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Should We Build a New High School?
A resident who was praised for helping the Palo Alto school board avoid a mistake that would have cost hundreds of millions of dollars announced yesterday he is running in this fall’s election for a seat on the board. Todd Collins, who works as an investor, announced yesterday that he is running for one of the three seats that will be up for grabs.
In 2012, Collins spoke up at a school board meeting, saying it didn’t make sense for the district to issue Capital Appreciation Bonds, or CABs, that would cost up to 10 times as much in the long run.
The bonds were for classroom and building renovations.
In San Diego County, the Poway Unified School District decided in 2011 to issue CABs to borrow $105 million and later discovered that it owed $982 million to be paid over the next 50 years.
The Palo Alto school board was about to go down this same road until Collins spoke up.
To school boards, CABs are attractive because they provide money immediately and the district won’t have to pay anything for several years. But that sharply increases the amount of interest the district would have to pay.
Instead, the board voted to raise the tax rate by 35% — from $44.50 per $100,000 of assessed property value to $60 per $100,000 of assessed value.
At the time, board members thanked Collins for his work and advice.
As for the upcoming election, Collins said his top priority is putting students first.
Collins also said he will work hard to maintain the district’s strong financial position.
Collins, who moved to Palo Alto in 2004, has three children — two in college who attended Palo Alto schools, and a 16-year-old who is autistic and went to Barron Park School before moving to the Morgan Autism Center in San Jose.
For six years, Collins served on the bond program’s Citizen Oversight Committee. And he was recently on the district’s Enrollment Management Advisory Committee, or EMAC.
This work has allowed him to get to know most of the school sites and work with various people in the district, Collins said.
The three seats up for grabs this November belong to Heidi Emberling, Melissa Baten Caswell and Camille Townsend.
Townsend told the Post yesterday that she does not intend to run for re-election this fall, but she is encouraging others to run. She was first elected to the board in 2003, a second time in 2007 and most recently in 2012.
But she said she plans to remain involved and committed until the next person takes over her seat.
“I’m not gone until the moment I step out of the district,” Townsend said.
She was first elected to the board in 2007. Emberling, the board’s current president, is finishing up her first term.
Feel free to contact Todd directly at 650-403-2084 or todd@toddcollins.org.


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Fuel cell technicians work in both the manufacturing and research areas of fuel cell technology. They help assemble the fuel cells, using both sophisticated machinery and hand tools.
An interactive map for locating biodiesel fuel stations.

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I am a homeopath, mother, lover of nature and avid art and craft maker. I graduated from the Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine (formerly The Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine) in 2001. While my formal training is in homeopathic medicine, I also have a keen interest in and have been soaking up as much as I can about many other other forms of natural medicine over the past many years. Homeopathy is a true love of mine and has enhanced my life and the lives of my family and my clients in a multitude of ways. I continue to be amazed each day by the tremendous affects this powerful, yet still mysterious, form of medicine can bring about in a body, on all levels- mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Homeopathy is a deeply curative medicine. It has the power to bring about huge shifts in health while remaining incredibly gentle. And perhaps my favorite part about classical homeopathy is that it provides us with a method for gaining a much deeper understanding of the body's unique language and thus, ourselves.
I fell in love with homeopathy after reading the book, Discovering Homeopathy: Your Introduction to the Science and Art of Homeopathic Medicine by Dana Ullman while studying visual art at the University of Victoria. After further investigation, I decided to formally study homeopathic medicine and graduated from the Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine in 2001.
Since leaving school, I have practiced homeopathy in a variety of manners. For several years I practiced at the Advantage Chiropractic Health Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. After that time and upon relocating to Toronto, Ontario, I provided care primarily by homeopathic house calls and worked supporting women in pregnancy and labour as both a homeopath and as a trained doula. I have also provided care through phone and e-mail consultations for clients across Canada and the United States. Additionally, I have worked as an administrative assistant with a homeopathic company, as a youth coach and as a natural products adviser and teacher at several health food stores.
I moved with my family to the country and took a bit of a break from practicing homeopathy for the first few years of my children's lives. I wanted to focus my attention towards raising my children and making more room for creativity in my life. During that time, I started a little arts and crafts business, Teetoo, which remains a hobby of mine.
Presently, I have a small homeopathic practice and I am also the Administrative Director and Registrar at the Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine.

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A group of Teacher's Training Participants from Haryana perform a dance.
Q: Why does everyone want to meet you?
Sri Sri: I don't know It happens like this. The soul communicates with each other.
Become Vegetarian - The way of turning the world Vegetarian is to be friendly with animals.
Q: Today a big population has turned vegetarian. Thirty years ago you could hardly find vegetarianism outside India. Why is it so?
Sri Sri: Today, it is different. Tell everybody to be friends with animals. Once you are friends, you don’t eat them. Like you don't use your pets as food. Once you cultivate a relationship, you do not eat it. Cultivate the habit of befriending all the species and this is the way of turning the world, vegetarian.
Q: What to do when desires arises in mind?
Sri Sri: When desires arise just see whether it is beneficial for you or not. When desires come up and pass through the intellect, then it is good. If it is just an unqualified desire, it could cause problems.
Q. How to get over habits?
Sri Sri: To get over habits, there are three options If someone gives you a temptation: Suppose you stop this bad habit for 10 days you will get 10 lakhs of rupees. Then you will do it. Something higher than your habit can create greed in you. Or if someone creates fear in you, eg. A doctor says if you drink, you will spoil your liver. Then you can get over your habit. The third way is through love.
Q. How to get over bad attitude of anybody?
Sri Sri: People are bad because there is some stress Once they get onto the path of sadhana, they can come out of it.
Sri Sri: What does wealth mean? Not just money, whatever supports life is wealth. In Scandinavia, people thirst for the sun. When I had gone there in winter, it was dark like it’s here now. When I asked someone, ‘When will the sun rise?’ They said, ‘In January. That is wealth for them. Today there is a need for a spiritual wave in society. Spiritual wave just means where people feel connected to each other When belongingness increases, corruption decreases.
If you do too much, that also is not good. That is why one should sit with a teacher and take guidance.
Sri Sri : When somebody leaves the body we realize the magnitude of life. A person, who was there, is no more. It brings a depth to life One starts wondering - what is life? Where did the person go? It gives a depth to life, there is no point in brooding. Yes, tears, come you don’t need to suppress them. But there is no need to brood over it.
In the Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna talks about all the good qualities. And then He adds that they are already in you. Negative qualities have come because of company etc. You don't need to get positive qualities. Just like in an atom, the core is positive and the negativity is peripheral If you feel that deep inside you is sorrow or anger then you can never get rid of it. Don’t ever think deep inside you is sorrow or anger. Modern psychology sometimes says this sorrow is deep inside you. It’s wrong. They know nothing about consciousness. Negativity is not skin deep. Know that it’s not in the core.
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This was a sweet and fun romantic read! Perfect for Valentine's Day! I knew from the moment that Dexter's character was introduced that I did NOT want Katie to marry him! I loved how Katie's mom explained it, that when life had hard times, Katie would want someone to jump in do fight with her, not someone who would blame her for the problems.
Billerbeck always creates wonderful romances with a fun combination of light-heartedness thrown in. I couldn't wait to read the whole story to find out what went wrong with Luc and Katie's romance and what Luc's reasons were for his actions. I, like Katie, love the Ginger Roger dancing movies and movies like "Singing in the Rain," so that aspect of the story was fun as well.
A great romantic read for the most romantic holiday of the year!
My thanks to The B&B media Group for my copy of this book.

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Here’s another great found-pet reunion story from our partner, HomeAgain — this one in honor of Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month.
Learn more about the benefits of registering your cat’s microchip with HomeAgain.
Oscar spent nine days in the cold and snow before coming home.
My indoor cat Oscar accidentally got out one cold night in February. Because it was nighttime and Oscar sometimes finds unusual places to sleep for the night, we did not notice he was gone until the morning.
The night he left it was snowing out and very cold. When we realized he had gotten out, I started my search. I went to neighbors’ houses and walked around calling his name. No luck; it was like he had just disappeared. Then I remembered he had been microchipped!
I called HomeAgain and they got the word out that he was missing. They also suggested putting up posters, which I did. Five days later, I got a call from HomeAgain. Someone had spotted Oscar.
It turns out he was right across the street in a neighbor’s shed. I was so relieved to get that call and know that he was okay.
Although I knew where he was, catching him was another story! He was so scared, when approached, he took off and hid. We even went and got a humane animal trap to try to get him. But, in the end, after nine days in the cold and snow, Oscar broke cover and came home — we had left a window open in our indoor porch for him.
I heard him meowing, opened the porch door and in came Oscar. He ran right to his food and has been doing great!
I am very grateful to HomeAgain and the nice neighbor that found Oscar. The man who found Oscar was so helpful, and did everything he could to try to help us get Oscar home. My family and I are so happy to have Oscar back with us.

