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Context is the ground we build on.
The second primary role of an antiwar core that we will discuss is to formulate winning strategies and articulate them in a way that will inspire broad action to end the war.
Taking action with a faith in the possibility that we may somehow end the war is very different from taking action with a strategy about how to do it. The former is a shot in the dark. The latter is a hard target, but one we’re likely to get closer to the more we practice.
Faith in the possibility of affecting change is an important starting point – a prerequisite for social change work. Given the profound level of political disempowerment in our society, such faith should not be undervalued. But good strategy must be informed by much more than faith. The more information we have, the more likely that our strategy will be on target. What kind of information are we looking for? Well, who are the decision-makers? Who or what influences them? What are the decision-making processes? What alliances and tensions exist within “the system”? What are the possible legislative and legal points of intervention? Who are our allies? Who are our potential allies? What related issues are other progressive groups working on? What are the big concerns in our communities, and how are they articulated? How do people get their news and information? What are the cultural narratives that hold meaning to the people around us? What are people’s attitudes toward “activism” or “activists?” What is the history of social change, and how is that history perceived?
Answering these (and many more) questions will give us a lay of the land that will help to inform our strategies. The more detailed our information the better, as outcomes are determined by the complex interplay of details. The success or failure of a social struggle can ultimately come down to the smallest details. It is therefore to our advantage to rid ourselves of any tendency to oversimplify, over-generalize, monolithize or mystify our circumstances, and to shift to a mentality that appreciates complexity and studies detail. This requires learning to see the world as it is, rather than as we may want it to be.
Failing to attain an intimate knowledge of our particular organizing contexts, we tend to rely on our assumptions, which can be false or at least not fully true in important ways. Sometimes change agents incorrectly assume that we are the only ones who care about an issue; we see “the system” (or even society) as monolithic, preventing us from leveraging important fissures and vulnerabilities, and from finding potentially key allies and defectors.
Strategy is not built upon assumptions, worldviews or projections. It is built upon intimate knowledge of context. Without contextual knowledge, change agents will lack a strategy. And without a strategy we go into battle armed with principles, maxims and truths. As the saying goes, you don’t go into a gunfight armed with truth. You go with a gun. Our struggle is not a gunfight, but it is in part a struggle for power. While truth and principles are important, we can’t end the war armed only with these; we need strategy.
To be fair, change agents usually go into battle armed with more than truth. We usually go with tactics. Some change agents have developed and honed a large arsenal of tactics. But to be effective we need an overarching strategy to guide and shape our tactical choices.
Indeed, there is a large amount of confusion about the difference between strategy and tactics. A strategy is an overall plan about how to obtain a goal. Tactics are the specific actions and methods used to carry out that plan.
In their campaign strategy workshops for social justice change agents, The Ruckus Society presents a framework that progresses from issue to goal to strategy to tactic. The first step is to define the issue. The goal is what the change agents want to accomplish. Their strategy is their overall plan for how they intend to reach their goal. Finally, their tactics are the specific activities utilized to carry out their plan.
For example, if a group’s issue is a waste incinerator in their neighborhood, their goal may be to close it down. Their strategy may be to organize the neighborhood around the issue and pressure the local political system to close the incinerator. Their tactics may include holding public meetings, circulating a petition, going door to door, and meeting with local politicians. Each tactic should be evaluated for how, specifically, it will further a strategy that moves the group toward achieving its goal. Again, the more specific the group’s contextual knowledge, the better. Which people in office actually have the power to deliver the goods? Who or what influences them? And so on.
When a group is working toward a very large goal, like ending a war-or even changing the very nature of US foreign policy-they have to break it down into a series of steps for how to get there. They need to set interim goals that are both concrete and attainable. The issue / goal / strategy / tactic framework will be most helpful for local antiwar groups when applied to specific interim goals that are winnable within a measurable amount of time.
The antiwar movement’s focal issue is (obviously) the war. Our goal is to end it. Broadly, our strategy could be to mount strong enough pressure to force the political establishment to capitulate to our demands, and more specifically to pressure Congress to de-fund the war. Interim goals may include winning over specific legislators to our position. These interim goals of the larger movement could serve as the primary focus for specific local antiwar groups, according to their specific regions.
To achieve their goals, local antiwar groups’ tactics may include holding public meetings, circulating petitions, door-to-door organizing, lobbying representatives, holding educational events, public vigils and mass demonstrations, writing letters to the editor, and grabbing headlines through creative direct actions such as following their representatives around with super-sized checks from Halliburton. Multiple and complex factors should be considered when choosing or inventing a tactic. First, a tactic should be framed intelligently within a coherent strategy that is projected to move the group closer to achieving an attainable goal. Tactics should be informed by what the group wants, who can give it to them, who can help them (natural allies), who is their audience, what is their message, and much more. The tactic star (below) describes some key factors to consider when determining a tactic.
Tactics carried out without regard for strategy or context may be as effective as shots in the dark. This is not to say that just because a tactic lacks a conscious strategy it therefore has absolutely no strategic value. After all, sometimes shots in the dark do hit targets. Also, in most situations at least some of these factors are considered to some extent, even if informally. But a more formal examination of these factors when considering tactics will increase the likelihood of success. In lieu of a strategy, change agents will often search for the “perfect tactic”, or the “most radical” tactic. Sometimes we experience or hear about a tactic used one place, and then attempt to replicate it somewhere else without appreciation for the changed local context. While it is valuable to continually explore new tactics and expand our toolbox, still context is essential. We have to accurately gauge our local contexts.
When we speak of winning strategies we are not talking about easy solutions or the “perfect tactic.” Sometimes the search for the perfect or “most radical” tactic causes activists to believe in tactics rather than believing in people. What progressive person hasn’t heard (or thought) some version of the following? “If we could get enough people to engage in Gandhian nonviolence…” or “If we could get enough people to vote for the right candidate…” or “If we could get enough people to observe a boycott…” or “If we could get enough people to take up arms…” and so on. The reality is that probably all of the above tactics have potential to be effective, if indeed we could get enough people to participate. There is no silver bullet tactic. The trick to social change is precisely getting enough people. While choosing (or inventing) the right tactic at the right time can profoundly influence participation levels, tactics are still but a small part of the “getting enough people” equation.
Getting enough people is what organizing is all about. There is no magic tactic that, on its own, will instantly set wildfire to our proverbial prairie. There are moments when the right tactic can act as a spark to set the prairie ablaze, often giving the illusion that the fire was caused solely by the spark (e.g. Rosa Parks). But, to extend the metaphor, you can ignite sparks, light matches, or even use a flamethrower, but if the conditions of the prairie are not ripe, the fire will not spread.
In speaking of conditions, movement strategists commonly refer to objective and subjective conditions. Objective conditions include factors such as poverty level, disparity of wealth, structure of governance, degree of control and repression. Subjective factors pertain to us, the agents of change. How many of us are there? How organized are we? To what extent are we connected to a base? Have we built bridges between different communities? Objective and subjective conditions are not entirely separable, and both are important in determining our likelihood for success in particular contexts.
The fact that a large majority of Americans now oppose the Iraq War should certainly be counted by the antiwar movement as a favorable objective condition. However, other conditions are limiting what we have been able to accomplish, even having popular opinion significantly aligned with our position on withdrawal. These conditions act as obstacles to building a force strong enough to achieve our goals. Objectively (pertaining to the broad social and political context in the US) these obstacles include a government with little public account- ability, a corporate-owned media, widespread resignation, lack of political agency, a spectator society, fear, consumerism, lack of personal stakes, deep race and class divisions, ignorance, and negative attitudes in the culture about activism, social movements, collective action, etc. Subjectively (pertaining to the current antiwar movement) obstacles include limited resources, a shortage of skilled organizers, lack of an overarching strategy, structural limitations of many progressive organizations, sectarianism, purism and self-isolation.
Popular bitterness about the war will certainly aid antiwar organizing. We should not underestimate its significance. But we should equally not underestimate the importance of overcoming the above-mentioned obstacles. These constraining conditions must inform the antiwar movement’s strategies. We have to be both realistic about the present limitations and visionary about how to push those limits.
The antiwar core is in a bit of a Catch-22. To attract more people we have to convince them that we have a winning plan. But our winning plan is reliant on their participation. So, while our primary strategy should be to build a bigger movement with enough power to achieve our goals, to do this we have to get much more specific in the strategies we articulate to the public.
Progressives often talk about how bad things are. We sometimes talk about what a better world might look like. But what we need is a compelling story about how to get from where we are to where we want to be. Without this we will continue to mobilize relatively few people. The previous essay argued that the antiwar movement must interpret events not just for our own understanding, but also to tell a persuasive story to the broader society (especially to the constituencies that we aim to organize). It is the same with broadly articulating a strategy. If our public presentation doesn’t include strategy, then our story has only an oppressive beginning and a wishful fairytale ending – lacking a convincing plot for how to move from the former to the latter. People may suspend their disbelief when listening to stories for entertainment, but not when they are being asked to take action and invest themselves. We have to articulate a viable plan. We have to map the political machinery and explain specifically how we can leverage power to end the war.
And we have to examine the various mechanisms and stories used to inoculate so much of society against the idea of participating in collective change efforts. The antiwar core’s role of articulating a viable strategy for broad-based action to end the war is essentially instructive. To pull off an instructive role, one has to be seen as credible and trustworthy in the eyes of those receiving instruction. The word instructive is not to depict an active movement relating to a passive society – quite the opposite. This is about the recurring historical phenomenon in which everyday people look to a core of change agents for direction. Again, core is not meant to exclude, but to clarify roles so that the core-those who can give a lot of time and energy-may consciously facilitate the participation of people who want to do something but do not have the time, energy or desire to be part of a core.
Today’s antiwar movement has to gain some ground before whole layers of society will look to us for direction. We have to break down negative stereotypes about us. We have to reinvent ourselves as insiders. We have to create new stories and meanings in the culture about collective struggle. But we need to do more than just appear credible. Fundamentally, we have to earn confidence and trust. Being right or righteous will not cut it. We are not entitled to lead by virtue of holding the most correct political line, the most radical tactic, or the highest principles. Yes, we have to prove we will not betray guiding principles, but we also have to demonstrate an ability to make good decisions that result in some interim victories. We have to make headway. We have to project ourselves as winners. Building hope is more than telling a hopeful story; if we are to hold people’s attention, there must be signs (evidence) of hope unfolding throughout the plot.
We have argued in this essay that a primary role of antiwar change agents is to formulate and articulate a strategy for mass action to end the war. We have described how effective strategies are informed by an intimate knowledge of context and a thorough study of objective and subjective conditions. We have argued that strategies should determine tactics. We have named several conditions that presently act to constrain the antiwar movement. We have argued that a pressing project of progressive change agents is to build hope, and suggested that broadcasting a believable strategy with attainable interim goals is a necessary part of this. Finally we have stated that to play an instructive role, change agents must not only become credible; they must gain people’s confidence.
When we mistake widespread resignation for apathy, we sometimes take to sustaining ourselves with a story of “the righteous few.” Maybe most people don’t care, but I do. I’m taking a stand. I am a person who is willing to take risks for what I believe. This courage and character is laudable and an asset to any movement. The problem is when we become attached to marginalization, as if we’d be selling out if our ideas were ever to become popular or take hold. The story of the righteous few is self-perpetuating. Lacking a strategy, we can’t get our minds around winning. If you can’t win, the next best thing for a conscientious person is to be righteous. Putting righteousness (our intentions) before effectiveness (our impact) discourages strategic thinking. Thus we lack a strategy. Lacking a strategy, we can’t get our minds around winning… ad infinitum.

