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Homebrew by DragoonWraith. If you like or use any of this, please let me know! If you like some of the ideas, but think I did something wrong, please let me know! If you think an idea is just not going to work in D&D 3.5, feel free to let me know that too.
I'd rather not know that you don't personally care for any it, though. That kind of feedback doesn't help me in the slightest. Thanks.
I can be found on the unofficial #giantitp IRC channel on GameSurge.net.
Arcanist, a Wisdom-based Arcane spellcaster who is in tune with the flows of magic.
Dancer, the Bard of the Sublime Way.
Mystic Theurge, an attempt to make an Arcane and Divine base class. Don't really like how it turned out; unfinished.
Puppet Master, a full-list spellcaster à la Beguiler, Dread Necromancer, or Warmage. Focuses on using Summon Monster and its own Doll companion in conjunction with buffs from the Abjuration, Illusion, and Transmutation schools.
Sorcerer (Mana), a variant Sorcerer using the Mana variant above. Has some additional features which may be appropriate without using Mana.
Spell Weaver, a Charisma-based Arcane caster who prepares spells ahead of time using special weaves instead of a spellbook.
Swordmage, a Charisma-based Arcanist who uses Incantations, attack-action spells that work per encounter.
Wizard (Mana), a variant Wizard using the Mana variant above. Has some other differences which may be appropriate without using Mana.
All-Thief, a Spellthief who has broadened his stealing skills at the cost of his own spellcasting.
The Beast Without, one of the Harrowed who has allied himself with his Monster Within, and through it gained access to Xenotheurgy.
The Bound, a warrior who remains devoted to Law though it has cost him dearly, and who binds himself in chains to signify the burden of his regrets.
Cerebremancer, a redux of the Prestige Class from the Expanded Psionics Handbook. Strives to make entry less painful, and to allow magic and psionics to work in conjunction much better.
Child of Sea and Sky, a Prestige Class for a multiclass Binder/Druid or Binder/Ranger, focusing on the worship of Eurynome, Mother of the Material.
Dualist (Adept), a dual-wielding duelist who focuses on making the most of her attacks of opportunity.
Holy Knight, an Invocation-using practitioner of the Devoted Spirit discipline.
Karsite Artisan, an Artificer/Binder capable of binding Vestiges to items.
Mage of Ice and Fire (D20r), spellcaster brimming with dichotomy.
Viz-Jaq'taar (D20r), the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Assassin brought to D&D.
Feature Stealing Feats, feats for the discerning Spellthief (or All-Thief).
Theurgic Specialization feats, feats for multiclass magic users to reduce Multiple Ability Dependency.
Awakened Living Spell, a playable version of the Living Spell template offered in the Eberron Campaign Setting.
Sphinx, a creature of riddles and knowledge.
Chthonic Serpent, martial discipline of whips and chains. Focuses on grapples, trips, and disarms.
The Ancient Ones, Chattur'gha, Ulyaoth, and Xel'lotath, the elder evils of Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.
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Summer Wrap-Up from Tucker Marshall on Vimeo.
Road Trip! from Tucker Marshall on Vimeo.

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On behalf of Star Academy Sandyford, I would like to welcome you to our school website where you will be able to find out about our happy, caring and successful school and the many opportunities that we have on offer for our children and families.
Our committed team share an ambition to provide a high level of education for all of our children, giving them the best start in life that we can. We aim to create an exciting, stimulating and safe environment; and to provide the children with a range of learning opportunities that will encourage the ‘all round’ development of each child – giving them foundations and skills for life.
We believe that through partnership between parents, academy and the community everyone has a part to play to “unlock the star in every child“.
Please feel free to visit our school and witness first hand the warmth and friendship of our school community.

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Part branding, part consumer education, Lingo Networks wanted to reach a new audience with their IT and technology services. Filmed on location at some businesses Lingo installed networks and provided services, we used a mix of live action and screen replacement footage to show the ease of use with sharing documents in an office supported by Lingo.
Services: Creative development, scriptwriting, location filming, VFX, creative editorial, color grade, sound mix, delivery.

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DD of Buffalo medical allows your facility to offer your patients an alternative to public transportation or relying on a family member.
DD of Buffalo is revolutionizing personal driving. Our drive teams are available to transport people to and from various destinations in their own vehicle. One of these services is their Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Service. In many circumstances, medical procedures that require patients to undergo anesthesia or sedation, forbid these patients from then driving themselves home. Patients will usually have to arrange another way to get home; inconvenience a family member or friend, have their spouse take time off work to drive them, or pay for a 2 way cab ride back and forth from the procedure.
However Designated Drivers of Buffalo can help save time, money, and stress by driving the patient home in their own car after the procedure. This service is offered any day of the week, and only requires a 24 hour advance booking. So whether its a colonoscopy, dental, plastic, or laser eye surgery, if you want to get home safely with out any of the hassles, try calling Designated Drivers of Buffalo for their Medical Transportation Service.
DD of B also provides services forMedicalfacilities, and allows them to offer your patients an alternative to public transportation or relying on a family member. You have the ability to provide your patients with a discount code or cover the costs of rides yourself.
We make it easy for your patients to get home safe.

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In an interview on Fox News Devin Nunes (R-CA) announced that he is going to refer eight members of the Deep State to the DOJ for criminal prosecution.
Nunes did not disclose any names, but he did break down three categories in which they fall.
“Five of them are what I would call straight up referrals so just referrals that are, that name someone and name the specific crimes. Those crimes are lying to Congress, misleading Congress, leaking classified information,” Nunes said.
The other three, he said are more complicated, related to charges of conspiracy to lie to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Nunes has looked to Attorney General William Barr to make headway toward completing an investigation begun last year by a joint GOP-led task force comprising the Judiciary Committee and the Oversight Committee. Key to this effort, which has been bolstered by intelligence panel Republicans, was investigators looking over roughly 15 transcripts of interviews conducted by the task force last year. In recent weeks, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., released transcripts of the private interviews of former FBI agent Peter Strzok, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, his wife Nellie Ohr, former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, and former top FBI official Bill Priestap.
Also a potential contributing factor to Nunes’ efforts is the House Intelligence Committee’s vote last fall to release the transcripts of more than 50 interviews it conducted in its now-completed Russia investigation, which had been submitted to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for declassification review.
Nunes has railed against what he says is collusion between the Democrats and the Russians, pointing to use of the unverified Trump dossier by the FBI to obtain FISA warrants to spy on onetime Trump campaign official Carter Page as proof of an unraveling operation to undermine the president. That dossier, compiled by British ex-spy Christopher Steele, was funded in part by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee and was given to multiple members of the media. As noted in the GOP majority memo from the House Intelligence Committee last year, details like the dossier’s Democratic benefactors and its author’s anti-Trump bias were left out of the FISA warrant applications, which has alarmed Republican investigators concerned about political bias.
In conclusion, Nunes suggested the effort could balloon to encompass dozens of people.
The number of criminal referrals is less important to me then what the referrals are going to be for. Leaking, lying to the FISA court, misleading Congress and Manipulating intelligence. All of these actions are directly related to the actions of the Deep State regarding manufacturing the Russia investigation.
Nunes also said that more referrals are likely still to come.

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As part of a WWII Unit, 8th grade students will get to listen to Holocaust survivor Bea Karp speak about her experiences. Karp will speak to students next Thursday, March 12 during 6th and 7th hours in the High School Media Center.
Karp will also be speaking on Sunday, March 15 from 1-3 PM at the Kripke Jewish Federation Library, 333 South 132nd Street in Omaha. Karp also has a book available detailing her experience, My Broken Doll: A Memoir of Survival.


