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This document contains tips and best practices, to prepare a participant for a positive visual and auditory experience in virtual meeting spaces, where the audio and video will be viewed on a computer or TV screen, and shared with participants over the Internet.
You will need a computer connected to the network. Connecting to a Wireless access point will often work, but if a wired connection is available, it will usually be faster and more stable.
You will need speakers or headphones. If you are using a microphone, you should use headphones or ear-buds instead of the computer's internal speakers, in order to prevent the other participants from hearing an echo of their own voice.
You may need a webcam, if you want the other participants to see you. Webcams typically include an internal microphone, which you can turn on or off, regardless of whether the webcam is showing video of you or not.
In some IWU conference rooms, a webcam is provided, and positioned on top of the flat panel TV. Webcams connect to computers by a USB cable, so look for this to plug into the USB jack of your computer. It may take a minute or two for the computer to load the appropriate device drivers, allowing you to use the webcam for both video and audio.
You may select a different microphone. The microphones built into laptops and webcams are typically not of the greatest quality. You may check out a wireless microphone, or a USB microphone from the Media Services desk in the Jackson Library.
You may need the computer's keyboard and mouse to type your questions into the chat section of an online meeting, conference, or webinar, if the meeting host has not enabled the remote participants to speak using their microphones.
In some classrooms on the Marion traditional campus, and the Indianapolis North and Cincinnati education centers, a Video Conferencing Cart (VC cart or Adobe Connect Cart) can be temporarily used in a properly equipped classroom, providing audio and video hardware which is compatible with the delivery options above. The cart functions as a webcam, when connected to the desktop PC in the classroom's teaching station.
Similarly, some classrooms have been designated as video conferencing classrooms by augmenting the teaching station (smart cart) with a pair of wireless microphones, and a document camera which functions as a webcam. Typically, there is one of this type of classroom at each regional education center.
Some of the above listed Delivery Options have their own standalone software application that you must install and launch, whenever you want ot use that tool. Others are browser-based, and allow you to launch them by clicking on a weblink, or by typing them in the address field of any browser.
The Zoom desktop application is available through the IWU application catalog.
Some browsers are incompatible, or cause problems with some of the listed meeting tools. See this page for details on browser compatibility.


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Christopher, Jack, Claire, and Samuel. Those are the names of my future children. I'm going to go to Boston University, become an English teacher, and have a book published before the age of 30. I'll live in Connecticut and have an amazing husband whose job supplies enough money for us to not have to worry about financial issues. We'll have a vacation house, go to Europe, be active in the community ... but best of all, we'll be happy.
This is my secret life. This is what I dream about, and sometimes what keeps me going on those rough days. You see, while "the secret life of an American teenager" can be thought to be scandalous, embarrassing, or even illegal, it truly consists of none of these. Teenagers are so different these days, from our clothing preferences to our biggest secrets, that there is no exact "secret life" that we all live. Rather, the thing we do share is that we each have a dream. Our secret lives are those we make up. They are the fantasies we lay in bed thinking about every night. They are the lives we spend so long figuring out every detail to, and would do anything to have. Best of all, they are what we live for.
Henry David Thoreau once wrote:"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." These words of wisdom are what all American teenagers subconsciously follow. We set goals for ourselves, just as people recommend. Then we work towards these goals in every opportunity that we can find - which is what makes us who we are. Our secret lives become the guidelines of how we live every day, and the driving force in most of our actions. For those with strong self-control, our future keeps us from trouble. Even for those who simply can't stay above the influence, their future is what will probably inspire them to do greater things.
So, while many people can criticize the young adults of America and claim they have secret lives involving negative things, the truth behind the average teenager is that they aspire to be so much more. They look towards the future and plan for a better life, and their dreams are what make them original. And with these dreams in mind, the secret life of the American teenager is inspirational, imaginative, and encouraging.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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When you have a mass tort lawyers – 3m earplugs issue, there are many benefits to choosing a local mass tort lawyers – 3m earplugs lawyer. In addition to supporting a member of your Aumsville community, you are also choosing a lawyer that is more convenient to travel to, being local to Aumsville, than if you were to choose a lawyer outside of the Aumsville area.
By hiring a reputable Aumsville mass tort lawyers – 3m earplugs lawyer, you can ensure that your case will be handled in the most professional manner possible. And finding a good, experienced local Aumsville mass tort lawyers – 3m earplugs lawyer will give you the comfort of knowing that if you should have another mass tort lawyers – 3m earplugs issue in the future, your lawyer is right around the corner.

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It’s that time of year again. Everywhere we see these Halloween decorations with all of these fake black cats and pumpkins. So we wanted to show you a real black cat and a real pumpkin together, and we think they’re a big improvement over the fake stuff.
Fact and fantasy have a strange way of running together at this time of year. Our fantasy work The Island Chronicles reminds us that Halloween is one of the eight Wiccan holidays. Is Halloween a religious holiday? Of course! Should Christians be celebrating a pagan holiday? We don’t think so.

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Rise, let us leave this place, for you are in me and I am in you; together we form only one person and we cannot be separated.
After the drama of trauma there is the long aftermath of ordinariness. It is like a powerful wave of the sea that hit the land with great force and is now being sucked back into the ocean. You even wonder if the great crash ever happened at all, so quiet and empty and mundane everything seems.
As we accept the uneventfulness and the untimed waiting, however, something emerges. It transpires through the immeasurable emptiness that is all that is left. A sense grows of union with what we will not ever again see in the same way. A mutual inwelling and presence to one another in a greater presence that contains everything. Even in the residual grief of the loss a new kind of peace also shows in an awareness that this new union is as definitive and permanent as the very loss that lies behind it.


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New ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ TV Series / Films!
You gotta respect what Netflix has been able to accomplish since launching. They’re now bringing you some of the best original-content programming on a regular basis. Next up: they’ve recently acquired the rights to C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia!
Netflix announced a multi-year deal, giving them the rights to all seven Narnia novels!
We haven’t seen a ‘Chronicles’ movie since 2010’s “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”. Wonder how long it’ll be before we see another movie?
Which other literary works would you like to see made into a Netflix series?

