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La Bastide du Pin offers you its charming guest rooms in Lorgues-en-Provence, in the Var departement of France. Our guests have access to a park with typical Mediterranean vegetation, a heated swimming pool, a private car park as well as internet access.
Unlike a hotel, a guest house is run by its owners who live on location with their family; we welcome you in the comfortable rooms of our home and prepare for you every day a healthy and generous breakfast for a good start in your day in vacation or discovery of our beautiful region.
For those wishing to stay with us longer, we propose self-catering cottages: two of these are specially equipped for families (with a capacity of four to six persons) while another charming cottage is meant for couples who love space, light and careful decoration.
La Bastide du Pin is located in Lorgues-en-Provence, a small typically provencal village in the Dracénie, half-way between Aix-en-Provence and Nice, Saint-Tropez and the Verdon. Most of the famous tourist destinations of the Var can be reached in less than one hour's drive. Accessing the A8 motorway or the high speed train (TGV) station takes less than 20 minutes.
La Bastide du Pin is located in the heart of Provence countryside, on the first hills which gradually lead from the plains of the river Argens to the Gorges du Verdon. The hilly landscape is covered with oak, pine and cypress trees. Most arable areas are covered with vineyards and olive groves. We are in the heart of the Côtes de Provence vineyards. Some meandering streams run through this landscape. They are very dry in summer but can turn into raging torrents during storms. La Bastide du Pin is located at a higher elevation than these streams and never suffers floods that these storms can cause.
Please allow some time to read our reviews by travellers who have stayed at la Bastide du Pin on travel websites like TripAdvisor, Booking.com, etc.
Choose one of our rooms with a South view towards the hills or overlooking the garden, with bath and / or shower, we offer a wide range of tastefully-decorated rooms that are suited to all budgets.
Select our charming cottage or one of our family holiday cottages, two types of equipment and comfort suitable for each style of stay.
Take a moment to browse through the pages of our guestbook.


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Welcome to the Whittier Union High District's Office of Educational Technology.
We are dedicated to providing educational technology resources, training and support for the students, teachers, and staff of our district.
As the 21st century learning environment emerges, technology is enhancing the way teachers teach and students learn. To support this new paradigm, Whittier Union High School District's Educational Technology Department provides professional development and resources to enrich instructional strategies and integrate technology. The Educational Technology program collaborates with many internal and external partners to develop programs, workshops and materials to increase student learning and achievement. This intensive support, coupled with the effective use of technology expands educators’ ability to engage students in real-world, authentic learning experiences that promote 21st century readiness.
during the hours of 7:30am-4pm, Monday-Friday.
but for critical issues do not hesitate to call us ASAP.

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text: The Florida Panhandle Survival Expo currently has no upcoming dates scheduled in Pensacola, FL. This Pensacola gun show is held at Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds and hosted by RK Prepper Shows. All federal, state and local firearm ordinances and laws must be obeyed.

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High Season is here in Phuket and Similan Islands trips are starting up. Bookings on many boats are quite full for November - December, but right now we have a few specials in October (see also Latest Special Offers).
The Junk has a 5 day/6 night trip coming up in a couple of days - get on The Junk while you can! This is a great boat, totally unique and with a very experienced crew. Departure on the 13th in the evening from Phuket. Contact us now!

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Color Coordination: Deborah Lippmann Launches Lip and Nail Duets | Where Can I Find the Perfect?
In case you haven’t already noticed, this fall is all about red, red, and more red. So imagine our excitement when we stumbled upon this newly launched (and fabulously scarlet) nail and lip combo by manicure mogul Deborah Lippmann. The perfect pairing includes a deep pomegranate lipstick, aptly named “Let’s Do It,” along with “My Old Flame,” a classic crimson polish. We love how the shades pleasantly complement each other, without looking overtly matchy-matchy.


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The Blue House is a charming old house originally built in the 19th century. The house is ideally situated in the heart of the Soča Valley, just a few minutes from Tolmin on the main road that connects Nova Gorica with Kobarid.
Having been recently renovated, The Blue House can offer its guests the choice of 10 superb bedrooms. Each room has been uniquely furnished with antiques that were individually selected by the owner. At The Blue House you can really relax in style. Surround yourself in the rich atmosphere of local art and history whilst listening to the river that passes by your window.
Besides the wonderful decor, The Blue House has a wonderful restaurant offering fresh, tasty breakfasts with an excellent dinner menu. For more information about our accommodation and services please check our Rooms.

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Foodiestrip is the place where to begin the dialogue between those who love eating and drinking away from home and those who serve these “social rituals”. An open, clean and rich dialogue. Of course not limited to the sterile stars used in some reviews.
Foodiestrip is Italian. It is therefore born with a cultural DNA that says that eating and drinking is a complex system of values and emotions. They go from the temptations of gluttony to the pleasure of just “spending time together”, from a style choice to the research of a new one. In Italy, even just a coffee, is more than a drink to wake up. In Italy, even just a coffee, is more than a drink to wake up.
Foodiestrip began by declaring war on fake reviews. Today it does more: it transformed the review in a series of learning points that can help business owners knowing and going towards customers' needs in a more effective way. In the name of a mutual satisfaction and not a “talent show”.
On Foodiestrip the information is reliable because the experience is personal but mediated by the objectivity of the questionnaires. Just like on social media if I read a friend's post I know how to “weight it”. Because I know him, I trust my friend and I know what are the things we have in common and what we don't. On Foodiestrip if I see that a reviewer has the same tastes and evaluation methods as mine, that evaluation will be more effective for me.
Foodiestrip is the promoter of a new eating-out culture. Because Foodies will have on their smartphones a real guide not only to meet their expectations. But also to meet new and “out of the box” experiences.


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Everyone’s favourite barista is making an appearance in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (Free) to host Brewster’s Sweet Harvest, beginning today. Despite running a café, Barista seems to be rather fond of wine: this event focuses around grape and vineyard-themed items. The event is a typical flower planting and bug sharing event, broken into two parts and running until 2 a.m. on September 11. This event includes “Hard Tasks" for the first time. With a higher difficulty than other tasks, hard tasks reward you with different colours of the furniture you’ve already earned. These items will not appear in your catalogue.
Collect 40 petite bumbledrops to earn the purple vineyard table, and double that to receive a second.
Collect 70 petite bumbledrops and/or 40 jelly bumbledrops to earn a barrel of grapes.
Collect 30 jelly bumbledrops to earn the vineyard phonograph; collecting an additional 20 (bringing your total to 50) will reward you with a duplicate.
The second half of the event adds red berrypetal seeds and flowers to the selection; these breed either garden (green) and royal (purple) bumbledrops.
Collect nine garden bumbledrops or 30 royal bumbledrops to earn Brewster’s uniform.
Collect 65 royal bumbledrops and complete tasks 1-12, 2-11, 3-10, and 4-10 to earn the red vineyard vest.
Collect three garden bumbledrops or 15 royal bumbledrops to earn grape juice; collecting 30 garden bumbledrops will also reward you with juice.
Collect 25 garden bumbledrops to earn the vineyard counter, and 15 more to receive another.
Collect 60 garden bumbledrops to earn the red vineyard stool.
Collect 70 garden bumbledrops to earn the red vineyard table.
Collect 35 royal bumbledrops to earn the red vineyard trellis.
Collect 55 royal bumbledrops to earn the green vineyard table.
Collect 75 royal bumbledrops to earn the green vineyard trellis.
With part two of the event, you’ll also get the chance to get more of select items available in the first half. Collect 2 royal bumbledrops for a barrel of grapes, and 20 total royal bumbledrops for a purple vineyard stool. Aside from furniture and clothes, you can always receive potted flowers: trade 20 green, blue, or red berrypetal flowers with Lloyd to receive potted berrypetals of the colour traded.
Part one of Brewster’s Sweet Harvest event is on through the event’s conclusion on September 11. Part two of the event begins September 4, and ends at the same time. With several events ending recent after running simultaneously, it will be nice to focus on just one. A tip: if you’re struggling, make as many friends as possible and share your bumbledrops – it’s the fastest way to gather them!

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This elegant Mahogany colored, solid wood frame holds a 4" x 6" photo, with an eye catching die-cast Maltese cross medallion. Desktop easel-style backing is provided for easy display.
Measurement to outer frame edge is 6.5" x 9.5".

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James A. Bridges, age 63, of Buena Vista, GA, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 8, 2019, at 4:00pm in the Chapel of Watson-Tante Funeral Home with Rev. Daniel Whitt officiating.
Mr. Bridges was born September 1, 1955, to Baker and Annie Jean Hancock Bridges. He graduated Marion County High School in 1974, and joined the United States Navy. Mr. Bridges was self-employed as a mechanic and had been previously employed with Robinson Paving and J & D Expediting. He loved his children and grandchildren. Mr. Bridges was a generous and selfless soul who would always lend a helping hand. He loved to laugh and joke around. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by a son, Adam Wiggins and wife Michelle of Buena Vista, GA; by a brother, Elbert Bridges of Florida; and by four grandchildren, Ariel Wiggins, Cheyenne Wiggins, Ashley Scott, and Dylan Scott.


