconnected with patients they have previously cared for and treated.
“When you see patients in the hospital you know you are not seeing them at their best – they’re in the hospital after all. But, getting to see them here where they are healthy and able to be themselves is very special,” said Cathy Gilbertson, PVHMC’s Cardiac Valve Coordinator.
Other festivities included delicious food, karaoke, a caricature artist, a friendly game of Heads or Tails and a rather competitive game of Family Feud – stroke patients versus heart patients. While the stroke team won this round, the heart team will be back and ready for the challenge next time!
Welcome to the World, Little Leonel! | 2019-04-26T07:38:08 | https://www.pvhmc.org/Blog/2018/August/Annual-New-Beginnings-Picnic.aspx |
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It is highly unlikely that you would use backpackers accommodation for business purposes when visiting Barberton. So, generally, this style of accommodation is aimed at the holidaymaker looking for an affordable stopover before they head off to their next destination. This type of accommodation will give you the basic necessities to keep you comfortable while your days are spent exploring your surrounds.
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That’s not a typo, I meant Startegy. That is my normal typo when I type strategy, but inspired by Neil Gaiman’s typo of Caroline. I thought it summed up an approach to things that just got on with doing stuff and seeing what worked.
Many of us, myself included, have put off starting things because we’re worried that we’re not yet ready. Starting things can be scary. It’s a journey into the unknown, especially if we can’t see where it’s been done before. Most of the time we follow familiar patterns, even if not our own we know others have trodden them well. There’s nothing dangerous or scary lurking in the well trodden path.
Over there though, that’s unbroken territory. There be dragons….
So we need a dragon tamer. A familiarity to soothe our fears. Enter the Startegy guru. Someone brave willing to enter unknown realms and draw us a map. Or better yet, teach us how to go boldly into strange and unknown worlds.
We need to embrace our fear and use its energy to take the sting out of the failure we fear. Failing is not our enemy, inertia and doing nothing are our enemies. Failing at doing things is our best teacher. Failing to do things is failing to live.
The Startegy concept is pretty simple. Do new things. Keep doing things until you find something that works.
There’s more to it than that, but that is the core. Try new things, accept that success is largely based on luck and perseverance, and keep on doing anything that you enjoy and seems to work. Be ruthless with anything that isn’t rewarding you for the effort you put in. Learn from the mistakes.
Rinse, repeat and feel rewarded from the things that worked for you.
The one thing that successful people have in common is that they did things. None of them were successful because they sat still.
I’ve done a lot of things with my career, and my personal life, and many of them haven’t worked. I had a period in 2010 when almost a decade of my working life was wiped out by the change of government. Projects I’d worked on cancelled, organisations restructured out of existence. That was more than half my career at the time.
It was demoralising, but then I reflected. I’d learnt a lot in that decade, and I’d achieved things. Everything I’d done I could do again, and I’d be all the better the second time around. And I was. A couple of years later I was in the first wave of government digital services, re-making systems and changing thought patterns. I failed at that too. More than once. But I reflected and learnt, and I helped others avoid my mistakes and make novel and interesting mistakes of their own.
I’m still doing that now. So can you. There are three things you can do to help.
Try new things, experience the novelty and get used to breaking out of the safe, comfortable and familiar patterns.
Encourage others to do the same, help them see new things they could do. If you have authority then give people permission and reward them for trying something different.
Understand that failure is more valuable than success. It teaches us lessons, and makes us more proficient. The more we survive failures the less they inhibit future innovations.
Go on. Be a Startegist. Start something wonderful.
This entry was posted in themself and tagged failure, innovation, Leadership, Startegy, strategy by James. Bookmark the permalink. | 2019-04-20T20:17:01 | https://www.redleader.co/2018/12/startegy/?shared=email&msg=fail |
We love us some summer, but the excuse to eat as much ice cream as we want whenever we want comes at a hefty price for a large majority of the population, who are unfortunate enough to suffer from hay fever. If you're one of the lucky ones, stop being so smug because we've found a genuine excuse to drink more this summer. That's right, forget stocking up on antihistamines and Kleenex hay fever friends, it's time to pour yourself a large G&T instead.
If you suffer from hay fever, I'm sure you'll know that the pollen count is high AF right now meaning that sneezing-fit season is in full swing. But if your non-stop sniffling, streaming eyes and constant itching make you want to cancel all outdoor plans and hide in a dark room, I've got some news that will make you jump at the thought of a picnic in the park. Gin could be the best, undiscovered hay fever cure on the market and we're not even kidding.
You may have heard that alcohol can make asthma and hay fever symptoms worse, but new research from Asthma UK has revealed that swapping your beloved wine or pint for clear spirits like gin and vodka won't actually have this effect due to their ingredients, which means you won't have to go tee total at all those summer BBQs.
More than 64% of asthma sufferers say that drinking alcohol can make their allergies worse, and unfortunately science backs this up. The two triggering chemicals that are behind this are histamine and food preserving sulphites. Darker, fermented alcohols such as red wine and beer are full of both, and are actually proven to make both hay fever and asthma worse - so if you're a sufferer, pints are a no-go.
While the triggers vary from person to person, Asthma UK has named spirits such as gin and vodka as ‘better options’ due to the fact that they’re ‘very low in histamines and sulphites’. Because of the way gin is distilled, it doesn’t have any sulphites unless a brand goes fancy with their recipe, and Absolut Vodka revealed their products are free of them, too.
If you don't fancy stuffing your face into a tissue all summer but you aren't ready to ditch the wine either, fear not as allergy experts recommended that it’s worth looking into specialty, low-sulphite wines. Organic wine specialists are a great place to start - how's that for a hack? | 2019-04-21T15:12:59 | https://www.sofeminine.co.uk/wellbeing/gin-cure-summer-hay-fever-s2286911.html |
Summerization Of The Death Of A Salesman Death of a Salesman Plot for Acts 1 and 2 In the beginning of the play, the main character, Willy Lowman, has just returned home after finding himself unable to concentrate on driving. His wife, Linda, suggests that he ask for a job in New York so that he won’t have to drive so much. Willy insists, however, that it is vital to his company that he works in New England. Willy asks Linda about his son, Biff, who has just come home after being away for several years. He can’t understand why Biff is unable to get a good and steady job.
Soon Willy begins thinking about when Biff was a senior in high school. He remembers how Biff was the star of the football team and how he was offered really good scholarships from several colleges. After Willy’s dreaming ends, Charley comes in to play cards with him. While they are playing cards Charley offers Willy a job, but Willy refuses. As they are talking, Willy’s brother, Ben, appears to him in another dream.
Willy tries to talk to both of them at once and Charley can’t understand. Willy and Charley get into an argument and Charley leaves. Willy then turns his attention to Ben and asks him how he became so successful. Ben tells Willy that he went into the jungle when he was seventeen and when he came out at twenty-one he was rich. After Biff overhears Willy talking to himself, he asks Linda what’s wrong with him. Linda explains that Willy is exhausted and has even tried to kill himself. When Willy enters the scene, Happy tries to cheer him up by announcing that he and Biff are going to start their own sporting goods company.
He tells Willy that Biff is going to see Bill Oliver in the morning and ask for a loan. Willy is optimistic and reminds Biff that the most important things in life are to be well liked and to have personal attractiveness. The next day Willy decides to ask his boss, Howard, if he can have a job in New York. Howard explains that there is no room for him in New York, and then tells Willy that he no longer wants him to represent the company. Now that Willy has no job, he must ask Charley for the money to pay his insurance premium. When Charley finds out that Willy has been fired, he offers him a good job in New York, but Willy refuses.
Charley gives Willy the money and then Willy leaves to meet Biff and Happy at a restaurant. When Willy arrives at the restaurant, Biff tries to explain to him that he has been living an illusion and will never amount to anything extraordinary. Willy refuses to listen to him and pretends that Biff has another appointment for the next day. When Biff tries to make Willy face the truth, Willy becomes furious and goes off to the bathroom. Biff and Happy then leave the restaurant.
While Willy is in the bathroom, he goes into another illusion. He finds himself in a hotel room with a woman. She is telling him how much she loves his sense of humor. Then knocking is heard at the door, and at first Willy refuses to answer it. As the knocking continues, Willy tells the woman to wait in the bathroom. He opens the door and finds Biff there. Biff tells Willy that he has flunked math and asks that Willy talk to his math teacher about it.
Biff explains that his teacher doesn’t like him because he once caught Biff imitating him in class. Biff shows Willy the imitation and they both start laughing. The woman hears them laughing and comes out of the bathroom. Willy hurries her out of the room, but not before the woman demands the stockings that Willy promised her. Willy tries to explain the situation, but Biff won’t listen.
He accuses Willy of giving away Linda’s stockings and calls him a liar and a fake. The waiter at the restaurant then brings Willy out of his illusion. Willy asks if there is a seed store in the neighborhood and then leaves. Later that night Biff and Happy come home and find Willy planting seeds in the back yard. Biff tells Willy that it would be best if they didn’t see each other again. He tries to explain that he is only a common man and will never live up to Willy’s expectations, but Willy refuses to listen. Willy decided that he will commit suicide because he believes that with the 20,000 dollars of life insurance money Biff will finally be able to make something of him.
At his funeral, we see that Willy died a forgotten man because no one except his family came. Main Characters Willy Loman The main conflict in Death of a Salesman deals with the confusion and frustration of Willy Lowman. These feelings are caused by his inability to face the realities of modern society. Willy’s most prominent delusion is that success is dependent upon being well-liked and having personal attractiveness. Willy builds his entire life around this idea and teaches it to his children.
When Willy was young, he had met a man named Dave Singleman who was so well liked that he was able to make a living simply by staying in his hotel room and telephoning buyers. When Dave Singleman died, buyers and salesmen from all over the country came to his funeral. This is what Willy has been trying to emulate his entire life. Willy’s need to feel well liked is so strong that he often makes up lies about his popularity and success. At times, Willy even believes these lies himself. At one point in the play, Willy tells his family of how well liked he is in all of his towns and how vital he is to New England. Later, however, he tells Linda that no one remembers him and that the people laugh at him behind his back.
As this demonstrates, Willy’s need to feel well liked also causes him to become intensely paranoid. When his son, Biff, for example, is trying to explain why he cannot become successful, Willy believes that Biff is just trying to spite him. Unfortunately, Willy never realizes that his values are flawed. As Biff points out at the end of the play, he had the wrong dreams. Biff Lowman In many ways Biff is similar to his father.
In the beginning of the play we see that Biff shares many of the same ideas as Willy. He values being well liked above everything else and sees little value in being smart or honest. One of Biffs main flaws is his tendency to steal. Early in the play we learn that he has stolen a football from the school locker. When Willy finds out about this, instead of disciplining Biff, he says that the coach will probably congratulate him on his initiative. We also learn that Biff once stole a box of basketballs from Bill Oliver.
This foreshadows the scene in which Biff steals Bill Olives fountain pen after trying to get a loan for his sporting goods business. The climactic scene in Biffs life comes when he finds a woman in Willy’s hotel room. This causes Biff to realize that Willy is a fake. Biffs tragedy is that he has accepted Willy’s values all his life, and now that he finds out they are false, he has no values of his own to rely upon. Thus, Biff becomes lost and must set out to find his own values. Once Biff begins to develop his own beliefs, his opinions about his father change. Instead of viewing his father as a fake, Biff comes to realize that his father had some good qualities, but was simply misguided by inadequate values.
Happy Lowman Happy is the younger of the two Lowman brothers and thus is often overshadowed by Biff. Because of this, Happy is constantly trying to get attention from Willy. In one of the flashbacks Happy continually says, I’m losing weight, you notice, Pop? This is an attempt by Happy to get recognition from Willy. When in the present, Happy tries to get recognition by announcing that he is getting married. In both instances, however, Happy’s remarks are dismissed as unimportant. Thus it is no surprise when Happy leaves Willy alone in the restaurant. It is merely in retaliation for his own rejection.
Another characteristic of Happy is his refusal to recognize reality. When Biff, Happy, and Willy are in the restaurant, Happy tries to prevent Willy from learning that Biff did not get the loan. While Biff is trying to explain that he never actually worked as a salesman for Oliver, Happy is continually reassuring Willy that the interview went well. Another example occurs at the end of the play when Happy insists that Willy did not die in vain. He had a good dream.
Theme The main theme in Death of a Salesman is illusion versus reality. Willy has lived his entire life in a world of illusions. These illusions include Willy’s belief that being well liked is the key to success, as well as the literal illusions that Willy has of his past.Originally, Biff shared Willy’s illusions of success and greatness, but by the end of the play he has become completely disillusioned. Once Biff comes to fully understand his place in life, he says to Willy, I’m a dime a dozen, and so are you. Willy, however, has lived too long in his dreams and cannot understand what Biff is trying to say.
If Willy had to face reality, he would then be forced to examine the affair he had in Boston, his philosophy, and all of his illusions. Instead, he prefers to live in the past. And now Biff, who is trying to confront the truth about him, finds that he is completely unable to communicate with his father. Another theme of Death of a Salesman is the old order of agrarian pride and nobility versus the new order of industrialization. In the beginning of the play, Willy foreshadows this theme by criticizing the changes brought about by industrialization. The street is lined with cars.
There’s not a breath of fresh air in the neighborhood. It is this conflict between the old and new orders that brings about Willy’s downfall. Willy’s father, a pioneer inventor, represents the traditional values and way of life that Willy was brought up on. So does Dave Singleman, the eighty-four year old salesman that inspired Willy to go into the sales industry. Howard, the young boss of Willy’s company, represents the impersonal and ruthless nature of capitalistic enterprise.
When Willy goes in to ask Howard if he can be transferred to a job in New York, Howard refuses to help him even though Willy has-been working for the company for several decades and was good friends with his father. When Willy asks why he cannot be reassigned, Howard replies, its a business, kid, and everybody’s gotta pull his own weight, thus demonstrating Howard’s cold indifference to Willy’s situation. Theater. | 2019-04-23T16:52:43 | https://scioncreative.net/summerization-of-the-death-of-a-salesman-teen-essays/ |
If you ever find yourself needing a break from campus food but not actually wanting to go off campus, would it even surprise you if I said Ohio State has the perfect place for that?
The Heirloom Cafe is located in the basement of the Wexner Center for the Arts, right next to the Oval. Because it’s not a campus-run restaurant, and because it’s located in the lower floor of a building that doesn’t hold classes, I don’t know if many students actually know the Heirloom Cafe even exists, let alone how good it is. Fortunately for me, I heard about the cafe from a friend and realized it could be a welcome departure from Kennedy Commons pasta and soft-serve ice cream.
Hopefully, the Heirloom Cafe will soon become less of a secret — as long as I can still get a table. | 2019-04-25T04:17:25 | http://undergrad.osu.edu/buckeyes_blog/?p=27223 |
To start, I wanted to show how inclusion of various CSS files could be used to change aspects of a site design. I made a very rudimentary example that queries the server to get the date, and returns a CSS file via import based on the current month. There is one basic stylesheet, and twelve possible imported files. The actual example is nothing fancy, just a proof of concept.
