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While many excellent types of salsa are available in supermarkets, you can tailor homemade fresh salsa to suit your own taste buds. By following guidelines in this publication, you can safely process salsa in a water bath canner for later enjoyment.
Over the past decade, Americans have grown to love salsa on everything from scrambled eggs to the more traditional dishes of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. While many excellent types of salsa are available in supermarkets, you can tailor homemade fresh salsa to suit your own taste buds. By following research-tested recipes, you can safely process salsa in a water bath canner for later enjoyment. While you can make salsa by buying fresh produce, why not go one better and grow your own ingredients for an even tastier sauce?
While many variations will exist to suit individual tastes, a basic salsa recipe will contain tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno peppers, and often, cilantro and spices. Juice from lemons or limes, the only ingredients that can’t be grown in a northern garden, may be added to put a little “edge” to the flavor.
The attractive red color of salsa comes from the vine-ripe tomatoes that are used to prepare it. The resulting sauce attracts us to dip chips into it or spread it over food. Standard tomato varieties will produce a juicy sauce, while paste tomatoes will produce a thicker sauce. If you have never grown paste tomatoes before, you will find them meatier, less juicy, and rich in acid and sugar content that contribute to great flavor.
All tomatoes grow best in a rich, loamy soil, with water and nutrients being supplied on a dependable schedule for maximum productivity. Drip or micro-irrigation is best, but if that cannot be provided, hand water carefully around the base of the plants, keeping the water off the foliage. Fertilization should take place at the time of planting with a “starter” type (such as a 10-52-10 or something similar) that is higher in phosphorus than nitrogen, and again once a week for the next three weeks. The remainder of the growing season can have a more balanced nutrient source (such as 10-10-10) added weekly.
While there are many reasons that tomatoes may not bear, the three most common are too low a temperature, too much nitrogen, or not enough sun. Don’t plant until the soil temperature is above 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Plant them in a location with as much direct sunlight as possible, and don’t use any left-over turfgrass fertilizer on them — it’s too high in nitrogen.
‘Roma’ is the most common variety of paste tomato on the market. In fact, it is so popular that the name has become synonymous with the paste-type tomato. It is the basic standby tomato that other paste-type tomatoes use for comparison. It takes about 75 days to mature and produces an abundance of 2-ounce fruits.
‘La Roma’ is a hybrid improvement that matures in about 62 days, with heavier fruit, ranging in size from 3-4 ounces. Like the ‘Roma,’ the taste is excellent.
‘Mamma Mia’ is the top yielder of the paste varieties, with fruits in the 3-4 ounce size, but producing in overwhelming numbers. Because of this, ‘Mamma Mia’ should be caged for support and special attention paid to the watering and fertilizing. It takes about 62 days to mature.
‘San Marzano,’ a rectangular shaped fruit with a deep red color, is an excellent tomato for a thick, meaty sauce. It takes about 80 days to mature.
‘Rio Grande’ produces large, blocky-shaped fruit in great abundance, making an excellent sauce. This variety is good for areas where wide swings in temperature exist during the growing season. It takes about 80 days to mature.
Burpee’s ‘Big Boy,’ which produces big beefsteak tomatoes, is the comparison standard. While this “beefy” tomato and its relatives are a sight to behold, and a source of “bragging rights” for the dedicated gardener, they require a lot of work to grow, and their overall yield is less than that of the standard large or slicing tomato.
In the slicing category, All-America Selection winners are ‘Floramerica,’ a 1978 winner, and ‘Celebrity,’ a 1984 winner. These awards are not passed out easily. Winners must show disease resistance and high quality productivity across a wide spectrum of growing conditions in North America to be given this recognition. Both are mid-season producers (72-75 days) and make excellent “slicers” for sandwiches and salads. They also are outstanding for their canning quality. Their fruit size averages between 8-10 ounces. Both are determinate in growth, so no pruning is needed; simply grow them within a tomato cage.
Those who want a truly early tomato that can be classed as a slicer can try ‘Early Girl.’ This variety produces 5-ounce meaty and flavorful fruit in as little as 52 days. This is a great variety for the upper Midwest because of the short growing season.
One of the best varieties for container growing is ‘Heartland,’ with 6-8 ounce fruit. It matures in about 68 days, doesn’t need pruning and has large leaves that protect the fruit from sunscald. For those who live in apartments or condos, this variety would be the perfect choice to provide fresh tomatoes for meals.
All of these are traditional red-fruited varieties and worthy of consideration. Often the question comes up about good yellow-fruited slicing tomatoes, their quality, acidity and productivity. One of the best on the market is ‘Lemon Boy.’ It bears clear lemon-yellow fruit, inside and out, and has a sweet, mild flavor. The fruit matures in about 72 days and averages 7 ounces. This is an indeterminate variety so it would need staking and some pruning. It is commonly believed that yellow tomatoes are low-acid, but tests have shown that their acidity levels are about the same as red tomatoes — pH 4.6 — which is the dividing line between high- and low-acid foods.
Peppers have the same basic growing requirements as tomatoes: plenty of sunshine, water and balanced nutrition. Growing peppers differs from growing tomatoes, because peppers need more time to start as transplants and warmer soil temperatures for planting. While tomatoes can be started from seed 28 days before transplanting, pepper seed will require 8 to 10 weeks before optimum planting time. Most will mature in 65 to 75 days from transplanting, although the hotter varieties like the ‘Habanero’ will require 90 to 100 days.
Sweet peppers produce large blocky fruits that are usually harvested green. If the season is long enough and the gardener has sufficient patience and allows the fruits to remain on the plant longer, the fruit will turn fiery red, which increases their sweet flavor and makes them a richer source of vitamins A and C.
Varieties to try include the many hybrids of jalapeno, especially ‘Mucho Nacho Hybrid,’ which has larger and hotter fruit than the standard jalapeno. It is a vigorous producer and matures in about 75 days.
To get the largest bulbs, plant the individual garlic cloves in well-drained soil in the fall after the first good killing frost, or sometime around mid-October. Spring planting can be done, but the bulbs will be smaller. Insert the cloves into the soil 2-3 inches deep with the root end down. Most garlic is quite winter hardy, but it still should be mulched to prevent heaving. During the remainder of the fall, the roots will grow, but very little, if any, top growth will be noted. If you are looking for largest bulb production, select only the largest cloves to plant. Cloves found in the center of the bulb can be scatter-planted to produce garlic greens. The cloves should be spaced about a hand width (4-6 inches) apart.
There are several types of garlic to consider. The typical variety seen in supermarkets is the softneck, Allium sativum. This variety stores the best and has the strongest flavor. Because of its soft necks, this variety can be easily braided. The bulbs are distinguished by medium-sized cloves surrounding smaller cloves in the inner two or three layers. The softnecks can be grown in northern gardens, but for assured survival over winter the stiffneck types (A. sativum var. ophioscorodon) are better. These plants are distinguished by producing a hard “scape” or flower stem that makes a 360 degree coil and forms a cluster of “bulbils” or miniature cloves. The stiffneck types produce bulbs that are composed of a single layer of large cloves and no inner ones. Their taste is milder and they are considerably easier to peel than the softneck types.
When the “scapes” appear it is best to snip them off and use them in stir-fry. Allowing them to remain will result in the bulbs being considerably smaller. Harvest garlic when the foliage starts to “flag” or turn yellow. This is usually about mid-July to mid-August. Gently lift them with a garden fork and store them in bunches in an airy location.
Some garlic varieties to consider include ‘New York White’ (softneck type), the typical market garden garlic seen in the eastern U.S. Prized for its ease in braiding, it has good flavor and is more winter hardy than the West Coast garlic. ‘German Extra Hardy’ (stiffneck type) is one of the most winter-hardy garlic varieties on the market, producing very large bulbs and cloves. It has good flavor and stores very well.
Sow onion seed in the early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Like garlic, onions should be planted only in well-drained, fertile sites. Standing water, after a heavy rain, will usually kill off either crop. Sow seed in rows barely in the soil (about ½ inch deep), with about two seeds per inch. As they germinate, thin to 3-4 inches to allow for larger bulb development. Because onions are shallow-rooted plants, water supply is critical to quality onion bulb development. At least 1 inch of water/rain is needed each week. Onion bulb development is daylength sensitive. Select varieties whose latitude range includes your planting site (Fargo, ND is 46 degrees N, for example).
Onion sets are often popular with home gardeners, but typically a higher quality, lower disease incidence crop can be grown by direct seeding. In the north, some gardeners will sow the seed indoors in late February or early March to assure a harvest before the arrival of fall frost. When selecting onions for seeding, check the “days to maturity” notation and attempt to select those that are under 100 days. Anything beyond that should be started as transplants two to three weeks before moving outdoors. Harvest when the skins are evident and the tops are starting to fall over. Simply pull them and sun-cure seven to 10 days before cutting off the tops.
Storage onions have the strongest flavor but sweeten during storage. Onion flavor like/dislike is very personal, so plant the variety and type that appeals to you. Yellow globe onions are commonly seen in supermarkets due to their long storage life and increasingly sweet flavor in storage.
‘New York Early’ is a 98-day, 38-50 degree latitude variety that has a firm but tender flesh that is considered a better eating quality than the hard, long-storage varieties.
‘Super Star F1 Hybrid’ is a 109-day, All-America Selection winner for 2001. A day neutral, it cuts nicely for salads and salsa but is not one for long storage. It’s advisable to start them indoors as transplants.
‘Mars F1 Hybrid’ is a reddish-purple skinned variety that matures in 104 days and is suited for the latitude range of 38-55 degrees. Start them indoors as transplants.
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a plant species with a couple of popular common names — Chinese parsley and coriander — but they all refer to the same plant. When the foliage of the plant is used in making salsa, it is referred to as cilantro. When it is used to garnish food dishes and in salads, it is called Chinese parsley. When the seeds are used to flavor foods and beverages, it is called coriander.
Cilantro is one of the easiest herbs to grow. Plant the seeds 12-18 inches apart in full sun, water in, and germination should be complete in 14 days. The difficulty in growing this plant is to keep it from bolting and producing seed, since it is the fern-like foliage that is commonly used to make salsa. Select cultivars that are known for foliage rather than seed production. The leaves add a distinct flavor to any dish, so small amounts should be added until the desired tasted is reached.
Cultivars to consider are ‘Santo,’ ‘Leisure,’ and ‘Jantar,’ all of which are slow-bolting and have been bred specifically for foliage production rather than seed.
