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Every year millions of dogs and cats are destroyed in shelters and pounds. In an effort to help spread the word about how we can all help homeless animals, we’ve provided links to a few shelters and organizations that make a difference every day.
Please remember to spay or neuter your dogs and cats. And, if you can, adopt a homeless pet. You will find photos of animals waiting in shelters and rescues nationwide, and available for adoption today, at www.petfinder.com.
Animal Rescue Force (ARF) rescues pets from shelters that do not have a no-kill policy, fosters them with volunteers during the week and offers them for adoption through their two centers in New Jersey — at Route 18 Indoor Market East Brunswick and Englishtown Auction, Englishtown (in the gray building).
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center – Located in Madison, New Jersey, St. Hubert’s has been helping animals for over 50 years.
Animal Protection League of New Jersey is a community based, non-profit, educational organization offering programs that promote responsible science, ethical consumerism and environmentalism. APLNJ also provides a free feral cat hot line.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has worked since 1954 to promote the protection of all animals. HSUS is the nation’s largest and most powerful animal protection organization, working in the United States and abroad to defend the interests of animals.
Pets with Disabilities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the adoption of dogs and cats with disabilities. The organization serves as a rescue and an adoption placement aid for animals that have been injured through trauma or disabled by illness. Pets with Disabilities provides invaluable support and resources for the families of disabled pets and for shelters attempting to place special-needs animals into loving homes. For the animals it helps, Pets With Disabilities is a bridge to a better life and forever home.
The photograph of MacGuffin is courtesy of Rich Yasick, ryasick photography.
There’s an old rule of thumb that five percent of gross revenue should be allotted for marketing (which includes sales and promotions), but in the past years we’ve seen guidelines that range from seven to eight percent for companies with gross revenues over $5 million (12% or higher for lower revenues), with 10% emerging as an average. The Wall Street Journal reports that marketing budgets vary widely by industry with percentages that range from four percent for the energy industry to 24% for consumer packaged goods. You can imagine how large these numbers can grow.
Get involved – You or your colleagues likely already volunteer for a community program, sit on a board, or lead a local scout troop. Make sure that you attach your business credentials to any listings or press mentions.
Teach – Local colleges may need someone with your expertise. If not, volunteer to speak at a business function or hold your own seminar.
Be visible – People work with people they know.
Need more ideas…or a custom marketing plan to meet your business growth objectives? Let’s talk.
1) Use your company logo and website URL in your email signature. Brand. Brand. Brand.
2) Make sure your estimates and proposals include a one-page overview of the solutions you provide for clients, customers, members, or partners. Cross sell. Cross sell. Cross sell.
3) Keep your social media accounts current, but don’t focus energy on them if your optimal audience doesn’t frequent the platform. If your audience does, ensure your plan includes a social content strategy.
4) Audit your marketing materials to ensure that they reflect your business values and culture. If they don’t, plan updates now. Get out your red marker.
5) Network in person. Choose a local event that interests you and register today. When you attend, ask questions and listen to the answers; don’t sell. Then, attend another next week.
What has been a common theme when meeting with new clients lately?
More than a theme, it’s a common state of being: overwhelm. Clients can get overwhelmed with the day-to-day demands of running a business or organization. They’re doing important work and operating on all burners. But in that state, it’s challenging to take care of the things that nourish the business, including marketing. Marketing can become a grinding necessity or is guided by bursts of energetic focus after weeks of neglect.
One of the most rewarding aspects of what we do is to bring some relief. Sometimes all it takes for a client to move out of overwhelm is helping to identify a few priorities and address those projects in a creative and meaningful way – getting sales materials into the hands of the folks who depend on them or crafting messaging that resonates with your audience. As priority projects begin to materialize, the sense of overwhelm can make way for innovation. When that space opens up, we can see clients becoming excited again. Everything begins to click.


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Many insurance companies rely on manual or rules-based approaches that are slow, miss a lot of fraud and yield a high rate of false positives. A successful analytics solution will radically change life for an insurance company’s special investigative unit, generating higher-quality referrals an average of six times faster.
In a webinar hosted by SAS and the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU), a manager of an insurance company SIU shared her team’s experience implementing a major claims fraud analytics system.

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Miller and Winer said Kerry suspected possible tampering with electronic voting machines, but that he was persuaded by his campaign’s top advisers, including veteran consultant Bob Shrum, that contesting the results only would lead to accusations that Kerry was a sore loser.
In an interview with me, Winer said the “disquieting stuff” that troubled Kerry included reports that touch-screen systems had malfunctioned in such a way that voters who tried to vote for Kerry saw their votes switched to Bush. Kerry also was upset with reports that Ohio’s Republican election officials shorted Democratic strongholds on voting machines, Winer said.
In some Democratic precincts, there were complaints that voters waited in line for hours or gave up and went home, while in heavily Republican precincts, there were plenty of voting machines and lines were relatively short.
Democratic activists also cited the disparity between exit polls, which showed Kerry winning by about 3 percentage points nationwide and carrying key swing states, and the official count, which flipped the results giving Bush wins in most swing states and a national popular vote margin of about 3 percent.
Some defenders of the election results argue that the exit-poll discrepancies could be explained by Bush’s supporters just being less willing to answer questions from pollsters after leaving the voting booth. According to this argument, Bush voters disdained the “liberal media” which they saw represented by the exit-poll questioners.
That explanation, however, doesn’t explain why historically exit polls have been highly accurate or why the 2004 exit polls were on target when it came to the results for Senate candidates, while off the mark on the presidential race. Presumably, if conservatives were ducking the exit pollsters, there would be a similar percentage shift for statewide races.
Winer said he discussed the election irregularities with Kerry in November and December of 2004. At that time, Winer said Kerry never asserted “outright” that the election had been stolen, but was “uneasy” about what he had heard.
But Winer said Kerry didn’t believe the evidence existed to prove systematic tampering with the vote in 2004. Kerry also was certain he would face withering criticism if he challenged the election results without strong evidence.
“The powers in place would have smashed him,”’ Winer said.
On “Democracy Now,” Miller said Kerry bent to the will of his campaign advisers to concede, even though his vice presidential running mate, John Edwards, favored holding out until more information was in.
Based on reporting for Fooled Again, Miller said Kerry told Edwards in a phone call that Shrum and other advisers insisted that a concession was the best course. “They say that if I don’t pull out, they (Kerry’s political opponents) are going to call us sore losers,” Miller said, recounting the substance of Kerry’s phone call to Edwards.
Miller said Edwards responded, “So what if they call us sore losers?” But Kerry pressed ahead with his decision to concede.
A recent report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, also has questioned the security of U.S. electronic voting systems.
The GAO said some systems don’t encrypt ballots or other data, leaving them open to tampering that could escape detection. The GAO found that another danger was the potential for altering a ballot’s appearance to trick voters into thinking they were voting for one candidate when their ballots actually went to another.
“Some of these concerns were reported to have caused local problems in federal elections – resulting in the loss or miscount of votes – and therefore merit attention,” the GAO said.
Winer, who is now a private attorney with a specialty in information security, said it’s conceivable that electronic balloting was hacked in Election 2004 but that – without a credible witness confessing – there is little hope to prove it.
Kerry, too, appears to have weighed how he would look if he made accusations about possible hi-tech hijinks affecting the outcome of a presidential election. Pundits surely would have put him on the couch as a delusional conspiracy theorist.
But Kerry’s decision not to fight has left millions of Americans wondering if their democratic birthright has been stolen – along with the last two presidential elections.

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Paddy McAloon from Prefab Sprout has a problem with rock music. With his white shirt, his attache case and a cigar smoking discreetly in the ashtray, Paddy McAloon looks more like a salesman than a pop star.
But the Prefab Sprout songwriter isn’t selling. In fact Prefab Sprout’s record label has good reasons to be tearing its hair out beyond McAloon’s lack of talent for selling himself. Prefab Sprout doesn’t tour. Paddy McAloon is loath to be photographed. You might believe it was necessary to be a little gimmicky and extrovert when breaking a silence of seven years with an album that to many ears sounds pretty much the same as the previous proposition.
But fortunately for Prefab Sprout and the honour of pop music, it’s going swimmingly anyway. Prefab Sprout’s new album went straight to number 7 in the UK Charts.
During the 90s, Paddy McAloon delivered a number of songs to artists including Jimmy Nail and Cher. Otherwise there has been a profound silence. But it’s certainly not because he has been idle. A project with the immodest title “Earth: The Story So Far” ended up taking much of McAloon’s time. A musical suite telling world history from Adam and Eve to the Moon landings in 28 songs.
“I ended up getting lost. I could see that the shape was good and the songs were as they should be. But the very act of arranging the music was an extremely slow process. It’s not as exciting to arrange the music as it is to write songs,” admits Paddy McAloon. “I organised the work and arranged it, but the arrangement felt like I was working in an office rather than a studio. The songs were written and sequenced, but I soon realised that it would still take several years to complete. I became depressed. I know it sounds completely ridiculous – as if it’s a wildly overambitious project – but it’s really not so bad or hysterically overcomplicated. On the other hand I simply forgot you have to be able to earn a living from what you are doing!” explains Paddy McAloon, who although soon turning 40 is still living at home with his mother. His brother Martin, and Wendy Smith – the other two members of Prefab Sprout – long ago realised they needed to have a civilian profession outside the band.
Two years ago, Paddy McAloon decided to plunge into a more manageable project. This became Andromeda Heights, named after McAloon’s new studio just outside Newcastle. But the unfinished history of the world has an echo in Andromeda Heights. Andromeda also deals with love and stars.
But Paddy hasn’t put God out to pasture. He would rather reflect the trends of a time that would rather take its pleasure in the created rather than the creator. God’s stars rather than God Himself. On the terrace in front of the Planetarium, the man who doesn’t even want to be a star speaks of the stars that light up the whole of Andromeda Heights.
“My biggest challenge is to create lyrics that have a musical life of their own. If you speak of the eternal using many constellations, you can conjure them up in the studio. I’ve gradually had a decided problem with rock music. Rock bored me, and with Andromeda heights I’ve moved even further away from the traditional rock formula, which says that noisy guitars are about passion, tension and spontaneity. I don’t see it like that. I think rowdy guitars sound very traditional, cosy, and not very challenging,” says Paddy McAloon with a neat little smile in the sunshine.
“I am modern. I want to try new things. I know what is going on and I take advantage of all the new technology. I can master it. I am modern. But I’m very careful not to dress the music in modern clothes. Nothing dates your music faster than aping outdated samples.” declares Paddy, who with records such as Steve McQueen and Jordan: the Comeback has perhaps done more than any contemporary pop artist to create the concept of timeless substance.
Recollections of Prefab Sprout at the Brewers Arms, 1980 by Ian Hampson.