I have replaced the name of the imported CSS file with a short snippet of PHP, which in turn generates a numerical value (1-12), and appends the *.css file extension. The implication is CSS that self-updates throughout the year.
The code listed above is all that it really takes. The server is asked for the current time and then returns a numerical value between 1-24 for the hour and 00-59 for the minute. This yields a total of 85 images used, with one for the clock itself. The corrosponding ID is then updated with a new background. I hope these examples have proven helpful to you. Feel free to reuse them. | 2019-04-23T04:32:09 | https://sonspring.com/journal/time-sensitive-css |
Sin means – “missing the mark” of the holy standard of God. It is an archery term that means that the arrow missed the target. If the arrow missed the target by half an inch – that is a sin. If it missed it by 500 yards – that is a sin.
There are many sins – greed, selfishness, lust, idolatry (loving something or someone else more than God), stealing, gluttony, addictions of every sort, un-forgiveness, envy, taking God’s name in vain, adultery, lying, rage, slander, gossip, pride, self-righteousness, divisiveness, vanity, refusing to help those in need, apathy, hatred, bitterness, grudges, unbelief in God, disobeying God’s Word by doing something against it or by not doing something He asks us to do…. They all separate us far from the one and only holy God of the universe.
God is a holy God – yes He is Love – but He is also holy – He is pure and undefiled by sin. He cannot tolerate being in the presence of sin. It is completely filthy to Him – just like we would be appalled if someone made us a cake with poop in it. We wouldn’t be okay with even “just a little poop” being in the cake. Whether it was 2 pounds or 1/4 of a teaspoon – we would still be completely repulsed – as we should be. That would be disgusting! We would all want to start with a whole new uncontaminated cake before we would be willing to eat the smallest bite.
I know that was graphic – but God has a similar revulsion to sin. Although it is even nastier to Him than this illustration would be to us. Even “just a little” sin in our lives is a big issue for Him. He wants to start with a whole new life for us.
God REALLY hates us boasting about how good we are. We are not good in and of ourselves. We are all fallen apart from Jesus. Jesus Himself said, only God is good. We can’t be good enough on our own. Only perfection will do. That’s why we need His incredible gift so desperately. Accepting Jesus’ gift of forgiveness and payment for our incalculable sin debt creates gratitude and humility in our hearts – and those qualities are very beautiful in God’s sight.
When we were unable to do anything about our sinful and wretched condition and still dead spiritually in our sins, Jesus was willing to set aside His glory as God, take on a human body, live as a man, and then take on the unfathomable weight of the sin of the entire world onto His pure, undefiled, holy soul on the cross to pay the penalty that we deserved and that we earned.
He died the awful death I deserved.
He took all of my sin onto Himself and paid for it in full.
He offers to exchange all of His goodness and righteousness for all of my sinfulness.
God counts Jesus’ death as my death and His life as my life if I will receive it.
He gets what I deserve and I get what He deserves. That is not fair at all. That is GRACE!
He gave all for me.
Now I give all of myself to Him in gratitude to live the life He can empower me to live – He is now my Master. He is in control, not me. I seek His will far above my own. That is what it means for Him to be LORD.
He bore the colossal weight of every sin ever committed and overcame death to rescue us – if we will but accept His gift, put our trust and faith in Him, love Him with our whole hearts and live our lives surrendered to Him. We can’t earn this relationship! This is not a deal where I pray one prayer and then live however I want to live. This is a matter of me giving my whole life to Him to be used for His purposes from this point on. He gave all for me. He is willing to take our sin and the death we deserved in exchange for giving us His life, His right relationship with God, His holiness, His power, His heaven… WOW!
We deserved death. We deserved condemnation from a Holy God. But God loved us too much to leave us in that awful condition. He made a way for us to be made right with Him and to be able to have a relationship with Him. He destroyed our sinful nature through death on the cross in Christ and gives us a whole new nature in Jesus. We are a new creation in Him!
He desires to love us, lead us, cherish us, make us more and more like Him, to be one spirit with us, to know us intimately, for us to know Him deeply and to prepare us to be His radiant, sinless, spotless bride in heaven (Ephesians 5:27) – where a great wedding feast awaits all who love and trust in Him!
Admit you are a sinner and you can’t be perfect and holy enough in God’s eyes to be right with Him on your own.
Believe that Jesus died to pay the price for your sin and to give you a way to be right with God – to be forgiven.
Confess that Jesus is your Lord – this means, Jesus is now your Master and you live your life for Him and His glory rather than for yourself.
I pray that you might be sensitive to God’s Holy Spirit speaking to your heart today. I pray that you might be willing to confess every known sin in your heart to God today. I pray that you might ask Him to forgive you by the power of Jesus’ blood. There is no sin that Jesus’ blood cannot cleanse from our souls. I pray that you might repent (turn 180 degrees away from sin and toward Jesus) and live for Him from this day on!! This is how we throw off the weight of sin that entangles us!
When we come to Jesus and receive His incredible gift of grace, God counts my life as if I died with Jesus on the cross and was buried. I am now dead to my sin and my sinful self and this world. He counts it as if He gave me a new life when Jesus rose from the dead. Now, I am alive to God through Christ!
I pray that you might say “Yes!” to His invitation to be your Savior and LORD – the One Who deeply knows you, yet loves you anyway – the One from Whom you have no secrets and no room to brag. I pray that you might say, “Yes!” to the One Who gave up His life and suffered and died in your place – paying for your sins – so that you could live a spiritually abundant life now and live with Him happily ever after in heaven forever! I pray you might discover what an incredibly gentle, selfless, loving, unfailing, trustworthy, faithful, good, strong, powerful Lord Jesus is and find His narrow path that leads to life.
Jesus is Real Love and He is Real Life.
If you are interested in giving your heart and life to Jesus – you are welcome to leave a comment – or you can read more in your Bible, speak to a strong Bible-believing Christian or Bible-believing pastor who can tell you more about how to have a living relationship with the King of kings and Lord of lords that will give you life forever in heaven with Him in the future, and a life of spiritual abundance, adventure, forgiveness, peace, joy and freedom from sin here on earth.
This first step is called, “salvation” or being “born again” when God gives us spiritual new life. But then we continue daily to be spiritually intimate with Jesus and telling Him about any other sin issues we have so that we continually throw off every sin and live to honor Christ. We live for Him from this point on, seeking to yield our lives to Him, to live in the power of His Spirit, to know Him more deeply, to allow Him to radically change us to be more and more like Him, to walk in obedience to Him (by His power working in us) and to bring Him the greatest glory in all that we do. He is in charge now, not us! That is what it means for Him to be our Lord.
When we receive this gift from God and throw off the weight of our sin, we are able to be truly beautiful spiritually in the eyes of God as God’s Spirit fills us to overflowing! Then we are able to have the gentle, peaceful spirit that does not give way to fear that is so gorgeous and lights us up with the joy of Jesus! That is when we soar on wings like eagles and live life to its absolute fullest! | 2019-04-20T04:41:15 | http://peacefulsinglegirl.com/how-to-have-a-relationship-with-christ/ |
Dang. Ain’t that the truth. Wow, Dave. | 2019-04-24T02:52:02 | http://www.thedailyletter.com/2012/04/i-am-joseph-kony/ |
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Philadelphia Convention, James Madison, Kids book, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Constitution for kids, Virginia Plan And so begins the fascinating history of the constitutional convention. | 2019-04-20T04:58:58 | http://slowmotionfilmfest.ca/best-convention-giveaways/ |
Mortal Kombat is a classic game and it is still a favorite among players around the world. Along with Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, Mortal Kombat is the most popular fighting game to become available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. Although the DualShock 4 and Xbox One Wireless Controllers work well with the Mortal Kombat sequel, there are some other options that are ideal for the latest Mortal Kombat version and other 2D fighter games.
Mortal Kombat X was developed by NetherRealm Studios and originally launched by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2015. The creators of the game, made some important changes in Mortal Kombat X, including the time in which it takes place. In this installment, the video game is set over 20 years after the events of Mortal Kombat, the 2011 reboot of the series. The game features a mixture of well-known and new characters. Players will come across Kitana, Scorpion, Kano, Sonya Blade, Cassie Cage, Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Kenshi, Shinnok, Sub-Zero, Takeda, Liu Kang, Mileena, Jacqui Briggs, Jax, D’Vorah and more. Pre-ordering the game allows you to choose Goro as a playable character. The Mortal Kombat X Kombat Pass will give you the possibility to play as Predator, Jason Voorhees and others.
The main change when it comes to gameplay is that players will be able change the fighting style for all of the playable characters, which can make the game more challenging and exciting. The new installment of Mortal Kombat comes with features from previous version such as interactive environments from Injustice: Gods Among Us and X-ray moves, which were part of the Mortal Kombat reboot. You will also find a gripping story and a great selection of content.
Additionally, there is a Fraction mode in which you can earn points and take part in tournaments representing one of these groups: Lin Kuei, Brotherhood of Shadow, Specials Forces, White Lotus and Black Dragon. Without a doubt, Mortal Kombat X has everything to become an excellent addition to the series and the below fight pads and arcade stick can give you the best experience.
This gamepad features a six face button layout and it is specially designed for 2D fighting games. It only has a directional pad to control your character, but you will be able to rotate and adjust its sensitivity. The Hori Fighting Commander 4 also includes a Left/Right toggle switch for additional customization. It is only available for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.
PDP partnered with Interactive Entertainment to create Mortal Kombat X Fight Pads. This controller is officially licensed and it is specifically designed for 2D fighters.It doesn’t feature the two analog sticks, meaning that you can only control the movements of your character using the directional pad. The controllers also has six face buttons and has implemented micro-switches that can provide improved tactile responsiveness and audio. There are two versions of the official fight pad available: Mortal Kombat X Fight Pad for Xbox One/Xbox 360 and Mortal Kombat Fight Pad for PS4/PS3.
This affordable option from Hori is an ideal accessory for PlayStation 4 and it is made using real arcade parts. It offers the possibility of configuring buttons and it also features a turbo mode. The Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai is a conveniently priced fighting stick that is ideal for Mortal Kombat X.
This impressive option from Mad Catz is built using the same authentic pieces found in Japanese arcade machines. Apart from the joystick, the Mad Catz comes with eight action buttons. The top panel can be customized and you can also open the shell for internal storage. There are three options available: Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2 for Xbox One, Mad Catz Ultra Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2 for PS4/PS3, and Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2 for PS4/PS3.
If you have an Xbox One you can opt for the Hori Real Arcade Pro Habayusa. While it is less expensive than the Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2, it doesn’t offer the same solid set of features. Still, it is another arcade stick that is ideal for Mortal Kombat X. | 2019-04-23T05:00:38 | http://culttech.com/best-fight-pads-and-arcadebest-fight-pads-and-arcade-sticks-on-ps4-and-xbox-one/ |
This paper focuses on land resource consumption due to urban sprawl. Special attention is given to shrinking regions, characterized by economic decline, demographic change, and high unemployment rates. In these regions, vast terrain is abandoned and falls derelict. A geographic information system (GIS) based multi-criteria decision tool is introduced to determine the reuse potential of derelict terrain, to investigate the possible reuse options (housing, business and trade, industry, services, tourism and leisure, and re-greening), and to visualize the best reuse options for groups of sites on a regional scale. Achievement functions for attribute data are presented to assess the best reuse options based on a multi-attribute technique. The assessment tool developed is applied to a model region in Germany. The application of the assessment tool enables communities to become aware of their resources of derelict land and their reuse potential.
This paper presents discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and its inverse (IDWT) with Haar wavelets as tools to compute the variable size interpolated versions of an image at optimum computational load. As a human observer moves closer to or farther from a scene, the retinal image of the scene zooms in or out, respectively. This zooming in or out can be modeled using variable scale interpolation. The paper proposes a novel way of applying DWT and IDWT in a piecewise manner by non-uniform down-or up-sampling of the images to achieve partially sampled versions of the images. The partially sampled versions are then aggregated to achieve the final variable scale interpolated images. The non-uniform down-or up-sampling here is a function of the required scale of interpolation. Appropriate zero padding is used to make the images suitable for the required non-uniform sampling and the subsequent interpolation to the required scale. The concept of zeroeth level DWT is introduced here, which works as the basis for interpolating the images to achieve bigger size than the original one. The main emphasis here is on the computation of variable size images at less computational load, without compromise of quality of images. The interpolated images to different sizes and the reconstructed images are benchmarked using the statistical parameters and visual comparison. It has been found that the proposed approach performs better as compared to bilinear and bicubic interpolation techniques.
Invisible watermarking methods have been applied in frequency domains, trying to embed a small image inside a large original image. The original bitmap image will be converted into frequency domain to obtain the discrete cosine transform (DCT) matrices from its blocks. The bits of the logo image are embedded in random color components of the original image, as well as in random positions in each selected block. These positions are alternating current (AC) coefficients of the DCT matrix. The randomness is obtained from RC4 pseudorandom bit generator that determines in which color component this logo image bits will be embedded. The embedded bits have been hidden in random blocks in the image, which are chosen according to a (semi-random) function proposed in this work.
How to construct an appropriate spatial consistent measurement is the key to improving image retrieval performance. To address this problem, this paper introduces a novel image retrieval mechanism based on the family filtration in object region. First, we supply an object region by selecting a rectangle in a query image such that system returns a ranked list of images that contain the same object, retrieved from the corpus based on 100 images, as a result of the first rank. To further improve retrieval performance, we add an efficient spatial consistency stage, which is named family-based spatial consistency filtration, to re-rank the results returned by the first rank. We elaborate the performance of the retrieval system by some experiments on the dataset selected from the key frames of TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation 2005 (TRECVID2005). The results of experiments show that the retrieval mechanism proposed by us has vast major effect on the retrieval quality. The paper also verifies the stability of the retrieval mechanism by increasing the number of images from 100 to 2000 and realizes generalized retrieval with the object outside the dataset.
We propose a robust visual tracking framework based on particle filter to deal with the object appearance changes due to varying illumination, pose variantions, and occlusions. We mainly improve the observation model and re-sampling process in a particle filter. We use on-line updating appearance model, affine transformation, and M-estimation to construct an adaptive observation model. On-line updating appearance model can adapt to the changes of illumination partially. Affine transformation-based similarity measurement is introduced to tackle pose variantions, and M-estimation is used to handle the occluded object in computing observation likelihood. To take advantage of the most recent observation and produce a suboptimal Gaussian proposal distribution, we incorporate Kalman filter into a particle filter to enhance the performance of the resampling process. To estimate the posterior probability density properly with lower computational complexity, we only employ a single Kalman filter to propagate Gaussian distribution. Experimental results have demonstrated the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed algorithm by tracking visual objects in the recorded video sequences.
