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I didn't even realize it. Looking back on it, my addiction was obvious. Sure, it felt like it helped me get more things done, but in reality it was hurting me. "You don't offer overnight shipping? Well I'll just find someone else who does." "What's this idiot doing going 10 under in the fast lane?" Or better yet, the endless frustration at how the "Express Lanes" seem to take forever - and all you're doing is sitting there. Wasting time.
No, I'm not addicted to the speed you're thinking about. I'm addicted to everyday speed. I want things done and done now. From time to time, I tend to cram too much into my schedule, try to take on too many "projects", or almost without fail, try to read too many books. For those who are counting, I'm up to 7 books concurrently now. When I saw In Praise of Slowness, it sounded like something right up my alley.
Actually, I've realized for about 6 months now that I have a tendency toward the fast lane addiction. During this time, I've been making an active effort to reverse my ways. Reading books such as Time Management from the Inside-Out and City Dharma, I'm trying to find the rhythm that works best for me. I'm slowly getting there, but progress is being made.
I don't really know what the trigger was - possibly there wasn't one. For the author of the book, Carl Honore, the epiphany came when he read a newspaper article while impatiently waiting in line at the airport. The article talked about the sixty second bedtime story. His first reaction was how wonderful this would be. In ten minutes, he could get through a half-dozen or more stories, and having spent his quality time with his child be off to more productive tasks. After the initial euphoria of this new discover wore off, he realized how ludicrous the idea actually was. His need for speed was cheating him out of spending time with his child.
As an odd footnote, whenever I write about books I'm reading, I'm sure to include a link or two to Amazon via my "Amazon Associates" account. I figure somewhere along the line I might actually be able to make a few cents off of one of these articles, so why not go ahead and put the link in there. While looking up the page for In Praise of Slowness, I noticed the Better Together section for this book contains a packaged purchase with City Dharma. Both of these books were purchased on separate visits to the local Barnes & Noble, both from different sections of the bookstore, each just out of a sheer chance. Odd footnote indeed.


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Where can I get a new temparature sensor for the A1145 G5.
ebay. Thats where I got mine from.
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The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with Jeffrey Kahane, February 28–March 3. Hans Graf returns to NJSO stages to conduct the program, which also features Shostakovich’s First Symphony and Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin.
Performances take place on February 28 at 7:30 pm at bergenPAC in Englewood and March 2 at 8 pm and March 3 at 3 pm at NJPAC in Newark.
March 2 is College Night; $10 tickets for college students include the concert and an exclusive post-concert party. More information on College Night is available at njsymphony.org/college.
NJSO Accent events also include Classical Conversations one hour before the February 28 and March 3 performances. The NJSO will collect non-perishable food items at all concerts as part of its annual food drive. More information on NJSO Accent events is available at njsymphony.org/accents.
Additional concert information and artist bios are available at njsymphony.org/kahane.
Bank of America is concert sponsor of the March 3 performance.

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You Haven’t Been Breached – But Have You Been Bold?
When our job is IT security, what often first comes to mind is protecting information assets from compromises. As security leaders, we focus a lot of attention on risk mitigation and resiliency – protection from cyber threats and preparedness to detect and respond quickly. These are the foundations of a strong cybersecurity program and yet your program's efficacy cannot be measured by examining these criteria alone. Threats to the business do not always come in the form of nefarious cyber-criminals. Too often, the lack of a compromise is considered a primary success indicator, but if the prohibition of technological innovation is a byproduct of the strategy, can we really call it a success?
The first job of a security leader is to not get in the way of the business. The second job is to not let anyone else get in the way of the business.
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate, and from a security perspective, new technologies mean the introduction of new vulnerabilities. But if security is doing its job, it should allow the business to adopt the technology to its fullest potential. Let's say a hospital wants to introduce the latest imaging capabilities – if its ability to improve the standard of care relies upon new technologies, then letting a vulnerability prevent adoption could compromise the well-being of patients.
Look at tech giants like Google, Apple, Tesla – the way we get information or listen to music, the way we drive, even the way we call an elevator – all of these daily activities have changed substantially even in the last couple of years. Now imagine 100% of your revenue comes from technology you've built. The vulnerabilities within that technology represent risk, but the solution cannot be to stop innovating. The sign of a great security leader isn't exclusively measured by preventing a compromise. But whether it's an attacker taking down your network for malicious purposes or a CISO telling your company to take down your network because of the risk, the outcome is the same. A great security leader enables innovation because they've figured out how to mitigate the risks while pursuing new technologies.
But whether it's an attacker taking down your network for malicious purposes or a CISO telling your company to take down your network because of the risk, the outcome is the same.
The idea that security stifles innovation still permeates across industries. Even in the security space itself, we see missed opportunities to innovate because there's an inherent risk. But if security is to be effective and allow for innovation, we have to redefine success and apply methodologies that do both. Focus on situational awareness about how the technology will be used and what value it offers.
Is the technology important enough to the business to find a way to secure it?
Is it providing a critical service?
Does it have access to confidential information?
Assess the situation based on a set of questions like these and then take action to mitigate the risk. Minimize the aperture and for the aperture that remains, be in a position to prevent attacks by maintaining visibility and situational awareness of the technology in case something happens. Threat modeling can be valuable in developing your plan to prevent attacks and constraining how attackers gain access. Be in a position to detect and respond to a potential compromise. Controlling what happens in your environment is a powerful thing that enables for a bold use of technology. The amount of security rigor you need depends on your risk tolerance, but the risk aversion of your organization should be weighed against the opportunity for the business.


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A day following reports of two cases of H5N8 avian influenza in mallard ducks at Saxony-Anhalt, the Ministry of Agriculture in Schwerin report an additional case in a white stork at the Rostock Zoo (computer translated).
The infected stork and eight others were killed to prevent the spread of the virus.
This discovery has prompted the zoo to close today. Agriculture Minister, Dr. Till Backhaus, announced he would be discussing the case further at a press conference today.
On Wednesday, bird flu was detected in northern Saxony-Anhalt in two wild ducks. The animals had been shot during the game monitoring on 31 December. In both animals, the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut detected the H5N8 virus.
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bird flu was (district of Vorpommern-Greifswald) erupted with the same pathogen in early November in an farm operation in Heinrichswalde with around 31, 000 turkeys. About 2,000 animals died, the others were killed.

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70 What do 'vent holes' do on a music stand?
61 Will playing without mistakes at all become easy for me in the future?
45 Why is there no indication of relative loudness on sheet music?
45 Why do E♯ and F♮ not sound the same (according to Wikipedia)?
40 Why don't "classical" stringed instruments mark their note positions?
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May 15 (Reuters) - A surge in U.S. government bond yields to their highest level in almost 7 years sent Wall Street shares sliding on Tuesday after strong retail sales data stoked inflation concerns and investors fretted about looming trade talks between the United States and China.
All three major U.S. stock indexes were down nearly 1percent, on track to post their worst daily declines in three weeks.
U.S. retail sales increased at a moderate 0.3 percent in April as rising gasoline prices took a bite out of discretionary spending, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
But core retail sales - which exclude gasoline, automobiles, building materials and food services - rose at a brisker 0.4 monthly pace over March, suggesting consumer spending is accelerating after its first quarter slowdown.
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes rose to its highest level since July 2011 on the news, raising expectations for further rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
“It really tells you that there’s no justification at all for the Federal Reserve to slow down the growth pace, which tells you that maybe this hiking thing and long term yields is real,” Chan said.
The losses were broad based, with all 11 major S&P sectors in negative territory.
Home Depot Inc shares slipped 1.3 percent after the home improvement retailer missed sales forecasts as the long winter put a damper on demand for spring products.
Smaller rival Lowe’s was down 0.9 percent.

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Image Credits: Jeremy Brooks | Flickr.
This is news I report with a great sense of sorrow, especially because it involves Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee that has been missing since 1983. Pietro Orlandi, who I have interviewed a few times in the past years, has become a good friend, and someone I admire and respect for his diligence in searching for the truth around the disappearance of his sister.
I hope with this breakthrough in the case of his sister, Pietro will find the answers he has been searching for. The human remains of Emanuela have apparently been uncovered on Monday during renovation work being carried out in a building attached to the Apostolic Nunciature to Italy, basically the embassy of the Holy See in Rome.
The spooky discovery that may unveil the shocking truth about Satanism in the Vatican is already making news worldwide and comes on the eve of Halloween night, 25 years after two teenage girls, Manuela Orlandi and Mirella Gregori (whose bones could also be involved in the discovery), mysteriously disappeared in Rome within the space of 40 days. Investigators are now comparing the cranium and teeth with the DNA of both Orlandi and Gregori. A lawyer representing Orlandi’s family demanded more details from the Vatican after the discovery of the remains.
The statement released yesterday by the Holy See does not provide much information.” The bones may well belong to two people, well-informed sources told me earlier today, but we now need the definitive confirmation of the DNA analysis.
A shocking truth I fully unveil in the book mentioned above still available at the Infowars store.
This article first appeared at LeoZagami.com.

