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Having been writing and posting blogs for a few years now, I would say that I understand the frustration of fellow bloggers. Trying to get yourself out there and work with brands can be very difficult.
More so nowadays, it certainly has become more difficult to collaborate, however, there are blogger outreach services for paid blogging opportunities as well as free product collaborations. You just have to put yourself out there and look for them.
There are certain things that you should always remember though, being a blogger does not entitle you to always expect to get paid, sometimes just receiving a free product for review should be enough. Especially for a growing blogger. Never the less, it is important to understand that the time you put into your writing and work is worth something too. It's all about balancing expectation with you and the PR representatives.
In order to actually get noticed and be eligible for work, you need to be an active and attractive blogger. By that I do not mean physically attractive, that would just be subjective and plain discrimination in my opinion, but your actual blogs set up and look. I will run through a few things you can do to get the right kind of attention.
Most PR companies and brands these days, prefer to work with bloggers that actually own their own domain. Take mine for instance, when I first started out my URL was www.romanovsviews.blogspot.com but now I have bought the right's to my domain name so even if you type in that address it takes you to my current blog address www.romanovsviews.com It just looks more professional and shows them how serious you are about your blog.
Either have a clear Homepage or an About Me page which clearly identifies who you are and what your blog is all about. It will give brands a sense of who you are and why they should work with you. Just having a blog with posts and no structure or biography is confusing to the everyday reader let alone a potential collaborator.
You should also always be clear that certain posts are ads or collaborations, I use an asterisk and refer to my disclaimer. Readers do not want to be constantly guessing whether or not you have bought something or promoting it because you have been paid or gifted it. Take this post, for example, I have clearly stated it is sponsored and titled the post with an asterisk, as indicated in my disclaimer.
Choose or create a template/ layout that works for you but can also be read and navigated easily by your readers. It should be clear, crisp and appealing to the eye. There are a lot of templates on Etsy etc. that you can purchase already made, ready for you to modify to your liking.
Even getting your blog's name made into a logo and putting that in the layout can really make it all stand out.
Link your social media accounts. Not only should you link your accounts with little icons, but get sliders and windows where your readers can see what you have been posting. It may even generate new traffic to those accounts.
Commenting on other blogs and leaving your blog address is a great way to get your name out there, not only that but it's a great way to actually interact with other bloggers.
Finally, you need to stay in contact with your readers. Post regularly, with captivating content. Use your own images, get creative, get personal and ask questions for your readers to answer. Showing that you are a regular active blogger is a very positive sign to brands, you wouldn't want to work with someone that posted once in a blue moon, would you?

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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I Buy Junk Mail. Sell Me Your Junk Mail.
I’m back in the market for advertising letters and mailers (no emails) people receive promising some sort of debt or credit help. As a reward for helping me scout out the latest mailers so I can review them I’m reinstating my “I Buy Junk Mail” program I offered a few years ago.
I’ve found the best way to protect consumers is to use real examples about offers they may be approached with.
By reviewing specific offers people are actually receiving I can use them as a tool to educate and warn others so they don’t fall for it or understand the offer better before accepting it.
Think of this program as a real world financial literacy tool.
Want to see more mailers I’ve reviewed as part of this program? Click Here.
In the past I stopped the program simply because I became so overloaded. So this time I’m making the process stricter but simpler for all. But once your submitted material is accepted I pay promptly.
I keep my eyes open and remove personal information from material people send me like names, account numbers, addresses, etc. I always do my very best to remove this information before I publish the material on the website.
However, in order to help protect consumers I may, from time to time, forward mailers submitted, that I accept and pay for, to state, local, or federal regulators. If I do forward those specifically to regulators I will leave your personal information intact. They need to see it for their enforcement efforts.
I Love Simple. Don’t You?
Here is how the new program works.
In order to minimize back and forth communications if I need a mailer or not I’m afraid I’ll have to shift a bit of responsibility on your end. Using the form below you can upload your front and back well scanned images of the mailer you received, including the envelope. If I don’t have it and will review it and will eventually publish it on the site (after removing your personal information), I will promptly pay your email address you give me via PayPal.
You will know if I used your piece because I will credit the name you give me to credit and you will receive a PayPal payment from me for the piece. There will be no surprises.
You send it in and I need it – You Get Paid. Simple!
You will help protect people when you sell me your junk mail. I agree, It’s a stupid picture to use but you get the idea how it works.
Keep in mind, I might get multiple scans of the same mailer so just to be sure I have not received it or reviewed it on the site, please search the site using the search box at the top right.
You can upload either good close up photographs, scanned images or PDF copies of the mailer using the form below.
I prefer color scans of at least 150 DPI (dots per inch) where I can read all the printed words and images.
I’ll need the front and back of the envelope and all internal pages that have any printing on them.
Quality scanning gets noticed and paid first.
If you can, zip the files into one zip file to upload.
I only pay via PayPal. Period. Sorry to be so strict about that.
If you want your junk mail to do double good stuff, you can select the charitable donation option on the form below and I will donate the money I would have paid you to a great non-profit group, .
I am not affiliated with them in any way. They just do a lot of good and are highly rated. 97% of every donated dollar is used to support their efforts around the world.

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Aug. 21, 2018 1:55 p.m.
Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump, has been found guilty of eight charges in his financial fraud trial.
A mistrial has been declared for the other 10 charges against him.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty of eight financial crime charges in the first trial victory for special counsel Robert Mueller’s team.
A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
Prosecutors spent more than two weeks presenting their case as they sought to prove Manafort concealed millions of dollars in offshore accounts from the IRS.
The jury in the financial fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort says it’s reached a verdict on eight counts but is undecided on the remaining 10.
Jurors made that announcement in a note Tuesday afternoon to the federal jury overseeing the trial.
The jury is in its fourth day of deliberations and had signalled earlier in the day that it was stuck on at least one count.
U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III encouraged jurors to continue deliberations, and suggested he was not ready to consider a partial verdict.
The jury in the Paul Manafort financial fraud trial has submitted a new note to the judge.
That’s according to the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, whose office is prosecuting the former Trump campaign chairman.
The jury earlier Tuesday suggested it was stuck on at least one of the 18 counts against Manafort. Jurors asked what they should do if they could not agree on one of the counts in the indictment.
U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III encouraged the panel to continue deliberating.
This is the fourth day of deliberations for the federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia.
The jury in the financial fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort wants to know what to do if it cannot reach a consensus for a single count in the case.
Prosecutors say Manafort hid tens of millions of dollars in foreign income from Ukraine. They also say he lied on loan applications to obtain millions more to maintain a lavish lifestyle.
Manafort’s attorneys called no witnesses, arguing prosecutors failed to meet their burden of proof.
The trial is the first courtroom test of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, though the case doesn’t involve allegations of Russian election interference.
The jury in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has begun its fourth day of deliberations.
Judge T.S. Ellis III sent the jury back to resume deliberating Tuesday shortly after 9:30 a.m.
Jurors deliberated past 6 p.m. Monday without submitting notes or questions.
The trial of Manafort is now in its fourth week. Prosecutors say Manafort hid tens of millions of dollars in foreign income from Ukraine. They also say he lied on loan applications to obtain millions more to maintain a lavish lifestyle.
Manafort’s attorneys called no witnesses in his defence, arguing the prosecution failed to meet its burden of proof.