Inspired by human behaviors, a robot object tracking model is proposed on the basis of visual attention mechanism, which is fit for the theory of topological perception. The model integrates the image-driven, bottom-up attention and the object-driven, top-down attention, whereas the previous attention model has mostly focused on either the bottom-up or top-down attention. By the bottom-up component, the whole scene is segmented into the ground region and the salient regions. Guided by top-down strategy which is achieved by a topological graph, the object regions are separated from the salient regions. The salient regions except the object regions are the barrier regions. In order to estimate the model, a mobile robot platform is developed, on which some experiments are implemented. The experimental results indicate that processing an image with a resolution of 752 480 pixels takes less than 200 ms and the object regions are unabridged. The analysis obtained by comparing the proposed model with the existing model demonstrates that the proposed model has some advantages in robot object tracking in terms of speed and efficiency.
This paper presents an improved support vector machine (SVM) algorithm, which employs invariant moments-based edge extraction to obtain feature attribute. A heuristic attribute reduction algorithm based on rough set s discernible matrix is proposed to identify and classify micro-targets. To avoid the complicated calibration for intrinsic parameters of camera, an improved Broyden s method is proposed to estimate the image Jacobian matrix which employs Chebyshev polynomial to construct a cost function to approximate the optimization value. Finally, a visual controller is designed for a robotic micromanipulation system. The experiment results of micro-parts assembly show that the proposed methods and algorithms are effective and feasible.
A multi-modal action control approach is proposed for an autonomous soccer robot when the bottom hardware is unchange-able. Different from existing methods, the proposed control approach defines actions with the principle of perception-planning-action inspired by human intelligence. Character extraction is used to divide the perception input into different modes. Different control modes are built by combining different control methods for the linear velocity and angular velocity. Based on production rules, the motion control is realized by connecting different perceptions to the corresponding control mode. Simulation and real experiments are conducted with the middle-sized robot Frontier-I, and the proposed method is compared with a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control method to display its feasibility and performance. The results show that the multi-modal action control method can make robots react rapidly in a dynamic environment.
In this paper, an emotional mathematical model and affective state probability description space of a humanoid robot are set up on the basis of psycho-dynamics psychological energy and affective energy conservation law. The emotional state transferring process and hidden Markov chain algorithm of stimulating transition process are then studied. The simulation results show that the mathematical model is applicable to the authentic affective state change rule of human beings. Finally, the gait generation experiment results of control signal and electric current tracking wave-form are presented to demonstrate the validity of the proposed mathematical model.
The binary decision diagrams (BDDs) can give canonical representation to Boolean functions; they have wide applications in the design and verification of digital systems. A new method based on cultural algorithms for minimizing the size of BDDs is presented in this paper. First of all, the coding of an individual representing a BDDs is given, and the fitness of an individual is defined. The population is built by a set of the individuals. Second, the implementations based on cultural algorithms for the minimization of BDDs, i.e., the designs of belief space and population space, and the designs of acceptance function and influence function, are given in detail. Third, the fault detection approaches using BDDs for digital circuits are studied. A new method for the detection of crosstalk faults by using BDDs is presented. Experimental results on a number of digital circuits show that the BDDs with small number of nodes can be obtained by the method proposed in this paper, and all test vectors of a fault in digital circuits can also be produced.
Diode clamped multi-level inverter (DCMLI) has a wide application prospect in high-voltage and adjustable speed drive systems due to its low stress on switching devices, low harmonic output, and simple structure. However, the problem of complexity of selecting vectors and capacitor voltage unbalance needs to be solved when the algorithm of direct torque control (DTC) is implemented on DCMLI. In this paper, a fuzzy DTC system of an induction machine fed by a three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverter is proposed. After introducing fuzzy logic, optimal selecting switching state is realized by applying various strategies which can distinguish the grade of the errors of stator flux linkage, torque, the neutral-point potential, and the position of stator flux linkage. Consequently, the neutral-point potential unbalance, the dv/dt of output voltage and the switching loss are restrained effectively, and desirable dynamic and steady-state performances of induction machines can be obtained for the DTC scheme. A design method of the fuzzy controller is introduced in detail, and the relevant simulation and experimental results have verified the feasibility of the proposed control algorithm.
Template matching methods have been widely utilized to detect fabric defects in textile quality control. In this paper, a novel approach is proposed to design a flexible classifier for distinguishing flaws from twill fabrics by statistically learning from the normal fabric texture. Statistical information of natural and normal texture of the fabric can be extracted via collecting and analyzing the gray image. On the basis of this, both judging threshold and template are acquired and updated adaptively in real-time according to the real textures of fabric, which promises more flexibility and universality. The algorithms are experimented with images of fault free and faulty textile samples.
In this paper, we propose a mechanism named modified backoff (MB) mechanism to decrease the channel idle time in IEEE 802.11 distributed coordination function (DCF). In the noisy channel, when signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is low, applying this mechanism in DCF greatly improves the throughput and lowers the channel idle time. This paper presents an analytical model for the performance study of IEEE 802.11 MB-DCF for nonsaturated heterogeneous traffic in the presence of transmission errors. First, we introduce the MB-DCF and compare its performance to IEEE 802.11 DCF with binary exponential backoff(BEB). The IEEE 802.11 DCF with BEB mechanism suffers from more channel idle time under low SNR. The MB-DCF ensures high throughput and low packet delay by reducing the channel idle time under the low traffic in the network. However, to the best of the authors knowledge, there are no previous works that enhance the performance of the DCF under imperfect wireless channel. We show through analysis that the proposed mechanism greatly outperforms the original IEEE 802.11 DCF in the imperfect channel condition. The effectiveness of physical and link layer parameters on throughput performance is explored. We also present a throughput investigation of the heterogeneous traffic for different radio conditions.
Based on a model of network encoding and dynamics called the artificial genome, we propose a segmental duplication and divergence model for evolving artificial regulatory networks. We find that this class of networks share structural properties with natural transcriptional regulatory networks. Specifically, these networks can display scale-free and small-world structures. We also find that these networks have a higher probability to operate in the ordered regimen, and a lower probability to operate in the chaotic regimen. That is, the dynamics of these networks is similar to that of natural networks. The results show that the structure and dynamics inherent in natural networks may be in part due to their method of generation rather than being exclusively shaped by subsequent evolution under natural selection.
This paper proposes an adaptive chaos quantum honey bee algorithm (CQHBA) for solving chance-constrained programming in random fuzzy environment based on random fuzzy simulations. Random fuzzy simulation is designed to estimate the chance of a random fuzzy event and the optimistic value to a random fuzzy variable. In CQHBA, each bee carries a group of quantum bits representing a solution. Chaos optimization searches space around the selected best-so-far food source. In the marriage process, random interferential discrete quantum crossover is done between selected drones and the queen. Gaussian quantum mutation is used to keep the diversity of whole population. New methods of computing quantum rotation angles are designed based on grads. A proof of convergence for CQHBA is developed and a theoretical analysis of the computational overhead for the algorithm is presented. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate its superiority in robustness and stability, efficiency of computational complexity, success rate, and accuracy of solution quality. CQHBA is manifested to be highly robust under various conditions and capable of handling most random fuzzy programmings with any parameter settings, variable initializations, system tolerance and confidence level, perturbations, and noises.
This paper presents a description and performance evaluation of a new bit-level, lossless, adaptive, and asymmetric data compression scheme that is based on the adaptive character wordlength (ACW(n)) algorithm. The proposed scheme enhances the compression ratio of the ACW(n) algorithm by dividing the binary sequence into a number of subsequences (s), each of them satisfying the condition that the number of decimal values (d) of the n-bit length characters is equal to or less than 256. Therefore, the new scheme is referred to as ACW(n, s), where n is the adaptive character wordlength and s is the number of subsequences. The new scheme was used to compress a number of text files from standard corpora. The obtained results demonstrate that the ACW(n, s) scheme achieves higher compression ratio than many widely used compression algorithms and it achieves a competitive performance compared to state-of-the-art compression tools.
This paper presents an economic lot-sizing problem with perishable inventory and general economies of scale cost functions. For the case with backlogging allowed, a mathematical model is formulated, and several properties of the optimal solutions are explored. With the help of these optimality properties, a polynomial time approximation algorithm is developed by a new method. The new method adopts a shift technique to obtain a feasible solution of subproblem and takes the optimal solution of the subproblem as an approximation solution of our problem. The worst case performance for the approximation algorithm is proven to be (42 + 5)/7. Finally, an instance illustrates that the bound is tight. | 2019-04-23T23:52:02 | http://www.ijac.net/en/article/2010/1 |
When using a payment processor for your website transactions, it is important to make the shopping cart and processing pages look as seamless as possible. Users should have a truly integrated experience. There are a few key configurations you can set to get better integration.
1. Callback URL – When the customer finishes the payment, you do not want their order to end at the payment page. Many payment processors will allow you to set callback URLs that will take the customer back to your website (either to a “thank you” page or an error page, if the transaction failed).
2. Headers and Footers – Some payment processors allow further integration by providing you with the ability to customize the header and footer of the payment page. When customers are entering their important credit card information, they will see your logo rather than one they do not recognize.
3. Domain integration – If you have SSL and a valid certificate, you should put it to good use. Many payment processors will allow nearly the entire transaction to take place on your site, except for the “send” function, which will forward the information to them. That way, the customer will always see your secure, trusted URL in the address bar.
With better integration, you will gain more trust from your customers and provide them with a more pleasant experience. | 2019-04-22T14:59:15 | https://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/1414/payment-processor-integration/ |
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Knowledge, attitude, practice and barriers on vaccination against human papillomavirus infection: a cross-sectional study among primary care physicians in Hong Kong.
Wong MC1, Lee A, Ngai KL, Chor JC, Chan PK.
School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
This study explored the knowledge, attitude, practice and barriers to prescribe human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines among private primary care physicians in Hong Kong. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted by sending letters to doctors who had joined a vaccination program for school girls. From 720 surveys sent, 444 (61.7%) completed questionnaires were returned and analyzed. For knowledge, few responded to questions accurately on the prevalence of cervical HPV (27.9%) and genital wart infection (13.1%) among sexually active young women in Hong Kong, and only 44.4% correctly answered the percentage of cervical cancers caused by HPV. For attitude, most agreed that HPV vaccination should be fully paid by the Government (68.3%) as an important public health strategy. Vaccination against HPV was perceived as more important than those for genital herpes (52.2%) and Chlamydia (50.1%) for adolescent health, and the majority selected adolescents aged 12-14 years as the ideal group for vaccination. Gardasil(®) (30.9%) and Cervarix(®) (28.0%) were almost equally preferred. For practice, the factors influencing the choice of vaccine included strength of vaccine protection (61.1%), long-lasting immunity (56.8%) and good antibody response (55.6%). The most significant barriers to prescribe HPV vaccines consisted of parental refusal due to safety concerns (48.2%), and their practice of advising vaccination was mostly affected by local Governmental recommendations (78.7%). A substantial proportion of physicians had recommended HPV vaccines for their female clients/patients aged 18-26 years for protection of cervical cancer (83.8%) or both cervical cancer and genital warts (85.5%). The knowledge on HPV infection was low among physicians in Hong Kong. Prescription of HPV vaccine was hindered by the perceived parental concerns and was mostly relied on Governmental recommendations. Educational initiatives should be targeted towards both physicians and parents, and the Government should consider full subsidy to enhance vaccine uptake rate.
Attitude towards the importance of public health strategies to promote human papillomavirus vaccination.
(A: Partial (∼30%) subsidy by the Government; B: Fully paid by the Government; C: Price offered at 50% discount; D: School immunization program with market price; E: Immunization program jointly organized by school and community doctors with market price).
The assoication between preferred vaccine (Cervarix® vs. Gardasil® vs. no preference) and the reasons to choose vaccines (A to N).
(A: Stronger protection; B: Safety; C: Lower price; D: More HPV types; E: Protect against genital warts; F: Better antibody response; G: Long-lasting immunity; H: Cross-protection for other cancer-associated HPV types; I: Better adjuvant; J: Patients think it’s better; K: Practice management; L: Selected by the Government; M: Credibility of manufacturer; N: Comprehensive service of manufacturer). All comparisons among vaccine preference groups across reasons to choose vaccine categories (A to N) were statistically significant (p<0.05). | 2019-04-21T12:49:30 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23990994 |
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SINGAPORE — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has become an important partner for not only Korea’s prosperity, but also for its peace, Korea’s Ambassador to Singapore Ahn Young-jip said in an interview with The Korea Herald.
ASEAN is Korea’s second-largest trading partner after China, with two-way trade volume reaching nearly $150 million last year. The ASEAN region is also by far Koreans’ favorite tourist destination. | 2019-04-21T22:06:23 | https://www.starfeed.com/koreaherald/herald-interview-asean-important-for-koreas-peace-as-well-as-prosperity-ambassador/ |
KON, Fabio; CUKIER, Daniel; MELO, Claudia de Oliveira; HAZZAN, Orit; YUKLEA, Harry. A conceptual framework for software startup ecosystems: the case of Israel. [S.l: s.n.], 2015.
Kon, F., Cukier, D., Melo, C. de O., Hazzan, O., & Yuklea, H. (2015). A conceptual framework for software startup ecosystems: the case of Israel. São Paulo: IME-USP. | 2019-04-18T15:25:37 | https://bdpi.usp.br/item/002708467 |
DISABILITY services expert Annette Drew believes advanced pre-planning and keeping to the “mission at heart” would ensure Centacare’s Brisbane clients make a smooth transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Mrs Drew has managed Centacare’s Supported Accommodation Independent Lifestyle (Sail) in Sunnybank for 17 years, and said the NDIS offered great opportunities but also big challenges for staff and clients of Centacare, the social welfare arm of Brisbane archdiocese.
Funded by a Medicare levy increase to Australian taxpayers, NDIS funding will be available to Australians under 65 living with a permanent or significant disability.
While the scheme would have positive benefits for clients, in particular funding for people who had previously not received funding for disability services, Mrs Drew also predicted some “upheaval”.
“Despite this changing environment, Centacare is ready to support our clients,” Mrs Drew said.
Mrs Drew has spent the past 30 years focusing on the dignity of the human person as a respected advocate for people living with disabilities and those who work tirelessly to care for them.
A former youth work for the Brisbane archdiocese, Mrs Drew first joined Centacare in 1986 to lead a project that offered independent living for people with disabilities.
Her advocacy work and more than 15 years as a community services manager in disability support earned her the 2015 Professional Leader of the Year in the Community Leader Awards, which are now open for nominations for 2017.
“It’s cemented for me what I’ve always believed, and I’ve been fairly outspoken as an advocate on behalf of both clients and staff and I feel that someone needs to speak on their behalf,” Mrs Drew said.
Offering support: Annette Drew speaks with colleague Lyn Coleman, who has worked for Centacare’s disability services for 20 years. Photo: Emilie Ng.
Mrs Drew said Centacare was one of the first organisations in Queensland to advocate for people with a disability.
“I’ve always believed we’re not so much about being a business but a service,” she said.
Making the impossible possible is what has kept Mrs Drew in her role with Centacare’s Community Services (Disability Support) for more than 15 years.
“It’s given me such joy to see people realise some of their dreams; that’s been really important to me,” she said.
Over the next 12 months Mrs Drew will work closely with a specialised team to ensure her 35 clients receive correct funding under the NDIS.