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Los Angeles Times business columnist Michael Hiltzik recently wrote about retired state employees who purchased a long-term care insurance policy in 1997. Unfortunately, like many others who had purchased long term care insurance years ago, the couple could no longer afford the insurance because premiums had increased 100 percent. See, “Long-Term Care Policies: Pouring Money Down a Hole?” http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik7-2010apr07,0,7567632.column.
Many people who believed they were responsibly planning for the future by purchasing long-term care insurance in the late 1980’s or early 90’s are encountering this problem: Almost every insurer selling long-term care products at that time underpriced their policies. As a result during the past decade, these carriers have successfully obtained approval from state agencies to raise the premiums for their products. It is not unusual for a premium increase to be 40 percent to 50 percent of the original price. Unfortunately, these increases come at a time when many of the policyholders are now on a fixed income and cannot afford the increased cost.
Policyholders who purchased policies before 1993 may have another critical but less publicized issue in addition to substantial premium increases: outdated protection. If policyholders purchased “nursing home” only policies, their insurance carriers will likely contend the policies do not cover the more popular assisted living facilities.
At Kantor & Kantor, we provide assistance to those policyholders who have been unfairly denied benefits under long-term care policies, and we have successfully argued that benefits cover assisted living facilities. If your long-term care insurer has denied benefits based on policy language, we can help.

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← What is a guided meditation and an example of one?
You’ll learn techniques for relaxing the body and mind; how to develop intuition and devotion; secrets of the spinal centers (chakras); energy excercises; and yoga philosophy.
John Jyotish Novak has been teaching meditation for 30 years and is currently the Spiritual Director of Ananda Sangha, one of the largest networks of intentional spiritual communities in the world.
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This is a great little meditation book. It contains everything you need to know to begin a meditation practice. As a meditation teacher, I have often recommended How to Meditate to those first taking it up. Another benefit is its small size. You can slip it into your back pocket, go for a hike in nature, find a quiet spot and pull it out. Meditation can seem mysterious to those who have never done it before, and it helps to have it clearly and simply explained, for the Western mind, as Mr. Novak does in this book. I highly recommend it.
If you are just beginning to research meditation and just want to decide if it is worth your time to investigate further, THIS IS THE BOOK TO BUY. Should you decide it interests you (as I did), you may find yourself investing in quite a few more books to learn more about this fascinating subject. As you probably already know, meditation is a life-long journey of learning.
I want to review this book because it kind of had a rather big impact on my life, now that I look back on it. I figured I ought to do something and perhaps the author will at some point know that I appreciated his work. I picked up this book on how to meditate sort of randomly one day because I was trying to find items to take home for some item I was exchanging at a bookstore. I didn’t expect it to be much but it was. It was a simple step by step guide to help beginners focus and learn to concentrate, learn to control our bodies and minds, and to be aware of and to control the energy that exists in the universe. Now it’s more than a decade later and I still remember this book because without it I wouldn’t have had the first clue about how to raise energy in my current magickal studies, unless I’d somehow stumbled across it some other way. The book shows how natural and easy and wonderful meditation and its related arts can be, and I’m eternally grateful.
How to Meditate by John Novak was the one of the first meditation books that I ever bought. Nearly 10 years later, thanks to this great introductory volume, I am still meditating and feeling the lasting benefits! Although the title is somewhat basic sounding (there are lots of books called “How to Meditate” out there) this is THE ONE that is the most focused, practical and profound and one of the few of its kind that I could really recomend. I’ve also bought a couple of the other “How to Meditate” books and was disappointed that they were really just surveys or smorgasbords of a bunch of different techniques. In this one, Novak is careful to present one coherent, well-thought out system that you can really feel his enthusiasm for. I really couldn’t recomend a better introductory guide to meditation (and its even one of the least expensive!).

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Business telephone methods are a boon to fashionable companies, especially small companies. The LLC offers the legal responsibility protection benefits of the corporation with out the corporation’s burdensome formalities. House owners are protected from personal legal responsibility for company money owed and obligations. Its most notable characteristic: a company protects its house owners from personal liability for company debts and obligations-within limits.
Members’ liability restricted to quantity they have undertaken to contribute to firm belongings. The only proprietor proprietor will usually have clients write checks in the proprietor’s identify, even when the enterprise makes use of a fictitious title. The liability of its members is restricted to the extent of their shares within the paid-up capital of the company.
LP (Restricted Partnership): An investment construction, limiting each the legal responsibility and the participation of the investor. Hybrid companies are companies that could be labeled in a couple of sort of business. LLCs are costlier to set up than partnerships. A partnership is a enterprise form created automatically when two or more persons engage in a enterprise enterprise for profit.
A sole proprietorship is a sort of enterprise operated by one individual; the business is taken into account part of the individual, not a separate entity. The LLC is often described as a hybrid enterprise type. The only real proprietorship is the only business type below which one can operate a enterprise.
A partnership is formed at any time when two or extra persons have interaction collectively in enterprise activity to pursue profit. An LLC will be managed like a partnership (a member-managed LLC) or like a company (supervisor-managed LLC). Many companies begin as sole proprietorships and graduate to extra complicated enterprise types as the enterprise develops.

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#Providenciales, November 29, 2018 – Turks and Caicos – Grand Turk residents have a right to be irritated by any inaction of any government administration which appears to be slow going on enhancements for the island.
For one thing, it may not be the economic hub for the Turks and Caicos Islands, but it is certainly the island with the largest visitor arrival numbers, falling a little shy of one million cruisers stopping in each year.
For another, Grand Turk – also the country’s dive capital – is the only island where the main developer has invested, with the government directly into a fund, which is now holding $7 million. The Carnival Infrastructure Fund is loaded and the spending of the money has strict guidelines, chief of them being that every cent is for Grand Turk’s development and Grand Turk alone.
Premier Sharlene Robinson knows that her compatriots in Grand Turk are eager to see something happen to spruce up the Capital, and she addressed it when we spoke to her one on one on Wednesday November 28, 2018 at her office in Providenciales.
We wanted to know more though, including when Islanders in the Capital of the country would see the work the fund is funding. The Premier, who has two members of her Ministry of Finance team on a specially comprised committee with Carnival Cruise Line said now that a Letter of Understanding is signed nearly a dozen projects can get started… well, that is at least after the notoriously tedious procurement process is done.
Ten projects she revealed are coming.
The lack luster state of destination Grand Turk has drawn scathing reviews, is rumored to have cost a reduction in cruise stops and is confirmed as creating an embarrassing reputation despite Grand Turk’s natural beauties. The Premier said her team is trying to boost morale through capital works projects.
Grand Turk is also viewed by the PDM Government as a captive audience for repeat visits to the territory, whether in Grand Turk or other parts of the TCI.
Additionally, the Premier shared that Carnival Cruise Line has agreed to donate the construction of a multi-purpose complex, outside of the Infrastructure Fund; it will be double as a community center and a shelter on the former site of the Department of Education in North Backsalina, Grand Turk.

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Online colleges and many universities can open doors for people to get the education and training without having to relocate to do so. Everything from the basics, and on to a vast assortment of specialized fields that not only fullfills their thirst for knowledge, but tantalizes the imagination to discover that they indeed have the opportunity to "reach for the stars" right there within their home.
When looking for the online college or university that is tailored to your specific wants or needs, simply type into a search on your preferred browser what you are wanting. For example, whether you are interested in Psychiatry, Dentistry, Creative Writing, Medical Research, or in creating a new game, you would type in a search for an online school or university that offers exactly what you are wanting. (ie: "online college or university for Gaming") A list of schools will appear that are centered on that interest.
Requirements and cost of entry level programs.
Length of time they will be investing in to complete them.
Are there more advanced courses and degrees being offered, and are the courses accredited and the credits transferable to another institution at a later date?
Is financial aid available through the school, and does the program qualify for commonly sought after federally funded grants?
Are there extra computer programs or software needed that is not covered by the initial cost of the course?
While it is handy to know whether you will be able to attend while sitting in your jammies, or if you need to be dressed appropriately and sitting in an environment that will not distract the class during an in-person face-to-face setting, the most important focus should be on whether the online college or university is an accredited one. While the knowledge and experience can be memorable, no-one wants to work so hard, or spend money, towards a degree that is not credited by a school or business.
The U.S. Department of Education has an online site which focuses on accredited learning institutions, whether they be online or traditional. It must be noted though, that the list changes frequently as more and more schools meet the requirements, so, a school previously on the "bad" list may be now fully creditable.
Finally, another great place to begin (and end) is to contact the student representative at each college you have considered, for information that will ultimately choose THE school just right for you.

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BMI’s technology has the potential to generate vaccines against pathogens for which no effective vaccine exists, improve on the limited protection of previously tried human and veterinary vaccines, and develop therapeutic vaccines that can be given after the onset of disease to supplement the natural response of the immune system.
BMI is targeting a select mix of human and veterinary diseases that have a spectrum of characteristics that argue in favor of their pursuit in vaccine development such as applicability of its vaccine technology, market size, and worldwide need.
Many of the programs have cross platforms for both human and veterinary applications and thus offer enhanced synergy for the inputted research and development effort.
Many yet-to-be-invented vaccines are still needed against some very common, yet debilitating conditions that effect infants through the elderly. Viral and bacaterial pneumonia, the common cold, middle ear infections, diarrhea and vomiting are just a few.
Why are these vaccines still missing?
We'd like to solve that problem.