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Now you can buy the POS consumables you need directly from Epson. By using genuine Epson consumables, you are assured of compatibility, optimum output quality and maximum performance, as well as lower total-cost-of-ownership and maximum up-time. In addition, you will lengthen the life of your Epson equipment, avoid equipment damage and protect your warranty.
Epson ribbons for impact printers are built to exacting specifications to ensure you get the quality output and reliability you need.
Epson ribbons for impact mechanisms are built to exacting specifications to ensure you get the quality output and reliability you need.
Whether you're printing barcodes, shelf tags, product labels, shipping labels or prescriptions, we have the size, width and one- and two-color options you need.
Epson inkjet cartridges are designed to work with SEAJet® precision printing technology. Our cartridges have the highest ink quality to prevent damage to the print head of your printer.

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The spacious bow seating features "leathertouch" upholstery throughout.
The enclosed head / dressing room can also include an optional portable toilet.
Convenient walk-thru transom with flip-up cushion seat.
Captain's station with full instruments, Infinity® stereo system with Bluetooth, and optional Garmin depth finder.
The beautifully styled captain's seat is fully adjustable and has a flip-up/down bolster.
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You will find listed in your local region, sunbed hire companies in Portishead. Use our Sunbed Hire Directory to help you find local sunbed hire companies in Portishead.
Most sunbed Hire companies across Portishead will use our directory to list their service. Browse the adverts and you will find most sunbed hire companies now have a website link allowing you to view the sunbeds available for hire.
If there are no companies listed in Portishead, then please consider contacting nearby sunbed hire companies who may be prepared to deliver to Portishead.

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JReversePro is an open source Java Decompiler / Disassembler written entirely in Java. From the home page: "The utlimate objective of this project is to provide a decompiler that generates a Java object-based structure that can be programmatically inspected with specific API. Other decompilers we know of only output a stringified version of the class' original source file."
Hosted on SourceForge, released under the GPL license.

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MyFacePillow Beauty Pillow enhances the health and appearance of your facial skin by solving the two biggest beauty issues: acne and wrinkles. Simply replace your regular pillow with our Beauty Pillow and you’ll see instant results – fewer wrinkles and blemish-free skin.
The concept is simple. While sleeping, you toss and turn, grinding your skin into your current pillow. The pressure exerted on your skin damages both the surface tissues and underlying muscles. This repeated action, night after night, leads to pre-mature wrinkles and acne issues. MyFacePillow helps stabilize your head, keeping your skin safe from harmful contact with the pillow. No longer will you unknowingly damage your appearance while you sleep.
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Equipped with a washable microfiber, hypoallergenic cover, MyFacePillow can go anywhere. Small and compacted, this beauty essential is easy to transport, ensuring a healthy, restful sleep wherever you are.
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Reuben Gold Thwaites was the secretary of the Wisconsin State Historical Society from 1886 until his death in 1913.
In that position, he edited the "Wisconsin State Journal." His name is familiar to anyone interested in American history as the editor of countless articles and books at the turn of the last century.
He is noted for his biography of Daniel Boone and Father Marquette, and his editing of the Lewis and Clark Journals. His 36 volume set, "Early Western Travels, 1748-1846" is renowned for its scope.
My interest is a journey that Thwaites, his wife and son took exactly 110 years ago. "Afloat on the Ohio" is the story of that journey in a skiff the length of the Ohio River, taken in 1894.
His journey began at Charleroi on the Monongahela River in May, and concluded five weeks later at Cairo where the Ohio joins the Mississippi.
In 1894, the river was seeing rapid growth in industrialization, yet retained much of its natural charm. The river was still wild; the lock and dam system was just in the early stages of construction. His skiff, "The Pilgrim," had been brought by rail from his home in Wisconsin. They camped and acquired supplies from the river towns along the Ohio River.
Thwaites describes the river scene in 1894 as "wooded hill-slopes, romantic ravines, and beautiful islands, giant trees such as sycamores, elms, walnuts and what nots."
On May 4, 1894, his family pushed away from the shore from the boatyard at Brownsville, Pa. and a worker in the yard was concerned about his wife being a passenger on the trip.
According to Thwaites, the man said, "Good luck to yees, an' ye don't git th' missus drowndid 'fore ye git to Cairo!"
The first part of the trip was downstream on the Mon to Pittsburg. (1894 was the time period that Pittsburgh was missing the 'h') It was a leisurely trip downriver, the author Thwaites stopped to talk to anyone interested, and to research his log to write his adventures. The family camped at Yellow Creek, and enjoyed the many islands of the Ohio River of 1894.
A slack water dam was under construction near New Cumberland, an attempt to keep enough water in the Ohio River to accommodate steamboats. Brick and tile factories lines the river south of East Liverpool, "dumping their daily output of debris along the river in heaps up to 100 feet high."
He described a tangle of poison ivy and ferns as being abundant along the riverbank, making it difficult to stop and gather wild plants for study.
Steubenville is described as a "smart, well-built, substantial town of some 16,000 residents" in 1894. It was a place to purchase supplies and talk with the local residents. One man complained about steamboats and how they churn up the river, making fishing difficult.
Upon arrival at Moundsville, the Thwaites family noted that they were "brown from the mud of the river journey." Sunburn was becoming a problem, even in May.
And so went their journey down the Ohio River, well documented by a great author of the day. He observed, "what a soul-satisfying life, we possess the world, while afloat on the Ohio!"

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For most of us our current account is the one we use every day without even thinking about it. It’s the account into which our salary is paid and from which we pay our direct debits and standing orders. This is also the bank account most of us use to pay our bills, shop with a debit card and withdraw money from the cash point.
But, because our current account is so much part of our daily routine, there is a danger for most of us that, because we haven’t taken the time to think about it, we’re not getting the best deal available to suit our particular needs. This brief guide, therefore, is intended to help people who want to make sure they are getting the best account on offer, or for people who are perhaps opening an account for the first time.
We’re all different and we all use our current account in different ways. If you are someone who always stays in credit, come what may, it’s worth looking at accounts that pay you interest for doing so. If, on the other hand, you regularly, or even just occasionally, allow your account to slip into the red you should be looking for one that offers the best overdraft facilities.
Take a few moments to look through your bank statements for the last six months or so. What patterns do you see in the way you spend your money over the course of each month? In particular, are you or are you not always in credit?
There are a number of accounts on the market that pay you interest if you always remain in credit. The interest this money sitting in your current account can earn will potentially mount up over the course of the year.
Look for an account that offers you interest but does not charge you a fee, otherwise you risk undoing any advantage you gain from receiving that interest. Also check the small print to see if the rate of interest on offer is a time-limited incentive, for an initial twelve months for instance.
Some accounts with interest place an upper limit on the amount for which you receive the best rate of interest. If this is the case with your chosen account, it may be sensible to divert a set amount each month into a savings account in order to gain a better rate of interest on it.
Be honest with yourself, do you regularly end up overdrawn with your current account? Is the way you manage your account a little unplanned, haphazard even? If this is the case, it is likely that your bank will be charging you a lot of money for privilege of allowing you an overdraft.
It would be far better, in terms of managing your money, to search out an account that specifically provides you with an agreed overdraft facility. There are accounts that allow you the facility to go overdrawn without charging any fees or interest, but these are often very restrictive when it comes to the amounts and time-scales that are allowable. Therefore, you may find that an account with an agreed low-interest facility, but no fees, is far better to help you manage your money.
So you’ve looked into the kind of account that best meets your needs then you’ve been online to check what’s available and make your comparisons. You’ve chosen the account that matches your preferences. What do you do next?
Banks want your business, so most of them will offer a service to help you transfer your account to them, including moving any direct debits. But don’t forget to give your employer your new account details, so that your money arrives where you intend that it should.


