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Commercial carpeting has evolved much over the years from stiff, unfashionable, and function-oriented. Commercial carpet now offers more options than ever before — different patterns and prints, different textures and construction types, and a plethora of different color variations. Industrial and durable, commercial carpeting is an obvious choice for business applications; its tight, low, compacted construction is able to withstand high traffic and office activity better than any other carpeting option. However, more homeowners are beginning to choose commercial style carpeting in their home, for a few reasons. Firstly, it is an economical choice, almost always more affordable than other carpet options. Secondly, commercial carpet is one of the only carpeting options that is wheelchair friendly, because of its flat, low pile construction. One drawback of using commercial in your home, however, is comfort; because of its flatness and the use of thinner padding, it does not provide as much cushion underfoot as other carpet styles.

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Do you need Man and Van services in St Lukes? I offer Man and Van St Lukes services from 8 am to 8 pm. Contact me if you need a fast and reliable transit service for any goods or luggage that you have. I always start my trip to your destination as soon as you call me. However, it takes an average of about 20 minutes to reach your location but this will also depend on the traffic in your area and your precise location. I have a well-equipped Luton van that is not only reliable but also meets high cleanliness standards. My van has a loading capacity up to 1000 kg (18 cubic metres). It is also serviced regularly aside from having a comprehensive insurance cover to ensure the safety of your belongings. Safety is a critical concern for all clients, which is why I always carry blankets and trolleys to help load and mount any bulky items. Your goods will be stowed in a secure manner to protect your luggage throughout the journey. After all, we both want your goods to arrive safely without any damage. You are probably be wondering what my work entails as Man and Van St Lukes. I can transport any of your luggage anywhere in London as long as it can fit in my van. Also, I will not only transport your belongings but will also assist you load and unload them in the van. However, you need to remember that I do not pack nor disassemble furniture. Most of my customers transport a relatively small load anywhere within London. Man and Van St Lukes clients are quite diverse in all aspects. I help single persons wishing to deliver their possessions from St Lukes to any other place in Greater London, students ferrying a small piece of furniture or boxes, small businesses which may need a printer delivered to their offices or any eBay purchases that you may need delivered at your place. How much will you pay for my services? My fees are quite affordable for anyone wishing to transport single and even bulky items. I only charge £25 per hour with a minimum of two hours booking time allowed. Due to the nature of my business, only cash payments are allowed. I use an original and modern technology here at Man and Van St Lukes. This technology has Geo-location recognition system that gives you access to the closest man and van when you access the Man and Van London website. Here are two ways you can find the nearest man and van. This option is fully automated. Once you visit the Man and Van London website, allow our site to determine your precise location. It will then automatically select the closest driver and give you their contacts. (If you happen to be in St Lukes, then you will find me). This second option is quite different. Are you concerned about your privacy? You can easily find me manually. Simply access the borough page, for example, North London; and then review the list of places listed. Select St Lukes where you will find a link for you to contact me without using the automatic Geo-location system. This second option is quite different. Are you concerned about your privacy? You can easily find me manually. Simply access the borough page, for example, Central London; and then review the list of places listed. Select St Lukes where you will find a link for you to contact me without using the automatic Geo-location system. I will start charging you immediately after knocking on your door. Charging stops immediately after I receive money for my services. I can ferry anything except waste products or illegal items. I always insist that my clients should remain with me while I provide my services. An extra £11.50 is charged if we will pass through the London Congestion Charge Zone anytime from Monday to Friday between 07:00 and 18:00.

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Image from the drawing table, 3-18-13: The world awaits you. A page from Jade vol. 2. in progress.

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If severe toothache is starting to impact your daily routine, or even a minor pain is more than you can handle, then it could be time to see your dentist. Your teeth don’t ache for no reason, and a emergency dentist may be able to provide immediate relief. If you notice your teeth are sensitive, sore, and achy, then make an appointment with your dentist today. A dental abscess is an infection in your tooth root which a trauma, cavities and gum disease can cause. If you notice that you have a strange and awful taste in your mouth, swollen glands, or even a fever, it’s imperative to see your dentist so they can drain the abscess and begin the healing process. Sometimes, a toothache can cause excruciating pain, and then you feel nothing but numbness. While it might be sweet relief considering the amount of pain you’ve been in, it’s not necessarily a good sign. It can mean an infection has spread to a tooth root and is impacting your nerves. See a dentist immediately as a root canal might now be a possibility. If you experience any discomfort, pain, or unusual feelings relating to your teeth, then see your dentist without delay. The longer you leave a problem, the worse it can get. Annual check-ups can also prevent serious problems from occurring.

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gamespot writes: BioWare has taken the ninja approach to unveiling Dragon Age II while here at Comic-Con 2010. After confirming the game's existence earlier in the month, the EA-owned developer has bypassed any elaborate press conferences or exclusive appointments in order to give anyone here at the show a chance to see--and play--a brief demo of this highly anticipated role-playing game. Having previously seen nothing more than some concept art, we jumped at the chance to wait in line and see what BioWare's been up to since the first game arrived last November. After letting in a group of fans, lead designer Mike Laidlaw took a few minutes to let everyone know what sort of changes to expect in the world of Ferelden. One of the biggies is the method of storytelling. Dragon Age II will take on the style of a "framed narrative", or a story within a story.

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Montell Jordan says he’s up to date on his taxes. The former R&B star tells TMZ that he’s paid the more than 600-thousand dollars he owes from 1999 to 2001. Last month, the IRS filed a Federal Tax Lien against the “This Is How We Do It” singer claiming they had yet to receive their money. Montell, however, says he paid the debt years ago by selling his music catalog. He explains that the money is currently frozen in an account administered by the U.S. Trustee Program. Jordan filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and is currently fighting some of the IRS penalties that he’s incurred. Montell says he expects his money to be released to the IRS in the next few weeks when he’s done negotiating over the penalties.

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A couple dozen students from the University of Texas have brought a charity bicycle ride to the Peace. Texas 4000 is collecting money for cancer research. Ashley Wallace says she joined because her Mom passed away from breast cancer when Ashley was seven. “Really, just celebrate the time we had together and to show that cancer does mean that you give up. Cancer, that means fight back” says Wallace. Both says the biggest highlight so far is the friendships that have formed among team member. “Its amazing when you get one group of people together, with the same common goal, you really form some special friendships” says Wallace. The cyclists are on their way to Alaska. They travelled to Grande Prairie from Valleyview Thursday and will head to Dawson Creek Friday. Big Country 93.1 FM. July 17, 2014.

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After evolving and maturing the LN-3 Seagull aircraft design for some 30 years, Flygfabriken was established in mid 2003. The company is founded and fully owned by Lage Norberg and his two sons, Tomas and Staffan. All three are dedicated pilots with extensive experience from both gliders and propeller airplanes. Engineer with long experience designing advanced equipment for the aerospace industry. Head designer of the Seagull. Been flying sailplanes and single engine aircraft since 1959. One of the Svenska Flygfabriken’s founders. Engineer with a degree in computer technology. Specialist in computer modelling and company structuring. Been flying sailplanes and single engine aircraft since 1985. One of the Svenska Flygfabriken’s founders. Engineer with long experience of design and production of advanced composites., Been flying sailplanes and single engine aircraft since 1983. One of the Svenska Flygfabriken’s founders. Retired aircraft engineer with experience among others from Cessna Aircraft Co, Jet Marketing Division, as Sales Manager Scandinavia.

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This pumpkin tote is a fun addition to your Halloween collection that you can use year after year to collect candy or decorate your home! Cut out 2 bag pieces and 1 set of the pumpkin face. You will also need a rectangle of your cardboard/plastic (14.5″ x 7″ for large size, 9″ x 4″ for small size) as well as a scrap large enough to wrap around it. Use the glue stick to glue your pumpkin face pieces in place as marked on pattern (this temporarily helps keep them in place; you can also use pins). I find it helpful to cut out the face on the pattern piece and use it as a template to place the face pieces. Stitch around the edges with a straight stitch or zigzag. With right sides together, sew the two sides and bottom of your bag. Fold the corners so that the side seam matches up with the bottom seam. With right sides together, sew the corner shut. Place your cardboard/plastic on the scrap of fleece. Hot glue the fleece to wrap around, and trim any excess. Place another layer of hot glue on the unfinished side of the cardboard/plastic. Carefully place it in the bottom of the bag. Now your bag has a sturdy bottom! Fold over the top edge to the wrong side by 1″ and stitch hem in place. Cut two lengths of webbing for the straps (18″ for small, 36″ for large). Melt the ends with a lighter so that they don’t fray. Place the ends on the inside of the top hem, matching up with the markings printed on the pattern. Stitch in place with a box and an ‘X’ so that it is secure. This pattern has been drafted by Gracious Threads for Fleece Fun.

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DOVER — The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) was notified Wednesday about an accidental release of partially treated wastewater at Mountaire Farms of Delaware’s poultry processing facility outside the town of Millsboro. Mountaire Farms reported that the release was discovered at about 5 a.m. and resulted in the discharge of between 750,000 and 1 million gallons of partially treated wastewater to the ground surface at the facility. The release, reported by Mountaire as having been caused by mechanical failure of a wastewater system component, was contained onsite, with allegedly no discharge to nearby Swann Creek. DNREC has directed Mountaire Farms to take all appropriate steps to mitigate this release and minimize any adverse impacts to the environment. Mountaire’s cleanup efforts are under way. DNREC will continue to investigate this incident while monitoring the company’s cleanup.

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This is the Bandai Master Grade kit that everyone needs to get into! The Ball Ver. Ka. For this kit I was initially going to just have the standard base/stand accessory that came with the MG, but at then decided to have a wooden base with plastruct modifications. So what I've got now is sort of a scramble bay. I've imagined a small crew preparing the ball for some kind of sortie. The area is small and a bit cramped, perhaps the Ball is on some kind of a Earth Federation transport or something. As for the materials, The base was stained and sealed, then I made a design using irregular patterns per Tim's Child of Mecha site. You know the deal. Then I made a bay door using matte board and plastruct. Very similar to how I built my PG dio, but in 1/100th scale! Next I masked the wood portion of the base painted the wall/door and the floor with Tamiya acrylics. The markings that I used were Wave Option X-decals #3 and decals from Pete Savin and Tim from CoM. The color for he Ball itself was inspired by the colors for the Heavy Gundam from Gundam Fix Figuration and, well, Acguy! I custom mixed three shades of brown so I could get a decent color rise or gradient effect for the weathering. The paints on the ball and the crew were by Gunze Sangyou. The crew/figures were Wave's Mobile Staff figures. Their 1:100 scale so they fit in perfectly with the other figures included with the MG. One of the figures is standing in front of a custom built touch screen computer system. I figure even though I've never seen one used in any UC gundam show, It's far enough in the future that they might have something like this in order to maintain all the technical aspects of their environment. It's also wireless! I was actually kindof inspired by the movie Sphere. They had something like that in the movie. Thought it was cool....Oh well. The to box/crate thingies are from the Hasegawa option accesories. Overall, it's been a fun time working with this kit. It's quick and I highly recommend picking one up. You can trick this out and customize it all you want. Makes for a very versitile MG. Try searching the web and I'm sure you'll find some....uh...interesting creations!

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Think a minute…Of all the jobs in news and journalism, being a war correspondent is the most dangerous. Some reporters are captured as prisoners, some escape, and some die. The Boer army had ambushed and attacked this British train. During the shooting, Leonard jumped out into all the bullets and exploding shells to help clear the train tracks. In fact, after the train pulled out of this trap, with many British soldiers saved, the one man who was left behind to face the enemy alone was this young newspaper reporter. He was captured and put into the Pretoria prison, which was world famous for its high security and few escapes. Amazingly, young Leonard escaped this famous prison. Yet he still had 300 miles of enemy territory to survive and find his way through to freedom. He walked alone for many days and nights, continually dodging enemy soldiers. Tired, hungry and thirsty, he finally reached a mining town and knocked on the door of the only British person living there. Leonard was then smuggled onto a train to the British consul and safety. You know what’s really amazing? Leonard Spencer is not remembered for his bravery in the South African Boer War. You see, this young journalist who saved a train of British soldiers and escaped the enemy against nearly impossible odds, continued to do the impossible the rest of his life. We know him as Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, England’s brave leader and Prime Minister who helped save Europe and the world from Adolf Hitler’s evil rule. You see, our life and character starts right now. If we don’t choose to do the right thing now, we definitely won’t choose to do it later when there’s more risk. And Jesus is the one who can give you the willpower you need to start changing now.

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July 2012 | C. Doucette Training and Communications Inc. Must You Tell That Story? Must Be Nice. Actually it is. Years ago a friend of mine announced merrily that she and her husband were going on vacation in Hawaii.

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To contribute something of value to the DIY- and free culture movements. Lower the barrier of entry to designing and making of your own clothes and textiles. Replace hazardous and toxic materials indoor. Use only free/libre software and if necessary and/or possible contribute to improve them. I try to follow international and European standards as much as possible. I use the dxf, svg and pdf formats.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has only been in theaters for less than a week, which — in the internet’s infinitely fickle estimation — means it’s time to start focusing on the next chapter in Marvel’s intergalactic superhero saga. It’ll probably be another three or four years before we see our favorite bunch of a-holes back on the big screen, but director James Gunn is already fielding questions about his plans for Vol. 3. I absolutely plan on bringing Elizabeth Debicki back. She’s actually one of my favorite actors I’ve ever worked with. I think on this movie between her, Pom Klementieff who plays Mantis, and Chris Sullivan who plays Taserface, they really were three of the best actors I’ve ever worked with and were all such a joy on this film to deal with that I would love to deal with them again. In one of Vol. 2’s five (!) post-credits scenes, Ayesha, the gold-skinned leader of a race of genetically-engineered “perfect” beings, teased the introduction of Adam Warlock. The two characters are historically intertwined in the comics, where they were created by a group of scientists. Gunn has changed their stories up a bit for the MCU, and in her post-credits scene, it’s revealed that Ayesha created Warlock herself. But when will we see Ayesha and her immaculate male counterpart? According to Gunn, Warlock won’t be formally introduced until Vol. 3, so don’t expect to see him pop up alongside the Guardians in Avengers: Infinity War — giving you plenty of time to speculate about his casting.

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It’s Father Dave, back with you again. I’ve finished my Monday run, grabbed something to eat, and I’m keen to touch base with you before I call it a night. I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s been a big one for me, with three of my four girls returning from their overseas adventures, and we’ve had both Ange’s birthday and our wedding anniversary since they returned! It’s also been a big week for human-rights activism in this part of the world, as we reach the conclusion of a week-long tour of this country by Israeli historian and activist, Professor Ilan Pappe. Professor Pappe is one of those extraordinary characters whose convictions have led him to go against the grain of his own community. He is a Jewish man and was lecturing at an Israeli university, but his research into the history of the modern state of Israel led him to question the publicly accepted narrative – that his homeland had been a ‘land without a people’ when the state was formed in 1948. He subsequently went on to uncover and publish truths about the ethnic cleansing of Palestine that politicians had tried to keep from the rest of the world (including the Israeli public). I am embarrassed to admit now that I didn’t make any significant effort to attend Pappe’s lecture at Sydney University, even though it is within walking distance of where we live. It was at an inconvenient time and I figured that I knew all he was going to say and that I didn’t need further motivation to support the cause of Palestinian human rights. I thought that it would be nice to actually shake his hand and have a picture taken with him, but I didn’t think that was really an adequate reason to upset my schedule. Now I wish I had the photo to show off to you as I’ve become a genuine Pappe fan! I saw his performance on ‘Q&A‘, and it really affected me! For those who don’t know Australia’s Q&A it is a live TV panel discussion, featuring five panelists and an adjudicator. I don’t know whether the professor knew that two of the other panelists who were on that night were specifically there to take him down, but I suppose he’s used to that sort of set up by now. Pappe was articulate, passionate and direct! It was not an easy discussion, but he pulled no punches! It really brought home to me how difficult it can be for a Jewish man to speak out against the state of Israel. It’s a unique situation. If I speak out against the Australian government, I’m not branded as a ‘self-hating Australian’, but Pappe is constantly branded as a self-hating Jew because of his opposition to Israeli government policy. He shrugs off this accusation when challenged with it, and responds humorously by saying that his wife thinks he has the opposite problem – ie. that he thinks too much of himself! Anyway, I’ve added a 3-minute segment from the Q&A episode right below, and if you see nothing else of Pappe’s do watch this. If you’d like to see more, I’ve created a compendium of recordings of Pappe’s TV and radio appearances in Australia on www.israelandpalestine.org, including a link to the complete version of the Q&A episode from which the above segment was taken. My friend Terry (who I know is reading this missive) particularly recommends Pappe’s address to the National Press Club in Canberra. We were having lunch together on Friday and Terry was telling me how he was transfixed listening to Pappe. Terry is a beautiful man but not someone who was especially familiar with the situation in Israel/Palestine. Pappe’s address to the National Press Club affected him deeply, as indeed I think this speaking tour has touched the lives of a great many people. Let us pray that Pappe’s untiring work will indeed lead to great strides forward being made in the pursuit of justice and peace in the Middle East and across the globe. Will you do me a favour please? After you’ve taken a look at what Pappe has to say will you get on the forum and join the discussion? I am deeply grateful to my brother Cibby for courageously making a post last week that challenged me on the issue of how we should respond to our Muslim sisters and brothers who have been involved in the recent protests and violence. I’m only sorry that we couldn’t get more people involved in that discussion! The first is that you need to be a financial member of www.fighing-fathers.com in order to post to the forum. As I have said though, if you can’t afford the $10/month fee, I will organise a temporary membership for you that will cost you nothing (though of course if you can afford the $10/month I will be deeply grateful, as this is what keeps us going). The second barrier is that many people are afraid to speak out on this subject, and I think this is the far greater problem! I have had a number of good people say that they are not ready to have their name publicly associated with controversial political issues. In the case of one person, she believed that her job might be put at risk should she be seen as being sympathetic to Palestinians! The quote is often attributed to John F. Kennedy but most likely goes back to Irish political philosopher Edmund Bourke in the 18th Century. Either way, history itself proclaims this! Evil can only triumph so long as we keep our mouths shut! So don’t keep your mouth shut! Speak out! Blog about your convictions! Share your insights with the world! And if you don’t feel ready to post to the Fighting Fathers Forum, then leave a comment at the end of this post (which requires no membership of anything) or leave a comment on www.israelandpalestine.org. I believe that this week coming we are finally, finally, finally going to video-cast our Sunday morning church service! Church.TV has provided us with our own channel! Be warned though: I think this Sunday I’ll be preaching on my LEAST favourite book in the entire Bible – the Book of Esther! Anyway … I’ll confirm by email later in the week if we’re going ahead and I’ll give you all the details then. Join my mailing list at www.fatherdave.org if you’re not on it already. I think all you need to join in the broadcast is a free membership at church.tv. You can then have me preaching at you live in your living-room this Sunday! P.S. If you’re interested in pursuing further the question we were looking at last week as to why so many Muslim people around the world seem to be angry as hell right now with the United States and her allies, I recommend an excellent article that was published only a few days ago by former CIA analyst, Ray McGovern. The article, entitled, “Why the Mideast Exploded, Really“, looks at the current explanations being given for Muslim anger and takes us back to George W. Bush’s infamous “Why do they hate us?” speech given after 9/11. It is detailed and comprehensive, and well worth the time you’ll take to read it. P.P.S. And I’d love it if you could leave some comments about the article there too.

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It is becoming evident that the entire Gyani family is sharing in the call to reach the Fulani people group for Christ. Priscilla, the only daughter and third child of Issa and Fati Gyani, has started a school in a Fulani village for the Fulani and other Muslim children. Issa and Fati are the COF missionaries who are ministering to the Fulani people in Ghana. The school’s name is “Shalom Academy.” When it started, it had only thirteen students. The Fulani parents were, at the time, reluctant to bring their children to a school run by a Christian family, because they feared their children would turn their backs on Islam once they were enlightened. “Because I am a pastor, most of the Fulani parents didn’t want their children to come to a school run by Christians” says Issa Gyani. However, the parents are beginning to change their minds. According Issa, the positive change in the behavior of their pupils and the ability of some of them to read and write is calming the fears of their parents. As of now, the school has a population of thirty students, with two classrooms for kindergarten, first and second grade, and a first grade for older pupils who attend classes under a tree. Every Wednesday and Friday, Issa holds devotion for the school. Although Shalom Academy is not yet a full-fledged, formal educational institution, the Christian impact that it has on these Muslim children is encouraging.