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When we first started to explore the idea of traveling to Cambodia we were focused on a river journey on the Mekong River from Siem Reap to Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam. We had so enjoyed our river trip in Borneo to see the orangutans and we wanted to experience the Mekong in the same way. Turns out that cruise wasn’t even close to fitting our travel budget and besides, the river runs out of water in the dry season and some years you have to be transported by bus to a port closer to the delta until the river is navigable. No thanks, even if we could afford it.
Alternatively we learned of a half day river excursion to the Silk Island that held some appeal, but there’s that aversion to being herded we spoke of before so joining a tour, even to traverse a little of the Mekong, put us right off.
Our driver Sambo solved our dilemma when he suggested he take us across the river to the Silk Island himself and we could have a private tour of the silk production. It was our last day, our last opportunity to get on the river, even if it was only a ferry. We gave Sambo the go-ahead and climbed aboard his now familiar tuktuk.
We enjoyed the long ride that led us out through the streets of Phnom Penh toward the river and a local ferry.
Jack and I walked aboard and climbed to the upper deck, but as the ferry prepared to pull away it looked like there wouldn’t be room for our tuktuk. At the last minute, Sambo drove onto the ramp and that’s how we traversed the river, with Sambo’s tuktuk barely hanging on at the edge of the ramp.
The river crossing was brief but satisfying and transported us back into our familiar water world.
On the other side we found lush fields and a glimpse of rural life. Sambo found it amusing that we asked him to stop so we could photograph the crops, but it’s been a long time since we were in an agricultural area.
The silk operation is a small enterprise I suspect was just created for the tourist trade, but our young volunteer guide enthusiastically practiced her English describing the process from the eggs to the moths to pupae to cocoons. Jack and I had a theoretical knowledge from school days but it was great to learn it all again first hand and to be able to see and touch each step of the process.
I love process, and following the steps from raw material to final product was what much of my work life in industrial video involved. I always thought of silk as a delicate frou-frou material but our guide emphasized how very strong it is, and we remembered that parachutes used to be made of silk.
The fabric woven at this site is sold only here and they weave beautiful complex patterns. It takes weeks to set up the loom and weeks to weave the length of fabric. The colors are mostly chemical dyes now.
After my experience attempting weaving in Buton, I was in awe of the concentration required for these complicated patterns. Most of the weavers learned their craft at the feet of their mothers and grandmothers, just like the weavers we met in Indonesia.
Our “tour” ended, as they always do, at the gift shop where I spent a long time deciding on what to buy. Everything was beautiful but we live on a boat and have limited space or use for fancy silk things. That doesn’t mean I didn’t want to admire and touch everything in the shop while Jack and our guide chatted in the shade outside.
The island is beautiful and quiet and our guide told us it’s a weekend destination for city dwellers needing a break from the urban dust and noise.
We woke Sambo from his nap and began the long trek back across the river to Phnom Penh. This quiet trip was one of our favorite excursions in Cambodia, and in the end satisfied our desire to experience something of the Mekong River.
The thing about brutally murdering one out of every four of your country’s citizens, concentrating on judges, artists, musicians, dancers, and the most educated and productive in the land, is that the gap created in collective memory is severed and so profound that it’s almost impossible to reconstruct. The few survivors of Pol Pot labored long and hard to rebuild their tragically lost culture, in some cases going so far as having to explain to the citizens why the dance was so important to Khmer Culture.
We saw a banner advertising a traditional dance program at the theater in the National Museum complex and booked seats after a day of touring the Killing Fields. We’d seen a lot of Indonesian and Malaysian dance this season, usually as a welcome ceremony for us cruisers so we were curious to see Cambodian dance. The good news was that the center was just a block from our hotel.
The performance was preceded by a beautiful and inspiring film on the national effort to regain their cultural roots. Aging artists, musicians and dancers who had survived the genocide were identified and brought together with young aspiring performers to rebuild the generational links and pass on the traditional arts.
From the first movement of the newly minted dancers I was struck by how strangely familiar some of the poses were and then it hit me. We’d just just spent four days staring in awe at bas-relief warriors and dancers carved into the ancient sandstone walls of Angkor Wat doing much the same thing.
Most of the pieces featured the noble Khmer peasants harvesting rice, or planting rice, or eating rice.
Seeing the bright, enthusiastic faces of these young performers erased much of the horror we learned about earlier in the day and we joined them in celebrating the human spirit.
I read before we left for Cambodia that a certain Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh held several open meditation hours during the week. Only one of those scheduled times coincided with our visit, and I entered it into our itinerary as a Marce must do. The website said it would be “in English” so I assumed a guided meditation, or a spiritual discourse by a monk. It turned out to be just an open quiet space with seat pads and I took a spot, made myself comfortable and settled in for the longest meditation session I’ve done in quite some time. My own practice is generally limited to ten minutes after my morning yoga, so an hour would be a challenge to my attention and my knees. As the beginning hour approached the room filled up with about 20 fellow meditators, most of whom seemed like regulars in their ritual entrance and eventual calm and steady posture.
As I practiced breathing in peace and exhaling love and lifted my internal gaze from the constant drone of my eternally busy brain, Jack explored the temple grounds and made friends with the resident cats and a few passing monks.
At the end of the hour a monk came in and chanted a blessing and I unfolded my cramped legs and joined Jack, refreshed, peaceful and proud that I didn’t fart or otherwise embarrass myself.
We took a tuktuk back to our neighborhood and had dinner at Friends, a wonderful tapas restaurant that’s part of a global alliance of training establishments whose students are former street youth or at-risk kids. The food was incredible, and though priced a little higher than other local restaurants, we were happy to support the cause, and the menu included many vegetarian and vegan options in addition to meat and fish, as well as creative cocktails. We loved it.
The lingering peaceful feeling from the meditation session helped the next morning when our tuktuk driver picked us up for the trip to the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, one of many Killing Fields across Cambodia where a quarter of the population were slaughtered by the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979.
The site is now a memorial and a beautifully written and produced audio tour guides visitors around the site and tells the horrific story of the Pol Pot regime.
We hadn’t planned much more for this day and took our time touring the quiet memorial. One of the optional tracks in the audio tour is an excerpt from an orchestral piece by a Cambodian composer and we sat on a bench by the river letting the music express the sadness we felt that a peaceful civilization with a rich cultural history could fall victim to a murderous tyrant determined to send the country back to the Bronze Age.
Bullets were expensive so the mass killings were accomplished using whatever weapons came to hand, mostly various farm implements, and these jagged dried palm leaves, used to slit the throats of the victims. The image still gives me nightmares. This is not ancient history but the methods were crude and barbaric.
Babies and their mothers were swung by their feet to bash their brains against this tree, then thrown into an adjacent pit. Hundreds of mourners have hung bracelets on the tree in remembrance of the victims, and I took off an ankle bracelet I’ve worn since the Caribbean to add to the collection. As I tied it on I thought of all the beautiful places it’s been and I made a wish for eternal peace for the lives that were brutally ended here. It’s impossible to conceive how any human being could do these things.
The centerpiece of the memorial is a Buddhist stupa filled with the skulls and bones of 5000 victims.
The condition of the skulls hints at the torture these people were subjected to, or the method of their murder.
Most travelers to Phnom Penh combine the Killing Fields with a tour of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. After hearing firsthand reports from fellows cruisers we decided against more harrowing nightmare fodder and instead took refuge in our hotel for a few hours before countering the horrors of Pol Pot with a celebration of Khmer culture we booked for that evening. If you’re too young to remember Pol Pot or you need a refresher you can find a brief one here.
Mr Man tuktuked us to the airport in plenty of time to catch our flight to Phnom Penh. Two hours to check in for a 45 minute flight. Legend has it that a woman named Penh found four images of the Buddha on the shores of the Mekong River and built a temple on the tallest hill in the area in which to keep them. The city that grew up around the hill became known as Phnom Penh or ‘Penhs Hill.’ The city sits at the confluence of four rivers: the Upper Mekong, the Lower Mekong, the Sap, and the Bassac. The Khmers call it Chatomuk, or four faces.
We had only the sketchiest outline of a plan. It kind of read something like; get settled in, reconnoiter the colonial French quarter, check out a possible Mekong River cruise, meditation session for M, avoid the very graphic torture museum but find the Killing Fields memorial and hit the National Museum. We call it winging it.
It was okay but our view was not.
They eventually moved us to the ninth floor but couldn’t accommodate the extra two days we added just to make sure we were in compliance with the Malaysian “get lost” rules needed to renew our visas.
We decided to hit the ground running this time so after a long exploratory walk we found ourselves in the French quarter at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Cambodia featuring large photojournalist pictures on the walls and unsurpassed views across the Sap and Mekong Rivers.
Here, and really everywhere, Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, and the horrors of genocide were just below the surface. If it can happen here to these peaceful, kind people it can happen anywhere.
Marce had once again found several highly rated vegetarian restaurants all within walking distance of our hotel but, in a major miracle, she found a tiny hole in the wall eatery serving superb authentic Ethiopian cuisine, a particular favorite of ours.
Now about that city view. A move up to the ninth floor solved the view problem and that’s the Mekong River off in the distance. The Royal Palace is on the right. Definitely better.
We spent our last day and a half in Angkor visiting some of the more outlying sites. This strategy served two purposes: we were able to explore temples in the company of far fewer of our fellow tourists, and the distances between the places we visited meant we had lovely long tuktuk rides allowing for a rest and a nice cooling breeze. I really enjoyed this form of travel, slow enough to appreciate the scenery along the way, fast enough that you don’t feel you’re wasting time, and open-air to see real life around us.
We fell into a comfortable routine. We’d arrive at a temple, get oriented and find a bit of shade to shelter in. Then using an Angkor guide app on my phone we read the historical overview about the site, then consulted our guide book for the original layout and the significant features we should look for.
Jack can never resist the urge to climb to the top of wherever we are so he made his way up steep steps to explore the upper bits, while I wandered the lower parts looking for the important carvings or other features.
I was often perfectly content to find a quiet corner taking in the peace, the majesty, the artistry, trying to imagine the place when it was first built and occupied. Often when we visit ruins we see them just as crumbling structures, beautiful in their current state of disarray, and it can be a challenge to paint a mental picture of newly finished monumental works in all their glorious perfection being used for their intended purpose.
Our penultimate stop was the temple of Phnom Bakeng, one of the taller structures, and a favorite for watching the sunset. The temple is so fragile that only 300 people are allowed at one time. We weren’t staying for sunset so our early afternoon visit found the place nearly empty. We both climbed to the top of this one, scary for me, routine for Jaco. The view was spectacular even in the afternoon heat haze.
We spent our last two hours back at the crown jewel, Angkor Wat, which by this time was packed with hot and tired tourists.
It was hard to tear ourselves away, and we both watched behind us as this magical thousand-year-old city disappeared into the forest and our tuktuk delivered us back to Siem Reap for our last evening before venturing on to Phnom Penh. We could easily have spent more time here but there are always more places to discover. Tick tock. Tempus fugit.