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Join Future Oceans if you wish to support our efforts to raise awareness and join our community of thought leaders and creative influencers. In the pages to follow you will find the details of the competition.
Our inaugural show on July 1 at the Victoria International Marina, (Victoria, BC) will showcase the works of 10 outstanding Fashion Designers who exemplify the values set by the competition and meet the project guidelines. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2019 at 12:00am (MST). International submissions are welcome. Finalists will be notified on March 20.
An award of $1000 will be presented to the 10 Finalists upon the show’s completion. Finalists will participate in publicity shoots, media interviews, and receive invitations to tour their work in future international shows. The Future Oceans fashion collection will be documented by several of the world’s top photographers in photoshoots slated for July 2.
For more information about our partners and sponsors please follow our Facebook Page at VIM’s Future Oceans!
A respect for the environment and how all things are connected within it.
A love of and connection to the ocean.
A respect for First Nations culture.
A love of adventure, exploration and discovery.
Seeking positive health and wellness influences.
Designers are challenged to create three fashion garments; a one of a kind wearable art piece featuring reclaimed ocean plastic, and two ready-to-wear garments using eco-friendly fabrics. Designers may submit up to 6 different designs for consideration into the show if they choose, however only 3 pieces will be selected for the runway.
Ocean plastics for the wearable art works will be provided by the Ocean Legacy Foundation. A list of readily available reclaimed materials can be found on the following page. Additional materials will also be posted in an album on our Facebook page as more plastics are collected from the ocean. Designers are asked to choose 1-2 items to incorporate multiples of into their wearable art statement piece. A container of materials will be shipped to designers within 1-2 weeks of acceptance into the show. Additional materials are available upon request.
All three garments may be unique in design and materials however they must have a common unifying thread, constituting a cohesive fashion collection. Designers are invited to incorporate found objects, fabric and technology into their wearable art pieces if they so choose.
Professional Models and Hair and Makeup Artists will be provided for each designer by Natural Talent Alliance.
Reclaimed ocean plastics will be provided by the Ocean Legacy Foundation, and shipped to finalists at the end of March. Ocean plastic must be featured in at least one of the garments in the three-piece collection. Plastics may be manipulated, broken down further, melted, formed, cast or processed in any other creative way in order to achieve artistic results. Additional recycled plastic materials may be incorporated into the garment as well in order to make an artistic statement. Plastics commonly found along coastlines include: water bottles, plastic bags, dry-cleaning bags, tarps, bottle caps, plastic granules, plastic from buckets, and various types of netting to name a few. Please consider incorporating one or more of these items when designing your collections.
2. A 200 word (max) biography.
5. Your company/brand logo, JPEG format.
6. A 300 word (max) artist statement.
7. Links to your work or website.
8. 3 images of previous work.
9. A list of proposed materials.
10. A sketch of each piece in your collection, JPEG format.
Submissions must be received by 12:00am on March 15. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
Finalists will be notified on March 20.

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Located in the heart of the South Downs National Park, Listed Cottage is a Grade II Listed Building. Dating back to 1773 with brick and stone elevations the Cottage is typical of many houses to be found in the SDNP. In the past the house has been extended to the rear with a conservatory added in 1988.
Planning and listed building consent was granted to create a new extension replacing the conservatory. The new extension is larger and has been moved towards the North of the rear elevation; it will house the dining room which opens off the kitchen. The design incorporates lower eaves and ridge than the host dwelling, and a hipped roof to diminish the visual impact on the host dwelling when viewed from the North or South. The form and materials of the extension are in sympathy with the original brick and stone cottage where the existing 1988 conservatory contrasts in white painted timber.
The project is currently under construction.
JWA is a dedicated team of architects working with James Wells. Based in West Sussex we design for new build homes, extensions, barn conversions and orchestrate plans for historically important listed buildings to work in the 21st Century. Our sister practice James Wells Commercial handles design for commercial projects including hotels, bars, restaurants and offices.
We handle projects with a construction value of £400K upwards.
© Copyright James Wells Architects. All Rights Reserved.

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Determination of process, fees, referral requirements and opportunities for comments and questions. Learn more about Development Pre-Submittals.
Review and comment of site plan/plat/PIA, etc. Public Hearings (if required) scheduled after all comments are substantially addressed. Learn more and apply for a Development Permit.
Submitted after at least one round of site plan review. Can be submitted concurrently with site plan if no public hearing are required. Learn more about Site-Civil Construction Documents.
Submitted after at least one round of Construction Drawings (CDs) are reviewed. Issued at or after Development Permit. Learn more and apply for a Building Permit.
Scheduled prior to construction. Meeting covers construction hours and restrictions, contractor/City contact, and inspection processes.
Issued upon completion of land development application process, completion of CDs, and submittal of collateral for PIA public engineer's cost estimate (ECE).
Walkthrough with City, Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority (SEMSWA), Fire Safety, Building Division, etc. to resolve any issues before CO.
Reduction in collateral associated with the PIA public engineer's cost estimate (90 percent). Hold remaining 10 percent for two years.
Final 10 percent collateral is released two years after probationary acceptance, project is accepted and closed.
Building permits are required for new buildings, renovations and additions to existing buildings to ensure all structures within the City are safe to occupy.
Visit the Building Permits webpage for more information.
A permit is required for all new fences and the replacement of existing fences where height, location or materials are changing (e.g., chain link to wood).
Visit the Fence Regulations webpage to learn about Centennial's fence regulations and permitting process.
A permit is required for all new signs and replacement of or modifications to existing signs. Signage allowed depends on the zoning of the property. Properties are zoned under the Land Development Code and sign regulations are governed based upon Article 6, Signs and Lighting. Check your zoning.
Visit the Sign Regulations webpage to learn about Centennial's sign regulations and permitting processes.
Visit the Right-of-Way Permits page to learn more about the different types of ROW permits issued by the City.


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This LIVE training provides important and useful information on best practices for working with our homeless guest families. This mandatory training for all volunteers interacting with Family Promise guests.
All Board meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30pm – 7:00pm at the Wales Community Room 216 W. South St., Wales.
Our live training provides lots of useful information on best practices for working with our homeless guest families. One training session is mandatory for all volunteers interacting with Family Promise guests.
Every other month throughout the year, former and current guest families get together to: share a meal, talk about their success and challenges, learn about various resources available to them in the community and have some fun. Food, transportation, child care and various household supplies and other gifts are provided.