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Levante needs points to stay in LaLiga for the next season. The table position of Levante is 17-th place and has 31 points. The table position of Malaga is 20-th place and has 17 point.

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Car enthusiasts can cruise into Spartanburg for a tour of BMW’s only American factory to witness the “blending of modern engineering and design aesthetics,” but you’ll have to wait until renovations are done and the BMW Zentrum re-opens later this year. No matter what you drive, there’s a pretty good chance your ride has a South Carolina connection. With 89,000 tires rolling off production lines every day at Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental and others, more tires are made in this state than any other. In Aiken, engineers at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site process and store nuclear materials, and develop technologies to treat nuclear and hazardous wastes from the Cold War. Boeing’s plant in Charleston is one of two 787 Dreamliner final assembly and delivery plants, and has Zero Waste to Landfill status and was the company’s first 100 percent renewable energy site. At Lockheed Martin’s Greeneville Operations aircraft get 15 to 20 years – or more than 15,000 flying hours – added to their lifespans as engineers do modifications, repairs, maintenance and overhauls. Future engineers have great choices for getting an education here. Clemson University College of Engineering and Science offers more than 7,000 undergraduate and graduate engineering students the opportunity for “innovation through translation” with an emphasis on technical skill, communication and teamwork. The University of South Carolina’s College of Engineering and Computing offers 31 degree programs in everything from aerospace to systems design, including and the state’s only Nuclear Engineering graduate program. For some fun, head to the low country and see the 1500-year-old Angel Oak Tree, and the Charleston Tea Plantation where you can take a factory tour to learn about green farming and tea production. And if you’re really adventurous, take Interstate 95 to the South Carolina side of the border with North Carolina and see the not-so-serious benefits of engineering. Billed as America’s favorite roadside attraction, South of the Border has been a pitstop for tourists for decades. A 360-degree view of I-95 and the surrounding countryside can be yours with a glass elevator ride to the top of the 200-foot high sombrero-shaped observation tower.

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If there is one thing that I love more than moist chocolate brownies, it’s strawberry brownies. There is just something so satisfying about biting into a moist soft batch of strawberry brownies. And the best part is they are super easy to make and only require a few ingredients! These brownies are perfect for an afternoon snack, a bake sale or just because. To make these yummy strawberry brownies the first thing you want to do is to preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Next line a 9 X13 baking pan with Parchment paper. You don’t have to use parchment paper but it makes it easier when you take the brownies out of the pan. Now is the fun part! Making the strawberry brownies. In a large bowl mix the cake mix, oil and eggs together with a mixing spoon. Make sure you don’t over mix them or they will be tough. The batter is going to be very thick, that’s OK! You want it to be a thick consistency because it’s brownies! Take the brownie mix and spread it evenly on the bottom of the cake pan. Just a reminder that the batter is thick so you are going to have to really spread it out using the bottom of a spoon. Now bake the brownies in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes. While the brownies are cooling you are going to make your strawberry brownies glaze. To do this simply mix your powdered sugar with the almond milk. Add a little bit at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Pour the glaze all over the top of the strawberry brownies and let set for about 15 minutes. Cut into small squares and enjoy.

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Watercolour of the shrine of the 3rd Celestial Buddha, Ratnasambhava, at Swayambhunath in Nepal, by Henry Ambrose Oldfield (1822-1871), dated April 1854. This image is inscribed on the reverse: 'Shrine of the 3rd Celestial Buddha, Ratnasambhava, on the south side of the temple of Adi Buddha, Sambhunath. April 1854', together with notes. Dr Oldfield, who was Residency Surgeon at Kathmandu from 1850-1863, wrote in Volume II of his 'Sketches from Nipal, Historical and Descriptive...' (1880), "Round the base of the hemisphere or mound of the temple and built partly into its plinth, opposite the four cardinal points, are five large shrines, covered with copper-gilt, and each of which contains a gilt image, rather larger than life size, of one of the divine Buddhas...Above each shrine is a gilt toran...on which is represented in relief a figure of Garura standing upon a pair of nagkunyas, or mermaids, each of which is supported upon the coils of the tail of a grotesque sea-dragon."

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St. John's Law Review (1954) "Arbitration--Incorporation of an Arbitration Clause by Reference Denied (Matter of Riverdale Fabrics Corp., 306 N.Y. 288 (1954))," St. John's Law Review: Vol. 29 : No. 1 , Article 10.

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Are Client Project-Based Assignments the New Normal? The idea for "best of breed" has been espoused by many clients without debate for as long as I can remember. But it has not necessarily been implemented. Client assignments evolved from an all-inclusive single agency/client relationship to a holding company structure with several different agencies providing most disciplines under one roof. In most cases a contractual retainer arrangement paid for the relationship. Now the model is changing again and client interests are leading the way.

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It sure is a busy day for the fans of the live-action comic book presentations as not only has Netflix begun streaming “The Punisher” but today is the day that the DC Extended Universe goes “All In” as Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg stand united as The Justice League against a common worldwide threat. Yes my friends, the long awaited “Justice League” film opens up today in theaters everywhere and comes care of Warner Brothers Pictures. Below you’ll find the theatrical poster along with premise and casting. I’ll add some additional thoughts afterwards. The Synopsis: Months after the events of Batman v Superman and inspired by Superman’s sacrifice for humanity, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans – The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg – to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth. PiercingMetal Thoughts: Even though I greatly enjoyed the trailer than was revealed during NYCC, I am a little bit on the fence about this one. It has too much of the video game look that I hated about the action sequences in “Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice” and we all know full-well how that film has been received at this point. Now, the DCEU found great success with the “Wonder Woman” film earlier this year so can “Justice League” work from that momentum? I am certainly hoping so because I’d love for them to continue to build upon this universe as opposed to letting it all go. The timing of the film will not let me see it during the opening weekend and probably not until the middle of the following week so if you see it right away please don’t post any spoilers in the comments. Feel free to let us know if you had a positive or negative opinion only because that is fine. I’ll likely do a spoiler free review a few days after I finally see the film. That’s all I have for now so tell me, are you excited for “Justice League” or are you giving it a pass. The 2017 edition of New York Comic Con ended a short while ago, and if you happened to pass by the “Justice League” display down where DC Entertainment had a nicely set up presentation, you got a chance to see the the brand new trailer for the film that opens in November. This trailer was one of the ones that fans were looking forward to for sure and you can check it out from the comfort of your home without tens of thousands of people around you below. I’ll follow that with some reminder premise and casting along with some other fun stuff. Since we are on the topic of the upcoming “Justice League” movie, let’s slide back into the comic book realm for this exciting stuff. I’ll let the press release educate you about this batch of variant covers that will help celebrate the film in advance of its opening. Dig in. We’re cooking with gas from the currently ongoing Comic Con International: San Diego and sharing the relevant trailers to our readers that showcase the live-action releases based on the wonderful comic book stuff that we speak of several times a month. I guess it was a few months ago by now that Warner Brothers Pictures gave us the trailer for “Justice League” and I was left on the “meh” side with minor “ah-ha” moments. Since that time the “Wonder Woman” film had been released and did GANGBUSTERS at the Box Office and guess what my friends, the film was pretty damned excellent. Many of us left the theaters thinking that they were finally on the right track with the DC Extended Universe. Now it’s time to take a look at the Exclusive Trailer that was revealed at the convention. Hold onto your hats my friends. This looks to be quite a ride and if you’ve not been following these films yet I will provide some information afterwards. Now that “Wonder Woman” is kicking some behind in the box office, the attention is starting to build up for the Late Fall opening “Justice League” film. With this being the case the toys are going to start coming as well, and Mattel has just recently unveiled their first group of action figures that is based on the film. Let’s take a look at them with the official images.

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Research increasingly points to the importance of pre-school education as a vital first step in the educational journey of young people globally, and Ireland is no exception. With more parents looking to give their child that head-start in life, more kids are enjoying pre-school in Ireland. However, if you are new to Ireland or returning after some time abroad, you may not be aware of the pre-school options available to you and your child. This is how it all works. Unlike primary and secondary school education, which is mandatory for all children in Ireland, pre-school remains optional. The non-compulsory nature of pre-school education means that almost all facets of the pre-school system in Ireland are delivered outside the formal education system. The lack of formal guidelines in relation to pre-school education in Ireland mean that a range of stakeholders are responsible for its delivery. They include a diverse range of private, community and voluntary bodies that run an equally diverse range of pre-school services in Ireland. The variations that exist can include the level of training and qualifications held by the pre-school staff, to something as simple as the opening hours available. One of the variables that most commonly differentiates pre-school in Ireland is the scale of the service available. In this respect, two options are most common. Full day care: As the name suggests, this is a pre-school service for more than five hours per day. Some providers may also include an after-school facility. In full day care, sleeping arrangements and food preparation must meet standards laid down by the Child and Family Agency. Sessional services: Sessional services usually focus on 3.5-hour slots in one part of the day, usually either morning or afternoons. They can either be delivered through the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme or privately. In order to provide a sessional service, a provider must receive a recognized childcare qualification. Introduced in January, 2010, the ECCE Scheme provides free early childhood care and education for children of pre-school age. The ECCE, also referred to as the Two Free Pre-School Year scheme, is delivered by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and provides parents with three hours of free pre-school education per day, five days a week at participating and approved pre-schools during the school year. If your child attends any additional hours, this difference must be paid by you. It may also be possible to avail of a part-time service, but that will typically be at the discretion of the pre-school provider. As of September, 2018, children can start ECCE when they are 2 years and 8 months of age and continue until they transfer to primary school, provided that they are not older than 5 years and 6 months at the end of the pre-school year, thus providing the vast majority of children with two free pre-school years in a participating pre-school. In addition, certain provisions are in place that allow children with special needs to access free pre-school care through ECCE without having to adhere to the aforementioned age requirements. To get your child a place in ECCE scheme pre-school facility, you need to find a nearby participating play-school or daycare centre. You can access this information from you local City or County Council Childcare Committee. In addition, you will need to make sure that you have a copy of your child’s birth certificate, and PPS number. Montessori groups focus on individual-centred education for pre-school-aged children through stimulating activity. In order to operate as a montessori school in Ireland, you need to be accredited by the Irish Montessori Education Board (IMEB). Play-schools provide children typically under the age of five with an opportunity to play with other children of a similar age. The basics of schooling including learning to share and taking turns are prioritised in playschools, as are a general understanding of the rules of the classroom, such as listening and group activities. Naíonraí are nursery schools or play-schools operating exclusively through the Irish language. The Early Start Programme is a one-year pre-school scheme offered in selected schools in designated disadvantaged areas to three- and four-year-old children to provide a grounding of school culture and what to expect when they attend primary-level education.

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Modding a PC drive to work in an Amiga can be surprisingly easy. Several PC drives will work with varying levels of complexity and compatibility. I chose a Sony MPF920 manufactured in 2006 that was salvaged from an old Dell. SH1 is like 2 half moons linked with a blob of solder. Remove the solder to break the connection. Move a 000 ohm SMD resistor from JC31 to JC30. This selects DF0 as opposed to the default DF1. The result is a modern drive to replace your failing hardware. In tests the Sony drive runs the same speed as my old A500 drives and compatibility is excellent.

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Is your business growing to such an extent that you can no longer assemble the number of containers you need? Perhaps your old carton erector has formed its last box? If so, a Siat Case Erector from Holmes Mann could be the perfect choice for you. Why spend time and pay staff to construct boxes when a case erector can do the job instead? You will soon see a return on your investment as the Siat Erector does everything from drawing and erecting the carton to sealing the bottom flap with tape. All you have to do is get them filled and out to your customers. Depending on the dimensions of the machine, the Siat F144 can output around 500 to 800 boxes every hour and the new F344 can go even faster. This translates to ten to 12 boxes every minute if you opt for the F144. The F144 comes in four sizes to suit your company’s needs and is suitable for either automatic product loading on completely automatic packing lines or for manual lines. It is also compatible with other machinery which you may want to connect, such as a conveyor line, box filler or carton sealer, and it has a 150-hold motorised box storage facility. It will pick up the stored boxes and square them before pushing them into the driving belts. Safety needs are fully covered by the F144, which will shut down pneumatic and electrical supplies if it is opened. There is a control panel with a brake or end tape alarm and a full-line alarm. The F344 can erect 18 boxes every minute and can be integrated into your line, with the option of having automatic or hand-filling stations and a machine to close the cartons. It is fully compliant with CE regulations and is fitted with comprehensive safety interlocks and full guarding to give you and your staff peace of mind. The F344 is suitable for cases measuring from 200mm (length) by 150mm (width) by 120mm (height) to those with dimensions of 450mm by 350mm by 450mm. The Suffolk-based Siat UK company is part of the Linkx Systems stable, which is a distributor and dealer for the Italian manufacturer SIAT SpA. The latter has been in its current business since 1972 and produces in excess of 17,000 secondary packaging machines every year. It has suppliers in over 100 countries across the globe. At Holmes Mann, we offer case erectors and other handy packaging machinery to rent for use on your site. We’re fully licensed distributors of Siat machinery, with an impressive showroom open for visitors to see the magic in action and fully qualified on site engineers ready to tackle the technicals. To get your box up fast, call the packaging professionals.

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CEO John Pfahlert welcomed Jim Graham to the Water New Zealand team last week. Jim has joined the Water New Zealand staff as Principal Advisor Water Quality. Jim is well known throughout the water industry and has an extensive background in drinking-water risk management, standards and water quality having worked for two DHBs, the Ministry of Health and for the last nine years as a Principal Environmental Scientist with Opus. Jim's role is to provide advisory services to water suppliers, particularly in light of the expected changes that will result from the Havelock North Inquiry. Water New Zealand members are encouraged to contact Jim if they have questions or queries about any matters to do with drinking-water supplies. Thank you to all our members who completed our membership survey. We were pleased with the response rate and as a result of your comments we intend to run the survey annually to ensure we remain on track in our commitments to meet members’ needs. Among recommendations, you indicated that you’d like us to be more proactive over policy issues and advocacy – something we have already been putting a big focus on – and will continue to do so. You want us to provide more access to training opportunities. As a result of that we will continue to work on the implementation of the Water Industry Operators Certification Scheme, work with training providers to deliver qualifications and deliver technical training into district councils. The survey revealed that members are around the country are keen to have more involvement in Water New Zealand. In response to that we’ll be organising more regional meetings and other opportunities for engagement. We’ll be keeping you more informed about our work and engagement with government and other organisations and we’ll continue to speak out on issues that affect our sector. Keep an eye on Pipeline, our fortnightly newsletter, for updates. At their meeting in October the Board of Water New Zealand decided that the Association should take a stronger leadership position to ensure that the delivery of water training is fit for purpose. This decision is also supported by the results of the recent membership survey where members were clearly seeking the Association to play a greater part in the training space. Discussions are already in train to now decide what specifically the Association can do to improve performance in this area. Contact ceo@waternz.org.nz if you want to know more. In conjunction with the Engineering Leadership Forum the Association is planning to write to incoming Ministers expressing concern at the lack of government investment in Standards development. Our view is informed by continuing issues over the lack recognition of the public good value of Standards. Contact ceo@waternz.org.nz if you want to know more. CEO John Pfahlert will be attending the Infrastructure NZ annual conference in Wellington this week. He is also having a meeting with an OFWAT representative who is in NZ for the conference to talk about price control and effective regulation. Water New Zealand staff met with the office of the Auditor General staff to advise them on the breadth of issues facing stormwater. management of their stormwater network to deliver current and future levels of service. It is expected that a the final report will take 9 - 12 months to produce and the OAG is happy for Water New Zealand to publish the report on our website. Every year Water New Zealand facilitates the National Performance Review, an annual benchmark of public drinking water, wastewater and stormwater system performance.

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The Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics 17th Annual Conference was hosted by the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney from the 15th to the 17th of June, 2010. The conference convener was Dr Betty Chaar. Betty organized a truly wonderful conference and we are all in her debt for the obvious hard work and dedication which made such a conference possible. The conference included innovations such as the Authors‘ Sessions which were most beneficial. We were most fortunate to have as keynote speakers Stacey Carter, Ian Kerridge, Simon Long staff, Ron McCallum, Gael McDonald, Geoff Moore, Alan Saunders, Peter Singer and Colin Thomson. I am sure that everyone who was present would agree that Professor McCallum‘s explanation of his escape from a future of basket weaving, because he thought life must offer something more, was inspirational. Peter Singer‘s address as to our obligations with regard to global poverty was also excellent as were the others. The AAPAE was privileged to have such keynote speakers. Furthermore, Betty‘s addition to the conference with the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research of a workshop exploring the ethical challenges of new technologies and the risk and responsibility in Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology took us into a future which as ethicists we cannot ignore. Although personally I have always been more comfortable contemplating the past. For that reason I was most appreciative of the welcome cocktail Betty organized in The University of Sydney‘s 150 year old Nicholson Museum. I have visited The University of Sydney before but I never realized that the University had a museum housing the largest collection of ancient artefacts on the Australian continent. These artefacts are from Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt, and the Near East and Middle East. Many of the speakers I heard at the conference were inspirational but with no disrespect to them some of these ancient and very silent artefacts were even more inspirational. Not that I am suggesting that we could ever substitute one for a keynote speaker! Betty, along with her diligent team, also had two additional allies at that conference. One was the weather which was perfect. The other was their campus. Undoubtedly envy is a sin, but for most of that conference I was a sinner. The University of Sydney is beautiful. To be on such a campus is wonderful. Betty, to you and your colleagues our heartfelt appreciation laced of course with envy. Thank you, Betty. We had during our last teleconference some discussion of how the AAPAE might further its links with similar organizations. I was fortunate enough after our AAPAE conference to attend another. The people who organized this conference would well be worthwhile fostering further links with. They are truly excellent people. This conference was at the beginning of July. It was the 3rd Bergamo Wharton Joint Conference and its theme was Stakeholder Theory(ies): Ethical Bases, Managerial Applications, Conceptual Limits. This conference was held in the Italian city of Bergamo. Bergamo is a fascinating city. Although to all intents and purposes it is two cities. There is the old city of Bergamo at the top of a hill which is a medieval walled city. It is a most beautiful place with stunning views of the surrounding countryside which includes the foothills of the Alps. The city is also filled with magnificent towers and ancient squares. Below it is the modern city of Bergamo. I gave a paper on stakeholders and was somewhat unnerved to discover that the session I was presenting at was being chaired by Ed Freeman who virtually created stakeholder theory. I had never met Ed Freeman previously. Fortunately he is a kind and good man! This conference was the first time I visited Europe. It was also the very first time my wife ever accompanied me to a conference. That had its advantages which includes the fact that she speaks Italian. The conference was organized by Silvana Signori, Gianfranco Rusconi and Alan Strudler and they also organized a wonderful and inspiring conference which was a pleasure to attend. Not that in going to Bergamo I had left Sydney very far behind. Amongst the attendees at that conference was a colleague who lectures business ethics at The University of Sydney. Bergamo boasts a disproportionately large representation amongst the I Mille, those 1,000 volunteers who fought alongside Guiseppe Garibaldi for Italian unification. Initially I did not understand why this was so. However the reason is simple. Bergamo then was the centre of the Italian silk manufacturing industry. And many in it sided with the Risorgimento, the forces for Italian unification. They did so for a simple reason: they wanted to get rid of tariffs and establish a common market in which to sell their products. Such a motivation is certainly not unrelated to applied ethics. Amongst such motivations there must be enough material for at least one applied ethics conference. Yet, whilst undoubtedly the motivation of many in Bergamo was to support the Risorgimento and to be actively involved in the temporary government of 1848 there is something more. Bergamo‘s silk industry was devastated by a silkworm disease in the early 1850s. That provides something else: at least enough material for one good conference on moral luck.