Salsa has even surpassed catsup in popularity. Not only is salsa tasty, it’s also nutritious. A two-tablespoon serving generally contains about 10 calories and 0 grams of fat plus ample vitamin C and other nutrients.
When preparing salsa, always start with high-quality ingredients. The quality of your end product is only as good as the quality of the starting ingredients. Fresh salsa can be made to suit your taste, so experiment with other ingredients. Some ingredients in fresh salsa, such as onions and garlic, store fairly well with little sacrifice in flavor. Other ingredients, like tomatoes, peppers and cilantro, are best used as fresh as possible.
Any salsa recipe can be safely frozen, but slicing tomatoes will produce salsas with a more watery consistency. Follow research-tested recipes and procedures if you plan to can salsa.
Tomatoes were regarded as poisonous for generations but became known as “love apples” and “apples of gold” in some parts of the world after they were discovered to be safe — and delicious.
These fruits (because of their seeds) are nonetheless considered vegetables on menus. Tomatoes are low in calories and also provide vitamin C and potassium.
There are many reasons to add tomatoes to your menu. Tomatoes, particularly in cooked products like spaghetti sauce, may reduce risk for certain diseases. Lycopene, a carotenoid pigment and powerful antioxidant, is responsible for the red color of tomatoes and protective effects. According to several research studies, lycopene may offer protection against certain types of cancer, particularly prostate cancer. Lycopene in cooked and processed tomatoes (canned salsa, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce) is more easily absorbed than lycopene from raw tomatoes. Lycopene absorption also is enhanced by eating some fat, like olive oil, in the same meal as tomatoes.
The type of tomato used will affect the quality and texture of salsa. Paste/Italian tomato varieties such as ‘Roma’ will produce a thicker salsa, while slicing tomatoes will yield a more watery, thinner salsa, particularly if you freeze the salsa. Tomatillos (green tomatoes with a husk) may be substituted for other tomato varieties, but you must remove the dry outer husk before using.
Choose fruits with a rosy color, plump shape, blemish-free skin and a texture that’s slightly soft to the touch. Tomatoes that are overripe, bruised or sunburned with yellow or green areas near the stem are lower in quality. For quality and safety, don’t use overripe tomatoes or tomatoes from frost-killed vines in canning because their acidity may be affected.
Peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C. Capsaicin is the chemical compound found in the ribs that give peppers their “heat.” Some research studies have shown that capsaicin may reduce risk for certain types of cancer.
Choose high-quality peppers that are fresh-looking, firm and thick-fleshed, and free of disease and insect damage. Peppers vary greatly in taste and degree of heat, so you can vary salsa hotness to suit your personal tastes. One type of pepper may be substituted for another type in salsa recipes for canning, but do not vary the total amount called for in the recipe.
Hot peppers should be considered carefully by the beginner. The jalapeno is the “standard” hot pepper used in making salsa, although the heat connoisseur may choose to use chili or habanero peppers. The “fire” in these varieties is often too hot for most salsa lovers, so if you decide to grow and use them in salsa or other sauces, do so cautiously. Generally, the smaller the pepper, the hotter it tastes.
Avoid direct contact with hot peppers, because the volatile oils in them can cause skin irritation or burns. Wear rubber gloves while handling them, and wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before touching your face. Hot peppers, such as the jalapeno, do not need to be peeled but the seeds are often removed.
Oven or broiler method: Place peppers in oven (400o F) or under broiler for 6 to 8 minutes until skins blister.
Allow peppers to cool. Place in a pan and cover with a damp cloth to make peeling the peppers easier. After several minutes of cooling, peel each pepper. Discard seeds and chop peppers.
Onions and garlic are in the Allium family. This family of vegetables contains sulfur compounds, selenium and antioxidants. These compounds are believed to stimulate the immune system, inhibit cancer growth and possibly decrease blood cholesterol. Sulfur compounds also are responsible for their characteristic flavor and smell and the tendency for onions to irritate eyes.
Choose onions that are firm and free from cuts and bruises. Fresh onions usually have a thinner skin than storage onions. Store onions in a cool, dry place or refrigerate. To help avoid eye irritation, onions should be cut from the top and peeled down without trimming off the root/bottom end, since the sulfuric compounds are concentrated at the base of the onion. Others have suggested cutting onions under running water or refrigerating before cutting to decrease the tendency of onions to irritate eyes.
Choose garlic heads that are firm, avoiding garlic with green growth. Store garlic in a cool, dark place. Peel and chop with a knife or use a garlic press.
Select cilantro that appears fresh and green. If purchasing, look for cilantro with the roots attached. At home, place the cilantro in a sturdy container with water covering the roots; wrap the leaves loosely in a plastic bag and refrigerate. Change the water every few days and the cilantro should last about two weeks. If the cilantro has no roots, follow the same procedure, covering the stems with water. Cilantro without roots will remain fresh about one week.
Acid ingredients in canned salsa help preserve it. Additional acid — bottled lemon juice, lime juice or vinegar — is needed when canning tomatoes because the natural acidity of tomatoes may be too low. Low-acid ingredients in salsa, such as peppers and onions, also affect the overall acidity level. Vinegar should be at least 5 percent acid. You can substitute lemon or lime juice in a recipe calling for vinegar, but do not substitute vinegar in a recipe calling for lemon or lime juice. Lemon or lime juice is more acidic than vinegar. Freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice may be used in fresh salsa recipes but is not recommended for use in canning recipes.
NOTE: If you are using a recipe that has not been research-tested, serve it fresh, store it in the refrigerator and use it within a couple weeks, or freeze it in freezer-safe containers.
Mix ingredients together and serve, altering the recipe to suit your own taste preferences. Store covered in the refrigerator. To keep calorie and fat content low, serve with baked tortilla chips.
Like other foods that are preserved at home, canned salsa comes with a list of safety precautions. If you’ve created a salsa masterpiece, you’d be better off freezing it, for safety’s sake, rather than canning it. It’s especially important to follow current recommendations for food preservation, because old food preservation recipes — even Grandma’s — may not be safe based on current research.
The main foodborne illness associated with foods improperly canned at home is botulism. It’s also the deadliest. Clostridium botulinum, the type of bacteria that causes botulism, thrives in an oxygen-free, or “anaerobic,” environment, such as a sealed jar or can, where it can produce a potentially fatal toxin. The hallmark symptoms are double vision and paralysis, with death being the worst-case outcome.
Follow the formulation exactly and measure/weigh ingredients carefully. Use bottled lemon or lime juice or vinegar as indicated.
Handle hot peppers carefully: wear plastic gloves and wash your hands before touching your face.
In canning recipes calling for spices, you may safely decrease the amount of spice (cumin, oregano, pepper, etc), but do not increase the spice amounts.
To alter the “heat” in salsa, you can safely substitute one type of pepper for another, but keep the total amount of pepper the same.
Do not thicken salsas with cornstarch before canning. If the salsa appears thin, it can be heated and thickened with cornstarch, or some of the excess juice may be strained away, after opening the jars.
Before beginning to prepare salsa for canning, fill the water bath canner about half full of clean water. For hot-packed food (like the example salsa recipes), preheat the water in the canner to about 180 F. Use a rack in the canner.
Start with clean jars, and heat them in a pan of hot water. Heat lids as recommended by the manufacturer.
Fill jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. After filling jars with food, remove trapped air bubbles with a nonmetallic spatula, adjusting headspace if needed.
Wipe the rim of each jar carefully with a cloth or paper towel and apply the lid and screw ring. Do not over-tighten the screw ring. It should only be “finger tight” or the lids may not seal properly.
Place jars in the canner using a jar lifter positioned below the screw band of the lid. Keep the jars upright at all times.
Add additional boiling water, as needed, to bring the water level at least 1 inch over jar tops.
Begin timing when water boils. Keep the canner covered during processing. The water should remain boiling at all times.
When the processing time is complete, carefully remove the jars from the canner, using a jar lifter. Place the jars at least 1 inch apart on cooling racks or towels to cool at least 12 hours. Do not retighten screw rings. Do not expose jars to a cold surface or cold drafts, which could lead to cracking or breaking.
Test seals the next day. A good seal is evidenced by a concave lid that does not move when pressed. Remove the screw rings. Label sealed jars with contents and canning date.
Unsealed jars may be safely re-processed within 24 hours, or the jars of salsa may be refrigerated for fresh consumption. To reprocess, empty the salsa into a pan, heat to boiling and ladle the mixture into clean, hot jars. Use new lids and process for the full recommended time. The quality and nutrient content of twice-processed food may be lower, but the product will be safe to consume.
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Wash hands thoroughly before handling food. Prepare peppers as described previously. Wear rubber gloves while handling chili peppers or wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before touching your face.
Prepare tomatoes: Wash tomatoes. Dip in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds or until skins split, then dip in cold water. Slip off skins and remove cores.
Combine all ingredients except cumin, oregano and cilantro in a large pot and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and boil 10 minutes. Add herbs and spices and simmer for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Ladle hot into hot pint jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims. Cap with properly pretreated lids. Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner for 20 minutes.
Note: This recipe is best suited for paste tomatoes. Slicing tomatoes require a much longer cooking time to achieve a desirable consistency. You may decrease the amounts of spices, but increasing the amount is not advised. You may make adjustments to suit your tastes after opening the jars.
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and continue boiling for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Ladle hot salsa into hot pint jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims. Cap with properly pretreated lids. Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner for 20 minutes.
* Adapted from “Salsa Recipes for Canning” — Pacific Northwest Publications (PNW395) by Val Hillers and Richard Dougherty, Washington State University, 1996. Recipes also appear in “Canning Salsa Safely” — Wisconsin Safe Food Preservation Series (B3570) by Barbara H. Ingham, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service, 2000.
Store canned salsa in a cool dark place and use within a year for best quality. If jars have become unsealed or there are signs of spoilage like bulging lids or bubbling or if the mixture has an odor, do not taste. Discard the jars and contents carefully — away from possible contact with humans and animals.
For additional salsa/tomato canning formulations, request “Canning and Freezing Tomatoes” (FN-175) from your local office of the NDSU Extension Service.