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Living in town is a dream for many. While sometimes prices can be higher, there is no doubt that every once in a while a great deal comes along that you have to jump on. Such is the case with this quaint studio/condo that is now available on Kalakaua.
Located in the Diamond Head Beach Hotel, this well priced unit features amazing views of Kapiolani Park and the Waterfall. Nestled nicely within the Diamond Head Beach Hotel building, this unit delivers small maintenance fees and those fees go toward cable, hot water and sewer.
The unit itself includes an ac window unit ad drapes and is within a gated community with excellent security. Want to feel safe where you live? This is the unit for you.
Perfect for someone starting out, this unit has a lovely area next to the water where you can just relaxing or walk along the ocean and use the ladder to reach the beach for swimming. You can also place your unit in the rental pool when you are out of town, helping you cover fees and allowing you to enjoy another place.
The building is secure and includes a community laundry room, so you won’t need to go far to get laundry done. If you have ever dreamed of living in the town area of Oahu, and you are looking for something with an excellent price range, then this quaint studio/condo unit in the Diamond Head Beach Hotel building may be exactly what you are looking for.
Take a few minutes to view this listing and others. If you are on the market for something small and affordable with plenty of amenities, then you will want to see this unit.


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Samuel Yates began, and this site continues, a database of the largest known primes. Primes in that database are assigned a proof-code to show who should be credited with the discovery as well as what programs and projects they used. (Discoverers have one prover-entry, but may have many proof-codes because they use a variety of programs...) This page provides data on L3345, one of those codes.
Proof program: LLR The primes from this code accounts for 0.226% of the (active) primes and 0.203% of the (active) score for this program.

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Ballantrae is a gated community of over four hundred homes located in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. We're on the North Fork of the Saint Lucie River with direct access to the South Fork of the river which leads to Lake Okeechobee and the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, the Indian River Intracoastal Waterway and access to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lucie inlet are both within an easy sail down the river.
There is a newly updated and private Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, Santa Lucia River Club. This is a par 72 championship course of masterful design that winds through 402 acres of upland preserves, oak hammocks, and stands of mature pines.
In addition to golf and boating, Ballantrae offers tennis, swimming, fishing, and a Homeowners Community Clubhouse which is the center of many community activities.
The approximately 400 homes in Ballantrae vary from waterfront estates of over 5,000 sq. ft. of living area, three car garages and 5 bedrooms and 5 baths down to 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom attached villas of just over 1,000 sq. ft. with garages. Homes were first completed in 1993 and there are still some vacant lots that have yet to have a home on them.
The Ballantrae home owners association fees, as of December 2018, vary from a low of $236.00 a month up to $494.00 per month depending on the location of the home and the services provided. Up to 2 large pets are allowed for residents. Docks are owned by residents and can be sold among owners only. There are 67 slips in the community Marina and in most times there's a waiting list for these docks.
The location of this community makes it very convenient for those looking to access Florida's Turnpike to commute either to the north or south as it's only about 10 minutes from the front gate depending on traffic. Also, very conveniently located to access US-1 (Federal Hwy) to access Jensen Beach where one has a wide choice of shopping including the Treasure Coast Mall as well as access to the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean and many waterways and fishing spots.
Ballantrae is also located adjacent to the Port St. Lucie Sandpiper Club Med which has a number of exciting and educational programs and is a destination for tourists from all over the world.


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Please pick your size and indicate the station or other county location for delivery for your short sleeve shirt.
Thank you for participating in Breast Cancer Awareness 2018. Your support is appreciated!

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This Is A Surprise? Look At Our President Elect!
Has anybody told Kathleen Parker that we already knew this? Obviously not, she had to write an article about it. What I found most interesting is something I and quite a few other people know; our elected officials are not as smart as some of us…which, of course begs the question, why, (because we already know the how), are they in charge? Answer: Very intelligent people are entrepreneurs making oodles of cash in our Free Market Capitalistic country instead of serving the public and getting raked over the coals by the MSM.
If anybody thinks The One’s Economic Team, Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke or Nancy Pelosi have a clue about repairing the damage done to the economy by Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and Maxine Waters, I know I have a bridge I can sell you.
Most bracing: Only 27 percent of elected officeholders in the survey could identify a right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Forty-three percent didn’t know what the Electoral College does. And 46 percent didn’t know that the Constitution gives Congress power to declare war.
Are We There Yet? OR We Are So Screwed!
I have found lately that my 12 year old is smarter than the average voter these days. Maybe there is hope. Lord help us all. Happy Thanksgiving to all at Logistics Monster. You rock!!!!
Yes, we are raising some smart kids – my 8 year old knew that Sarah Palin was McCain’s VP and not The One’s. Remember that audio from Howard Stern “Man On The Street” where Obama supporters thought Palin was his VP?
Happy Thanksgiving to you and many mahalos for your continued support!!!
DT–Take a day off and enjoy your turkey if you’re having it!! We’re having a roast chicken…a turkey is too big for us now….
I set up a live came with greetings to all for a good Thanksgiving! You’ll probably see dogs, too!!!!!
A joyous Thankgiving to my friend the Logsistics Monster!
I read that Obama’s IQ is 130; mine is 150. Not that IQ covers one’s overall intelligence but it certainly is based on basic skills and knowledge. I would be interested in Pelosi’s IQ, because she is REALLY under the radar.


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Contribute towards constructing a fairer society, with solidarity and commitment towards the most vulnerable groups in the population.
Test and implement innovative approaches responding to social challenges, deploying new tools for financing and managing social organisations.
The different vulnerable groups in the population – especially children and young persons at risk, the elderly and migrant communities.
In terms of empowerment activities, the targets of Programme interventions are the different carer profiles identified alongside technical staff at social organisations.
The Program seeks to establish and nurture new dynamics in the social field that boost the potential of this sector, contributing towards the construction of a more cohesive society with fewer incidences of social exclusion.
The adoption of these new approaches proves necessary due to the growing scale, scope and complexity that these social issues now assume – particularly as regards issues related to ageing, child and youth protection, migratory movements – and for which there is a lack of sufficient and/or appropriate responses.
The response to these social challenges to a large extent comes from organisations in the tertiary sector or the social economy. These organisations face serious challenges as regards their effectiveness and financial sustainability.
Focusing on this space and its scope for innovation, this Programme seeks to explore both in terms of support for the development of better responses to the vulnerable groups identified in the ways in which these responses get financed.
Social innovation interlinks with the search for and the consolidation of more efficient and effective ways to meet the social needs of our communities. The actors in these new solutions are to a large extent organisations operating in the tertiary sector or the social economy. These organisations face serious challenges as regards their own effectiveness and sustainability. In parallel, social organisations confront challenges as regards their models of governance and leadership.
Another of the questions under debate by social organisations deals with their own sustainability and the scale of the new solutions they implement, decisive factors to their levels of impact. In this aspect, the recourse to new technologies has proven to be a fundamental instrument to boosting the potential range of the solutions promoted with a growing number of technologically based social innovation projects. Finally, there is a growing level of recognition as to the role the arts may play in the integration processes of more vulnerable population groups.
Foster the social inclusion of vulnerable population groups through innovative interventions with a particular focus on artistic practices.
Boost recourse to technology as a means of resolving social problems.
Train and recruit new leadership to the social sector and to community development.
Promote recourse to new financial instruments for the social sector that facilitate the mobilisation of private financing and empowering organisations to deploy such instruments.
Expand the level of utilisation of new contractual models for social services.
The Wellbeing and Quality of Life axis particularly focuses on reducing the factors of risk and boosting those able to provide protection to two vulnerable population groups: children and the elderly.
The European Commission, the OECD and UNICEF are unanimous in their recommendations regarding the need to invest in education and the provision of care in the early years of life, especially in the 0 to 3 age range.
On the other hand, the ageing of the population, resulting from the increase in longevity and the reduction in birth rates, represents one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century.
According to the United Nations, this requires prioritising development, health and wellbeing and alongside fostering environments favourable to ensuring that everybody may age in safety and with dignity, maintaining their participations in society as citizens with full rights throughout the final years of life; guaranteeing active, healthy and successful ageing processes.
Furthermore, the World Health Organisation identifies the need to guarantee the social support for living securely and independently at home and in the community in keeping with ageing processes.
The Migration issue (across its two dimensions: immigration and emigration) represents one of the major themes on the current world agenda. As more than demonstrated by the refugee crisis of 2015, this issue shall traverse the entire 21st century as one of the central themes to modern societies incorporating highly distinct realities: ranging from economic migrations (by option) to forced migrations (refugees resulting from armed conflicts, natural disasters, religious and/or ethnic persecution, among other situations).
The Foundation correspondingly seeks to continue to position itself nationally as a benchmark reference as regards the pre-empting of problematic issues and internationally as the “ambassador” of a country that stands out from the great majority of member states due to its humanist and person centred vision, fostering innovative and replicable best practices.
Foster a better understanding of the phenomena associated with issues surrounding migrations.


