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I have chosen to never take up golf. I know I would like it and I don’t need any other activity to take away my limited time on the river. My hat goes off to those who can combine golf and flyfishing. I just get too obsessive when starting a new activity or sport. And besides that, every sport I’ve taken up as an adult has brought me within a 7x tippet’s width of death. Only because I’ve had a guardian angel on my shoulder, am I still able to sit here tonight and write this. Mountain climbing (alpine and rock), skiing, hang-gliding, hunting and fishing have all had their shots at me. I have given up all but bow-hunting turkey and fishing. Yes, even fishing brought me close to death, but not in the way you might think. One might associate fishing near-death experiences with a drift boat losing its anchor in a rapids and getting it hung up and flipping the boat; falling in at the upper “Y” on the Thompson and being swept to the other side or drinking too much single malt after a successful day on the river and dying of alcohol poisoning. Although I have had close calls with all of the above, I’ll tell you about the strangest experience I’ve had.
A friend and I were taking a two week trip to Argentina and Tierra del Fuego to fish for Steelhead and Sea-Run Browns. Our first stop was in Buenos Aires and I had heard of a small cool little hotel named the Art Hotel. My friend and I checked in and were pleasantly surprised with its old style even down to the skeleton type keys for our rooms with squeaky wood floors. We were told there were safes in our rooms for our money and valuables. Well in mine anyway, not it my friend’s. We were going to meet back down at the lobby desk where a lady with a very strong resemblance to Selma Hayek, was taking of hotel business behind the desk. My friend was in the process of giving her his cash to put in the hotel safe and I was standing next to him and then I noticed a strange look in “Selma‘s” eyes. I looked over at my friend and there was another guy standing between us. At first it didn’t register with me what was going on but I looked at the door and there was another guy standing there with his hand close to an automatic pistol in the front of his belly stuck in his belt. I looked quickly back to the guy between me and mi amigo and saw that he had an old revolver pointed at the woman behind the counter and was grabbing the $700 cash my friend was handing to her. And she was getting the money out of her safe. Then I noticed that revolver guy was at my left side between me and auto-pistol guy with his gun pressed into my ribs. I went into this “other life”.
I’ve seen enough movies to know when a great opportunity presents itself. The pistol in my ribs was old and I could see that it only had one bullet in the chambers beside the one under the hammer. I calculated the time allowed to pull this off. So (my hands up in the “stick ‘em up” position) my left hand slammed down on revolver guy’s gun hand and grabbed it hard and replaced it quickly with my right hand. I then put my left arm and hand around this guy and pointed him straight at the guy and the door as he reached for his automatic. He fired first right into the chest of his buddy between us. I fired the next two shots into his forehead. Both robbers were down. By God, the day was saved.
That was went through my mind in the span of two seconds before I raised my hands higher in the air and let the guy next to me search my pockets for anything of value. Since I was close to the front desk, I leaned my right side against it, concealing my wallet which was in my right-side front pocket. He missed it completely. My friend, in the mean time was trying to throw his wallet down the hall but revolver guy saw him and retrieved it and got not only his cash but his wallet with his credit cards, ID, and passport. Luckily the robbers were satisfied with stealing all of my friend’s money and important stuff and lifting all of the cash from the hotel and let us off without firing off any shots. Before they left, they took cell phones and money from a couple sitting in the lobby-room who didn’t know what was going on until a gun was pointed at them.
We spent the rest of the afternoon at the police station where the desk lady translated our experience to the police, who we knew were not going to do anything. And to add insult to injury the hotel told us that they were not going to reimburse my friends money even though the safe in his room was not working. When I returned home and told friends of mine (who were policemen) of the story they all three of them, independently, told me it sounded like an inside job. And it could have easily been. My friend tried again to get his money back from the hotel managers and they told him NO. So I wrote up a Travel Advisor report stating what my police friends told me and sent the managers a copy before I submitted it to TA. They returned my email stating what they could do to keep me from submitting my story of their hotel. I told them to send my friend his money. And they did immediately. I did not submit the report. I wish I had, now.
We got away with our lives and a great story. I obviously never recommended that hotel again. We also had some good fishing later in our trip. So, all was not lost. All I have to say now is “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. The Shadow Knows”.

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One of the advantages of industrial style. And especially the new trend of including elements of that style in any other environment. It is that we can benefit from some very practical ideas, decorative and very good price. This is the case that concerns us. And we want to show you these ideas to decorate with metal floating shelves that we have prepare. Although we must highlight the design of this model of the Swedish company for not presenting the typical holes of this type of shelves. And it’s very low price. In any room of the house will provide an interesting note and high contrast. Even in the most classic and elegant living rooms. Or in other more modern but not less sophisticated. And we can use only one, such as corner, or several joints to form a complete living room furniture.
Used as is, unpainted, it will fit perfectly in any style and especially where neutral backgrounds predominate. But we can also go a step further. And transform them into a much more sophisticate complement. Painted with gold paint and adding mirrors as shelves or on them will undergo a radical change. The metal floating shelves design can also be used as storage and organization furniture in the bedrooms. And both in adults and children or youth. In the bathroom they are of inestimable help since you can store a lot of towels, bottles and bottles without taking up much space. And if we have natural light, a little green, a small or large plant, will combine perfectly with the metal of the shelf.
Both with wheels and without them will carry out a great job in the kitchen. They carry a lot of weight and are easy to clean. To store the pots, pans and pans are ideal. Because the combination of metal floating shelves is fantastic. And if we do not have a pantry we can use them as such by placing a couple of them in the garage, the basement or any other similar room. We will be surprise what fits in these small shelves. If we like to change footwear when leaving and entering the house we can install a Hyllis in our hall, it will do a great job. On the balcony, terrace or patio we can also use them to create our small vertical garden. And if we like to cook nothing like having our own vertical garden of aromatic herbs, we will always have the fresh dressing for our dishes.
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Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us. Share the love this Valentine’s Day. From singing plush toys to classic love stories, to the selection of Signature Greeting Cards … Hallmark has you covered! As always, Hallmark never ceases to amaze me with their exceptional products!
This hug-hungry hippo dances and sings, telling the world how much she loves hugs. Give her a squeeze if you please and listen to her sing a clever parody of hit 90’s song “Baby Got Back”.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this classic Disney couple. The Lady and the Tramp—a love for all time! The beloved movie is celebrating its 65th anniversary just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Love notes take on a whole new dimension when displayed on this ceramic cup. Just love, write and pour. Erase and repeat day after day to make sharing your love part of your heart-healthy routine.
Hearts of Kindness cards and 12 small hearts to share.
This heart-shaped 300 sheet memo pad features the classic artistic style of Dutch artist, Marjolein Bastin. This delicate nature design is sure to enhance even the simplest of notes.
These bags make it easy for you to wrap up anything from treats and sweets to apparel. A range of sizes is available and each one contains tissue, just add your gift.
From Frozen and Star Wars ™ to Avengers, Disney® Princesses, Mickey Mouse Club House and more, Hallmark has all the hottest Valentine’s Cards this season.
Each pack includes 32 cards, 1 teacher card and stickers.
Disclaimer: Hallmark Canada has provided me with promotional item(s) for review; I have not been paid for this post. All opinions expressed (if any) are mine alone; positive comments or review is not required. Any information acquired from Hallmark Canada‘s various social media formats has been authorized, and has been done so as to facilitate my post/review. Note: I am a proud member of Hallmark’s 2015 Press Pause Panel.
Love Hallmark, just wished they never closed the store in our area, that was the worst day ever!
I would love to gift my mom with the Lady and the Tramp plush. It’s her favourite Disney film.
Hallmark is so reliable when it come to occasions! There’s always something just perfect!


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Fortunately for you, you can depend on our podiatrists in Jetersville Virginia, to provide the very best services possible no matter what form of condition you may well be experiencing. From the moment you first contact our offices, we will treat you with dignity and respect. In your first visit, we will offer a complete evaluation of your respective current foot health.
Of course, we can provide the best podiatrist in Jetersville, Virginia services to other types of patients as well. When you are interested in your foot health insurance and your main care physician has suggested you can see a professional for treatment or medicine, we are going to gladly help you. Even if you have not consulted with your doctor, you can make a scheduled visit directly with the offices. This will likely expedite your services and have the feet healed faster!
If you would like to feel comfortable and happy, you have to take better care of your feet. Call and request an appointment to become a patient today. Trust our podiatrists in Jetersville, Virginia in addition to their highly recommended podiatrist services to get you feeling fantastic and back on your feet!