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Spooky, scary, pretty, funny: Come one, come all, it’s time for the Eighth Annual Fidose of Reality Dog Halloween Photo Contest with TEN prize packs up for grabs!
Entering is easy, prizes are fab, and all dogs are welcomed: past and present. Four entries per person are allowed: This means no more than four pictures per person. You must own the photo and please do not have any text on the photo at all. No humans allowed in the photos. Watermarks on photos are okay. Photos with humans or text on them will be disqualified.
Deadline to submit entries is 10/29/18 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
DO NOT SEND PHOTOS WITH TEXT ON THEM NOR PHOTOS WITH PEOPLE IN THEM. A WATERMARK IS OKAY, BUT ANY PHOTOS WITH TEXT ON THEM WILL BE OTHERWISE DISQUALIFIED.
When does it start and end? The contest starts now. The contest ends on 10/29/18 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Fidose of Reality staff and their families are not eligible to win in the Halloween Dog Photo Contest.
What are we judged on? Fidose of Reality will pick TEN winners who exemplify Halloween to the max. No categories, just Halloween theme and dog(s) must be yours and dressed in Halloween gear without putting the dog in harm’s way. Don’t make your dog dress up if he doesn’t want to, please. Dogs who don’t like to dress up can wear a fun collar and leash or bandana and be entered. Or they can be pictured in a lovely Halloween scene.
This is always one of our biggest contests. We don’t ask for LIKES or votes and this is a good old-fashioned judges pick photo contest.
Can I alter the photo? No photoshopping please. Any photoshopped photos will be disqualified. We want originality! You can watermark but that’s it. DO NOT SEND PHOTOS WITH TEXT ON THEM NOR PHOTOS WITH PEOPLE IN THEM. A WATERMARK IS OKAY, BUT ANY PHOTOS WITH TEXT ON THEM WILL BE OTHERWISE DISQUALIFIED.
Can my friends and family play? Sure! The more the merrier. We love to see tails wagging here at Fidose of Reality, so spread the word and make your voice heard. FOUR entries per person, please. Additional entries beyond the first four will be disqualified.
What if I win? Winners will be notified and have 24 hours to respond. Winners will be revealed on Halloween, 10/31/18. Winners must provide name and mailing address so we can ship you the prizes. Winners who fail to respond within 24 hours of winning will be disqualified and runner up will be selected. USA only please and must be 18 or older to win.
Hint: Don’t submit photos you entered in previous years.
All winning images will appear across our social media channels and you provide us with permission to share your entries on social media.
Want to see the entrants? Visit http://www.facebook.com/FidoseofReality and stay tuned as the entries are posted as they roll in.
We will not publish your name.
Please enter your email so that we can notify you of the winners. All emails provided will be added to our email list. We send very few emails out and we do not sell nor share email addresses. We need to contact you if you win, so please provide your email.
One photo per dog. You must own both the dog and the photo. No photoshopping, please.
FIRST PLACE: A big box of goodness from Dr. Harvey’s: Dr. Harvey’s is the most transparent company we’ve ever encountered, and they genuinely treat their clients pets as they do their own. Their products include all natural foods, chemical free grooming essentials, nutritious treats and chews, and essential vitamins and supplements to keep your animal companions healthy and happy.
SECOND PLACE: A $50 value custom pet illustration from graphic designer, Sarah Renee Creative.
THIRD PLACE: A prize pack from Zymox: Including Oratene® Toothpaste Gel, 1 ZYMOX Shampoo sample,1 ZYMOX Rinse sample. Oratene Toothpaste Gel is a clear gel form which provides maximum enzyme contact to inhibit harmful odor-causing bacteria and remove plaque biofilm. Gentle formulation relieves, soothes, and protects mouth tissue against dryness. ZYMOX® Conditioning Rinse produces a powerful protective barrier against minor skin inflammations and surface irritations due to bacterial and fungal microbes. The LP3 Enzyme System with Vitamin D3 provides optimal protection for the skin. The first line of defense against infectious microbes is the skin. ZYMOX®Shampoo provides an effective way to protect this natural barrier without being irritating or drying.
FOURTH PLACE: Only Natural Pet prize pack: Bag of all meat Chicken Crispies and one large Himalayan Yak Milk Cheesy Chew. At Only Natural Pet, our mission is to support long and healthy lives for your pets by providing truly natural products based on our strict ingredient standards. We do the research on what is and is not healthy for your pet, so you don’t have to.
FIFTH PLACE: Only Natural Pet prize pack: Bag of all meat Chicken Crispies and one large Himalayan Yak Milk Cheesy Chew.
SIXTH PLACE: Five packs of Einstein Pets natural organic low calorie dog treats. Natural Organic Dog Treats infused with Chia Seed. Real Ingredients, made in the USA.
SEVENTH PLACE: Five packs of Einstein Pets natural organic low calorie dog treats. Natural Organic Dog Treats infused with Chia Seed. Real Ingredients, made in the USA.
Note: Two of the sponsors provided the prizes with payment to be included in the contest. The others are donated. We only use and share products we love and believe in here at Fidose of Reality.
I can’t get our picture to upload. Is there another way to submit it to you?
They are Gmomes this year!
I’m not sure if you received my submission for the Halloween photo contest for my baby girl. My name is Michele Todd and I tried submitting my entry for Chloe Mae. She was dressed as a blue winged fairy. Can you let me know if you received it? Thank you!!!
Good luck to all the participants I’m excited to know who will be the winner. Thanks for this contest, Carol!
tried several times to upload a picture and a notice says it exceeds max size allowed.
It won’t let me upload, says the file is too big? This is a normal size, can I e-mail it instead?
Thank you for accepting my photo of my 2 Ladiez, the Queen Bee and the Ladybug. – I submitted them last nite but ran out of time to comment. Did not have any problems submitting.
Thanks for having this great contest – so many prizes to be won – Good luck to all who entered..