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For more than a decade, Daveyton's Mayor, Tom Boya, was Pretoria's evidence of the legitimacy of the municipal councils running its segregated black townships.
As president of the United Municipalities of South Africa, an organization of black municipal officials, Mr. Boya put aside his mayoral duties and traveled as far afield as the United States and Brazil to discourse on the concerns of local government.
But he recently stunned a crowd of 80,000 residents of Daveyton by announcing that he was quitting his posts. He said the system with which he had become identified had no future. Whether motivated by conscience or survival, his unexpected resignation elicited wild cheers and seemed to signal the beginning of the end for black township governments.
Mr. Boya, who is 39 years old, said the handwriting appeared on the wall after the African National Congress was made legal and Nelson Mandela released in February. "I realized there was no room any more for a person to serve in a structure created by the Government," he said.
His decision to quit, he said, was prompted by his inability to stop the state-owned power company from switching off Daveyton's electricity for four days recently because of unpaid bills. He said it illustrated the frustrations he had faced in Daveyton since joining its town council in 1978.
"The weakness of the black local authorities was simply lack of funds, lack of local sources of revenue," Mr. Boya said. But, he quickly added, "the structures were illegitimate" because the white minority Government had imposed them on blacks.
Their resources are not shared with the satellite black townships, which began as stark dormitories for blacks working at menial jobs in white areas and which suffer chronic poverty and unemployment.
Anti-apartheid civic associations have organized boycotts of rent and utility payments to protest inferior living conditions, which deprive municipal governments of the modest revenue upon which they depend. The associations have accused municipal officials like Mr. Boya of being puppets of apartheid.
Satisfied that the crisis had been resolved, Mr. Boya flew to Rio de Janeiro for a conference. In his absence, the deal collapsed when the Transvaal Provincial Administration insisted that most of the money paid go to pay municipal wages and only a little to the utility company. He returned home to find the electricity turned off and his constituents irate.
"I felt so lonely," Mr. Boya said. "I felt rejected. I felt betrayed."
The electricity was turned back on after residents took the utility company to court.
Mr. Boya's foreboding about the future of black local government was heightened when he went to a United Municipalities conference recently and found only 8 of its 60 municipal councils represented.
Mr. Boya said he went to the other rally and decided to quit. "You could have heard a pin when I went over to the podium," he said. "I then offered my resignation."
James Ngubo, chairman of the Daveyton Interim Committee said that "Mr. Boya coming out really symbolizes that the system is bankrupt." He said the white minority Government had set up Mr. Boya as a "good black man" to make black local authorities palatable. His group had pressed Mr. Boya to resign, Mr. Ngubo said, and the power cuts "must have been the last straw for him."
Four other Daveyton councillors have followed Mr. Boya's example.
Mr. Boya predicted the inevitable collapse of all township government structures. "I think it will be very healthy when it happens," he said. "From those ruins, we can build."
He said municipalites must encompass white and black communities together and pool their revenue. And municipalities, he said, should be defined by region instead of race.
"The Government should abolish black local authorities and white local authorities and call for an election of local authorities under one umbrella," he said.


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Wintersun, a Finnish band that combines melodic death metal with folk metal elements, will give a show in Kyiv this September.
The band’s gig in Ukraine will be held after its "The Forest Seasons" new album release which comes out on July 21 via Nuclear Blast. According to information on the Internet, Wintersun cited Antonio Vivaldi's violin concerto "The Four Seasons".
Wintersun will be the second Finnish melodic death metal band, which will perform its show in Kyiv — Children of Bodom are to give a concert in the capital of Ukraine on September 14.

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text: Tunis-Developments in Libya will be on the agenda of the 30th session of the Arab Summit in March, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khamis Al Jheinawi said. Al Jheinawi expressed hope that the meeting would an opportunity to discuss key issues facing stability in the Arab region. The Minister noted that his country would strive to coordinate with participating countries to produce results and decisions that respond to the aspirations of Arab peoples.


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Do you need to be a vegetarian to lead a healthy life?
Can a vegetarian diet add years to your life?
A new study suggests the answer could be yes. After examining the health records of 73,308 people for an average of nearly six years, researchers discovered that vegetarians were 12% less likely to die during that period than people who ate meat more than once a week.
Researchers from Loma Linda University in California recruited members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, who are strongly encouraged to follow a vegetarian diet. As such, 52% of the sample fit into one of four categories of vegetarians: 7.6% were vegans (avoiding eggs, dairy, fish and other meat), 28.9% were lacto-ovo-vegetarians (who ate dairy and eggs but avoided fish and meat), 9.8% were pesco-vegetarians (who ate eggs, dairy and fish but avoided other meat) and 5.5% were semi-vegetarians (who ate eggs, dairy and fish regularly but ate other meats only once a week). The remaining 48.2% of people in the study were classified as nonvegetarians.
For the vegetarians in the study, the diets were not a passing fad. Pesco-vegetarians had been following that diet for 19 years, on average, and vegans had cut out meat, dairy and eggs for 21 years, on average. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians had not eaten fish or meat for 39 years, on average.
Different types of vegetarian diets produced different types of benefits. For instance, compared with nonvegetarians, those who followed a pesco-vegetarian diet reduced their risk of death from any cause by 19% during the course of the study. In men, the diet also reduced the risk of death due to cardiovascular causes by 34%; in women, it reduced the risk of death due to ischemic heart disease by 49%.
Men and women who followed a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet reduced their risk of death from any cause by 9% during the study period. And vegan men were 55% less likely to die as a result of ischemic heart disease, 42% less likely to die of cardiovascular causes and 28% less likely to die of any cause compared to nonvegetarians.
The results were published online Monday by the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
None of this proves that vegetarians live longer than nonvegetarians – the study volunteers will have to be tracked longer to see if that is true. But the results to date are certainly consistent with the idea.
The study authors speculate that vegetarians had fewer life-threatening health problems because they aet more fiber and avoided saturated fat, factors known to boost heart health. But the researchers didn't know why men were so much more likely to benefit than women.
"The biological effect of dietary factors on mortality may be different in men and women," they speculated. More studies are needed to figure this out, they said.
Also puzzling was why the vegetarian Seventh-day Adventists did better than a group of British vegetarians followed as part of another long-term study. The American vegetarians ate more fiber and vitamin C than their British counterparts, but it's not clear that this explains the difference, they noted.
Does this mean you should become a vegetarian? Not necessarily, writes Dr. Robert Baron, a general internist at UC San Francisco.
In a commentary that accompanies the study, Baron recalls his own conversion to a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet as a graduate student studying nutrition in the 1970s – an effort he abandoned during medical school due to "the lack of vegetarian options in hospital cafeterias," he wrote.
These days, he noted, people who follow a meat-free diet are likely to be motivated by religious, ethical or environmental concerns, not just by health ones. And from a health point of view, whether or not you eat meat isn't as important as limiting your consumption of sugary drinks, foods with added sugar, refined grains and most saturated fats and trans fats. Similarly, everyone can benefit by eating more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts.
"Achieving these goals trumps the more narrow goals of whether to include moderate amounts of dairy, eggs, fish, or even meat," Baron wrote. "Our debates about the superiority of one diet over another have not served the public well."
You can read a summary of the study online here and the commentary here.


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Assistant Professor Edward Cokely (CLS) and several graduate students presented research at the 33rd annual conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making and the 2012 meeting of the Psychonomic Society.
Coordinator Joan Chadde (Educational Programs) and the Michigan Tech Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (Uzi Mendez, Michael Briseno, Gilbert Ramirez and Armando Flores) along with Tech student volunteers Jess Hammersley, Margaret Brunette, Tyana Bogicevic and Sukaina Miftah, conducted a Family Engineering Night for 300+ Hispanic students and their parents at the Harrison Park K-8 School in Grand Rapids, Nov. 19.
Gerardo Ramirez, a PhD candidate in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Chicago, will present “Mathematics Anxiety: Origins, Impact, and Cognitive Mechanisms Driving Poor Performance” from 11:05 to 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28, in Rekhi G06. For more information, contact Associate Professor Susan Amato-Henderson (CLS) at slamato@mtu.edu .
Associate Professor Paul Ward (CLS) gave two lectures in Tampa, Fla. Ward presented “Is Less Always More? Skilled Situation Assessment, Perceptual Anticipation and Decision Making in Complex Environments” at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of South Florida and “Perceptual-cognitive Skill in Sport: Implications for Performance and Training in Complex Domains” at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, University of South Florida.
Myounghoon Jeon joins the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences as assistant professor. He comes to Michigan Tech from Georgia Tech.
Jeon holds a PhD and an MS in Engineering Psychology from Georgia Institute of Technology. He also received an MS in Cognitive Science and a BA in Psychology from Yonsei University.
Jeon has published in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, The Korean Journal of the Science of Emotion and Sensibility and ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing.
Education Program Coordinator Joan Chadde attended the 2012 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Conference in Houston. Chadde co-presented “Get ‘Em While They’re Young with Family Engineering” with chemical engineering major Kerstin Cleveland, as well at the SWE Outreach Expo and the Invent It. Build It! session for middle school girls and parents to promote the Family Engineering program.
Steelman holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign along with an MS in Human Factors from the University of Illinois and a MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher conducting research on human factors and applied cognition at Flinders University in South Australia. Her research interests include: basic and applied attention, models of attention, human performance in aviation, instructional design and display design.
For more information, contact Associate Professor Susan Amato-Henderson at slamato@mtu.edu .
Thursday was Usability Day around the world, and this was the fifth year Michigan Tech was involved. The event celebrates usability, when technologies or procedures make sense to us and when we can learn–and remember–how to use them, make few errors and feel satisfied with our experiences.
The Human Interface Design Enterprise was showing off their driver simulator in Rekhi Hall.
It was one of a couple of major projects the group has taken on, according to Margo Woller-Carter, a PhD student in applied cognitive science and human factors.
“We are using a Uconnect system from Chrysler to test for driver distraction,” she said. “We designed this driver simulator to use with it, and we will also be doing some eye-tracking for them.” Uconnect was a multimedia system on steroids: entertainment, phone, navigation, voice command, controls, and wifi: perfect for testing for distractions. The Enterprise was in the second year of a three-year contract with Chrysler.