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/ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə/ or /ˌkaɪ.əˈhoʊɡə/) is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a thirteen-county region, joined together in economic development initiatives. The county is named after the Native American word (possibly Algonquian) Cuyahoga, which means "crooked river". The name is also assigned to the Cuyahoga River, which bisects the county. Former U.S. President James A. Garfield was born in what was Cuyahoga County's Orange Township.
Cuyahoga County was organized on June 7, 1807. It was later reduced by the creation of Huron, Lake, and Lorain Counties. It was named after the Cuyahoga River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,246 square miles (3,227.1 km2).458 square miles (1,186.2 km2) is land and 787 square miles (2,038.3 km2) (63.19%) is water. A portion of Cuyahoga Valley National Park is located in the southeastern portion of the county.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,393,978 people, 571,457 households, and 354,874 families residing in the county. The population density was 3,040 people per square mile (1,174/km²). There were 616,903 housing units at an average density of 1,346 per square mile (520/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.35% White, 27.45% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. 3.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 12.3% were of German, 9.1% Irish, 8.7% Italian and 7.3% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 89.0% spoke English and 3.2% Spanish as their first language.
There were 571,457 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.40% were married couples living together, 15.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.90% were non-families. 32.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,168, and the median income for a family was $49,559. Males had a median income of $39,603 versus $28,395 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,272. About 10.30% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.
Cuyahoga County had long been led by a three-member Board of County Commissioners. However, on November 3, 2009, county voters overwhelmingly approved the adoption of a county charter form of government, which replaced the three-commissioner form of county government with an elected county executive and an 11-member county council. Each council member represents a single district; there are no at-large districts. Summit County is the only other Ohio county with this form of government.
In the November 2, 2010 election, Lakewood mayor Ed FitzGerald defeated Matt Dolan to become the first Cuyahoga County executive. The first Cuyahoga County Council was also elected, with Democrats winning the majority (8-3) over the Republicans.
Cuyahoga County is heavily Democratic in voter registration.
Cuyahoga County is served by the Cleveland Metroparks system. Its 16 reservations provide more than 21,000 acres (8,500 ha) of green space and recreational amenities. The county is home to part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which extends southward into Summit County.
^ a b "Ohio County Profiles: Cuyahoga County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Cuyahoga.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
^ Feran, Tom (2004-02-13). "Shooing the hog out of Cuyahoga". The Plain Dealer. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%20100B6B280DC46277%20)&p_docid=100B6B280DC46277&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=100B6B280DC46277&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=E5DN55ITMTE5OTkxMTg3NC41MzY1NTE6MToxMzo2Ni4yMTMuNDEuMTQy&&p_multi=CPDB.
^ Feran, Tom (2006-06-02). "It's a Cleveland thing, so to speak". The Plain Dealer. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%20112043416CC2CD20%20)&p_docid=112043416CC2CD20&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=112043416CC2CD20&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=F58P50SOMTE5OTkxMjUxOS4yOTM5NjU6MToxMzo2Ni4yMTMuNDEuMTQy&&p_multi=CPDB.
^ Siegel, Robert; Block, Melissa (2009-06-23). "Letters: Cuyahoga River". All Things Considered (National Public Radio). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105828999. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
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^ Garrett, Amanda (November 2, 2010). "Three Republicans heading toward victory on Cuyahoga County Council; Dems likely to take other 8 seats". The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio). http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/cuyahoga_county_council_5_race.html. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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A consequence is something that happens after your child behaves in a particular way. A consequence can be positive or negative.
There are times when you might choose to use negative consequences for difficult behaviour. For example, you can use negative consequences to enforce limits and reinforce rules when simple reminders haven’t worked.
It really pays to put some thought into how and why you might use consequences. If you overuse negative consequences or use them inconsistently, they can have surprising and unwanted effects.
It’s always best to focus more on giving your child attention for behaving in ways that you like. This usually means you’ll need to use negative consequences less.
Your child behaves in a particular way and gets a positive consequence. This increases the likelihood of the behaviour happening in the same circumstances in the future. For example, you praise your child for sitting and eating his meal at the table.
Your child behaves in a particular way and avoids a negative consequence. This increases the likelihood of the behaviour happening in the same circumstances in the future. For example, your child takes her muddy boots off at the front door, so she doesn’t have to help clean the mud off the floor.
Your child behaves in a particular way and gets a negative consequence. This decreases the likelihood of the behaviour happening in the same circumstances in the future. For example, your child throws a toy, and you put the toy away for the rest of the day.
A consequence that seems negative to you might be positive to your child. For example, your child’s favourite activity is the sandpit. If your child bites another child while playing with some blocks and is moved away to the sandpit, this will actually encourage his behaviour. To him, it looks like the consequence of biting is getting to play in the sandpit!
Natural consequences can be an effective tool in your behaviour management toolkit.
Sometimes it’s best to let children experience the natural consequences of their own behaviour. When children experience the results of their behaviour, they can learn that their actions have consequences. They might learn to take responsibility for what they do.
If your child refuses to put on a coat, she feels cold.
If your child won’t eat, he feels hungry.
If your child doesn’t complete her homework, she fails the assignment.
If your child breaks a rule on the sporting field, he gets sent off.
These are important but hard lessons, and life is often a better and faster teacher than parents are. And you don’t have to be the unfair, bad guy. You can feel for your children, but saying ‘I told you so’ will probably upset them.
Sometimes you do need to step in to protect children from the natural consequences of behaviour. The consequence of dangerous behaviour could be serious injury, and the consequence of persistently avoiding schoolwork can be not doing well at school. And natural consequences can sometimes reward antisocial behaviour – for example, a bully’s aggressive behaviour can be rewarded when a victim ‘gives in’. In situations like these, you need to guide your child’s behaviour and apply appropriate consequences.
Related consequences often work well as part of behaviour management.
If a child is being silly and spills her drink, she must wipe it up.
If a bike is left in the driveway, it gets put away for the rest of the afternoon.
If children are fighting over a toy, the toy is put away for 10 minutes.
The advantage of related consequences is they get your child to think about the issue, they feel fairer, and they tend to work better than consequences that aren’t related. But it’s not always easy or possible to find a related consequence.
Other types of consequences include loss of privilege and time-out. These consequences aren’t necessarily related to the difficult behaviour. But if you use them well, they give your child the opportunity to stop, think about his behaviour and learn from its consequences.
A child who isn’t cooperating with her mum might lose the privilege of a lift to soccer training.
A child who swears at his dad might lose screen time.
Time-out is when you ask your child go to a place – a corner, chair or room – that’s away from interesting activities and other people for a short period of time. You can use time-out for particularly difficult behaviour, or times when you and your child are both feeling very angry and you need to take a break from each other to calm down.
One of the most important things about consequences is to use them as a response to your child’s behaviour, not to your child herself. This way your child will know that she’s loved and she’s safe – even when you’re using consequences.
It’s OK if your child doesn’t change his behaviour straight away. You might need to use consequences a few times before your child learns to behave differently.
Here are some other ways to make consequences more effective.
If children clearly understand what you expect them to do, and you regularly encourage them for doing it, they’re less likely to do things that require negative consequences. Having a clear set of family rules can make expectations clear for everyone.
Wherever possible, explain consequences ahead of time so they don’t come as a surprise. If you talk to your child about possible consequences, he’s less likely to be resentful and angry when you put consequences into action. This approach helps children feel heard and more open to your guidance.
If you use consequences in the same way and for the same behaviour every time, your child knows what to expect. For example, you might always use a time-out for hitting.
It’s also important to apply negative consequences to all children in the family. Even very young children will be upset if they see other children not being treated in the same way as them.
The advantage of short consequences is that you quickly give your child an opportunity to try again and to behave in a way that you like.
For example, if you turn off the television for 10 minutes because children are fighting over it, they quickly get another opportunity to solve the problem in a different way. If it’s turned off for the rest of the day, there are no more opportunities that day for them to learn to manage the situation differently.
And a long consequence can end up being worse for you than for your child – for example, a child deprived of her bike for a week is likely to get bored and cranky!
It’s good to warn your child before you use a consequence. This gives him a chance to change his behaviour.
For example, ‘Guys, this yelling is just too loud for me! If you can’t work out what to watch on TV without screaming at each other, I will turn it off for 10 minutes’. Beware of not following through – this can send the message that you’re ‘all talk but no action’.
The exception to giving a warning before a consequence is where you have a well-established family rule. There might be important rules where a consequence immediately comes after your child breaks the rule.
When you do need to follow through with a consequence, it will work better if the consequence happens as soon as possible after the behaviour.
But it’s best not to impose a consequence immediately if you’re feeling very angry because you might overreact or be too harsh. Instead, say something like ‘I’m feeling very angry at the moment. We’ll talk about this again in a couple of minutes when I’m feeling calmer’.
Reserve consequences for children over three years. Children younger than this don’t really understand consequences, particularly if they don’t understand the connection between their actions and the outcomes of those actions. Consequences just feel unfair to them.
It pays to implement consequences calmly and in a neutral tone. Try not to make it personal. So instead of talking about your child being ‘bad’ or ‘naughty’, talk about the rules and your child’s behaviour. Getting very angry or frustrated can make your child more likely to think about how cross you are – which can be entertaining, scary or exciting – than to learn from the situation.


text: Bring a bright, joyful touch to your bathroom with this Here Comes the Sun shower curtain. This shower curtain was made with inspiration from the Beatles, to bring a relaxing feeling to your bathroom. One of our Design Gurus would love to work one-on-one with you to customize this shower curtain in any shade!