The scheme rolled out in the Ipswich, Lockyer, Scenic Rim and Somerset region from July 1 with a growing number of clients already rolled over to the NDIS.
Brisbane clients will be able to access the new funding scheme from July 1 next year.
Existing clients and new ones eligible for funding through the NDIS will have a planning meeting with the National Disability Insurance Agency, and Centacare is offering its support each step of the way.
“One of my aims is to ensure clients recieve the level of funding they need,” Mrs Drew said.
“That will be something we’ll have to work very carefully on – their plans for them, help them with their plans so they’ll have every possible cost of what they’ll need to have in that plan.
“Centacare will work closely with clients in their planning process assisting them in meeting all their needs.
“Centacare has been proactive in the development of a pre-planning booklet.
Centacare is a registered NDIS provider and can be contacted on 1300 236 822.
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Set in the heart of Exmoor National Park in front of the 15th Century harbour at Porlock Weir, Somerset. Locanda on the Weir is the place for those who want to enjoy a countryside retreat by the sea.
We offer the perfect destination for a few days away by the coast where you can enjoy the sea air and eat fantastic food. It is just over a 3-hour drive from London or 2 hours from Bristol.
Locanda on the Weir offers a choice of 5 bedrooms, most with sea views across Porlock Bay. Residents are invited to relax in the Reading Room over drinks and snacks from the bar whilst enjoying the fine sea view.
The Chef Proprietor originally from Italy has a passion for fresh, locally sourced cuisine and Italian wines which are reflected in our seasonal menus. | 2019-04-20T10:42:30 | https://www.locandaontheweir.co.uk/ |
If you are looking for a reliable way to get a vehicle shipped from anywhere in the US up to your driveway in the Valley in record time, Budget Auto Shipping Augusta has your covered.
Forget about those ridiculous shipping fees some auto sellers tried to rip you off with. When you contact us, not only are you getting the most capable logistics department to figure out the optimal routes, and professional drivers to take care of the vehicle they are transporting your way to Augusta, but we do so at the best prices available on the market.
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Our extensive network of drivers and service providers allows us to keep costs down and offer realistic prices for our services. We have our own fleet of Augusta owner-operators, giving us the ability to provide same day pick up services, and we also work on extended hours so you know we will always be there on time. | 2019-04-22T11:04:15 | https://budgetautoshipping.com/locations/ga/auto-shipping-augusta/ |
Draw My Graphic Novel! Storyboard My Movie!
The great Steve Bissette recently wrote a post on his blog taking about similar issues I did just the other night. Not only that, he did it in a much nicer, more professional way than I did. You can read it here if you’re interested. | 2019-04-21T12:10:41 | http://www.spburke.com/2011/09/09/draw-my-graphic-novel-storyboard-my-movie/ |
I tried this myself, learning that my name is actually pronounced "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" and should be said in a very, very high voice.
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That’s an interesting conclusion, considering The Grand Pubaah of Knowledge George Carlin said they’re called groin injuries because that’s the noise you make when you’re hit there. Jeff, are you sure you don’t have something out of place? I certainly know I haven’t ever shouted “BRAD!” whenever such unfortunate accidents have happened to me.
My name, i lerned, is AURK!. My brother tried it as well, and I can’t spell what he said. suffice to say, it sounds like a parrot being strangled and puking at the same time.
On an interesting note, his goods are saying Chuk, while he himself is saying “Aaow!”. Is this perhaps his last name? Or is his junk translating for us?
Either way, my first name appears to be Eah-oo, with extended vowels, and my last name seems to be a blend of wimpering and painful humming which I cannot decifer. Also, following my above theory, my translated name appears to be Thud, spoken with a Russian accent. | 2019-04-24T18:57:09 | http://www.heromachine.com/2008/04/11/my-name-is-chuk/ |
South Asia is bound by a code of conduct where guests are equated to God, with a famous Sanskrit saying “Atithi Devo Bhava.” Nepalis especially, are known in the world for their openness, warmth, and their genuine smile with which they welcome strangers into their homes.
The Nepali Ghar is a hand-crafted experience envisioned by the founder Mr. Raju Shrestha, who seeks to invite every guest into his Nepali Ghar, and help them feel the warmth of Nepali hospitality, as if they were visiting someone’s personal abode. The property boasts of beautiful Nepali architecture and is an ode to the traditional wood carving skills of the communities innate to Kathmandu valley. Each piece of furniture is a statement piece, reflecting hundreds of years of knowledge in wood carpentry, seamlessly blended with the comforts of the modern world. Safety is of the utmost importance to us, and we have set protocols around fire and other emergencies. The property is equipped with a Fitness Center, High-Speed Wi-Fi, Executive Meeting Rooms, All-Day Dining, Room Service, an oasis of a Terrace Garden, and a luxurious bed for a restful night’s sleep after a long day of work or travel.
When you enter the rooms of Nepali Ghar, you are greeted by warm wooden panels and décor that highlights the charms of old Nepali architecture.
Fulfill your needs during your stay with our additional services. | 2019-04-20T07:20:35 | https://nepaligharhotel.com/room/1 |
Home Procurement News Why is lean accounting necessary in the supply chain?
Why is lean accounting necessary in the supply chain?
Knowing how to manage your finances is important for any business. If you aren't sure how much money you have in your accounts, you won't be able to pay your bills. Overseeing cash flow is crucial for keeping your finances in order. However, the processes in the supply chain are changing, and you'll need an accounting method that will accommodate those switches.
What accounting methods are currently used?
Traditionally, there are two main techniques for overseeing the money coming in and going out of a company: accrual and cash. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. However, one may benefit the business more than the other depending on the size and income of the company.
With cash accounting, you don't count any transactions until you receive payments or the bills are taken out of your account, explained NOLO, an online legal resource for consumers and businesses. This method is used primarily by smaller businesses and may offer a more accurate account of your finances. Because you don't record any payments coming in or going out of the company until they're actually received, you'll always know how much money you have in the bank. However, this may provide an inaccurate statement of your successes and struggles because sales cannot be recorded until payments are received.
Accrual accounting is the opposite. Revenue and expenses are included in your budget when the services are completed or the products are delivered, according to NOLO. This allows you to keep a more accurate record of your cash flow, as you'll see your sales as they happen. However, this may give the appearance that you have more or less money than is actually in your accounts.
How does the supply chain affect accounting?
In today's society, more emphasis has been placed on conserving resources and protecting the environment. However, with traditional manufacturing methods, that cannot always happen. Both materials and money can go to waste, as companies are thinking in terms of mass production, explained BMA Inc., a lean manufacturing consulting company. This can lead to excess inventory for businesses and higher costs for consumers.
A new workflow has made its way to the market to reduce these results. Lean manufacturing works to reduce waste, meet demand, lower prices and create a more efficient supply chain, the Journal of Accountancy claimed. Processes in production are moved near each other so that the products can switch stations with ease. This cuts lead-time and lowers prices because companies are able to create products when their customers want them. However, this manufacturing process requires a special type of accounting to take these changes into consideration.
Lean accounting allows people to make real-time decisions based on weekly reports and production expenses, Luis Socconini, the founder and director of the Lean Six Sigma Institute, explained to IndustryWeek contributor Michele Nash-Hoff. The method can improve accounts payable and receivable, payroll, inventory and budgets. Lean accounting may even be able to help determine prices and see which products are successful.
Shortened delivery times from three weeks to four days.
Reduction in inventory storage from six months to less than two months.
Increased employee productivity to $2,750 from $1,560.
Despite the benefits, not many businesses have made the switch to the new method. However, Socconini believed lean accounting will be popular in the next five to 10 years.
By switching to lean accounting, you are able to accommodate the changes in the supply chain. The efficiency and speed of the new manufacturing process will need to be accounted for in the financial records, as traditional cash and accrual accounting may not be as accurate throughout all parts of the workflow. | 2019-04-26T10:04:04 | https://www.strategicsourceror.com/2015/09/why-is-lean-accounting-necessary-in.html |
Recent advances in autonomous driving require more and more highly realistic reference data, even for difficult situations such as low light and bad weather. We present a new stereo and optical flow dataset to complement existing benchmarks. It was specifically designed to be representative for urban autonomous driving, including realistic, systematically varied radiometric and geometric challenges which were previously unavailable. The accuracy of the ground truth is evaluated based on Monte Carlo simulations yielding full, per-pixel distributions. Interquartile ranges are used as uncertainty measure to create binary masks for arbitrary accuracy thresholds and show that we achieved uncertainties better than those reported for comparable outdoor benchmarks. Binary masks for all dynamically moving regions are supplied with estimated stereo and flow values. An initial public benchmark dataset of 55 manually selected sequences between 19 and 100 frames long are made available in a dedicated website featuring interactive tools for database search, visualization, comparison and benchmarking. | 2019-04-20T00:49:55 | https://hci.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/node/6155 |
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How valuable is transactional email?
So, now we know what transactional emails are.
But, just how valuable are they?
In this article, we are going to delve into the world of transactional emails to find their true value.
This transactional email tells the customer everything they need to know. Not only that, the information is presented in an engaging way with a timeline of events showing exactly what has happened, and interesting copy. The section at the bottom also encourages users to make further purchases. This is a perfect example of a valuable email.
However, transactional emails can be just as ‘un-valuable’. The email below was found on a blog titled: ‘The least valuable email of all time‘.
This transactional email provides no value to the reader whatsoever. The email is boring and offers no information to the customer or advice on what to do next. On top of that, the ‘reply to’ email address is ‘no-reply@amazon.com’.
Both emails above show that transactional emails can be very valuable, but also they can add no value at all. It’s up to you to make your emails valuable.
Another way to optimize your transactional emails to be as valuable as possible is to implement A/B testing.
A/B testing, also known as, split testing, is the process of creating two or more different versions of the same content in order to see which one performs better. There are hundreds of different ways that you can A/B test your transactional emails. For more information on A/B testing, click here.
So, that’s how to make transactional emails valuable for your customers. Now it’s time to find out how to make transactional emails of value to your business.
Customers like to feel special. Almost everyone will agree that it’s better to hand your hard-earned money over to a business that values your custom, than to a business that you don’t really have a connection with.
Transactional emails help customers feel secure when using your website. It’s reassuring to instantly receive an email when you need to reset your password, or confirm your email address, or complete any other kind of action.
This email from Domino’s sets the tastebuds tingling! As well as being visually engaging, it’s practical, listing the order details, price, date, and delivery time. Another nice touch is the ‘from’ address. ‘thekitchen@dominos.co.uk’ is much better than the usual ‘noreply@email.co.uk’. Little touches like this can really increase the entire customer experience.
Happy customers and a positive business reputation kind of go hand-in-hand. To reiterate the above point, customers like to feel supported and know that you are on the ball. Transactional emails help to portray this image because they are instantaneous and contain relevant information.
Transactional emails can also include links to feedback surveys. Giving your customers this opportunity to tell you how they feel about your business will help you to improve your business processes to further increase and maintain your positive business reputation.
According to Experian’s Transactional Email Report, transactional emails have a higher revenue per email, as well as higher transaction rates, opens, and click rates.
Another way to increase revenue through transactional emails is to upsell. Transactional emails are a great place to upsell because of the higher open rates. All of the emails used as examples in this article (aside from the ‘Amazon Payments’ email) have taken the opportunity to upsell within their transactional emails — so you definitely should too!
Transactional emails are another way for you to connect with your customers and show them that you appreciate their custom. Done correctly, transactional emails will prove to be a very valuable asset to your email marketing strategy. | 2019-04-26T13:56:20 | https://instiller.co.uk/blog/valuable-transactional-email/ |
Well, now here we are, and another previously free service is going paid. Duotrope, for the non-writers in my audience, is a website that lists magazine markets, with descriptions about what the markets like, what they pay, etc. Users can report their submissions – I sent a 3,200 word SF story to market X today, got rejected on my submission to market Y after 24 days – and Duotrope uses that data to aggregate statistics about the market response times. This is how I know, for example, that my submission sitting at market z for over 100 days, despite their usual 60 turn around, is nothing to get excited about: that market hasn’t replied to anybody in months.
Duotrope has, historically, been funded entirely by user donations. I generally give them about $25 a year, because that’s my basic donation to things I like. I don’t really need Duotrope tracking my submissions for me. I’ve been doing that tracking on a spreadsheet since before I turned into a Duotrope junkie, and kept both systems in parallel even after going off the stat-junkie cliff that is staring at Duotrope updates. But Duotrope organized the data very nicely for me, and being able to see things like, “Clarkesworld has been sitting on this story for ten days, but everybody else is still getting three day rejections!” makes the whole submitting stories thing a lot more fun.
To raise their money, they’ve generally had a bar on the side of the screen showing how far they are from their monthly goals. They show this, not in actual dollar figures, but in terms of percentage to goal. I’ve never donated in response to this bar, even when it’s at 14% at the end of the month, because I’ve never had any idea how much money it would take to have an impact. How much money does Duotrope need to keep offering this service I don’t need but kinda like? I have no idea. So, $25 a year it is.
Last week they announced that they’re moving to a subscription model where they’ll be charging $50 for a year’s subscription, or $5 per month for a month-to-month subscription. Cue the exact same spiral of user discontent you saw with Netflix, except smaller because, hey, niche market.
This time I’m with the users, though, and not just because they’re valuing themselves at twice what I value them for.
Dear Duotrope: You are not providing me content. You’re providing me structure. The content you use to provide that structure is not yours, it’s the individual data of the users who kindly give it to you, in exchange for the structure. There is value to your structure, but only when it has enough content to organize. Most writers do not make $50 a year on their writing. Many writers cannot afford to spend $50 a year on their otherwise effectively free hobby. You’ve destroyed your content pool, rendering your structure no longer valuable to me.
Duotrope has, in response to comments sent to them, claimed that this will actually improve their data pool. I doubt anybody reading this entry cares about the nitty gritty statistical details of what they claim vs the actual reality of what their data pool looks like, (if you do, let me know and I’ll get pedantic for you) but they’re wrong. Even without the horde of angry writers going through and nuking their data, or abandoning it incomplete, they’ve destroyed necessary segments of their data pool.
Netflix was giving me everything except the internet connection I needed to do the streaming. They’d added content and value and proven its worth before raising their prices. Duotrope has done nothing of the sort. I don’t expect them to run as a charity. I do expect them to have a business model that lets them collect enough income to function without gutting what they’re worth. And, you know, in the age of Kickstarter, how hard can it be to tell people how much money you actually need to keep running? | 2019-04-21T04:34:10 | https://anaealay.com/2012/12/14/the-duotropalypse-and-me/ |
Last night residents of Pocklington contacted me to outcry the yellow painted steps which now adorn the grounds of All Saints’ Church, Pocklington.
Presumably these “decorations” have been added in anticipation of the Tour de Yorkshire which visits Pocklington on 28th April?
I’m shocked that this important Grade I listed building has been defaced in such a way, on consecrated ground, and ask who authorised these alterations and question what value has been added to the town by defacing its’ church in such a way?
As custodians of historic buildings repairs and alterations should add legitimate value. In this case I can see no gain and therefore request on behalf of the many people of Pocklington who have expressed their disgust that the steps are immediately returned to their original state, using the appropriate materials and techniques for such work.
