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If you like to have the flexibility to set your own schedule, save a little $$ by cooking a few of your own meals, this unit provides for all you will need. The management was very attentive to our needs (quickly replace a broken coffee pot). This is Waikiki, and you will have some 'night life noise' in the evenings. Recommend paying for the parking with the unit."
As mentioned in other reviews, it is positioned on the 3rd floor so I would not recommend if you are a light sleeper - this was not an issue for us and we would happily recommend renting this place."
Fabulous location, and value. Clean, comfortable with an easy check in. "
I would have rated the stay 5 stars except the parking information was not correct, you had to provide your own quarters ($5.00 is needed to wash & dry one load) for laundry, the AC unit would not keep the set temperature and had to be reset periodically."
My first visit to Hawaii and it was a Great Experience! I will definitely come back! "
We had a great vacation and this rental was fantastic! I would definitely book again for my next visit to see my son! Thank you!!"
Great room, great view, great customer communication from the property management focused all the time to make sure that the customer have a great and pleasant stay. I believe it was the best room from the whole condominium from my point of view."
May 22, 2018 - Cristian S.
Everything is perfect, except the pub downstairs is a bit noisy in the evenings."
We experienced the same complaint that others in the past have experienced: The A/C does not cool the unit very well. We stayed Christmas thru New Years when the temperatures outside are moderate. I can't image what it must be like in the unit in the summer. We booked the unit because of the location and the view. The location is great but what good is paying for a view you can't use because you have to keep the shades closed all day to keep the sun's heat out. If you open the shades for very long you start sweating in the unit. The unit was clean. The couch is a futon that converts to a bed and the cushions are loose and it's not super comfortable to sit on."
Everything about these condos are what was expected great location, clean modern rooms at great prices...well looked after."
The apartment was lovely, but getting a good night sleep is difficulty. The apartment is not sound proof. You can hear all the noise from outside, the apartment above. The aircon start up through the night, the fan in the bathroom was like an aeroplane take off. So if you thinking of getting so rest, this is not the place. beautiful view. "
We love staying at the Ilikai Marina and working with Captain Cook Resorts. Condo #386 was very clean and comfortable but, being on a lower floor, it was somewhat noisy at night (although it did not keep us awake). Paul Tucker, the property manager, was delightful to work with. We enjoyed our stay very much."
Our vacation rental had everything we could possibly need, a kitchen, the view, a living area, location, comfy bed, etc. We loved it."
We had a wonderful stay in Wiakiki. The condo was perfect and had plenty of space. The only down side was the bed. I think the mattress needs to be replaced. They layout of the condo was great for 4 ppl. It is a very short walk to the beach. Everything is within walking distance but if you do rent a car the parking fees are very reasonable. "
The perhaps the lanai could have a small table and chairs like the other Lanais in the building. The rug under the coffee table/ foot rest is ugly and does not match anything in the lounge, perhaps a coral shade rug or paint the walls in a more neutral colour would help make the living area look a bit more 'up market?'"
Feb 28, 2017 - Glenys F.
Overall, we enjoy staying at the Ilikai Marina. We have stayed there for the past two years for two to three weeks each time because it offers good value in a great location for us. We did, however, experience three problems---the refrigerator leaked water on the inside and had to be mopped up each day, there were ants in the bathroom, and the noise from the first floor restaurant and bar sometimes prevented us from sleeping---luckily it quieted down after 1 AM each (and every) night. These were not problems last year, so next year we hope these can be resolved."
Great condo - good location as described amenities. Would rent again."
Easy to check in, everything worked well. It was a pleasure to use the kitchen, as I must say, going out for dining is crazy. The prices at Waikiki-Beach are not from this world. Use the bus to visit Pearl Harbour, the Single ticket is $ 2,50. The busstop is close to the main street. "
The arranging of the apartment was so easy, the paperwork easy and communication was excellent with Capitan Cook, The apartment itself was ok. Have stayed in the building one a year for around two weeks at a time for the past 7 years. This was the first time in this apartment and the first time on level 3. My advise DO NOT STAY ON LEVEL 3. The apartment itself was excellently clean and had everything you need no question about that. Coin operated laundry on level 8 $2.25 per wash and $2.25 per dry take your own powder, everything work well especially the fire alarms in the apartment that went off regularly when cooking toast as us aussies do for breakfast as well as at times when baking. The down side to level three is the noise and there is a lot of it. There is a night club on level two, which we were very much aware of but had no idea how noisy it was going to be and the noise did not stop at 10pm or 11pm but could be heard most nights up and until 3am and 4am. The noise was some music but usually people carrying on yelling etc. the bed was a king size but when you turned over duri8ng the night the noise the squeaking was disturbing. The internet was horrid and my two attempt to have it fixed did not work so I gave up. I could not hook up to the internet at all during my stay and the other person was constantly logged in and out by breaks in the continuous log in. There was plenty of clean linen sheets and towels, couple of soaps were left, and enough other basic cleaning essentials to get you started toilet paper etc so this was very good. as I said the apartment was very good but the things I have noted above that detract from your holiday have never happened in the other apartments I have stayed in previous years. Having said that this will not stop be returning to the Ilikai Marina but if apartment 386 was the only one available then I would stay elsewhere. "
"I WANT TO GO BACK!!
GREAT LOCATION!!! I WILL BE BACK!!"
This will be my 1st choice for all future trips to Honolulu."
Second time to beautiful Oahu! So happy we rented a condo instead of hotel room. Much more relaxed and spacious. Awesome to have a kitchen! Loved dealing with Captain Cook Rentals very easy, love the app, and great employees! The unit was just as it looked, the pullout sofa was uncomfortable but found one side better then other. We would have liked having one mornings worth of coffee/tea in unit since we arrived late at night. Everything else in unit was super! Just a note about restaurant down below...very noisy specially Thursday -Saturday and you can really hear street traffic and people, but we are in a city! "
Very lovely place. Everything was perfect except the bed. When we laid down, you could tell that it was not level. Our feet were higher than our heads. So I remade the bed, we slept with heads at the foot of the bed. No big deal"
Loved the location and the property was exactly as described. We just happened to come at a time when they were doing building maintenance (eg. water shut off for 4 hrs,floor tiling by elevators)Overall still very pleased with our stay and would be happy to return. Thank you."
Fourth time with Captain Cook and thoroughly enjoyed the vacation. Unit was as described with no surprises. AC is old - but did the job, eventually. Ceiling fan was great. Sofa bed was surprisingly comfortable for one person, possibly two. Kitchen utensils were so-so, but worked for two adults and two kids (oldest 3yrs). Local property manager (Paul) was very pleasant and accommodating. Street noise not an issue when patio door closed. Overall, highly recommended. Only problem with the vacation was the diminished value of the Canadian dollar."
Feb 11, 2016 - , Vancouver, B.C.
Will definitely book with Captain Cook again when we come back!"
Guests should note that the Air Conditioning is massively underpowered and cannot really cool the room in the afternoon sun. Other people staying in the building told me that was true for the whole building, not specific to this condo. Plenty of fans are supplied and if you like it warm you will enjoy your stay."
"babymoon December 21 - 30th, 2016.
Grat location, great condo. Other than not having any air conditioning (because they were in the process of changing them) the unit was wonderful. It came with all supplies, snorkeling gear etc.. The owner gave us 20% back every day that we didn't have AC. I would definitely stay here again."
Jan 04, 2016 - Ryan A., Coquitlam, B.C.
This unit was well equipped and very comfortable. "
This condo is exactly as described. We loved the view, the convenience, on-site parking, and the spaciousness. We can highly recommend this property!"
I stayed in this flat for 8 days. Overall it was a great experience. The place was clean, had all that we needed for the stay. Location was also right by the beach, just 5 mins walking distance to a lagoon nearby. The only thing was that the shower was pretty clogged when we got there, so the bathtub would easily fill when you're taking a shower. But other than that the place was great. "
I stayed at this condo for 10 days. The room is very clean and nice. Because it was located on the third floor, we could hear some noise from the street. But after 23:00it was usually quiet. It is only 5mins walk from ala moana shopping center. If there is anything inconvenient, I called the contact person of the Captain cook and they would come in like five minutes. I definitely recommend this condominium. "
What a nice little condo. The only things we didn't like were the bed was terribly uncomfortable(very very hard) and on the weekend the noise from the main floor pub was a bit loud. The pub we could live with but I don't think we would rent again because of the bed which is too bad because everything else was perfect. The management company was amazing to deal with. "
Spacious, clean modern condo, located within very short walk of all Waikiki has to offer. Couldn't be happier with the condo. "
The location is amazing and the rental was clean and stocked with everything you could possibly need, even down to the snorkeling gear! However, I was not met at the property and waited around for 10 minutes before going to the room. I decided to try the handle and found that it was unlocked. I was not informed that it was open for me to go into until about a half-hour past when I was supposed to meet the property manager. That's when he called me to see how I was doing. The AC isn't very strong either but it's not too much of an issue if you're out during the hottest parts of the day. Don't try to open the window to cool off, either. While the location makes for an AMAZING view of the sunset, it also has the sun beating down on the property."
The whole process was wonderful, and the location of the condo was great. The condo itself was clean, spacious, and well appointed. I would definitely recommend this to anyone!"
We enjoyed the view a lot and found the location really good for us. The bed was too big for the room. The knives were dull. The ice trays did not let loose of ice. Great view at sunset. It was convenient for what we wanted to do, go to the beach, check the harbor, cook good food and eat at good restaurants. "
Great place for its location and a lanai on the Waikiki harbor. 3 minute walk to Waikiki Beach/Hilton Hawaiian Village. There is a bar on the first floor below the units. Fancy restaurant/bar on the third floor. Clean and comfortable. "Free wifi" (it's included in the total cost). Friendly really cool manager! Only issue was the air conditioner did not work that well. Over all I'd do it again! Mahalo Captain Cook!"
"Place was great! View was fantastic! Comfy and clean!
Clean, bright with all the amenities you need. I would highly recommend this condo. Way better and more reasonable than a hotel."
We had an amazing time. The location of the condo was perfect. We were only steps from the beach and lagoon. We enjoyed watching the boats in the marina and seeing the barracuda that called the marina home. I recommend you pay the extra for parking and rent a car. The room was perfect for two people and the kitchen was well equipped. The only negative thing we can say is that the air conditioner struggled in the evenings, but not enough to change our opinion about thr place. "
It was a wonderful experience. Clean, beautiful condo. The view is beautiful. The location is very convenient. Close to bus stop, convenient stores.."
Good location if you want a good night sleep easy access to everything" | 2019-04-19T12:24:54 | https://www.beachhouse.com/1765-ala-moana-386-honolulu-hawaii-96815-p339500.html |
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The EuroSys 2012 system conference has an excellent live blog summary of their talks for: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 (thanks Henry at the Paper Trail blog). Summaries for each of the accepted papers are here.
A storage system specialized for key-value data in which all data fits in memory, but must persist across server restarts. It supports arbitrary, variable-length keys. It allows range queries over those keys: clients can traverse subsets of the database, or the whole database, in sorted order by key. On a 16-core machine Masstree achieves six to ten million operations per second on parts A–C of the Yahoo! Cloud Serving Benchmark benchmark, more than 30 as fast as VoltDB or MongoDB .
Masstree writers coordinate using per-node spinlocks. A node’s lock is stored in a single bit in its version counter. Any modification to a node’s keys or values requires holding the node’s lock. Some data is protected by other nodes’ locks, however. A node’s parent pointer is protected by its parent’s lock, and a border node’s prev pointer is protected by its previous sibling’s lock. This minimizes the simultaneous locks required by split operations; when an interior node splits, for example, it can assign its children’s parent pointers without obtaining their locks.
Let’s build a new fast KV-store! Would like to perform well on hard workloads! Should support range queries, skewed key popularity, small K-V pairs, many puts, and arbitrary keys. Their first attempt was a fast binary tree, achieving 3.7M qps, if sufficiently high-bandwidth network and disk hardware provisioned. Bottleneck turns out to be DRAM, so optimize caching craftiness, get 1.5x better performance. Their optimized thing is called “Masstree”. They evaluated it on a 16-node cluster with a bunch of SSDs, 64 GB RAM and 10 Gbps NIC per machine. In fact, when looking at local performance (without network/disk bottlenecks), cache craftiness results in a 1.7x improvement (I thought they said that they’d already evaded those bottlenecks?!).
To reduce DRAM latency, they constructed a lock-free, unbalanced 4-way tree with the same concurrency properties as a binary tree, but is only half as deep for the same amount of data -- plus each node fits into a cache line. However, it is pessimal (O(N)) for sequential inserts, so look at a balanced B+tree instead. Their particular implementation uses optimistic concurrency with versioning. It turns out, however, that the B+tree is 11% slower than the 4-way tree (because of cache line optimization, and since all nodes are full, while for their B+tree, only ~75% are)! Now realize that we can do software prefetch to get read multiple cache lines at a time with the B+tree, and things get 9% better than the 4-way tree. However, there are consistency issues with concurrent inserts in the B+tree (not with 4-way, as keys don’t move), so pre-pend a “permuter” (index list array) to each node, so we can atomically swap keys around. But there is an issue with long keys -- they require multiple memory accesses, and throughput drops rapidly as keys get longer. So they use a Trie of B+trees, with each level (B+tree) responsible for 8 bytes of key length. Now throughput scales much better. “Masstree” is the union of all these optimizations (I think), and despite having a trie of B+trees in it, it is 8% more efficient than a single B+tree with all the other optimizations.
Evaluation finds that they are much faster than common NoSQL databases (MongoDB, VoltDB), faster than Redis, and competitive with memcached.
Now, how do we scale this to multi-core? Other systems have an instance per core, and partition the key space. Masstree uses a single, shared key that is accessed by all cores (presumably using the OCC+versioning techniques they alluded to). They find that their performance is basically constant as they scale load when running on 16 cores, while a statically partitioned Masstree performs better under low load, but loses out subsequently (it didn’t become entirely clear how they varied the load). They also find that they scale fairly well to 16 cores (about ⅕ drop in performance over perfect scalability).
Masstree is a persistent in-memory key-value database. Its design pays particular attention to concurrency and to efficiency for short and simple queries. Masstree keeps all data in memory in a tree, with fanout chosen to minimize total DRAM delay when descending the tree with prefetching. The tree is shared among all cores to preserve load balance when key popularities are skewed. It maintains high concurrency using optimistic concurrency control for lookup and local locking for updates. For good performance for keys with long shared prefixes, a Masstree consists of a trie-like concatenation of B+ trees, each of the latter supporting only fixed-length keys for efficiency. Logging and checkpointing provide consistency and durability.
It will be interesting to see if the code is made available or if it goes straight to commercial software.
"Evaluation finds that they are much faster than common NoSQL databases (MongoDB, VoltDB), faster than Redis, and competitive with memcached."
As a stand-alone statement, that's pretty misleading; it leaves readers to parse the fine print around workloads and access patterns ("key-value", "short and simple queries", "optimistic concurrency", etc.). Yet it's also sensationalized in the title of this blog post.
"There was much initial concern over the [Masstree] evaluation, in particular that it focused on evaluation against heavier weight databases. In their rebuttal, the authors promised a more detailed comparison against Redis which seemed to be a better comparison point ..."
Hopefully, the authors will follow through on their promise and, in the process, offer a more balanced perspective on the application of their research.
First off, the paper is brilliant, these guys are data structure naturals, very interesting to see them battle against hardware characteristics/limitations. Also, any contribution to lockless multicore execution is a step forwards -> great paper.
Masstree supports range queries, but does not support range updates/deletes. With Masstree's architecture, if they were to support range updates/deletes, they would not be able to maintain their ultra-fast speed AND replicate data. The "row" level locks required in range updates across many cores can not be trivially serialised in order to be replicated w/ a deterministic order.
Range updates/deletes are not the most important features, but are nice when using secondary indexes. However, range updates GREATLY complicate any DB's architecture, so maybe NOT supporting them (from the beginning) is the correct idea to achieve linear scalability (vertical or horizontal).
Some of redis' operations are logically range updates/deletes, so enabling multi threading would have excluded replication (something memcached does not have to worry about).
This is an important concept for people to get. Every data model enrichment results in some sort of trade-off. So Masstree is a richer data model than memcached, but can not become as rich as redis w/o giving up some speed or the ability to replicate.
I also think if range updates/deletes are supported in a DB, than the data MUST be partitioned to individual cores (and globally coordinated) to maximise performance IF deterministic replication is required (and replication should be a prerequisite to any in-memory DB). Of course this approach relegates range updates/deletes to 2nd class citizens, which is what they should be. | 2019-04-20T22:42:57 | http://highscalability.com/blog/2012/4/30/masstree-much-faster-than-mongodb-voltdb-redis-and-competiti.html |
A Martin County business is closing up shop, temporarily, because of potentially toxic algae just feet away from their doorstep.
Florida Sportsman Magazine is not closing because of financial impacts. This time, it is solely because of health concerns.
Staff posted a sign on their door Wednesday reading "Closed. Toxic Algae Fumes."
They say they can smell the algae inside the building, located along Kanner Highway near Monterey Road.
Like preparing for a hurricane, Wednesday, they locked up and left, only to return when they know for sure that it is safe.
“This isn’t too unlike what we’ve had to do in previous hurricanes. Shutter the windows, and figure out how we’re going to bring magazines to the press working remotely,” said publisher Blair Wickstrom.
Wickstrom expects the staff will be working remotely for a couple weeks.
But, if the blue-green algae don't wash away, they might need a new location.
Wickstrom says he could see the algae getting worse this week. Employees were reporting symptoms like scratchy eyes, runny noses, and nausea. He felt sick, too.
“When they came to me for two days, there was no way we could continue,” Wickstrom said.
No air quality testing has been done to confirm their fears of toxins in the air near their workplace.
For now, no agencies have signed on to conduct air quality testing.
The last air quality tests near algae were done in 2016. Results found toxins could become airborne when agitated. However, there are no set standards for inhalation risks.
Those unknowns are another driving force behind the temporary closure.
The Florida Department of Health continues to remind people to stay away from the algae they see. There is no standard recommendation for how far away to stay from the algae, saying people should use their best judgment. | 2019-04-22T05:00:58 | https://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/martin-county-business-temporarily-closes-amidst-health-concerns-from-blue-green-algae |
Last week the Chicago Bar Association’s (CBA) Cyber Law and Data Privacy Committee invited the FBI, Distil, and a few other industry experts (event listing: http://go.distil.it/Mrgyfk) to participate in a panel discussion on the legal obligations and business considerations for protecting electronic data (both private and public).
A total of six panelists were invited to contribute industry expertise and thought leadership on the growing challenges that arise from more companies conducting business on the Internet. Several of the panelists addressed private and public data privacy, protecting personal user data, content protection, and emerging cyberthreats.
It was interesting to see so many legal experts concentrating on data privacy, technology, and use of the internet. Several of the panelists rehashed how existing laws are intersecting with and adapting to the rapid growth of conducting business online. At one point the discussion even went towards helping persuade lawyers to trust the cloud and businesses ability to maintain data security within the cloud. while the rest of the world is already leveraging cloud in homes, offices, and everything in-between. Given the rest of the world is already leveraging cloud in homes, offices, and everything in-between, it’s encouraging to see so many professionals on the legal front work to better the intersections of law and technology.
Our very own Rami Essaid was one of the panelists and one of a few non-laywers. He spoke on Data Being Published for External Use and the risks associated with it. An area of growing interest was the focus on the personal and business data that is actively shared across social networks and how it is exposing far more than most people realize.