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When Potentiality first approached us about working with them they already had links to other database applications. They had a framework for determining duplicate records and allowing their end users to process data that had been imported into the system from other applications. Their goal was, of course, to reuse as much of this as they could rather than getting us to develop this area. We would start simply by synchronising constituent data with a view to extending the integration in the future. Their existing method of data transfer was through XML representing the data structure of an individual. Since this was their first exposure to The Raiser’s Edge I explained the difficulties that implementing a generic solution would face. In their other database implementations there were fields that simply did not exist natively in RE. For example there is no next of kin field. That does not mean that an organisation has not created an attribute of “Next of Kin” in order to store that piece of information but it could also mean that a different organisation stored it elsewhere or did not store it at all. We streamlined the process to only include fields that were native to RE.
Of course another difference that RE has with other database implementations is the fact that there are no fixed phone or email types. One implementation can use “email”, another “e-mail”, a third “Personal email” and “Business Email” or a combination of all of these types. What is more there is no definition of a primary email or phone type. We needed to evaluate this type of issue (along with a host of other issues) to see how the integration would handle the difference in paradigms.
Integration is such a small part of the application. Potentiality’s solution is so much more. The community that can be generated by bringing together the organisation’s supporters through events, gallery, business directory many other areas makes Potentiality shine among many such solutions. One thing that impressed us was the way that it embraced other social media communities. Many CMS community solutions see the popular social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter as a threat to their solution. Rather than seeing a threat, Potentiality have developed integrations themselves with these platforms so that end users don’t need to choose one over the other but can embrace them all with the biggest winner being the community.
The integration that we helped develop ensures that the data moves from the end user through the community and onwards into The Raiser’s Edge. Without the data integration there is a discontinuity between what the end user knows and can contribute and what the organisation can ever hope know about its community members. While our integration was a small part of the overall solution it plays an important part for those organisations that make use of both Potentiality and The Raiser’s Edge.

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MBB has deep experience in brand strategy. Our employees have spent time both academically and in the real world – building businesses on both agency and client sides.
At MBB, we believe your brand is the broader interpretation of how your company and its image live in the mind of the target audience. Since our inception, we’ve utilized our brand processes and market research to help design, develop and execute hundreds of identity projects.
We’ve also worked with organizations over the years whose marks, icons, tone and standards were determined by others and helped those organizations manifest their respective brands through any number of marketing and advertising channels.
Interested in considering us for your next brand project? We’d love to talk.


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Depfile is secure file storage where you can upload, backup, store and share your files with your friends and family, but also you can share it with the whole web, and you can download files from other users. The free subscription service to death file works fine for somebody that only has the occasional picture, and video, or document to upload and make sure that it is saved. It works fine if you are a smaller user who will not be uploading much and you have the time to wait a few minutes for a picture to get into the system. For most users, however, it would be a lot more beneficial to pay the small fee and have numerous amounts of additional benefits. You may wonder what the benefits would be to paying for storage as opposed to using a free service.
What do you get with Depfile Premium Account?
Watch your movies and videos much faster.
No waiting time to stream.
Low yearly rates if you purchase in advance as well as regular monthly plans that do not involve a commitment.
Multiple secure methods of payment.
What is in the Cloud that I Didn’t Know About?
The Cloud and apps these days go hand in hand. When you take a picture on your phone, either Microsoft or Google already has a copy on their cloud storage. You can delete it, but it is still on the internet. You need to check your settings carefully to see if you have it set to the public or private viewing of every picture that you take. As soon as you signed up for an email, you may have begun sending your files unknowingly. It can be turned off, but you need to know how to get into settings and change them. Private Storage is secure and private. If you want to prevent your private photos from being on the web as well as your documents, Depfile is the way to go. It is incredibly easy to use. You click on browse and upload and within seconds it is on the internet. Some of the features of the Free Account vs. Depfile Premium Account.
10 TB storage which is basically unlimited.
Now that the cloud has been broken down in a way that is easier to understand, you may be curious to try out Depfile Premium Account. It is very easy to create a username and password. You can just click on your Facebook page with a link in the corner of Depfile, and you can log in that way. You can also make a username and password if you do not like to connect Facebook to anything or do not have it. Visit http://www.depfile.com for information on both their free storage service and their paid subscription service.
You want to use a reputable cloud storage service that will keep your files and personal information safe. You want one that cares first and foremost about treating your data as if it was their own. A personal service like Depfile that you are paying for space as opposed to using what the big storage servers like Apple and Google use, space that is rented out in blocks but is owned by one leading company. This service makes it possible for your information to get accidentally broken into or hacked much easier. This cloud storage gives you completely secure and safe file storage with no worries that anybody will ever be able to access any of your personal information but you. It is password protected, and your credit card information, as well as other forms of payment, is always encrypted.
When is it Considered Cloud Computing?
For something to be entirely cloud computed, it doesn’t need to be Network Attached Service which is an inside network. If however some of the overall information is on the internet as well, then it can be considered cloud storage. There is an input-output function as well that communicates with the in-house storage to the rest of the Internet as a read and write function involved on an API server.
Can you store things at home and also on the Cloud?
When you store things at home, it is called local storage. Things are fast and easy to access on a local network. When you go through an extensive storage system that is free and rented out to millions of people, it takes a time to transmit the information back. Some Cloud storage systems are just as fast. However, this cloud storage has a 100mb/s rate of uploading, so it is possible to use it and go as fast as local storage. For 19.99$ a month, $29.99 for 2 months and $129.99 a year, you would get storage for around the same price that you can access anywhere at any time. You can always access everything you want, everywhere using a subscription service. Be careful of who you choose and get the most secure of servers.
Where Did the Name the Cloud Come From?
The Cloud got the nickname from old charts that showed the internet as a bunch of passages that interconnected back to a cloud. It is an image that was found to make sense to most people in terms of understanding the breezing about aimlessly on a cloud passing information as it floats about distributing it back. Each cloud represents a different data connection, and it is bumping into each other on various clouds.
If you need more information about Depfile.com and Premium service, please read TOS.
How to safely use your credit card online?
Why is Depfile.com better than local backup?
What is a Filehost Service?
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Vsitours.com - Virtual Assist Arity. Reserving air travel, earning lodge reservations and arranging getaway journey normally has improved absolutely together with the introduction of your internet and a lot of persons make an effort to be their own personal vacation brokers. Whilst you can prepare seemingly a lot of your travel by yourself, you can not do also as your travel agent inside of a future!
There are actually two levels of responses to your concern of why people today journey. The initial could be the evident 1, and possibly the explanation we give ourselves and quotation to other people. We vacation so that we could see sights, knowledge other cultures, show up at functions and study more details on the whole world. These are definitely interesting explanations. But you will find deeper good reasons for touring which have a lot less to carry out with what we do when we journey, and more to accomplish with what traveling does to us. These five sets of changes to ourselves are in the coronary heart of what would make travel so powerful.
Vacation experiences on the Nomad just before the online market place and the way to save and have superior suggestions, data after the internet by going straight to expert brokers and vacation operators. Introducing a vacation club where you can get totally free vouchers for discounted journey in around 70 international locations. This is associated to Virtual Assist Arity.
Responsible tourism means all tourism immediately depending on the usage of pure life e.g. wildlife and landscape. Nature centered tourism involve eco-tourism and mass tourism.
Similar to Virtual Assist Arity, Tourism is really a booming market. With several travellers flocking to distinctive destinations close to the globe, tourism is now considered one of essentially the most practical company markets within the entire world. Even so, air vacation, motor vehicle vacation together with other aspects of tourism are adding towards the planet's air pollution crisis and this has started to become a difficulty. Vacation operators and hospitality corporates realised that some action needed to become taken, and Eco-tourism was made as being a alternative to this issue.

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text: Little, Brown. New York. 2012. First US edition, first US printing. 05/12. Near fine book in an as new dust jacket. This copy specially signed by the author on the title page.

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The 19th edition of Tbilisi International Film Festival kicked off Monday night in the Georgian capital, and will go through December 8.
Iranian screenwriter and director Nima Javidi is joining four other juries from Russia, Japan, France and the host country to judge the participating films in the international competition section.
Javidi, born in 1980, started filmmaking with a short film named 'Marathon champion' (2000) when he was 18. His first feature 'Melbourne' (2014) which was the opening film in critics' week in Venice film festival (2014) has attended more than 60 festivals around the world. He received 14 international awards for his first film namely, Best Film in Cairo Film Festival (2014), Best Script in Stockholm Film Festival (2014), Best Script in Asia Pacific Awards (2014), Best Director, Best script and Best young jury award in Gijon Film Festival (2014), etc. Moreover, he is a member of Asia Pacific Academy Awards and was a member of jury in 54th Gijon Film Festival (2016).
He is working on post production of his second feature film ‘The Warden' (2018), at the moment.
Earlier on November 02, the organizers of the Minsk International Film Festival Listapad in Belarus announced that Iranian author, film director and screenwriter Narges Abyar had been picked as a jury member of the film event.