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text: The following are stocks or mutual funds tagged as managed it services. When researching companies, it is important to know what companies have a similar focus. The stocks below have been categorized as "managed it services" by either user submission or electronic means.

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Bolton Valley will host the first ski and snowboard rail jam of the season on Friday, August 30th. The tennis courts next to the Sports Center will be covered with “snow” collected from a local hockey rink, rails will be set up and skiers and riders will be turned loose for about an hour to jam. We’ll have some prizes for the best skiers and riders at the end of the jam and some extra prizes to toss to all competitors.
Online registration will be open soon for just $10.

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text: Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood, independent of life experience. It is often accompanied by low self-esteem, loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities, low energy and pain without a clear cause. Major depressive disorder affected approximately 216 million people (3% of the world's population) in 2015 and is the leading cause of disability in the US for ages 15 to 44. MDD affects more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the US population aged 18 and older in a given year. The American Psychiatric Association added "major depressive disorder" to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) in 1980. The diagnosis of major depressive disorder can be based on the person's reported experiences and a mental status examination. There is currently no laboratory or blood test for major depression. Two of the most common examinations are the CES-D and HAMD-17 scores. While the specificity of these scores can be close to 100%, the sensitivity can be as low as 40%, i.e., when the score diagnoses MDD, it can do so very well, however, more than half of the patients with MDD can be missed. Using metabolomics, HMT, in collaboration with Dr. Noriyuki Kawamura of the Gyokikai Medical Corporation we identified a plasma metabolite, phosphoethanolamine or PEA, that was consistently low in patients with clinically diagnosed MDD. PEA measured by it has over 90% sensitivity and specificity, but in conjunction with a clinical score can achieve close to 100% sensitivity and specificity for MDD. Low levels of PEA distinguish MDD from other forms of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other anxieties. Early studies also suggest successful treatment where MSS, PEA levels are restored to normal. Multi-center large clinical studies in the US, Japan, Europe and in China are currently ongoing to validate the diagnostic utility of PEA for MDD patients. The talk will provide a walk-through the development process of PEA for MDD from early discovery to large scale clinical validation, from CE-MS discovery measurements to a recently released beta version clinical assay kit designed for large scale clinical measurements at independent laboratories.


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One of three sides will be joining Sheffield United in the top two after the weekend, with Scunthorpe only ahead of Fleetwood on goal difference and Bolton two points behind.
Below them, Southend could force their way into the top six at the expense of either Bradford or Millwall.
Only Swindon are capable of escaping the relegation zone this weekend, with Gillingham and Oldham able to be dragged beneath the Robins.
With Scunthorpe hosting Fleetwood, a draw is enough to keep them in second place this weekend and being the home team makes it likely that they’ll get something.
While Southend are at home to struggling Port Vale, Millwall also playing at home makes it unlikely that those two will swap places.
Swindon need to beat Chesterfield and for either Walsall to beat Oldham or Bury to beat Gillingham in order to escape the relegation zone this weekend.


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The traditional wedding vows are presented in a classic sampler design, with options for either a wedding or anniversary setting. Both designs are easily adapted to your own color scheme by changing only the color of the flowers. The small doves which accent the dated portion are stitched over 1 thread to get really nice detail. Instead of the doves, you might want to attach a special memento or personal embellishment. Included are alphabets for the monograms and initials as well as what you will need to customize the date.
Love & Cherish, Copyright 2005. Original counted thread designs by Linda Stolz for Erica Michaels Designs.
Posted in Inspirational, Special Occasion and tagged anniversary, inspirational, linen, wedding.

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TD finishing have recently finished the installation of several new powder coating oven facilities for one of our regular customers. The customer is a global company with nine European facilities, three in the USA and one in Asia. Specialising in the supply of power distribution solutions and protection equipment. Due to growth the client has just acquired and fitted out two brand-new manufacturing facilities each with their own powder coating. One near Preston, U.K. and the other in Dundalk, Ireland.
Having already bought three powder coating systems from TD Finishing the customer trusted they were the right plant supplier for the new facilities. The two new facilities each have an online powder coating oven for the processing of sheet metal at a track speed of up to 1,000 mm/min. Manual powder booths were also installed on each of these lines.
For larger items and infrequent colours, the customer was also supplied with an offline gas-fired box powder coating oven (capacity of 4,200 mm Long x 3,200 mm wide x 3,200 mm high). This alongside a manual, open-fronted, cartridge-filter powder coating booth allows for greater flexibility and production output from the new facility. To ensure that expected manufacturing capacity is met, the facility was also increased by relocating the existing TD finishing box oven and manual booth from their facility in Kendal.
The customer has experienced a steady continual growth and now supply a wide range of global industries including data centres, pharmaceutical, energy, power generation and nuclear. They also support hotels, financial institutions, shopping centres offices, media centres.
Due to this high demand on their products, quality and uptime is of paramount importance. TD have continued to support their growth, and now the customer has installed three TD finishing online powder coating systems with manual booths, as well as three off-line manual booths and three TD Finishing box ovens.
The powder coating of the clients manufactured Busbars required an altogether different approach. For this process TD finishing supplied an automated, indexing, Fusion-bonded-epoxy (FBE) system. This requires each flightbar once loaded with components to go through a process of pre-heating. This was carried out in the first of two high level gas-fired TD finishing ovens. Once at temperature the flight bar is transferred at a speed of 8,000 mm/min to the station above the FBE fluidized bed. Here the components are dipped in to the specially formulated powder, via a highly accurate, HMI-controlled linear drive unit, with transfer speeds ranging from 2-40 m/min. Following dipping the flight bar is then transferred to the second oven for the final curing process to occur. This system was capable of handling items up to 800 mm high x 800 mm wide x 3,100 mm long and a maximum load of 300 kg.
TD finishing supply a wide range of industries with paint and powder coating plant, each one is a bespoke and customized solutions for each client’s specific needs. This means TD can supply the wide range of finishing industry requirements, from the open front powder coating booth and box oven. To the fully automated power and free FBE coating systems. TD also supply fully automated wet paint facilities, including power and free conveyors, IPC HMI control systems and programable robot paint facilities.
For more information or to speak to a member of our team regarding anything on the website, you can call on +44 (0) 121 520 8884 or email info@tdfinishing.co.uk. For further details or to complete and online enquiry form please follow this link https://www.tdfinishing.co.uk/contact-us.
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On Thursday, LightSquared submitted final arguments for its $7 billion dollar proposal to launch an LTE network.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has plenty of July 4th reading to do: a thousand-page recommendation from LightSquared and members of the GPS industry, on whether or not America will be getting a new wholesale 4G LTE provider as early as next year.
On Thursday, LightSquared and the FCC-mandated Technical Working Group (TWG), which is made up of representatives from both GPS-dependant industries and LightSquared, submitted final arguments for and against LightSquared's $7 billion dollar proposal.
From an industry standpoint, LightSquared is one of the most important technology companies you've probably never heard of. The Virginia-based, decade-old provider of mobile satellite network was acquired last year by Harbinger Capital Partners, an NYC-based hedge fund. Harbinger's idea was to use LightSquared's satellite frequencies to operate a much more lucrative, wholesale cell phone network that it claims would translate to $120 billion in savings to consumers. While LightSquared owns its own spectrum, it needed FCC approval to use it for a different purpose.
In January, the FCC said LightSquared could deploy the terrestrial network as long as it didn't interfere with nearby GPS frequencies. The FCC cobbled together the TWG, and in March an offshoot of members from the TWG and GPS industries, the Coalition to Save Our GPS, formed in opposition of LightSquared's proposal.
In Thursday's revised proposal, LightSquared outlined a three-prong plan that essentially shifted the network to a new block of spectrum, one it said was far enough from GPS frequencies so that it would reduce interference for 99.5 percent of GPS devices. It claimed (the other 0.5 oercent covers precision agriculture and mining.
As expected, members of the Coalition to Save Our GPS said the revised proposal would lead to a "complete loss of GPS function" and should be quashed.
Immediately after submission, members of the Coaltion to Save Our GPS held a press conference to iterate their argument.
"This is probably hyperbole, but it would've been an unmitigated disaster of almost biblical proportions," said Jim Kirkland, vice president and general counsel of GPS equipment vendor Trimble. "It doesn't get much more serious than when ambulances, police and fire department vehicles miss critically important information or lose precious time in reaching the scene of an accident or crime because of interference with GPS signals."
Kirkland also sounded skeptical of LightSquared's new proposal because the first one failed countless tests conducted by government agencies and industry bodies. "LightSquared thought that idea was going to work...this raises serious issues as to LightSquared's credibility and technical acumen," he said.
Furthermore, Kirkland pointed out that the revised plan relied on the use of reception filters that had not yet been invented.
Meanwhile Martin Harriman, LightSquared's executive vice president of Ecosystem Development and Satellite Business, accused the coalition of not taking LightSquared's proposal seriously enough during the last few months.
"We've spent over $100 million on months of research, and to have them come back so flippantly is really disappointing," he said.
Other sources involved say there was little cooperation within the committee members, such as test results being turned in at the last minute (leading to LightSquared's sheepish request for a deadline extension) and endless arguments over tangential points.
"This shouldn't be an either-or argument. I think America needs both a strong GPS system and more spectrum brought to market because of the shortage of wireless broadband spectrum. That's why we're looking for a solution, they're just looking for free spectrum," Harriman said.
Now the fate of America's first wholesale cell phone network, and official partners is in the hands of the FCC. The timing is uncanny as the federal agency simultaneously considers a billion-dollar merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.
For more background, see LightSquared's Current LTE Rollout Plan Would Block Aircraft GPS.