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We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week it was about the pound / dollar exchange rate.
Ed Bowsher looked at the exchange rate between the dollar and the pound over the last 50 years, starting with the 1967 devaluation of sterling by 14% under Harold Wilson’s Labour government (“This will not affect the pound in your pocket”).
The long-term-trend is clearly downwards, though we had a rate above $2 as recently as 2007.
The chief culprit is the trade deficit.
Foreigners buy UK goods and services in sterling, so more exports means more demand for sterling, driving up its value.
The UK generally runs a trade deficit, which pushes down the exchange rate.
As well as trade, we had to cope with a very strong dollar in the 1980s (the Reagan boom) and the fallout from sterling leaving the EU’s Exchange rate mechanism (ERM – the precursor to the Euro) in the 1990s.
And of course in 2016 we had the Brexit vote.
Against these we had the North Sea oil boom of the 1980s, and the period when we joined the ERM (and defended our membership with high interest rates which increased demand for sterling deposits).
We can expect the pound to fall further against the dollar next year, as the US raises interest rates more quickly.
Weak sterling often leads to (short-term) inflation as the price of imports increases, but it’s not something for long-term investors to worry about.
A globally-diversified portfolio will rise in value as the pound sinks.
And unless you plan to retire abroad, you won’t notice that your pound buys less outside of the UK.
I’ve mentioned previously that Germans, despite earning and saving more than Brits, are actually less wealthy on average.
That’s because they rent rather than buy property, and they prefer cash and bonds to stocks.
Only 5% of Germans hold stocks directly, and there is no equivalent to our ISA.
This week, Jonathan Eley pointed out that they are actually poorer on average that the Greeks, which after the last 10 years is pretty shocking.
Of course, the German’s don’t need so much money – education is free and the state pension is 60% of median income (compared to a measly 33% here).
But for UK savers, the lesson is pretty clear – choose stocks over cash, and try to buy a house.
If we are too optimistic when things go smoothly, tensions build up, which could lead to a sharp correction, what we call a ‘Minsky moment’.
Hyman Minsky noted that the banking system creates instability, and in particular that periods of stability inevitably lead to instability.
Over confidence leads to more speculative lending, which in Minsky’s words ends up as “Ponzi finance”.
His work became popular after the circumstances of the 2008 crisis matched his pattern (including Bernie Madoff’s largest-ever Ponzi scheme).
So it’s unusual for a central banker to use the term, for fear of provoking panic.
And its certainly the case that China has a lot of debt.
John puts the statement down to the party congress which gives the current regime another five years in power, and is thus “the optimum time to take uncomfortable measures”.
John draws parallels with Alan Greenspan’s “irrational exuberance” speech of 1996.
In retrospect, this speech was well-timed, though the Fed subsequently lost its nerve and allowed the dot com bubble to inflate.
There are few precedents for successfully unwinding massive debt without a crash, but the Chinese government has more control over borrowers and lenders than most.
In the Economist, Buttonwood looked at the IMF data on tax rates that we covered briefly last week.
We noted that contrary to newspaper reports, the UK top tax rate is already higher than the IMF recommends.
Buttonwood focused instead on the lack of a link between lower taxes (particularly corporate taxes) and growth rates.
He notes that it is difficult to push up individual tax whilst lowering corporate tax to attract businesses.
This is because rich individuals can effectively incorporate to reduce their tax bill.
International coordination to solve this has, according to the IMF, “proved very difficult to implement”.
The IMF report also discusses property taxes (which are harder to avoid) and inheritance taxes (expensive to collect, and not a significant source of revenue in any country).
The Economist also looked at how to fight recessions in a low-interest-rate world.
Normally, when a recession hits, central banks cut interest rates to boost borrowing and investment.
But what if rates are already at the “zero lower bound” (ZLB)?
QE and bond purchases, plus promises to keep rates low for years, will of course be wheeled out again.
But they will be less effective second time around, and are unlikely to spark a recovery.
Two alternatives have recently been floated.
Ben Bernanke has suggested price targets, which mean that if inflation is low for a while, the central bank will allow inflation to run high for a while, until prices “catch up”.
This might encourage spending, but inflation has proved difficult to conjure up over the past decade.
Olivier Blanchard and Lawrence Summers suggest the use of fiscal policy (increased government spending, and / or lower taxes) instead.
But again, recent history suggests that the stimulus (and the inflation it might produce) would lead to tighter monetary policy that would cancel its effects.
This means that central bank autonomy is at risk, since governments will want the bank to allow inflation to exceed its stated target.
And the loss of autonomy could lead to excess stimulus, and then excess inflation.
The Economist worries that we will get a re-run of the trial-and-error policies of the 1930s, which mostly worked but were occasionally catastrophic.
Going back a week, the Economist looked at how low interest rates have made all investments expensive.
They note that stock market highs (1929, 1999) usually come with euphoria, but not this time.
The difference is that in most bubbles, there is usually a single asset that is overpriced – tech stocks in 1999, (US) houses in the mid 2000s.
The only thing that looks really out of whack at the moment is cryptocurrencies, but everything else looks pretty expensive, too.
The Economist says that “when everything is going up, things are less exciting”.
The CAPE shows that US equities are particularly expensive, those in Europe and Emerging Markets less so.
Property prices are also above their long-run average (relative to rental costs) and bond market credit spreads (between safe bonds and risky ones) have narrowed.
“Remarkably risky” bonds (like the Argentine 100-year dollar bond) have been bought.
Private equity borrowing costs are at all-time lows, particularly for those funds investing in technology.
The underlying driver is long-term interest rates, which have been falling since the 1980s.
As more people seek to defer consumption, interest rates fall.
People look for other ways to store their spending power, driving up the prices of other assets.
Part of the increased demand for saving has been the ageing demographics of rich world countries, and the increasing riches of the traditionally thrifty Chinese.
Note that the demographics will soon start to work in the opposite direction, as rich baby boomers spend their pensions in retirement.
The growth of tech – which relies mostly on intangible assets – has reduced corporate investment, leading to growing cash piles and more savings.
Another factor is that short-term interest rates have been held low by central banks for more than a decade.
They have also pushed down long-term interest rates via QE and bond purchases (thereby pushing investors into riskier – and now pricier – assets).
But as long as inflation remains low, these policies will persist.
Low risk-free bond-yields mean low earnings yields on stocks and low rental yields on property.
And low discount rates mean the future earnings from stocks are worth more, propping up valuations.
Things may change if interest rates rise and central banks unwind their bond holdings.
Let’s hope that they change gradually rather than suddenly.
A letter to the Guardian reminds those who claim that they want to “pay more tax for the public services I enjoy” that they can do this already.
HMRC will accept overpayment cheques from anyone.
That only 15 people have used the service in the past two years supports my interpretation that what people really want is for other people to pay more tax for the public services that they enjoy.
MoneyFarm, who were already at the bottom of the second division in my table of Robo Advisors, have decided to increase their fees in order to make them even less competitive.
They’ve also removed the free tier on the first £10K invested, which had made them popular with those just starting out on investing.
I wonder if this is a sign that robo-advisors are struggling to reach a scale where – even with their high charges – they are profitable.
Monevator reviewed a new book by Michael McClung, called Living off your money.
This covers the less popular decumulation phase of investing.
It discusses sequencing risk and why the 4% rule can’t be relied upon.
The author suggests that dynamic asset allocation and using a dynamic withdrawal rate are the way to go.
It looks to be an interesting book and one that I hope to take a closer look at in the future.
I was on holiday last week2 and so didn’t spend a lot of time on Twitter.
As a result, I have no pictures for you.
Normal service will be resumed next week, I hope.
I’m going to take the bait and pick up on your view of people who say they would pay more tax for public services. I don’t think it is an unreasonable stance to say you would do this of every one else did the same. The idea of public services from taxation is about spreading risk. In my pre retirement life in social services I’ve found the better off to be very happy to accept those awful socialist free or subsidised services for them or their relatives when the need arises so a fair system of taxation where the better off pay a bit more to fund essential services doesnt seem unreasonable. I think most British people are willing to dig a bit deeper so long as the burden is fairly spread.
It’s not bait, I’m just reporting on the gap between people’s stated intentions and their actions. I support your right to pay more, but I don’t want to. I want to pay less. My point is nobody volunteers to pay more, so it’s other peoples’ money that they want to spend.
Spreading risk is fine for people who can’t take their own risk, but I can, and I have where possible. I think people should take responsibility for their own actions, and I only want to share risk with people that I choose to share risk with.
If you say you will bail people out for failure, they will take you up on it. Tell them there’s less of a safety net and they will sort more things out for themselves. Check out Singapore and Hong Kong.
I’ve already paid more tax than 99% of people ever will, so I agree that if I get the opportunity to get something back for it, I probably will.
Fair is in the eye of the beholder. I don’t think fairness means successful people paying for the failures of others.


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Deputy House Speaker Bob Godfrey and Rep. Janice Giegler on Friday praised Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for signing into law HB 5233, An Act Concerning Health Insurance Coverage for Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Screenings.
“I’d like to publicly thank the governor for signing this important legislation,” Godfrey said, “which is for the thousands of women across Connecticut who deserve and will get quality diagnostics and reliable and accessible health care."
“I'm pleased the governor signed this bill as technological advances like this will allow women across Connecticut to be able to access the best possible care,” Rep. Giegler said.
Tomosynthesis, or three-dimensional mammography, saves lives by providing doctors with better and more accurate images to diagnose breast cancers, Godfrey said. Indeed, the new technology is so much improved over two-dimensional images that it nearly eliminates false positives and the need for additional imaging, he added.
“Tomosynthesis is simply a new technology in the existing mandate for mammography. Danbury-based Hologic has taken the lead on researching, developing and manufacturing this vital, life-saving medical equipment. So the passage of this bill also recognizes the importance of the 350 hi-tech bioscience jobs at Hologic,” Godfrey said.
The legislation was unanimously supported in the Senate, and passed 139-3 in the House.


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As of 1 April 2016 a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in relation to dog control will take effect across the Three Rivers district. It will replace a number of out of date by-laws and create a more consistent approach when dealing with issues such as dog fouling and the excluding of dogs from children's play areas. The introduction of this Order will make it easier for Three Rivers District Council to deal quickly and efficiently with the small minority of dog owners who behave irresponsibly, while at the same time encouraging a culture of responsible dog ownership.
The vast majority of dog owners are responsible and caring and will welcome this step. Only a small minority do not always behave responsibly. Feedback from residents has consistently raised the issue of dog fouling and nuisance behaviour from a small number of dogs that are not under proper control.
PSPOs take a common sense approach to make sure that adults and children can use and enjoy public spaces without experiencing such anti-social behaviour.
PSPOs were brought in under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. They specify an area where activities are taking place that are, or may likely be, detrimental to the local community's quality of life, and impose conditions or restrictions on people using that area. This order represents a modern and effective way of enforcement when required and provide a practical method of dealing with an issue of constant concern for our residents. It will bring a number of benefits, including the creation of a cleaner environment, reduction of health problems associated with dog faeces and the promotion of responsible dog ownership.
Dog Fouling (district wide), Dog Exclusion from children's play areas, sports courts and skate parks, dog exclusion also from fields at Chorleywood House grounds used for grazing (annually 1 June - 30 Sept inclusive), Dog on lead if directed to do so by an authorised officer (district wide), Dog on lead (only in area directly surrounding the café in the Aquadrome) and Restricting the number of dogs walked by one person to a maximum of four (district wide).
The orders do not as yet cover Chorleywood Common, but are due to be adopted by the Parish Council on 19th April.


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South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply disturbed to learn about the forced cancellation of the live performances of the Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali in Mumbai and Pune by Chitrapat Sena, Shiv Sena’s film wing. The internationally renowned musician was to perform at a concert held as a tribute to late singer Jagjit Singh on his fourth death anniversary on 9th October in the capital of Maharashtra.
SAHR notes with concern the numerous similar acts of Shiv Sena executed in the past in the name of patriotism which have only promoted extremism with regard to race and religion; and the failure of the state to prevent such incidents from repeating. Such actions done in narrow parochial manner vitiates the atmosphere for peace between neighbours and in the region.
Therefore, SAHR welcomes the invitation of Kapil Mishra, Minister of Tourism from Aam Aadmi Party to Ghulam Ali to perform in New Delhi after the cancellation of the concerts in Mumbai and Pune.


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Hello, Readers Mine! We're just in from a deliciously long weekend out of town that included naps, room service breakfast, lunches and parties with friends, and remembering why we got married in the first place. We haven't been back home long, and the holiday isn't officially over, so this week's "Meth Monday" is gonna be a short one.
In Wanna Cook? news, we learned late last week that Wanna Cook? The Complete, Unofficial Companion to Breaking Bad is being translated into Portuguese for publication in Brazil! I'll link to the publisher's site and hopefully a pic of the Brazilian cover as soon as I can. So that means that Wanna Cook? has been published in 3 continents in 3 different languages - and that, friends and neighbors, is pretty frellin' cool!
Until next week - Keep Cookin'!


text: I loved Eowyn Ivey’s first novel, “The Snow Child”, so I snapped up a copy of “To the Bright Edge of the World” as soon as it was released and was happy that I did. The new novel is a historical drama about a 19th century journey of discovery through Alaska by several army officers. It is told by way of letters and journal entries, a style used to good effect, although I did find it distracting at times, not letting me get as fully involved in the novel as I wanted. The characters are compelling, particularly Forrester and Sophie, but even the minor characters are fully brought to life. Eowyn Ivey writes with her usual vivid, evocative style, bringing a sense of history and magic to the story.