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Apgar & Bullard Insurance Services is a family owned and operated insurance agency dedicated to providing quality insurance solutions to clients near Brea, CA.
Our team of knowledgeable insurance professionals is experienced in creating personal and commercial insurance policies designed to fit your needs. With Apgar & Bullard Insurance Services, our friendly staff will work with you on a one-on-one basis to develop not only the perfect policy, but a lasting relationship.
When you work with Apgar & Bullard Insurance Services, you’ll experience the exceptional service and attention to detail that you can only find with an independent insurance agency.

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The Hills Gastroenterology is a Sydney based clinic specialized in gastrointestinal endoscopy services. The clinic's head consultant Dr. Farzan Bahin is a member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Bahin and his team welcome patients from Monday to Friday, making sure they get a high quality consultation and comprehensive patient care.
Dr Farzan Bahin is located in the Bella Vista area of NSW. There are at least 20 other listings in the 2153 postcode area.
At The Bachmayer Orthodontic Clinic, our team understands that we have the amazing opportunity to be the best part of our patient's day - every day. We love that, and we take it seriously. We're all involved in continuing education so the treatments we provide are the most current, and the technologies we use to provide them are patient-friendly. From your first visit to the day you walk out with your new smile, we hope you’ll notice a difference. We want you to enjoy your time in treatment almost as much as the day your Dr. Bachmayer Smile is complete.
Dr Laniewski's research interests are clinically based focusing improving the outcome of reconstructive surgery for all patients that he sees. He is particularly concerned in improving access for women to reconstructive surgery following surgery for breast cancer. Part of his work is to research the ways in which the lives of patients that have head and neck reconstructive surgery can be further improved and to share his results with the wider plastic surgery community.
Considering cosmetic surgery in Sydney? Dr Eddy Dona is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon offering breast enlargement, nose jobs, liposuction & more.


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Featured is a Awesome ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG PRESS. It is a 100 year Anniversary edition. It is in very nice condition & was working at the time this printing place closed. Has manuals, rollers & more. The item "Printing press ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG PRINTING PRESS 100th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" is in sale since Sunday, May 14, 2017.
This item is in the category "Business & Industrial\Printing & Graphic Arts\Commercial Printing Essentials\Parts, Feeders & Attachments". The seller is "snmartifacts2015" and is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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*The winners of the “48th NAACP Image Awards” were announced tonight during the live broadcast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium which aired on TV One.
The two-hour live special was hosted by Anthony Anderson. There was a live pre-show from the red carpet hosted by Nischelle Turner and Terrence Jenkins including Tai Beauchamp and Chris Spencer as special correspondents.
NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn Brock presented the NAACP Chairman’s Award to Harvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. NAACP President Cornell William Brooks presented the NAACP President’s Award to Lonnie G. Bunch, III.
Some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including: Taraji P. Henson, Denzel Washington, Dwayne Johnson, Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross, Nate Parker, Niecy Nash, Omari Hardwick, Regina King, Mandy Moore, John Legend, Terrence Howard, Angela Bassett, Sterling K. Brown, Octavia Spencer, Trevor Noah, Janelle Monae, Issa Rae, Mike Colter, Mykelti Williamson, Adam Rodriguez, Rashida Jones, Bill Paxton, Brian White, Deon Cole, Jussie Smollett, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Justin Cornwell, Nick Kroll, Penny Johnson, Pooch Hall, Don Cheadle, Keesha Sharp, Andra Day, Kofi Siriboe, Rutina Wesley, Stephan James, Tika Sumpter and Uzo Aduba. Also appeared were cast members from Empire, This Is Us, Atlanta, The Carmichael Show, Power, black-ish, Queen Sugar, and more.
The winners of the “48th NAACP Image Awards” in the non-televised categories were announced during a gala dinner celebration that took place Friday, February 10, 2017, at the Pasadena Civic Center Ballroom – the event was hosted by Erica Ash and Deon Cole.
The NAACP Image Awards production team included Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Tony McCuin was the Director, Kimmie H. Kim and Byron Phillips were Co-Producers, and Robin Reinhardt was Talent Producer. Cree Summer was the in-show announcer.
Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards are determined by the number of entries received by the deadline. To be eligible, projects must have had a national distribution date between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2016. From those entries, a nominating committee selects five nominees in each of the 56 categories. To determine the winners, the members of the NAACP vote via a secured online site. The results are tabulated by the Image Awards auditors, Bert Smith & Co., and the results are confidential until the envelope is opened LIVE on stage during the TV One telecast on Saturday, February 11, 2017.
Below are all of the winners for the 48th NAACP Image Awards.
The winners from last night’s “48th NAACP Image Awards Non-Televised Awards Dinner” are below.
Special encore presentations of the show will air on TV One at: Tonight – 11:05 PM ET, Sun. Feb. 12 at 10am & 6:05PM ET, Wed. Feb. 15 at 9:30am ET, Thurs. Feb. 16 at 4pm & 12am ET.
Launched in January 2004, TV One<http://www.tvone.tv/> serves more than 60 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult black viewers. The network represents the best in black culture and entertainment with fan favorite shows Unsung, Rickey Smiley For Real, Fatal Attraction, Hollywood Divas and The NAACP Image Awards. In addition, TV One is the cable home of blockbuster drama Empire, and NewsOne Now, the only live daily news program dedicated to black viewers. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Radio One [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK, www.radio-one.com<http://www.radio-one.com/>>], the largest radio company that primarily targets Black and urban listeners.
For more information about TV One, viewers can join the conversation by visiting the network’s companion website at www.tvone.tv<http://www.tvone.tv>>. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter<https://twitter.com/TVONETV>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/tvonetv/> and Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/tvonetv> (@tvonetv) using the hash tag #REPRESENT and catch clips and promos on TV One’s YouTube Channel<http://www.youtube.com/user/TVOneOnline>.


text: Nor'east Comfort is a full service provider of residential oil Heat, hot water and Air Conditioning systems. We service the Cape Cod area and are able to fulfill all of your heating needs from the annual tune-up and cleaning to the installation of the most modern and efficient heating, hot water and oil storage equipment. Factory trained and authorizerd dealers for WIRSBO, ENERGY KINETICS SYSTEM 2000, RIELLO, VIESSMANN, WEIL McLAIN, THERMOPRIDE and ROTH oil tanks among others.

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THE Peel Thunder Football Club Legend for 2019 is Brandon Hill.
Hill was recognised for his contribution to the club and stellar career.
Brandon Hill and PTFC football manager Shane Creevey.
He won the Arthur Marshall Rising Star Award, was a WA state 18s representative and won the All Australian Under 18s in 1989.
Hill played for the West Coast Eagles from 1999 to 2000 and was the first ever PTFC draftee.
He has played 145 senior WAFL games.
Hill said it was awesome to be recognised.
PTFC football manager Shane Creevey said it was a great accolade for Hill.
“It’s a great achievement for someone who was here when the club started,” he said.

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text: Comprehensive style mixed with all around versatility makes it an outstanding choice! With fewer than 5,000 miles on the odometer, this vehicle invigorates its segment with sporty proportions, generous equipment and exceptional safety! Chrysler prioritized comfort and style by including: front and rear reading lights, heated door mirrors, and more. It features a front-wheel-drive platform, an automatic transmission, and a refined 6 cylinder engine.

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For the first time since it was released, Steinberg are offering a 50% discount on their flagship software sampler HALion 6 and also premium rompler HALion Sonic 3. The discount applies to both new customers and already discounted upgrade prices so just £42.50 for the upgrade from HALion 5.
To take advantage, visit the Steinberg site and use coupon VALENTINE2018 at checkout.
You’ve got to be quick though, the sale ends on February 19th 2018.


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I don't know what BKB saw, but I like the Dolphins decor. Straight undersea matey! A "crusty" wall covering with built in aquariums and water towers make for a cool decor and the bar provides a chatty environment.
Marijuana menu: Not a large menu, but what they have is always top-notch for me. I really like the Royal Dolphins Polm and their White Dolphin weed.
Summary : I like The Dolphins. Nice style, cool crowd and lotsa drinks!!!