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An oil and security task force of the Council on Foreign Relations recently opined that "[t]he voices that espouse 'energy independence' are doing the nation a disservice by focusing on a goal that is unachievable over the foreseeable future . . ." Others have also said, essentially, that other nations will control our transportation fuel -- get used to it. Yet House Democrats have announced a push for "energy independence in 10 years," and last month General Motors joined Toyota and perhaps other auto makers in a race to produce plug-in hybrid vehicles, hugely reducing the demand for oil. Who's right -- those who drive toward independence or those who shrug? Bet on major progress toward independence, spurred by market forces and a portfolio of rapidly developing oil-replacing technologies. [...]The change is being driven by innovations in the batteries that now power modern electronics. If hybrid gasoline-electric cars are provided with advanced batteries (GM's announcement said its choice would be lithium-ion) having improved energy and power density -- variants of the ones in our computers and cell phones -- dozens of vehicle prototypes are now demonstrating that these "plug-in hybrids" can more than double hybrids' overall (gasoline) mileage. With a plug-in, charging your car overnight from an ordinary 110-volt socket in your garage lets you drive 20 miles or more on the electricity stored in the topped-up battery before the car lapses into its normal hybrid mode. If you forget to charge or exceed 20 miles, no problem, you then just have a regular hybrid with the insurance of liquid fuel in the tank. And during those 20 all-electric miles you will be driving at a cost of between a penny and three cents a mile instead of the current 10-cent-a-mile cost of gasoline. [...]A 50 mpg hybrid, once it becomes a plug-in, will likely get solidly over 100 mpg of gasoline (call it "mpgg"); if it is also a flexible fuel vehicle using 85% ethanol, E-85, its mpgg rises to around 500. The market will likely operate to expand sharply the use of these technologies that are already in pilot plants and prototypes and heavily reduce oil use in the foreseeable future. And given the array of Wahhabis, terrorists and Ahmadinejad-like fanatics who sit atop the Persian Gulf's two-thirds of the world's conventional oil, such reduction will not be a disservice to the nation.
"the question remains: Will inflicting all this pain and suffering on businesses actually produce a better New Delhi? Some of the businesses might be able to pay the exorbitant rents of newly constructed, Western-style malls and relocate, as the court wants. But the vast majority won't be able to move, notes Parth Shah, founder of the Center for Civil Society, a Hauz Khas-based think tank that he created by carving out office space in his flat. This is not only a matter of expense; rather, many of these businesses depend on their communities and can't be transplanted elsewhere. For instance, neighborhood grocery stores will lose their function if they are relocated to a strip mall a mile away. Women who have to balance work with household chores will be unable to stay in business. The upshot will be a net attrition of the economy. But will this anti-business movement improve the quality of life?In "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," Jane Jacobs, the brilliant critic of America's centralized land-use planning, argued that businesses don't just wither without their neighborhoods -- neighborhoods wither without their businesses too. She traced nearly every familiar urban malaise -- high crime, social isolation, disintegrating communities -- to the loss of business diversity caused by laws banning mixed land use. The very presence of local shops, restaurants and merchants deters crime, she pointed out, vastly reducing the need for formal policing. Furthermore, they draw people out of their homes and onto the streets, creating countless opportunities for social interactions, none of which are meaningful in their own right but together inject what Indians would term raunaq -- life and color -- into neighborhoods."
It's kind of nice to be able to walk to a coffeeshop without having to risk your life crossing an eight lane highway in the middle of a suburban town.
In my judgment, we're going to have to get off oil as much as possible to remain a competitive economy. And I'm looking forward to working with Congress to do just that. I'm optimistic about some of the reports I've heard about new battery technologies that will be coming to the market that'll enable, you know, people who -- people to drive the first 20 miles, for example, on electricity. That'll be the initial phase -- and, then, up to 40 miles on battery technologies. That'll be positive, particularly if you live in a big city. A lot of people don't drive more than 20 miles or 40 miles a day. And, therefore, those urban dwellers who aren't driving that much won't be using any gasoline on a daily basis. And that will be helpful to the country. I'm pleased with the fact that we've gone from about a billion gallons of ethanol to over five billion gallons of ethanol in a very quick period of time -- mainly derived from corn here in the United States. But there's been great progress and we need to continue to spend money on cellulosic ethanol. That means new technologies that will enable us to use wood chips, for example, or switch grass as the fuel stocks for the development of new types of fuels that will enable American drivers to diversify away from gasoline.
The short version: 1. The British were investigating a 60 million British Pound slush fund set up to bribe Saudi princes into buying British military jets. 2. Saudis got mad. Saudis said they'll call off the 10 billion Pound deal unless the investigation is called off by, well, yesterday and buy French planes instead. SURPRISE! Longer version.
Jim Woolsey, former Director of the CIA and a founding member of the Set America Free Coalition, rocks on with Jeff â€œSkunkâ€ Baxter of the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.
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It’s conventional for dental practice owners to see their financial lives only through the prism of income and they usually have a vague idea that their practice will comfortably fund their retirement. But there’s a piece missing: to have enough funds at the end you have to be on the right track to ensure your long term gains en route.
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Generally speaking we will be looking at your growth trajectory and helping you understand and implement necessary changes to your management infrastructure, but the specifics will depend on where you are and what you need.
The most reassuring aspect of this support is that we don’t just offer advice and stop there like many consultants, we stand beside you and help with implementation. This is a new breed of service, light years away from the traditional financial services model in dentistry that only ever offered compliance and tax safety.
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Labour launches its Manifesto with the tag line, “We believe that Britain only succeeds when working families succeed”. In his speech at the launch, Ed Miliband further makes the point that the obverse, that just because it’s working for the few, be they rent takers, landlords, entrepreneurs or press barons doesn’t mean its working for everyone, in fact it’s a proof point that it isn’t. N.B. A leader of the Labour Party said that, although his words are better than mine. It’s the first time in a long while that the Tories are going to have to argue why it’s in the interests of the majority that the economy is structured in the interests iof the rich. It’s an end of consensus that “trickle down” works.
Sunny Hundal in Labour List wrote an article which confirmed what I thought, that despite its occasional disappointment, this may be the most radical Labour Manifesto for a generation, Earlier in the year, he convinced me that Miliband’s compromise on economics between the Labour’s Left & Right should be acceptable to the whole party. This leaves the arguments within Labour about economic policy as one of nuance and language. We are united that we’ll reflate the economy and united that we’ll reduce the deficit, but for Hundal & me, the true, and pleasant, surprise is that by undertaking a series of reforms, the next Labour Government plans to transform the world of work to empower the workers and ensure that work and not just entrepreneurialism pays. The manifesto seems to have borrowed from the lessons of corporate strategic planning and these reforms are not put into little departmental compartments, the commitment is endemic throughout the planned programme for government.
And you have to ask: who do you want in power when it comes to these big decisions? When the knock on the door comes from the big six energy companies… Or when the phone call comes from Rupert Murdoch. Who do you want in Downing Street? Who do you think will stand up to those powerful interests? Who do you want standing up for you? The answer will never be David Cameron.
Miliband points out that the NHS needs staff, which will be provided, Labour will prohibit profit in the NHS and repeal the Tory’s Health and Social Care bill which is also their platform for privatisation. No wonder the Tories offer to fund increases in the NHS; it’ll go straight into the pockets of the privateers and finance houses.
Some who abandoned Labour over the war in Iraq might want to see what Ed says, the lessons have been learned. We’ll not act alone again.
As I said on Facebook, it’s a manifesto, but now as we know it….also as I said despite some disappointments this is a manifesto the left in this country, and Scotland can support.
For those who prefer a bulletted version of the manifesto, here is one I made, http://bit.ly/labourpromises15. This has taken a while to publish and, as usual for those articles with a long incubation, backdated. For my earlier thoughts, checkout my storify story and my ello message.


