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My 2:42 mix is now posted at Art of the Mix. I decided to keep to the format of the original, and only included twelve songs. I noticed, looking at Isis’s version, that some of her track lengths were different from mine—for instance, her version of “That Teenage Feeling” by Neko Case is 2:42, whereas mine is 2:43. A second’s difference is surprising—maybe it’s just the difference between buying the track digitally and ripping it. Or maybe different media players round differently, who knows. I haven’t had a chance to take up Greg’s challenge and make a 4:33 mix yet. Who knows what that would turn out like? Very quiet, I expect.

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Following a comprehensive review of spatial requirements and space masterplanning for the Hobart and Sandy Bay campuses, a series of interrelated projects is contributing to the exciting process of transformation to provide better student outcomes, improve student experience, increase research output and reduce fixed costs. The first of these is the Centenary Building upgrade for the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics. Involving the significant upgrade and adaptive reuse of the Centenary Building, the new school delivers a post graduate suite, Harvard-style lecture theatres, a Technology Enhanced Active Learning space and an informal learning area with a mix of spaces for students to hover, socialise, eat or conduct private study. Adaptive reuse is a sustainable way forward to consolidate the university’s aged building stock; the Centenary Building upgrade extends the quality of educational facilities and community connections, while increasing operational efficiencies.

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This August, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumnus and former University of Illinois Alumni Association Board member Dr. Bo Zhang will depart on an epic, around-the-world adventure in his pursuit to become China’s first pilot to travel the globe in a single propeller-driven aircraft. One stop on Dr. Zhang’s incredible journey will be Champaign, Ill. Please join the UI Alumni Association and the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association for a mid-morning reception to welcome Dr. Zhang and commemorate this historic flight. Learn more about Dr. Zhang’s journey.

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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosyle, an Apple device management software company, today announced it has closed a $16 million Series A funding from Elephant and Peak Ventures. The funding will fuel the company's rapid expansion into the enterprise market as the company introduces Mosyle Business, its Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution for Apple devices. "Apple devices have been gaining market share in enterprise environments as companies increasingly deploy iOS and macOS as their official workplace platforms as well as provide support for employees who prefer to use their own Apple devices," said Jeremiah Daly, founder and general partner at Elephant. "We're excited to invest in Mosyle as it continues to emerge as the leading Apple MDM vendor in education and leverages its product expertise to solve the needs of the enterprise market." "The enterprise market has been looking for a cost-effective MDM solution, and our Series A funding will provide us with the capital to provide one, addressing a significant market opportunity," said Alcyr Araujo, CEO of Mosyle. "Mosyle Business, with its intuitive, easy-to-use and powerful tools, will help us continue our rapid growth as a company and provide our customers with a product they love." "Apple iOS and macOS platforms have become increasingly important to our infrastructure, and we have seen a surge in the number of Apple devices we need to maintain," said Justin Brush from Flagler County Public Schools. "While it can be difficult to keep up with demand, the Mosyle platform allows our departments to configure, maintain and monitor all of our Apple devices using Mosyle's tools. Their platform is easy to use and, best of all, scales effortlessly." Mosyle provides mobile device management (MDM) solutions to support technology teams managing Apple devices, simplify technology adoption and redesign workflows to provide a brand-new experience when managing iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple TV devices. Our mission is to build the most delightful and intuitive experience when managing Apple devices in educational and enterprise environments.

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Actress Lili Reinhart isn’t scared of salacious storylines, as she proved on the second season of The CW’s hit show Riverdale, where she gives dark life to the formerly two-dimensional Archie comic book sweetheart, Betty Cooper. In one episode that lit up social media, her 16-year-old character performed a seductive pole dance as part of a gang initiation ritual. So what’s the wildest thing Reinhart hopes Betty does next? “It’s time for her to swipe her V-card,” says the actress over the phone from Los Angeles, where she is based when not filming the show in Vancouver, British Columbia. Does she mean with Jughead, who in this iteration is more bad boy than goofball and played by her rumored real-life boyfriend, actor Cole Sprouse? Or maybe with her character’s best friend and sometime love interest, franchise protagonist Archie? “It could be anyone at this point,” says the 21-year-old in a way that speaks both to Betty’s complexity and also to Reinhart’s wicked sense of humor. 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Whether you’re flying domestically or internationally, every airline has its own carry-on luggage size restrictions. There is no one-size-fits-all, so you need to check your airline’s specific policy before traveling to ensure your carry-on bag isn’t rejected with potential additional charges. Below, you’ll find a helpful chart detailing the most popular airlines’ carry-on restrictions, including the size and weight of a standard carry-on, and whether this varies due to the cabin you’re traveling in. Unless specified, the maximum weight allowance is across your standard carry-on luggage and personal item combined. Emirates All 55 x 38 x 20 cm / 22 x 15 x 8 in 7 kg / 15 lbs N Personal item only permitted for Business / First Class passengers. Size restrictions apply. HOT TIP:To view more carry-on bags, check out our article on The 15 Best Carry-on Luggage Bags for Any Traveler. 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Many airlines allow passengers to bring a personal item in addition to a carry-on bag. A personal item is usually a smaller bag such as handbag, briefcase or laptop bag that should be able to be stored under the seat in front of you. Some airlines specify size and weight restrictions for personal items, while many leave this undisclosed. What is hand baggage only? If you have booked a “hand baggage only” fare (sometimes referred to as a basic fare), this means that you may only bring hand baggage that is within the airline’s restrictions. No hold baggage is included. Depending on your airline, this may include 1 standard piece of carry-on and 1 smaller personal item. Each airline defines their own size and weight restrictions for carry-on so check the table above for more information. What does TSA allow for carry-on? TSA allow passengers to pack certain items in their carry-on baggage and prohibits others. Liquids may be brought on board under the 3-1-1 rule: maximum of 3.4 ounces per container up to a total of 1 quart, within a clear, zip top bag, with 1 bag permitted per passenger. Exemptions to this rule are made for infant necessities or required medication. Items such as lighters, blades and baseball bats are not permitted in your carry-on. See more information here. What is the standard size of a carry-on bag? There are no universal standards for carry-on baggage with each airline setting their own size and weight restrictions. If you wanted to purchase a bag that would adhere to most of the different airline’s standards then this would be 56 cm x 36 cm x 23 cm (22 inches x 14 inches x 9 inches (including all handles and wheels). Can I take my phone charger in my carry on? General chargers for electronic devices can be packed as carry-on or into your checked baggage. 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SEO tools are popping up like crazy and has been for quite a while, but where should you focus your efforts? SEO tools are crazy expensive. A good tool will cost you anywhere between $50 and $300 per month, and yes you will need a few different ones. So if you don’t have unlimited funds for tools like us we found a few must-haves that you will need to use every day. We are not talking agency level needs but as a regular e-commerce owner, blogger or small business. Obviously, we all have very different goals when it comes to SEO and I will not go into details regarding strategies and how you should work with daily SEO, I would much rather let the experts deal with all that. Non the less I will give you some advice on which tools you should consider as part of your business tools package. I felt like I had to include this tool even though it should be completely given that this would be part of your SEO toolbox. Google offers a free tool where you as a site owner can signup and sees who links to you, even what keywords have generated traffic to your site as well as where your results are placed in the list. I will not go too much into details with this tool, but it’s vital and free for you to use. Ahrefs will give you the upper hand when it comes to linkbuilding and external link research. In our humble opinion this is a must have. Moz is an alternative to Ahrefs, both tools are really quite similar so its largely a quiestion of habit, it is however a truth that Moz has less data to make their calulations from. Majestic is again an alternative to both Moz and Ahrefs. Majestic standout a little from the other tools since they are able to better categorize domains, which again makes it easier to identify linkbuilding potential. If you are working on the wordpress platform, do take a look in to Yoast which is the killder plugin for your wordpress installation, they take the heavy lifting. If you want to know your rankings are performing accurank is a great tool that allows you to follow your position of defined keywords, you can even get notifications about position changes.

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Am Fam Physician. 2006 Jul 15;74(2):293-300. This is part II of a two-part article on musculoskeletal pain in children. Part I, “Initial Evaluation,” appears in the July 1, 2006, issue of AFP. Primary care physicians should have a working knowledge of rheumatic diseases of childhood that manifest primarily as musculoskeletal pain. Children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can present with painless joint inflammation and may have normal results on rheumatologic tests. Significant morbidity may result from associated painless uveitis, and children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis should be screened by an ophthalmologist. The spondyloarthropathies (including juvenile ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthritis) often cause enthesitis, and patients typically have positive results on a human leukocyte antigen B27 test and negative results on an antinuclear antibody test. Patients with acute rheumatic fever present with migratory arthritis two to three weeks after having untreated group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. Henoch-Sch önlein purpura may manifest as arthritis before the classic purpuric rash appears. Systemic lupus erythematosus is rare in childhood but may cause significant morbidity and mortality if not treated early. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy may be useful early interventions if a rheumatic illness is suspected. Family physicians should refer children when the diagnosis is in question or subspecialty treatment is required. Part I of this series discusses an approach to diagnosis with judicious use of laboratory and radiologic testing. Children suspected of having juvenile rheumatoid arthritis should be referred to a subspecialist as early as possible. Early therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs controls inflammation, relieves pain, and may minimize permanent joint damage in children with juvenile arthritis. Diagnoses other than juvenile rheumatoid arthritis should be considered in children with a painful inflamed joint, because joint inflammation in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis typically is painless. Characteristic rash; carditis is a serious complication; chorea is a late finding and can occur years after the illness. Persistent arthritis may indicate streptococcal infection–related arthritis. Rash, abdominal pain, often triggered by upper respiratory tract infection; age of onset typically school age, median is four years. Laboratory testing not helpful: rheumatoid factor, ANA, and ESR results may be normal; CBC may be abnormal in systemic disease. An elevated ESR is worrisome for other diagnoses, such as malignancy2 or infection. Arthritis may precede psoriasis; dactylitis may occur. ANA = antinuclear antibody; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CBC = complete blood count; HLA = human leukocyte antigen. Information from references 2 through 5. In the child with musculoskeletal pain suspected to be caused by a rheumatic condition, treatment should begin with administration of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); for example, ibuprofen (Motrin), at a dosage of 30 to 40 mg per kg per day in three doses, or naproxen (Naprosyn), at a dosage of 10 mg per kg per day in two doses.10,11 NSAIDs should be taken consistently for the anti-inflammatory effects to manifest. However, NSAIDs alone typically are not as effective for analgesia if synovitis is persistent. Sub-specialists may initiate further treatment with immunosuppressants or cytotoxic agents. Intra-articular corticosteroids may be used as definitive therapy for monarthritis.12 Systemic corticosteroids usually are reserved for patients with systemic symptoms that cannot be controlled by NSAIDs, after infection and malignancy have been ruled out. Additional treatment may include physical therapy aimed at maintaining range of motion. The estimated prevalence of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is about one per 1,000, but worldwide it probably is underdiagnosed.15,16 In one epidemiologic study17 that included a physical examination by a pediatric rheumatologist, nine cases of chronic arthritis were identified in a group of 2,241 twelve-year-old children—a prevalence of four per 1,000. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a diagnosis of exclusion; Lyme disease, leukemia, infection of bone or joint, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, streptococcal infection, bleeding disorder, and vasculitis must be ruled out as causes of joint disease. Laboratory tests neither rule in nor rule out juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: the diagnosis essentially is clinical. An elevated ANA titer is not a diagnostic criterion for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, but it can be an indication for uveitis screening because patients with a positive ANA result are at greater risk of developing silent uveitis.22,25 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate can be normal despite marked involvement of arthritis. Enthesitis typically manifests as ankle pain, heel pain, Achilles’ apophysitis, and back or hip stiffness. Enthesitis may be present alone or with arthritis, as in seronegative arthritis enthesopathy, a syndrome seen in approximately 20 percent of children with rheumatic disease.28 Enthesitic pain typically is worse at the end of the day after vigorous activities, but usually it does not limit activities. Children with enthesitis may have symptoms for several years before seeking treatment, and there may be a family history of similar complaints. Most children with enthesitis have remission of symptoms without any further progression of disease. Some children with enthesitis and a positive HLA-B27 test result or concomitant arthritis develop a spondyloarthropathy. Ankylosing spondylitis is present in approximately one per 1,000 women and two per 1,000 men,3 although the prevalence in children is expected to be much lower because of the natural course of the disease. Clinical features of juvenile ankylosing spondylitis include lumbar back pain, prolonged morning stiffness that improves with exercise, and arthritis of one or more peripheral joints. Classification criteria are based on the typical presentation and use clinical findings such as spinal pain, arthritis, or enthesitis; presence of HLA-B27; family history of similar disease; and associated symptoms such as uveitis or colitis.29 Onset usually occurs in late childhood or adolescence, and a much higher occurrence is found in boys. The most common extra-articular involvement is symptomatic uveitis. Symptoms of reactive arthritis tend to be self-limiting, of up to six months’ duration. Even so, appropriate diagnosis and adequate treatment are important to prevent the development of long-term disability. The precipitating cause of acute rheumatic fever is pharyngitis caused by the group A beta-hemolytic streptococci Streptococcus pyogenes. The clinical manifestations typically occur two to three weeks after onset of streptococcal pharyngitis, and the inflammatory process stems from an immune reaction to the streptococcal infection rather than the effects of extracellular toxins or direct bacterial invasion. Arthritis is the most common symptom, occurring in 49 to 78 percent of patients with acute rheumatic fever,33,34 and typically involves large joints such as the knees, ankles, wrists, and elbows; axial disease is rare. Migratory joint disease is classic and the arthritis rarely lasts for more than one week. Inflammatory carditis is the most serious manifestation of acute rheumatic fever and may cause permanent cardiac valve disease and acute cardiac decompensation. The modified Jones criteria help make the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (Table 3).35 High titers of antistreptolysin-O antibodies may provide supporting evidence of antecedent streptococcal infection. If a patient experiences no relief in their arthritis after five days of therapy with NSAIDs, the physician should consider a different diagnosis, such as poststreptococcal arthritis. Acute rheumatic fever can be prevented by appropriate antibiotic treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis. note: Evidence of antecedent group A streptococcal infection with two major manifestations or one major and two minor manifestations indicates a high likelihood of acute rheumatic fever. Adapted with permission from Dajani AS, Ayoub E, Bierman FZ, Bisno AL, Denny FW, Durack DT, et al. Guidelines for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever: Jones criteria, updated 1992. Special Writing Group of the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association. Circulation 1993;87:303. Often triggered by an upper respiratory tract infection, Henoch-Schönlein purpura is the most common systemic vasculitis in children, with an incidence of about 14 per 100,000 in school-age children.36 The classic palpable, purpuric rash is the typical presenting complaint for most children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, although in 25 percent of children this is preceded by arthralgia or arthritis, which also are common symptoms.37 Physicians should be aware of the classic triad of purpura, colicky abdominal pain, and arthritis. Other manifestations include transient hematuria, nephritis, subcutaneous edema, pulmonary hemorrhage, headache, seizures, hematemesis, intussusception, and scrotal swelling. All children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura should have routine and microscopic urinalyses, a serum creatinine test, and a blood urea nitrogen test, because patients with renal involvement may develop renal failure. The arthritis of Henoch-Schönlein purpura does not lead to permanent sequelae and the rash resolves spontaneously. Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a self-limited disease with excellent outcomes if no renal involvement occurs. Physicians must promptly recognize when a child has a high likelihood of systemic lupus erythematosus (e.g., presence of arthritis and constitutional symptoms) and refer him or her immediately for diagnosis and appropriate intensive therapy; survival rates are excellent to satisfactory for patients who receive aggressive treatment. Daily sunscreen also should be included in the treatment plan for all children with systemic lupus erythematosus. 2. Cabral DA, Tucker LB. Malignancies in children who initially present with rheumatic complaints. J Pediatr. 1999;134:53–7. 3. Lawrence RC, Helmick CG, Arnett FC, Deyo RA, Felson DT, Giannini EH, et al. Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and selected musculoskeletal disorders in the United States. Arthritis Rheum. 1998;41:778–99. 4. McGhee JL, Kickingbird LM, Jarvis JN. Clinical utility of antinuclear antibody tests in children. BMC Pediatr. 2004;4:13. 5. Klein-Gitelman M, Reiff A, Silverman ED. Systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2002;28:561–77. 6. Sherry DD, Malleson PN. The idiopathic musculoskeletal pain syndromes in childhood. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2002;28:669–85. 7. American College of Rheumatology. ACR guidelines on the referral of children and adolescents to pediatric rheumatologists. Accessed February 3, 2006, at: http://www.rheumatology.org/sections/pediatric/ped_referral.asp?. 8. American College of Rheumatology Subcommittee on Rheumatoid Arthritis Guidelines. Guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis: 2002 update. Arthritis Rheum. 2002;46:328–46. 9. Nell VP, Machold KP, Eberl G, Stamm TA, Uffmann M, Smolen JS. Benefit of very early referral and very early therapy with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology. 2004;43:906–14. 10. Giannini EH, Brewer EJ, Miller ML, Gibbas D, Passo MH, Hoyeraal HM, et al., for the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group. Ibuprofen suspension in the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. J Pediatr. 1990;117:645–52. 11. Kvien TK, Hoyeraal HM, Sandstad B. Naproxen and acetylsalicylic acid in the treatment of pauciarticular and polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Assessment of tolerance and efficacy in a single-centre 24-week double-blind parallel study. Scand J Rheumatol. 1984;13:342–50. 12. Sherry DD, Stein LD, Reed AM, Schanberg LE, Kredich DW. Prevention of leg length discrepancy in young children with pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis by treatment with intraarticular steroids. Arthritis Rheum. 1999;42:2330–4. 13. Petty RE, Southwood TR, Manners P, Baum J, Glass DN, Goldenberg J, et al. International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: second revision, Edmonton, 2001. J Rheumatol. 2004;31:390–2. 14. Duffy CM, Colbert RA, Laxer RM, Schanberg LE, Bowyer SL. Nomenclature and classification in chronic childhood arthritis: time for a change?. Arthritis Rheum. 2005;52:382–5. 15. Schneider R, Passo MH. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2002;28:503–30. 16. Rich RR, ed. Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Mosby, 2001. 17. Manners PJ, Diepeveen DA. Prevalence of juvenile chronic arthritis in a population of 12-year-old children in urban Australia. Pediatrics. 1996;98:84–90. 18. 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Unless you've been living under a rock, you will have noticed that veganism is gathering pace all the time in Bristol. It's a UK-wide movement, but Bristol is at the forefront of it with countless new plant-based openings over the past year - some of which have already established themselves as popular eateries for people who lead a meat-free lifestyle. And the new arrivals are showing no signs of slowing down. The latest will provide a healthier option than a portion of cheesy chips to people who have just sunk a few pints, as it's opening in one of the city's most popular bars. Which branches of Greggs in Bristol will be selling the vegan sausage roll? Small Bar on King Street has become a popular choice for discerning drinkers since opening with a carefully selected range of craft ales, and it will soon double up as a vegan restaurant when Hummusapiens launches on January 7. It's being run by Jasper Weinstein-Sheffield, originally from Frome, who got stuck in with the city's food scene after recently moving back to Bristol. He said he became inspired by other vegan businesses catering for the festival scene and got involved himself after leaving his work at a smoothie company in London. "My passion is making sure there are still huge and exciting flavours present and that no one should ever feel short-changed by choosing a vegetarian or vegan option on a menu," he said. "I want to sit smack bang in the middle of the clean-eating vegan lifestyle and the vegan junk-food scene that has really emerged recently. "For hummusapiens, that means things like Avocado and Vegan Chorizo Brioches sitting alongside Lebanese Jackfruit wraps and our signature Bowls, all brimming with fresh salads, toasted seeds and brightly coloured pickles. "Oh and hummus, everything with hummus." The menu, half of which is gluten free, includes tempting treats such as build-your-own hummus bowls with options including beetroot and burnt lemon and turmeric and butternut squash, and (clean) dirty fries which come with Lebanese spiced sticky jackfruit or chorVzo sausage. The punny eatery will be in the kitchen at Small Bar every Monday and Tuesday from January 7 to January 22, serving top notch vegan grub between 5-10pm. More information about it can be found on Hummusapiens' Facebook page.