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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The new FTM-3100R is a ruggedly built yet compact VHF-FM mobile transceiver, providing high output power of up to 65 Watts to ensure stable long-distance communications. One of the distinguishing features of this exciting new mobile transceiver is the Front Panel Speaker delivering 3 Watts of loud and crystal clear audio; designed for stress-free and enjoyable communications - even in noisy environments.
This new mobile is equipped with a heavy-duty heat sink that includes an extraordinary FACC; Funnel Air-Convection Conductor (Wind Tunnel). The FACC gathers cool air through a wide open front air-intake and concentrates the air flow to the critical final amplifier area drawn by a rear cooling fan.
Enjoy 65 Watts of 2-Meter RF Output to ensure long distance communication even in the toughest of situations. Type: F3E Variable Reactance Modulation.
FACC - Funnel Air-Convection Conductor (Wind Tunnel).
Cool air is drawn through a wide open front air intake and is then concentrated over critical areas of the Power Amplifier (PA) section of the FTM-3100R.
- Extended Receive 136-174 MHz.

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Vendor works with businesses of all sizes across multiple industries including, but not limited to construction and engineering, education, financial services and government.
Prophix is a business performance management software solution that automates data consolidation. The platform includes tools for creating business predictions that reflect varying market situations and is accessible to forecast in real-time. The platform performs data integration from multiple sources with the an import data wizard. Data can be loaded using various methods including scheduled imports, and can run on-demand or as a part of a logical workflow process.
Users can visualize data with the Prophix Dashboard Studio with self-serve dashboards and visualizations directly integrated into data, workflow tasks, announcements and external URLs and databases. Additionally, the software is capable of ad hoc reporting and features visualizations functionality that allows users to generate unique reports.
Prophix Software was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.


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When subject to any hardship, there is nothing wrong in praying God for God is like our Father.
You need not feel shy in praying God. God may not immediately fulfill your desires. On doing so, there is a great danger of your ego getting increased. By narrating our hardships, God willcertainly resolve them on the arrival of appropriate time. There is no doubt about it. But when, where and how it has to be done, that epoch is decided by God.
Don’t think that any of your thought will go in vain. If you crave for material prosperity or spiritual advancement, such thoughts will not go in vain. God will bestow result for each of your thought and thereby reward you. Don’t think that your thoughts won’t yield any results.
When one completely surrenders to God, their fear gets reduced. Man gets immensely distorted due to fear. If you are getting frightened abundantly, it indicates that you are not taking refuge in God. Your fear gets subsided as and when you take refuge in God. “Rather than fostering doubts and questioning, learn to place your burdens upon God, Shastriji.” If you take refuge in God, most of your doubts get clarified.
Though God resides utmost close to us, within our Heart, why do we think that He resides somewhere in Vaikunta? It is due to our body mindedness.
Whatever is referred to as ‘i’ doesn’t die upon the death of the body. If your house is unfit to live in and is about to collapse, you vacate such house. Similarly when the body becomes unfit to live in and is about to decay, the Jiva (soul) vacates the body. A question may arise why some people die at a very young age? Here the age is not important but the decaying of the body is important. Some people’s body may get decayed at the age of one whereas some people may remain healthy even at the age of hundred.
Whenever the body gets decayed, the Jiva gets separated from that body. The diseases pertaining to body get burnt along with the body in the funeral pyre. But the attributes of a Jiva don’t get burnt by the external fire. They remain intact.
You should perform spiritual practices, pray God, crave for His Grace and thereby get released from them.
Though God resides within the Heart, He is not revealed due to the desire to enjoy the sensoryobjects. The forthcoming births, merit-demerits, sorrow, hardships, happiness etc are all solely based upon the body bound ‘i’. Therefore don’t restrict your spiritual practices to worship and Japa alone. Ensure that your deeds and words contribute towards the eradication of body mindedness.

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There is no shortage of “holier than thou” patronizing critiques of what they imagine the lifestyles of low-income people to be – with implementing work requirements for Medicaid just being the latest result (The Best Articles Questioning The View That Single Parents Are A Problem is another).
A lack of self-control is often one of the charges leveled at low-income adults and kids, despite overwhelming research finding that poverty causes (not the other way around) what some would consider self-control issues but, which, might in fact be logical choices (see The Best Resources Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Enough).
Now, an L.A. Times piece shares a fascinating study that finds low-income parents are so frustrated at having to say “no” to their children so often because of economic hardship, that they feel saying “yes” to junk food is an affordable way of making a loving gesture.


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Captains don’t win test matches, bowlers win test matches for the team. Batsmen has to support bowlers by amazing runs at first innings. Captain has a simple role, to pick best team according to the pitch to win test matches.
Different methods are easier for different batsman, but you also need to have a fast assessment of the risks of each shot. It might be easier to slog sweep the off spinner and throw your arms to hit over extra cover at the away swing bowler. Use your experience in practice to decide and where you lack experience, take a moment to think it through.


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Portland and district horse riding clubs and associations will have greater ownership and control of the Yarraman Park Indoor Riding Arena under a new governance agreement endorsed this week by Glenelg Shire Council.
The new management and operation arrangement, which is focused on improving safety and compliance at the venue, has made it compulsory for riders to be a member of an associated club to hire, or use the space.
Glenelg Shire Mayor Cr Anita Rank said the agreement would “provide a consistent approach to risk management and rider safety”.
She said a management and operational review had highlighted the need to have greater control of access to protect not only the user, but council and the associated groups.
The arena, which was built in 2001, is currently used by the Portland Pony Club, Portland and District Riding Association and Western District Barrel Racing Club who will have greater involvement in the management of the arena under the new license agreement.
Cr Rank said it would provide opportunity for visiting clubs to hire the facility, to create greater collaboration with neighbouring communities.
“This new model is about protecting the safety and well-being of users at the space. Casual usage will still be available, however these riders must be members of one of the affiliated associations to do so,” Cr Rank.
“This reduces the risk for the individual, council and the associated clubs as we will all be aware of who is using the space at all times, providing greater security to ensure it is used taking into full consideration the safety procedures for the space.
Council officers are developing appropriate policies, procedures and license documentation for the new agreement which will be reviewed on an annual basis.
Cr Rank said council noted it would continue to work with user groups to identify ongoing improvements to the government model to better manage risk and resources.

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This is so true, Kristen. It’s giving of ourselves that matters!
Amen to that! Thank you so much for your comment.


text: Thanks to Marion Ward and Erica Chapman our new charity shop supervisors for all their hard work setting up and running the clothes sale today. It was a beautiful sunny day and we held the sale in the courtyard of our new offices, a perfect location. We greeted old friends and met lots of new people to share the news of our charity shop opening in November. The sale raised £840.30, a fantastic result!


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Manage your quotes and proposals with the power of BrightGauge + ConnectWise Sell.
Obtaining new business is a crucial task but it can be time-consuming. By integrating BrightGauge with ConnectWise Sell, the whole process becomes streamlined and a lot more manageable. Get complete visibility into the status of your quotes and proposals so you can get new customers on board faster.
Even if you’re the most organized person, it can be tricky to stay on top of how many quotes you’ve sent out, what the responses have been, and your gross margin from those quotes. With BrightGauge dashboards that sync in real-time, you’ll always have visibility into the status of your sales processes.
Keeping your sales team aligned is pretty critical, especially when you’re trying to close new business. Sending internal reports ensures that everyone is focused on the right activity and goal. BrightGauge makes it easy to set up and automatically send custom reports to the people you want on the date and time you choose.
We always want you to have instant access to your data, so as soon as you integrate with ConnectWise, you’ll get 12 pre-built gauges, automatically available in your account.
ConnectWise Sell is a cloud-based tool that automates and streamlines your quoting, procurement, and service delivery process. ConnectWise Sell gives you the ability to import Bill of Material docs, collect credit card information, receive customer approvals via e-signature, update your CRM automatically, and more.


text: Description: Illustrator Gold Prize! In this action-packed adventure, seven super-powered brothers create this compelling and thought provoking tale. Although they each undergo separate trials, their unity gives them strength to triumph and illustrates the strength of brotherhood and loyalty. 8.75" x 12.25". 32 pp.