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Woohoo, back again with part 2 of the Planeteers collection from Mckfresh!
On Monday I hinted that my favourite of the set would be here today, but it isn't the one I was expecting it to be - there was a dark horse that came and snatched victory away from all the other gorgeous polishes.
Prepare yourselves, because today is going to get colourful!
Well let's get this out of the way - I would have sworn black and blue that Water would be my number one. Sorry Water, you beautiful blue bottle of glory It's a stunningly bright yet rich blue, packed with glitter and flashes of iridescent beauty, impossible to fault.
Gi, the other female planeteer held the power of water, and I feel she like was a kind of forgettable character with an awesome power. Creating tidal waves and water tornadoes is probably the power I would have wanted as a kid.
This wonderful green creation is Earth, a superb shade of spearmint goodness. I feel like this was the most subdued of the core 5 element based polishes. As a green fan I really don't need any more - this is totally unique to my collection which is a feat in itself given the number of greens I own.
Earth is the power of Kwame, leader of the five planeteers. Kwame is a pretty chill guy, despite having the responsibility of being the one to get the ball rolling to call in Captain Planet.
I Am Captain Pollution is a base of gold and yellow glitters with a sprinkle of red. There are some holo green and blue flashes from time to time that give this a bit of spark. I feel like this would be a great subtle festive polish, and I really want to try it out over undies to see if any other colors show themselves.
Captain Pollution is, you guessed it, Captain Planet's rival and opposite. He thrives on pollution and is hurt by the natural world. Spoilers - Captain Planet and the Planeteers defeat him. Sucker.
Aaaaand here it is, my surprise favourite of the collection! Fire is a wildly shimmering reddened orange that completely blew me away once I got it on my nails. My picture has not done it justice. The jelly base is fiery (duh) and full of an incredible orange/yellow shimmer that positively glows. I don't think I've ever loved and orange polish so much, and to stand out in a collection of colours I was going wild for says a whole lot about how fabulous this shade is.
Funnily enough the character with the power of fire, Wheeler, was always my least favourite. He's American, he's kind of a bro and he's always hitting on Linka. What a douche-canoe.
So, what's your favourite of the collection? Or should I say - How many are you planning on buying? Get your grabby hands ready because the collection is now available via Mckfresh Nail Attire on Etsy, for $10 a bottle. Gooooo Planet!


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YES Remixes is a remix album featuring material from 1970’s “Time and a Word” to 1980’s “Drama“.
Virgil Howe a.k.a. “The Verge” (and son of Steve Howe) re-imagined YES‘ music into a techno context, dramatically altering the band’s sound.
As is my want, I only reach to look in your eyes.
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Norway faces the challenge of crafting a national defense strategy for the 21st strategy in the face of Vlad Putin’s more aggressive Russia.
Because Putin thinks through his use of military power and designs limited objectives to achieve what he considers in the best interest of Russia, Norway faces a double challenge: how to defend itself against the Russian threat and how to work with allies who are not very good at designing limited objectives for the use of military power.
Complicating all this is the fact that Norway’s allies are all in transition: Brexit Britain, Trump America, and an increasingly uncertain European Union. France and with Germany both face crucial elections and significant uncertainty about their economic, political and security futures.
Within this context, Norway is focused on ways to enhance national security and ways to work with allies. They are doing so with military forces is significant transition as well – the purchase of the F-35 is seen as a key lever for change, much more than any other single asset, but it is part of a process not an additive platform.
The Norwegians I spoke with on my recent trip underscored the importance of the NATO Treaty’s Article III as a key for the next phase of the alliance’s development, shaping effective ways to defend the nation in a way that allows for greater capability to work with allies. In all the debate about Article V, the importance of Article III as a key to being able to uphold the overall Treaty is often forgotten.
Several speakers highlighted the central significance of distributed strike or shaping a kill web to get maximum effect from the force. The American’s recent Red Flag 17-1 exercise highlighted this capability in terms of working relationships between Typhoons and F-35s, but this was seen by the Chiefs of the Norwegian Navy and Army as requiring a major cultural and technological shift.
There was a clear sense that the Norwegian and the allies are at the beginning of new phase, not simply shaping an upgraded legacy force. New templates, new ways of thinking are crucial.
A key element is creating, deploying and maximizing new kinetic effects. The Kongsberg role in building missiles for Norway and for key allies is at the heart of the national defense industrial consideration for Norway. Weapons being provided for the F-35 or to the new German submarines are part of this overall effort.
Distributed strike was highlighted throughout in many presentations and the need was seen driven by how the Russians are shaping a bastion force from which they are projecting power. Clearly, this is a task greater than Norway can handle on its own, which means that a new type of defense grid needs to be shaped in the North Atlantic. This is about operational synergy, which won’t come from simply buying an F-35 or a P-8. They are key capabilities but the synergy comes from working with the other F-35 partners in the region (UK, Denmark, the US and the Netherlands), as well as the standing up of a P-8 force to operate in the region with the UK, operating from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, the US from Iceland and the Norwegians operating from their own territory.
Rear Adm. Lars Saunes, Chief of the Norwegian Navy, pointed to the F-35s, with their ability to have significant reach through the MADL linkages among the fleet and the ability to process data in real time, as well as the P-8 maritime domain awareness strike platform, which can be cross-linked among Norwegian, American and British platforms.
National, allied and partner exercises are crucial means to shape these new ways ahead, and there was a clear sense that finding ways to more effectively train for high intensity operations is important. Also, working with Sweden and Finland is crucial, as is finding ways for Norway to shape a defense concept, one which can reach back to the UK and forward to Finland.
Clearly, NATO is in times of fundamental change and the Norwegians are among the core allies who take the challenge seriously.
“Now, we do not consider Russia a military threat against Norway today. I want to be clear on that. However, Norway is NATO in the North, and we share a border with an increasingly assertive neighbor with superpower aspirations, a neighbor who has modernized its Armed Forces, significantly increased its military presence in the High North, reintroduced the old East versus West schismatic thinking, engaged in subversive actions against Western democracies, violated international law and undermined European stability,” the minister said.
That approach has significance beyond Norway and is relevant to the NATO alliance’s future.

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Exercise fads come and go and one of the more recent is kettlebells. Kettlebells are not, in fact, new at all and pre-date almost all other forms of strength training with the exception of bodyweight training. The strongmen of India, Russia, and even Scotland all used heavy balls with handles on them to develop prodigious strength long before kettlebells re-emerged and gained increasing popularity a few years ago.
If you love to walk and use Stepz to keep track of how far you have traveled, you are already ahead of the weight loss game. Stepz not only tracks the number of steps you have taken but also calculates the number of calories you have burnt and you can compare your statistics with those of your friends.
Your body is an amazing machine capable of incredible feats of fitness, endurance, and strength. However, like almost all machines, it’s only as good as the fuel it is supplied with.
Like a car, if you put poor quality fuel into your body, it will not work properly and could even break down. If you want to avoid this problem, you need to consider your diet as much as you do your training plan.
Video games are often thought of as one of the causes of sedentarism. Many kids and adults alike have been guilty of whiling away too many hours sat in front of a computer screen rather than exercising.
Pokémon Go, the newest video game craze, it different. You have to get up and get out of your house to play it!
Herbs and spices can make all the difference between a dull meal and a delicious one. Many bland foods can be completely transformed with some smart spices and herbs. However, it’s not only your taste buds that will benefit from herbs and spices, your health will too.
Herbs and spices have long been used in both Indian and Chinese medicine and many modern drugs come from herbs and spices.
While it is unwise to try and self-medicate using herbs or spices, there is no reason not to use them in an effort to make your meals healthier and taste better.
There are literally hundred if not thousands of herbs to choose from – some of which are rare and expensive such as saffron. To help you make informed choices, here are TEN of the healthiest herbs and spices, the list taking into account availability, cost, and benefit. Feel free to add your own favorites in the comments section below.
If you open any glossy magazine or newspapers or watch TV, you cannot fail to have been bombarded with advertisements and advertorials for nutritional supplements. Nutritional supplements fall broadly into two categories – performance enhancing and health enhancing and, according to the media, it seems like we should all be taking them. But, is this really the truth?
Sometimes, the amount of nutritional information around can be overwhelming. With much of it being contradictory, it’s hard to know just where to start! With that in mind, the purpose of this blog post is to provide you with 10 common sense and easy to apply changes so you can, little by little, re-route your current eating habits towards and healthier and more nutritious diet.
Protein powder and exercise are inextricably linked and have been so for many years. Championed in fitness and bodybuilding magazines since their inception, protein powders have gone through several transformations as our understanding of nutrition has improved. Early protein powders were digestively unfriendly egg-based powders but most modern protein powders are made from gut-friendly whey – a byproduct of cheese manufacture.


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When I was a kid growing up in Iran, one of my favorite places to go was to my grandparents' on weekends. Sometimes they'd would order out Chelo-Kabab (lamb kebab with rice), and while many Iranians like their yoghurt drinks, for us no soft drink could complement Chelo-Kabab quite like an ice-cold Coke, or Koka, as we used to call it there.
Years have passed, both of my grandparents have passed away and I haven't had the taste of that Coke ever since. The Coke we have here in America is nothing like that. It comes in plastic bottles or metal cans, as opposed to glass bottles, and it's made with high fructose corn syrup, instead of real sugar.
A while back someone mentioned to me that Costco sells Mexican Coke that uses real sugar, and last week I finally bought a case from a nearby Costco. The bottles looked like the ones I remember from my past. But how about the taste? I stuck a bottle in the freezer, allowing it to chill for a while before getting a taste. It didn't disappoint. At first swig, I was transported to my grandparents' home.
If you ever have the chance, try the Mexican Coke. It's not a myth, it really does taste better than the American Coke.
I must admit that I'm surprised to read that the Mexican Coca-Cola tastes better that the one that we're used to drink now days. I can't wait to taste one.


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Define the purpose of the presentation.
Analyze your audience and set the tone and mood of the presentation accordingly.
And just remember that you have prepared and practiced well for the presentation and you will surely succeed in it.
Relax and enjoy your presentation.