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Is being contented equal to happiness? Is being happy equal to being contented?
To me this is hard to determine as there are people I know who are contented with their lot, but are not completely happy as they would like more. The same can be said for being happy. There are those who can be said to be happy but not contented because again they would like more.
What do teachings from philosophers tell us about contentedness vs happiness?
The main difficulty here is that 'happiness' has a variety of senses. The following analysis may help, however.
'Content' has made only a brief appearance so far. LLoyd Thomas goes on to address the relation of happiness to contentedness in more detail, however.
Contentedness is one of the standards by which the fourth use of' happy ' is applied. Generally speaking, contentedness is not so much a separate standard for the happy life as an aspect of all standards for the happy life. Part of being happy in the fourth use is recognizing that one's life measures up to the standards set for it. However, there is a sense in which contentedness may appear to be a standard in its own right to be set beside other standards. It, may be suggested that one may be happy by merely being contented. One may be more easily happy if one does not set one's standards (i.e., one's genuine standards) too high and so can be reasonably sure of attaining them.
The pseudo-standard of contentedness is closely related to one form of asceticism. If one takes this approach to its extreme, the happy life will be one in which only the most minimal demands are made so that the chances of satisfying these demands are good. The person who tries to adopt contentedness as his ideal has confused the requirement that any life, if it is to be happy, must satisfy the standards set for it with those standards themselves. He has made the satisfaction of a standard itself into his standard. Having done this, he thinks his best policy is to lower such genuine standards as he has as much as possible. Such an approach to the happy life, besides being confused, may fail in practice. If success is too easy, one may be dissatisfied with what one has got even when one succeeds. This is another aspect of the point that one is not completely free to choose one's standards for the good life. Not only may they be the wrong standards for a certain person; they may also be too high or too low. It is probably true that a lowering of standards for the good life will most often lead to people not being happy rather than being unhappy.
Mill claimed that one may be more contented, but not necessarily more happy, with a pleasure of lower quality than with one of higher quality. It might be argued that this does amount to saying that a person may be happier with a pleasure of lower quality. Hence Mill cannot say both that an action is right if it leads to the greatest happiness, and that it is right if it leads to most pleasures of high quality. For someome may be happier (i.e., more content) with a pleasure of lower quality than with one of higher quality. This objection to Mill depends on the assumption that 'happy' means the same as ' contented'. Mill denies this so that he can consistently claim that a person who enjoys superior kinds of pleasure may be less content but not less happy than one who enjoys inferior kinds.
Hope this goes some way towards clarifying the relation of happiness to contentedness.
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The hands of a woman should always be cared for. They should look impeccable, because it is the first place anyone looks. This is certainly no secret to anyone. In fact, most women treasure the time spent at a salon. If there is one thing that relaxes women to the fullest, then this would certainly have to be doing their nails. Thus, here is an idea you might find useful. Why not celebrate Christmas by means of your nails? Why not decorate your nails with interesting designs for the holiday season? Here are a few tips that could help. Ribbons are clear signs that Christmas is on the way. So, ask your manicurist paint a few ribbons on your nails. If you should need some inspiration, then definitely visit Colour Ribbons. On this online platform, you are bound to find a few interesting designs that will certainly impress you. It might be rather difficult to choose, but you will manage it. How complicated can it be to look through various ribbon designs?
Another interesting idea would be to paint snowflakes on your nails. This design certainly is rather popular among women. If you add a bit of sparkle, this design is perfect for the last day of the year, New Year’s Day. So, give this idea a try, because you will certainly not regret it. Following up next on the list of Christmas manicures is the highly popular snowman. This design is a bit childish, it’s true, so it doesn’t really fit just everybody. However, if you are planning to go on a vacation for Christmas, then completely forget worries and work and listen to your inner child. You’ll see that the lovely, funny snowman is just what you are seeking in terms of Christmas nail designs. There are more ideas you could try. For instance, globes or even a small Santa climbing up the roof to get to the chimney might just as well be appropriate. What better way to announce the arrival of the happy, joyful Christmas Day?
You might want to keep things simple, at least as simple as possible given the size of the holiday that is quickly approaching. If this is the case, then you have nothing to worry about. You can always have a manicure based on green red and of course some glitter. This way, you will still maintain the Christmas spirit without going too far. As you can see, these days anything can announce Christmas, including your nails. The problem you might have to face up to is locating those trustworthy, dedicated specialists who are able of painting any of the designs mentioned above. Research the dedicated market or ask the manicurist you have been collaborating lately. Demands of this kind are highly popular and you have real chances of finding that expert you are looking for in the shortest of time. Christmas is a lovely holiday, so there is nothing wrong with celebrating it as much as you can. So, choose the design or pattern that appeals to you most.


text: The Tree of Love is the perfect greeting card for any occasion. Your special handwritten message will peek through the leaves! It comes with matching envelopes in Kraft.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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This case study of All Counties Courier is based on a June 2018 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
Motus is the definitive leader in mileage reimbursement and driver management technologies for businesses with mobile workers and fleets of all sizes. Only Motus leverages deep insights captured across the world’s largest retained pool of drivers to calculate personalized and compliant vehicle reimbursements, keep drivers productive and safe, and ultimately maximize returns and minimize risk for all aspects of the mobile workforce. Motus data expertise also underpins the annual Internal Revenue Service (IRS) business mileage standard, the amount an individual can deduct for business vehicle expenses.
This case study of SPBS, Inc. is based on a June 2018 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
Source: Jeffrey Daugherty, CEO, SPBS, Inc.
This case study of Sirtex Medical LTD is based on a June 2018 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
This case study of Schwan’s Shared Services is based on a June 2018 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
This case study of a large enterprise health care company is based on a September 2017 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Administered a custom cents-per-mile program before partnering with Motus.
Reduced their vehicle program costs by 10-20% with Motus.
For companies with mobile workers that drive more than 5,000 business miles per year, Motus is the most accurate vehicle management and reimbursement platform available. Through its sophisticated configuration engine that incorporates real-time data across hundreds of variables, Motus drives significant reductions in cost, ensures compliance and reimburses employees exactly what they deserve.
This case study of a medium enterprise food company is based on a September 2017 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Administered a None before partnering with Motus.
Realized a return on their investment in 4 – 6 months using Motus.
This case study of a small business beverage company is based on a September 2017 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Realized a return on their investment in < 3 months using Motus.
Reduced their vehicle program costs by up to 10% with Motus.
This case study of a medium enterprise transportation services company is based on a September 2017 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Reduced their vehicle program costs by 20-30% with Motus.
This case study of Advantage Sales & Marketing is based on a September 2017 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
Administered a car allowance program before partnering with Motus.
Realized a return on their investment in 6 – 12 months using Motus.
Reduced their vehicle program costs by 30-40% with Motus.
This case study of a medium enterprise beverage company is based on a September 2017 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“It’s been a great service for our company. It streamlined the reimbursement process through great mobile technology along with significant cost savings. "
Administered a Provided company vehicles before partnering with Motus.
This case study of a medium enterprise construction company is based on a September 2017 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“It has been a positive experience for both operations, payroll and accounting. "
Realized a return on their investment in 6-12 months using Motus.
This case study of a large enterprise beverage company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
This case study of a large enterprise food company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Realized a return on their investment in Motus in 6 – 12 months.
Increased the productivity of their mobile employees by 10-20% with Motus.
Realized a return on their investment in Motus in 4 – 6 months.
Reduced their vehicle program costs by > 50% with Motus.
This case study of a large enterprise industrial manufacturing company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Realized a return on their investment in Motus in 3 – 4 months.
Used the cost savings from Motus to invest in other areas of the business.
This case study of a medium enterprise beverage company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
This case study of a medium enterprise food company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
This case study of a small business pharmaceuticals company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Realized a return on their investment in Motus in < 3 months.
Increased the productivity of their mobile employees by 30-40% with Motus.
Used the cost savings from Motus to increase employee benefits.
This case study of a Global 500 health care company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Increased the productivity of their mobile employees by > 50% with Motus.
This case study of a large enterprise professional services company is based on a November 2015 survey of Motus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Used the cost savings from Motus to minimize lay-offs.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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PC*MILER generates point-to-point mileage, routes, and driving instructions over the complete highway system in North America, including Greenland, Puerto Rico, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It can be supplemented with the PC*MILER|Worldwide global highway network as a separate purchase.
PC*MILER will calculate an unlimited number of routes and mileage on a single personal computer or a network installation.
PC*MILER calculates mileage for an origin-destination pair of locations with intermediate stop-off points. It provides leg and cumulative mileage, time and cost estimates, state/country distance summaries, driving directions, and much more. PC*MILER provides Practical, Shortest, Fastest, and Least Cost routing, as well as additional options in North America for National Network plus 53'/102'' trailer or twins, Toll Discouraged, and Hazardous Material routing and local street networks.
Multiple Route Types and Options – PC*MILER route types and route options cover a wide range of routing and planning needs, with the ability to create and save custom route profiles for quick access to options you use the most.
ETA/ETD – Users can define a departure or arrival time for more precise calculation of ETA/ETD.
Places & Fuel Stop Search Along a Route – A Places search tool lets you search for places of interest, including fuel stops and prices, along a route or within a specified radius from within a route window.
Maps and Reports that can be exported via clipboard for use with spreadsheet, word processing and database software – including detailed route reports and driving instructions.
Optional Hours of Service (HOS) trip management, with HOS-compliant rest stops and breaks inserted along the route.
Unlimited number of stop-off locations.
Multiple route generation with on-screen comparison reports to determine the best route.
County/province name designations for U.S. and international locations.
Comprehensive height and weight restrictions, including for 53'/102'' trailer or twins.
Least Cost Routing – Least Cost routing generates several alternative routes based on multiple user-specified trip cost values.
Route Optimization to resequence stops in the most efficient order on a route.
Custom Route Modifiers to create and manage multiple sets of routing preferences.
Drag Route Feature and Via Points for customized routing.
Places database with customizable categories.
Location Radius – For rate determination and operations planning, this tool lets you search for cities, ZIP/postal codes and towns within a specified mileage radius around any location.
Elevation Discouraged routing lets users set a customized limit on the elevation of the roads a route will use.
Greenhouse Gas Estimator – For estimating greenhouse gas emissions by route.
Custom Place Names to conform to the name of your facilities and customer locations.
Integration with ALK Content Tools, a web tool where you can create, manage and share custom location and routing content.
Geofence Tools – Create geofenced areas on the map and have PC*MILER avoid these areas or send a warning if routes travel in or out of them.
Ability to point and click on the map to select origin, stop-offs and destination, plus mouse-driven map customization.
Custom cost estimates for empty/loaded miles.
Custom average road speed estimates.
Hub mode that determines routing, total mileage and state mileage summaries from one origin point to unlimited destinations.
State/Country distance summaries including ferry miles.
Latitude/Longitude routing that generates point to point routes and mileage between lat/long coordinates.
Online Help – The PC*MILER User’s Guide is easily accessible from within the application.
U.S. Department of Defense compliance.
The complete North American highway network that includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico plus Greenland, Puerto Rico, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
PC*MILER products are based on ALK Technologies' proprietary computer representation of the North American and Worldwide highway systems. The distances contained in PC*MILER are derived from official highway maps obtained from state, provincial, and national governments, state DOT maps, county maps, local maps, and information received from thousands of industry contacts. U.S. Interstate, Federal and truck-specific State highways are included.
Each new version of PC*MILER features thousands of new and updated North American road miles and locations including: bridges and tunnels, border crossings, highway exits, truck stops, state weigh stations, CAT Scale weigh stations, five-digit U.S. ZIP codes, U.S. Department of Defense military installations, commercial truck restrictions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, plus highway junctions and hundreds of thousands of cities, towns, and places of interest.
With the purchase of separate add-on data modules, updated databases of Canadian Postal Codes, SPLC, and comprehensive U.S. federal, state, and local Hazardous Material restrictions and designations are available as well. In addition, ALK offers several other regularly updated add-on data modules for use with the base PC*MILER product: PC*MILER|Streets for address-to-address routing (see below); PC*MILER|Energy for oil and gas specific data and facilities; PC*MILER|Worldwide for global point-to-point routing; PC*MILER|Tolls for toll calculation.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