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The national ladies team player, who is also the Uganda Ladies Golf Union president, carded 244 gross over 54 holes to edge Nigeria’s Rachael Danjuma to the title by four strokes. Eva Magala has turned Nigeria into her fortress after she won the 21st IBB Nigeria Ladies Open played at the IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja on Sunday. Playing off handicap 4, Magala opened her round with 82 gross, before an identical nine-over-par 81 in each of the last two rounds to win her second title from Nigeria in about three months. In November last year, Magala won the Nigeria Ladies Open at the Ibom Hotels and Golf Resort in Ibom State, Lagos, again beating Danjuma by a stroke. Irene Nakalembe and Gloria Mbaguta who made the November trip finished fourth and fifth respectively. “Lastly, I thank my teammates whom I traveled with to Nigeria especially my friend and (doctor) Hon. Sarah Babirye, Hon. Evelyn Asiimwe, Lady Captain Anne Abeja, Vice Lady captain Charity Opolot, Lady president LGAN Ekanem, IBB members, Caddie Henry, well-wishers and lastly my husband and family for the support,” Magala stated on her social media page. Wilfred Amina (250 gross), Sheila Ebunilo (289) and Fatima Ahmadu (290), finished third, fourth and fifth respectively. As Magala toasted to her win in Nigeria, another lady golfer Martha Babirye was also making headlines in Kenya as she claimed the Kitale Ladies Open in Kenya. Babirye returned 80 gross to win on her first travel this year and would now like to play more foreign tournaments in her pursuit of winning the Uganda Open and playing better as a single handicapper. “I will aim to compete for more in tournaments around East Africa to get some competition out there,” Babirye who traveled with over ten other Ugandan ladies said.

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If you’re using WordPress.com to build your brand online, you can increase your engagements and generate social proof by getting more “Likes” on your posts. We are not talking about Facebook likes! We are talking about WordPress likes. In this article, we’ll go over how people can “Like” your WordPress.com posts and offer a few tips about how you can get more likes on each post. AGAIN, yes, you can get “Likes” on WordPress.com. They’re not Facebook “Likes,” either. They’re totally specific to the WordPress platform. Many people don’t even know that the WordPress “Like” button exists, but it’s there. Perhaps WordPress will make it a little more obvious in a future release of its content management platform. Keep in mind that what goes around comes around. If you’re interested in getting people to like your posts, you should like the articles of other people who post on the WordPress.com platform. To like a WordPress.com post, scroll all the way to the bottom of it and look for a “Like” button sitting just below the social media buttons. Keep in mind, though, that if you want to like somebody’s post, you’ll need to be logged into the WordPress.com platform. If you’re not logged in, just click the “Like” button anyway and you’ll be prompted with a login screen popup. Use that to login to WordPress.com and finish your “Like” effort. Once you’ve successfully liked the post, you’ll see that the button changes to show that you’ve already liked it (sorry, but you can’t like a post more than once). You’ll also see that your Gravatar image appears next to the button as evidence of your appreciation. Remember: your Gravatar image is clickable and will take people to your Gravatar profile. Make sure that your profile is up to date and properly reflects your personal brand. Other people who click the “Like” button will see their Gravatar images added as well. That’s great news for digital marketers looking for more social proof as it offers a superior demonstration of popularity than social media likes or shares. Why? Because visitors can see the faces of people who clicked “Like” on the post. That’s better than just seeing a number reflecting how many people liked post. Keep in mind that Twitter doesn’t even show that number any more. Unlike Twitter, though, WordPress.com displays the number of people who liked the post along with a row of Gravatar mugs of the users who thought the post was like-worthy. So you get the best of both worlds with WordPress.com likes. How do you get the “Like” button to appear on your own WordPress.com blog posts? You don’t have to do anything. It’s there by default. However, it’s possible that way back when you were first toying around with your WordPress site, you accidentally turned off functionality for WordPress likes. In the event that you did that, just go into your WordPress admin console and select “Settings” from the left-hand sidebar. Then, select “Sharing” from the context menu that appears. Make sure that “WordPress.com Likes” are “On for all posts.” Also, ensure that “Show buttons on” is selected for Posts at least. If you want people to like your front page and other pages, you can select those options as well. Now that we’ve explained the mechanics of the WordPress.com “Like” button, it’s time to explore some practical advice about how you can build social proof by getting fellow WordPress.com users to like your posts. The first suggestion is also the most obvious: ask people to like your posts. It’s an age-old principal, and one that will probably never go away, that if you want people to do something, simply ask them. On the other hand, if you don’t ask them, you can’t expect them to do what you want. It’s a good idea to make your “Like” request stand out a bit. Usually, bloggers will add the “Like and share this post” text at the bottom in a larger font so that it stands out. Sometimes bloggers will surround the text with a border and/or make it a different (but complementary) color than the text of the content. We’ve touched on this already, but it’s worth repeating. If you want people to like your WordPress.com posts, you should like other people’s posts as well. Remember: you’ll reap what you sow. If you go out of your way to scratch somebody else’s back, somebody will scratch yours. Bookmark a few WordPress.com sites of non-competitors who are part of your niche. Be sure to visit their blogs every now and then so that you can like posts that offer something of value to you and/or people in your target market. You might see that those bloggers start liking your posts in return. You might be a literary genius who can wax eloquently on a topic with thousands of words. That won’t matter one bit if you’re trying to get more engagement on your posts. People are in a hurry. They’re busy. They don’t have time to read several thousand words of beautifully written prose about a subject. That’s why you should write in a conversational tone with brief paragraphs. You want to craft your content so people will be able to mentally digest the information you’re trying to disseminate in short order. You should also break your content up with sub-headers. That gives time-crunched visitors a chance to scan your content and look for golden nuggets of detail. When people find your articles easy to read, they’re far more likely to click that “Like” button when they reach the end. WordPress.com gives you a lot of options. You can design your website with a variety of bells and whistles or you can keep it more simplistic. If you’re looking to get likes on your posts, err on the side of simplistic. Remember, you get likes from visitor who appreciate what you’ve written. You very rarely get likes because people like the overall design of your site and appreciate all the widgets that you’ve added. Stick with a clean, minimalist design and focus your efforts on delivering amazing, original content. That’s how you’ll get people to like your posts. If you want people to like your post, you’re obviously going to have to get them to your post. One of the best ways to attract more visitors is with a title that grabs their attention and begs to be clicked. The easiest way to generate clicks with a title is to use a curiosity gap. That’s a tactic, often employed by viral blogs, that leaves the reader with a question that isn’t answered by just reading the title. For example, a title like “What Happened When This Autistic Boy Met a Wounded Veteran Will Leave You in Tears” leaves people wondering what really happened when that autistic boy met that wounded veteran. To find the answer, they’ll have to read the article. Also, a story with a subject like that one is almost certain to get some likes. If you want to tell a great story but don’t want to write a novel, one of the best ways to convey your message is with the aid of visuals. Start by looking for royalty-free images that complement your content. If you have an account with a stock photo company, you can use one of those images. If you don’t, you can grab a royalty free image by doing a Google Image Search or Bing Image Search for images that are labeled for “reuse with modification.” You don’t want to run afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in your effort to get more likes. Images make your content more enjoyable and easier to read. They’re like a window that lets in fresh air and sheds a little more light on the subject. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million words. Search around YouTube for video content that complements what you’ve written. If you can find an awesome video that offers further explanation about what your content, include it in the post. It’s often the case that people respond better to visual instruction than written instruction. Now Go Get Some Likes! One of the most overlooked ways to get social proof for your brand is with the aid of WordPress.com likes. If you have a blog on WordPress.com and you’re looking to increase your engagement, encourage your readers to click that “Like” button. You’ll appear more popular and generate some buzz. Is it true that readers are more likely to LIKE content that has already been liked before they read it? I tend to only LIKE when I have time and am in a certain mood. I feel like that is not exactly the same thing, what do you think?

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The country's digital advertising market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 35 per cent to reach Rs 7,044 crore by the end of this year, an IAMAI-IMRB report said today. The digital advertising market was pegged at Rs 5,200 crore at the end of December 2015, accounting for about 12 per cent of the total advertisement spends in the country, the report titled 'Digital Advertising in India' said. It has grown steadily from Rs 1,140 crore in 2010-11 fiscal to Rs 2,260 crore in 2012-2013 and further Rs 5,200 crore in 2014-15, it added. In terms of volume, e-commerce led the digital advertisement spends with Rs 1,040 crore followed by telecom (Rs 780 crore), banking, financial services and insurance (Rs 728 crore) and FMCG (Rs 676 crore), the report by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International said. In 2015, the education sector spent Rs 312 crore, while travel and auto verticals spent Rs 572 crore and Rs 540 crore, respectively, on digital advertising. However, banking, financial services and insurance sector spent a higher share of its advertisement expenditure on digital compared with other verticals with 40 per cent of its overall advertising spends going towards digital. This was followed by e-commerce (26 per cent), telecom (25 per cent) and travel (25 per cent). Companies spent about Rs 1,488 crore on search, while close to Rs 940 crore was spent on social media in 2015. Expenditure on video ads such as on YouTube also showed huge gains in 2015, accounting for 17 per cent of the overall advertisement spends in the digital space, the report added. This has been driven by higher internet speeds available to the consumers coupled with an increase in mobile advertisements. "As these trends continue, video advertisement is expected to gain further in 2016," the report added.

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Outstanding benefits! I love the HSA plan with the $50/month contribution from the company. The vacation and comp time are also fantastic. Sargent & Lundy has a great benefits package, which they are constantly reviewing and improving. They provide a number of options as well so that you can customize to your needs. They match 401k up to 6% of 401k contributions. Company 401k match and investment choices are very good. The best includes 401K, comp time (for engineers), HSAs. The worst includes, high deductibles, vacation days (takes awhile to accrue vacation days when comp time is not an option). If you contribute 6% to your 401k, the company matches this 100%. That's huge. And there are a RIDICULOUS number of after work activities that are sponsored by the company. Bowling, rock climbing, softball, basketball, cycling, sailing, board games ... SO MUCH. Up to a 6% match in 401k, fully vested after 1 year. Medical insurance is good. Education reimbursement is excellent. Employee referral fee is excellent. Human Resources department is only concerned about avoiding lawsuits. Bad employees are harder to cut than dead wood is using a nail file. 401(k) plan includes an employer contribution in addition to an employer match. The plan offers many investments options. The company frequently provides information about the plan and its options.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation was the first Star Trek to enjoy a full, cancellation-free run. This October 2nd, its 176 episodes will be available in a new box set (watch the trailer, read the press release). Though $40/season is a fair deal, $278.89, after shipping, is still no small amount of change. And, as Trek Nation has been recently reminding us with their retro reviews, some entire seasons of TNG have not aged well. There are many ways to separate the wheat from the chaff. Various fan collectives offer thematically-related content, so if you like time travel or Q, you're bound to be satisfied — unless you dwell on what these packages miss, such as "Future's End". For my money, The Jean-Luc Picard Collection is the best value, as I prefer episodes that offer not an anomaly of the week, but significant, focused character development. "Tapestry", "Darmok", and "The Inner Light" are worth their weight in latinum, and with the former two both coming from season five, perhaps that is the series' best season. Other fifth-season episodes "I, Borg", "The Perfect Mate" (another Picard episode, and one which first unites Patrick Stewart with Famke Janssen, prior to their X-Men team-up), Spock's return in the two-part "Unification", and the first half of "Time's Arrow" supports this theory. But only with the new, complete DVD collection can you get all the above along with gems like "The Best of Both Worlds", "Yesterday's Enterprise", and "Relics" — so if you have money to burn, take the good with the bad and splurge on all seven seasons (plus exclusive features and documentaries). But if you don't, then what season (or fan collective) do you recommend, and for what episodes? The first of these factors is the compelling urge of man to explore and to discover, the thrust of curiosity that leads men to try to go where no one has gone before. Most of the surface of the earth has now been explored and men now turn on the exploration of outer space as their next objective. "Where no one has gone before…" Gene Roddenberry took these words to heart, and less than a decade later, he went there — and brought the world with him. His original Star Trek, which turned 40 last year, may not initially have been a commercial success; but its successor, true to its title, inspired the next generation of television viewers to look up. The passion the Star Trek franchise has stirred in its audience has proven timeless, and its impact on not just our popular culture, but on our scientific progress, is immeasurable. One space industry executive wrote, "We are in the commercial space flight industry and would like to testify that at least one out of two of all the actual entrepreneurs involved in this industry has been inspired by Star Trek." Though Kirk, Spock, and McCoy marked the beginning, it was Picard, Riker, Data, and company that cemented the franchise in our hearts and souls. And we here at Showbits cannot fail to observe the beginning of that golden era. September 28th marks twenty years since Star Trek: The Next Generation first aired. To commemorate this historic anniversary, we'll be blogging about Star Trek every day this week, culminating on Friday. We'll be providing news, retrospectives, analyses, and more. They'll be fun, nostalgic, thought-provoking, and who knows what else. So please join us on this wagon train to the stars… The sky's the limit!

