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The Danville Transit System's Handivan service is available to residents of the City of Danville who are determined to be unable to use the fixed route service due to a physical or cognitive disability.
Patrons must obtain certification forms from the transit system. A form must be completed by a qualified physician, health care professional, or rehabilitation professional.
To use the Handivan service, a passenger must first complete certification forms to determine eligibility. Once approved, passengers can complete reservations by calling 434-799-5144 between 6 am and 6 pm, Monday through Saturday.
Passengers may also call 434-773-8132 to reserve service Monday through Saturday from 8 am until 5 pm. Next day service may be reserved Monday through Sunday by leaving your trip request on the answering machine.
All return trips should be scheduled when reservations are made if at all possible. When your return time is unknown, please try to give the dispatcher the approximate time when you will be ready to be picked up.
The Handivan fare is $2 for passengers and escorts. Personal care attendants can ride at no charge. One child 12 years old and younger traveling with a paying adult may ride free.


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The bestselling Biochemistry book with questions up to January 2019.
Written by the best faculty of Biochemistry in PG training programs.
Synopsis of each topic given in bulleted format.
A section of full-color image-based questions given in the beginning with explanatory answers.
NEW: Image-based information provided in boxes within chapters for better clarity.
NEW: Based on facts and concepts from Harrison 20/e, Nelson 20/e, Lehninger 7/e, Harper 31/e, Lippincott 7/e, Emery 15/e, Teitz 7/e, Devlin 8/e, and CMDT 2019.
NEW: All chapters have been divided into sub-chapters and Review Questions (MCQs), their answers, explanations, and references given after all sub-chapters to avoid boredom in reading big theory chapters.
NEW: Quick One-liners and Checklist for easy revision provided at the end of each sub-chapter.
NEW: Recent questions of 2018-19 are highlighted.
NEW: Loaded with more conceptual diagrams, flowcharts, mnemonics, and tables for easy learning.
NEW: Depicts Metabolic Disorders at a glance with a diagram.
NEW: Concept Boxes added for better understanding.
High-yield Points provided in boxes for last minute revision in every sub-chapter.
Contains Symptom Boxes to give the clinical understanding of the disorders.
NEW: The content and sequence of the book is in accordance with online CME in Daily rounds and Marrow App.
Includes all recent model questions (2019-2000), AIIMS (Nov 2018-2000), AIPGMEE (2012-2000), PGI (Nov 2018-2000), JIPMER (2018-2000) and various state and deemed university exams.
Online author support for learning and clarifications.
Highly recommended by toppers of all PGMEEs.
Theory and question bank with explanation covered from 2010 to Jan 2018 (NEET) of the following exams JIPMER, NEET, AIIMS and PGI.
Updated from latest edition of "Miller's Anaesthesia".
This book has written by the subject specialist teacher.
Each question has been provided with an authentic answer and a reference from the latest edition of "Miller's Anaesthesia".
More than 1000 Qs with explanations covered from Most Recent Exams Jan/Jun' 2018 along with other important/difficult Qs.
Each question has been provided with an authentic answer and a reference from the latest edition of “Goodman & Gillman, Katzung of pharmacology & KDT”.

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Pools and spas on your property provide hours of entertainment and fun for your family. In addition, they increase your home’s worth as well. Real estate agents will tell you that the addition of a custom swimming pool adds between 20 and 50% resale value to a property. There’s no time like now to start investing in your property’s future value. Go ahead and plan that stunning oasis you wanted, right in your yard.
Hemlock Landscaping is a premier full-service landscaping company that provides custom swimming pool solutions. Teaming up with Crystal Pools, Goodall Pools, or any company of your choice allows us the opportunity to offer client’s innumerable designs that will help you create a unique swimming pool feature on your property.
From our base in Harrisburg, we have been catering to clients across Central Pennsylvania in areas including Harrisburg, Camp Hill, and Mechanicsburg since 1977. Our swimming poolscapes have enhanced the appeal and value of numerous properties in Hummelstown and Hershey.
We have also built a very strong repeat client base in Lewisberry, Marysville, and Enola. Our team has successfully completed similar projects on properties in Linglestown, Elizabethtown as well as Dauphin and the surrounding areas. From standard rectangle pools to more modernistic infinity pools, our team of skilled and creative designers is here to work closely with expert pool builders to create a poolscape that is a reflection of your good taste and style.
From start to finish, you can rest assured that your poolscape and swimming pool planning project is in the hands of skilled and seasoned hardscape professionals. We work very closely with you to understand your ideas, incorporating these along with recommendations of our own. This comprehensive approach ensures you get the pool of your dreams.
Just as the actual swimming pool feature needs proper planning and installation, the project will be incomplete without the right pool deck and surrounding spaces. These areas are open to the air and have to constantly weather the elements, making them prone to early deterioration and a shorter lifespan. But our expert poolscape designers know that these effects can be, to a certain extent counteracted by using weather-resistant materials such as pool paver stones and natural stone pool coping.
Pavers come in a variety of designs, colors, textures, and styles, allowing our skilled crews to create unique patterns on the pool decks and adjacent spaces. If you have opted for a spa feature installation, we will design that space in conjunction with the pool area, creating a seamless look in your landscape. Regardless of whether you want a relaxing, freeform, natural, flowing, elegant or formal pool, we are the skilled poolscape designers to call.
For any more information about our services and to discuss your project details with our experts, feel free to contact Hemlock Landscaping at 717-652-9535. You can also send us your queries via this Contact Us form and one of our experts will contact you shortly. We assure you of the best services at very competitive swimming pools design cost.
Teaming up with Goodall Pools, Crystal Pools, or a company of your choosing gives us the opportunity to offer you an infinite number of designs that will keep you way ahead of the Joneses!
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MEISSNER supplies a new plant of world-scale capacity for the production of Dinitrotoluene (DNT) to the customer SEEC (Fujian Southeast Electrochemical Co., Ltd.) in China. The plant uses the MEISSNER process for the manufacture of DNT and features highest reliability and availability. In particular, the plant complies with most stringent safety standards. The scope of supply includes an additional unit for waste water pre-treatment, which is based on the well proven thermolysis technology.
SEEC is one of the biggest manufacturers of Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) in China. The DNT produced by the MEISSNER plant is intended for captive use in SEEC’s second TDI production line with a capacity of 150,000 metric tons per year. In the course of strengthening their position as a leading TDI manufacturer, SEEC trusts in cutting edge technology by MEISSNER for their DNT plant.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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Lawn care, landscaping and gardening in northwest Florida ranges from somewhat different than other parts of the country to quite wildly different. Despite the many challenges presented by the climate and pests, a great many people living here are avid gardening enthusiasts.
Niceville is home to two full service nurseries. Plants and gardening supplies also are available from other local merchants, including Kmart, Wal-Mart and Ace Hardware. Home Depot and Lowes are located nearby and feature large lawn and garden departments.
There are several lawn care providers in Niceville, and the Niceville area has three local garden clubs.
You can find helpful and timely local lawn and garden advice at our Niceville Homepage and Community Directory, Niceville.com.
A vast amount of lawn and gardening information is available at the University of Florida Extension Web site, SoultionsForYourLife.com.

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text: Bradshaw Tree Services has been working in tree management services for over 15 years. Our service area includes all of Sydney’s northern suburbs including the Melrose Park area. Bradshaws has an excellent reputation and knowledge of local tree laws. Our experience in the local area gives us an up-to-date awareness of conditions affecting our customers. Our company can guide you through the complex regulations regarding tree removal in the Melrose Park in North Shore area.