Panelist debriefing after the CBA’s Cyber Law and Data Privacy event.
All in the all, the event was impressive and proved to be insightful for many of the CBA’s members. If you have interest in CBA’s other upcoming events, you can check them out here: http://go.distil.it/MWFuYR. If you are interested in learning more about Distil or our content protection network, check out our other Distil Blog Posts or send us a message.
A special thanks to Ed Paddock, the Deputy Commissioner of the City of Chicago and Arieh Flemenbaum, attorney at Griffith & Jacobson, LLC. Both Ed and Arieh are active members of the Cyber Law and Data Privacy Committee and spent months coordinating all the resources for this event. Thanks guys – we look forward to working on future projects with you. | 2019-04-19T07:07:34 | https://resources.distilnetworks.com/all-blog-posts/distil-joins-chicago-bar-association-panel-on-data-protection |
The Scientific Digital Library Online - SciELO is an digital library protecting a selected collection of Brazilian scientific journals. SciELO interface offers access to its serials collection by way of an alphabetic checklist of titles or a topic record or a search kind by phrase of serial titles, publisher names, metropolis of publication and subject. 17 The Union, the states, the Federal District, and the municipalities, are the "spheres of presidency".
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There's the dancehall forró of the Northeast, twirling carimbó of the Amazon, scratch-expert DJs of São Paulo and an infinite variety of regional sounds that extends from the twangy nation music of the sunbaked sertanejo to the onerous-edged reggae of Maranhão. | 2019-04-26T03:38:30 | https://ejournal.unisba.ac.id/index.php/mediator/comment/view/3626/0/544550 |
Over the course of the autumn semester, UL Product Design and Digital Media students completed smarter travel projects in groups which culminated with presentations to the UL Smarter Travel coordinators. The brief was “to make improvements to the UL bike mechanic service”. Following comprehensive research of the existing conditions, ideas for improvements to the service were brainstormed. Ideas were whittled down to a small number of highly-developed proposals ranging from the development of booking systems using applications or websites and the development of self-service facilities to ergonomic solutions to improve condition for the bike mechanic himself. Each group presented their proposals over three sessions during the last week.
UL pop-up bike shop (Big Wheel Cycles) vouchers were presented to the winning group on each of the three days of presentations. The winners were judged by Ross Higgins and Sean Collins on quality of presentations and quality of proposals.
This is not the first time that lecturers Niall deLoughry and Louise Kiernan have introduce smarter travel projects to their students. Indeed the duo received Smarter Travel Champions Certificates from Pres. Don Barry during the UL Smarter Travel Celebration Event in May of this year. | 2019-04-19T16:46:39 | https://ulgreencampus.com/2015/12/08/product-design-digital-media-students-offer-smarter-travel-proposals/ |
Home > News > Pastor's Pen > What makes a great family?
What makes a great family?
Lately, I have been learning not to take time for granted and to make sure that we make the most of every second, especially in the context of family. See my oldest son Joshua is getting married this weekend and it has been such a joy to see him fall in love with Liliana. They will commit their lives together to God and each other forever and as a Father I think about their marriage and what their family will look like. What will they build into their marriage to have a long happy marriage?
So I thought I would invite us to consider this question first. What do you believe is the most important thing for you when it comes to family? Before you read on I invite you to take a moment to reflect, ponder and make a list of the key values that make your family great.
Here are some of the values that God brought to mind and I am sure there are many others. If these amazing values were personified through each individual family member, then we are moving forward together powerfully and closely into the future.
A love that acts and is highly relational and is unconditional towards everyone.
Lots of Joy, laughter and happiness.
Prevailing peace and calmness that demolishes stress and anxiety.
Patient in everything – being quick to listen, slow to speak.
Kind hearts that serve, bless and put others before themselves.
A strong desire for good not bad.
Faithfully supporting, committing, encouraging and praying for each other.
Pursuing a gentle spirit and quiet spirit which is so precious.
Showing self-control towards self and each other in all circumstances.
WOW. These thoughts got me excited and I pray all our families would at least experience some of these and possibly pursue them during the upcoming holiday break. The truth is, these values and character qualities are available for every home, every life. When we surrender to God our lives and our families He has a way of invading them and giving us what we need to be the best we were made to be. The Apostle Paul writes in Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. When we submit to God, this fruit will be evident.
Let’s take a moment these holidays to pray through these Values & Qualities and enjoy a deeper relationship with God and each other.
God help us with this privileged position called parenting. Please help us God, by your Spirit, to live and love as you loved. May our Children catch from us fruit that lasts and desire it for their own in Jesus name, amen.
This entry was posted in Pastor's Pen and tagged family, Values on March 28, 2019 by sandy. | 2019-04-25T21:58:30 | https://www.glasshouse.qld.edu.au/what-makes-a-great-family/ |
NOT A SAMPLE: my writing has thus far been professional in nature, I am starting my journey in poetry, right here, right now. I will post samples when I have the balls.
Welcome to WOL, Suzanne. Wonderful to have you with us. Write your heart out. Never be discouraged if you have no comments, because that doesn't mean your poem has not been read - busy times and busy people as with everywhere.
Make comments on other poets' works when you can; or hit the 'flower button'. Such interaction is always appreciated.
The love of writing poetry will be a great joy to you. | 2019-04-22T16:30:01 | https://www.writeoutloud.net/profiles/suzannekennedy |
The Sopchoppy Harvest Growers’ Market is now offered every Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in front of Posh Java, Organics & Gifts, at the corner of Rose Street and Winthrop Ave., in historic downtown Sopchoppy. The market features, local organic and unsprayed vegetables;Â Â homemade, hand-ground, fresh bread from Crescent Moon Farm;Â Â live music; and varying demonstrations, events, vendors and activities.
Posh Java, Organics & Gifts, sell homemade baked goods, coffee, tea, smoothies, soup and sandwiches, all made with natural and organic ingredients. A natural grocery room, featuring organic and gourmet food items is open, and fair trade and locally hand crafted gift items; local and world music; and bath and beauty items are for sale.
For general information, to be added to the Posh email list, or to offer an activity, demonstration or performance, contact Posh at (850) 962-1010 or Debbie Dix at (850) 528-5838, or email posh_faery@yahoo.com . | 2019-04-19T10:57:12 | https://wakullacountychamber.com/event/sopchoppy-harvest-growers-market-resumes/ |
I used the lesser amount of honey, and still it was nicely sweet; I also used the zest of only one orange. I also added pumpkin seeds and left out the sesame seeds … the recipe is very forgiving. I do recommend a combination of dried apricots and cherries. Hmmm. Next time, pistachios, I think. | 2019-04-23T20:36:05 | http://legacy.culinate.com/content/196075/index.html |
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Real estate and consulting company "Metrium"
"Metrium" - realtor and consulting company, whose activities are focused on the residential real estate market in the Moscow region.
The "Metrium" includes: - a central unit with sales offices in Moscow and the Moscow region; - Joint ventures: New Vatutinki LLC, River Park LLC.
General Director of the company "Metrium" | 2019-04-24T19:55:08 | http://en.1bitv.com/company.php?ID=871 |
Home » Bollywood News » What do Akshay Kumar's Ikka and Sushant Singh Rajput's Paani have in common?
After being a part of remakes like Rowdy Rathore, Gabbar Is Back and Holiday, Akshay Kumar is reportedly set to act in the official remake of AR Murugadoss' Kaththi - which starred Vijay in a double role.
Murugadoss is currently busy with the post-production of the Sonakshi Sinha-helmed Akira, following which he will start shooting for a Telugu film with Mahesh Babu. The Hindi version of Kaththi - tentatively titled Ikka - will be directed by Jagan, who is assistant director to Murugadoss.
Also Read: Airlift: Akshay Kumar bored of doing commercial films?
Since Kaththi received both critical and commercial acclaim, Jagan has decided to make some changes in the basic premise of Ikka.
While Kaththi tackled the issue of farmer suicide, Ikka will reportedly revolve around water scarcity in India. According to a report by BoxofficeIndia.co.in, Ikka will focus on how multinational companies are tapping into the water and the soft drink business in India. "As a result, everyone has to buy water, which no longer flows through taps for free," the report reads.
Akshay Kumar will play a double role in the film - he will play both a Post Graduate student in Hydrology as well as the role of a goon.
The movie goes on floors in second half of 2016. Interestingly, Shekhar Kapur's upcoming film, Paani, starring Sushant Singh Rajput also tackles a similar subject. However, the YRF film is yet to go on floors.
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Maja Kušćer – French vs Croatian Higher Education System: Which One Better Suits Your Profile?
When deciding to go study abroad, you have to have in mind that every country has different education systems.
Before coming to France, I was aware of some similarities and differences between the French high education and the Croatian one. However, some practices surprised me.
Both Croatia and France use the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) that helps students study in other countries.
However, the grading system in Croatia doesn’t look like the French one at all: the grading scale ranges from 1 (insufficient) to 5 (excellent). To pass an exam, you have to obtain a 2 (sufficient).
The French grading scale is larger, from 0 – 9 (insufficient), to 16 – 20 (excellent). However, the students don’t usually receive a 20. On top of that, the grades over 14 are rarely given, and, usually, the best students in the class have scores over 12.
In Croatia, a 5 is very often given to the students who show that they learned the curriculum the most; that’s why the best students are those who receive mainly 4 and 5.
Having passed one year studying in France I experienced many situations dealing with the faculty staff, both good and bad.
France is a very multicultural country, so it has more experience in dealing with international students than Croatia.
Even though the Master’s in France was in English, many professors didn’t have a good grasp of English, and explained some materia in French. Since I speak French, I could understand them, but most of the international students didn’t speak it.
Moreover, I didn’t like that we had to communicate with other faculty staff exclusively in French. The professors were distant, and we had to wait 2 months for the results of our exams.
In Croatia, the lectures are given by both professors and assistants, who also correct exams, and, because they have a bit more time, the students can always come to see how they did and why were they graded the way they did. The results are given, usually, the next day, or in a maximum of 1 – 2 weeks.
Also, the Croatians always appreciate when someone comes to their country. If the classes are held in English, the professors never speak Croatian, even with Croatian students. Still, most of the official websites are in Croatian, so you have to rely on the kindness of strangers to help you out.
What I don’t like the most in Croatia is that the higher education is more theory-orientated, than practice-orientated.
For instance, the studies of Economics don’t include an obligatory internship, while, in France, the internships are very important and they are part of the curriculum.
Doing an internship prepares students for their future career, as they have the opportunity to try different types of jobs and see what they want to do in the future. | 2019-04-23T18:03:32 | http://www.leagueofstudents.com/2017/11/06/maja-kuscer-french-vs-croatian-higher-education-system-which-one-better-suits-your-profile/ |
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Football League and National Rugby League seasons have begun, the Super Rugby season is in its middle stages, and the A-League season is entering the final stretch.
In the AFL, April might be the biggest month of the home-and-away season, with blockbusters every week. The biggest match of the month is surely the grand final replay between Collingwood and West Coast on April 6. Easter Monday and Anzac Day fall on the same week this year, which means fans get to enjoy three traditional blockbusters in a four-day period. On April 22 Hawthorn play Geelong, on April 24 Richmond play Melbourne, and on April 25 Essendon play Collingwood in the Anzac Day match.
The NRL has also scheduled its grand final replay for April, with the Sydney Roosters to travel to AAMI Park to play the Melbourne Storm on April 19. The Roosters and Storm both get to play in front of their home crowds in an Anzac Day double billing, with the Roosters up against arch-rivals the Dragons and the Storm set to face the Warriors.
In Super Rugby, the Waratahs and Rebels are both well-positioned to challenge for the finals, and they meet in a crucial fixture at the SCG on April 20. The Brumbies will look to salvage their season when they travel to Christchurch to play the highly fancied Crusaders on April 6. The Reds face a tough South African road trip, with games against finals contenders the Bulls on April 13 and Sharks on April 19.
In the A-League, Perth are almost guaranteed to finish top of the ladder, and Sydney FC or Melbourne Victory will finish second. Sydney play Victory on April 6 in a match that could decide which team gets to host a semi-final. Making matters more difficult for Sydney is the fact they have to play the Glory on April 18.
The Cricket World Cup doesn’t start for another couple of months, but for now cricket fans can find plenty of entertainment in the Indian Premier League. The biggest domestic T20 tournament in the world is in full swing in April with matches almost every day of the month. Plenty of Aussies will be in action, including Steve Smith for the Rajasthan Royals, Nathan Coulter-Nile for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Dave Warner for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In horse racing, the 172nd running of the annual Grand National takes place in the early hours of April 7 at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England.
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Thirty (30) some years ago I skimmed through an exhaustive study of the possible modes a prototype nuclear pump could fail and the probabilities connected with these events. In the report, the first reliability study I had seen, there was no discussion on how to influence or change failure probabilities. Absent a linkage to changing real outcomes, I was left with an impression that reliability was little more than an academic exercise.
Years later I came to realize that reliability has operational and financial consequences and encompasses much of the life cycle of a pump beginning with equipment selection and continuing on through operation and maintenance and, as applicable, through modifications of the process and the machinery. As depicted in Figure 1, the scope of reliability is a composite of how the pump is designed, manufactured and assembled, how it is installed, the product being pumped, the pump operating conditions, condition monitoring and maintenance practices. The whole point is missed if one considers that pump reliability is somehow detached from all of the activities that conceive, create, operate and maintain a pumping installation.
Arguably, the greatest technical challenge facing manufacturers and users of pumps is improving reliability. Mechanical seal leakage gradually or exponentially increases to an unacceptable level, seemingly without cause. Bearings fail, often with little advance warning; when bearings fail this can wreck the mechanical seal and a whole lot more. Pump internal clearances, subjected to pressure and erosion, wear out, amperage draw goes up and pumping performance falls off. Shafting and impellers fatigue and break. Flanges leak, gaskets blow. This is all familiar to those who operate and maintain pumps. Is it all kismet or can we be agents of cause over the future of a pump?
Usually a pump ‘fails’ due to the failure of a single component. Moreover, depending on how promptly the pump is shut down after initial symptoms of imminent failure appear, other components may be damaged as well. Depending upon trends in vibration, leakage, power consumption, loss of performance or other indicators, the pump’s symptoms are telling us with some degree of predictability how soon it should be pulled out of service for repair. The less forewarning, the greater the impact of lost production and pump repair costs.
Repairing the pump brings it back to operational status, but this action alone may not improve reliability. The root cause of pump premature failure may be: operating continuously at an excessively low flow or an excessively high flow, some sort of machinery dynamic problem resulting in excessive vibration, excessive piping loads, cavitation, coupling or rotor imbalance or shaft misalignment, a mechanical seal or bearing overheating problem, and others. In such instances, finding and fixing the root cause brings about a dramatic improvement in the pump’s mean time between failure (MTBF).
A pump includes both stationary and moving parts that can fail. Usually stationary pump components are not the cause for pulling a pump out for service, but rings and bushings do wear and occasionally static seals or gaskets leak. Also pump casings can become excessively worn or corroded but seldom cause in-service failure. It is often quipped that a centrifugal pump has a single rotating part. But actually, considering the mechanical seal and bearing assembly, there are some two or three dozen moving parts, any one of which can fail and take a pump out of service. In order of frequency, the most common pump components that fail are mechanical seals, bearings, couplings, shafting and impellers.
Excessive leakage of the mechanical seal is the most common reason why a pump is taken out of service, if even for just a few hours to install a new seal or remedy the specific leakage issue. There are many possible reasons and scenarios leading to excessive seal leakage. Mechanical seals are precision devices that demand careful handling and installation procedures. The sealing gap between faces for liquid seals can vary between 5 and 50 micro-inches (0.13 to 1.3 microns). Dirty fingerprints can ruin sealing faces. Improper or careless installation, improper operation of the seal piping system or the seal support system, inappropriate mechanical seal selection, inappropriate seal piping plan or seal support system, excessive pump piping strain, and excessive shaft misalignment can each or in combination have an adverse effect on the life of a mechanical seal. Ideally a mechanical seal operates in a cool, clean and vibration-free environment, in which case, depending on the specific application and operating parameters, a mechanical seal should provide years of trouble-free operation.
Rolling element bearings are the second most common pump element to fail. Rolling element bearings have a statistical life rating, based on failure due to metal fatigue, known as L10 (aka B10), often expressed in hours. At a given shaft rotational speed and load, 10 percent of ‘identical’ bearings can be expected to fail (or 90 percent will survive) when the bearing manufacturer’s rated L10 hours have elapsed. 50 percent of bearings will survive approximately five (5) times the L10 life rating.
Dimensional standard process pumps have a specified minimum L10 life of 17 500 hours (2 years). So the median bearing life for these pumps would theoretically be about 10 years. But pump bearings most often fail way before achieving their ‘natural’ statistical demise due to metal fatigue. Indeed, observed field failures are often related to particulate or water contamination of the lubricant, abrasive wear, improper lubricant viscosity, mounting damage, misalignment, improper shaft/housing fits, insufficient loading resulting in skidding of rolling elements, shock loading, false brinelling, failure of a bearing separator (cage) or a failure or malfunction of the lubrication system. Debris particle contamination as small as 3 microns can cause bearing damage. Proper bearing storage, handling and installation, as well as the initial bearing housing and assembly cleanliness are factors the pump manufacturer or the repair shop can control. General lubrication cleanliness, control of bearing housing contamination and monitoring of the lubrication system are factors the pump user can control.
The system, process and specifying engineers play crucial roles in determining the ultimate life cycle cost and equipment reliability by ensuring the pump is properly specified for the properties of the pumped product, the equipment’s operating environment and the system’s hydraulic characteristics.
Equipment installation also plays a critical role in pump reliability. Proper setting of the anchors, leveling and grouting of the baseplate, piping up to the pump while minimizing strain, elimination of soft foot and accurate alignment of the drive train contribute to smooth running. Installation and alignment requires care and precision and are best done by or under the supervision of an experienced millwright.
Ideally a pump is operated at or near its best efficiency point (BEP). The Preferred Operating Range (POR) is typically 70 or 80 to 120 percent of BEP flow according to Hydraulic Institute, API or ISO specifications. The Allowable Operating Range (AOR) is defined by the manufacturer. Graphically the concept of POR and AOR ranges are shown in Figure 2. The AOR is typically bounded by flows at which the vibration level exceeds a specified value. Pump NPSH-Required may be the limiting factor at the high flow extent of the operating range. Turbulence, recirculation and cavitation come from operating a pump at off-BEP flows and result in energy dissipation forces that act upon the rotor and the pump stationary components. These forces cause displacements and strain, fatigue and wear and shorten the pump’s MTBF.
The standards for pump maintenance and repair activities should be no less rigorous than would be expected of newly manufactured equipment. Proper cleanliness, handling and assembly practices for critical tolerance mechanical seals and bearings can avoid maintenance induced failures and at least give these components an opportunity to achieve long life. Inspection of the disassembled pump also provides an opportunity to discover the root cause of failure.
A thorough treatment of pump reliability encompasses nearly the entire life cycle of the equipment, including selection, design, specifications, manufacture, inspection and testing, shipment and storage, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance. When viewed in this context, reliability is a real world activity relevant to all hands involved with the pumping machinery.