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Linzi McLelland, Miss Scotland 2018.
An Emirates flight attendant won Miss Scotland 2018 — then went straight back to work at the airline.
Linzi McLelland has been at the forefront of the airline's public relations campaign for its newly launched flights from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Edinburgh, Scotland.
McLelland lives an unsurprisingly jet-set lifestyle and posts pictures of her travels on Instagram.
She will represent her country at the Miss World competition in China later this year.
Meet 24-year-old Linzi McLelland, who recently won Miss Scotland 2018 and then went straight back to work as a flight attendant for Emirates airlines.
McLelland beat out 11 other contestants to win the coveted crown in Glasgow, Scotland, this June. She had previously competed unsuccessfully, in 2014.
On Monday, the airline — based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — launched flights to Edinburgh, Scotland — and McLelland has been at the forefront of their public relations campaign.
Flights between Dubai and Edinburgh are now scheduled for one a day for the rest of the year, according to Emirates Woman.
McLelland has lived in Dubai for the last two years, but told Scottish press she is glad to be back in her homeland as the country's new poster girl.
"Being Miss Scotland is not just about outer beauty, it's about inner beauty too, and what you can do for others," she said. "I also travel the world in my job and see how beautiful Scotland is."
She recently climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland in support of the Scottish Association for Mental Health. She's also a suicide awareness ambassador, according to her Instagram bio.
Alongside her day job at Emirates, McLelland is competing in the Miss World grand final, held in China later this year.
McLelland is not the only notable member of staff Emirates has onboard.
On September 26 the airline announced that a female member of the UAE royal family had flown passengers to Italy.

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text: The Messermeister Pro-Touch 4.25" Mini Santoku with Matching Sheath is the most popular style of knives today and is the smallest Santoku available. This Japanese-style knife is extremely handy, combining the chef's knife and cleaver with the ease of a parer to make a knife that can slice just as perfectly as it can chop, dice, and mince. Comes in black, green, orange, red and yellow with a razor sharp stainless steel blade and a large, soft-grip handle. Add a splash of color to your kitchen tool collection!

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Speaking generally, a debugger is a tool that allows you to open up the insides of an application to find out what needs fixing. You look at your variables, call stack, set conditional breakpoints... The Java TM Debug Interface (JDI) is a high level Java API providing information useful for debuggers and similiar systems needing access to the running state of a (usually remote) virtual machine.
This article is a result of long experience in Java application debugging. Java and Thread A web server uses tens to hundreds of threads to process a large number of concurrent users.
The ability to debug any modern programming language is a critical skill for programmers of all skill levels. Learning how to debug Java helps developers discover the causes of logic and non-trivial syntax errors that prevent proper execution of Java programs.
18/12/2018�� The Call Stack and Scope sections are only displaying information for the Main thread, too. When you want to step through the code for the web worker thread, or see its scope and call stack information, just click on its label in the Threads pane, so that the blue arrow is next to it.
Java Development Kit (JDK) includes a debugger tool, called jdb, thaat can be used to monitor the execution of applications; it also can locate, and remove bugs in the code. This article shows how to use it with a little generic idea about the process of debugging.


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Do you require a professional cleaner in Twickenham? Cleaning Gurus provide professional cleaning services at competitive rates and our cleaners are fully insured and health and safety trained.
For the past 20 years, our cleaning services have been consistently recommended by our happy clients, allowing us to grow and build a solid reputation for being one of the best cleaning cleaning companies in Twickenham.
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text: A wonderfully authentic chilli pepper fragrance! We've been searching for this one for ages! Strong and powerful, this will work well on its own or blended with citrus, fruits, chocolate, vanilla, sweet woods or greens.


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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 2.
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The Ford Focus has consistently been a winner for Ford, competing well against compact sedans and coupes like the Honda Civic, Mazda 3 and Toyota Corolla. These economical front-wheel drive vehicles include a large amount of standard features for their price, great gas mileage and ‘a la carte’ options that allow buyers to pick and choose trimmings to suit their needs and lifestyles. The Focus, long overdue for a ground-up redo, has had some nips and tucks here and there for 2008, resulting in an update to its running parts and a completely redesigned exterior and interior. With a base price that’s lower than most of its Japanese rivals and technology options that are usually reserved for more high-end cars, the Focus stands out from the pack, hoping to continue its tradition of appealing to those looking for a comfortable, well-built entry-level car.
With only one interior and exterior measurement varying between the Focus Coupe and Sedan - the sedan has 1.6 inches more rear hip room - buyers won’t sacrifice space or comfort buying the body type they prefer. The low base price and three trim styles mean there’s something for everyone’s budget. The Sync system, a voice activated phone and audio integration package, is unmatched by competitors and the best we’ve seen in the industry.
The coupe’s heavy doors may be wide enough to allow comfortable access to the rear seats, but their heft makes them difficult to close. Hard plastics throughout the interior diminish the sporty styling of the cabin. The front headroom is a little tight for those over six feet tall.
Ford’s entry-level compact car doesn’t disappoint on the road. The Focus displays a fine balance of practical drivability and zippy excitement. Power is dispersed most effectively around 3,000 rpm and, while the Focus is more than capable around town, it also feels dynamic at freeway speeds. Even pushing the engine hard, the Focus never seems phased, remaining responsive as the needle dances around the tachometer. Ford paid special attention to reducing cabin noise and fine-tuning the suspension on this 2008 model, two major complaints from 2007’s showing. New dampers do a fine job of softening out bumps on the road and extra insulation reduces noise significantly. As with most front-wheel drive cars, handling feels slightly vague when participating in more vigorous driving, but the SE and SES have an additional rear stabilizer bar to accompany the one in the front, making corners much more manageable.
The Focus is powered by a 2.0-liter inline-four DOHC engine that kicks out 140 horsepower, 4 more hp than the 2007 model, and 136 lb-ft of torque. The horsepower increase keeps the Focus toe-to-toe with the class averages, but still falls short to some more powerful competitors like the Mazda 3. The Focus comes equipped with a standard 5-speed manual or an optional 4-speed automatic, an $815 extra.
For 2008, the Focus has beefed up its already robust standard features list, offering for the first time a tire pressure monitoring system, auxiliary input jack, air conditioning and front, side and curtain airbags for both the driver and passenger. Keeping in line with rivals, anti-lock brakes and traction control are an additional $295 for all models. Features available only on the SE and SES trims include standard power doors, windows and side mirrors, as well as keyless entry, and an optional moonroof ($625), heated front seats ($115), leather seats ($695), cruise control ($215) and the Audiophile sound system with a 6 disc CD/MP3 player, 4 speakers and 8-inch subwoofer ($645). 15-inch wheels come standard on the S and SE, but the SES sports 16s, which are available as an upgrade for the SE as well.
2008 brings the debut of the hotly anticipated, Microsoft-created Sync system. Available for $395 in the SE and SES trims, Sync allows you to connect your music player through a center stack-located USB port and then control it via steering wheel buttons or state-of-the-art voice recognition. Not only will you be able to access music, podcasts and playlists using simple voice commands, but Sync will also connect to your phone’s Bluetooth, transferring your phonebook and indexing your contact list. The system sets a new standard for voice recognition systems at this price level, and puts to shame systems in far more expensive vehicles.
With gas prices climbing daily, the SULEV rated Focus gets a relieving 24 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway with an automatic and 24 mpg city and 35 mpg highway with a manual. The numbers are on par with other compact cars in the class.
The interior has been completely overhauled for the 2008 Focus, the dated instrument panel and center stack have been drastically freshened up. Competitors’ interiors like the Honda Civic’s might be a little more polished and exciting, but the Focus’ edgy bright blue lighting dramatically livens up the interior at night. Steering wheel mounted controls for audio and cruise control and 60/40 folding rear seats bring more functionality into the driving experience.
The newly reworked Focus borrows exterior styling cues from a variety of other Ford products, like the taillights from the Escape and the dual-bar chrome grille from the Fusion. Unfortunately, the boxier design falls a little flat compared to sportier-looking competitors like the Chevrolet Cobalt. The SES trim works a little more enthusiasm out of the design with a rear spoiler and 16-inch wheels, and the optional two-door coupe body, a first for the Focus, makes it more competitive in its class, but we’re still going to miss the hatchback version that was dropped for 2008.
The Focus retains a narrow price range within its two body styles and three trims. The coupe starts at $14,395, $15,225 and $16,570 for the S, SE and SES, while the same trims for the sedan are $14,755, $15,585 and $16,925. These are on the low end of a class that sees numbers from $13,625 for the Hyundai Elantra GLS to over $19,000 for the Honda Civic EX-L. Other class competition comes from the Nissan Sentra, Toyota Corolla, Saturn Astra, Chevrolet Cobalt, Kia Spectra, Mazda 3 and Pontiac G5.
Redesigned to remain a tenacious rival within this crowded class, Ford pulls together a modern and well-designed entrant in the Focus. Its tech advancements will surely pull in some buyers who love the idea of a hands-free interface, and its consistent drivability will make daily living with the Focus an easy affair.

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text: © 2019. The multiple listing data appearing on this website, or contained in reports produced therefrom, is owned and copyrighted by Multi-Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. ("MRMLS") and is protected by all applicable copyright laws. Information provided is for viewer's personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties the viewer may be interested in purchasing. All listing data, including but not limited to square footage and lot size is believed to be accurate, but the listing Agent, listing Broker and MRMLS and its affiliates do not warrant or guarantee such accuracy. The viewer should independently verify the listed data prior to making any decisions based on such information by personal inspection and/or contacting a real estate professional. Listing courtesy of Eric Kredatus from Strand Hill Christies International Real Estate . Last updated Thursday, April 25th, 2019.