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The Mutiregional Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination emerged with the purpose of fighting against the discrimination of women and of social groups at risk of exclusion.
Managed by five non-profit organisations (Caritas, Spanish Red Cross, Fundación ONCE, Fundación Luis Vives and Fundación Secretariado Gitano) and five public agencies (IMSERSO, Woman’s Institute, Directorate General of Integration of Immigrants, Directorate General of Immigration and Penitentiary Institutions), the OP Fight Against Discrimination offers an opportunity for social organisations to assume the challenge of managing Structural Funds directly.
Acceder was born in 2000. It was built upon a pilot experience previously developed in Madrid in 1998 and 1999 (INTEGRA) and framed within the Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination.
During the First Operational Programme 2000-2006, the objective of Acceder was to improve the employability of the Roma population and to promote Roma access to salaried employment. The FSG established the groundwork to offer broad territorial coverage, with the implantation of 49 support centres distributed across 14 regions of Spain.
Furthermore, it established an extensive partnership network with administrations and companies. These actions have generated a progressive change in mentalities, both among Roma families towards salaried employment and among public administrations and private companies towards the Roma community.
During the Second Operational Programme 2007-2013, Acceder’s primary purpose becomes the improvement of working conditions, permanence in employment, advancements in the inclusion of immigrant Roma persons and the incidence in formative aspects with a view to improving the academic level and qualifications of beneficiaries.
Furthermore, the FSG launched new lines of action built on interventions initiated in the first Operational Programme: it generalised itineraries of access to self-employment; consolidated the work realized in the framework of protected employment initiatives; initiated the study, evaluation and constitution of labour insertion companies; and intensifies its work at the European level, for instance by transferring the Acceder programme to Romania.
Today, the Acceder programme has proven to constitute a powerful instrument for the social inclusion of the Roma community by bringing the latter closer to employment; an initiative oriented to efficacy, quality, transparency and management rigour.
Best Practice "Promoting the labour inclusion of Roma in Spain" International Labour Organization (OIT Labour Office. Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe.- 2016).
Selected as Good Practice among “Roma Stories from around the EU” accompanying the European Commission’s 2013 “Communication Steps Forward in Implementing National Roma Integration Strategies” and “Proposal of a Council Recommendation on Effective Roma Integration Measures”. European Commission, 2013.
Selected as Good Practice in social inclusion by the European Commission in the presentation of its Social Investment Package along with the rest of the operators of the “Multiregional Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination”. European Commission 2013.
Good Practice at ‘Replicated’ (or ‘Best’) level in favour of Roma employment. Council of Europe, 2012.
Good Practice Model in Training and Employment. Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, 2011.
“CAM Integra Prize” for projects improving the quality of life and the social integration of particularly vulnerable groups. Caja del Mediterráneo, 2009.
Good Practice Model with the recommendation to transfer it to Central and Eastern Europe. High Level Group of the European Commission for the Social and Labour Integration of Ethnic Minorities, 2008.
Example of Good Practice of European Social Inclusion Plans. Operational Programme Fight Against Discrimination. European Commission, 2007.
Example of Good Practice. Operational Progrmme Fight Against Discrimination. National Social Inclusion Plan, Spain, 2006-2008.
“GOOD” qualification in WORLD HABITAT AWARDS. Good practice model for the improvement of living conditions. UN HABITAT. United Nations, 2006.
Example of Good Practice for the development of the Social Awareness-raising Campaign “Know them before judging them”. European Social Fund, 2005.
Good Practice example of the promotion of vulnerable persons’ access to work. Ministers of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of the European Union, 2004.
“BEST” qualification in WORLD HABITAT AWARDS. Good practice model for the improvement of living conditions. UN HABITAT. United Nations, 2004.
Example of Good Practice for its level of effectiveness, its insertion rates and its contribution both to Equal Opportunities and to the European Strategy for Employment as well as to National Action Plans for Employment. European Social Fund, 2003.
Good Practice Model. National Action Plan for Employment of Spain, 2001.
European Commission. Video produced for the II European Summit on Actions and Policies in favour of the Roma Population.
The Roma community constitutes the largest minority in the European Union with the 2004 enlargement. One of the best practices of projects financed by Structural Funds is the Acceder programme, which has achieved great success in the integration of the Roma population into the labour market. It is important to start from the best practices that may produce the same positive effects in other Member States.
Declaration by Vladimir Spidla, former EU Commissioner for Employment, during the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the European Social Fund in Spain, June 2007.
Country factsheets: Spain, with reference to the campaign "When I grow up I want to be..."


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What happens when we pray for God’s blessings on a village and its people? Come and witness the power of prayer.
This entry was posted in Prayer on December 7, 2009 by angelweb.


text: A recent Gallup poll reported that 7 out of 10 school teachers feel emotionally disconnected and/or are dissatisfied with their workplace environments. In fact, of the surveyed professionals, school teachers were least likely to feel their opinions at work counted and the least likely to feel like their supervisor creates an “open and trusting environment.” Servant leadership (SL), a virtue-ethic based leadership model in which the moral virtue of humility co-exists with action-driven leader behaviors to prioritize the growth of staff and create a sense of community (Sousa & van Dierendonck, 2015), is associated with higher levels of job satisfaction, retention, productivity and other virtuous outcomes at the individual, team, and organizational level (Parris & Peachy, 2013). This proposal seeks funding for the creation of a course of study covering the philosophy of SL and the intentional cultivation of the SL virtues of Compassionate Love, Humility, Courage, Future-mindedness (foresight) and Forgiveness as they apply in the various workplace contexts and personal lives of current and future school/education leaders. The primary deliverable will be the SL course materials. We will also produce and post a report on the SL module integration.

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In August Latrobe Valley Bus Lines announced that they would be trialing a new Volvo hybrid bus courtesy of Volvo Australia. The bus previously spent time in New Zealand before beginning route service around Traralgon in late August. The bus is a B5RLE hybrid with a bustech 'VST' body.
On the 31st August 2016 the official public launch of the bus was held where various officials from Latrobe Valley Bus Lines and PTV made various speeches and members of the public had the opportunity to ride the bus for free. I headed to Traralgon on this day to see the bus in action.
Sitting outside Traralgon Plaza, the main bus interchange in town where the public launch was held.
A side view showing off its unique green promotional livery.
Returning to Traralgon Plaza after completing its first free shuttle.
An interior view with State Transit Authority New South Wales specifications. Thus bus even had NSW stickers in it.
Another view from the back while on board one of the shuttles. Because none of Latrobe Valley's buses have a rear door, the rear door on this bus was not in use.
Taken of Grey Street during a shuttle.
Climbing up the hill on Kay Street.
Moments later we see the bus again climbing down the hill.
The unique bus had aroused interest among bus enthusiasts who were keen to take a ride on it. That's why on the 25th September 2016 the Bus & Coach Society of Victoria paid a visit to Latrobe Valley Buslines to sample the bus.
Here's some shots taken in the depot.
A look at the engine bay. The bus is a parallel hybrid where the bus is powered by electric motors up to a speed of 23km/h. After that the 5 liter diesel engine kicks in to power the bus.
After that we all took the bus for a test ride to various photo spots. The bus utilizes stop-start technology where the diesel engine shuts off while the bus is stationary. Many of the enthusiasts on board made jokes that the bus driver was stalling the bus . Being on the open road acceleration of the bus felt slightly slower than a normal conventional bus. Particularly when the bus switches from electric to diesel power as there's a noticeable pause in power delivery. A bus driver I was speaking to said the bus had a top speed on 95km/h which meant that it was up to a minute and a half slower on certain routes compared to a conventional bus.
Taken at the first photo spot somewhere in Morwell.
In the background of this shot is the infamous Hazelwood Power Station, the dirtiest in Victoria and the location of the mine fire in 2014 which blanketed the town in thick smoke. A contrast between dirty power generation and good environmental intentions.
The Yallourn Power Station can be seen in the background of this shot.
We then headed to the second photo stop next to some transmission lines. The railway line to the Maryvale Paper Mill can be seen behind the bus.
In a country where hybrid buses are relatively rare it was definitely an interesting bus to ride on. Whether or not the trial is a success which leads to more orders remains yet to be seen.
Yes, the City Loops are becoming very quiet.
Courtesy Adelaide and SA Memes Facebook page.
Look on the plus side at least SA is carbon neutral at the moment. The Greens are rejoicing!
I read in the news recently that if Engie decides that they want to decommission Hazelwood that a developer wants to turn it into a health spa. Wouldn't that be ironic?
The photo of the hybrid and Hazelwood in the background is actually a great photo as well, along with the caption. Well done!