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text: Founded in 2005, PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is as an established part of the annual art calendar with editions in New York and Miami Beach. The fair is recognized for providing its international community of emerging and established galleries with a dynamic platform for connecting with a global audience. PULSE offers visitors an engaging environment in which to discover and collect the most compelling contemporary art being produced today.

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WCS e-Learning training delivers world-class well control training 24x7. Available in English or Spanish.
System 21 e-Learning offers courses for IADC WellCAP® and WellSharp™ accreditation. IADC WellSharp™ courses are available for drilling operations.
IWCF System 21 e-Learning Drilling Level 2 course for surface or combined surface/subsea stack is offered in imperial or metric units.
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How Did Russian Television Report on Nemtsov's Murder?
The latest polling of Russian attitudes towards the United States may not surprise many readers -- the U.S. is viewed highly unfavorably. What may surprise many readers, however, is that the U.S. is viewed more unfavorably than both Ukraine and the European Union.
The flip side of the poll seems to be that Russians have a poor self-image for their country - and these may be related and self-reinforcing, although the Russian media hasn't discussed this part of the poll.
When those surveyed were asked "How do most developed countries of the world regard Russia now?" in January 2007, there was a low percentage -- 4% -- which rose in 6% perhaps even due to the attitude of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to Russians - but which went to 2% this January. It has never gone above 6% in the last 7 years.
Meanwhile, only 21% believed other countries saw Russia "as a partner"; this was higher in January 2009 at 39%. The largest percent -- 37% -- believe Russia is seen as a competitor -- which fuels the idea, as the article explains, that sanctions aren't imposed to change aggressive behavior and deer it, but to compete out of jealousy. Respondents also said 27% believe Russia is perceived as an enemy, which is up from 16% in March 2014, and up from 7% in January 2007 and 8% in January 2013. That's significant -- that the belief that Russia is seen as an enemy has increased more than three-fold.
There's even more surprises if you dig into the data. As recently as January 2014 the percentage of Russians who viewed the U.S. favorably was nearly the same as those who viewed it unfavorably, and throughout most of 2013 the U.S. was viewed generally positively. In January 2014 31% of respondents said that U.S./Russian relations were "normal/calm," and 40% said relations were "cool." Only 17% viewed relationships as either tense or hostile. By January 2015, 79% of respondents described U.S./Russian relationships as tense or hostile, with the latter category being the largest.
The European Union fared better, but similar trends are visible. In January 2014, the majority of respondents had a favorable impression of the EU. A year later those numbers had dropped to 20%.
Ukraine, a country which Russia is nominally at war with, is the most respected of the lot. In January 2014 6% had a very good impression of Ukraine while a whopping 60% of respondents had a mostly good impression of Russia's neighbor. By January 2015, only 24% of Russians had a favorable impression of Ukraine while 36% had a mostly bad impression and 28% had a very bad impression.
What does all this mean? Russian propaganda is working. Russian propaganda outlets, particularly television and radio channels, have been busy demonizing the United States for more than a year. Independent outlets have been shrinking during the same period. The Kremlin is trying to blame the Ukraine crisis on the United State first, Europe second, in an attempt to recall Cold-War rhetoric in the hopes that it might catch on. It's a strategy that's working.
But there are other interesting data points here.
The most interesting question on the survey might be whether Russian should strengthen its relationship from the West or distance itself from the West. In March, 2014, after Russia had already started the annexation of Crimea, 61% of Russians thought they should strengthen relations with the West, while only 24% said they should distance the country from the West. By January 2015, those numbers were 40% and 36% respectfully, a near-even split. This could indicate that what Putin actually feared in Ukraine was the spread of "Euromaidan" to Moscow. The nearly-even split now also indicates that many Russians may have learned to distrust the West, they have not yet readily adopted a suitable alternative.
It's also interesting to compare these numbers with Putin's own approval rating. If more Russians want to strengthen ties with the West than distance the country from the West, and if 24% of Russians still have a favorable opinion of Ukraine, how is it possible that Putin has an approval rating of more than 85%? The answer is that the Levada numbers are likely far more accurate than Putin's approval ratings which many have doubted.

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Authored by lothiraldan on Jan 15 2019, 11:57 AM.
(like inotify watches on Linux).
order to conserve resources for future interactive commands launched by users.
Your commit message details an issue that I assume you encountered in the wild. Are there other ways we can work around this? Perhaps we can set the idle timeout/shutdown interval of watchman to be much smaller when Mercurial is non-interactive?
Yes what we saw in the wild is background jobs taking all the resources making interactive commands slower for users.
I'm not sure what are the others workaround for this, I don't know if tuning the timeout / shutdown might be useful.
There is also the possibility to put it behind a config knob.

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Preferably easy to manage the database and existing data.
Preferably users, security etc for free.
Reusable View components for menus etc.
Quality framework-created database table structure.
I don’t want to write forms to manage the data or all the user and authentication and session stuff. I can, but I don’t want to.
After I followed the tutorial and inspected the database generated I could critically evaluate the framework.
Foreign-keys are generated and handled sensibly.
There is also a Shell – which gives you programmatic access to the data model. It’s basically just a standard Python REPL with some extra enhancements for Django stuff.
Seems to keep a history of the changes (the meta-data not the actual changes) as made in the Admin site.
Intelligently builds the forms based on the data type in the model – dates have date pickers, strings have text inputs etc.
“Your view can read records from a database, or not. It can use a template system such as Django’s – or a third-party Python template system – or not. It can generate a PDF file, output XML, create a ZIP file on the fly, anything you want, using whatever Python libraries you want.
URLs and parameters are mapped in a separate file which ‘captures’ parts of the GET request and converts parts of it to Python variables to pass along to the appropriate view method. It seems like you can have heaps of view methods all contained in different Python files, it’s just standard Python syntax to call things and pass data around. Possibly similar to other frameworks like ASP.net which also has URL mappings.
Can you password protect an entire site? Like for an internal app?
I read somewhere about reverse engineering an existing database or even generating an ER diagram based on Django’s model. These sound pretty cool if possible.
The Django Project’s tutorial is one of the best getting-started tutorials I’ve used, props to them. They must have tested it well, on various audiences. Only thing is some parts seem like suggestions, but it turns out later steps refer to code given so I had to go back. But if you did everything shown, you wouldn’t have this problem.
Programmatic testing is built right into Django, I’m surprised that you can even test Views. Not necessarily the HTML output, but at least whether or not a view gives you a particular HTTP response code – they give the example of permissions or hidding polls without questions.
I’ll finish the testing tutorial and static files tutorial later, but so far Django seems a pretty capable MVC framework and I’ll probably use it for at least some of the app ideas I have.


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The average American’s interaction with China is often limited to the consumption of egg rolls and mass-produced goods. The world’s most populous country is in the midst of an economic, cultural, and artistic boom—they don’t like the term “revolution” as it implies too sudden a change—and the fusion of communist red and capitalist green will have long-reaching effects the world over. Los Angeles based filmmaker and teacher Robert Adanto explored this non-revolution through the perspective of a demographic that has already experienced the financial rewards offered by this new China—its artists.
The SLO Art Center is screening this film, The Rising Tide, on Sept. 21. Adanto didn’t set out to make a film about China; he started with the concept of globalization, but that led him directly to the land of cheap goods and labor. The filmmaker began research for the film, which he completed in February of 2008, in July of 2005. Before spending 22 days filming in China, he conducted preliminary interviews in New York. What he discovered was a complex story changing more rapidly than it could ever be told, in a country of paradox.
Briefly, the major changes began with the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. Under his regime, people’s lives were structured; their every decision and action were dictated by Mao and the communist party. His absence would leave many people morally anchorless, and open the gates for a new China filled with trade and the pursuit of cash. With the previously taut reins of censorship slackening over time, Chinese artists have become wildly popular internationally over the past decade. Sotheby’s sells their work; they travel; they are the financial and intellectual elite. The artists that Adanto portrays in his films are worlds apart from the starving artists of Bohemian Paris.
When Adanto first set out to document the metamorphosis of Chinese art, he intended to interview poets. But once he had found them, he became concerned that they would not have as powerful a visual impact as artists working with video and photography. With an MFA in acting and a background in drama, it was important to Adanto that his film be visually compelling while telling the story of China’s meteoric rise to power.
Adanto encountered work by Wang Qinsong, a photographer who re-interprets classical Chinese art within the context of contemporary trends. From there, Adanto found an entire generation of artists working frantically to document, and sometimes comment upon, their new world. Most of them had been classically trained painters who switched mediums in an effort to keep pace with the change. He studied them thoroughly, read every interview they had given in preparation for his own interviews with the artists. He started by contacting them online and establishing a relationship, discussing their specific pieces.
Beside Qinsong, artists featured in the film include Chen Qiulin who documents performance art pieces including one in which she applies make-up in front of a mirror while men in business suits hurl whipped cream at her. Her work juxtaposes tradition and modernity staged against the background of urban cityscapes. Cao Fei works with documentary films, experimental theater, conceptual photography, and performance art. Where some artists swept up in the tide express uncertainty or outright uneasiness about the changing culture, Fei eagerly embraces this new world, which she characterizes as surrealistic.
O Zhang is primarily a photographer, though she also works with film and paint. Her photography works include a provocative series titled “Daddy and I” posing American fathers with their adopted Chinese daughters. The power structure between the two figures in the photographs is not unlike that between China and the United States; as the girls grow the power shifts, usually uncomfortably for the person in power. There are others too. Xu Zhen exhibits 186 cm of ice—his height—that he removed from the top of Mt. Everest. Song Tao and Ji Weiyu, known collectively as Birdhead, take photographs of everyday life in Shanghai. And Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World, provides a political and economic backdrop for the artists.
DIVE IN: The SLO Art Center will screen Robert Adanto’s The Rising Tide on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. The cost to attend is $5 for Art Center members and $7 for non-members. The Art Center is located at 1010 Broad Street. For more information visit sloartcenter.org or therisingtidefilm.com.
All of this makes for a vibrant whirlwind of a film, which will likely leave the viewer salivating for more art, but also somewhat uneasy about the inexorably shifting power dynamic.
“China’s economic growth is effecting the world in ways that we remain blind to,” said Adanto. “They came out of the recession first. They want the same things that Americans want.” Whether the world’s environment can sustain the entire population of China enmeshed in its own version of American of suburbia is a huge dilemma. Of course, it’s a dilemma of our own creation. And Adanto has a scarier question still.
“What is 1.3 billion people going to look like when they’re all driving?
Arts Editor Ashley Schwellenbach has a taste, but wants more. Send samples of faraway art to aschwellenbach@newtimesslo.com.