For an independent evaluation of pump reliability, contact an experienced consulting engineer who can help with your specific application. | 2019-04-26T06:46:01 | http://ekwestrel.com/the-scope-of-pump-reliability/ |
PanARMENIAN.Net - Scientists have developed a universal cancer test that can detect traces of the disease in a patient’s bloodstream, The Guardian reports.
“A major advantage of this technique is that it is very cheap and extremely simple to do, so it could be adopted in the clinic quite easily,” said Laura Carrascosa, a researcher at the University of Queensland, Australia.
The test has a sensitivity of about 90%, meaning it would detect about 90 in 100 cases of cancer. It would serve as an initial check for cancer, with doctors following up positive results with more focused investigations. | 2019-04-24T00:23:59 | http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/263112/ |
The robbery unit is attempting to identify these suspects in connection with an attempted armed robbery at the Gazelle located on Chapel Hill Rd.
Robbery Unit Investigators are trying to identify this suspect who is alleged to have robbed an individual in the 2100 block of Broad St. The suspect is a Black male with dreadlocks at the top of his head, and shaved on the sides.
District One Investigations is requesting your help in identifying these subjects who are suspects in a vehicle break-in and fraudulent credit card use that occurred on October 27, 2018.
The robbery unit is trying to identify the suspect seen below. The suspect robbed the Family Fare located at 6007 Farrington Rd. on November 16, 2018. The suspect is a white male with some facial hair and has black lower teeth.
The robbery unit is trying to identify this suspect who robbed the Family Fare located at 1815 Hillandale Rd. on October 28, 2018.
The robbery unit is trying to identify the suspect seen here in reference to an armed robbery that occurred at the Circle K located at 3301 Guess Rd. on October 9, 2018(Case #18-34977).
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The incident occurred at Tienda Mi Barrio on Guess Rd on 9-16-18.
The robbery unit is attempting to identify this individual in connection with a robbery and shooting that occurred at the Red Roof Inn at 4405 NC Hwy 55 in Durham.
This is a suspect in a breaking and entering that occurred on 8-11-18 at the Pho Poke House located on Erwin Rd. Investigators say the suspect has a bald head, and is wearing a sling style back pack with pink hand sanitizer attached. The suspect broke into a safe and stole approximately $2000 cash. | 2019-04-20T16:16:36 | https://durhamcrimestoppers.org/cases/page/2/ |
Nights, includes every other weekend rotation.
Under general supervision, performs registration of patients before or at the time of service at the medical center. Obtains accurate demographic and insurance information, signatures on required documents and secures insurance authorization or pre-certification. Prepares and supplies patient data to various medical center departments. Ensures all actions of the Registration process is performed accurately and efficiently to support a patient centered care organization.
Two years of higher education or two years of progressively responsible work experience in patient registration, insurance verification or related function such as clerical or office assistant duties.
Equivalent combination of education and experience that would demonstrate the capability to perform the duties of the position.
General knowledge of third party reimbursement requirements and their certification needs.
Minimum of six months of cash, check or credit card handling experience.
Analyze and interpret information to make decisions within scope of job functions with minimal supervision.
Secures necessary information during the pre-admission or registration process, calling patients if necessary to obtain insurance information.
Obtains registration at patient's bedside when appropriate.
Enters accurate data for patient registration into computer system.
Reviews and verifies patient's demographic and insurance coverage and authorizations requirements.
Contacts patient's insurance company to identify eligibility and to verify that approval has been obtained.
Verifies workers' compensation cases with employers and secures appropriate billing information.
Escorts patient to service destination when appropriate.
Assembles patient admission chart when applicable.
Completes Medicare questionnaires on all Medicare patients.
Obtains necessary signatures for treatment consent, HIPPA acknowledgement, IM message, release of information form and other documents as appropriate.
Provides Patient Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy Notices, Financial Assistance and billing information to all patients.
Collects self-pay funds on cosmetic surgeries, applicable co pays and other funds as needed.
Participates in quality improvement by correcting registration mistakes.
Performs cash, check and credit card transactions.
Ensures the security of all cash, check and credit card transactions.
Applies patient identification armbands, ensuring accuracy of information.
Maintains ongoing communication with medical staff and utilization review staff regarding the need for second opinion and completions of insurance and/or governmental guidelines.
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Notifies Financial counselors of any upcoming registrations for cosmetic surgery or any other self-paying admissions.
Answers questions from patients, hospital staff and the general public regarding admitting procedures, medical center regulations and services, provides directions to other areas within the medical center and, when appropriate, refers inquires to another person or department.
Reports any observed or suspected deviation from medical center policies or from Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance regulations immediately to the department Director or the medical center's chief compliance officer.
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Manila Metblogs » Milk Tea Anyone?
If you’ve had enough of the flavored green tea fad, here’s something that might interest you better. Mine Shine Finest Quality Milk Tea is my most recent addiction.
I can’t believe how since last week I’ve been buying myself this every night on my way home. If you’ve tried Chowking’s Nai Cha, the taste is close to that. Mine Shine, though, is less sweet and it doesn’t have jelly cubes. I find drinking it therapeutic. I know it’s just all in the head but it works for me. Try it. I think 7-Eleven distributes this exclusively since I don’t see it anywhere else. A 600-ml plastic bottle sells for P 39.
Milk and tea combined, interesting. I wonder though, is it non-fat? | 2019-04-20T11:05:22 | http://manila.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/milk-tea-anyone/ |
Peter Eisenman, notes and sketches for House VI, Cornwall, Connecticut. © CCA. Dummy cover for Progressive Architecture magazine showing an interior view of House VI, Cornwall, Connecticut. © Reinhold Publication. Photo © Adam Bartos. David Graham, photograph of Langhorne Best Products Showroom by Venturi and Rauch, 1981. © David Graham. W. E. Pierce, letter to Robert Venturi, 1979. Image courtesy of The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania. © The Architectural Archives. Postcard to Charles Moore from student. © Giusti di Becocci Fierenze. Postcards collected by Vincent Scully. © Petley Studio Inc. Vincent Scully’s Kodak slide box, 1969. © Eastman Kodak Inc. Marjery Claghorn, client drawing of Michael Graves’ Claghorn House, 1972. © The Estate of Michael Graves. Trashpack home waste compactor advertisement. © Clark Equipment Company.
A counter-reading of postmodern architecture, the exhibition Architecture Itself and Other Postmodernist Myths challenges the beliefs that supported the myth of architecture as an autonomous discipline with accounts of empirically describable architectural activity.
Lavin explains that, "one version or another or the idea of ‘architecture itself’ has been used by architects to manage the encounters between things operating beyond their individual control. The notion has been called upon since at least the early modern period when the notion that architecture was a godly rather than human matter was invented but postmodernity is what gave the idea the power of myth." Her project repositions the discipline through the presentation of its extraordinarily ordinary and bureaucratic procedures—adhering to building codes, applying for research grants, generating revenue through the art market, patenting architectural designs—and in doing so dismantles postmodernism as a floating signifier and anchors it to the world of things.
The exhibition is organized around seven thematic groupings that each describe the shortcomings of an otherwise mythical aspect of postmodernism. Throughout the CCA's galleries, visitors will encounter re-readings of the neutrality of architecture institutions, the inherent communicative abilities of architecture, the specificity of architectural research techniques, the postmodern architect’s independence from commercial interests and positioning as a humanist, and the artistry that is thought to have produced postmodern images.
Fragments cast off from some of postmodernism’s most recognizable buildings serve as primary source witnesses to the physical actuality that the myth of “architecture itself” has long deemed irrelevant. The fragments—including a staircase from Peter Eisenman’s House I, a window from Bertrand Goldberg’s Prentice Women’s Hospital and Maternity Center, and a beer-can building block from Michael Reynolds’ Earthship Biotecture—are displayed as archaeological artefacts, with extensions in cardboard linking them to the buildings from which they were cast off. The architectural fragments are presented alongside a broad selection of material evidence—invoices, surveys, exhibition posters, reproduced models, travel photography, Xeroxed drawings—to challenge some of postmodernism’s prevailing narratives.
Architecture Itself and Other Postmodernist Myths is curated by Sylvia Lavin together with associate curator Sarah Hearne. The exhibition was designed by Besler & Sons (Princeton/Brooklyn) and its graphic design was done by Chad Kloepfer (Cambridge).
Architecture Itself and Other Postmodernist Myths continues the CCA's ongoing investigations into how architecture relates to its own past, which have resulted in new readings of key moments in the history of contemporary architecture. Authored by Sylvia Lavin, a forthcoming publication by the same title serves as an extension of the counter-historiography of postmodernism presented in the exhibition. Original texts by Lavin and contributions from sixteen other authors study the material evidence to dismantle the predominant narratives about postmodern architecture and architects. To be released in English and French editions in early 2019, the publication is designed by Anna Haas (Zürich) and co-published by the CCA and Spector Books.
As an international research centre and museum that operates from the fundamental premise that architecture is a public concern, the CCA investigates the grey zones of contemporary culture, society, and architecture to critically expose contradictions and define a new agenda for architectural practice and scholarship. Founded by Phyllis Lambert in 1979 as a new type of cultural institution, with the specific aim of increasing public awareness of the role of architecture in contemporary society and promoting research in the field, the CCA continues to produce research, exhibitions, publications, public programs, and digital initiatives as a means to explore the role of architecture in larger questions affecting society today. The CCA houses one of the most important architectural collections in the world, and is led by Director Mirko Zardini and Chief Curator Giovanna Borasi.
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Do you think the death sentence for the child rapists is the best way to stop sexual violence in India? | Opinion Polls.
Do you think the death sentence for the child rapists is the best way to stop sexual violence in India? | 2019-04-20T11:04:38 | https://www.en.etemaaddaily.com/all-polls:54 |
Copayment (or copay) is a fixed-dollar amount that you pay each time for certain services. Most commonly, you will be responsible for a copayment each time you have a doctor's visit and for each prescription medication you fill. For example, with my health insurance, I pay a $15 copayment for each primary care physician visit, $25 copayment for a specialist visit, and $20 for each brand-name prescription. Copayments are most often used in HMOs and for services you receive from a network provider in a PPO.
Coinsurance is a per cent of the cost of your care. You are responsible for paying the co-insurance amount. For example, if a doctor's visit is $100 and you have a 20% coinsurance, you will pay the doctor $20 and your health plan will pay the doctor $80. Coinsurance is often used when you get services from an out-of-network provider in a PPO. This can be quite costly, especially if you use an out-of-network hospital for a surgical procedure.
Deductible is a fixed amou nt of money you have to pay before most, if not all, of the policy's benefits can be enjoyed. However, in many health insurance policies, you can use some services, like a visit to the emergency room or a routine doctor's visit, without meeting the deductible first. These services will vary with each type of plan. A deductible amount is calculated yearly, so you have to meet a new deductible for each year of the policy. Before you meet this amount, you are required to pay for health care. Once you meet this deductible, however, the health insurance benefits kick in, and you're then responsible only for paying monthly premiums and coinsurance if applicable. Deductible amounts vary by plan and can be separated into individual or family deductibles. In general, a family deductible is double an individual deductible, but it can include several members of a family.
Anesthesiologist is a physician (medical doctor) that has specialized in anesthesia, perioperative care, critical care and pain management. This involves a four year residency after medical school. Subspecialization in cardiac anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, critical care and chronic pain management require a further one to two year fellowship.
CRNA is a Certified Nurse Anesthetist. CRNA's are RN 's that further their studies in anesthesia administration. Currently that involves a Masters degree in nursing, obtained in an acredited Nurse Anesthesia program. | 2019-04-22T02:55:55 | http://cacgas.com/Terminology.html |
Inefficient Packaging: What’s It Really Costing You?
Is Your TMS Optimized for Your Company’s Needs?
Is Data Driving the Decisions in Your Warehouse?
Kenco provides integrated logistics solutions that include distribution and fulfillment, comprehensive transportation management, material handling services, real estate management, and information technology—all engineered for Operational Excellence.
3PL provider offering customized logistic solutions and warehousing services. | 2019-04-20T20:56:45 | https://blog.kencogroup.com/ |
Involving your people in an employee supported volunteering programme is beneficial to both your staff and your business. CSR activity has the potential to raise market value by 4-6%, increase revenues by up to 20% and decrease staff turnover rates by up to 50%, helping companies to attract, develop, engage and retain talent.
Media Trust provides a range of opportunities and events to get your staff engaged in volunteering. Whether individually, in small groups or across the organisation, we run bespoke activities that meet your company’s needs while providing invaluable support to hundreds of charities and community groups in the UK.
Your staff could help produce powerful content to help charities tell their stories.
Our Volunteer matching platform allows charities to post a volunteer opportunity outlining their communication challenge and brief. Volunteers can choose from the list of charity opportunities and select a charity based on their skill set and availability. They can either offer help on a one off or on-going basis. View the latest charity requests here.
Our volunteer matching events enable staff to spend time with a number of charities and provide on the spot support and advice.
We offer a variety of engaging face-to-face volunteering activities. Each are designed to connect your staff with charities looking for communications advice and ideas. These events are a great way for your volunteers to meet a range of charities and offer on the spot advice, as well as explore the option of volunteering with them longer term.
Our volunteer networking events are fun and informal activities based on a speed-dating model. They bring together around 10-15 charities with the same number of volunteers to provide immediate communications advice. Each volunteer has up to 10 minutes to discuss a charity’s specific challenge, story or campaign idea and to offer advice, ideas, contacts and suggestions. By doing so, they provide the charity with invaluable insight and an outsider’s perspective. They also provide a great way for your staff to meet and support a variety of charities at a time. At the end of the event, volunteers and charities decide whether they would like to work together going forward.
Get a team together to spend a day putting their skills to excellent use by focusing on a charity’s specific communications challenge. Volunteers will spend a day working alongside the charity focusing on their brief, which could be anything from engaging new target audiences using digital channels, launching a Christmas campaign, challenging the stigma around mental health or developing a communications strategy to raise the public profile of a charity in the media. The team will come up with new ideas and develop strategies and an action plan for the charity to take away and implement. This intensive day provides the charity with a day of pro bono support, as well as monthly follow up from the team. Find out more here.
Skilled staff can share their expertise with a group of charities and build their capacity by becoming a volunteer trainer.
We run an annual training programme to help charities develop their PR, marketing, digital, content and film-making skills. We need volunteers to design and deliver engaging half-day and full-day workshops for up to 15 charities per course.
In addition to our standard training programme, we also run a number of masterclasses throughout the year. Each masterclass is developed around a topical and relevant theme to help charities’ communications stand out. With a mix of ted-style talks and 1:1 surgeries for volunteers to give on the spot, bespoke advice to the charities in the room your organisation could be helping up to up to 30 charities in one session. If you would like to share your organisation’s skills and expertise at one of these half-day events, then get in touch.
You may want to give something back and become a youth mentor. Media Trust run a number of youth-based media programmes to help diverse young people break into the media industry. We need volunteers to help these young people clarify their career goals, identify potential barriers and work with them to develop tools and techniques to overcome challenges and achieve success. | 2019-04-21T10:09:00 | https://mediatrust.org/support-us/become-a-corporate-partner/get-your-staff-volunteering/ |
And if you're looking to test out your salmon cooking skills on another recipe, check out this Sesame Salmon with a Maple-Soy Glaze!
This salmon with lemon herb butter dish is an easy and a tasty fish dinner. The lemon herb butter is very versatile and can be used on steamed veggies too.
Seared Salmon with Herb Butter. A go-to recipe that's easy and delicious. Can be grilled of course too.
This salmon with lemon herb butter dish is an easy and a tasty fish dinner.
Brown Sugar Smoked Salmon! Ready in less than two hours, much easier than I thought! The brown sugar helps the crust form, but doesn't make it sweet.
This method will produce moist, flaky, silky salmon with a not too fishy flavor. The herbs, salt and lemon add brightness, contrasting with the rich salmon.
A nice herbed rice makes a great side (something lemony to go along with the salmon would be great – like my Japanese lemon-herb risotto).
Salmon foil packets that can be baked or grilled with seasoned salmon and fresh vegetables. | 2019-04-20T05:02:35 | http://tnfjackets.pw/Smoked-Salmon-and-Herb-Butter-Recipe-Salmon-t.html |
As a Pharmacy Technician I – Dispensing, you will be responsible for all aspects of the filling and packing of mail order prescriptions. The Pharmacy Technician is essential to ensuring medication has been filled correctly so it can positively impact the lives of others. The Pharmacy Technician position is responsible for accurately manually filling, packing, and sorting prescription orders via the intelligent order routing conveyance system. They also support the Inventory team with management of supplies and restocking. This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to excel in a complex, high impact dispensing role.
As part of the Back-End Pharmacy Technician team, you will play a crucial role in helping others on the path to better health and your work will be directly affect the lives of others.
- 6 months of Pharmacy Technician experience.
- Must have an activie Texas Pharmacy Technician Registration or Trainee Registration.
- Able to understand and apply basic computer skills and record data accurately.
- Must have understanding of basic pharmacy law and protocols.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external departments.
- Able to work in fast paced environment.
- Has ability to adapt and change with pace of work flow.
- Verifiable High School Diploma or equivalent.
Millions of times a day, close to home and across the country, we’re helping people on their path to better health.
We’re reinventing pharmacy to have a more active, supportive role in each person’s unique health experience and in the greater health care environment—from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions to providing quality walk-in medical care and pharmacy benefits management.
Because we’re present in so many moments, in ways that are more affordable and effective, we’re able to positively influence health behavior and shape the future of health care for people, businesses and communities.
Through our more than 9,600 retail pharmacies, over 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, 75 million pharmacy benefit manager plan members, and expanding specialty pharmacy services, we enable people, businesses and communities to manage health in more affordable, effective ways. This unique integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better health outcomes, and lowers overall health care costs. We leverage our unique combination to help payors control costs, improve patient access, and promote better health outcomes in a way that no other company can. | 2019-04-25T09:49:04 | https://www.bebee.com/us/job/pharmacy-technician-dispensing-26130296 |
Shams - شمس- Name meaning in Urdu Arabic | Muslim Girl names.
Shams is a Muslim Baby girl name, it is from origin. Meaning of the Shams is Sun. A name gives you recognizable proof in the society. You convey this distinguishing proof from childhood to the older and last age. Parents accordingly, give careful consideration to pick a reasonable name for their new baby. Shams is a remarkable name with amazing meaning. It has a place with source. Islamic girl names should be taken from Arabic origin as most of the Muslim names are from this region. The name should have a good meaning and it should be good to pronounce. Muslim baby names with unknown or bad meaning must be avoided. Finding a Muslim baby name that satisfies every one of these characteristics won't be simple. But we have simplified this task, just browse our website of Muslim baby names and find the best suitable girl name for your baby. | 2019-04-26T02:26:02 | https://www.muslimbabynames.net/girl-name-detail?ID=920&Alphabet=S&Starting=217 |
In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women's suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about equal voting rights for women.
Braving blizzards, deserts, and naysayers -- not to mention a whole lot of tires stuck in the mud -- the two courageous friends made their way through the cities and towns of America to further their cause. One hundred years after Nell and Alice set off on their trip, Mara Rockliff revives their spirit in a lively and whimsical picture book, with exuberant illustrations by Hadley Hooper bringing their inspiring historical trek to life. | 2019-04-21T22:28:55 | https://www.amightygirl.com/around-america-to-win-the-vote |
Are you having trouble improving how you communicate with colleagues from other cultures? If that is the case, this should not come as a surprise, since most of us have not learned how to communicate interculturally. We have never been shown how to adapt our speaking, writing and listening to an intercultural context. So, you are not alone if you are encountering difficulties when you need to communicate across cultures.