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 Parasite Cleanse: When To Worry & What To Do!!!!
Parasite Cleanse: When To Worry & What To Do!!!!
-I know that the world of health and natural health can get overwhelming at times. But I want to point out something. I’m just going to put it out there. ALL of us have parasites of some kind. Parasites usually live in the intestines. And the worst part is that they live there for years, without us knowing. In most cases, they don’t cause any problems. But if you start noticing symptoms, it might be time to perform a parasite cleanse.
-Now, before we get to that, let me just back up my claim. According to the World Health Organization, more than 3.5 million people are infected with parasites. Exposure to child and institutional care centers is one of the leading causes of parasitic infection. And yes, parasites are contagious, especially when you don’t have high sanitary and hygiene habits, like hand washing, for example.
-The list of symptoms linked to parasites is extremely long. Some of the conditions are constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating, IBS, joint pain, muscle aches, anemia, cravings, skin irritation, rashes, sleep disorders, hyperactivity, fatigue, anxiety, headaches, allergies, runny nose, bad taste in the mouth, acne, fever, vomiting, yeast infections, candida infections, trouble gaining weight (children), and much more. But I want to stress the three common conditions that should sound the alarm.
-First, and foremost, we have chronic digestive issues. Your gut cannot heal completely if you harbor parasites. Yes, having digestive problems every once in a while is normal. But if you are suffering from constant problems, like diarrhea, bloating, and gas, it might be time to change something. Consider a parasite cleanse if you suffer from digestive issues despite following a highly alkaline diet rich in good bacteria.
-The second panic button is mental distress. That includes anxiety, body aches, eye aches, mood swings, headaches, depression, and similar forms of mental distress. All of these are the result of your body’s inability to produce serotonin due to the parasitic infestation.
-Last, but not least, we have autoimmune disorders caused by the constant inflammation of your gut. These include joint pain, muscle aches, muscle spasms, and irritable bowel syndrome.
-So, how does one perform a parasite cleanse? Here is a step-by-step guide.
-In order to get rid of parasites, you must weaken them first. For the first week or 10 days, you are just preparing to perform a parasite cleanse. During this period, it’s a good idea to eat garlic each and every day. Consuming garlic will loosen the hold parasites have on your body. There are other good anti-parasite options, but garlic is the best.
-Now that you’ve weakened and loosened the parasites’ grip on your body, it’s time to get them out of your system. You have to get rid of the bad bacteria, and in order to do that, you need to completely change your diet, which means eliminating all grains and sugar. This is pretty close to what the Paleo diet stands for.
-The hardest part is eliminating sugar, as you have to get rid of fruits. That means no berry smoothie. Instead, get a coconut smoothie with coconut milk, protein, and some seeds. The best option is pumpkin seeds, as they are the best weapon you have in the battle against parasites. For lunch, prepare a salad, and get an organic meal for dinner.
-One “magic solution” I’ve found is the Worm Out formula. This is a parasite cleanse solution when you want to take things to the next level. The mixture contains black walnut hulls, cinnamon, thyme, chamomile, wormwood, and other herbs that are great for killing off parasites.
-The goal is to consume ½ teaspoon per 25lbs of body weight every three hours. Or, if you want to keep things natural, try to perform a colon cleanse. There are some good options out there, but I already have you covered with this detox drink.
-Flushing out parasites takes a toll on your body. Especially if you’ve chosen the Worm Out way. After cleansing your body of parasites and sticking to an anti-parasite diet for 10 to 15 days, it’s time to get back in shape.
-You can consume probiotics during Step 2 of the parasite cleanse process. But once you get to Step 3, it’s really time to step it up. That means consuming several servings of probiotic foods per day. At the same time, stay away from junk food, and drink plenty of water. As for how long, 10 days is more than enough for Step 3.
-If you must eat some sugar, eat prunes, dates, and apples, as they are the best low sugar fruits you can get. Citrus fruits like grapefruit, orange, and lemon are good, as they are rich in fiber and low on sugars. But most importantly, eat only raw and organic fruit.
-The best source of fiber is vegetables. Once you start Step 2, vegetables are the foods that will keep you moving. You can eat them in salads, smoothies, or mix them with eggs for a healthy meal. Yes, every now and then, you can add some meat to your veggie dish. Broccoli, kale, lettuce, spinach, beets, artichokes, parsnips, and celery are the best veggie options.
-The only bread you can eat at the start (Step 1) is whole grain bread. If you have to have pasta and rice, opt for whole wheat pasta and brown rice. These will fill you up and stave off sugar cravings.
-Last, but not least, nuts and seeds. Make sure to consume them raw, not fried with salts and oil.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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The remaining business of the session was chiefly that of providing money for the royal family. Whilst the enormous war taxes had been draining the country, no spirit of economy had been displayed in the royal household. Notwithstanding the repeated recurrence to parliament to make up the deficiencies of a most magnificent civil list - namely, nine hundred thousand pounds per annum - the king, whilst by no means extravagant in his own habits, showed an utter incapacity for restraining the waste and embezzlement of his establishment. He had, again, not only run greatly into debt, but had absorbed and spent the proper income of the prince of Wales from the duchy of Cornwall. The income of this duchy, which ought to have been carefully husbanded by the crown till the prince's majority, and thus have rendered him independent of any parliamentary allowance, had all been spent by George III. When called on to account for it, he replied that he had spent it on the prince's education. What an education, then, must the prince have had, for the aggregate sum for the twenty-one years was stated at nine hundred thousand pounds, or nearly forty thousand pounds a-year; and this, added to the capital, ought to have amply provided for the prince. But, now, both the king and prince came again to parliament for relief!
A new speaker, the right honourable Charles Abbot, then chief secretary for Ireland, having been chosen in the place of Sir John Mitford, who was made lord chancellor of Ireland, on the 17th of May Mr. Addington moved for a committee to inquire into the necessities of the civil list. No sooner was this motion submitted than Mr. Manners Sutton, solicitor to the prince of Wales, stated to the house that the prince had a claim of nine hundred thousand pounds for arrears of the duchy of Cornwall, which had been improperly expended by the king, and praying that it might be taken into account, and the balance paid over to the prince; that the house, since the prince's majority, had, at different times, voted him two hundred and twenty-one thousand pounds; that there remained a balance of six hundred and seventy- nine thousand pounds, which, as the king had enjoyed it, and would, had he not had it, have come to the country for that, in addition to his other deficiencies, the account now lay not between the king and prince, but between the parliament and the prince. Fox strongly supported this motion, but it was objected that the prince could try his legal right in Chancery, whereas Addington knew very well the prince had made this attempt in vain, his petition of right having been lying, now, for six years in the court of chancery, with the persevering refusals of the lord chancellor to let it be heard. Erskine, Tierney, and others, strongly pressed the prince's rights, but the consideration of them was negatived by passing to the order of the day. On the contrary, the debts of his majesty were taken into discussion, and a vote of nine hundred and ninety thousand and fifty- two pounds passed for their liquidation.
Scarcely was this done ere a fresh demand was made by the king for a provision for their royal highnesses the dukes of Sussex and Cambridge, and twelve thousand a-year each was allowed. The prince of Wales's friends then pressed his claims once more, and parliament voted sixty thousand pounds a-year for three years and a half, commencing on the 5th January, 1803, and ending on the 5th of July, 1806. On this, Mr. Manners Sutton, for the prince, announced that he gave up all further claim on his father for the arrears of the duchy of Cornwall; but, no sooner did the first payment to the prince become due, than his private secretary, on the 28th of February, 1803, announced to the house that the addition of sixty thousand pounds a-year, for three years and a half, would by no means clear the prince's debts, and he pressed for more. Though strongly supported by the prince's friends, Fox, Sheridan, Tierney, and the rest, parliament resisted the claim by a large majority, the country being then about again to plunge into a new and still more expensive war.
A strong remonstrance being made against the continuance of the property tax in a time of peace, it having been passed expressly as a war tax, on the 5th of April, when Mr. Addington brought forward his budget, he announced the intention of government to abolish this tax, and substitute others in its place; but, at the same time, it would be necessary to carry to the debt the sum due from this tax - namely, fifty-six million pounds - so that, with another twenty-five million pounds, which he called for, the addition to the public debt, this year, would be ninety-eight million pounds. The militia was put on an increased scale, on the plea that a large regular army, in time of peace, was contrary to the constitution, and yet that the augmented power and sea-board of France, which now virtually included Holland and Belgium, necessitated a strong home force of some kind. The militia was therefore raised to sixty thousand strong, forty thousand of these men to be called out at once. There were energetic representations of the injustice of the rate of paying for substitutes to this force, the nobleman paying no more than the honest labourer on his estates, nor the richest merchant than the poorest porter in his employ; but the objection was overruled. On the 28th of June parliament was prorogued by the king in person, who congratulated the country on its peace and prosperity. The next day parliament was dissolved by proclamation, and writs issued for a new one.
Amongst the English that, flocked to Paris on the establishment of peace were Charles James Fox, his nephew, lord Holland, Erskine, and numbers of the opposition party, who were received with great cordiality, and many of them with honour, as the steady enemies of the late war, and the assumed admirers of France and of the first consul. In fact, it was a singular circumstance that the ultra-liberals of England - those who had idolised the jacobins, and all the levellers of monarchy, and every ancient institution and title - had now changed their idol, and were as enthusiastic worshippers of Buonaparte, who had put down jacobinism, and was steadily and undisguisedly proceeding to restore everything that they had been applauded for destroying. As the most awful atrocities of the republicans and sans- culottes had not cooled the homage of the admirers of the philosophy of liberty, equality, and fraternity, so the destruction of this favourite system did not check their ardour of applause for the victorious soldier who had seated himself complacently on the very ruins of the principles of their late beloved sans-culotte philosophers and statesmen. Buonaparte now occupied the Tuileries - the residence of a long line of kings, whom they had gloried in seeing insulted, stripped of power and pageantry, and put to death. Were they tyrannical? - so was he. Had they hated and assaulted England? - so did he. Had they put the press and the tongue in fetters? - he had done it still more so. Did they maintain their despotism by means of a secret, inquisitorial, and odious police? - so did he; and that on a still more subtle system, under the detestable jacobin, Fouché. Had they menaced the rights of surrounding nations? - so did Napoleon, tenfold. But all this was overlooked in the fortunate soldier, who, as a great military genius, was then, and long after, worshipped by thousands of our countrymen, even whilst wading through the blood and trampling on all the rights of surrounding nations. The possession of genius was deemed a full title to exemption from the guilt of the most wholesale crimes, and the infliction of infinite miseries for the simple gratification of his ambition.
Fox was received with particular honour by Napoleon, whom he found occupying the Tuileries with a state equal to Louis XVI.. who had been hated and destroyed because he bore the name of king. He went about in a carriage drawn, on high occasions, by six white horses, and attended by a splendid body of guards. Those titles of monsieur and madame, of my lord and your highness, which had been heard with execrations not so long ago, were all in full use again. The palace swarmed with menials and officers, civil and military; and galas, masqued balls, and levees, and crowded drawing-rooms were in as full action as in the days of Marie Antoinette. In fact, the monarch was there again, though yet without the name. Napoleon, whilst heaping courtesies on Fox, did not hesitate to avow his detestation of Pitt, and to charge him and Windham with the absurd myth of being instigators of the infernal machine. Fox exposed the folly of such an aspersion of such men, who, though determined enemies of what they thought hostile to their country, could never stoop to practise anything so odious as assassination. Fox received from Buonaparte every facility for examining the French archives for materials for his history of the reign of James II.; but, in his usual neglect of the policy of the diplomatist, he incurred much odium, not only by his familiar conversations with the first consul, bus by accepting the hospitalities of madame Tallien, who was now living separated from her husband, and with a character for too much licence, and of Miss Helen Maria Williams, who had, by her pen, praised all the wildest extravagances of the revolution. At these places he also imprudently met and conversed, without any appearance of repugnance as to their conduct and principles, with Mr. Arthur O'Connor, and other risk insurgents, who had not only promoted rebellion in the sister isle, but were still stimulating Buonaparte to the invasion of it and of England.
Paris, and, in fact, all France and Italy, now swarmed with English, who had been so long excluded from the continent. Numbers of these were liberal of their encomiums, of the first consul, who, amid his ambitious projects, had, as we have stated, introduced many useful changes into the system of administration. He had put the finances into a better condition; had able men busily employed in codifying the laws; had promoted the love of science and the works of art, which jacobinism had denounced and destroyed; was eager for the promotion of trade and navigation, ac- cording to his favourite phrase of " ships, colonies, and commerce," as the great members of a nation; and, had he been so disposed, might now have raised France to unexampled prosperity. Never had he, or any other man, so fair an opportunity of creating a name of imperishable glory as the benefactor of a great nation. He had extended his boundaries to the Rhine and beyond the Alps, and might have spent a long life in building up France, by wise and beneficent institutions, into the admiration of the world. But the more sagacious visitor already saw predominating the curse of a restless, insatiable military ambition, which would defeat and extinguish in his career every more god- like element.
At the very time that Fox was in Paris the most rooted despotism was in force. There were continual arrests of obnoxious individuals by the lurking agents of the atheist, Fouché. The concordat, though a pretended homage to Catholicism, was, in fact, the riveted slavery of the church and clergy. No priests were tolerated but the most com- pliant. A keen watch was kept by Fouché and his tools on that party of the clergy which had refused the serment civique, and the most honourable of these refused to return to Paris under such a regime. Buonaparte had, indeed, inaugurated the concordat at Notre Dame with great pomp, but it was merely for his own glorification. When urged to pay respect to catholic opinions, he brusquely refused, saying he had done enough by going to Notre Dame; and, though he at length consented to have mass said at the palace, he had it done in the room where he transacted business, and generally went on with business whilst it proceeded, which never lasted more than ten or twelve minutes. In fact, the man who had pretended to be a Mokammedan at Cairo could scarcely bring himself to pretend to be a Christian at Paris. He said to Cabanis, " Do you know what this concordat really is? It is the vaccination of religion; in fifty years there will be no more religion in France than small-pox."
Mignet has admirably described Buonaparte's government at this period. He had, he says, a certain class of the clergy devoted to him by the terms of the concordat; he had a military order in the legion of honour, an administrating body in the council of state, a decree-making machine in the legislative body, and a constitution-making machine in the Senate; he had an immense standing army, which looked to him to open up boundless fields of plunder and promotion, and another army of placemen, kept by pay and expectation, bound to him, and drilled into subservience by a system of centralisation of the most artful kind, and maintained in incessant activity by such men as Fouché, Talleyrand, and Cambacérès.
The peace of Amiens, instead of turning the attention of Buonaparte to internal improvements, seemed to give it opportunity to range, in imagination, over the whole world with schemes of conquest, and of the suppression of British dominion. There was no spot, however remote, that he did not examine on the map with reference to plans of conquest. Louisiana and Guiana, obtained from Spain and Portugal, were viewed as ports whence conquest should advance to Nova Scotia, Canada, the Brazils, Mexico, and Peru. Every station in the West India Isles was calculated as a point for this purpose, and for seizing, some day, all the British islands there. The Cape of Good Hope, Madagascar, the isles of France and Bourbon, the Dutch spice isles, and their Settlements in Java, Sumatra, &c., were regarded as a chain of ports which would enable Buonaparte to become master of India. He sent out expeditions, under différent officers, to examine every island and region where the English had a settlement, or where he might plant one, to oppose them. One of these expeditions sailed in a couple of corvettes, commanded by captain Baudin, who was accompanied by a staff of thirty-three naturalists, geologists, savans, &c., the ostensible object being science and discovery - the real one, the ascertaining of the exact possessions of England, and of the best means of becoming master of them. The head of the scientific staff was M. Peron. On their return, their report was published; and it is singular that, by this report, St. Helena, destined to be the prison of Napoleon, is described in rapturous terms as an earthly paradise.
Another expédition was that of colonel Sebastiani, a Corsican, who was dispatched to Egypt, Syria, and other countries of the Levant. Sebastiani reported to Buonaparte that the English were so detested in Egypt, that six thou- sand men would suffice to retake it; that Buonaparte's name was so venerated, that it had procured him the utmost honour everywhere, and especially with Djezzar Pacha, viceroy of Egypt. He asserted that general Stuart, the English envoy, had endeavoured to excite the Turks to assassinate him. He harangued the natives in the Ionian Isles, and assured them of the protection of Buonaparte; and, besides many calumnies against the British officers, assured Napoleon, that so hateful was the British rule, that both Greeks and Venetians in those islands were ready to rise against them at the first word from France. On the appearance of this base report, our ambassador at Paris made a strong remonstrance; but Napoleon only replied by complaining of the late account of the campaign in Egypt by Sir Robert Wilson, in which he had detailed the butchery of the Turks and Arnauts at Jaffa, and Napoleon's command to poison his own wounded on the retreat from Acre. Through M. Otto, the French envoy in London, Napoleon demanded that statements injurious to his character, made by the English press, should be stopped by government; that all French emigrants should be expelled from England; that Georges Cadoudal should be transported to Canada; and such princes of the house of Bourbon as remained there should be advised to repair to Warsaw, where the head of their house now resided. To these peremptory demands, the British government, through lord Hawkesbury, replied, that his Britannic majesty did not possess the absolute power necessary for these acts; and that, whilst the statements charging upon an English ambassador instigations to murder were published in the Moniteur, the official organ of the French government, the statements by the English press were protected by the freedom of that press guaranteed in England, which the king was not disposed to invade, but from which any man, English or foreign, might claim redress by an action at law. To show the first consul how readily this might be done, the English government commenced an action against M. Peltier, a French emigrant, for a libel on Napoleon in a newspaper published by him in London, called the Ambigu. Peltier was found guilty; but this by no means answered Buonaparte’s object. He wanted the accounts of his darkest actions suppressed by a power above the law, not thus made more public by the action of the law. As Sir Walter Scott has observed, he wanted darkness, and the English government gave him light.