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Author margaret21Posted on August 25, 2017 Categories Heritage, WeatherTags BBC Radio 4, Shipping forecast30 Comments on Dogger, Fisher, German Bight ….
Looking across Nidderdale from the Nidderdale Way.
I’ve been out for the day with Clare Balding again, for BBC Radio 4’s ‘Ramblings’ programme. Last time, her producer Lucy was looking for a local rambler to lead the Ripon to Ripley section of the Jarrow March, and she ended up with me. Last time, as the walk finished we fell to talking about local long distance walks, such as The Nidderdale Way.
And lo! Now they have a six-programme series in the bag, waiting to be transmitted in May and June, on …… the Nidderdale Way, all 53 miles of it. She invited me to be part of the last leg, together with Chris and John.
Let me tell you how it works. We walk. We chat. Lucy walks beside us with her muff-on-a-stick, recording little and often. Clare stops from time to time and paints evocative word pictures of the scenery, the sights, smells and sounds, the passers by. She chats to us about everything from geology, to history, to walking, to long-lost industries, to living near Nidderdale.
Lucy records Clare describing the countryside.
We see our local landscape through fresh eyes. Instead of its being the backdrop to our daily lives, it becomes vivid again, and we remember the wonder and the intense pleasure we experienced when it was new to us too.
Lucy pursues John for a soundbite at Brimham Rocks.
Clare loves people. At Brimham Rocks, where we insisted she take a detour, she chatted to children with their families and took part in their photos. Later, she hung over a drystone walls and talked to a farmer. She patted dogs and enjoyed a few moments with their owners.
Clare even interviewed this pig. Well, she grunted for her, anyway.
Just as well she’s good at this sort of thing. When we arrived at Pateley Bridge, she became a sort of stand-in for the Queen. She was whisked from shop to shop, always leaving with a little local speciality -a pork pie, some home-made fudge. With Lucy, she was given a newly-minted badge for completing the entire Nidderdale Way. They got flowers, a book by a local historian, hugs and handshakes galore, and repaid all this attention with genuine interest and friendship. Pateley Bridge by the way is in the thick of preparing for the Tour de Yorkshire 2017, which goes through the town – and past our front door – on Saturday 29th April.
A shop prepares for the Tour de Yorkshire.
Another photo opportunity in Pateley Bridge.
Flowers, badges, and a round of applause for Lucy and Clare.
Please listen to this series when it comes out: it’s available as a podcast even if you don’t live in the UK. The first programme will be on BBC Radio 4 on 18th May, and the programme featuring our team will be transmitted on Thursday 22nd June. You’ll make immediate plans for a holiday in Nidderdale after you’ve listened.
The shadow of a drystone wall on a stretch of road near Blazefield.

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New acquisitions to this important Brazilian photographic collection in it's 11th year. 61 images by 18 photographers who merit a place among Brazil's foremost photographers. Emphasis this year is on photographers who use the language of photography in many different ways, contemporarily or at various periods in the past. They range from photojournalists who were active in the 1950s, 60s, 760s to documentary and fashion photographers as well as new artists who take a conceptual approach. The collection is now one of the finest contemporary collections in Latin America. Photographs added this year include: Rafael Assef,Cesar Barreto, Hélio Campos Mello, Salomon Cytrynowicz, Pablo di Giulio, André Dusek, Alex Flemming, Ricardo Telles, Marcelo Zocchio, Hirosuke Kitamura, Cassio Vasconcellos, Ricardo Telles, Adenor Gondim, Luiz Claudio Marigo. EXCELLENT REFERENCE with extensive texts. ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE TEXTS.