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I purchased a Sonicpoint NE to hook up to my Sonicwall NSA240. What I like about these is the central configuration. What I don’t like about them is that that you cannot just attach this to your Sonicwall and expect to access your LAN after connecting it to an interface. As I understand it, the way Sonicpoints are are meant to work is to be setup so you can get Internet Access, but for the local LAN access you would need to use a VPN connection. This is not always ideal for all setups, but is probably the most secure. Here’s a quick writeup on how to get your Sonicpoint WLAN network to communicate with your LAN without having to VPN in. You should always make sure that this will conform to your company’s security policy’s for wireless access because they may need to comply with the Payment Card Industry standards for security or some other policy. For this writeup, my LAN is on the X0 interface which is 192.168.1.1, and I am placing my Sonicpoint on the X8 interface.
NOTE: This might knock your existing users off of the wireless, so please make sure that no one is using the device before you perform these steps.
Plug your Sonicpoint into your desired port. I plugged mine into X8. Then make sure that the Sonicwall recognizes it by going to the Sonicpoint section on the Sonicwall menu, then looking under the SonicpointN’s section, (or Sonicpoints section if you don’t have a Sonicwall N device) to make sure that it recognizes it. If it doesn’t you may need to upgrade the firmware in the Sonicwall. Sometimes when a Sonicwall gets shipped to you it’s using a really old Firmware and it needs to be upgraded to recognize newer devices.
Configure the Provisioning profile so you can apply this to all of your Sonicpoints that you will place in this zone. There are 2 of these, one for Wireless N and one for A/G.
Click “Internal Settings” on the left hand side of the page.
About 3/4 down the page you will see the “Wireless Settings” section. Under that check the setting that says ”Enable Local Wireless Zone Traffic To Bypass Gateway Firewalling” then click “Accept” and go back to main.html by clicking close.
Under the Wireless Tab. Uncheck “Only allow traffic generated by a Sonicpoint/SonicpointN” and Check “Enforce local wireless zone traffice to bypass gateway firewalling” then click OK.
Now go to your interface where you plugged the Sonicpoint into, in my case I will go to configure X8.
Change “Bridged To” to “X0” or whatever your LAN is.
That should be it. This should allow you to connect to your Sonicpoint, and access your local LAN resources.

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Institute of Productivity - Are investors the problem?
Over the last 5 years - in fact since the great recession hit - many companies seem to have concentrated on short term gains - and have rewarded their CEOs with generous bonuses for producing them. This is in response to a real or imagined investor need for quick results and dividends - to offset money they might previously have received in interest payments on part of their capital.
So, the CEO gets his/her bonus; the company makes profits; the investor receives dividends. What's not to like?
Well, this is a recipe for declining productivity - or at least non-rising productivity. Money is going out in these term payments instead of being invested in infrastructure, new capital equipment and new technologies. It is those kinds of investment that replace labour with capital and drive up labour productivity. It is those kinds of investment that have not been made in recent years.
Now, as I said earlier, I am not sure whether the investor pressure for short term gains and immediate dividends is real or imagined - but perhaps we should find out. If investors would accept a longer term view, we could start to make those transformational investments and all would gain in that longer term.

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The latest data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index has revealed robust figures for the UK property market, reporting a record best for October. The index’s month on month data show that figures for properties ‘Sold’ have increased by 2.7% and a year on year increase of 3.4%.
Regional top performers included Scotland up by 18.8% and the East Midlands who recorded increases of 9.1% in new listings ‘For Sale,’ and 2.1% in properties ‘Sold’ both record best figures since October since 2010.
A surprisingly buoyant month for October; month on month figures for properties ‘Sold’ have mostly reported positively across the nation and year on year national ‘Sold’ figures are up by 3.4%. It will be interesting to see if the change in trend will have a positive effect on the forth coming months where we traditionally witness a slowdown until January.


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Skinning following RichFaces standard principles. This allows the component to have unified look and feel across all the browsers.
Default label functionality which is common for all the RichFaces inputs.
In the next example you can manually enter values, and any invalid entries are not allowed.
In the next example the items list is fetched dynamically as in the autocomplete component.


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Our food & beverage team members are the backbone of making sure our guests are well fed and ready for their day of fun in the sun at Morey's Piers. Whether it's fries, funnel cake or four course meal, we're serving up something for everyone and every palate! Come join our team as we elevate Boardwalk fare to new levels.
Find your delicious job at Morey's Piers, Cooks, Cashiers, Servers, Bartenders, Bussers and more!
One Potato, Two Potatoes, Three Potatoes, Four... and so much more! Do you want the opportunity to serve up all your boardwalk favorites! If so, then join our food and beverage team!
Jumbo's is a great place to work! We are currently recruiting servers available through October 7th. We are looking for individuals with upbeat personalities who are able to take direction and enjoy working in a fast paced environment to join our team. Training will be provided on site; many positions do not require prior experience.
With its location on the exciting Surfside Pier, Joe's Fish Co. is a great place to work! Our restaurant team consists of cashiers, cooks, prep staff, hosts, food expeditors, servers, bartenders, service bartenders, and dishwashers. We are looking for individuals to with upbeat personalities who are able to take direction and enjoy working in a fast paced environment to join our team. Training will be provided on site; many positions do not require previous experience.
Apply for Joe Fish Co.
If you are a team player that enjoys sunshine, the sound of waves crashing, palm trees and tropical music then you will love joining our food and beverage team at Ocean Oasis. We strive to put out excellent food to happy guests. Positions available include cooks, cashiers, servers, bartenders and hosts. Training will be provided on site.
If you love working at the beach in a fast paced environment, the food & beverage team at Raging Waters & PigDog Beach Bar-BQ may be just the place for you! We offer the perfect summer job opportunities at Wrecker's Beach Grill, the beach bar and Rendezvous Beach catering area. We are looking for team players with guest friendly attitudes to join our food and beverage team. Positions available include cashiers, cooks, prep staff, food expeditors, food runners/busser, bartenders, servers, catering staff and park services.

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As private label sees unprecedented growth, there is an exciting opportunity for manufacturers to take advantage of major retailers’ promotional activities and steady customer demand. At the same time, FMCG companies that manufacture branded goods need to tackle fierce competition, increased manufacturing complexity, greater demand on the sales teams and the need for faster product innovation cycles.
Integrated Business Planning allows FMCG companies to fully integrate business processes over a longer planning horizon. Organizations can better manage product portfolios, optimize the demand plan, supply chain processes and break down traditional functional silos.
Oliver Wight has worked with some of the world’s leading FMCG companies: adidas Group, Avon Cosmetics, Cadbury Schweppes, Campbell Soup, Diageo Brands, General Mills, Haagen Daz, Heinz, Mars, Nampak, Nestle, Oriflame, Revlon, R J Reynolds, and QFC.

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Hello friends, here is a way to get the Android Beta 9 for our Mi A2 Lite. I succeeded the first attempt.
First of all, remove the SIM card and leave it only in the WI-FI.
STEP 1: Go to Settings -> Apps and Notifications -> See All apps -> "Show System"
STEP 5: Go back to Settings and look for Update!
This is not beta. It is official release.
I never applied for beta testing and I got the update, so yes.
Worked for me on 2nd attempt... You have to be thorough with the clearing of apps.
Thank a lot it works fine. But i used poland vpn.
I am from india and i followed the same steps and it worked fine ( only exception is poland vpn ).
The initial impressions are great.
all other features of pie.
Swipe on fingerprint for notifications is removed.
[Guide] How to install a GSI treble rom on our Daisy - Updated [5.11.18] - More easy.


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A.E. Commercial Cleaning Service LLC is a full service organization. We provide cleaning service to all types of commercial property. We provide our own equipment and supplies.
Please call (219) 588-9681 for more information or to schedule an on site estimate.


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Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”, “Terms of Service”) carefully before using the www.CottageGlassworks.com website (the “Service”) operated by Cottage Glassworks (“us”, “we”, or “our”).
Our Service may contain links to third party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by Cottage Glassworks.
Cottage Glassworks has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.
You acknowledge and agree that Cottage Glassworks shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such third party web sites or services.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Cottage Glassworks and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Service, by you or any person using your account and password, or b) a breach of these Terms.
In no event shall Cottage Glassworks, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
Cottage Glassworks its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its licensors do not warrant that a) the Service will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Service will meet your requirements.


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Amaterasu Omikami! Somebody in Tsukiji was asleep at the switch this morning.
And people complain about me being insensitive and unaware of my surroundings.


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Here’s a picture of my family celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Kate and I wrote a book on science and faith, which can be found at Amazon.
Here’s a podcast where I discussed science & Christianity with Sir John Polkinghorne.
Here’s a link to some science and faith talks I’ve given.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Our customers love EosCPQ. Verenia's eCommerce and Cloud Product Configurator Software.
Read our full reviews below by visiting G2 Crowd or Capterra.
"The funciontality, ease of implementation and use of the software were all key factors when making our final decision on the company and software we wanted to work with."
"A configurator developed by people, who know what a configurator should do. With a bottom to top approach to configuration that allows you to accomplish anything you want in the simplest way possible."
"The possibilities are vast and anything we want we can make that happen. This is the next step for us as a manufacturer and will vastly improve the way we do things."
"This program was designed specific to our needs to help provide quotes to our customers in a timely manner. This product has saved us so much time and effort and truly increased our efficiency and productivity. "
You may find yourself asking the following questions - EosCPQ was built to help multiple divisions of an organization. Schedule a demo, no strings attached - just great software.
How can I better help my sales team make quota?
What can I do to reduce our reliance on over-discounting to win deals over competition?
How can I grow sales revenue across all channels?
How can I deliver world-class customer experience?
How can I monitor my revenue and growth?
What can I do to make sure my company perception is always positive?
How can new technology help set me apart from other competitors in the market?
How can I define my company culture?
How can I give dealers and users a seamless buying experience?
What can I do to make sure my brand is showcased from all different channels?
How can I make sure users find the correct product and part number quickly, withouth having various platforms and systems?
How can I manage new products and catalog updates efficiently?
How can I streamline all the old systems into one?
How can I get support for the software we use, when I need it?