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As you can see, there are quite some new titles and some real interesting entries. Just look at Mystic Ark, which is a fully fledged 32mbit game in the retail release or Bomberman Panic Bomber W, which utilizises the SA-1 Chip in the original. The Satellaview demos should have significant changes… fascinating stuff! No idea what this Kowai Hanashi game is, though… There exists only a Sega Saturn horror-visual novel game with the same name. « One must have a lot of issues if you resort to scanning.

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The Water Sector Support Project supported the Government of Tanzania’s Water Sector Development Program by increasing water access to urban and rural residents. Since the program inception in 2007, over 3 million urban residents and 9.2 million rural residents gained access to improved water sources. In addition, 5.15 million people were provided with improved sanitation by the project’s closure in 2015. Tanzania, a country in East Africa, was challenged with unstable and insecure fresh water supplies. Water is intrinsically tied to inclusive economic growth, food security, and poverty reduction. The lack of sound water supply and sanitation services (WSS) in Tanzania was a bottleneck to sustainable development. In 2005, over 14 million rural residents and 1.8 million urban residents lived without safe water. Moreover, around 10 million people in rural areas lived in poverty. Due to insufficient maintenance in the WSS sector, Tanzania needed to improve integrated water resources management and development. In addition, it was important to improve investments in the protection and conservation of critical water sources such as aquifers and wetlands. The design of the project was relevant to the needs of the wider water sector, economy, and society. With a focus on supporting the government’s poverty alleviation strategy, the project set out to improve the governance of water resources management through measures to boost the sustainable delivery of rural and urban WSS services. This project is part of the first phase of the government’s five-year Water Sector Development Program, a 20-year program (2005-2025) that aims to improve water resources governance and management, among other goals. With an eye towards reducing poverty and meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for sanitation and hygiene, an important component of the project was strengthening water sector institutions. Central strategies for improving WSS service delivery included the following: promoting household adoption of latrines; installing hand-washing facilities in program villages of varying sizes; and engaging in capacity building activities to improve long-term water resources governance. The Water Sector Support Project (2007-2015) along with other development partners and the Tanzanian Government’s funding, directly benefitted 14,461,715 people in both rural and urban areas of Tanzania. A total of over 7 million women benefitted from the program’s interventions. Through measures aimed at improving water quality, reducing poverty, and increasing access to sanitation, the project served as a lever of change toward a more inclusive Tanzania. The positive project results were due to the collective contributions of multiple development partners, and the World Bank was the overall coordinator of the multi-sector program. 16,183 villages signed the declaration to improve household sanitation. The World Bank initially provided the Republic of Tanzania with credit, through the International Development Association, in the amount of US$200 million for the project. Additionally financing for the IDA credit of US$44.9 million equivalent was approved in May 2014, totaling to a refinanced IDA credit of US$244.9 million equivalent. Actual IDA financing at project closing amounted to US$251.69 million equivalent. The U.K. Department for International Development (DFID), United States Government, the African Development Bank, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Development Cooperation, Germany’s Kreditanstait Fur Wiederaufbau (KfW), German Society for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided additional project funding. In terms of the future of water resources management in Tanzania, six out of nine Integrated Water Resources Management and Development plans were completed and pending approval by the National Water Board. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Tanzania initiated a study to identify and mobilize sustainable financing sources for the Basin Water Offices (BWOs). Additionally, the institutional strengthening and capacity building project interventions set the stage for a strong foundation for monitoring water points. In the face of a changing climate and global economy, the government will continue to invest in measures to strengthen the water and sanitation sector. Before the new piped water system Ngudu, students would lose several hours of their studies each day while fetching water from a nearby district. In Kidotoni village, Kilimanjaro region, Matilda Ngianaeli, 52, is enjoying access to a newly provided water scheme that is solar powered. Ngudu High School, with 881 students and 49 teachers, is one of the many institutions that now has access to water. Kimasa said it wasn’t just the children who suffered without access to water, but teachers too. Residents such as Mudo benefit from the Nyanguge-Muda piped scheme that was completed in February 2015, and is already providing relief during its current testing stage. Mayanda and Said are some of the 3,500 beneficiaries of the new piped scheme in Inonelwa, which was completed in July 2014.

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What I wear is a reflection of who I am and there's so many ways to inject personality into an outfit and make it fun! I mean come on! Can we have a little fun?!! At the end of the day, the styles I put together for myself and my clients must be real and practical ( NOT BORING) but wearable. Overalls are comfy and in my book, pretty cool. We are expanding how we wear our denim and that includes exploring it in all forms. These overalls are a modern take on a classic workman's wear. It's a narrow skinny fit packaged in black denim...LOVE. So if you've asked yourself "can I wear that?!!" Damn it, I say yes!! Here's how. I'm keeping it simple with just a dash of fancy. I paired this JCrew silk ivory blouse to add a bit of contrast with the hard denim of the overalls. I finished the look with these super fun patent peep-toe vintage pumps by Marc Jacobs and layered with simple gold necklaces. When I shop for my customers, I'm always looking for styles that are timeless, like this blouse and pumps. Therefore it's easy to navigate them paired with a trend that you like or in my case these fun overalls.

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MaryAnne Ackeral passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta at the age of 62. MaryAnne is survived by her husband, Ronald Ackeral of Wetaskiwin; her four children, Ben Johnson(Carol) of Cardiff, Alberta, Tim Johnson (Lyndsey Toppin) of Camrose, Alberta, Lee Johnson (Janelle) Coaldale, Alberta, Tanya Nelson (Billy) of Calgary, Alberta; grandchildren, Ethan, Dinessa, Alaura ,Maddison, Dawson and Sierra; brother, David Brockwell (Morna); sisters, Susan Strong (Dave), Linda Peeters (Ron), Sandra Wallace, Muriel Wild (Doug), and numerous nieces and nephews. MaryAnne was predeceased by her first husband, Dennis Johnson of Wetaskiwin; and her parents, Jim and Eileen Brockwell of Cowley, Alberta. The family would like to thank all of the caregivers at the Royal Alexandra, Cross Cancer Institute and Wetaskiwin hospital. We would really like to put out a special thank you to the Wetaskiwin Homecare team for the exceptional home care that Mary Anne received.

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Monday, February 11, 2019 is National African American Parent Involvement Day! All Are Welcome Here! We are looking forward to ALL of our families joining us on this day celebrating the important connections between families and school. A day to celebrate ALL families and to welcome all into classrooms to see how scholars learn every day and to support their educational future. A day to celebrate African American History and Heritage and to share time together as a whole community. Promote and provide strategies for parents and students to take full advantage of the educational process at all levels of the educational system (preschool through college). Where: Eastern Heights Elementary 2001 Margaret St.

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The Palm islands: Dubai’s iconic landmark and architectural wonder on the sea, is a man-made engineering marvel. The best view of this paradise is from the sky on a helicopter ride. However, if you prefer something less extravagant, options from the sea and land are also available. Go on a yacht cruise or take the monorail ride up the Palm Trunk.

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The day we�ve all been waiting for is about to arrive- April 10th is World Baton Twirling Day! This is the perfect day to show your love and support for your favorite sport. What can you do to celebrate? Here are some great ideas to get involved: Reach out to social media! Tweet about your love of twirling on Twitter making sure to hashtag World Baton Twirling Day and post pictures of yourself from your last competition on facebook. And here�s exciting news! There�s an official routine you can learn with all the other baton twirling lovers around the world. Post your video specifically for National Baton Twirling Day to Facebook and share it with your friends- it could even inspire someone to learn more about baton twirling or even try their hand at it. Learn the official routine for National Baton Twirling Day. Get a head start and learn the same routine all the baton twirling lovers are performing on this special day. There�s even official music you can download to perform your routine to. Gear up! Make sure you have the necessities. Grab your tried-and-true baton or pick up a brand new one to flaunt from our store! There are many different styles to choose- from light-up batons, to batons with fun designs on the end like stars. Next, be sure to download the official World Baton Twirling Day music so you have it ready. The day before, lay out your outfit (don�t forget your InStep shoes or boots!), and make sure your phone or video camera is fully charged the day of so you can share your routine with your friends. Don�t forget to check out other baton twirling lovers on social media so you can support your fellow twirlers. Like, repost, and share the love. Happy twirling!

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The domestic rugby season is upon us and Wasps have had a beauty of an idea of how to prepare for the new campaign. Tom Varndell celebrated a hat-trick as Wasps booked a place in the semi-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup with a comfortable 42-26 victory over Gloucester. Tom Varndell marked his return to the Sevens team with two tries as England opened their World Cup campaign in Dubai with a 42-5 win over Hong Kong. Wing Tom Varndell has signed a new contract with Guinness Premiership champions Leicester.

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A collection of players, as Wake spent January proving, does not in itself constitute a team. January is an interminable month, made even more so this year for anybody wondering when the Wake basketball team would ever live up to its billing by playing like an actual team. The answer finally came last night, only a couple of hours before the calendar turned to February. The Deacons played like a team to beat Florida State 76-72 last night at Joel Coliseum, snapping a seven-game losing streak dating to a Jan. 3 home victory over Syracuse. They didn’t play like a great team, or even necessarily like a really good team. Their offense produced only four field-goal attempts for Doral Moore, a 7-1 center shooting 72 percent from the floor and their defense had no answer for power forward Phil Cofer, who poured in 23 points. And when they had a chance to make things easier for themselves down the stretch, they declined. Bryant Crawford, who makes 89 percent of his free throws, missed two in a row with 3:42 left and freshman Olivier Sarr missed a pair 30 seconds later. But they did recover to make five of their final six. And that proved to be the difference when the Seminoles, for some reason coach Leonard Hamilton himself had to be wondering about, kept sending the Deacons to the line over the final three minutes. That’s the whole point of this piece. A team doesn’t always have to play great. And no team ever plays a perfect game. But if a team plays like a team – for all its flaws – it more times than not stands a chance to win. Other teams will make mistakes, if given the chance. A collection of players rarely gives the opponent that chance. A team will. Crawford proved once again how indispensable he is to the Deacons’ fortunes. He still made a blind pass or two that resulted in fast-break layups for the Seminoles, and he did whiff on the two aforementioned free throws with 3:42 to go. But just like no team ever plays perfect basketball, nor does any one player. And on this night, Crawford, playing under control, was a critical asset for Wake while contributing 19 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds. He more closely resembled the Bryant Crawford who finished the regular-season last March with a flourish instead of the Bryant Crawford who spent his his previous three games missing 20 of 31 shots from the floor and committing 20 turnovers while contributing only 13 assists – all while barking at teammates when bad, inevitably, slid into worse. Last night, while he was coming out of a timeout, I could have sworn I saw him actually smile. It was something I hadn’t personally seen in awhile, and the smile looked good on him. The team statistics that should be most heartening to any Wake fan have to be the 15 assists on 25 made field goals and the 28 free throws the Deacons attempted. In the loss at Lousville, Wake had 12 assists on 29 field goals and attempted 16 free throws. In the loss at Duke, it had 11 assists on 27 field goals and attempted 13 free throws. The improved ratio of assists to field goals at least suggested that the ball was moving better last night, and indeed, it appeared to be. And the 28 free throws attempted at least suggested that the Deacons were making an effort to drive the ball to the basket instead of relying on jump shots. Those are all signs that the message coach Danny Manning has to be preaching to his team, on this night at least, finally got through. Whether it will again fall on deaf ears this Saturday against Clemson remains to be seen. Wilbekin showed up at Louisville wearing a boot on his left foot and relying on crutches. The release did not reveal the nature of his injury, or when he might return. One of these days I just might get around to writing my autobiography. Headlong is how I’ve spent my 65 years, two months and one day on this ride through time and space, careening from one pursuit or activity to another in an impassioned frenzy. How nice it would be if I could ever finish one plan or project before starting the next, but that, as I can see by now, would be way too much to ask. So I just keep living large in my head, picking up a thought here, a reference there, an idea that rattles around until I either commit it to notes – if not, on the rarest of occasions, action – or it goes hurtling off to that great trash bin somewhere in the outer reaches of the cosmos. By now I know that poor bin has to be full to overflowing, but being a certified Ludditte stuck in the 20th century, it will have to remain so until someone shows me how to empty the file. Looking back, I’ve always been this way. Call it ADD, hyperactivity or just being a damn fool, from my earliest days growing up in the deep reaches of the Great Smoky Mountains (hometown Franklin) I was too wired to do all that needed to be done. Athletically I had a modicum of ability and talent My father Hobe Collins, after all, played a little college football while attending Western Carolina University (then known as Western Carolina Teachers College) on the GI bill. And brothers Tom and Joe both started at quarterback for the Mighty Franklin High Fighting Panthers. But the reason I was seven games into my senior season before I ever got off the bench had less to do with any desire or skill as a hopeless inability to get a grip on my jangling nerves and fleeting attention span. I could never settle in, could never settle down. Today, a half-century later, I still have that problem. What a mess I would have made of this ride through time and space without the blessings and understanding of all the angels in my life, among them mother Frances, brothers Tom and Joe, awesome offspring Nate and Rebecca and first and foremost, my radiant bride, co-pilot and spiritual proctor Tybee. Every family needs a shaman and we’re lucky enough to have ours in Tybee Leigh Terry Collins. But there have also been others – and hopefully you know who you are – who helped me get to and through college and into gainful employment with the Chapel Hill Newspaper (1972-78) and the Winston-Salem Journal (1978-2017). Writing sports is something I found I could do. I could somehow marshal my attention and energies long enough to watch an athletic event unfold, interview the participants and produce an account that passed enough muster to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. As of August 18, 2017, however, I am no longer a sportswriter. After 45 years in the profession I retired to pursue all my many other passions and interests. The thrill of covering games was long gone, the industry was picking up momentum on his inexorable slide into the dustbin of history and I was Done. Done, I tell you. I was Done. I knew I always had my music. Truth be told I’ve been writing songs longer than I’ve been writing sports, if you could call the dimwitted ditties I was churning out at the stupid age of 15 songs. But I did pick up some momentum once I reached 50 and have spent the last 15 years playing around town, writing songs and ram-roding Open Mics at a couple of establishments enlightened enough to enlist my services. And that has been great fun. Otherwise my time is mostly spent reading, another life-long love. Whenever any budding (don’t you love the term) writer was desperate enough to ask my advice about the craft, my answer was always to same. To write you have to read. Read for knowledge, to stock the mind. Read for style. Read to know how other writers go about doing what they’re trying to do. Because of my love for the written word, I’ve clogged the hard-drive in my head with all kinds of files, features and facts that for the most part might mean nothing to nobody but me. I’m hoping I’m wrong on that score, that what I have to say might be on interest to other travelers on this ride through time and space. To that end, and, most of all, just to have some pursuit to fill my the hours of the day, I’m launching – with the eminently able assistance of Web-Maestro Rebecca — my blog My Take on Whatever. Here’s hoping you enjoy reading it as much as I surely will laying it on you. Just know you’re always welcome here. It’s always nice to have company on my headlong ride through life.

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A freestanding house in the centre of the village of La Vernaz between Morzine and the immense Portes du Soleil ski domain and Thonon les Bains on Lake Geneva. Close at hand are the village schools, a children's playground and a ski bus stop. The house was built in 1998 using quality materials so it is still in very good condition. It is south facing with superb mountain views. The accommodation is laid out over 3 levels and there is a total floor area of 200m².

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Chulmleigh's War Memorial stands in a small, well - kept garden just outside the Church gate and opposite the Globe Inn. It consists of a large carved stone Celtic cross above a four-sided block on which the names are carved. The whole is mounted on 3 rectangular stone blocks. who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great Wars" Lance Corporal James Alderman of the 1st/7th Battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment. Son of James and May Alderman. Died 11 May 1943 aged 27. Sergeant Air Gunner Herbert John Huxham of 50 Squadron, the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Son of Herbert and Sarah Huxham of Chulmleigh. Died 9 January 1943. Sergeant Alban Courtis Slade of 585 Corps, the Royal Engineers. Son of Frank and Grace Slade of Copnor, Portsmouth, Hants. Died 7 January 1943 aged 24. 14557254 Private Cyril John Bird of the Dorsetshire Regiment. Son of John and Evelyn Bird (née Webber). Born in Chulmleigh in the September Quarter of 1924. Killed in action on the India-Burma border 27th April 1944 aged 19. Private Edmund Henry Reed of the 1st Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Reed of Chulmleigh. Died 30 November 1943 aged 29. Gunner Harold Tucker of 239 Battery, the Royal Artillery. Son of Jessie Sly of Chulmleigh. Died 29 November 1943 aged 28. Flying Officer Frederick George Dodd of the RAF Volunteer Reserve, 455 Squadron. Son of Jim and Evelyn Dodd and husband of Loveday Mary Dodd of Chulmleigh. Born in 1909. Died 6 July 1944 aged 35. Sergeant Vernon Coaker of the Devonshire Regiment Commandos. Son of Edwin and Doris Coaker of Cheldon. Born in 1921. Died 6 June 1944 aged 23. Private Ivan Henry Tucker of the Devonshire Regiment Commandos. Son of Charles and Florence Tucker of Kingsnympton. Born in 1921. Died on 31 January 1945 aged 24. Second Lieutenant Stanley John Hannaford of the 1st Battalion, the East Lancs Regiment. Born in the December Quarter of 1896 at Chulmleigh. Died 5 October 1917 aged 20. Lieutenant William John Peters of the 1st Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of John and Bessie Peters (née Kingdon). Born in Ashprington in the September Quarter of 1884. Died 23 April 1917. Awarded the Military Cross. Second Lieutenant John Northey Julian Powlesland of the 6th Battalion, the London Regiment. Son of John and Annie Powlesland of Wallingbrook School, Chulmleigh and brother of Norman below. Born in the December Quarter of 1895 at Chulmleigh. Died 20 September 1916 aged 20. Sergeant F. S. Brooks of the 1st Battalion, the Wiltshire Regiment. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Brooks of 3 Ennismore Gardens Mews, South Kensington. Born 1894 in Cromer, Norfolk. Died 21 August 1916 aged 22. Sergeant George Henry Down of the 2nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Down and husband of Beatrice Nellie Down of New Street, Chulmleigh. Born in 1880 at Bittadon. Died 24 April 1918 aged 38. A Sergeant T. H. Lawrence of the Devonshire Regiment has been traced but so far no matching person using this spelling of the name has been found - might this be a spelling error on the Memorial? Lance Corporal Albert William Kerslake of the 5th Battalion, the Dorsetshire Regiment*. Son of John and Mary Ann Kerslake of Benley, Chulmleigh. Born in in the March Quarter of 1892 in Chulmleigh. Died 24 November 1916 aged 24. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists this man as being with the Dorsetshire Regiment while the Chulmleigh War Memorial describes him as being in the RND Hussars. Both descriptions may be correct as there is some confusion surrounding the listing of RND dead at this time. Corporal Norman Walling Powlesland of the 9th Battalion, the Deonshire Regiment. Son of John and Annie Powlesland of Wallingbrook School, Chulmleigh and brother of John above. Born in the September Quarter of 1898 at Chulmleigh. Died 26 October 1917 aged 19. Corporal William James Webber of the 1st/6th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of James and Fanny Webber of East Street and husband of Emma J Webber of 2, Fore Street, Chulmleigh. Born in 1885 in Chulmleigh. Died 8 March 1916 aged 31. Private Samuel Bater of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Samuel and Diana Bater of Chulmleigh and brother of Mrs. Margaret Ann Sanders of the "Barnstaple Inn" Chulmleigh. Died 6 September 1916. Awarded the Military Medal. Private John Bater of the 7th Battalion, the East Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Samuel and Diana Bater of Chulmleigh and brother of Margaret Sanders as above. Born in 1889. Died 25 March 1918 aged 29. Private Richard Bater of the 4th Field Ambulance, the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Son of Samuel and Diana Bater of Chulmleigh and brother of Margaret Sanders as above. Born in the March Quarter of 1891. Died 16 August 1918 aged 27. He held Canadian Citizenship. Awarded the Military Medal. Private Francis Chard of the 1st Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of John and Emma Chard of Garland, Chulmleigh. Born in the December Quarter of 1895 in Chulmleigh. Died 28 June 1915 aged 20. Private John Chard of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Born in Burrington in 1894, Died 5 July 1916 aged 22. Private Lewis Chalkley of the Irish Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment. Son of James and Emma Chalkley. Born in the March Quarter of 1889 in Wincanton. Died 29 August 1917 aged 28. Private Archibald Sidney John Cox of the 9th Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Son of Richard and Ellen Cox. Born in the March Quarter of 1886 at Chulmleigh. Died 8 July 1916 aged 29. Boy 2nd Class Thomas George James Down of the Royal Navy serving on HMS Powerful. Son of John and Annie Down of Shorts Cottage, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh. Born in 1900. Died 3 October 1918 aged 18. Believed to be Private Albert Cecil Gillies who served with the Australian Infantry and died on 30 May 1916 aged 18. He was the son of Robert and Mary Gillies and became an Australian citizen. Private Hermon Davis Hulland of the 3rd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Jesse and Sarah Hulland of East Street, Chulmleigh and husband of Ellen Hulland of Okehampton. Born in the September Quarter of 1889 in Chulmleigh. Died 29 March 1915 aged 25. Private Gilbert Hammett of the 52nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Isaac and Sarah Hammett of St. Giles, Torrington. Born in the December Quarter of 1900 in Torrington. Died 11 November 1919 aged 19. Private George Henry Joce of the 1st/5th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Margaret Joce of Boycott Farm, Chulmleigh. Born in the September Quarter of 1893 at Stoke Rivers. Died 11 November 1918 aged 25. Private William Tarr of the 7th Battalion, the Somerset Light Infantry. Son of Samuel and Ellen Tarr of East street, Chulmleigh. Born in the March Quarter of 1899 at Chulmleigh. Died 30 May 1918 aged 19. Private Frederick Thorne of the 3rd King's Own Hussars. Son of Richard and Jane Thorne of New Street, Chulmleigh. Born in the June Quarter of 1890 at Chulmleigh. Died 19 February 1915 aged 25. Stoker First Class William Thorne of the Royal Navy, HMS Goliath. Son of Richard and Jane Thorne of New Street Chulmleigh and husband of Alice Thorne. Brother of Frederick above. Born in the June Quarter of 1883 at Chulmleigh. Died 13 May 1915 aged 32. Private P. Turner of the 2nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment who died 3 December 1917. His connection with Chulmleigh is not known but he may have been an orphan called Philip Turner, born in Tiverton in 1897, who was brought up by an Aunt and Uncle in this area of Devon. Private Frederick Thomas Webber of the 9th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Mary Ann Webber of Chulmleigh. Born in 1885. Died 6 September 1916 aged 31. The final entry on the memorial is not straightforward. It is not correctly placed in the alphabetical listing and appears to have had the original initial changed. It has not been possible to find a match in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission listing for the Cheshire Regiment so this entry is not yet confirmed.