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text: It’s important then to match the treatment to the cause. For example, we can enhance the appearance of shorter teeth through a surgical procedure known as crown lengthening. During this procedure a surgeon reshapes the gum tissues and underlying bone to expose more of the tooth’s length.


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I enjoy reading Vanity Fair. Apart from being a bit too attached to images of starlets in lingerie, it often strikes an appealing balance between the thoughtful investigation of the news and the more sensational headlines regarding the rich and famous.
Its most recent contribution to investigative journalism has been a reflection on the history and current fate of this piece of light entertainment which won an Academy Award for best original song in 1950.
Ranked by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers as the 22nd most played song ever, and attracting versions from performers as diverse as Dinah Shore and Michael Bublé, it seems this catchy song is now consigned to the waste bin of the politically incorrect.
In fact this is a great example of a piece of work which has outlasted its creators and the context in which it was born as it has been, adopted and reinvented by successive generations. In the process, the context in which the work was created has been left behind - replaced by the social views and values of successive generations of its audience.
Today the song has been caught up in the dialogue about misogyny and the shocking and insidious prevalence of sexual assault in the gender wars. It fails the litmus test for the politically correct.
This is a great example of how what happens in a particular context and frame of reference takes on extraordinarily different features and significance when it is transported and then subjected to scrutiny in a different context.
In 1944, Frank and Lynn Loesser were not famous. Part of the showbiz wannabe crowd, they were planning a housewarming at a New York Hotel. Their audience apparently expected to be entertained and Frank and Lynn, keen to provide something crowd-pleasing, came up with the duet that became ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside.’ It seems their audience enjoyed it and thought it was light-hearted fun.
For me, as a professional navigating the conflict resolution space, the lesson is about recognising how significant context is in creating the frame for the assumptions we make about intention and purpose. Context is always in play and, when we seek it out, we are given access to a frame which helps us to question our assumptions and figure out if this one is worth fighting about. If it is, context is the catalyst with which we help our clients to close the gap between intention and reception.


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Clean, comfortable room. Breakfast was good.
This hotel was in a nice quiet location within a short distance to a the fashion square mall and many restaurants. The double queen suite was perfect for our family of four and we didn't feel like we were crammed into a sardine can like we do in so many basic rooms. Loved the cleanliness of the room and overall layout. Front desk staff were friendly and helpful and the housekeepers were on the ball with fresh linens provided daily earlier than I would have anticipated. Would highly recommend!
Amazing associates - friendly smiles everywhere! Room was very clean & updated. Best Hampton Breakfast I’ve encountered!! Honey all day on the beverage counter for the tea drinkers!!!

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Break out the sweaters, the pumpkin-flavored-everything, fall is officially on the horizon. We’ve gathered some activities in and around the Twin Cities to help you make the most of arguably the most wonderful time of the year in Minnesota.
Make it a priority to grab a bite at one of Minneapolis’s lakeside dining options before closing for the season, most likely the beginning of October. We suggest the Famous Tin Fish Tacos at Tin Fish, or a sandwich at Lake Harriet’s Bread & Pickle.


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I have always enjoyed wild places and the animals that live in them, especially in the middle of cities.
landmarks as Dante's View, trumped all other concerns.
the blaze: our native wild life.
unknown wild places. I hope that the park, and its natural inhabitants, are healing and in the next few months the park will reopen to the public.
2007 destroyed over 800 acres.
please visit my website: www.griffithparkfirephotos.com.


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ALBANY — Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says he’s “humbled” to be the apparent nominee of the Republican Party to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo this fall.
With endorsements Thursday from GOP leaders in Westchester, Albany and Niagara counties, Molinaro said he has locked up his party’s nomination with support from more than 82 percent of the Republican State Committee, which will convene May 23-24 in Manhattan.
There are more than twice as many enrolled Democrats as Republicans in the state, and polls show Cuomo, a Democrat seeking a third term, has a healthy lead over Molinaro.
As the GOP fell in line, Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) said Wednesday that he was no longer actively campaigning for his party’s nomination.
"The avenues to try to get the nomination are pretty much closed. ... I'm not taking my name out of the race in case people change their mind, but I'm not actively campaigning," DeFrancisco told POLITICO on Wednesday. "Whether I go to the [state] convention or not, we'll see. ... I will decide whether to go to the convention in the event anything changes from the situation that it is now."
Joe Holland, a former state housing commissioner, is also running but has not attracted any formal support. He told POLITICO earlier this month that he would be open to taking another slot on the party’s ticket.
Leaders of the Conservative Party have also backed Molinaro, and are expected to formalize a nomination at their convention next month. Molinaro is also seeking the Reform Party ballot line, where he is vying against radio host Curtis Sliwa and Joel Giambra, a lobbyist and former Erie County executive.
DeFrancisco two weeks ago offered pointed criticism of Molinaro, saying he hasn’t been thoroughly vetted and lacked the educational credentials to be governor. Molinaro did not return fire on Thursday, and said he understood DeFrancisco’s rhetoric was political.
Molinaro has still not released his tax return — something Cuomo did on April 17 — but promised he would.


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For a Corporate day with a difference, why not start it in Glasgow by boat and then at the end of the day return to Glasgow by boat / helicopter or luxury coach. The history of the Clyde is interesting but as you voyage down the Clyde the scenery opens up and there are so many Islands and coves with the Isles of Cumbrae, Isle of Bute, the Kyles, Loch Fyne & the Mull of Kintyre.
There many small ports to visit such as Tarbert, Tighnabruaich, Rothesay, Millport, Troon and of course you can start your day in Glasgow but end up finishing in Largs, Troon and various other locations!
Generally we use the dock at the Crown Plaza (old Moat House) or the one at Braehead. Both are high quality marina standard pontoons with easy access and good parking.
- £415 - Glasgow, Mount Stuart, RIBs & Helicopters!


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I’ve been thinking about apps a lot lately and trying to find new things that I’ve never used or even heard of before. Our team uses either iPhones or Android phones so, at our Matchbox Monday Morning Meeting I asked everyone to compile a list of their top three apps. Much to everyone’s surprise, we all had something different! Below is a list of each persons top three (or four) and why they can’t live without it.
Chrome – I use Chrome on my computer at home and at work so this makes it easy for me to sync my tabs and access things I saw elsewhere, anywhere! The interface is really nice, you can load a million tabs and really not have any performance issues and even a private browsing mode.
Pulse – Pulse is my daily news reader and I almost wake up and go to bed with this app. After using Flipboard and FLUD, I’ve found that Pulse offers the best way to quickly get through titles and stumble upon articles easier than any other app. I have other categories loaded in there but I don’t think I’ve left my tech tab in months.
iMaschine – This app is a ton of fun on the go. Great simple music creation app that anyone could use with a lot of on board sounds and effects. You can also sample sounds with the mic and then play it back in any key you want.
Antenna Pod – I like listening to pod-casts when I work around the house or other times on the go. I have tried a large amount of pod-cast applications and this one is the easiest to use, since Google Listen is no longer developed. It allows for both streaming and downloading of the pod-casts with an easy to use ui.
Spotify – This is definitely my favorite music application, when I am not using Antenna Pod to listen to pod-casts I enjoy listening to music on Spotify. I really like the ability to be able to access my play lists without an internet connection. You do have to subscribe to Spotify’s $9.99 subscription to access the full potential of the application.
Press – I enjoy reading news feeds and I really like Google Reader to keep track of my feeds. I like Press for taking care of that for me it is simple, clean and it just feels more organized than Google Reader for Android.
The Weather Channel – I use this app daily to find out what the weather will be like before I go to work. It’s extremely easy to navigate. My failure to use it today led me to wear my heaviest coat in 60 degree weather.
Instagram – I love taking pictures but dont always feel the need to share them with the Facebook world. This app gives me the option of manipulating pictures that I take and share them with people who appreciate photography, or at least claim to.
Shazam – Do you ever hear a song you like but you cant remember what it’s called? Well this happens to me all of the time, especially when I’m in the car. Shazam is a great solution for this. You click the “Shazam” button as a song is playing and voila! the song name and artist appear on your screen.
Things – Things is my task manager of choice. It lacks several features that you might find in other task managers, however, I find that keeps me focused on the tasks and not the application. It syncs really well with the desktop version which makes life easy.
Evernote – Love Evernote! It’s a great way to save…well…everything! Images, notes, emails, links, and the list goes on. By having a place for all of this info to land, you can free up your inbox, your bookmarks, and again…the list goes on. Word of warning though, it’s easy to get carried away with Evernote so take it slow before you start dumping everything there. It’s also a well designed app which never hurts.
Mint.com – Even though it is constantly yelling at me for going over budget, the Mint app has been essential to surviving on my own. It’s a great app and very trustworthy – highly recommend it.
Google Maps – I moved to St. Louis a year ago from a small town north of Chicago. I map out my destination before I go anywhere! I have used it to find the nearest grocery store, ATM, malls, bars, and even doctors office in this new city.
Pulse – I’m constantly on the go and don’t have a lot of time to stop and read the (tech) news so Pulse is the perfect app for me. It lets me quickly see my all the news sources in categories that I define. It’s also picture based so if it doesn’t look interesting I can keep moving and only read what stands out.
Podcasts – This app and I have a love/hate relationship. I know it’s not the greatest app available for listening to podcasts but when it works, it works really well. I have a 45 minute drive to and from the office so instead of the radio, I’m listening to podcasts about design, development and geeky gadget stuff.
Dark Sky – I’m a total weather junky. I absolutely love the Dark Sky app. It’s incredibly simple and loads extremely fast compared to other apps not to mention it has a beautiful design. It only shows you the weather conditions in your area for the next hour but it also notifies you down to the minute when it’s going to rain in your exact location.
Google Maps – For a girl who often doesn’t know right-side-down from upside-up, a map is extremely helpful. Give me a gps system built into my phone? I’m ecstatic! Now that I’m all old and graduated, and don’t spend my evenings in the grips of the dreaded ‘homework,’ I’ve caught a bit of a social bug and a need to explore. With my map app, I get turn-by-turn directions through the navigation feature and can search for restaurants and attractions in the area and check out their reviews. Awesome!
Dictionary.com – I’m in love with words! But sometimes when writing, whether it’s a blog post about our adventures here at Matchbox or in pursuit of my latest novel idea, I have trouble coming up with the right one. Not only can you look up definitions and synonyms for those story-halting words, but there’s also a Word of the Day feature, which always reminds me that my vocabulary isn’t quite as broad as I think it is…For example, today’s word of the day is feuilleton: a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc. Who’ve thunk?
Other close runners up for the Matchbox team are Gmail, Messages, Calendar, The Fancy, Facebook, WordPress, LinkedIn and last but definitely not least…. Phone.