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You are currently on: How do value and sustainability interact in the supply chain?
Professor Tava Olsen, Head, and Mahsa Boroushaki, Doctoral Candidate, Information Systems and Operations Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, with Professor Mark Ferguson, Visiting Research Fellow from University of South Carolina.
The sustainable supply chain focuses on social, environmental and economic performance measures as the main pillars of sustainability. In addition, climate change has become a key New Zealand environmental concern, for which transportation is a significant contributor. The use of air freight for food exports is growing rapidly - especially in New Zealand - but has higher CO2 emissions per tonne than other transport modes, such as a shipping.


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I’ve only visited the San Juan Islands once. I was the guest of Ted Brewer, an extraordinary naval architect. I can’t recall how long the trip took from Seattle but it was worth every second. The islands are gorgeous. Wet, but gorgeous!
Now, you ask, what has a dead pig got to do with The Weaver’s Studio? Nothing really, but it gives you an idea of how interesting these islands really are. Which, of course, is why people choose to live there.
The studio was to be used for crafting but also for meetings and displaying her work. Additionally, the client requested a guest bedroom.
Ted Brewer would be in his element designing fabulous, superbly efficient sail-boats in a studio just like this somewhere in the San Juan Islands!

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The Congo Basin encompasses about a quarter of the world’s rainforests. It’s second only to the Amazon as the world’s biggest unbroken area of rainforest. Essential to global climate and conditions it acts as an important carbon dioxide sink. This is also a huge conservation zone for a wide range of flora, fauna, people and habitats.
The Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville mustn’t be confused with the DRC, formerly Zaire. The former is friendly with a population of around 4,6M in an area of around 342000km². The DRC on the other hand is touch more chaotic with a bigger population of around 82,2M within a much larger area of around 2345000km².
There are amazingly over 1010 bird species in this area, with great potential for more to be discovered. Last count put mammals at over 400 species. Similar importance is put on the human population, resident for at least 50,000 years and intrinsically connected to the forest within which they live. Of particular interest are the pygmy Ba’Aka tribe.
This part of Africa isn’t suited for either first timers or unseasoned African travellers. Preparations for trips here are generally comprehensive. You’ll need a good sense of humour. You also need to keep expectations low. That’s despite the high prices that we tend to pay. Keen naturalists, skilled photographers and active adventurers will be well rewarded with rare experiences in this part of the world.
Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Congo Basin has Africa’s highest density of Western Lowland Gorillas and central Africa’s highest density of Chimpanzees.


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4-Word Review: Kid brother moves in.
Buddy Baker (Tony Bill) has just turned 21 and is looking to get out into the world by moving in with his older brother Alan. Alan (Frank Sinatra) is living the bachelor’s dream by residing in a luxurious apartment in the heart of Manhattan while entertaining wild parties and a wide array of lovely ladies. Their parents (Lee J. Cobb, Molly Picon) do not feel that Alan and his lifestyle will be a good influence on Buddy and forbid him from doing it, but he does it anyways, which drives the father to disown his sons and cut out all communications with them.
This was the first Neil Simon play to be turned into a movie and it was loosely based on Neil’s relationship with his older brother Danny. For the most part it is talky and stagy while lacking Simon’s patented one-liners and humorous exchanges. It also has for some bizarre reason a musical number that comes out of nowhere at the 40-minute mark where Sinatra sings the film’s title tune and then just as quickly it goes back to being a straight comedy, which came off as jarring, out-of-place and misguided.
I did enjoy the film’s set design, which got nominated for an Academy Award, especially the interiors of Alan’s swanky apartment. However, I was confused why Buddy had to sleep in the same room as Alan as I would think such a large and fancy place would have more than just one bedroom. The movie also strongly implies that Alan is having sexual trysts with his lady friends, which would then imply that he must have a king sized bed somewhere, so why are only twin beds shown? He also has five telephones in the living room, which seemed beyond absurd and made me feel that if he had purchased a few less phones then he might’ve been able to afford a double bed.
Sinatra’s presence is the film’s weakest link as this type of comedy doesn’t mesh well with his otherwise caustic personality. He was too old for the part as he was not only pushing 50, but also only 4 years younger than Cobb who plays his father. I didn’t like Jill St. John’s ditzy character either as she was too dumb to be believable, which was not only painfully unfunny, but stereotypical and insulting to women.
I did like Tony Bill in his film debut and his nicely understated performance helps keep the film balanced. Dan Blocker is also great as a jealous husband and Molly Picon is a scene stealer as the mother. You can even spot Dean Martin as a wino in an uncredited cameo.
The fact that Alan doesn’t want to give up his swinging lifestyle despite the pressures from his girlfriend Connie (Barbara Rush) is the story’s one and only redeeming quality. I could never understand why a single man, who’s enjoying the bachelorhood at its most ideal, such as it is portrayed here, would want to suddenly throw it all for the married life. Most of the of films from that era with a similar theme would portray it as simply being the ‘magic of love’, but here the character is much, much more resistant to the idea and doesn’t change his ways until having a life altering event where he sees things from a different perspective, which made more sense.
Sinatra fans may want to check this out, but it is far from his best stuff and although the material is agreeable it is only slightly engaging and barely worth the time.

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As it is Good Friday this week the Friday night members jackpot will be held on Thursday evening. The kitchen will be open for meals also. Come along and celebrate Easter early at the Club this Thursday.
On Saturday, the annual Champion of Champions tournament took place at Margaret River. Despite the fact that we only won one of the six formats played (singles, pairs, triples, fours, novices, and veterans) Dunsborough, as a club, came second, just two points behind the winners, Augusta. So the wins in the other five formats contributed to a most satisfactory overall score. Our champion on the day who has been previously known as “Pres” or “Moshe” should now be addressed as “Champ”. He assassinated all-comers in the Veterans, only ‘Smiler’ from Margaret River posing a close contest, the Champ winning 21-18.(A rumour that Rob tampered with Smiler’s bowls is without foundation – though Rob may shortly be painting his SUV purple).
The Bowling Section’s AGM takes place in less than a month. According to the constitution all places become vacant, so please nominate the new committee for the 2018/19 season by appending names to the list on the notice-board. The next committee will also need to recommend how many sides to enter in both the Leeuwin League and the SWBL next season, so please indicate your availability on the other two sheets.
There was a good roll up of players despite several ladies being away at Country week.
Conditions were very hot and humid.
Winners with 6 points +13 were Judy Henderson and Margaret Beacham.
Runners up also with 6 points and + 11 were Gail Barry and Lorraine Bell.
Mixed social bowls will be held on Wednesday 28th.
On Friday morning the croquet golf team played their final round of golf pennants at Moorabinda, Bunbury.
As it was the final, all teams played, which included Busselton A and B Team, Dunsborough and Moorabinda.
The teams were playing for the Annual Golf Shield and Dunsborough had the honour of winning the Shield.
Everyone played their best but Dunsborough were just too good. Congratulations to the team consisting of Karen, Brian, John B, Max and Robin B.
You were all fantastic and the croquet club players are proud of the effort you all put in.
There will soon be a new Croquet Shield hanging proudly in the Club.
We keep it for 12 months and then have to play our best again to keep it. No pressure players.
Next year it will be Dunsborough’s turn to organise this event.
The two Dougs dug deep to carry off the day as one can see from the results .
Wednesday 28` March Vets at Binningup for those registered.
As a result there is no other set game at DDCC that afternoon.
With the bit of rain during this week we will see green on the fairways very soon!
The DDCC golf section held a very successful sausage sizzle at Bunnings recently. I’d like to especially thank Helen and Keith Rowell for their wonderful organisation of said event and they stayed all day to help. Exceptional. My thanks also to Vicki & Dennis,Mal, Pat, May, Lynne, Lorraine & friend for your assistance through out the day. Great effort everyone,hope the next one in April just as successful.
Thank you all, Jill Winter, President Golf SEction.
The Jackpot Draw was not won on Friday. The Jackpot total this week is for $600. Members must be financial for the 2017/18 membership year now and present to claim. The Jackpot is drawn between 5.30pm and 6.30pm in the Clubroom bar.