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In the steel industry, GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm can be found in a vast range of plant and equipment that is used in both upstream and downstream processes: from the storage yard for raw materials to the steelmaking, rolling and refining processes. All kinds of bearings are used in this plant and equipment.
The operational environment for these bearings is unique to steelmaking, comprising steel dust, water and heat. In addition, the GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm may have to cope with heavy loads and vibration shock, operational speeds ranging from extremely slow through to high, coupled with rapid acceleration and deceleration. This makes for a demanding operational environment that is not found in other applications.
The quality requirements of the GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm to suppliers have been aggregated hereinafter on the basis of international quality standards.
As a company adhering to the industry’s best practices, we know and understand GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm , the competitive and driving forces of the industry and the need for enduring and changing distribution values.
There is one truth applicable for all industries and applications: the growing need to produce products faster, more reliably and of high quality. This puts Iron and steel industry bearings in the spotlight. For processes to be at their most productive, the control of speed and torque in relation to the process is essential. Iron and steel industry bearings determines the efficiency of your manufacturing and can help save your business undue costs in terms of energy usage and product lifecycle. Industrial Bearings Inc offers machines and systems of GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm any size that are economical, precise, safe, and energy efficient. Industrial Bearings Inc experts can complement or even replace costly and time-consuming physical testing by using proprietary software to analyze new machinery, including bearings Iron and steel industry bearings and all other machine components GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm, while still in the design stage. The resulting analysis about GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm can then be used to identify areas for performance and reliability optimization. “Design for Six Sigma” tools let us help you with concept selection and evaluation together with risk assessment techniques. Industrial Bearings Inc has a unique understanding of rotating equipment and how machine components and industrial processes are interrelated. We provide a wide range of products include Iron and steel industry bearings and related technologies to OEM and aftermarket customers of GEH560HF/Q Maintenance Free Joint Bearing 560mm*800mm*400mm around the world, in every major industry, at each phase of the asset lifecycle.


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This amazing blend of Manzanillo and Mission Olives is the true essence of California’s bounty! Fruity, full on the tongue with floral overtones. A slight peppery finish rounds out the oil. A great everyday oil. A fusti of this belongs in everyone’s kitchen!
These varietals were brought by the missionaries and are the first olives to be grown in California!
This EVOO has a polyphenol count of 763. The average is around 200. Polyphenols are an anti-inflammatory. They keep the blood thin so blood pressure stays lower. Drink this instead of popping aspirin! This is one of the highest counts in the industry.

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Obesity is easily achieving pandemic proportions- the whole world Well-being Corporation estimates that far more than 10% belonging to the human populace is overweight. Also, 23% belonging to the Ischemic Heart Disorder, 44% belonging to the diabetes stress and 7-41% of a quantity of cancer burdens are attributed to weight problems and chubby. This is, undoubtedly, along with psychological and self-esteem irritation.
As a result, there was a race to craft options, some medical related other folks plain insane, to handle being overweight. This has viewed the rise of special diet plans, fat burning treatment and metabolic medical procedures all intended to help women and men drop some pounds. Some, much like the weight-reduction plan fad, were discredited because of the scientific neighborhood while you are some others, especially metabolic surgical procedure, have developed in reputation.
Obesity operation has proved very fashionable: over the 2003-2008 durations, the amount of these strategies improved by 133%, whilst more than the 1998-2008 interval, the rise was 761%, from 40,000 treatments in 1998 to 344, 221 everywhere in the entire world in 2008.
However, even with this surgical intervention, patients continue to knowledge pounds put on. That is to get a range of reasons for instance very poor healthy eating plan and way of living modification and secondary hyperparathyroidism, a serious culprit in body weight attain.
Following bariatric surgical procedures, absorption of iron, vitamin B twelve, foliate, calcium and vitamin D is diminished. As such, clients build anemia- your health care provider can endorse multivitamins along with ordinary blood metabolic exams. Stick to the recommended mineral and vitamin nutritional supplements.
The physician is obligated to provide help and advice on an ideal weight loss program. This implies a whole new approach to foods and nourishment. A common mistake would be to lose vigilance in your healthy eating plan during the untrue perception that subsequent your surgical procedure, getting fat will probably be far quite a bit difficult- please remember, the surgical treatment only corrects the level of food stuff your physique can digest and not the metabolic procedures that brought about obesity in the first place.
It is, in most cases, less complicated to working out following bariatric operation stemming from a lessened whole body mass. Moreover, careers that entail sedentary schedules result in body weight gain- believe it or not, standing burns a great deal more calories (50% increased) than sitting down.
As such, really do not be this kind of potato sofa and undertaking oneself to stick to an working out regime.
Obesity danger variables along the lines of using tobacco are as influential once bariatric operation since they are earlier than. Quit smoking and quit ingesting as these will easily set you back to excess weight gain.
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is surely an adverse influence that influences several obesity medical procedures clients and is connected with post-operative fat achieve. Precaution needs that you just schedule routine thyroid and metabolic checks for instance vitamin checks and metabolic hormone analysis. On top of that, eliminate through the counter iron tablets because they have diverse unintended effects for example , constipation- alternatively, go more than your doctor’s prescription hints and tips.
Pregnancy is yet another obstacle inside the post-operative period. More often than not, expecting adult females have fluid loss and, subsequently, will need IV fluid alternative which results in pooling of system fluids and excess fat develop. Even following parturition, associated fat attain is particularly difficult to deal with. Now and again, it is actually highly recommended to stay away from pregnancy in the first of all calendar year immediately following obesity surgery and be disciplined with your prenatal visits one time pregnant.
For the seriously obese, bariatric surgical procedure and post-operative surgical procedure is generally not enough. For these people, weight-loss is truly a longer expression affair intended to achieve vital weight loss at once following the operation and sidestep a relapse sooner or later. Treatment, and only that that has been permitted, is prescribed to aid toward this stop. Self-medication should really be prevented in the slightest degree costs- expert awareness is undoubtedly an asset that ought to not be neglected.
Sometimes, sufferers exchange their meal cravings with other items or preoccupations for example liquor, cigarettes or maybe a predominantly sedentary life style. This could be avoided- counseling has shown competent solutions in this particular regard.


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Greg White was 5' 10" tall according to the Kentucky Law Enforcement report.
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A Lady Reveals Nothing: More Like Mills Fleet FUN!
Shut UP! You both just happened to take pics of yourselves trying on the same ridiculous boots at the same FARM STORE??? In the same DRESS??? Totally weird.
Great minds. Obviously. But hey, did you get COWBOY BOOTS?

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The responsibility for the education system in Germany lies primarily with the states (Länder), while the federal government plays a minor role. Optional Kindergarten (nursery school) education is provided for all children between one and six years old, after which school attendance is compulsory. The system varies throughout Germany because each state (Land) decides its own educational policies. Most children, however, first attend Grundschule from the age of six to eleven.
Most of the German universities are public institutions, charging fees of only around €60-200 per semester for each student, usually to cover expenses associated with the university cafeterias and (usually mandatory) public transport tickets.Thus, academic education is open to most citizens and studying is very common in Germany. The dual education system combines both practical and theoretical education but does not lead to academic degrees. It is more popular in Germany than anywhere else in the world and is a role model for other countries.


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The WYO Theater opened in 1923 as Sheridan, Wyoming’s premier movie palace. Some sixty years later a local effort arose to restore and renovate the theater, by then reduced to a gutted interior and a deteriorating exterior. The only historically significant feature on the facade was the prominent wood and stucco “rooster comb.” This rooster comb became a dominant design element, and the new facade was designed, removing two small shops and other elements from the 1950’s. The facade used tile, stucco and glass similar to the originals to create a WYO with historical references but an entirely new look appropriate to its new stage theater functions. The theater seats 480.
The lobby shown at left replaced a lobby with a seven foot, nine inch, high ceiling, under balcony seating which extended to the front wall of the building. In order to bring the seating arrangement into conformance with the Uniform Building Code and to create an entry/lobby space appropriate to the theater’s new role in the community, we took advantage of the building’s full internal height to open up the space.
The curved concrete stair was designed both as a required fire exit and as a primary visual feature. During intermissions, theater patrons fill the lobby, the mezzanine, and move freely up and down the stairway.
In 2005 Malone Belton Abel was engaged to design a major expansion into the two adjacent buildings. In 2014, Phase I of the project was completed, dramatically increasing lobby space, adding restrooms, the new Mars black-box theater, expanded green room, artist spaces, and much-needed wing space, including an elevator serving the new second floor offices and the third floor costume storage and work area.


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"He said pack a bag, we are going somewhere," Patrick posted on Instagram.
Every date night should include Justin Timberlake.
Atlanta doesn't appear to be on Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick's immediate radar.
"Who knows what 2019 will bring .... but I'm ready!"
The quarterback mentioned that his parents were in town for his 35th birthday.
The Packers quarterback turned 35 on Sunday, the same day head coach Mike McCarthy was let go.
The couple has been together for nearly a year.
The couple confirmed their relationship earlier this year.
The Packers squeaked by the Bears Sunday night, defeating their NFC North rival 24-23.