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South-eastern Tanzania and northern Mozambique do not attract mass tourism, making it very appealing for those who would like to experience a very individual trip. Departure: from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Or Nampula airport. On arrival at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, a representative of Borderless Tours and Safaris Ltd will meet you at the airport and take you to Hotel in Dar es Salaam, for an overnight stay on Half and breakfast basis. You will leave your hotel in Dar es Salaam for a six or seven hour drive to Selous Game Reserve. When you arrive in the late afternoon, you can enjoy a boat safari on the impressive Rufiji River. Stay overnight in Selous Wilderness Camp, full board. Named after the legendary British explorer, Selous Game Reserve (three times the size of Serengeti National Park and twice the size of Belgium) was founded as a reserve in 1905 by the colonial administration and later expanded to include the traditional elephant migration routes. The reserve provides shelter for most of Tanzania’s largest elephant population, large herds of buffalo, crocodiles, hippos, a variety of 440 species of birds and over 2000 varieties of plants. Lions and leopards are also present, together with one of the greatest predators of Africa – the African wild dog. The park probably holds the largest concentration of this endangered animal, which hunts in large packs and has the reputation of being among the most formidable predators. Covering 50,000 square kilometres, Selous is a true African wilderness that has seen missionaries, explorers and hunters from bygone days but has still managed to keep its doors closed to many. Hot volcanic springs, lagoons, the great Rufiji River and the diverse landscape is why Selous Game Reserve is a World Heritage site. Selous Wilderness Camp is situated in the north-eastern part of Selous Game Reserve with a great view over the mighty Rufiji River. The camp accommodates guests in comfortable tents equipped with private bathrooms and veranda facing the river. You will enjoy full-day game drives in Selous Game Reserve, staying overnight in Selous Wilderness Camp on a full board basis. Tanzania’s often-forgotten south-eastern corner is a beautiful region of open savannah and spectacular beaches. The continent’s largest game reserve, the Selous, is there, as is the Makonde plateau (which is the home of Tanzania’s famous wood-carvers). On the coast at Kilwa Kisiwani Island are the ruins of one of East Africa’s most important cities. Despite its many attractions and rich history, the south-east receives few visitors. But for those with an adventurous spirit and a willingness to be open to and respectful of local customs, this unspoiled region can be one of Tanzania’s most rewarding. In around seven hours we will drive from Selous Wilderness Camp to Kilwa Masoko on day 5. From Kilwa Masoko you can visit the ruins of the 15th-century Arab settlement at nearby Kilwa Kisiwani. There are also a few pretty beaches on the outskirts of town. You will stay overnight on a half-board basis at Kimbilio Lodges, which are located in one of the most beautiful and unspoiled corners of the world: on the waterfront of Kilwa beach in Masoko Bay. The beach is pure white, and the water is crystal clear. Kilwa is a paradise for diving, yet its location is also ideal for excursions inland: the infinite variety of animal life can be admired from the comfort of your car. You will head south to Masasi. The drive takes around 6 to 7 hours. You will stay overnight at the Masasi Inn, half board. This morning, prepare for a long drive as you will cross into Mozambique. You will stay at the Mueda Guesthouse, which is a simple but clean local place. Until mid 2001, the Rovuma River (which is the natural border between Tanzania and Mozambique) could be crossed by dugout canoe only. Nowadays, there is a ferry capable of taking vehicles as well. Crossing the Rovuma River is only possible at high tide, and a lot of time must be allowed for immigration and border formalities! However, during the past two years, the ferry has been grounded, which is why we are taking the longer route via Mueda. Northern Mozambique is, after nearly 25 years of isolation, re-establishing itself as one of southern Africa’s most intriguing and attractive tourist destinations. Now, with new hotels opening, improvements being made to transport links and with the re-stocking of its reserves and national parks, northern Mozambique is poised to make its mark on the international tourism scene. However, much of northern Mozambique is very remote – even major towns have only minimal tourist infrastructure, and travel here is mainly for the adventurous. Although visitor numbers are gradually increasing, they remain small overall. While this offers travelers a rare opportunity to discover local culture, it also imposes a greater sense of cultural responsibility. Respect for local customs is therefore particularly important. More than elsewhere in the country, basic knowledge of Portuguese (or, in the far north, Swahili) is essential. Before 1975 the country was a favorite retreat for visitors from neighboring countries. Mozambique is a melting pot of different cultures and traditions. With mosques, churches and forts dating back to the Portuguese and Arab rule from the 16th century onward, it is no wonder that Mozambique is one of the most exciting cultural destinations on the continent. Trips through Northern Mozambique mean adventure. You will visit the most remote parts of Africa. In addition, you will visit the Mozambican coast which is a real historic treasure. For those with an adventurous spirit and a willingness to be open to and respectful of local customs, this unspoiled region can be one of Mozambique’s most rewarding. You will travel to Tanganyanga from Mocimboa da Praia, eating a packed lunch on the 6-hour journey. You will then sail by dhow (a traditional boat) at high tide to Ibo Island and check in at Miti Miwiri (full board). ext day, you will have a guided tour of Ibo, exploring the ancient island. Muslim traders operated here in the 15th century before it became a major slave market and trading post for the Portuguese in the 18th century. Historic buildings, three forts and a beautiful old Catholic church still remain. Ibo provides a chance to interact with the amazing rural people and exchange cultural differences. Traditional silversmiths still work in the main fort, and you are free to wander about this beautiful island and explore. If you like, you can choose to go on a crab and fishing expedition, visit the mangroves, go snorkeling or swimming or go on a historical dhow cruise. We will explore by traditional Arab dhow one of the beautiful surrounding local islands. Travelling through the mangroves, we will step back in time and observe a way of life that has not changed for thousands of years. Local fishermen catch prawns and giant crabs in these mangroves. Brilliant bird life abounds, with storks, egrets and herons roosting in the mangrove trees. There are excellent snorkeling opportunities, great beaches and a chance to travel and explore the remote coral coast surrounding Ibo. After an early departure from Ibo by dhow at high tide, you will drive to the south (in around 4 – 5 hours) to Pemba town and check in at Club Nautilus (bed and breakfast). The coastal town of Pemba lays claim to some of the finest coral reefs in all of southern Africa. Brilliantly colored coral is but a short swim from the white sands of Wimbe Beach. Divers and snorkelers enter clear depths and swim among a profusion of exotic fish. As you might expect, the seafood is rich and plentiful enough to take your taste buds on a holiday of a lifetime. Club Nautilus is on Wimbe Beach and has rondavels on the beach. Each rondavel has two bedrooms, a small sitting area and bathroom. From Pemba, you will drive to Ilha de Mozambique, which takes 7 – 8 hours. It is from the tiny island of Ilha de Mozambique that modern Mozambique got its name. Ilha de Mozambique is a cultural melting pot: African, Arabian and Portuguese. Walk through the narrow streets and mix with the local people, and buy fresh seafood direct from the fishermen. Ilha de Mozambique is practically a living museum, for this tiny town exhibits the many influences that have moulded Mozambique. The decaying grandeur of its architecture prompted the United Nations to declare the northern half of the island a World Heritage site. Apart from the natural beauty just a few steps away from your hotel, you will find masterpieces from different civilizations. Since the beginning of time, distant people were brought to the island by the wind. The first to arrive were the Arabs, then came the sailors from India, Europe and even China. Nowadays, you don’t have to depend on the wind to visit the island – you know the exuberant and friendly place exists. Stay overnight at Escondindinho, a charming Portuguese Poussada fully renovated with en-suite facilities and a separate good restaurant. This morning, after breakfast, you will drive to Nuarro at the foot of Nanatha Bay. The lodge is situated on the Baixo do Pinda Peninsula, next to Nanatha Village in Memba District. Stay overnight at Nuarro Luxury Eco Lodge (full board). You are free to explore Nuarro by bicycle or on foot, do a spot of bird-watching, go on a cultural tour, or perhaps some kayaking or snorkeling. You will be transferred to Nampula airport in good time for your international flight back home / Flight to Dar es salaam. Guided tour of Ilha de Mocambique. Diving at Pemba and a one-way flight ticket from Pemba to Dar es Salaam on the final day.

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Manufacturing is all about making things. Space shuttles, cars and trains have to be manufactured, along with all their smaller components. In fact, anything that needs to be produced in large quantities is part of the manufacturing industry. Medicines, new materials, food products, make-up and clothes have to be manufactured too. Jobs in manufacturing fall into four main areas: product research and development, design, production and distribution. Manufacturing is not just about production lines and machinery. Wine producer, food flavour technician and textiles technologist are all career options too. Many entry level jobs in manufacturing start at around £13,000 per year. To work in a management role, you will need to gain some relevant experience first. Advanced manufacturing uses science and technology to improve products and processes. It is an industry that looks to the future. All manufacturing companies have to look ahead and respond to the needs of their customers. New materials, nanotechnologies, hydrogen fuel cells and robotics are areas where you might find new opportunities in the future. Engineers, scientists and managers are needed to lead the manufacturing process. Technology may have replaced some of the old jobs in manufacturing, but skilled staff are still needed to program, fix and adapt equipment. Some manufacturing work might be in noisy factories, but new technologies mean that many manufacturing jobs can be quiet and clean.

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After recently scoring a hat trick of tourism awards there really is no better time to join the De Vere Cranage Estate team. A high class modern conference, training and events venue with 27 meeting rooms and 150 bedrooms sat within the stunning Cheshire countryside, the opportunities really are as far reaching as its spectacular views! Elegantly blending its historic Victorian heritage within a contemporary setting, Cheadle House, located close to the vibrant city of Manchester, offers a variety of opportunities for your next career move. From its Alderley Bar & restaurant, meeting and events to front of house, 52 stylish bedrooms and 17 meeting rooms, there's plenty of scope to develop a successful career here. The choice is which department to start in? At the heart of De Vere Beaumont Estate in Old Windsor, sits an 18th-century mansion, a chapel, 429 bedrooms, 50 event spaces and a Georgian white house, set in 40 acres of parkland grounds. Throughout 2018, an £11 million investment project saw the creation of a new Restaurant & Bar ‘1705’, the refurbishment of our bedrooms, event spaces and Reception, in addition to the majority of our public area spaces. Selsdon Estate is taking a new direction. Now part of the De Vere brand, a multi-million-pound refurbishment is taking place to bring the hotel back to its former glory. Just 13 miles outside of London and on a great commuter line, Selsdon Estate is set in 205 acres of outstanding park land, including an 18-hole championship golf course. The bedrooms, event space and reception have been completely overhauled, and now have a fabulous Restaurant & Bar "1042". We have a high calibre team at Selsdon Estate: enthusiastic and positive, ready to reposition this stunning property to once again become the best hotel in the area. If you are looking for a place to secure your next career move that offers the chance to work in a dynamic team in the heart of Buckinghamshire - then look no further than De Vere Horwood Estate just a short distance outside of Milton Keynes. With meeting spaces to accommodate up to 300 delegates and 185 bedrooms this elegant and historic hotel offers unrivalled opportunities making it an ideal venue for your next role. Located a couple of minutes from Covent Garden and just around the corner from Holborn tube station, De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms is a Grade II* listed venue offering 37 exceptional spaces for conferences, exhibitions, meetings and weddings. The Grand Hall, with its ornate ceilings and dramatic chandeliers creates an impressive event space for up to 750 guests theatre style and 1,500 guests for a drinks reception. Outside, on the 5th floor, an exclusive roof terrace, with views of the city, is available for summer parties and receptions. This impressive venue also boasts a brand new coffee shop, Burr & Co where you can enjoy high-quality ethically-sourced coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks, plus cakes and pastries to take away. Set on the tranquil and idyllic banks of the River Thames, just three miles from the city centre of Oxford , sits one of the most popular hotels in Oxford, with hundreds of guests coming through its doors daily. In fact, it's so popular it's just been extended by 30 rooms to meet the demand and it doesn't plan to rest on its laurels there. So if you're looking for a rapidly expanding, busy and thriving hotel with opportunities a plenty, then look no further than the De Vere Oxford Thames. If you love luxury and tranquillity then the De Vere Cotswold Water Park could be your perfect career move. Set in the stunning Cotswolds, this vast hotel has a state of the art leisure and spa facility which sets it apart from its local rivals. 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It's where Maritime History meets the modern day and the place where you could sail into your next career move at De Vere Devonport House. Based in Greenwich on a World Heritage site and brimming with character this property offers 99 bedrooms and 13 meeting rooms, an array of events and weddings, a bar and a mouth-watering restaurant; offering plenty of scope for your next career move. Do you fancy working in a place that has its own tower, management centre, Victorian mansion and chapel? Well, that is just a few of the outstanding assets hosted at the historic De Vere Horsley Estate - an excellent choice for your next career move. Located in Surrey, De Vere Horsley Estate is situated within 70 acres of stunning parkland and with 180 bedrooms, conference and events, a restaurant and bar plus weddings, there's an array of departments to choose from. It's a new chapter for De Vere Latimer Estate, Buckinghamshire. Honouring its rich and varied history, the hotel has now completed a £7m beautifully crafted renovation project, including a new restaurant and coffee shop. Set in peaceful formal gardens and 30 acres of grounds, with sweeping views of the Chess Valley, there are plenty of opportunities to join our team as we look to create amazing experiences for every guest, every time in this stunning venue. De Vere Latimer Estate is located just five miles from Junction 18 of the M25 and close to Heathrow and Luton Airports as well as the Metropolitan line into central London. Situated in 150 acres of landscaped parkland, De Vere Staverton Estate boasts 247 bedrooms along with 61 bright and airy event spaces perfect for conferences, meetings and events. Our County Suite, which has recently been refurbished, is an ideal backdrop for weddings and special events. We have a newly refreshed reception area, bar and as well as a brand new coffee shop Burr & Co. There is also a leisure club with heated indoor swimming pool and sauna and a PGA European-tour standard 18-hole golf course in our grounds. A new chapter in De Vere Wokefield Estate’s history is complete! Situated in 250 acres of beautiful parkland near Reading, this huge property has undergone an extensive £10 million refurbishment to dramatically restore the hotel to its former glory. The 376 bedrooms, event space and reception have been completely overhauled and as well as the re-launch of our modern executive centre, complete with a new Burr & Co. coffeehouse and deli. Our historical Mansion House featuring 87 guest rooms, now sits at the heart of the estate, having undergone a stunning transformation including the exciting launch our new Restaurant '1560'. In the heart of the Capital sits De Vere Canary Wharf, one of London’s most premier business addresses for outstanding conference and meeting facilities and exclusive private dining. It’s a central meeting point for any business goer – and we want to meet you! Joining our team gives the opportunity to work across 17 training, conference and meeting rooms, plus a bar and exclusive restaurant. It's a premier location and we need a premier team to match! If you fancy working in conference and hospitality in the centre of London, then look no further than De Vere Holborn Bars at Chancery Lane. As a central business and conference location, De Vere Holborn Bars has 40 meeting rooms hosting a variety of events and conferences, with no two days ever the same. We know how to make any event a success, and we are looking for dedicated team members to help us deliver it. In the heart of the West End sits the dedicated business centre of De Vere West One, an ideal location for your next move in events and hospitality. Based in this prime central London location, De Vere West One hosts a number of events and meetings daily in its 29 meetings rooms over 5 floors. With everything from catering to event management there are so many opportunities to get involved. In the heart of Birmingham City Centre, boasting an unrivalled position for business goers lies De Vere Colmore Gate; a dedicated conference and meeting centre – the perfect location for your next career move. With 18 meeting rooms over two floors and a grab and go deli it's a hive of activity. We're heavily focussed on meeting and events at Colmore Gate, and if you like working with a small, flexible team, and enjoy looking after conference and training delegates, then this is the place for you. Set in 330 acres of The University of Nottingham's landscaped parkland, the De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre has the flexibility to accommodate up to 1000 delegates. Think of the opportunities for you to be involved in; from setting up a day meeting, a large conference or an evening banquet the list of possibilities for your next job are endless. Set in 330 acres of the University of Nottingham’s landscaped parkland, De Vere Orchard Hotel is a stylish, award winning, eco-friendly hotel. With a bright, light, contemporary design, De Vere Orchard Hotel is an attractive venue for our business and leisure customers alike. Being based just outside Nottingham centre and only 10 minutes from the M1, it enjoys a great location that’s easily accessible by car and public transport. With 202 bedrooms, a variety of meeting rooms, brasserie restaurant, bar and terrace, we have a wide range of exciting roles that offer plenty of scope to develop a successful career in hospitality. Set within its own peaceful lakeside grounds, the De Vere Jubilee Conference Centre is a contemporary and stylish event space and hotel. Located just 2 miles outside Nottingham on the University of Nottingham's Jubilee Campus, the centre is the perfect place to stay for city breaks and is also close to the M1 with direct rail links to London and other major cities. How do you fancy working in a Grade I listed mansion, situated in 80 acres of beautiful grounds with fantastic career opportunities? If this sounds like you, then look no further that Chicheley Hall. With stunning 18th Century architecture and 48 individually furnished bedrooms Chicheley Hall, located near Milton Keynes, is a beautiful backdrop for your next role in hospitality. De Vere Solutions is the central conference sales team which services De Vere hotels and venues across the UK. For single and multi-venue conference and event enquiries across all of our De Vere properties, the teams quote based on live availability for smaller enquiries and work with the hotels to convert larger scale bookings. How do you fancy a career at the cutting edge of hospitality at the head office of a dynamic and thriving hotel group that is going places? Well, look no further than the Principal Hotel group offering opportunities from finance to marketing and IT to HR and everything in between. What's more, the head office is in a pyramid in Harrogate in North Yorkshire - what more could you want? It's the best of both worlds here, with a busy hive of opportunities and the city centre just a stones throw away, Oxford Spires Hotel has it all for your next career move in hospitality. The prospects here are as vast as they come with a luxury leisure centre and spa, restaurant, conference centre with 19 meeting rooms, weddings and 174 guest bedrooms to fill there's never a dull moment. If there are no vacancies of interest at the moment. You can sign up to receive job alerts by clicking here. ! 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In some cases, there’s a need to replace an old wooden fence when it’s not properly installed or inferior materials are used to build the original fence. Not all wood is created equal and if you buy a lower grade piece of wood to build a fence, chances are you will be replacing fence panels sooner than when you deal with a company that stands behind a warranty for a certain number of years. This is also true of chain link and certain styles of aluminum fence. Image credit: DollarPhotoClub (used under license). Sometimes there’s also a need to replace a fence due to weather activity—in recent years we’ve seen some fences get destroyed by high winds during thunderstorms or when hurricanes pass through. Perhaps the most important thing to consider before replacing a fence is to check your local zoning laws to see if you need a permit to replace an existing fence. Even if you plan to use the same materials and replace the fence with the exact same height; you may still need to get a permit prior to installation. The biggest mistake homeowners often make is replacing a fence without checking their local jurisdiction and end up spending a fortune in fees due to incorrect assumptions. The same is true for those homeowners who need to adhere to guidelines from their local Homeowner’s Association (HOA)—always look at your guidelines to see if you need to get written approval before replacing a fence. When you replace a fence, it’s also a good time to see if the existing fence is set on your property line. Sometimes a fence gets installed that falls short of your property line so a good time to correct that is when you install a replacement fence. Likewise, if you find out that your current fence goes beyond your property line, a good time to rectify that situation is when you get a fence replacement installed. Even though you plan to replace a fence in the exact same spot as before, always call Miss Utility before you dig! You never want to run the risk of hitting pipes or wires underground, even if your fence posts will go in the exact same area as before. We’ve seen homeowners who are not the original owners make this mistake several times—they attempt to replace a fence on their own and run into big problems when they dig a new post hole that goes a few inches deeper than the original ones. Trust me, this is a problem you don’t want to have! When there’s a need to replace a fence, we encourage you to look at the materials of your original fence, especially if you need to replace a wood fence due to rotting. Make sure you find out the type of wood used. As we’ve said before, not all grades and types of wood are created equal. If you’re going to replace wood fences, we tend to work with western red cedar, pressure-treated southern yellow pine, oak and black locust as these are among the best quality materials for wood fences and are also low-maintenance. Image Credit: ©2014 Frederick Fence Co. All rights reserved. If your goal is to replace your fence just once and never have to worry about it again, you may want to explore a higher grade of material such as ornamental aluminum or vinyl. We also have more information here about Replacing A Fence. When you need to replace a fence, it’s a good time to ask why you need the replacement fence in the first place. Sometimes when you buy a home with an existing fence, the original homeowner had a set of needs that may not match your present ones. For example, if you need to replace a three-foot tall picket fence and you now plan to have children and pets, you may want to replace that fence with something taller and a bit sturdier to protect your children and keep your animals safe inside your yard. Likewise, if you plan to install a pool in the yard, you may need to change where the fence goes based on local pool code. If you’re a replacing an existing fence because you want more privacy, you may want to use the same materials but opt for a different style of panels so that you can freely enjoy your back yard without being in your neighbors’ line of sight all the time. Ready to Replace Your Fence? Have an existing fence that needs replacing? Contact us today and one of our knowledgeable design experts will come out and give you a quote for getting a replacement fence. We can also tear out and haul your existing fence away as part of the project! Do you happen to own the ugliest fence in town that needs replacing? Let us know and we’ll be happy to share the “before” and “after” photos when you install your replacement fence!