When we are obliged to use English for business, we do not see that everyone is bringing their own cultural communication style to how the English is actually used. My work is focused on showing my clients what to adapt, and how, when communicating. In what follows I’ll suggest three simple things that you can do to quickly improve how you communicate with colleagues from other cultures.
1: Tell your listener or reader how what you are communicating is relevant to them.
I recommend that you first take the time to decide why what you are communicating is relevant and then explicitly tell that to your listener or reader. That will motivate them to keep listening or reading. This is especially important when communicating across cultures, since you cannot take for granted that people from other cultures share your assumptions about relevance.
2: Keep your communication short, simple and direct.
Too many of us within intercultural business contexts are being unrealistic in our expectations of our listeners and readers. Do you expect a lot from your listeners and readers?
First, do you expect them to listen to, and read everything, that you communicate? Due to time pressures, no one can listen to, and read, everything.
Second, do you expect them to understand complex explanations and recommendations? Intercultural contexts are not the place to demonstrate an extensive vocabulary, thoroughness and nuanced reasoning.
Short and simple is a better formula than long, complex and indirect.
3: Tell your listeners or readers why they should trust you.
If your listeners and readers do not trust you, they will stop listening and reading. We typically build our identities and inspire trust by the actions others see us taking, day in and day out. However, often within intercultural business contexts we have to communicate with people who do not work with us regularly or who do not know us. Despite this, we expect them to trust us. But you cannot expect trust to be given automatically, especially within intercultural contexts.
Nothing undermines trust more than unclear communication. That is why the priority cannot be to simply “speak English better.” Rather, it has to be communicating as clearly and concisely as possible, so that we can better understand one another. I am convinced that without understanding, there can be no trust. And without trust, there is less cooperation and more conflict.
So, regardless of the purpose of any single communication, your objective for all written and spoken communication should always be to lay the foundations for mutual trust.
I am convinced that it is within everyone’s power to improve how they communicate with colleagues from other cultures when using English as a second language. I encourage you to be the one leading the way. | 2019-04-24T20:05:49 | https://sherwoodfleming.com/improve-communicate-cultures/ |
Mindfulness for Stress - a course in 4 sessions, fortnightly on a Saturday, 9.30am - 1.30pm, the last session will be 10am - 4pm.
This is the 8 week mindfulness course held in 4 sessions.
The course is designed to give a supportive and clear grounding in mindfulness. You will learn ways to reduce stress, as well as ways to become more ‘stress-hardy’ and resilient, so you will be less thrown by life’s difficulties.
Each week on this eight week course you will learn new strategies and approaches within a warm and friendly group setting. There will opportunities to talk about experiences with the practice, the difficulties that can arise and how to deal with them skilfully.
To get the full benefit from the course you will need to commit to attending regularly and making time to do daily home practice between classes.
Participants feel helped by being part of a group that is learning and practising together.
The course is suitable for anyone experiencing stress associated with work, relationships, loss and other factors outside their control. Also for those who want strategies to deal with the general complexity and pace of modern life or for those wishing to bring a greater sense of richness, fulfilment and meaning into their life. | 2019-04-22T19:07:10 | https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/events/mindfulness-for-stress-fortnightly-saturday-course-for-4-sessions |
I get attracted to exotic recipes.
I would flip pass a recipe for a chocolate chip cookie and stop at a page that says alfajores, or something like that. There's nothing wrong with the classics but trying new, exciting things is probably one of the most fun aspects of baking.
When I read Dorie's Baking From My Home to Yours a while back, I bookmarked many recipes, including this one for kugelhopf. What really pulled me in was the fact that it had a foreign name, and that it was baked in a kugelhopf pan. Ha.
Kugelhopf, I gather, is basically like a brioche in a not so conventional shape. I did a bit of research on what others had to say about this recipe and my results were a little less than promising. Some said that the kugelhopf did not match up to their expectations, and some even said that it was way too dry. Although, I did find a few who would gladly make this bread (cake?) again and again.
Nevertheless, I stuck to my plan and baked the kugelhopf. It certainly wasn't dry. Even if I did skip the butter and sugar soak after baking. In fact, it was the very opposite. It was soft, moist and so bouncy that it could double as a golden pillow. However, I did find it lacking it sweetness so the icing sugar really helped. And it was also a bit yeasty- probably because I let it rise for too long.
All in all, I wouldn't make it again but it's a pretty decent recipe.
For the full recipe and instructions, please head on over to here. | 2019-04-24T06:46:05 | http://crumbsandcookies.blogspot.com/2012/02/kugelhopf_10.html |
There was a lot of controversy leading up this month’s BC provincial election surrounding Bill 42, which was designed to limit third party election spending in the 88 days prior to elections. It has since been struck down by the BC Supreme Court.
The idea for Bill 42 being that third parties with deep pockets should be limited in their ability to sway election discourse and results through ad blitzes etc.
The argument against Bill 42 being that it unjustly gags freedom of expression.
I personally agree with the concept of Bill 42 IF such third party spending limits are accompanied by limits on political donations; I don’t think you can legitimately curb one form of influence without dealing with the other.
Perhaps it’s no surprise that the BC Liberals introduced Bill 42 without accompanying legislation to limit personal and corporate political donations, as their financial base is more likely to write cheques than take out political ads.
As a notable example, major oil and gas pipeline companies in BC have donated over $126,000 exclusively to the Liberals since 2005.
The problem with large political donations is that they create an incentive for the receiving party to push for or implement measures that are favorable to the generous donor.
Of course, our politicians will never acknowledge an influence of that incentive on their conduct or decisions; and proving the influence of large donations on specific conduct is virtually impossible in most circumstances.
Thus, the public is left to trust that our politicians are driven by the goodness of their hearts, the fire of their ideals, and discipline of their rational intellect.
For certain types of people I’m sure that’s true. For others I’m sure it’s not. The influence of big donations can be much more complicated than ‘I’ll pay you X, you give me Y’, and I would bet that many under the influence of these donations don’t even realize it, or refuse to acknowledge it.
I’d like to take the guessing out.
I’d prefer it if I knew that Gordon Campbell’s enthusiasm for a pipeline ‘Energy Corridor’ between Alberta and BC’s north coast (see pg. 45 of their Election Platform, contradictory to his leadership on climate change) has everything to do with independent and rational consideration by himself and the party, and nothing to do with the over $60,000 received from the companies whose projects form the heart of the concept.
British Columbians deserve equal opportunity to participate in public life. That should include BOTH third party spending limits and limits on political donations. | 2019-04-22T21:55:13 | https://dogwoodbc.ca/news/pipeline-companies-pony-up-for-liberals/ |
The Hunger Games, filmed entirely in North Carolina, was a big hit when it came out earlier this year. Since then, there has been much speculation as to where its sequelThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be filmed. Recently, Lionsgate has announced in a press release its plans to film Catching Fire this fall on location in Hawaii, and in and near Atlanta, Georgia, including Clayton County.
Soon after the Lionsgate’s press release, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners in Georgia made its own announcement. The Board has unanimously granted the producers of Catching Fire the right to film at Clayton County International Park in Jonesboro, Georgia. Catching Fire will be filming scenes in the park throughout late October and November of this year.
The water park at Clayton County International Park is the film location for the cornucopia scenes of Catching Fire - image via Google.
This decision by the Board of Commissioners could not have been more timely for Clayton because the county has been suffering from a high rate of foreclosures and unemployment.
Catching Fire is the latest in a series of big-budget films made in Clayton County in the two years since the county started a film and entertainment office. Within this time period, the film industry has created 100 permanent jobs for Clayton County, essentially a $5 million to $10 million increase in the county’s revenue. This economic injection has been a godsend to Clayton.
As to Catching Fire, the production will pay $80,000 in order to film a few scenes in the park. In addition, the county’s economy will also benefit when the production starts spending money on the usual costs that come with moviemaking (extras, police security, restaurants, accommodations, local film crew, etc.). For example, off-duty Clayton police officers will earn $45 an hour for their security services, and a Clayton County Water Authority worker will take home $75 an hour as he drains and refills the park’s lake.
In addition to Georgia’s generous film tax credits, Clayton has several other attractive qualities that have drawn Hollywood to film in the area for years.
Clayton’s location and geography, and its ability to be both rural and suburban, historic and futuristic, are attractive to filmmakers. It’s one of the major reasons why Clayton landmarks and landscapes have continued to grace the screens (small and big).
PHOTO CREDIT: Farm setting in the mountains of Rabun County, Clayton, GA, approximately a two-hour drive from Clayton County. This land is part of Leaptrott House, currently listed on Reel-Scout’s film location library. Leaptrott House is available for rent for filming.
And, as the producers of Catching Fire have figured out, Clayton is the one place in Atlanta that sports a … beach ... on its resume. “The beach” - where Catching Fire will be filming - is actually a man-made water park in Clayton County International Park.
For the Hunger Games sequel, the park is being transformed into a post-apocalyptic setting. The Beach was also where the beach volleyball matches of the 1996 Olympics were held.
Why is being close to the airport so important? Filmmakers while filming in the Atlanta area loves to set up camp near the airport. Clayton County, located approximately 15 miles from the airport and a little over 17 miles from Atlanta has a huge advantage over other neighboring towns.
In Clayton, film producers have essentially a one-stop service for all of their filming needs, such as obtaining building permits, leasing props and hiring movie extras. “They understand the business of making movies,” said Miller.
If you’re interested in learning more about filming in Clayton, check out the Clayton County Film Office’s Facebook page.
In 1969 the Mitchell family designated Clayton County “The Official Home of Gone With The Wind.” Why? Scarlett O’hara’s beloved plantation home Tara was set there, and Clayton County is Scarlett’s home county.
PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo of Stately Oaks Plantation is from here.
It is well known that Margaret Mitchell got her ideas for her Gone With The Wind and especially the setting of Scarlett’s home Tara from the Stately Oaks Plantation, which originally was located on Tara Boulevard. In the 1970s, the plantation was moved to its current location in the Margaret Mitchell Memorial Park off of Jodeco Road in Jonesboro.
If you’re a fan of Gone With The Wind (and who isn’t?), check out this fascinating 1936 interview of the author Margaret Mitchell. You can also visit Stately Oaks Plantation and the author’s Atlanta home the next time you’re in Georgia.
In addition to Catching Fire and Scary Movie 5 (both to be filmed there this fall), Clayton County is also the filming location for other recent productions such as The Odd Life of Timothy Green (one of my favorite movies in 2012), Joyful Noise, What to Expect When You’re Expecting, NBC’s new series Revolution, Zombieland, and the 2001 Footloose remake.
Production still of The Odd Life of Timothy Green via Google.
The fictitious town of Stanleyville, the main setting for The Odd Life of Timothy Green, is actually the tiny town of Rex, Georgia, about 15 miles south of Atlanta in Clayton County. Rex residents were so excited to have the movie filmed in their own backyard (as you can see from this NBC News clip).
Clayton County’s involvement with the film industry is not a recent development though. Over three decades ago, Smokey and the Bandit was also filmed in and around Jonesboro, Georgia.
Georgia, prides itself as the “Camera Ready state,” has had 333 productions filmed in Georgia has generated a $3.1 billion revenue for fiscal 2012, according to the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, a 29 percent increase over fiscal 2011.
In addition to featured films, commercials and music videos, many television shows have been shot in Georgia including AMC’s The Walking Dead, CW’s The Vampire Diaries, BET’s Reed Between the Lines, “Family Feud”; VH1’s Single Ladies; USA’s Necessary Roughness; and Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva.
For more information on filming in Georgia (whom we are proud to say is a Reel-Scout client), visit the Georgia Film, Video and Music Office. | 2019-04-26T02:30:40 | https://www.locationshub.com/blog/2013/10/27/the-film-industrys-impact-on-clayton-county-georgia |
The 49ers will be without leading rusher Matt Breida for at least Sunday's game vs. the Broncos with an injured ankle.
Breida re-injured his left ankle this past Sunday during pregame warmups prior to a 43-16 loss at Seattle.
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Breidas status on Monday after the running back had just five carries for six yards and three catches for 51 yards vs. the Seahawks.
Breida has rushed for 744 yards and ranking third in the league with an average of 5.64 yards per carry.
With Breida unavailable, undrafted rookie Jeff Wilson is expected to start.
"He hits the hole and he runs hard," Shanahan said of Wilson. "He's a very good zone runner. He doesn't mess around. He sets his track. When he sees an open gap, he puts his foot down and goes for it."
Wilson had 61 yards on 15 carries and also caught eight passes for 73 yards vs. the Seahawks.
"Jeff played very well,´ Shanahan said. "He earned that last week how he played, but it got stronger, especially with what happened with Breida in pregame warmups. We were going to give Jeff a lot anyways, but we knew Breida struggled in pregame. Then it got worse as the game went. Jeff also got hurt in the game too. He had to leave and go to the locker room for a little bit. But, it was good to see him. We all know he played well, but it was good to see him bounce back and play through some stuff that was bothering him also."
On a positive note, speedy wide receiver Marquise Goodwin could return this week after missing the last two games for family reasons.
Shanahan is hoping that despite his team's 2-10 record, it can put up a better fight against the 6-6 Broncos than it did vs. the now 7-5 Seahawks.
"We didn't play very well," Shanahan said. "That doesn't go into they didn't respond to my challenge. You have to play very good football to win games and we haven't done that enough consistently in all three phases throughout the year. Magic words don't make people different. I want people to focus and worry about what they can control. We have four games left. We know we're eliminated from the playoffs. So is this year over? This year has everything to do, for me, about next year."
--RB Matt Breida will not play Sunday vs. the Denver Broncos. Breida re-injured his left ankle this past Sunday during pregame warmups prior to a 43-16 loss at Seattle. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Breidas status on Monday after the running back had just five carries for six yards and three catches for 51 yards vs. the Seahawks.
--LB Dekoda Watson will be placed on IR with a torn calf muscle.
--S Jaquiski Tartt will miss this week's game with a stinger.
--WR Marquise Goodwin could return this week after missing the last two games for family reasons. | 2019-04-21T06:30:08 | https://footballmaven.io/49ers/news/49ers-lose-leading-rusher-breida-to-ankle-injury-OB0HN43j9ESpxLPav79gVw/ |
Ture recommendations for 2005 Amazon 18"
Just need off road shoes!
How often do Land Cruiser 120's come up for breaking ?
New tyres for winter - recommendations? | 2019-04-20T12:46:41 | http://www.tlocuk.co.uk/forums/viewforum.php?f=44 |
“Il terrorismo non fermerà l’impegno di Europhonica che riaccende oggi i microfoni in onore di Antonio Megalizzi e Bartosz Orent-Niedzielski. Sono felice che la mia proposta di intitolare a Antonio e a Bartosz lo studio radio del PE, che avevo rivolto al presidente Antonio Tajani dopo la loro morte, si sia concretizzata oggi. Saranno sempre con noi e saranno un messaggio per nuove generazioni di parlamentari e di giornalisti”.
Lo dichiara Silvia Costa, europarlamentare del PD, durante una conferenza stampa, a Strasburgo, con i colleghi parlamentari Daniele Viotti, Elly Schlein, Lara Comi con i protagonisti di Europhonica, il progetto nato nel 2015 da Raduni, la rete italiana di radio universitarie, e Radio Campus France, insieme a radio di altri Paesi europei in memoria dei giornalisti Antonio Megalizzi e Bartosz Orent-Niedzielski.
“Su mia richiesta – prosegue l’europarlamentare – la presidenza sta esaminando la possibilità di intitolare ad Antonio e Bartosz una borsa di studio per giovani giornalisti che raccontino l´Europa ai propri coetanei, come è avvenuto alla memoria del giovane slovacco Jan Kuciak. Infine come relatore di Europa creativa, che dal 2021 avrà una sezione dedicata al sostegno della qualità del giornalismo europeo, alla lotta alle fake news e allo sviluppo del pensiero critico, ho proposto di istituire una linea di finanziamento dedicata al sostegno di progetti europei promossi da radio Universitarie per raccontare l’Europa ai giovani. Chiedo ai gruppi politici di sostenere la mia proposta e a voi di farvene interpreti”.
L’articolo Ue, Costa: una borsa di studio e sostegno a reti europee di radio in onore di Antonio Megalizzi e Bartosz Orent-Niedzielski proviene da Eurodeputatipd.eu.
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The second annual Banking and Finance Meetup at Eastern Kentucky University will be held on Thursday, April 5, and Kentucky's bankers are taking notice.
Representatives from area banks and financial service providers will be on hand in EKU's Business and Technology Center for the sector-focused event. The evening of networking will showcase business majors with a special keynote address from Kentucky Banking Commissioner Charles A. Vice.
The Meetup will convene at 4 p.m. in the BTC Rogow Auditorium with a greeting from College of Business and Technology Dean Dr. Tom Erekson. Commissioner Vice will speak on the banking industry in Kentucky and then open the floor for questions. Following the presentation by Vice, students, faculty and financial institutions will convene in the BTC Atrium for a networking session until 6 p.m.
Vice was appointed commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) in August 2008. As commissioner, Vice has responsibility for the regulatory oversight of all Kentucky state-chartered financial institutions, which includes examinations, licensing of financial professionals, registration of securities and enforcement.
Hecontinues to serve in a national leadership role through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), the nationwide organization representing state bank regulators. As a former chairman, he maintains the status of director emeritus of CSBS. He is only the second commissioner from Kentucky to have led thenational group.
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Prior to joining DFI, hewas an employee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for 18 years, serving in the Lexington, Kentucky,field office. During his tenure with the FDIC, Vice served as the office's expert on subprime lending and capital markets. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1990 and resides todayin Winchester, Kentucky.
Financial institutions and students may register for the event online at finance.eku.edu/eku-banking-and-finance-meetup or by contacting Maggie Abney, CTP, Executive in Residence,at maggie.abney@eku.edu or 859-622-8998. | 2019-04-19T19:13:01 | https://stories.eku.edu/events/banking-finance-meetup-features-commissioner |
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The UK government announced in November 2018 that a digital services tax will be introduced in the year 2020. A consultation process is currently underway to identify stakeholder concerns and issues relating to the new tax and formulate a plan for future implementation.
What Is The Digital Services Tax?
The digital services tax is an entirely new tax proposal and one key reason for the initiative is to levy and collect taxes on UK-related profits of some of the major, global high-tech providers operating across international borders. Major companies impacted by these changes will include Facebook, Google and Amazon.
The government argued that existing tax laws are inappropriate for the digital era we now face. It's common for the major players in the internet arena to operate across borders, yet no international tax agreements are in place to retrieve some of the profits that businesses gain from country-specific trading.
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CableLabs has joined forces with top players in cutting-edge media technology—Charter Communications, Light Field Lab, OTOY and Visby—to form the Immersive Digital Experiences Alliance (IDEA). Chaired by CableLabs’ Principal Architect and Futurist, Arianne Hinds, the alliance aims to facilitate the development of an end-to-end ecosystem for immersive media, including VR, AR, stereoscopic 3D and the much-talked-about light field holodeck, by creating a suite of display-agnostic, royalty-free specifications. Although the work is already well underway, the official IDEA launch event was on April 8 at the 2019 NAB Show. Learn more about it here.
IDEA’s Challenges: What problems do we want to solve?