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A beautiful blue oval lab created sapphire has been handset into a simple setting. The setting lets light in on all sides and allows the sapphire to sparkle in the light.
The lab created sapphire is oval and measure 9x7mm in size.
The pendant will hang about 1/2" (1.27 cm) from the chain.


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I currently have a couple of VR's; a silver and red one. I am in the process of fully refurbishing both of them and am using this blog to record my efforts. With precious little mechanical experience prior to Corrado ownership, this is a bit of a challenge and I am having to learn a lot of new skills. I am trying to document as much as possible so others can benefit.
Please feel free to leave your comments. Thanks.
Last Thursday was spent changing over the front sub-assembly. As with the rear axle, the aim was to recover the one fitted to the car so it could be refurbished and then refitted, along with all new components, bolts and fastenings. So this work is just an interim position. It was a long day, starting at 10.00 and finishing at just after midnight. Not finishing was not an option as the garage space was needed on Friday morning.
Right, on with the refurbished rear axle with new discs, bearings and bushes. This is a temporary measure while I refurbish the axle that was on the car which is not as corroded and will look as new when coated. Then it can all be refitted and the initial one used for the Silver VR. Double the work, but the car needed to be mobile for the MOT and due to storage demands.
Having had a long think about what to do with the two VR's, I have decided to keep the red one as a 'Collection/Concourse' car and use the Silver one for some contemporary updates I fancy. So, the red one will be put back to factory condition, put in long term storage/preservation and sold for a profit in 10-20 years as a classic. Time will tell if this is a smart idea.
All times are GMT. The time now is 4:09 PM.

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The hardness of rocks is a fascinating and puzzling study for the beginning rockhound. The durability of gemstones is of great importance to anyone setting up a tumbler or starting to make cabochons. The rock’s resistance to wear (abrasion or “scratching”) is indicated by its hardness, or as sometimes defined by mineralogists, its “scratchability”. The hardness of any material depends upon the kind of atoms in its structure, and the closeness of their packing. Variation in hardness is due to the different arrangement and spacing of atoms.
For 150 years, the Mohs scale has been accepted and used to differentiate between hardness of various gems and minerals. It runs from 1 (talc) to 10 (diamond), but the scale is neither an exact nor a linear one. It indicates only that any mineral will scratch a mineral lower on the scale and be scratched by one higher on the scale. In Moh’s day there were no minerals or materials to place between 9 (corundum) and 10 (diamond), yet diamond is approximately 6 times harder than corundum. Now there are man-made carbides to fill some of the gap, as well as a boron nitride reputed to be slightly harder than diamond. That is, it is said to scratch somewhat easier than it is scratched by diamond.
A more exact scale, much less frequently used, is that of the U.S. Bureau of Standards. The reason for its non-use is apparent, expensive equipment and considerable training is necessary. With Moh’s, anyone can do it. There is even a supplementary scale of the hardness of common minerals, which is very useful to rockhounds.
The test for hardness is easy to accomplish: hold the specimen to be tested with a smooth and flat area up, drag the point of a mineral of known identity, or hardness, slowly across the specimen. Regardless of which material is harder, the appearance of a scratch is the same, a mark or streak is seen. Wipe the streak off carefully and inspect to see if an actual scratch has been made. If not, repeat test with harder mineral. Minerals of the same hardness will scratch each other. When testing cut gems, the hardness test should be used only as a last recourse, as it is quite easy to deface or cleave a cut stone. However, a scratch test can be made along the girdle with a hardness plate. This is a mineral from the Mohs scale, with a smooth, not polished, flat area across which the girdle of the faceted stone is dragged. If the girdle of the stone makes a scratch on the plate, it is harder than the plate; if no scratch, it is softer and you need to try a plate of lower hardness. When testing with hardness plates, remember that the hardness of the stone being tested is higher than that of the plate upon which the scratch is made. This is opposite of when hardness points are used, and the hardness of the mineral being tested is lower than the point making the scratch. To make hardness test plates, select minerals found on the Mohs scale. Small, ½ inch pieces, a cut or broken section of a sawed slab is excellent. Flatten one surface by lapping on glass with silicon carbide grit and water. Use 90-100 grit until saw marks or pits are removed. Then finish in the same way with 320 or 440 grit. Gem quality minerals are not necessary for hardness testing.


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Basket abandonment is a real problem in eCommerce and one many digital marketing experts are constantly trying to fix. With statistics that show only 2% of online shoppers convert it’s easy to see why so many business owners are obsessed with fixing this.
With 90% of people abandoning baskets or window shopping, there’s a huge potential to increase profits. Just lowering basket abandonment by 1% can have a dramatic effect on the sales of a business. How do you do you lower basket abandonment?
A good PPC agency understands the need to provide the right content at the right time. It may be tempting to lead those who click on a little journey, so they see more products, but this will only lead to frustration. Google users want products they searched for instantly, and they won’t appreciate being made to jump through hoops to get it. They’ll simply shop elsewhere.
All of us are quite lazy when we shop online and if the checkout button isn’t screaming at us, we will forget it’s there. There are areas of a webpage we never look at, such as the bottom left, and so placing a checkout icon here, is basically asking a customer to abandon their basket.
There’s a reason the basket, or cart, is usually in the top right corner. This is the area on a website where people scan the most. This is why the phone number of a company is here (for smaller businesses) or the shopping and login icon for larger brands.
Customers still need prompting though. The longer a person dwells on a webpage the more chance there is of an outside distraction that will stop them from checking out. This is why you need to scatter reminders and make it easy for them to navigate through the checkout process.
Many of the bigger brands make the checkout process time sensitive. For example, Tesco understand basket abandonment, and so will give a person 2 hours to shop before they have to rebook a delivery slot. Most people, even though it’s a simple click to book again, will fear losing their slot and will checkout in the allotted time frame.
A few years ago some companies thought it would be fun to hide the delivery prices until the final stages of checkout. For some reason, they believed that once a customer got to the point where they were ready to pay, they would accept the delivery charges without question. This rarely worked. Customers are not silly, they don’t like being lied to, and even if the charges are miniscule, they don’t appreciate an attempt to fool.
Being completely transparent is much more likely to encourage a customer to check out, while also building consumer loyalty which is the gold currency of eCommerce and digital marketing.
It would be foolish to attempt a basket abandonment rate of 0% as there are circumstances beyond your control that can prompt a visitor to abandon their basket. This being said, it’s always crucial to improve on basket abandonment rates and to discover why the customer is leaving the site on a certain page. To win at eCommerce and digital marketing a company needs to constantly adapt and evolve to please the changing internet landscape.