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Matthew’s career in the plumbing industry began over fifteen years ago. With an entrepreneurial spirit, he opened his own plumbing company after just four short years in the industry. In over a decade, Matthew’s company was involved in projects ranging from retirement facilities, hotels and community centres to an extensive energy retrofit with BC Housing.
In March 2012, he brought his broad experience to Pitt Meadows Plumbing, and has since been involved in many major enterprises. Most notably, the Rogers South and West Towers, Capstone, Park Royal Mall, Seaforth Armoury, Jericho Garrison and the recent renovation of Emily Carr University.

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As I look back on this year I see that it was an incredible one. So many things came to light in allowing me to further my teaching journey. The thing I take the most from last year and the thing I want to bring into this new one, though, is empowerment. That is my major theme. Empowerment of children, empowerment to overcome, to persevere and to let be. I am so excited to be beginning this New Year understanding that there is a time and place for action and that time is right now!
I have put together an incredible winter/spring schedule and I will be adding the Greenwich House to my teaching list… a fantastic downtown base. One of my main goals for this year is to bring my program to more children, to keep expanding, reaching far, and touching as many young minds and hearts as I can. I am thrilled that my new schedule will allow me to begin to do that!
I have also been reflecting a bit on golf and on how my program pushes the boundaries of the sport. I know that what the children and I experience together goes far beyond golf. Golf is what gets them in the door but it is their spark for learning and their willingness to grow and expand that keeps them there. As I do the “what if?” exercises with them and the “I can!” I empower them to think beyond the moment, beyond golf, and what ends up happening is that they become empowered in every aspect of their life. In fact, my children inspire me. Through empowering them they empower me. Their every success mirrors back to me that positivity and intention really are the golden tickets and that their belief in their ability, and my faith in that ability, allows them to do incredible things.
2010! How blessed we all are to be given a new year, a new leaf. I hope this one brings all of my students and readers many joys and blessings. And, of course, the ability to empower, to be empowered, and to serve.


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If you’ve ever had to contact Amazon Flex support, you know it can be less than consistent. Some problems are easily fixed with a quick email or phone call. But resolving more complex issues often result in frustration for both the support agent and the Flexer.
This article expands on our Complete Guide to Amazon Flex, and will go through the fastest ways to contact support and get your issues resolved fast.
If you need to contact Flex app customer support outside of route issues, your first stop is email. Sending an email will result in a canned response and no real help from Amazon.
Your second, third, fourth, and fifth time emailing support will likely result in the same frustration. If you find yourself in this situation, you have to stick to your guns and keep emailing until you’re lucky enough to find a support agent who actually reads your email and is willing to help.
Canned responses are among the most frustrating part of dealing with Amazon Flex support — especially in regard to complaint emails.
Every Flexer dreads seeing one of the infamous “package not received” emails. We know we delivered the package. We took the picture. What more can we do? Without further information such as which package wasn’t received, there’s no way to appeal a “Package not received” complaint. Porch bandits may be at fault. During the holiday shopping season, this issue only gets worse.
As a Flex driver, you have the option of returning a package if you feel that it is not safe to leave at the physical address. However, if this is done too often, you’ll receive another obnoxious email from the help center about conducting too many returns.
A Flex driver’s best defense against complaints is to keep records. If you have an especially troublesome route, keep notes and if a complaint arises, appeal it with a detailed account of what happened. Make sure to provide dates, times, and a detailed description of the issue. These will all help in removing a bad mark against your account.
Unfortunately, there are many reasons you may be removed from the Amazon Flex program.
Don’t deliver after 9:00 p.m.
Deactivations run a few weeks behind the termination-related incident. The email you receive is vague and may leave you wondering what you’ve done. Here’s what to do if your Amazon Flex account is deactivated.
Your best course of action is to reply asking for information related to the grounds they used to terminate your contract as a delivery partner. It is important that you remain professional and level-headed when dealing with deactivation.
The next step is to fill out an appeal.
Appealing deactivation can be a lengthy and sometimes unsuccessful process; other times it’s managed quickly. Good record keeping is always your best defense. A strong case against deactivation is made up of dates and accurate information regarding all issues that take place while making deliveries.
Unfortunately, sometimes you appeal deactivation and the decision will remain unchanged. If this is the case, you may be unable to re-join the Amazon Flex network.
When making deliveries, telephone support is necessary but not always helpful.
When you call support, the support agent can see your location in real-time and knows the delivery you’re on. The agent’s ability to see your location can be helpful at times, but they’re not perfect. They may try to give you directions to the address but all you see is an open field. Other agents may listen for a minute and tell you to mark the package undeliverable and return it to the DC.
Agent support representatives are most helpful when dealing with issues regarding packages and app problems. If you’re on the road and discover you have an extra package that won’t scan into the app, a quick call to support easily solves this problem.
Amazon Flex agents can mark a package as delivered if your app glitched and returned you to a delivery you’ve already made. This is a quick process, so call the Flex support phone number if you run into this issue.
If you’re in a gated neighborhood or secured facility, Amazon Flex support can supply you with an access code provided from previous deliveries to the location. But if the codes don’t work, you may have to mark the package as undeliverable.
You may be able to fix many delivery issues yourself. For example, Amazon Flex drivers can text customers right from their phone — something support cannot do. On most delivery labels, the customer’s phone number is below the first barcode and above the QR codes.
There are two Amazon Flex support phone numbers: (877) 212-6150 and (888) 281-6901. Make sure to save these numbers in your contacts — you’ll need them if your Amazon Flex app breaks while on a delivery.
Last year Amazon sent emails to all Amazon Flex drivers stating that phone contact is only for delivery-related issues. Amazon seems to have backed off on this matter though — Flexers can call support for any reason related to the Flex program.
Prime members receive free two-day shipping on most Amazon items, as well as access to services like Prime Music and Prime Video. You can stream more TV shows than you’d ever have time to watch, listen to thousands of songs, and get fast shipping on everything from bath essentials to home improvement products to Android phones. Just take a look at the Amazon home page to see the vast array of products available.
If you have questions about your Amazon Prime account, including inquiries related to your gift card balance, credit card information, order information, or you need to cancel items, you can reach Amazon Prime support here.
You’ll be able to speak to a representative on the phone or receive online help via live chat, as well as access various help topics. Don’t worry — wait times are generally quite short due to the number of support representatives that Amazon employs.
If you read Kindle books or have an Amazon Echo in your home, then you’re using an Amazon device. While these devices generally work without any problems, you may occasionally find yourself needing support.
Being a third-party seller on Amazon can be an excellent business. You get to leverage Amazon’s large marketplace while having the freedom to work for yourself. Sometimes, however, you may run into issues with your account and need some assistance. You can visit this page to contact Amazon Seller support.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made cloud computing cheaper and more readily available than ever before. While you’re presumably comfortable with tech if you’re using AWS, you may still need support from time to time. To get help with AWS, visit this page. Note that you’ll need to sign in to your AWS account to access this page.
You may not have known, but Amazon actually owns Zappos. It’s fitting, since Amazon.com, Inc., has always prided themselves on their customer service and Zappos is also a very customer-centric company. To contact Zappos support, visit this page or call 1-800-927-7671.
One of the best things about Amazon is that they use their extensive resources to provide support for both their customers and their contractors. We hope this guide has helped you understand how to contact Amazon Flex when you need help.
What’s the fastest way to contact Amazon Flex customer service? How do you get support when you have an issue? Let us know in the comments below!