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Governor Stitt has made it his goal to move Oklahoma toward top ten status among the states. Exactly how he would measure this is unclear, but education is obviously targeted, given its prominence in his inaugural speech. This much is clear, though; Oklahoma will not become a top-ten state in education just by spending more money.
The truth is, rankings of state public education systems are inconsistent. WalletHub ranks Oklahoma 33rd, ahead of braggadocios Texas at 36th, and well behind our highest-ranked neighbor, Colorado, at 10th. Other rankings put Oklahoma solidly in the bottom ten of states. U.S. News ranks us 42nd; USA Today, 45th; and Education Week, 47th. These three rankings place Texas significantly above us, and our highest-ranked neighbors are variously Colorado and Kansas. The region most represented in the top ten is the northeast.
These rankings are complicated, taking account of ACT and SAT results that are not easily compared from state to state, in addition to a plethora of other arbitrary factors. WalletHub’s ranking, for example, emphasizes school safety, where Oklahoma does well. All consider higher spending the same as higher quality, but there are too many examples to list that show this not to be true.
A new ranking put together by scholars at the University of Texas at Dallas and published by CATO takes a simpler and more rational approach to state rankings, by ranking quality and efficiency separately. They use National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results, the nation’s gold standard in academic performance measurement. They also account for demography, recognizing that for various cultural reasons, students of different ethnicities, on average, perform differently on the NAEP.
It turns out Texas actually does a better job of educating students of various ethnicities than most northeastern states with less diverse populations, so much so that Texas ranks 6th in the quality ranking. Washington, DC ranks 5th, because that district does a relatively good job educating its particular population, compared to most. Oklahoma ranks a low 41st in educational quality, outranking only Arkansas when compared to our nearby neighbors.
An efficiency ranking does not view higher spending positively. Greater efficiency comes from getting the most out of resources, so given Oklahoma’s spending level, often considered low, surely we are relatively efficient. In fact, with our higher efficiency ranking at 26th, of our nearby neighbors, only Texas (2nd) and Colorado (9th) rank higher. But, California and high-spending Washington, DC are also more efficient than us because cost of living is taken into account, and Oklahoma is not really a low spender when cost of living is considered.
Spending more on public education, and nothing else, as many in our legislature have promised, is guaranteed to make Oklahoma’s public education system even less efficient. In fact, the UT-Dallas study overstates our efficiency ranking because last year’s big spending increase is not included.
Thus far, the public education establishment has only promised the same methods with more money, making the definition of insanity – doing the same thing while expecting different results – particularly relevant. What we need are new, proven ideas that hold some hope that Oklahoma will improve educationally in both quality and efficiency, not the usual new gimmicks with big price tags. The Tulsa schools’ recent innovations using current resources, emphasizing career training and openness to nontraditional approaches, offer some hope. It is this hope for real improvement that drives so many who advocate for school choice, a proven way to improve educational outcomes. And how about this. Just expecting better work – from everybody – doesn’t cost a dime.

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Worried about the Lyme disease?
I read an article, was published on the current Discover issue, said that Lyme disease could a critical health issue during this year becuase of recent acorn crash. The article pointed out that acorns are the important food resource for the white-footed mouse, the main target of the ticks that carry the Lyme bacterium. The recent crash in acorns will affect the mouse population to fall down, leaving more ticks to bite us. So, people who live in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states should pay more attention on your environment and your health.
WASHINGTON - Residents of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease in the United States, a new study shows.
The results of the most extensive Lyme-related field study ever undertaken in the U.S. were released on Wednesday, along with a map that clearly details locations where humans have the highest risk of contraction. The study was published in the February issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Lyme disease, which is carried by ticks, is one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in the North America, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study found high infection risks confined mainly to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and found the South to be essentially Lyme-disease free, says Dr. Maria A. Diuk-Wasser, the lead author of the study.
However, cases of the disease were reported in the South and found only to be in individuals who had traveled to an area with a high infection rate.
"We can't completely rule out the existence of Lyme disease in the South," she says. "But it appears highly unlikely.
For the study, large teams of field scientists combed through 304 sites along the East Coast and Midwest from 2004 to 2007, dragging square-meter sections of corduroy across the ground to snag the black legged tick known to be the main carrier of the disease.
The maps that emerged from the study show the highest risk of the disease in large parts of the Northeast, as far south as Maryland and northern Virginia.
Symptoms include a red rash that expands, beginning at the tick bite, which happens in about 75 percent of those affected. The rash can appear anywhere from three to 30 days after infection, but appears on average after 7 days. It continues to expand up to 12 inches and has a "bulls-eye" appearance, says the Centers for Disease Control. It is rarely painful or itchy.
Other symptoms include fatique, chills, fever, headache, muscle and joint aches and swollen lymph nodes. In some cases, the rash does not appear but other symptoms do, which has been known to delay diagnosis, doctors say.
If left untreated, Lyme disease is known to cause any number of health conditions, most notable Bell's palsy, which is loss of muscle tone on one or both sides of the face, arthritis, cognitive defects, sleep disturbance and fatigue.
Blood tests are effective in diagnosing the disease -- if done correctly, says the CDC. It is important to avoid misdiagnosis of the disease because of its lasting effects.
Ten years ago in Maryland, 688 cases of Lyme disease were diagnosed. By 2009, that number had climbed to 1,466.
In Virginia, there were 149 cases diagnosed in 2000, and 698 in 2009.
The study was a collaborative effort by researchers at Yale School of Public Health, Michigan State University, University of Illinois and University of California Irvine, along with the CDC.

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Join us for the 2019 Jersey Pro-Am Jam, a charity event benefitting STI Cares and the Asbury Park Music Foundation. Enjoy an evening of music and a day on the golf course while supporting two great charities.
Jam out with legendary musicians at The Stone Pony, the famous venue where artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi first got their start.
Enjoy a day of golf, food, and great company at the beautiful Eagle Oaks golf course designed by professional golfers Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller.
For sponsorship information, please contact us at info@sticares.foundation, and continue to check this page for more event updates!
To get involved and receive sponsorship materials for the 2019 Pro-Am Jam when they become available, you can follow the Pro-Am Jam on Facebook or Twitter for live updates and information. See our links at the bottom of this page.

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One of the most debated topics in football is the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. Both players always show respect to one another and claim competition is healthy in pushing them to perform to their full potential. Their rivalry is rather tame in comparison to Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira’s legendary battles against each other on the pitch.
For much of the early 1990’s Manchester United dominated the Premier League, winning four of the five titles between 93 and 97. Central to that success was their domineering and relentless midfielder from Ireland. Keane’s drive, determination and all-round excellence established him as the best midfielder in the country. When Eric Cantona suddenly retired in 1997, Keane was named United captain by Alex Ferguson. The previous summer, Arsenal signed a young Frenchman in the same position. Vieira struggled to make the grade at AC Milan and little was known about him in England. This was a time when Arsene Wenger was ahead of the curve and he knew value when he saw it.
Vieira immediately impressed with his athleticism and passing ability, Arsenal supporters claiming he was the playmaker they’d been missing since 1991 title winner Paul Davis. Keane missed much of the 97/98 season with a cruciate ligament injury and when he returned the landscape had changed. Arsenal had taken United’s title away and lorded over them in successive three nil victories in the Charity Shield and League.
Vieira later revealed that he felt if he got the better of Keane they would win and he certainly stamped his authority on those games. United responded to those setbacks and would compete on three fronts in 1999. Keane was instrumental and dragged them into the Champions League final with an imperious display against Juventus. In the last four of the FA Cup at Villa Park, the Arsenal-United rivalry arguably reached its peak in a classic game that had it all. Both would have significant impacts for all the wrong reasons – Keane sent off for two bookings and Vieira guilty of passing the ball straight to Ryan Giggs on route to his Mazy dribble, finish and chest-haired celebration.
United were going to create history by winning the treble. The following season, United would maintain their spot at the top. It was at this stage that the Keane and Vieira battles began to heat up. Keane scored twice at Highbury as United beat the hosts 3-1 in a game in which the two repeatedly clashed. Again United would go on to win the title, and Keane was voted PFA Player of the Year. As Keane later remarked, preparing to face Vieira was different. “A week before my body would be aching because I knew I’d have to go to battle. I didn’t think he was as tough as me.” After shock interest for Vieira from United in 2001, he stayed in North London and the season culminated in them winning back the league crown at Old Trafford, a game Vieira named as his best in an Arsenal shirt. They completed the double against Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium in his finest season to date.
Just as Arsenal looked set to dominate, they surrendered a big lead in the 2002/20o3 season as United regained the title. Vieira missed much of the run in through injury, while a rejuvenated Keane lifted his seventh and final league in a red shirt. Early in the following season, the two sides were embroiled in a heated clash remembered as “the Battle of Old Trafford”. Ruud van Nistelrooy crashed a penalty off the bar in injury time with the chance to win the game and was angrily confronted by Arsenal players accusing him of getting Vieira sent off. The draw from the jaws of defeat would spur Arsenal on and they created history by going the season unbeaten on their way to another title.
By the time 2005 came around, both sides were trailing in the wake of Chelsea. In February, the two met at Highbury in a game which turned out to be a classic. The tone was set in the tunnel beforehand when Keane famously confronted Vieira after the Frenchman had picked on Gary Neville. United won 4-2, inarguably Keane’s last great performance. They’d meet again in the FA Cup final in May – when Vieira scored the winning penalty in a shootout. Pretty soon afterwards, things would change. Vieira joined Juventus, and Keane would depart United in acrimonious circumstances a few months later. The Premier League has yet to see a rivalry to match it!

industry_corpus2: Sports


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These workshops are open to all students who would like to learn more about ways that they can take a stand against sexual harassment.
They will equip you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to challenges perpetrators of sexual harassment and violence, and supports survivors, in ways which are simple and safe.
If you have any questions about the training or would like to know more before you sign up please email sarah.moffat@eusa.ed.ac.uk.
These workshop is part of the No One Asks For It campaign led by the University of Edinburgh, the Students' Association, and the Sports Union.