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With each passing day, we are getting addicted to the machines. Sometimes it gets impossible to complete a task without a machine but, do you really think that machines can challenge the human intelligence? Today we’re going to talk about several experiments conducted by scientists to test the physical performance capabilities of humans. At the end of the day, we can decide who is physically active and more useful and what is the future of the world when we are stuck in between human and machines? There was a time when people used to climb the trees and mountains without any machines around them. They used to work hard and put all their dedication. Now, the invention of new machines has changed the trends. There are multiple machines introduced these days that can help you climb a mountain or building or there are others that can climb a structure themselves. Sometimes, machines fail to complete the task as proper instructions and hurdles of the way are not added in the machine’s system. A human can easily find a way to overcome the hurdle. Expert climbers can easily climb a building or a mountain. Consider taking a look at the best climbing machines reviewed by topprobe.com if you want to find out that how these climbers practice their skills. Humans can understand the meaning of different words from another language if they are not familiar with that language but machines are not capable of doing so. Humans can even create some new words according to their requirements while a machine is unable to do so. Machines are only capable of using the information that is stored in them, otherwise, they are nothing but useless inventions. However, a machine cannot think and find new words like humans. Machines win the race when you compete them in remembering the roadways. The machines are designed under multiple algorithms that work at the same time to produce efficient results. The human mind is also designed to handle multiple tasks at the same time but when it comes to competing with the machine in remembering roadways, the machines win. How? While you are going to be busy in finding the right way to get at the place, a machine will be able to find the shortcuts to reach there. In some cases, you can’t compete with the machine because it’s not possible. There are different banks and companies there different machines are installed to handle the human tasks. Some of these machines are fast enough that they can complete the hours’ job just in a few seconds. The humans can’t compete with the machines in this aspect as well. There are multiple machines working these days that can manufacture thousands of products just in a few minutes. However, machines are still not proved to be better than the human as they are designed with the efforts of the human mind.

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Moving to another country is a huge choice to take particularly on the off chance that you have a family to consider. There’s such a great amount to consider that you truly would prefer not to experience difficulty with a dodgy expulsions firm too. So here are 10 hints to enable you to settle on the correct decision. Right off the bat, you should begin sorting out citations and looking at administrations a decent a half year before your arranged move. Try not to leave anything to the latest possible time, you’ll be sufficiently occupied arranging flights and youngsters’ tutoring to be concerned pointlessly with finding the correct removals company. Subsequently, under such conditions, your odds of getting ambled with the wrong removals company will enormously expand, Preparation is critical. When you are picking your removals company like Movecorp for your universal move the organization’s area isn’t as essential as it would be for a residential home evacuation. It bodes well for residential evacuations to choose a firm situated close to your present area. For instance, I picked an Isle of Wight expulsions firm for my ongoing move from the Island. Be that as it may, in the event that you are moving universally, while you may want to utilize a nearby firm for simplicity of correspondence, area ought not to be your essential concerns. Right off the bat, you have to do some underlying examination. Does the removals company have involvement of worldwide expulsions? On the off chance that so has the experience of expulsions to your nation of goal, maybe even neighborhood learning of your goal? Do they offer completely protected universal bundling and transporting arrangements? Do they practice on global evacuations (dependably attempt to locate a firm that does)? Be that as it may, the most imperative factor is do you feel good managing your evacuations firm? This is your turn, not theirs. Accommodating exhortation is in every case most welcome however do you feel they are tuning in to you? Is it true that they are adaptable and open to your recommendations? Do they have decent client benefit notoriety? There are dependably hazards related with universal expulsions so be careful any organization that says they can ensure no misfortunes. In the event that they utilize a respectable sending firm, no organization can make such a certification. All the more critically do they offer full protection cover against all misfortunes? Have they needed to make numerous payouts? Do some burrowing around and ask them straightforwardly, a legitimate organization will give a genuine answer. Keep in mind there are numerous contrasts between a customary UK expulsion where your belonging are just stacked on to a van, headed to another house and emptied. A global evacuation should comprise of each thing being sent out stuffed utilizing additional quality pressing materials and after that stacked and delivered inside a Shipping Container. The principle contrasts being the fare pressing and the learning and experience engaged with Shipping, Customs freedom and so on. The essential checks to make are to check whether the organization is an individual from FIDI and has accomplished FAIM accreditation. In particular are they an individual from the BAR abroad gathering (they ought to be). Just individuals from this gathering are secured by the IMMI pre-installment ensure conspire. On the off chance that you are upbeat that the expulsions firm you have chosen has all the important accreditation you should then look for an altogether free, no commitment quote. Maintain a strategic distance from any organization that says they have to charge for such an administration. Keep in mind that the least expensive statement won’t really give the best answer for you. Additionally, hope to need to sit tight for the statement to be organized. On the off chance that the evacuations firm is an accomplished universal expulsions authority then they ought to be moderately occupied. In the event that they can do the statement straight away, they obviously haven’t got much work on. Suggesting the conversation starter why not? 6. Never agree to accept an evacuation on the spot, hold up until the point when you get an appropriate composed citation with a pressing rundown demonstrating every one of your things, an expected cubic volume, subtle elements of risk or protection cover and the terms and conditions under which the Company works. Be careful with estimators who cast slanders or disclose to you terrible anecdotes about different organizations with an end goal to charm you to utilize their organization. This is the most noticeably bad kind of showcasing and is regularly used to attempt and stress you and increment the possibility of you picking them. Legitimate universal expulsions firms regularly have encountered estimators who will commit their opportunity to disclose to you accommodating data about your evacuation and clarify their organization’s administration and notoriety as opposed to discussing their rivals. Give yourself a lot of time to converse with the organizations in regards to your turn before you settle on that terrifically vital choice. It is constantly fitting that you get in excess of one gauge, don’t tune in to estimators who disclose to you that you won’t show signs of improvement arrangement and you needn’t bother with some other organizations to come round. Once the estimator has finished their review itemizing the products you are wanting to take with you, you ought to get a composed gauge inside a couple of days, dependably hold up until the point when you have gotten the composed gauge and have checked it completely before you book your global evacuation. The composed affirmation should cover the most vital focuses. There ought to be a rundown of things which you should check to guarantee that the gauge covers all that you are taking; There ought to likewise be a cubic volume (this is essential forly the same number of the administrations included depend on volume and this is extremely helpful when contrasting citations); Any unique pressing necessities for a specific thing ought to be incorporated; All expenses have been incorporated e.g.: goal terminal charges, emptying, and introduction to traditions and so forth. Most imperative guarantee that conveyance to your home and unloading is incorporated if your home is past the standard citation sweep of 30 miles from the port watch that the additional conveyance charge has been incorporated either by expressing an expanded mileage range or by naming the town where you will live. When you select universal removals company in the UK you ought to comprehend that while your agreement will be with them it is likely that they will utilize another evacuations firm (a global accomplice) to help with your turn in the nation of the goal. Along these lines, it is constantly savvy to watch that this firm is additionally an individual from FAIM. 10. Finally, another critical component of the administration you pick ought to be that you are given a named evacuations organizer. The firm I as of late picked doled out John to my expulsions to Canada. His recommendation and direction were significant to me. So you should have the capacity to construct somewhat of an association with a man who is both comfortable with your prerequisites and is your purpose of contact for settling all issues relating to your global move. Keep in mind anyway that moving abroad ought to be an incredible experience, not an appalling trial. I was fortunate that the Isle of Wight expulsions firm that upheld my turn abroad were so proficient. Take after the counsel here however and you too will be well while in transit to having that experience.

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Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 6:48 p.m. We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Andrew J. Polsky as Acting Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, effective August 5. One of Hunter’s leading scholars, teachers, and citizens since joining the faculty almost 30 years ago after earning his Ph.D. at Princeton, Professor Polsky brings to the position an outstanding record of academic excellence in and out of the classroom, an unparalleled reputation as a colleague and collaborator, and a long record of generous service to the Hunter community. In addition to serving two terms as chair of the Department of Political Science and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at every level (including Hunter’s large introductory American government course), Professor Polsky has served as a leader and vital contributor throughout the College. He has chaired the Hunter Senate’s Undergraduate Academic Requirements Committee and Select Committee on the Distribution Requirements, as well as the Provost Search Committee. As a member of the Senate Strategic Plan Committee, he took on the responsibility for drafting the plan that was eventually approved for the college. During the past academic year, he led the first Presidential Mid-Career Scholars Seminar. Professor Polsky is also an active participant in Roosevelt House programs. He played a leading role in planning last March’s highly successful conference “Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Presidency for the 21st Century.” He is currently editing the conference papers for publication. Professor Polsky is a nationally recognized scholar of American politics, with a focus on American political development, the presidency, and political parties. His referred articles have appeared in a number of prominent political science journals, and he is the author of two acclaimed books: The Rise of the Therapeutic State , published by Princeton University Press in 1991, and Elusive Victories: The American Presidency at War , published last year by Oxford University Press. Elusive Victories was a main selection of the History Book Club and the Military Book Club and was featured in a wide range of popular media venues. From 2005 to 2010, he served as editor of the political science journal Polity . Following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, Professor Polsky turned his attention to the subject of wartime presidential leadership. This became the focus of his 2006 TIAA-CREF lecture at Hunter, “The Presidency at War, 1787-2006: Unchecked Power and Political Risk,” and later became the focus of his 2012 book. He has contributed a chapter on the presidency at war to the three most recent editions of the widely-used undergraduate reader, The Presidency and the Political System . In recognition of his classroom performance, Professor Polsky received a CUNY Performance Excellence Award in 1999. For his work in the CUNY political science graduate program, he was honored with the Faculty Service Award in 2012 and the Student Mentor Award in 2009. We are pleased as well to announce the appointment of Roblin Meeks as Assistant Dean for Curriculum in the School of Arts and Sciences and David Wong as Acting Assistant Dean for Operations. Dr. Meeks has been serving as the Acting Director of Curriculum and Student Opportunities in the Dean’s office. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the City University of New York. Prior to joining Hunter in 2009, Dr. Meeks held administrative positions and helped develop the writing program at Princeton. A member of the Hunter family since 2004, Mr. Wong returned to Hunter last year after an interlude as Deputy Budget Director for the New York City Housing Authority. Mr. Wong previously served at Hunter as Interim Accounting Director and is currently Director of Personnel and Budget for the School of Arts and Sciences. A U.S. Army veteran, he has also worked for the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, where he provided financial and policy analysis on transportation and public safety issues. Please join us in congratulating Andrew Polsky, David Wong, and Roblin Meeks on their well-deserved appointments. This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 at 6:13 am and is filed under Blogroll, It Was One of Those Semesters, It's Been One of Those Semesters. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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With the nice chilly fall weather coming in to take away that blistering summer heat, it is finally time sit by the fire with family and friends. Whether it’s a fall cookout, a family gathering, or a quiet night with a few close friends, fire pits are a go-to option for those looking for a nice cozy time. What few people realize is that a fire pit and the area around it can be designed in many ways, some even turn out to be a truly unique centerpiece for a beautiful yard. Wood burning fire pits are the classic standard and offer a variety of benefits. First of all, they have the capacity to produce larger flames and therefore more warmth – a great benefit when it gets really chilly in the later parts of autumn. In addition, when cooking, the smoky flavor is produces makes this your best option. Wood burning fire pits come in various styles. They can be in ground or above ground, and many can often be built with natural stone. Other styles, like the chimenea, Spanish for chimney, has a classic fireplace feel and is usually made of terracotta or metal. Chimeneas are good for adding a more rustic look to your yard and for controlling the direction of the smoke. However, they have less space for cooking and since much of a chimenea is enclosed it blocks the fire’s heat. When entertaining keeping your guests comfortable and relaxed is always the priority, and seating is the most basic part of that. Of the many options for outdoor seating that are available, patio furniture gives you the best vehicle for finding what fits perfectly in your yard. Outdoor seating is also movable, which is great for guests sitting by the fire since they can control how warm they are. Another great seating option is a retaining wall. Not only does it help with retaining soil, but it can also double as seating for your guests! In terms of design a fire pit can be built near an existing retaining wall, or vice versa. Another option is to use a portable firepit, such as a chimenea or a copper fire pit, and move it as close to the retaining wall as necessary to keep cozy. Also, if you want to spice up your guests’ pictures, consider planting flowers just behind the seating – they’ll have something beautiful to look at with a soothing fragrance while they relax next to the fire! Food is just as important as seating when entertaining guests, especially when you know your gathering is a long one! Luckily fire pits are perfect for cooking a wide variety of foods. For a classic fall favorite, you and your guests can make some s’mores. You can either do this in the traditional way, or you can purchase a s’mores maker. These are widely available and come in versions that make a single s’more or even up to six at once. If you’re looking for a savory snack option a popcorn popper is perfect. These can often be found at camping, fishing, or outdoors stores. If your guests or gathering needs more than just snacks you can’t go wrong with grilling some meats and/or vegetables. A grill grate can easily be purchased or even made and placed over the fire. For those that are aficionados of grilling, or like to explore the depth of flavor this can add to food, different types of wood can be used. Common woods used for this include oak, cherry, and hickory. Often you can purchase these in the form of wood chips to add to your fire as necessary. Grilling isn’t the only way to cook on a fire pit. Consider inviting your guests over for a fire pit brunch! With a reversible cast iron griddle, a cast iron waffle iron, and a percolator, you have all the tools you need to make a great breakfast while enjoying your amazing yard. Ready to start planning your yard with a fire pit for entertaining guests? Give us a call at (636) 688-6647, we love doing custom work and will happily design something that works perfectly for you.

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A special publication of the New Zealand Institute to record and photograph all outstanding examples of surviving Maori art and design as a record for posterity. The range of material encompassed is impressive: carved prows of war canoes and seafaring craft, architecture and habitations, weapons, implements of agriculture and handicraft, fish hooks and lines, musical instruments, mokomokai and so forth. Of special interest is the section of seven plates printed in black and red depicting rafter patterns. The material is presented out of respect for an ancient culture during a period of rapid change and modernisation:'Maori Art has several characteristics which are clearly brought out after the comparison and examination in detail of numerous specimens, the most strongly marked of these being due to the application of ornament. It will be shown by abundant evidence that the Maori had a deep and true sense of the fitness of things, and never ornamented his weapons or implements in such a way as to interfere with their primary purpose and free use' (from the preface).

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Here is a blog post from April 2012 that Christy created – in her words. She sure loved art journaling – and we sure loved what she created. The answer is simple. An art journal is a place to make mistakes, experiment with mediums, looks, and just play. Very often I take ideas I have developed in my art journal and turn them into Scrapbook pages. I took the above page and turned it into this layout. To create this fun frame I first placed a scrap of paper in the middle of where I wanted my frame. Next I took paint and sponged it along the edges sporadically. When done sponging I lifted it and replaced it in a slightly different place. I did this with several different paint colours. When I was done I had a great frame to center my photo in. I even copied the technique I used for the letters in my journal in my scrapbook page. I simply drew the letters I wanted on the patterned paper and cut them out with a small border around the line. I added extra lines to make it more interesting. I added Rub Ons and drawn lines to may page to finish it off. Next time you feel a need to be creative …don’t be afraid to play a little bit!! We miss you Christy – everyday. What a sweet, beautiful way to remember your friend.

