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During my quiet time over the past several weeks God has really been working in my life. And one of the things that I have noticed is that simple pieces of wisdom He passed on to me years ago are now bearing fruit in my life. As I reflected on them I realized too that these things are worth sharing with you in hopes God may use them in your life.
All through God's word we see His use of fire for cleansing and strengthening. Gold becomes purified, and the dross is easily removed after being subjected to intense heat. We see the experience of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who not only walked out of a fiery furnace completely unharmed, but they walked out of a furnace containing a fire so intense that men died just trying to get close enough to throw the three of them inside. As we go through times of trials and testing in our lives we need to remember this truth: God is building us up and making us stronger as He leads us through the fire.
A broken bone heals stronger than its original strength.
I heard one time that a bone, once broken, will heal to a condition of strength much stronger than it was prior to the break. Have you ever considered that sometimes God has to break us down before He can build us up? It is only after we are brought low into humility and selflessness that God can truly accomplish all that He desires in our lives. Our pride and our own independence are actually weaknesses which prevent us from growing strong in the Lord. God’s word tells us that "the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart, oh God, you will not despise.". If you feel broken this week, is it because God is preparing to do something awesome in your life? Is He in the process of strengthening you for the work at hand, the challenge of the day, or perhaps preparing you for some new work?
Butterflies, diamonds and marble are not initially beautiful; their beauty comes from the transformation process God puts them through over time.
Speaking of transformation, a lump of coal and a pile of limestone aren’t much to look at, but through transformational processes they become diamonds and fine marble. From coal to diamonds, and from limestone to marble; who would think that!? From the ugliest black piece of carbon to the most beautiful and desirable jewel in the entire world - Wow! And what about simple limestone which becomes the gleaming marble that adorns the hallways and entryways of king’s castles? Both coal and limestone have something in common: they both require very intense heat and unimaginable pressure over an extended period of time in order to be transformed. Do you see the truths God shows us in that? He will use us even if we are that ugly piece of carbon, and he will transform us into a diamond. Or if you are a plain hunk of limestone, He will turn you into fine and gleaming marble. It may require a lot of heat and pressure; however, in the end you will become something that you never imagined in your wildest dreams; and it will happen in ways you that never thought possible!
Cliff Barrows, the Music Director for Billy Graham, once said that "Everyone wants to grow, but no one wants to change".
We don’t like change much. We would rather that God wave a magic wand or do something miraculous in our lives that does not require effort on our part in order to change us into what He wants us to be. But God isn’t like that and we shouldn&rsqsuo;t be either. Romans 12:2 tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. If we truly want to grow in Christ, we need His Holy Word in us; and we need to be ready for change. God will do the rest. Next time you feel the heat, don’t get out of the kitchen, because it’s probably God at work in your life. He is shaping, molding, and transforming you into a completely new creature, one who will not look like the original. And when God is done, you will be someone that could you could not even have imagined at the time He started.
God loves people we don’t�but He expects us to love them anyway.
I believe it is a truth that God loves people that we do not. Jonah encountered this truth firsthand. God wanted the people of Nineveh to hear the gospel, but Jonah did not particularly like the Ninevites and did not want to go. I think that all of us have had this experience, knowing people we did not like, but also knowing that God loved them. As we move through life, God will place many people in our path, and He will call us to minister to many more. Don’t allow your personal dislikes to keep you from following God’s will, even when it hurts. After all, Christ died for everyone; we should be willing to do the same.
The rain falls on the just and the unjust. Bad things do happen to good people.
I find myself often frustrated, just like King David and King Solomon, when I see the wicked and the unrighteous succeeding, while the righteous suffer. Something inside just doesn’t set right, and yet I realize as well that Christ taught us that the rain falls equally on the just and the unjust. As I have grown older, I’ve learned to catch myself when these feelings of injustice strike me; it helps me to ensure that I don”t allow the emotion of the moment to cloud my judgment. So now, when bad things come into my life, as I’m sure that they do in yours, I let them draw me closer to Christ and not push me away. Funny, I have also noticed that I used to have similar challenges when good things came into my life - that for some reason I ran to Christ when I was in trouble or hurting, but not always when I was being blessed or succeeding at something. Now I’o;ve come to see Christ in everything, good and bad; and each day that I live brings a greater dependence on him. As I grow stronger in my walk, I am able to refuse to allow the successes of the unjust to hinder my relationship with Christ.
Cattle are driven; sheep are led. Think about it.
This is a truth that I was taught over thirty years ago, and it still speaks to me today. So often we want something to happen, we want change, or we want to succeed, or we want our children to do something like "go to college" or "get a job7quot;, and we become driven to make it happen. Then I remember that cattle are driven, but sheep are led. As we go about living the life that God has granted us, remember that He is our Shepherd, not our Cattle Driver; and in turn, we are to follow that model. Leadership is leading, not driving, those whom God places under our sphere of influence. We as individuals may be driven by our desire to achieve something - and that can be a good thing - but when it comes to leading people, follow Christ’s example Otherwise, you will see what happens when sheep are driven - they scatter!
I often do not recognize the wisdom that God has given my wife.
I must confess that as a husband, father, and now the primary breadwinner in the family, I have often overlooked, or even discounted, my wife’s wisdom. However, the past few years of growing older together has shown me the error of this kind of thinking. God gives, in marriage, two people to share in the work and the relationship, and He equips each with specific talents, gifts, and wisdom. Ignoring either the husband’s or the wife’s wisdom and talents greatly handicaps the relationship and limits the realization of God”s plan for the couple. Now, I realize that in order to truly know God’s will for me, one of the first people that I seek advice from and pray with about it is my wife. She is wiser than even I can describe, and God works great things in me through her. How about your relationships? Whether it is with a spouse, a parent, or a brother or sister, are you recognizing the wisdom that God has granted them as it relates to your life?
I pray that God is actively working in your life this week to accomplish His perfect will in you; and I pray that perhaps He will use something I’ve shared here to speak to you this week.