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Amber was drawn to yoga to relieve her body from the daily aches and pains caused by sports injuries in her early 20's. "It has been key to keep my body and mind in a place of comfort and contentment."
Amber's first yoga teacher was her mother, Mercy Ananda, a long time yogini and kirtan musician and part of the Yandara faculty. Amber describes her mother as "one of the most inspiring women she has ever known."
For Amber, yoga is a way of life rather than a practice. As well as being a devoted yogini on all levels, Amber is an inspired surfer. She has learned to surf the waves of the ocean as well as the waves of life as yoga teacher, a householder, and a loving mother to her daughter Coral.
Forever in love with the flow of the ocean, Amber teaches and practices a fluid Vinyasa style, her students describe her classes as fun and dynamic with a strong emphasis on arriving in the present moment.
Since completing her first 200-hour training in 2008, Amber has had the priveledge to learn from and teach with all the amazing instructors at the Yandara yoga Institute. Amber has also received her 500 hour certification as well as a certification in Prenatal Yoga.
"If someone asked me to describe myself in three words i would say strong, silly and kind. To me, Yoga is freedom."


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How Can I Apply for Section 8 Housing?
How Can I Afford a House in California?
What is the Cheapest European City to Fly To?
What is the Cheapest Young Driver Insurance?
What is the Cheapest Way to Heat a Home?
Don't give a damn about American (US) currency. If that's what your video is going to be about you should put that in the title, so most of us don't waste their time watching.
Chase will charge me too much so no thanks!
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The cross country race was three laps around Swanley park which is a lovely park that we must visit again, me and Amy are aiming to visit more local parks for our Sunday runs. Last week I ran around Greenwich park which was also very nice.
Cross country is different to any other event I have raced in. The whole atmosphere was both jovial and serious. The race began with a minute silence to commemorate Remembrance Sunday. The moment the race started over 400 runners began.
In the first few minutes I was running too fast but I had to push myself too see where I am currently. In the second lap I realized my left shoe was too tight. Every time my foot hit the floor I could feel pins and needles shoot right through my leg. I fought through the pain for as long as I could. Eventually I had to stop for a second to try and stretch out my laces this was unsuccessful. I was so near to the finish I had to battle on until the end. On the final hill before the finish I managed to move up a gear. I overtook some of the runners who had overtaken me. At the finish I was in 301st place in 44:26 minutes. I fell this is good time considering. I have not ran enough and I am a lot heavier than I should be.
The race results for the Swanley park cross country can be found on the Kent fitness league website.


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It’s time to take a stand against this nuclear recklessness. Raise your voice for a safer, more secure world.
Join the campaign to Close the Door on Nuclear Testing!
Let’s call on all politicians, governments and States to honour the Treaty. Let’s look to a future of hope, where we don’t have nuclear weapons. Let’s close the door on nuclear testing, now and forever.
Make your voice heard! Add your "Close the Door on Nuclear Testing" message to the campaign!

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We don't usually have that much of a plan, but some basics would be nice. :) Since we're going to have a small group this year, we can probably do with one or two Xpens and we'll need a cooler. I don't have a wire Xpen. I have a crappy plastic one that is way too low for Buda. Miller would be out in a minute. So if someone could bring a couple Xpens that would be great.
We'll also need a cooler. In the past, Tex has brought hers. Tex, are you willing to bring yours again? Also, are you still willing to have the group to your house for the Sat night pizza party? :pray: I love the pizza party!
Other than that, we can meet up at the hotel on Friday night when everyone gets in. How about everyone posting here when they'll be arriving so we'll all know.
James and Patrice will probably get there mid-afternoon. Between 3 and 5 most likely. We'll have Cash and Miller with us.
As of right now, I plan on coming only for the day on Saturday and staying through the pizza party. I might be taking Tex up on her generous offer and staying at her house Sat. night, but I will be going home Sunday morning.
I can probably bring an ex-pen, I'm just not sure how close I'll get to park.
Our plans right now are just coming in very early Saturday morning and the pizza party and leaving on Sunday morning.
That would be great, y'all. Saturday is probably when we'll need the Xpen the most. I cant' wait for the pizza party! And the shopping!
I have a metal x-pen (it's actually Zandra's :ashamed:) that I will bring. I will also bring our large-ish cooler.
The pizza party is definitely still on! I have met some new people in my neighborhood who have doxies and foster for ctdr. I invited them to come too since I know we'll be a smaller group this year.
I think I might be able to borrow a pop-up tent-type thing like we had last year from a co-worker of mine, but I'll need to ask her if that's ok. She loaned in to me last year, we just didn't end up using it.
I also have a couple of extra chairs that we'll pack for anyone who needs one. We'll have doggie water bowls and water too.
That's great, Tex! I think we've got everything now.
We'll probably be coming in thru Bastrop like we did last year. There was so much less traffic and it's a really pretty drive from 290 down to Bastrop so we'll be getting off 290 before we get to you. But I'll give you a call when we get to the hotel and let you know if anyone is there to get together on Friday night.
That's right. I forget the hotel is easier to get to off of 71. I'm actually going to be in Houston this up-coming weekend for my dad's birthday :).
I SWEAR I am going to get to Buda in the next couple of years!!!!!!
I'm going to hold you to that woman!!!!
Sorry, I forgot, but we have the pop up tent/canopy thing also. We can bring that too.
When is everyone leaving to head that way? Pat Rice - are you taking your laptop? We expect reports !!!!


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Martinique du Preez (19), a transplant athlete from the Haarlem Community in the Southern Cape, received assistance from the Haarlem Transformation Committee (HTC) and Casidra towards his sports gear. This young man was one of 65 transplant athletes chosen to represent the South African Team at the Official World Transplant Games held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from 23-30 August 2015.
Casidra manages the apple farm Anhalt and some years ago Casidra’s Management approved the HTC’s request to reserve funds on the Anhalt budget for potential community projects in Haarlem. This is aimed at ploughing back into the Haarlem community in the form of a Social Responsibility Programme.
A very humble Du Preez is grateful for everything he received and thanked the HTC and Casidra for their contribution towards his trip to Argentina. During a farewell ceremony held at Newlands before their departure, the South African Transplant Sports Association (SATSA), which Du Preez is affiliated to, expressed their gratitude for all the sponsorships made. During the ceremony, Du Preez was awarded his Senior Protea Colours. The CEO of Casidra, Michael Brinkhuis, was invited to the ceremony and said, “I felt so privileged to be amongst those who bid farewell to the SA Team. It is very overwhelming to witness the joy of these young athletes who were acknowledged while preparing to represent the country abroad”. Brinkhuis said that what stood out the most for him was their positive spirit, enthusiasm, an attitude of readiness and looking forward to represent South Africa.
SATSA was established in 1994 as the Transplant Games Association of SA by a small group of organ-transplantees who felt the need for such an organisation. It is recognised by the International Olympic Committee and Department of Sports and Recreation of SA. Their vision is to be a leader in optimising the quality of life of organ transplant recipients, and through sports and other physical activities, promote organ donation and transplantation. This association has attracted a large number of athletes from previously disadvantaged communities such as Du Preez and due to their financial circumstances, support in the form of donations is of more importance to assist them in reaching their dreams and goals.
Brinkhuis concluded by saying, “We are proud of Du Preez as a kidney transplant athlete who stood up, followed his dream and is now representing our country in Argentina. We wish him well. He has become a great example amongst the youth of SA, particularly youth from the previously disadvantaged communities”.
Du Preez wrote on his social media page, “God is taking me to another level. Being a brand ambassador for South Africa is awesome and best of all being God’s miracle child in Argentina is favour, grace and His perfect plan. I was fortunate to be part of an amazing team representing our country and it was by far the greatest experience in my life. We made the best of every second and no moment passed without a smile”. We thank you for flying our country’s flag high!