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There's nothing to figure out, General Turgidson. This man is obviously a psychotic. Until James Frey and Martha-Ann Alito took over the news cycle, the revelation that the George W. Bush administration had spied on American citizens without a warrant was provoking much debate. To be sure, it raises many questions about how this country should and does operate. Even leaving aside the privacy vs. security debate and ignoring the "well that's odd that they have a secret and fairly cooperative court just to give warrants for this sort of surveillance and why didn't they just use it?" question, one cannot escape the sense that the office of the President is at one of its periodic zeniths of power. The balance of powers carefully pieced together in the US Constitution does not create a static system. Checks and balances are fluid, dynamic forces and the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches all swing along their axes of power. The Executive branch, as these latest spying revelations -- and the growing sense that nothing will really be done about them -- attest, is ascendant. On some level, I have a gut reaction that supports powerful presidents. Some of the most popular presidents, especially during war time, have exercised sweeping authority. Roosevelt and Johnson and Eisenhower and Jefferson all pushed the limits of their power to, as they saw it, improve the union. Bully for them, I find myself saying. After all, there are hundreds of federal judges, over 500 congressmen and one lone chief executive. Some base part of me cheers for him. Which, of course, misses the whole point. George W. Bush is not personally tapping phones and searching records. The Executive branch is just as sprawling and massive as the Legislative and five years of a Republican administration have not changed that. Strong presidents don't just start wars and push through their favorite legislation. They also have the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI at their disposal and if Congress doesn't exercise strong oversight those agencies will act as they see fit. During the imperial presidencies of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon the Executive office went largely unchecked as it executed both Congress' will and its own. A case can be made for a strong Executive (the Bush administration has been making it since September 12, 2001) but Watergate convinced Congress and the nation the pendulum of power had swung too far. Nonetheless, that previous period of unchecked presidential authority offers an easier to grasp (thanks to hindsight) picture of what powerful Executive branches look like. Intelligence in that era was also left to the offices of the President and J. Edgar Hoover's power peaked during that time as his expertise for blackmail and intimidation came into full bloom. The CIA, an intelligence agency with a nominally international focus, also carved out fiefdoms of unchecked power and, like the NSA recently, acted unknowingly against US citizens. Just as the growing power of the Bush White House draws its justification from the War on Terror, the imperial presidencies of the '60s were conceived in the Cold War. In the '50s as concern over the Soviet Union settled over the government, CIA director Allen Dulles inducted a program known as MKULTRA to study mind control and manipulation. The program was headed by Dr. Sidney Gottlieb and was sufficiently bizarre that Dr. Gottlieb is the supposed inspiration for the title character in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Gottlieb set out to find chemicals and drugs that could be used both as weapons and truth sera and for mind control. A surprising number of the chemical drugs on today's illicit market passed through MKULTRA on their way out of the labs. Ecstasy, marijuana, heroin, alcohol, sodium pentathol, and other drugs were also used in human testing by the CIA under MKULTRA. Early experiments even explored the possible uses of radiation for mind control. Every schoolyard discussion about the CIA making and distributing LSD has its roots in MKULTRA. The experiments the agency did with LSD are indeed worthy of a playground. At first, agents tested the drug on each other, slipping it into coworker's drinks and then tipping them off so they could take the day off and study the possible government uses of their trip. After this line of investigation had run its course the CIA expanded its research to the general population without the public's consent or knowledge. They drugged and studied unknowing prisoners, prostitutes, and mental patients. The CIA opened and ran brothels in New York City and San Francisco to round up johns when test subjects were in short supply. In a move that has echoes in the modern CIA's alleged exporting of terror suspects for interrogation on foreign soil, some of the deadliest experiments under MKULTRA were farmed out to Canada. Electroshock therapy with ludicrously high currents and still more LAD experiments were carried out in Montreal at the CIA's direction and expense. In short, Gottlieb and MKULTRA under the auspices of the CIA and, by extension, the President, did damaging and dangerous things to Americans and foreigners without their consent. All of it was secret and all of it originated within the Executive branch. After Watergate, and spurred on by reporting in the New York Times, both houses of Congress held hearings on the MKULTRA program and its successor MKSEARCH. Gerald Ford signed an executive Order on Intelligence Activities that banned the testing of drugs on human subjects without informed consent. Straining their credibility, government witnesses at the Congressional hearings defended the CIA programs on the basis of national security. The MKULTRA experiments mark a low point in the trust between the US government and its citizens and a high water mark for the power of an unchecked Executive. It is obviously a slippery slope to compare government surveillance and government drugging and torture. The similarities exist, however. Most tellingly, the government acted without oversight or knowledge from its citizens or their elected representatives and its actions directly impacted those same uninformed citizens. Powerful presidencies are about more than just the man in the oval office. Those who work for that man also become more powerful and less regulated. If the nation is ready to excuse a strong President because it feels the resultant security is worth the risk -- and, after all, they elected and trust the President -- it is worth recollecting that strong presidents have many people working for them. Whether asked directly, indirectly, or not at all they will carry out the work of the Executive branch, the scope of which grows with the strength of the President. It is possible, of course, to strike a balance between national security and privacy. While MKULTRA blatantly did not strike that balance, the current administration and all its subordinate agencies may be doing a better job. Still, as we try to weigh the effects of the current powerful Executive, it is worth acknowledging how much is unknowable about the actions of any branch of government when it swings away from the checks and balances of the other two. It is worth looking back at previous muscular Presidents and noting their extremes. Those excesses provide context and insight as we decide how strong is too strong.

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This ain’t a spur of the moment thing, this trip took years of wishing and hoping that they’d lift the visa policy for Filipinos. And when they did, it took another year of dreaming before the trip actually came to life. So we basically decided to schedule the trip during their National Day, also known as Double Ten which happens every October 10. We thought it’d be the best time coz it would mean we’ll get to see their military parade and some fireworks. Here’s the suggested best time to travel considering the weather, the temperature and rainfall to be specific. So before we left, we had everything planned out including a “five days” itinerary. We figured it will come in handy when we go through immigration. We booked several activities in Klook which was very helpful, I’d highly recommend the ads I posted on this page coz we actually tried them out. We grabbed the wifi from their kiosk at the airport and then headed to our hostel. We stayed at Mono’tel Shilin Hostel which was just a few steps from the Shilin Night Market. The place is very clean and the staff actually speak English and were very friendly. It’s also a very close walk to the Jiantan MRT stop. And there’s a 7/11 store and a cafe right outside the hostel. If you want something familiar to the taste buds, KFC is a 2-minute walk. So for our first day, it was pretty late when we settled at the hostel so we just went around the Shilin Night Market and grabbed dinner. Taiwan is all about night markets and Shilin is one of the largest night market. Actually nakakatuwa yung area coz it’s alive at night until dawn but during mornings until around mga 4pm, halos lahat ng stores closed! We tried their infamous stinky tofu, my God! Don’t every try it unless adventurous yung ilong and tyan mo. The smell will stick on your nostrils for hours, it’s not funny at all. Their night markets are amazing. Just try new things and you might be surprised that you actually like them. The next day was packed with activities. We headed to the Maokong Gondola, some temples and the Taipei zoo. The Gondola is right where the zoo is so if you want to do both, we’d suggest you start early. Their zoo is huge, divided into animal categories. This was a day of walking for us, if you want to do the same thing, please wear comfy shoes and bring water. There are drinking fountains all over the zoo you can refill your water bottle. We started off with the gondola, we had the one with the glass floor. It was amazing to see the forest right below your feet! If you’re scared of heights, choose the non-glass floor one. We also visited the temples around the area. Then we explored their huge zoo, we couldn’t check out everything so we only stopped at the animals we were interested in such as the panda. It was a long day, the next day we were all looking forward to the festivities of Double Ten.

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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - Aug. 24, 2005) - Big Sky Energy Corporation, (OTCBB:BSKO) announced today that its subsidiary KoZhaN LLP has commenced the drilling of Well No. 11 in its Morskoe Field, located on the north-east shore of the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan. Well No. 11 is anticipated to be drilled to a total vertical depth of 1,350m and is expected to take approximately 30 days to reach total depth. This well will be drilled from a pad which the company constructed to drill its Well No. 10 and will be deviated approximately 300m to the north-west to target the Albian formation. Well No. 10 encountered two oil zones in the Albian formation and flowed co-mingled on test at a rate of 3,465 bopd of 20 degrees API sweet crude at a flowing wellhead pressure of 250psig. "Following the drilling and testing of Well No. 11, we will use the same rig to drill Well No. 12," stated Mr. Al Sehsuvaroglu, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. "It is anticipated that Wells No. 10, 11, and 12 will be placed on production at the end of the year to an oil facility we are currently constructing, subject to the receipt of relevant permits from the Kazakh government." Big Sky Energy Corporation is an international oil and gas company looking to develop assets in the world's most prolific basins in order to become a leading low-cost finder of hydrocarbons. The Company is currently operating in Kazakhstan's renowned pre-Caspian basin. Note: The information contained in this press release contains forward looking statements which are based on the current expectations of the management of Big Sky Energy Corporation only, and actual results may differ materially. For a more detailed discussion of risks and other factors related to Big Sky Energy Corporation, please refer to its 10-KSB and 10 QSB reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This does not constitute an offer to sell, and is not soliciting an offer to buy any securities of Big Sky Energy Corporation in any jurisdiction where such offer is not permitted. No securities of Big Sky Energy Corporation may be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons unless the securities of Big Sky Energy Corporation are registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act is available. Hedging transactions involving the securities of Big Sky Energy Corporation may not be conducted unless in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act.

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Her first name says it all. Grace Kelly was the epitome of grace and poise on-screen and off. From her rich upbringing in Pennsylvania to her royal ending in Monaco, the stunning beauty was always captivating. In addition to becoming the ultimate Hitchcock blonde in films like Dial M for Murder, Rear Window and To Catch a Thief, Kelly proved herself a legitimate actress when she won an Oscar for her role in The Country Girl. Despite a successful film career, Kelly left it all behind to become—fittingly—a princess. It was perhaps the only other occupation worthy of such a woman. She married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 and said goodbye to acting for good. Gents, behold our Siren Centerfold: Grace Kelly. Even her wedding was a Hollywood affair. The church ceremony at Monaco's Saint Nicholas Cathedral was filmed by MGM and made into the documentary The Wedding in Monaco. The 600 guests included David Niven, Gloria Swanson, Ava Gardner and Conrad Hilton. She was close friends with Josephine Baker, and championed racial equality. In 1993, she became the first American actress to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.

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Apple has started to air three new iPhone 4S TV commercials. The first, titled “Siri, Snow Today”, is similar to the last Siri iPhone 4S commercial and features people asking Siri a variety of questions and getting responses. You can catch most of these new TV ads tonight during primetime. Apple has typically started to show new ads on Sunday night, and as usual 60 Minutes is a good bet to catch the latest Apple commercials. The iCloud ad is misleading. iCloud is great between iOS devices, but it is a lie to say “Now the things that you do on your phone are everywhere you want them – automatically”. I want the changes on my PC and my Mac. Can iCloud do that? (Not yet!). Sure they are, you just need an app that’s built for iCloud. Like the iWork apps for example. I’m sure there will be more coming from other companies too. Am I tripping out or did the person in the camera video use the ring/silent switch to take the picture?

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Molly White is a Fibre Artist who started designing and making hand hooked rugs in 2003. "I do this for the love of fibre; I love the feel of the wool as it passes through my fingers and creates a work of art. It is satisfying to watch my rugs come alive as I work up the image. Most of my images come from my everyday world in Woody Point: clothes blowing on a wash line, fish being caught by the local fishermen or the beauty of nature's colours as they change with the seasons." Molly's Knit Hat Kits won the Best New Product Award at the 2011 Provincial Craft Wholesale Show in St. John's. Molly Made Fibre Arts Studio produces finely hooked rugs and kits. Molly finished hand hooked rugs come with a sleeve and flat dowel ready to hang. Rug Kits include: frame, hook, yarn, instruction sheet, burlap screened with design, coloured photo for reference, darning needle, binding and cord for finishing. Knit Hat Kits come with hand dyed yarn, pattern/instructions and knitting needles.

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Porto Galini in Agia Galini has 22 rooms, spread over 1 floors. The hotel is located 100 m from the pebble stone and sandy beach. The closest city to the hotel is Heraklion (76 km). To make your stay more comfortable a reception and a lobby are available. The staff in this 1 storey hotel speaks German and English. A playground for children is available. A fresh water swimming pool is available. Sunshades and sunbeds are available for an additional fee at the Beach and free of charge at the Pool. The hotel is within easy reach of bars and restaurants and bus stops. Distance from the hotel to: airport (76 km). For your entertainment the hotel features a TV lounge. Vehicles may be parked in the parking lot. Amenities: For convenience the following services are offered: a safe and medical care. Internet access is provided at wifi-hotspots. Reception hours: 07:00 - 23:59. Meals: The breakfast type is Buffet and it is provided from 08:00 - 10:00. Lunch and dinner can be enjoyed in the restaurant, a snack bar is available throughout the day. Sport and Leisure: Guests who wish to be active on holiday can enjoy activities such as tennis and volleyball. Additional Information: Additional fees may apply for certain facilities, amenities or activities.

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Strikingly simple, this quilt creates an optical illusion by the way the sashing is pieced. It appears that the center blocks are receding. Choosing Fabric: If you are picking lively colors, tone down all the activity with something more solid for the square or the sashing.

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Avid has announced the availability of Avid NEXIS software-defined storage platform with newly included support for Pro Tools. Burlington, MA (June 28, 2017)—Avid has announced the availability of Avid NEXIS software-defined storage platform with newly included support for Pro Tools. Avid Pro Tools is now qualified on Avid NEXIS; using them together, users can share projects on a centralized pool of media storage, eliminating the time wasted moving files between different systems. Major new Avid NEXIS features include high-performance storage groups, with each media pack capable of data rates up to 50 percent faster at 600 MB/s, according to the company, providing the performance needed for high-volume 4K/UHD, HD and bandwidth-intensive media workflows. Additionally, scalability enhancements are said to double the capacity of Avid NEXIS | Enterprise systems to support up to 48 media packs across a single scale-out networked system. Customers can mix and match a combination of Avid NEXIS | E5, E4, and/or E2 engines, providing nearly 3 PB of storage capacity and 28 GB/s of high-performance bandwidth. For larger post and broadcast environments, new high-performance storage groups (HSPGs) deliver up to 28.8 GB/s of bandwidth in a single Avid NEXIS system, providing the throughput needed to handle full-resolution media for online editing workflows. For smaller environments, Avid states that NEXIS | PRO professional-class storage delivers real-time 4K performance at up to 2.4 GB/s. Avid NEXIS and Avid NEXIS | PRO also provide real-time creative team collaboration using Avid Media Composer as well as other editorial and creative tools including Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Apple Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve and more.