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For the first time, the social media behemoth Facebook has acquired a Bangalore-based Little Eye Labs for an undisclosed sum. The deal was confirmed by a Facebook spokesperson who said, “We are not going to comment on the terms of the deal.” The Business Standard reports that the Indian product startup creates performance analysis tools that help Android app developers and testers fix problems. The tools allow optimisation of resources using detailed insights about the workings of the app in question.
Industry sources value the deal between USD 10 million to USD 15 million.
Giridhar Murthy (Ex Apple ); Kumar Rangarajan (Ex IBM and HP) ; Lakshman Kakkirala (Ex IBM and Yahoo) and Satyam Kandula, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus are the persons behind Little Eye Labs.


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The smaller Humpback is part of The Whale Collection. It's smaller but it's also tougher. If you look closely on it's skin you will see traces of life and struggle, but it's fought through tough times and kept it's glory as the strong, powerful and beautiful mammal that it is.
The Smaller Humpback is a hand painted watercolor which has been printed on fine and paper, 300gsm, with a gorgeous off white tone. The larger sizes 50x70cm and 70x100cm are printed on a beautifully matte 170 gsm paper. You will find the motif as portrait in several different sizes. All prints are locally painted and produced in Gothenburg, Sweden.


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text: This bath screen is design to compliment to design and aesthetics of the Burlington Hampton bath. Traditional styling of the wall profiles and hinges make this screen very unique in the market place. 8mm easy clean glass as standard ensure the quality is also supplied. At 1450mm high x 850mm wide the screen will provide adequate deflection of water to keep it in the bath under most circumstances. The added benefit of this particular screen is the access panel. The main screen hinges form the smaller panel and opens outward form the bath into the room only. This can sometimes be a little awkward to have to open the full screen to access taps or shower controls and so Burlington have also design the smaller panel to open. This means you can easily reach into the bath or shower and operate the controls without getting wet in the first place.


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Warsaw, MO has 31 hard money lenders operating within the city. The average amount for loans is $293,572. Rates on private loans issued to Warsaw borrowers average around 10.5%. The median term for notes is 16 months. The average loan made in this city carries a 3.3 point origination fee. 68% is the mean loan-to-value for for loans in Warsaw.
Allan operates a business in Warsaw, MO. He runs his operation out of a retail space that he owns in full. He decides he requires some funding for his company's operation but he's denied by his credit union for a cash-out refinancing, so he looks to North Side Investment Company for a private money loan. The lender does a valuation analysis and conculdes the property is worth about $1,200,000. They decide to loan Allan 40% of the estimated value (the LTV). The lender will begin to receive interest-only payments for a 3 year term. They will also subtract 2 points at the closing and will get the principle paid back in one balloon payment when the loan matures. Allan receives $470,400 in cash from North Side Investment Company when the deal closes ($1,200,000 value x 40% loan-to-value - $9,600 in origination charges). He will then make payments each month of $4,000 for the 3 year term of the loan. He will then make a final payment of $480,000 to close the debt.
Sam owns a an office building for his business operations in Warsaw, MO. He looks to South Shore Finance Company for a cash out refinancing after he is rejected for a loan by his local bank for his company's future inventory requirements. After determining the building to be worth approximately $2,200,000, they contract to a 45% loan-to-value (LTV) on the deal. They also settle on a 11% rate of interest, a 1 year loan term, and will charge an origination fee of 3 points at the closing. Interest-only payments are to be paid each month with the loan principle paid back when the loan matures. By the stipulations of this loan, South Shore Finance Company will give Sam a sum of $960,300 on his real estate ($2,200,000 market value x 45% loan to value - $29,700 in origination charges). Sam will then pay $9,075 per month in interest until the loan expires and will then re-pay the $990,000 face amount on the loan.


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Ballroom dancing is an excellent form of enjoyment for some senior citizens and also an ideal way to stay in shape.
Physical activity is essential at any age to maintain an active and healthy body. Exercise can be any movement that pumps up the heart and gets you out moving, including dancing.
“You name it, I've done it,” said Anne Lowney, a retired high school teacher, who has danced the waltz, foxtrot, tango, rumba, cha-cha and two-step, dating back to her college years.
Exercise should not be something to dread. One is more likely to stick with activities they like doing.
“Finding activities they will enjoy is how to keep them exercising,” said Cara Jacob, an exercise physiologist at the Towson University Wellness Center.
Ballroom dancing is not part of the exercise program offered at the Wellness Center, but it provides an abundance of health benefits similar to programs at the center geared towards physical fitness. Another plus of dancing is that it is more exciting than other forms of activities.
The Wellness Center works with the community to make sure exercise is a part of the lives of their clients. According to Jacob, their LIFEWORx program for cardiac rehabilitation consists of ages ranging from 40 to 85.
Any type of exercise, whether it is on a gym machine or the dance floor, is beneficial for all ages, including senior citizens. Without exercise, bodies will fall apart as people get older.
“Dancing helps with balance and posture,” said Jacob, who makes her patrons stand up straight if they are slumping over a treadmill.
Along with making one stand up straight, “Ballroom will help to prevent osteoporosis because it is a weight-bearing activity, putting stress on bones making them stronger,” said Jacob.
Jacob and other physicians feel that moderate levels of exercise three to five days per week will reduce the chance of many health complications due to growing older. AARP lists positive advantages of moderate levels of exercise, many very similar to what Jacob says about the benefits of ballroom dancing for people over 50 years of age.
Physical health is critically important for a strong body, but mental health is also needed for a strong and active brain. Some senior citizens struggle with their memory abilities every day, and ballroom dancing can help.
Researchers at the New England Journal of Medicine found that regular ballroom dancing can prevent dementia and has shown progress in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. Dancing requires listening to the music and remembering dance steps, which according to them, will improve one's memory and stimulate nerve cells to grow.
“The repetitiveness of exercise programs will keep the mind active,” said Jacob, who says that regular exercise of any type that has some sort of pattern is good for the brain.
Another part of mental health is engaging in social relationships. Meeting new people and talking to friends raises one's positive outlook on life.
Ballroom dancing in a social atmosphere is comforting to elderly individuals who like to talk and get out of their house. Jacob says dancing helps with self-esteem problems and depression.
“If they have lost either their wives or husbands, they are not lonely,” said Jacob.
Lowney has faced this situation; she does not dance as frequently as she used to.
Singles are always welcomed at ballrooms. At many venues, lessons are taught rotating throughout the men and women, so everyone gets an opportunity to meet and dance.
Lowney is one senior citizen who enjoys being around people and socializing outside of her home. Her main reason to ballroom dance is not because she wants exercise; she dances for the enjoyment it brings to her life and the exercise is extra.
In order to keep busy, Lowney substitute teaches during the day. According to her, she is a fun teacher, so all the students want her to attend their school dances to dance with them.
Dancing is her passion, along with ballroom dancing, Lowney has done polka dancing, line dancing and now she even takes belly dancing. Lowney has a sense of humor about how good she used to be at dancing.