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Saturday, July 7, was a remarkable day for young people in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, as Rivers born renowned statesman and leading political figure, Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu-Briggs, appeared as the guest of honour at a Leaders Lounge, hosted by Sterling Toastmaster Club, Port Harcourt.
The theme for the epic event at the Leaders lounge was: “The Leadership challenge” and Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu-Briggs, himself a distinguished lawyer, a business mogul, a technocrat, a politician and philanthropist, did adequate justice to the topic in his capacity as keynote speaker.
Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu-Briggs was called upon to impart knowledge and wisdom into the life of those present, especially the young people and share highly inspiring experiences from his very robust life as Legal luminary, corporate mogul, entrepreneur and philanthropist, and he did not disappoint his listeners.
In his keynote address titled ‘The Leadership Challenge’, DLB, as he is fondly addressed, posited that the most important and and yet difficult of all questions that people are often faced with is: ‘What is leadership?’. According to him, this is due to the fact that there is no general consensus on what makes a leader, what constitutes the qualities of a leader, if leaders are born or made, the context of leadership and who determines the direction of leadership.
In trying to explain who a leader is He was quick to point out that his talk would dwell basically on political leadership and governance and in that light, referenced the former EFCC Chairman Mrs. Farida Waziri, who said that, ‘a leader is one who is involved in the activity of leading others’ and ‘a leader is one who fosters change and not necessarily one who holds a leadership position’.
• Leadership is concerned with fostering change.
• Leadership is inherently value-based.
• All people are potential leaders.
• Leadership is a group process.
According to him, the UNDP defines governance as the exercise of economic, political and administrative authority to manage a country’s affairs at all levels. It comprises the mechanisms, processes and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their interests, exercise their legal rights, meet their obligations and mediate their differences.
He further noted that good governance had three legs: economic, political and administrative.
Economic governance includes decision-making processes that affect a country’s economic activities and its relationships with other economies.
Political governance is the process of decision-making to formulate policy. Administrative governance is the system of policy implementation.
– Encourage the Heart: where leaders recognize contributions that individuals make, rewards their effirts, celebrate accomplishments and make people feel like heroes.
Going further on the concept of leadership, Chief DLB said: ‘leadership is a people and value based activity, leadership is dependent on followership. Leadership is contextual because it varies across situations, cultures and societies. All situations do not, will not and cannot require the same leadership patterns, there is no one-size-fits-all leadership.
He further maintained that the problem of Nigeria is not leadership. It is rather the lack of leadership and the attitude of people being led. In his words, ‘Leadership plays a role in the advancement of every human society. It is an indicator of progress or the absence of it’.
Laying emphasis on the necessity of attaining leadership at a personal level before advancing to any other level because the foundation of leadership is to lead one’s self first, he noted that the importance of attaining personal leadership cannot be overemphasized because, however good a political leadership may be, if personal leadership is poor, political leadership will not make much difference.
The event was anchored by Toastmaster Nkwachukwu Njoku, who led the national pledge and the Toastmaster promise, introduced his team and invited each member to explain their roles.
Prepared speeches were given by Toastmaster Monima Georgewill on FAILURE IS SUCCESS and Toastmaster Otobore Olumoye on WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
The table topics which came next was anchored by the Toastmaster Nkwachukwu Njoku who called upon members of the audience to address the topics.
-Leadership is a challenge that is enormous unlike any other challenge of life.
-Oprah Winfrey once said, “Excellence is the antidote to racism and sexism.
-You don’t have to be great to get started,you have to get started to be great.
-Man must put an end to war or war will put an end to man.
-Life is sweet. The purpose of life is defined by you. True or not???
The audience, including the highly cerebral and well respected legal luminary, Barr. Zubby Nwuke, did exceptionally well in addressing these table topics, which they discussed extempore.
This was then followed by the Leaders Lounge Keynote address and a special, no-holds-barred, interactive session where Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs not only discussed his humble beginnings as a child in the heart of old Port Harcourt town, but also offered very useful and illuminating insights, tips and admonitions on leadership and governance, business successes and philosophy of life and living.
The highlight of the event was when the Special Guest, Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu-Briggs offered to sponsor 20 females and 10 males to be members of the Toastmasters club. The club executives were sincerely grateful and expressed their profound gratitude.
The Port Harcourt Hall of Hotel Presidential, Poŕt-Harcourt, where the event was hosted, was filled to the brim with an enthusiatic crowd of mostly young people and was attended by some distinguished guests from the corporate, academic and business circles; including; Mr. Aderemi Akeem, Dr. Ikedife Uba, Mr. Precious Tamunotonye Batubo, Mrs Oby Njoku, Mr Solomon Ikegwuru, Mr Adamu Yusuf Muhammad, Mrs May Ikpeme and Mr Tiamiyu Kehinde Akeem, amongst others.
Toastmasters club was founded by Ralph .C. Smedley in Illinois, USA. It was borne out of the desire to teach men how to speak, conduct meetings, plan programmes and work in committees. It was established on October 22, 1924 with Ralph .C. Smedley as both the President and Secretary. It has its headquarters in California, USA.
The Sterling Toastmasters club is Located in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and holds her meeting in Hotel Presidential on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month. The essence of this club is to equip people with leadership and communication skills. The club encourages people to speak and communicate effectively with people in their environment.
For us young people, who witnessed the event, it was an amazing experience to encounter a man like Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, whose personality has become legendary as the epitome of a highly successful corporate mogul and yet was filled with so much humilty and exuded so much simplicity that was simply breathtaking as he mingled with everybody and told his touching life story of ‘rags to riches’ with candour, honesty and heartfelt sincerity.
It was a wonderful learning curve for us to finally come face to face with the mercurial and quintessential Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, at the Leadership Lounge, all thanks to Sterling Toast Masters Club, Port Harcourt.