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Now that summer is officially here, all the local farmers’ markets are in full swing. Here’s the post from last year that lists the Toronto area markets by days of the week. For those looking for markets in other parts of Canada, you can simply use our Find Local Food tool. Just type in your postal code, the distance you’re willing to travel, check off “Market”, click “Search!” and Voila! It’ll show all the markets in your area on a map. We’ve been enjoying the local organic strawberries from our CSA. Unfortunately, the wildlife in our backyard got to the one(!) strawberry in our garden before we did. We got our first garlic scapes in our CSA share this week, I think I’ll make spinach and garlic scape pesto with it tomorrow. Yesterday, Tanny, Ella and I went down to The Stop’s Green Barn Market near Christie and St. Clair. It’s not far from our house and with our CSA deliveries on hold over the holidays we were tired of staring at empty produce bins in our fridge. It’s a nice little market. Everyone is super friendly. It’s bigger than the market at Distillery (at least the last time we were there) but not as big as the market at the Brickworks. The market is held at Artscape’s Wychwood Barns – a converted TTC streetcar repair barn. It looks a bit like the Distillery Farmer’s Market, though much much smaller; the Distillery is also an Artscape project. The Stop, which runs the market, is an organisation which works to increase access to healthy food. We picked up some sweet potatoes from Round Plains Plantation. They have Tanny and Ella’s favourites: Chinese purple sweet potatoes. They also had O’Henry sweet potatoes of which we bought one to try. We got some eggs and ground beef from two vendors and some white potatoes as well. That night we made sheppard’s pie with the ground beef and potatos and it was delicious! They potatoes were the most favourful we’ve had in months. p.s. We left our camera at my parent’s house at Christmas so the blog will be pretty textual for a while. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve updated the website since we were vacationing on the beautiful island of Kauai in Hawaii. It’s the furthest accessible island (the furthest is off-limits) and the least developed. Lots of hiking, kayaking, beaches, etc. Surprising there are a lot of chickens! They’re as populous as squirrels are here (but at least squirrels don’t crow at 3am!). We rented a cottage in the midst of farmland and plantations and a long walk to the beach. It was blissful. Ok, so what does this have to do with local eating? Well, we maintained (and probably improved) our local eating habits on this vacation. The property we were on had mango, papaya, banana, orange and breadfruit trees. There is at least one farmer’s market on the island every day which rounded out our kitchen with pineapples, lettuce, corn, cucumbers, eggs and more. Local meat was a little harder to confirm. We ate pork chops, chicken and fish. The fish was definitely local but the poultry and pork was origin-unknown. The oddest thing we saw was a tomato from Canada!!! How can that be economical? We were fortunate to be given access to a local organic fruit farm for a quick tour and saw pineapple bushes. We learned that it takes 20 months to grow a pineapple and you only get a single fruit from each plant. It’s no wonder we don’t see Hawaiian pineapples in Canada – they would be ridiculously expensive given American labour rates and the cost of shipping from Hawaii. It’s too bad because they have a special variety (Sugarloaf) which is exceptional! Low in acid and very sweet. We really wanted to bring a pineapple home with us but expected to need to purchase it from an inspected market (for export). We just missed the location from which we planned to buy them and ended up buying them from the airport for far too much money. Unfortunately they were from Maui! Again, why fly them from Maui when they grow on Kauai? Regardless, once we bought the pineapple I realised there was no “export approved” type label on the package. Since every piece of luggage leaving Kauai for the mainland is inspected by the US Dept of Agriculture we asked them if there was anything special about these “airport pineapples”…. no! So, for anyone flying to Hawaii, pick up pineapples anywhere and bring them home! We were cautioned that pineapple is the only fruit allowed back. This past weekend Tanny, Ella and I went to visit my family in Waterdown. We got to town a little early and decided to pay a visit to Simpler Thyme Organic Farm . We passed it the first time, seeing the brightly painted sign a little too late (crying baby in the back seat!) but when we turned around and drove into the farm we were happy to find a lovely little store and a very friendly and enthusiastic host Ann. Ann and her husband play host to many visitors to Canada, letting them exchange their time in the “gardens” for room and board. Their gardens are expansive and very well organised from what we could see. The day we were there a young man from Japan, one from Korea and a young women from Waterdown had just returned from picking asparagus. We readily picked some from their baskets and ate it the next night – delicious! We also bought some mixed salad greens and spinach. Excellent taste and very crisp – even after a few days in our fridge they are still fresher than grocery store produce. Makes me think we should have planted some lettuce in our garden. Simpler Thyme also carries produce from other farms, organic milk, grains and meats. They raise chickens for meat and eggs (about 200 and 100 respectively). Anne publishes a weekly email newsletter detailing the activities on the farm and what produce is currently available. We received our first one on Tuesday. If you’re in Waterdown be sure to check them out. It’s Farmers’ Market Season Again! Since the start of the outdoor farmers’ market season, Josh, Ella and I have a new Saturday morning routine – we head down to Brick Works Farmers’ Market for some shopping and tasty treats. Even though it’s still early in the season, the market was already bustling with activities. Farmers selling asparagus, rhubarb (you gotta get there early), wild leek and baby greens; vendors selling organic and heirloom seedlings, specialty cheese, baked goods, handmade chocolates and delicious prepared foods; there were also workshops, live music and activities for kids. It was so nice to be shopping in an open air market, visiting the different vendors and sampling all the goodies. We had a late start last week and didn’t get to the market until 11. Unfortunately, most of the spring produce were sold out by then. So we just bought some bread from St John’s Bakery and a tomato seedling (red zebra, red with yellow stripes), just in case it doesn’t work out with our own seedlings. To cure our rumbling tummies, we bought burritos from two different vendors for a taste test: the ultimate breakfast burrito vs. the chorizo burrito. They were both freshly made and stuffed with scrumptious toppings. Josh and I thought they were both delicious. The ultimate breakfast burrito was lighter and zestier; the chorizo burrito was hearty and more substantial. Ella preferred the chorizo burrito, she kept asking for more. Starting next week, there’ll be a $5 charge for parking at the Brick Works , so I don’t think we’ll be visiting every week anymore. While they do offer a shuttle service from Davisville station and Broadview station, it’s too much trouble when you’re traveling with a one year old. Going to the Dufferin Grove market has become a regular outing around here. On Thursdays, Ella and I pick up Lina and we head to the market together. We usually share a delicious cinnamon bun from the café and walk around to check out what’s available that week. After reading an article on Andrew Akiwenzie in edible Toronto – he sells the fish he caught himself from Georgian Bay the day before the market – I was looking to buy some fresh fish from him at the market. I also wanted to buy some flour to make crackers this weekend, and some sweet potatoes. I ended up with all that and some sprouts and a loaf of lemon rosemary sourdough. I abandoned my original dinner plan of leftover Sheppard’s pie and made supper with my market purchases. For dinner, we had mixed green salad with broccoli sprouts, baked whitefish, steamed broccoli and bread. Pretty good for a last minute meal. We’re not on a strict local diet yet – the main ingredients from our dinners are usually locally sourced and I’m making a conscious choice to buy local when I’m at the grocery store. At times it is difficult to resist buying the strawberries and blueberries, but I’m holding out for the good stuff in the summer. Other than that, it hasn’t been too difficult and we’re eating better than ever. I’m definitely looking forward to spring more now that it represents a new growing season – I can’t wait to start my garden this year! Since I’ve started my research in local food resources in Toronto two weeks ago, I still haven’t visited any of the new findings myself. So last Thursday, I went to check out Toronto’s only year-round farmers’ market at Dufferin Grove Park. A market where there are strict guidelines in place to ensure that the vendors are the producer of their goods and most goods are certified organic. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there’s a year-round farmers’ market in town. And even in mid-January, it’s still bustling with activities. I bought a pork tenderloin ($21) from Berreta Organics, arugula sprouts and basil ($9, I can’t remember the vendor’s name), home-made perogies (two bags of 6 large perogies for $10 total) from Sosnickis Organic Produce, and whole wheat sweet potato bread ($5) from Alli’s. I wanted to buy more but had to hold back, I had placed an order from Fresh From The Farm to be picked up on Friday (more about that later). Inspired by my purchases at the market, I prepared my first (mostly) local dinner. I made pan-fried perogies with sausages (non-local), mixed green salad with vinaigrette (olive oil, white wine vinegar and honey from an apiary in Wiarton that I bought while on vacation), and sweet potato bread. It was nothing fancy but the perogies were the best I’ve ever tasted, the salad was so fresh and the bread was very hearty although it would go better with soup. A good meal all around. On Friday, we had our friend Andrew who is visiting from BC, was over for dinner. I roasted the pork tenderloin with roasted root vegetables (a recipe I found on the foodnetwork website), served it with a mixed green salad and sweet potato bread. I used local honey and Ontario red wine in the marinade for the tenderloin, although not all the root vegetables (carrot, rutabaga, turnip and parsley root) were local, they were at least seasonal. Had I planned better, I could’ve bought them from the farmers’ market, but I ended up going to the local supermarket. The tenderloin was succulent and tender, and the root vegetables complimented it quite nicely. I’ve never had rutabaga, turnip or parsley root before, I’d always thought they looked weird and didn’t know how to cook them; however, in my quest to eat more locally and seasonally, I decided to give them a try. As it turned out, they are quite tasty. You are currently browsing the archives for the Farmers’ Market category.

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We have always stood firm on core principles that define our position in the beauty industry and wider world. In recognition of this commitment, we are proud to have accreditation as a ‘cruelty free brand’ from PETA – the largest animal rights group in the world. Since the brand launched in 2008, we made a strong commitment to never support or permit animal testing on any of our products, and only work with suppliers who uphold these principles. Producing high quality products that meet strict consumer health and safety regulations while pushing creative boundaries is our priority. In every step of the manufacturing process we are diligent in ensuring we are behaving as mindfully as possible in respecting the world we live within. Our make-up brushes are made entirely out of synthetic hair and our range also houses over 100 Vegan products. We are proud that PETA has recognised this diligence and look forward to continuing to promote a more cruelty free lifestyle while encouraging other beauty brands to step away from this inhumane and unnecessary process. Our respect and compassion for others is what defines Illamasqua’s core brand values. We continually challenge the status quo and speak on matters that effect our human fundamentals, while always celebrating the diversity in beauty.

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A Times Square revolving subway-station gate was left soaked in blood yesterday after an early-morning brawl between two groups of men. Five men got into the skirmish with two others on the uptown 2 and 3 train platform at 41st Street and Seventh Avenue at about 4:30 a.m., cops said. Edwin Franko, 24, was slashed with a broken Corona bottle in the neck, arms and hands — and was under arrest at Bellevue Hospital. “The blood was gushing out of his neck! You could see the wound, it was undeniable,” said eyewitness Moustapha, who declined to give his last name. Miguel Sanchez-Baltazar, 26, was also charged with gang assault, as was Oscar Gonzalez, 21. They suffered minor injuries, but refused medical treatment. Rodney Cuberto, 33, was stabbed in the face and is also recovering at Bellevue, cops added. A 22-year-old was cuffed nearby on 40th Street and 8th Avenue. A gang assault charge was pending. Two suspects are still on the loose.

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Poseidon (Known as Neptunus in Latin) is the Olympian God of the sea, floods, drought, earthquakes, and horses. He is commonly depicted as a mature man with a dark beard and sturdy build holding a trident, a three-pronged fisherman’s spear. He is married to Amphitrite (Salacia in Latin). Poseidon is a major God of several cities. He was second only to Athena in Athens, while in Magna Graecia (especially Syracuse) and He was the chief God of the polis. In his benign aspect, Poseidon is seen as responsible for the creation of new islands and offering calm seas. When blinded from the light of the Gods, it is said that Poseidon strikes the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings, and shipwrecks. There are a great many of myths that involve Poseidon. At birth Poseidon was swallowed whole by his father Kronos, Titan King of the Gods, but Zeus later enlisted the aid of the Goddess Metis who fed Kronos a magical elixir causing him to disgorge His son, and other Gods. The War of the Titans broke out, and during this war the Cyclopes crafted a magical trident for Poseidon, and together with his brothers Zeus and Hades He defeated the elder Gods and imprisoned them in Tartarus (Some variations say they merely banished Kronos, to which he fled to Italy), allowing Zeus to usurp the throne. Following the war, Poseidon and His brothers drew lots for the division of the cosmos. While Hades won the underworld as His domain, Poseidon won the sea. When the Gigantes (Giants) besieged Olympus, Poseidon crushed Polybotes, leaer of the Gigantes beneath the island of Kos. He entered a contest with the Goddess Athene for patronship over the city of Athens. As His gift to the Athenians, He produced the very first horses, and struck land with His trident to spring about the oceans to allow Athens to become a trading power. Athene offered the first olive branch tree. The King granted Athene the prize of patronship, and in doing so blinded himself from the light of Poseidon, which afflicted the land with drought. Like Zeus, mythology can show Poseidon having several sexual conquests, seducing many nymphs and mortal woman often in the guise of an animal or flowing water. Some of the most famous people he bedded with were the Gorgon Medusa, Tyro, Amymone, and Aithra mother of the hero Theseus. The God assisted in building the walls of the city of Troy, but when King Laomedon refused the payment that he promised, Poseidon sent a sea-monster to ravage the land. The hero Odysseus blinded the God’s son, Polyphemos, on his return from Troy while making a display of hubris. In response Poseidon sent a storm to scatter and wreck the hero’s fleet. Sailors or those at sea may pray to Poseidon for a safe voyage. The burning of an offering, such as fish. The offering of a bull. Giving anything directly to the ocean, but make sure it doesn’t harm the water of aquatic life. It will only pollute the environment and blind you from the light of the God. Colonization: Delphic Apollo provided the authorization to go out and settle, while Poseidon watched over the colonists on their way, and provided the lustral water for the foundation-sacrifice. In Xenophon’s Anabasis, he describes a group of Spartan soldiers during 400–399 BCE singing to Poseidon a paean—a type of hymn typically sung in dedication to Apollo. He is commonly depicted as a mature man with a dark beard and sturdy build holding a trident, a three-pronged fisherman’s spear. He’s also associated heavily with dolphins, and in depictions He’s accompanied by an entarage of divinities such as nymphs, but at other times He is depicted with His wife, Amphitrite. “Poseidon.” Poseidon – Neokoroi. Accessed September 26, 2017. http://www.neokoroi.org/religion/gods/poseidon/. “Poseidon.” http://Www.HellenicGods.org. Accessed September 26, 2017. http://www.hellenicgods.org/poseidon. “POSEIDON – Greek God of the Sea & Earthquakes.” Theoi Greek Mythology. Accessed September 26, 2017. http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Poseidon.html. “POSEIDON CULT 2.” POSEIDON CULT 2 – Ancient Greek Religion. Accessed September 26, 2017. http://www.theoi.com/Cult/PoseidonCult2.html. Nova Roma. “Neptunus.” NOVA ROMA Dedicated to the restoration of classical Roman religion, culture and virtues. Accessed August 17, 2017. http://www.novaroma.org/nr/Neptunus.

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My Father n’ Law’s celebration of life was so much better than we had anticipated and the poem was so perfect! I’m so glad I found you online to help me create such a wonderful thing for Paul. It meant a lot to me and my family and others in attendance. I was able to say most of it without crying but I did need to pause at times to stop the tears. There were some good chuckles too which made reading it aloud easier. We received so many compliments on how the entire service went that day. Some people said it was the “best” funeral they had ever been to because it wasn’t as sad because of all the things we did to celebrate Paul. People were coming up to me and saying thank you because the POEM touched their hearts and those that new Paul well laughed at some of the things I mentioned. His best friend Tom, with tears in his eyes, told me thank you for standing up there and told me he could have never done that. We ended the church service with 20 classic cars bringing Paul and his favorite El Camino home to his house. It was a long line of cars for 10 miles and it was AWESOME! After the long day was over, my husband thanked me for helping him plan the service and said watching me read the poem was his favorite part of the day. That meant a lot to him and to me, so again I say thank you!!! You are both really amazing at what you do. Very talented! I appreciate all your efforts working with me to create something so unique and special for me to give to Paul that day and to keep for a lifetime.

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This sounds really good. Will have to give it a try . . . got company coming the next 2 weekends in a row! Mushrooms, spinach, potatoes, and cheese? That’s all of my favorite things in one dish! An iced coffee on the side, and it simply doesn’t get any better. There’s always coffee to go with. this looks like a great breakfast or brunch item! oooh, bookmarked for next time i have people over for brunch! Love this as a brunch idea, but I am also thinking of Shavuot…hmm.. Definitely good for any meal! I make Spinach “pie”all the time. Several versions — this has Geyuere, which I haven’t used in a while. One of my favorite dishes. I never included potatoes but it is a wonderful idea, thanks. Wow, love the idea of having this for breakfast! I also LOVE breakfast but usually have issues with too many carbs (especially from french toast, waffles, etc.). This is soooo getting made in my house! I adore breakfast, but in reality it is one of the few meals I actually get to savor. I’m always in a rush and usually end up eating at my desk at Day Job. This looks good! I would love this for breakfast, so hearty. I’m hungry and that sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe. So my style of breakfast!

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March is National Reading Month! Staff members at National Disability Institute (NDI) often turn to books for inspiration and guidance as they work to fulfill our organization’s mission: to advance the economic futures of people across the spectrum of disabilities. This month, our staff members are sharing some of their favorite books about disability issues and financial empowerment. Put these on your “To Read” list, because these books come highly recommended! At ages 19 and 22, respectively, Jason Kingsley and Mitchell Levitz shared their innermost thoughts, feelings, hopes and dreams, their lifelong friendship and their experiences growing up with Down syndrome. Their wit, intelligence, candor and charm make a powerful statement about the full potential of people with developmental disabilities, challenging prevailing stereotypes. ­– Nancy B. The author takes you deeply into the world of check cashing stores and payday lenders to connect with the stories of millions of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck and in spiraling debt. They explain why they use outside mainstream financial services to access small dollar loans to survive, and which surprisingly gives them a level of customer service that makes them feel valued…compelling and eye opening! – Michael M. In this book, Jill Bolte Taylor – a brain scientist – describes having a massive stroke and her long recovery process. This experience taught her that if a person actively chooses to promote positive thoughts and physical well-being, then he or she can live in a state of inner peace. – Margaret B. In “Savage Inequalities,” Kozol delivers an examination of the extremes of wealth and poverty and calls into question the reality of equal opportunity in our nation’s schools. I read this book in graduate school as an idealist, who believed that things change over time for the better, only to learn otherwise. It was a necessary lesson and one that has informed all current and future thinking. There is a quote from the book that has had the greatest impact on me, especially as an idealist: “People look for beauty even in the midst of ugliness. It rains on my city, said an eight-year-old, I know, but I see rainbows in the puddles.” Now, I strive every day to see rainbows in my puddles! – Laura G. This book is not disability specific, but it frames the poverty issue so wonderfully on things that need to change. It really provides valuable talking points when discussing financial stability. The ideas apply to the disability community as well. This is by far one of my favorite books and I reference it often in trainings. – Michael R. DiLeo’s message is loud and clear. It is time to end the ‘us and them’ mentality in every dimension of our society. Living, working, playing and participating in life to the fullest is the right of every citizen, regardless of disability! – Nancy B. This book focuses on kids learning advocacy. The rhyming and pictures are awesome for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with my family’s values of community, equality and justice. This book inspires hope for the future and calls children to action! My kids love it! – Jamie R. I met someone in a community orchestra who recommended that I read this book. I had been asked to start a micro-loan program and found this book inspiring. It helped me to understand that it is especially important that people who have limited income take steps to develop good credit as a means to stop the cycle of poverty. It is amazing how people can build good credit and secure assets that propel them forward. People simply need guidance, access to affordable credit and the vision that they can take steps to better their situation today and establish economic self-sufficiency and economic stability for their futures. – Laurie S. Burton Blatt’s “Souls in Extremis: An Anthology on Victims and Victimizers” is a compelling compilation of Blatt’s observations and insights into the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities, and the staff and administrators in institutional settings in which they lived. Blatt combines data, poetry, scholarly analyses and personal experiences to paint a picture that motivated generations of change agents. – Rebecca S. Ramsey says throughout this book, “If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.” Debt is not a death sentence, and you can eliminate debt in your life, and build wealth. This book is not complicated, in fact, it contains simple, common sense steps to lead people to financially secure lives. – Nancy B. Note: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of National Disability Institute (NDI).

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This medicine may cause or make heart failure worse in some people. Tell your doctor if you have ever had heart failure. Do not take this drug if you have moderate to very bad heart failure or if you have any signs of heart failure. You will be watched closely for signs of heart failure when you start Avandia (rosiglitazone) and if your dose is raised. Call your doctor right away if you have swelling in the arms or legs, shortness of breath or trouble breathing, sudden weight gain or weight gain that is not normal, or are feeling very tired. Talk with your doctor. What do I need to tell my doctor BEFORE I take Avandia? If you have an allergy to rosiglitazone or any other part of Avandia (rosiglitazone). This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with Avandia (rosiglitazone). Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take Avandia (rosiglitazone) with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor. What are some things I need to know or do while I take Avandia? Tell all of your health care providers that you take Avandia (rosiglitazone). This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists. This medicine may raise the chance of broken bones. The chance may be higher in women. Broken bones were seen after people took Avandia (rosiglitazone) for 1 year. Most of the broken bones happened in the upper arm, hand, or foot. Talk with your doctor about how to keep your bones healthy or if you have any questions. If you are 65 or older, use Avandia (rosiglitazone) with care. You could have more side effects. There is a chance of pregnancy in women of childbearing age who have not been ovulating. If you want to avoid pregnancy, use birth control that you can trust while taking Avandia (rosiglitazone). Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using Avandia (rosiglitazone) while you are pregnant. How is this medicine (Avandia) best taken? Use Avandia (rosiglitazone) as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely. Keep taking Avandia (rosiglitazone) as you have been told by your doctor or other health care provider, even if you feel well. Low blood sugar can happen. The chance of low blood sugar may be raised when Avandia (rosiglitazone) is used with other drugs for high blood sugar (diabetes). Signs may be dizziness, headache, feeling sleepy, feeling weak, shaking, a fast heartbeat, confusion, hunger, or sweating. Call your doctor right away if you have any of these signs. Follow what you have been told to do if you get low blood sugar. This may include taking glucose tablets, liquid glucose, or some fruit juices. Very bad and sometimes deadly liver problems have happened with Avandia (rosiglitazone). Call your doctor right away if you have signs of liver problems like dark urine, feeling tired, not hungry, upset stomach or stomach pain, light-colored stools, throwing up, or yellow skin or eyes. What are some other side effects of Avandia? How do I store and/or throw out Avandia? This medicine comes with an extra patient fact sheet called a Medication Guide. Read it with care. Read it again each time Avandia (rosiglitazone) is refilled. If you have any questions about Avandia (rosiglitazone), please talk with the doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.