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Renowned mindreader Jaymes White brings his mind-blowing brand of entertainment to Black Creek Pioneer Village!
In this intimate and up-close experience, Jaymes explores ancient mindreading customs and traditions, and accomplishes astonishing feats of memory, hypnotism and perception with the help of his audience.
Based on the world-famous oracle act, The Art of Mindreading is an amazing, uplifting experience that will leave you with a greater appreciation for the untapped potential of the human mind!


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Ramadan, the month for pro-Palestine Facebook activism?
A couple of weeks ago a cousin sent me a message to say she was tired of all the shallow pro-Palestine posts on her Facebook wall.
Since the start of Ramadan, her wall seemed to be saturated by the posts from people who did not ordinarily make political statements during the rest of the year.
There were posts linking to pictures or banners stating that the war in Gaza should end or graphics bearing the words “Free Palestine”. Not to mention profile pictures and Facebook cover photos relating to the conflict.
My cousin’s issue was not with the sentiment of these messages.
Of course she doesn’t condone the injustices that are and have been taking place in the Middle East, or the loss of many Palestinian lives.
Her point was observational: no one posts about Palestine before Ramadan and soon after it, she reckoned.
Those posts would disappear and people would turn to more pressing personal issues that would occupy their posts on Facebook – like what they ate, or wore or did that day.
She was annoyed with the false and short-lived sense of activism, and what seemed like a sudden and shallow awareness and kinship regarding the Muslim people of Palestine by the Muslim people on her Facebook wall.
Did they feel like their social media activism was necessary to portray themselves as conscientious practising Muslims during one of the most significant religious months in Islam?
Initially I agreed with her without much engagement. I, too, had noticed an influx of these very posts on my wall. But without wanting to sound politically incorrect or insensitive to the plight of the people in Palestine, I reserved further comment and analysis.
Also, in all fairness, the incessant posts and social media activism coincided not only with the month of fasting, but also with one of the biggest attacks the Israeli military has ever issued on that territory.
Hundreds of innocent lives, including those of children, continue to be lost. And I paid a bit more attention. The issue is of significance not only to Muslim people, but to the international community.
Many people of different backgrounds have taken a stance, joined protests, marched and shared their views and opinions on social media.
And, while social media provides a space for the voices of many – including no less the people of Palestine who use it to mobilise support and have their voices heard – I have noticed that there are many who share a lot via social media, but say very little.
Has posting in protest become a vehicle for popularity during the month of Ramadan? Will I think you’re a better Muslim because you have repeatedly shared “Free Palestine” posters all over your Facebook wall?
These questions are not unsubstantiated. When I was at university, it was very popular among the more verbose of the Muslim Students Association to hate the United States and all things American.
Participating in marches and the occasional burning of a flag here and there definitely made you a good Muslim. I didn’t quite understand the notion.
The specific group of people to whom I am referring were also wealthy and often wore expensive American brands. The point of protest became very clear to me at that stage. It was selective. It was done (not necessarily by everyone) because it was popular instead of political.
During one altercation, I was attacked and openly criticised for wearing a T-shirt with a US badge on it. Why was I being anti-Islam?
Rallying together during specific times on the Islamic calendar has long been a trend. Ramadan is a period that is signified by a fast from sunrise to sunset. But those are just the practical aspects of it.
It is also a period of abstinence from worldly things, a period to practise humility and spirituality. It is a time of prayer, focus, meditation, conscientiousness and enlightenment.
Perhaps, then, it is fitting that there is a sudden splurge of compassion for people who are practising Muslims, just like any of them here, on the other side of the world – who are enduring the month of Ramadan under such horrific circumstances.
Empathy among brothers and sisters of any religion exists – such is the nature of religion, and so this very sense of empathy would be heightened during such an auspicious time during this month.
On the subject of humility versus humanity, Ramadan has also in some instances become a month of egos and parading – parading piety and popularity in a “holier-than-thou” contest.
I have seen beards get longer and more head scarves worn. These are physical attributes to a practice, and are – not all, but some of them – shallow and periodic notions in and of themselves.
Similarly, what seems like an extension of that on social media, I have seen occasional statements with very little enlightenment and a lot of show.
And after having thought about it, and observing, I have to take a stance, even at the risk of sounding politically incorrect.
I do not care what you do or how you do it for 30 days of the year, but who you are daily.
This is just like how I do not care for your support (because it’s popular) of the plight of Palestine’s people by posting the Palestinian flag for 30 days of the year, but rather how you can enlighten me with information about that very plight – always.
The art of prayer and piety has a place, but that place should not be for the purposes of a popularity parade – just like the politics of posting on protest.


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Israeli farmers from southern Israel have petitioned Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman to allow Gaza Strip residents to work in Israel.
For many years, farmers from Gaza were allowed to enter Israel in order to work for Israelis, but 11 years ago the government changed its policy and stopped granting entry approvals.
Reversing the situation, the farmers said, would be “financially wise” as well as help improve the well-being of Gazan families. “The improvement of our neighbors’ economy is an Israeli interest,” they wrote.


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The DF-21’s range brings all of Arunachal Pradesh and Indian defenses there within striking distance. Missile launch sites were detected along a 170 mile (275 km) stretch of highway leading from Delingha west through Da Qaidam to Mahai in northern Qinghai province. The 36 launch pads were in a formation of three strings extending north of the highway west of Delingha. Twenty-two more launch sites run west of Da Qaidam to Muhai. There is no certainty all these missiles will hit their designated targets due to the enormous fragility of guidance systems with ballistic missiles. Nothing works as well as advertised no matter the age of the missile or who made it. Some will miss, others will be duds. At most only a third of the missiles have a remote chance of being reliable.
Fighting in the north Caucasus against Islamic units, that began in 1994, was the first obstacle and with that largely over the last remaining threat is not only Georgia but the substantial military support they have been receiving from Ankara-Tehran. And that is why Georgia First Deputy Defense Minister, Batu Kutelia, has said Moscow’s recent assessment of Georgia’s military is completely inaccurate. “That information is obsolete. The Georgian Armed Forces have since acquired modern weapons and our foreign partners have been helping us.” That is why former U. S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger was sent to Moscow in April 2007 to co-chair the Strategic Working Group with former Russia Premier Yevgeny Primakov. Russia’s strategic bombers began flying again in August 2007 and still conduct maneuvers with aircraft from Western air forces. That is also the reason both Russia and the U. S. have been developing and testing conventional bombs more powerful than nuclear. In Russia’s case a vacuum bomb and in the U. S. a fourteen ton super penetrator.