I have referred the matter to ERYC, Pocklington Town Council and Pocklington Church. | 2019-04-23T20:05:54 | https://andystrangewayindependent.com/2017/04/05/pocklington-church-what-a-mess/ |
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Jamey Stegmaier just asked people what their top 10 games are right now. I made a list that included 10 games that I would be excited to play again as soon as I have an hour or two, nine new games that I have not yet gotten to play (mostly Essen releases), and 12 perennial favorites that I will always play. Since it seems unfair to drop a 50-line post as a blog comment, I decided to make a Geek List and put the link over there!
One of my favorite Felds, and no top-10 list of mine would be complete without a Feld or two.
This is a great game, fun and lightweight when played that way, deep and challenging when played with an eye to maximizing every aspect.
This is a "know your ghost" kind of game but I really enjoy it every time. I have seen but not yet played the English reprint with different rules. I am sure we will get that one too, but they are completely different games, in my mind.
It looks like a kids' game because it's bright and cheerful, but it's deep and challenging without being prone to too much AP.
Smacks together Bohnanza and engine building in a small and tidy package.
Also, it's called ROYAL Goods. "Oh My Goods" is execrable and I will not call it that.
This game has completely different mechanics from most games we've played recently, hard without being annoying.
Invasion turns the base game on its head with a very difficult but fun co-op scenario and a whole bunch of scenarios we haven't even tried yet; there's a huge bang for the buck in this box!
My husband backed this Kickstarter and we tried it over the weekend. I hated it. A loser was required every round and it was nearly always me. Richard Garfield is all about the screwage. I will not play this game again.
I need several more replays to decide; very challenging.
Also, for a $120 game published in 2015, the artwork is awful and the component quality screams 1999. Do not buy it because you think the bits will be awesome. They are not even close.
This just arrived today and I can't wait to try it based on Rahdo's runthrough.
This arrived today. I love the theme, I love what I've seen of the game play, and I can't wait to try it. Could it unseat Orleans?
This represents going back to my roots and I can't wait to try it. It does look like it rewards quick recognition of sets, which is something I'm very good at and sometimes makes it not a good choice for my family. Arrived today.
I love every and all things Power Grid and I can't wait to try this. It's actually been a while since even the base Power Grid has hit the table, which is too bad. Arrived today.
There have been a bunch of great games from Soso in Taiwan recently, and this is one of the best ones. Challenging strategies and an ever-changing resource collection matrix mean that you have to stay focused in the moment and you can't plan the game out in advance. Prone to AP if folks can't make quick decisions, but beautifully challenging if folks agree to keep it moving.
This super-cute Japanese game got a tiny reprint run in time for Essen and I'm glad that we managed to get one. It won't be available in the US for a while, and that's a shame, because it's a fun little game that requires planning ahead, being aware of what your neighbors are doing, and not being distracted by all the options that are possible. Also, the sheep are represented by little fluff balls of wool. Cuuuuuuute!!
Played with the base game (another Soso from Taiwan), this brings multiple new strategies to what seems like a dexterity game but is so much more.
It's a shame that this Kickstarter arrived during Essen season because it's going to take longer for it to get its first play.
A cute game just republished by Cheeky Parrot of New Zealand. We haven't gotten it to the table yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
This looks super cute and it will be good to see how it plays. Another reprint from Cheeky Parrot in New Zealand.
I really like the base game and was excited when an employee at our FLGS pointed this and the Chemical Explosion expansions out to me. Insta-buy!
The first of a list of perennial favorites that I will ALWAYS play.
Interesting decisions about area control and spending money at every turn.
I love this game and secretly don't understand people who don't like it.
This will sound strange, but this is my #1 go-to medium-weight filler. It's the right game when you aren't so tired that all you can manage is No Thanks, but you're not up for a 45-minute game of anything, either.
I've heard this called "Blimp Yahtzee" and that doesn't offend me. This is not a hard game, and there is some luck involved, but it's got just enough decision-making to keep it interesting. Replayability is clearly high, since we keep doing it. | 2019-04-24T12:10:13 | https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/199399/november-month-games |
Counterfeit vodka capable of causing blindness may be on sale in Newcastle.
Newcastle Trading Standards yesterday issued an alert to the public to keep an eye out for Radanoff – a fake brand of vodka which might contain industrial alcohol.
Some Radanoff has already been seized by Hull City Council and officials are warning that bottles of the vodka could end up on sale in Newcastle too.
Drinks contaminated with industrial alcohol can have serious consequences – consuming such beverages can lead to blindness and even death.
Last week, Newcastle’s Trading Standards Team investigated two reports of off-licences selling the fake vodka, though in both these cases no illicit alcohol was found.
Trading Standards are warning businesses to be extra vigilant so they do not end up buying the illegal alcohol. Businesspeople are advised to check all invoices to make sure that suppliers are complying with HMRC’s Alcohol Wholesaler Scheme.
Any businesses found selling illegal or counterfeit alcohol may be prosecuted and could lose their licences.
If you see Radanoff – or any other alcohol brands that seem suspicious – on sale anywhere, you can email Trading Standards on tradingstandards@newcastle.gov.uk or telephone 278 7878.
If you feel unwell after consuming any alcohol products, please seek medical attention as soon as possible.
The alcohol education charity Drink Aware estimates that fake and illicit alcohol costs the UK around £1.2 billion a year and that most counterfeit or illegal alcohol contains dangerous chemicals. To learn more, please go to https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/staying-safe-while-drinking/the-dangers-of-fake-alcohol/. | 2019-04-19T02:20:30 | https://newcastlemagazine.com/vodka-that-may-cause-blindness-could-be-on-sale-in-newcastle-48565/ |
This salon and spa website design with tons of useful features is perfect for spa, massage treatment, wellness or healthcare website. It is fully-packed with widgets and modules to showcase all the services you offer in an elegant and modern way. Responsive design with valid coding will make your website perform well on any kind of device. Meanwhile, advanced SEO and marketing tools will bring you loads of new clients. This template includes an intuitive admin panel with several handy widgets – galleries, players, forms, maps, social network integration that you can easily place on pages with tabs, accordions, and popups. With this salon and spa website template, you get an excellent layout and remarkable functionality for a fair price! | 2019-04-26T08:01:49 | https://www.motocms.com/website-templates/motocms-3-template/59182.html |
If you do a lot of work on roofs, ceilings, and other highly-situated areas of the house, chances are, you keep two sets of ladders in the workshop: one stepladder and one extension ladder. They’re fine and all since ladders can fold relatively flat, ensuring they’re not that much of a hassle to keep. Still, if you’d rather minimize the amount of big tools in your kit, you might want to look at Werner’s Dual-Purpose Ladders.
A two-in-one ladder, it can easily convert from stepladder to extension ladder and vice versa, allowing you to change a lightbulb using the same ladder that you use to fix the second floor window on the house. It’s a clever design that doesn’t just free up room in the workshop, but should also spare you from the hassle of loading two ladders in the van when doing contract work around the city.
The Werner Dual-Purpose Ladder converts from one mode to another using a pivoting bracket at the top, which locks onto different sections via a simple “flip-and-click” motion to keep it secure during the two different operating modes. As such, switching from one to the other is easily accomplished, making it perfectly suited as your go-to work ladder. It comes with full three-inch wide steps for both the stepladder and extension ladder functions, ensuring it provides excellent standing comfort, regardless of which one you’re using. That should make it more preferable to traditional extension ladders, especially if you prefer a more spacious step size whenever you’re on the job.
A padded v-rung allows you to securely brace it against trees, poles, and corners when used as an extension ladder, with little chance of slipping at any point. A 300-pound capacity ensures it can support your weight even while you’re carrying a large and heavy toolbox with supplies, so most people should be able to use this for all their ladder needs. And, yes, it will support all of that weight in either of the two operating modes, so there’s no worries about the darn thing collapsing at any point during use.
Construction is fiberglass to ensure the Werner Dual-Purpose Ladder won’t conduct electricity, allowing you to use it when fiddling with wires and electrical connections without increasing your chances of getting electrocuted. Because, you know, that doesn’t sound like fun. Each step also comes with ProGuard Boots footpads that render it slip-resistant, so there’s little chance of ever losing your footing while getting work done 12 feet off the ground. Because, you know, falling from high places doesn’t sound like fun, either.
It comes in three sizes: six feet (extends to 14 feet), seven feet (extends to 16 feet), and eight feet (extends to 18 feet), with each one weighing 25 pounds, 29 pounds, and 34 pounds, respectively. While I always tend to gravitate to the largest ladder available, your preferences might vary, which makes the multiple offerings a whole lot better.
Available now, pricing for the Werner Dual-Purpose Ladder is set at $179 for the six-footer, $209 for the seven-footer, and $239 for the eight-footer.
They sell two-in-one ladders, including a few Werners, at my Home Depot. It seems like the this is the way to go if you are buying a new ladder. The versatility of this would be much better than a traditional ladder. It’s also much easier to transport and store a single two-in-one ladder as opposed to 2 separate ladders.
It’s good that the fiberglass won’t be conductive to electricity, but I wish we had a choice. I feel like the fiberglass is easier to dent and damage than a traditional steel ladder. I bet Werner, along with all the other ladder makers, use fiberglass because it’s cheaper and lighter, and then they simply advertise the benefit of not being shocked while using it.
Yeah, you’re absolutely right as far as transport being easier – and being able to pack more gear into the truck or the back of my pickup with this ladder. I was kind of surprised it wasn’t built with metal too – but at least I can worry less about it rusting in the cold, rain, and winter.
Oh yeah, I didn’t even think about rust. I always leave my ladders in the garage out of the weather, but if your a professional that always has a ladder with them then I can definitely see the fiberglass being a huge advantage.
What else do they use for ladder construction besides aluminum, wood, and fiberglass?
This is the ultimate solution for roofers – beautiful design! I haven’t heard of Werner before, but I like the 300lb capacity, that’s not bad, but not the best for larger guys that are going to be hauling equipment up and down off the roof. Fiberglass is pretty indestructible, and for less than $300 this seems on the money. The ProGuard Boots footpads was a good touch, especially for working in the snow. An 18 feet maximum is excellent, but I’m a little weary as to how stable it’ll be fully extended. The Werner is a nice ladder and a cool invention for sure. I’m excited to see larger ones made, though, for getting into windows of the hotels I work on and that are usually being built with limited accessibility.
I see Werner ladders a lot around here and I think it’s because they can be bought at Home Depot. I actually ordered my last ladder off of Amazon because it was $50 cheaper than Home Depot for the exact same model of the ladder.
The low weight capacity is awful. Even if you are under that weight, carrying a bundle of some roofing tiles up it will put many men over the limit.
The stability will depend greatly on what it is mounted on. If it si a hard, flat, and dry concrete surface it will be much more stable. If you are like me, every time I need to use a ladder it is halfway in soft clay and the other side is a rocky surface, so no matter how much I try to level it out it just won’t work right. The good thing about the Werner dual purpose ladders is that they do have some very helpful feet on their ladder which can swivel depending on your surface. | 2019-04-19T02:39:47 | https://www.coolthings.com/werner-dual-purpose-ladders/ |
Out & About in South Devon is a leaflet produced by the AONB unit that is jam packed full of information about the Area. It doesn’t matter if you're local or just planning your holiday there will be something for you.
To give you an idea of just how much information is packed into this 20 page leaflet here are a few examples of what’s in it.
• A map marked with walks and cycle paths, bus, ferry, train and stream train routes, and that's not everything that’s on there!
If you’re planning a day out in South Devon you should download this fantastic leaflet from the link on the right.
The ‘50 Outstanding Years’ leaflet contains information on the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and its 50th birthday.
The ‘Coast and Countryside Events Programme’ contains full details of activities on offer from walks to workshops and festivals to fetes. We are currently evaluating the programme and you can have your say on it by answering a few questions here.
You can pick up a copy of all the leaflets we produce from any local Information Centre. | 2019-04-19T06:31:15 | http://www.goldendays.org.uk/out-about-in-south-devon/ |
Water resistant allowing patients to maintain ADLs.
Design decreases chance of runaways or catheter pistoning.
Clear Film Dressing NeoDem® 2.00 X 3.00"
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Brad Kurtzman is leaving Deutsche Bank. Kurtzman was Deutsche's co-head of equities in the Americas and the global co-head of equity trading globally.
In a memo sent last week, Deutsche Bank head of equities Peter Selman said Kurtzman will be leaving Deutsche at the end of this month after nearly seven years with the bank.
It's not clear where Kurtzman will be going next, but insiders suggested he's off to a hedge fund. Deutsche Bank did not respond to a request to comment.
Kurtzman's exit follows reports that Deutsche Bank's equities sales and trading business made a $750m loss last year. It also follows major cuts to the U.S. equities sales and trading business in 2018.
In his memo, Selman said Kurtzman was, "instrumental in last year's strategic review, consequent balance sheet reduction and increased investment in equities execution." Selman also said that Kurtzman had played an, "integral part of our equities executive leadership team," and that he, "played a key role in developing a single risk management platform across the global franchise."
Ashley Wilson remains as the sole global head of equities trading at DB.
Kurtzman's exit follows last week's announcement of bonuses at Deutsche Bank, when many equities professionals complained of bonus cuts of up to 40%. It also follows the exits of Craig Bench (co-head of U.S. equity sales) and Yao-Chung King ('Yao King'), Deutsche's longstanding head of U.S. program trading, for unnamed hedge funds. Bench is thought to be joining traders from Surveyor Capital who are starting their own firm. | 2019-04-18T14:24:40 | https://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/3000411/brad-kurtzman-deutsche-bank |
All our invitations are printed through a high quality digital printer, with all bar the white ink work being outsourced to a professional digital printer. The white ink printer is owned by us, and therefore printed on site. External print jobs are generally around a week with the printer before coming back to us for the finishing touches.
Being that our designs incorporate a range of digital print, this allows us to include guest personalisation at no extra charge, and helps keep the costs at a minimum.
After your invitations have been printed, which is roughly around one week, they will generally be back with Little Sister Invitations for anywhere from 1-2 weeks for finishing depending on workload and complexity of your job. We endeavour to finish clients invitations as quickly as possible as we appreciate you are excited about getting them!
Being a predominately handmade product, please be aware that while the greatest care is taken, there can be slight variances from invite to invite. | 2019-04-23T20:53:35 | http://www.littlesisterinvitations.com.au/printing-and-finishing/ |
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It's not an OC it's Inubashiri Momiji a Touhou character.
waldunger wrote: It's not an OC it's Inubashiri Momiji a Touhou character. | 2019-04-25T07:45:29 | https://www.mobtalker.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=240 |
This report is a short summa ry of the research activity and results obtained in the project Numsim - Numerical simulation of complex systems involving interaction between elements with large and varying stiffness properties. Main focus of the project has been to develop numerical time-domain simulation models for fisheries and aquaculture systems. The numerical models build on the in-house time-domain simulation framework FhSim. The project has been financed by the Norwegian Research Council (grant 199574/070), The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF), Multiconsult AS and NOOMAS Sertifisering AS. Research partners in the project have been the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Dept. of Marine Technology and CNR-INSEAN, ltaly. This report covers the research activity at SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture. | 2019-04-23T05:04:16 | https://www.sintef.no/publikasjoner/publikasjon/?pubid=CRIStin+1487053 |
Parkland shooting survivor and March for Our Lives leader Emma González coughed deliberately and sipped her tea when asked about the National Rifle Association saying that it's lost money since the teen activists start protesting gun violence.