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Abstract. To assess the primary and secondary sources of fine organic aerosols after the aggressive implementation of air pollution controls during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 12 h PM2.5 values were measured at an urban site at Peking University (PKU) and an upwind rural site at Yufa during the CAREBEIJING-2008 (Campaigns of Air quality REsearch in BEIJING and surrounding region) summer field campaign. The average PM2.5 concentrations were 72.5 ± 43.6 μg m−3 and 64.3 ± 36.2 μg m−3 (average ± standard deviation, below as the same) at PKU and Yufa, respectively, showing the lowest concentrations in recent years. Combining the results from a CMB (chemical mass balance) model and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) tracer-yield model, five primary and four secondary fine organic aerosol sources were compared with the results from previous studies in Beijing. The relative contribution of mobile sources to PM2.5 concentrations was increased in 2008, with diesel engines contributing 16.2 ± 5.9% and 14.5 ± 4.1% and gasoline vehicles contributing 10.3 ± 8.7% and 7.9 ± 6.2% to organic carbon (OC) at PKU and Yufa, respectively. Due to the implementation of emission controls, the absolute OC concentrations from primary sources were reduced during the Olympics, and the contributions from secondary formation of OC represented a larger relative source of fine organic aerosols. Compared with the non-controlled period prior to the Olympics, primary vehicle contributions were reduced by 30% at the urban site and 24% at the rural site. The reductions in coal combustion contributions were 57% at PKU and 7% at Yufa. Our results demonstrate that the emission control measures implemented in 2008 significantly alleviated the primary organic particle pollution in and around Beijing. However, additional studies are needed to provide a more comprehensive assessment of the emission control effectiveness on SOA formation.
How to cite: Guo, S., Hu, M., Guo, Q., Zhang, X., Schauer, J. J., and Zhang, R.: Quantitative evaluation of emission controls on primary and secondary organic aerosol sources during Beijing 2008 Olympics, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 8303-8314, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-8303-2013, 2013.

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Our bottleneck pourers makes life more convenient and fun by allowing you to securely install this device onto any screw-on lid bottle. Whether you’re a bar or pub or at home or an event, it means you can pour a glass with ease and still re-secure the original lid for later use. Our bottleneck pourers are available in four popular colours to fit in with your kitchen or bar style, including blue, pink, green and white.


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Every DIRECTV package includes local channels at no extra cost. Make sure you’re in the loop on the news, sports and stories from the Dixon community with local channels on DIRECTV.1 The list of DIRECTV channel and local affiliates will keep you in the know in Dixon. Call today to schedule your DIRECTV installation with a professional local installer.
DIRECTV bundles connect you to top TV and Internet services in Dixon. Order today and take advantage of special offers available in your area.
Start your new home in Dixon off right with the #1 satellite TV service in the country. For added moving convenience, bundle Internet and home phone with your DIRECTV package.


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Lauren Shockey got some tips on buying, making, and preparing tofu from Asian food expert Andrea Nguyen.
Listicles: Robert Sietsema’s top five NYC breakfast spots, and also his top five hot dogs; Alexia Nader’s top 10 comfort food dishes.
Shockey talks macarons with pastry chef François Payard. Nader talks nerdy drinks with the Beagle’s Matt Piacentini.
Oh, yes, make sure to check out our list of Girl Scout cookie pop-up shops.

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text: Driftwood is hosting it's next couch session event with Loser's Way Home, a local folk band. They will be accompanied by J Lind and Derek Russel Fimbel to open up the night. Come hang, sip, and enjoy a great night of music.


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The Chad Tape was slated to be officially announced via a release from Flemish Eye on August 13, however, the internet had other plans!
Some time ago Chad VanGaalen approached Chris Reimer of Women offering to reproduce a casette tape of Chris’ solo work. Chris started work on this but passed away before completing the project. His closest friends have assembled the songs he intended for the tape, laid it out with Chris’s own writing and artwork and now this tape is available here for you.
You can still pre-order cassettes from the Chris Reimer Bandcamp site, and you can also download the digital album.
The project has already been mentioned by Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Chart Attack, CBC Music, Exclaim!, Pitchfork, CMU and elsewhere. We sure do hate that word “posthumous,” but we’re thrilled at the response to this work.


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An educational daycare center in Bolingbrook that will exceed your expectations.
Visit our Bolingbrook, IL Kiddie Academy, meet our staff, see our classrooms and play on our playgrounds.
We provide care that focuses on days filled with learning and fun, the key ingredients of our Life Essentials® educational philosophy. Our Bolingbrook, IL Kiddie Academy offers infant and toddler daycare, age appropriate preschool curriculums, Spanish and sign language, and programs for kindergarten and school age children. The smiles you’ll see on our children’s faces will delight you. The words from our children’s parents will impress you.
Browse our site to read parent reviews and testimonials, view the Bolingbrook daycare menu, learn more about our programs, and find other parent resources.
We realize the tremendous level of trust you place in a childcare provider. You want your child to thrive in an environment that's as clean, safe and nurturing as your home. Kiddie Academy is more than daycare. We set the standards for safety, education and trust. Just ask the Kiddie Academy parents of Bolingbrook, IL — they are our best references.


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Attention everyone looking to study Japanese! Imagine sitting beside other students from all over the world, each with their own dreams and aspirations, as you each take your first steps in your life in Japan … Japanese language schools are a wonderful place that can make this dream a reality. At the Kyoritsu Japanese Language Academy, we have pursued unique avenues to offer our students clear benefits in response to the various hopes and desires of our student base.
Our youthful, passionate teachers take charge of individual classes to provide close support!
Various scholarships are on offer every year.
Full support for all diligent students! Various benefits offered to enrolled students with good academic records and attendance rates!


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I'm kind of behind on a monthly Evie post. And we only took our 5 month picture of her yesterday, so . . . technically she's more like 5.5 months. But oh well.
It's so sweet when she falls asleep in our arms. I'll be sad when she outgrows it. I can only imagine what it would be like to fall asleep in mommy or daddy's arms - she's so warm! And cozy! And loved!
We bought her a ducky sleeper because we happened to have a Kohl's coupon to use. It has duckies on the feet. Cute!
I like it when she smiles as we are giving her kisses.
She's discovered her feet. We noticed that she has started grabbing at her feet and toes.
She's gotten better at grabbing things. I didn't expect her to get to a point so quickly where she could grab at the things we were eating / holding already.
She can put her pacifier back in her mouth, although not always in the right direction.
A few weeks ago, when we played peek-a-boo with her, it was new every time. She'd jump a bit right after we went "peek-a-boo!" and revealed our faces, and then smile or laugh. Now, she still smiles and laughs, but she's not as surprised by it every time we do it.
At Disneyland this past weekend, she fussed if we stood in one spot too long, but if we pushed the stroller around, she would soak in all the sights and sounds. It's like she was like, "Dance, puppets!" except instead of "dance" it was "constantly push me around" and instead of "puppets" it was "parental units."