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Package: Snake meat wrapped in "lá lốt" leaves.
Have you ever tried eating snakes in Hà Nội?
If you feel brave enough, head to Lệ Mật Village, the most well-known place in Việt Nam to enjoy delicious dishes prepared from snakes raised by locals. Here, you can see and even hold some snakes at the farm before you enjoy a feast of local snake delicacies.
Lệ Mật is only seven km from Hà Nội’s Old Quarter. After a 30 minute drive, you will find yourself in the ancient village in Việt Hưng ward of Long Biên district, where snake restaurants are abundant.
Historic trade: Snake breeding became a Lệ Mật village specialty centuries ago.
The most popular snakes served in these restaurants are grass snakes and cobras — the cobra is ten times more expensive than grass snakes, of course — and they are all alive.
At the restaurant, you will have the chance to see how your chosen snake is prepared. Its heart and gall are poured into glasses of wine to drink. Other parts of the snake are cooked in different ways to make around ten dishes. Preparation methods include grilling, frying, steaming, wrapping in leaves and even soaking in traditional medicine.
Trương Khắc Lập, owner of the village’s Rắn Ráo restaurant, is proud of his restaurant, which has been open for 20 years.
“Our customers can choose the live snakes in our farm. Then we will prepare dishes from those snakes following their demands,” he said.
Sticky: Glutinous rice cooked with snake grease.
At first, visitors to the restaurant “were overwhelmed with their fear of snakes.” So the restaurant prepared the snakes out of sight to avoid scaring the already anxious clients.
Snake meat, he said, is quite similar in taste and texture to eel meat. Popular dishes include stir-fried crispy snake skin, pan-fried backbone with rice crackers, snake with fried vermicelli, snake wrapped in lá lốt leaf, snake soup and snake spring rolls.
Adventurous diners can taste snake wine, which is rice wine mixed with blood and heart of the snake.
Fried: Spring rolls made with snake meat.
No one knows exactly when villagers in Lệ Mật began to breed snakes. But for centuries, they have told each other a legend explaining the origin of the job.
Legend has it that one day while the daughter of King Lý Thái Tông (1072-1127) was on a pleasant boat cruise with her maids on the Đuống River, a big snake, which was considered a water monster, overturned the boat and caught the princess.
The crew could do nothing to protect the unfortunate princess. But a young man in the Hoàng Family from Lệ Mật Village dove into the water, fought against the monster and, in the end, succeeded in killing it and saving the princess.
King Lý Thái Tông was deeply impressed by the young man’s feat and gave him a reward of gold and court titles. But the hero graciously rejected the reward and, instead, requested the King allow him and a number of poor people to reclaim land in the areas west of the capital in Thăng Long.
As the King gave his assent, the young man led the poor to reclaim their land and established 13 prosperous and famous agricultural settlements in the neighbourhood of Thăng Long. When the man passed away, the locals honoured him as the village’s tutelary god and every year organize a festival to commemorate him.
Following the example of the man, inhabitants in Lệ Mật began to breed snakes.
Lệ Mật Village Festival consists of many unique rites and folk activities, such as the water offering ceremony, the snake killing dance – one of the ten ancient dances in the imperial capital of Thăng Long—and the rite of catching carp.
Also fried: Fried snake, one of the most popular snake dishes in Lệ Mật village.
There are roughly 100 snake-farming households in Lệ Mật.
It is hard to believe that not long ago, the business of snake breeding and meat production almost disappeared. From the 1960s to 1990s snakes around Lệ Mật were bred for restaurants and pharmaceutical purposes.
Then, in 1993, Việt Nam ratified the international convention on the protection of wildlife and imposed restrictions on the snake-breeding industry. Snake meat disappeared from menus. In 2007, aware of the negative repercussions on the local dining economy, Vietnamese authorities granted Lệ Mật ‘craft village’ status. On this basis plans for development were drawn to turn snake breeding and meat production into an experience that would be popular with tourists eager to sample this most unique Vietnamese specialty.


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You can't use this grip with the multi battery adapter kit because it will interfere with the cord of the plug-in plate when it's attached to the camera.
The plug-in plate isn't compatible with the battery trays.
Most camera body cases block the battery cover where it attaches to the plug-in plate.


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Class placement through Threshold is based on age and takes place in August, January and June only. Children may not move up in the middle of the semester. Promotions for Threshold and up are based on teacher recommendations. Absences & or failure to attend each class in a student’s level may retard promotion. Please discuss attendance issues due to illness or injury promptly with the office.
Beg Ballet & Threshold 1 - 1 class per week.
Please check your dancer's mail folder (located by our office window) and the bulletin boards in the main entrance each time you come to the studio.
We also send out information by email. Please be sure to update your email address with the office. Our office staff is available to answer questions during business hours.
Our annual Observation Week is held the last week of the fall semester for parents to see what their dancers have been working on all Fall! Parents are invited to observe class during this week.
Our June Showcase dates for 2019 are June 8-9. Rhythm N 4s thru Level 6 perform in our End of Year June Showcase. Rhythm N 3's perform during the last week of the spring semester. Costume fees are due starting in January. Costume costs range from $45.00 to $80.00, which dancers will take home at the end of the production. Dancers registering after February 9th, 2019 are not eligible to perform in the 2019 June Showcase.
Petaluma School of Ballet has produced a full length Nutcracker for 34 years, a community favorite!
3. Tuition must be current.
4. Dancers must have taken required summer training. Required summer classes must be taken at PSB unless other arrangements are made with the office.
There will be an informational meeting for new parents in May.
PSB is the official home of North Coast Ballet California, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corp., and a member of Regional Dance America/Pacific. Dancers are chosen through an annual audition or may be invited to join by the Artistic Directors.


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How do I recreate Pipeline-calibrated Total Power Data?
The ALMA TP data is generally reduced using the TP data reduction pipeline which performs calibration and imaging; only in exceptional cases are ALMA TP data manually reduced using standard scripts. Details regarding the calibration and imaging of TP data using both the TP data reduction pipeline and manual reduction can be found in the following sections.
You can determine whether your data was reduced by Pipeline by looking for a file "PPR...xml" in the "script" subdirectory (below the directory containing this README). If such a file is present, your data was pipeline-reduced.
TP datasets will often consist of many execution blocks (EBs). Each of them was calibrated individually. Imaging is done on all calibrated data together.
The images included in delivery have native frequency resolution and a cell size that is 1/9 of beam size. If you want to change them to your preferred frequency resolution and cell size, import the delivered FITS cubes to CASA and regrid it using the task imregrid.
One important aspect of the calibration is the conversion of the data from K to Jy/beam. This is done per spectral window, antenna, and EB. In case of pipeline-reduced data, the Jy per K conversion factors can be found via the pipeline weblog in the "qa" directory or in the file "jyperk.csv" under the "calibration" directory of this package. The conversion factors were derived from an observatory database for which the obervatory conducts regular observations of standard single-dish calibrators and stores the measurements. This analysis is done using standard scripts. We are not providing those data by default to the users, but in case you would be interested to have them, you are welcome to contact the helpdesk of your region.
In order to reprocess your data, you first need to obtain the raw data in ASDM format from the request handler. If you downloaded and untarred all available files for this delivery as described in the notification email, then you will already see (in addition to the directories shown in the tree listing above) a directory "raw" containing your raw data in subdirectories named "uid*.asdm.sdm" and no further action is necessary. If you do not have a raw directory, you will need to download and untar the tar balls of the raw data belonging to this delivery.If you untar the raw data tarballs in the same directory that you untarred the tarball of the products then they should appear in the "raw" directory in your "member_ouss_..." directory.
If you wish to rerun the pipeline from scratch, you will need the right version of CASA to be installed. Please find the line starting with "CASA version used for reduction:" in your QA2 report or README. The version indicated there is what you need to use for running the scriptForPI.
Please note that processing may take a significant amount of time and may need a significant amount of resources. To know how long it will take, please see the "Execution Duration" which is shown on the top-page of the weblog. The data to be processed in pipeline cannot exceed limits 31GB of raw data for a reduction machine with 64GB of RAM.

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Tryin’ to keep it real…….
A friend wrote to say that she enjoys my blog because it is so real. She ‘feels’ what I am going through. Every day.
I wish it were so. I am not that honest. I leave stuff out. I ‘often clean up my act’ – somewhat. Sorry.
Fish farms are industry and, like all industry, they renovate, refurbish, modernize and improve their operations, systems and equipment. Or, try to, anyway. There is not enough real innovation going on in my estimation. I want them to be a NOT-so-negative impact on the environment. But they are trying.
Maybe they should try something new?
Sadly, their evolutionary steps so far are not good enough. Not only are they not solving the operational by-effects of pollution, disease and sea-lice, they are not doing so well in the marketplace either. Fish farm Capitalism-as-it-is-currently-done is not working for them. At least not in BC.
Having said that, you have to give credit where credit is due. And, if Marine Harvest was the standard by which every company inter-acted with the community, then there would be a lot less animosity directed at ‘big business’ overall. Marine Harvest – for all their faults – at least employ nice guys who are clearly trying their best. The staff is polite, considerate and responsive. I like them. As people.
The farming process? Well, not so much.
But they do listen. They do talk. They do their best with what they have (as per instructions from head office) and they are generous to the community. If they could lick the sea-lice and infectious disease problems, they would be loved. I’d form a fan club.
Even better: BC would benefit from a healthy fish farming industry. Key word: healthy – in every respect.
But the disease-thing and the sea lice-thing are big issues for us who live out here not far from such farms. I am sure the dillemma I see is similar to that of a vegan who lives next door to a really great guy who runs a humane, organic butcher shop. Hate the sin, love the sinner. That is where I find myself. Liking the bad guys.
To be fair, the bad guys, as I said, are not such bad guys. And I am sure that they don’t want disease anymore than the wild salmon advocates do. After all, their bottom line suffers when they have to trash a million fish due to an infection. And I can’t see that suffering sea lice infestations do their fish any good, either. In fact, they have treatment protocols employing chemicals to deal with it. They know sea lice is a problem. A problem amongst problems. They just haven’t solved them!
But..whachagonnado? Business is hard. To fix the problems they need the cashflow. To get the cashflow, they need to sell the fish they have. And the way those fish are currently farmed generates the problems. Literally – a catch 22.
Well, I think there is an answer. And it lies partly with government. But mostly it lies with the community. It is us. Instead of thinking of these people as the enemy, we have to partner with them. We have to invest. We have to own part of it. We have to work there. Basically, we have to ‘help’ them do the right thing.
And on a much bigger scale than it is done now.
Capitalism is all very good for innovation and motivation but, generally speaking, there is no chromosone included in that monster for morality and the common good. Capitalism only supports capital. It is that simple. So, to inject community values into a company, the community has to inject itself (by way of capital and labour) into the company.
The way to clean up Capitalism is to marry it.
As you might guess, I am inclined GREEN. And I am not alone. Most everyone I know has a green streak. But Green doesn’t get votes primarily because Green doesn’t seem to get business. If I ran Green, I would do so from a community-company-partnership basis. NOT 3Ps! Not just goofy talk! Real ownership. Real investing. Real money. Real people. Merge the values and the ambitions of both the company and the community into something more sustainable and healthy.
If I ran Green, I might stop complaining about them and ask the fish farm industry to help make a sustainable community work. Geez….such an idea might work with timber and mining, too. What a concept, eh?
Correct again. It is worth putting in print one of the core beliefs of The Conservative Party Of Canada. Good Conservatives want to despoil Canada’s natural gifts.
You are making a lot of sense there is a third alternative which is sadly lacking in this world. Keep up the good work!