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Best Window mount in the industry!
This window mount is rock solid with three locking suction cups that will hold even under off-roading conditions. The locking levers pull each suction cup down onto the window for a firm hold.
We have customers even PreRunning with this on their glass.
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Dutchman Arch is a small arch visible from I-70. It is easy to visit, and fun for kids.
Locomotive Point has a small, but very dark and defined pictograph panel. Due to their close proximities to I-70 and each other, this makes a great side trip while passing by.
Note: You used to be able to get off the freeway near Dutchman arch. This is no longer the case, you now need to follow the longer directions listed below.
Take exit 131 from I-70 (about 30 miles west of Green River). Go south off the freeway.
After crossing under the freeway, the area is a maze of roads. Below is the easiest way to get to each place.
The arch is clearly visible right next to the road. You can drive right up to it.
The panel is clearly marked as a fenced area. Enjoy the panels, they are impressive.
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Tuesday, March 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Free East 20 pizza and dessert!
Dinner 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
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Join insurance and legal professionals for a community conversation on protecting your home and property against natural disasters. Hindsight is 20-20. Take advantage of increased community knowledge after two seasons of fires and floods to be better prepared for the future.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Lorquon is a locality in western Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Hindmarsh local government area, 388 kilometres (241 mi) west north west of the state capital, Melbourne.
At the 2016 census, Lorquon had a population of 10.


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Douroinn Hotel offers guests the following services and facilities to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
For your convenience we provide the service of rent a car, bike rental, tours at Douro region, among others. For more information please contact us.


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Surge in demand for security is just the job for electricians who met at college | News by Wales Express News, People Before Profit!
An electrical business set up by two former apprentices who met in college is enjoying a boom thanks to a surge in security work.
Electricians Ryan Griffiths and Nick Dacey teamed up last year as RN Electrical and Security after forming a friendship as apprentice electricians at what is now Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road campus, in Wrexham.
And now half the pair’s business is taken up with installing security systems and cameras for businesses and homeowners across a wide area of North East Wales and the border counties.
It has seen them expand quickly so they have now taken on an apprentice of their own and are looking for another qualified electrician to help keep pace with their workload.
Nick, 28, from Acton, in Wrexham, said: “I don’t know whether people feel more at risk now but security, installing alarms and CCTV, is becoming massive for us, mainly at private homes but also at businesses.
They have also been helped by a decision to use a storage container at the Lock Stock Self-Storage Park on Ruabon Road, Wrexham, as a base to operate from and Ryan said: “It has made a big difference to us because we are able to carry more stock.
“It also means we can buy more and more cheaply because we’re buying in bulk – we can organise the work the day before and load up first thing next morning and head straight out.
Both Ryan and Nick were interested in careers as electricians and did their apprenticeships together in Wrexham and worked with local firms before deciding to go into partnership.
Nick said: “We both went to the Bersham Road campus where we met. It’s really good there and they give you an excellent grounding.
The pair started by rewiring a big, six-bedroom house in Wrexham and have been in demand throughout and Ryan said: “We organise what we’re going to do the previous day, do quotes at night and then meet up at Lock Stock in the morning.
“We’re growing the business and we’ve been busy from the start but we want to continue to grow – we’re not working 60 hours a week to carry on running a couple of vans for 20 years.
Nick added: “It is difficult to find qualified electricians and that’s true in all the trades in the building industry, there’s a definite skills shortage.
“But I think we’ve gone about the business well. Our overheads are low and we’ve grown by recommendation so people are not just pulling your names off a website.
Ryan said: “If you wanted three words to sum us up it would be efficient, reliable and clean.
“You have to be organised and turn up when you say you will and not let anyone down.
Nick added: “The customer is the most important thing because without them you don’t have a business but you can be as nice and pleasant as you like and as clean as you like but you do have to know what you’re doing.
“We are busy and anyone who isn’t is doing it wrong. If you’re willing to work hard and do a good job then people will use you and recommend you.
“I think the secret for us was not to go too big too quick because it’s a mistake to get overextended and not to be able to deliver what you promise.
Ryan said: “In business you have to admire anyone who has made it from nothing to something and people who see an opportunity.
“I admire Lock Stock because they saw an opportunity for self-storage and they have built on that and seen how using a container can benefit a business, or how it can make sense to hire vans from their sites or even sell fireworks.
Caption: 20190104- RN Electrical-1: RN Electrical and Security are based at Lock Stock Self-Storage in Ruabon Road, Wrexham, and pictured are business partners Ryan Griffiths, left, and Nick Dacey, right, with Lock Stock site manager Mike Trow and apprentice electrician Will Davies.
20190104- RN Electrical-8: RN Electrical and Security are based at Lock Stock Self-Storage in Ruabon Road, Wrexham, and pictured, from left, are business partners Ryan Griffiths and Nick Dacey with Lock Stock site manager Mike Trow and apprentice electrician Will Davies.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


text: That old door won't latch in the winter and sticks in the summer. When every other room in the house is perfect, this room is freezing or broiling. Every house has nagging problems that frustrate you: The repair is a project too big or too skilled for a homeowner, but too small for most contractors to be interested. Call us, and see how unique a contracting firm we are: An owner of the company will answer the phone, an owner of the company will suggest a solution that is good looking AND good construction technique, an owner of the company will provide a written estimate, and an owner of the company will make sure your problem is solved for good, not just painted over till next summer.


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Art is a creative expression through paintings, photographs, music, films, dance, and other artistic forms. There is no limit to expressing one’s own creativity because it comes in unique ways. For instance, Indigenous people in Canada have a great history of art that dates as far as the last Ice Age (between 80,000 – 12,000 years ago). Indigenous artwork plays a huge role in most Indigenous people’s lives. It can help them to heal from traumatic events, including loss of a loved one, and personal trauma. Lately, some people are creating Indigenous artwork in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, and to support the families of MMIWG.
For instance, two teenagers, Aiyana and Kaiya Leonard La Couvee from Calgary collected more than 1,200 pairs of shoes for an art project, in hope of raising awareness for MMIWG. Their birth mother was murdered last November. The art project has been exhibited in Olympic Plaza in Calgary, Alberta as part of the 12th annual Awo Taan Healing Lodge Sisters in Spirit March and Vigil.
Not only does Indigenous artwork guide people on a healing journey from the pain, but it also raises awareness for MMIWG. Walking with Our Sisters (walkingwithoursisters.ca/about) is a massive art installation that contains of 1,763+ pairs of moccasin vamps. Each moccasin vamp represents one missing or murdered woman. Some moccasin vamps have been donated by individuals to the project. Currently, Walking with Our Sisters is doing a tour across Canada to exhibit the pairs of moccasin vamps, and to raise the awareness of MMIWG and injustice.
Recently, we’ve lost an incredibly talented Inuit artist, Annie Pootoogook who was well-known for her raw, uncensored crayon and ink drawings of her life in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Pootoogook faced some hardships in her life, but art helped her overcome her struggles and she gained success from her incredible artwork. Her artworks are displayed at various art museums in North America. Without Indigenous artwork and talented artists, the journey to healing the wounds for all Indigenous people would be undoubtedly more difficult.


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Stone pebbles are used for a variety of purposes, both outdoors and indoors. They can be sorted by colour and size, and they can also be polished to improve the texture and colour.


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The Reach has been named as the development of the year by the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce at their 32nd annual Commerce Awards of Excellence. Deb McLelland, executive director of the Chamber, provides some reasoning behind the decision.
The criteria for the award, sponsored by Fit Financial, was for the project to be completed within the 12 months before the nomination submission and a general demonstration of a contribution or investment to the economic and social impact to the Kamloops region.
TRU first announced TRUCT as their corporate trustee in November of 2011, revealing they would be managing the mixed-use development of TRU’s real estate. The trust is engaged in commercial activity with a mission that includes making profits to be used for student financial assistance, research funding and other university initiatives.
Brian Christianson, Stantec principal architect, shares his thoughts on the award and the impact The Reach has left in the community.
He mentions the various benefits of the project from improving campus and student life, densifying the southwest side of the city, along with its distinctive goal to give back to students for their research endeavours.
The Reach has been notoriously criticized for questionable parking planning, affecting all stakeholders, including administration and students. Christianson assures the parking issue is exclusive to the university and not The Reach’s concern.
It is left to see how TRU will address the parking dilemma; nevertheless, there’s a chance a negotiation between the university, developers and strata council will occur in the near future.