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Our recent feature is "Blogs of the Week." Each week, we feature a reader blog (which was sent to us) and an author blog (which could either be sent to us, or we'd pick one at random). Please check out the blogs we are sharing. We're sure the bloggers would love some friendly comments on their posts or a follow. Important: We are no longer taking submissions for blogs, as we are trying to phase out this feature. Thank you for participating and sharing your blogs with us, as well as visiting the blogs that have been shown here. This blogger prefers to remain anonymous by name, as the stories in her blog are true. You can call her Missy Blue Eyes though. She's a news reporter/journalist in Iceland and holds an MA in both English Literature and Journalism and Mass Communication. She writes columns and the occasional article for various English websites and magazines. She's currently working on a novel, in English, and has plans of moving to the UK next year in order to try and have it published. She originally wrote her blog in Icelandic, but was worried that people might figure out who she was talking about. Now, she has decided to blog in English, with no particular setting so it'll be easier to hide people's identities. Missy Blue Eyes is a modern, independent woman in her thirties. She has a good life and is not concerned about finding a husband. She's just trying to figure men out and has a lot of fun blogging about it. A journalist in the Milwaukee area for many years, Dave Thome wrote twenty screenplays, four of which were optioned by Hollywood film companies, before he turned to writing novels. The first, which he self-published in November, is "Fast Lane," a romance set in the world of today's jet-set. While he was writing "Fast Lane," he started his blog, in which he relays usually funny anecdotes about the lessons he learned writing a genre that mostly appeals to women. He compiled the posts into an eponymous e-book that's available for 99 cents from Amazon. He lives in the Milwaukee suburb of Shorewood with his wife, business partner and editor, Mary Jo.

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What a mess. When Carri Beer and Michael Hindle moved into their 1954 home, they found a one-zone heating and cooling system that was too big, outdated, and barely functional. Their redesigned system divides the house into three zones. Image Credit: Photos and illustrations: Michael Hindle and Carri Beer A pair of gas-fired furnaces was replaced with an American Standard air-source heat pump and this two-zone air handler. The white pipe at the front of the unit is a condensate line for the cooling coil. Supply (red) and returns (blue) for the lower level of the house as they were when the authors bought the house. In the reconfigured HVAC system, the lower level of the house is divided into two heating and cooling zones. On the first floor, there are three heating and cooling zones. Two of them, on the east and west, are handled by a new air-source heat pump. The south zone will be served by a 1-ton, wall-mounted ductless minisplit. Editor’s note: Carri Beer and Michael Hindle are renovating a 1954 house in Catonsville, Maryland. Hindle is a Certified Passive House Consultant and owner of Passive to Positive. Beer is a registered architect who has been practicing sustainable architecture for 18 years. She is an associate principal with Brennan+Company Architects. This post details Michael’s redesign of the HVAC system. For a list of the couple’s posts, see the “Related Articles” sidebar below. Perhaps this says something about the author, but the HVAC retrofit/replacement has been one of the most fun aspects of this project. When we toured the house it was apparent the heating and cooling systems were configured and sized simply to overwhelm any possible deficiency of the building. They were not only vastly oversized, but very strangely configured and in poor condition. The inspection report said the systems were functional. This was stretching the definition of “functional,” as we soon learned, but to a naïve optimist, every challenge looked like a cool opportunity. There were actually two systems: one for the original house and the south-side sunroom, and a second one for the large living room addition over the garage. The system serving the addition was very straightforward: just a big old gas furnace and cooling coil in an air-handling unit (in the attic, of course) that chose not to work half the time. The heating and cooling systems of the main house were a mystery at first. At the time of our first walk-through I noticed there were two air handlers sitting side by side, each an 80,000 Btu/h furnace and a cooling coil. I assumed this meant there were two zones in the main house. On the second walk-through I noticed there were indeed two thermostats but, strangely, they were right next to each other on a wall opposite a west-facing wall of glass. Surely, I thought, these were not the actual thermostats. Perhaps these were just the controls, and there were remote temperature sensors located appropriately in zones served by the side-by-side air handlers. I had not seen this before, but then there were a lot of things I didn’t know pertaining to old HVAC systems. We had a lot to think about in deciding to purchase the house, and we assumed we would replace the systems soon anyway, so I didn’t worry myself about it too much and decided to figure it out later. The plan was to get our full air-sealing and insulation package done, build out our superinsulated wall retrofit in the wood-framed addition portions of the house, and get as many new windows as we could afford. Once we had all of that accomplished, we could then design and install a right-sized, super-efficient HVAC system. We could coast through one summer, managing humidity left by the short-cycling monsters with dehumidifiers, then install a new system in the fall — or even coast through a winter with oversized (but who cares?) heating systems. Previous owners had coupled two forced-air furnaces to create a one-zone heating and cooling system. Even with a total rated capacity of 210,000 Btu/h, the heating system struggled to maintain the set point. It didn’t work out that way. Within days of purchasing the house, in the depths of a late winter cold spell and icy snow falls, the monster in the basement started buzzing whenever it was activated. At first it would buzz and then gradually settle into the normal hum of an air handler (more of a rumble, in this case). Over a short time, it became apparent that my desperately crossed fingers were cramping up to no avail. Despite a total of 210,000 Btu/h worth of furnace capacity, the house would not reach the set point for hours, and struggled to maintain it. The buzzing worsened and one air handler started cutting out. I went down and took the cover off to examine it and rust poured out onto the floor. It was literally falling apart. Now that I had to figure things out, I realized that the two air handlers were actually both feeding one big supply trunk (see Image #3, below). One big return connected to the intake on the bottom of one of the twins. Presumably, a hole had been cut in the opposite side to allow air to pass into the adjacent twin air handler’s intake. It seemed that someone had decided they could create a 160,000 Btu/h furnace by taping two 80,000 Btu/h furnaces together. The side-by-side thermostats, then, were in one location because they were supposed to respond to the same conditions and activate the twin air handlers together! Now that immediate replacement was an imperative, we set to work modeling the house to optimize the building envelope and determine loads. We designed retrofits for every part of the house to reduce our heating and cooling loads, but I had no idea how we would design a system that could meet our needs. The bizarre twin air handlers implied there was a single zone for the entire original 1954 house. The sheer quantity of ductwork in the house was intimidating. Large basement bulkheads were packed with ducts. There were two supplies and two returns in all rooms with the exception of the small bathroom and smallest bedroom. It was nearly impossible to determine what was attached to what. The first step was to do the old toilet-paper test just to figure out what was a supply and return (grilles and diffusers had been installed as if they were interchangeable), and if they were working at all. Once I mapped the location of all supplies and returns, I started drilling holes and cutting access into bulkheads to determine the layout of the duct system. Ultimately, I did enough exploration to determine how the ducts were configured — and sure enough, it was one big zone. The house is at the high end of the street and has no shade trees. In the morning, the sun shines directly into six windows, including a large bank of four in the master bedroom. As the sun works its way around to the south, two more windows on the south side of the master continue to harvest solar gain. The south-side sunroom has a bank of large windows and a tile floor. In the late afternoon the living room and office heat up dramatically, thanks to the infamous wall of glass. It was now March, and so the passive solar assets were playing in our favor. But in Baltimore, this 1970s passive solar dream for heating would become a cooling-demand nightmare. Combined with no shade, virtually no insulation, stone walls, plentiful air infiltration, and stack effect through the vented attic, the house had all the attributes of a solar collector and a brick oven rolled into one delightful HVAC headache. My goal, of course, was a right-sized, efficient system that would deliver comfort when and where it was needed, subject to all the changing conditions around the house over the course of the day. So our next task was to determine what zoning strategy could work with these asymmetrical load characteristics. We knew that we simply did not have the money to tear out the existing ductork and replace it all. We were going to have to work with what we had; but how do you zone a house with an existing single-zone duct system? Our first step was to break out ideal zones by load profile, including solar loads and occupancy, while accounting for the planned retrofit yet to come. It was clear we had distinct east, west, and south zones by solar load profiles. It so happened that occupancy profiles roughly tracked with solar loads. We then overlaid the zone areas over the existing map of ductwork, supplies and returns. We found that by cutting the main supply trunk at one, strategic location, we could transform the one-zone duct system into a two-zone system serving east and west zones (see Images #4 and #5, below). A vertical chase leading from the supply trunk to the attic and back down to the sunroom on the south would be abandoned as undesirable (attic transit is not recommended) and largely ineffective (snaking flex ducts and high static pressure losses), and not in keeping with the zoning concept. All of the southern zone would be served by a separate system to avoid going through or over the stone walls. With this scheme, the three zones would respond independently as the sun worked its way around the house in any season. The remaining question was the lower level (a space formerly known as the basement). The lower level was finished but the bedrooms were not code-compliant due to the small well windows, which were of no use for egress, solar gain, or daylighting. We decided early on to make the bedrooms and recreation space of the lower level legal and livable by increasing the size of the windows. Still, the exposure to the earth as opposed to ambient temperatures (except on the walkout south side) and the limited solar gain meant that these spaces did not conform to our solar-load-driven zone analysis. In addition, due to the ground contact, the basement maintains lower temperatures well into the late spring and would call for heat much longer than the rest of the house, particularly when the zones immediately above were being warmed by ample solar gain. During the cooling season, we feared that the upstairs east and west zones would drive over-cooling downstairs, which would presumably already stay cooler. All of this conceptually argued for a fourth zone, though the duct layout made such an arrangement unworkable without abandoning existing supplies and adding new ducts. My assumptions of increased cost argued rather compellingly against this notion. However, once we designed our envelope retrofit (we’ll discuss that in a future post), changed the size of the windows in the downstairs bedrooms and recreation space, and modeled it all in Wrightsoft for our Manual Js, and a zoned, dynamic simulation model in WUFI Passive, we found the lower rooms tracked more closely with the upstairs zones than expected, only with a lower volume of air. In the heating season, solar exposure was less, but so were the envelope losses. In the cooling season, the added glazing definitely helped balance the equation, and the added insulation lessened the springtime losses to the ground, such that over-cooling appeared not to be a risk. We made the decision to do a central return in the open-plan recreation space downstairs to further encourage temperature equalization between the upper and lower levels. So the decision was made to do a three-zone house: east, west, and south. The downstairs supply ducts were simply broken out and assigned zones roughly corresponding to the zones upstairs and according to the retrofitted split in the main supply trunk. Our zoning concept and the existing ductwork drove equipment selection as well. Our retrofitted two-zone supply ducts, with large ducts, long runs and numerous branches, eliminated ducted minisplits from serious consideration. Mitsubishi was introducing a high-static-pressure, small, variable-speed air handler, but it was new and it lacked a tested zone damper system. When I spelled out all of our objectives and the systems configurations, our HVAC contractor, Michael Bonsby Heating and Cooling, suggested that we look into the American Standard Platinum 20 variable-speed, zone-dampered system air-source heat pump. With our new load calculations, we determined that a 3-ton unit (down from 5 1/2 tons) would adequately condition both the east and west zones, even when loads were concurrent. Once retrofitted, the south zone could be easily conditioned with a 1-ton wall-mounted minisplit, installed in what would be our superinsulated dining room. I was skeptical that this little unit could cool the solar-blasted sunroom space from one side of the building clear to the other, but the HVAC contractor was confident it would work. We have now lived through one winter, complete with a blizzard that left 28 inches of snow, plus a summer that saw a record-setting July and days in August and September well into the low 100s along with high humidity. I have to say the results have been pretty fantastic. The zoned, dampered American Standard has been very effective and a lot of fun to observe as it modulates total heating and cooling loads and air flow to each zone over the course of the day. Our hypothesis that zoning should be determined by solar gain is proving to be a useful approach. During the heating season, the solar gains are concurrent with a virtually complete elimination of heating loads in the east and west zones in the morning and afternoon respectively. On cloudy days, which tend not to be the coldest, the loads are very evenly driven by heat loss through assemblies and the system evenly distributes heating to both zones with no problems. The system meets the peak loads we have experienced. We do have a backup electric resistance coil. Prior to our insulation and air-sealing retrofit, it did kick in a fair bit, but less than I would have anticipated. There were only two comfort problems in the winter. One was that sitting near the 25-year-old Andersen double-pane windows before the sun came around was not very nice, which is another issue worthy of discussion in another post. The other is that ground temperatures lead to a very cold downstairs, which lasted well after the ambient temperatures warmed up and the thermostat upstairs ceased calling for heat. But this was before any insulation improvements down below, and this effect should be substantially mitigated now that the envelope retrofit is underway. We will let you know next late winter and early spring. The cooling season has been a bit more of a challenge, driven as expected by solar gain. Our three zones show spikes in cooling loads following the sun’s transit around the over-glazed portions of the building. Generally speaking, the system has managed to keep up even on the roughest days, though localized increases in temperature do occur in the most exposed areas. The master bedroom on the southeast corner of the house gets the brunt of the sun all the way through mid-afternoon. This room definitely experiences temperature increases of 3-7 degrees as the thermostat is located in the hall and does not respond to the localized demand. The good news is that we do not use that part of the house during those hours, so it is of little significance. On the other hand, a fan placed in the door to circulate hallway and master bedroom air equalizes the temperature fairly quickly. The west side experiences something similar. In the afternoon the solar loads are so high that it inevitably heats up the space adjacent to the west wall. Ultimately the system keeps the spaces comfortable; they just have to run a lot more than I would like. Of course, any good designer would understand these large energy demands could easily be lowered with shading. Indeed, a significant aspect of our retrofit plan entails shading for the east, south, and west windows with a combination of extended overhangs (south), sliding louver blinds salvaged from the German Embassy in Washington (east and west), and vegetation. The impact of new shading was included in the energy modeling and load sizing, but remain to be executed. We anticipate these exterior improvements will virtually eliminate solar-driven gains, substantially reduce cooling loads, and eliminate our temperature increases under peak conditions, as well as reduce annual energy demand. The central return has contributed to a reduction of stratification and thus far is working well, though we may have opted for more than one return and kept a small amount of return duct to decentralize the audible impact of the central return. I’m confident we’ll have even greater success next year as insulation, air-sealing, and window work go forward. However, one sticky issue remains. In the original stone house we have been limited in how much insulation we can add in a wall cavity of only 3 1/2 inches. When you combine the hot sun and the minimal insulation with the specific heat capacity of the stone wall, you really do feel the consequences. The outside temperature of an exterior wall clad in stone measured 119°F, according to this infrared image. The images were taken in August just before 5 p.m. The same wall inside the house was measured at 87.8°F. I have done a couple of days of thermal imaging (see the images at left). I will do a future post on this as well, but suffice it to say that the brick-oven analogy I used earlier is not that great an exaggeration. The surface of the stone is heating up to 120°F, and it is exposed to the sun long enough that I suspect this temperature is raising the whole mass of the stone to near that temperature. The resulting comfort issue — and it is palpable — is the internal mean radiant surface temperatures we experience in the rooms with solar-loaded stone walls. What is particularly noticeable is how long the increase in the stone temperature impacts interior comfort. Well into the evening on the peak days of late summer, my face has felt flushed and slightly overheated when I walk into the bedroom, as if I’d been to the beach. I have noticed this (though I have not tracked or monitored it) well after cooling loads have dropped in other parts of the house. The southeast corner continues to be baked by the stone, and cooling loads persist. On a cool evening this is not particularly problematic; we simply open up and let the breeze in. But in our area, we have many nights when the combination of warm outdoor temperatures and high relative humidity make that unrealistic. This is maddening. I grew up in New England with windows open from April to October and no air conditioning, and I yearn to reduce carbon impacts wherever possible. I know in the shoulder months with heating loads and during the winter this mass will play to our advantage, but it still sticks in my craw. Mean radiant surface temperatures is, in my opinion, one of the more overlooked aspects of designing for comfort and low energy. We can say now with very direct experience what we knew in theory before: that radiant surface temperature can force you to alter your set point and operative air temperature to affect the same comfort outcomes at the expense of a significant increase in energy use and enviro-guilt. In other words, shading the windows is only one aspect of mitigating solar gain. We will need to use our best passive design and amateur horticultural instincts to determine how to shade the house itself in the summer with vegetation and other design elements. This, of course, feels like another exciting design challenge and reinforcement of the holistic design idea that the building as a system acts in a truly integrated fashion with its site, and our interventions in any aspect of our property may well have an impact on our goals of carbon impact reduction.