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I remember the season well, when my doctor informed me that “changes” in my body meant that I would likely not bear any more children. It brought many emotions, fears and uncertainties. I learned many of you had gone through the same thing, so I thought I’d share this again in case one of you is in this boat now.
Here I was thinking I would go quietly into menopause. You know, wait like most women do for those “signs” that tell us we’re transitioning from one season to the next.
So much for going quietly. I’m being drop-kicked into it. It wasn’t really that we had planned on having more children, either. It was the idea that it had been decided for me—that’s what hurt. That… that was a little harder to take.
This new season is requiring fresh faith. And surrender. Trust that God knows the future.
I’ve had a few months to process this news now but here’s the fact. Like millions of other women, I’m entering a new season of motherhood.
Tonight, I felt my unborn grandson moving and turning and hiccuping inside his mother—my daughter.
I have been doing a bit of soul-searching as I find myself in this new season of life—this season of in-between.
In-between parenting a toddler and mentoring a young mother-to-be.
As I was doing laundry, a blanket caught my eye. It boasts a “Daisy Kingdom” pattern from 1990. I love this blanket. I stitched it together in my kitchen while I waited for my first baby to arrive. It has graced seven cribs now—and it’s time to grace a new crib. Time is moving on.
I went downstairs and gave the blanket to my daughter. It’s hers, really. But my heart aches just a little for how quickly those past twenty-two years went by. They told me it would go by fast. But I didn’t believe it.
The days can go by so slowly.
As I went about the house tonight, I thought of other things I wouldn’t need any more, things I had been holding on to “just in case.” A newborn carseat snuggie. A handful of hand-made burp cloths. A breast pump. Nursing covers. I gave them to my daughter.
I glanced up in my closet and saw bins of baby clothes, and noticed that little green coat that baby #7 outgrew too quickly. I asked her to wear it so long that the bin it should have been put away in was on the shelf months before I finally put the green coat next to it. It was time to move on.
“This is silly,” I thought to myself. Look at those bins, just taking up space in my closet.
Up all night. The sound of little feet.
New life. And it starts again.
They grow so quickly, don’t they?
It’s impossible to grasp the brevity of the life we live. I wonder, if we knew how fast the time goes, if we would stop longer, linger more.
Tonight, as I brushed the toddler’s teeth and put her dirt-stained little feet into the sink for a quick rinse, I had to smile to myself.
The world may see motherhood as little more than a “stop over” on the highway of life but I want to see so much more.
I want to soak up the seasons of my life in such a way that it pains me to see them pass.
Today, I felt that pain a little more acutely.
But something tells me that if it hurts, we’re doing it right.
A few years ago someone (who shall remain nameless) actually asked me why I am so “busy.” I felt my insides shudder as I tried to think of a way to graciously put one husband, seven children (and all that entails), homeschooling, laundry, dishes, cooking, cleaning, yard care, running a homeschool ministry, extended family & friendships, bookkeeping, phone calls, e-mails, writing, and traveling into one sentence. After a few minutes of trying, I gave up. More important than giving up trying to explain was simply giving up the feeling that I needed to explain my busy life.
She was right as usual, and I think her point was that we need to extend grace to each other. Just because I don’t parent like you do doesn’t mean I’m right, you’re wrong or vice versa. If it’s not a sin issue, I think there’s a lot of latitude we can give each other! It’s amazing what a little encouragement can do.
How often we’ve seen this in the homeschooling arena: The constant comparison and need to be defined by a certain curricula or homeschooling style makes us forget that God created us all uniquely. I may never be the Unit Study Queen and my children may not get to enjoy homemade bread every day but I make a darn good pizza and I’m working on having more fun. Does that count? Oh yeah, and my laundry is all caught up… or at least it was for five minutes. That should count for something!
I think God smiled when he put such distinct personalities in each person. What creativity! What genius! What an opportunity for growth in me!
Be yourself, busy mom! Pleasing God is as simple as trusting and obeying Him.
And at the end of the day, He is the audience that really matters. Everything else falls into place when our priority is on pleasing God and not men.
A little grace can go a long, long way.
Quite honestly though, that’s not usually the experience I have when I’m hearing these 3 words.
Far too often, I find myself in conversations hearing these words with individuals in various stages of life ahead of myself, and it is usually more along the lines of “Just wait until they are teenagers, you think they are hard now?” or “Oh sweetie, just wait until they do ____.” And on goes the conversation that puts dread in me for the future. The intention is not always bad, and I’m sure the heart of these people is not to beat me down. Nonetheless, as a mom of young kids, if I’ve just been vulnerable enough to confess that I’ve been angry at my kids, telling me to “just wait until…” is quite honestly, incredibly unhelpful for several reasons.
Hindsight often shows us that past struggles were not as horrible as they seemed when we were in the midst of them. Sometimes we see that they were in fact just as difficult as we thought at the time, but in looking back we can see the work that God has done in our lives and hearts as He walked us through our trials. Either way, the trials God allowed us were just that: trials! So when we are in conversation with others that are a few years “behind us” in a life phase, minimizing their situation is a devastating way to invalidate their very real emotions and current struggle. Don’t miss the opportunity to love and encourage a hurting friend in their struggle by invalidating their feelings.
It does not bring encouragement or hope for the future.
As a mom of one baby, I remember the overwhelming difficulty of figuring out what bothered my son’s tummy so badly that he threw up everything he drank. It seemed like an insurmountable challenge. I’ve now had 3 babies, my oldest is 6, and now the challenge is how to break the habit of an argumentative response to everything I say. It’s different. And yes, in some ways it is harder, and stretches me more. But it doesn’t mean my new baby challenge wasn’t a challenge. And for me to go to a new momma struggling with a fussy baby and communicate that it only gets worse is a sure way to crush any hope for the great things that the future has to bring! Sure, there is “different” hard in having 3 kids than when I only had one baby, but it wasn’t “less” hard, just different. Let’s choose words that cast vision for the great things that are to come, not to instill dread in the hearts of our friends.
It takes away from the message of God’s grace we could be sharing.
I don’t know about you, but when I have a friend who repeatedly tells me to “just wait,” I’m much less likely to go to that individual for wisdom or solidarity! What if instead of a “just wait until” approach we could say, “I completely remember how hard that was. But look how God met me there!”? What an amazing effect on our friendships and our mentoring relationships we could have if we could set our minds on communicating the grace that HE has given us instead of the struggle there was in the moments.
There is always someone in a phase behind us, and someone in a phase ahead. Let’s try to remember the difficulties we’ve had in the past and be faithful to share who HE is and what HE has done in our lives as we talk to each other. Let’s choose to just wait until we see what the Lord will do as we encourage one another!
As I got older in life I had this idea that friendships were only for the younger me. Once I became an adult, I gained more responsibility, had a busier schedule and I didn’t have any time to invest truly into someone else. I would think friendships were for those who had time, not for those running around with their hands in the air going from one busy thing to the next.
In fact it wasn’t until I had kids that I found some of my lasting, strongest, genuine, selfless friendships in life. I remember being a new mom and deciding to stay at home to raise my kids. With this new identity of being a “stay at home mom,” came a lot of lonely days and not a lot of money to go out fill those days with fun activities. Having always worked out of the home, I was at a loss to even know where to begin looking for ways to get out of the house with a newborn, so I searched on my computer… ‘FREE ACTIVITIES IN MY AREA’. The first thing to pop up was the library, (which brought a giggle out of me because growing up I hated reading and thought the library was for nerds). There I was desperate to get out of my house in need of community and all I was getting was the library. I put my big girl pants on and packed up my baby and headed to the next class available.
Little did I know that the Lord was about to reveal to me a group of moms that would change my life forever. These moms from the moment I walked in understood me, they were in the same corner of life as me as new moms, new to staying at home and like me looking for inexpensive ways to get out of the house.
These ladies became my rock, my sounding board and my shoulder to cry on during some very emotional hardships in my life. I never knew the importance of community until I became part of one. I wasn’t the only one to connect to this community but also my girls had started to build strong lasting connection with the other kids in the group. My friends have become aunts and second moms to my girls creating an overwhelming sense of joy knowing that I have women in my life that love on my kids with a genuine love.
We are called to be in community and fellowship with one another. I want to challenge you to get connected if you aren’t already. Get involved with a community group at your church, local library, schools, sports, etc. The opportunities are out there if you are willing to put in the time to search. You will benefit from having solid friendships, your children will benefit and learn the importance of healthy friendships, and your family will thrive because you have a fellowship of ladies who know your heart and are involved in your life during the good the bad and the ugly.
Be bold. Be vulnerable. Be courageous. Be genuine.
Start praying now that God will provide you with everlasting friends and if you already have a group of friends then send praises up for them and pray that your relationships continue to grow to heights unimaginable.
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Grace. It was the last thing on my mind last night when I noticed it was 9:30 p.m. and the kids were still going full-tilt—after I put them in bed for the third time. I just wanted them to go.to.sleep. I’ll be brave and admit that occasionally, I have to muster grace simply to be kind to my husband after an exhausting week of stress and challenge. He wants to come close—but, caught up in my own thoughts and weariness, I see him as “one more thing” on a list that presses me at every side. I push him away. Yeah. I can be awesome like that.
The truth? I have to work to be gracious. My nature is not to extend grace at every opportunity. I wish it was. And yet, God has blessed me with an amazing man to love and honor—and wonder of wonders, He saw fit to entrust us, a couple of kids ourselves, with with seven kids of our own.
It’s daunting to realize that my kids are learning about grace … from me. To be honest, I sometimes wonder if God got the wrong girl. You see, I came to this motherhood thing broken in a thousand ways. I needed healing and grace. In short, I needed Jesus.
Over the past 24 years, God has shown me ten-thousand different kinds of grace. He’s good like that. God, through His son, Jesus, is grace personified. In fact, whenever you read the word grace in the Bible, you can substitute the name of Jesus. What does grace look like? It looks like Jesus. What does it sound like? It sounds like Jesus. Last week, as I sat alone on the floor of my bedroom, I had to ask myself: do I sound like Jesus? What are my children learning of God’s grace from me?
Sometimes, I admit, I don’t sound very much like Jesus to my kids. And honestly? If I can’t get that right, my witness isn’t worth very much. My kids know the “real” me. They will reflect to the world the kind of grace they learn at home. It matters now more than ever—because the world is asking important questions right now.
Christianity is on trial—and that means the very name of Jesus is on trial.
What do our lives say about our Savior’s love and grace?
You can tell the truth and still be gracious.
We’ve got to know how to give—and receive—grace.
Why? Because God wants us to teach it. To testify. To bear witness to the faithful goodness of God.
He knew his ministry was to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. He knew that grace was the big deal.
The word grace is as over-used as “cool” these days, and I think we’ve forgotten how powerful grace is. Grace is love, personified. Grace is underserved favor poured out over a lost world in the name of Jesus.
If you are not talking about what grace is with your kids, now is the time. We need it big-time in this country right now.
Need some help communicating what grace looks like with your loves? Read stories of grace to them. Kids resonate with stories. Jesus knew this. He used stories to illustrate many things.
Need a place to start? Read with your kids. In Lee Strobel’s book, A Case for Grace for Kids, I found stories of God’s grace. Powerful stories. Ugly-cry stories, if you wanna know the truth. If you have kids ages 9-12, this is a good option for you—but I’ll admit: we read it with our little and not-so-little loves. It’s powerful to hear about the redeeming power of God’s grace.
Give—and receive grace, sweet moms.