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Sad. Alright, thank you for telling me though!
I saw this a couple of days ago! I'll actually be ordering one this coming week. I'm super interested in finding 19 though.
Interested in Green Day, The Used, Tool, & Sorority Noise.
Do you still have either of the teen suicide tapes?
It's me and my roommate actually. I started listening to them a bit ago and then showed him and he said he found some things on this site, so now I'm checking.


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Advanced silicon etching (ASE) is a deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE) technique to rapidly etch deep and high aspect ratio structures in silicon. ASE was pioneered by Surface Technology Systems Plc. (STS) in 1994 in the UK. STS has continued to develop this process with even greater etch rates while maintaining side wall roughness and selectivity. STS developed the switched process originally invented by Dr. Larmer at Bosch, Stuttgart. ASE consists in combining the fast etch rates achieved in an isotropic Si etch (usually making use of an SF6 plasma) with a deposition or passivation process (usually utilising a C4F8 plasma condensation process) by alternating the two process steps. This approach achieves the fastest etch rates while maintaining the ability to etch anisotropically, typically vertically in Microelectromechanical Systems (microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)) applications.
The ASE HRM is an evolution of the previous generations of ICP design, now incorporating a decoupled plasma source (patent pending). This decoupled source generates very high density plasma which is allowed to diffuse into a separate process chamber. Through careful chamber design, the excess ions that are detrimental to process control are reduced, leaving a uniform distribution of fluorine free-radicals at a higher density than that available from the conventional ICP sources. The higher fluorine free-radical density facilitates increased etch rates, typically over three times the etch rates achieved with the original Bosch process. Also, as a result of the reduction in the effect of localised depletion of these species, improved uniformity for many applications can be achieved.
Hopkins, J, Developments in Si and SiO2 Etching for MEMS-based Optical Applications (2004), archived from the original on July 2, 2007, retrieved 2008-04-01 .
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The collision happened on the A89 road on the access to the Bangour Hospital, at about 5:20pm.
Police said a male cyclist has sustained serious injuries after being involved in the collision with a Mercedes C220 car.
Emergency services are currently at the scene helping the casualty.
Officers have also appealed for witnesses to the collision.
A number of local road closures and diversions are in place and the public have been advised to avoid the area.
Sergeant Brian Smith, from the Road Policing Unit in Livingston, said: “We are continuing to investigate the full circumstances surrounding this collision and are keen to hear from members of the public with relevant information.

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This Medium Insect Rearing Cage consists of fibreglass poles which connect together at the corners to form the frame of a cube. A mesh cage threads onto these poles to create a self-contained environment which can be used to breed and maintain insects. As the framework is positioned outside the enclosure there are no places for insects to hide inside the cage.
An 18cm diameter sleeve opening in the front panel allows access for the user in order to replace food and to add or remove insects. The front panel also has a larger zipped door which can be used to add or remove plants. A thin strip across the ceiling allows for the suspension of objects such as feeders.
This cage is available with either polyester netting (680μm mesh) or fine nylon netting (160μm mesh). The fine nylon version is particularly suitable for use with aphids, parasitic wasps and thrips.

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The visitors took the lead through Harry Bunn’s smart finish before Ched Evans equalised after the break. Luke Hyam then put Blues back in front before Evans again levelled, this time from the spot.
And after the full-time whistle had been blown, Bond spoke to the press to give his thoughts on what he described as a “fair result” between the two sides.
The second-half was hard, in some ways, to watch. I thought we did really well in the first-half, played really well and deserved to be in front. Second-half, credit to Fleetwood, they come out and put us under pressure.
We weren’t as composed as I would have liked us to be on the ball. In truth we weren’t dominating the ball like I would have liked us to have done so, in the end, we weren’t playing as I like us to play.
Then we got ourselves in front with 10 minutes to go and then concede a penalty which, in fairness, looks like it certainly was a penalty. So overall, probably a fair result.
100%, we would have taken a point before the game. We don’t want to approach games in a negative way, but in reality, we probably would have taken a point before the game.
It’s disappointing when you’ve been in front twice [not to win] and the lads feel that really, but we’ve got to look at the positives.
I thought we made it really difficult for them to break us down and I thought we looked a threat. The two ends of the field that are most important, given the circumstances and the situation we find ourselves in with a lack of firepower.
I thought we created good opportunities for ourselves and might have scored a goal or two more on another day. I thought we looked resolute and compact, and I thought we were difficult for Fleetwood to break us down.
Powell: "It’s a great feeling for everyone, especially our supporters"
Chris Powell was full of praise for his Blues players who came from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with promotion-chasing Portsmouth at Roots Hall.
Chris Powell continued his unbeaten run since becoming Blues boss as Southend recorded another 3-1 home win, this time against Portsmouth.


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Engineers and Geoscientists BC has partnered up with BC Housing in conducting a whole building air leakage testing of the Engineers and Geoscientists BC office building located at 200-4010, Regent St, Burnaby, BC.
RDH Building Science Inc. (RDH) recently authored the Illustrated Guide – Achieving Airtight Buildings, which will soon be published by BC Housing. This guide, along with associated training sessions and materials, is intended to be an industry resource with respect to designing, building, and testing airtight buildings. A part of the contract RDH has with BC Housing includes a live-demonstration test which will be videotaped and available as a resource for the building industry professionals and trades. This event will feature pre-demonstration talks regarding the BC’s upcoming Airtightness Testing Requirements under the BC Energy Step Code, City of Vancouver’s Airtightness Testing Requirements, and an introduction to large building air-tightness testing by RDH. It is expected that representatives from BC Housing, BC Building and Safety Standards Branch, City of Vancouver, and BC Energy Step Code Council will be present. The event is intended for building professionals from Engineers and Geoscientists BC, the Architectural Institute of BC, the building industry stakeholders and others that have a vested interest in understanding these evolving requirements.
Demonstrating a limited qualitative investigation of the building enclosure using both infrared thermography and smoke testing.
Lorne Ricketts is an Associate and Building Science Engineer with RDH Building Science Inc. Lorne specializes in new construction, investigation, and research work with typical projects including designing building enclosure systems, hygrothermal and thermal analysis, and testing and monitoring of building performance. Lorne is an accomplished presenter having spoken at numerous conference and industry events in Metro Vancouver and across North America, and he recently oversaw the production of the Illustrated Guide to Achieving Airtight Buildings published by BC Housing.