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This is a partial transcript of Special Report with Brit Hume, Jan. 5, that has been edited for clarity.
BRIT HUME, HOST: President Bush traveled to St. Louis today on a combined mission. First, he visited an elementary school to talk about his No Child Left Behind (search) program, a program which has generate a fair amount of criticism from Democrats. Then the president headed off to a political fund-raiser.
So, who's right in this dispute over the president's education plan? For answers, we turn to a man whose name has long been associated with education reform. Chester Finn, who has been an education policy adviser to political figures from Ronald Reagan to the late Democratic Senator Pat Moynihan, who is currently president of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation (search), joins us from our studios in New York.
CHESTER FINN, PRESIDENT, THOMAS B. FORDHAM FOUNDATION: Yes, sir.
HUME: What about this dispute? Some of those Democrats, a number of them, voted for program and now say it is under funded. What about that?
FINN: Well, that dispute is as old as politics, at least as old as I can remember. It is election year and Democrats always say there is not enough money being spent on education. And Republicans usually say we're not getting our money's worth for the money we're currently spending.
The interesting change this year is that, for the first time in my memory, the Republicans are looking pretty good on education. George W. Bush looks like a serious education reformer and that's because he is one. And the Democrats are playing catch-up politically on this.
This was, however, bipartisan legislation two years ago. It wouldn't be shaped the way it is shaped if it weren't for Ted Kennedy (search) joining forces with George Bush to pass this piece of legislation, which incidentally, is 1100 pages long and has lot of moving parts.
HUME: Yes. I remember when the bill passed, though; there were education reform advocate, perhaps including yourself, who there wasn't enough testing and enough accountability in it. What about that?
FINN: There's lots of testing and accountability if the states and districts actually do what they've been told to do here. The point, of course, is to just use the testing to find out where the changes need to be made, which states, which districts, which schools actually need to change and do things differently.
And the real grumbling across the education land is the grumbling of people who don't want to change what they have been doing the last 20 years, even though it has been failing. Money is sort of a red herring in this issue. The real question is ... are people going to change how they teach and what they teach and whom they teach in order that lots more kids learn like those kids in the school in St. Louis in your segment?
HUME: Now, tell me about how they compare, for example, and how they would come out in the testing to the schools, which people like you suggest are falling down on the job?
FINN: Such as a lot more school of choice and a lot more flexibility for the states. Senator Kennedy and Congressman Miller said no to those changes. And so what got left was mostly testing and accountability. And that was a bipartisan agreement. Testing is not expensive. What's expensive, if anything is expensive, is running your schools the way they need to be run so that kids learn more. But you just saw, in St. Louis, a good example of a school being run in a way that causes kids to learn a lot more. And that's what we need all over the country.
FINN: The federal piece of the education budget has never been more than seven or eight cents on the dollar. It is really the least piece. States and districts pay for almost all the cost of public education. That has been true since Lyndon Johnson (search) was president. And I expect that's going to stay true. The couple of billion here or there that they're quarreling about in Washington right now is, frankly, chicken feed in the education budget. We're spending seven or $8,000 per kid per year right now in American public education. And truthfully, we're not getting our money's worth from an awful lot of schools.
FINN: ... on those data. Second or third.
HUME: Spending. And how about on the testing?
HUME: Has there been any improvement since this bill passed?
FINN: The bill is just two years old, remember. And it has as 14- year trajectory built into it. I don't think we can say there's been a national improvement. But you can certainly point to some schools and some districts and some states that are tipping upward in these last year or two.
HUME: So, you would say that the Democrats criticizing are basically covering themselves in a nomination season?
FINN: I think they're covering themselves and trying to get the education issue back for the Democratic Party, which once upon a time, owned it.
HUME: Got you. Chester Finn, always good to have you, thank you very much, sir.

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Jordan Mill Pond | American Forest Management Inc.
American Forest Management, Inc. is pleased to announce the exclusive offering of Jordan Mill Pond in Washington County, GA.Situated eight miles north east of Sandersville and 1.5 miles off the Fall Line Freeway, this 280+/- contiguous acres contains the original grist mill, beautiful hardwoods, upland pine, 50 plus acre water-shed lake and much more. The property is a great opportunity to own a unique piece of American history dating back the early 1800’s.
Dating back to the early 1800’s, the mill was originally known as Hines Mill, having been owned by the father of Judge Jas K. Hines of the Supreme Court of Georgia.Judge Hines’ sister, Mrs. Jordan inherited the mill through distribution of the Hines property where it became known as Jordan Mill.
In 1857, Joseph Henry Hines moved from Burke County to Washington County to take over the management and operations of the mill. Under his guidance and stewardship the mill’s productivity grew.His attention to detail and acclaimed knowledge of how to grind quality meal brought fame to local mill site.
During the War Between the States, Mr. Hines acclaimed knowledge of how to grind the best meal brought fame to the local mill site.Through his guidance and stewardship, the developed a fine reputation for the excellence of the meal.The meal was a staple for the local community, farmers, merchants, as well as the soldiers.Touched by the appeals of the women and children that the mill might be spared, a gallant Union officer stationed a guard around the mill that it might escape the destruction which followed Sherman to sea.
In the early 1920’s, the Sandersville Progress reported through Mr. Geo T. Gilmore, the current owner of the original Jordan home, that the Jordan Grist Mill had been destroyed by fire.The mill was immediately rebuilt and operated until the mid 1950’s.
1976 Jordan Mill Pond Rd.
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3/4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Sleeps 8 People very comfortably!
Two homes right next to each other!! If you have more than one family.
This is located in the Beautiful Westridge subdivision only 15 minutes from Disney!
Four bedrooms with King, Queen, Two twins, and Sofa bed.
Two bathrooms and private South facing pool for the price of one hotel room.
Our backyard is completely private and you can swim at night with the lighted pool.
A wonderful Three/Four bedroom/Two bathroom home with its own private pool set in the quiet residential community of Westridge which is only 15 minutes from Disney. This house has a family room with sliding doors out on to the pool deck, a dining area with table and chairs and a kitchen with an open floor plan.
Our house sleeps 8 very comfortably. The house comes complete with a fully equipped kitchen with range, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, dishes and more. We have a washer and dryer and iron and ironing board for your use. The Master suite has a King bed and its own bathroom with soaker tub and walk in shower with access to the pool and covered lanai The other two bedrooms have a Queen bed and a pull out couch that turns into a bed. Two twin beds with a shared bathroom. We have a Pack and Play crib and high chair available for your use (there is a fold away stroller too). We have three TV's for your use.
We also have free WIRELESS INTERNET so bring your laptop and keep in touch. We have central air conditioning throughout the house. There is a Gas grill for your use when you are there.
Westridge is a quiet and peaceful community just minutes from Interstate 4 on Hwy 27. Westridge is a great community with free use of the Community Pool, Playground, Lit tennis courts, and Basketball & Volleyball courts.
Check in time would be 3:00 pm on Saturday and check out is at 10:00 am the following Saturday. The house will be cleaned on the day of your arrival and when you leave. Please try and keep the house in the same condition as when you arrived.
Relax and Enjoy a whole house instead of a paying more for a single hotel room. This is our very own private house and we have no rear neighbors.
This is a Non-Smoking house and sorry but pets are Not allowed. You MUST be 25 or older to rent this house.
2018 Rates are $875.00 plus 12% tax. Holiday weeks are $975.00 plus 12% tax.
If you want pool heat (optional) it would be an additional $125.00 per week.
Attractions: Disney World - 15-20 mins.
Sea World - 20-25 mins.
Wet and Wild - 20-25 mins.
Universal Studios - 20-25 mins.
Islands of Adventure - 25-30 mins.
Animal Kingdom - 15-20 mins.
Typhoon Lagoon - 15-20 mins.
Blizzard Beach - 15-20 mins.
Kennedy Space Centre - 60 mins.
Daytona Beach - 60 mins.
Tampa/Clearwater Beaches - 60 mins.
Busch Gardens (Tampa) - 50-60 mins.
Publix Supermarket - 3 mins.
Wal-Mart Supercentre - 7 mins.
Florida Mall - 35 mins.
is a huge selection of restaurants, shops, crazy golf courses etc etc .
We had so much fun in this house that we did not want to leave, everything u need that u can forget at Last minute is here. Our car broke down at last minute so I had to take my brothers so in all this I forgot my baby's stroller and playpin, Janet had it all, troller, playpin and even a baby high chair, a fridge that makes ice, so we didn't have to go buy ice when we went to the beach. Everything is so close from restaurants like Dennys, wendys,burgerking,mcdonals,chinese, dominos pizza, dollar general also a walmart and puBlix their all like 5 minutes from the house. The beaches are close by, and all the parks are like 30 minutes from there too. My kids and husband did not want to leave, not to mention the pool that we enjoy barbecue and having fun and no rear neighbors was a 100% for us because it was very private. We go to florida every 2 years and yes I'm staying here again , Janet was there if I needed her with any questions, the neighbors were so friendly and is so quiet there. Thank u Janet for everything. See u soon.
Owner's reply: Awe... you are very Welcome!! We do our best to make it a Happy Home away from Home for you. Please come back and visit us again anytime!
We booked this rental as we took our first family trip with another couple. We both have children under 2, and this place was perfect for us! It had all the accommodations we needed to enjoy our stay. The pool was perfect on our hot days, and we enjoyed grilling out and eating dinner on the patio after the kids went to sleep. It's near so many highway accesses, which is nice because you're near everything without the commotion of highly attracted areas. The backyard is amazing with no rear neighbors, so we truly had the privacy we could relish in. We slept comfortably and were able to stock up on groceries and use the kitchen items (and laundry!) which is a huge help when toddlers are running around. We also received texts from the owner asking if we were enjoying our stay, so this personal touch added to the overall experience of using a VRBO. If we return to the area we will absolutely return to this lovely home!
We booked this house to visit Universal Studios and we loved it! Very spacious and clean. Also owners were always available for any questions we had. We look forward to staying here again!
We used this home as a base for our Orlando area vacation. We toured Gatorland and LegoLand, and even drove over to Clearwater Beach for a day. The home was clean and well appointed for our family of 5 and my in-laws and nephew who joined us for a couple nights. The kids loved the pool, and we enjoyed being near many amenities, yet still in a quiet neighborhood. We would definitely use this home again.
My husband and I stayed at this beautiful home for a week and honestly didn't want to leave! Located in a very quiet community and you are close to all amentities. The house was clean, spacious and had everything we needed to make our stay enjoyable. We loved the privacy and coming home to the pool each day! Janet was awesome answering any questions we had and was always quick to respond! Can't wait to go back to this place again!
Owner's reply: Thanks Crystal for the great review!! We love the privacy and the neighborhood too.
This was our first experience using vacation home rentals. We were looking for a home close to Disney World for our vacation. We made contact with the owner who responded to our email almost immediately. Our reservation was made promptly and information regarding the home was provided. Upon arrival, the home appeared exactly as it did in the photos. Clean, quiet, and approximately 20 minutes from Disney. The home had all of the amenities needed for our stay; pots, pans, dishes, televisions, wifi, towels, washer/dryer, etc. The neighborhood was very quiet. No complaints with the property or location at all. Communication with the owner was great. I would return and recommend this property to others.