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You can tell when interest or inclination are on their down slope in the life cycle of a blog. Wait, excuse me, website. We won’t use the word blog here — somehow, it cheapens the work. In any case, one has only to check the archives by month to see the volume of posts. Go ahead and look here on this venerable website’s main page, you’ll see. The heady days of 15-20 posts in a month — our usual target — are gone. It’s been a steady, sad decline these last few months. But take heart, this is usually how it goes for semi-personal blogs, er, I mean, websites. And that’s just how it goes for the Same Page Team. We tried our best. The genesis of the idea is not difficult to track. It began as two dudes writing about the topics that interested them. How novel. On some random summer weeknight in 2012, Chris Dagonas and I were at a comedy show at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. We had beers in our hands, and Hannibal Buress had yet to hit the stage. We knew it was unlikely we’d ever write for Grantland — this, before it disappeared — but, with sports and culture on the mind, we had things we wanted to broadcast, from one of the greatest cities on the planet. That sounded like a good enough starting point for us. I’d get to write about movies and such, Chris could talk up some sports and miscellany, and we’d bug our friends to fill in the rest. Those early days saw us recruit from anywhere and everywhere. It didn’t take long for Dan Grant to cotton on to what we were doing and cannonball in with typical aplomb. The editorial backbone of the Same Page was set; a blueprint established. There were problems with our plan, of course. Chris and I settled on the site’s name based on a common understanding of experience. Whatever happened to be swirling around us at any given moment, we were still, you guessed it, on the same page. (This confirmation was usually accompanied by a mimed gesture of opening a book and pointing to a page; we’re cool dudes.) As we know now, using same, page, and team as a web address is an SEO nightmare. That was the first lesson to learn. Another pro-tip learned way too late: make an attempt to not just use a free default piece of junk theme for the first two years of your existence. For many who came to Same Page in those early days, we didn’t exactly escape the “blog” moniker, even as we continued to add more contributors and get our first taste of success (such as it was). It behooves me now to make special thanks to Paul for his early commitment, my brother Dennis for the talents he almost doesn’t know he has, Ian for producing our first viral post, Kristen for writing the second, Nick for deigning to spend the time, Tom for bringing a touch of credibility, to Jordan for being way out of our league but contributing anyway, and Steph for doing our first truly international reporting. She won’t read this, but I’ll thank Stephanie here for her help in designing and building the site’s look, and editing my dumb words when she could. I know it’s not enough — it will never actually be enough — but thank you. In those early (and later) days, we needed all the help we could get. You know what, let’s just thank everyone by name here. All of these people gave their time, for no other reason than they wanted to write something (or because I hassled them enough): to Richie for finding his niche, to Joanna for some artistic class, to Patrick for cool, to Dave for passion, to Alex for a sense of humour, to Joe for absolute conviction, to Samson for at least getting something done, to Jared even though I wish you could have done more, to Ashley Cooper for helping out, same to Kellam, to Nick Fernandes for bringing in the academic touch, to Kaitlin for hanging in, to Kathleen for chipping in, to Andrew for plugging away, to Stefania for that inspired idea, to Scott Alic for his intensity, and Scott Speers for his conviviality, to Fab for mixing it up, to Susan for her energy, to Bernhard for his righteous indignation, to Saman for the field work, to Joshua for his enthusiasm, to Daniel for his expertise, to John for his multimedia skills, and to Russell and Sean for pitching in while the ship sank. I have no idea what, if anything, you got out of typing up those words, but know that we couldn’t have done it without you. Whatever “it” is, the Same Page owes itself to all the contributions that came in from far and wide. Thanks today and forever. When we began the site, we had dreams of building it into something bigger than it was. We wanted people to read, and to care. In some cases, they did. Our site traffic, you’ll be happy to learn, did gradually grow over the five years we were in business. It was never not satisfying to see that, or to run into someone and have them tell me they’d been reading our work. As the size of the Trenches grew (somehow we talked 34 of you into contributing), it always brought a smile to my face to regard all the work we’d managed to produce. In exactly five years, we published 732 columns — cue the obvious joke — and tried out a multitude of different ideas. There were recurring columns that persisted, others that didn’t, week long features, an entire summer dedicated to Seinfeld, reports filed from different countries, and coverage of every topic from Rob Ford, to Frida Kahlo, to Satantango, to John Gibbons, and back again. In truth, we were never going to find a specific audience because, as we eventually realized, the motivating idea behind the Same Page was far too broad. We just got everyone to write about whatever it was they were interested in. It was a foolproof plan, until it wasn’t. Left to right: Nick, Daniel, Chris, Will (non-SPT), Paul, Matt (non-SPT), circa 2012. Five years is a long time. (I mean, yikes, look at that picture above.) For some perspective: Chris is now about half the size as his author photo (I’m only slightly exaggerating) and has a baby on the way. Dan lives in Toronto now (he started writing while residing in Scotland), he’s become a teacher, and he’s married. I don’t have as many monumental things to report. I’ve moved a few times, changed jobs, gained a new following as a Raptors blogger (er, reporter), and continue to, I don’t know… continue? The Same Page, which embraced the Team suffix later, became a way to communicate with others, and broadcast my thoughts and feelings on various subjects that felt important to me. It connected me to a whole swaths of new people, and for that I am eternally grateful. In retrospect, I read our initial tagline (“You may just end up agreeing with us”) and it sounds a tad too harsh. I wasn’t really trying to convince anyone of anything (least of all myself). I just wanted to create a forum to share what I was passionate about. In that final aspect: we made it. If, over the last five years, you read one of our columns, let me say now: thanks for reading. If this is the first article of ours you happen to have stumbled on: welcome. The archives will stay up for as long as I care to pay to maintain them (so, probably for life), and I believe there’s much more on the site still to enjoy. I want to thank you all for clicking whichever random link brought you here, and for giving us a chance. If nothing else, we had a fun time doing the work. Now, on behalf of Chris and Dan, and the rest of the team, I say goodbye. I’m glad you all took a moment to join us here on, yes… the Same Page. ← MVP Watch: What Are We Arguing About? Noooooo!!! Are we having a wake? Hah, not a bad idea. Please don’t give up, guys. It’s always worth writing something. It doesn’t have to be constant (mine isn’t, au contraire). Write when your heart prompts you (and time permits).

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1. Soak the rice noodle in warm water for 15 minutes to soften them. 2. Clean the chicken and chop into bite sized strips. 3. Peel and chop the garlic. Fry in the frying pan for a few seconds just to release the garlic smell. 4. Add the chicken and fry for 3 minutes until cooked. 5. Add the egg and the noodles and stir fry for 1 minute. 6. Add the fish sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, white pepper spring onions and coriander and stir fry for 1 minute more. By Flash fried I mean the noodles in this dish are fried very very quickly over a hot heat. This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on September 27, 2011 1:10 PM. The previous post in this blog was Three Tastes Fish ( Bla Sam Rot ). The next post in this blog is Pork Stuff Onions ( Horm Yay Yad Sine ).

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The aim of the Paul Popham Running Club is to encourage everyone in Swansea to learn to run for life by teaching people to learn to run from zero to 5k and helping those who can run a 5k, 10k, half marathon and more to achieve their personal goals. The Paul Popham Running Club brings together people of all abilities to support one another to achieve their goals and to realise the benefits running can provide to their quality of life, keeping you physically and emotionally fit in a fun, social, family-friendly and inclusive environment. It is our aim to encourage our members to believe in themselves and support one another to achieve their goals and learn to run for life, not just one race! Joining PPRC has changed my life in so many ways. When I started in March 2016 I was in group one and I couldn’t run 200 yards! I was soon in group 3 and running 5k. In October I completed my first 10k without stopping!! After the first session, I felt great and actually had a smile on my face which was a rare occurrence at that time. Little by little I got myself out twice a week to join the running club and increase my running abilities. There were times when I really didn’t want to go, but through the encouragement of the Group Leaders and the new friends I had made I managed to keep going and ended up running my first 5K. Nadia JohnThank You to the Wonderful PPRC!!

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Boise Guardian | Winter Wonderland or Snowy Nightmare? Winter Wonderland or Snowy Nightmare? No school for the kids, but for most folks it’s another day of clearing snow. After clearing the world headquarters for the Boise GUARDIAN, we ventured out to capture some images to share with readers. We can’t really fault ACHD for their priorities on snow clearance, but it does gall us a bit to see the folks in the foothills on “6% grades” get more service than those of us who live on the Bench. money talks. the Bench is considered ‘working class’. The Northend alleys are taking their toll on trash pickup. I think no place has it much better than others with the exception of downtown. Riding my bike today seemed a much easier task than driving. During this recent set of storms I have pondered a few things. 1. If people want their streets cleared they would need snow removal. In order to do this all cars would need to be removed from the road and then the snow would need to be hauled off. You can not just shove this much snow to the side. This cost money in the form of large amounts of equipment that may sit waiting for the next large storm in 10 years. Yes, the roads are a mess, but are you willing to put out all the money for the equipment necessary?? 2. We live in a great community! Yesterday I saw many people helping to shovel, pushing cars, sledding down new piles of snow and generally people in a good mood. 3. Check on your neighbors. If you notice that the elderly neighbor has not made a path from their door to the mail box, please check on them. The weather is turning from snow to bitter cold the next few days. 4. Be kind to the guy that is actually out there plowing or shoveling an area. Stay out of there way, move your car so that they can clear the snow around you. Yes, they are getting paid for the job they are doing, but a thank you and maybe a hot cup of coffee would be a welcome treat. He may be the guy that pushes you if you get stuck. 5. If you have a fire hydrant in front of your house. Clear a space around it. The last thing you want the fire department to do is be looking for the hydrant if your house is on fire. 6. A big shout out to all of those people out there working in this weather. Firemen, policemen, snowplow drivers and letter carriers just to name a few. EDITOR NOTE–ALL GOOD POINTS. AMEN! From all of us here at ACHD a very heartfelt thanks. Our drivers are instructed to be good Samaritans. A few weeks ago one of our guys got out of his truck to help a lady out who’d slid off the road. He slipped, injuring himself. He’s had 2 hip surgeries as a result but we’re not changing our Good Samaritan policy. Our director lost his elderly father in law to a heart attack due to the elderly gentleman going out to shovel snow. Yes, be careful out there and take note of your neighbors. Thanks Dave. But all this global warming is really chilling my bones. As I walk around and drive around, I notice a couple things- St Lukes and St Lukes have AMPLE resources to clear their sidewalks to neat perfection. BSU, and to some degree the City of Boise as well. Parks is saying, our priority is plowing parks… (even though people can’t get out of their neighborhoods to drive TO the parks). Is that because the govt agencies and quasi govt agencies have too much of our money and are readily able to spend it? Then I see a newscast, ACHD explaining their current snow policy. There is not 1 but 2 ACHD PR reps. No Quintana, no commissioners. Maybe less public relations salaries would equal a little more plow drivers. Quintana, in an interview, says, “You don’t plan for the exception”. Good-bye insurance, cash reserves, Plan B, Strategic Defense Initiative, fire alarms, smoke detectors and EVERYTHING that allows for “the exception” to be mitigated. The record is clear- ACHD is not good at managing all of our roads when snow and cold hit. Throwback Thursday- 2 years ago in November. ACHD said, “We screwed up”. Either pay more money to buy your own (HOAs) snow removal to get on the arterials, or pay more in taxes and entrust it to ACHD to PLAN for the occasional s-storm. Your comment on the foothills folks getting a better deal is right on. That’s because the property tax has no relation to services received. Perhaps a surcharge on foothills residents for road maintenance is in order. And one for people who choose to live abutting fire-prone lands.

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How is it that when Trump call the White-house a dump, its ok. But when players take a knee its disrespectful? Because one is about respect for the national ensign and what it stands for and the other is a statement of material condition. Seems a pretty easy distinction there Mark. Seems like they are saying the same thing about the state of the White House. Pretty easy Emp. Freedom of expression. Right?

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YOU WILL NOT HEAR ABOUT THIS IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA! Due to the historic floods in and around Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey, there has been a massive volunteer response from all across the nation. People have brought everything from boats to huge pickups to trailers full of supplies to help rescue those caught in the devastating floodwaters and help begin the long rebuilding process once the waters begin to recede. There has also been a massive response from the National Guard from several states, and while they certainly have provided a great deal of help, sometimes they might make things harder on themselves than they have to be. For example, the driver of this army truck has managed to get stuck in water that comes up to the truck’s windshield, rendering it immobile. However, since Texans are always prepared for just about anything, there are a couple of jacked up rides close by to help fish the truck out of the water and get it back on dry land so the mission can continue. A huge Cadillac Escalade handles the bulk of the work, dragging the massive Army truck through the water and up onto the bank so the water can drain out. Once the water is drained, another huge pickup is brought in and hooked up to drag the military rig the rest of the way out of the water. Once all the rigs were back on land, the work at hand could continue, and there is plenty to be done for sure. Hopefully, all of these guys were able to get out there and do a lot of good, as the residents of Houston certainly need it right now. If you’re able to help in any way, please consider doing whatever you can to help, if it’s donating money or supplies or hitting the road to help out yourself. The area is facing a monumental rebuilding period that will likely exceed that of Katrina in New Orleans.

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By jason sumner in washington d.c. Rebecca Rusch and Lance Armstrong each took late-race wins in the final Leadville Qualifying Series Race, held on and around Crested Butte Mountain Resort, in the sun-splashed Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Rusch, winner of the last two Leadville 100 races, used the help of a strong group to erase the advantage of second-place finisher Jenny Smith, catching the solo-riding Gunnison, Colorado-resident about 10 miles from the finish of the 63-mile race that included two giant fire road climbs that rose above 11,000 feet. Smith did all she could to hold Rusch’s wheel as they speed to the race’s finish, but couldn’t keep pace. Crested Butte local Jari Kirkland was a distant third in a race that had 201 starters, and served as a last chance for wannabe Leadville 100 racers. About 100 riders earned the chance to contest the famed high-altitude race on August 13, either by placing high in their age category, or winning a spot via a post-race lottery. Armstrong fell into the former category, winning the overall and his 40-49 age group. But said afterwards that while 63 miles on Sunday was fun, he had no interest in suffering through the 100-miler two weeks from now. “I’m old and I’m retired,” he said. But based on Sunday’s action, you would have never known. The seven-time Tour de France champ shut down a one-minute gap to eventual second-place finisher Greg Krause all during the final six-mile singletrack section that wound around the shoulder of Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Armstrong’s winning time of 4:32:31 was just 3 seconds better than Krause. Crested Butte’s Travis Scheefer took third. Overall the first-year event was hailed a great community success, and organizers say they’ll be back for at least another two years. “[Crested Butte Mountain Resort] jumped all over this from the word go,” said race director Dave Ochs, who puts on several other local CB mountain bike races throughout the year. “They are really trying to get their bike park rolling and get bike events going here. It’s kind of like Leadville itself, where the idea is to get all types of riders involved. This article was originally published on Cyclingnews.com. Full results can be found here. jason sumner in washington d.c.

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Next Possible to Make Assessment Culturally Inclusive? Your comment made me smile because I enjoyed writing this post so I am glad you enjoyed reading it. Josette, thank you for your comment. I’ve been blogging since March 2015, I’m new in most posts of my colleagues, and I love that wonderful feeling when an experienced teacher comments on my post or replies to mine. I’ve read your post ‘Teaching Teachers to Write From the Heart’ today and I’m happy to have found it out! Amazing ideas. Moreover, I’ve already looked through some Natalie Goldberg’s articles and interviews and I’m about buying one of her books. That is wonderful news! It has been such an important book personally and professionally. Please let me know what you think! I’d be delighted to share ideas about writing and contemplation with you. :) Welcome to blogging and I look forward to connecting more! Thank you very much for saying so Drew! I hope you are having a great week so far. Happy teaching! Thank you for being thoughtful and inspiring in your writing. Thank you for finding and sharing this article Zhenya! I am glad that this space is turning out to be a place for collecting “just a teacher” moments. It’s amazing how rampant this idea is isn’t it? It makes me wonder what other professions use this term to qualify their work. Are the words, “I’m just a doctor.” ever uttered? Thank you for reading and connecting Zhenya! Thank you for sharing Ceci’s post! I don’t know how I missed it. She speaks to the exact sentiment. And yes indeed, we must value ourselves first. Thanks for such a thoughtful post Josette. Thank you for reading, commenting, and sharing Rose! I’m happy it connected! Hear, hear! You are so right about the weight of that word. It can be so heavy as to reduce the worth of so many teachers. For being so big, it totally belittles a vast number of us. By throwing it around so carelessly, we strike the very core of the caring people who are open to sharing themselves with others. I think the ‘users and pushers’ of this word need to go on a ‘just diet’. Maybe a bit of awareness, realization and compassion of how their ‘just’ desserts are only adding ugly fat and excess baggage to themselves, and crowding out others with its enormous sprawling nature will yield a bit of restraint. And you might appreciate that Tara Mohr talks about this word in her book. Now I’m trying to pay attention to when I use it. It’s quite sneaky! Haha… yes. Her version of “just” was a bit hard to weave in. It’s such a BIG word! I (almost wrote “actually”) have this list next to me when I write now. It’s a game changer for sure.

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Come on Billy, keep your eye on the ball! We really need a win today to advance! Oh my God, I can’t believe Steve missed the pass, why didn’t he catch it? If Susan doesn’t show more effort and passion in the game, she isn’t getting a scholarship. Stacy will attend the coaches clinic to guarantee a spot on Varsity. Vacation will need to wait! With each comment, one can hear every parent’s need expressing itself in the moment. Perhaps there is a strategy in youth sports that might limit today’s gratification yet provide tomorrow’s greater opportunities. In a 2014 Boston Globe story, 45M kids in the U.S. participate in youth sports with 80% dropping out before the age of fifteen. Statistics tell us a lot of kids playing youth sports will never make it to the higher levels of competition. Might this indicate youth under fifteen would be better served by using sports as a “character development” training ground, paving the way for future leadership skills? After navigating my own 30+ year career in MLB and shepherding my 3 children and now 9 grandchildren through their sports experiences, I believe youth sports is one of the greatest tools for building better futures for our children – and in turn healthier families. Let’s take the Winning Approach together, with character building and leadership development as our mission! If a parent’s approach to his child’s sports participation is solely for college scholarships or pro considerations, valuable time and opportunity will be lost. Let’s look at this baseball statistic: In the 70-year history of the Little League World Series, only 5% advanced to play college sports, with only 31 participants making it to the majors. These are the best players for ages thirteen to ten. The numbers would indicate sports at the lower levels should be for reasons other than high school sports, college scholarships or the pro’s. The lessons learned during the sports experience may be a higher calling with lasting bonuses. Even though my youth sports abilities were better than most kids a couple years older, the sports environment had many challenges for character development. One summer family trip cost me a spot in a fall sport with the same coach. A bad start one summer in college baseball landed me on the bench. As a college catcher, a ball thrown to second base made its way to centerfield five times. Through my entire sports career, experiencing and understanding grit in developing character is a profound approach initiating your child for tomorrow’s leadership challenges…more on grit in the next blog. Beth Brooke-Marciniak, Global Vice Chair of Public Policy at Ernst and Young makes a good case for youth sports. EY research shows “among senior business women today in the C-suite (top senior executives), 94% played sports and over half played at a university level – suggesting a strong correlation between their success in sports and their success in business. In fact, of the 400 women EY surveyed, 75% said that a candidate’s background in sports positively influences their decision to hire them”. It pays to have your children play sports – focus on higher levels leadership development! Good instruction, exciting wins, learning to execute well, making a spot on the high school team, receiving a college scholarship are wonderful goals. For the almost 40M youth who will drop out before age fifteen, sports needs to be about character building and leadership development championing a winning future.

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Nestlé, the world's largest and most ethically questioned food and drink company, yesterday launched a Fairtrade-certified coffee brand in Britain. But the initiative divided the company's critics, some of whom congratulated it for encouraging the growth of fair trade, while others said it was a cynical attempt to improve the company's global reputation. Nestlé, which has a turnover of $67bn (£38bn) and buys 750,000 tonnes of coffee beans a year, refused to say how much fairly traded coffee it was expecting to sell under its new Partners' Blend label, but said it was serious about wanting to improve the conditions of small farmers in Africa and Latin America. "This represents a fundamental, serious commitment to help some of the poorest farmers in the world. We want the whole fair trade market to grow," a company spokeswoman said yesterday. Nestlé said it was spending £1m promoting its new brand and a similar amount supporting health and education projects for its new suppliers in Ethiopia and El Salvador. Like other buyers of fairly traded coffee, it had paid more than the world market price as well as a premium which cooperative workers would decide how to spend. Harriet Lamb, director of the Fairtrade Foundation, which inspected the company's suppliers and awarded the mark, said: "This has to be a small step in the right direction. Here is a multinational listening to people and giving them what they want." But some charities and pressure groups said that Nestlé and other coffee companies had been partly responsible for driving down coffee bean prices to levels where small farmers could not survive. John Hilary, policy director at War on Want, said: "The fair trade movement was set up to challenge the practices of companies like Nestlé. How can such a company deserve the fair trade mark?" Harriet Binet of Oxfam, one of the six British charities which set up the Fairtrade Foundation, said: "There is a world coffee crisis, with 25 million farmers suffering. The big four roasters, including Nestlé, have made a fortune at their expense." Nestlé, which this year was named the world's "least responsible company", yesterday shrugged off critics. "Nestlé has a long-term commitment to develop agricultural practices to help alleviate hardship ... among poor coffee farmers," said Alastair Sykes, head of Nestlé UK.