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After a week of riding through South Australia, I'm under the impression that SA has considerable winds and flies. Still pretty agricultural areas with wheat, sheep and pastures.
Last night found a good bistro at Streaky Bay at the hotel/motel. Also popular with many locals.
This morning quiet starting out. Road turned SE and mostly flat to start. At 39 km was a sign, "Murpheys Haystacks -- 2". Seemed intriguing so followed the road up the hill and to interesting shaped large granite boulders. From the hill, could also see over the land. Mostly rolling terrain with fields. To the west were bays and rugged coasts. I didn't follow signs further, but there are also sea lion colonies here. Weather in the morning was intermittent rain showers and some wind.
After Murpheys Haystacks, more gently rolling terrain until I reached Port Kinney at 66 km. Small post office store was open. Had brunch there. Also talked with caravaners who had passed me a few times in the last week.
South of Port Kinney was first a turnoff to Venus Bay and then to Talia Caves. Town of Talia itself was listed on the map, but was only a road junction without houses. A 2 km long hill to climb here. Winds were mostly crosswinds, particularly as the road turned further west at Talia.
At 84 km were signs to Lake Newland, discovered and named by Edward John Eyre. This lake was right along the coast. It was filled both by seepage under the dunes and fresh water runoff. At 90 km was Colton with a few old buildings but not much else. Nearby was an old Greek cemetery.
There was one more big hill at 123 km. A flock of sheep fled as I cycled past, only to circle back curious to look at my bike. They fled for a second time as I rode off. Fortunately after this the road turned a bit more from the wind.
Was happy to see Elliston. Two caravan parks, an old hotel, a general store, a bakery and a grocery store. After I arrived two brief but intense rainshowers.
130 km today, 18519 km cumulative.
A rain squall just as I was about to leave. Hard rain, but in fifteen minutes it was done and I was on my way. Calm winds, picking up through the day, mostly from SW so a crosswind.
Climbed a bit from Elliston. The fields had some bare rocks, so more sheep pastures and less wheat. In some areas, stone fences had been built. After 20 km, a nice descent and then climb on the other side.
At 41 km was Sheringa. The Sheringa General Store was for sale and had a sign indicating it was no longer in business. There was an old Anglican Church and a few buildings from nearby station.
At 60 km I came past Lake Hamilton and second rain squall for the day. A sign indicated a lookout and monument 500m away. I climbed the hill and found a memorial to Leo Cummings who had lost his life when a fishing boat overturned in 1959. Leo was 23 when it happened. I could see over cliffs to waters washing on shore.
At 74 km was Mount Hope. A few buildings here including a RSL Memorial Hall but no commercial establishments. Fortunately after this, some trees along the way to shelter the wind. By now the sun was shining brightly, previous rain showers gone. Small black caterpillars walked quickly across the road.
At 92 km was a rest area that would be suitable for camping. A little later the sheltering trees disappeared as I came past Lake Greenly. On the other side at 101 km signs said Warrow. I didn't see any businesses, but did see a sign for B&B/Caravan Park/Camping, 2 km away. Decided to follow those signs since I wasn't certain of other places before Port Lincoln. A few twists and turns and I was at Wepowie, just prior to third rain squall for the day.
103 km today, 18622 km cumulative.
Today an easy ride and day in the biggest town since Esperance. A few more lingering showers in early morning and then dry.
Left the Bed and Breakfast before breakfast, though had supper with them last night. Had corn which is one crop I haven't seen yet...apparently grown in Queensland. This is a wheat, barley and oats area. Still also sheep country. Saw one flock today where half had been shorn and the other half still had long fleece.
It was 2 km back to the sealed road. Four km further were signs for Coulta, though not much visible in town. There was a tea house and snack bar. The first 12 km were a gradual climb and at 21 km there was a rest area at top of a hill. Nice spot for a brekky break. In distance was Mount Dutton Bay, 6 km away, signs indicated a hostel and B&B.
After 26 km reached Wangary. It was 7:50 am and the store opened at 8 am, so waited briefly. From here the road turned more eastwards with a few more rolling hills. Saw a confused kangaroo that fortunately got off the road before an oncoming truck. At 64 km was one last hill before a long descent into Port Lincoln.
Port Lincoln had over 10,000 people and is thus about the same size as Esperance. Got a replacement digital camera here (still going to drop the other one off for repairs in Adelaide or Melbourne) and also dropped off four rolls of film to be developed.
In afternoon went to visit a seahorse farm. They are one of five places in the world that raise seahorses commercially, one of the others is in Tasmania. Approximately 20 million seahorses are harvested for medicinal and aquarium trade. This farm focuses on the aquarium trade. There were about two dozen tanks each labeled with different ages and species. No photos allowed. Different species vary in adult size from 2.5 cm to 30 cm. These seemed to be up to 15 cm, with many tiny hatchlings as well.
After the seahorse farm, I went to a local railway museum. Passenger traffic stopped in 1968, though the caretaker still talked in first person about working for South Australian Railways (S.A.R.). It was a fun collection of different railway memorabelia. For example, a chart showing the nine different combinations one could place tags on pigs ears. Prior to confederation in 1901, at least four different gauges of rails were used by different states in Australia.
In evening found another good bistro for dinner and then worked further on updating web pages with photos developed today. Two days ago, I had seen a convoy of eight caravans at Elliston. They recognized me at dinner and were a group from Victoria traveling the Eyre Peninsula for school holidays.
71 km today, 18693 km cumulative.
The flies are back, but fortunately the winds are less. The eastern side of the Eyre Peninsula is less rugged than the western side. Today several small settlements along the route.
From Port Lincoln the road went along the water, past sheltered Boston Bay. This was a signed bike route, though only between 8:00am-9:00am and 3:30pm-4:30pm on weekdays! Tourist signs seem to use Sydney Harbor as a unit of measure and Boston Bay is described as five times as large as Sydney Harbor. Mostly wheat fields though I also saw sheep. One farm had a herd of caribou and another signs for ostriches. I stopped briefly at a historic marker that indicated the first sheep were driven overland here in 1845. Here I noticed my back tire is starting to wear through, less than 4000 km on it since Perth. I have two spares, but will be looking for another tire after replacing front and back.
At 48 km was Tumby Bay. I took the turnoff and went into town. Tumby Bay had nice small downtown street, an old hotel, a bakery, two museums, a minimart, a post office and a petrol station. I had brekky at the Boatshed Diner and mailed away computer disks at the post office. Seemed like Tumby Bay was a nice small town to visit, though I wanted to get a bit further today. Tumby Bay was settled in 1840s and was an important grain-loading port.
From Tumby Bay back 5 km and then slight rolling hills through the wheat fields. Caravaners I'd met before passed with a friendly toot. Signs to Port Neill (home of the whiting) said 35 km. When I got close, there was a turnoff with 3 km into town. I decided to bypass Port Neill and keep going.
Arno Bay turnoff was at 120 km. Overcast skies had cleared. It was warmer, though unfortunately this also brought out many flies. I didn't mind when they rode on my shoulder but found it obnoxious to have them crawling on my face. I'd shoo them away and a bit later they would be back.
From road junction to Arno Bay was 2 km. There was a small supermarket and lawn bowling partway and then an old hotel and caravan park at the beach. Looked inviting, so I decided to stay. Got a site at the caravan park and can hear the waves on the beach. A short distance away is the fishing jetty. There is a small shed, a reminder of the superphosphate that used to be brought ashore here for fertilizing the fields. Arno Bay started out named Bligh in 1883 but was renamed in 1940.
121 km today, 18814 km cumulative.
A change in landscapes today. Annual precipitation in Whyalla is about half of that in Port Lincoln. Between Arno Bay and Cowell wheat fields continued. After that intermittent fields, but mostly scrub and later small plants that remind me of sagebrush.
Left Arno Bay early to mostly clear skies. A cool morning as I rode past wheat fields. A few gradual hills including Elbow Hill before reaching Cowell at 45 km. Cowell had a wide main street with some shops on each side. A large silo just outside town. There were two old hotels, a motel and caravan park. I stopped briefly at bakery before having brekky at the roadhouse. As small Eyre towns go, my favorite is Tumby Bay with Elliston second and Cowell third.
After Cowell more scrub with a few fields behind in the first 40 km. The road was surprisingly rough to start, but fortunately got better after 25 km. Some more low hills to climb over, but a nice downhill at 102 km. After this scrub cleared with low bushes similar to those I'd seen across the Nullarbor. From top of the hill I could already see Whyalla in the distance. A few smokestacks from the steelworks plant. Covered that distance fairly quickly helped by a tailwind.