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Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains a major concern for the international community and for developing countries. The issue is of particular concern to Small Island Developing States (SIDs) and small, vulnerable economies, as it disproportionately affects many fisheries on which these states depend for food security, livelihood, and trade.
IUU fishing is a high priority for Caribbean SIDs because they continue to suffer significant economic losses and flagrant violations of their sovereignty and maritime jurisdiction due to illegal fishing. In 2010 the 17 CRFM/CARICOM Member States unanimously adopted the Castries (St. Lucia) Declaration on IUU fishing, establishing a broad policy framework to focus the region’s efforts on combating the problem.
The framework was further strengthened with the adoption of a Regional Strategy on Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) to Combat IUU Fishing in the CARICOM / CARIFORUM Region in 2013. At the national level, countries have been reinforcing their domestic legislation and regulations, and strengthening MCS capacity by investing in physical assets such as maritime patrol vessels and monitoring and surveillance, such as Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS).
IUU fishing exists, to a great extent, from chronic overcapacity in the fishing industry globally, coupled with inadequate management, including ineffective flag state control, high market demand and dynamic markets for fish and seafood, and of course, greed. When there is progress in addressing these underlying, fundamental issues it will be much easier to prevent, deter, and eliminate the problem.
A present there is no single comprehensive policy or legal regime for IUU fishing. It is addressed through various instruments that seek to control a range of irresponsible and unsustainable fishing and trading practices and activities along the value chain. The non-binding FAO International Plan of Action (IPOA) on IUU fishing is the most comprehensive instrument dealing with the problem to date. It addresses all sectors of the fishing industry, from flagging of vessels to fishing authorisation to landing and market-based controls on fish trade. When it enters into force, the FAO Port State Agreement will address an important part of the puzzle: closing fishing ports to fishing boats involved in IUU fishing.
IUU fishing is a multi-faceted, international problem and, as such, it is best addressed in a comprehensive manner through an overarching international framework built on cooperation among states. Given that fish is by far the single most traded commodity with nearly 38 percent of harvested fish entering into international trade, trade policy measures must form an integral part of any overarching policy to tackle the problem. Trade policy measures can indeed be used to progressively close markets for fish and seafood originating from IUU sources, as well as influence states to take appropriate action to gradually strengthen fisheries management systems, and eliminate overcapacity in their fishing fleets.
In recent years, action to combat IUU seem to have been focused largely on the adoption of unilateral measures by states or trading blocs that are large markets for fish such as the EU. The US is now moving rapidly to develop its own unilateral response through the work of the Presidential Task Force on Combating IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud. Given the extent of the problem and the slow pace or lack of decisive response by the international community, unilateral measures may be justified as a reasonable way to proceed at this time as they have been shown to be relatively effective. Nevertheless, there is need for caution regarding the creation of such policies and the way they are applied in practice.
The jury is still out on the application of the 2008 EU IUU Regulations. Their application and effects should be carefully monitored and analysed in the coming months and years. Of particular concern is the possibility for discrimination, restraint on trade, limited competition for fishing opportunities on the high seas, and the heavy, disproportionate burden they place on SIDS and other small, vulnerable economies. It is also worth noting that EU regulations could pose a heightened competitive risk in cases where catches are taken largely by small-scale operators. Thus far, the EU seems not to be going after its own member states and nationals who are engaged in IUU fishing with the same intensity, as it does against third states that compete with its fleet on the high seas.
A further weakness is that unilateral measures will have little or no effect on fish and fish products harvested by IUU fishing but aimed at domestic markets or for unregulated markets, so the unilateral measures could simply divert products to other markets. This is a real possibility given the massive market and extensive trade for fish and seafood globally.
For these reasons, unilateral measures are clearly not the best way to combat IUU fishing. They are more in the nature of temporary, stopgap measures that should eventually lead to the development of more comprehensive, cooperative, and long-term solutions. These measures should take the form of binding plurilateral and multilateral arrangements that would close not just a few large markets, but all markets globally to IUU fish and fish products. At the same time, this could address other dimensions of the problem. The best way to move forward is to have a system to combat IUU fishing that is effective and efficient, while at the same time not just fair, but be seen to be fair, equitable, transparent, and non-discriminatory.
Binding plurilateral and multilateral instruments could be built on the core measures within the FAO-IPOA on IUU fishing and the principles and arrangements within existing unilateral measures such as the EU IUU Regulations, supplemented by the principle underpinning the US Lacey Act to strengthen enforcement, an area that requires special attention. The idea is to use available tools that have been used successfully elsewhere, but scale up to regional and global levels.
Current unilateral measures will, I hope, create a more favourable environment for the development of multilateral and regional approaches. They could indeed be a game-changer in creating the impetus for stronger global and regional frameworks.
Finally, from the perspective of Caribbean SIDs – and most developing states for that matter – measures to enhance their capacity to manage the problem through the implementation of effective fisheries management regimes are critically important to effectively addressing the IUU problem over the long term. As noted earlier, unless this fundamental weakness is addressed, progress in preventing, deterring, and eliminating IUU fishing will be limited. Capacity building will require aid, training, and technical support.
Milton Haughton is a member of the E15 Expert Group on Fisheries and Oceans. He is the Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM).


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Beautiful post-and-beam in a private location on the Lagoon Pond waterfront of Martha’s Vineyard.
This delightful three-bedroom house has waterviews from most of the windows in the house and sits on a lovely piece of property that looks up the entire length of Lagoon Pond.
Yellow pine and maple floors are only some of the rich wood details used in this custom-built eclectic home. Tiled bathrooms and kitchen offer a pleasing atmosphere and aesthetic quality combined with the various exotic woods.
The first floor has two small bedrooms, one full bath, and an open dining/kitchen area that is at the end of the Great Room and TV area.
The second floor is a master suite with cathedral ceiling and bath with shower and jacuzzi tub. The lower level is partially finished with walk-out to driveway area and one-car garage. The grounds are spectacular with many plantings and gardens in a private setting that is close to all of the down-island towns.

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Now a few weeks after Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area, the cleaning operation is in full swing. Take for instance flooded cars. There is an estimated 30,000 of them, all of which need to be processed by insurance agents. Now, 30,000 sounds like a lot of cars but actually seeing a drone video of all these damaged cars parked at the Texas World Speedway south of College Station, gives you an idea of the magnitude. As far as your eye can see there are cars parked that sustained water damage during Hurricane Harvey.
KBTX reports, that the plan is to store these cars here until the cleanup operations are completed and the insurance companies have had time to work through all the claims. It is estimated that these cars will be parked here for at least 6 months if not one year.
It’s really going to show everybody how they can come together in a time of need like this.
It’s not a salvage yard. They’re not going to do any salvage or anything to those vehicles other than store them until the titles get cleared up, and then they’ll go to wherever their final destination is.
There shouldn’t be any environmental concerns according to Peters as these cars will just be sitting here. Security is very strict and only insurance agents and tow trucks are allowed in.
Bill Mather, President of the Texas World Speedway said that there are other sites in the region where flooded and damaged cars are parked in a similar fashion.
It is unclear what will happen to these cars once they have been processed or if some of them will be salvageable at all. If you’re in the market for a used car, be sure to do your homework!

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The mid-season finale gives us a trip to Dubai, a chess tournament, a young prodigy (Ayla Kell), terrorists, a double-cross, and the return of Nate’s (Timothy Hutton) former co-worker and the team’s nemesis. Sterling (Mark Sheppard) comes to Nate for help in keeping a nuclear reactor component out of the hands of some very dangerous people.
Even if Batman and Guy aren’t the same characters they were during Keith Giffen‘s glorious run the pair work well together (though it certainly helps if you were a fan of Giffen’s League). The mystery itself isn’t explored very well (Batman solves the case off-panel while Guy grills the suspects), and, as I’ve already stated, the comic ends with a panel that (with all the subtetly of a Michael Bay action flick) directly references one of the most memorable moments from JLI.
Since it’s creation this comic has been hit-and-miss for me from month to month. The last issue works well-enough (even if its somewhat hamfisted), but if you don’t have nostalgia for JLI I’m not sure the story is going to hold up on its own. Hit-and-Miss.
I really enjoyed the first couple of issues of this mini-series about a team of children raised to take down mad scientists. The last couple of issues have lost a little steam, but this finale brings back pieces of what made those first few issues so strong (including killer cyber-bears, a trained battalion of baboons, and cyborgs) as The Intrepids turn their attention on the real villain in their midst, the man who trained and “improved” them: Dante.
I happy the Dante storyline was wrapped up with the final issue of the mini-series. If the team does earn a second mini-series, or an on-going title, I’ll be glad to see them start fresh without the spectre of Dante still hanging over them.
Issue #6 is a good conclusion to a series that’s given us some great moments (and memorable panels). It might not be as strong from beginning to end as I’d like, but where else do you see a grizzly bear with a mini-gun strapped to his back? There’s enough here that I’d be willing to give a second mini-series a chance as well. Worth a look.


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There’s a good chance Chewbacca attached himself to a young Han Solo for fear that the kid would get himself killed without the Wookie’s help. In the upcoming Star Wars Han Solo standalone film, Han (Alden Ehrenreich) will be younger than fans have ever seen him onscreen — but Chewbacca will be pushing 200 years.
Recently tapped Han Solo director Ron Howard tweeted a behind-the-scenes photo of some crew members and Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo in full Wookie glory checking out footage. “#Chewie checking the shot,” Howard wrote with the picture. And while Suotamo has taken over the Chewie mantle from original actor Peter Mayhew, a younger actor doesn’t take away the fact that Chewie is pretty damn old by human standards.
In Star Wars time, Chewbacca was supposedly born about 200 years BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), making him 200 years old in Star Wars: A New Hope. And, chronologically, Chewie was first introduced in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith when he was about 181 years old. As the Han Solo movie takes place about 10 years before A New Hope, that would make Chewie 190 the next time fans see him alongside Han on screen.
But, while Chewbacca might not be young in the Han Solo standalone, he’ll definitely be as yung (sorry) as ever.
The Han Solo standalone film is expected to premiere in theaters on May 25, 2018.