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Oregon lumberman, Ted Freres, 68, died Sunday morning, June 3, in a Salem hospital following a long battle with cancer. Mr. Freres was the youngest of four sons born to T.G. Freres, founder of the Freres Lumber Company, now one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of plywood and veneer, and the only mass plywood panel manufacturer in North America.
Mr. Freres and his surviving half-brother, 88-year-old Robert T. “Bob” Freres, were the guiding forces behind the company after their father died in 1979. Ted joined the company following his 1973 graduation from Oregon State University. Brother Bob had joined their father at the family’s now long-gone Lyons sawmill in 1952.
Freres Lumber exited the sawmill business in favor of plywood manufacturing in 1959. The late William Swindells Sr., who was then president of the Willamette Valley Lumber Company [later Willamette Industries and now Weyerhaeuser], had offered to partner with T.G. in the construction of a plywood manufacturing plant at Lyons.
In the years following T.G.’s 1979 death, the surviving brothers shared management decision making, though Ted slowly assumed more of the daily responsibility for the company’s two veneer plants, and later, its plywood operation. Bob’s son, Rob, and two of Ted’s sons, Kyle and Tyler, followed suit after they graduated from college, forming the third Freres generation to be involved in the company’s veneer, plywood, energy and mass plywood panel operations.
Ted Freres was the only son in a family of six children born of the 1939 marriage of T.G. and Frances Silbernagel Freres. T.G had married Frances two years after the 1937 death of his first wife, Teresa. Her death had left T.G. with four children: Larry, who died in 1971, Harold “Bud,” who died in 1968 and Phyllis, who died in 1972. Only Bob survives T.G.’s first marriage.
Ted Freres is survived by his wife, Diane, and three sons, Cameron, Kyle and Tyler. Ted and Diane Nurmi were married in San Francisco in November of 1973, six months following their graduations from Oregon State University. He joined Freres Lumber after graduation and, soon thereafter, purchased the company’s first computer, a Wang, and hired a code writer to help him install it in the Lyons mill. Today, the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing processes are all controlled by advanced computer technologies.
Also surviving: Ted’s half-brother, Bob Freres, his nephew, Rob Freres, and sisters Maryann Frances Ortiz Meredith [Danny], Patricia Jean Nopp [Gary], Joyce Marie Merrell [Neil], Carol Ann Moll [Richard], and Teresa Delores McDougall [Donald], and many nieces and nephews.
Ted was preceded in death by his parents, T.G. and Frances Freres, and his half-brothers, Larry, who died from spinal meningitis in 1961 and Bud, who drowned in a diving accident in Hawaii in 1968, He was mayor of Stayton, Oregon at the time of his death.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Freres are pending.
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Argo AI LLC, a driverless-car developer controlled by Ford Motor Co., has purchased a 17-year-old company that makes laser systems needed to operate cars without human intervention, an important step for a conventional Detroit auto maker looking to boost its role in shaping the industry's transformation.
Argo AI said Friday it is buying New Jersey-based Princeton Lightwave Inc. for an undisclosed price, a move that provides Ford with more immediate access to so-called lidar systems that use lasers to create a 3-D view of the world. The move comes on the heels of the purchase of a small lidar startup by General Motors Co.'s Cruise Automation driverless car unit.
After spending decades farming out an increasing amount of work to independent suppliers, major auto makers are taking a different path when it comes to creating autonomous-driving systems. Lidar, for instance, is a system that could come from a third-party supplier that may not move at the speed that car companies require.
"The component providers are not moving fast enough," Bryan Salesky, Argo chief executive, said in an interview ahead of the purchase announcement. "Because they're not moving fast enough we feel like we need to take more of a lead role in getting the right sensor out there."
Ford announced earlier this year it acquired control of Pittsburg-based Argo AI, committing to $1 billion in investment. The Dearborn, Mich., auto maker aims to have commercially viable driverless cars by 2021, and Ford Chief Executive Jim Hackett has said the company is studying the best way to deploy the technology. On Thursday, Mr. Hackett suggested to analysts that a test deployment in a market may occur next year.
Ford is racing against a long list of competitors in both the auto and tech industries aiming to perfect driverless cars. Along with GM, Toyota Motor Co., Volkswagen AG and Alphabet Inc. are among those spending an increasing amount of resources and hiring additional staff for the moonshot project.
Lidar is a uniquely-important component in helping auto makers or tech firms meet their autonomous-vehicle targets. Many industry have said it is difficult in finding a company to produce enough of the devices.
Owning lidar development in-house could allow the Argo team to work more closely to integrate its abilities into the autonomous vehicle software. It is a path forged by Google-parent Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo, which claims to have lowered the cost of its lidar by 90%.
The Cranbury, N.J.-based Princeton Lightwave, founded in 2000, has more than 30 employees and already sells sensors to clients in the telecom and defense industries. The company's website says its lidar is capable of identifying objects at 350 meters, or nearly a quarter of a mile, traveling at 60 miles an hour -- an impressive distance for the technology.
"I'm not just buying an idea or some interesting [intellectual property] that may or may not play out, I'm really getting a very knowledgeable team that knows how to build these products," Mr. Salesky said.
Dozens of companies are racing to develop lidar -- which stands for light detection and ranging and works by bouncing lasers off objects to create a 3-D view of the world -- but large-scale production hasn't kicked in yet.
Velodyne LiDAR Inc. in January opened a new factory in San Jose, Calif., to ramp up production with the aim of making more than 1 million sensors there next year.
Last year, Ford invested $75 million into Velodyne as part of an investment aimed at lowering the cost of the sensors to between $300 and $500 a unit. The first Velodyne sensor cost $75,000, too much for mass production on cars. Velodyne remains essential to Argo's development programs during the next few years, Mr. Salesky said.

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local governments have not invested in setting up and funding an adequate number of research groups in academic institutions to conduct detailed studies around the country. Such neglect leads to knee-jerk reactions like the odd–even scheme. The presentation will show that though much of the basic data on urban transport in India is unreliable, there is enough to show that the challenge is to keep the share of non-personal transport at 70% as incomes increase in our cities. For this, walking and bicycling have to be made safer and public transport more attractive by making it readily available.
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text: A lot of us amateurs get addicted to this facet of our hobby. I am no exception. The technology we have access to is quite amazing. The eye is a rather poor detector of light at night and so objects in space such as galaxies look rather disappointing to the eye even in very large telescopes! The larger the telescope the bigger the fuzzy patch! People don’t realize that when you look through an eyepiece at many of these things you are not going to see what you see in a fully processed Hubble image. Sorry! But put a digital camera on the end of your telescope and in a few seconds or minutes you can see right on your laptop incredible details that the eye can not even imagine!

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Platinum selling country star and 604 Records recording artist Dallas Smith is pleased to announce the 2017 “Side Effects Tour”, presented by Old Camp Whiskey. Kicking off in Halifax on October 12th and making stops in 26 cities across the country before wrapping in Abbotsford on November 18th, the national tour will see special guests Lauren Alaina, James Barker Band, Cold Creek County, Michael Ray and The Cadillac Three join Smith for select dates. The “Side Effects Tour” announcement comes on the heels of Smith’s fourth #1 single at Canadian country radio with “Sky Stays This Blue”, a first for a Canadian male country artist.
Appealing to audiences far beyond the boundaries with sonic layers and a stadium sized voice, Smith not only celebrates his fourth #1 single at Country radio in Canada, but becomes the first Canadian artist in both the Nielsen BDS and Mediabase era to have three consecutive #1 singles and the first Canadian country artist to have three #1 singles from the same album (Side Effects).
Smith’s top-selling album “Side Effects” - released one year ago and produced by studio ace and long-time collaborator Joey Moi (Florida Georgia Line) - features 12 tracks, including the albums first #1 single “Autograph” (the only #1 track from a Canadian Country artist in 2016) and the #1 hit “Side Effects”. The album showcases Smith’s incredible artistry and confirms he’s in his own lane – earning critical acclaim, commercial success and one of the most talked about journeys in Canadian country music.
Flourishing on the edge of global superstardom, Smith lit up the stage during the 2017 JUNO Awards national broadcast in Ottawa earlier this year, delivering unparalleled vocals from one of the best voices in country music and the most explosive performance of the night. The ‘Side Effects’ of Smith’s performance included a 19% increase in streams of the single as well as 137% increase in sales of the track according to Nielsen.
Currently nominated for four Canadian Country Music Association Awards including Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Album of the Year and the Apple Music Fans’ Choice Award, Smith will take the stage for what will surely be another memorable performance when the CCMA Awards show hits Saskatoon on September 10th.


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Julie earned a BA in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley, then an MA and a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology from New York University. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association. Julie has published articles in NACD Directorship: Boardroom Intelligence, People and Strategy, the Journal of Applied Psychology and the Human Resource Management Review. In addition, she has presented her work to the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Academy of Management. She and her husband have two young sons and enjoy taking advantage of everything that Manhattan has to offer. Julie does volunteer work for her sons’ schools and practices yoga.