Whyalla has population of 25000+. Six kilometers from town, the road became two lanes each way. I followed signs through town, over a hill and to the tourist bureau. Nearby was a large steelworks plant, the major employer in town. Also here was a maritime museum in shape of a ship. It was 3:30pm and I wasn't in a sightsee mode. Instead I got directions to a bike shop in town. Rode there and purchased another tire. Found a travel agent and asked about the Ghan railroad (no help, contact railway directly). Found a hotel where they had a good price, though warned me the band named "twice shy" would play until 4 am. Had some time to walk around town at the end of a long day.
152 km today, 18966 km cumulative.
Left Whyalla (city of contrasts) after brekky at the hotel. The band wasn't too loud, though floor of the dining area looked like a good party. I awoke when they stopped playing at 4 am, not when they started.
Today more riding through arid landscapes. Low scrub bushes about 50 cm high with occasional areas of taller trees. To the east was a low range of hills which I crossed through on way to Port Augusta. A front has been passing through with westerly winds and occasional rain. Initially these were crosswinds but the second half they blew me into town.
On the north side of Whyalla was the steel plant, but soon thereafter desolate scrub. Both a railroad and a pipeline paralleled the route for most of the way. After 50 km, reached the main highway 1 which I had left a week before. A mostly flat area and I was in Port Augusta, "Crossroads of Australia".
Port Augusta has 15000 people and has historically been a center for heading into the outback. I found the visitor center and also a good museum named Wadlata Outback Centre. It had exhibits about outback history, aborigines, mining, exploration, train travel, etc. I walked through town and briefly stopped at an internet cafe.
I'm not done cycling the outback yet. From here my revised plan will be to first ride northbound to Alice Springs and then take the Ghan train back to Port Augusta on October 26th. Went to a travel agent and bought a train ticket. Also stopped by the bike shop to get some more chain lubricant and to supermarket for groceries. Rear tire definitely needs to be replaced so my plan is to replace one or two tires this evening.
76 km today, 19042 km cumulative.
Today a long ride helped by a tailwind. Weather forecasts called for strong gusty south winds while a front moved through. Mostly SW today, still nice to have as I headed north from Port Augusta.
Riding back to the outback. One kilometer to the start of the Stuart Highway. In the first five kilometers, several indicators of the outback: (1) a triple road train, (2) a sign, "drowsy drivers die", (3) a sign for "animals on road" with pictures and written in English/Japanese/German and wide open lands. Most amusing I found a large sign with a picture on it, "Welcome to the outback". Somehow seemed out of place and also strange to require a photo.
For the first 20 km, there was wide open lands with only low bushes. After that more scrub. Both the railroad and a pipeline paralleled the highway. At 50 km, the highway crossed over the railroad. Also here was a spigot on the pipeline, so I topped up on water.
Nice tailwinds to blow me along for the next 10 km. Here was a rest area for "ranges" with nice views and a few information signs. Mostly scrub until past 100 km where the road climbed over some low hills. Many flies again in the open areas. More scrub between 125 km and 145 km and open land after that.
At 150 km was a long hill with rest area at the top. Nice view over salt lakes to the west. The white salt almost looked like clouds. A truckie stopped here with his load of large plastic tanks. While four tanks were visible, he actually fit up to forty tanks by nesting them. These tanks were manufactured by "rotor molding" and were headed from Adelaide to Darwin.
Very low plants the last 20 km as I slowly made my way to Pimba. It was late afternoon and I was happy to see the roadhouse. Six km east of here is Woomera, the Australian rocket research and launch center. Hoping for wind to either shift or abate tomorrow as the road turns a bit more to the west.
171 km today, 19213 km cumulative.
Today an easy ride helped by a tailwind.
Pimba Roadhouse is open 24 hours so I had brekky before I left. TV was on with reports of attacks in Afghanistan. These outback roadhouses typically have one or two TV channels. Here it was 7 Central (Adelaide) and Imparja (Alice Springs). The TV logo said Imparja, so apparently the Imparja network was showing the CNN feed.
Nice riding through open terrain. Only small low plants to start. I crossed the first of six cattle grids. Only saw one flock of sheep today. After 20 km was an overlook to dry lake Gairdner below. The flat salt lake bed has been used to set land speed records. After 25 km, the road descended into an area with more scrubby trees. At 40 km was a roadside rest area with information signs about Lake Hart, another dry lake.
The scrub trees became sparser as I rode along. A brief open stretch before more trees at Glendambo. This route roughly followed the railroad line and crossed over the tracks at 100 km (this is both Ghan and transcontinental Indian Pacific lines here...the Ghan was rerouted several years ago, prior to that tracks were frequently damaged with flooding and unstable lands). Just 13 km further came to Glendambo. Glendambo has two roadhouses, a general store and a motel. When the Stuart Highway was realigned in 1982, businesses in town of Kingoonya were moved 44 km to what is now Glendambo.
Looked around town in afternoon and then got in out of the the flies. The motel and tourist center is large with sixty rooms. It has small outback fauna area with a few emus. There is also a small gift show with local opal products.
113 km today, 19326 km cumulative.
There is a distance of 252 km from Glendambo to Coober Pedy. Today I rode almost half that distance. Landscapes all day were similar. The tallest trees are about 3m high. These trees are sparsely mixed with low bushes. Soils are becoming a bit redder. Mostly flat with very slight grades. I crossed eight cattle grids today, saw numerous signs for homesteads but saw neither sheep nor cattle.
Just north of Glendambo were signs indicating that this was prohibited area and that this was prohibited area and that one should travel only along the main road. This was part of the downrange area of Woomera. Woomera rocket range was established in 1947 as a joint project with the UK. It was also used between 1960 and 1972 by NASA. The town of Woomera was a closed town until 1982, but is now open. The downrange areas are still closed except for the travel corridor. A bit further to the west is Marlinga where the UK exploded half a dozen nuclear bombs in the mid 1950s (aborigines were living in that area, but after having some radiation sickness, moved to Yalata).
Winds were calm when I started and I made good progress. At 50 km this changed quickly as the wind picked up from the east. For the rest of the day I had a mixture of east crosswinds and north headwinds. At times my speed dipped below 10 km/h as I slowly pedaled upwind. By end of the day I was ready for a break.
At 50 km I met another cyclist. Eneko was a Spanish cyclist from Basque region of Spain who was riding around the world. He had started in Spain and already ridden through southern Europe, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India and further on his way through Australia. We traded information about water stops and items along the route.
At 84 km was the Bon Bon rest area with information signs and a water tank. Stopped briefly for bite to eat and to recharge for riding into the wind. From here it was slower. At 124 km was a sign for another rest area. It was a bit open, though not much more than the rest of the area. I set up my tent and called it a day.
In the evening, a caravaner came with a big problem. The frame of his towing rig had cracked. He got some wire to try bracing the metal, hopefully enough to allow him to get to Glendambo tomorrow and have it welded.
124 km today, 19450 km cumulative.
A front passed through overnight with thunder, lightning, rain and wind. The tent was dry except for a spot at my feet where it puddled. That had soaked in by morning. Light winds as I packed my wet tent and got on the road. Winds mostly from the west, so crosswinds.
Low scrubby trees continued for the first 25 km. After that wide open spaces with no trees. At 37 km was the Ingomar rest area with the next installment of roadside displays describing explorers and natural sights. Winds slowly picked up from the west.
Several more cattle grids today, though no livestock. Saw one kangaroo, some birds and not much else. Most of the caravans I saw were heading southwards, presumably with start of Spring and end of school holidays. Many triple road trains, usually giving me wide room.
As I got closer to Coober Pedy, I noticed a few indicators. At 68 km signs indicated start of the opal fields. Also "mining equipment on road" signs. I passed the northern boundary to the Woomera prohibited area.
Made a quick stop at 98 km. After this the road turned more into the wind. The last 15 km took me almost two hours, so I was fairly tired on reaching Coober Pedy. Stopped at the information center and then booked at a motel for two nights.
Dried my tent in the wind and wandered quickly around town. I have tomorrow to explore further, but on initial look there are two dominant themes in town: underground buildings and opals. Coober Pedy is the largest producer of opal in the world (90% of the worlds opal comes from Coober Pedy, Andamooka and Mintabie in Australia). There are many different opal shops, museums and signs of the opal industry. Opal was discovered in 1915 and early miners included returning soldiers from WWI. Approximately half the 3500 residents live underground. There are also motels, churches, bookshops and other structures underground. I'll have tomorrow to explore further.
128 km today, 19578 km cumulative.