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Jim Donovan is a native of Montreal, and currently based in Toronto. We met him at an awards show in New York over twenty years ago and we’ve been friends and collaborators ever since. Jim cut his directorial teeth shooting music videos and commercials and he brings that bold, adventurous approach to storytelling to everything he does. Jim is currently directing primetime dramas for CBC, including Flashpoint, Heartland, Cracked and The Clan. He was nominated for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series at the Canadian Screen Awards for one of his Flashpoint episodes, and he won the award in 2014 for another Flashpoint episode. Jim is more than ever inspired by the power of creative ideas, captivating stories and the universal appeal of storytelling.
Jim shot his first independent feature, pure, a film that earned him a nomination for Best Direction at the 2005 Director’s Guild of Canada Awards. In 2008 Jim wrote, produced, shot, edited, and directed his next feature, 3 Saisons. It premiered at the Festival of New Cinema in 2008, and was invited to over 20 international film festivals, where it won multiple awards, Including The Borsos Award for best Canadian Feature and Best Actress at the Whistler Film Festival in ’08; Best Film and Audience Awards at the 2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival; and a triple nomination at the 2010 Genie Awards, including Best Picture.

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The Tour de Langkawi, held in Malaysia, is Asia's biggest race. Falling in late January to early April, the race attracts a few top-tier European teams along with lower ranked Continental and National teams.
The teams Gianni Savio manages (in 2009 it was Serramenti PVC-Diquigiovanni) do very well in the Tour de Langkawi. As of 2009, he had managed riders to 4 victories.
Starting in 2005 the race has had severe financial problems, culminating with a near-cancellation of the 2007 edition. The Malaysian government helped with some of the promoter's debts, allowing the race to continue. As part of the settlement, promotional rights to the race were awarded to the Malaysian National Cycling Federation.
As of 2012, only Paolo Lanfranchi and José Serpa have been able to win the Tour de Langkawi twice.

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Ellis-van Creveld syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth. The main features include growth hormone deficiency with shortening of the parts of the limbs farthest from the middle of the body.
Ellis-van Creveld is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. It results from defects in one of two Ellis van Creveld syndrome genes (EVC and EVC2). The two genes lie next to each other on chromosome 4. It is unclear how this unusual arrangement affects the presentation of the syndrome.
The severity of the disease varies from person to person. The highest rate of the condition is seen among the Old Order Amish population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Treatment depends on which body system is affected and how severe the problem is. The condition itself is not treatable, but many of the complications can be treated.
Many communities have Ellis-van Creveld support groups. Ask your health care provider or local hospital if there is one in your area.
The outcome depends on which body system is involved and to what extent that body system is involved.
Call your health care provider if your child has symptoms of this syndrome. If you have a family history of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome and your child has any of the above symptoms, a visit to your health care provider is appropriate.
Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents with any family history of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome.
Updated by: Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospitalof Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork.

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Is there a download link to Nero CoverDesigner 2014 and 2015 please?
My operating system is too old and it will not install.
Was that from Nero 2014? That did install. But the version is 12.0.01500.
Several days ago, I got from a software download site version number 12.0.02300. That installed and is a later version. However, I didn't trust it, found it too old and removed it.
Do have have the Nero 2015 version please?
Thanks, Wither. Was that from Nero 2014? That did install. But the version is 12.0.01500. Several days ago, I got from a software download site version number 12.0.02300. That installed and is a later version. However, I didn't trust it, found it too old and removed it. Do have have the Nero 2015 version please? Much appreciated.
Yeh, that's was the original version that came out when Nero 2014 was issued. No updates.
I don't know what your system OS but I think any version of WE should install in just about any OS.
Yeh, that's was the original version that came out when Nero 2014 was issued. No updates. The problem is that when Nero made WE a free tool, it was just v12 and any updates after that were minor. When I downloaded these files over the years, I didn't always change the names to be more descriptive before I saved them. The only thing I have to go by is the dates on the files. This one is going to be the best I can do- https://www.dropbox.com/s/rh3cii41iwbnko4/Nero_CoverDesigner.exe?dl=0 I don't know what your system OS but I think any version of WE should install in just about any OS.
Thanks for that, it is later and works fine.
The file versions are confusing because the setup.exe file is 12.0.02800, whereas in CoverDesigner Help it is showing 12.0.11001. It really doesn't matter.
I'm using Windows XP 64-bit. No Nero would install on this OS without the hack using the Orca MSI editor procedure I found in the forums here dated 5 years ago. It was a daunting task and something I don't want to do again.
Thanks for that, it is later and works fine. The file versions are confusing because the setup.exe file is 12.0.02800, whereas in CoverDesigner Help it is showing 12.0.11001. It really doesn't matter. I'm using Windows XP 64-bit. No Nero would install on this OS without the hack using the Orca MSI editor procedure I found in the forums here dated 5 years ago. It was a daunting task and something I don't want to do again.
you're lucky it installed. Nero doesn't support the 64 bit version of XP. I remember way back (around 2009) in the old forum, someone came up with a really convoluted procedure for getting Nero to install and run in that OS. Problem is, every time an update was provided, he had to go through that procedure all over again. It wasn't pretty and back then, Nero did issue a lot of updates for a particular version. Today, they issue typically one update after the first version and you have to buy the next version to get all the problem fixes after that. Been one of my pet peeves for over 6 years.
Anyhow, I'm glad it worked for your.
you're lucky it installed. Nero doesn't support the 64 bit version of XP. I remember way back (around 2009) in the old forum, someone came up with a really convoluted procedure for getting Nero to install and run in that OS. Problem is, every time an update was provided, he had to go through that procedure all over again. It wasn't pretty and back then, Nero did issue a lot of updates for a particular version. Today, they issue typically one update after the first version and you have to buy the next version to get all the problem fixes after that. Been one of my pet peeves for over 6 years. Anyhow, I'm glad it worked for your. Enjoy!