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The 157th Oswego County Fair is now history.
Muddy parking lots, intermittent rain and sustained heat made the week somewhat uncomfortable and difficult for fairgoers.
Despite this, George Commins at the chicken stand said he was only “down 100 halves” from normal.
In the Heritage building we were kept busy with a steady stream of regulars and new friends.
We took in some amazing artifacts for the Half-Shire collection, and borrowed thousands of photos to scan from a handful of history buffs.
Half-Shire vice president Greg Monette logged the most time in, staffing the building 9-9 each day without fail.
We saw trustees from 10 of our 12 townships and all line officers were fully involved.
Local historians from across the county were also present from Mexico, Minetto, Sandy Creek/Lacona, Volney and Granby.
Fulton historian Peter Palmer sent in some material for copy and use, and the Marine Museum in Oswego had a nice informational display.
Albion (first place Gettysburg display), Boylston, Mexico, Orwell, Parish, Pulaski (second place), Sandy Creek, Volney, Williamstown and West Monroe (third place).
Half-Shire staffed a Redfield booth and had extensive material from Richland.
The Bethel Community Center also had a presence all week passing out information on that historic compound in Port Ontario.
Rae Allen did her usual wonderful job with sewing classes on old machines; Florence Garnder caned an antique chair and played piano variously throughout the week.
Several of us assited people with family research, led by Anne LaDuke who had a display on the Williamstown/Half-Shire Project on the Trumbull families.
Mary Mason crocheted and talked about other crafts such as tatting.
Doris Brown Allen came in to show off the template of her new book on her amazing life.
Doris will observe her 92nd birthday this year and following her birth in Redfield had an amazing life of adventures around the world.
The book should be available by Christmas.
The Sons of the American Revolution held its annual summer picnic on July 6 in our building.
A total of 22 enjoyed a meal and heard talks by various officers and a visiting grave expert.
Members of the Sandy Creek town based Coterie Club helped staff the Sandy Creek/Lacona exhibit through the week.
Many people met relatives and friends in the building and relaxed beneath our fans on our comfortable chairs and sofas.
Larry Porter of Central Square met his second cousin once removed Amy Tressider of Oswego city, who was very grateful to receive a copy of their common ancestor Simon Clearwater’s Civil War discharge.
Three 100-year-old photo albums brought in by Jim and Barb Joslyn were instantly identified by Larry who was related to Jim’s uncle who owned them.
During a week like this it is all about networking and sharing, and this writer was delighted to see the sharing and assistance that prevailed throughout the week in our building.
On July 8, we were all moved back to Half-Shire.
Erma Schroeder, Pam Kellogg, Barb Monette and Shirley Purvis are now on the “home stretch” of their years old obituary project, which incorporates the Widrig collection in with numerous other smaller collections.
Tens of thousands of individual clippings are involved.
A full index of all names is being compiled by Pam as the collection moves forward.
On July 13, we received the remaining photos, records and clippings of the Frances Nichols collection from west Albion/South Richland.
The initial work into cataloging these items has shown an amazing collection of photos from both the area schools and the Rome school for the deaf (1944-64) where Alice Nichols taught.
The best thing is most all are labeled!
Many great photos of the construction of Interstate 81 are in the albums, as the family lived next to Exit 25.
Selections of this are being posted on facebook to show what we have.
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IS 37:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
IS 37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
IS 37:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
IS 37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
IS 37:5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
IS 37:6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
IS 37:7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
IS 37:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
IS 37:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
IS 37:11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
IS 37:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
IS 37:13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
IS 37:14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
IS 37:16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
IS 37:17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
IS 37:19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
IS 37:20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
IS 37:22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
IS 37:23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
IS 37:24 By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
IS 37:25 I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
IS 37:26 Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
IS 37:27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
IS 37:28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
IS 37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
IS 37:30 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
IS 37:32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
IS 37:33 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
IS 37:34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
IS 37:35 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
IS 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
IS 37:37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
IS 37:38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.


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Dating coaches are a growing industry. It’s a high-tech, high-touch phenomenon spurred by the explosion of online dating. Amy Alkon began her love-advice giving on a street corner in Manhattan. It was an experiment. She set up a table, made a sign, and waited to see what would happen. Remarkably, people lined up. What began as an experiment has grown into a career and a syndicated column, “Ask the Advice Goddess.” I caught up with Amy awhile back when I spoke at the American Association of National Newsweeklies Conference.
I asked Amy for one truth she’s learned about love from all your years of advice giving. She instantly replied, “Be reasonable.” She went on to explain the many ways that online dating had inflated people’s expectations. “People use dating sites like a dry erase board rather than a place to sustain a conversation,” she said.
A few years ago, I marveled at Jon Harris’s insightful installation, “I Want You To Want Me” that scraped and evaluated data from the world’s leading online dating sites. What astonished me was how robust the data pool was. Do we all seek our mates online now?
If that’s the case, then perhaps it’s time for a new, more realistic rendition of romantic love on its way in 2015. One based more on humanity and vulnerability. Or maybe I need to get real.
Do matters of the heart always trigger a head full of fantasies?
All I know is this: in 2014 I hacked the algorithm of an online dating site. The result was a pile of crazy encounters that made my head spin. And then I got reasonable. I shed the weight of some old baggage and out-dated ideals. I refreshed my faith in humanity, as well as my belief in love. And soon enough I found what I was looking for–and he exceeded my expectations. It didn’t take one action. It took a million. But it did take one big shift in attitude.
In these times, new norms are forming at a dizzying rate. To make sense of our lives it helps to have at least one simple perspective–be reasonable. I love that.


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, Car Seat with Stroller Frame Layout – 10 automobile seat security ideas from an knowledgeable. Some of these might surprise essentially the most seasoned dad or mum – Do you know that automotive accidents are a leading reason behind preventable demise for children between the ages of 1 and 13? That’s a truth.
“Studies present that even for folks who’re on their fourth child, car seat installation is without doubt one of the few things that individuals have a tendency to not get better at.” This could actually be a matter of life and death, so buckle up — metaphorically, of course — and take a few minutes to read about these ten extraordinarily important ideas from Baer.
“Most youngsters are riding around with straps which might be too free,” Baer says. Correctly secured snug straps, regardless of protests from some children, don’t trigger ache. “If you’re going to leap out of an airplane with a parachute, you are not going to suppose, ‘Oh, it’s comfortable! Let me loosen it!'” she explains.
Consider the car seat straps the identical approach. In case you want steerage on how to ensure the straps are cosy, take a look at this video. Also make sure to remove any bulky clothing. Issues like winter coats normally make it essential to loosen straps — which in flip makes them far much less effective.
2. Hold children rear-facing for as long as possible.
As soon as your youngster outgrows an infant automotive seat — which is all the time rear-facing — they’ll move into a convertible car seat. These can be utilized both in a rear- or forward-facing place. But “can” and “should” are two various things. Baer says you should at all times hold your baby rear-facing until age 2 — and ideally longer, until they attain the rear-facing limits of the car seat. That should not happen till your kiddo is a minimum of 2 years previous, however even then, if they’re beneath the maximums for the car seat, don’t flip them around!
A typical misconception among parents is that there’s a better threat for leg injuries in the occasion of a crash in rear-facing automobile seats as a result of it seems as though a baby’s legs are scrunched up. Baer assured me that children are actually at a larger risk for leg accidents once they’re forward-facing because in an accident, their toes make contact with the seat in entrance of them, which is simultaneously moving backward. The result is a compression injury, one thing that does not occur when the child is rear-facing.
“The leg injuries we see when a child is rear-facing are often because of a direct impression from the intruding vehicle. At that time, it doesn’t matter which manner your youngster is dealing with,” says Baer.
3. When your youngster becomes too huge to rear-face, hold them as safe as potential when forward-facing.
“The aim now that we have turned your baby forward, which makes their brain and spine much less protected than once they have been rear-facing,” says Baer, “is to maintain them as protected as we can.” You’ll be able to accomplish that by using the tether strap that comes on every single forward-facing car seat bought in the U.S. The tether secures to a top tether anchor level in your automobile. That is the place you’ll want to break out that car owner’s handbook to find the place they’re positioned. Since 2000, all autos offered within the U.S. are required to have anchors where you possibly can secure the tethers in not less than three seating positions. Got a minivan or SUV? Most of those automobiles do NOT have tether anchors in all the rear seats. Discover the tether anchors and all the time use them for forward-facing car seats.
“Ahead-facing safety is vastly enhanced by the tether,” Baer explains. “It decreases how far the child’s head strikes in a crash by no less than 4 to 6 inches. While you think about that most seats are too unfastened, that can imply a difference of 12 inches or more.” Because you only need your child’s head to hit air in a crash and never the seat in entrance of them, the tethers on forward-facing automotive seats are vital.
LATCH can be complicated. It stands for Decrease Anchors and Tethers for Children. LATCH is comprised of both components on the automobile seat and elements in the vehicle, Baer explains. The federal government requires all vehicles mannequin yr 2003 and newer in the U.S. to have not less than two seating positions with lower anchors and no less than three positions with tether anchors. The decrease anchors are meant to replace the use of the vehicle’s seat belt. Most automobile seats (not booster seats, however precise automotive seats which have a five-point harness system) will be secured to the decrease anchors in vehicles by utilizing the LATCH belt on the child’s automobile seat.
So, yet another time, as a result of it is that essential: Always use the tether on every forward-facing automobile seat!
4. Do not begin utilizing a booster seat too quickly — and don’t cease utilizing a booster seat too soon.
For a kid to safely use a booster seat, they must be no less than 4 years outdated, weigh 40 kilos, and be mature enough to sit down correctly in the booster — “no slouching, no leaning over, and no enjoying with the seat belt.” Due to that, Baer says that the majority children are typically around 6 years outdated earlier than they’re ready for a booster seat.
Baer says that there’s a pattern of accidents ensuing from children being in accidents whereas not in booster seats that, while not at all times deadly, are life altering — issues like decrease spinal cord accidents leading to paralysis and bladder and bowel injuries.
The best way to stop those? Hold your kiddo in a booster till the seat belt suits exactly the identical with out the booster as it does with it. (Take a look at the five-step test for steering.) Most children are 10 to 12 years outdated before they can journey safely without a booster.
In addition to protecting your whole adult passengers alive, guaranteeing everybody within the vehicle is wearing a seat belt means they can’t grow to be human torpedoes in the occasion of an accident. “Research present that if an grownup rides within the back with no buckle, the other people in the automotive are up to three times more likely to die in the same crash because the unbuckled grownup is now a human missile,” says Baer.
That sounds relatively gruesome — and that’s because it’s. If a car seat is overlaying a seat belt buckle, for instance, reinstall the automotive seat so that the buckle is offered for the adult. It is about everybody’s security.
While many individuals assume they can swing by a fire or police division to perform this, “not even 50% of them have someone educated” to do that, Baer says.
Instead, go to seatcheck.org, where you’ll be able to enter your zip code to discover a trained technician close to you.
Kids in the middle seat won’t take a direct hit in an accident, and there’s less to hit their head on once they’re in a forward-facing automotive seat. In case you have more than one little one, remember that your oldest is often the least protected. “A newborn, for example, is extra protected as a result of they’re rear-facing,” Baer explains. The center seat typically doesn’t have the lower anchors, which suggests you’ll want to use the seat belt to safe the automobile seat (or in case your little one is in a booster, they will be utilizing the belt anyway). And remember: In case your kiddo is in a forward-facing automotive seat, use the tether!
8. Don’t textual content or discuss on the phone while driving.
It isn’t that the car seat industry is out to get your hard-earned cash, Baer says, however quite that “car seats are made from plastic, and plastic is a material that gets brittle with age. You want a seat to be robust sufficient to resist an crash.” Different automobile seats have different expiration dates, though they typically final six to eight years. Be certain you realize when yours needs replacing — notably in case you’re using it with a couple of youngster.
Talking of which, you’ll want to put numerous thought into borrowed or hand-me-down car seats. It is best to by no means buy a used automotive seat on-line. If you’re going to share with associates or use it for multiple youngster, infant seats which can be in good situation are better candidates for sharing than convertible car seats or boosters, that are used for longer and customarily expertise more wear and tear.
10. If you’ve been in an accident, there is a good probability that your automotive seat needs replacing.
This holds true regardless of whether your child was within the automobile seat when the accident occurred as a result of even an empty seat still absorbs some of the force of the crash. Baer says most producers advise that the car seat requires substitute no matter the severity of the crash, but some seats have a “minor crash protocol.” You possibly can examine her website to study extra.
The top three most typical errors Baer sees are automobile seats which are too free in the car, youngsters that are too loose in the automotive seats, and youngsters who’re graduated too quickly (from rear-facing to forward facing or car seat to booster, for example). With some effort and care, we will all keep away from these mistakes and extra. It is a variety of information to soak up, however we’re talking about our children’ lives.
Related Post "12 Safest Car Seat for 5 Year Old , Car Seat with Stroller Frame Layout"