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Like many small- and medium-sized national carriers around the world, Royal Jordanian seems to stagger from one period of navel-gazing to the next, not really seeming to know its role in the industry. We investigate the oneworld carrier’s progress (or lack of) over the last decade, as well as its biggest airports and country markets.
Boosted by the arrival of Qatar Airways, Australia’s fifth largest airport should get very close to handling eight million passengers in 2016. We take a look at the South Australia airport’s biggest airlines and country markets.
On 1 September Turkish Airlines launched services to Cluj-Napoca, a sector which started despite its W16/17 network cuts. The carrier’s CEO Temel Kotil says he is still planning for further long-haul network growth, so our data elves have taken a look at the competitive landscape on the four anticipated routes.
Qatar Airways is drawing well ahead of Emirates in the battle for scale when measured by destinations served. We reveal the routes added (and dropped) by the MEB3 carriers in the last 12 months, and which are the top 15 country markets for the combined carriers.
Emirates launches first service to Myanmar and second service to Vietnam.
Athens-Melbourne is “Skyscanner Unserved Route of the Week” 260,000 searches last year; Time for Jetstar to really go long-haul???


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The four men step along the hall and down the stairs. The stranger bends down and plays with the dog’s ears.
Stepping out of his room, the stranger is met by a young woman. She has just stepped out of the room opposite his. The stranger smiles and nods his head.
The young woman hesitates for a moment before speaking. The stranger smiles to himself. He has seen this act before.
Early the next morning the stranger takes a walk over to the barns to see his horses. The General follows behind him. The stranger steps into a barn. A small boy stands in the corner. There is a sickly quality about the boy that makes the stranger grimace. He turns away to feed his horses some hay, then looking around for a brush and finding one begins to brush down one of the animals.
The stranger turns around. He hadn’t heard the blacksmith step up behind him.
The blacksmith steps over and takes the brush out of the stranger’s hand. He begins to brush the horse down.
Blacksmith looking suspiciously at the stranger. The stranger shows him the sketch.
Blacksmith with hardly a glance at the paper, thinks for a moment then shakes his head.
The stranger leaves the barn with the General.
We find the stranger in a barber shop getting a hair cut and shave. The barber is a jaunty looking fellow with thick bushy sideburns and a lambchop moustache. The stranger takes a seat in a chair. He asks for a shave. The barber puts a large kettle on the stove in the middle of the room. He soaps up the stranger’s face.
The stranger takes out a piece of paper from his pocket. There is a sketch of a male black man on it.
The barber sharpens his knife and begins to pare off the stubble from the strangers face. The dog begins to growl. One of the gang of four, the kid, enters the shop. He takes a seat. Kicks off his boots. And begins to pick at his feet.
The stranger keeps an eye on the kid as the barber finishes the shave.
The stranger takes a walk with General to the outskirts of the town. He looks out on the woods. Coming out of the darkness of the trees he spots the gang of four. They move onto the street and along the road toward the stranger. As they pass the giant looks down at the dog. He turns and glares at the stranger. Moments later, a group of British troops appear. They start to stop travelers to ask questions. The gang of four noticing this turn down a side street. The stranger recognizes one of the troopers. It is Captain Kelly. The General barks. Kelly looks up from business and notices the stranger.


text: Business travel takes one on occasional interesting side trips unexpected in the normal pace of travel. While I normally do a fair amound of international travel, I recently found myself flying to Palo Alto California, (a bit south of San Francisco) to attend a conference on the geology of China. There in Palo Alto I sampled the fine taste of Anchor Steam, lovingly brewed since 1896.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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The scholarships will cover 100% of the course fees for your chosen postgraduate taught course for one year (replacing any Departmental or Loughborough University scholarships or bursaries you may already have been awarded).
Loughborough University is delighted to announce full-fee scholarships for international full-time taught postgraduate students who are currently domiciled (permanently living) in Africa. These will be known as the Loughborough University Graduate School Development Trust Africa Scholarships. The scholarships will cover 100% of the course fees for your chosen postgraduate taught course for one year (replacing any Departmental or Loughborough University scholarships or bursaries you may already have been awarded). The scholarships are being funded through a combination of generous external funding and University funds. The University will award a limited number of scholarships and the standards required are very high. Students will be expected to fund their travel and maintenance costs through other sources. Evidence of maintenance funds must be included in the scholarship application.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Students from Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe) can apply for these scholarships.
The application form should be returned by post, fax or email. Note: That Scholarship Applications will not be considered unless the applicant is holding an offer or a Place at the time of submission (this offer may be Conditional or unconditional). Applicants do not submit the scholarship application until they have received their offer letter. Applications will only be considered if all Parts of the form are completed in full.


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A neat little aroma diffuser with the OHM design.
A cork coaster for safe use and instructions on how to use.
In addition the bricks will burn down and leave a fully compostable dry brick.
The incense bricks are made from natural ingredients including aromatic woods, flowers, herbs and resins.
To Use: Light the candle, place the incense on the copper plate. No need to light the incense directly. Instructions are included.
Amethyst Crystal Point on keyring chain.


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Journey Moms // Starting January 10th, is a 16-week Bible study through the book of Romans. Join us, 9:15-11:15 AM, for a time to laugh, learn, and belong as we spend time with the Lord. Child care is provided but limited! E-mail Shannon for more details.
Journey Men // You're invited to Man Camp, May 3rd -5th! Don't miss this awesome opportunity to connect with other guys through sermons, break out sessions and all the activities Washington Family Ranch has to offer. The cost is $195.
Hey Journey Ladies! Our Thursday Morning Mom’s Group is doing a 4 week study called Mama Talks. We’ll be discussing topics facing mom’s today from a biblical perspective. Childcare is provided for $10/child so please register below.
Superheroes // If you're a Journey Superhero, we want to appreciate you! Friday, May 17th, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, you're invited to a Night at the Journeys. We will have live band, Precious Byrd, heavy hors d'oeuvres and so much fun! This event is for the whole family!
Journey has booked sites at East Lake's Cinder Hill Campground for August 22-25th. Each site fee includes three nights of camping and the parking fee for one car. Additional cars must pay to park upon arrival (cash or check).
Complete this form to reserve a site for your group or family.
You are invited to join us for an unforgettable Easter at Journey! We would love to welcome you, your friends and family to one of our 5 Easter Services on Sunday, April 21st at one of our two locations. The Tower Theatre in downtown Bend at 8am or 10am | Journey Kids Church will be available for Birth - Kindergarten at the Liberty Arts Collaborative next-door to the Tower Theatre . Journey Church at 9am, 11am or 6pm | Journey Kids Church will be available for Birth - 5th grade at Journey Church.
It will be a Sunday you do not want to miss!
Good Friday // Journey church, Friday, April 19th we're hosting a viewing of The Passion of the Christ at Journey starting at 6:30 PM. All are welcome, however, there will be no childcare and the movie is pretty graphic. We will have communion following the movie! See you there!


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Directions for use: Work into a rich lather in areas to be shaved. Discontinue use if discomfort occurs.


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Basepoint Bromsgrove is working with The Basement Project, a charity that works with individuals dealing with or facing homelessness, to help get food donations for the Christmas period.
It’s easy to get caught up in the non consequential worries during the festive season, but for many Christmas is an emotionally difficult time.
If you would like to make a donation of food or toiletries they would be very much appreciated by those in need. You can drop off any of the following items to our workshop before Friday 7th December and we will ensure that they reach the charity and it’s clients.
Chocolates / sweets / biscuits / snacks etc.
The Basement Project have plenty of stock of tinned soup and baked beans and have asked for those making a donation to choose one of the alternative items listed above if possible.
Thank you - for anything that you donate to this worthwhile cause. Owen recognises that he has been extremely fortunate to come from a fairly privileged background, and I myself faced homelessness at 18 when my mum passed away. I speak from experience when I say how invaluable services like The Basement Project are when you are dealing with such stressful circumstances.