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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On April 12, 2018, in United States v. Shimabukuro, Case No. 17-10339, the Ninth Circuit addressed whether intermittent confinement counts against the cap on the amount of time “in prison” a court may impose when revoking a defendant’s supervised release, under the version of 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3) effective in 2002. The 2002 version of the statute provided for a maximum of three years in prison upon revocation of supervised release for the defendant’s underlying offense. Under Ninth Circuit precedent, in calculating the time in prison, a court was required to subtract the aggregate length of all terms of revocation imprisonment from the maximum – the current version of § 3583(e) provides that courts should not give credit for time previously served on postrelease supervision.
In this case, the district court revoked the defendant’s supervised release three times. The first time, the district court sentenced the defendant to 18 months’ imprisonment and 42 months of supervised release. The second time, the district court sentenced the defendant to 1 month of time served and an additional 41 months of supervised release, with a condition that the defendant serve 150 days of intermittent confinement (50 consecutive weekends beginning on Friday evenings and ending on Sunday afternoons) at a federal detention center. The third time, the district court sentenced him to 17 months’ imprisonment. The court rejected the argument that intermittent confinement counted as time “in prison.” Instead, the district court only credited the defendant for the 18 months’ imprisonment for the first revocation and for 1 month’ imprisonment for the second revocation.
The Training Division provides resources on challenges to supervised release/probation, here.


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Nickel 59, Nickel 61, Nickel 141, Nickel 201, Nickel 205, Nickel 600, Nickel 901, Nickel 903, Nickel 909, Manufacturer, Supplier, Exporter, Mumbai, India.
Nickel 59 (bare wire) is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy with extra low carbon and silicon contents. It offers excellent corrosion resistance, high mechanical strength and better thermal stability. Because of its low silicon and carbon contents and no tungsten. Arcos 59 is not prone to grain-boundary precipitation during hot forming and welding.
Nickel 61 is used for gas-tungsten arc, gas-metal-arc, and submerged-arc welding of Nickel 200 and 201. It is also used for surfacing of steel. INCOFLUX® NT100 Submerged Arc Flux is used with the submerged-arc process. The reaction of titanium with carbon maintains a low level of free carbon and enables the filler metal to be used with Nickel 201. The weld metal has good corrosion resistance, particularly in alkalies. Dissimilar-welding applications for Nickel Filler Metal 61 include joining Nickel 200 and 201 to stainless steels, carbon steels, INCONEL® alloys, INCOLOY® alloys, copper-nickel alloys, and MONEL® alloys. It is also used for joining MONEL® alloys and copper-nickel alloys to carbon steels, and for joining copper-nickel alloys to INCONEL® and INCOLOY® alloys.
Nickel Welding Electrode 141 is used for shielded-metal-arc welding of Nickel 200 and Nickel 201, welding the clad side of nickel-clad steel, and surfacing of steel. The reaction of titanium with carbon in the weld metal holds free carbon to a low level so that the electrode can be used with low-carbon nickel (Nickel 201). The weld metal has good corrosion resistance, especially in alkalies. The electrode is also used for dissimilar welding, including joints between Nickel 200 or 201 and various iron-base and nickel-base alloys. Nickel Welding Electrode 141 can be operated in all welding positions.
Nickel 201 is a commercially pure wrought alloy having properties similar to that of alloy nickel 200, but with a lower carbon content to avoid embrittlement by inter-granular carbon at high temperatures. It is resistant to acids and alkalis, and dry gases at room temperature. Nickel 201 is also resistant to mineral acids in certain temperatures and concentrations of the solution.
Nickel 205 is good for stuff too. Check the product page for chemistry data.
Nickel 600 (nickel-chromium-iron) is a standard engineering material for applications which require resistance to corrosion and heat. The alloy also has excellent mechanical properties and presents the desirable combination of high strength and good workability.
Nickel 901 is a high purity, nickel-base precipitation hardening alloy for welding alloys of similar composition. The alloying route for this high performance material may include combinations of vacuum induction melting, vacuum arc remelting and electroslag remelting, according to the final application and the customer’s specification. Typically, the alloy is used for gas turbine engine discs, shafts, rings, casings and seals with a maximum service temperature of around 600°C (1100°F).
Nickel 903 is a low expansion, high temperature, high strength nickel-cobalt-iron filler metal used to produce high quality welds in matching base metals. Large amounts have been used for space shuttle rockets and similar vessels.
Nickel 909 is a Ni-Fe-Co precipitation hardening alloy producing high strength but low thermal expansion characteristics which makes it ideal for certain gas turbine and rocket components.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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Hows the fishing mid to late August? Would like to plan a trip about that time but have never been there so dont know what to expect. Does the water turn green like L.O.W. or not. Fishing get worse or better? All the reports sound great so I'd like to get up and experience it.
I just got back from there. the lake is starting to "green" up. I went in August last year, fishing was a little slow but not bad. There was alot of algea on the lake to include that bright blue stuff your not really supposed to handle.
Let me qualify that "a little slow" comment.. we still caught a lot of fish.. six bigger than 7 lbs over a weeks time and went thru several lbs of leeches. If you hit it right you can limit out on very respectable fish in less than an hour. I go at least once a year during the summer months and make trips up during the winter. A little slow there is a like good day on Mille Lacs.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Stuttering in Gta V and Battlefield 5 lack of ram?
True, first i will get another 8gb of ram and see what happens, after that ima get an ssd, but still i should be able to play without stutters in gta v and bf5.
More ram will def help keep more data flowing in memory. An SSD would help pagefile speed also but not as affective as more ram. Keep in mind Windows already consumes between 1.5~3GB ram for itself so that doesn't leave much.
Cpu also has an important role. Those games, BF5 & Gta5 run well on 8+ threads. If your cpu is 4cores, check usages and try lower background running programs if usage is nearing 100%.
I think another issue you might be having is your memory speed is a bit low for that AMD CPU. Granted I don't know much about AMD cpu as I've run Intel in 90% of the PC I have owned, but I've heard having higher speed ram can boost performance considerably in BF5 running on AMD.
Oh, i missed Ryzen had been listed.
There is more performance to be had running faster memory but vs 2666 won't be a great deal. Dual channel 2x8GB (If single stick is currently being used) would be though.
I had a lot of stuttering in GTA 5 a while back. I fixed it by moving it to my SSD. I already had 16gb of ram. It always happens when I was moving between different areas. An extreme example is when I played tennis minigame, and I moved to the sides of the field. It seems like it was loading in different stuff in and out of memory. I also had stutters in BF1, but not as bad.
Question Stuttering in all games- Drivers?

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Those involved in the creation of public spaces think a great deal about the users of those spaces. Users think little, if at all, about those who create them. There are many: planners, developers, investors, contractors, special-interest groups, governments from local to national, and above all in this book, designers. The complex sets of relationships in which the designer is enmeshed remain largely unknown, as does the effect of those relationships on the public spaces they design.
In ‘super-diverse’ cities like London, a successful public realm, where people can be together in trust and tolerance, is essential. A city’s commitment to design quality indicates a commitment to civic health. In the interests of such commitment, the book asks: What should public space ‘design intentions’ be today?; Who is ‘the public’ of public spaces?; What can/should designers do to protect the ‘publicness’ of public spaces?; Was state financed public space mid-20th century of any higher quality than privately financed public space today?; How significant is the shift from commissioning architects to design public spaces mid-20th century to commissioning landscape architects and public realm architects today?; Does emptiness in public spaces have a value?; Does retail in public spaces narrow the range of people visiting them?