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Instead of trying to find a generic Valentine's Day card or cheesy chocolates, use his star sign to win his heart.
If you're stumped on what to get your boyfriend for Valentine's Day, here are a 12 fail-proof Valentine's Day gift ideas that he'll love. Instead of trying to find a generic Valentine's Day card or cheesy chocolates, use his star sign to win his heart. By using his zodiac sign, you're guaranteed to find him the perfect Valentine's Day gift he'll love.
Here's what Valentine's Day gift you should buy your boyfriend based on his zodiac sign.
Capricorn men are known to be hardworking and very clean. They also are workaholics and sometimes don't know when to take a break. An ideal gift for your man who's a Capricorn would be this shaving kit, it keeps him looking fresh and professional for not only his busy work life but for you as well.
Aquarians tend to be on the nerdy side... but of course in a good way. They find the world fascinating and have quite a sense of humor. If you really want to surprise your boyfriend who happens to be an Aquarius, this bulletproof shot glass is for sure to bring a smile and bring out his inner geek.
Men who are Pisces are known to be deep and passionate lovers. This adventure book is customized to match you and your man's adventurous lives with pictures. He is for sure going to love this and how much effort and thought went into it.
Aries men are the most athletic and hard-minded out of the other zodiacs. They're always full of energy which makes them fun to be around. Slammo is a perfect gift for any Aries man, it's like a mini volleyball game that can be played anywhere with friends whether it's the beach or at a house party.
Taurus men are laid back and love to chill... they also cherish everything that comes their way. A customized mixtape will ease your way into your man's heart. He won't just love it, but he'll keep it close to him for a long time.
Gemini's are kids at heart. They love any type of thing to make their inner child come out. A video game to go with their gaming console is ideal for any man who's a Gemini and there's so many out there to chose from.
Cancer's are known to be romantic and sentimental. This cute engraved wallet insert will always be with your man and will remind him how loved he is by you. You can customize it to say anything you'd like.
Leo men are easy to spot out of the crowd. They like to be known as leaders and hope to have the best of everything one day (they do represent the lion!). An expensive cologne will definitely give the confident boost your Leo loves and you'll get to enjoy it on him!
Libras are charming, known as social butterflies and can make any room light up. But, they happen to be very indecisive. The perfect Valentine gift for your Libra would be a gift card, then he will for sure get something he likes and you both can be happy.
Virgos are practical and neat. They are also very hard working and tend to overdo themselves because of that. A massager with heat will take those knots out of your man's back and get him back to his hard-working self in no time.
The most mysterious and rebellious of all the zodiacs. Many of them tend to be secretive and have distinctive personalities. Any Scorpio would love this horror movie collectible kit. It will really bring out their peculiar attitude that you love.
Sagittarius' are quite the adventure. These guys are always up to do something crazy and out of their comfort zone. They are also huge travelers at heart. An emergency travel kit is not only a great V-Day gift for your adventurous boyfriend but also smart in case he gets in any type of pickle while exploring the outdoors.


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Are you looking to start your spring/summer of 2019 surrounded by beautiful scenery and a breath of fresh air? Do you have an interest in the great outdoors, British heritage and a passion for the beautiful waterways? Look no further! We have the perfect opportunity for you.
We are looking for friendly, outgoing and charismatic people to join our wonderful team to work in some beautiful surroundings as Charity Towpath Fundraiser.
You will help to raise awareness and promote our Friends Scheme along the canal towpaths.
The role will be a part time ongoing contract, offering £9.00 - £10 per hour basic pay plus other benefits. Initial (paid) training will start immediately.
We are a charity entrusted with protecting and improving 2000 miles of waterways that flow through the most vibrant cities and countryside across England & Wales.
The local canals and rivers provide a haven for people and nature and Canal & River Trust is here so you have a place to escape... A place where you can step off the pavement, onto the towpath and breathe. Many people don’t realise that our waterways are here largely thanks to the efforts of thousands of volunteers and the generous donations we receive from our ‘Friends’ greatly assist these efforts.
To be able to continue to protect our waterways for future generations to come, we need people who share our passion for them. Therefore we are looking for passionate people to come on board as Towpath Fundraisers.
You will be speaking to people on the towpaths by the canals and rivers to raise awareness and get regular donations as part of our “become a Friend” campaign by speaking to as many people as possible. You will be responsible for sharing engaging stories of our historic network, captivating wildlife and idyllic locations. You will work as part of a team to achieve the desired funding in order for the Canal & River Trust to continue further development along the waterways. On occasions you will have the opportunity to assist with events and festivals. Age is no bar to this type of work, as long as you are fit enough to get to our countryside sites. Having your own transport is also an advantage.
· Someone who has a genuine passion for the canal and river network in Britain.
· Ability to build relationships quickly with people through face to face engagement.
· A real love for the outdoors, whether it is through sport, leisure or nature.
· Excited about becoming part of a local team and help the charity to achieve its fundraising objective.
· The charisma to be able to inspire others.
For part time hours, we normally work 4 to 5 shifts per week. Shifts can be between 4 and 6 hours long and usually occur between the hours of 10.00 to 17.00 in autumn months and between 10:00 and 18:00 in spring/summer months. We tend to work when footfall is greatest so weekend working is obligatory. If working a 5 day week you would be expected to work Wednesday – Sunday.
Please send across an updated copy of your CV to Karl at Inspired People who are recruiting on behalf of the Trust by clicking apply or call me on 01275 370 320 to be considered for this fantastic opportunity. If you don’t have a CV, don’t worry, apply by telephone for a chat and if we think you have the skills we’ll interview you!


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Welcome to the Utilities Credit Union, where we help our members, the employees and their families, and retirees of Xcel Energy achieve sound personal financial management.
If you need to receive your requests on the same day, please call or notify us by 12:30 PM Monday through Friday. This change is due to the processing schedule of the US post office and our courier’s schedule for delivery of Xcel intercompany mail. This change will be effective June 28, 2016.


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This is the bundle hoverboard and the hoverkart dancing yellow color ,with use manual ,charger carry bag.
Nice hoverkart! The strap that connects to the hover board broke after only one use which was disappointing, but they’re excellent customer service sent a replacement strap immediately.

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Please don’t call me an Olympian. I am a person who has participated in the Olympics. Please don’t call me a cancer survivor. I am a person who has survived cancer twice. Please don’t call me a person with bipolar disorder. I’m a manic depressive stay at home dad husband author in PTSD near-depression from watching the Olympics because I still don’t know who I am, twelve years after I marched as “runner-up flag bearer” immediately behind the flag which led the contingent of the 2004 US Olympic Team into Opening Ceremonies in Athens.
I have one, and only one regret in life: I was too ashamed of my 11th-place result to sit with my family at the medal ceremony. One place better than smack-dab in the middle of the twenty-five men competing in the Finn class of sailing.
You’d think that twelve years later, after therapy, manic breakdowns, depressions, world championship victories, and starting a family, that I’d be able to move on. I haven’t. I thought I had, until this Olympics started two weeks ago. I’ve been a complete wreck. This is rather embarrassing. I blame it on the Achievement Model of self worth.
The article talks about coming back down from Mount Olympus to ordinary life. It’s a big change of pace and purpose. Some athletes handle it OK, and some athletes really struggle. Some even become life-threateningly depressed. One interesting thing to note, is that chafe around the neck from all the gold medals doesn’t necessarily prevent this depression. And that’s where the real insight is to be found.
I entered a vortex at age five in which I remain at age forty-six. The force holding me together my whole life has been my Achievements.
The Achievement Model says that Good Results = (identity, praise, and self worth). Of course this means that Failure = (questioning of identity, ignominy, and self loathing).
My experience is that those words simply made me ashamed of my shameful feelings about my result.
I like this one better than Coubertin’s, but for me it still presents a problem. We only assign people the place of daring greatly when we can conceptualize the opponent, see the struggles, and imagine ourselves facing them. Or choosing not to.
The silent struggle to find purpose and meaning which bypass or transcend Achievement is perhaps the loftiest of all.
Maybe the fact that it is so woo-woo and unsung will make it all the sweeter one day, though I’m not yet sure how.
Until then, I have to survive.
I am not a cold and timid soul, even if I never step into another arena.


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Black Knight kicks off the year with a NEW single “Favor” for the New years!!!
The song “Favor” is a New single & song off an upcoming project Black Knight plans on releasing later in the year!
FACEBOOK IT! TWEET IT! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO DOWNLOAD THIS SONG!!!! Lets start this year off with a BANG!!!

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