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Lieutenant Colonel Patrick S. Lindstrom graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology. He attended the Marine Corps Officer Candidate Course in Quantico, Virginia, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in December 1998. He then attended the Basic School in January of the following year and earned his Naval Aviator wings in June 2001 after attending flight school in Pensacola, Florida.
In August 2001, First Lieutenant Lindstrom reported to HMT-302 for Replacement Aircrew Training in the CH-53E Super Stallion. After completing training, he checked in to HMH-361 for his first Operational Tour in the summer of 2002. In January 2003, he deployed with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit attached to the CH-53E detachment aboard the USS Tarawa. Upon return from that deployment, Captain Lindstrom reported to HMH-466 and deployed twice more with the “Wolfpack” to Iraq in 2004 and 2005.
In the summer of 2006, Captain Lindstrom reported to Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia. Following school, Captain Lindstrom reported to Twenty-nine Palms, California, for duty with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group as an Air Coyote in the summer of 2007, where he trained deploying Battalions in CASEVAC response and Forward Air Control.
After two years with TTECG, Major Lindstrom reported back to the Wolfpack in the summer of 2009 for duty as the Assistant Operations Officer, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, and Executive Officer over the course of the next three years. During that time, Major Lindstrom deployed to Afghanistan for OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and to Okinawa as the 31st MEU Detachment OIC.
In July 2012, Major Lindstrom reported to Tampa for Duty with United States Central Command. There, he served as the Strategy and Policy Levant Branch head in the Strategy, Plans and Policy directorate and, for the last year, as the Executive Officer for the USCENTCOM J5, Major General Busby.
Major Lindstrom reported for duty in June 2015 to Stuttgart, Germany, with the Operations Section in Marine Forces Europe and Africa. On October 1, 2015, Major Lindstrom was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Lieutenant Colonel Lindstrom reported aboard MCAS Cherry Point on July 26, 2018 for duty as the Air Station XO.
Lieutenant Colonel Lindstrom has accumulated more than 2,000 flight hours in the CH-53E. His awards include the Air Medal with 13 Strike/Flight awards and combat V, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with gold star in lieu of second award), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (with gold star) and various unit awards and campaign medals.

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As WHUT- Howard University Television continues our mission to REMEMBER the Movement, Legacy and Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Join the Howard University Forensic Debate Team as they take on the argument – If Dr. King were here today, Would he support the Black Lives Matter movement?
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MySafeFuture is the sister company of MySafeHome Limited (the UK’s leading provider of help and support for people with profound and enduring disabilities who want to buy their own home). We’re here to help families of people with a disability put everything in place to ensure that their relative’s finances are as safe, secure and rewarding as possible.
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In just one year we gained families an average of £84,000 in 'lost' benefits!

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Chris Burnett is officially running for re-election to the Sandy Springs City Council District 3 seat after filing paperwork on Aug. 23.
Other incumbents previously qualifying for the Nov. 7 city election include Mayor Rusty Paul and City Councilmembers Andy Bauman (District 6), Tibby DeJulio (District 5) and John Paulson (District 1).
So far, none of the incumbents have challengers.
Two other incumbents – Ken Dishman in District 2 and Gabriel Sterling in District 4 – are not running for re-election.
Steve Soteres remains the only candidate to file in the District 2 race. In District 4, two candidates have filed so far: Le’Dor Milteer and Jody Reichel.
The candidate qualifying period runs through Friday, Aug. 25.


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Logistics and business interests want to re-establish an intermodal cargo terminal in Milwaukee, driven in part by the freight expected from Foxconn.
Logistics and business interests are pushing to re-establish an intermodal cargo terminal in or near Milwaukee, driven in part by the increase in shipments expected from Foxconn.
An intermodal terminal here, which would transfer international cargo containers from rail cars to trucks and vice versa, would expedite shipping and lower costs, advocates say.
The closest such facilities now are in Chicago and at times are congested, some freight industry executives say.
“Our time down in the rail yards is anywhere from two to four hours to get in and out with a container,” said Chris Winkler, owner of Aim Transfer & Storage, an Oak Creek trucking firm that hauls some 300 containers a day between the Chicago-area intermodal terminals and destinations in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee’s port on Jones Island hosted an intermodal freight terminal until 2012, when Canadian Pacific Railway stopped routing container-carrying trains there in a cost-cutting move.
Now, public and private officials want to see a Milwaukee terminal revived, and the drive is being bolstered by the promise of Foxconn Technology Group shipping large volumes of freight into and out of southern Wisconsin as it moves toward production of liquid crystal display panels in Mount Pleasant.
Foxconn’s logistics subsidiary, Jusda Supply Chain Management Corp., is a member of a special committee created last year by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to study intermodal. Jusda registered with the State Department of Financial Institutions in May.
“I think Foxconn is driving a large component of (the) discussion” to re-institute intermodal service here, one observer said.
“They know that they are going to require a massive increase in logistics capacity in this community,” he said.
Even without Foxconn, enough demand exists among Wisconsin-based importers and exporters to support an intermodal terminal, said Peter Hirthe, senior trade development representative for Port Milwaukee.
During its last decade in operation, the port’s former intermodal terminal handled the equivalent of 18,000 to 25,000 20-foot containers annually, Hirthe said.
To be viable, an intermodal terminal needs at least 20,000 to 30,000 units a year, Brian Buchanan of the Canadian National Railway said last March at a meeting of the DOT’s intermodal committee. He cautioned against assuming that another facility should be opened and said many intermodal terminals have failed, according to the meeting minutes.
Support from a railroad is essential. Without it, there would be no way to move containers into and out of a terminal.
Hirthe, in an interview, said a Milwaukee terminal could reasonably be expected to attract 20,000 to 30,000 container units a year.
In any event, the effort to re-establish a terminal here now appears to have a powerful ally in Foxconn.
Jim Best, owner of the Pilot Freight Services franchise in Milwaukee, said he attended a meeting at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce in which Foxconn representatives spoke strongly in favor of a new terminal.
“They were adamant that in order for their strategy to work, they need to have intermodal in Milwaukee,” Best said.
“Initiatives to enhance infrastructure will increase the state’s competitiveness and attractiveness as a location for investment by companies including our strategic partners from Asia and the U.S. who will locate their operations at our campus,” the company said.
Port Milwaukee still has the rail infrastructure and operational base that served the Canadian Pacific’s previous intermodal service, Hirthe said.
“We could, in a very short period of time, a matter of months, have the service back up and running,” he said.
He declined to provide an estimate of the cost to re-establish a working terminal, but said by email that the major investments would be for container handling equipment, security upgrades and new office space. A new operator would bear those costs, Hirthe said.
Winker, the owner of Aim Transfer, said he has already applied to operate the terminal if it is revived.
The port is served by Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific rail lines. Both companies are represented on the Transportation Department’s intermodal study committee.
Union Pacific said it serves Milwaukee-area intermodal customers through Chicago but is "always evaluating market conditions and service opportunities across our network."

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Nick Britsky, the cocktail connoisseur behind the website NickDrinks.com and the producer of Detroit's first-ever beverage competition, the Golden Jigger Awards, joins Seth and Becky on the podcast to talk about what's happening in Detroit.
Also, Ann Delisi, host of Essential Music on 101.9 WDET discusses the Detroit tributes at the Grammys. She's celebrating 10 years of hosting her radio show, and you can share your favorite “essential” song with her here.
Plus, Mark Ridley, owner of the Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, reflects on 40 years in the business of making people laugh.
Thursday 02/14: Panache's Valentine's Day Village Of Love Planned Parenthood Benefit. It will be $15 and will include singers, musicians, DJ's, and raffle prizes.
Thursday 02/14: Whiskey in the Jar is hosting their annual Anti-Valentine's Day Party. Specials on drinks, PBR Swag raffle and Pinata Bashing.
Thursday 02/14 – Sunday 02/17: Channel your inner 90's with Heartbreaks & Mixtapes: A Valentine's Day Party.
The Detroit Film Theater is among the top venues in the country to see Oscar-nominated short films. 2019 Oscar-nominated short films, animated and live action.
Detroit Free Press released the Top 10 Restaurants, Restaurant of the Year Classic, and Restaurant of the Year.
CBD oil infused beverages is making its way to Detroit. ChickP, Bobcat Bonnie's, and Ale Mary's Beer Hall have all infused their own CBD infused beverages.
Check out the Heard! podcast.
Seth's Notable Story: Read about Henry Ford's anti-semitism at Deadline Detroit and hear about it on season two of the Detroit History Podcast.
Becky's Notable Story: Former Detroit Health Inspector, Agnes Gira has a photography exhibit at Scarab Club.
Nicholas' Shoutout: Tracy Evans will open the Bitter Detroit.
Our podcast is mentally hip hop, smoothed out on the R&B tip, with a pop feel appeal to it.