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The Child Brain Injury Trust is registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. More details about our registration is available from the Charity Commission and Companies House. We are also a registered charity in Scotland, more information is available from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
The charity is governed by a Board of Trustees which is led by our Chairman, Robert Thomas. The Board sets the charity’s strategy and ensures that the Chief Executive and her team achieve their aims and objectives.
The Trustees meet once a quarter to make important decisions about the charity and the services it provides. The meetings are a formal way of reviewing our work and to look at how we might develop new areas of work.
Use the link below to download the latest Annual Accounts.
In order to ensure our services remain at a high and improving standard, we have a procedure which enables you to let us know any reasons that you may not be satisfied with the service we have provided.
Unhappy about any service, please speak to the relevant staff member, manager or Trustee.
Unhappy with an individual, sometimes it is best to tell him or her directly. If you feel this is difficult or inappropriate then speak to the staff member’s Line Manager.
Often we will be able to give you a response straight away. When the matter is more complicated we will give you at least an initial response within five working days. If you would like to get in touch, please do so through our Contact page.

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A.C.T.’s 2008–09 season is coming to a close this weekend (Don’t miss out on the final performances of Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo!), but there’s no rest for our fearless leader. Artistic Director Carey Perloff is up in Ontario directing Jean Racine’s Phèdre, which will transfer to San Francisco next January, with the stellar company of the world-famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Here are some of her thoughts from abroad.
It’s Canada Day up here at the Stratford Festival, but that doesn’t mean a day off from French eroticism. We’re a week into rehearsals for Phèdre, heading deep into the heart of this amazing labyrinth of a play. My head is still reeling as I try to get accustomed to working at this enormous institution, which operates like its own kingdom with its own jargon and laws and sets of givens. The daily rehearsal schedule has military precision: there are eleven plays in repertory this season, some in performance already, some in rehearsal, all populated by the same company of actors, who rush from class to costume and wig fittings to performance to rehearsal with a stamina that exceeds anything I’ve ever seen.
There are days the rehearsal call says “P” which means “Priority” and on those days I get my entire company, if I want them, but only if I’ve claimed them two days in advance, or they get swallowed back up by the machine. On other days the call says “GS” or “Good Secondary” which means I get NEARLY all of my cast except for those in Julius Caesar (so I lose the divine Johnnie Goad, who is my Hippolytus, since he is also Mark Antony in Caesar). And then there are days like today which are labeled “S” for “Secondary”, and that means almost my entire company is off doing Three Sisters so I get to focus on the big scenes with Queen Phèdre and her confidante Oenone, played by the truly amazing Seana McKenna and Roberta Maxwell who are not in the Chekhov.
In order to squeeze out the hours, you almost always have to work out of order here, a pretty wild proposition with a play like Phèdre since it is structured like a series of dominoes falling: one explosion or discovery leads to the next and to the next with a kind of terrifying inexorability, so when you jump to a new scene without having staged the scene before, you have to constantly reconstruct the thread that got you there . . .
It’s definitely a new adventure. I got to see the entire set “fitted up” in the theater the day I arrived—which was a huge bonus. Christina Poddubiuk, the designer, has created an extraordinary structure out of wire mesh and vellum that looks like a cascading wave that comes over the portal and spills onto the floor like surf: it is reminiscent of the drapes of fabric in the background of baroque paintings, but is also the tidal wave of libido that erupts into Theseus’s palace, and the night we got there, the stage crew was busy inserting tiny strips of LED lights into the structure so that it glowed from within in a totally magical and mysterious way. There are three pieces to the mesh sculpture which we have labeled “the cascade”, “the surf”, and “the cloud”, and much of our challenge in tech rehearsals will be to see how the shapes relate to the actors and how to create an atmosphere that embraces the actors without dwarfing them. My lighting designer has been at nearly every rehearsal—another benefit of being in a small town where everyone lives three blocks away. So we’re all in this together.
The beauty and intensity of Phèdre is overwhelming. To keep myself sane I am taking voice class with Nancy Benjamin, who is about to come to A.C.T. as our new speech teacher. That’s a whole other adventure. After the first class I was dizzy for two days. She reassured me that it was only because I probably hadn’t breathed that deeply in ten years. Or EVER. By the third class I could feel my tight little voice relaxing into new places . . . I may be a whole different person by the time I get back to San Francisco.


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Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) published New job vacancy Notice at bepza.gov.bd. BEPZA job circular offer New vacancy in this post. Graduate Pass Student also apply this BEPZA govt circular 2019.
If You want to apply BEPZA govt job circular you have to visit there official website . For Next Updates about BEPZA job Vacancy Notice, Exam Result or Admit card Download stay with us.


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Are green buildings truly cost-effective? Can they really be cheaper than conventional buildings?
The Green Building, the first LEED Platinum office building in Louisville, KY, boasts a 40-foot lobby ceiling. All public spaces are continually measured for natural light, with automatic controls and artificial lighting ready to step in when the light level is too high or low.
But is this true for private sector facilities? The gap between the costs of green vs. non-green has certainly narrowed considerably, but has that gap closed yet? Building professionals weigh in on creating, remodeling, and maintaining green facilities.
The study, Green Building Performance: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of 22 GSA Buildings, compares each building’s energy use intensity, energy cost, carbon dioxide emissions, maintenance costs, water use, and occupant satisfaction against widely accepted industry and GSA baselines. Sixteen of the buildings were LEED-NC certified or registered, with the remaining six meeting the requirements of other sustainable building programs, including ENERGY STAR and the California Title 24 Energy Standard.
Three of the five LEED Gold buildings performed better than industry baselines, but the other two – a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility in Omaha, NE, and the Census Bureau office complex in Suitland, MD – earned unexpectedly low scores in some areas.
The DHS building bested the industry baseline scores in all categories except water use, which not only exceeded the national average but was also much higher than when the building was previously assessed. This raised suspicion about leaks, unexpected use, and other concerns, but the GSA ultimately realized the spike was due to a shift in occupancy as the 10,000 square feet of space left vacant when the building opened was filled, according to Eleni Reed, chief greening officer for GSA’s Public Buildings Service.
The Suitland facility earned low scores in three of the eight categories, but further investigation revealed that its size and densely populated spaces contributed to its scores relative to the industry average. Building occupants were intensely focused on the 2010 Census when the building study was conducted, Reed notes, adding that buildings of this size are uncommon and are likely not represented in the industry averages that the study compared with GSA’s 22-building sample. The unexpected results underscore the status of cost-comparable green building as a moving target and the importance about indexing occupants and building use to put findings into context.
The Census Bureau initially appeared to earn an inferior score relative to the industry baseline, but GSA officials quickly discovered that densely populated spaces were to blame.
Performance: Did not meet national average on water use, utility costs, or aggregate operational costs due to densely populated spaces, but exceeded national average in all other areas with scores similar to other LEED Gold buildings in the sample.
As the marketplace gradually adopts green technologies, costs for today’s new innovations will drop just like yesterday’s newest, costliest innovations, says Douglas Pierson, partner of an architectural firm, (fer) studios, and lead architect on The Green Building, the first LEED Platinum commercial building in Louisville, KY. This will eventually drive down the costs of greening buildings, which in turn can have a considerable effect on O&M costs when the greening process includes high-efficiency equipment and other improvements that lower consumption of energy, water, and other resources.
However, those O&M practices must also be sustainable or they could negate some of the savings from your energy-efficient equipment and building improvements. Most of the buildings in the GSA study showed savings in aggregate maintenance costs. However, the ones ranking in the bottom third of the 22-building sample showed unusually high aggregate maintenance costs, about 25% above the national average for U.S. commercial buildings.
Pierson, whose firm approaches all buildings with sustainable design regardless of whether the owner is seeking green certification, says those upfront investments in green materials and technologies aren’t quite on an even playing field with the older non-green versions, but the costs are quickly evening out.
The cost of retrofitting some green upgrades into existing buildings can sometimes seem high simply because the new, more sustainable materials or equipment weren’t originally designed into the building. This can affect product choice and the scope of work. Implementing a skylight, for example, requires a hole in an existing roof, so a building owner adding a skylight or roof monitor may be more favorable toward a small installation over an inadequately lit room rather than a large one taking up most of the roof.
Smaller, less invasive changes, however, are much easier to implement and the green materials involved may come with little to no premium, Pierson explains. Read product documentation carefully to choose the greenest product for your money.
Performance: Bested the national average in all categories surveyed, with scores generally comparable to the other LEED Gold buildings in the sample.
Some technologies, however, are a different story. Take a look at how building systems affect each other to find the best area to invest in. Instead of only considering first cost, find choices that pay off in the long term whenever possible, advises Todd Jersey, architect, owner, and principal in charge of design for Todd Jersey Architecture.
A review of green material costs over the last few years makes it clear that prices are likely to continue to drop, especially for maturing technologies like photovoltaics, because products that have already proved their potential in many buildings put consumers’ minds at ease and allow demand to grow. It’s worth keeping an eye on the costs of equipment and materials you hope to implement when they become affordable.
In the meantime, sustainable O&M practices and sensible, yet budget-friendly retrofits can produce a big impact on your company’s green credibility, as well as its bottom line.
Reduce the replacement of building materials and other items that aren’t past their prime yet, especially when renovating or remodeling the building, Pierson adds.
Where do you stand? Share your green building experiences with us – and possibly your peers – by emailing janelle.penny@buildings.com. We may report your experiences in a future issue.