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This afternoon, Minister of Health Sarah Hoffman announced a ministerial directive to cancel the request for proposal process for the privatization of laboratory services in Edmonton and northern Alberta. She is also undertaking a review of service delivery models, which we hope will include public consultations.
"We are pleased to see this government is willing to learn from our previous government's mistakes, and is open to seeking public solutions to a public service," stated Sandra Azocar, Executive Director of Friends of Medicare.
During the recent election, the Alberta NDP committed to ensuring that our healthcare system would remain publicly funded with public delivery of services, and it is heartening to see that this commitment has become a promise delivered. We finally have a government in Alberta willing to listen, and willing to act on its promises.
"We want to express our deepest gratitude to the members of Friends of Medicare and all Albertans for their committed engagement in keeping this issue on the agenda over the last two years, and who signed our petition," continued Azocar.
By committing to a review, Minister Hoffman has shown that the public interest matters, especially in a contract process that would award $3 billion to a private, for-profit corporation. We remain steadfast in our view that investing money in our public healthcare system would benefit all Albertans, and we will continue to encourage the government in protecting, strengthening, and expanding it.


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So I received this forwarded message the other day from the batch 2004 yahoogroups.
I immediately thought of Franke, my cousin. She is an incredibly brilliant young woman who had the same opportunity. She could very well have gotten into an excellent university in the United States and develop skills in whatever it is she decided to pursue. Her intelligence was one thing, but what I always admired was her huge heart and the passion that filled it – and spilled over to the people she loved and well, everyone she encountered. She had amazing parents as well – a mother and father that let her go so that she can complete her education back home – in Ateneo. They must have seen the same things.
As much as I enjoyed my own education in Ateneo, I guess the colonial mentality that something imported (including education) must be better than anything home can offer still somewhat prevailed in my own thoughts. Admitting to this betrayal is big for me. The self-proclaimed proud Filipina doubting what the motherland and well, alma mater as well, has to offer. Tsk. Especially since, in my mind, I would always find ways to justify why I too would send my child – should he or she be given the same options – to Ateneo… without sounding like a die-hard alumna.
There are some things that one just knows, I guess. But when it is articulated beautifully and eloquently – then it’s easier to sell the idea. Hehe. SOLD!!!
by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
When my daughter had the chance to finish high school in New York, we agonized about it: I more than her. Her agony centered around the need to moderate her desire to embark on this adventure because she knew it would break my heart. My agony had two thorns. Firstly, I didn’t want her to go because in all our lives, we had never spent more than 2 days apart from each other. Secondly, there was the irony of her studying in the United States. As a nationalist academic and development worker, I always believed that one’s spirit had to be formed with one’s people—among their myths and their sufferings—in order to understand who one is, what one’s responsibilities are and to whom one’s heart belongs. I know to the sophisticated global citizen I would sound archaic and provincial, but I still believe that before our spirit can embrace the world it must be rooted in a home we love. But I knew that the idea of giving up this opportunity was breaking her up inside because, as she said, she might spend the rest of her life wondering what if, so I let her go. She left with the promise that she would come back for college because I still believe that the university years are formative. But we all know how those promises go. Two years in the glitter of a new world could weaken the bindings of promises made in times of great emotions. It has been a year and we are now completely at peace with her decision to leave.
All that I have said is a prelude to why I am writing this piece. I am writing this to explain why I believe her formation in the Ateneo would still be the best for my daughter. I want to clarify to everyone else who raise their eyebrows at me, what I mean when I say that I believe an education here is superior to any ivy league education. Many of my colleagues who know that my daughter has a chance to study in an American university cannot understand why I would prefer that she study here. One of them even exclaimed: “You would prefer that she study here even if she had a chance to study in Harvard!” with a you-are-so ridiculous tone. And to me the answer was “Yes, of course, you’re so ridiculous.” And the reason is simply this: she may get a superior technical education in some top ranking university abroad but only in the Philippines will she have a superior education in being a Filipino for Filipinos.
My daughter wants to be a writer and recently she has had a chance to attend a prestigious workshop in an American university best known as a center for writing. And I was witness to how because of that opportunity, her writing skills have advanced light years from when she left. I have no doubt that if she studied creative writing in one of the US universities known for it, her skills would be strengthened even more. But what would she write about? A great writer is as much about her skill as it is about her great insight. If you have the skill but not the immersion in the profound re a l i t i e s t h a t h ave formed yo u r s o u l , w h a t i s t h e re t o w r i t e about? And who would she write for? A truly great writer is one whose passion is fueled by the need to speak for her people, especially the mute. And to even begin to want to speak for them, you have to be grounded in their misery. One’s people are never generic: they take concrete form in the faces that resonate in your heart. I think an education in her own country would prepare her to face the faces that resonate in her heart and perhaps an Ateneo education could awaken the passion to respond to those faces.
When I was young, I was ready to quit the Church because I was convinced that there were no intelligent and just Catholics. And then I came to the Ateneo where I met Catholics who strove to serve the margins because of their love of God. And because they loved God’s people, they strove for excellence. That realization astounded me and kept me in the Church and in Ateneo. If anything, Filipino Jesuit education just means to teach people that the love of God means nothing but to love the people who suffer forgotten in the margins, and that we strive for excellence in what we do to serve them best: otherwise excellence and the love of God is empty. What else does faith mean? What else grounds excellence? What else measures the good of a life but that? And if you take Ateneo education seriously enough, and if you are open to its opportunities enough, it will lead you to that realization and it will lead you to your first opening to the faces that you will have to serve. At its core, Ateneo education is an apprenticeship in the work of being a Filipino for others. This is only a slogan so long as one misses out on the living examples of alumni, scholars, administrators, maintenance and staff who show us the way to realizing the truth of an Ateneo education. Open your eyes to those who serve radically and they will radically educate your heart. And if one is open enough one can see that such people dwell in this school because there is a spirit in this school that cradles them and supports their vocation. It is intangible, but it is a spirit that guides the best of us.
Some people feel that we are an elite school that cultivates an elite rationality. Radioactive Sago’s brilliant third album is entitled “… Ang Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin.” In one gig, Lord de Vera was plugging their album and he said “Bilhin ninyo ang aming album ‘… Ang Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Atenista Ka Pa Rin.'” I could understand his sentiments exactly. Just listen to conversations in the pocket garden where people complain about the heat, their slow laptops and their old school phones and anyone who knows anything about the hardships in our country will easily agree with Lord. But then, if you think about it, although some of our graduates are oblivious to the suffering around them and even if some of them do reinforce structures that exploit the suffering, there is that core of Ateneans touched by the spirit of this school who choose to genuinely build communities founded on justice, to found enterprises that serve true needs, to lawyer for the oppressed, and to doctor for the poor. Many innovations of justice building in our country arise because of their apprenticeships in the magis of our service. We just don’t hear about these things because they don’t find their way into our tarpaulins. But the spirit is there and it is the spirit that defines us more than basketball championships or the number of CEOs we produce. Somehow, because of our formation, Ateneans still tend to be idealistic about service. And so I say “Dahil ang daming nagugutom sa mundo kailangan mong seryosohin ang pagka- Atenista.” This is why, my dear fellow parents, I think an Ateneo education is more valuable for my daughter than a Cornell or Harvard or Princeton education: because here, we learn to be excellent for something important—our people and our Filipino humanity.
Dr. Rodriguez is currently an Assistant Professor of the Philosophy Department of the Loyola Schools.
His daughter, Leal, is a freshman in the Ateneo majoring in AB Humanities.
Edited version of “To my colleagues: On the meaning of an Ateneo education” by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Chalk Marks. The Guidon. Volume LXXV. Number 6.