The NRA claimed last week in court filings that the organization has suffered "tens of millions of dollars" in harm because of actions taken by the New York state government specifically in response to the Parkland shooting.
"They are, and I'm happy about that," said González in an appearance with March for Our Lives activists Bria Smith and Matt Post on BuzzFeed News' morning show, AM to DM.
"Because the National Rifle Association used to stand for safety," González said. "And now it's like, 'We're going to take money from the gun companies, the companies that manufacture weapons of this caliber, and when there is mass shootings, we're going to make more money, so we going to encourage politicians to say what we want them to say, so that we will continue to get more money in the long run and not be the company that people used to think we are.'"
The trio appeared on the show in advance of their New York leg of the Road to Change, a national tour with over 70 stops and 90 events to register young voters and discuss ways to end gun violence.
"We get a lot of protesters at our events, even though our events are set up to communicate with protesters," explained the 18-year-old, noting that in her experience, after conversations with other March for Our Lives leaders, most protesters ending up agreeing with 90% of what they stand for.
The final stop for the tour is in Newtown, Connecticut, on Sunday, where the Sandy Hook massacre took place. Families of that massacre have been painted as crisis actors by conspiracy theorists including Alex Jones. This also happened to González and her friends after a shooter killed 17 people at their high school.
González was asked what she'd want to tell Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, about what it's like to be on the receiving end of those sorts of online threats.
"He already knows. I've had a conversation with him before," said González. "Everybody sees the abuse that people face online."
She pointed out that YouTube hosts videos of people making pipe bombs but often removes videos about people discussing coming out as LGBT.
"There's an extreme problem in this country with censorship, that leans more to 'Nazis should have freedom of speech' and people who are living their life in a safe and comfortable way every day, their rights are being infringed because other people feel uncomfortable seeing love," said González.
During the March for Our Lives protest in Washington, DC, in March, González addressed the crowd and stood powerfully in silence for several minutes.
"It was a low place for everybody," she said. "The whole point of that silence was to create an environment where people could be upset because it was a rough time period. And I'm getting emotional talking about it now because I'm remembering that mindset. But it was important to do." | 2019-04-22T00:40:02 | https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/emma-gonzalez-march-for-our-lives-tour |
Made in Germany Kaco lamp for 6/12V.
Original Kaco Trouble Lamp with plug and cable. The Kaco lamp can be used with 6V and 12V and was made in Germany. The plug has 1cm diameter and the lamp is in good working condition. | 2019-04-23T12:00:32 | https://www.classiccult.com/kaco-trouble-lamp.html |
Being a member of OSTA not only makes you a part of a community of learners, but also gives you access to additional content.
Would you like to see what the OSTA has to offer? Do you have ideas about how OSTA can support science teachers? Join Us today! We look forward to expanding our community! | 2019-04-24T08:35:48 | https://oregonscience.org/page-1529915 |
Ms. Newman wrote Heather Has Two Mommies, the first children's book to portray lesbian families in a positive way, and Lesléa Newman (born 1955, Brooklyn, NY) is the author of over 50 books including Heather Has Two Mommies, A Letter To Harvey Milk, Writing From The Heart, In Every Laugh a Tear, The Femme Mystique, Still Life with Buddy, Fat Chance and Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear.
We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Gittel's Journey by Lesléa Newman.
Lesléa Newman voted for An American Marriage as Best Fiction in the Final Round of the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards.
What frequently challenged or banned book (or book about censorship) for children and/or young adults should we read in November and December 2014? | 2019-04-19T01:53:01 | https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/226812.Lesl_a_Newman |
This week on the podcast Jason and I recap season 7 episode 10 of The Walking Dead, “New Best Friends”. Tune in for our thoughts on this new group of scavengers, and all your Holy Crap!? moments.
Huge thanks to GatoNegro Wine for sponsoring the podcast. Check them out at instagram.com/gatonegrowine or facebook.com/gatonegrowine.
Music this week is “New Best Friend” by Lejeune.
Hey Jason and Chris, big fan of talking dead (&6degrees) just thought you should check out this little zombie clip if you haven’t seen it already, made me feel so much !
And my holy crap moment did you see that !
I totally got the scene that was re-enacted that you played almost immediately. Maybe because it was so heart-breaking for me. I think the woman characterizing Beth did a better job than the guy, though he did better toward the end. | 2019-04-20T05:10:03 | https://www.talkingdeadpodcast.com/the-talking-dead-307-s7e10-new-best-friends/ |
Rich's diverse practice focuses chiefly on bankruptcy and insolvency issues, business issues and commercial litigation. He spent four years as a partner with Winston & Strawn LLP and twenty-six years at Thelen LLP, where at different times he was the San Francisco Office Managing Partner, the Recruiting Partner and the Chair of the Bankruptcy Department.
Rich has extensive experience representing companies facing financial distress in and out of court. He represents Chapter 11 trustees, debtors, creditors, and parties to transactions with debtors before, during, and after bankruptcies and in litigation matters. In addition, he advises clients in commercial matters and out-of-court debt restructuring, partnership dissolution, securitization, trust formation, acquisitions, and divestitures in connection with financially distressed assets, and has advised corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships on creditors’ rights, governance, and control issues.
In 2015, Rich provided diverse restructuring and litigation advice and planning to a fitness company, a specialty medical practice, an international accounting firm, two owners of wineries, the co-owner of an international construction company, a co-owner of a local engineering firm, a multi-employer pension fund; a California charter school, a biotech company and a foreign airline.
Rich aided the largest unsecured creditor, a multi-employer pension fund, in converting an unsecured contingent claim into a secured claim under a confirmed plan of reorganization in the Pacific Steel case. He represented the bankruptcy trustee in the Collazo chapter 7 case, which, after the contested sale of the debtor’s technology company and Atherton mansion, was successfully concluded by the settlement of a bankruptcy avoidance action against a major law firm.
Rich represented the chapter 11 trustee in the Tollenaar Holsteins case involving the sale of two herds of dairy cows in California and Oklahoma, and recovered all of the trustee’s statutory and professional fees from secured creditors in a contested surcharge motion. He represented a biotech company in state court litigation pursuing reformation of a commercial lease provision and settled on favorable terms after successfully defeating the landlord’s anti-SLAPP motion and unlawful detainer action. And he overcame unfavorable facts to recover a substantial disputed real estate commission on the $10 million plus sale of a ranch and operating quarry in central California through mediation.
Clients in past years have included the multi-employer pension trust in the Pacific Steel Chapter 11, the Plan Proponent in Laboratory Skin Care, Inc., the Chapter 11 Trustee of Carlos Collazo, the owner of a technology services company; the Chapter 11 Trustee in Food Service Management, et al., a franchisee of 70 restaurants in California, the Chapter 11 Trustee in SK Foods, one of the largest tomato processors in the U.S., the debtor in Cupertino Square, a major shopping center in Cupertino, California, the bond guarantor in the bankruptcies of the Cities of Vallejo and Stockton, California, the purchasers of the Dabhol Power Plant in the Enron bankruptcy, Calpine Corporation, and parties to the 3dfx, PG&E, Read-Rite, Encompass Services, WorldCom, Excite@Home, Western Integrated Networks, Sterling Chemicals, Leasing Solutions, and CellNet Chapter 11s.
Rich is the immediate past President of the Northern California Turnaround Management Association, a member of the Insolvency Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, and a member of the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco; and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He has appeared as a speaker and author for programs of the California Receivers’ Forum, TMA, the State Bar Business Law Section, the SF Bar Association and the California Bankruptcy Forum. Before becoming a lawyer, Rich enjoyed three tours of duty with the United States Army at Fort Ord, California; Eighth Army Headquarters, Yongsan, Republic of Korea; and United States Army Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
Rich was named a Super Lawyer in the 2004 through 2015 editions of San Francisco magazine and was Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 by Martindale-Hubbell.
Author, Anatomy of a Loan Workout and Maximizing Collection Results, Current Legal Issues Facing Financial Institutions (Seminar, 1989).
Rich has found it challenging to describe the nature of his broad legal practice and depth of experience. The following list of engagements is intended to aid that description.
Representation of Chapter 11 trustee in management and liquidation of dairy farms in California and Oklahoma and in pursuit of successful effort to surcharge collateral of secured lenders.
Representation of multi-employer pension trust as largest creditor in the Pacific Steel case.
Representation of Chapter 11 trustee in the Carlos Collazo case involving sale of debtor’s shares in wholly owned technology corporation, settlement of complex litigation and contested sale of luxury residence in Atherton.
Representation of a municipal bond guarantor in the negotiation and confirmation of full recovery settlement in the City of Vallejo municipal bankruptcy case.
Representation of general contractor in severing and terminating contracts and avoiding exposure arising from subcontractor’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Representation of municipal bond guarantor in obtaining possession and control of municipal parking structures through state law proceedings prior to commencement of City of Stockton municipal bankruptcy; and in connection with state mandated mediation and ultimate bankruptcy filing.
Representation of Chapter 11 trustee in the Food Service Management/Kobra Associates case in Sacramento involving the sale of 70 Jack in the Box franchised restaurants and confirmation of plan with four debtor entities.
Representation of investors and owners of company in bankruptcy of managing member and swim-fin patent assignor after fraud judgment, obtaining judgment of nondischargeability and control of company.
Representation of secured tax lien claimant in Chapter 11 of ATG, Inc., a nuclear waste processor at Hanford, Washington and Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Represent Maxtor Corporation in connection with bankruptcy of Read-Rite Corporation and related asset auction, trade secret protection, and action against Thai subsidiary.
Representation of private equity firm as largest creditor and member of creditors’ committee in Denver bankruptcy of Western Integrated Networks (telecommunications).
Representation of Calpine Corporation and affiliates in full recovery of claims exceeding $500 million in PG&E Bankruptcy case.
Representation of creditor in resolving contested $100 million claim in Excite @Home bankruptcy.
Representation of Fortune 100 company and other parties in interest in Enron Bankruptcy, including advice regarding asset purchases and sales and energy project restructuring.
Representation of publicly-held Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with WorldCom and other nationwide tenant bankruptcies.
Representation of private equity firm in connection with division and preservation of technology and other rights under joint venture agreements with CellNet Data Systems, Inc., a chapter 11 debtor, and related transactions and bankruptcy litigation.
Representation of corporate guarantor of headquarters lease in bankruptcy of CyberIQ Systems, Inc.
Representation of diversified financial services company in bankruptcy of Leasing Solutions, Inc., the borrower/seller in structured financing of equipment lease receivables.
Representation of major computer supplier/financer and major insurance company with significant bond position in achieving full recoveries in Orange County bankruptcy.
Representation of mining company in pursuing foreclosure and disposition of escrowed cash and over 1.3 million pounds of uranium concentrates in Oren Benton bankruptcy.
Representation of committee of contractor creditors in full preservation of mechanics lien rights under plan of reorganization adverse to bond holders and consortium of domestic and foreign banks in Fillmore Center bankruptcy.
Representation of foreign and domestic equipment lessors and secured lenders in manufacturing and multi-outlet retail bankruptcies.
Representation of chemical company in obtaining full recovery of environmental contribution obligation from debtor in bankruptcy.
Representation of majority shareholder as plan proponent in Chapter 11 case of Laboratory Skin Care, Inc. and confirmation of contested plan of reorganization despite appointment of Chapter 11 trustee.
Representation of owners of specialty dermatology and spa clinics in winding up business and preparing for Chapter 7.
Counsel to corporate debtor and special counsel to Chapter 11 trustee in SK Foods case and successful contested sale of assets and operations of one of the largest tomato processors in the U.S.
Representation of affiliated debtors in Cupertino Square Chapter 11 case involving removal of state court receiver and reorganization and sale of shopping center in Northern California.
Representation of private equity firm and corporate sponsor in negotiation of 2005 alternative prepackaged Chapter 11 and bond exchange offering for TermoEmcali energy project in Colombia.
Representation of private equity firm and other ownership interests in the Chapter 11 cases of Offshore Power Production and affiliates (owners of the Enron-sponsored $3 billion Dahbol power plant in Mumbai, India) and sale of assets to government sponsored Indian consortium.
Co-counsel to Silicon Valley Shelving in successful negotiation and sale of subsidiary assets to fund confirmed Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization.
Representation of debtor-in-possession in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of independent television station and successful resolution of disabling shareholder litigation leading to plan confirmation.
Representation of French bankruptcy receiver of international apparel distributor in ancillary proceeding under Section 304 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Representation of four investment partnerships in confirmation of coordinated plans in Chapter 11 bankruptcy after construction of automated port facility in Houston.
Representation of water utility as debtor in possession in confirmation of Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan.
Representation of real estate development companies in confirmation of Chapter 11 rollup of multi-tiered publicly traded limited partnerships.
Representation of manufacturing company regarding bankruptcy strategies to address and manage multiple environmental liabilities.
Extensive experience in defense and resolution of preference, fraudulent transfer and other avoidance litigation and claims.
Representation of investor in Ponzi scheme in connection with claims against third parties and defense of trustee litigation.
Representation of accounting firm in connection with discovery directed to offshore client initiated by bankruptcy trustee.
Representation of record company in successful motion to dismiss adversary proceeding arising from breach of settlement agreement and asset purchase agreement for recording contracts of M.C. Hammer.
Defense of condominium association against trustee claim of violation of automatic stay.
Defense of estate and Chapter 11 trustee in connection with claim litigation by establishing inter-bank transfer and check-kiting scheme as complete defense to alleged advances.
Defense of Korean electronics subsidiary in connection with multi-party litigation commenced by Chapter 11 trustee in 3dfx Interactive, Inc. case, and prosecution of successful motion for summary judgment in lead adversary proceeding that ended dozens of pending cases on same theory.
Defense of Japanese electronics concern in defeating bankruptcy litigation seeking substantive consolidation and alter ego liability for former U.S. subsidiary in CyberIQ case.
Representation of record company in defense and settlement of adversary proceeding alleging breach of record contracts of M.C. Hammer.
Representation of HMO in complex litigation with law firm in California and Maryland involving contested bankruptcy removal, inter-district transfer and withdrawal of reference.
Representation of technology company in defense of fraudulent transfer claims related to acquisition of patents and rights in patent litigation.
Representation in California of major East Coast law firm in defense of fraudulent transfer claims arising out of leveraged acquisition of an entertainment company.
Defense of private equity investment company and affiliates in bankruptcy litigation alleging business tort claims in connection with purchase of mining assets from a debtor-in-possession.
Representation of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation in acquisition of insurance policy rights of a bankrupt asbestos manufacturer and subsequent negotiation and realization of insurance proceeds five times greater than booked value of policy limits.