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PETALING JAYA: The recent strength of the ringgit against the US dollar is expected to boost earnings of automotive companies exposed to the greenback in the fourth quarter of this year. Despite being involved in the diesel emissions scandal, the German automaker, apparently with the help of fraudulent methods, was still able to increase its revenue to around 240 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year of 2016, up from around 236.6 billion U.S. dollars in the 2015 fiscal year. Whether front wheel drive, the first Porsche vehicle off the assembly line or alternative drive systems, it is clear that the Austrian automotive industry stands for quality and inspirational ideas and technologies. Under the new system, families will have a new £175,000 inheritance tax allowance for their home on top of the existing £325,000 threshold.
Ford Motor Land Development Corporation is a full-service real estate company originally established in 1970 to develop acreage surrounding Ford Motor Company’s corporate headquarters in Michigan. Befitting its sublimely sophisticated founder Henrik Fisker, Fisker Automotive is blessedly short on bluster and credibility-eroding unfounded claims (in contrast to some other notable electric car start-ups). I want to thank those of you who take the time to support this blog through your financial donations and subscriptions and welcome those of you who want to donate via PayPal on the top right-hand side under my picture.
One of the largest companies in the world in motion control technologies, Ohio-based Parker Hannifin employs 58,000 people globally. The growth in the U.S. comes as a bit of a surprise given the massive safety scandal earlier this year involving exploding airbags supplied by fellow Japanese automotive parts manufacturer Takata. Every department in the Faculty of Engineering is involved in automotive and transportation systems research: Mechanical and Mechatronics, Electrical & Computer, Chemical, Systems Design, Civil & Environmental and Management Sciences.
Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of great biotech companies out there, some have truly innovative pipelines, some have doubled, tripled, quintupled and some will continue doing well because they are going to report great news. This page provides links to various analysis for all Automotive ETFs that are listed on U.S. exchanges and tracked by ETF Database. Toronto is one of the places to be for aspiring Mechanical and Automotive engineers.
Those that do stand out will be the companies that harness their limited capital resources in creative ways, to navigate a still-unfolding and unfamiliar landscape. To take advantage, companies will need to invest in core capabilities, from electronics and information technology to digitalization. Automotive engineering is available for specialization under the department of mechanical engineering. A total of 4,110,857 vehicles were produced in 2013 while the total revenue was $96.01 billion.


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By default, after the installation, the Magento shopping cart’s footer will contain all the copyright information. Fortunately, Magento allows users to customize the footer content to fit their own demand. The process can be accomplished simply in the Magento backend so that users can have their own footer displayed on every page of the web store. This tutorial will show you how to edit the default copyright text of Magento store.
In the Copyright section, you can edit the content in the box to fit your own demand. You can also update the Miscellaneous HTML.


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Next News : “Alliance of Hope” and Malaysia Election 2018: is it Shifting from Dictatorship to Vibrant Democracy?
In the changing world, the three basic parameters transform the nature of life and technology; "artificial intelligence", "increased virtual reality" and "mobility”. It is very requisite to build new values instead of old reflexes that have lost the ability to find solutions for current problems.
More than 64 countries, along with Turkey, The New Silk Road Project, which includes Iran and Pakistan, has considerable potential as a global integration project. However, the insufficient military and soft power of China causes the infrastructure and capacity to manage this project to fail. In addition to these reasons, the instability of the countries on the Silk Road brings along a slow progress of China in order to stay away from the risks as far as possible. Although China seems to be a global power, is an untested power yet. The integrated relationships for the success of the Silk Road are very important and if the full potential of this project is to be fully utilized, the integration should be strengthened by developing bilateral and multilateral institutional relations. However, countries such as Qatar and Oman, which are historically located on the Silk Road, should be included in this project. The Silk Road Project is one of many projects China has been working on and in addition to this, China has many projects that more regional. It is also known that India, as one of the greatest potential competitors of China who can form an alternative to the Silk Road Project, has signed many "MoU’s" to open up to Russia, Black Sea and European countries. On the other hand, another project that is leading by the United States and progressing along the lines of Indonesia, Taiwan, India and the Gulf states may be another alternative to the Silk Road.
21st century, appear as century of proxy wars. This worldview is "rational and micro-nationalist" views that prepares the ground for this and makes the proxies "usable". Against these, there are the Islamic Philosophy, which has effects in all three countries. However, the effectiveness of Islamic Philosophy and the power of it on the real plane can be questioned through the example of Afghanistan. The transformation of the areas like Afghanistan into radical-Salafi Islamic regions, despite the fact that they are contained in the codes of Sufism and Sufi tradition, is one of the issues that need to be questioned.
Turkey - Iran - Pakistan relations are beyond denominational issues, there are no serious problems in bilateral and multilateral relations. The deepening of these relations by the reorganization of institutions such as the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) will provide significant contributions in the name of regional and global stability. The Economic Cooperation Organization should be revitalized by leading of Turkey, Pakistan and Iran, instead of looking for new regional and global institutions. Because Economic Cooperation Organization has been formed with experiences from previous bilateral and multilateral organizations and continues to progress.
Behind the slowdown in the functioning of Economic Cooperation Organization, the fact that the countries involved after the establishment have turned to some other regional formations, and the staff needs to expand and so to provide dynamism. In order to revitalize the Economic Cooperation Organization, short and long-term activities should be identified, especially by these three founding members. In order to attract attention from other countries and to increase the attractiveness of Economic Cooperation Organization, the founding members are required to show their seriousness by undertaking material and moral responsibilities.
After the Cold War, today, states face asymmetric threats. Whilst it was clear that what the threats are during the Cold War, what kind of precautions may be taken in the field of defense and security – by unpredictability that becomes one of the main trends - this prediction does not seem possible today. Nevertheless, the actors in the field of defense and security; conventional forces, military companies, civil organizations, and proxy groups etc. are much more diversified.
Security, an issue that concern to Turkey, Iran and Pakistan. All the three countries are in the fight against terrorism. Yet, it is requisite to ensure security to provide economic development and flow of capital. For this reason, these three countries can cooperate in the fight against terrorism and exchange their experiences mutually. Terrorism is one of the problems of all the three countries and its analysis needs to be done well. The source of motivation for terror is never religion or sects; they are only complementary reasons. Struggle against terror has now become a mind battle and in this sense, preventive measures can be taken by establishing strategic foresight centers in the name of security. Centers can be established within the universities to produce security strategies, and the academic contribution can be made to the process.
The roads leading to greater cooperation between Turkey, Iran and Pakistan must be sought and think-tanks should be more effective in creating the political structure. In order to achieve this, a strategic vision is needed first.
1. By each institution, national policies will be formed as reports; a proposal report will be prepared and shared with other institutions.
2. Each institution will prepare a concept paper containing opinions on the New Silk Road and share it with other institutions. In this regard, another meeting will be held in which a delegation from China as a part.
3. Turkey, Iran and Pakistan will work on a common "security research center" project involving the struggle against terrorism, collecting and sharing information.
4. Under the leadership of TASAM, IPIS and Karachi Council, a program will be organized to include other think tanks and this initiative will be presented to the views and cooperation of other institutions.
5. A "joint article work" will be planned, involving the relevant academics and researchers in the coordination of the three institutions.


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PAYM8 AXIS enables access via multiple interfaces to provide the widest array of payment products and channels available. This gives merchants a self-service ability to select transaction types with complete channel interoperability and, as a result of a single instruction, allow the merchant to select events (rules-based) which will occur post certain pre-determined outcomes.
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Appearance: Travertine tends to be a warm, earthy beige color, though it may have lighter or darker streaks throughout. The traditional variety has a matte finish, but you can also find travertine tile in glossy or unfinished forms. Generally, travertine tile brings to mind Old World buildings and Mediterranean villas with its natural and weathered appearance.
Durability: Travertine tile can last for decades if properly maintained. It can handle moisture, heavy foot traffic, and fluctuations in temperature and humidity, so it works for kitchens, bathrooms, entryways… you name it!
Price: Like other types of natural stone (such as marble, granite, or slate), travertine can get pricey. However, its durability and potential to last for decades can still make it a good value.
Maintenance: Travertine is durable, but it isn’t indestructible. If not properly cared for, it can chip and its surface can become dull. Since travertine tile is porous, you should have it sealed or polished regularly to protect it from moisture and dirt. You should also use a special stone cleaner and a soft cloth to clean travertine floors. Avoid harsh, acidic cleaners and abrasive tools, which can damage natural stone.
For more information about travertine and other natural stone options, give us a call! Floor Coverings International Chandler-Gilbert provides free consultations and estimates to Chandler area homeowners.