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Bald Eagle BE1157 - Gun Safe, 60" x 30" x 24"
This solid and stately gun safe has been made specially for us, and we think you'll agree that it's one of the best around! The plush shelves can house approximately 22 long guns and the safe includes an adjustable top shelf for storage. Know that your firearms will be secure with fourteen heavy-duty 1-1/4" chrome plated door bolts and a Securam heavy-duty digital lock. Securam is a well respected name in digital locks for reliability. The safe itself is fire resistant for up to one hour, so you'll never have to give another worry to your gun's safety. Five spoke chrome handle partnered with an attractive red powder coat finish makes for a striking piece.
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WSC 2016 provides a unique opportunity to reach key simulation practitioners and researchers from all disciplines in the industry, government and university sectors. Expected attendance is 650+.
Click here to review the WSC Exhibitor Terms & Conditions.
To view larger size of floor plan please click on image below. You may also download a PDF of the floor plan here. Please note: This floor plan does not reflect booths that are already purchased.
Pricing will remain the same in 2016. The Exhibit Fee for booth space is $1,250 for an inside 8 x 10 booth and $1,350 for a corner booth. As in the past the booth space fee is for space only and does not include furnishings, electrical, etc.
INFORMS will need to add you as a ‘Company Administrator’ within our system if you are the contact that will be registering for the booth or sponsorship. Please contact Michelle Farace to be added as a ‘Company Administrator’. Once you are added as a company administrator, you’ll be able to follow the instructions below to purchase your booth starting on Friday, May 6.
View the Floor Plan and Sponsorship Opportunities to familiarize yourself with the layout, exposure opportunities and terms & conditions of registering for an exhibit booth or sponsorship.
Go to INFORMS Self-Service Center page https://acgi.informs.org/sso_login.php, enter your Last Name and Customer ID. You must be listed as a ‘company administrator’ with INFORMS to purchase a booth or sponsorship. Please let Michelle Farace know who from your company should be listed as the company administrator. This will allow you to use your INFORMS ID to process company registration.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Self-Service Center Page and click on EVENT EXHIBIT AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. From here you will select the Exhibitors Portal and then click on WSC Exhibits.
Follow the prompts to enter the Contact Details(main booth contact information) , Optional Workshop Description and Exhibitor Guide Description.
Booth Selection – Add booth(s) to your cart and proceed to ‘Additional Items’.
In this step you can add a Sponsorship Opportunity, select Audio Visual and/or add Additional Representatives to ‘My Cart’. Please note: If you are presenting at a Vendor Workshop on Sunday, you must select AUDIOVISUAL $80.
Select payment option (wire/check or credit card) and submit. Once your payment has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation e-mail, sent to the person designated as the primary contact.
We are aware that booth personnel are not always decided on until closer to the conference. In order to add booth personnel you must have completed Steps 1-7 and return to https://acgi.informs.org/sso_login.php. Updates to booth personnel must be entered by November 1, 2016.
Credit Card: Now available through the online application: VISA, MasterCard or American Express.
Check: Company Check made payable to INFORMS (US dollars) and send to 5521 Research Park Drive, Suite 200, Catonsville, MD 21228.
Bank/Wire Transfer: Please contact Michelle Farace, for wire transfer information.
All cancellations writing to the Michelle Farace by October 12, 2016 (cancellation fee of $250 will apply).
In addition to the Sunday Workshops, registered exhibitors have the opportunity to participate in the Vendor Track at WSC. The Vendor Track provides an opportunity for companies that market modeling and simulation technology and services to present their innovations and successful applications. For each reserved booth, vendors get a 45-minute time slot in the track.
For each slot in the Vendor Track, you have two options: submit a complete paper; or submit just an abstract. Abstracts and papers appear online and in the final program, but neither appear the archival proceedings (IEEE rules). Abstracts are lightly reviewed by the track coordinator and papers are reviewed by multiple members of the committee and may entail revisions.
Papers and abstracts should use the Authors’ Kit in order to adhere to the publication format requirements. For abstracts, please use the paper template and just delete everything after the abstract (i.e., you should still have the running head, title and affiliations, etc.) The links for submitting papers and abstracts are here. The deadline for submission for abstracts is July 31, 2016.
For additional information on the Vendor Track, please contact Jeff Smith at jsmith@auburn.edu.
If you have any questions regarding the registration process, please contact Michelle Farace at michelle.farace@informs.org or (443) 757-3556.

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Create your own digital bobble-head with Bobbleshop. We also have an app that will get you motivated and help you master skills, and an action arena game where you get to take on your opponents with just one spear.
Rare Candy – Epic Habit and Goal Mastery by playing your way to 10000 hours ($0.99 → Free, 4.2 MB): Get motivated and master skills with this lifestyle app.
Inspired by Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, Rare Candy helps you master skills through recording and scoring. The idea is to fight your way to 10,000 hours of practice and earn the right to be called a master of your trade. All you have to do is enter something you want to master, and then start recording the time spent doing it. You’ll start to level up quickly at first, but as you put in the hours you’ll see how much dedication is needed to become a true master. You’re also able to record daily activities, which are physical and mental tasks, to help keep your health and mana bars full. You’re able to set reminders as well to help you stay on task. The app includes loads of skill icons to choose from, customizable profiles, and the ability to share your achievements via Facebook, Twitter, AirDrop, or email.
Rare Candy – Epic Habit and Goal Mastery by playing your way to 10000 hours is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 30 ratings.
ChemTrix Chemistry Calculator ($3.99 → Free, 6.2 MB): A calculator app designed for common chemistry problems.
You’re provided with instant access to a handful elements and number buttons in order to allow you to easily construct chemical formulas. You can also just swipe right to left to reveal an alphabetical list of all of the elements of the periodic table. Tap and hold on an element to view details about it. The app also includes organic groups, formula history, and the ability to assign elements or groups to buttons.
ChemTrix Chemistry Calculator is available for free today only (08/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 63 ratings.
SnapEntry – fast diary/journal, integrates with Evernote ($1.99 → Free, 3.4 MB): Quickly add notes to Evernote with SnapEntry.
Simply launch the app and start taking notes. A custom bar across the top of your keyboard allows you to instantly add checkboxes, bullets, time stamps, and tags. It also allows you to send your notes to Evernote with a single tap. SnapEntry includes undo and redo, reminders, TextExpander support, multiple themes and font sizes to choose from, and URL scheme support.
SnapEntry – fast diary/journal, integrates with Evernote is available for free today only (08/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 12 ratings.
SideSwype ($1.99 → Free, 62.1 MB): A block sliding and matching game wrapped into one neat package.
The basic goal of the game is to match three or more of the same colored blocks by sliding them up, down, left, or right. When you swipe, all of the blocks on the screen will move in one direction until they stop. As you progress, special four and five blocks will appear, requiring you to make larger matches. If you’re able to, you’ll be rewarded with special bomb and diamond blocks that will help you clear the board. The game includes full stat tracking, light and dark themes, six color schemes, two original songs, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
SideSwype is available for free today only (08/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 25 ratings.
Galaxy Legend ($19.99 → Free, 81.0 MB): Today only: New players will receive a $19.99 gift pack, which allows you to keep playing for quite a while without having to pay up!
The year is 2841. A new chapter in human history is about to begin as we further our reach across the universe. It’s up to you as the commander of a galactic outpost to expand your power by wiping out space pirates, aliens, and other enemy outposts. You’re able to duel with AI controlled opponents along with other players from around the world in a vast galactic battlefield. Then upgrade your starships with the credits earned during battle to keep your enemies at bay. You’re also able to form alliances with friends and develop strategies through the in-game chat system.
Galaxy Legend is available for free today only (08/23). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2586 ratings.
Bobbleshop – Bobble Head Avatar Maker ($4.99 → Free, 134.3 MB): Create your own digital bobble-head avatar with this unique entertainment app.
Utilize the thousands of 3-D rendered parts and accessories to craft your personal doll from scratch. Just tap on a zone on the doll to select it, and then tap on a part or accessory to place it. You’re able to move, rotate, and resize each part and accessory via multitouch controls. You can then snap a picture of your bobble-head and share it, or share your “DNA” file via email for others to use.
Bobbleshop – Bobble Head Avatar Maker is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 166 ratings.
One Spear Arena ($0.99 → Free, 28.2 MB): An action arena game where you get to take on your opponents with just one spear.
You’re able to move your character around the arena by tapping where you want it to go. When the time is right, strike with your spear by tapping, dragging, and releasing your finger in the direction of your opponent. Hopefully you land your blow, because you must chase down your spear to fire again, and you don’t want to be caught running around without it. The battle will continue until you take a hit yourself. The game includes three modes, three map types with two variants each, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
One Spear Arena is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


text: These are Crystal Embossed Transparent Covers! First, you can find these covers in 4 different colors: red, white, blue, and gray. Using your own binding machine, punch these covers to bind a book with any punch pattern you prefer. As you can see, they are clear, and give your book a little extra flair! You can also get them oversized with rounded corners, even in half sized covers. The embossing on these covers give a similar effect to certain metal grates.