Representation of electronics company in defeat of bankruptcy litigation attempting to frustrate client’s prosecution of RICO and Lanham Act litigation against related entity.
Representation of regional bank in fraudulent transfer litigation arising out of alleged leveraged buyout of produce distributor and settlement of actions to avoid liens under PACA.
Counsel to co-owner of international construction company in connection with negotiating guarantee of surety bonds after construction dispute involving US embassy construction in central Asia.
Counsel to medical practice corporation in connection with sale of practice, wind-down of business and termination of office lease.
Representation of distressed companies in sales of assets through assignments for the benefit of creditors and other nonbankruptcy orderly liquidations.
Provide extensive liquidation and distressed credit counseling to creditors, companies, investors, and directors in diverse businesses including manufacturing, construction, technology, telecommunications, biotech, and internet services.
Counsel on bankruptcy, restructuring, finance, and securitization issues related to diverse transactions in energy, real estate, government contracts, intellectual property, manufacturing, and services.
Retained as expert witness in real estate lending litigation with respect to structured finance entities.
Bankruptcy counsel to private equity fund and subsidiaries in connection with federal tax dispute arising from Chapter 11 plan of company engaged in laying and operating underwater communications cables.
Bankruptcy counsel for owner of parking lots in contested tax dispute with City of San Francisco.
Counsel to home builder and corporate affiliates in connection with unwinding multi-party joint venture investment in South Edge home building project in Las Vegas, Nevada and related negotiations with lender consortium and co-parties.
Counsel to private equity investor in connection with resolving guarantees and termination of $150 million residential real estate development project in Phoenix, Arizona.
Counsel to parent corporation and specialty lending subsidiary of forest products supplier in unwinding series of joint venture lending projects with CalPERS and other financial partners.
Counsel to physician shareholders of Brown & Toland Medical Group in successful opposition to proposed public financing.
Representation of Calpine Corporation in connection with sponsorship and finance of energy projects and negotiation of bankruptcy-related covenants and structured finance opinions.
Counsel to construction companies in bankruptcy of suppliers, including the steel supplier for the Tacoma Narrows bridge.
Counsel to pension fund in connection with distressed investments in residential care facilities.
Counsel to shareholders of television studio in sale of assets through assignment for benefit of creditors.
Counsel to HMO in connection with contract disputes with medical device suppliers, surgeons, insurance companies and lessors.
Bankruptcy counsel to purchaser of chain of retail facilities with alleged environmental and ESOP liabilities.
Representation of private equity investor in bankrupt cogeneration project regarding standby letter of credit issues.
Representation of banks and foreign investors in foreclosure and workout of financing of limited partnership and other interests in residential real estate developments.
Representation of commercial tenant in state court suit to reform lease and successful defeat of anti-SLAPP motion filed by defendant landlord.
Representation of shareholder in contested state court dissolution of wine distribution business.
Representation of guarantor of corporate loan facility in state court litigation.
Representation of Republic of Ecuador in discovery matters pending in California and Colorado federal district courts and Ninth Circuit related to international treaty arbitration in London.
Representation of specialty real estate broker in connection with breached $35 million listing agreement involving mining, quarry and agricultural property.
Defense of property owner in federal Americans with Disabilities Act compliance litigation.
Representation of English company engaged in supplying component parts and assemblies in obtaining dismissals of state and federal litigation cases alleging product liability for lack of personal jurisdiction.
Defense of Japanese electronics concern in successful defense of $2 billion Qui Tam (fraud on the government) claim asserted on behalf of the U.S. by former defense contractor.
Representation of Guernsey trustees of English investor in connection with state court litigation over control of domestic oil development company and follow-on filing of involuntary bankruptcy.
Representation of HMO in resolving contested litigation and appeals with respect to effort by owner of medical office building to evict HMO in favor of potential technology tenants.
Representation of express mail carrier in the successful recovery by ex parte writ of possession of two jumbo jets from insolvent aircraft repair company.
Lead negotiator for major corporation in mediation and successful settlement of protracted, multi-phased insurance coverage litigation after eight years of litigation and multiple failed settlement attempts.
Representation of asbestos defendant in allocation of insurance coverage assets and negotiation of 140 percent of expected coverage in multi-million dollar settlement.
Representation of computer manufacturer in Federal court action against vendor and principals for collection of notes and guaranties.
Representation of financing subsidiary of European automaker to obtain writs and “full cooperation” orders that resulted in orderly recovery and sale of all assets of a franchisee.
Representation of manufacturer in recovery of machinery obtained under false pretenses resulting in successful Federal criminal prosecution and full recovery of all equipment.
Representation of biomedical company in acquisition of defaulted real estate loans and litigation in bankruptcy and state trial and appellate court over alleged violations of California’s one-action rule, enabling timely land acquisition for biomedical projects.
Representation of corporate subsidiary of Federally recognized Indian tribe before Department of Interior in connection with land acquisitions and Federal gaming law.
Representation of insurance holding company in partial liquidation of investment portfolio, loan foreclosures, and litigations with co-investors and Lloyd’s of London syndicate.
Representation of venture capital investment companies in defense at trial and on appeal of claims of improper dilution and breach of fiduciary duty by controlling shareholders. | 2019-04-20T19:14:19 | http://www.trodellalapping.com/richard-lapping |
A friend of mine leaned against the door frame, his head cocked to the side and his eyebrows raised at me.“Sometimes I think you just need to stop listening to so many voices,” he said.
He was right. But he was also wrong.
That was three years ago. I was on a rescue mission for my faith, and it was proving hard to find. I listened to sermons from Keller to Bell, Driscoll to Washer, Spurgeon to Buechner, but it was only one that eventually unveiled the truth to me. I read books from Lewis to Harris, Winner to Lamott, Miller to Piper, and still, just one, a plain white one with black lettering, pushed through the rocky soil and revealed the answer to me.
We are pushed from all sides and all opinions—opinions there are no shortages of in 2013. Truth, though, this is a commodity, hot or not.
Sometimes the truth is easily found; it floats to the surface amid the slickly oiled world. But sometimes the truth must be mined, dug down deeply in, beyond the mud, the soil and the rocks. And the truth about both of those truths is we will not see them unless we are looking.
But what is the gospel? This is the question we’re asking last night. What is the good news?
Here’s some good news: in a room of 12 people, we had 12 different definitions of the gospel. Here’s some more good news: all the definitions were somehow the same.
This is good news because the gospel is intensely personal, and the gospel is wildly grand. It is near to you in a way I will never know it, and it is so far from both of us that we will spend the rest of our lives trying to know it more.
The challenge is we will not always know where to look, and we are less than discerning readers these days. We gobble up tweets and statuses and links and blogs and articles and books like Tiny Tim at the Christmas feast: we are voracious where we lack in discernment.
Because we know the gospel is wildly grand, and heaven comes to earth, and God wins (and has already won), this is okay. We can keep reading, keep mining, keep wrestling with confidence that his kingdom is safe and his Word does not return void.
But because the gospel is intensely personal, and it changes us every single day whether we intend for it to or not, this is not okay, because what we eat becomes us, and if we are eating poor theology, pointless words, or simply subsisting on entertainment, we will be fat on a feast that will ruin us.
As tongue-tied as the gospel might make us, it is the only thing that ultimately has the power to change us.
Lore Ferguson Wilbert is a writer, thinker, and learner. She blogs at sayable.net, and you can follow her on Twitter. She has a husband named Nathan and lives in Flower Mound, Texas.
What Is Discernment and How Do I Get Some? | 2019-04-23T12:54:04 | https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/discerning-gluttons/ |
Some bike rides don't demand the luggage that is my handlebar bag. But, often I still need an easy way to carry essentials like phone, keys, wallet, an extra bandana, and patch kit. Viola! The fanny pack.
I can't recollect where or when I obtain my East Sport belt bag. Thankfully I never got rid of it over the years because it has recently evolved into a go-to piece of bike gear! It's lightweight, has multiple places to store essentials and bit of reflective striping.
The only thing missing (so-far) is some flair like the handlebar bag has. A problem soon to be remedied.
I'm far from being a bike fashionista, and am likely a fashion don't, but who cares! It's fun dressing happy. Plus, I prefer "normal clothes" over cycling ensembles.
Color schemes keep me visible against green (summer) or brown (fall/winter) backgrounds.
Vents and wicking fabric help me stay cool.
Great top layer on cooler bike rides.
I found mine at Mills Fleet Farm in Ankeny, but they can also be found online at Dickies or Amazon.
Ah, the bandanna. There's always one in my bike bag and quite often another tide around the Iron Giant's headset. This piece of bike gear is indispensable and inexpensive. Plus, I've found them fun to collect.
The many ways I've used a square piece of cloth makes this a must-have for my bike rides.
Keeping sweat out of my eyes.
Holding ice to sooth a nasty bug bite or sting.
Marking my parked bike making it easy to spot.
Creating a makeshift hat, ear muff, or face mask.
Soaking one in water and tying around my neck to keep cool.
Wildly waving away bugs when stopping trailside.
Gathering fruit picked along the trail.
Securing stuff to the rear rack rack.
Protecting my neck from the sun.
“Locking” my bike after forgetting the bike lock.
Cleaning gunk on my bike, face or hands.
My favorite place for finding fun and eye-catching bandannas is, Jax Mercantile, up in Ames. The craft sections of Hobby Lobby, and Wal-Mart are also a reliable options.
Consider adding this bit of "non bike gear" to your arsenal. It never fails to come in handy!
It's that time of year when the weather is moody. One day it will be in the 70's only to be followed by a drop into the 20's. One day the sun sun shines bright the next day the skies are cloudy and gray. And then there's the wind! Thankfully I found a cheerful piece of gear that works well keeping the unpredictable weather off my back.
While the Ultralight Wind Jacket is not technically bike gear it has quickly become a go-to piece of attire. Because it's so light I can comfortably wear it over other layers and not end up singing "fat guy in a little coat".
I like how the jacket provides a bright pop of color out on the trail or in the woods. It packs down into a small pouch making it easy to stow in either a bike bag or pocket. It's versatility and price point make it a no brainer addition to my collection of bike gear that's not bike gear. | 2019-04-24T20:53:02 | http://www.iowabikerides.com/ramblings/tag/Bike+Gear |
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Our staff here atPresentation Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center know that when someone is suffering with the progressive stages of memory loss, they will need continued support and assistance. We also understand that each case is uniquely different and deserves the utmost attention and care. We offer the care and attention needed to help with this process in each unique case. | 2019-04-20T12:20:30 | https://presentationrehab.com/dementia-care/ |
Apple is adding more than 70 new emojis for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users including a bagel, a broom and a badger.
The new emojis come with the release of the iOS 12.1 mobile software, however some of the designs are already proving controversial.
"Emoji are used by people all over the world to communicate," Apple said in a press release.
"iOS 12.1 brings even more characters to the keyboard that better represent global users, including new emoji for moon cake, red gift envelope and nazar amulet." | 2019-04-20T14:33:54 | http://www.moodybuzz.com/storydetails.php?storyid=2008 |
Roman Games (co-authored with Branca Fabrício). São Paulo: Ática, 1994.
Roman Games is a story about seven children and their dog who, travelling in a time machine, end up in Ancient Rome. They arrival causes surprise to the locals and the kids are taken to the Coliseum where hungry lions await for them. How can they escape from such a threat? | 2019-04-21T06:48:25 | http://denisesantos.com/website/?portfolio=roman-games-co-authored-with-branca-fabricio-sao-paulo-atica-1994 |
1. Tuition is based on a 36 week year divided evenly by 9.5 months. Some months have 2, 3, 4 or 5 weeks, but each monthly tuition payment remains the same. You may make up any classes missed due to illness but we will not refund any tuition or prorate for classes you miss. There will be no makeup classes for planned studio closings or picture week. There will be no refunds or prorated fees for missed or cancelled classes.
2. Dropping a class: To drop a class, please notify the office in writing by signing a drop form. DO NOT tell the instructor! You are still responsible for payment of tuition until this notification.
3. Cancelled classes: If a class is cancelled due to weather, sickness of instructor or other emergency you may make up the class during a comparable class.
4. Registration: A non-refundable $30 registration fee and 1st month tuition is due at the time of registration.
5. Late fee: Tuition is due on the 1st of the month. A late fee of $10 will be assessed after the 10th of the month.
Dance Company will have until the 30th of the month to pay. After the 30th a 25 dollar n payment/ late fee will be charged. No exceptions.
6. A statement will be mailed if 45 days behind in tuition or fees.
7. If an account becomes 60 days past due the child will not be allowed to attend class until the account is brought up to date.
8. If it is necessary to turn an account over for collection, an 18% interest fee on the unpaid balance will be added.
9. Returned check fee: A $25 fee will be charged for all returned checks.
1. Registration fee for each additional child is $20.
2. The second child will receive a 10% discount on tuition. Each additional child will receive a discount on tuition.
1. Tuition can be paid monthly. By cash, check, credit or debit card. Tuition is posted on the 1st.
2. Tuition can be paid by semester. If tuition for August-December is paid by August 10th or January-May is paid by January 10th a 5% discount is applied.
3. Tuition can be paid for the full year by August 10th and receive a 10% discount.
4. You are now able to choose to pay online through Jackrabbit or pay in office. You can pay online with a credit or debit card or come into the office and pay on or before the 10th. If you do not pay by the 10th your card will be charged on the 11th with an additional late fee of $10.
1. Each recital costume for the preschool and advanced preschool classes will be $70 and all other classes will be $75. A $35 nonrefundable recital costume deposit per class (not including leaps and turns, back handspring, or strength and flex) will be due October 1st. The balance of $40 or $45 on the costume will be due February 1st.
2. If there is any class that you do not want to participate in recital please let the office know in writing by October 1st.
3. If we do not receive your deposit by October 1st we will not order a costume.
4. If you choose to order a costume after October 1st, we will attempt to get it however the fee will be the $35 deposit plus a $20 processing and shipping fee (this fee does not count towards the total of the costume.) We also cannot guarantee that the costume will be delivered in time for pictures.
5. No costumes can be picked up without being paid in full.
1. Recital Package: $50 fee due by March 1st. Included will be a recital t-shirt and recital program. The recital fee helps to cover the auditorium rental, sound, UNA staffing, etc. Recital will be May 26th-27th.
1. Placement: The instructor determines class placement by the student’s age and ability. Students may be transferred to another level or advanced, at the instructor’s discretion, based on ability, attitude, musicality, consistency in work, and physical and emotional readiness. A ballet class is recommended, because in ballet you develop the crucial technique, strength, and body alignment that is necessary for success in other forms of dance.
2. Dress Code: All dancers must come to class in the proper dance attire and shoes. Hair should always be pulled back off the face. If students show up to class not properly dressed or without the proper shoes they will be given one warning the next time they will be asked to sit out of class.
Ballet I, II, III: Black leotard & Pink tights, Ballet shoe, Hair in a bun.
Jazz & Lyrical: GIRLS: Sports bra top, leotard, jazz pants or booty shorts, jazz shoes, dance paws, foot undeez, or pedinis. NO t-shirts. BOYS: White t-shirt or wife beater, shorts or cut-off sweat pants.