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Your guide will take you to visit some of Istanbul’s most fascinating sights such as the Blue Mosque; unique with its 6 Minarets, St Sophia Museum; the jewel of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul, a 6th Century Church dedicated to Divine Wisdom. We walk around the Hippodrome where once chariot races & other activities took place during the Roman period. We’ll have lunch at a local restaurant serving Turkish Cuisine before heading to the Grand Bazaar; worlds oldest & biggest covered bazaar with more than 4000 shops which are still in business today. Finally we visit Topkapi Palace; the home of the Ottoman Sultans & their families for over 400 years, a city within a city with 3000 residents. At the end of the tour your guide will take you back to your hotel, evening at leisure.
Transfer to Istanbul Airport Internal Terminal for flight to Izmir. Upon arrival to Izmir Airport, meeting tour guide at airport & drive to visit the remains of Artemis Temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Then on to visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you will explore the Agora, Odeon, Curettes Street, public toilets, Celsius Library, Roman Baths, Grand Theatre, Marble Street. After a lunch break depart for the House of Virgin Mary & visit the chapel where she is said to have spent her last days. Finish the day tour with a visit the Basilica of St. John & see the ruins of Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk.
We will check out from hotel & drive for 1.5 hours to reach Aphrodisias. As its name implies, it was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of Love. The city was built near a marble quarry, which was extensively exploited in the Hellenistic & Roman periods, & sculptors of marble from Aphrodisias became famous in the Roman world. After lunch we will continue the day with visit to Pamukkale. This natural phenomenon leaves thick white layers of limestone & travertine cascading down the mountain slope, which resemble a frozen waterfall. There will be free time to walk on the terraces (where allowed). We then visit Hierapolis, which is adjacent to Pamukkale. The ruins of the ancient city cover more than a mile. Transfer to Izmir Airport at the end of the tour, flight to Istanbul & transfer to your hotel upon arrival to Istanbul.
Start the day with a drive to Golden Horn, along the way see traces of local history, view Fener Orthodox Patriarchate, Metal Church of St Stephen the Bulgarian, Ahrida Synagogue, Eyup Sultan Mosque & see the 21km long City Walls of Istanbul. You will visit the Egyptian Market (Spice Bazaar), then board the ferry which has become one of the icons of Istanbul. Alongside million dollar mansions we will see the two bridges linking Europe & Asia by road, as well as the seaside summer palaces & unique wooden houses not to mention the natural beauty of the forests above. Your afternoon will be free to discover Istanbul.


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Recently I updated all my profile pictures. This is usually a stressful process that takes hours of careful grooming and posing.
Yes, I am wearing a shirt in this picture. It just happened to be a tank top.
In other news, I wrote 2.1k yesterday, 1k so far today, and am considering sharing another excerpt from the sleeping beauty story with you on Tuesday. Stay tuned to see if I actually do it!


text: In "Utopia", More paints a vision of the customs and practices of a distant island, but Utopia means 'no place' and his narrator's name, Hythlodaeus, translates as 'dispenser of nonsense'. This fantastical tale masks what is a serious and subversive analysis of the failings of More's society. Advocating instead a world in which there is religious tolerance, provision for the aged, and state ownership of land, "Utopia" has been variously claimed as a Catholic tract or an argument for communism and it still invites each generation to make its own interpretation.

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A Rim Lock : Not Good For Security.
Fitting A Rim Lock Will Not Enhance The Security Of Your Home.
This type of lock has been around for many years. It is rectangular in shape and fitted to the surface of the door, usually on the inside, and is not set into the door.
Likewise, the keeper (cup or box) is mounted on the surface of the frame.
Usually the lock is secured to the door by just four screws and the keeper by two screws.
As you can imagine, it would not take too many kicks, or shoulder barges, to the outside of the door to burst it open.
All the burglar has to do is employ enough brute force to wrench out the two screws of the keeper and the door is open; he is in your home.
A rim lock may function well as a simple privacy lock on an internal door, but is in no way robust enough to serve as a security lock and is not recommended as the sole lock for external doors.
Two types of rim lock are manufactured.
There is the night latch type that has an angled end to the bolt.
These commonly have a thumb turn that is used to exit from the door; the door clicks shut and locks without the use of the key. You need to use the key when entering.
These latch locks are vulnerable to being slipped open by thieves using a credit card or similar piece of plastic.
Slightly more secure is the deadbolt type of rim door lock. The dead bolt has a flat end to it and, unlike the night latch, will only lock with the use of the key. This means that it cannot be carded open.
However a rim deadbolt lock is still mounted to the surface of the door and leaves the door unable to stand up to a kicking attack.
Polished Brass Vertical Rim Lock Set.
If They Are No Good At Protecting My Home, Why Is There One Of These Locks On One Of My External Doors?
Today it is rare to find one of these locks fitted to a front door, but they are sometimes still found on exterior doors such as one leading out from the kitchen.
If the door is very old the lock may have been fitted simply because there was very little else available at the time.
Perhaps the door is not of suitable construction to take any other type of lock. It may be too thin to allow for A Lock to be Mortised into its edge, the door-frame may also be too thin to set a strike plate and cup into it.
If that thin door is an exterior one then you really do need to get it changed. Interior quality doors should not be fitted externally; they can be busted open too easily. If the frame is thin, get that changed too.
It could be that the lock has been retained simply because it looks good and fits in with the style of decor of the home.
Some folks find the large rectangular shape aesthetically pleasing, particularly in polished brass or matt black iron. There is quite a trade in refurbished and reproduction antique locks.
Another possible reason a rim fitting lock was chosen might just be because these locks are comparatively easy to fit –but considering the loss of security that is a pretty poor reason.
I Want To Keep My Decorative Rim Lock.
If for some reason you wish to retain a rim box lock on an external door you will need to supplement it with additional locking, that is a must do, otherwise the door will in no way be secure.
The traditional method of increasing security was by fitting bolts to the top and bottom of the door, but of course you cannot use the bolts if you exit from that door.
Also bolts would not be suitable for a door with glass panels; a burglar could simply break the glass reach in and unbolt the door.
Additional security means another lock, one that is not merely attached to the surface of the door.
To sum it up, a rim lock is good for internal doors, cabinet or closet doors or draws, but not as the only means of locking an external door.
Make High Security Door Locks Part Of Your Home Security Plan.

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