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Can u please draw my Oc? Maskuma?
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Indian and pioneer trail from Anthony’s Ferry (Henderson, Ky.) on Ohio River to Vincennes. Connected with road to Nashville and there with Natchez Trace. Served Illinois trails, north and west, at Vincennes.
Erected 1966 by Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution.
Location. 38° 40.086′ N, 87° 32.066′ W. Marker is in Vincennes, Indiana, in Knox County. Marker is on Willow Street (Business U.S. 41) 0.1 miles south of S. 10th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vincennes IN 47591, United States of America. Touch for directions.
(approx. ¾ mile away); Knox County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Knox County (Indiana) Civil War Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); The First Presbyterian Church In Indiana Territory (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vincennes.
Northern point of buffalo, Indian and pioneer trail, from Henderson, Kentucky to Vincennes, Indiana.
More. Search the internet for Red Banks Trace.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 25, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 25, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

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It really is amazing how fast those things are. Love the straps that hold the blower down in case it pops in the last pic.
Without a doubt that has to be my fav of all!
Garett - 1/26/2007 8:06 PM Without a doubt that has to be my fav of all!
Man, has that evolved since I first took my two boys to the it. Ya gotta love it even at my age.
Just as a point of interest, he runs a Suzuki on his boat. One of the THT members who will remain nameless just serviced it.
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Gringo, if ya can just do Nascar your in there BUBBA.
He'd need bigger tires to work for Sadamm!
can do NASCAR just fine. I hadda LIVE in New England for almost 30 years, but my heart was never there. got out every chance I could, and this time....well, I just didnt go back.
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The new location, at 1,350 square feet, is almost twice as large as its first location at 608 Washington St. NE.
The center has a new 125-gallon aquarium to go along with the two existing 55-gallon aquariums.
The aquariums hold a variety of marine animals from intertidal and subtidal environments in South Puget Sound. Visitors will be able to see creatures such as sea stars, crabs, shrimp, anemones, sea cucumbers, chitons and stickleback fish. Visitors can try to identify animals on their own, watch the feedings and more.
“We have lots of interesting creatures in the tanks. I personally think the nudibranch is amazing,” Larsen-Mills said. A nudibranch is a soft-bodied mollusk that sheds its shell to reveal vivid colors.
The new space also has classroom and lab.
The estuarium also has a number of preserved specimens on loan from the late David Jamison and the state Department of Ecology. The items include a shark eyeball and a giant Pacific octopus.
Other exhibits include videos, the “Web of Life” hands-on exhibit, microscopes and interpretive exhibits on a number of topics centered on the ecology, geology, restoration efforts and recreation opportunities in the South Sound.
In addition to the discovery center, the association also runs its “Meet us on the Beach” naturalist program during the summer and nighttime pier peer programs at Boston Harbor Marina.
“This new space is the next step toward our goal of an aquarium, marine life discovery center on Olympia’s waterfront,” Larsen-Mills said.

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Our unbiased rowing machine reviews will help you find the best model for your needs and budget. There is a huge range of rowers available and you may find the choice a little confusing. The model you choose depends on your goals, the available room at home, and how often and for how long you intend to train. I hope you find this website useful.
To save you a lot of time, if you have a budget of around a $1,000 you can’t go wrong buying one of the most popular rowing machines of all time – the Concept2 Model D. For $945 you’ll get a rower that will last for years. and years, and has some great features. Gymnasiums and rowing clubs love it, and so will you.
Don’t be put off by the staggering choice of rowing machines out there. We can help you find the answers to all your questions, and ensure you get the best rowing machine that will get you into the shape of your life. We’re a group of personal trainers and ‘gym junkies’ who are fanatical about fitness and training. There is a massive range of home fitness equipment, you can spend anything from around $100 to well over $1,500 – so you can imagine the difference in quality and reliability.
However, buying the most expensive machine doesn’t always guarantee you’ll get a better rowing machine. There’s no point buying a top of the range model, if you only plan on using it two or three times a week. Likewise, it’s false economy to buy a budget machine if you intend to row everyday for an hour!
For more help on making the right decision see our guide to buying a rower , and also check out our advice for buying a used model .
If it’s been a while since you’ve last been active, it’s advisable to ease yourself gently into physical exercise. For advice on the types of activity you can help get you started, please visit www.healthfinder.gov.
Please note, we don’t receive any payment to test models and write up the review, we don’t sell rowing machines, and we don’t promote any particular brand. We’re only interested in finding good, reliable machines and the best prices and deals on the web. We use the income we earn through advertising and any commissions from retailers, to buy or hire models to test.
Our reviews are written by people who have spent at least a week using the machine or already own one and have had it for over a month. We rate each machine using the following criteria. We’ve recently changed the quick reference info-graphic which appear on each review page.
To read about the models we’ve tested to date, please see all our reviews . or use our comparison table to check the price verses features. We perform regular price checks, so we can recommend the best buys on the market. Our objective is to help you get the best rowing machine at a price you can afford.
Hi, I’m Roy Palmer and I love to row. I coordinate this website and test rowing machines and also use a number of rowers around the world to tell me what they think of their machines. I’m also an athletics coach and teacher of The Alexander Technique with over 25 years experience in competitive sport and coaching.
If you can’t see a rowing machine you’d like us to review, please let me know .
It has to be tried to be believed – check out the WaterRower Slider Dynamic .
Conquer? Never heard of it? Well now’s you chance – Conquer Magnetic review.
Should you go for Concept2’s Model D or Model E – check our guide here .
The shame of ‘catching a crab’ in front of a worldwide TV audience – read more.
Trouble with your heart rate monitor? Some very useful advice here.
Found this fascinating website about the history of rowing .
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Actress Eva Longoria is partnering with investment firm Turner Impact Capital to shed a light on the critical need for affordable housing for working communities in cities across the United States.
The “Desperate Housewives” star has become an investor and an ambassador for the Los Angeles firm’s Turner Multifamily Impact Fund. In her roles, Longoria will work with Turner on acquiring and preserving workforce housing for families who earn less than 80 percent of the area median income and live in densely populated, ethnically diverse urban communities throughout the United States.


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Arizona’s Josh Rosen, Buffalo’s Josh Allen, Cleveland’s Baker Mayfield and the New York Jets‘ Sam Darnold did their part to prove the NFL should be in good hands in the future. Each player led his team to victory in Week 5, the first time since the merger that rookie QBs were 4-0 or better in a single week.
GO-TO GUY: Zach Ertz has been Carson Wentz‘s go-to receiver since the Eagles quarterback returned from knee surgery. Ertz has at least 10 catches for 100 yards in two straight games. Only four players have ever done it three consecutive weeks.