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Bay City Mechanical has designed, installed, and serviced HVAC, commercial refrigeration, and controls in a variety markets and environments. Below is just a sample of the market segments we serve and some of our current and ongoing projects.
BCM has the experience to make sure a business’s environment is dependable and reliable, allowing our clients to push the boundaries of science and technology.
Commercial office properties depend on reliable HVAC to keep their workers and businesses performing optimally.
BCM has designed, installed, and retrofitted HVAC and control systems for major, mulit-family residential properties.
We have had the honor of working with many universities and educational institutions to ensure the comfort, care, and health of Bay Area students.
BCM has wide-ranging HVAC construction experience and a track record of success. We recognize that developing the best system for your building requires collaboration between the project's key players.
We have partnered with regional healthcare providers to design, build, and service their essential HVAC systems.


text: I got mine as a special buy. I'm in Australia so I'm sorry I'm not much more help. We do get the Crofton range of cast iron cookware as special buys a few times each year here so fingers crossed the same is true of the US stores.


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This course provides a general introduction to questions of political economy of growth theories from a historical perspective. Starting from Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, students look at the contributions of Says, Malthus, Ricardo, and Marx in classical economic theory and the eventual rise of marginalism in UK, France, and Austria and the birth of neo-classical economics. These are later compared with developments in hetereodox economic theories (Keynesians, Sraffians, Structuralists) in the light of modern day financialized Western capitalist economies. The course also covers the impact of growth on well-being and the environment.
CLEAR is a multi-donor funded monitoring and evaluation capacity building program currently running in five regions around the globe.
Developed customized courses on impact evaluations for public sector audiences in South Asia with specific focus on Pakistan. The courses were developed in collaboration with the Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), MIT and the Evidence for Policy and Design (EPoD), Harvard Kennedy School.
Two 5-day intensive courses have been developed and streamlined in Pakistan; Monitoring and Evaluation: Data and Project Management Tools course for early career professionals and an Executive Education course for senior professionals.
Conducted trainings in Nepal, Sri Lanka as part of the CLEAR South Asia outreach program.
Conducted trainings at the National School of Public Policy (NSPP), Government of Pakistan, for mid-career civil servants.


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The summer months on the college football circuit are no time for vacation. Football coaches covet verbal commitments the way most people enjoy beach days.
Coach Dino Babers and his staff are off to a fast start recruiting the Class of 2018. As Babers enters his second season implementing fast-break football in the Carrier Dome, the task becomes easier when the cupboard is full of his guys. The Orange has nine verbals to date; seven on offense and two on defense.
The biggest recruit, figuratively and literally, is 4-star OL Tyrone Sampson. The Detroit product stands at 6-foot-3 and tips the scales at 304 pounds. Louisville, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Virginia all offered Sampson.
» Related: Which Syracuse football players are primed to produce?
Three of the commits all have New York roots. Gabe Horan is a local product from Baldwinsville who plays Tight End while ATH Trill Williams resides in White Plains. Williams was previously a Rutgers pledge. Running back Jawhar Jordan lived in New York before moving to Chandler, AZ. All three players are 3-stars.
And three commits hail from the Sunshine state. Running back Akeem Dixon is the type of power back Babers prefers. Listed at 215 lbs, the Vero Beach product packs a wallop when he hits the hole. On the other side of the ball is OLB Ja’Qurius Smith out of Lakeland. Orlando WR Anthony Queeley just gave the staff a verbal yesterday. Standing at 6-foot-2, he’s the type of outside receiver who should excel in Babers’ system. The three Florida recruits are all 3-stars.
The annual quest for bowl eligibility, and all those beneficial extra practices that go with it, depends on several factors. The type of talent a coaching staff can recruit has a lot to say about the results on the field. If this June and July are anything like last year – 11 verbals eventually signed National Letters of Intent – Babers and his staff will be busy collecting commitments. The beach days can wait.


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Brazil is one of the most populated countries in the world. As far as environmental issues and sustainable development is concerned it faces some major challenges, e.g. the loss of biodiversity (especially in the rain forests), the exploitation of natural resources, the establishment of a stable and sustainable energy supply, fair water supply. Off course, this goes hand in hand with social responsibilities like the reduction of poverty.
With this special context of Brazil in view ECOMOVE had started a project on environmental awareness-raising. In this framework a series of films focusing on Brazil had been compiled. This film series includes 10 outstanding film and TV productions highlighting a range of environmental and social aspects. The film screenings took place in different cities and regions across Brazil and had been accompanied by interactive sessions with the audiences, workshops, exhibitions, amongst others.