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SANTA FE — State Attorney General Hector Balderas is backing legislation aimed at making it more difficult for teachers accused of abusing a child to move from one district to another, unnoticed by authorities. The proposal, Senate Bill 87, expands the circumstances under which someone must report suspected child abuse or neglect. It makes it clear that the abuse must be reported to authorities, even if the suspect is a school employee, not the child’s parent or guardian. In a news conference Monday, Balderas cited the case of Gary Gregor — a teacher who moved among different school districts after he was accused of impropriety. Gregor, a former elementary school teacher in Española, now faces charges of child molestation. Balderas and Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, are asking Republican Gov. Susana Martinez to add the bill to this year’s legislative session. It can’t be considered otherwise. “We must now protect the next generation of students,” Balderas said Monday in a news conference.

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"I have always said I am not unbeatable. I can be beaten. This is not one of those seasons when I am fully working hard. This is my easy season. If you don't beat me this year then it's not going to happen. Next year I will take care of business." - Usain Bolt, after proving he is human and losing a race for the first time in two years in Stockholm on Friday. Recommended Reads WADA To Crack Down On Cycling (UCI) For Possible Drug Coverups Apparently cycling isn't cracking down when they find cheats and five guilty riders have been allowed to compete in the last year alone.

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The brainchild of a culinary couple with deep European roots, MySausageBuddy aims to bring Charlotte Czech-style street eats that fit in one hand and cover all tastebuds. From spicy Italian sausage to German-style bratwurst, there's a dog for every kind of craving. Killer chili and coleslaw provide support, while rotating specials will keep you coming back for more. Wherever MySausageBuddy travels in North Carolina, authentic European flair follows, along with a whole lot of satisfied mouths. And those sound great in any language. Track this food truck down and grab yourself a European holiday without ever stepping through customs. Chicken and Waffle - Chicken sausage baked into a handheld waffle and finished w Sriracha mayo and strawberries.

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To refuse would have been churlish, so I agreed to be on the house committee of my building. My first assignment was to pare the palm. To refuse would have been churlish, so I agreed to be on the house committee of my building. My first assignment was to pare the palm to get someone to shave off the tall, shaggy palm tree next to the front door. We were bombarded with complaints: the thatch below its fronds was a bird sanctuary for pigeons, and even more horrific, bats flitted in and out at dusk. “The bats must be banished. It's like something out of Dracula,” insisted Lea from next-door. “Environmentally beneficial though,” I said, not knowing where I had picked up that piece of trivia. She sorted endlessly through her “file,” an unruly stack of crumpled index cards and dog-eared scraps of paper, looking for the tree-man's number. His name had slipped her memory, but she'd know it if she found it, she said. He was “one of a kind” and he charged by the meter. I sat patiently, wondering if she'd ever find it. I also wondered how you measured a tree that soared to the roof of the building. True to form, Meir the tree-man arrived a few days before Rosh Hashana. It was hard to see his face, as his straight hair drooped down a few inches below his ears, but he looked like a true man of the woods. I was never sure what hours he worked but he had a wealth of equipment: chains, ropes, ladders, and iron rungs attached to the trunk for hand and footholds. Adina, whose third floor window faced the palm, said that he sang as he worked. He sang of Rosh Hashana, of Yom Kippur, and of a high and lofty God (Kel ram venissa). When he reached the pigeons though, he waxed really lyrical, with a rendering from the Song of Songs. “O my pigeon in the clefts of the rock...” he sang. “Sounds appropriate,” I said. Thoughts of Tarzan wafted through my mind, especially as Meir's truncated speech came in sound bites la Raful maybe because he was deaf in one ear from fighting in Israel's wars. He had been an electronic technician for many years. “How did you get into this line of work? Get to the 'top of the line', or dekel (palm tree), I mean?” my husband asked. Meir had practiced on a very shaggy tree in his own backyard. After many failed attempts at burning, chopping, hacking and so on, someone had clued him in on how to shave off the trunk. “He appeared one day in my synagogue, and told me the secret. Must have been an angel from heaven.” Though no longer young, Meir suddenly had a way to make a living. “Do you know what this is?” I asked my grandson, pointing to the green fronds above the succa. “This s'chach roofing came down almost from the heavens from the very top of that tall tree. It was cut down by the tree-man. Let's take a walk later to the tree house he built right outside his synagogue.” Of course, I wasn't totally sure it was the work of the tree-man, but it did seem appropriate!

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them on my cooking blog. recipe includes a few changes: Lavender, Lemon, and cooking times. His required a 9×9 pan, but I only had 8×8. I grow my own lavender. I also have a surplus for cooking from my local Co-op. Push dough into pan. Don’t forget the corners! While still warm, sprinkle with regular sugar. Allow to cool some, cut. Allow to cool more, eat. This entry was posted on January 19, 2009 at 20:31 and is filed under cooking, picture. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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The Dezell House was built in 1912 by James A. and Margaret Leila Maggie Shepard Dezell. This house, with its Prairie Style architecture and Arts and Crafts features, was their family home for 46 years. James A. Dezell (1867-1937) was born in Chicago, moving from southwestern Missouri to Gadsden County in 1886. James and Maggie, a Gadsden County native, married on September 13, 1893. Between 1894 and 1903, they had three sons and two daughters. James and his father, Samuel A. Dezell, were builders. They constructed the Samuel Dezell family house in Mt. Pleasant in 1886. James A. Dezell was the first mayor of the Town of Greensboro, serving several terms following the first organizational meeting on August 13, 1908. The most distinctive aspects of this house’s construction are its closeness to the ground rather than sitting on piers, fine craftsmanship, and windows set in dormers that crown the roofline on each main roof slope and provide light for a skylight in the entry hall. For many visitors, the focal point of Torreya State Park is the Gregory House, a beautiful Southern mansion built in 1849 by Jason Gregory, a prominent Calhoun County planter. The home originally stood across the river from the state park at Ocheesee Landing, but was moved here and restored during the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Their bunkhouse, which sits in the campground, is the only remaining CCC structure in Florida. The Baptist College of Florida’s Heritage Village features eight restored turn-of-the-twentieth-century churches, homes, and other structures on its campus. The most recent addition, the Clark-Wall House, was a center of activity for visitors in its day. Olan Clark, a long-time resident of Graceville, served as a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Graceville for over 30 years. The Village is operated in order to keep history alive for BCF students and visitors. Located across the street from the Northside Restaurant, this Inn was ordered from a Sears and Roebuck catalogue and assembled on site. In 1880, William Thomas Keith (1856-1949) homesteaded ten acres upon which this house stands. In the fall of 1886, he built this home for himself, his wife, mother, and eight children. It also became the focus of a cotton and tobacco farm that eventually grew to more than 190 acres. By 1893, improvements included a plaza, smokehouse, corn crib, enclosed shed rooms, and a well. The Keith Cabin was originally built as a one-room, “Louisiana Roof”- style log structure with a wraparound porch, a fireplace, and a separate kitchen. This style of architecture is a rare form of 19th century construction found only in the Gulf States from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle. It is characterized by front and rear porches formed by long logs that extend beyond the main block of the house at each gable to support the broad roof overhangs. The house was built in 1838 by Thomas Orman. The wood for this two-story home was cut to measure near Syracuse, New York, and shipped to Apalachicola by sailing vessel around the Florida Keys, then assembled on the bluff overlooking the broad estuary and bay of the Apalachicola River. Guided tours through this restored two-story home combining Federal and Greek Revival styles are conducted hourly Thursday through Monday. The Panhandle Pioneer Settlement is a living-history museum with a collection of 18 historic buildings, dating from 1820 to the 1940s. They are arranged on five acres to replicate an idyllic farm community. During the year, the Settlement is home to numerous public events and festivals, as well as classes on the trades and crafts of the past. The Settlement’s buildings have all been restored and are open to the public. Most have been decorated with antiques to replicate what they would have looked like in their prime. Among its bona fide treasures of historic preservation are the three styles of log cabins commonly built in Florida: the round log, the split log, and the dovetail log. There are animals for the children to enjoy as well as an old General Store. Anyone with a love for old tools and equipment must visit the Blacksmith Shop, Firehouse, Methodist Church, and Doctor Dowling’s Office. Located on US 90 in the Marianna Historic District, the 1890’s Russ House is open for tours and also serves as the official tourist information center.

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Sam Laorenza began his career at Northwestern in 2009 as an intern. Sam set the record as the top producing intern in the history of the Wellesley agency. In 2010-2011 Sam was the number 1 new financial representative producer in the Eastern Region for Northwestern Mutual and he was honored in New York City at the company's regional meeting for this prestigious achievement. In 2013, Sam qualified for the Lives Leaders Summit conference for the first time which represents the top 5% of advisors across the company. Sam was recognized as a Forum Advisor in 2017-2018, which respresents top 3% of company overall production. Sam is a Growth and Development Director with the Boston agency and currently runs a team of 4 advisors. Prior to becoming a Growth and Development Director in 2014, Sam served as a College Unit Director for two years running the internship program in the Woburn Office. Sam's practice works with executives, business owners, and medical professionals across the country helping with their personal financial planning with risk, wealth and tax management strategies. Sam and his business partner, Nick Shultz, lead a 7 person planning team.

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In conjunction with the world premiere of Adapt!, The Wilma Theater will present an audience-led conversation with Adapt! playwright and director Blanka Zizka, composer and music director Mariana Sadovska, and choreographer Silvana Cardell. The collaborators will share insights into the creative process behind the creation of Adapt!.

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Have you noticed something missing from your notification shade lately? According to an increasingly lengthy support thread on Google's product forums, those handy departure time notifications have mysteriously vanished. Some users have found a Chrome-based workaround, but the root cause remains unknown. Usually, the Google app on your phone can fire off a notification when it's time to leave for an appointment. The timing of the notification and recommended time come from your calendar, so you need to have a location in the event. Then, Google uses live traffic data to determine when you need to be out the door. The support thread began in November of last year, and it's been growing for months as more users show up to say they too have the problem. No one has been able to offer a solution, and troubleshooting is complicated by Google's constantly changing Google app tests. The best option for those with missing notifications seems to be a Chrome-based workaround. If you load the desktop calendar UI on your phone, you can enable "time to leave" notifications. They come from Chrome rather than the Google app, but it works (see above). It's hard to say how widespread this problem is, but I am currently unable to get the notification to appear on my phone when creating events. Chrome does fire off the time to leave notifications, though. We've reached out to Google to see if anyone is looking into this issue. We'll report back if there's news.

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I may be at an advantage here as my husband is in the horticulture business, but even growing up my mom always had fresh flowers in the house. Cuts can be expensive, but if you buy plants like, say an Orchid, it will last at least one month with proper watering. My African Violet was $5.00 at the market and I’ve kept her alive since February and she still looks great! We tend to wait around to be given flowers, I say treat yourself and give yourself a sunny day (especially when it’s a bit grey out anyway)!

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The Amazon is the largest and most species-rich tropical rainforest in the world. It’s astonishingly rich in biodiversity, and our Amazon holidays are perfect for adventurers and nature lovers. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and extends to some 5,000,000 km2. This vast region spans nine nations, with 60 per cent of the forest contained within Brazil. Wildlife here is rich and diverse, and some of the species are extremely rare. The biggest is the elusive jaguar, while other mammals include primates, cervides, and large rodents. Colourful birds can be heard squawking in the treetops, the most notable being macaw. And the Amazon is also home to more species of insect than anywhere else on on Earth. Flowing through the rainforest is the mighty Amazon river and an Amazon cruise is the highlight of a holiday to the region. It’s the largest river in the world by volume, with a total flow greater than the next top eight largest rivers combined. Its magnitude is an impressive sight at any time of year, but it’s at its most remarkable during the wet season. Then the river can be nearly 200km wide. Locals often refer to it as ‘the River Sea’. Our tailor-made Amazon trips will allow you to discover the very best that this fascinating region has to offer.

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5/13/07 "I have no idea where the original came from" Happy Mother's Day to all the mommys. "I would’ve kept you forever. But we had to sever. It ended for both of us. Faster than a. Kill off this thinking. It’s starting to sink in. I’m losing control now. But without you I am finally free."

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Nominations will close on Monday 31 December for our Annual Awards, which will be presented to the ‘Virginia Gallagher Mayo Person of the Year’, the ‘Meitheal of the Year’ and ‘Young Mayo Person of the Year’ at our Yew Tree Ball on Saturday 9 February 2019 at the Ballsbridge Hotel. To qualify for the ‘Mayo Person of the Year Award’ the person must have been born in Mayo, of Mayo parentage, or who has lived in Mayo for not less than seven years and who, in the opinion of the panel of adjudicators, has made an exceptional contribution to Mayo or its people. Click Here To Download the Nomination Form for this award. The ‘Meitheal of the Year Award’ will be presented to a voluntary group or organisation based in Mayo, whose majority of its membership were born in Mayo or of Mayo parentage and who, in the opinion of the adjudicators, have achieved the greatest distinction or done most for the county or its people. Click Here To Download the Nomination Form for this award. The ‘Young Mayo Person of the Year Award’ will be presented to a young person (under the age of 25) who lives in Mayo or was born or lived there for seven years. The award recognises any endeavours by the young person, which has provided significant to social, community, leadership, or has been of economic benefit to society, and reflects positively on Mayo. The award recognises the positive influence young people can have on their peers and on the lives of others. Click Here To Download the Nomination Form for this award. 2018 Award Winners: John Gallagher, chairman of Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile Teo (CFID) accepted the ‘Meitheal Award’ on behalf of the community group, in recognition of their efforts in the rescue operations in the wake of the R116 tragedy in March 2017; Sr Maureen Lally, ‘Virginia Gallagher Mayo Person of the Year’, and Swinford athlete Michaela Walsh, ‘Young Mayo Person of the Year’. Tickets for the Yew Tree Ball are just one click away!

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The railways have used Thunderbird locos for many years. These are locomotives that are kept on standby to rescue failed trains. Following introduction of the Mk4 coaching stock on the East Coast Main Line in the early 1990s, British Rail identified the need for a dedicated pool of locomotives equiped with electric train supply to rescue trains that had failed. Although a spare freight locomotive could be used to move a stranded train, an electric train supply was necessary to operate the air-conditioning and power doors. Four Class 47 locomotives were used, stationed at strategic locations along the Anglo-Scottish route. York Intercity Control nicknamed them 'International Rescue' and coded the loco's Thunderbird 1, 2, 3 and 4 after the rescue craft in the classic TV series. The term gained wider recognition after one of the loco's, 47520, was officially named "Thunderbird" by Gerry Anderson (creator of the TV series) at London King's Cross in December 1993. Class 47s continued to be used on the ECML after privatisation, with GNER hiring locos from EWS?, until May 2003 when Class 67 locomotives became available. Currently two operators in Scotland use Thunderbirds: East Coast and Virgin West Coast. EC hires four class 67 locos from DB Schenker, which are located at London King's Cross, Doncaster, Newcastle Central and Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Thunderbird usually sits at either Edinburgh Waverley or Edinburgh Craigentinny. Occasionally the 67 is used for pursuits other than rescuing their trains, such as driver route learning and to allow them to divert their electric trains over non-electrified routes. Virgin West Coast lease sixteen Class 57 locomotives. The Scottish Thunderbird stables at Carlisle during the day and returns to Polmadie overnight. The Class 57s have been fitted with Dellner couplings that allow them to couple directly to the Class 390s. The Virgin class 57 fleet all carry names of characters from Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds TV show. Created by scot-rail admin and last modified by Jonnty at 13:19, 15 of August 2012.

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Medibloc (MED) current price is $0.00390. Medibloc (MED) current price is $0.00390 with a marketcap of $11.60 M. Its price is -6.43% down in last 24 hours. We wanted to pass along the warmest wishes to you and your family this holiday season. We are already looking forward to a jam-packed 2019 but we also wanted to wrap up 2018 with a present to our friends and contacts.

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The music has been around us since the beginning of time, but because we are now in the 21st century, it has become more accessible than ever before. Artists came and went, but their music remained. The Beatles broke up and Michael Jackson died but their legacy is still with us through their songs. MP3 songs or music downloads allow everyone to be part of the culture set by these artists. Regardless of the genre, there are download sites that carry it. If you like rock or Latin, indie folk or pop, there is always a music site download for you. When you sign up for it, you can also participate in their introductions. There is an ongoing discussion about downloading music djpunjabyy.com. This is because it is a corrupted sales chart for the artist. Some artists are fine with piracy because they believe it brings their music to their audience faster. The problem is that they lose money for it, at least they get exposure. It also explains why there are artists and bankers on YouTube to get the recognition they want to get. Another pressing problem is that kids no longer appreciate music, as they have never before. In the 1960s, the Beatles died hard to save the band’s album. Today, with technological advances, they can go online and rip singles from any website they approach. It is safe to conclude that in the last ten years was the first decade of music that is related to technology – not just music. Because the music business can no longer do anything, they can only maximize the situation by providing music to those who need it. So they collaborated with music download sites and even offered registered members to promos for the value of the tracks they downloaded better. Music connects people by utilizing the pirate mode to the max, artists, listeners, and distributors of MP3 songs all benefit. They may be physically distant from each other but the Internet connects them as if they were just neighbors. The Internet is a bridge that can take music from one country to another. Therefore there is a wider range of music. There is also a combination of genres from one country to another. Music is also easier to perform. With MP3 downloads from DJPUNJAB, one can easily put the music he listens on his iPad. Previously, people had to perform WalkMan. Then WalkMan becomes a Discman with a CD. Over time, mobile music technology has become smaller. The inventor understands the need of people to bring music wherever they are – so they follow the fact. By easing the rise in piracy, music industry artists have established other businesses that allow them to earn income even though most of their audience is not going to record stores and buy recordings. They go through social media to advertise artists and recordings and even have promos that listeners can follow. There is still capitalism even if the industry seems free – and there are still sites that do not allow piracy at all.

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and each city has something special for me which has nothing to do with famous or recognisable buildings or monuments. It is the way this city is effecting me that I want to show in my pictures. This "way of effecting me" is constantly changing depending upon my mood that day, the weather or the people that I meet. This is the reason why my pictures appear distinctively different (ok, this is true for every picture I do), coloured or black and white, crystal clear or somehow diffused. Hope you enjoy my point of view... and always be aware of the fact that no picture lasts for eternity. - the weird city cuts of w.m.

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Solutions to outstanding problems in benchtop-scale organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals and commodity chemicals production, petroleum manufacturing, and energy generation and storage all hinge on the development of new methods to selectively transform the chemical bonds in small molecules. Because selectivity in redox bond activation and functionalization reactions typically derives from 1e– versus 2e– redox control, the function of most synthetically useful transition metal catalysts is to mediate 2e– bond making and breaking while suppressing potentially competing 1e– reactions. Earth-Abundant Coupling Catalysis. Palladium-mediated 2e– oxidative addition and reductive elimination steps form the basis for numerous coupling cycles leading to selective assembly of C–C bonds. We discovered that redox-active aminophenol-derived ligands can be used to effect palladium-like 2e– oxidative addition and reductive elimination reactions at square planar later first row metal centers. These elementary reaction steps have been utilized for development of unusually well defined cycles for cobalt cross coupling of alkyl halides with alkyl- and arylzinc halides, as well as manganese and iron catalyzed aerobic coupling of aryl Grignard reagents. Metal Oxyl Radical Coupling. Recent theoretical studies suggest transition metal oxyl radicals containing unpaired electron density at oxo are critical precursors to O–O bond formation in water oxidation catalysts. Through the use of redox-active ligands, we have been able to generate a new class of well-defined coordination complexes that exhibit oxyl radical reactivity. We recently showed that a rhenium oxyl reacts with carbon free radicals to make C–O bonds at the oxo ligand, and we demonstrated that that radical character in the metal–oxo bond leads to kinetic reactivity that is not rationalized by ground-state thermodynamic considerations. O2 Activation and Aerobic Oxidations. A challenging step in many oxygenase-type redox catalysis cycles is bimetallic cleavage of the dioxygen O–O bond to generate two transition metal oxo complexes. This reaction is also relevant to energy conversion and storage in artificial photosynthetic schemes because the kinetics of O2 electroreduction at fuel cell anodes are often poor. We have demonstrated how the ability of redox-active ligands to undergo reversible 1e– transfer can be used to bring about bimetallic O2 homolysis by lowering the kinetic barrier to formation of 1e– reduced O2 complex intermediates. We are applying this method to the development of new aerobic oxidation catalysis cycles and electrode materials for efficient for O2 reduction. To accomplish these goals, researchers in the Soper Group are skilled in the synthesis and handling of air-sensitive materials. We use a variety of spectroscopic techniques to characterize reaction products and intermediates and to perform detailed mechanistic studies.