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Check out the “pretty coffee foam art” as you get your day started. For those of you into your lawn, get your pre-emergent spread on your yard soon. By the time you see Forsythia or other growth, seeds have germinated. Trust me! Here’s a tip for planting seed, fertilizing or adding other product to your lawn. A perfect time to work on your lawn is right before or after snow arrives. As the snow melts, your lawn is gently watered and you will not need to worry as much about your seed “washing away.” Be careful if you have ice on top of the snow. The birds will have a heyday if you make seeds easy for them to get. Sugar snap peas! They are so sweet and tasty. And easy to grow! You should plant sugar snap peas in January or February. Planted later, they will burn during the warmer weather. They are easy to plant. Spread according to directions and push them about half an inch into the soil. If you don’t have a garden spot, you can plant them in a “pot” in a place that gets mostly sun during the day. Position a few sticks or other trellis material around the seeds so they can climb up as they grow. Sugar snap peas are great for salads, stir fry or just eating as a snack. You will find that only a few actually make it to the kitchen! It’s time to clean out your birdhouses. Bluebirds, chickadees, wrens and other birds will be looking for a “family retreat” very soon. Dust off your binoculars and prepare for a wonderful time watching birds raise their families. Bird watching is very relaxing and it’s exciting to see these creatures working hard to provide for their family. If you want to see bluebirds in your yard , buy “mealworms” at your bird feeding store or online, and begin to place a handful out regularly for the birds to enjoy. They are very people friendly and will allow you to stand fairly close to them while they are gathering worms. You may have to scare away the robins who will eat you out of house and home. Don’t forget to fill your bird feeders, especially during cold and inclement weather. Your efforts will result in many birds dropping in for a visit and coming back for more. From time to time I will be sharing other blog sites with you. These are either blogs I have discovered that I thought were interesting, blogs that I peruse regularly that I consider invaluable, or blogs that have a specific topic or message that I consider important to share. On my iGoogle page, I keep a number of news feeds and blogs available to check regularly. You can also save blog sites in your “favorite places” folder or even have them e-mailed to you. Blogs that I read regularly, include photography, marketing, tech products, and news and political commentaries. My favorite photo blog is Scott Kelby. He is a photographer, Photoshop expert, marketing genius and a nice guy. Recently, I stumbled on a blog by Seth Godin. Most of you will recognize his name as the author of Purple Cow. His ideas are among those of the latest marketing experts challenging the “business-as-usual” approach to today’s marketplace. His blogs are short, to the point and very enlightening. And of course you can buy his latest books from this site. Last week I read “Quieting the lizard brain” and found his message very encouraging. It was in the same vein as some of my comments from earlier blogs about change. Newspapers, magazines and other media are not going to disappear any time soon. But blogs offer information on topics of your choice, from people you respect, to be accessed and read when you wish. And with all the new methods of obtaining information and books from the internet, such the Kindle, Sony Reader, Apple’s iPad, or other e-readers, what could be better than that? One of the latest trends gaining popularity are “gallery wraps.” The latest offerings are digital canvas prints stretched over a wooden frame and sprayed with a protective coating. They give you decor the look of museum artwork with the contemporary feel of original photography. They look great on the wall! Are these babies pricey? You betcha! But when you consider these prints do not have to be framed, it’s a different ballgame. Custom framing is very expensive and cheap frames look and feel cheap. Expect to spend about the same amount as a custom framed print. Simply Canvas is the vendor I have used for my first three gallery prints. If you Google digital gallery prints or canvas prints you will find a number of suppliers. If you need assistance, call me. Bring that “museum look” into your home or office today. A really important meeting was scheduled for this afternoon. As I was preparing to retire last night, I quickly perused the newspaper to check out the local news and obituaries. The wife of an old high school friend died. Judy had been ill for some time. Our families were not close, but when she had first become ill, my friend had called me to ask for prayer. The dilemma I faced was whether to attend the meeting or go to the funeral. I spent most of this morning wrestling with what I should do. As I was driving to the funeral, I was thinking about the death of friends, loved ones and even people I don’t know. A funeral takes a short amount of time and the impact of someone’s death doesn’t really hit us until after the funeral is over. When I was young, everyone in their cars pulled off the road out of respect. In larger cities, you don’t see that much anymore. Death is so prevalent in life that we become desensitized to the reality of it. Television programming exploits death and the news covers so much that we can’t really comprehend the seriousness of someone’s loss. Many times at a funeral, we are thinking if we hurry we can get back to the office to finish that report. Our lives are packed with so much stuff. We don’t have time to deal with death. On one hand, showing someone we care or grieving ourselves is important. But on the other hand, they’re gone. Life on earth is over except for the memories. We have to move on. I always feel bad after a funeral, as if there is a hole that can’t be filled. Life is short. Life is precious. Life is a gift from God. Celebrate life today! Don’t take any moment for granted. Spend your life loving people. Don’t get caught in the trap, “I wish I had gotten over to visit Aunt Jane before she died.” Visit Aunt Jane now, do your stuff later. Aunt Jane is not the only one who may not be around tomorrow! I’m not going to lie to you. I’m posting this blog to get rich! There are many blogs that exist solely for fun and entertainment. That approach is not wrong. In fact, blogs are an easy method to voice a concern, share knowledge about a subject, or just communicate with an intended audience. Taking pictures for over thirty years has provided plenty of experience in shooting, equipment selection and technique, dealing with people and running a business. Also, I’m kind of a “news junkie.” Even though I definitely have my own opinions, I love to hear the debate over issues that confront our daily lives. My second religion is “studying business.” I am especially interested in entrepreneurial ventures and the successes and failures of “cutting edge” enterprises. Speaking of religion, my dedication to following Christ and living his values offers a perspective to every moment I’m alive. Will this new endeavor become more than a personal reflection of the dreams, ideas, concepts, opinions, and experiences floating around in my head? WHO KNOWS? Until then, I’m just a blogger! Blogs. I’m fairly new to this world. I have had a blog for a couple of weeks. Http://jimlockman.wordpress.com. I have been looking at blogs for at least a year now and didn’t even know they were blogs. Through e-mail, Facebook, and sites recommended to me, I have been viewing topics, articles, and newsletters without realizing they were blogs. Joining the world of www.WordPress.com was one of the easiest thing I have ever done. And it’s FREE! The other day I talked to a friend from high school and his family uses blogs to stay in touch with each other. Whether you are using a blog to get your specific message out, keep up with people, create a place to share ideas, or you just need an ego boost by seeing your thoughts published on the web, blogging is a great communications tool. Facebook is fun, but blogging has the potential for more serious and intimate conversation as you build a following that has an interest in what you have to say. So start a blog! It can be about a hobby, some business focus or your viewpoint on life or politics. Your blog can offer tips on how to paint a rocker, things to do for fun in Antartica, or offer viewpoints on why society abandoned the rotary dial on the telephone. Topics and ideas for blogs are as numerous and diverse as the people who could benefit from them. You could end up with a daily blog making you more money in advertising and product sales than you would ever make at your “day” job. For a number of years I have been involved in a small non-profit corporation. I have been on the Board of Directors and have provided photographic services for events, advertising and general documentation of our accomplishments. But where we were not entrepreneurial was in the area of securing financing to capitalize the endeavor. For as many years as we have existed, finances were always a problem. The tendency today is to get government involved. We decided to go that route. Very quickly our dreams were being fulfilled. We were off and running. We were quickly becoming the organization of our dreams. What happened? Instead of being that “entrepreneurial” organization that slowly but surely put flesh to our ideas and existed primarily out of our will to succeed, we became dependent on government to “take care of us” in a public-private enterprise. Success was ultimately met with a series of setbacks, as government decided to change the rules and viewed the operation through the eyes of “the common good.” Our group has changed so much it is almost unrecognizable and the vision we once had has all but been squelched. The great debate in this country is about the role and responsibilities of government. An empowered government not only takes care of your needs, but it can also steal your dreams! A daily blog should have a “blog” every day. After eight days of blogging about change, two days of sharing about photo books and a quote about how to treat people, I don’t know what to do. I thought Facebook was time consuning. Blogging makes Facebook seem brainless. I spend much more time thinking about tomorrow’s blog than I ever did about my “status” or responding to other people’s comments about their lives. This is just another example of why planning is so important in our lives. It isn’t that being flexible and willing to change directions is not important. Changing direction involves “going” in a direction. Being ready for each day requires some preparation. If we don’t do some planning, our time will be consumed with day-to-day tasks and “fires.” Take some time each day to list some of the items that need to be done, but require devotion outside of normal tasks. After making the list, prioritize the items and block out time to complete them. Rather than being driven by our schedules and the demands placed on us, we need to learn to be in the driver’s seat and steer to our own destination.

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Where is that Troll-away spray when you need it? Does anyone have a can? Having been born and raised in San Diego, I was in contact with a ton of Mexicans and had no problem, worked with some, was friends with some. Basically, I don't care what race or color a person is as long as they hold the same values as me. Illegal aliens don't fit that bill. Agreed. When they run out of excuses the tired trump card aka the race card is lazily slammed on the table. If this were a bid wisk game, they'd still be losing. If you want to direct this at the DC area posters like Benicar and myself, just know that most hispanic immigrants in the DC area are from other Central American nations. Mexicans are actually a minority here when compared to the other immigrants legal and illegal. One thing that the anti-illegal posters agree on, without respect to location, our areas are being impacted on illegal aliens of all nationalites negatively. Illegal Mexican immigrants? Yes, of course I can't stand them as well as all illegal immigrants from any nation in the US. And Delusion is not a cologne. I'm also a racist against murderers, rapists, arsonists, and other law breakers. Gosh, can't stand those law breaking illegal Mexicans/Guatemalans/Irish/Russian/Brazilian/etc immigrants.

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During my sales rep days, I used to make upwards of 150-200 calls a day. Some of them were cold calls from a list, but many were people I had met at conferences and shows that needed to be followed up with. I had a made a meaningful connection with a handful of them, but, with regards to the majority of them, we had only shared some small talk and perhaps a sample. I wouldn’t have classified them as warm leads, and certainly didn’t jump at the idea of calling them. But if I didn’t, I had wasted both my time and theirs at the conference? If you weren’t going to continue building that relationship, why say anything to them as they passed your booth? You definitely wasted a sample. For some reason, today’s sales force, and this included me at one point as well, view the follow-up call as intrusive or annoying to their prospective customer. Or at least that’s what we tell ourselves. For me, it was more about the fear of rejection and the awkward conversation. Would they remember me? Would they really want to talk to me? I don’t want them to think I’m calling them just to get them to buy something, but, of course, a sale is the end intention, isn’t it? I could go through that circular thought process all day, and I would settle on an email; feeling it less disruptive and more amiable. They could read it on their own time and get back to me if they were interested, right? Wrong. The stats tell us that only 24% of sales emails get opened, and, having reflected on my own practices as a consumer, I believe it. I can’t tell you how many times I have deleted an email just from seeing the sender’s name. That’s right. I didn’t read the subject or the preview content. It certainly didn’t open it. My inner voice said, “I don’t have time for this right now,” and swiped right to delete it. In less than a second, the sales email that had been carefully crafted was gone; never read. And, yes, I’ve done the same with a text or private message on Facebook. There are tons of reasons NOT to pick up the phone. And you’re not the only one coming up with them. But the reality is that if you aren’t going to make your follow-up a priority than you have no hope of reaching your sales goals. That’s why follow-up needs to be what you spend the most time on each day. And, although the stats tell us it’s going to take a minimum of 18 calls to reach a prospect, we know that a phone call or visit is the best way to continue relationship building with your leads. It may take some time, effort and overcoming of that negative self-talk, but you’re not running a charity here. EDITORS NOTE: Ready to make following up the biggest part of your day? Check out our Fempire LIVE with Laura Skjelmose, the Inspired Sales Coach, for tips and tricks for taking the edge off when it’s time to pick up the phone and start following up.

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Jennifer Rumsey, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer | Cummins Inc. Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Cummins Inc. Jennifer Rumsey is Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Cummins Inc. In this role she leads the global technical organization of approximately 10,000 employees responsible for research and engineering across Cummins business segments. As a member of the Cummins Leadership Team, Rumsey helps set the strategy for the company, which includes a commitment to leading in critical technologies and providing a broad portfolio of power solutions for its global customers in diverse industries. Her early career focused on control systems and system engineering; initially at a fuel processing and fuel cell start-up company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2000 she moved to Cummins and has worked in a variety of engineering roles across Cummins' Engine and Components businesses including advanced technology development, new product development, and current product engineering. Jennifer is a member of the Society of Women Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers and Women in Trucking Association. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jennifer and her husband Jim have two daughters and are active members of First United Methodist church in Columbus. They enjoy hiking, cycling, and traveling.

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Keep in mind that “Going Native” can be done in small steps; you don’t have to replant your entire yard all at once. You can start by replacing one exotic tree with a native one or implementing just one area of your plan. However you start, following the steps below will greatly influence the success of your efforts. More information on Implementing a Planting Plan. Sample Soil -- Before planting, collect soil samples from different areas on your property and have them analyzed. Use the results of the soil test to amend your soil appropriately. Remove Undesirable Plants – Without using herbicides, if possible. Buy Native Plants – The number of reputable nurseries that specialize in native plants is increasing. Refer to the websites below for a list of native plant providers. Install Plants – Proper planting technique improves the likelihood of a plant’s success in the garden. Make planting hole 2 to 3 times as wide as the root ball. Make sure the root ball of shrub or tree is level with ground. Make sure plant’s root collar is above soil. Use original soil when backfilling the planting hole. Water thoroughly at time of planting. Water frequently for first year. Maintenance – An attractive and functional native plant landscape requires diligent oversight and maintenance, but do not over-manicure and degrade the quality of the landscape as wildlife habitat. Spread 2 to 4 inches of mulch over wildflower beds and base of woody plants. Prune shrubs and trees during the winter. Never prune during the nesting season, mid March to end of July. Leave old flower heads on blooming plants so seeds are available to birds during fall and winter. Maintain balance of your design by dividing successful plants and sharing them with other gardeners. Avoid using pesticides that may harm the wildlife you hoped to attract. Continue to take pictures of your yard and record wildlife observations after plant installation is finished. Use the photos and records to evaluate improvements. Don’t be afraid to make changes in the landscape if the original design or plant selection is not effective. Remain patient when establishing a new native plant landscape. It generally takes 3 to 5 years before the results of landscaping are fully realized.

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Do Us A Flavour... FINAL! Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Radio Exe 'Do Us A Flavour' competition over the past few weeks! On Saturday 14th July a winner was chosen in a live final at Taveners Farm just outside of Exeter. The Winner is: Hedgerow Crunch - An elderflower Ice Cream with pieces of meringue & blackberry coulis, well done to Emilie from Bishopsteignton she has won £250 in cash plus her own Ice Cream created by The Orange Elephant at Taveners Farm.

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Cold Lake - 50th Avenue Service Road — E Construction Ltd. Beginning August 8, E Construction Ltd. will be working on the 50th Avenue Service Road beginning next to North Star Elementary School and extending past the intersection for 57A Street. Please follow all raod contruction and detour signage as this section of 50th Avenue will experience road and intersection closures to all traffic. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you in advance for your cooperation! Work at this site was completed August 31, 2016.

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I used to be a doubter who would cringe, just a little, at any mention of “the deep state.” I admit it, it all seemed a little far-fetched to me that there was this cabal of careerists conspiring from within the government to harm President Donald Trump when I first heard it. I never doubted there were individuals doing it, but a wide net of conspirators seemed like something out of a bad movie more than anything that could actually happen in the United States. I was wrong, very wrong, the deep state is real. But there is much more than just this small group of powerful people working toward a common goal, there is an entire infrastructure created by the left not only to destroy Trump, but to indoctrinate unsuspecting Americans into their agenda. The infrastructure they used to spy on the Trump campaign was something inherently governmental, simply planting a mole in the campaign couldn’t tap phones or access emails. But the ability to cover up that fact requires a level of media complicity that takes time to create. Getting the desired message out is only part of the battle, it has to be believed by a significant percentage of the public for it to really matter. Conditioning the public to be receptive to that message, without questioning how it came about or why they should care required subtle indoctrination over a lifetime. As it stands, liberals have that infrastructure in place, they had that support system ready to go. And, not to get all Scooby-Doo on you, they would’ve gotten away with it were it not for the existence of conservative media. The Rush Limbaughs, Matt Drudges, Sean Hannitys and Tucker Carlsons, Townhalls, Daily Callers, Free Beacons, and Washington Examiners of the world questioning the official story, even when it seemed crazy to do so, is helping to expose what was done in the case of the Trump campaign. But there’s so much more that needs to be exposed, like how this could happen and why so many people were eager to believe it in the first place. That the media is in the tank for liberals is as shocking as the sun rising in the east, how they find a receptive audience is the real problem. An educated and skeptical public wouldn’t have so many people who so easily swallow the liberal’s hook, let alone the line and sinker. Through so-called experts, elevated by simply putting them on TV and giving them impressive sounding titles like “analyst” or “strategist,” the public can be led to believe just about anything. After all, to be an “expert” on TV means you have expertise, right? Not even close. And lurking, always there, is Hollywood, churning out “message movies” and “documentaries” that would make Leni Riefenstahl blush over their blatant propaganda value. Take a look at the documentary offerings on Netflix and you’ll see stories about how climate change is going to kill us all, our food is poisoned, businesses and private property are evil, only surpassed by Republicans corruption and the granddaddy of them all – how Donald Trump is history’s greatest monster. It reminds me of the old saying, “You can’t buy that kind of publicity.” But you can, or at least you can manufacture it. The deep state is real, but it does not exist in a vacuum. In my new book, “Outrage, INC: How the Liberal Mob Ruined Science, Journalism, and Hollywood,” I explain how not just government, but nearly every aspect of public life has been corrupted, in ways both obvious and subtle, to serve the liberal agenda. None of this is by accident, and it didn’t start on November 8, 2016, it just sprang into action. Nearly every aspect of life, to one degree or another, has been or is ready to be weaponized against anyone who dares to stand up to the liberal agenda. And none have stood up to it in a more threatening way than Donald Trump. But the clock is ticking, the fuse is burning down low. As this aspect of the deep state starts to crumble, it’s important to remember it’s just one small piece of a much larger puzzle. There are other, bigger and equally dangerous parts in need of exposure and destruction. Learn about them all before it’s too late so we can destroy the whole deep state and the machine that feeds it, once and for all.