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On Sunday March 22nd, 2010 the House voted 220-207 to pass health care reform. The bill passed the Senate 56-43. President Obama signed the bill on Monday March 23rd.
3 Months from final passage the bill provides immediate access to coverage for people with no insurance due to a pre-existing condition. Which means that before Independence day on July 4th, 2010, Americans who had no coverage because they were already sick will become free from the worry of huge healthcare bills destroying their lives.
The drawback is that the coverage comes at a high cost – through so-called “High Risk Pools” of hard to insure people and the cost for that insurance is extremely high. Still better than no insurance at all, guaranteeing them they won’t have to sell their homes or force them to go bankrupt to pay for massive hospitalization costs.
Provides subsidies for families earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level — or, under current guidelines, about $88,000 a year — to purchase health insurance.
Requires most employers to provide coverage or face penalties.
Requires most people to obtain coverage or face penalties.
Expands health insurance coverage to 32 million people.
The uninsured are clearly the biggest beneficiaries of the legislation, which would extend the health care safety net for the lowest-income Americans. The legislation is meant to provide coverage for as many as 32 million people who have been shut out of the market ??? whether because insurers deem them too sick or because they cannot afford ever-rising insurance premiums. For people already covered by a large employer ??? most Americans, in other words ??? the effect would not be as significant. And yet, just about everyone might benefit from tighter insurance regulations.
Keep your doctor and plan if you like it, but your plan will be strengthened and you’ll be protected from insurance company abuses.
Q: Will my premiums / costs go up because of health reform?
According to the independent and non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, people who get coverage through their employer today will likely see lower premiums.
Reform will lower premiums by reducing administrative costs, increasing competition between insurance companies and creating a larger pool of insured Americans.
And remember, the cost of doing nothing is high. In ten years, health care spending for each employee at an average big company will be $28,530.
Q: Will my coverage at work change?
A: No. If you like the health plan you have, you will be able to keep it.
Nothing in the health reform bill will require you to change your coverage. What the bill will do is strengthen the coverage you get at work by making it easier to understand and adding some clear rules to rein in the worst insurance company abuses.
Language explaining what’s in your plan will have to be simple and clear so that you know what your benefits are and what’s covered.
Insurance companies will no longer be allowed to place a lifetime limit on the amount of care they pay for. And in some cases insurance companies with excessive overhead costs will be required to give you a rebate. And, if your adult children are living at home up to age 26 they can be covered under your family policy.
Q: Will the government take my choice of doctor away?
Nothing about the President’s proposal will interfere with the choice of doctors you have today. The legislation will not cause you to change the coverage you have at work today.
Q: What are you going to do about all the confusing forms I have to fill out?
Health reform will require plans to use clear and plain language on insurance forms so that you can easily understand what benefits and what doctors are covered in your plan. And, it will standardize forms to reduce the confusing and overwhelming paperwork that all Americans have to confront today.
You won’t be required to provide health insurance to your employees, but if you choose to, new tax credits will make covering your employees more affordable. You will also have access to a new insurance exchange to find the best deal, and the entire process will be simpler.
Q: Will I be required to provide coverage that I can’t afford?
The President’s proposal does not require that small businesses provide coverage to their employees. Instead, the President’s proposal provides tens of billions of dollars in new tax-credits to small businesses to make it easier for them to provide coverage if they choose to do so.
Today, small businesses pay up to 18 percent more than large firms for the same health insurance policy. The independent and non-partisan Congressional Budget Office found that with health insurance reform, premiums for small businesses will go down.
In addition, you will be protected from sudden, arbitrary rate hikes because a worker get sick; because insurance companies will no longer be permitted to base the cost of coverage on health status.
Q: Why would it be easier to provide coverage than it is today?
First, by allowing small businesses to buy coverage through an insurance exchange—the marketplace where you can shop for health insurance—small businesses will get the benefit of pooling together their employees with millions of others, which will lower their own exposure, lower risk and ultimately lower costs.
Second, operating through an exchange will reduce administrative costs for small businesses and their employees by enabling them to easily and simply compare the prices, benefits, and quality of health plans.
Third, many small businesses will be able to get a tax credit to help cover the cost of the coverage they offer.
Q: Will I be able to pool with other small businesses to buy coverage?
The President’s proposal bill gives small business owners the leverage that big businesses enjoy by allowing them to buy coverage through the exchange. This gives them greater buying power in the market place and spreads the cost of coverage across a much larger pool – both of which help to hold down premiums.
Q: Will my employees be able to buy coverage if I cannot afford to provide it?
Employees at small businesses that don’t offer coverage can get tax credits to purchase coverage.
Q: Will my taxes go up to pay for the cost of covering the uninsured?
Your business taxes will not go up. Instead, you may be eligible for new tax credits to help offset the cost of covering your employees.
Health reform protects Medicare. Medicare will be made more financially secure and seniors who hit the prescription drug “donut hole” will be protected from high costs for their medicines.
Q: Will my benefits be cut?
Your guaranteed Medicare benefits will not be cut.
In addition, you will have benefits you don’t have today: Preventive services like cancer screenings at no cost, and a substantial reduction in prescription drug prices if you fall into that gap in coverage known as the “donut hole”. Over time the bill closes this coverage gap completely. And the Medicare Trust Fund will be extended for more than 9 years, making sure that the Medicare program will be there for seniors now and in years to come.
Q: Will I be able to keep my doctor?
A: Yes, you will. Health insurance reform will not affect the choice of doctors you have today and it won’t affect your relationship with your doctor.
The legislation aims to increase the number of primary care providers, giving you greater access to doctors than you have today.
Q: Will my quality of care be affected?
The Act creates incentives for providing care that relies on teams of primary care doctors, specialists, and nurses working together to coordinate and monitor care more effectively. These new models encourage doctors to better coordinate a patient’s care, track prescriptions, and avoid duplication of treatments or tests. This will help improve the quality of care, prevent medical complications, and save money.
The bill will also provide stronger incentives for hospitals to reduce avoidable and harmful readmissions, cut down on medical errors, and prevent healthcare acquired infections that occur too frequently.
Q: Can I get insurance if I have a pre-existing condition?
One of the most important aspects of this reform is to finally end the practice of insurance companies denying you coverage based on your health status.
Soon after the law is enacted, insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. Uninsured adults with pre-existing conditions will have access to a high-risk pool. And once the insurance exchange marketplace is up and running, insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to anyone based on their health status.
Q: Am I going to be forced into a government plan?
You will be able to shop among private insurance plans that will be sold in the insurance exchange—a marketplace where you can choose what is right for you and where members of Congress will also buy their insurance. Today many markets are dominated by one or two insurance companies. That will change, and you will have many more affordable choices than you have today.
Q: Can I buy insurance in another state?
If you live in a State that is part of an inter-state compact, you can purchase coverage in a neighboring State. These interstate markets will continue to provide basic consumer protections, access to essential benefits, and other insurance reforms that are included in health reform.
Q: Will the government decide what treatment I can get?
Treatment decisions will be made by your doctor and you, just as they are today. The government will not interfere with your relationship with your doctor.
Q: Will I pay more than I am paying today?
You will likely pay less—perhaps much less. If you buy coverage like you have today on your own, premiums are expected to drop by 14 to 20 percent. If you get coverage through your job, premiums could decline by up to 3 percent.
In addition, many Americans buying coverage in the individual market will qualify for tax credits that reduce their premiums by an average of nearly 60 percent – and they will get better coverage than what they have today.
With health insurance reform, you will have more secure and comprehensive coverage. All plans in the exchange will be required to provide a package of essential benefits – a guarantee that is not available today – and the package will include preventive services at no cost. Consumers shopping in the exchange will choose from options that provide different levels of cost-sharing so that they can pick a plan that best meets their needs and financial circumstances.
Q: Will I be able to challenge coverage decisions by my insurance plan?
Every insurance plan will be required to have a process for resolving disputes around your benefits and coverage, and you’ll be able to appeal any plan decisions that you disagree with to an independent appeals process.
Beyond that, States will receive support to set up independent offices to assist consumers with filing insurance complaints and appeals.
Q: What will happen if my insurance company raises my rates?
A: The President’s plan requires public disclosure of the percent of premiums applied to overhead costs, so that you can be certain you are getting the best value for your premium dollars.
If your insurance company spends too much of your premium dollars on overhead, such as big salaries, administrative costs and marketing, they will be required to give you a rebate.
Until the insurance exchange marketplace is up and running, there will be a process for annual reviews of all requested increases in premiums. Insurance companies that raise rates arbitrarily will not be allowed to sell policies in the new insurance marketplace. This process continues even once the Exchange is up and running.

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MSI Wind.Net forum member Doody has managed to get his hands on a MSI Wind prototype, and he’s been testing it out and running benchmarks for a few days.
One of the main advantages the Wind has over current Netbooks like the Asus Eee PC and HP Mini-Note is the power-saving Intel Atom processor. So I was particularly interested in Doody’s battery test. He managed to get 2 hours and 19 minutes of battery life from the 3 cell battery. That was with WiFi on, 50% brightness, and relatively heavy usage including benchmarking, running Windows Update, and playing Warcraft III for 15 minutes. In other words, you might be able to get up to 3 hours of life from a single battery if you’re doing some light web surfing and/or if you turn the WiFi off and just use the computer for editing documents on the go.
You can read more aboud Doody’s tests at MSI Wind.Net.


text: Every wooden kitchen toy requires the perfect set of wooden cooking utensils. This sweet five pice set by Plan toys contains a frying pan with lid, two different sized cooking pots, spatula and wooden spoon. Realistic and fun, this traditional set of children's cooking utensils is all your mini-chef needs to russtle up the perfect gourmet dinner.Goes with any of our wooden kitchen styles.