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InternetNZ appreciates the opportunity to provide the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee with our thoughts and views on the Intelligence and Security Bill 2016. We would like to appear before the Committee to discuss the recommendations we make in this submission and answer any questions you may have. As an organisation that works to promote the Internet's benefits and uses and protect its potential, we care passionately about Internet-based communications and the opportunities that the Internet brings. We work for a better world, through a better Internet. This submission focusses on intelligence and security matters as they relate to the Internet, and the institutional frameworks and transparency arrangements that are important to maintain an open and uncapturable Internet. Our comments in this submission reflect our policy principles. an Amnesty International survey found that 63% of New Zealand respondents were opposed to New Zealand government surveillance of the Internet and phone use. These concerns are having a real impact on chilling New Zealanders perceptions on whether and how they may use the Internet. For example, figure two, taken from our 2016 State of the Internet report (https://stateoftheinternet.nz) shows how New Zealanders avoid using the Internet for commercial and social purposes due to a lack of confidence in Internet security. This legislation is an opportunity to place New Zealand's legal framework governing the work of the security services beyond doubt. Consistent with the government's position that mass surveillance is not currently undertaken, this legislation should remove any ambiguity about whether such activity would be lawful if done. In our view, taking an unambiguous approach to this draft legislation would be the best way to help build the confidence of New Zealanders in the platform. Fears of surveillance could be shown to be ruled out by the law. It is this opportunity that guides our interest in this matter. We have identified a number of areas of concern that, as an Internet focussed organisation, we think Parliament should address in order to maintain an appropriate balance between liberty, security and protecting the Open Internet. We support the Bill's increased oversight of the NZSIS and GCSB. The oversight and accountability processes set out in the Bill are a commendable improvement on current law. The definition of national security is too broad. As the definition that constrains the GCSBs ability to spy on New Zealanders, this is particularly concerning in the context of the chilling effect of public utilisation of the Internet. We recommend a definition that is narrower in scope and more consistent with the Bill's sections relating to purposes and objectives of the intelligence agencies. The focus on only warranting 'unlawful' activity goes against the Reviewers' recommendations and maintains the reliance on a flawed and self-defeating definition of private communications to protect New Zealanders communications from unwarranted interception. The rules and requirements around incidentally and collaterally obtained information should be amended to ensure that information obtained through protective security roles (e.g. the NCSC's cybersecurity role) cannot be used for intelligence or shared for law enforcement purposes. This hits directly to the heart of New Zealanders' protections against unreasonable search and seizure and protections against unwarranted search. The definition of serious crime has a threshold that is too low and out of step with New Zealand criminal law. We think the Bill should be drafted to explicitly prohibit mass surveillance. The current government does not do it, nor has previous governments - we think that any future government or agency staff should be legislatively barred from undertaking mass surveillance of New Zealanders. We also raise a small number of more detailed amendments that would support greater confidence and accountability of the intelligence agencies. We welcome the opportunity to discuss our submission with you. Please contact Ben Creet, Issues Manager at ben@internetnz.nz or on 021 246 3228 for further information. a clear role for the Attorney-General, rather than the Minister responsible for the agencies. These improvements, combined with our recommended amendments would enable the Bill to place New Zealand's legal framework governing the work of the security services beyond doubt, and build New Zealanders confidence in the Internet as an open and uncapturable platform. One particular issue that we want to raise with the Committee relates to 'valid interpretations' versus parliamentary intent. In most situations, agencies follow purportive interpretation and officials will consult Hansard, and Select Committee reports to try and understand what was intended by Parliament if there are questions about how to interpret a piece of law. Intelligence agencies are different. We can, and should, expect intelligence agencies to use law to its fullest to protect the nation. However, to ensure that New Zealanders are not deterred from using the Internet to its fullest, through fear, we need crystal clear law setting out what agencies are, and are not, permitted to do. We suggest that, rather than thinking about what you think a section in the Bill is supposed to mean, instead think about what it could be read to mean? The Bill's definitions should be clear and unambiguous, with very limited capability for organisations to make an error when interpreting it. It is with this in mind that we have reviewed the Bill. The Bill's definition of national security is a critical component of a number of aspects of the Bill as it is central to both the purpose of the Bill (section 3) and the objectives of the agencies (section 11). But, more importantly, as the Intelligence and Security Act, the Bill's definition of national security will bind our intelligence agencies and the activities they will be permitted to undertake in relation to New Zealanders. Any 'unlawful' activity they seek to do in relation to a New Zealander will require a tier 1 warrant, and thus will need to pertain to a national security matter. As the primary legislative definition that dictates the scope of GCSB and NZSIS action in relation to Internet surveillance or interception, we think this definition is critically important and needs to be tightly, and robustly defined with little room for confusion or misinterpretation. Unfortunately, the current definition is flawed in a number of ways. It includes "potential threats": this is a very broad concept that potentially creates an exceptionally low bar for spying on New Zealanders. It includes international security: we fail to see how international security could be considered as a part of the definition of national security when international relations and well-being is separated from the concept of national security. The section that relates to critical infrastructure is overly broad and unclear. It includes threats to the life and safety of New Zealanders overseas: the health of individuals, not situated in the country cannot be credibly considered national security matters. section 17 adequately provides for these situations. It includes economic security: the economic well-being of New Zealand is already a separate concept from national security. We do not see the need to include economic security in the concept of national security. The fact sheets the Government released at the same time as the Bill and the Cabinet papers, set out an alternative definition for national security to that of the reviewers. j) Threats to the life or safety of New Zealanders. We consider this alternative definition to also be overly broad and contain components that should not be included, as well as some that create considerable room for interpretation. Infringement of intellectual property is not a serious crime - it is predominantly a civil matter. How would agencies interpret the scale and severity of an intellectual property infringement to require their intervention, or would someone using BitTorrent, sharing important IP simply be enough of a "potential threat" to rationalise an intelligence operation? Additionally, "improper" use of a network does not appear to be a very high standard at all. International security is not national security (it relates to security issues of a global scale or security issues between nations). In short, the alternative definition suggested by officials is also subject to many of the same criticisms of the Bill's definition. This definition addresses all of the traditional concepts of national security as it relates to the tasks of the NZSIS (e.g. espionage, sabotage, terrorism and anti-proliferation), it addresses counter-intelligence operations, and threats to New Zealand's way of life and population. It also recognises the role of the intelligence agencies to protect other countries from ideologically motivated New Zealanders who may wish to do them harm. In its policy decisions about the Bill, the Government made a considerable deviation from the Independent Reviewers' recommendations and decided that only unlawful activity would require a warrant, rather than all intelligence activity. One of the consequences of this approach is that the Bill has retained a definition of a private communication (interception warrants are required for the interception of private communications). the Cabinet papers authorising the Bill stated that "the definition of what a private communication is in itself a quagmire" (Cabinet Paper 1, paragraph 52). "A communication can be rendered non-private and therefore susceptible to lawful interception if there is a sufficient likelihood that the communication may be intercepted. ...we think it is unsatisfactory that the scope of the interception offence can turn on the likelihood of interception, an activity which the offence provision is purporting to regulate." The Bill's definition has minor wording changes from the GCSB Act but it is effectively the same in that the same tests and concepts are used that create complications. In our submission to the Independent Reviewers, we spelt out a number of issues with the definition of private communication that we think needed to be addressed (a copy of the relevant part of our submission is attached as Appendix A). is inaccessible for a lay reader. These three tests (understandable, easy to use, accessible) are the components of the Legislation Advisory Committee's standard for high quality law. Given the importance of the definition of a private communication to upholding New Zealanders rights against unreasonable search and seizure, this term should crystal clear to all readers and not subject to any confusion or "legally valid readings" that could enable the warrantless interception of private communications. Maintaining the status quo definition as proposed in this Bill is the wrong approach. Its inclusion would inadvertently create an opening for the mass collection of communications or for mass surveillance and so would further reinforce the chilling effect on the use of the Internet already noted above. Given the government's assurances that this activity does not occur, it would be preferable to resolve the definition so that the law is in line with the current approach. To put it another way, this definition is central to the question "does the law allow mass surveillance?" - and so it needs to be changed. We recommend the Bill be amended to require a warrant in each instance or case where a communication (or class of communications) is intercepted, whether the communication is private or not (i.e. whether it would ordinarily be a lawful activity or not). Requiring a tier one warrant for intercepting any communications from a New Zealander would be in line with the report of the Independent Reviewers. section 63(1)(b) should be amended to require an authorisation for "intercepting any communication or class of communications" section 64(1)(b) should be amended to require an authorisation for "intercepting any communication" the Bill cross-reference the Telecommunications Act's definition of a communication. This proposed approach would be preferable to trying to find a workable definition of private communication and then requiring a warrant for the interception of a private communication (or classes of communications) for a number of reasons. There is no already drafted alternative (e.g. one that relies on a single reasonable expectation of privacy test) that has been subject to analysis and comment from legal and civil liberties experts. Any new definition inserted at this late stage would not be subject to a public engagement processes before being enacted. A new definition could still contain unclear language, adding to the chilling effect the Bill would have on New Zealanders use of the Internet. We have general reservations around information collected under specific functions being re-used for other purposes as incidentally obtained intelligence (despite not being related to the function for which it was collected), or the permissions that the Bill creates for the post-ante use of unauthorised intelligence in section 83. We refer to the functions outlined in Part 2 sections 13 and 14. We would point out this actually includes Section 15 'information assurance and cybersecurity activities', as that is referenced in Section 14(2)(a)(ii). Our reading of the Bill leads us to conclude that any information therefore collected under Project CORTEX or other NCSC activities will be treated as incidentally obtained intelligence as outlined in Part 4 section 47. We are concerned that parties interacting with NCSC or under project CORTEX may not be aware of the extended use of any data they share. any public authority (whether in New Zealand or overseas) that the Director-General considers should receive the information. Intelligence agencies are given significant and invasive powers which, in many circumstances, breach New Zealanders protections relating to unreasonable search and seizure. The Bill's highly permissive framework enables the intelligence agencies to share information they acquire in their protective security roles with any public agency they see fit. This permissive environment undermines New Zealanders confidence in the Internet and potentially undermines the benefits that we, as a society can gain from the Internet. We recommend that the Committee places clear restrictions of the use of unauthorised intelligence, requiring it to be destroyed without recourse to post-ante warranting. This can be done by deleting s83(2) and 83(3). We recommend that the Committee removes the ability for intelligence agencies to treat information obtained under their protective security roles (as set out in s14 and s15) as incidentally obtained intelligence. In order to preserve New Zealanders ability to trust and collaborate with protective security experts in the agencies, they need to have the confidence that information will not be misused for broader missions. The circumstances under which incidentally obtained intelligence may be shared are also fairly broad. Of particular concern, under Part 4 Section 91(3)(A) incidentally obtained intelligence may be shared to assist in preventing or detecting serious crime in New Zealand or any other country. However, we note that within this Act 'serious crime' is defined as any offence punishable by 2 or more years' imprisonment. We feel this far too low to be considered 'serious crime' and that these provisions would be best if aligned with other legislation - that is, if this were 7 years imprisonment or at the very least 5 years or more imprisonment. A five (5) year minima would be in line with concepts of serious crime used in statute about money laundering and the civil asset recovery regime. We are not aware of any other New Zealand statute, or International treaty that New Zealand has signed or ratified, where the concept of "serious crime" is used to reference crimes that have a maximum imprisonment term of 2 years. The Government says that it does not undertake mass surveillance of New Zealand or New Zealanders. The Factsheets that it published when the Bill was introduced make it clear that this statement has been confirmed by both the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, and the Independent Reviewers. It is important to note that a reasonable interpretation of this legislation as drafted could still allow for the mass surveillance of New Zealanders as they use the Internet, or the mass collection of information about their Internet use. We would prefer to see more explicit controls and limitations on this. We have already highlighted our concerns regarding incidentally obtained intelligence and its secondary usage. We also note there is potential for vast quantities of data to be gathered under activities covered in Sections 13 to 15 of Part 2. We are also concerned that any activity that is 'lawful' (Part 2, Section 15(3)) doesn't require a warrant. This could potentially include data willingly shared in accordance with the Privacy Act Principle 11. Our concerns are heightened by the wording of Part 4 Section 83, which appears to offer various options for collecting unauthorised intelligence and then applying for the appropriate warrant after its collection (Section 83 sub-section(3)). Taken together, it is arguable that this combination of matters would render the legislation enabling of mass surveillance programmes involving the Internet. Therefore, we recommend that, given Parliament (and the Government) are committed to not enabling mass surveillance, then an additional section should be inserted into the Bill after section 22 (which deals with limitations on intelligence collection), clearly stating that the GCSB and NZSIS are specifically prohibited from conducting mass surveillance of New Zealand or New Zealanders or the mass collection of information that could be used for surveillance (mass or targeted) in future. In our analysis of the Bill, we have also identified a number of more minor concerns that, if left, could undermine some of the Bill's important steps to bolster transparency and accountability. One of the Independent Reviewer's recommendations that we most supported was their agreement that metadata should be treated the same a data (e.g. communication content), and subject to warranted access only. We recommend that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Bill be amended to explicitly include metadata in the definition of communication. Throughout the Act there are various protections relating to the identity of staff and employees within the agencies. This seems in some ways at odds with the more public facing activities outlined in Part 2, Sections 13 to 15. Protecting the identity of staff and employees engaged in covert activity makes sense. However, several staff are engaged in activities that involve interaction with members of the public and private sector. For example, almost every staff member of the National Cyber Security Centre would require special dispensation from the Director of the GCSB in order to do their job. We suggest that staff in protective security roles are excluded from these provisions. Sections 179 and 180 contains grounds under which the Minister responsible may withhold information from the report to House of Representatives. These grounds are similar but not the same as the Official Information Act (the OIA). We feel that using and referencing the OIA for grounds to withhold would make more sense. In addition, the OIA contains the appropriate checks and balances whereby the Ombudsman would be able to investigate and review decisions to withhold information from an annual report. The Bill does not appear to have the same mechanisms. the Bill be amended to copy the OIA's provisions (see s6 of the OIA) relating to national security reasons to withhold information, and include an ability to appeal to the Ombudsman for a review. It appears there are limitations regarding complaints which could have a chilling effect on Internet-related companies. Part 6 Section 134 only allows for complaints from a 'New Zealand person'. A number of Internet related companies that operate in New Zealand are therefore unable to complain if they feel activities of an Intelligence and Security agency have impacted them in some way. This also applies to a number of New Zealand organisations that could be considered Critical National Infrastructure operators or Network Operators under the Telecommunications Interception and Security Act (TICSA). Given New Zealand's high rate of foreign-owned companies (including the majority of our banking sector and many of our ISPs), it would seem prudent to enable a foreign-owned business that is operating in NZ (and has a relationship with the agencies either through protective security roles or statutory obligations) to make a complaint to the Inspector-General about an intelligence agency, just like any other organisation or person in New Zealand.