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3 Commonwealth is located on the north side of Commonwealth, between Arlington and Berkeley, with 1 Commonwealth (12 Arlington) to the east and 5 Commonwealth to the west.
3 Commonwealth was built ca. 1861, one of a pair of academic brick houses (3-5 Commonwealth) built at the same time in a symmetrical design, each with a bay extending through the mansard roof. 3 Commonwealth was built on a lot with a 50 foot frontage, and 5 Commonwealth on a lot with an 80 foot frontage. The houses were about the same width, with 5 Commonwealth slightly larger and the western portion of the lot – about 20 feet wide — left open. Both houses included stables at the rear of the property.
3 Commonwealth was built as the home of Benjamin Smith Rotch and his wife Annie Bigelow (Lawrence) Rotch. 5 Commonwealth was built for his brother-in-law and his wife, Abbott and Harriette (Paige) Lawrence.
Both men purchased the land on which the houses were built from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 2, 1860. The Rotches previously had lived at 66 Boylston.
Click here for an index to the deeds for 3 Commonwealth.
Benjamin Rotch was a merchant and founder of the New Bedford Cordage Company. He also was an accomplished landscape artist.
He died in August of 1882. After his death, his children (who included architect Arthur Rotch) established and endowed the Rotch Travelling Fellowship of the Boston Society of Architects, which provided grants to young architects, enabling them to travel in Europe and further their knowledge of the field.
Annie Rotch continued to live at 3 Commonwealth. Her unmarried sons, architect Arthur Rotch and professor of meteorology Abbott Lawrence Rotch lived with her.
Annie Rotch died in August of 1893. Arthur Rotch had married in November of 1892 to Lisette de Wolf Colt and moved to 82 Commonwealth, and Abbott Lawrence Rotch married in November of 1893 to Margaret Randolph Anderson, and by 1895 was living at 265 Commonwealth.
3 Commonwealth was not listed in the 1894 and 1895 Blue Books.
On November 27, 1894, 3 Commonwealth was purchased from the Rotch family by Louisa (Norton) Bullard, the wife of William Story Bullard. They previously had lived at 5 Mt. Vernon.
William Bullard and his brother, Stephen H. Bullard, were partners with Henry Lee, Jr., in the shipping merchant firm of Bullard, Lee & Co.
William Bullard died in August of 1897. Louisa Bullard continued to live at 3 Commonwealth with her unmarried daughter, Katherine Eliot Bullard (born Catharine Norton Bullard), and her husband’s niece, Ellen Twistleton Bullard (daughter of Stephen Bullard).
Louisa Bullard died in September of 1915, and Katherine and Ellen Bullard moved soon thereafter to 39 Commonwealth.
On May 17, 1916, 3 Commonwealth was purchased from the Bullard family by John Stanley Ames. He and his wife Anna (Nancy) McKinley (Filley) Ames, made it their Boston home. They previously had lived at his family home at 306 Dartmouth. They also maintained a home, Langwater, in North Easton, that had been built for his parents, Frederick Lothrop Ames and Rebecca (Blair) Ames.
John Stanley Ames’s family had founded the Ames Shovel Company in North Easton and later became major investors in the Union Pacific and other railroads. John Ames was a trustee of his family’s investments and bank director, and a noted horticulturalist.
In June of 1916, he applied for (and subsequently received) permission to remodel the house, including adding a two-story brick addition at the rear, 22 feet wide and 14 feet deep. The work was designed by architects Little and Browne. Plans for the remodeling and addition, including detailed drawings of various interior features, are included in Historic New England’s Arthur Little and Herbert W. C. Browne Architectural Collection.
In about 1929, John Ames’s sister, Mary Shreve (Ames) Frothingham, the widow of Louis Adams Frothingham, made 7 Commonwealth her home.
John and Nancy Ames continued to live at 3 Commonwealth and in North Easton until his death in June of 1959.
In his will, John S. Ames left 3 Commonwealth to the Unitarian Society of North Easton. His son, businessman and state legislator Oliver Filley Ames, decided to keep the home and on April 26, 1960, he purchased it from his father’s estate with the consent of the church. By 1961, he had leased it to the French Consulate; it previously had been located at 178 Beacon.
The consulate moved in 1995 and on March 27,1996, Oliver Ames sold the house to Modern Continental Enterprises, Inc. Modern Continental applied for (and subsequently received) permission to convert the property into six units, including constructing a 20′ x 22′ structure in the rear connecting the house with the existing garage.
On June 8, 1997, Modern Continental converted 3 Commonwealth into five condominium units with a garage accommodating up to seven vehicles: The Residences at Three Commonwealth Avenue.
In May of 1998, Modern Continental applied for (and subsequently received) permission to reduce the number of units from six to five, conforming the legal use to the actual number of units built.