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In some ways, the CARD Act of 2009 was everything health care reform was not. It enjoyed broad bipartisan support, passing the House and Senate by 361-64 and 90-5 respectively. It dealt with topics familiar to most Americans in simple terms. And it was refreshingly short, at only 33 pages.
A person might think that would make it a model for other legislation, an example of how effective government can be if reasonable people cast aside their partisan differences and write simple rules to make our lives better.
The act packs quite a few provisions into its 33 pages. Many of those may turn out to work just as expected. But an examination of what I consider to be one of the more ill-conceived provisions, the ban on issuing credit cards to those under 21 years of age, reveals a yawning gap between what we thought the law would do and what it really does.
The CARD Act says that giving a card to somebody under 21 is strictly verboten unless either 1) there is an over-21 cosigner or 2) the young consumer himself can demonstrate "an independent means of repaying" the potential debt. That sounds pretty simple. It has been widely reported as being a significant change in the credit card business. I used to think it was too. Then I started spending time reading the regulations published by the Federal Reserve Board that implement the law.
The under-21 bit of the CARD Act is implemented by Rule Z Section 226.51. The first half of that section, 226.51(a), discusses the rule now applicable to all potential credit card customers, that lenders must consider the ability to repay when considering an account application. I wrote about that last week.
Section 226.51(b), under the heading "Rules affecting young consumers" tells us that a person under 21 must either have a co-signer or "an independent ability to make the minimum payments." And what are the criteria for determining if the under-21 in question has those means? Why the same ability to pay rules as in 226.51(a), of course.
In other words, the special rule for consumers under 21 is that they are subject to the same rules as everybody else. (And, as discussed last week, those rules are hardly stringent.) Appearances aside, there is, for practical purposes, no special restriction on extending credit to those under 21 at all.
At first blush, it may seem as if the Fed has subverted the clear intent of Congress. I don’t think so. One bit of the CARD Act says that new accounts cannot be opened "unless the card issuer considers the ability of the consumer to make the required payments." Another part says that new accounts for those under 21 cannot be opened unless the applicant has "an independent means of repaying" the debt.
Did Congress intend "independent means" to be a higher standard than "ability?" If so, what would be an example of somebody with ability to repay but not the independent means to repay? Are we to infer that ability might include cases where a person needed assistance from others, that is, was not independent? As in “I have the ability to fly a jumbo jet” since I can do it with the help of a skilled pilot?
On reflection, I think it is pretty clear that “ability” and “independent means” must mean the same thing. And the Fed came to the same conclusion.
There is the broader issue that, as implemented in the regulations, the practical requirement that lenders consider ability to pay is so minimal as to be almost meaningless. Contrary to widespread belief, there is no legal requirement for credit card applicants to show proof of income or assets. Lenders are permitted to rely on consumer’s statements of such things. In fact, they need not ask about income or assets at all. Lenders are allowed to infer ability to pay from such things as credit histories. In other words, it is not clear that this will change the way card issuers do business in any way.
And it is the basic absurdity of that language, that card issuers are now required to consider ability to pay, that causes problems. No bank has ever issued a credit card without evaluating the probability it would be paid back by the consumer. (Some banks may have been very bad at making those judgments, but that is another topic entirely.) So the Fed, reasonably, wrote rules that fit nicely into what lenders were doing already because they have been considering ability to pay all along.
I did find one practical effect of the under-21 provisions of the CARD Act. It is trivial and doubtless unintentional. The cosigner for a card for a person under 21 without independent means must himself be over 21. So a 20-year-old with a good income cannot cosign for a 20-year-old without one, including, for example, his wife. He can cosign for a 22-year-old.
My meandering tour through the Fed’s regulations did uncover other disconnects between what we all thought the CARD Act would do and what it will actually do, along with a few peculiar unintended consequences. Stay tuned.
I think this gets the under-21s the law is concerned about – college students without a job and whose parents won’t cosign for the card, while still granting credit to under-21s who are in the work force or whose parents are willing to cosign.
I can’t claim to have been following the CARD Act (I’m not American), but from a quick read I do think there was intended to be a change here which both you and Andrew have hit upon.
Yes, I think that’s precisely what we’re meant to infer. Specifically, I think this is meant to preclude issuing cards to under-21s on the assumption that their parents are de facto co-signing (because they’ll step in if Junior runs up a massive debt) or perhaps even speculatively on grounds that they’re bound to get a decent job by the time they’re deep in the hole.
I don’t know whether or not it’s justifiable to regard an under-21′s “ability” to repay as being backed by their parents, but to me the wording of the change suggests that this was happening.
I have to disagree with you on this point. I think a distinct difference exists between “ability” and “independent means” when referring to college students. I’m fairly certain that I could walk into any one of my college classes right now and ask who has the ability to make a credit card payment (with parents help) and get many more hands raised that if I asked who has the independent means (without parents help) to pay off a credit card each month.
I think the intent was to limit these under 21′s that are in college and not working while still allowing under 21′s that have a full time job to still obtain a credit card.
Now obviously these students could lie to obtain credit cards but at least the credit card companies have to ask. Also, the intent of the law is to protect someone from themselves. So I guess the idea is if someone lies to get around the law they are either smart enough to get around it or they have made their own bed and can deal with it on their own.
First, just to be clear, the part of the federal government whose job it is to enforce this has decided that ability and independent means are the same thing. Nobody else’s opinion, including mine, really counts.
Second, there is no requirement that lenders ask about income at all. They can use statistical models to infer ability to pay from other data. The argument could be made (by qualified lawyers, not me) that this would allow giving cards to students at certain well regarded colleges, based only on the fact that they are students there, becuase it can be demonstrated that in the past they almost always pay back what they borrow.
Sorry Frank, I don’t think it’s that cut and dried.
The wording of 226.51(a)(1)(i) (the general rule that the card issuer has to assess the ability of the consumer to make payment) does not include the word “independent”. It’s not actually very prescriptive at all, as you’ve noted – it just says that the issuer has to do something in order to show that it has given the matter due consideration.
There are two ways of reading those two sections together.
The first way is that the under-21 test is exactly the same as the over-21 test, and that whole section of the legislation is purposeless. In that reading, the language “consistent with paragraph (a) of this section” infers that the test for ALL card applicants must be of their independent means – so card issuers cannot give a card to, for example, the unemployed spouse of a multi-millionaire. Why those people would want one is beyond me, but you take the point.
The other reading is that the two tests are different – the general test of ability to pay can consider marital resources (for example), but the test for under-21s has an overlay that it can consider only the independent means of the consumer.
If the answer was that spousal income is NEVER something that can be considered, because the two tests are exactly the same as with your interpretation, I think the answer in that paragraph would have to say so. Instead the answer fits in with the second interpretation – the test for under-21s requires an evaluation of their independent means (implying that the test for adults does not, and in fact the very asking of the question also heavily implies that this is a practice within the industry).
I freely admit that there’s nothing determinative about that – as far as I’m concerned it’s still a jump ball as to which way the interpretation will go, and only if something comes to court would you ever have a definitive answer (and even then, maybe not…). I’m just not convinced it’s as settled as you’ve said.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Crusaders are one of the six factions in Cards and Castles.
Crusaders are a defensive faction, possessing powerful healing and damage absorption abilities and card draw mechanics.
Armor: Absorbs the first X damage taken each turn.
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industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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I directed the Main Titles for PromaxBDA The Conference while I was working as a Creative Director at Superestudio.
Each one of the PromaxBDA community members have a key role in the industry and our project developments usually feel like epic tasks. For The Conference 2017 opening video we made an analogy with the Hero's Journey theory of Joseph Campbell and played with its cyclic structure, between the known and the unknown.


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industry_corpus2: Others


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On January 19 & 20, band students from seven middle schools gathered to rehearse and perform as members of the San Luis Valley Music Educators’ Middle School Honor Band. Students were selected by audition, and played under the direction of Dr. Angela Winter, professor of horn and director of bands at Adams State University. Schools participating included Centauri, Cotopaxi, McGinnis MS (Buena Vista), Monte Vista, Ortega MS, Pagosa Springs and Salida. SLV-MEA exists to provide ancillary music experiences for instrumental music students.
On January 19 & 20, band students from seven middle schools gathered to rehearse and perform as members of the San Luis Valley Music Educators’ Middle School Honor Band.


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Oklahoma - 30 Bananas a Day!
Created to bring the fruities of OKC & surrounding areas together! Help each other find great deals on fruit or maybe buy in bulk together from local farmers and distributors.
You need to be a member of Oklahoma to add comments!
Good to see some activity here. We should really do more with this group! I get my fruit from all kinds of places. I used to be a whole foods/sprouts only kind of guy. Now I still hit those places for some fruit that I feel is better. Due to costs, I've been experimenting with cheaper solutions. In summers, I recommend growing melons or buying from local farms. I get bananas anywhere I see them...I'm not all organic though. Try to be mainly organic, but I dig the cheap watermelons from Walmart.
Well since there is ATLEAST you guys (: where do you guys get your fruit !!?!
It is pretty dead. I'm still around, just not very active.
This group is pretty quiet. Welcome though! I think a few of us are still around.
Hey y'all! Happy New Years Eve and happy new year!! Just wanted to do an update. I have been completely vegan for almost 3 months come January 3rd and I honestly don't know why it had taken me so long. I slowing transitioning out my daily products like deodorant and toothpaste but other than its been all good. I hope that all is well!
Great to hear from you. This group isn't super active, but I'm in for getting it going a bit more. Nice to meet you.