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VizionEck is two very different experiences packaged into a single game.
One half of VizionEck sees the player isolated, disoriented, and powerless in a foreign and foreboding environment. Exploration drives the player forward as they solve puzzles and discover the truths of the world. It's a challenging adventure with paper and pencil recommended.
The other half of VizionEck is a re-imagining of FPS multiplayer into an arcade like experience. Strategy and reflexes are more important than aiming precision plus a limited variety of weapons keeps the playing field level. Fundamentally it's a shooter unlike anything you've played before.
Check out "Adventure" if you love mysteries and go to "Battle" if you're a fan of competitive multiplayer. This "Home" page meanwhile has all the information about the game as a whole.
VizionEck's photo mode has the defining ability to work "backwards." Screenshots found online or shared by friends can be converted back into gameplay.
This simple concept has lots of wonderful and sometimes bizarre possibilities. A curious player could load the screenshot shown above, and then pan the camera downward to discover what's at the bottom of those pillars. An artistic player could load this screenshot, and then spice up the shot with new image effects and a better camera placement. An adventurous player could load this screenshot, and then continue playing as if it was their own save file. Etc, etc, etc.
Converting from screenshot to game does not require a pristine quality image. If a player finds a low res screenshot with compression artifacts, they should still be able to load it into VizionEck without problems. It's then possible to resave the image with max quality settings.
*The original screenshot creator can enable/disable what's possible with their image.
Players are directly involved with how fast and how much free DLC is released. VizionEck's in game-currency is the backbone for this system. An Eckm (VizionEck money) is the game's unit of currency, earned by playing Adventure or Battle. Every time any online player earns an Eckm, VizionEck's "Community Score" also increases. Free DLC is released upon the Community Score reaching select milestones. Players can spend their Eckms to unlock game-skins, new maps, extras, bonuses, and more. DLC content is treated just like content available at launch, and usually needs to be unlocked as well.
Free DLC will be released for the life of the game.
The entire look and feel of VizionEck is customizable. Sound effects, graphics, image filters, music, etc. can be changed and modified as desired. Here is a very small sample of different visual changes.
Additional screenshots may be viewed in the Gallery.
I am a very competitive person, will the game have a stat tracker or a way for people to recognize me someone with a certain level of skill?
I love stats so yes!
Every player has a personal score based off how many Eckms they've earned to date. This represents their skill and progress with the game. Beyond that every player stat is tracked, and all of them can be shared online with other players. Kill/death ratio, win/loss ratio, % of matches as MVP, number of kills, number of wins, etc.
Is there a specific stat you'd like to see?
Yes hours played, and time played per hour (similar to what users have on this forum).
bah, hours played is so yesterday. give me frames viewed.
i hate multiplayer. give me better details of what puzzle platform means because that is where you'll sell me.
Stop to post on forum Legend.
For frames viewed, I'd need to use the ps camera to factor out every time you blink.
Single player details will come with new videos and all that. Expect them in a decade or two.
It'll release on November 10th, 2015. Fallout and Tomb Raider watch out!
no haha it's too soon to give a release date. I won't do that until the game is practically finished.
Watch! It'll outsell them both!
I've just been having so many internal delays mostly caused by the free dlc system. The original plan was to release the game and then work on new content for it. The problem is that lots of the free DLC works best if it's built into the core of the system. Here's an example with what I'm working on right now.
VizionEck launches with a lot of Battle match types, basically like every other fps. Sudden death, one hit kill, infection/zombies, 1 vs everyone, etc. However one of the early free DLCs will be custom match types, allowing players to design their own.
It works best to build VizionEck's launch match types using this player creation tool. So I have to make the backend of the system now. Then for the free dlc all I'll have to do is make menus for it. That really messes with my release target!
if your game was higher profile this post would have killed your game.
polygon "vizioneck developers intentionally holds back content for dlc".
the internet "fudge that bumb, i'm not buying his game"
also why are there no female cubes? SJW outrage!

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Bed bug infestations have a huge emotional and physical impact, but with a rise in bed bug lawsuits they can also have financial repercussions for property and business owners. After an infestation in 2014-2015 a Des Moines IA homeless shelter has found itself the target of a bed bug lawsuit. The suit was settled this month with those affected by the infestation expected to receive up to $400 each.
Bed bug lawsuits are on the rise.
While infestations are common it’s rare for there to be a class action lawsuit about bed bugs. In this case the shelter itself asserts that they were proactive with dealing with bed bugs and have a program in place to deal with them. It’s not uncommon for shelters to have issues with bed bugs – with large numbers of people moving in and out daily, bed bugs are frequently brought to shelters. However, the lawyers for the shelter were careful to avoid blaming any of their residents for the infestation, and deny their own liability and wrongdoing as well.
Although this bed bug lawsuit was a class action and will pay out to anyone who can prove they were residing in the shelter during the period in question, most bed bug lawsuits involve single issue infestations. For instance, in April 2018 a family in California was awarded $1.6 million dollars in a suit against their landlords. In this case they faced repeated treatments over the course of several months as the property owners negligent approach to pest control left them stuck and facing the loss of all their furniture. Sadly, a large amount of this lawsuit settlement was for their young child, who was bitten so severely that he has permanent scarring as a result. The jury awarded him $800,000 alone, with the rest awarded to the family.

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Fifteen years ago, as Portland restaurants dabbled in hollow concoctions and theatricality, chef Kevin Gibson cooked Castagna into a high-end haven of beautiful simplicity. Then, in 2008, he joined the DIY movement, turning the bare-bones counter at Evoe into a destination for hyperlocal eating. With Davenport, opened last November on E Burnside Street, the setting has changed, but the impulses remain. Standing in the wood-framed kitchen, Gibson (near right) is all lank and introspection, precision and nuance. While other cooks dream of modernism’s deconstructions and edible illusions, Gibson is still searching for the perfect porcini and forecasting the peak ripeness for each tomato like a soothsayer.
Sous-vide cooking has never reached his kitchen. Foil, parchment, and cast-iron pans are Gibson’s tools of choice. At Davenport, you won’t find chef signatures or house statements—just a sensibility, a purity, a celebration of the tangible in an era when you often have no idea what’s on your plate.
What separates Gibson from Portland’s hordes of seasonal cooks? Attention to detail. Thinly sliced duck arrives like a calculus formula: rubbed with licorice-y spices, cooked to a razor’s edge of perfection, and served at room temperature, which lets the game and funk shine. The snap of green beans, a hidden cache of foie gras bits, and a concentrated cherry relish illuminate the clarity of the moment. A Spanish stew shows just how satisfying food can be when you can actually taste everything—not just the clams and tingly chorizo, not just the earthy liquor extruded from simmered tarbais beans and really good tomatoes, but Italian parsley, treated as a true ingredient and part of the team. As for the fritto misto, it’s ultra-crisp and hot enough to blister your fingers. You couldn’t find a fresher version if you walked into the kitchen and pulled it out of the fryer yourself.
The spare approach isn’t for everyone, and diners uninterested in old-school European romanticism might miss the magic altogether. Thrill seekers need not apply: the former June space is grown-up, pleasant, and comfortable, but fun is not on Davenport’s menu. I miss the sense of adventure at Evoe, where a diner could cull an ad hoc feast from every corner of Gibson’s brain—not just his seasonal beauties but crazy deviled eggs crowned with changing whims, textbook French omelets, and a killer lamb meatball sandwich. Davenport’s 20 dishes of the moment can feel expected (do we really need another helping of padron peppers in Portland?), and at times, the line between calm perfection and boredom is thin indeed. Still, after shaky opening months, Davenport is finding that Gibson groove.
The front of the house belongs to Kurt Heilemann, who ambles to your table in khaki shorts. You could easily mistake Davenport’s co-owner for a busboy. Then he opens your wine bottle. The last time I saw a whip and twirl of this magnitude, Clint Eastwood was dispatching Lee Van Cleef on a dusty western street. Nothing about this house of modesty suggests his zeal for wine until you encounter the trove of esoteric trophies he’s amassed: 150 value-driven bottles typically known only to informed hunters. There are hard-core Loire Valley discoveries, Sicilian gems, the Piedmontese producer with one great plot, and some elegant Oregon pinots—bottles that skew more pure and alive than big and bold. Stare long enough and the “extended wine list” will be quietly slipped onto your table, with hundreds more finds for the splurger. This is wine-geek paradise par excellence, assembled with rigor and ambition but not a drop of tinsel.
Order a bottle, and Heilemann pours it right into the heart of Davenport: mouth-blown Zalto glasses from Austria, with ballerina-thin stems, artful curves, and willowy rims that somehow double the drinking pleasure. Zaltos don’t come cheap. Call it revenge of the nerds, or just two guys on Burnside blowing their allowance on the same coveted glasses found at Thomas Keller’s French Laundry and Manhattan’s Michelin-adorned Eleven Madison Park. Either way, break a few and Davenport’s bottom line for the night is shattered. No matter. The values of the house are made clear on the tables here. And as each night draws to a close, Heilemann washes every glass by hand while Gibson does the dishes nearby. It says everything about this bashful dining room.