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Trading in the Zone - Mark Douglas. Incredible book. Not on TA but on the lures and dangers of trading, taking responsibility, consistency: state of mind, the dynamics of perception, the markets perspective, thinking in probabilities, working with your beliefs, the nature of beliefs, the impact of believes on trading and thinking like a trader. So many lessons that will save you from yourself... I try reread it at least twice yearly.
The education system seems to be going through changes. There is a trend towards home schooling and small colleges in some sectors of the community, away from the formal uniform wearing "conventional" schools. Teacher education is in a bad shape and the quality of teachers seems to be deteriorating. The discipline in the conventional schools is going from bad to worse. Yes the private school system is facing an uncertain future but it seems to be a better bet than the state schools and even the old model "C" schools which are going the same way as the majority. Affordability of the private schools is a problem especially in the light of the current low economic activity prevalent in the country. Pembury claim to be more affordable than the groups mentioned above. As far as retirement homes are concerned I have noticed a trend for emigrated children to arrange for their aged parents to join them overseas thus reducing the pool of tenants for these homes. Time will tell what happens to this share.
A friend of mine drives a Hyundai i10, but I can't seem to find info on Motus since it's so young and the analysts are not all over it. Where do the sales of a Hyundai or a Kia then fit into the profits of the company?
Yes, they only listed on 22 November. Still hard to find info.
Bank or Pick n Pay I don't know where to get discounted airtime, I think the retailers are all full price.
We want to do some research into the consumer behavior of prepaid users. Where do you buy airtime? Do airtime discounts play a role, would you change providers if they offered a discount?
Do we know when they are launching? I am really interested to see what they can offer to match or beat Tyme.
Me too! I'm just waiting to see if they go up or down. I'm not keen on a long term investment in Multichoice (MCG) but it might be good for trading (either long or short) in the next few days as it may experience quite a bit of movement while the market decides. The CFDs have a reasonable gearing of roughly 6.5 times.
It helps to think of TFSAs as an initiative by government to get the poorer middle class to save and we the "rich" are misusing it ? Country is already strapped for cash so I doubt we'll get more tax breaks any time soon.
Do you still read magazines?
I still have an active subscription to Popular Mechanics (Although i get the digital version as part of my subscription) It's true that the content is mostly outdated, or that most information is available on the internet, but i must be honest i do look forward sitting on the potty with my PM. Heck, we still have a magazine holder in our loo.