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The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Indian Point Energy Center was denied certification after the New York State Department said it failed to comply with coastal regulations.
The facility and its owners, Entergy Corp., have been seeking federal 20-year license renewals on its nuclear plants. This process was initiated in 2007. According to the state government, the facility has damaged coastal resources around the Hudson River and puts approximately 17 million people in the area at risk.
The state also reports that approximately 1 billion tiny bony fish and other species in the area are killed on an annual basis due to the plant’s operation.
The Wall Street Journal also reports the facility is located near seismic fissures, putting it at risk for an earthquake. The company reports that the facility has had upgrades to protect against seismic damage following the disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan.
George Washington University law professor Emily Hammond told the Wall Street Journal the method the state is using tends to be ineffective. She also reports the safety of nuclear power plants falls under federal and not state law.
The New York State Department claims that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is unable to issue approved extensions to operational licenses unless the company files a successful appeal to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
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3 Bedroom Terraced House For Sale in Barking for Offers Over £415,000.
Bairstow Eves are delighted to offer to the market this three bedroom end-terrace family home which offers a fantastic opportunity to create a stunning property. The house is located on the ever popular Leftley Estate and situated within close proximity to top performing secondary and primary schools. Upney station is also close by and gives you great access to the London Tube and Rail network. The property is also well located for the fantastic road links ( A1306 and M25 ) that connect to London and the South East of England. Internally the property comprises of three bedrooms, two reception rooms, kitchen plus a family bathroom. Additional benefits include double glazing, gas central heating ( untested ) and s private rear garden. Early viewings are strongly advised so please contact Bairstow Eves Barking immediately to avoid disappointment.


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Www.digitalplayspace.com - Aftermarket Digital Dash Cluster. In case you were to question many of us what their favorite productions have been little question each individual might have their own personal individual lists. You would be surprised on the quantity of animated ones that could be incorporated. Therefore if who at any time stated that cartoons are for youths? They can be something which touches the hearts in the youthful and old for either gender.
A cartoon is defined as an visual shift in a scene with respect to time. The visual change in the spectacle is not only connected to the shift in the career of the thing, but additionally having its contour, color, transparency, structure and texture. An important point about cartoon is that it usually suggests the hand drawn or drawn series of pictures, which contrasts to the pictures where performers performances together with real life scenes are recorded. That is relevant to Aftermarket Digital Dash Cluster.
3D Cartoon animation has come up as one among the most endorsed technologies in the present computer system age. That is a kind of graphic imaging which has taken around 2nd or scale product puppets too as drawings which were normally called stop motion animation. More than the years, there has been an ever raising demand for cartoon motion pictures at the same time given that the use of 3D cartoon animation during the media for endorsement of brand name names that has initiated superior plus much more sophisticated imaging software's available in the market.
This article talks about the variance of cartoon and anime, and the definition of each and every in several types. Anime, mainly from Japan, demonstrates itself to be a whole lot further and perfectly thought-out in plot and character growth than these of cartoons.
Similar to Aftermarket Digital Dash Cluster, Scrapbooking is quickly becoming an extremely popular career choice for all those thinking about combining their love for art with their love for calculating. With movies such as Monsters Inc. and Cars holding the interest of children and adults alike, it's no surprise that animation technicians are becoming popular after.

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Kiwi TV show Jono & Ben have produced a hilarious spoof of the iconic moment Professor Robert Kelly's children hilariously gatecrashed a live video interview with the BBC while he was discussing Korean politics.
That experience left Prof Kelly totally flustered and unsure how to deal with the situation - but Jono and Ben's remake features a stay-at-home mum that's far more in control of proceedings.
The televised segment with Prof Kelly's female substitute Kate Wordsworth begins in quite a similar fashion to the real segment - with her daughter walking into the room while the interview's in full swing.
But rather than ignoring her and hoping she'd be quiet, she welcomes her daughter onto her lap and feeds her milk - and when her toddler comes in, she calmly gives her a toy.
As the parody goes on it strays further and further from the original - she is seen removing a roast chicken from the oven and cleaning the toilet, all while giving her thoughts on the complex relationship between North and South Korea.
Soon, it becomes totally ridiculous - a SWAT team emerges with bomb in hand, calling on her to select and cut a wire to prevent it exploding, and her husband emerges with just one sock, asking her to locate the other.
The spoof finishes with Ms Wordsworth being thanked for her time, and her responding by saying, "Alright, let's find this sock then."
The video has been viewed more than 1.6 million times on Facebook since being posted on Thursday night.

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Trademarks: Where Does the Liability Lie?
At the end of the day, Google is a for-profit company. Over time, a misconception has somehow arisen that Google’s mission is providing the best search results possible out of the goodness of their heart. Not so; in reality, excellent search results provide two things: 1) a vast and continual source of information about consumers and 2) a built-in base of ad viewers. In fact, despite some diversification, AdWords remains Google’s main source of revenue, with $42.5 billion in 2012 advertising revenues.
Part of the ambiguity derives from Google’s tendency to throw money at the problem, resulting in most cases settling out of court without a judgment, and part to conflicting opinions in different jurisdictions. Without a clear precedent delineating if bidding on trademarks will be considered illegal, Google has attempted to preemptively absolve liability through their Terms of Service Agreement. However, while the Terms may protect Google, marketers may be increasingly exposed to liability for trademark infringement they may not even be aware is occurring.
You probably work with a lot of “good” people. They know how to do their job and do a fine job of it. No complaints. However, if you’re lucky, a few of the people you work with are truly great. The basics of doing the job—knowing the programming language, being able to write a coherent email, getting stuff done on time—are present in any decent developer. And, while some developers know more languages and others are faster at completing tasks, what makes a truly great developers goes far beyond the technical knowledge needed to do a job.
We know you. You love analytics. You love the graphs and charts and statistics. But often too much of our time in Google Analytics is spent pulling up reports, debugging and testing implementations.
The following are some browser tools and Google Analytics features that will save you time when reporting, troubleshooting, auditing and testing GA implementations. After all, the less time we spend doing this stuff, the more time we’ll have to spend on what’s really important: analyzing data and taking action.


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GARDNER — John J. Pieloch, Sr., 94, of Gardner, formerly of Templeton, passed away Monday, February 4, at Alliance Health Baldwinville, after a short illness.
John was born September 28, 1924 in Gardner, son of the late Alexander and Mary (Fardgick) Pieloch. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1943. He worked for Heywood Wakefield for eleven years and then for General Electric in Fitchburg for thirty two years before retiring. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, mushroom picking, oil painting, traveling, and history, especially about WWII and Poland.
He leaves two daughters, Lisa J. Pieloch Miller and her husband, William of Newton, and Mary Deckert of Germany; three sons, Mark J. Pieloch and his wife, Theresa of Homestead, FL, John J. Pieloch Jr. and his wife Evelyn of Pittsfield, and James A. Lison of Gardner; 10 grandchildren, Michael Deckert, Irene Deckert, Lynn Lison, Michael Lison, Rachel Pieloch, Katherine Drake, Melissa Miller, Greta Miller, Alexander Pieloch, and Nicholas Pieloch as well as two great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife, Hazel J. (Lashua) Pieloch in 1996. and by his brother, Joseph Polchlopek.
A Funeral Service will be held Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Mack Family Funeral Homes, Lamoureux-Smith & Poliks Chapel 105 Central St. Gardner. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery.
Mack Family Funeral Homes 105 Central St. Gardner, is assisting the family with arrangements.