Advancements in immersive media offer endless opportunities not only in gaming and entertainment but also in telemedicine, education, business and personal communication and many other areas that we haven’t even begun to explore. It’s an exciting technological frontier that always gets a lot of buzz at tech expos and industry conferences. The question now is not if, but when is it going to become reality and what are the steps to getting there?
Despite numerous innovation leaps in VR and AR in recent years, the immersive media industry as a whole is still in its very early stages. Light field technology, the richest and most dense form of immersive media that allows the user to view and interact with a three-dimensional object in volumetric space, is particularly limited by the shortcomings of the existing video interchange standards.
A photorealistic, volumetric video requires substantially more data than the traditional 2D media we’re used to today. In order to deliver a truly seamless and lifelike immersive experience, we need to take a different approach for an interoperable media format and network delivery.
There’s currently no common media format for storage, distribution and display of immersive images. We’ll need to build a media-aware network that’s fully optimized for the new generation of immersive entertainment.
IDEA’s Goals: How will we address these problems?
IDEA is already working on the first version of the Immersive Technologies Media Format (ITMF), a display-agnostic set of specifications for representation of immersive media. ITMF is based on OTOY’s well-established ORBX Scene Graph format currently used in 3D animation.
It will address real-life requirements based on input from content creators, technology manufacturers and network operators.
IDEA’s newly-elected chairperson, Dr. Arianne Hinds, joined CableLabs in 2012 as a Principal Architect of Video & Standards Strategy. A VR futurist, innovator and inventor, she has over 25 years of experience in areas of image and video compression, including MPEG and JPEG. Dr. Hinds has won numerous industry awards, including the prestigious 2017 WICT Rocky Mountain Woman in Technology Award. She is the Chair for the U.S. delegation to MPEG and is currently serving as the Chairperson of the L3.1 Committee for United States MPEG Development Activity for the International Committee for Information Technology Standards. Her new responsibilities at IDEA are a natural extension of her life’s work, perfectly aligned with the IDEA’s mission to bring the beautiful world of immersive media technology into the mainstream.
The 10G platform positions cable operators as the first commercial network service providers to support truly immersive services beyond the limits of legacy 2D video. With its ability to deliver up to 10Gbps while at the same time supporting low latency for interactive applications, 10G will be crucial to delivering the immersive media at bitrates (e.g. 1.5 Gbps for light field panels) that allow the corresponding displays to operate at their fullest potential.
No one company can build the future in isolation. IDEA welcomes anyone—technologists, creative visionaries, equipment manufacturers and network distribution operators—who share its vision. If you’re interested in learning more about becoming a member, please visit the website at www.immersivealliance.org.
You can learn more about the CableLabs future vision by clicking below.
With the beautiful Colorado summer fast approaching, we’re ramping up preparations for our annual three-day Summer Conference in Keystone—a place we like to call “Faster, Together.” It’s where professionals from all corners of cable gather to reflect on the state of the industry, sneak a peek into the future and exchange ideas on how to get there faster.
The agenda is packed with insightful keynotes, panel discussions and product showcases designed to give you a sense of what’s happening around the industry. The event sessions cover two tracks: innovation and technical. On the innovation side, you’ll learn more about emerging technologies and find out how your company’s roadmap measures up with industry trends. On the technical side, you’ll delve deeper into how things work and how the global industry can join forces to overcome its current technical obstacles.
Many of us are goal-oriented introverts by nature. Great for hitting deadlines, but it’s time to take a break from the office and open your mind to new ideas, even if they come from people who have nothing to do with your line of work. Or do they? In the past we’ve invited speakers from all walks of life—writers, illustrators and even poker players—to share success strategies that you can easily apply in your career.
Tap into a powerful network of operators, vendors, startups and industry experts who share a vision of the connected future built on advanced cable technologies. Every session, project meeting or coffee break is a potential networking opportunity.
It doesn’t matter if it came from the mind of a Fortune 500 CEO or a maverick innovator with big dreams, every great idea deserves a moment in the spotlight. Book a slot in Tek Stadium™ to showcase your company’s product and get invaluable feedback from hundreds of industry professionals.
Attend project meetings that are focused on new technologies and getting them widely deployed sooner. Project meetings are for cable operator members only.
We’re excited to announce that starting in 2020 we are launching an all-new annual event—with a new purpose, agenda and location—to serve the growing needs of the cable community in the new decade and beyond. And since at CableLabs innovation never stops, we’re going bigger and bolder than ever before!
This also means that this year’s Summer Conference will be our last. Don’t miss your opportunity to attend this event—be sure to click below to learn more information and be notified when registration opens!
For the 12th consecutive year, cable’s top executives, technologists, engineers, marketers, new business developers, strategists, financial experts and other professionals gather in Denver, Colorado, for Light Reading’s Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies Conference. Widely known as the cable industry’s leading independent event, it is a two-day deep dive into cable’s future. Participants discuss the adoption and monetization of emergent technologies, current and future business models, transitioning from legacy platforms to next-generation equipment and software and other hot topics that’ll shape the cable industry for years to come.
Previous attendees consistently boast about every aspect of this event, from its structure to the quality of the speakers to the venue. Judging by the posted agenda, 2019 will not disappoint. Captivating keynotes, panel discussions, Fireside Chats and networking lunches will not only keep you interested and engaged for the full two days, they’ll also leave you with a wealth of new information you can take back to the office.
Author, speaker and innovation guru, Phil McKinney, will deliver a keynote on the rollout of 10G technologies in the near future, titled CableLabs Talks 10G. Find out more about how our technologies will enable the 10G platform and deliver residential internet speeds 10 times faster than today’s networks and 100 times faster than what most consumers currently experience.
CableLabs’ current “Inventor of the Year,” Dr. Campos is regarded by many as the “founding father of Proactive Network Maintenance.” He will share his expertise in his keynote, Coherent Optics: Beyond Bits, and participate in a panel discussion called Lighting Up Coherent Optics.
A video and immersive experience expert, Dr. Hinds will share her thoughts on the future of VR/AR/MR technologies in her keynote CableLabs Goes Back to the Future.
Mr. Levensalor will leverage his extensive NFV knowledge and experience as an OPNFV Vice Chair in the Fireside Chat called Transforming the Cable Network Infrastructure.
As the connected home becomes a reality for many consumers in the coming decade, experts like Josh are working hard to make Wi-Fi experience the best it can be. He will join two other panelists for a Special Breakfast Session called Profiting from the In-Home Wi-Fi Challenge: Strategies and Solutions.
An expert in developing monetization strategies for emerging communication technologies, Jen Shelby will share her knowledge as a panelist in a session titled Monetizing Next-Gen Business Services.
If you’re still wondering if this event is for you, it’s simple—if you’re in the cable business and are involved in building its future—Cable Next-Gen has to be on your list of annual “must-goes.” For more details or to register, please visit the Conference website.
In August we released the third installment of our vision videos: "The Near Future. Ready for Anything." In the video, we imagine a future where kids use technology to learn and solve problems and can’t wait to come back to school on Monday. Skeptical? You won’t be after you see what their classrooms might look like in the near future. Cutting-edge technology powered by multi-gigabit super networks will expand their learning environment beyond the physical walls of the school as far as their imagination goes, making education a fun, collaborative and truly enjoyable experience. Take a look for yourself!
AR and VR technology has been gaining some traction in the last few years among gamers, but education is one area where it can really shine. No kid would ever fall asleep at their desk wearing a sleek head-mounted display! They can interact with virtual and real-life objects at their own pace, explore and discover new worlds alongside their classmates and be back in time for lunch. Now that’s a class trip we’d all look forward to.
We call it a wall, but this technology breaks down boundaries like no other. It creates a collaborative environment where kids from different schools and countries can interact in real time. How fun would it be to learn a new language or work on a common project with your peers who are hundreds of miles away? The learning opportunities are endless. Low latency networks powered by the cable industry are the key to making this concept a reality.
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We’re already seeing the benefits of having multiple connected devices in our homes, but that’s just a start. IoT technology, such as sensors and other devices, connected to one powerful network has the potential to transform the way we learn, giving us the information we need when we need it. Imagine how much faster your class experiment will go if you could collect and interpret data in an instant? And that’s just one possible application out of many others.
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Put all your other collaboration tools away, because this one is a game-changer. A light field holodeck can project media into volumetric virtual classroom or workspace where everyone can meet using their photorealistic avatars. Participants can work and communicate with each other as if they are in the same room even if they are miles apart in real life. With enough bandwidth, this will become the collaboration tool of the future. You can read more about how we're enabling this technology here.
If you were around 30 years ago, you may recall using a payphone, writing a check, or strolling down the street with your Walkman. All of those conveniences of 30 years ago don’t seem all that convenient today. In just three decades, the span of CableLabs' entire existence, we went from analog to digital, from payphones to smartphones, from libraries to the internet. Now we wake up every day ready for the next big thing.
While you may get excited about the latest new device or app you probably don’t give much thought about what lies behind the next big thing. So long as the device or app works why should you care?
Like it or not, your life is online. This comes with many benefits, like convenience and accessibility, but also a few risks.
When CableLabs was formed in 1988, a huge chunk of our innovation efforts focused on television and improving the viewing experience. Fast forward to today: your TV is now connected to your network, just like your phone and a myriad of other smart devices you can’t live without. Many of them have digital eyes and ears, a.k.a. cameras and microphones, that aren’t secure. That’s why a lot of our work today centers on cybersecurity. Whether you’re streaming a YouTube video or making an online payment, it’s very important to use secure devices.
Cable operators have a long history of successfully defending against attackers seeking to steal your service, customer data and video content. We’ve enabled cable-based security technologies to be leveraged in the wider internet ecosystem, including in Wi-Fi hotspots, smart grid devices and medical communications through our subsidiary Kyrio. The cable industry also provides broad-based technology thought leadership on security through substantial contributions to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG), Wi-Fi Alliance and the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG), among other leading technical bodies.
You may not realize it, but bandwidth and network speed have become just as important as your other utilities. You can’t have the next big thing without them.
Just like we don’t care about electricity unless the lights go out, we don’t pay attention to how much data we use until it’s gone. We download and upload all day long without giving it much thought unless there is congestion somewhere on the network. As new bandwidth-hungry technologies, such as VR/AR, AI, and autonomous vehicles, become more mainstream, the demands on network bandwidth will increase. One of CableLabs’ main focus areas is building better and faster networks capable of supporting these new and future technologies.
Technology and its byproducts affect our planet, so how we innovate and use technology is just as important as the benefits it provides.
Recycling is great, but we can all do more. CableLabs’ unique position within the communications industry gives us an opportunity to drive policy priorities that focus on greener, more energy-efficient products. Through technological development and voluntary energy agreements with manufacturers, our industry has achieved rapid energy efficiency gains—proof that we can drive sustainability. That’s great for business and even better for our planet.
These are just a few of the many reasons to stay on top of technology and innovation trends. We’ve been doing it for the last 30 years! Please watch our Near Future videos and click below to visit our 30th Anniversary site to learn more about CableLabs and how our technology affects your everyday life.
According to a 2018 national Education Week survey, the majority of education leaders report that digital technologies are an important supplemental resource used to personalize the learning experience based on each student’s strengths, weaknesses and preferences.
How can children be prepared for a work environment that looks nothing like today? How can subjects be taught that don’t yet exist? And how can students be well equipped for future problems that are currently unknown? In order to be prepared for this vision of the future, education needs to teach a lifelong love of learning.
Today, CableLabs is here to invent a better future. We created the Near Future film series to serve as an inspiration for innovators. As the industry-leading provider for broadband, we want to guide those creating technologies and experiences supported by the broadband platform. Our vision uses network technologies to help create a compelling learning environment for students of all ages. The technologies make environments more creative, collaborative, and personal, always leaving the students wanting to come back for more and ready for anything.
Scott Brown is the Executive Director of UpRamp, backed by CableLabs. He is the driving force behind UpRamp’s mission to connect radical entrepreneurs to the most powerful network in the world.
UpRamp was established in 2016 as a platform to connect cutting-edge, agile startups with the connectivity industry with programs designed for every stage in the entrepreneurial life cycle - from idea to IPO. CableLabs members around the world look to UpRamp as a way to engage with startups, drive innovation and promote entrepreneurship. UpRamp runs several programs, including its flagship program, the Fiterator. The Fiterator is a three-month program for later stage startups to help them secure product-market fit and guarantees deals, not demo days. UpRamp also runs the Innovation Showcase series, which presents up-and-coming tech startups to the industry at several events throughout the year, including CES, CableLabs Summer Conference, and CableLabs Inform[ED].
Scott is an eight-time startup founder with a strong history of building companies from inception to profitability. As an active angel investor and advisor, he has helped hundreds of startups perfect their pitch with a framework he created called (C)lean Messaging. In 2016, Scott was credited with inventing the world's first bacon-wrapped tot.
Now, meet the man bringing radical entrepreneurship to cable.
No matter if you work for or with CableLabs (or just thinking about it), we bet there are some things on this list that’ll impress you.
Half a billion individuals (and counting) use CableLabs’ technology every single day.
Over the last 30 years, CableLabs has been releasing a steady stream of innovative technologies into the world. Today its projects span multiple industries, everything from medical equipment to cybersecurity to VR gaming and beyond, so chances are you or someone you know is using CableLabs technology. Not bad for a 30-year-old company.
Today, 345 million homes are serviced by cable technology. Guess how many homes had cable in 1988 when CableLabs was formed? Check your answer here.
The modem in your house probably has Cablelabs’ stamp of approval.
Remember the dial-up days when your internet browsing sessions were routinely halted by someone picking up the house phone? You can thank CableLabs for rescuing you from that particular loop of disappointment. CableLabs’ DOCSIS® specifications have helped the industry develop cheaper, reliable and way more convenient cable modems that most of us have in our homes today. In fact, nearly 2.3 billion DOCSIS cable modems were shipped since 2000.
Do you know the year the first DOCSIS specification was launched? Find the answer here.
Without CableLabs, you probably would still be stuck watching the same 10 channels.
Most people agree that the current variety of 500 or so digital cable channels is nice to have. This wouldn’t be possible without MPEG, the digital video encoding standard, enabled by CableLabs in 1996 and still used today. It allowed broadcasters to put 20 channels inside of one, so in a way, you can thank CableLabs for your channel surfing habits.
CableLabs won an Emmy for DOCSIS.
Did you think the red carpet is rolled out only for the Hollywood elite? After the release of DOCSIS 3.0 in 2010, CableLabs won its first Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for enabling "the delivery of television via broadband data systems." And that’s not all. Many cable companies are planning to launch Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1, the latest iteration that allows the use of the same spectrum for upstream and downstream traffic at the same time, by 2020.
CableLabs is in the matchmaking business.
Over the years, CableLabs has helped transform the cable industry from video entertainment to broadband, digital delivery, wireless and fiber technologies. But it doesn’t have a monopoly on great ideas. Through unique programs like UpRamp, CableLabs can now seek out innovative startups and put them in touch with their bigger, more established counterparts to help bring more state-of-the-art technologies to market. Since the start of the program, CableLabs has introduced over 500 startups to the cable industry.
Unlike any other company out there, CableLabs splits its budget between R&D and long-term innovation. Find out why here.
For a more complete look at CableLabs’ history, be sure to click below and check out our brand new 30th Anniversary. It chronicles CableLabs’ contributions to the industry and offers a glimpse of what’s to come.
This year marks our 30th anniversary here at CableLabs. Join us at our Summer Conference 2018 August 5-8 in Keystone Co and help us celebrate while you learn, mix with your counterparts from around the world and enjoy spectacular Colorado.
Annie Duke: As a World Series Poker Champion, author and National Science Foundation Fellow, Annie leverages her experience in the science of smart decision making to excel at a variety of pursuits. She brings her background in cognitive science and poker together to understand how we make decisions, the obstacles that prevent us from making our best decisions and how to create practical solutions that make decision making more rational.
Brad Shaw: Chief Executive Officer of Shaw Communications and a 30-year veteran, Brad will share how his company has disrupted the industry and redefined how a cable company can thrive in a fast-changing environment. Brad sits on our Board of Directions and his valuable input contributes to many of our innovations.
Tim Urban: Creator of the stick figure illustrated blog, Wait But Why, Tim is one of the internet’s most popular writers. Elon Musk is such a big fan that he asked Tim to interview him about his companies, resulting in the in-depth Elon Musk Blog Series. His Why Procrastinators Procrastinate presentation was the most-watched TED talk of 2016.
We know many of you come to “take a peek at the future” and you'll be covered. Take a look at the agenda to get an idea of the hot topics, from 5G rollouts to crushing latency in networks to Micronets to Blockchain, and much more. Don’t miss our CTO Roundtable, with members from Europe and the US, giving their take on technologies from DOCSIS 3.1, IP video and next-generation architectures.
CableLabs subsidiary UpRamp works with some of the brightest emerging technology companies in the world. They will introduce you to 6 such companies who are changing the landscape of our industry. We know you’re a hard crowd to impress, but these 6 companies will grab your attention and get your creative wheels turning. We will also be introducing the companies in the 2018 UpRamp Cohort.
You told us you want to connect on a deeper level with some of our presenters, and we’re introducing a new app which will allow you to set up a 15-minute meeting with anyone on our schedule. It’s a great opportunity to form bonds and get all your questions answered by our expert presenters. Watch this space to get more info. Or better yet, sign up now for the conference, and get early access.
What’s a Party without a BBQ?
CableLabs subsidiary Kyrio will host a Colorado-style BBQ on Monday, August 6 at Keystone Stables, with transportation provided. Come out, meet your fellow attendees and help us celebrate our 30th.
On August 9, we are hosting our Behind the Curtain event at our Louisville, Colorado labs. Not a part of our regular program, but this event is something extra you shouldn’t miss. You’ll get a chance to see and hear about the disruptive technologies we’re working on behind closed doors. It’s a perfect chance to view demonstrations, get involved, and collaborate with us on positioning and rollouts of these exciting new technologies.
Register now to reserve your space for our special 30th anniversary Summer Conference 2018. We can't wait to see you in Keystone!
It's our 30th anniversary and half a billion people have a reason to celebrate with us—that’s how many people depend on our technology every single day. But since we can’t throw a party for that many people, we’ve decided to put away the confetti and celebrate another way—by creating a documentary about CableLabs that we can all enjoy and share with the world.
Since CableLabs first opened its doors in 1988, we have always looked ahead, trying our best to predict the world's technological destiny. This documentary gave us an opportunity to take a look back at how we got where we are today. In the process, we spoke to many individuals whose lives were touched by CableLabs throughout the years, including some of the former and current members of the senior leadership team. We hope their stories inspire a new generation of technologists and innovators who are working on shaping the future at this very moment.
We hope you enjoy our documentary as much as we enjoyed making it.
Big thanks to the folks who took the time to share their memories with us. Our documentary would not have been possible without them. | 2019-04-24T23:54:11 | https://www.cablelabs.com/news-events/blog?author=CableLabs |
Jamie Weller is an impressive young woman. She is bright, thoughtful and filled with an infectious energy as endearing as her smile. She is a school nurse on a mission to proudly share the remarkable story of how her once failing school district is now a National Title I Distinguished School. From failing to thriving within 5 school years is practically unheard of in educational circles. When you read what Jamie has tackled, as the sole nurse in her urban school district, you will cheer her herculean efforts. She is methodical, data-driven and compassionate, a rare triple threat in school nursing. Bravo to you Jamie, our world needs more “Relentless School Nurses” with your heart, mind, and dedication to social justice and health equity. Your efforts, in conjunction with the staff and leadership of your district, is impacting the present and future of your students in ways that may not be realized for years to come. The Beverly City School District in New Jersey has found a true champion in Jamie Weller, School Nurse extraordinaire.