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Achim Wennmann first presented his views on SG Guterres` UN Reform process, including reorganization of the peace and security sector and the peacebuilding architecture. He proposed to discuss the concept of peacebuilding out of the post-conflict context and include all stages of conflict as well as the concept of sustaining peace, stressing the importance of mediation of conflict parties.
Three emerging trends were then identified in conflict and peacebuilding that included first the need to address all stakeholders in subnational micro-type negotiations. Colombia was an example. Wennmann identified as the second one the shift of conflict area to battle city, meaning the urbanization of conflict. Thirdly, changing actors. Diplomats are no longer the sole negotiators. Many started to act diplomatically. The business group in Kenya have proved effective because they had access. Also, Chinese companies and investors are now playing their role. Wennmann also identified organized criminals and elicit global business of crime posing delicate and sensitive elements in violence and stability. In conclusion, he said the key was not to label the actors as “good and bad” and engage with them to produce positive result of reducing violence, noting conflict was growing faster than solutions.
Robert Watkins presented first an overview of the activities of the Center for Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) at GIIDS, and then on the project that he is collaborating on. The project looks at Chinese, Japanese, and Russian approaches to Peacebuilding and how the norms of peacebuilding are evolving. He talked about how the current peacebuilding architecture was formed largely by Western countries, particularly the US and UK, after WWII. It is an approach centred on liberal democracy, rule of law, and human rights and has been perpetuated essentially from the top down. Increasingly, however, as new powers are evolving and taking on a more active peacebuilding role in international relations, there appears to be more of a bottom up approach whereby the values of those powers are reshaping traditional peacebuilding concepts and practices.
East Asian countries such as Japan and China appear to be having an impact in world peacebuilding, even though their approaches, and that of Russia, are quite different. They do not necessarily reject the traditional approach to peacebuilding, but those values are prioritized differently, with more emphasis on economic development and political stabilisation. In many ways this reflects the changes which are underway in each country.
Delidji Eric Degila explained the changing nature of African political architecture and found it critical to focus on modern African states to understand security challenges on the continent. He mentioned historical legacy such as colonization, the Berlin conference (1884) and the Balkanization of Africa. Citing Cote d’Ivoire as an example, he mentioned the identity aspect as a key element to understand African conflictuality. However, he underlined it critically important to look at the whole picture and to understand how conflict dynamics works in Africa by focusing on their multifactorial dimensions.
Degila also underlined horizontal inequalities as key variables to understand conflict dynamics within the continent and identified four horizontal inequalities: economic, social, political and cultural factors for peace and conflict. He stressed the need to go beyond national level. Internationalization of internal conflict is common in Africa. Identify has become critical as seen in the case of Cote d’Ivoire. ‘Warrier normadism’ which creates a real “system of conflict”.　Finally, he identified several elements for sustaining peace. They included (1) reinforcement of good governance and modern state apparatus; (2) designing and implementing sustainable development; (3) integration, beyond an institutional perspective; (4) reinforcing sub-regional organizations and (5) silencing the Guns designed in the framework of the AU Agenda 2063.
Mark Downes stressed that an effective and accountable security and justice sector represented the foundation on which political, social and economic development takes place. If states are to break the cycle wherein insecurity, under-development and criminalization were mutually reinforcing; then security and development issues needed to be tackled in tandem.
The achievement of MDGs requires recognition of the security-development nexus. DCAF works with i) providers of security and justice, ii) those how manage those services (like line Ministries) and iii) those that hold providers to account (parliament, human rights organizations, civil society and the media) to support efforts to make the security and justice sector more effective and accountable. Hard lessons have be learned over the last few decades of what happens when the capacity of security actors is built without the requisite governance safeguards. Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R) puts the emphasis on the system of governance that holds the security and justice sector to account. As such, SSG/R is highly political as well as technical, it goes to the heart of sovereignty and the allocation of resources – so it cannot be tackled by purely technical mans.
Ultimately, all of the SDGs are interconnected and this is part of what makes the global goals a transformative agenda for sustainable development. Recognizing the enabling effect of inclusive security for sustainable development will be a crucial step to realize the transformative potential of the SDGs.
Following the presentations by four speakers, there discussants made comments and several participants made observations and questions.
The first discussants, Mr. Takashi KAMISHIRO, Head of Field Office Miravalle, UN Verification Mission in Colombia spoke about the UN Mission in Colombia. The government signed an agreement about 2 years ago with the FARC. The incoming government wants to punish harder the former combatants than what was concluded in the agreement. The speed of the implementation of the agreement is also quite slow as the new government was not prepared to do so. Presently, he would like to know what sort of role the UN can play. Currently, the mandate of the UN Mission in Colombia is to observe the implementation of the agreement. There is no rule to advise or push the government to implement the peace agreement. In that context, he asked about the role of the UN or other international organizations.
Professor SHENG Hongsheng, of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Director, the Judicial Research Institute of the Supreme People’s Court of China, and former Team Leader of the Military Observers of MONUC, explained that without sustainable peace there would no sustainable development. Sustainable development could be hierarchical and with priorities. They need to understand the concept of sustainable development in Asia and in the Western World. In China, it means to provide basic needs, while in Western countries, it is a far longer term perspective. They need to consider the special features when discussing the issues such as peace, security, development.
Dr. Sijeong Lim, Assistant Professor, the University of Amsterdam noted that it is not common to hear about sustainable development and peace building at the same time. They need more dialogue and a common framework to engage in a productive dialogue. She also reminded about the importance of a locally constructed solution rather than at the international level.
Following the comments by the three discussants, Robert Atkins there were very different approaches toward peace building and a different prioritization from China, Japan, Russia on one side, the West on another. However, the issues go hand by hand.
Djeli was noted that the African Union wants to push for a very inclusive approach of peace. The link between promotion peace and development is intertwined. He then discussed normative frameworks linked to peace and security. One of the key challenges for African countries was to strengthen state apparatus. Considering inequalities, if a state is not able to provide for basic needs, that state is therefore producing inequalities. In Cote d’Ivoire, if the state promotes only the cultural traditions of the north of the country for the national day, it produces feelings of injustice, which can fuel conflict dynamics.
Downes said that he could not foresee an expansion of the UN mandate in Colombia. However, if we are to learn the lessons from previous peace agreements, one of the main reasons of progress has been the establishment of robust systems to monitor the implementation of security commitments.
Wennmann found it interesting to look how governments tactically make use of the UN for their interests. On the issue of sustainable peace and development, the issue of space must be tackled. Most of the issues take place in cities. In most cities in the world, people live in communities, particularly middle class and wealthy people. On the procedural and distributional aspects, he would focus on place, space and time: place the specific configuration; space the structural configuration; how it is reconfigured over time. It is interesting how much work of architects exist and has never been considered by people working on peace building.
Hasegawa observed that the vision of peace in Europe follows the principles of Kant in his essay on perpetual peace and it has been followed almost as a Bible. Kant and Rawls emphasized that what is just and right must prevail over its consequences. In the East, peace is an accommodation of different groups with different understandings to coexist and respect each other. The UN is pushing now both identity and diversity, while in China and Japan emphasize was placed on the responsibility of governments and people for the community. He asked how these conflicting ideas can be reconciled.
Djeli said he would like to expand the dichotomy West-East to the South. In the local communities, when a dispute occurred, the parties would traditionally gather around the oldest man to find a settlement. The idea of peace is not unique to the West. Any idea of peace must include foremost the local people. Peace is related to people and the nature of the political framework of the place where they live, whether it is a state, a kingdom, a clan.
Wennmann explained that he frequently asked what peace building is. He declared that peace building is not only Western. The practice to building peace goes way back to talks, palabres and victory. If one wants to build an economy, then he needs ports, roads, institutions, rights, stock exchange, money. The terminology around the architecture for peace is useful because it is about understanding the management of peace without recourse to violence. When people gather under a tree, it reconnects to the idea of space. This is a cross-cultural understanding. He would be very cautious about playing the game of East-West-South oppositions. One has to deal with his neighbour. It leads to the conceptualization of the other.
Atkins mentioned that cultural differences were very real but everybody wanted to have justice, freedom, human rights. It is about how to prioritize the dimensions. All actors have been engaged in peace building within the context of post-Cold War, but as more non-western actors are involved, they will bring their own values with them and it will have an impact. Peace building is not a static process. Concerning more robust peace building, means more resources: more financial support, more human resources, etc.
Wennmann concluded the discussion by thanking all for their valuable contributions.


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Competencies and strengths: how useful are these ideas?
The fashion for competencies in organisations has been overtaken by an enthusiasm for strengths. This is thanks to the impact of positive psychologists. But what are their respective uses for organisations? Is it competencies for recruitment, then strengths for development?
Can we use both? Or may we be better off - from an SF perspective - with neither?
The words themselves have been wrested from everyday use into a new world of specialist jargon.
Competent used to mean good enough to do something. So a competence (the noun) gets to be seen as a kind of ability, often indicated by a certificate.
Strong conjured up physical strength mostly, was a special, outstanding quality, which had to impress people before it got mentioned. Strength also is a noun, and there’s a danger of looking for things (nouns) as somehow residing inside people, losing the context of where they are doing stuff.
Now in the professional, career coaching sphere, the terms are contested. Even the spelling is up for grabs - competences or competencies?
Strengths are more about individuals and what they can do. Competencies are put together in frameworks to show what organisations need from people for them to serve in particular roles. They can offer a list, for example, of desirable leadership behaviours. And they can be constraining for recruiters and exclusionary for applicants.
In solution-focused circles, we are more interested in resources - whatever might prove useful for you or your team - in a particular context. Those resources aren’t necessarily psychological constructs (like ‘strengths’), so much as experiences, skills and your connections (inside and outside the team). And interviewers can discover these in plain, non-technical language, with more clarity, more fairness, less cost and less bureaucracy.


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A place to discuss the current offering of Act of War, chat about life, and kick back and relax.
A place to submit ideas to the administration on changes you would like to see in the current Act of War offering.
A place to share stories, make up stories, and be storied.
Guides to classes, races, and life on Act of War.
Post up the logs of some of your epic fights and let the other players enjoy them.
A place where old threads go to die.


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Not a minute too soon, Meghan Markle and Prince have secured an important approval in royal wedding protocol: the queen’s blessing.
Is this the “something blue” of regal matrimony? It's actually much more formal. If you’re within six places in line for the throne, spousal approval must be granted by the reigning monarch.
Momentous as the occasion is, fans have pointed out an interesting discrepancy between this message of consent and the one Queen Elizabeth dictated for Prince William and Kate Middleton.
During a Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace, her majesty conveyed her approval and gave her official blessing: “My Lords, I declare my consent to a contract of matrimony between my most dearly beloved grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle, which consent I am causing to be signified under the Great Seal and to be entered in the books of the Privy Council."
“Our most dearly beloved grandson Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, K.G. and our trusty and well-beloved Catherine Elizabeth Middleton."
Although royal watchers are quick to call the queen’s omission “shade,” maybe it’s simply because she knew Kate a lot better at this point in their relationship? Kate and William dated on-and-off beginning somewhere around 2003. Middleton met the queen five years later, in 2008, three years prior to their 2011 nuptials. Markle, however, only met Queen Elizabeth in October of last year.
However, according to documents obtained by The Huffington Post, Queen Elizabeth's declaration of consent for Middleton and Prince William read much the same as Markle and Prince Harry's and referred to Middleton as "Catherine Elizabeth Middleton," not an adjective in sight.
As it turns out, Queen Elizabeth only added the adjectives describing Kate Middleton as "trusty and well-beloved" in the Instrument of Consent—the final document issuing her approval of the marriage, which is signed just a week or two prior to the wedding.

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