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An accident on the M25 near Waltham Cross is causing slow traffic this morning.
The crash, reported to have involved a car and a van, happened on the anti-clockwise side of the motorway at around 9.06am today (January 22).
One lane, out of four, is closed inside the Holmesdale Tunnel, after the accident which happened before Junction 25, near Waltham Cross, and is causing congestion to Junction 26, for Waltham Abbey.
Commuters are being warned that there is very slow traffic on the M25, and the disruption is expected to last until 11am, according to Traffic England.
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There's a reason we call them man's best friend. We can learn so many things from a dog's behavior, personality, demeanor, and most importantly, the willingness to provide a family members with unconditional love, loyalty and companionship down to their very last breath.
A dog owner Albert Manalo was so devastated by the loss of his Japanese Spitz 'Nikki' were he gave a wonderful send off.
Pictures and video were gone viral online showing the emotional Manalo carrying his beloved dog before he finally sent off to the cemetery. The 7-year-old Nikki passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Determined to give him a proper send-off, Manalo arranged a white and pink themed celebration of Nikki's life with him as part of the family - which she deserved the same respect as any deceased family members.
Nikki was placed in a coffin decorated with Disney themed inside and full of baby stuff.
Together with some other dog lover, they send Nikki to her final place on January 23 with a funeral procession in Kalibo, Iloilo City.


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"Painting with Computers," the full-color step-by-step guide and showcase, Rockport Publishers. This hardcover book explores digital art techniques, each presented in step-by-step instruction and translates the familiar processes of painting, drawing, sketching and cel animation to the computer. (300+ color images) ISBN 1-54696-212-1.
This book also includes an Interactive CD-ROM Production featuring tutorial movies, satire in the form fake software commercials, galleries and music produced and performed by the author himself.


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text: Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the highly acclaimed design duo behind the Dolce & Gabbana brand have been injecting Italian spirit into their sleek accessories for over 30 years. Imagined in soft silk that adds a glossy finish, this cap features a hand-embroidered brooch to the front. This luxurious item makes for a great sports-inspired styling when paired with the label’s sneakers and jeans.


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How many calories are there in that Fast-Food Sandwich?
Most of us grossly underestimate shows a new survey.
Pack a school lunch your kids will actually eat. Do you want your kids to bring home an empty lunch box? Pack a fun and yummy lunch that will fuel them throughout the day.
Apples are not only delicious to eat, they are filled with nutrients that have some major health benefits. Learn about the health benefits of apples below.
Listeria has been calling attention in the U.S. news after an outbreak linked to a Wisconsin cheese company led to the death of one person and sickened five more. Those who became ill were hospitalized with listeriosis, the disease caused by the bacteria.
This Listeria outbreak was caused by soft cheeses made Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Company, who recalled the products on July 3, 2013.
Listeria is a bacteria found mainly in soft cheeses, like the ones that were recently recalled, as well as Mexican “queso fresco,” and imported ricotta. It has also been found in other contaminated foods such as hot dogs, store made salads, deli meats, raw meats and poultry, pre-cut celery sticks, raw sprouts, as well as cantaloupe.
The CDC states that there are around 800 confirmed cases of listeriosis in the U.S. every year, and as many as four outbreaks.
Children, the elderly and pregnant women are most at risk for suffering from listeriosis – which can lead to death or miscarriage.
Unlike other bacteria that can lead to food-borne illnesses, Listeria does not need warm temperatures to survive. Any pre-made deli foods should be cooked at high heat to kill any possible Listeria present.
The FDA advises that you keep your refrigerator at the lowest temperature setting at 40 degrees F or under 4.5 degrees C. Even so, you should throw out any left-overs after three days to be on the safe side.
Keep your refrigerator clean and free from spills. Any spills from meat packages, even in a cool refrigerator, can give Listeria the chance to grow. Clean and sanitize these areas immediately with a diluted bleach and water solution (1 tsp of bleach to 1 qt of water). Sanitize all of the shelving in the fridge every month using the same solution.
Keep counters and kitchen surfaces where food is prepared sanitized as well. Clean these surfaces with hot water and soap or a sanitizing surface cleaner.
Always wash your hands well before and after preparing food. When handling raw meat, be careful not to touch water faucets or other kitchen surfaces or utensils.
Use hot water and soap to clean cutting boards. Avoid preparing raw meat on wooden cutting boards, because they cannot be sanitized as well in the dishwasher. For all other cutting boards, wash well and sanitize on high heat in the dishwasher after preparing raw meat.
Hard skinned fruits such as cantaloupe should be scrubbed and washed well before slicing.
As delicious as soft cheeses are, the best way to avoid illness from Listeria is to keep them refrigerated at the lowest temperature possible and eat them within two days of purchase.
Pay attention to the news and be aware of recalls due to Listeria or any other possible bacterial contamination.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s not uncommon for a parent and child to share a talent, but in this case, it was the daughter who gave her mother her first lesson.
Lynn and Katherine Graham share a passion for art and on Friday, April 27, they will put on a joint show called “Two Generations – One Passion”. The art opening is from 6-9 p.m. at the historic Burgwin-Wright House in downtown Wilmington.
According to a release, Katherine Graham has been making art for more than 25 years.She creates wall pieces using clay as her canvas. Her inspiration comes from her love of the outdoors and her adventures at home and abroad.
Katherine Graham graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in art. She has worked as a teacher’s assistant in Raku at John C. Campbell Folk School, Penland School of Crafts and her alma mater. She also gives lessons in watercolor.
Her mother, Lynn Graham has been a painter for 20 years and describes her work as an exploration of emotions and images. Her paintings depict recognizable objects or people, but are not necessarily realistic. She always chooses a subject she feels passionate about.
Lynn Graham works on honing her art by attending workshops and taking drawing and painting classes at Cape Fear Community College and the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
For more information on their art, you can visit Katherine’s website, Facebook or Instagram.

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Ok, here is an update of our itinerary that is long long over due and now pretty accurate! Hope to see some of you in Europe before we start work again!
We may be in Mongolia next April …if so we must meet up!
Hi K&V!! How are you?
But maybe a chance to meet you in India 🙂 We will be in Rajasthan from 31th of August to 14th of September.
Hope you feel good!!! Enjoy!