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Gary, at our last get together at Don's we were told that the council needed a $1,000 deposit to ensure we didn't damage the relatively fragile surface of the airstrip (it's not drag strip quality, apparently it's a softish tar sprayed over fine blue metal or similar) so no burnouts or we lose the grand. Presumably we'd also lose the grand if a car rolled and chewed into the surface.
After poor old Bob Ellis drove himself mad for weeks hunting for insurance, the best quote for only the ONE day was $6,000. I kid you not. The council will NOT let us run without insurance and we can only have one day, twice a year. That means if we only got 20 entrants to pay up each one would have to part with $350 to race carefully over only one kilometre for one day. I can't really remember what our start and finish times were but for the purpose of argument let's say 8 hours. With only 20 starters and no delays (aircraft movements and such) we'd each be getting maybe a run an hour with each run costing about $40. If we had double the entries we'd get half the runs so the cost per run wouldn't change. Half a dozen runs isn't much of a deal for our interstate friends. While we certainly haven't given up on the idea we really need to find a much better deal on the insurance before we can start sending out invitations.
There were around 50 bikes running and had lots of runs, i was being fairly casual about it and still had 6 in the day, lots of time spent tuning and adjusting between runs.
$350 isn't that bad, a days dragracing can cost that much..
How soft can the surface be ?? most roads are just tar on bluemetal ??
Greg, now that you ask, I don't know. Apparently the council people made a point of saying no burnouts because they were concerned about the surface being ripped up. Don't quote me, but I think someone who'd been to look at the airstrip (probably Don Noble or Bob Ellis) said it was a fairly thin covering but I can't be sure. Maybe the council knows something we don't or maybe the surface is as strong as an ordinary road and their concerns are unwarranted.
As for the cost, I haven't raced for many years and so I've lost touch with current prices. If that's about the going rate then so be it. Still seems like a lot of money for just one day. I guess I'll just have to stop thinking it's too much! One of the reasons I decided to go salt racing was that it I thought it couldn't be terribly expensive to only race once a year. The other was I wanted to go much much faster than I'd ever done before!
The surface at Warwick isn't bad but wouldn't hold up to a sustained static burnout. Either would a public road for that matter! The council didn't want burnouts as it would mark the piano keys (white painted sections at either end of the runway) + the potential to hurt the surface. They were also not keen on high speed turns as this too would rip up/ have the potential to rip up the surface.
I also think we are in a holding pattern because its too close to the Lake G event to plan an airport thing. Once Lake G is resolved or done we will re look at Warwick.
Warwick requires a minimum of 2 months notice to council.


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Purchasing items in Maenam is not a concentrated, shop-to-shop affair as in Lamai or Chaweng, but rather a spread-out process. As is often the case in Thailand, product-specific shops stick fairly close together and for some reason Maenam and the road leading to Chaweng is the domain of furniture shops.
Don't be surprised at the idea of buying furniture while on holiday halfway across the world; these shops export and deliver and even after this seemingly expensive process you'll still come out on top, price-wise.
Baan Tintin is an original handcrafted souvenirs store located on Samui Ring Road, near the lane of the weekly Maenam Walking Street. Run by a charming Belgian-Thai couple, the shop sells genuine artisanal wood sculptures, metal art confections, exotic wood furniture, Buddha masks and statues - all of excellent quality. The originality of Baan Tintin comes from the mahogany carved statues of Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and other supporting characters of this world-famous comics created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé in 1929.
Beautiful World, a two-storey shop, stocks an impressive range of high-quality teak, rosewood, mahogany and water hyacinth furniture. Aimed mainly at the export market, Beautiful World guarantees that customers can save between 40 and 50% on purchasing similar items in Europe. The furniture, beds, tables, wardrobes, cabinets, chairs, picture frames and carvings, is made from fully certified sustainable sources and clients are welcome to view Beautiful World's certificates upon request. The shop arranges shipping to anywhere in the world. Expect to pay around 9,000 baht to ship two cubic metres to Europe.
Benjavadee is worth a visit to check out what's possibly the largest selection of handicrafts, homeware and furniture available on the island. Everything from ceramics, rattan mats, Buddha statues, coconut wood bowls, china tea services to handbags, jewelry and picture frames are on sale over two spacious floors. There are also some larger items of furniture, such as beds, dining tables and wardrobes on sale. The shop can arrange shipping for tourists interested in larger pieces.
A pretty sight, Samui Coconut Beads doesn't restrict itself to beads but sells earrings, necklaces, broaches and other assorted dress bangles. As is the case in quite a few Maenam shops, SCB will export wholesale as well as sell over the counter.
This is a first-rate lapidary with stones and set, as well as semi-set pieces brought from Bangkok and featuring local, as well as Tahitian pearls. Thailand is justifiably famous for the skills of its precious stones craftsmen and Samui Lapidary stocks precious – ruby, sapphire, emerald – and semi-precious – blue topaz, amethyst, tsavolite, aquamarine – stones all in an opulent setting. Also featuring wood carvings, paintings and local souvenirs. Free transport service.

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Judges and award winners of the 2016 Winesett Book Competition. L to r: Frank Napolitano, Bethany Mott, Carlee Bradbury, Leslie King, Anthony Kaseoru and Aaron Spelbring. Photo by Andrew Ross.
Once Dean Steve Helm presented the final award of the 2016 Winesett Book Collecting Awards, it turns out the top three winners have two things in common. They are graduate students and are all majoring in fields within the Radford University College of Visual and Performing Arts. The winners are Anthony Kaseoru, Leslie King and James Harmon.
The Winesett Book Collecting Awards are an annual competition hosted by McConnell Library where Radford University students submit essays about their personal book collections. The Hazel Grove Winesett Endowment funds the awards.
The McConnell Library’s third floor event space was the setting for the award ceremony Nov. 15, 2016, for which Helm was the master of ceremonies. To kick off the events Aaron Spelbring, head of Archives and Special Collections, gave remarks on the special collections within the university’s archives. Then Carlee Bradbury, associate professor of art, and Frank Napolitano, associate professor of English, discussed recent illuminated manuscripts acquisitions to the library.
The introduction of the Winesett Book Collecting judges followed. These were Bradbury, Napolitano and Spelbring. Jolanta Wawrzycka, professor of English, and Bethany Mott, Resource Sharing Librarian Library and event organizer, joined them.
First place went to Kaseoru, a music therapy graduate student, for his essay “Personal Archives,” reminding readers of how books can unite generations of family members even though they have never met. His collection shows his deep and emotional connection to Estonia’s people, its land and its stories.
“In his essay I really felt his need to connect with his ancestors and cultural heritage; a sense felt by many first and second-generation children of immigrants to not lose the knowledge of what made the homeland special,” said a judge about Kaseoru’s work.
A special honorable mention was given to non-CVPA student Robert Anderson Williams, a junior in economics.
Kaseoru is now eligible to compete in the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest this coming spring.
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Hi Andrea and welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel! Thanks so much for sending me your question!
The Rider Switch service has saved my family time, tantrums and just overall headaches when we’ve traveled with our young girls. You don't need a FastPass+ to be able to use a Rider Switch pass. You can make other FastPass+ selections for attractions with your younger children while your husband enjoys Avatar Flight of Passage at Pandora- World of Avatar with your older child.
Just remember that you must be there when your husband and older child enter the FastPass+ line to tap your MagicBand on that Mickey sensor. Right now, it’s the only way the pass will be saved to your ticket. You also should note that you have about the same amount of time as the queue wait (minus 10 minutes) to experience your attraction AFTER part of your group gets off the attraction. For example, if the wait time for Avatar Flight of Passage is one hour, you have 50 minutes after your family gets off, to be able to use that pass.
There’s so much to explore at Pandora- World of Avatar with little ones. My three-year-old was mesmerized by all the different plants in the bioluminescent rainforest during Na’vi River Journey. She also had a great time exploring the Valley of Mo’ara and playing the drums outside the queue entrance.
UP! A Great Bird Adventure has just been updated and is an awesome experience too. You get to see lots of exotic birds up close, with the guidance of Russell, Dug and a friendly senior Wilderness Explorer.
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What makes the news from Sierre Leone significant, involves national leaders being held accountable to their criminal past!
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Amputees still struggling to lead normal lives years after being mutilated by rebels in Sierra Leone, hailed the decision by judges at The Hague on Wednesday to sentence the man who backed those rebels, ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor, to 50 years in prison.
In a landmark ruling by the Special Court on Sierra Leone last month, Taylor became the first former head of state since the aftermath of World War II to be convicted. The 64-year-old Taylor was found guilty on 11 counts of aiding and abetting the Revolutionary United Front rebels in Sierra Leone, who murdered and mutilated tens of thousands of people during this country's 11-year brutal civil war which ended in 2002.
I doubt this will "strike fear" in the leaders of other nations, like Syria right now where horrendous atrocities are being reported daily, but perhaps it will give some leaders reason to pause and consider their choices.
I doubt the punishment fits the crime and I genuinely hope for the idealism of a future where nation will no longer rise up against nation.
An admirable person to receive Oxford Doctorate!
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to receive an honorary doctorate from Oxford University.
The advanced degree, in civil law, will be presented at the institution's annual Encaenia ceremony, during Ms Suu Kyi's trip to the UK next month. The visit is the first time she has ventured outside Burma since 1988, when she also visited Europe.
Oxford, which referred to Ms Suu Kyi by the honorific name Daw Suu, said that she was awarded the honorary degree by the university in April 1993, but has been unable to receive it in person until now.
Pictured with Prime Minister David Cameron, pro democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, Burma.
It should be obvious - but the time to prevent war, is before it begins.
With reports like this one from Reuters - stipulating the possible likelihood of an Israeli attack on Iran before November . . . one would hope national powers and political leaders would do more NOW to prevent the possibility of conflict.
But we must not only hope - we can know that others want actions for peace!! We can know that there are many persons who do not want war! Many persons who want a better future!
Of course, nothing can be known until "something" happens!
Why not make peace happen? Why not open up conversation?
Why not listen to those in each country - and members of various parties and areas of life - who want mutual respect, tolerance and peace?
Let's do good - now!
Today is the 225th anniversary of the launch of the movement to abolish the British Slave Trade . . . which began with just 12 people and has been a model for all future human rights movements.
Let's get more involved now, faster, for effecting great social benevolence and care worldwide!
In this lengthy (but well worth reading!) NY Times article, Luke Mogelson details stories from a hospital in Afghanistan, known as "Emergency."
The story offers not so much a prescription - as narration. The narrative, though, should force us to find prescriptive ways to save the lives of fellow humans, children, and victims of war.
It’s easy enough to dismiss pacifism as quixotic or naïve. But nowhere does it appeal more strongly to reason than among the wounded and the maimed. At Emergency’s hospital in Kabul, it’s not unusual to find Afghan national security forces recovering in the same ward as Taliban insurgents, and after a while, the ideas that make enemies of the two men lose their relevance; the daily spectacle of their impact on human bodies invalidates them.
If only we all found ways to extend simple acts of compassion and kindness.
A great tribute to one man's kindness in the news!
How does peace happen? Can nonviolence spark reform?
Complex categories of opposites that frame complicated issues.
The individual conflict that takes place between two lovers - in their fight - can be fractured by multiple layers of missed and missing communication, unmet expectations and unclear intentions, fraught with emotions. How much more difficult are situations between large groups of people, caught up in decades of extended civil mistrust and outbreaks of fighting!
The situations of Palestinians and Israelis is one such situation, fraught with complexities that can not easily be discerned.
And yet, I am convinced that more peace is needed, greater communication is needed, and solidarity with peacemaking efforts needs to be discerned.
In decades past, individual persons like Ghandi or MLK, Jr. were "at the right place at the right time" (in many issues of engagement, over years - not just in a single event) to help reframe situations of bias, prejudice, exploitation and violence.
In the context of the situation of Israeli-Arab-MiddleEast-Palestinian issues, people have been hoping for some kind of Peacemaker - a single, social activist who can gain sway to mobilize social, media, political action. For years, many, many individual persons of various status and identity have been working toward more wholistic and healthy relationships in this region.
Right now, May 14, 2012 - One-thousand-five-hundred-and-fifty (1,550 ! ) Palestinians are on hunger strike in Israeli detention. Two persons have been on hunger strike for more than 77 days - the longest known hunger strikes by any human.
Of course, this has been going on for weeks! Weeks! See this May 7th report.
When will the world take notice of the extremity of this collaborative, intentional, non-violent action as a means for the world to notice the situations they are protesting.
If the world does not take notice of non-violent, passive, protest, how can we reasonably expect persons with such extreme protest to get the world to take notice of their claims!? Heaven forbid we ignore these actions, and create a framework within which people think bombing building or persons is a better option!
We need to take notice - so we can work toward a better world.
Insight from Desmond Tutu on working for a better world at this Washington Post Article.
Because we live in a pluralistic, global world we need to be able to listen to other viewpoints, place ourselves in the shoes of others, and respond fairly, magnanimously and pragmatically.
God is not a factionalist. Surely St. Peter does not stand at the Pearly Gates and grant tickets only to Lutherans or Hasidics or Sunnis or Jains… or to Christians, but not to Buddhists?
The ethic of reciprocity enjoins us to treat others as we would like others to treat us.
I've had a personal interest in the Pacific Ocean's "Pacific Gyre" - a marine debris and trash area - also known as the North Pacific Garbage Patch.
From Oklahoma, this seems a long distance away. And yet, it is our plastics and our consumption that contributes to global, natural, trans-national problems like this. We should be mindful, thoughtful, aware and active in working toward better ways to use and resource.
If you've driven across Texas - the attached image gives some perspective on the huge-scale of this trash problem!
More on the recent news with this BBC article.