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I have noticed today that after certain period upon boot up the above stated options are inaccessible. The picture below speaks for itself. Under asterisk there is stated that this settings cannot be changed because of pending remedy actions and that I need re-boot to take the remedy actions effect. After re-boot it's alright for some period, unfortunately later it happens again. I have contacted Symantec support and have had a remote session with a lady who diagnosed that likely the problem is related to the Fast boot up of Win 8.1 because when this function was disabled it seemed that the above stated problem got resolved. That lady also said that Norton is having troubles with the Fast boot up. Therefore I urge Symantec to resolve this annoying issue as quickly as possible. Btw, I'm having a Win 8.1 Pro 64 bit fully patched machine. How long have you been seeing this? How many times have you restarted your computer? Sometimes there are also pending Windows updates that can mess up other functions on your computer. I don't know how long this issue persists but I'm sure that it was OK last week. I rebooted several times and there're no pending Windows updates. Just curious, if you have received the Norton Browser Add-on for FF 35 yet. That announcement specifies a reboot of system for NS/ NSBU. I didn't receive yet the latest add-on. Still on .13. Thanks for the link but I don't think it relates my issue. As I said the issue is relatively new and it never been observed before and I have the fast start-up enabled since the first day of my machine. I indeed think that Symantec folks need to do some homework regarding this issue. The situation you describe is supposed to occur under certain conditions when a suspicious file has been detected. It is a designed response to remediate a suspected possible threat. So, in your case where you are seeing this reoccur after you have rebooted, either Norton is continuing to see the same file or process action again, or there may be some incompatibility, as the agent suggested. Since this is a programmed response that you should see, given a specific situation, I would think that Norton may actually be trying to deal with something that it considers suspicious. Does Norton History show any entries under Resolved Security Risks, or Unresolved Security Risks? No resolved/unresolved security risks, malwares etc. The system is healthy and clean what was confirmed by tech lady during our remote session as she scanned windows, disk for errors and so on. I have disabled the fast startup for the time being and no problem with Norton. So that's the culprit. It didn't happen until recently. Everything was alright without necessity to disable the fast start-up. Therefore I keep Symantec responsible for this bug. It is also possible that one of the Windows updates may have changed something in your computer. Windows updates just came out this week. There were also Adobe Flash Player and Shockwave player updates. There was a Sonor update the other day also. I don't understand the language that your screenshot is showing other than the word Sonor. Yeah, it hit me too (with Windows updates) but it would be strange that I would be just one having experienced this issue. I'm not surely alone having Win 8.1 Pro with Norton installed but I don't rule out that something could be on that. Well, it happened again now even with the fast start-up disabled. I'm lost. This is how mine is set up. I think this is what you are trying to show? I am using Win 7 pro 64bit. Don't know if this will be any help. Yes, I have the same setup but the problem is that the first three options get greyed (inaccessible) after certain time. Btw, I don't why my picture in the first post is not yet approved. Pictures take a while to be approved by the moderators. Since I am a GURU, I don't have to go thru moderation. I can see your picture in your first post. I just can't understand the language in the picture. Before running it, please read the "Before you begin" section. Hope that helps - let us know how things go. What setting do you normally have Boot Time Protection configured to? There have been some suggestions that the issues with Windows 8.1 Fast Startup do not happen when this option is set to Aggressive. If you can live with a slightly slower boot time, you might try that and see if it fixes the problem you are having. Thanks Rainbow, have already that done before I contacted support and posted to this forum but to no avail. Thanks SendOfJIve for suggestions but I have already tried all three options of the setting but to no avail. The strange thing is that regardless on option chosen (Off or Normal or Aggressive) it always changes to Aggressive as soon as the option greys out. After playing with Norton a little bit more, it seems that the problem could be somehow relating to a first scan after startup/reboot. I have ran a fast scan after startup/reboot and the issue didn't come up yet, i.e. the settings in questions remain green and accessible. Can anyone help me to setup and schedule a fast scan after startup/reboot? Well, after 4 hours it occurred again :-( So the first scan after startup isn't solution ... I'm getting tired by this issue. Sorry your problem is still unsolved. I apologize for asking it only today, but I didn't pay much attention to it yesterday, maybe because I don't use Firefox? Anyway, what do you mean by "Still on .13" in this post? Furthermore, have you now received the Norton Browser Add-on as per yank's post ? If you still haven't, you should run LiveUpdate until you receive it and reboot your machine afterwards. I meant that while the latest add-on is 2015.2.0.16 my add-on is still 2015.2.0.13, so I didn't get yet the latest add-on update. But it doesn't matter, I don't have Firefox installed, only IE and Opera 26. Btw, it's almost 24 hours and my picture has not been yet approved. Moderators still on vacations? Long time for images to appear is something on which the Forum Staff are working. To the best of my knowledge, Opera is not a supported browser, so let's talk about IE. The most current Norton Toolbar version for IE is in fact 2015.2.0.13 - so your NTB add-on is current for IE. I trust you have checked your add-ons and they are enabled. Just curious, have you gone to Security > Run Scans > Diagnostic Reports and let it run and see if that reports any errors. Also have you tried Support > Get Support form the main page? I'm still using NIS v21.6 therefore I don't know if what follows applies exactly to Norton Security as well. Now it has found nothing, but even if it did it wouldn't tell what it was, just "found and fixed one item" or something like that (not sure of the exact wording). Before you start, please read the important note just below "Download and run the Norton Removal Tool" In case you use Identity Safe, export your data in both .csv and .dat formats prior to starting removing it. If you decide to give it a try please let us know if it helped. Thanks you both for the suggestions. I ran auto-fix tool and it has found nothing, i.e. no issues. I have reinstalled NS exactly as per the linked KB. So it included uninstallation using the removal tool, rebooting, cleaning remnants files using CCleaner, deleting all remaining remnant folders & files manually. Afterwards installing NS, rebooting, running Live Update several times, rebooting again. After running the live update upon installation I have noticed that there was a prompt to run some repair action what I did and it ended up with the green checkmark that the repair was done successfully. After that I rebooted even if I wasn't prompted to do so. I'm completely sure that this repair was initiated by some downloaded update via the live update because right after installation there wasn't any notice for the repair. It had to come with the live update. I'm getting no issues yet for the time being (as I type this post). I will be closely watching NS and will revert with result. Anyway it seems that the live update downloaded some repair updates, so I tend to think that Symantec released some updates silently. Do you now or have you ever had another security program on your computer? If so, you will have to remove it with the removal tool for that program. My machine is new with the pre-installed McAfee which was completely removed (including remnant files, registry) before NS was installed the first time. The issue is back. I don't have a pattern to happen it. Sometimes isn't problem for hours after startup and sometimes it happens within a few minutes. Yes and moreover there was a period when NS worked fine. As said, the problem occurred recently. In the last attempt I reinstalled NS again, this time using the trial installation file instead of the file downloaded via my account. Unfortunately it didn't resolve the issue. I seriously am considering to remove NS in favour of Webroot (I have a license). Did you also use McAfee removal tool which should always be run prior to installing a different vendor's product? Sorry, I've run out of ideas... I hope someone else can give different useful suggestions. What steps did Support try.....and what did Support suggest. Posting here ? Was Support going to escalate case. I seem to have the same problem as described here. Same items greyed out, and not reversible, not even after a NRnR run. Directly after reinstall and reboot, NS ran fine. After installing the first 14 LiveUpdates, the Antivirus item was greyed out in the Advanced part of the Protection dialog and in the Settngs dialog the same items as above were greyed out. I run Windows 8.1 x64 with the latest NS and Firefox (toolbar is working). Just checked my Windows 7 SP1 system : same problem. And a third system with the same problem : not updated since dec 26 2014 and after LU : greyed out items! Seems to be a general problem, I'd like to see someone of Symantec to dig into it. I again reinstalled NS (I cannot count how many times I did this within a couple of past days) but this time I didn't run Live Update and so far so good, all items are green. There must be some update that brings this bug. Symantec folks, come up with a solution! I just updated my post, same on my Windows 7 SP1 system!! So, NS ~ not NSBU ? Yeah, just plain NS and now on 3 systems with Win8 and Win7!!! One Win7 system isn't fully patched with WU yet, but NS is fully patched. The other two are full WU patched. Updated my original post again. In my case I have NSwB v22.1.0.9. As seen, other NS/NSwB users are having this issue, so without excuses this is Norton's fault. Can anyone draw attention of Symantec employees? I have not seen any other reports in regards to your situations with English language versions, so the problem may be limited to some of the foreign versions? I'll refer this thread to Norton and see if they have received any other input in regards to your situation. Please let us know if you find more info in your situations. I'm going to try to draw Symantec people's attention to this thread, but it's the weekend so I think my message won't be seen until Monday. EDIT: I see that yank is already seeing to it so please consider this post as canceled. Thanks! It's indeed problem on Norton side because as soon as all updates have been installed (in the background) the bug arrived back. I think that two weeks ago there wasn't this problem, so Symantec engineers should look after updates cca a week old. I am wondering whether to use NRT instead of NRnR might help more. Using NRT (Norton Removal Tool) to have a more thorough removal. The OP pegas tried that too, unfortunately with no success as reported later. I had missed these info Rainbow_2. bjm_ asked you if ELAM (Early Launch Anti-Malware) feature for Windows 8 is enabled. You can check this via the NS GUI, if it is set to ON, set it to OFF, hit Apply and restart your computer. I went through all settings in my NSwB but I cannot figure out where this option is. Can you navigate me to this option? I have observed interesting thing. When I start IObit Uninstaller v4.2 and close it, the problem jumps out. I tried it a few times and it always happened. It's fully reproducible. I wrote to IObit support to check it on their side. @hvgsel do you have installed IObit Uninstaller or any other IObit application? I don't use Windows 8.1 nor Norton Security, but I found this KB Article which I hope can be of some help.

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Despite the extended closure of big uranium producer Cameco’s prime 70%-owned McArthur River and Key Lake (83%) operations in Canada’s N Saskatchewan that’s seen hundreds of workers laid off since Nov last year, the company has managed to claw back to a $C6M net profit in the 9-months YTD 2018 (YTD18) from YTD17’s $143M loss. Leading uranium producer Cameco has had a big win in its battle with Canada’s Revenue Agency over $C11.5M disputed tax assessments from 2003, 2005 and 2006. The Tax Court of Canada has accepted its challenge to the CRA’s treatment of transfer pricing for certain uranium sale and purchase agreements between the Canadian parent company and its European arm. While it relates to just 3 years, president-CEO Tim Gitzel says its potential impact if applied to 2003-2017 could have amounted to $1.95-2.15B. Uranium developer Vimy has announced a maiden inferred resource of 0.9Mlb (26Mlb @ 1.3%) U3O8 for the Angularli deposit at Alligator River in Australia's NT. The Alligator River project, acquired by Vimy from Cameco just this month, is part of its 75%-25% King River-Wellington Range exploration JV with Rio Tinto. Vimy is planning a scoping study this year at Angularli, the most advanced of the Alligator River prospects. Vimy Resources is buying Cameco’s Alligator River Uranium Project in Australia’s Northern Territory for $A6.5M cash over 30 months. The binding sale agreement is for the project in a proven world-class uranium province with over 750Mlbs of current and mined mineral resources, giving Vimy the largest granted exploration tenement package in the Alligator River province, which has produced 312Mlbs of uranium over the past 65 years. One of the world’s largest uranium producers Cameco is suspending operations at its 70%-owned McArthur River mining and Key Lake milling operations (83%) in N Saskatchewan, Canada, due to continued low uranium prices and no sign of any immediate improvement. Western Australia's "lucky quartet" of uranium development companies are welcoming the decision of the new state government to exempt them from a new ban on uranium leases. State mining minister Bill Johnston says the four projects approved by the previous conservative state government - Kintyre and Yeelirrie (Cameco), Mulga Rock (Vimy Resources) and Wiluna (Toro Energy) - have been spared from the ideological ban because of the fear of financial liability.

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We’ve weaned a bunch of calves and they love their new surroundings by the forest. When I took this picture, they were still a little overwhelmed, walking quietly around the paddock. At our farm, calves are weaned relatively late. The calf rearing experts say you can wean a calf as soon as she’s eating at least 1.5kg of grain or pellets per day but, in my view, it doesn’t hurt to offer them milk for a bit longer. Calves are the future of our dairy farm and we don’t skimp on their wellbeing. We’ve chosen a paddock far from the dairy that offers shelter from cold weather and shade from the sun. Cows are kept off this pasture to minimise the risk of transmitting disease like Bovine Johnes Disease from one generation to another. Aside from buying in bulls to preserve genetic diversity, we have a closed herd and no history of the muscle-wasting BJD but it’s good practice to keep stock under 12 months old off pasture that’s been grazed by mature cows. While the pic doesn’t show them, maremmas Charlie and Lola have been staying close to their charges and I’m hopeful the transition will extend their range. They do look fabulous Marian! Well done! How old are your girls when you wean them? I wean my babies at three months, when they are eating 2kg of grain. Thanks Jackie – it depends, really. We wean most at about three months too but some are four months. Aside from their grain intake, we look at the demeanour of the calves (how assertive they are, I guess) and how rapidly they’re putting on weight. Any that are a bit timid or small get held back until they’re ready to compete with their sisters for a space at the feed trough! Because we’re shifting the calving pattern pretty radically, we’ve got a long season so are planning to have two groups of weanlings (big and small), which allows us to feed accordingly and make sure nobody misses out. This worked really well last year and the littlies caught up quite quickly.

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Hero Blog: Note from a Kansas Jayhawk fan! Greetings from Iraq! I can't begin to tell you how grateful we are for the box of Christmas cards from Operation Write Home! What an incredible blessing! The cards are a true work of art and have been fun to send to our family and friends. I received the box you send and our team quickly distributed them! I have attached a photo of our Advisor team after I received the cards. I wish I could better express our "heartfelt" grattitude for your graciousness to our servicemen and women. Thank you! May God richly bless you and Operation Write Home. P.S. I'm a Kansas Jayhawker! My wifes family resides in Overland Park and Leawood KS. Neat to see that you sent from our heartland - Olathe, KS. **I was a Jayhawk fan until my son went to Kansas State University. Now I'm a Wildcat fan! Will root for the Jayhawk's when they aren't playing the Wildcats.

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CSUSM Border Angels and CSUSM Anthropology club collect donations for the caravan refugees. After a month long journey through Mexico, more than 100 migrants from the Central American caravan arrived outside the San Diego border on Sunday, April 29 hoping to seek asylum in the U.S. Members of the caravan stayed in makeshift camps waiting to enter U.S. territory. A group of CSUSM students made an effort to help. CSUSM Border Angels, is a chapter of the official Border Angels, a non-profit organization based in San Diego that advocates for human rights and a humane immigration reform. The organization changed its name from Border Angels de CSUSM to CSUSM Border Angels, according to Linda Salazar, treasurer of the organization. On May 1, CSUSM Border Angels held their last meeting of the semester during U-hour in Mark 303. Members and officers discussed plans to organize a donation drive for the migrant caravan. The organization collaborated with the Anthropology club to collect donations from the campus community. They reached out to other organizations and centers on campus to join this cause. “The more [organizations are involved], the better,” said Celeste Lopez, President of CSUSM Border Angels and a graduating Sociology major. Lopez and two other members drove to Tijuana to deliver donations they received Tuesday afternoon. CSUSM Border Angels and the Anthropology club planned to continue to take donations throughout the week and over the weekend. Sonia Vasquez, Public Representative said that if they could not drive [to Tijuana], they would drop off the donations at the Border Angels main office in San Diego, where volunteers would take the donations. “We are trying to get more donations…[The migrants] are in need of a lot of stuff,” said Lopez. They were collecting food, clothes for adults and children, blankets, socks, hygiene items, feminine products, diapers, children’s coloring or activity books, camping tents, tarps and more. For more information about the organization or how to volunteer, students may contact CSUSM Border Angels by email at [email protected], on their CSUSM Border Angels Facebook page and on Instagram: @csusmborderangels.

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Detailed descriptions of edible mushrooms; tips on finding, preparing, and using mushrooms; a glossary of botanical terms; colour photos. Use Foraging Mushrooms Oregon as a field guide or as a delightful armchair read. No matter what you're looking for, be it the curative Heal-All or a snack, Foraging Mushrooms Oregon will enhance your next backpacking trip or easy stroll around the garden, and may just provide some new favourites for your dinner table.

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Twenty-first century engineering student professional skills require the ability to work effectively in multicultural, globally distributed teams. Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) and Penn State University (USA) have formed a collaboration to provide students with an experience in this environment to start requisite skill development. The activity is anchored by a corporate supplied project with realistic open-ended design requirements. The students are expected to mimic the operation of a multinational corporate engineering team to develop a design solution. The collaboration was initiated in September 2014 and launched in January 2015 with Volvo Group as the industrial partner. In addition to the traditional design experience outcomes, the learning objectives from a global perspective are to: (a) understand the impact of engineering in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context; (b) understand cultural/ethnic differences and develop the ability to work sensitively with them; (c) learn to function effectively in multinational teams; (d) communicate effectively in English, regardless of team members first language; and (e) develop the ability to organize and deliver communication around the globe. The paper discusses the integration of academic protocols from each university, the logistics and operation of the global student teams. At completion of the program a critique was performed from various perspectives to assess effectiveness and capture lessons learned. A pre and post survey was given to the students to assess effects on intercultural communication from the interaction. The Volvo Group personnel who interacted with the teams and supervising instructors were asked to critically evaluate the program. All information pointed to a successful program whereby the students delivered technically sound design solutions and gained professionally through the global experience. The paper concludes with a discussion of the keys to success for such a globally distributed university-corporate academic collaboration.

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1. Preheat one Frigidaire Gallery® Double Wall Ovens to 400°F. Grease a 2-quart shallow baking dish with 1/2 tablespoon butter. 2. Spread the onions in the dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dot with the remaining tablespoon butter. Roast until tender and caramelized, about 30 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat on a Frigidaire Induction Cooktop. Add the cauliflower and 1 tablespoon salt. Boil until very tender, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cauliflower to a food processor. Puree until very smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. Add the cheese and nutmeg and process until very smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 4. Fold the sauce into the roasted onions, cover tightly with foil, and return to the oven. Bake until the sauce is thickened and bubbling, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the other Frigidaire Gallery® Double Wall Oven to the power broil setting, with a rack 6 inches from the broiler heat source. 5. Uncover the dish and transfer to the broiler. Broil until browned in spots, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot. Weeknight Tips: -This creamy cauliflower sauce tastes amazing when tossed with pasta or broccoli boiled on a Frigidaire Gallery® Induction Cooktop. -The roasted pearl onions are a tasty side dish on their own, particularly with seared steaks. -Chop up any leftover onions for a special sandwich spread.

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My first time in this journal. Well, somehow I missed this, a tanka published in Eucalypt, one of the finest tanka journals out there. Eucalypt is published in Australia, the home of a great number of brilliant tanka poets. It’s always a great feeling having a poem published in this journal. My thanks to Julie Thorndike, the editor. this love of beauty . . . In that silence, poems are born. Three tanka published in one my very favorite journals.

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A special Remembrance Day program honouring peacekeepers and Aboriginal veterans was held at the Wetaskiwin Heritage Museum on Nov. 5. Karen Aberle, executive director and chief curator opened the ceremony with a small educational piece on Remembrance Day and why it is so important for Canada’s free citizens to wear a poppy and take time to remember Canada’s veterans. Aberle says poppies as a symbol of remembrance mainly come from John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields. The poppies thrived in the desolate earth torn apart by war. “Their colours stood out against the barren terrain,” said Aberle. In honour of the aboriginal Canadian veterans who continually went to war for Canada, despite no mandatory conscription, Maskwacis community member Sarah Potts stood to speak to the importance of the Maskwacis Veterans Memorial Monument, which was unveiled last year. “I believe it’s the first one in Alberta,” said Potts. Even during the Second World War Canadian aboriginals were not able to vote and were not considered legal citizens of Canada yet they still risked their lives in war. The idea of the cenotaph first came about in the 1980s when a group of chiefs began talking about native veterans. “They wanted to honour our members as well,” said Potts. “It’s 2015, it’s time we move forward,” she added. Murray Potts also took to the stand to talk about his father and two uncles who all served during Canadian conflicts. While Pott’s father was serving in Germany he was hit in the back and back of the leg by shrapnel from an exploding bomb. He survived and in 1953 was given an honourable discharge. “My dad was willing to go to war,” said Potts. He added it was his family that was being specifically mentioned during the ceremony but there are many more from the community who also fought for Canada and each of them deserve remembrance as well. Despite the atmosphere, Patterson says her father bonded with members of many different countries, often over a game of volleyball. “Most importantly my father gained a fundamental respect for cultural diversity,” said Patterson. However, Patterson says peacekeepers are not always given the same respect as their war-veteran counterparts, which is a part of the reason they were included in this year’s Heritage Museum Remembrance Day theme. The Remembrance Day program also included a piece by Cpl. Joe Bremner, who spoke on behalf of the military and the importance of honouring Canadian veterans, past, present and future. “We are willing to put the service and security of Canada ahead of our own. We accept the risks willingly,” he added.

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QUOTE: "You want to tell me what's really on your mind?" Preston is the paradigm of the word reliable. He's there when you need him, and he's a steady as he is calm. He worries sometimes about his friend Danny, who's definitely the more impulsive of the two. Preston's calm demeanor allows those in his church to tell him anything. His patient nature allows members of his congregation to confess openly about any manner of thing without his brow wrinkling in judgment or saying a harsh word to them. Not the most exciting guy you'll ever meet, but one people are glad to know. With Danny's first wedding ceremony coming up, Preston just wants to help keep his friend calm and do well.

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LeavinRoom is located in Paris. Our Paris tour website makes visiting LeavinRoom and other Paris attractions simple, and helps you make a travel plan personal to you. We saved Alice at 2 minutes ready. OUFFFF, we liked, a lot of padlock code to find. We thought we weren't going to make it, but nice. We are a group of friends fond of the escape games in Paris and in several cities of France, and we looked forward to our experience in the "Survival Instinct" room of LeavinRoom on the theme of the film Saw. There are some very good ideas in this room, including the staging of the start. Despite this, we were very disappointed with this experience. While we have not managed to get out after the 60 minutes (a first for our group despite successes in other rooms reputed to be very difficult). But that is not the reason for our disappointment because we will gladly accept defeat. On the other hand, our game master was somewhat unconvincing. He was struggling from the outset to explain to us the history, the rules and the reason for our presence (lack of motivation?). And at the exit, we had to insist on explaining what we had missed. He explained to us in a detached tone that there was a padlock missing in one place and that the room had not been properly prepared. There were no accessories for the photo at the end, no proposal for drinks (there is just a water cooler) and it's limit if we had the right to a "goodbye" when going out. All this would not be very serious if we had fun in the room. Except that the plot, initially original, quickly becomes a very long succession of padlocks that can not be opened in the conditions where one is (I do not want spoiler here but we lack the senses). Several padlock codes are obtained with puzzles without any connection to the plot of Saw. We were told at the briefing that we would have no clue. In fact, you get the instructions as you step on the screen. From the first room, our game Master gave us indications corresponding to the steps we had already carried out which destabilized us. In the end, we ended up taking it as a real survival game, by crunching the padlocks (only 3 digits!) without trying to find the clues to get them (which we do not usually do in other escapes), thinking it was part of the game . Personally if a serial killer is chasing me and what separates me from the exit is a 3-digit padlock, I open it quickly without asking me questions. It could have been an interesting and innovative approach compared to other Parisian escapes (getting out of there like Houdini because it is unlikely that a kidnapper would let the padlock codes hang around). Except it wasn't scary at all. The scenery is still pretty close to the movie. This escape was probably a must-do a few months/years ago. But there are now far better strung escapes with more original locks and better concealed in the décor than simple padlocks. I add that getting people down in Indian file masked eyes and without housekeeping in a staircase is dangerous. And that the game master is hyper important for the story so it is better to recruit motivated people and loving their craft. Come on, it doesn't matter, we quickly forget this bad experience and we move to a more interesting escape! Had an awesome experience playing the Alice one, would definitely recommend this place. Groups can go up to 5 people and the game is an hour long, but it was the quickest hour I’ve ever experienced! Good puzzles and a scary atmosphere (did the SAW one).

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