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As escorts go, rarely will you find one like Chloe Meyer. Thanks to her incredibly positive attitude, her unstoppable ambition, as well as her love for adventure, this beautiful Prague companion has unique attributes which make her rather appealing. Chloe’s beauty is truly unparalleled, what with her understanding brown eyes, her luscious lips and her body that is so hot even an ancient goddess would not be ashamed of it. Naturally, Chloe’s love of travel is something that makes her available for almost everyone. She will be more than willing to spend a weekend with you at a sea resort, or even a couple of days on a mountain. Add to that fact that her smile and her happiness are contagious and you will certainly realize just how good of a companion this young lady is.
Being a true diva when it comes to her looks and being highly-educated, this lady knows what she wants and she also knows how to make your every wish come true. Her exceptional allure that radiates from the every pore of her body and from every word that she utters is something that simply must be experienced. Since this irresistible honey simply enjoys meeting new people, you should definitely consider getting in touch with her. We are quite certain that she will be more than happy to show you the time of your life, simply because she actually can do that. Indeed, Chloe is someone who is simply unforgettable and you will remember your time with her for the rest of your life.
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Highbury and Islington Station is both an underground and overground station that is in the London Borough of Islington. The station is between King’s Cross St Pancras and Finsbury Park stations on the Victoria Line and it is in Travelcard Zone 2. It was opened in 1872 and almost 40 million people will use the combined services each year as it plays an important role in the transport of London.
With YourParkingSpace you can find andd book car parking near Highbury and Islington Station, such as parking for the day, overnight parking, or a space on a monthly basis. By booking online you guarantee yourself a parking space and also save a significant amount of cash when compared to many of the local pay and display car parks.
If you have an empty driveway, off-street parking spot, or even a lock-up garage in the Highbury and Islington area then you could be earning an additional income by letting it out. Garages and parking spaces in Highbury and Islington are in demand, including one-off visitors to Highbury and Islington, such as those visiting the nearby Emirates Stadium, or local residents and commuters who require a long-term parking spot.
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Upon visiting Swift Creek Cafe, you will realize it’s much more than just food. It is a place of character, art, family history and community The Moreno Halphen family has a strong tradition in food and coffee, which spans over 80 years. Guillermo Moreno, owner of Swift Creek Cafe, together with his son Christian bring this rich family tradition of coffee cultivation and passion great food to Whitefish.
This family tradition is now being carried forward by our husband and wife team, Christian and Melissa Moreno. Christian, our Executive Chef, brings to Whitefish his extensive culinary experience, having worked and trained under world-class chefs across the US. Swift Creek Cafe serves breakfast and lunch throughout the week and offers a Sunday brunch. The Cafe celebrates the fusion of several cultures and cuisines experienced by Executive Chef Christian while utilizing fresh, local ingredients. Named over twenty years ago after a creek with several namesakes in the area (a chair lift and a hiking trail come to mind), Swift Creek has become a mainstay in the community with a storied history.


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A couple never fought during their 25 years of marriage. Their friends and neighbors envied them, but none dared to ask them the secret of their happy married life.
Eventually, Ben, a close friend of the couple coaxed the husband to reveal their secret when his wife was not around. The husband relented.
“Then what happened,” asked Ben.
“Oh my God,” gasped Ben. “What did you do?” he asked the husband.
“What did your wife say?” Ben asked.

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But if you don’t want to build out your shiny new AWS instance from scratch or use one of the supplied AMIs, AWS have helpfully provided a VM import/export tool to allow on premise hosted virtual machines to be automatically converted to a a custom private AMI .
The first step is to check that the operating system version that your on-premise VM is running is supported in the AWS ecosystem.
The restrictions on operating system are mainly due to the driver support within EC2.
It’s important to note that there are two distinct methods of importing VMs into AWS; the original EC2 CLI based command ec2-import-instance which results in a stopped ec2 instance and the newer AWS CLI command import-image which results in an AMI.
For this example we are going to use the newer import-image command, amongst the benefits of the this command are that the OVA file format is supported as well multiple disks/volumes. ec2-import-instance is restricted to importing single disk VMs only.
Depending on which tool you decide to use you must install either the EC2 CLI or AWS CLI tools on the server or workstation that you are going to kick off the import from.
In order to allow the VM import command to run an IAM role needs to be created with a specific policy and trusted entities. The policy below grants access to the not yet created IAM role vmimport.
Note. The IAM role must be called ‘vmimport’ for the service to work properly.
Finally, if you are not using the AWS root account and are using an IAM user to run the command (very good idea and best practice) then you’ll also need access to the bucket in order to upload the file and run the command against the bucket.
Now that your AWS environment is all set up to receive the VM we can export the VM from its current environment.
Depending on how your VM is currently virtualized will dictate how the export is performed. In this example I am using Oracle’s Virtualbox virtual environment.
I had a choice of OVF formats for the OVA VM we are creating – OVF2.0 is compatible with AWS vmimport, OVF1.0 should also work.
Now we must upload the OVA file to AWS. For this example I used the S3 GUI within the AWS management console and simply dragged and dropped my file into the specific S3 bucket.
Now for the fun part, the actual import and the result with luck will be a fresh, private AMI.
You should receive a confirmation status message confirming that the task has been successfully kicked off.
If all goes according to plan the end result will be a private AMI available within your management console that can be started as an instance at will and will contain all the custom configuration you set up on the original VM.


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The Peninsula Link Project is a 27 kilometre freeway standard link between the existing Mornington Peninsular Freeway at Frankston and Mount Martha.
VSL was awarded the contract for the supply of the VSoL wall panels and design at the Mornington Tourist Railway, Pines and Eastlink Interchange sections of the works. A total of 12,500m2 of VSoL is to be supplied by VSL.
The Mornington Tourist Railway section is small section where the freeway passes over the existing rail way line. The conventional 2x2 panels were used for this section of wall.
The Pines section consists of 9,400m2 of hexagonal panels that comprised of 3 different colours and 3 different patterns using 3 different textures on each panel to meet the requirements of the urban architects design. The panels were erected in a varied arrangement to generate a gentle transition of 27 different perceived colours in the wall generated by the different levels of light reflection.
The Eastlink interchange is to be constructed using a two stage wall with a structural steel cladding using painted Full Height panels. The two-stage wall using galvanized mesh facing for stage one is the first of its kind in Australia. To date the first stage has been completed however the panels are yet to be cast and erected.
Approximately 1,000 tonnes of VSoL straps was supplied to the project.
Users of the completed link are expected to benefit by saving up to 40 minutes of travel time when traveling the full length of the link. Travel time on the link s expected to be 17 minutes taking traffic off the existing Frankston Freeway and Moorooduc Highway.
The link will undoubted boost tourism to the Mornington Peninsular area, in particular the wineries.


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Those who still have a Citi Dividend card(you can’t sign up for the card anymore) will be happy to hear that drug stores are back this coming year as a bonus category.
During the 2nd quarter of 2016 you will earn 5% on drug store purchases (and fitness club expenses if that interests you). With the Citi Dividend card you’re capped at $300 in rewards earned annually, but the spending can be done in any quarter. So ideally you could spend $6,000 from April to June and earn the max $300 for 2016.
Keep in mind that all other spend that earns 1%, also counts towards the $300 cap.