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LEOPARD CREEK, South Africa (Reuters) - Spain's Pablo Martin took the second European Tour victory of his career when he defeated South African Charl Schwartzel by one stroke to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Sunday.
The 23-year-old produced a steady three-under-par round of 69 to equal the tournament scoring record at 17-under-par.
Martin's safe strategy and solid putting were enough to secure the win on a day when some of his challengers fell apart.
Ernie Els slumped to a five-over-par 77 after starting the final round two strokes behind Martin at 12-under-par. This means the big South African has failed to win in a calendar year for the first time since 1990.
Martin's winning round featured birdies at the second, fifth, 12th and 13th holes. His only bogey came at the par-three seventh where he hit his tee shot into the water.
He was forced to make par for victory at the difficult water-surrounded par-five 18th when Schwartzel halved his two-stroke deficit by making a birdie.
Though tempted to go for the green in two, Martin laid up in the knowledge that two putts would do the job.
His first left him a two-footer and although it was not the most confident of strikes, he put the ball in the hole to take his first win since he claimed the 2007 Estoril Open de Portugal as an amateur.
"I've never had such a difficult 80-yard shot in my life," said Martin of his third shot to the 18th which checked up just in time to avoid running into the water.
"I knew Charl was going to make birdie so that pitch shot was the most nervous I've ever been and it was pretty tight."
Several players struggled at the 18th including Welshman Sion Bebb who had looked to be in the hunt at 13 under only to put three balls in the water for an 11 and a closing 75.
The tournament was the opening event in the 2010 European Tour.


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a mottled appearance of the skin.
melanoleukoderma col´li a mottled appearance of the skin of the neck and adjacent regions, a rare manifestation of syphilis.
/mel·a·no·leu·ko·der·ma/ (mel″ah-no-loo″kah-der´mah) a mottled appearance of the skin.
melanoleukoderma col´li syphilitic leukoderma about the neck.


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Our dedicated professionals manufacture this Microfiltration Membrane using top-notch grade raw materials which can be bought from us at competitive prices. This membrane is used in various applications like filtration and separation of water, sterile fruit juices and aseptic pharmaceuticals. The provided Microfiltration Membrane can be availed in several technical specifications within prescribed delivery time by our prestigious clients.
Micro filtration is a filtration process that eliminates contaminants and other foreign materials from a fluid by passing the fluids through a micro porous membrane. The size of a normal micro porous membrane is in the span of 0.1 to 10 micrometers. Apart from the size of molecules it retains, micro filtration is not fundamentally different from reverse osmosis.
Micro-filtration Membrane typically serves as a pre-treatment for other separation activities such as ultra filtration. The usual particle size for MF membrane covers from 0.1 to 1 m. In terms of estimated molecular weight, these membranes can prevent particles like bacteria, suspended solids, and other macromolecules colloids, and go through water, monovalent species, inorganic salt and small colloids. Compare to ultra filtration, MF systems work at relatively low pressures around 0.3 to 7 bar.
We offer spiral MF membrane with various membrane material and pore size. They have an optimum surface area to volume ratio, and feature a compact design. The height of feed channel can be different by the thickness of feed spacer material, 13 to 120 mil. This facilitates to adapt the solids content of the liquid or the viscosity. It also leads to outstanding hydrodynamics in a blend with low energy demand. To fit some special applications, fouling resistant, acid/caustic resistant, or high temperature Micro-filtration Membrane goods are available.
This enables the membranes to to segregate large suspended solids, while allowing protein, salts and sugar to pass through. MF membranes have an asymmetric pore structure, with tighter surface pores and more open macro voids.
Ideal for the treatment of portable water supplies.
Also used for cold sterilization of beverages and pharmaceuticals.
These are used in petroleum refining for the removal of particulates from flue gases.
Micro filtration membranes also find application in the production of paints and adhesives.

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Uberflip’s Chrome and Outlook extensions allow you to easily access your company’s content library in order to send completely targeted selections to leads and opportunities.
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Pin content to the top of the extension for easy access whether you’re a marketer pinning your top-performing content for your reps to see or a sales rep pinning favorites for easy access.
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Access your content library from within Gmail or Outlook or within some of your favorite apps in the Chrome browser like Front or SalesLoft.
"Sales Streams have made our sales team's year. These have proved invaluable to sales as a method of getting the content to their prospects in an easy way, but also to marketing, as it helps us know which pieces of content sales is distributing and whether or not it's resonating with audiences."