“A few minutes into my interview for the school nurse position at the Beverly City School, I knew I was meant to work here. I encountered two administrators, Ms. Elizabeth Giacobbe and Ms. Kerri Lawler, who clearly had a passion for their jobs and the students they serve. At the time, in 2013, our Pre-kindergarten through 8th-grade school was classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as a failing school district. The district was plagued by chronic underachievement and low performance on standardized tests. These administrators discussed their efforts to ensure their students received the education they deserved. It was obvious that they also valued the role of the school nurse in reforming the district. They were not willing to settle for someone who did not share in this collective passion for the students of Beverly City. It was this mindset that made it clear to me that I had found my place.
I was offered the position as the sole nurse in the District and eagerly accepted. I immediately got to work identifying priority health service needs. As you can imagine in a failing district, the health office was also in disarray. The nurse before me organized some aspects of health services; however, there was MUCH work to be done. My first tasks focused on utilizing the nursing tools within our electronic records system and eliminating immunization non-compliance. Within a few months, student immunizations and nursing visits were documented online. In addition, we were fully compliant with immunizations. We have maintained that status on each subsequent health department audit.
Each day, I continued in the trenches doing the hard work I never knew existed while in nursing school, as a critical care nurse, or even during my school nurse certification program. I moved from one priority intervention to the next. Some of the reforms we instituted include updating the Beverly City AED program, creating a Medical Emergency Response Team, and revising emergency care plan forms for various severe medical conditions. These forms are accessible to parents on my streamlined website. In addition, we reformed food allergy and anaphylaxis practices brought oral health resources to the district, and created a comprehensive approach to asthma management in school, as our asthma prevalence is more than double the NJ average.
I also continually educate students about the importance of coming to school every day and remaining in school if they are not meeting dismissal criteria. This open communication with students and my work to forge strong relationships with parents/guardians led to a reduction in overall health office visits and average visit duration, both of which help to maximize instructional time. This year, we also created a multidisciplinary attendance action committee, which focuses on reducing chronic absenteeism. The results have been simply astonishing. As compared to the same time period (September through March) of the 2015-2016 school year, we have almost 1,000 fewer absences!
Achievement-wise, our students have also experienced great gains. I am pleased to share that this school year, we lost our designation as a NJ DOE failing district. In fact, the DOE named us a Lighthouse District for, “illuminating the path toward academic growth and student success.” Furthermore, we were recognized as a National Title I Distinguished School. With hard work and collaboration, the Beverly City School is a significantly different place than it was just five years ago.
Bio: Jamie obtained her BSN with a minor in Health Services Management from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. She practiced as clinical level III, CCRN-certified critical care nurse in the Cardiac Care Unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. After completing her certificate in school nursing at Rutgers University-Camden, she gained employment as the school nurse at the Beverly City School in Beverly City, New Jersey. Jamie recently completed her MSN in Nursing Education from the Duke University School of Nursing. Jamie lives with her husband and three children, ages 10, 8, and 6. | 2019-04-25T10:45:50 | https://schoolnursenet.nasn.org/blogs/robin-cogan/2018/04/20/the-relentless-school-nurse-meet-jamie-weller-a-sc |
Horsham Museum opened its art gallery in 2010, becoming Horsham Museum and Art Gallery. This built on a growing collection of topographical pictures acquired by gift and recently mainly by purchase. The Museum's collection of oil paintings appear on BBC Art UK website; whilst its watercolours and prints appear on the collections detailed below.
Since 1990 the Museum has actively collected works by artists that have lived in Horsham or Horsham District. Some more prominent than others. The Museum now holds the best collection in the country of Dr Geoffrey Sparrow watercolours and etching, and a growing collection of Raoul Millais works. Since the 1980s the town has a growing number of botanical artists. | 2019-04-22T18:06:21 | https://horshammuseum.org/collections/art-collections |
Join Our 10th Conference in Japan!
Welcome to our new designed website! Development and update are still in progress!
4C5M (肆師伍門) is a not-for-profit and independent research studio that promotes dialogues between research and practice from a multi-and interdisciplinary approach to the understanding and improvement of urban/living space and social life.
our 10th conference brings together scholars and practitioners from all disciplines to provide scrutinize and analyze pressing issues related to inclusion and exclusion.
This conference builds on previous conferences on urban space and social life and seeks to explore contested issues that link development to (tangible and intangible) heritage.
The workshop is led by a gourp of experts in urban planning, architecture, sociology, and educators in forms of lectures, discussion, fieldwork, tutorial, and problem solving exercises. | 2019-04-18T18:32:36 | https://4c5mstudio.org/home |
Alpha Marathon’s line of high performance air rings are designed to provide a low pressure/high volume air flow to increase cooling efficiency and bubble stability to the film.
Single and dual lips set designs are available for both conventional and high stalk blown film applications.
M-Series air rings provide a laminar air flow to the bubble to increase cooling efficiency and bubble stability.
Air flow adjustments to the exit lips are precise and easy to use allowing the operator the ability to lock in the bubble.
The Abacus Automated Air Ring optimizes the quality of film by minimizing thickness deviations across the web. The patented Alpha Touch software links the film thickness sensor to air flow actuators. Multiple actuators are positioned around the bubble to adjust the air flow and mitigate web deviations. The Alpha Touch software provides converters additional flexibility with the ability to store multiple recipes for different product runs.
Alpha Cool stackable air ring system drastically improves extrusion throughput rates by increasing the cooling ability on the bubble through the use of two air rings.
One air ring is positioned conventionally on the die while the second air ring can be heightened or lowered to accommodate changing blow up ratios while maximising production rates.
A drastic increase in both cooling efficiency and bubble stability can be realised. | 2019-04-18T17:03:56 | http://alphamarathon.biz/our-components/air-rings.html |
Day Ten of Inktober! Gigantic — Karlos Victos aka Olympian oversees the creation of one of his inventions—a gigantic Power Mech! Yeah, so he’s not only a powerful telekinetic, he’s an engineer. | 2019-04-21T22:05:36 | https://forsakenstars.com/comic/black-gum-concept-art-page-ten-and-inktober-day-ten-gigantic/ |
Eastern Broadcasting Company is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Eastern Broadcasting Group, which also operates the online news site ETtoday. ETTV began channel syndications in the United States in 2003 under the name of ETTV America. As of 2007, Eastern Television has sister channels in South America and the People's Republic of China.
ETTV News Online, ETTV News Live Stream, Business and Finance Channel online on internet, where you can watch ETTV News Live Streaming, ETTV News HD, ETTV News Free Live Stream. | 2019-04-22T12:56:28 | https://www.olweb.tv/ettv |
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We have a team of auto locksmiths on call in Gillroyd 24 hours a day 365 days a year for when you have a security emergency relating to your vehicle.
No matter what service you need from a local auto locksmith in Gillroyd simply pick up the phone and give us a call so we can unlock your vehicle and replace or repair your car key today. | 2019-04-20T02:24:36 | https://1st-call.co.uk/auto-locksmith/16573 |
Can the bigger the width of the cup cause you to get more cramps? Should I get one that is small in with to avoid this?
My experience was the stiffness of the cup, so I have softer ones.
We generally believe here that it's better to pick a larger cup that is soft, especially with a moderate to heavy flow, than a smaller cup that is firm, if you're looking to minimize you chances for pressure or cramps.
You get cramping if the cup rubs against your cervix, so I think a wider cup is sometimes the solution. Most people don't get cramps, or if they do they can fix it by inserting the cup differently, so don't worry about it at this stage and just get something that suits your flow and vaginal length.
In my experience: No. The thickness and stiffness of a rim can though! My first cup was a small MCUK, which I found difficult to insert and felt uncomfortable because the rim is so stiff, I currently use a 'large' Fleurcup because it's much softer in the rim and body and it holds much more for my heavy days. I'm 24 no kids.
I've used some of the wider cups (L Fleur, XL Meluna) and hardly get any cramps at all. However the L Fleur puts pressure on my bladder for the first half hour of wearing it, then it goes away. That doesn't happen with a Natural Mamma (a soft, long, narrower cup) or a L Meluna. I'd be interested to see what others experience about cup width affecting cramps... I have a feeling that everyone is different on this subject. | 2019-04-19T03:36:03 | https://menstrual-cups.livejournal.com/3094996.html |
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Our goal is to provide excellent client service and to do so we encourage all members of our team to acquire and apply the appropriate skills and efficiencies. To help learn the skills and practices necessary to achieve these results, we foster a culture of asking questions, sharing knowledge, and working as a team.
If you are interested in a career in any of these areas please forward your resume in confidence. | 2019-04-25T11:42:43 | https://burstall.com/careers/staff |
Camp Cards help Scouts earn their way to Summer Camp and Day Camp. Units participating in the program will earn 50% commission on each $5 Camp Card they sell ($2.50)! This program is risk free; simply return any unsold cards. The sale will run from February 1 to May 15.
To see which vendors are offering discounts on the card, visit the Camp Card FAQ. We will update this page as we continue to get vendors locked in. Plus, don’t forget you also get access to thousands of other coupons through the Entertainment discount network!
This year we are offering two options for featured grocery stores on our Camp Cards: Safeway and Harris Teeter. Please indicate below how many of each you would like.
We recommend at least 10 per Scout to start.
You should receive a confirmation email after completing this form and clicking the “Submit” button. If you do not see it in 10-15 minutes, please check your junk mail folder, then contact CampCard@NCACBSA.org. | 2019-04-18T18:53:54 | https://www.ncacbsa.org/support-scouting/camp-cards-sign-up/ |
A sodastream is a compact machine that allows you to easily carbonate water at home.
The approximate size is 6” wide x 9” deep x 17” high and it weighs about a pound. It is made of plastic.
How does a sodastream work?
A sodastream runs off a canister of compressed CO2. The machine injects the pressurized gas into the water, carbonating it. To replace the CO2 canister, you remove the back cover of the unit, unscrew the current canister and screw in a new canister – very simple.
Only SodaStream canisters and carbonation bottles can be used, and the canisters are only available in certain areas.
Some sodastream flavoring products are a bit more natural.
Sodastreams are very useful products if you drink carbonated beverages, especially plain seltzer water. I enjoy the carbonated water with a little bit of flavored liquid stevia (vanilla crème or lemon drop) and some ice whenever I want something “fizzy”.
* Title 21, Section 101, part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations states: The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.
This product review is a guest post by my son, August. If you find it helpful, leave a comment, as I hope to get him writing more for the blog.
Great review! Thanks for the info. I have always passed these up, because I thought I HAD to use the flavorings specific to the product. Didn’t realize I could carbonate and later add my own flavors….minus HFCS and “natural flavor.” Will definitely take a second look at it!
Renee – glad you found the review helpful.
Thanks for the helpful review! I’d been curious about these soda makers. I don’t drink soda often, but the idea of being able to carbonate and then flavor my own does sound appealing. I remember reading about how broad the “natural flavor” definition is in the book Fast Food Nation. Scary, isn’t it?
Great job, August! Thoughtful and thorough! | 2019-04-25T22:32:45 | https://commonsensehome.com/common-sense-home-product-review-sodastream-jet-black-sparkling-water-soda-maker/ |
Beefy's Av, should he change it back or not???????
Poll: Which Avatar really suits Beefy?
Thread: Beefy's Av, should he change it back or not???????
Picks meself back up out of the gutter and runs back in. | 2019-04-22T12:55:07 | https://forums.tweaktown.com/beer-garden/95-beefys-av-change-16.html |
MWG International is recognized nationally and internationally as one of the most efficient and trusted third party claims administrators in the international health insurance arena. MWG International continues to meet the ever-growing challenges and demands for quality and cost-effective major medical health insurance in the Latin America and Caribbean markets. By providing innovative products, our clients receive quality benefits, competitive prices, stable reinsurance, and unparalleled service.
Located in Miami, Florida, the Morgan-White Group serving as principal administrator of health insurance claims for Latin America and the Caribbean. MWG is recognized nationally and internationally as one of the most efficient and reliable claims managers in the international health insurance business. With highly qualified doctors as part of the team claims are processed quickly. An extensive network of hospitals and clinics providing first class medical services in Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S.A. allows customers to seek exceptional medical care worldwide. MWG continues to face the ever growing challenges in the international health insurance market and meet the demands for quality and cost effective health insurance in Latin America and the Caribbean with innovative products that offer quality benefits, competitive prices, stable insurance, and incomparable service for our customers.
AmFirst Insurance Company, Ltd. is a Bermuda based insurer licensed and sanctioned by the Bermuda Monetary Authority in January of 2005. Prior to 2005, all of the international medical plans administered by Morgan-White Administrators International, Inc. (MWAII) were underwritten by AmFirst Insurance Company of Oklahoma. Both AmFirst, Ltd. and AmFirst of Oklahoma are wholly owned subsidiaries of AmFirst Holdings, Inc. In June of 2008 AmFirst of Oklahoma received a “B+” (Good) rating from A.M. Best, the internationally recognized insurance rating firm. Amfirst, Ltd would not be eligible for the A.M Best classification until being at least 6 years old. In January 2005, all the international medical policies administered by MWAII were transferred to Amfirst, Ltd. in Bermuda. Amfirst, Ltd is reinsured by world class reinsurers. This gives AmFirst, Ltd.’s customers the peace of mind that their insurance policies have some of the top security the world has to offer.
Lloyd’s is the worlds best known, but probably least understood insurance brand. This is because Lloyd’s is not an insurance company but a society of members, both corporate and individual, who underwrite in syndicates on whose behalf professional underwriters accept risk. The risks posed to insurers arise from brokers and intermediaries worldwide. Together, the underwriting syndicates at Lloyd’s are one of the largest commercial insurers in the world and a leading re-insurer. The market structure encourages innovation, speed and better value, making it attractive to policy- holders and participants alike. Lloyd’s covers the most complex and specialized risks in the world, from oil rigs to celebrity body parts, from major airlines to the world’s biggest banks and sporting events. Insurance is determined by its members, who provide the financial support which acts as collateral to ensure that the policyholder’s claims are paid promptly. | 2019-04-26T12:48:54 | https://www.protexcare.com/morgan-white-insurance/ |
The Classica Solid Brass Cremation Urn has distinctive intertwined black lines encircling the broadest portion of this brass urn with a silver finish. Urn has a threaded lid for easy loading of cremains.
Optional personalized laser engraving is available on the for an additional fee. Engraving will be oxidized (blackened) as shown in the sample engraving photo. Click on the small print below the large photo of the urn to view examples of the different engraving fonts. Please limit engraving to no more than 30 characters (any letter, number, blank space, or punctuation) per line. An engraving proof will be emailed for your approval prior to the urn being engraved. Please allow one business day after proof approval has been received before urn ships. | 2019-04-19T09:18:05 | https://www.memorial-urns.com/classica-solid-brass-cremation-urn.html |
This table is handmade by us here in rural Pennsylvania with sheets of reclaimed metal. Each table features reclaimed metal hand cut and bent into shape to form the base. The top is made with a new piece of US made 11 gauge steel.
The metal is sealed with a water-based enamel. This piece can be placed inside or out. Each Table will have subtle variations. They are cut by hand and each piece of metal has slight color differences. | 2019-04-21T10:07:24 | https://gatskimetal.com/product/red-x-console-table/ |
CUMBERLAND — School Administrative District 51 voters on Tuesday gave final approval to a $33.8 million budget.
The fiscal 2016 spending plan, which passed 506-376, was initially supported by Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters at a town meeting-style gathering May 14.
Cumberland voters approved the budget 292-251; North Yarmouth approved it 214-125.
“I am thankful to the voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth for supporting the budget,” Superintendent Jeff Porter said in an email Tuesday night. “Despite many challenges in developing the FY 2015-16 budget, including a drastic reduction in state subsidy, the district was still able to present a responsible budget with a modest increase of 3.6 percent.
“Thank you to the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, and district Leadership Team for their long hours and hard work in crafting a budget that both meets the needs of our students and exercises fiscal restraint,” he added.
Spending will increase 3.6 percent over the current level.
With school, town and county assessments combined, Cumberland will see a tax hike of $75 for each $100,000 in property valuation, or $262.50 on a $350,000 home. The combined impact in North Yarmouth will be a $53 increase for every $100,000, or an impact of $185.50 on a $350,000 home.
The budget was impacted by an approximately $642,000 funding reduction for the district from Gov. Paul LePage’s state budget proposal, which stems from three factors: $232,000 from retirement of debt for the Mabel I. Wilson School, a $120,000 reduction in bus subsidy, and $290,000 from declining enrollment and a state mil rate shift.
Additions to the budget include an increase in Greely High School staffing to support required Response to Intervention program guidelines and increased enrollment; a new elementary math program geared toward better alignment with state standards; technology infrastructure investments; new support for teacher orientation; additional Greely Middle School nursing time, and a specialist for students with unique learning needs. | 2019-04-20T22:21:20 | http://www.theforecaster.net/cumberland-north-yarmouth-voters-ok-33-8m-school-budget/ |
Help Kids Become Great Friends Who Stand Up to Peer Pressure!
Friends are so important to today's youth, and the good news is that friendship matters to God too! You can teach junior high kids how to have healthy relationships based on respect and acceptance, in ways that make sense for their lives. Becoming a stand-strong, clear-headed teen who is fearless of making healthy, positive choices - even if it means going against the flow - is a challenge.. and that's an understatement! Especially for tweens and younger teens, swimming against the tide of peer pressure can be stressful and confusing. Now, with Friends and Peer Pressure, part of the Uncommon junior high study series created by youth-ministry expert Kara Powell, you can help kids in your group deal with the everyday pressures that come with the territory of growing up.
Twelve sessions of activities and exercises will get teens thinking about how to let God reign in their friendships and how to lead rather than follow.
Bonus Content: With your purchase of the printed edition, you will receive a download link for additional reproducible student handouts and options that are specially tailored for every session. These additional resources complement the group study book. | 2019-04-22T04:59:25 | https://shop.davidccook.org/products/teens-friends-peer-pressure-tips |
A big THANK YOU to all our supporters who have donated to give our students the opportunity to achieve their goals and reach their potential.
We have 2 boys now young adults on the spectrum who both found the school system very difficult. They had some very caring and understanding teachers and the most wonderful aide. I wish these items had been available for them. Thank you for providing this opportunity.
Children are the future and that means every single child is as Important and loved as the next.
We are a foundation who raise money to support those with intellectual disabilities. When we saw that ASA needed support for items for children in the community we were more than happy to provide our support and help these kids have a brighter future!
This Christmas I made lots of mince pies and shortbread for my friends and family and asked for a $10 donation for each dozen. I managed to raise $780 for your schools. I hope you are able to buy some fantastic new resources for you schools. Enjoy your holidays!
My partners son has Autism. I’m learning how amazing and resourceful he is and is becoming more and more once he has the right resources to help him develop. It’s so critical to give these amazing young humans the best chance they have at life. This is my life now, let do this...!
On behalf of the SPN family -lots of love this Christmas.
I hope you all have an amazing year at school! An amazing year, for an amazing group of kids. Navigating this world is challenging as it is, extra challenges deserve, and need, extra help. I’m thankful for schools like Aspect schools that can give that extra help. Keep up the fantastic work, kids learning and achieving, and teachers and support staff guiding, teaching and facilitating. YOU GUYS ARE ALL BRILLIANT!