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The Radio is a souvenir located in the Other folder in WarioWare: Twisted! It is an analog radio, and can pick up two stations: one that plays a jazz tune and one that broadcasts a baseball game.
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Yale Forklift Parts - Yale Materials Handling Corporation is a global organization who's part of the NACCO Materials Handling Group or otherwise known as NMHG. NAACO Materials Handling Group is the biggest maker of forklifts within the USA. They've $1.5 billion in profits, making them the third largest across the globe. NMHG designs, engineers, makes and sells a complete collection of forklifts under the Yale brand. The lift trucks are made in the United States, the UK, the Netherlands, Mexico, Scotland, Ireland, Brazil, Italy and Japan. The retail sales of lift trucks and replacement parts are serviced, sold and supported by Yale licensed dealers.
Yale stands behind their dedication in being a world leader within the material handling business. They're really proud to give a complete collection of forklifts and far more. Each of their forklifts come with the assistance of the entire company. Their skilled service specialists have every option available to manage and finance your lift truck fleet. The strategically situated dealer community gives clients excellent flexibility and customer service.
Provided by Yale is a whole line of high quality parts, tools and services together with: gas, electric, LP-gas and diesel powered forklifts, narrow aisle and motorized hand trucks. Yale is a number one supplier of training, components financing and complete Fleet Management services as well. With over 80 years within the material handling business, Yale is dedicated to supplying their customer's with a custom answer all of their needs.
Furthermore, lift trucks by Yale are manufactured in an ISO9001:2000 certified office, with products lift capacity ranging from 2 thousand pounds to 36,000 pounds. Their knowledgeable workers combined with the assistance of their dealer community makes certain shipment of a great product each and every time.

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Location in close vicinity of DC Neptun, distance to Cape Šilo approx 2 NM to the northwest. The position is marked with an anchor rope and mooring buoy. Dive into the blue, to a 14 meter-deep rock, then to the left hand side around the reef to the max depth of 28 m. The location is rich with small white-fleshed fish, octopuses and groupers, as well as many species of sea snails. This is a less demanding location for AOWD category minimum or OWD plus Deep Diver specialty. There are no strong sea currents, diving is possible at any hour during daytime.
This position is located at the transition point from Vinodolski kanal to Velebitski kanal along the eastern shore of the island of Krk, 7 NM from DC Neptun. The dive point is under high cliffs, next to the very coast. Diving takes place along the cliff wall down to 40 meters deep (not yet the sea bottom). The wall is drilled with holes and cracks and extremely rich in flora and fauna. Diving is two-directional. With favourable weather conditions, the boat is moored next to the rocks. Moderate sea currents. The location is better suited for morning dives due to sun position. This is a challenging location for AOWD experienced divers as minimum.
This location is next to Cape Glavina in Vinodolski kanal, 5.5 NM away from DC Neptun. The dive point is 50 m away from the shore. There is option to dive from the position Glavina along the coast and swim across sand or directly dive into the blue with anchor rope, 25 m deep and then around two towers down to 40 m (not the bottom). The location is ideally suited for morning and early-afternoon diving. Rich in flora and fauna, large schools of two-banded sea bream and gilthead can be seen during cold weather, no significant currents. Challenging position for experienced scuba divers, AOWD category minimum.
The position in front of the Diving Club Neptun. Sea entry point is at a pebble beach in front of a concrete quay, 20 m from the centre. The area is fenced with signalling buoys and ropes making access to boats impossible and thus guaranteeing total safety to divers. Full logistics on the shore. At 5-9 m, the bottom is mostly sandy, ideally suited for scuba diving lessons; further away, from 7-11 m deep there is a wall going down to 25 m full of holes and cracks, rich in flora and fauna. This position is rich with domesticated schools of fish used to feeding. At 10, 15 and 18 m, there are three smaller wrecks, finely overgrown with plants.
Old Greek freight ship, sunk way back in 1968 after crashing on a rock in the close vicinity of the Klimno Cove. The length of the ship is 60 m, and max depth is 31 m. The bow mast is at 8 m, stern mast at 12 m, bow at 17, bridge at 21 and propeller at 31 m. Visibility is mostly at medium range, largely depending on weather conditions, and can be severely diminished even due to a bad weather of lesser extent. Weak currents are possible.
This position enables extraordinary dives, both for beginners and experienced scuba divers. The starting point of the reef is at 14 m, and max depth is 35 m. The bottom is a combination of sand and rocks. The dive begins with a 14 m deep wall, followed by a 20 m long sand plateau and then again follows a wall with shadowy protuberances down to 35 m.
Your dive begins on the left side of the tiny peninsula, starting from a small rocky beach and simply following the right wall. For most of its length, the wall reaches 18 m deep, immediately under the entrance to a small cave. On your return, try finding a low passage way 3 m below surface which would simply be a pity not to see.
This position is immediately near a cove in front of the town of Vrbnik on the island of Krk. The starting dive point is above the very entrance to a 15 m deep cave; the surface in front of the cave is covered with sand, while the cave bottom consists of silt and sand mixture and one should enter carefully so as not to cause severe visibility reduction.
The top of the reef is only 3 m below sea surface, and one can go down to 40 m deep, wile at 9 m there is a 5 m long tunnel which is passable, even for two divers, side-by-side. It is essential to emphasize that this tunnel not only serves as a passageway, but it takes one’s breath away at the very gate with beautiful plant life and small caves where conger eels and groupers frequently reside.
An extraordinary location with two reefs 25 m away from each other. The first one, protruding above sea surface, is a position where one can dive down to 25 m, filled with various cuts, abundant with first-class fishes, crabs, snails and octopuses. The other reef, 25 m away from the first one, is also a very interesting position. It begins at 2 m and stretches down to 35 m.
A beautiful location, particularly for the fans of diving “into the blue”, since the peak of one of the two “cathedrals” is at 25 m of depth. As we have already pointed out, there are two reefs at this position. The location is wealthy in sea life (fish, crabs, snails, octopuses), and with any luck, one can see the well known “langouste”. The maximum depth here is 40 m. Underwater lamp is mandatory part of the equipment due to the conditions on site. Light currents are possible while visibility is good for the most part.


text: Callimachus, Hymns and Epigrams. Lycoprhon, Aratus. Loeb Classical Library Volume 129, Translated by A.W. Mair & G.R. Loeb (London: William Heineman, 1921).


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2006-09-06 [moira hawthorne]: very good.. keep hope.. it took boyfriends friends and hubby.. 21 years to get me onto the computer!
arrrrgh i hate the stupid cyber freeks no matter what their age.. I wish I could electrode shock them!
Im only a pervert to friends!