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We are working on a lovely project for one of our favourite clients...PSS Help.
PSS are a fast moving and growing Telco / Call Center / IVR service providers.
A range of unique products and services have led to rapid growth for this US based company. We initially engaged with them around 4 years ago when we were asked to develop some simple sales support graphics. It seems these have helped them to grow over the last few years and we are now working with them on a number of projects including a new website, product and services literature, PowerPoint proposals and additional graphics.
PSS has no central office as such and operates in a virtual sense. This helps them to offer rapid deployment of services globally and extreme value for money.
The new website is being developed in Wordpress in order to allow PSS staff to have full control over the content.

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Today I explored some of Mars retrograde as it might express itself for Taurus. I printed out two versions of the Thema Mundi chart to add that dimension to my interpretations of the houses. I’ve gradually been bringing in this technique — using an ancient ‘chart for the world’. This is a recent discovery by people researching the ancient documents, some of the earliest known to astrology. I believe it’s the single most important one. The Thema Mundi reveals that Cancer is in the ascendant of the original horoscope. The energy of the First House is lunar. Usually we associate with Aries and Mars.
This changes many things about how we think of the houses. For example, we would normally associate Leo with the 4th house of Taurus. When you apply the Thema Mundi, that orientation mixes Libra into the Fourth house of Taurus; and as a result we can think of Taurus a little differently. There is a new element to its foundation. For example, that is an image of the particular craving of relationship; and with both Taurus and Libra having Venus as ambassador, Taurus projects itself into relationships strongly and with a vital sense of identity.
Mars [soon to be] retrograde is shaking this up, potentially quite pleasantly; perhaps with a dash of insecurity. The thing about feelings is that to have them, one need be willing to experience fear. The nonrational. In the Fourth, the imminence of change and death; the core fear, connected with the fear of abandonment often ‘died every day’.
Theme Mundi, scarcely known to astrologers, is the chart revealing an inherently feminine quality of human nature. Cancer shows up on the First House. That suggests that we rethink the values of the houses, with a lunar spin on the First House rather than a Martian one, as presumed by Aries. The implication is that human nature is nourishing/maternal and cyclical by its inherent being, rather than warlike, aggressive and single-minded, as is hinted by a Mars hue over the First House.
On a text note, I am experimenting with the use of the word per as a byword for his, her, hers and theirs. This is an experiment in gender-neutral language, something that’s been lacking in English forever. Romance languages give everything a gender, which is ridiculous. In English we need to get rid of ‘his or her car’ or ‘their car’. One simple way to do that is to say, per car. Per is short for person, and we are all people.
Finished pww 796 with intro on Jupiter-Chiron-Neptune. Introduced the term technosphere to planet waves. Work of research team is coming in: NWS excerpts, condensation of reader comments, sign by sign. The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas (author of Cosmos and Psyche) arrived from Amazon today, and it’s like one of the lost texts of Atlantis: the gemstone file of Western philosophy.
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I was there at the Erlewine conclave. Where were you e?
I believe the Thema Mundi represents the knowledge of the matriarchal hunter/gatherer beginnings of humanity.
Question: if you understand this chart/system, how can you use modern rulerships? According to this system the hottest “planet” (the sun) rules the hottest time of year and the coldest or slowest planet (saturn) rules the coldest time of year. The rest of the planets fan out in terms of speed (heat).
By that logic, if pluto is given rulership it should be over aquarius!
I think we have to regard rulerships, strictly speaking, as an antique, germane only to the system where their internal logic holds. If you track my writing, I never state a modern ‘rulership’ or association without noting the traditional ruler. I never just say, “Neptune rules Pisces.” I don’t believe the system, which has its roots in the Doctrine of Signatures, can be expanded to include new discoveries. However, a sensitive astrologer can feel and observe associations. And there are references in ancient texts. Lilly talks about Virgo being associated with grain and dairy storehouses; therefore we can apply an association to Ceres; that is, for as long as it’s useful. Many of Ceres’ associations (maternal in nature) work with the sign Cancer. To handle this well requires a lot of observation, and a sense of appropriateness for what kind of interpretation is called for in a given situation. I don’t think we can read any chart without a reading or assessment of the client and environment.
When we’re applying new rulerships to horary astrology — the place they really come into play — we need to be highly consistent, and they seem to work. I cast my usual set of 25 basic points into my horary charts, but when I’m doing a strict horary analysis, I use the traditional planets. If I incorporate modern planets, I follow an order of operations: Jupiter as first ruler of Pisces; Neptune as second ruler of Pisces, evaluated in that order.
Anyway, back to the idea of the 1st house having a Lunar (rather than Martian) feel, there is another chart Hellenistic astrologers were big on which reinforces this concept. They would read the chart as if the Lot of Fortune were the first house.
The Part of Fortune is Lunar in nature and the Part of Fortune has to do with things that are unconscious, unintentional, instinctual, emotional and physical. Rob Hand says The Fortune chart represents that with which the native came into this world, the potential, the un-manifested possibilities and physicality, one’s materiality.
So, a person’s career may be signified most clearly in the Fortuna chart (10th sign from Fortune), if their career choice was the result of early emotional habits and inclinations, or that they have inherited a career from their family.
Both the part of fortune and the part of spirit are based on the Sun, Moon and ascendant. So it would seem to take into account all three.
however, fortuna is the lunar lot, which is to say it is the lunar phase angle applied FROM Moon TO Sun, or as if the Moon were on the Ascendant. in other words if you put Moon on ASC then Fortuna is the point where Sun would be.