Hip Hop: GIRLS AND BOYS: Tennis shoes (converse, Jordans, Nike), comfortable hip hop clothes such as sweats, cut off sweats, tiro pants, harem pants, bra top, basketball jersey, hoodie, hats and caps , etc.
Tap: GIRLS: Tap shoes, leotard, sports bra, booty shorts, jazz pant. NO t-shirts. BOYS: White t-shirt or tank top, shorts or cut-off sweat pants.
Tumbling/Acro: GIRLS: Leotard, booty shorts, bra top or dance top. NO t-shirts or shoes. BOYS: tight fitting shirt or tanktop, shorts or cut-off sweat pants.
Strength and Flex: GIRLS: Sports bra top, jazz pant, booty shorts, tennis shoes (they will be running outside when weather permits). NO t-shirts. BOYS: White t-shirt or tank top, shorts or cut-off sweat pants.
a. NO gum, food or drinks (exception of water) are allowed in the dance rooms.
b. NO cell phones in the dance rooms.
the teacher to walk in after class has started. If you have a conflict that prevents you from arriving on time please call the office or talk to your teacher.
d. No student should leave class without permission from the teacher.
e. No parents, siblings, or students not enrolled in the class are allowed in the dance rooms. Windows are available for viewing class.
f. If you need to talk to a teacher please schedule an appointment through the office or directly with the teacher. Teachers are NOT permitted to leave class to speak with parents and may not have sufficient time between classes.
g. If a student will be missing class please call the office and we will let the teacher know.
4. Parking/pickup/drop off: The main entrance and parking are on the side of the building. When dropping off or picking up please do not block others. You may also park at Expert Oil when they are closed (6:00pm). Please do not park in the entrance lane on the side of the building.
5. Private lessons: are available from the instructors. All private lessons must be scheduled through the office. | 2019-04-21T20:42:24 | http://www.laurasstudioofperformingarts.com/Studio-Policies.html |
The 2019 Fox Valley TU 18th annual Cabin Fever Day will be held on Saturday January 19th at the Grand Meridian in Appleton, Wisconsin. This year’s theme is “Fishing Wisconsin’s Seasons”. The event will include a slate of expert speakers, our famous bucket raffle & silent auction, a raffle to win a handmade Scott Grady bamboo fly rod, a used equipment sale, and more than 30 exhibitors.
Doors open at 9am and admission is $10 at the door. The event is open to everyone – especially those who like to fish!
Stay tuned to our website and facebook page for further information….. | 2019-04-23T16:00:32 | https://foxvalleytu.org/2018/09/2019-cabin-fever-day/ |
Show your loved one that they're 'sow fantastic'– with a gift that could help raise healthy piglets in Haiti.
Why a pair of piglets?
In Haiti, especially post-Hurricane Matthew, pigs mean prosperity – and with a secure livelihood, families and communities can build for the future.
But having the money to feed and look after them in the first place can be out of reach for many.
With a little contribution towards the costs of raising them, these little piggies can grow healthy and strong. Families can continue rebuilding their lives and communities – and adapt to the effects of climate change. | 2019-04-23T14:04:34 | https://charity-gifts.christianaid.org.uk/products/piglets |
Whenever “nation building” gets trotted out you can be pretty sure the advocates of the subject proposal have little confidence in the logic of their argument. The big question to my mind is why anyone who knows anything about transport and cities still takes this idea seriously.
Why is this even a thing? Why are we still talking about east coast HSR in 2019 as if it’s a pressing national priority?
It’s not because there’s an obvious problem to be addressed. There’s already a regular public transport service operating on this route. It’s got adequate capacity and scope to scale up in line with demand. Importantly, it’s a competitive market with four major operators i.e. Qantas, Tiger, Jetstar and Virgin.
This isn’t like a new outer suburban growth area where there’s no rail access at all. East coast HSR is about replacing one form of public transport with another. That’d be fine except for the fact it hinges on provision of a mammoth subsidy.
It’s not because it only requires a modest outlay of a few billion dollars or so. Any discussion of east coast HSR must be in the context of the truly monumental level of public subsidy required to build it. The 2013 study undertaken by Labor and the Greens put the capital cost at $114 – $127 billion (that’s a ‘b’) and made it clear virtually all of that would have to come from the public purse.
But we know it’s near-certain the cost would be much higher, probably in the range $150 – $200 billion, because early scoping studies like this invariably grossly under-estimate the cost, largely due to optimism bias (see Why do the worst infrastructure projects get built? and Are cost estimates for transport projects reliable?). The cost of building California HSR was initially estimated at $33 billion in 2008; by 2018 it had escalated to $63.2 – $98.1 billion.
Is it instead of a second Sydney Airport?
It’s not because Sydney’s second airport isn’t going ahead. One of the key arguments for east coast HSR was that it might obviate or delay the need to build a costly second airport in Sydney. That’s no longer relevant. Construction of Nancy-Bird Walton Airport at Badgerys Creek started on September 2018, with completion scheduled for December 2026.
In fact, the new airport weakens the case for east coast HSR. According to the Labor/Greens HSR feasibility study, that’s because it would reduce a key driver of demand for HSR – delays and unpredictability of flight times at Kingsford Smith airport arising from air traffic congestion. The study found the new airport would lower the demand for HSR into and out of Sydney and therefore decrease the economic benefits.
Is it to tackle emissions?
It’s not because it’s an efficient way of reducing emissions. After allowing for additional emissions from construction, operation and induced demand, east coast HSR would yield net savings of 55 Mt CO2-e over 50 years. That sounds good, but given the estimated cost of construction it would be an extraordinarily expensive way of addressing climate change i.e. circa $2,000 per tonne of CO2-e avoided. At a more likely $150 billion for construction, the cost rises to $2,700 per tonne (see So high speed rail would increase carbon emissions?).
That scale of subsidy would have a much larger impact on emissions if it were instead used to fund renewable power generation. The Bloomberg New Energy Finance energy outlook estimates the cost of making 92% of generation in Australia from renewable sources by 2050 is $186 billion.
Is it to improve equity?
It’s not because it would be more equitable. The great bulk of benefits from east coast HSR would come from faster trips between Sydney and Melbourne for business travellers. This group currently pays the full capital and operating cost of air travel; there’s no reason why it should now be gifted such a titanic subsidy.
Is it much, much faster?
It’s not because east coast HSR would be significantly faster than flying. CBD business people are the key beneficiaries; they’d save 15 minutes door-to-door travelling from Melbourne CBD to Sydney CBD, compared to what’s currently a three-hour journey by air (although HSR would be slower from Sydney to Brisbane than air). Nice, but hardly worth a couple of generations worth of infrastructure subsidy.
Is it to decentralise big cities?
It’s not because it would encourage decentralisation and “grow the regions”. The Labor/Greens feasibility study couldn’t find any net benefits from regional development. Heavily subsidised HSR fares from somewhere like Shepparton to Melbourne (notwithstanding that air fares aren’t subsidised!) wouldn’t shift high-paying jobs from the capital cities to the regions. Rather, they’d just promote regional sprawl by creating remote dormitory suburbs for city centre workers.
Is it to reduce housing costs?
It’s not because it would reduce housing costs appreciably compared to the capital cities. They’ll be much the same in Goulburn as they are in the outer suburbs of Sydney. It’s hard to see why sprawl in Goulburn or Yass would somehow be better than sprawl in Liverpool (see Will business really pay for High Speed Rail? and Is value capture the silver bullet for funding infrastructure?).
It’s not because it would be “transformative” or “nation building” as claimed by Ms Rice and Mr Albanese. How can that be the case when it will mostly do pretty much what planes already do i.e. move travellers between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne?
The fact that it’s a bit faster than flying for some potential users doesn’t make it “transformative” or “nation building”. This is nothing like the huge increase in speed that trains in the 19th century, and subsequently planes in the post-war era, brought to east coast inter-capital travel. The only way it might be transformative is if it were to destroy the competitive airline services between Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne, leading to higher fares and/or fewer services, and perhaps ultimately an HSR monopoly.
Faster trains might well have a role in the future in connecting far-flung suburbs and major regional centres like Canberra and Newcastle to Sydney, but something like the 160 km/h Type D Trainset currently being tested for the New Airport Line in Beijing is likely to be a much better fit than the 350 km/h HSR service touted by Mr Albanese and Ms Rice.
Public funding on the scale required to build east coast HSR could be more usefully deployed in many other ways. For example, it could be used to improve over-loaded public transport systems in capital cities (e.g. see What would happen if public transport use grew faster?).
It says something truly awful about our political culture and the standard of public discourse, especially around cities and transport, that this foolishness still has legs. I don’t expect gunzels are going to lose their enthusiasm for east coast HSR, but it’s way past time politicians, academics and the commentariat got over this folly. And it’s time to be a great deal more circumspect with terms like “nation building”. | 2019-04-22T16:00:14 | https://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2019/03/16/why-is-east-coast-high-speed-rail-still-being-taken-seriously/ |
One thing became apparent when we walked into the Shamrock. This was no new-wave brew-pub and bar. There was instant atmosphere. So, here we were in Pueblo; Linda, John and myself.
We were on our way to an overnight stay in Alamosa and this was the second city on our journey along the Front Range using Interstate 25. Pueblo is a steel city and there is huge steelworks on the edge of town.
There is much of the old down town area still intact and the Shamrock is a part of it. It was built as a general mercantile building in 1908. An early tenant was the Johnson Bros. Motor Company. Later the building was split into two.
A most significant event was the opening of the Shamrock Café in 1940. I’m not sure if it held an alcohol licence back then but over the years it morphed into an Irish pub.
A debatable point right up to the present day was when was the bar counter and bar-back installed? They were definitely there when the Shamrock Café opened so my guess is that were constructed specifically for it. The design looks right for the age. Yet, what do I know. It was in the hands of the Calantino family from 1940 to 2005 when it was purchased. This was when the brewery was installed.
It closed for a massive refurbishment. This could easily have gone the wrong way but the new owner wanted to conserve and not destroy. The 98 year old wood floor in the dining room was sanded and re-varnished. The 1940s tiled floor in the bar room was cleaned, repaired and resealed. A very long time was taken to restore the inlaid bar top.
So this scene was what greeted us on entry. We noticed the beautiful bar counter on the left. This is faced on the right by a row of tall varnished wood tables and high chairs against a wall that is panelled to shoulder height.
On the upper half of the wall large framed displays of beer mats and labels can be found. Looking at the bar counter it seemed to me that the fixed metal stools are the same as shown in the old photographs.
Further down the room there were some comfortable booth seating on the right opposite the bar counter, we sat there. The entrance to the kitchen is at the end of the room. There is an interconnecting doorway to the dining room on the right. Once there all the tables and seats are to the left, some are loose others fitted.
Turn right and you are at the brewery. It’s behind glass and is decorated with an Irish tricolour.
On that day there were seven beers brewed on the premises available. These were Steel City Gold (5.0%); Irish Red (5.0%); Irish Porter (4.8%); Papa (6.2%); Big Papa Imperial IPA (9.0%); Matador Rye Pale Ale (6.7%) and Local 3 American Amber (5.6%). On the guest taps were two European Imports: Konig Ludwig Weissbier (5.5%) and Duchesse de Bourgogne Flemish Sour (6.2%). Finally there was Cigar City (Tampa, FL) Jai Alai IPA (7.5%).
We tried six from Shamrock and this what we concluded: Steel City Gold we thought was more like a Kölsch, being slightly sweet, does it have wheat malt? Irish Red was a typical red ale and well made. Irish Porter, thin and not very bitter.
Matador Rye Pale Ale was good, having a positive rye taste. Papa IPA was quite good with some citrus traces but not too much. Also there was some elements of melon in there. Big Papa was smooth, not so bitter as Papa; very good indeed.
The place was full with diners when we called in so the food must be all right. A good atmospheric pub that you need to visit if you are around here. | 2019-04-25T08:57:02 | https://beervisits.eu/pub-bar-visit/pub-visit-usa-canada/308-pv-colorado/1164-pueblo-colorado-shamrock-brewing-co |
We were contracted by LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM to design and create their first Annual Report. SP Studios created an original creative concept and illustration, retouched and color-corrected all imagery, and completed the design and layout of this 36-page Annual on-time and on-budget. The project features a unique, multi-panel, fold-out cover. | 2019-04-24T04:13:45 | http://spstudios.com/portfolio/annual-report-design |
Tylenol is available over the counter as treatment for minor aches and pains. Tylenol may be referred to by the drug name Acetaminophen, also called Paracetamol.
Is anyone not using pharmaceuticals for their AS? | 2019-04-18T20:43:52 | https://www.myspondylitisteam.com/treatments/tylenol |
STATOIL. Statoil has received formal approval to enter the São Bernardo discovery in Espírito Santo. The discovery further strengthens Statoil's belief in the oil potential in the basin. | 2019-04-23T10:09:41 | https://wognews.net/news/2014/3/statoil-more-success-in-brasil?lang=ru |
For the 16th time, the EU Delegation to the Philippines presents Cine Europa, a film festival featuring movies from all over Europe.
This year's Cine Europa features 21 outstanding and thought-provoking films from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. You'll find romantic musicals, wartime movies, historical dramas, family comedies, as well as documentaries.
The festival also has an educational component, including lectures and Philippine movies.
The 16th Cine Europa takes place from September 5 to 15, 2013, in Shang Cineplex, Shangri-La Mall, Ortigas.
Afterwards the festival still goes on in Baguio, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao City.
Admission is free, but arriving early to secure seats is advised.
Here you can find the schedule for the movies in Shang Cineplex. Here is a compilation of trailers. A press release from the EU delegation with further information is also available. | 2019-04-21T06:57:16 | http://megacities-go-services.com/layout/set/print/Manila/Manila-Daily-Survive-Manila/Cultural-Major-Events/16th-Cine-Europa |
Our micro valves (Glenco® series 925-MV) have found uses in a variety of applications and spawned several imitations.
They have standard 1/4"-28 flat-bottomed fittings, one male and one female. This allows them to be used with many common laboratory fittings. The female fitting screws onto the male end of a removable needle gas/liquid syringe and the male fitting replicates the syringe's tip so that you can have the needle from the syringe at the tip of the valve.
The only wetted materials in these valves are PTFE and Kel-F. This provides the ultimate in solvent resistance.
These valves provide simple on/off control and are not designed to regulate flow. They have been tested leak-free to 2000 psi and are ideal for storing samples in syringes and for pressurizing samples before injection.
Order the micro valves as part number 185314 ($106.00) for a valve with a 0.020" (0.5 mm) bore or as part number 185315 ($111.00) for a valve with a 0.040" (1 mm) bore. The 0.020" bore matches our 500, 250, 100, and 50 µl syringes while the larger 0.040" bore valve is most suitable for use with syringes of 1 ml volume and larger.
You can click here to register to shop on-line.
You can click here to log in if you have previously registered. | 2019-04-26T13:57:36 | https://www.lplc.com/syringes/valve.html |
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