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Looking for a Rainbow Bay holiday? This Southern Gold Coast suburb offers famous patrolled sandy beaches, world renowned surf breaks, family friendly facilities and fantastic accommodation.
With the holidays fast approaching, now is the perfect time to secure your beachfront accommodation at this Coolangatta resort.
Bayview apartments offers 2 bedroom fully self contained and individually furnished Coolangatta resort accommodation with open plan living spaces and plenty of space for all the family.
Bay View Apartments offers a great range of fully self contained and individually furnished 2 bedroom apartments. These spacious apartments feature a fully equipped kitchen and laundry with front and rear balconies. The north east facing balcony offers stunning ocean as well as Surfers Paradise skyline views.
Head to the south of the Gold Coast and enjoy great fully furnished accommodation at Coolangatta. BayView Apartments offers spacious fully furnished and individually furnished apartments that are located directly opposite a patrolled beach and park lands. Just a short walk to a great range of entertainment options, shopping, cafe and restaurant options.
One of the most iconic surf competitions and the first stop on the WSL Championship Tour, the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro will once again take over the Southern Gold Coast from 3 - 13 April, 2019.
SWELL Sculpture Festival inspires, amuses, uplifts and captures the hearts and minds of all who visit. Come face to face with awe-inspiring sculptures by local, national and international artists. Stay a little longer and discover a range of unique experiences; guided twilight walks and artist talks; salute to sculpture yoga; artist led workshops; delicious food on The Green and live music at SWELL Sounds.
The Tour de Valley weekend of cycling will again take to the roads of the southern Gold Coast in October.


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PayPal & Credit Card – Valid for all countries. Credit Card transactions can be done in the PayPal page even without a PayPal account. All major credit cards accepted.
Sesura is not liable for any loss and damage during transit. Please inspect package upon receipt before signing the acknowledgment receipt.
Delivery time depends on the location. We currently do not ship on weekends and holidays. Please do give us time allowance in case of holidays and bad weather.
Tracking numbers will be sent via e-mail together with shipping details. Shipping fees varies and this will be added upon checkout. For Philippine orders, the shipping fee will cover any customs tax, import duties, goods and services tax (GST), value added tax (VAT), or any similar customs-related fees.
Once orders have been shipped, shipping address cannot be changed. If delivery is to your home address, please ensure someone is available to receive the package, and to prepare the payment if Cash On Delivery (COD) option is the chosen as the payment method. Failure to receive COD packages after multiple delivery attempts may result to non-eligibility of availing discounts and promotions.


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Scenario: You have Chrome or Chromium installed and the application produces no sound. Most other applications produce sound. This is NOT for a system that plays NO sound.
3. Use the "Test Sound" feature to verify that sound works on your computer. If it doesn't, this is a system wide problem, not chrome. Exit this tutorial and search for answers elsewhere.
5. Start Chrome/Chromium, go to http://www.youtube.com, and start playing a video. Chrome/Chromium should appear as an application here. If not, then you need to update to the newest version of Chrome/Chromium, or reinstall Chrome/Chromium. If you cannot get Chrome to appear here, then this tutorial does not address your problem.
6. Verify that sound is not muted for Chrome. If it is, then unmute Chrome. If not, proceed to procedure II.
5. Chrome/chromium should appear in the playback tab. The output device should be listed. Try changing it to other output devices. (If pavucontrol refuses to cooperate, try restarting it with "$sudo pavucontrol"
If this procedure fixes the problem, it is likely because chrome correctly triggered an audio output device change when you plugged into a TV or speaker system, but failed to return to its original state when the cable was unplugged.
III. Verify that your google-chrome/chromium installation is not corrupted.
1. uninstall chromium using the package manager, or uninstall chrome using the .deb file from google.
Rename the folder "google-chrome" to "google-chrome-delete"
5. Open chrome/chromium, but DON'T SIGN IN. Go straight to http://www.youtube.com and test a video.
6. If sound worked in step 5, you have a corrupted user profile. Sign in and delete all of your extensions and add ons. 90% of the time one of those is breaking your sound.
7. If sound DIDN'T work on step 5, your user profile was not the root cause of the issue. You may want to restore your old google chrome profile. To do this, close all instances of chrome/chromium. Go to /home/<your username>/.config. Delete the new google-chrome folder and rename "google-chrome-delete" to "google-chrome".
I haven't had to do this, and my advice will probably be wrong. RESEARCH this solution elsewhere.
If this is wrong (and it probably is) you'll likely need to reinstall your OS, so back up your files.
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text: Elisabeth DelPadre Hasselbeck is a retired American television personality and talk show host. Hasselbeck was born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island, she attended St. Mary Academy – Bay View as a teenager and graduated from Boston College in 1999. In January 2001, Hasselbeck rose to prominence as a contestant on the second season of the American version of Survivor, where she finished in fourth place. She married NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck in July 2002.


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Investment opportunity in Mills Wyoming. Triplex with single family home and duplex. Large lot with fenced yards. Off street parking off of the alley. Front house has two bedrooms and one bathroom with large kitchen, cute living room and laundry area. Roof in 2012 and newer windows. Great fenced yard. Duplex - 320 N has two bedrooms, plus a large extra room for storage, hobby room or non conforming bedroom, laundry room, large kitchen and living room and large fenced yard.
Listing information © 2019 Wyoming Multiple Listing Service. Listing provided courtesy of Bisiar Properties, Pc.


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Bassnectar | RED ROCKS ROUND 4!
Join us Friday May 30th and Saturday May 31st with back to back extended sets alongside special guests Sub Focus, Crookers, Kill Paris and Break Science.
These events at Red Rocks have become some of the most special highlights of the year each year, and will sell out in advance!
– Totems are not allowed for this show.
– 20oz factory-sealed bottled waters are allowed and caps will be removed at the gates.