I'm happy help The Autism Spectrum children On behalf of my grandson Thomas.
I would like to wish all kids have a wonderful Christmas & Good Health.
Happy to support the amazing teachers at Aspect. I can’t imagine how hard some days must be but please know how much you are appreciated by the parents of these brilliant students. Thank you.
Have Goals & aims/ targets to go for .
Enjoy your new resources. I hope it helps.
You can do it if you want. Anything is possible. I know people with autism doing amazing work.
All my love & blessings to these very special gifted children.
Let's get together to make it a reality.
Donated in honour of the three very special boys i love who are all on the spectrum and working hard to fulfill their dreams with lots of help from ASPECT.
May all of you find joy in learning and growing every day! Stay awesome!
Be your best and have fun!
You are wonderful and amazing children and deserve the best.
We can’t thank Aspect enough for the wonderful start they have given our son on his education path.
Remember that we are all people. I grew up the weird one decades ago. Sometimes it just takes longer to find our place in the world.
Just do Your best. At study & At play. And You will have. A good School-Day.
Keep trying and working hard !
Proud to support an incredible cause.
The weighted blankets have really helped the people I know on the spectrum so hopefully it helps the children also.
You are capable, you are unique, you matter. Never let anyone tell you otherwise.
Keep on being just you! The world is made up with all kinds of wonderful people and you help complete that puzzle!
Please help these special children. They have so much love and energy to give.
Don't want the credit just want to make life that little bit more enjoyable and easier for someone who deserves it just as much as everyone else.
Every child deserves the very best education and I hope these gifts help you all become amazing creative clever people.
You are all stars !
You're strong you cope with pain and difficulty every moment that most people never see or understand. You have a lot to offer the world. You're awesome.
Aspect are doing a great job with my cousins daughter. Working in primary education I understand just how fundamental financial support is. Happy to help!
Have fun with this! Hope learning can always be fun.
You are awesome kids & are so Loved!!
Thank you to aspect for helping children like myself you have made a huge difference to my life and many of my friends.
Shine bright kiddos! The world is your oyster!
Enjoy school next year! Best of luck!
Love this campaign - a great way to get involved. Look forward to hearing how it goes.
Hope the robotics kit helps your class- My little nephew loves these and I'm sure the kids would love them too!
Good luck next year! I hope the iPad I donated helps!
Children with autism have so much their potential. We must support them with their learning so they can be their best.
What a terrific cause. Nelson Mandela says, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” It’s amazing to contribute to kids with Autism, so they have access to the support they need to change the world for the better.
So happy to help children on the spectrum and donate this swing to your school. Keep smiling and striving for your goals kids, you have our support!!
All the best to the students on the spectrum this coming school year. You should be proud of all your achievements. PS: We chose a robotics kit because our clever grandson loves robots too!
I wish I could do more to support these wonderful schools. The teachers are doing a great job for these kids.
My brother is on the spectrum and going into university next year. With right support and educational tools Kids with Autism can do anything!
I want to dedicate this donation to my son who is on the spectrum. Wishing all the Aspect students luck in the year ahead! You are superstars!
I love reading, it's the best!
It's my pleasure to donate a resource to help you reach your full potential. Good luck with the year ahead! | 2019-04-24T10:30:30 | https://stockaschool.org.au/message-wall/ |
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Hillel House is poised to move into a much larger facility across College Avenue from its current location, an elegant but small house which has been slated for demolition.
The new Jewish worship space will include a cafe and dining facilities, keeping up with the recently-expanded Chabad House just a few blocks away.
Features of the new facility will include a three-story building with a prominent tower, a stone facade, spaces for relaxation and for teaching, spaces for religious services or other purposes, a cafe, and an enormous dining area suitable for the Hillel's large Shabbat dinners.
Rutgers Hillel had previously been approved for a similar facility located on the site of the old Fiji frathouse at the corner of George Street and Bishop Place. The fraternity building was demolished a few years ago.
New plans introduced just over a year ago call for the entire block to be transformed into an honors college for Rutgers and a new, compact home for the New Brunswick Theological Seminary.
At the New Brunswick Zoning Board meeting on June 24, neighbors on Mine Street expressed concern about the proposed building's height and design, as well as the future of parking and traffic in the historic neighborhood.
Rutgers Hillel needed a variance in order to build taller than the permitted height for that lot, along with others.
The planned Hillel House would be taller than the frathouse next to it, though. The permitted height is about 40 feet, and the new Hillel House will be 55 feet tall.
Earlier this year, Hillel and Rutgers University participated in a land swap with the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, with the result that Rutgers will have a more connected College Avenue campus.
The cafe, dining area, and some offices would be on the first floor.
The dining room space will have a folding wall in the middle and is the largest room in the building. In many New Jersey synagogues, the sanctuary is the biggest room, and it is separated from an area for eating food after services by a folding wall.
The dining room will open to a patio on its southern side, the side facing Hamilton Street.
The current Hillel House has a cramped "chapel" in the back, complete with an ark (Aron Kodesh, the cabinet that holds Torah scrolls) on its southern wall. Traditionally, arks are supposed to be on eastern walls, rather than southern walls, as Jerusalem is to the east.
There is not enough space in the current house for a bimah (raised pavilion, on which Torah scrolls are traditionally read). It is unclear whether the new Hillel House will have a bimah, although it will almost certainly have an ark.
Because Hillel serves multiple movements in Judaism (there are Orthodox and more liberal services, for example), services might occur in more than one room in the building.
There will be at least two multi-purpose rooms on the second floor, and there will also be a classroom, a library, and an "Israel Resource Center."
The site, which is located on the vehicular entrance to a Rutgers faculty and staff parking lot, fills in a gap between the Theta Delta Chi fraternity house and the Delta Gamma sorority house. | 2019-04-21T18:28:26 | https://newbrunswicktoday.com/article/hillel-approval-final-piece-devco-rutgers-seminary-land-swap-falls-place |
One of the earliest moments of me ever captured on film is a photograph of me and my father tending to his bee hives. In the photo, my father (who must have been about the age I am currently) is decked out in his full bee-keeping suit—long leather gloves, netting that covered his whole body, and the all-important beekeeper’s veil— that kept the agitated bees who assume, rightfully, that he was there to take their honey, from stinging him. I, on the other hand, am about three years old, in a light t-shirt, and the only protection I seem to have had is the hand-held smoke pot that kept the bees calm by simulating a forest-fire.
Dad had, no doubt, employed me to work the small bellows on the pot so he could have his hands free to inspect the hive. For my part, I am smiling, apparently oblivious to the danger that my lack of veil put me in. These bees were my friends and I knew no fear. Even the honey they made was called “Hilly-Honey” as a tribute to my fearlessness with them. And though my father could be accused of being reckless with my body’s well-being, he was anything but with my soul’s—teaching me that we kept bees because we are the stewards of this earth and are to care for the least of God’s creatures. Thus began my life as a beekeeper.
To keep bees is to be invited to help build a kingdom.
The keeper and the bees labor side by side tending to the sick, feeding the hungry, building homes, and pollinating the world – an awful lot like being a part of a church. In fact, the link between bees and the church is almost as old as Christendom itself, including everything from theology to candles. At the height of the season there can be upwards of 35,000 bees in a healthy hive and they are all family—mostly all female, in fact. They share the same mother—their monarch, the queen—and their common life together has long been lauded as a model for Christian community.
It’s easy to see why, as they all work for common good of the hive, and each worker bee is a servant to her fellow sisters and queen even from the moment she is born. As she hatches and crawls out of the comb where she has been fed by her older sisters, she takes her duty as a janitor of the nursery, before becoming a nursemaid herself. In her short forty-day life span, she will have performed every job in the hive—from cleaner and feeder, to builder and architect, to guardian and soldier, to explorer and gatherer. No job is too small or too big in service to the hive.
Except laying brood, that is. Beside the queen, they are all virgins. In fact, their virginity is yet another reason the church liked them so much as a models for holy living. The purity that virgins were alone thought to possess was infused into their by-products, including honey (which does indeed have antibiotic properties and is the only food that will never spoil) and wax (which is why bee’s wax is used for altar candles to this day). Yet, these are no meek and mild virgins, as their venom, drop for drop, is more deadly than a rattlesnake’s, hence the need for the veil—not to shield the virgin on her way to the altar, but to shield the keeper from the virgins!
Bees are champion pollinators and are responsible for one in every three bites of food we eat. At times, they may fly up to six miles to gather nectar, cross-pollinating as they go. My girls (which is the affectionate nickname that most keepers call their bees) have even encouraged me to do this with their message and carry the good news about bees for miles around.
I love being a beekeeper. Theses sisterly, scrappy, sacred little insects have taught me much about the Christian life and I am grateful that I get to step into their world to help build their kingdom. It gives me strength and inspiration to go out and to do the same for God’s peaceable kingdom in the world—veil and all.
Hillary is the rector of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Gladwyne, PA. She holds a BA with honors in Religion and Psychology from Moravian College, a Masters of Divinity from Yale and the Institute of Sacred Music, and a Doctorate in Ministry from Drew University. In addition to her educational background, she has worked on many levels of Episcopal Church ministry, including serving on several Diocesan and National Church committees as well as engaging in ecumenical and inter-faith efforts. She has many and varied hobbies including being a yoga instructor, a musician, skiing, hiking, gardening and bee-keeping. Hillary is married to Ken Raining, a librarian, and together they are the parents of a 9 year old daughter, Delia. | 2019-04-25T15:44:01 | https://youngclergywomen.org/veils-virgins-life-bees/ |
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Thinking of trying a 8 inch on lr and 18 inch on rr.Has anyone tryed this and what effect did you get good or bad.Some say it will let 3 link act more like a 4.
My car is not as radical as that but I have 16 1/2 left and 21 1/2 right and I am getting killer rear stear and lefrt rear gets up on the bar good.....best car I have had yet ......8 inch left rear sounds like it would react realy fast ,let us know how it works out ...good luck.
Thanks for the feedback gonna give it a try; might not go as radical.We're having trouble getting through the corners.So i'm always willing to try new things to see what happens.Might get to do it this week got to redo shock mount and change gear plus redegree cam will let you know what it does .THANKS!!!
I run the same as JT54. The car hikes up fast and gets great foward bite on a dry slick. I run a ton of angle in the left rear though and it makes the car extremely tight. I just stand on the gas and believe it'll turn before that wall gets there and its very fast.
Hey Altell ,what angle have you found to work best on right rear bar....I have mine at 12* and my left at about 18 *...car seeams to work good in all track conditions with them like this except for push on exit on dry.
I responded on your other post.
you run a plug in the front lower bar mount. this just bolts into your regular mount, and movesthem back whatever distance to get the shorter link to the correct wheelbase.
they are very simple to make, just get some bracketsand something to use inbetween them, i have used tubing or square tube before.
Loenuf there is no such thing as a dumb question when it comes to modifieds.One week your a hero next week your on the back.We decided to wait on the shorty bar on the lr ours has been working great.Already csarring lf 2 foot off ground through the corners and 8 inches down straights having to calm it down in the heats.
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‘I like things that evolve slowly. It’s nice to gather ideas over time and see how things grow’, Andrea Fitzpatrick tells me as we shelter in Vielle Branche, a big old warehouse, restaurant and photography studio, drinking coffee and waiting for the pelting rain to let up. She’s referring to her Brisbane plant shop, Botanick Brisbane, just next door. It’s a gorgeous, rambling spot – the kind of place that is the product of time, care and attention. If I were to have a retail space, it’d look a lot like Andrea’s – full of odd, beautiful bits and pieces and plenty of weird plants.
Andrea started the business around four years ago. Her children had finished high school and she decided to return to one of her first loves, plants. She began studying horticulture and then landscape design. Through a series of serendipitous encounters, Andrea got to know Jennifer and JC from Vieille Branche and soon enough, Andrea had moved into the vacant block next door to their gorgeous old warehouse – transforming an industrial wasteland into a lush and curious planty paradise.
A tumble of colourful succulents at Andrea Fitzpatrick’s Botanick Brisbane plant shop.
Andrea likes objects that tell a story and spaces that evolve over time.
The space is packed full of found objects, old concrete gardenalia, handmade pots, a big old bus (where Andrea’s friend Sue has a picture framing business), and plenty of plants. They’re not run-of-the-mill mainstream nursery type plants, but interesting things from small growers – ‘I like to support people who are passionate’, Andrea’s own backyard and her brother Brad’s garden (he’s mad keen on succulents and cactus – the side passageway of his property is a mini nursery dedicated to supplying plants for Angela’s shop).
For Andrea, this means creating a space that feels less like a plant supermarket, and more like a personal, changeable, evolving space. Botanick Brisbane is more a garden than a nursery. Plants are given space to be their wayward selves, objects are collected, placed, moved and sold. ‘If you have a rigid idea of how things are, there’s not as much freedom to incorporate interesting or quirky things you might find. These things could evoke memories – like an old teapot of your grandmother’s – or set you off in a new direction.’ As the garden evolves, it’s not just the plants that grow, the stories do too.
The rain doesn’t stop, so we grab some umbrellas and head back into Andrea’s plant wonderland. There are yuccas growing wonkily out of old terracotta urns, pachypodiums in peeling vintage concrete planters, an old singer sowing machine nestled amongst the vibrant green foliage of a monstera plant and brightly coloured succulents growing everywhere! It’s wild, textural and inviting. I express interest in a strange plant I’d never seen before (Kalanchoe ‘Kewensis’, I think). Before I can stop her, Andrea has pulled it out of its pot and thrust it at me. It comes home from Brisbane to Sydney. It’s about to flower and each time I look at it I think about Andrea and her gorgeous little plant shop. Plant stories are the best stories, and Andrea’s shop is full of them.
Andrea collects both old wares and plants. | 2019-04-21T08:22:58 | https://theplanthunter.com.au/gardens/plant-life-andrea-fitzpatrick-botanick-brisbane/ |
Joshua and Barchetta Wainwright are the parents of a boy, Collin Michael Wainwright, born at 8:13 a.m. Dec. 26, 2008, in OSF St. Mary Medical Center.
Joshua and Barchetta Wainwright are parents of a boy, Collin Michael Wainwright, born at 8:13 a.m. Dec. 26, 2008, in OSF St. Mary Medical Center.
Grandparents are Paul Homer, Abingdon, Crystal Wright, Bushnell, and Michael and Kim Wainwright, East Peoria. Great-grandparents are Glenn and Betty Wainwright, Hillsdale, Jackie and David Wright, Abingdon, and William Wright, Avon. | 2019-04-18T22:39:08 | https://www.galesburg.com/x1277303297/Birth-Collin-Michael-Wainwright |
The De La Salle University lit its facade in the colors of the French flag Tuesday night in solidarity with the people of France following the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire in central Paris.
Three parts of the St. La Salle Hall glowed in blue, white, and red.
“France is the birthplace of our Founder St. John Baptist de La Salle, and the Notre-Dame Cathedral was a place of refuge for him,” the University’s caption wrote.
The post has garnered 2,800 reactions and 827 shares as of this writing.
The fire, which sent the cathedral’s towering spire and its roof crashing down was declared under control early Tuesday. | 2019-04-24T01:24:35 | https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/04/17/dlsu-sports-colors-of-france/ |
Retail property loans are loans that are given to small businesses that want to expand their operations. As a business person, you can easily access the loan by either accessing the lending institution directly or by using a broker.
If you opt to go directly to the lending institution, you will come across technical aspects that maybe puzzling at first. The good side is that most of the language used is not difficult to understand and you can always discuss with your lender in case there are things that you can’t understand.
On the other hand, when you use the broker, you don’t need to understand most of the technical language. The broker will come with a readymade proposal that you only need to sign. Although, the brokers make your work easier, the main setback of the broker is that you need to pay them. This could be an extra expense on your side.
The property that you want to purchase must have high traffic potential. The property must have high visibility i.e., many people should be able to access the property. The more people that are able to access the property, the more money that you will make.
The property that you want to purchase must have direct access to the major highways in the area. Again this is to ensure that the property is easily accessible to as many people as possible.
Moreover, the desired property must have the potential to bring about profits. Properties that have great potential of reaping profits include: petrol stations, convenience stores, markets, groceries, restaurants and other business properties.
In addition to having a strategically located property, you must have a business with a proven track record. A money lender will be happy to fund a business that has been in operation for 2-3 years and has great potential for growth.
As mentioned above, the loan is only available for property that is strategically located in an area where there is great potential for growth.
If you want to get the loan using your property as collateral, the lending institutions will give you a loan that is 80% of the value of your property.
To access the loan, you must give proof that you are capable of paying the loan; you need to give out balance sheets, financial statements, operating statement and any other documents that demonstrate your ability to repay the loan.
The single most advantage of the retail property loans is that you will be paying a loan for a property that you now own. As a result of the loan, you will no longer be renting the retail space (if you were renting before).
Retail property loans are a vital component for any expanding business. Although, taking the loan will put you into debt, the value of the property that you will buy far outweighs the value of the loan. | 2019-04-22T19:54:23 | https://custommortgageinc.com/commercial-loans/retail-property-loans/ |
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Keeping in mind the rapid growth in housing & infrastructure sector and After successful establishment of the Murli Horse Power Cement Plant at Chandrapur, MIL is coming up with 3 more cement plants all over india in the future.
Cement Unit Rajasthan 10,000 TPD.
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Cement Unit Karnataka 10,000 TPD. | 2019-04-22T14:36:26 | http://www.murliindustries.com/projects_projects_future.php |
At KT’S Dog & Cat Grooming Academy you will receive not only some of the best training within the Grooming Industry, but also Canine & Feline handling skills, styling techniques, and the latest grooming trends.
Training at KT's Dog & Cat Grooming Academy also provides students with professional business skills and opportunites within the industry to ensure successful integration into the wonderful world of grooming.
Our Certificate III in Pet Grooming will teach you the necessary skills and requirements to operate your own successful business in just 4 weeks.
We bring “the real world” into the classroom, through practical training, guest artists, a professional salon and grooming socials.
The team at KT's Dog & Cat Grooming Academy is passionate about education and fostering success in our learners. Students graduating from our Certificate III courses are fully to be qualified and hold a qualification which is recognised nation-wide. | 2019-04-19T20:13:44 | http://www.ktsdogandcatgroomingacademy.com.au/ |
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Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth, and Juliette Binoche star in the eery second trailer for A24 new’s sci-fi feature, High Life. Watch above.
After the first trailer dropped back in October 2018, the second delivers a much closer look at the spine-tingling antics that occur aboard a spacecraft hurtling towards the furthest corner of the solar system. Monte (Pattison) is our protagonist, and we follow him and his daughter as they struggle to survive alongside fellow death-row inmates aboard the craft, all of whom are suffering at the hands of a mysterious doctor (Binoche).
As you can see from the trailer, High Life promises to be quite the intense adventure. The movie is directed by Claire Denis (Let the Sunshine In) and releases April 12.
Now here’s your guide to the biggest A24 movies coming out this year. | 2019-04-20T12:46:19 | https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/a24-high-life-second-trailer/ |
^ Jerry Seinfeld. TVGuide.com. [November 20, 2014]. | 2019-04-22T05:08:08 | https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%82%91%E9%87%8C%C2%B7%E8%B3%BD%E6%81%A9%E8%8F%B2%E7%88%BE%E5%BE%B7 |
In light of Kevin Hart coming clean about his unfaithful tendencies, Jeff and Jess discussed cheating in the digital age this week on Global TV’s The Morning Show. Check out Jess’ expanded notes and video below.