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What is the difference between Caramel Malts and Crystal Malts?
How should I upgrade equipment from a Mr. Beer kit?
Why toss the starter wort?
Are there ways to make your own beer on the cheap?
Why exactly does cold crashing work?
Would radon in the water supply affect the brew?
What does skunked beer taste like, How would you describe skunked beer?
How does the fermentation schedule look when adding flavor elements?
Zymurgy, Oenology … but what about spirits? What's the “ten penny” word for still masters?
What is the largest size batch that can be boiled with an Induction cooktop on a 120v outlet?

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I'm interested in this (AC) Sunday Afternoon by Kendall. Please advise availability and price. Thank you.
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Interesting topic. From reports in the press, we haven’t even put General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to bed yet. If you are unfamiliar with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you may like to read our previous blog that offers an overview of CCPA. What we didn’t get into in that blog is what CCPA means to organizations regarding penalties and fines. Well you’ve come to the right place – that’s what we are going to look at here.
California is a big state. With a gross domestic product of $2,971 billion, a $2.9 trillion economy, and 39.6 million people, the chances are that your organization may have customers there. If not, don’t think you are off the hook. Read on, as the majority of US states will probably be implementing similar laws.
Won’t that be a mess? Consumers are happy and businesses and organizations are up in arms. If, and that’s a big if, companies had become GDPR compliant, this wouldn’t really be a big deal. Unfortunately, that was not the case. What follows are the key costs associated with the CCPA, and the possible ramifications for businesses who really don’t want to clean up their data.
If an organization has incurred a data breach, a citizen may initiate a civil action to recover damages. Interestingly, the law presumes the data will be misused. Damages range from $100 to $750. To put this in perspective, think the Marriott Starwood Hotels data breach, with 5 million people affected. That’s a chunk of change.
Consumers can bring action against a company that has notified them that a breach occurred and informed them, “Your data may have been accessed or stolen.” Don’t you just love it when they use the word ‘may’ here? Damages can be awarded, without needing to prove actual damages. Sigh… we all should have become lawyers.
This one, I think, is legitimate. As California is leading the way, we can expect that other states will be close on its heels in passing similar data privacy laws. It appears that nothing will happen at the national level any time soon. Wake up Washington. This does cause a problem for businesses, as they will need to comply with all state laws, which could get very messy. Or they become GDPR compliant.
So, what are some of the predicted dire consequences and burdensome obligations of this law?
Data consolidation becomes a priority – Every company must have only one data repository. Who thought of that?
Productivity declines due to legal oversight and administration – Too many hacks will start a litigation tidal wave, and business users will not be able to keep up and won’t be able to do their jobs. It will cause audit fatigue and will create confusion.
Uncertainty as the commerce clause challenges the mandate’s legality – Undue burden on interstate commerce.
Skyrocketing compliance infrastructure costs – Compliance will become too expensive and will suffocate companies, prices will go up, and jobs will be lost. Wow, that one is dire.
Company profits will override personal privacy – Really? A company would take that stance?
Well, that’s it in a nutshell – the pros and cons of consumer privacy in the Golden State. Well, not quite in a nutshell, but that’s enough for today.
If you would like to read more, here’s a good article that defines the terms used in the CCPA.


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Why it matters: Social media sites often base their success on the value generated from a single user. While Twitter generates an average revenue per user (ARPU) of $9.48, Reddit’s recent valuation puts their ARPU at just $0.30. That’s well bellow all other major social media networks.
In their latest round of funding, Reddit raised $300 million from investors at a valuation of $3 billion. A large portion of this came from Chinese tech giant Tencent and this made many users upset over potential censorship on the site. These investment talks have highlighted Reddit’s current financial and user numbers, and things don’t look too good.
Reddit’s latest annual revenue was roughly $100 million and they currently have 330 million monthly active users (MAUs). Analysts at CNBC along with sources familiar to the matter put Reddit’s ARPU at the lowest of any social network.


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Ghana made an early exit from the 2014 World Cup as the nation failed to make it out of the group stages after sustaining defeats against United States and Portugal and only being able to pick up a draw when playing with Germany. With all of these negative results, Ghana only managed on securing 1 point during the group stages which was the lowest amount in their group.
United States, Portugal and Germany were all of the opponents that Ghana had to face during the group stages and it doesn’t come to a big surprise that the guided by Kwesi Appiah was unable on picking up more points considering the amount of experience and big name players that the squad of Ghana lacked compared to their opponents.
The news that is really making its way to the headlines of newspaper and has caused controversy it’s the incident involving Kevin-Prince Boateng with the head coach Kwesi Appiah.
Before Ghana played their last match of the group stages against Portugal, Prince Boateng was sent home along with Muntari after the former Ac.Milan player was believed to have verbally abused Kwesi Appiah.
Prince Boateng is currently out on a suspension and according to the head coach Kwesi Appiah, he has no intentions of recalling the player back to the team anytime soon.
Joachim Low started his national team coaching career as the assistant of Jurgen Klinsmann as they both managed the German team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup which saw their campaign concluding with a 2-0 defeat when playing the semi-finals match against Italy.
When the 2006 World Cup was over Jurgen Klinsmann decided not to renew his contract with the national team which allowed Joachim Low on taking up a new position in the team as he decided to sign a 2 year long contract.
Ever since he was selected as the successor of Jurgen Klinsmann, Joachim Low has managed to claim a number of positive results but ultimately failing to win the tournament. This is the case of the 2012 Euro’s where Germany made it to the semi-finals in an impressive fashion as they won all 3 of their group matches and was the only team that accomplished that but ultimately lost against Italy in the semi-finals once more.
Germany had to settle with a 3rd place spot during the 2010 World Cup after losing against Spain in the semi-finals. After all of those years of coming so close on winning a major trophy with Germany, Joachim Low was finally able to accomplish it as the team claimed the most recent edition of the World Cup and Low will remain being in charge of the nation at least until 2016.
“I didn’t think of stopping for one second. I’m as motivated as I was on my first day at the DFB. I didn’t extend my contract with the DFB until 2016 to prematurely break it. I simply kept to what we had agreed before the World Cup that we were going to calmly sit down and analyze the tournament as we have done after every tournament’’ Low explained.
Low continued on saying that he is eager on accomplishing more things with Germany as he wants to win the 2016 Euro’s which will be hosted in France.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TMMNA) announced awards for its top North American suppliers in 2005. The awards acknowledge those suppliers who have met Toyota's highest standards in quality, delivery, diversity and value improvement for parts and materials.
Toyota's presentation of awards in the area of Supplier Diversity recognize those suppliers who put forth outstanding efforts on minority business development initiatives and are helping Toyota to meet their minority procurement targets. Last November, Toyota announced that it exceeded its target of spending $1 billion with minority Tier I businesses, one year ahead of schedule.
"Toyota views our suppliers as business partners and together, we have improved our efforts in quality, delivery and value," said Osamu "Simon" Nagata, vice president of purchasing for TMMNA. "Thanks to their outstanding focus for the past 20 years, Toyota has had growth and success in North America."
The awards were given at Toyota's Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony, which brings together the automaker's approximately 500 North American suppliers to share expectations for the coming business year and to recognize outstanding performance among suppliers.
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Toyota currently has five vehicle manufacturing plants and seven engine/component plants in North America. In addition, two new plants are under construction -- in San Antonio, Texas and Woodstock, Ontario. Also, Toyota recently announced plans to build the Camry at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA), scheduled to begin in Spring 2007.
Toyota (NYSE:TM) established operations in North America in 1957. There are more than 1,700 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships in North America which sell more than 2.5 million vehicles a year. Toyota directly employs over 38,000 in North America and its investment here is currently valued at more than $16.8 billion, including sales and manufacturing operations, research and development, financial services and design. Toyota's annual purchasing of parts, materials, goods and services from North American suppliers totals more than $26 billion.
According to a 2005 Center for Automotive Research study, Toyota, along with its dealers and suppliers, has generated nearly 400,000 U.S. jobs, including jobs created through spending by direct, dealer and suppliers employees.
Toyota produces 10 vehicles in North America, including the Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Matrix, Sienna, Solara, Sequoia, Tacoma, Tundra and the Lexus RX 330. By 2008, Toyota will have the annual capacity to build about 2 million cars and trucks, 1.44 million engines and 600,000 automatic transmissions in North America.