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In our experience, corporate teams/brands often spend as much (if not more) time (and resources) “deploying learning” as they do in research itself, leaving them scratching their heads when smaller, more agile companies sprint into new product launches so quickly after spotting a new trend.
Clearly, it’s important that folks understand learning so that actions that we take are informed by the consumer/customer research. However, what can we learn from how startups operate to move more quickly from insight to action?
–Engage stakeholders in the learning up front–during the learning process, if possible. The more they can be involved throughout the process, the less they will have to be debriefed at the end. This could be as simple as sending a quick email update or having a brief weekly conversation about progress.
–Deploy learning in the context of meetings or workshops designed to drive business action, rather than focusing disproportionately on “understanding.” Make the learning coexist with forward momentum whenever possible.
–Leverage storytelling to make learning more self-digestible. Photo books and videos are easy to create and are often more effective at communicating learning–plus, they can replace the need for the scheduling nightmare of a large team gathered in one place for a deployment meeting. When people want to learn–because the content is interesting and engaging–they will consume it on their own, when they need it.
–Leverage tools that enable regular learning deployment, like monthly or weekly emails, quick debrief chats via Skype, or by sharing via central repository sites that are more visual and interactive, like Google Drive/Docs, SlideShare, Slack or DropBox.
Markets are changing and evolving constantly, so the longer a team sits on an insight, the more likely that insight is to become stale before it’s actually utilized in a practical way. Successful startups know that getting everyone aligned on the learning is actually not the priority; immediately turning that learning into action is what will ultimately enable them to grow their business.
The Garage Group enables corporate brands and teams to innovate and grow like startups, including by uncovering action-able insights and quickly leveraging them to develop and act on strategies and tactics to win in market.


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What color is your van?
Wolfram Grey straight from the factory.
Where did you find the van?
How long have you had the van?
When we set out we had BFG AT KOs in 195/75 on the original 14" rims. They served us well and we have absolutely no complaints. Now that we're heading to South America we upgraded to 15" tires because it is a widely available size that will be easier to find in a pinch. Now we're running the BFG AT KO2 in 215/75 on 15" Mefro steel wheels.
What kind of solar panel do you use?
We originally had an HQST 100w flexible panel that we put out when we needed it and then slid between the top bunk cushions when we didn't. It failed after about 7-8 months and we had to get it replaced under warranty. Now we're using a 100w rigid panel from Renogy that is mounted on the roof rack.
Peter did the flooring himself with tiles that he found at Home Depot. They are 12" tiles cut down to about 6" with a plywood subfloor.
Batteries, solar power, and pixie dust. We have a TF49, which is much more efficient on battery power than the stock Dometic.
What sort of tools do you keep with you?
A good metric socket set, torque wrench, box wrench set, screwdrivers, vice grips, pliers, hammer, and wire stripper/crimper. That’s the basic set, though there are plenty of van specific accessories that we’ve acquired over the years, especially when it comes to various sockets for things like CV joints, differential, etc. Of course, the Bentley manual (aka, the Vanagon Bible) is a must have, especially if you’re running a stock engine/transmission.
What sort of recovery gear do you bring along?
Air Compressor, shovel (small/foldable. full size would be better), recovery tracks for sand/mud, Hi-Lift Jack, tow strap and D shackles. If all that fails, we cry, drink a beer, set up camp and never leave. Just kidding, we never cry.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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I'm 38 weeks is my baby to small?
I had an ultrasound at 36 weeks because my doctor said I was measuring small for dates. The ultrasound determined that the baby weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces, and that his abdomen was measuring small, so at 37 weeks I was sent for a Bio-Physical US, and for that one everything was fine. I'm just worried that the baby will be too small. I seem to be carrying small too.
Ultrasound can be off by as much as a pound at this stage. And your baby will gain 1/2 - 1 pound per week so by 40 weeks your baby will likely be a normal, healthy 7 lber!


text: Popular diner in Philly, and there's usually a line. But the breakfast is worth it with giant fluffy biscuits, coffee and quality American breakfast like pancakes and eggs. Also vegan options.

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At WenLin Chinese School, we believe learning the Chinese language should not only be about using it as a means of communication, for passing exams, enhancing business opportunities or employment. We believe that students should experience the history, art and beauty of the language so they can better understand and enjoy its exquisite nature. We want our students to fully understand and appreciate Chinese history and culture.
We always aim to provide an environment which is conducive to learning but is also fun and fosters creativity.
The progress and development of each individual student is very important to us. As such, WenLin focuses on each student’s learning needs and interests; we then tailor our approach to suit that student. Our educators at WenLin are not just teachers but mentors and friends.
At WenLin we are more than just a school: we are a Chinese family.
WenLin is centred on five key values; confidence, honesty, kindness, perseverance and respect. We believe that these five values are essential for the success of each and every student that passes through the doors of WenLin. These key values are engrained in every aspect of the school and are applied to the lives of students on a daily basis.
We are confident that our students will take these values with them out into the world around them. This new Chinese school, located in London, is destined to be a game changer in the lives of its students.
The best thing about WenLin Chinese School is that, in addition to being a premier Chinese language school with highly trained and professional teachers, we make learning fun. Our history classroom for example is transformed into a battlefield with arms and shields; our language classroom becomes a maze for a treasure hunt. And we design our Kung-fu, Chinese painting and Chinese workshop environments with the same degree of creativity. All this while, we remain committed to maintaining the highest standards of delivery in education.
At WenLin, we provide students with unlimited opportunities to network, engage in social and cultural events, explore through field trips, hold fundraising events, and participate in local and international competitions. We do not teach in isolation; we are a family that shares knowledge and has fun doing so.
WenLin is a very diverse institution. We celebrate festivals from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, not just those from China.
We ensure that our students gain the essential skills they need to excel in all aspects of their education and in their lives beyond the school.


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There's no doubt that we will soon be seeing a lot more in the way of low-cost electronic circuits that have been printed onto common, flexible materials such as plastic, paper or fabric. One of the key technological innovations making this possible is silver ink, which is used to print these circuits' conductors. While such ink usually incorporates particles of silver suspended in a carrier liquid, a new type of ink created at the University of Illinois forgoes the particle approach, and is said to offer some distinct advantages as a result.
Developed by a team led by Prof. Jennifer Lewis, the new ink is a transparent solution of silver acetate dissolved in ammonia. When printed, its liquid component quickly evaporates, leaving behind lines of dry, conductive silver.
The ink can reportedly be made much more quickly than its particle-based counterpart - a batch can be whipped up within minutes, as opposed to the several hours and multiple steps required for traditional silver ink. Once created, the solution remains stable for several weeks, so it doesn't have to be used right away.
It can also squeeze its way through 100-nanometer printing nozzles, which is "an order of magnitude" smaller than what can be managed by particle-based inks. This makes it particularly well-suited to the printing of micro-electronics. Because it has a low viscosity, it can additionally be applied using inkjet printers or direct ink writing, or it can be airbrushed over a large area.
Yet one other advantage of the new ink is the fact that it has a low processing temperature. Other types of silver inks require quite a high temperature for their annealing process, a treatment in which they are heated and then allowed to cool. In some cases, that temperature is high enough to damage the material on which they're being printed. The U Illinois ink, however, has a relatively low annealing temperature of 90ºC (194ºF).