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Develop this must-have skill for making deals, building relationships and resolving conflict.
"Observing my negotiation style was like an out-of-body experience."
Regional Director Rosy Blue N.V.
Ena teaches on a wide range of topics, from negotiation effectiveness to strengths-based leadership in teams and organisations. She delivers the differences and personality modules, focusing on participants’ self-awareness through 360 and NEO survey results.
WEF, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Faurecia, Prudential, Arla, Carlsberg, Young Presidents Organization.
Ena’s interest in organisational behaviour emerged during her time as a management consultant at Bain and Company, and later at a web development start-up. Over the last fifteen years she has researched the effect of hierarchy on team dynamics and effectiveness.
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Oman Oil, Roche, Rabobank and eBay.
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Aviva, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Lloyds and the United Nations Development Programme.
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Jon Jets in for WJA Conference.
Tube Tech was among the ultra-high-pressure industry leaders to gather at Belton Woods Hotel, Grantham last Thursday (17th May 2018) for the Water Jetting Association 38th Annual General Meeting and Conference.
Tube Tech was represented by Managing Director Jon Camp, who joined the industry professionals among the WJA membership for the conference, which features expert speakers covering a wide range of prominent industry topics. On the Thursday a day of golf and clay shooting, followed by the conference and annual general meeting on the Friday. The event was capped off by the 2018 Gala Dinner.
The WJA is built on a commitment to maintaining and raising safety standards within the water jetting industry. As a pioneer, Tube Tech’s specialist Ultra High-Pressure Water Jetting equipment delivers pressure up to four times the jetting industry standard, Tube Tech assures safety is always central to any process and relishes events such as the WJA Conference as an opportunity to exchange best practice with the people setting the standards in the industry.

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Now that Zucchini Season is in full swing, I’ve been trying all manner of ways to eat it. I’ve found it makes a wonderful pizza topping, with pepperoni, onions and peppers. The taste was very unique, and quite enjoyable.
The morning is a great time to try out Zucchini Pancakes. I’ll admit it sounds and looks gross, but you have to try it before turning away. It’s very good and certainly worth the effort.
Now these are downright delicious ! Zucchini Cupcakes are fairly easy to make (although a bit too complicated for me), and they are quite filling too. I bet these would be great for those out there on a diet.


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He spoke out on behalf of "the real people -- the bone and sinew of the state," who had spurned the Deep South's lead. Always "quick to take violent offense," as one biographer noted, Early hit back hard when one of the secession leaders, young John Goode Jr. from neighboring Bedford County, accused him of misrepresenting the sentiments of Franklin voters. Mutual friends interceded to prevent a duel, but the two continued to spar on the convention floor. Early continued to insist -- and with good basis for doing so -- that "the masses of the people of Virginia" repudiated Richmond's noisy secessionist mobs.
On April 13 -- the day after Confederates in South Carolina fired the first shots of the war -- Early commended Major Robert Anderson's "gallant devotion to duty" and announced that his heart was "bound down with sorrow" to find that any Virginian dared to rejoice at Anderson's having been forced to "lower the flag of his country." In Early's eyes, Anderson was "the hero of Fort Sumter." The two had known each other since West Point -- Anderson was an artillery instructor when Early was a student. John Goode saw the situation quite differently.
He called for a Confederate army to liberate eastern Virginia from Black Republican oppression -- and from "the powers that, perchance, may lie West of the Allegheny mountains." Showing that the bad blood between them still festered, Early immediately aimed a sharp barb at "the gentleman who claims to be of the states rights school," but who now would welcome an invading army to overturn majority sentiment in Virginia. Goode, he sneered, "was not only going to secede from the Union, but to secede from the State of Virginia."
Slave owners had more control over the state government of South Carolina than of any other state, blending aristocratic traditions with democracy. South Carolina's plantation owners played the role of English aristocrats more than the planters of other states, whereas newer Southern states, such as Alabama and Mississippi, allowed more political equality among whites. Although all white male residents were allowed to vote, property restrictions for office holders were higher in South Carolina than in any other state. South Carolina had the only state legislature where slave owners had the majority of seats. It was the only state where the legislature elected the governor, all judges and state electors. The state's chief executive was a figurehead who had no authority to veto legislative law.
The majority of the population in South Carolina was black: by 1860 the population of the state was 703,620, with 57 percent or slightly more than 402,000 classified as enslaved African Americans. Free blacks numbered slightly less than 10,000. Unlike Virginia, where most of the plantations and slaves were concentrated in the eastern part of the state, in South Carolina plantations and slaves were common throughout most of the state. After 1794, Eli Whitney's cotton gin allowed cotton plantations to grow throughout South Carolina. By 1830, 85 percent of inhabitants of rice plantations along the coast were slaves. When rice planters left the malarial low country for cities such as Charleston, up to 98 percent of the low country residents were slaves. By 1830, two-thirds of South Carolina's counties had populations with 40 percent or more enslaved; in the two counties with the lowest rates of slavery, 23 percent of the population were slaves.
Somehow when people discuss the horrors of Sherman's march through South Carolina, these facts are always left out. This really was Genosha, and you can only imagine the brutality necessary to uphold that order. That South Carolina would ultimately be brought low by Sherman, an avowed white supremacist, is fascinating.

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Thank you Susan for the 3 clue! That was the last one for me!
You can bring down the K and Q (and J ) before the flip or play them over after the flip as Dale said. It's the same number of moves. For 131, you have to bring the 3 down at the beginning so that you can play up through the 7 before the flip.
smdmt, the 4 plays over from the deck.
Don't cover the 4 clubs.
You're welcome Margaret and SusieP. I don't know why anyone should be at 132. All the clues are there.
Thank you Dale and William for sharing your clues with us. William, your clues got me down another big point, but I'm still singin' the 132 blues. Many thanks for your time and generosity.
You're welcome Anita. I should say, for all players, that you can play it both ways, i.e., by moving the 6 on to the 7 after the 6 plays up.


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The writing portions – essay (30%) and news release (30%) – are heavily weighted by the Jack H. Sanders Memorial Award judges. Please take care to submit carefully written and proofed writing samples. The judges reserve the right not to grant the award if applications do not merit presentation. Judges count GPA and honors/awards as 20% of the applicant score, while campus and volunteer activities and work experience count for 20% of the judge’s score.


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Did you know there are three special IP Radio episodes dedicated to holiday stories? Yes!
First, we join Gillian with chapter 2 of the wintertime favorite The Gift of the Deer. Join the further adventures of Peter and his human companions as he goes from injured and untrustful of humans to a tentative member of the family.
For our second story of the season, we reload the longtime favorite story of The Night The Animals Talked. This story was first heard on IP Radio last Solstice Season and quickly become a popular request so we brought it back this year.
For our third holiday story we take a look at a special Pagan Creature and hear a lighthearted tale of how it assisted with the decorating of the traditional Christmas tree.
Happy Holidays to all and we hope you enjoy!