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The Panorama Route in Mpumalanga is an iconic South African journey, renowned as one of the world’s most beautiful scenic self-drive journeys.
Add the Panorama Route to your South Africa trip. Experience an unforgettable journey of a lifetime as you marvel at the dramatically striking natural landscape and diverse wildlife.
Traverse along the route winding through immense cascading waterfalls, quaint local South African villages, dense forests, towering mountain peaks and impressive canyons. Along the way be sure not to miss witnessing the unspeakably beautiful famous landmarks such as Lowveld View, Bourke's Luck Potholes and Bridal Veil Falls.
Explore the rugged mountains of the Mpumalanga highlands or the north-eastern section of the Great Escarpment of the Drakensberg. As the plateau reaches an end, marvel at the beautiful Lowveld below and the vast grasslands of Africa, as they spread out below as far as the eye can see.
Due to the location, The Panorama Route is often paired with a trip within the world-famous game reserve; Kruger National Park. Not only offering the chance to spot South Africa’s ‘Big Five’, The Panorama Route offers access to one of the largest canyons on earth: The Blyde River Canyon.

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These six panel cotton twill hats are adorned with a needlepoint design. Adjustable.
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I recently paid down nearly one-third of our remaining car loan balance! In case you haven’t been following along and want the back story, check out Part I and Part 2. The short version of this story is that I spent a year traveling to visit missionary friends all over the world. I saw how they lived. I watched them pack their belongings into eight suitcases and sell everything else. I sat in their simple apartments. I visited people they served in villages and sat on the floors of huts. I saw the cramped dorms at a highly competitive university in an emerging country. I saw all these examples of living simply and not clinging to material possessions. And then I came home.
So, we had a huge yard sale, sold items on Amazon, Craigslist, Facebook and eBay. We sold to friends, strangers and people we’d never meet. I sold coins, sports cards, clothes, decorations, graphing calculators (who would have thought that a TI-83 would keep its value so well?) and so much more.
Most recently I sold a pair of ankle weights on Craigslist. It took a couple weeks and, frankly, I forgot I even listed them until I received a text message from a buyer. A guy was looking for a set for his daughter who was a very good volleyball player, but who wanted to work out with them so she could jump higher and have stronger legs. I used them to rehab a broken ankle, but haven’t touched them in years. We met up at a gas station (where quality business transactions take place) and I exchanged the ankle weights for 10 one-dollar coins. Yep, he paid me in change. I know it all adds up just the same, but I found it odd that he had those lying around to pay me with.
I felt that it was time to cash in our savings to date and make a significant payment. I moved most of the money out of my PayPal account, grabbed the envelope filled with bills of various denominations and headed to the bank to make the deposit. When I got in my car, I remembered the 10 coins from the gas-station-ankle-weight-encounter and dropped those in the envelope as well. The envelope was tucked in the passenger seat of my car so nothing would fall out as I drove across town. Of course, as I turned into my parking space, the envelope became dislodged and I heard all the coins fall out. “Crap!” (or a similar term), I shouted.
I put the car in park and leaned over to collect all the coins. Two were still in the envelope, four were on the seat. I walked around the car to the passenger side and delicately opened the door, hoping that none would fall out in the parking lot. Nothing fell out, but I didn’t recover any either. So, I opened the door to the second row and found two more right away. Two left.
I moved an umbrella and a notebook out of the way and found one more. That makes nine. At this point, I was convinced that the coin was actually inside the seat. I had $1560.33. “What’s one more dollar?” I thought.
That dollar was important. We had worked hard for that money and we had saved since August of last year. I had to find that coin. Suddenly, I remembered that this story sounded quite familiar.
Notice what that woman did. She didn’t just look around for it, she diligently sweeps the house. Houses in those days did not have tile, hardwood or carpeted floors. They were dirt and dust. This woman literally swept her whole house hoping to uncover the coin that might have been buried in the dirt. The NIV translation says that she searched carefullyfor the coin. It was extremely important to her. It didn’t matter that I had $1560.33, I wanted the one last coin.
Please understand that this parable and my experience are not about money. It’s not about stewardship of finances at all. It’s about seeking those who are lost. It’s about loving people enough to tell them about Christ. It’s about living your life in a way that is a light to others who need guidance. It’s about a growing, loving, organic, caring, nurturing, bold, daring, humble, trusting relationship with Christ. This last coin I had meant enough for me to start tearing apart my car and had me considering how I was going to get inside my seat. I need to have that same desire for the people around me – my friends, family and strangers – to be introduced to the majesty of Christ and to hear from his Word.
The story ends with me cramming my hand so far under my car seat that it was practically in the glovebox and finding that last coin. Have you ever seen a farmer artificially inseminate a cow? That’s kinda how I felt, but, you know, a lot less gross. When I finally found the coin, I let out a huge, “HA!” The woman in our parable example rejoiced as well and told her friends about it. I would much rather be writing you about how I had an opportunity to share the Gospel with someone and have them accept Christ as the Lord of their life. In fact, I pray that I will have many blog posts like that in the future. But, for now, I can celebrate that we successfully paid down $1561.33 and have just a few thousand dollars remaining.
I checked the balance of the account prior to writing this blog. We roundhouse kicked our loan balance right in the teeth. It’s not a death blow yet, but that will be soon. Because we paid so much at one time, our next payment is significantly lower and I don’t have to pay again until June. But, we’re certainly not waiting that long. Our payments will continue as normal. We will also continue to sell the stuff we don’t need.
Up next: what to do with an original Space Invaders cocktail table arcade game?


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The Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) website is an information system intended to present an integrated view of the College to prospective students, alumnae, employees, and members of the Community. SLCC is committed to preserving and maintaining the privacy of visitors to SLCC websites.
Personal information collected on our website is not disclosed nor sold to third parties.
The College uses reporting programs to collect data about visitor traffic to our site. We do not attempt to personally identify visitors. Instead we collect data to analyze in aggregate to determine trends and improve our sites.

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I want to build a web form that has text areas with max character limits, and ensure that the text generated from the form will fit within allotted spaces in an InDesign Print Template. The text areas will contain headers and paragraphs.
My problem is, how do I determine the max character limit? A text area that comfortably fits 1000 characters when there are 2 or 3 headers will not fit 1000 characters if there are, say, 15+ headers—since headers take up more vertical space per character than paragraphs.
Of course I'll have room to fudge with line height/kerning if I just guess an average use. And I don't foresee a huge issue. But what if a client stays under the max character limit but has a crap-ton of headers all with one line paragraphs. Overflow. I don't want to contact clients to say, "I gave you a limit, but your text still doesn't fit."
The only solution I see is some kind of "remaining characters indicator" where the number goes down as you type. And if you add a header characters, it subtracts faster than if you add paragraph characters. Is this possible to build into a web form?
What is the proportion between headers and paragraphs?
You can use onkeyup to detect key strokes on the textarea.
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I can offer a one-time free 30 minute phone consultation with you to determine if my services are right for your organization.
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text: Handmade, from a small producer in Puglia, this amazing torrone is as genuine as it gets! Made with crunchy almonds and luscious millefiore honey from Puglia, this all natural traditional Italian treat is absolutely delicious! The best Italian Torrone we have ever tasted! 10 oz block.

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