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This Americana themed, multipurpose tote is suitable for the pool, the green market, or a fun day trip.
Choose four strips of fabric from the jelly roll. I used the dark blue paisley, the white and blue tossed plums, the blue with white sprays of flowers, and the dark blue lattice with roses. The fabric width is already 2 ½”, so simply lay out each strip on your cutting board, measure out 2 ½” across the length, and cut away.
Using my patterns, cut 12 squares of the dark blue paisley, 12 squares of the white and blue tossed plums, 6 squares of the blue with white sprays of flowers, and 6 squares of the dark blue lattice with roses.
Sew right sides of two squares together using a ¼” seam allowance. You can chain piece if you like. Use a dry iron or finger press your seam allowances to the darker side. Keep the layout photo as a handy reminder. Sometimes distractions come up and those tiny squares get jumbled up.
Now sew the completed set of two squares into blocks of four. Make sure your seams interlock. I rub my fingers together over the joining seam prior to sewing. If they are locked in, you will be able to feel a smooth connection. Gently pull the two pieces apart to see if the join is locked. The locked joins will yield a sharp intersecting point on the face. Again press the seams to one side after finishing.
Join the three sets of blocks across into three rows. Press the seams to one side for each row.
Finally, join the three rows together. It is a good idea to pin the joins for the final row of sewing to keep the intersections aligned.
Voila! The Front Panel is complete.
Measure the length of the left side of your panel (mine was 12 ½”), and cut a solid red strip from the jelly roll the same size. Now cut the strip in half lengthwise. I ended up with two strips measuring 12 ½” x 1 ¼”. With right sides together, sew the left and right borders to your panel. Now repeat these steps for the top and bottom borders of your panel.
Repeat the steps for the front panel to create your back panel. I chose different fabrics, and used the lighter blue paisley, the white and blue tossed miniatures, the light blue and white rose, the lighter blue lattice with roses, and solid cream for the border. Cut 12 squares of the paisley, 12 squares of the miniatures, 6 squares of the roses, and 6 squares of the lattice.
Here is the layout for the Back Panel.
Measure the sides of your front and back panels. They should be approximately the same size, but no worries if they are a bit off, we are going to trim the pieces before construction.
For each side, choose four strips of fabric from the jelly roll, and cut to the larger measurement (better too big than too small). The fabrics I chose are pictured. Straight stitch these four strips together to create the side panel. Repeat these steps to create your second side panel. I chose to use the red paisley and the tossed plum on beige for both. The variation is in the colors of the blue and white roses and lattice with roses. In one panel I used the lighter blue and in the other the darker.
Measure the bottom of your front and back panels. Choose four strips of fabric, cut to the larger measurement, and straight stitch together. Pictured are my selections.
We are going to treat each of the five panels as if they are mini quilts. Cut a piece of the 1 yard of solid navy so that it is 1” larger on all sides of your first panel to be quilted. Then cut a piece of cotton batting the same size. Make a quilt sandwich by positioning your solid navy face down on your mat, followed by the batting and the panel face up. Secure your sandwich with pins. Quilt your panel as you like. I used a simple “stitch in the ditch” approach with each panel. Sandwich and quilt the rest of your panels.
After you finish quilting, trim up each panel. This is the point where you can ensure the pieces are all the same size.
Decide which edge you would like to be the top of your front, back, and side panels because we are about to give them a nice finish. Measure the top of the panel you are working on and cut a piece of solid navy to fit its width. My first panel measured 13 ½”, so I cut a strip 13 ½” x 2 ½”. Now press that strip in half, and sew the raw edge to the raw edge of the panel like a quilt binding. After adding the binding, turn the strip and hand stitch binding to the back lining. Repeat for the three remaining panels. The bottom panel does not need to be bound because it will be sewn to the body of the tote bag on all four sides.
Cut two strips of solid navy to 21” x 4”. This will yield a handle approximately 8” in height from the top of the bag. Fold each strip in half lengthwise and press. Open up each strip and fold the sides to meet in the middle. The pressed fold will help to gauge the center.
Cut two strips of batting to 21” x 1” and tuck it inside flush against one side. Sew the open side closed. To keep it balanced in appearance, sew another line down the opposite side.
Measure 3” from each end of the top front and top back panels. Pin the handle so the end of the handle meets the bottom of the solid border. Make sure the handles are not twisted prior to sewing. Simply hold it up and you will see if it is not correct. Using a “stitch box”, sew each handle to the top of your panel.
We are going to put the bag together using a binding to join and hide the exposed seams. Choose eight strips from the jelly roll, or use solid navy if you want the inside of the tote bag to be all one color.
Start by sewing the front panel to the bottom panel. Measure the edge of the bottom panel lengthwise. Cut a binding strip the measure length by 2 ½”. Press the strip in half. Sew it to the edge of the bottom panel. Place the bottom panel on top of the front panel with the sewn binding on the bottom.
Turn the two panels over so the lining side of the front panel is now facing you. Reach under and turn the binding around to the lining side of the front panel. Pin the binding to the lining side for sewing.
Sew both pieces together on the lining side. Take your time and make sure you are sewing through both panels.
When you finish and open it up, you will see that the two panels are now joined and the seam is covered by the binding.
Now assemble the back panel to the bottom using the same procedure.
Pictured is the front panel attached to the bottom with the back panel ready to be assembled.
Next add the two side panels.
We are almost done. Take a breath, you are doing great!
Now it is time to make this guy into a real tote. In order to sew the side seams to the bottom, twist the side panel and place it on the one side of the bottom panel. Add the binding as you did before. You will be constructing the balance of the seams working in a clockwise fashion.
After all of the pieces are joined with seams your new tote is done. Your tote is completely washable. Since it is quilted, each wash will enhance your design.
If you would like your bag to stand up in a more uniform manner, add the seams to the outside of the panels instead of the inside. The photo shows the bag inside out. You will see it stands up proud and tall. By adding the seams to the outside, the bad is able to stand on its own. The seams on the inside give the face side a clean look. You are the designer. It is all up to you.
1 tote bag. Measures 13”W x 13”H (excluding handles) x 7”D. Machine washable.
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Balmain have named their Round 7 teams for both their Harold Matthews and SG Ball fixtures this coming weekend against the Sydney Roosters.
Harold Matthews will kick off at 10:00am AEDT on Sunday, March 30 from New Era Stadium, with SG Ball to follow at 11:30am AEDT.
The Roosters are currently 5th in Harold Matthews and 2nd in SG Ball.


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Mission Statement: Kurilla Real Estate Ltd. is a service oriented organization, specializing in the sale of lakeshore properties in the Brainerd Lakes Area for over 45 years.
Clients are the focus of everything we do.
Teamwork is our way of life.

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InterPARES 2 Luciana Duranti and Randy Preston eds. International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES) 2: Interactive, Dynamic and Experiential Records. Rome: ANAI, 2008.
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THIS WAS ONE OF OUR MOST ENJOYABLE HOLIDAYS AND WE WOULD STAY HERE AGAIN. COASTAL STAFF WERE HELPFUL AND CHEERFUL AND WE APPRECIATED THE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SUCH AS SOAP DISHASHER TABLETS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A DECENT BOTTLE OF WINE IN THE FRIDGE!
Quayside is a luxury ground floor apartment situated within the prestigious Dart Marina development, providing superb accommodation for couples or families of up to four people.
The property has fabulous views up the River Dart and across to Kingswear from the wonderful riverside terrace, the perfect spot for enjoying a traditional Devonshire cream tea with views!
Offering the ultimate in luxury self-catering accommodation each property is individually owned and styled. Enjoy a leisurely flat walk along the embankment to Dartmouth’s boutique shops and award-winning restaurants, before returning to your outstanding holiday home.
The apartment is stylishly furnished with a state-of-the-art kitchen and a sumptuous living/dining area. Perfect for one or two couples there are two bedrooms.The master suite has a Super King-size bed, and beautiful, fully tiled en suite bathroom with a Kaldewei bath, and spacious separate shower cubicle with the second bedroom furnished with a King-size bed.There is also family bathroom with Kaldewei bath and shower (over). Guests can enjoy the use of the luxury facilities of the Dart Marina Health Spa, including indoor pool, steam room, Jacuzzi, gym and beautifully designed relaxation areas.
Ground floor apartment. Two bedrooms: 1 x Super King-size, 1 x King-size, one en suite (Kaldewei bath, with shower (over), spacious separate shower cubicle, hand basin, heated towel rail, shaver point and light). Family bathroom (Kaldewei bath, shower (over), wash hand basin, heated towel rail, shaver point and light). Open plan lounge/dining room. State of the art kitchen. Large furnished terrace with sun loungers and dining/seating area.
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The change in routine with holiday joys resulted in the children disputing what day of the week it was. I was initially certain it was wednesday but my son’s certainty roused doubts, and I wondered if I had got it wrong? One thing was certain the day or date was not going to change whatever anyone chooses to believe.
It brought to mind the certainty of truth in the alleged “post truth” era. A dog will not change into a duck whatever anyone chooses to belief, regardless of the person’s qualification or reputation. A Professor may choose to profess lies for whatever reason, whoever swallows the deceit will suffer the detriment. The onus therefore lies on every individual to seek the truth and hold fast to it, whatever challenge may come.
Believing a sheep to be a lion because of some mass of muddy shaggy wool round its neck, will not make it safe to stay with it in a pen! It is a matter of time before disaster is likely to set in?? Always best to seek the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!