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. intelligence agencies helped launch FRAPH, the right-wing group that has terrorized and killed supporters of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a U.S. magazine reports.
FRAPH's leader, Emmanuel Constant, said U.S. officials wanted a force "that could balance" Aristide's movement, The Nation said in an article to be published tomorrow.
The liberal weekly, in a copy of the article sent yesterday to The Associated Press, says Constant once was an employee of the CIA.
Members of his Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti have tortured and killed scores of pro-democracy activists since the group was founded a year ago.
The Nation report also said that documentary evidence confirmed in part by Constant indicates that a group of "attaches," or paramilitaries, have been paid for several years by a U.S. government-funded project that keeps files on the movements of Haiti's poor.
In Port-au-Prince, U.S. Embassy spokesman Stanley Schrager said he hadn't seen the article. "As is usually our policy, we won't comment on allegations about intelligence matters," he said.
The CIA has long been hostile to Aristide, who during his years as a leftist parish priest in the 1980s strongly attacked it and the Bush administration for backing Haiti's then-military rulers.
said he didn't believe the report, and Cable News Network later reported that the doctor cited as its source didn't exist.
On Monday, U.S. troops who were sent to Haiti Sept. 19 to prepare for Aristide's return stormed FRAPH headquarters in Port-au-Prince and arrested more than two dozen members.
But Constant, one of the most feared men in Haiti, wasn't taken into custody. Although Aristide's supporters demanded his arrest, the United States organized a press conference Tuesday for Constant, who said he renounced violence and called on Haitians to work together.
According to the Nation, Constant said he was approached after Aristide's overthrow by U.S. intelligence official Col. Patrick Collins, who encouraged him to start a group to balance "the extreme" of the Aristide movement and to spy on it.
At that time, Constant said, he was working at the CIA's National Intelligence Service in Haiti, teaching training courses and building a computerized data base for Haiti's notorious rural section chiefs.
The Nation also reported that Constant said Collins and the top CIA official in Haiti, Donald Terry, were in army headquarters when Aristide was overthrown.
Ira Kurzban, Aristide's lawyer, said Washington's support of FRAPH reflected its desperation to create a countervailing political force to limit the power of Aristide, who is regarded as a threat by Haiti's wealthy elite.
"How long will it take the multinational force to arrest Constant, to arrest (co-FRAPH leader Jodel) Chamblin, and to get the weapons off the streets?" asked Kurzban.
Chamblin directed death squads that stopped elections in 1987 and killed at least 27 people.
Because every FRAPH action needs the support of both Constant and Chamblin, it is not clear if Constant's public conversion to pacifism would curtail the violence.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Provo Craft Cricut Shape Cartridge: Bits And Pieces.
This cartridge features unique images for a wide variety of projects! Cricut cartridges were designed for the Cricut machine, Cricut Create machine and the Cricut Expression machine each sold separately.


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With podcasts, you have a captive, engaged and TARGETED audience with a guaranteed reach.
You have an audience who knows, likes and trusts the host of Hello Tech Pros, Chad Bostick, and when he recommends a product or service, Tech Pros listen and take action.
The folks that listen to Hello Tech Pros.
Hello Tech Pros is a new show launched April 2016, featured in Apple’s New & Noteworthy and currently records over 10,000 unique downloads monthly.
We are targeting technology professionals (IT, software or internet) and tech-savvy business professionals who want to grow their career or their business.
There are over 3 million IT professionals in the U.S. alone and roughly 15 million worldwide. Every week, Hello Tech Pros grabs the attention of more and more of this demographic.
We love hearing from new listeners.
And we love knowing that our values align to those of our sponsors, guests and audience members.
Our guests are the real MVP and provide a ton of value to the audience.
Even though we are tech pros, sometimes we talk about stuff that comes from the heart and evokes real human emotions.
And when we promote a product that we love, our listeners love us back.
The folks who help us bring you amazing content 7-days a week.
Minio is an object storage server build for cloud application developers and devops written in the Go programming language, designed to be highly concurrent and lightweight.
I talked with AB Periasamy, one of the founders of Minio on Episode 89 about the importance of community support and recruiting software developers who are as passionate of their code as artists are of their art. Listen to Episode 89.
Levant Technologies was voted Oklahoma’s #1 Website Design Services company for the last 4 years in a row. Their expert team of full-time professionals offer technology services to customers throughout the U.S., including website design, mobile sites, iPhone apps, databases, SEO and more.
I have worked with many of the team members at Levant and I can personally vouch for their professionalism and expertise. I interviewed Levant’s CEO Stacy Eads on Episode 51 about the productivity hack that has growth their business by 600%. Many web projects take months to complete, but Levant’s tools, technology and process means they can deliver most websites in just a few weeks. Stacy runs a “no excuses” policy for following up with clients. Every client gets contacted by a Levant employee every single week. Listen to Episode 51.
When I first started this podcast, I edited all the episodes myself. I found out two things very quickly: I would never be a world-class audio engineer and that’s one task I’d happily outsource to the right team.
Luckily, I found Transource Media. Rally Vargas and his team have helped me tremendously every week since Episode 22. They are always on time, never miss a beat and keep the show sounding sharp.
I can’t tell you how much positive feedback I’ve gotten about the “production quality” of Hello Tech Pros. I owe it all to Transource Media.
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I’m a big fan of the Forgotten Realms series from R.A. Salvatore starring the drow elf ranger Drizzt Do’Urden. There are about 15 books in that series and I highly recommend starting with Homeland, Book 1 in the Dark Elf Trilogy. So good.
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Definitely crackers p&d is there for a reason we all need to get on board as much as possible. Too much in chat reading(I'm guilty too lol) that's been going on. Ik it's hard to resist trust me, but a conscious effort goes a long way.
I see a platform that requires upgrade.
1. I have requested the ability for private messages several times through chat, Steve etc. How can a newbie reach out for help if they cannot ask their questions?
4.the platform is not friendly to mobile phones (not sure how it handles tablets). We all recognize this with the simple black words when someone’s forgets to set their font colour. It feels outdated and not user friendly.


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Anyone who has received a PPI call in the past will know only too well the scepticism felt when the person on the other end of the line tells you that you’re entitled to thousands of pounds that you didn’t know about.
However, this is the reality for the multitude of UK businesses that are unaware of the Government’s R&D tax relief scheme - which has been in place since the year 2000. Kent-based Breakthrough Funding puts companies in the picture with regards to R&D tax relief and works with them to get that money back from the Government. Since forming nearly two years ago, Breakthrough has managed to reclaim around £6.8m for UK SMEs – which are its speciality.
Managing Director Sue Nelson explained: “We tend to deal with what we call ‘boutique R&D’, i.e. small companies. These are types of organisations that typically have one owner that’s still running the company, who quite often won’t have a full time finance director, or a big-wig accountant - so as a consequence, they are missing this piece of legislation.
“R&D tax relief is a big deal for small businesses. In fact, they’re undoubtedly the single biggest funding mechanism for those investing in innovative projects. Unfortunately ‘R&D tax credits’ or ‘R&D tax relief’ are not only uninspiring names, they’re also a really poor description of the scheme. This means that thousands of small companies are missing out even though the government wants to give this cash away. So we describe it more simply as ‘Cash for Innovation’.
According to the HMRC website, a company can claim for tax relief if an R&D project seeks to achieve an advance in overall knowledge or capability in the field of science or technology, through the resolution of scientific or technological uncertainty - and not simply an advance in its own state of knowledge or capability.
To qualify as R&D, any activity must meet the definitions set out by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. These guidelines state that the activity must contribute directly to seeking the advance in science or technology or must be a qualifying indirect activity. If your company and the project both meet the necessary conditions, you can claim tax relief on revenue expenditure in the areas outlined.
Nelson believes that part of the reason why so many UK SMEs are still in the dark over R&D tax relief is that when it was first introduced, it was a very narrow piece of legislation that didn’t necessarily apply to everyone.
Once a company has established that they may be eligible for R&D tax credits, Breakthrough will visit the company and document the technical projects they are involved with and submit several examples to the HMRC. Nelson added: “Once we’ve shown how the company meets the legislation, we then work with them to ascertain what costs they can place against what they’re doing, so we usually work with their finance controller and look at their accounts etc. and value all of the money they’ve spent in their factory or industrial unit.
So the R&D tax credit scheme is without doubt hiding its light under a bushel, and the UK’s SMEs are suffering financially as a result. Breakthrough are working hard to spread the word, part of which is the company’s TechTalk Show, a radio programme attracting an average of over 25,000 listeners, where innovators have a platform to discuss their projects and promote what they are doing.
Building those relationships with companies is key for Breakthrough. As so few companies are even aware of the R&D tax credit scheme, the company has been met with scepticism in the past when they tell companies they are entitled to money that they didn’t know about, and have even been questioned as to whether or not it’s legal.
Nelson added, “If you phone someone telling them they can get around £40,000 in tax credits within six weeks, that’s quite hard to get people to buy into it. The radio show is a much better way of getting our message out there.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research