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This has been pushed back by delays in the completion of the software, but a team from Stanford is preparing to roll it out to campuses soon. Aditya, if you can update this ticket as that happens, and close it out when it's complete, that'd be great.
Expedient and the Opt-In manager were installed by mid-October 2010.


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Matt Blanc by Classic Quartz offers a surface with a realistic feel of natural stone.
Classic Quartz Matt Blanc brings white matt surfaces that are ideal if you are worried about staining or scratching. It displays a white surface with a non-reflective finish that you can use for any interior application.
Also, the stone is non-porous and highly resistant to impact and anti-bacterial. This means you can use it as kitchen worktops, vanity tops and floor tiles and more.
Not only that you can choose Classic Quartz Stone from over 50 different colours but if you need to decorate a small small or medium size kitchen there is a slab with dimensions 3000x1400mm, which is ideal for small spaces.
Coupled with an ever-growing range of colours, the brand offers slabs in 20mm and 30mm thicknesses.The Classic Quartz range is also available in two finishes. Polished and matt leather.
Classic Quartz Stone worktops slabs are made using 93% pure quartz, recycled glass, additives, recycled stone and sand.
Non-porous surfaces that are highly resistant to stains when spillages occur.
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PureStasis CBD Gummies are an excellent start to the exploration of hemp derived CBD infused treats. This delightful selection has challenged perfection to become a source of serenity and health as well as the favorite snack of many.
Picked up some of these today from a purestasis stand! They are delightful as far as taste goes and the quality is excellent. Just wish I had gotten a lot more! I bought strawnana.


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In this post we are sharing the questions asked in morning and evening shift of LIC AAO 2016 exam which was held today on 12-march 2016. Candidates may also give us more questions through comments, if they have appeared on the said exam at morning shift. We'll also update this page with more questions. Keep visiting, Below is a list of few General Awareness questions asked in todays exam.
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I am convinced that any bad experiences with them have been because of a faulty unit. I had one go bad after a while and a lot of rough treatment.(talk about a rough afternoon....every minute seems like an hour when you are under attack.
If there are mosquitos near you at All, its not working.
trick: If you are going to walk out into the middle of some real nastiness and plop down, you may want to get it going a few minutes before you settle down. It takes about 5 minutes before you really notice a difference. This also saves you from the clicking piezoelectric starter sound when you are trying to be quiet in the woods. They warn you of the heat, but its really never any hotter than a nice hot coffee cup fullof joe.
I have friends that will attach it to their body somehow for walking around. It seems unneccessary to me, mainly because you are creating a wind by walking and the refills can get expensive if you run them all the time. I have read that you can get the butane cartridges aftermarket and save a lot of money although I havent done it yet.
They also have a "mini" now that I have yet to try out that is about half the size of the standard.
Ridgerunner. I only carry one with me, but I have back up at home so that I dont have to run to get a new one. They will sell out right before bow season.
zelph wrote: Most of the time I take my binoculars with me when I'm soft shoeing thru the timber. I use a harness http://www.mybinocularharness.com/ that makes carrying/using a breeze. Mine focus at 4' and out, great for plant/butterfly identification and animal/bird watching. I can see how it would make your hunting experience an enjoyable one even if you don't see any game that you're after. It's a great mystery tool, thanks for sharing that one with us.
ThermaCELL uses revolutionary, patented technology to dispense a small amount of repellent into the air over a long period of time. ThermaCELL is powered by a butane cartridge which provides the cordless, portable heat necessary to operate the device (batteries are not needed). It directs the heat to a metal grill. A mat saturated with Allethrin, a copy of a naturally occurring insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers, is placed on top of the metal grill. The heat generated by the butane cartridge vaporizes the repellent allowing it to rise into the air, creating a 15 x 15 ft (225 sq ft) “Mosquito-Free-Zone” in minutes. The repellent is very unpleasant to mosquitoes, but when used as directed, will not harm humans or pets.
ThermaCELL is a new Area Repellent System developed under a cooperative research and development agreement between The Schawbel Corporation and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. This area repellent device has been tested by Dr. Michael Perich in the field with U.S. Army Units in Korea and found to provide excellent protection (Up to 98% from biting mosquitoes especially Malaria Vectors in Korea). Unpublished studies conducted at other locations gave excellent comparable results.
* A study conducted in the "Joint Security Area" near Pan Mun Jom in the summer of 1998 thoroughly evaluated ThermaCELL in open guard posts and bunkers.
* Label directions were closely followed. Mosquito landing counts were used to collect data on the mosquito populations in the bunker study. Standard mosquito light traps baited with CO2 were used in guard posts to measure the level of mosquito activity before and during treatment. Control sites were maintained with no ThermaCELL treatment.
* Ninety Five plus percent (95%) of the mosquitoes captured were Anopheles sinensis, the primary malaria vector for the region.
* A level of protection from malaria mosquitoes of 81% to 98% was achieved using ThermaCELL in open bunkers and guard posts.
* These results are the best yet reported for a product developed for use as an area repellent system.
If you have any specific questions regarding the U.S. Army testing or would like more information please contact us at schawbel@thermacell.net.
The mosquitos are still there, just not on you. In the swamp or any low lying area the mosquitos are still so loud that a deer can easily walk right up to you without being heard.
Hey!!!!! I was in a State "Natural Area" a few weeks ago(without my net shirt, just spray on repellent) and it was identical to what you describe. I had to quickly retreat from the area on my own lest I be carried away and eaten alive by the millions of skeeters. It's a nice place for me to test the ThermaCELL.
I'm going to wear my netting shirt and walk into the area and do a video of the test for science When I'm in the thick of them I'll put the fire to the unit and observe. Recorder in one mesh covered hand and ThermaCELL in the other.
That sounds like a GREAT product cadyak. I will definitely add it to my fall bow hunting arsenol! Thanks for the advice!
It looked to be at least dual purpose. When I got it home it turned out to be tri-purpose. It will be able to maintain a hot drink while your on your stand or just relaxing by the campfire. I measured the temperature of the surface where the pad is places, it was 186 degrees without the pad on it.
Inside the lantern is the tiniest of tiny flame that provides the heat. Heat being the reason the chemical repellent gets dispersed quckly and in greater amounts than just plain ole cold air evaporation. Literature indicates it will treat a 15 foot radius.
The small butane canister screws onto the side of the lantern. Has automatic shut of in case unit is knocked over.
I bought several of the lantern type to use around the back deck at home. They seem to work OK. They arent as packable or durable but they do look good on the back porch. My wife doesnt guard them with her life like I do though and they have mostly all died from being left outside.
If you get the handheld, check out the holster thing. I used a homemade harness forever but finally bought one and then got another as a birthday present. It does a good job of keeping an extra cartridge and some pads on you and it attaches to a chair or tree stand.
Things I have picked up from backpacking have helped my hunting and likewise hunting has helped my backpacking. While I was running yesterday It hit me that maybe I could build a pretty nice quiver out of cuben fiber. Not too traditional, but way light.
I have not priced the Thermacell or cartridges but came across this youtube vid for you DIY'ers to save you a few dollars over time.
cadyak wrote: I bought several of the lantern type to use around the back deck at home. They seem to work OK. They arent as packable or durable but they do look good on the back porch. My wife doesnt guard them with her life like I do though and they have mostly all died from being left outside.
Can you lay the handheld model on it's side without it going out, does it have any safety features like the mini lanterns?
RR, thanks for the informative link to the video on how to make the cartridge refillable, easy fix!!!!!!
The handheld uses an element instead of that little flame. There isnt any kind of safety device I guess for that reason.
You can throw it like a football and it wont go out. You look inside a little window on the end to see the glowing element.
I like that bug baffler. It looks lighter than the bug tamer.
Memories is what its all about man. (although venison is nice) The magnum is a great bow. Short and maneuverable in tight quarters. You should break that thing out for a little stump shooting while youre out in the woods.
Ridgerunner. thanks for that video. I am real frugal about using these things because it can get expensive if you use them a lot.
I forgot to mention that the 8oz weight includes the unit, holster, an extra cartridge, and about 3 pads in the pockets.
Some shooting with the Kodiak would be nice.....need to get another arm guard, lost it amongst my "stuff"