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For eons the Spoo have suffered under nearly every race in the universe. Being slaughtered by the millions, little did the spoo ranchers know they were killing highly intelligent beings.
What is most suprising is that the Spoo race is powerfully telepathic though they are only able to communicate with members of their own race. Originally created by the Vorlons as the perfect food, even they did not realize the error in their genetic tampering.
Over a thousand years the Spoo have watched and learned the technologies employed by every race and have been telepathically communicating this information to the only world where they still live free. Though it has taken them a long time, they have constructed a massive fleet and are now ready to strike back!
The first encounter with the spacefaring Spoo occured at a backwater planet near Thrakallan space. An Onri class cruiser jumped in without warning and destroyed an orbital Spoo processing center and disabled an orbital Spoo ranch. By the time a police force arrived the ranch had disappeared along with the mysterious ship. The only clue to the identity of the attacker was at a farm on the planet below where a rancher was killed by his herd of Spoo. How is still a mystery to the authorities but similar attacks at other ranches occuring simultaneously with appearances by these strange ships points to a connection between the two.
At each attack, the Spoo somehow anticipate the composition of the defense forces and each time have shown up with an force tailored against them. The appearance of the Keu'lar class heavy carrier was a suprise to the raider forces that were hired to protect a shipment of live Spoo. Overwhelmed by attacking fighters of unknown design, the raiders lost their nerve and disengaged seeing they were outmatched by what was obviously a superior force. After the attack, the raiders found no trace of the ships they had been hired to protect.
Learning from both the races they have watched and their own experiences with predators' techniques, the Spoo learned small units work best using pack tactics to overwhelm their opponents. Nearly every Spoo ship that carries fighters carries at least one pack of 6 Sow'das.
With the success of the Sow'da, the Spoo expanded the design of their basic fighter and created a more durable design. The first ship to carry these fighters, a heavy carrier named the Ko'ca, found the pack assigned to them to be invaluable and eventually formed the first elite fighter force, the Ko'ca Kow'las.
Expanding the fighter design yet again, the Spoo's heaviest fighter commonly deployed is the Teu'lytar though only the most recently built carriers are designed to accomodate them. In some sections of space it is rumored that yet a heavier fighter exists called a Thri'lytar but they are not commonly found elsewhere.

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Get the gaskets you need in one package! These complete sets include every gasket you need to install cylinder heads – head, intake, exhaust, valve cover, distributor, and thermostat housing gaskets.
These Head Gaskets feature a tough, scuff-resistant silicone rubber coating that provides excellent sealing and conformability. They don’t require the engine to be warmed up in order to seal, and if the engine needs to be disassembled, they release without sticking. The silicone coating reduces fluid migration through the gasket, and leaks, if they occur, are easy to detect on the white material.


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Your website or blog isn't worth anything if you can't get it Ranked on Google. The competition is so steep that you need to get every extra edge that you can get. Its no secret anymore that Google loves sites with faster page load speed - I will speed optimise your Wordpress site with the BEST Cache plugin - W3 Total Cache.
Just simply your email, website url and admin access.


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This is the place to start if you are interested in recruiting our talented students and/or alumni to fill your open positions. Alumni have access to our resources for life, providing employers with a solid pool of candidates for co-op/internship, entry-level, mid-career and experienced opportunities.
Discover ways in which Embry-Riddle’s job portal can assist you with your recruiting needs.
Learn more about the benefits and process of bringing Embry-Riddle students into your company through co-ops and internships.
Register to attend this event, which is held each Fall at both the Daytona Beach and Prescott Campuses and also in the Spring at the Daytona Beach Campus. It is also held in San Diego and in Seattle through the Worldwide Campus. The Industry/Career Expo provides an excellent opportunity to meet with not only our current students, but also with the many alumni who return for the event.
Review our guide for tips on promoting your company to Embry-Riddle students and alumni.
Discover more about the university that educated the candidates for your job openings.
All employers wishing to recruit Embry-Riddle students or graduates are required to work within the framework of professionally accepted recruiting, interviewing and selection techniques and guidelines.
Learn about Embry-Riddle’s policies for working with third-party recruiters.


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The Human Rights Campaign issues its Corporate Equality Index today and a number of media organizations are included in the survey. The index evaluates employers based on (1) equal employment opportunity, including gender identity or expressions; (2) employment benefits; (3) organizational LGBT competency; (4) public commitment; and (5) responsible citizenship.
While HRC is optimistic about the scores, especially during the economic downturn, Darryl Herrschaft said at HRC’s blog that there is still work to be done.
But, as we all know, LGBT workers still face many challenges in the workplace, and these policies alone do not mean that our daily work lives automatically become free from challenges for being LGBT.
From the beginning, NLGJA was committed to improving the lives of LGBT journalists in the workplace and the survey results show how those who work at major, corporate media are doing. The number of media companies scoring 100 show the changing picture of LGBT journalists, but there is still room for more advocacy for those working in smaller markets and for smaller companies.

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The days of mass email spray and pray campaigns are long over. We’ll deliver personalised messages to your customers to drive engagement and results.
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Good design sells more. It’s much more than simply making content look smart, it’s about creating the perfect vehicle to capture and retain attention.
Clients involve us early to help generate ideas and shape the strategy that will deliver the desired results.
Westhill’s digital team includes experienced in-house project managers, designers and developers. We also have an offshore digital development partner enabling us to work on highly complex projects and to quickly scale up resources to meet demands.


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Multi-Function DAQ, ATEasy Training USB Board | Marvin Test Solutions, Inc.
The GT98901 Demo board is a USB controlled, cost-effective, multi-function PCB assembly. The module is completely self-contained and includes an LCD display, measurement and stimulus resources, digital I/O, relays, and switches – all of which can be accessed and monitored via the USB port using a SCPI command set via a USBTMC interface which supports the USB488 protocol. Power for the board is provided via the USB interface, providing a totally self-contained assembly which can provide users with a simple yet complete vehicle that replicates many of the stimulus and measurement functions associated with ATE systems. When combined with Marvin Test Solutions' ATEasy® Test Executive and Test Development environment, the GT98901 is the ideal product for creating and supporting ATE training and education applications.
Control of all functions is provided by an on-board, PIC micro controller. There are (4), 12-bit, A/D channels and (2) D to A, 8-bit channels. Additionally, there are (8) digital I/O channels, (2) form C relays, (2) LEDs, buzzer, (3) DIP switches and a push-button. All features are accessible via the SCPI function library which is provided with the board. Additionally, an LCD display is mounted on the board which provides board status. Control and powering of the board is provided via the USB port.
The board is supplied with the GtDemo software package which includes a virtual instrument panel, a Windows 32-bit DLL driver library and documentation. The virtual panel can be used to interactively program and control the board from a window that displays the instrument’s settings and status. A PDF User's Guide provides documentation that includes instructions for installing, using and programming the board. A tutorial is included which contains many exercises for learning about ATE, DAQ, SCPI and DLL based programming, using ATEasy as the test development software environment.
A limited edition of ATEasy is included when ordering GT98901-EDU or GT98901-INT. The limited ATEasy edition uses the GT98901 as a license (must be connected to the computer at all times using the provided USB cable). The limitations of the special ATEasy editions are: 1) Project can have up to two drivers in addition to the Test Executive and GtDemo drivers, 2) No EXE build capability, 3) GT98901-EDU can be only used by teachers and students of Academic Institutions (not for use by commercial organizations).


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The Italian Greyhound originated in the regions now known as Turkey and Greece.
This breed was developed more than 2,000 years ago, however, it didn't become favored in Italy until the 1600's.
The Italian greyhound is the smallest of the sighthounds. Descended from dogs that are believed to have existed over two thousand years ago, it was found throughout southern Europe during the middle ages. It became popular in Italy during the sixteenth century and England during the seventeenth century. It was a favorite of royalty, including Catherine the Great of Russia and Princess Anne of Denmark. It has almost always been kept as a companion, although it may have originally been bred to hunt small prey. It was imported to the U.S. in the mid to late nineteenth century.
The Italian greyhound is a small, slender, and finely boned dog. It is similar to the large greyhound; smaller and finer but with the same long, narrow head, folded ears, deep chest, and tapering, curved tail. It has a short smooth coat that may be of any color. Brindle markings or tan points are not acceptable. Blue, fawn, red, seal, and white are the most common colors.
The Italian greyhound is an affectionate, needy, and somewhat needy dog. It is devoted to its owner but often aloof with strangers. It is intelligent and trainable but can be stubborn. It does well with older children.
It is a very peaceful companion dog that must be treated gently. It flees from rough children and loves serene people.
Autoimmune disease, hypothyroidism, Legg-Perthes disease, luxating patellas.
It is a notoriously sensitive to the cold and therefore needs a warm bed and temperate environment. In winter it should wear a jacket outside.
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The Earlydaze E.P. is currently being re-mastered, for re-release on CD and on-line download. Also, tentative foundations are being laid for the next album piece.
Where: The Kingsbridge Inn, Totnes, Devon.
Helen Sheppard has a new album being released, and rumour has it that the video shoot was infiltrated by a rogue pisky...this could well hit main-stream media, so keep an eye out!