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There is a lot that we don’t know yet about leptin resistance. What we do know is that it is related to obesity. It appears to be caused by obesity as well as to promote and sustain obesity once it has been established.
Leptin is produced by adipose tissue, especially white fat. The more white fat in the body, the higher the leptin levels. Leptin is a hormone, as is insulin. Like other hormones, when the levels are too high for too long, the receptors for these hormones become less sensitive to them, preventing these hormones from performing their normal function(s).
Leptin plays a key role in regulating energy intake and energy expenditure, including appetite and metabolism. When working properly leptin connects with receptors in your hypothalamus, providing the signal that you have had enough to eat. When it cannot connect effectively with those receptors, you remain hungry, regardless of food intake.
Researchers are diligently looking for the precise way in which leptin works so they can manufacture a drug to conquer obesity. So far, that has not worked with insulin resistance. A better solution is to be proactively pursuing the only way known to reverse both insulin resistance and leptin resistance – that would be lifestyle modification.
Try not to use the “d” word (diet), because that implies something temporary.
Look for “Frankenfoods” you can replace with healthier choices, such as replacing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) with other sweeteners. Ultimately, you will want to minimize the use of sweeteners altogether, however, you don’t have to start with perfection. Baby steps are okay!
Get your body moving. Whatever your level of activity, check with your doctor first, then start to safely increase your activity level.
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Running a business can be expensive, from employee salaries to maintaining the office building. As a business owner, you can save money in the office by reducing the amount of energy used by you and your employees. Saving energy in the office can help reduce your company's energy bill and reduce your contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. You can save energy in the office in a number of ways by updating your office equipment and adjusting the office environment.
Upgrade your office equipment to energy saving models. Certain older models of computers, printers, copy machines, and other types of office equipment can use up to between 50 and 90 percent more energy than energy-efficient models. Look for office equipment with energy saving features, usually bearing the “Energy Star” logo. This certifies that the equipment is made to reduce energy usage.
Energy Star certification can be found on computers, printers, copiers, refrigerators, televisions, windows, thermostats, and ceiling fans, as well as other appliances and equipment.
Remind everyone in the office to turn off their electronics at the end of the day. It’s important that everyone also power down electronics when they are not in use. Contrary to popular belief, shutting off your computer at the end of the day will not shorten its lifespan and can save a lot of energy.
It can also help to use a power strip for each group of electronics in the office. You can then use the strip’s on/off button to turn off the power to all the appliances at once when they are not in use.
Remind everyone in the office to unplug "vampire electronics" once they are fully charged, like your cellphone or your laptop computer. Once your cellphone is fully charged, unplug the charger from the electrical outlet, as it will still draw in energy if it is left plugged in.
You can also encourage everyone in the office to make sure their computers have the power down option set as well as the hibernation option set. Screen savers do not save energy. In fact, they are considered energy wasters. Your computer must provide twice as much energy to light up your computer screen when the screensaver option is turned on as it normally does when your computer is running.
Suggest switching to laptops and getting rid of desktops. If your office is considering a computer upgrade, suggest switching to laptops instead of desktops. Laptops use much less energy than desktop computers.
Switch to green power in the office. You can also suggest that your office switch to green power for all electricity in the office. Green Power is a program offered by some energy providers that can reduce your office’s carbon footprint.
GreenPower providers are part of a government-accredited program to offer clean, renewable electricity in offices in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Your supervisor can contact your office’s energy company and ask them if they offer GreenPower for the office to reduce the office’s energy consumption on a day to day basis.
Make sure all lights are turned off in your office at the end of the day. To conserve electricity, create an office policy to ensure all the lights in your office are turned off, including lights in bathrooms, kitchen areas, and meeting rooms. You should also tell your employees to switch off lights in a room if they are going to be out of there for longer than a few minutes at a time.
During the day, maximize natural daylight by using natural light instead of overhead or fluorescent lights. Turning off one fluorescent light for an hour a day can save 30 kg of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
Consider areas in the office where there is excessive lighting or lights that are turned on in rooms that are barely used. Remove these lights or suggest not using lights if daylight is enough. As well, switch the light bulbs to energy-saving bulbs, such as compact fluorescent (CFL) or LED bulbs, to save more energy.
Install weather strips on doors and around windows. This will prevent air from escaping your office when the air conditioner or heater is running, which can be especially important for offices located in regions of the country that experience extreme temperatures.
You can also prevent drafts in the office by keeping the front doors of the office closed and making sure the door shuts firmly behind someone as they leave so heat or air does not escape to the outside.
You should also clean and repair your office's heating, venting, and air conditioning (HVAC) system on a routine basis, or hire a repairman to come at least once a month. A clean and working HVAC system will help reduce your energy bills and make it easier for your office’s HVAC system to cool or heat your office.
Make sure all air vents are clear of paper, files, and other office supplies. Blocked air vents means your HVAC system has to work harder and use more energy to circulate cold or warm air in the office.
Modify the temperature in the office based on the season. Conserve your heat energy by setting the thermostat in the office at different temperatures in the winter and in the summer. In the winter, set the thermostat at 68 degrees or less during the day and at 55 degrees at night when no one is in the office. In the summer, setting the thermostat at 78 degrees or more will also help to reduce energy use in the office.
During the winter, keep shades and blinds open in the office during a sunny day. This will heat the room naturally. Close the blinds at night to reduce the amount of heat lost via the windows. In the summer, keep shades and blinds closed to avoid overheating the room.
As well, after office hours and during weekends, energy can be saved by increasing the temperature of the thermostat during hot weather, and by lowering the temperature in cold weather.
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2012, but is being continually updated by users.
Is using sleep mode for a monitor a good way to save energy?
Yes, setting your computer to go to sleep after a certain amount of idle time is a great way to save energy in the office.
Some energy companies will provide you with a free energy audit upon request. Contact your energy company to see if an engineer can visit your office and provide you with additional recommendations for saving energy.
Use public transport and try cycling or walking if your destination is nearby.
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George Cukor was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1899; his father was an assistant D.A. and his mother was affluent. He started working in theater as a stage manager, became a dialect and dialogue coach, and started working at Paramount Pictures. He worked with Tallulah in “Tarnished Lady” and directed “One Hour with You,” starring Maurice Chevalier.
Cukor made Louisa May Alcott’s novel, “Little Women,” into a film starring Hepburn. Selznick’s father learned English by reading Charles Dickens’ novels, so Cukor made “Copperfield “for him. Next, he made “Camille” starring Greta Garbo and “Holiday” starring Cary Grant.
Cukor created “A Woman’s Face” with Garbo in mind, but Joan Crawford received the role. In 1941, Cukor created “Two-Faced Woman” starring Garbo, the last film in which Garbo would act.
Cukor directed “A Star is Born” with James Mason and Judy Garland in 1954. In 1960, he directed “Heller in Pink Tights” with Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn, and “Let’s Make Love” with Marilyn Monroe. Cukor’s last movie was “My Fair Lady” with Audrey Hepburn; Cecil Beaton was the costume designer.
George Cukor is responsible for directing the great Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn in many classics; he is also known for directing Adams Rib and Pat & Mike, followed by two classic musicals A Star is Born and My Fair Lady.


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Cistercian Studies Quarterly is an international review of the Christian monastic tradition. Its purpose is to strengthen the bonds of charity between Cistercian Orders and among their communities, and to foster knowledge of Cistercian patrimony in view of its salutary effect on the lives of Cistercians and on the Church. The journal's motivation is charity expressed in the scholarly integrity and aesthetic detail with which it hands on the living Word for Whom the monastic has left all things.
Sample articles can be viewed in Current and Recent Issues. Agnes Day's 2016 article, "'With Widened Hearts': A Commentary on the Prologue of the Rule of St. Benedict" is available here in PDF format.
A Cumulative Index of all articles by author and title is available online.
At only $40 per year and averaging 136 pages per issue, CSQ is exceptionally affordable.

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QUEENS Park Rangers Women ran out 3-1 winners against Gillingham Ladies on a glorious Sunday afternoon at Honeycroft.
Two goals from Courtnay Ward-Chambers and a wonderful strike from Sue Kumaning ensured Rangers progressed into the next round of the FA WNL Cup.
Right from the first whistle the R’s were the more threatening side, with their pressing game having a positive impact.
Ward-Chambers had the first real opportunity of the game, but her effort was well saved by Courtney Shancy.
As the first half developed QPR continued to dominate possession and started to create numerous opportunities.
In the 19th minute Kasha Petit made a dazzling run through the heart of Gillingham’s defence, for the ball to find its way to Ward-Chambers who converted expertly to give Rangers a deserved lead.
The opener encouraged Rangers further, as Chantelle Lawrence and Whitney Locke both had chances before half-time to double Rangers’ advantage.
Martino Chevannes’ side continued the second half just as well as they had finished the first.
Mara DeLuca initiated a wonderful team move, linking up with Ward-Chambers who picked out Lawrence on the edge of the box. The only thing lacking was the finish, but Rangers’ confidence was growing.
20 minutes from time Kumaning unleashed an unstoppable long-range effort, which flew past the helpless Shancy in the Gillingham net to double the R’s lead.
The two-goal cushion didn’t last long, though, as straight from the re-start Gillingham attacker Maddie Farrand pulled one back for the visitors against the run of play to create a nervy end to the game for the R’s.
Ward-Chambers had a long-range free-kick which could have put Chevannes’ side out of sight, but her excellent effort clipped the top of the crossbar.
As injury time approached Rangers were defending well and with only seconds remaining the R’s were able to put together their best attack of the game. Locke picked out Ward-Chambers who finished from the edge of the box to seal the win for QPR.
Rangers’ next fixture is away to Cardiff City on Sunday 9th September.
QPR Women: Kasirye, Jordinson, Anes, Bytyqi (Miller 80), DeLuca, Grieve (Chimbima 52), Locke, Kumaning, Lawrence, Ward-Chambers, Petit.
Goals: Ward-Chambers 19, 90, Kumaning 70.

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The size of the room is 30 sqm and it’s composed of 8 comfortable beds where you will sleep soundly. The wooden panels give you more privacy and intimacy when you want to sleep or just rest for a while.
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In a new twist on the traditional email spear-phishing attack, scammers are now using forms on company websites. The information submitted in the form appears to be accurate and can be tied back to a real person. When a company responds, the scammer tries to order products on credit or with a purchase order number. Unfortunately, this particular scam is hard to detect. Even if the information looks fake, some companies feel they cannot take the risk of offending a customer by asking if the request is real.
In the sample below, Kelly Loll is a real person who does have a purchasing related role at Florida International University. A quick internet search would seem to confirm the form comes from a legitimate customer. However, there are some subtle clues that the request is fraudulent. The domain used for the email address, fiu-uniedu.net, is not a legitimate FIU domain. Also, the phone number shows up as unsafe or a scam related phone number on several websites. We contacted Kelly to make sure, and she confirmed our suspicions were correct.
Education, awareness, and a healthy amount of skepticism are the best defense against any type of phishing attack. Employees should get in the habit of looking up names and email addresses that are submitted via forms and be alert for information that does not seem to match. If still in doubt, looking up the person’s information (do not use the information provided in the form) and contacting them to ask if the request is legitimate is better than taking a risk.
If you have questions, concerns, or think you may have been the victim of a phishing attack, contact us at 303.757.0779.