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I get more calls from Western-trained veterinarians asking about alternative treatments for liver conditions than for any other problem. But whether traditional or alternative veterinarian medicine is used, there is no magic bullet for liver malfunction—the best approach is prevention through a healthy lifestyle.
Nutrition, exercise, and elimination of toxins and stress are key. And herbs can play a crucial role in both prevention and treatment, working to support your pet’s largest and, I would argue, most important organ system.
The liver performs hundreds of functions, including filtering and detoxifying chemical and bacterial impurities in the blood. It also processes most food, converting nutrients and synthesizing proteins; manufactures bile, which helps your pet digest fat; and prepares toxic material and waste products for elimination. Finally, the liver is a huge storage bin for several nutrients such as glycogen (a sugar source for quick energy), vitamins and iron.
Liver problems can be caused by many conditions—toxins, stress, genetics, infections, poisonous substances—but often it’s hard to identify the culprit.
There are many symptoms of liver dysfunction. A well-known indicator is jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes). Your veterinarian can analyze liver function by testing for liver enzymes in the blood, but many liver problems are advanced by the time jaundice appears or liver enzymes in the blood are abnormal.
Earlier indicators to watch for include persistent gastrointestinal imbalances (diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, bloating, bad breath, excess gas, and abnormal stools); lethargy; anxiety; itchy, watery, swollen, or red eyes; itchy or draining ears; and skin problems—especially acne and psoriasis, but also rashes, dry and peeling skin and slow-healing wounds. Liver abnormalities also can make arthritis pain worse.
Fortunately, many herbs can help treat liver problems, and some of these are actually better than anything Western medicine has to offer. What’s more, herbs can be used no matter the cause of the liver problem because most liver-specific herbs are both protective and regenerative; most have a broad-based sphere of activity, so they help many organ systems that in turn support the liver; and, unlike many drugs, they don’t stress or damage the liver when metabolized.
I use it to support an overall protocol for healing whenever I suspect diseases of any kind in the liver or gallbladder, or problems such as gastrointestinal upset, skin irritations, blood-clotting abnormalities, immune dysfunctions and hormonal abnormalities.
Because milk thistle seeds are extremely safe to use and readily accepted by almost all pets, I recommend them as a general tonic—add a pinch of seeds to your pet’s food a couple of times a week. The active ingredients of the seeds are not soluble in water, so teas are not effective. For sick pets, administer a tincture or capsule, adjusting the recommended dose for your pet’s weight.
• Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) has similar, if not equal, benefits for liver diseases. But don’t use artichoke hearts for liver protection—the medicinal benefit lies in the leaves.
Artichoke acts much like milk thistle, but it has a bit more cholesterol-protective action (which is more important in humans than in animals), and I often combine the two herbs because of a possible synergistic effect. Capsules containing dried, ground artichoke leaves are available from health-food stores. You can open a capsule and sprinkle the contents on your pet’s food or administer it as you would other pills several times a week as a good general liver tonic.
• Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is another liver-friendly herb that pets seem to gobble up. In addition to its liver-protective qualities, turmeric has shown anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activity as well as the ability to decrease intestinal gas. It also helps the cardiovascular system by inhibiting platelet aggregation and interfering with cholesterol absorption.
• Decrease the animal’s exposure to toxins and agents that compromise liver function, including poisons, pollution and high doses of medications.
• Provide foods that have high nutritive value, low fat content, and no sweeteners, synthetic preservatives or artificial flavorings and colors.
• Add liver-protecting agents to the diet, including B vitamins, vitamins C and E and folic acid.
I often include other supportive herbs in liver preparations to round out an animal’s care and to capitalize on any synergisim. Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is one herb I often include for its adaptogenic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-anxiety qualities as well as its taste. Licorice is also an antioxidant and helps relieve intestinal irritations, especially ulcers. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a mild tonic and bitter that helps increase bile flow. It also has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) supports the kidneys, increases bile flow, and mildly fights germs. Barberry root (Berberis vulgaris) and Oregon grape root (B. aquifolium) contain antifungal and antibacterial agents that activate macrophages and enhance the immune system and digestive secretions.


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Believe me, I’ve been there. We had epic holidays before we had kids. I mean EPIC. We went backpacking in Indonesia and we saw the Taj Mahal. We dived in one of the best dive sites in the world in Borneo before heading off to see orang-utans and watch the sun rise from a mountain that we had climbed. I took a 2 week Californian road trip with my mum while Mr Wanderlust travelled around Belize for 3 weeks. We went skiing every season for 6 years from the Alps to the Rockies. We took our honeymoon in South Africa and Mozambique for crying out loud!
After we had kids we simply couldn’t figure out how to get back to those holidays while still giving our Things their naps, routines and food that they would eat. Over the years I think we have started to find the balance we have been searching for and understand better how to have an epic family holiday.
It is so dull to start here, but unless you know what you want to spend, you’ll end up with a disconnect. Budgets set expectations so if everyone is on the same page up front, it will be way easier to decide where to go and what to do. Knowing what you have to spend will help shape where you want to spend the money. Let’s say you’re a family who likes to spend lots of time in resorts. It stands to reason that you should spend more money on the accommodation. Blow the budget on amazing restaurants if you’re a family that likes eating great food. If you are more of an activities and sightseeing family then maybe you stay in more simple accommodation. You get my drift.
Simple but definitely not basic!
Knowing your budget can also help if you have an idea on when you want to go or if you are flexible. If you have fixed dates you can score cheap flights by waiting for the sales. If you can be flexible, try travelling in the off or shoulder seasons to get better deals.
Have you heard the saying failing to plan is planning to fail?
The reality is that if we plan ahead we always have a great time.
But that doesn’t sound like a holiday!
I’m not saying you have to schedule every minute of your holiday – that’s just going to be stressful for everyone. But having an idea of what you could do while you are away will give you a focus. If you’ve done your research you will know how far away an attraction is and how long you will need to spend there. Certain things only happy on certain days (e.g. street markets are often on Saturdays). So knowing that will help you plan out your week. Similarly if Table Mountain in Cape Town is going to be open for the day you arrive and then closed for the rest of the week because of wind… Well then that’s your first day’s itinerary decided for you!
Gosh that sounds dull doesn’t it? I mean talk about taking the spontaneity out of everything! It sounds like we’re talking about a business deal not a holiday! But if you all talk about what everyone wants from the holiday (and act on it), it could mean the difference between a good holiday and a disaster.
If your Things are super little, look at what you’ve all been doing before you make your plans. When we first moved here, we had had several months of craziness. The preparations to move, the moving itself and then arriving in a new country, meeting new people and unpacking… We were all exhausted and burnt out? In that scenario, a whole week on an island in the Maldives was just what we needed. I don’t think we could do that again unless we were that tired again!
We are currently discussing our June plans. While I’d love to go on another adventure, we recognise that we had an intense holiday in Jordan. We had an active ski holiday in February. Thailand was supposed to be a super chilled and relaxed holiday but we ended up doing loads! The realistic decision is to go and chill out somewhere for a a few days for the next holiday.
Talk to your partner (and to your kids if you can). If someone wants to be off doing things all the time while someone else has visions of lying on a beach all day then you’ve got a problem. Figuring out a way to give everyone a bit of what they want surely has to give you the best chances of success!
You have to be prepared to change things at the last minute. Obviously if there is something that you want to do and there are only certain days or times that it can be done then it might need to be more fixed. But in general I like to have a list of things we would like to do in a particular location and then we work around how we are feeling.
Be prepared to change your plans!
So an action packed day of sightseeing might get moved if we are all suffering from jet-lag more than anticipated. Or sometimes the Things just get up super grumpy. Mr Wanderlust and I have pushed on through on those days and regretted it. If the Things are miserable and whining then no-one gets to enjoy the day so its really a waste of time and money. Much better to give everyone a break, take the pressure off, and try again another day.
Know what you want and know how that applies in your destination.
Stay in a central place if you’re doing lots of sightseeing. We had a hectic time in Kerala planned as there was so much we wanted to see. We stayed in 6 places in 10 days!
What we didn’t realise was that we weren’t staying in central locations and we had to drive quite significant distances when we got there. Our trip to Jordan, while equally jam-packed, was so much better because we weren’t in the car on the “off” days.
On the total opposite side of the coin, if you’re in a busy place and want peace and quiet then look to stay somewhere more remote.
I’ve got nothing against people going out and partying and having their own fun. It’s just not where I am any more. I’ve no interest in them waking me up in the middle of the night (or worse still waking the Things). I’ve even less interest in the Things waking other people at 5am (which they would do). So we just stay away from those sorts of places now.
Part of the success or lack thereof has to be connected to your choice of villa or hotel (which I have discussed at length)! I’m not saying one is better than the other because there are far too many variables that come into that equation. We have had some great villa holidays and some great hotel holidays. We’ve had some less great holidays in both types too!
What sort of place do you want to stay in?
A lot if it will come down to the discussion and planning stages. Are the kids desperate to go to Kids Club? Do the parents want a break from cooking? Maybe you are going with friends and want some privacy as well as a space to all hang out together in the evening.
As I say, there’s no right or wrong per se, just an understanding of what everyone wants to get out of a holiday.
Possibly a part of the planning aspect is to consider what food you’re going to offer the Things. Now the food aspect is an intersection one that I’ve already written 2 other posts about. 1 is about tips for travelling with picky eaters and the other is about meals to feed picky eaters whilst on the road.
I’m always really torn when it comes to getting food in the kids while we are travelling. I totally understand that they are out of their routines and so are going to be much less likely to try new foods. I could let them eat chicken nuggets for 2 weeks, but I’m going to be annoyed that they didn’t try anything new. And I’m going to see the side effects of eating junk food all the time pretty quickly. As always my answer is a bit of balance.
So if we’ve had 24 hours on a boat in the backwaters of Kerala eating only curry (or not eating it as the case may be), a stop in a more Western restaurant will be in order. If we’ve eaten nothing but pizza and past onto Amalfi Coast for a few days then I’ll make more of an effort to get them trying something new off our plates.
The other thing to think about is eating times. Our Things eat super early for the main reason that they get too tired to eat much later. Many restaurants won’t open until later so you have to balance this with wanting to get out for a meal (and not cook or wash up!). Often we try to have a main meal in the middle of the day so it takes the pressure off the evening meal. Or we will get the kids ready for bed and take them to dinner in their PJs so they can get straight to bed afterwards.
We can’t be the only ones in the world who want to go and see cool things in a new place while the Things just want to go to the beach or Kids Club?! Since the Things are only barely old enough to be left in Kids Club, we’ve mostly spent our time in there with them. I think Kids Club is a wonderful thing in term son allowing us to travel without loads of toys and providing a safe space for kids to play and do activities. But let’s face it, its pretty mind numbingly dull for grown-ups!
Which way to kids club?
Equally, Things don’t like being dragged around countless churches, temples and ruins. I know. I was shocked too haha.
So how do we get to a place where everyone is happy?
Well, generally we do a bit of everything. And we compromise a lot on stuff. We didn’t sacrifice going to Petra while we were in Jordan. In fact we didn’t sacrifice much while we were there. But we didn’t walk from the gate to the Treasury nor did we hike up to the Monastery. We toured the length and breadth of Rome but we did it in a golf cart on a family friendly tour (thanks again Rome 4 Kids Tours!) and decided to not to push our luck when we got to St Peter’s Basilica.
The Roman golf cart tour was perfect for us!
In Bali we went to a Waterpark and to a trampoline park. We went to the beach but we went surfing instead of lying quietly or building sandcastles. We walked to see some costal sights but also had lunch in a “pirate ship”. Mr Wanderlust and I did some shopping (the iPads had to come to the rescue for this). And we went to a temple in Ubud (albeit with monkeys in it) and another in Uluwatu (more monkeys). We went to a coffee plantation and ate ice cream near the paddy fields. In Lake Como we played mini-golf (twice) against a simply stunning backdrop.
Crazy golf with the MOST spectactular backdrop!
Also having an idea of what the entire itinerary looks like will help you plan. A day of travel might be followed by a super chilled day by the pool or on the beach. An intensive day of sight-seeing could be balanced out by a trip to a crazy golf course or a waterpark. And now the things are older they can understand a little better that one day might be a bit more for mummy and daddy but the next day will be for them.
For me, I really think the key to how to have an epic family holiday is having balance and variety. I know I keep banging on about it, but it does really work.