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You also can watch the position of the image move to where you want it by double-clicking on the setting and hitting the up and down arrows to sequence through numerically on the setting you’ve double-clicked upon. 17 } Chrome has an add-on called Pendule that adds many very useful functions to Chrome and are great additions to the capabilities of the Inspect Element tool. [Addendum: Additionally, here’s a link to Chris Pederick’s web developer tools for both Chrome and Firefox browsers so that those aren’t left out here! http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ Thanks to Ron Amatriain for his comment suggesting this! 18 } Chrome’s Inspect Element tool, when arrived at via right-clicking on a spot on your page and selecting “Inspect Element”, will zap you right to the section of HTML where that element’s code exists, so you don’t have to first open the editor and then use the magnifying glass (like Firebug’s selector tool) to get to the element. 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The University may, on its own or in collaboration with other institutions of higher education, deliver development programmes that go beyond the framework of the study programmes, provided that it is licensed to do that. The development programmes are established by the Senate at the proposal of the Faculty Council. The development programmes are implemented in the form of courses, seminars, workshops, professional and scientific consultations and other forms of development which provide the participants in the programme stated in item 1 of this article with possibility to get to know specific fields of their profession and sciences for the purpose of deepening and widening the acquired knowledge and its successful application in practice. The conditions, mode and procedures related to implementation of development programmes are regulated by the Rule Book on lifelong education. A trainee participating in a programme stated in item 1 of this article does not have the status of a student, in the sense of Statute. The trainee who has completed the development programme at the University is awarded a certificate.

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Get A Life is the latest instalment in Juergen Teller’s book series with Vivienne Westwood, following Election Day (2009) and Vivienne Westwood (2008). Here is Teller’s unmistakable anti-fashion style: instead of standard airbrushed models we see Vivienne Westwood perched on a garbage bin, Pamela Anderson in a pot plant and a dishevelled Tati Cotliar screaming at the camera. Irreverent and almost macabre, Get A Life is based around Teller’s advertising campaign for Westwood’s spring-summer 2010 collection yet triumphs in blurring the boundaries between advertising and art.

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Salat Tasbeeh is the name of forgiveness of all sins. In this post you will learn how to perform salatul tasbih its niyat and benefits. Prayer is a way to connect with Allah Almighty. When we pray there is no need of any intermediate person as the direct relationship with Allah is established. There are also Nafli prayers described in Islam along with the five compulsory prayers. Moreover, one of the Nafli prayers is Salat Tasbeeh that can be offered by Muslims at anytime except the times when offering prayers are forbidden in Islam. Every Muslim knows that prayer is the second most important pillar of Islam. When we pray we bow down in front of Allah and ask forgiveness and blessing not only for this world but for the world hereafter too. There are many acts of worship described in Islam. One of them is Salat Tasbeeh which is a Nafli prayer and is not obligatory to perform. O Abbas my uncle! Shall I not grant you a gift? Shall I not show you something for which ALLAH will forgive your sins? Sins of future and the past, new and old, the unintentional and those you do knowingly, big and small, revealed and hidden? Then the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (.PB.U.H) taught him the Salat Tasbeeh. Then Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised him to offer daily if possible, if not possible then offer once in a week on Friday, or once in a month, or once in a year or at least once in a lifetime. The literal meaning of word Tasbeeh is “to Glorify ALLAH”. Salatul Tasbih is a prayer in which we remember ALLAH and pray for forgiveness for all the sins we do in our lifetime intentionally or unintentionally. Make an intention (Salat tasbih niyat) of four Rakat Nafal for Salatul Tasbeeh and start the prayer as in normal prayer you do. Then recite the Surahs as you do in normal prayer after reciting these Surahs and recite the tasbeeh “Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamadulillahi wa Laa Illaha Illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar” ten times. Then go in the ruku and after that recite the above tasbih “Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamadulillahi wa Laa Illaha Illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar” ten times. Go to the standing position after Ruku then after the normal prayer recitation recite tasbeeh “Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamadulillahi wa Laa Illaha Illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar” ten times. Then go to the prostration and recite the tasbih “Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamadulillahi wa Laa Illaha Illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar” ten times. And sit up in the position between two Sajdahs and then recite the tasbeeh “Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamadulillahi wa Laa Illaha Illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar” ten times. Now after the second Sajdah repeat the same as did in first Sajdah “Subhaan Allahi Wal Hamadulillahi wa Laa Illaha Illal Laahu Wallahu Akbar” ten times. This process goes in one Rakat up to 75 times. Do the same after remaining four Rakats. One can pray this Salat Tasbeeh at any time but not on forbidden times. Basic aim is to recite the tasbeeh 300 times in 4 Rakat. This is the way to ask forgiveness from ALLAH (SWT) for all the sins we do in our lives.

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This series consists of records resulting from a 1974 class action suit filed against state officials or their estate by inmate survivors of the 1971 Attica uprising. The records were created by private counsel hired by the state to defend state officials. Types of records include trial transcripts; complaints; reports of other investigations; interviews; testimonies; depositions; summaries; pleadings; briefs; photographs; and attorney work notes. Records are partially restricted. New York (State). Dept. of Law. B1811-02: Arranged by type of document. B1811-13: Organized into eight subseries: 1. Attorney Work Product and Research; 2. Trooper Statements; 3. Court Proceedings; 4. Files on Individuals; 5. Personal Interviews; 6. Interrogatories; 7. Correspondence; 8. Numerically Arranged Files. In 1974 a class action lawsuit was filed by inmate survivors of the Attica uprising against state officials or their estates. The suit alleged that the plaintiffs were severely abused and mistreated by state authorities after control of the facility was retaken from the rioters in September, 1971. After several lengthy complex proceedings, including several trials and appeals, the suit was assigned to the U.S. District Court Western District of New York in August 1999. Following intensive negotiations, the parties presented a proposed settlement agreement in January 2000 which provided for the State of New York (without admitting liability) to pay $8 million into a fund to be apportioned by the Court among qualified plaintiff class members. The settlement agreement also provided that a separate fund be established in the amount of $4 million by the State for disbursement to plaintiffs' class attorneys for legal services rendered. Notable defendants in the case included the estate of Nelson A. Rockefeller, governor of the State of New York at the time of the uprising; Norman Hurd, Director of State Operations; Russell G. Oswald, Commissioner of the Dept of Correctional Services; Vincent Mancusi Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility; Leon Vincent, Deputy Superintendent; and Karl Pfeil, Assistant Deputy Superintendent. B1811-02: Types of records include trial transcripts; complaints; reports of other investigations; testimonies; deposition transcripts; and summaries, pleadings, briefs, etc. of related suits. B1811-10: Consists of documents that were removed from B1811-02 because they are legally restricted. B1811-13: These records were created by the law office of Joshua J. Effron, who represented Major John Monahan, commander of the New York State Police in Batavia and a named defendant during several lawsuits against New York State following the retaking of Attica after prison riots in 1971. Monahan and other defendants retained private counsel at state expense due to a possible conflict of interest by the New York State Department of Law regarding the charges (NYS Public Officers Law, section 18). Court proceedings and research materials related to Akil al-Jundi et al. v. Nelson Rockefeller et al. and Akil al-Jundi et al. v. Mancusi et al. form the bulk of the records. Documents include attorney work notes, correspondence, filed court documents, trooper statements, interviews, interrogatories, and photographs. A large portion of these documents are photocopies of original documents held elsewhere. Medical files are restricted to protect personal privacy. B1811-10: Restricted; contains confidential interview notes and grand jury minutes. B1811-13: Portions of these records are exempt from disclosure under the New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL, Public Officers Law Art. 6). Series B2502 Ballistics Reports Prepared After the Retaking of the Attica Correctional Facility, may contain related records. Accretion 19352-14, Landmark case files, consists of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's request to make public the bulk of the "Meyer Report" on the Attica prison riots. B1811-02: Folder list is available at the repository. B1811-13: Preliminary folder list is available at the repository. B1811-02: Records in this accession were created or collected by the law firm of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, attorneys for the defendants and transferred to the State Archives in March 2002. B1811-13: The records in this accretion were created by the law office of Joshua J. Effron, attorney for John Monahan, and were transferred to the State Archives in February 2012.

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The Navisphere was designed to be "a nautical instrument of extremely simple construction and easily handled, by means of which nearly all the complex nautical problems may be solved in a few minutes, and without calculation, or, at least, with very little calculation." It consists of a celestial globe that shows only the brightest stars, with a brass superstructure (the Metrosphere) that represents the horizon and two meridians. Henri DeMagnac, a captain in the French navy who was interested in the problems of navigation, probably came up with the original design. Frederic William Eichens, an instrument maker in Paris, obtained a French patent for it in 1878, an American patent in 1881, and other patents in England and Germany. The instrument bears the inscription "NAVISPHERE / DE / . . . / F. W. EICHENS CONSTR / E. BERTAUX, ÉDITEUR / PARIS." Ref: F. W. Eichens, "Celestial Globe," U.S. patent #247,811. H. De Magnac, "Le navisphere - instrument nautique," Revue Maritime et Coloniale 61 (1879): 598-616. H. De Magnac, Le Navisphere: instrument nautique, instruction pour son usage (Paris, 1881); and The Navisphere (England, 1881).

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A great weekend away in the Meryla State Forest in the NSW Southern Highlands. We got a bit lost trying o find our camping spot, and I found myself dragging my 750kg camper trailer in some genuine off road stuations. Some of the tracks were very muddy indeed. I slid off the high section and found myself planing along on the sump guard. Of course I did not have A/T or M/T tyres. Why would I when my ROAD tyres got me out of the mud bath, even with the trailer to lug around. Similarly when I climbed some steep rocky tracks with the trailer, I never got stuck. I do find it amusing when people tell me I need AT tyres, and that turbos have too much lag. I went everywhere with EASE and I had instant throttle response crawling along slowly in low range first. And no punctures. All without airing down too. Glad to hear it was a good weekend. Cool ! There's a strange noise coming from the stars...! Obviously, you simply do not drive challenging enough terrain. ATs are not MTs. The most challenging mud I have done was on stock B9 on street tires. You don't need ATs, but others do. There is no universally applicable solution that is the best fit for everyone. Challenging enough to stop cars on at's without bothering me. Even m/t's clog up with mud, and as soon as that happens, they are no better than street tyres. Your traction control goodness would certainly help. Yes Kevin, but if the tyres had no grip but had power getting to them then it would all be for nothing. On the other hand, if you had a tyre with grip but no drive, then you go nowhere. I was with 2 other cars with AT's on this trip, and I remember one at less than walking pace sliding sideways down the track. The conditions were very slippery. The following day, a car with AT's got badly stuck and it took considerable effort to extract it.

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Lightweight ceramic components for luxury watches will be manufactured in South Australia under a new agreement. The precision required to engineer elite wristwatches of the highest quality demands particular expertise – which Flinders University has provided for specialist Australian watch company Bausele. The signing of a landmark contract has created a new joint venture between the university and Bausele to ensure the manufacture and supply of watch components made from a new material, designed and created at Flinders through an exacting three-year research and development phase. Australian-trained actor Dominic Purcell’s character wears the Bausele watch in Season 5 of ‘Prison Break’ this year. The agreement means that components made from a unique new ceramic material, called Bauselite, will be manufactured and supplied by Australian Advanced Manufacturing Pty Ltd, owned equally by Flinders University and Bausele. Sophisticated watch componentry has only previously been available from a few countries, most notably Switzerland, but the Flinders breakthrough with Bauselite has created an Australian first. Bauselite componentry is a prime feature of Bausele’s new luxury watch release, called Terra Australis, which has now been released to the market. “The new material and method of production solved a number of issues specific to using ceramics in watches,” says Dr Jonathan Campbell, from the Flinders University Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology. Senior research fellow Dr Jonathan Campbell is part of the Flinders University Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology team which developed the ‘Bauselite’ material and prototypes. The process began in 2014, when Flinders University’s Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology answered the call from Bausele CEO Christophe Hoppe to provide the expertise synonymous with famed Swiss watchmakers for his own Australian wristwatches. The initial research and development was performed by NanoConnect, run by the Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, and the continued manufacturing and supply of components with be done by Australian Advanced Manufacturing on Flinders University campuses at Bedford Park and Tonsley. The joint venture also aims to expand and produce a wider selection of high-quality watch parts in the future. “The new company provides the conduit for exciting new materials research to manifest itself in the commercial marketplace – and it shows where we can develop further from here,” says Mark Bruce, interim CEO of Flinders Partners, the commercialisation agent for Flinders University’s academic research and intellectual property. The Bauselite innovation is a star feature of Bausele’s new Terra Australis watch design, heralded as the first world-class timepiece ever made from parts designed and crafted in Australia. The latest Terra Australis model of the Bausele watch range is available for purchase online. A five-pronged diamond clasp to secure the watch face is topped by a distinctive black crown, made of Bauselite. This crown contains the idiosyncratic design feature of grains of red earth from the Kimberley region – truly enabling the watch to carry part of Australia within it – and has become a key commercial attraction of Bausele’s new watches. The prototype of Bausele’s Terra Australis wristwatch enjoyed international exposure thanks to Australian actor Dominic Purcell’s character Lincoln Burrows wearing it during the latest season of international hit TV series Prison Break. This has helped spark strong pre-orders for the watch, with Bausele offering each customer bespoke selections from 850 possible combinations of colour and styling elements. Hoppe believes the keen initial interest will lead to steady production of Bauselite components. “The fact we have secured control of our own production in partnership with Flinders University is a great achievement,” he says.

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The material in this section parallels the Teacher's Guide and presents suggestions or ideas that are specific to the Computer Chronicles Theme. This is an outline of the content in this section related to the different phases of Circle interaction. This file can be read from beginning to end to understand the Computer Chronicles theme. Or, using the "hypertext" links from the phase structure of Learning Circles, it is easy to move back and forth from the phase structure of a Learning Circle to these theme specific examples. At the end of each set of Computer Chronicles examples and ideas, there is a button to make it easy to return to the general description of the Learning Circle phase. Joining a Computer Chronicles Learning Circle makes you and your students a critical members of a team experience that will help develop reading, writing, and communication skills. Learning Circles recognize the critical role played by teachers and students in developing innovative uses of new technology. You, together with each of the teachers and all of the students in your Learning Circle, have a responsibility to both learn from and teach your Learning Circle partners. Your interaction will revolve around producing a newspaper called The Computer Chronicles. Your class will have the opportunity to sponsor a section of the newspaper as your Learning Circle project. You will solicit articles from your partner classes and edit them to create one section of the newspaper. Your section will be combined with the project sections sponsored by other classes to form the complete newspaper, your Circle publication. The purpose of this guide is to establish some common goals, to share ideas and suggestions from other teachers, and to support you in your teaching and learning. 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If you are participating in Learning Circles on iEARN, they will have a timeline posted for each session. This is an outline of the content in this section related to the different phases of Circle interaction. This file can be read from beginning to end to understand the Places and Perspectives theme. Or, using the "hypertext" links from the phase structure of Learning Circles, you can move easily back and forth from the general structure of a Learning Circle to theme specific examples. At the end of each set of theme related examples and ideas, there is a button to make it easy to return to the general description of the Learning Circle phase. Return to "Introduction to Learning Circles" You will be introducing your students to the idea of working with other classrooms to create a newspaper that will be widely circulated. They will all be reporters and editors. 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For example, if a student proposed a sports section for your Learning Circle project, how would it be organized? What directions would be given to the distant reporters? Should a maximum or minimum length be set for articles? Will the section include articles on local sports games, school varsity games or sports that students play or all of these? Will there be a special section for interviews with star student athletes from each of the areas? The editor's plans (without names) can be circulated among the students and a chart can be posted on the bulletin board. Students can vote on their three favorites. When it comes time to make a choice on which section to sponsor, you will know which sections interest your students and you will have a first draft of a student planning message to send on the network. If you cannot download images, a text only version of project ideas is also available. Now that you have read through these examples of projects, take a few minutes and list some of your own ideas. Return to "Phase 3:Planning the Circle Project" Organizing your classroom response to involve each student in at least one Learning Circle project can ensure the success of all projects sponsored in your Circle. Here are some ideas to help you organize classroom writing for the Computer Chronicles. Return to "Phase 4: Exchanging Student Work" A very effective way to make decisions about what to include in your section of the Computer Chronicles is to set up Editorial Board meetings. These groups make decisions about which articles to accept, reject and revise. They develop a very strong sense of the characteristics of good writing. A similar but less involve procedure is the Bulletin Board Evaluation. 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