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So, if you are few up wasting some time at work on Twitter, jump over and play some Connect 4!
Good project!!! But I never stop to lose :( Bug ?
A friend has begin a similar game (ASOW) Air soft on Web.
It’s a strategy game, you have 2 weapons and you must kill ennemies during differents parties (capture the flag, …).
no, i’m playing with Firefox 2.0.0.3 too..
this is a very nice game, I like to play it very often. Did you create all these games by yourself?


text: “Ballet is woman,” George Balanchine famously said. He was referring to the ballerina, that quintessence of loveliness. But the ballerina needs a ballet company – and, by extension, an artistic director – to realise her art, and, in this regard, ballet is all too often man.


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Ratepayers to the financially troubled National Flood Insurance Program, which underwrites homes in flood-prone communities up and down the South Carolina coast, could soon see drastically different costs.
A report in Bloomberg News published Tuesday detailed the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new framework for determining rates, dubbed "Risk Rating 2.0."
The program, according to a leaked document and several people familiar who spoke to Bloomberg anonymously, would incorporate more detailed, private-sector data into the determination of flood risk.
FEMA's flood zone maps, which are often outdated before they're even finalized, are the primary tool that determines rates currently. Homeowners for different properties in the same flood zone pay relatively similar rates. Under Risk Rating 2.0, a home at the edge of a 100-year floodplain might see a more than 50 percent reduction in rates, while a more vulnerable home in the same zone could see rates double, according to Bloomberg.
"While our current system accounts for a single flood hazard, our new system will determine a customer’s flood risk by incorporating multiple, logical rating variables like different types of flood, the distance a building is from the coast or another water source and the cost to rebuild a home or building," David Maurstad, chief executive of the NFIP, said in an email statement to The Post and Courier.
FEMA officials are expected to announce more detail on the new risk determination program next week. It's the biggest attempt in at least seven years at reforming the NFIP, which has struggled to stay solvent since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and is now tens of billions of dollars in debt.
Regular homeowner's insurance does not cover flooding because it's a particularly expensive type of disaster to insure. A fire might hit only one house on a street, but if a flood comes, it inevitably covers a large area, setting up an insurer to pay out many claims at once.
That's a challenge to the very idea of insurance: spreading out cost among many ratepayers so that the pool of money produced can cover claims that occur sporadically, or in relatively low numbers.
At the same time, the NFIP has proved a massively important financial safety net for homeowners, said Samatha Medlock, of international insurance and risk assessment group Willis Towers Watson.
After a severe storm, a property owner relying purely on disaster assistance receives an average of $4,000 in aid, Medlock said; a flood-insured owner receives an average $110,000.
"Which survivor do you want to be?" she said.
The Lowcountry is particularly dependent on the federal flood program. Since 1978, two-thirds of the NFIP claims in South Carolina have come from Charleston.
There are some components of the program that help communities avoid flood risk, however. The maps themselves are an important tool for considering building rules and growth patterns, Medlock said.
Local governments can also lower rates for people in their communities through the Community Rating System, which offers breaks in exchange for regulations aimed at avoiding flood damage, like requiring that vulnerable homes be built higher.
FEMA officials did not respond to a question on how the new program might affect that incentive system.
Changes to the flood program, while typically aimed at improving its finances, often face a politically difficult path after they're enacted. A reform passed in 2012 proved a shock to local homeowners when it went into effect the following year. Skyrocketing rates put some in the position of not being able to afford the required insurance as they suddenly found it difficult to sell their homes.
Representatives of the Lowcountry said they'll be watching closely as FEMA rolls out Risk Rating 2.0.
"While I welcome efforts to modernize NFIP, we must ensure that the burden of that effort is not placed solely on low and middle income families through premium increases," Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-Charleston, said in a statement.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott, who has previously sold flood insurance, said that the best way to help the program become sustainable is to create a rate structure that encourages more people to buy NFIP policies. Another important strategy: finding properties that flood most often and buying them out, so they don't continue to produce claims.
"When you spike the rates in the areas where people are willing to buy the policies, you likely reduce the number of policies sold, which only puts in more jeopardy or greater jeopardy the entire program," Scott said.
New rates for single-family homeowners with policies under the National Flood Insurance Program will take effect next fall, under a new plan announced Monday. But what that could mean for policy holders in South Carolina, and the Lowcountry, is still unclear.


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CENTRAL FLORIDA — In an effort to save taxpayer money, mayors and council members across central Florida are asking to start their own health care clinics.
CareHere is a company that’s helped local cities, counties and school districts open their own health care centers for employees, retirees and their families.
“The average cost for a regular visit — the difference is about 50 percent less to have it done at our health center here,” said Jim Carnicella of CareHere in Ocoee. In addition to Ocoee, there are CareHere clinics in Sanford, Lake Mary, Apopka and one coming soon in Kissimmee. They are all free to employees of those cities and their families.
“Every service that we have here, all the primary care that you would receive at a regular physician’s office, we do here and it’s free to the employee and their dependents,” Carnicella said.
He said when the clinic opened in 2008, health care costs for Ocoee were projected to skyrocket from $3.5 million to nearly $6 million. Instead, health care costs for the city haven’t increased at all.
“The doctors and the staff get paid an hourly rate to see as many patients as they can,” Carnicella said.
Doctors at CareHere clinics get more time to talk to patients. They’re allotted 20 minutes with each person. Most clinics offer about five minutes with the doctor. Most clinics are paid by insurance companies, but at CareHere clinics doctors, nurses, X-ray technicians and other workers only work for their municipality.
“It’s really brought me back to why I went into medicine — to just focus on patient care and not think about insurance and getting authorizations and doing what I think is right for the patient,” said Ocoee city physician Dr. Roberta Chung.
Municipal CareHere clinics are also one-stop shopping – X-rays, blood work, rehabilitation and a pharmacy are available right in the clinic.


text: Mark and Bina Krebsbach came home Thursday evening in the snow from a square dancing trek that took them from Nebraska to Oklahoma. At one stop, they were honored to present an award to a 102-yearold square dancing granny. They drove in snow on the way home.


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Jellyfish Content Manager, Jane Cronin, looks at the key to successful marketing content; data. Jane provides her top five ways to create relevant, shareable content that effectively speaks to your audiences.
Use social analysis tools, like Brandwatch and Buzzsumo, to find consistently popular topics. This will keep your ideas relevant and on point, and stop you from focusing on themes that have a short shelf life.
Use data creatively so that you innovate rather than imitate. Look to fill gaps in existing conversation, and build really engaging sources that expand on existing interests.


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Newport Realty, Inc. v. Lynch, 878 A.2d 1021 (R.I. 2005).
Spruill, Benjamin, "Court Preserves Public Access to Newport's Historic Waterfront" (2006). Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications. 43.


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In my worldly travels I come across great finds, unique deals and then the ones you have to say hmmm.. This bottle was picked up at the local gas station in Tokyo, for about $5. I don’t have much faith except it won Best Spanish Producer of 2014 at the Intl Wine Challenge, Vienna. That was the selling point, plus I trust Tempranillo from Spain far more than other dodgy varietals that were on offer. Here we go.
I am drinking it out of a water glass, so keep that in mind. It appears a medium opacity, with nice purple tones. On the nose- pure Tempranillo with a touch of oak. Notes of Twizzlers and cherry cola come through. On the palate it is a basic, decent drop. Primary flavors roll out with some earthiness. The lack of much tannic structure can be overlooked since this is an easy wine to drink. Cherry and cola come to mind and the wine has a decent acidic component. On the mid palate it gets a little bitter for some reason. The finish is all red fruit driven and I get a certain dryness, not tannic though. Overall a decent drop for what I was looking for and where I was looking. 86 points and for the price I have to give it 3 stars. I bought some ham and cheese sandwiches to go along, they hit the spot. Salut….
It’s been a whirlwind 10 days, starting with a trip to Reno for the annual Air Races followed by a night in Truckee with friends before my flight over to Asia. I returned home for one night before heading to Florida for a memorial service for one of my best friends. I am sitting at the airport waiting to go home now and have a few minutes to review the amazing wines that we drank over the course of the last two weeks. This particular wine was on the United flight to Reno, so it doesn’t really count as airplane wine is about as good as airplane food.
From the newly renamed Pays D’Oc classification of the southwest of France this is a charming little wine that does the job it’s supposed to do. It started out with no nose- airplane air can do that to a wine, especially if it’s served in a plastic cup. No worries, I wasn’t expecting one. Slight flavors yet interesting with a melange of blue fruits and some crunchy cherry. Tart acidity and mellow subdued tannins show up in the composition of this wine that has a finish of herbs and yellow plum. I can imagine this wine as a workday country lunch jug wine- very serviceable and getting a respectable 83 points from me. I believe it can be had for about $5-6 per bottle, I happened to pay the trumped up $7 per 187.5 ml on the plane. It’s hard for me to justify a 3 star rating for an 83 point wine yet I feel compelled to do so based on it’s quality price ratio. Salut….