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text: The Yankees got a grand slam from Miguel Andujar, a three-run shot courtesy of Aaron Hicks and cruised to a 7-2 win up in Toronto on Tuesday night. The Mets, meanwhile, hosted the worst team (record wise) in baseball, and promptly lost to Buck Showalter’s Orioles, 2-1. Boomer and Gio got things rolling Wednesday morning by talking about the baseball locals. How good is this Yankees ballclub, and is there anyway -- anyway at all -- that the Mets can salvage their season? All of that and Gregg admits to getting the yips on the softball field because of his overwhelming desire to please his big, blond radio partner.

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Rapid urbanization, increased demand for infrastructure development projects, and the April 2015 earthquakes are the main reasons for the brick industry’s rapid expansion in Nepal. As a result, there is increased demand for brick laborers, many of whom are children and people from marginalized communities.
World Education Nepal’s Building Better Futures initiative reduces the vulnerability of adults and children at risk of exploitation in these factories by providing a holistic approach that aims to educate brick workers’ children, expand livelihood options, and provide access to financial services to break the cycle of exploitative labor.
Since 2011, Building Better Futures has enabled 365 previously out-of-school children working in brick factories, like Sharadha (whose narrative you can read in this photo story), to enroll in formal classes. World Education is also improving the education of youth factory workers who were already enrolled in school but struggled to meet grade-level learning outcomes. Our support has increased grade promotion rates for these children from 50% to 96%.
More than 97% of households participating in Building Better Futures activities reduced their loans or debt burdens, increased savings, and accessed microfinance services, and 2,729 participants in livelihood activities increased their incomes or diversified their livelihoods to better resist exploitation. This documentary shows the effect of these interventions on the lives of individual beneficiaries.
Beyond providing basic education, World Education empowers children in Nepal and other countries worldwide with tools and life skills to identify and avoid exploitative labor.


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How did this happen? (Who knows.) Let’s say it’s got something to do with the immediacy of feeling an emoji can convey in text-based media.
We’ll show you how emojis can fit into your content strategy, types of emojis you can use, as well as how to search, select, and deploy these little magical icons wherever you need them.
How do you compose arresting headlines?
This can be one of the biggest challenges in your content strategy, but it’s important to master it.
Think about it. A well-placed emojis can draw your reader’s attention and give some space for the words to breathe.
Remember, this same strategy can be deployed for your email marketing subject headings.
But how do you just type these in?
Mac users: If you’re on a Mac you can just do Ctrl + Command + Space bar. This will bring up your emoji picker. Just search or select the one you want.
Windows users: In any text field, click your Windows key + period (.) or semi-colon (;). Then, you should see your emoji picker appear.
Everyone else: You can copy and paste emoji codes from Emojipedia. Just find an emoji you want to use and click the Copy button. Then, paste into your content.
A quick trip to Emojipedia will show you just how large the emoji palette has grown in the past few years.
Remember, picking the right emoji can be fun. But you should try to use this as a strategic opportunity rather than a haphazard diversion.
These are some of the most commonly used emojis, and for good reason.
Smileys can immediately convey emotion like happiness, anticipation, dissappointment, relief, and much more.
And just see if this helps your readers get your meaning at an instant.
Is your website about wild life or wide open spaces?
Before you pen that email subject heading for your subscribers, think about how an emoji of a tree or bear can help the message stand out in someone’s inbox.
Just seeing a green tree emoji can get your readers thinking about nature.
There’s a whole set of emojis dedicated just to things that people do: activities like sports, art, music, games, and more.
Picking the right emoji for your message can make the difference between an attentive reader or a quick glance.
Using emojis strategically can be a win for adding color and vibrancy to your content. And the great thing is they are non-proprietary, so they will work with whichever hosting package you’re using.
And if you have any questions, feel free to contact our hosting experts day or night. We’re always happy to hear from you.
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text: Terry Haggerty was born in London and studied at the Cheltenham School of Art, Gloucestershire. He has exhibited widely at galleries and museums around the world, including Sikkema Jenkins, New York; Max Hetzler, Berlin; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Aldrich Museum, Conecticut; and PS1, Long Island City. Commissions include wall drawings for Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Munich Re, London, and private collections in the US and Germany. Haggerty is the recipient of several awards including the For-Site foundation Award(2009), John Anson Kittredge Award (2003); and the Natwest Art Prize (1999). The concept of the trompe-l’oeil; the interplay between reality and illusion, has always fascinated artists. In this way, with the simple gesture of curving lines, Haggerty is able to create complex illusions, garnering both volume and depth. The artist carefully considers ambiguous forms and likenesses, to familiar indicators of space such as ledges, edges, corner and gaps. Nevertheless, the viewer is not only drawn to Haggerty's paintings as a result of the suggestion of plasticity, but also owing to their cool, smooth, machine-like surface perfection.

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Some days you just want to throw on something casual, super comfortable and easy to wear, something you can completely relax in when you’re staying home or hanging out with family and friends. That’s where loungewear fits into your wardrobe.
Comfy loungewear is just the thing to chill out in for that easy weekend vibe. It’s perfect for when you get home from a busy day at work and just want to slip into something super-comfortable for a relaxing evening. Or maybe you work from home? Luxury loungewear that you can be comfortable and casual in all day is just the thing, and won’t embarrass you if you have to answer the door, run a quick errand to the shops or pick up the kids from school.
There’s a whole variety of loungewear you can choose from nowadays that doesn’t make you look as if you just rolled out of bed. Comfy joggers and stretchy leggings paired with jersey tops and hoodies are the perfect choice for relaxing about the house in, and are versatile enough for your yoga or pilates class too.
Our own loungewear favourites are pieces that look both relaxed and chic. Team a loose fit tee-shirt or vest with soft stretchy trousers in a pretty print for lazy evenings. Cashmere leggings are the most deliciously cosy, luxurious option for the cooler months while soft cotton, bamboo or hemp are perfect fabrics for warm-weather lounging.
The ultimate summer loungewear is the kaftan. Always a super-comfortable favourite for relaxing at home in, if you choose one in a pretty lightweight jersey fabric or silk/cotton mix a kaftan will double as a cover-up for the beach or poolside, and even as a casual, easy-to-wear option for your holiday wardrobe.
Fluid jersey wide-leg pants or palazzos are another versatile and easy-to-wear favourite. Combine them with a simple silk vest for an extra touch of glamour and they’re easily smart enough for informal social activities as well as chilling in front of the TV!

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