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The new Nobø Energy Control system provides you with complete, APP based control over heating in your household. It regulates heat to desired temperature for specified time periods, resulting in lower electricity usage without compromising your comfort.
Different areas in the house (zones) can be controlled individually through the app interface.
The system can also be used to switch lights and other appliances on and off at selected times.
See www.nobo.no for more information.
* Organises heaters, lights and appliances in ZONES (functional groups).
* Each zone has a Normal Weekly Program defined by the user, with four possible settings available (COMFORT, ECO, AWAY and OFF). The Normal Weekly Program runs automatically, saving electricity and money.
* System override at a single touch on APP, when short term changes are needed.
* Multiple users can operate the same system.
* COMFORT and ECO Temperatures can be set individually for each zone, depending on the type of system units. AWAY equals frost safe temperature 7°C.
* System units (heaters etc.) can be added and removed at any time.
* System units (heaters etc.) can be moved between zones.
* System units (heaters etc.), zones and weekly programs can be named and renamed.
* See www.nobo.no for more information.
You can now create local zone overrides in the app. Touch or hold the status icons to the left in the zone list to create zone overrides.
Nobø Switch can be added for individual zone control.
For more information, please see our help pages at help.nobo.no.
The app itself is stable and you can control your panels with ease but that’s all you can do. Would be very useful to see current room temperature, panel status (on/off) and force touch temperature setting in the app. Any update soon?

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Relocating a warehouse or distribution centre is a major business decision, and one that should not be made without weighing up all possible options. If you find yourself considering a warehouse relocation, the team at Unistor can complete a detailed review of your current warehouse design to further understand the constraints of your facility.
If a refit or expansion of your current location is not a viable solution, Unistor can assist with developing a relocation plan for your business. Whether that’s sourcing a new greenfield site, or taking over an existing facility, the experienced team of consultants at Unistor can develop a plan that takes into consideration your business’ objectives and other key factors such as transport and logistics connections, relationships to existing suppliers and customers, and future growth and expansion. Unistor will work with you throughout the relocation process, ensuring a smooth transition to your new facility with minimal costly downtime.
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Finding the perfect picture to put on your website, brochure, or Facebook event can be tricky, and it gets even more difficult if you’re making sure your photos are legal to use. That’s right, legally, you can’t use any picture you find on Google Images. Using these photos opens your library up to possible lawsuits for copyright infringement. Instead, look for photos that fall into Public Domain or have a Creative Commons license.
Public Domain: The person who created this work has waived their rights to the photo. This means that you can copy, change, distribute, and perform the work for commercial purposes without asking permission.
Creative Commons Licenses: These licenses allow creators to waive and reserve certain rights in regards to their work. This may include if the image can be used for commercial purposes, if it needs creator attribution, and so on.
A guide for helpful information regarding stock photos can be found here.
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There are some of us who enjoy bathing in limelight whilst there are some who rather run away from it.
The fear of attention can certainly make us “shy” when there is an audience around us – and often the more people there are the more of the fear it will bring out.
This article addresses the suffering state of mind in relation to the fear of attention.
Some people may choose to draw away from a crowd out of choice and wisdom, but people with the fear of attention will do it out of the state of fear – and this is the area of the consciousness which needs to be addressed if one wishes to live a more fulfilling life.
Often when we have a fear of attention, the occurring theme will always be about Self-Judgement – in particular it will be about the fear of rejection.
For instance, when we fear attention it means that we fear “being seen for who we are.” The fear is there because of the belief that we “might/will” get rejected and be punished for who we are. At the consciousness level, we are basically labelling ourselves as some sort of a criminal!
This article will look at the suffering states of mind in relation to Attention.
The fear of attention can make us suppress our presence or downplay our character. Whilst these actions can be seen humble in some minds, cultures / religions etc the fears need to be addressed if one wishes to expand The Self. We can never experience true happiness if we are not able to express our beings to the fullest extent with a peaceful mind without fear.
Do you usually downplay yourself in fear of standing out?
The fear can thus wash our colours away and bring great limitations to our expressivity in particular our ability to be creative. The fear of attention perhaps is one of the greatest impediment to a creative artist whether one is a painter / musician / presenter and so forth.
The fear of standing out can also make us hide our unique passions in fear of being criticized by others.
When we are scared of coming out into the light the knowing of The Self can also become impeded too.
The journey is about accepting oneself and becoming comfortable with who we are. It is about developing the confidence to show honestly to the world who we are even if there is an audience waiting to criticize in front of us.
As the Seed Cause of all forms of Sufferings come from Negative Ideas, the journey will take us to discover many Negative Ideas within our consciousness which has created the Fear of attention.
The Fear of Attention can be transcribed in the following declaration for the linear mind to understand it a bit clearer.
We can create attachment towards the Negative Idea when we have fears in relation to Self-Judgement – especially in areas of rejection.
And this Idea will continually be sustained the more we judge others because this will create the fear of being judged in the same way.
As the Seed Cause of all forms of sufferings comes from the lack of acceptance of The Self, the journey will require one to develop Self-Acceptance both ways – i.e. to Accept The Self for being unique and different at the same time developing accepance towards Other Selves for having their own unique and different opinions towards oneself.
And through developing the Knowing of The Self, one will be able to discover different Negative Ideas behind the Negative Ideas, for instance "It is not ok to be rejected, it is not ok to be laughed at etc."
As you release your fear of attention you will find it more natural to be yourself. Perhaps your wardrobe will gain some new colours as the difference between wearing something out of fear and wearing something which resonates with your body and soul becomes clearer and clearer to you.
The destination is not to become attention-seekers, but to just be ourselves whether we may directly or indirectly draw attention.
Let us use example of a possible Negative Idea within the fear of attention.
For the mind which carries the negative declaration, the person will tend to underplay their character in fear of appearing too bright in front of people. The person may also think it's wrong for oneself or others to act and appear better than the rest of us.
The transition towards the positive declaration begins when one realizes that in judging people who seek limelight we are also creating the fear of being judged in the same way too.
By accepting others when they seek attention or “show off,” the state of judgement we have towards them can be transformed into encouragements towards ourselves to do the same when we need to do certain things that might draw attention.
For the mind which carries the positive declaration one will be able to freely choose whether or not to hide themselves or to express their character for the whole world to see.
Often we can have a habit of not drawing attention to ourselves. As a result we may not be aware that it may be a fear that is driving such a habit. To truly know if you have a fear of attention you can observe your reactions to see if you have any negative reactions when you do things which may “attract attention.” For instance you can speak louder than usual, or you can do incorporate more body language into your life to develop the Knowing.
One way to address the fear of attention is to simply practice the Creator’s Meditation in a place where it might draw attention – i.e. at the lounge where your family might be around, in public spaces like parks, or at work, or just outside in your garden. The more you sit there in an open space the more fears will come up – this is then you can begin observe the negative physical sensations throughout the body with a Still Mind. The more you do this and trying to pull yourself out of the fear into the state of Stillness the more you are in fact transforming the fear.

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Here at Randolph Eye Associates, we specialize in assisting patients with low vision.
Low vision is a term used to refer to a visual impairment that cannot be corrected through surgery, pharmaceuticals, glasses, or contact lenses. It is typically characterized by partial sight such as blurred vision, blind spots, or tunnel vision. A person who has low vision can also technically be classified as legally blind.
Low vision can be caused by eye injury and many eye diseases. Some of these include macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and retinitis pigmentosa. Although these problems can happen at any age, these are typically more common in older people.
There are some symptoms of low vision to watch out for. First, you are not able to see as well as you used to. Although eyesight typically declines as people age, low vision will be even more extreme than that. If you are having a hard time reading or distinguishing between different colors or have blurred vision much of the time, it is important to consult with your eye doctor.
Our compassionate and knowledgeable staff will work with you at the first sign of any low vision problems. If we are able to catch the problem before it gets any worse, we may be able to assist you so that you do not continue losing your sight.
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Pop-up shops are seen as an opportunity to bring brands closer to their target audience, and engage consumers through unique, personal experiences.
Here’s a great example of how experiential marketing can be used by retailers to provide an amazing shopping experience out of store.
Experiential Marketing is all about creating a memorable experience with your brand that people can’t help but notice and take part in. Anthon Berg, the Danish chocolatier, has definitely provided that warm fuzzy feeling in their latest campaign in Copenhagen.
Brands are always trying to find creative ways to connect with consumers in both online and real world. This is a cool campaign by American Express in the US, which allows card members to turn customised Twitter hashtags into savings.
Here is a great example of experiential activation, integrating mobile technologies, social media and a fun gaming element.
This is an excellent example of smart billboard technology put into innovative use in a German GranataPet food awareness campaign, surprising owners and their dogs alike during their daily walkies!