Studies range in data from 1% to 85%, but a review of 31 studies suggests that for married people it’s between 20%-25% and for non-married people (e.g. college students), it ranges from 33%-50%.
These figures likely reflect underreporting.
A review of data from the nationally representative US General Social Survey from 1990-2012 reveals that rates of admission have been consistent for the past 20 years despite the belief that we have more opportunities than ever.
Reporting rates for women, however, have increased — we’re closing the gap.
Are you more likely to get caught now because of digital technology?
1/3 of partners admit to snooping — reading emails and texts; if you’re snooping, chances are your partner is doing the same — 73% report the same “monitoring behaviour”.
34% have no lock on their smartphone home screens.
You’re more likely to be photographed in public; Instagram receives 52 million photo uploads per day and FB receives 300 million. This must increase your odds of getting caught, as it doesn’t even account for stories, Snapchat, Twitter and just nosy neighbours with a phone.
One survey suggests that men are more likely to get caught than women (17% versus 5%).
How have the consequences of cheating shifted with online sharing?
You used to have to answer to your partner and maybe their family, but now you answer to the court of public opinion. This impacts both the cheater and their partner — I’ve worked with spouses whose primary motivation for (considering) breaking up after an affair related to public appearances.
Should we be shaming Kevin Hart?
I’m not one to often quote scripture, but I do think it’s appropriate to turn to ““Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”; you may not have ever cheated, but surely you’ve engaged in behaviour you regret that has hurt someone you love.
I also think it’s important to examine the psychology of judgment: when we judge others, it’s most often a reflection of our own perceived deficits. Morality is often the most common of judgments and it may be our way of differentiating ourselves from that person. “I’m not like Kevin. I’m a good person. I would never cheat. I’m trustworthy.” If embodying these characteristics really matters to you, focus on how you can let them shine — not how you can highlight their absence in others.
1. Look for the basic good that exists in everyone — even Kevin Hart.
2. Consider their vulnerabilities. What might they struggle with?
3. Think about what you like about yourself; when we like something about ourselves, we tend to like it in others. If I’m happy with my marriage, I don’t bother to criticize others’. | 2019-04-25T22:02:28 | https://www.sexwithdrjess.com/2017/09/cheating-in-the-digital-age/ |
Your first appointment will be 60 minutes, including a 30-minute consultation and 30-minute treatment session (if you have acupuncture treatment). This will enable us to establish a solid history and have a good understanding of your condition.
Follow up appointment will be 30 minutes in most case and can be 45 minutes in other cases.
Once you make your first appointment, prior to your first visit, you may want to write down your health history, including surgeries, injuries, allergies and medications you are on. Please also write down how the current problem was developed and how it has been investigated and treated. Please bring the information to your first appointment.
We recommend you wear comfortable clothes that roll up to knees and elbows, or are easily removable.
Do not come for acupuncture treatments on an empty stomach / too full a stomach or having consumed drugs or alcohol.
Chinese medicine or acupuncture consultation inquires many aspects of your life, such as sleeping patterns, digestion, emotional state, diet, and lifestyle. Unique to Chinese medicine diagnosis, your tongue and pulse may be examined, and areas of concern may be palpated.
Once a Chinese medicine diagnosis is made, we will develop the treatment plan with you that is most suitable to your situation. The treatment could be acupuncture alone, herbal medicine alone or a combination of both.
Please feel free to raise any questions or concerns at any time.
The prognosis, and the amount and frequency of your treatment depend largely on the severity of your health condition and how long it has been a problem.
Generally 1-2 acupuncture treatment sessions per week for 3-4 weeks are required to achieve a satisfactory result for acute problems. For chronic problems, it often requires weekly or fortnightly treatment over some months for progressive results.
With Chinese herbal medicine, formulas to restore chronic conditions may require weeks or months of use, whereas formulas for acute colds, cough or digestive problem can show positive results within a few days.
Sufficient time and treatment is given to see a beneficial change.
The beneficial changes are progressing and are measurable.
Enough treatment is given to consolidate beneficial changes.
Follow up appointment is often 30 minutes including a short consultation to check any arising issues and treatment. | 2019-04-24T02:38:56 | https://www.geelongchinesemedicine.com.au/information/what-to-expect-at-your-appointment |
I should've let Pablo go fishing.
Antonella came out in a rash after changing to a new medication.
I've been trying to explain to Marvin what needs to be done.
Blake has nothing to hide.
Do you know when Juliet's birthday is?
Tiefenthal would still be alive if he had been wearing his seat belt.
Kristen giggled like a schoolgirl.
Kiki stopped in front of Sedat's house and got out of his car.
I was trying not to look at Ted.
Dimetry loves his wife and kids.
Spy doesn't like Harry very much.
Major is going to be a father.
Leif tried to remember the last time he had drunk wine with Kylo.
Saiid didn't keep Marcos waiting long.
Myron took a picture of her cat with her cellphone.
Some people say Manavendra is stupid, but I think he's pretty smart.
Chet is honest, so I like him.
Duane lost her reading glasses.
I showed Klaudia how to tie a bowline. | 2019-04-21T00:29:49 | http://helbeh.com/products/snow-equipment/ |
Things temporal is the stuff of life and in that stuff I find safety, pleasure, purpose, identity and help.
But it doesn’t last. It is . . . temporal.
So I strive for more. And in that striving I allow little time for things eternal. I make no room for God.
Yet I long for something deeper. I look to the horizon of the great waters. I exult at its beauty and breadth and mystery—and I shudder too.
Did someone call my name? I step toward the depth and the exhilaration is quickly doused by a cold water concern for my temporal shoes.
They are wet and I am only in ankle deep. I responsibly step back to the eroding shore. It is temporal too.
I am still longing for something . . .
Please take five minutes and listen to “The River” by Steve Green. I encountered this song many years ago and its message greatly affected the trajectory of my life. The lyrics are included below the video.
Will we answer and risk it all? | 2019-04-21T04:13:28 | https://www.ryanmroberts.com/2016/01/index.html |
In the early 80's, collecting activities of plant genetic resources of vegetable species began, which resulted in the establishment of the current Genebank of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Over 15000 accessions of vegetable species are currently being preserved, including spanish local cultivars and wild species.
The rapid growth in staff and Research Interests of the initial group led to the need for establishing a center in which could be carried out, in a coordinated way, the goals of plant genetic resources conservation and improvement of horticultural species. Thus, the Institute for Conservation & Improvement of Valentian Agrodiversity (COMAV) was created at Polytechnic University of Valencia (COMAV). Governing Board approved on May the 27th, 1999. | 2019-04-19T10:22:10 | https://www.comav.upv.es/ |
A job seekers will be welcomed at a job fair today from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 257 Maine Street next to The Wok.
The Fallon Chamber of Commerce and Churchill County Economic Development Authority are hosting the event with businesses looking for qualified job seekers.
Natalie Parrish, executive director of the Fallon Chamber of Commerce said businesses expected to attend include the following: Fallon Auto Mall, The Dentist’s Office, Nevada Job Connect, Churchill County School District, Highland Village, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Roberta Stafford, Fallon Youth Club, Louie’s Home Center, A&K Earthmovers, No Child Left Behind, Kent’s Supply, United States Navy, Churchill Community Coalition, Best Western, Choice Wireless, The Homestead, Janess Printing & Marketing, Too Cute Totes, DFA Milk Plant and many more.
According to Parrish, job seekers will have the opportunity to look at current job openings, deliver resumes, meet with local businesses, conduct possible onsite interviews and have face-to-face contact with many hiring businesses.
Rachel Dahl, executive director of CEDA, said attendees should come dressed to impress and have their resumes handy. | 2019-04-19T19:25:40 | https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/lahontan-valley/jobfairbeginstoday/ |
Lake Sunapee Region Information Guide – Free business listing in guide plus an opportunity to advertise with 15,000 copies distributed annually.
Information Booth and Chamber Office – Visitors and residents come to our office to find out what to do and where to find services. Information and materials are distributed year-round.
Website – www.lakesunapeeregionchamber.com, an interactive website with a Regional Events Calendar, Member Listings, online access to the Information Guide and a complete Visitor Center.
Member Page –features help you market your business more successfully. Customize your own page on www.lakesunapeeregionchamber.com to display your logo, photos, YouTube video, extensive description, and link to pages on your website.
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Networking Events – Business After Hours, Business Before Hours, Annual Meeting, social/business gatherings. There are many opportunities to showcase YOUR business and get to know others in the chamber.
Sponsorship Opportunities – Annual Meeting, Black Fly Open golf tournament, Hospital Days, and other events and partnership opportunities to promote your business.
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Educational Opportunities – Business and workforce education needs are addressed throughout the year for improving your success and professional development at low or no cost to members and their employees. | 2019-04-24T02:50:03 | http://lakesunapeeregionchamber.com/membership-benefits |
The stately, formal garden mirrors the home's architecture.
Drifts of lavender and Muskogee crape myrtle provide color and texture throughout the property.
Off the kitchen, a cobble-lined lawn and stone benches offer a serene venue from which to enjoy the view.
The panoramic views of the Shenandoah Mountains are the only giveaway that this expansive, 44-acre property is actually in Hume, Virginia, and not Europe. The stately stucco house, with its stone accents, cupola-topped garage and lush gardens, says “French château,” inside and out.
It didn’t start out that way. When landscape designer Mark Finlayson of Wheat’s Landscape first saw it, the garden was “a shambles,” with mundane garden-center plantings and a bland stretch of lawn. “The plants didn’t go with the architecture of the home,” he recalls.
Finlayson’s vision was to create flowing garden “rooms” linked by natural stone paths that would satisfy the owners’ request for a European-style landscape and suit the home’s architecture and interiors, which are filled with French antiques.
A striking, formal garden in front of the house centers around an antique French fountain from Provence. The garden is divided into quadrants bordered with dwarf Korean boxwood and filled with drifts of lavender. Muskogee crape myrtles add another layer of purple.
The rest of the gardens are more casual. Clumps of perennials—more than 60 varieties—are allowed to grow together for a disheveled cottage look.
An antique bistro set provides a cozy spot for coffee on a terrace garden near the front of the house. Climbing roses mingle in beds with sweet woodruff and geraniums, while containers hold boxwoods and trailing petunias.
Another terrace garden outside the bedroom window allows the owners to enjoy the scenery from inside and out. A pink climbing rose arches over a window, while an ever-changing show of perennials offers four-season interest. “There is always something blooming there,” Finlayson says.
Karen A. Watkins is a writer in Bethesda, Maryland. Photographer Jennifer Berman is president of Ashton Imaging in McLean, Virginia.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN & INSTALLATION: MARK FINLAYSON, CPH, Wheat’s Landscape, Vienna, Virginia.
ARCHITECTURE: Jack Arnold, AIA, Jack Arnold’s Homes of Elegance, Tulsa, Oklahoma. | 2019-04-22T12:11:29 | https://www.homeanddesign.com/2012/04/16/french-flair |
“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” is a book about the love story of young Henry and Keiko set in the World War II era, in Seattle. The setting is actually in my neighborhood and I even occasionally go to the Panama Hotel tea room in which many important scenes take place. I love this book because the setting is familiar to me and I can see how it was seventy three years ago. But most of all, I love the innocent love of twelve year old Henry and Keiko, despite their different cultural background and the war turmoil.
The title of this post “Oai dekite Ureshii desu.” is Japanese and translates to “How are you, beautiful?” in the book. A more general translation would be “It is nice to meet you.” I like the way this phrase was incorporated in the book, and how it was used to strengthen the bond between Henry and Keiko.
The tea room is in the Panama Hotel which is located in the International District where there are many Asian restaurants, groceries, and other businesses. The interior of the tea room; like the brick walls, antique furniture, the tea sets, and subtle background music are the epitome of calmness and serenity.
On the brick wall, there are pictures of Japanese Americans who used to own businesses in Nihonmachi (Japan town) before they were sent to the internment camps during World War II. Part of the floor is made of glass so that we can view the preserved bath house.
In the tea room, we can enjoy a variety of different kinds of tea and sweets. They also have Japanese style sweets and my favorite is the green tea roll cake with sweet red bean paste. Unfortunately, they did not have the roll cake when I visited, so I had a sugar cookie and a cup of Darjeeling tea instead.
For me, drinking tea in the Panama Hotel allows me to submerge myself in both the past and the present of my culture.
I will read the book. One day I’ll go to tea room.
Thank you! Visiting the hotel after reading the book was a very cool experience. And I really liked your review of the book on your blog! | 2019-04-21T14:35:43 | https://kokoandharu.com/2015/01/11/oai-dekite-ureshii-desu-from-the-book-hotel-on-the-corner-of-bitter-and-sweet/ |
Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) Chairperson Beauty Katebe Phiri says her organisation is excited that president Lungu has released general Clifford Dimba, who was serving 18 years for defiling an under age girl.
Phiri says her organisation will work with Dimba, also knows as general Kanene because, according to her, the other prisoners Lungu did not pardon have not repented.
Phirir told ZANIS that her organization is happy with the President’s decision to give General Kanene a second chance.
She said her organization feels there is no need for anyone to question the grounds on which General Kanene was pardoned by the President adding that the renowned musician has tremendously reformed.
She said the issue of Presidential pardon has nothing to do with how long someone has served their sentence but how reformed one gets.
She added that there are some people in prisons that have served many years but have not reformed and still remain a danger to society.
She claimed that for the President to grant pardon to General Kanene, the prisons authority was convinced that he had reformed and therefore gave its recommendations for him to be released.
The ZNWL Chairperson stated that people should realize that prisons are reformatory facilities for perpetrators of various offences and not punishment centers. (THIS IS CLEARLY NOT TRUE).
But on May 14, 2014, the same Beauty Katebe Phirir said she was angered by the continued human rights violation of women and girls in Zambia and Africa as a whole.
Speaking on behalf of Zambia National Women’s Lobby Board, Beauty Katebe Phiri said her organisation is appalled by the brutal assault and killing of two women in separate incidences in Mkushi and Mumbwa.
She said as a women movement, they find it unacceptable that 50 years after independence gender based violence should be one of the leading causes of mortality among women in Africa.
“This is the same brutality with which over 200 girls were abducted by the militia group Boko Haram in the Western African Country of Nigeria.” She says.
She said that in Zambia, cases of defilement remain high as can be evidenced by the impregnating of over 50 girls of school going age.
She described the act as inhuman and demanded that the culprits responsible for these actions must be brought to justice in the case where the girls in question are under the legal age of canal knowledge.
“We cannot allow such acts of barbarism to continue with impunity. These acts qualify the assertions that women and girls are still regarded as second class citizens who can be abused and even used as leverage in the settlement of disputes.
We demand for the protection of women and girls from such backwardness and savagery that is being witnessed. Women and girls should not live in fear of their lives and safety as if they are lesser citizens of the world.” Phiri said. | 2019-04-25T22:38:15 | https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/one-woman-ngo-boss-happy-with-release-of-girl-child-defiler/ |
The Practice Nurse immunise children under five years of age on a Tuesday morning, and at other times by appointment. Adult immunisations are by appointment with a Practice Nurse.
It is recommended that all adults have a tetanus injection every 10 years – five in a lifetime. (We can advise you when your last one was recorded, so if you need one, please make an appointment now).
We can offer the full range of foreign travel immunisations except Yellow Fever, which our local colleagues can do. It is sometimes necessary to allow eight weeks to complete a course of immunisations.
Please book an appointment with the Nurse in good time, when a travel questionnaire will also need to be completed, so that the nurse can prepare and if necessary order the appropriate vaccines for your appointment. When you see her she may give you advice on safe travel. A fee is payable for some immunisations. See our above Travel Vaccinations page for more information.
An influenza vaccination is particularly recommended for patients with heart, liver, lung or kidney disease, diabetes, residents of nursing homes, rest homes and carers; and for patients over 65 years of age.
Please contact the reception staff in September for details of the vaccination dates and to make an appointment. If you are housebound and thus unable to attend the surgery, a home visit will be arranged to undertake this facility.
The Practice offers a full contraceptive and family planning service. Please make an appointment at reception for one of our female doctors.
Cervical smears are recommended for all women aged 25 to 64. They should be checked every three years and five yearly once you are over 50. A cervical smear is not a cancer test, but it can detect changes in the cervix before cancer sets in. These changes are easily treated, usually by laser, with the aim of preventing cancer developing later.
The surgery performs a variety of minor surgical procedures. Your GP will advise you. | 2019-04-21T08:49:17 | http://rosemarymedicalcentre.co.uk/page1.aspx?p=1&t=3 |
Kell had worded us up about Dr Lionel. She described him as being quite 'to-the-point', and as someone who doesn't beat around the bush. Consequently, she said that some people found him a little abrupt. This was also backed up by Dr Adrienne who said that some people preferred a softer approach. However, the no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is approach generally works for me, so we weren't concerned at all.
On meeting Dr Lionel, we found that this in fact was the case and his style suits us well. He's very matter-of-fact and subscribes to a low-intervention approach to labour and birth. This doesn't mean he takes one-size-fits-all, production-line or removed approach - quite the contrary. He is very focussed on the well-being of the woman and this forms the foundation of his low-intervention philosophy. He's very concerned about the amount of pressure that's placed on women by today's medical community, in terms of their options in childbirth. He's also concerned about the skyrocketing number of caesarians performed today - and firmly believes that is for the benefit of hospitals and doctors rather than the monther and child.
Of course - if something is required, he will do whatever is going to provide the best result for mother and child.
After some discussion about how I felt and how I was going - and if I had any questions, he asked me if I'd like to have a look and see what's in there. We were a bit surprised by this, as we didn't know that was on the cards but agreed straight away. We got to see a little blob moving around and checked there was just the one of them. Phew!
He also checked the dates, and it appears that we were first time lucky as the dates coincided perfectly with what we thought. | 2019-04-18T16:30:52 | http://babyboardy.blogspot.com/2005/08/meet-dr-lionel_04.html |
1. A regularly updated free, open database of cricket statistics. Let’s unpack that.
Free: Free as in free beer. No cost.
Free: Free as in freedom. No strings attached.
Open: Open as in open source, open standards.
2. An open data format for the interchange of cricket statistical data among fans, companies, software and web services.
3. A set of software tools to help create awesome visualizations of the data, and powerful search interfaces in to the data.
What statistics would this contain?
The outcome of every ball of every international match ever played.
In aggregate, this would provide the career statistics and match records of every international match ever played.
Cricket statistics are not legally owned by media companies, but this is effectively the situation we find ourselves in today. Sure there is Cricinfo’s StatsGuru. And there are independent purveyors of statistical databases (built in MS Access, don’t get me started). But if we ever want to jump-start an academic, amateur or fandom analysis of the game, we need better data and better tools (see retrosheet).
With that in mind, I hereby announce the Open Cricket Project. Details to follow. If you would like to contribute, post a comment below, on twitter, or email deepbackwardpoint@galaxyfaraway.com.
Thanks. It’s not only tough, it’s perhaps impossible. But the goal is not to make something better. It’s to make something transparent, open, free.
I wholeheartedly agree that we need this, and I’d love to be involved. I’ve had ideas for improvements that I could have made to the Cricsheet data, but working at it by myself has put obvious constraints on the possibility of doing this. Having an open project would be wonderful. | 2019-04-18T22:25:51 | https://deepbackwardpoint.com/2012/08/06/the-open-cricket-manifesto/ |
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