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The departure and return to Earth of ISS astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF will be broadcast on NASA TV during June 11, 2015.
With her on the return journey will be Terry Virts and Anton Shkaplerov. The three have spent more than six months performing scientific research and technology demonstrations in space.
Cristoforetti lifted off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on November 23, 2014, arriving at the ISS the following day. On December 15, 2014 she conducted her first Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contact on 145.800 MHz FM using the amateur radio station in the Columbus module.
In the following months Cristoforetti went on to carry out more ARISS school contacts and was involved in the Blank Test Transmissions from the new ISS HAMTV digital television system on 2395 MHz which were received by radio amateurs around the world.
Cristoforetti holds the record for longest uninterrupted spaceflight for a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and on June 6 at 11504 GMT set the record for the longest single space mission by a female, surpassing the 194 days, 18 hours and 2 minutes logged by NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams KD5PLB (Space Station Commander 2012) during her mission to the International Space Station in 2007.
U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson KC5ZTD (Space Station Commander 2007) holds the cumulative female record for the most time spent in space on multiple flights with 376 days and she is now training to launch on her third flight in March 2016.
NASA says coverage of the return begins at 10:40 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 10, when Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA hands over command of the space station to cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).
At 6:20 a.m. the following day, Virts and Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos will undock their Soyuz spacecraft from the space station and land in Kazakhstan at 9:43 a.m. (7:43 p.m. Kazakh time).
Their return wraps up 199 days in space, during which they traveled more than 84 million miles since their launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 24. Their return date was delayed four weeks to allow Roscosmos to investigate the cause of the loss of the unpiloted Progress 59 cargo ship in late April.
When the Virts, Shkaplerov and Cristoforetti land in Kazakhstan Thursday, Virts will have logged 212 days in space on two flights, the first of which was on space shuttle mission STS-130 in 2010. Shkaplerov will have spent 364 days in space on two flights, the first of which was on Expedition 29/30 in 2011. This was Cristoforetti’s first flight into space.
Expedition 44 formally begins aboard the station, under the command of Padalka, when the Soyuz undocks. He and crewmates Scott Kelly of NASA and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos will operate the station until the arrival of NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, who are scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan in July.
Kelly and Kornienko are spending one year in space, twice the typical mission duration, to provide researchers the opportunity to learn more about the medical, psychological and biomedical challenges faced by astronauts during long duration spaceflight.

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We are super excited to announce the doors are now open at F45 Frederiksplein (Functional 45 training) Studio in Amsterdam, following our highly successful grand opening on Saturday May 19th in which we had a full house and more than 60 people take part in the first two F45 workouts to ever be held in Amsterdam.
F45 is a 45-minute high intensity functional workout, which combines elements of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Circuit Training, and Functional Training. This combination of HIIT, cardiovascular and strength training has been proven to be the most effective workout method for burning fat and building lean muscle. F45 is the fastest growing health and fitness network in the world, with 1,300 studios worldwide. Following the enormous success in Australia, New Zealand and America, what is fast becoming a global phenomenon, is now hitting Europe.
F45 really puts the fun into fitness, placing a huge emphasis on building a community amongst our members to achieve maximum results and have a great time whilst doing so. A team based training with highly qualified trainers to bring a personal training experience into each class.
F45 – Team Training – Life Changing!
We will soon be launching our first competition where one very lucky person will win a FREE six month membership to our brand new studio, valued at 1,200 euro!
To enter, simply like us on Facebook, tag a friend on our facebook page, like us on instagram and tag a three friends on one of our instagram posts and send us a facebook message telling us what it would mean to you to win the six month membership.
In the mean time – come and try out F45 for FREE!

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From web and mobile applications to back-office tools and cloud hosting - Bad Dinosaur has got you covered. We've worked with companies ranging in size from one person up to thousands, and created our own products too. Just take a peek at some of our past clients and projects.
MVP of Advanced Engagement's security awareness training app.
We built the first working MVP of their security awareness training app in just three weeks. We also manage all of their ongoing infrastructure needs, including app hosting, storage and notifications - all fully scaleable, secure and in the cloud.
My ideas were quickly turned into a practical set of costed development milestones which were delivered on time. I'd recommend Bad Dinosaur to anyone who needs to build an application that can be scaled easily once the business concept is proven.
A platform for people in the creative industries combining art and mental health awareness.
Archiheads is a platform that supports people in creative industries. Mental Health is at the forefront of this project and integrates functions to support people’s wellbeing. People can exhibit, sell and buy artwork, a small percentage of the proceeds being donated to The Mental Health Foundation.
Bad Dinosaur has a team that is small and friendly, and extremely well-rehearsed in their respective fields. This made the development process easy, fast and a delight.
A tool to manage a world leading speed camera location database.
Bad Dinosaur were responsive to our needs. Kyle and Russ were quick to respond and come up with ideas and suggestions for finding the smoothest path through our project at the least cost and time.
A family-friendly site for those looking to enjoy Edinburgh and Fife with young children.
Edinburgh For Under Fives got in touch with Bad Dinosaur to redevelop and redesign their existing website to optimise it for parents on the go searching for things to do in the Edinburgh and Fife area.
It was a great challenge to work on EFUF. Their existing website wasn't optimised for mobile and felt like a translation of the book rather than its own digital product. We make the most of the web and used location-based search to provide a mobile-first experience for parents on the move.
Award-winning inflatable structures to hire or buy.
The Evolution Dome website suffered from typical CMS bloat - installing various Wordpress plugins to add more functionality seemed like the right idea at the time. But at some point, page sizes and loading times will suffer, and you just have to admit that you need a bespoke solution.
A consulting application that simplifies internal communications.
Haelo Consulting approached us to develop a tool which gives senior executives a ‘deep’ and intelligent insight into the performance health of their business.
The team’s willingness to adopt an emergent approach was invaluable to me, and I believe this led to the success of the project.
Providing new opportunities for entrepreneurs in the holiday rental industry.
The mission of Have You Got is to empower small businesses within the holiday rental industry to support each other within a community where business owners can share leads with each other when they themselves don’t have a suitable property to offer to the potential client.
What sets Bad Dinosaur apart from other companies is that they listen, ask questions, understand, stay focused and put things plain English. Bad Dinosaur have built my baby and have breathed life into my idea, so I now have something to show the world.
Group booking, CRM, administrative and invoicing software.
We changed the way Mackenzie School works by building a bespoke piece of software for running their core business - from booking management all the way through to invoicing their clients, and all the efficiencies inbetween.
The booking system Bad Dinosaur developed for us has reduced everyone's workload and allows us to spend more time doing what we do best - delivering programmes and courses.
A way for all cultures, communities and families to eat home-made food together around the world.
We built Munch Together's web and mobile applications, taking bookings and payments from people around the world. We also manage all of their ongoing infrastructure needs.
Prototype mortgage application tool for brokers and underwriters - with a quick turnaround.
Phoebus approached us to do some rapid prototyping for a mortgage application tool but they needed it to be a 'mostly' working version of what the final product would achieve... and turn it around in just 5 days. We took the challenge on and the result was a hugely impressed client.
We love prototyping - especially the rapid kind - and this was a great example of how we can prototype and innovate for larger companies.
Engaging primary and secondary school students in STEM.
The word I would use to describe my overall experience of working with Bad Dinosaur would be 'inspiring'. We thought we knew exactly what we wanted, and they helped us understand what we needed and how to achieve it.
MVP of Skillstep's online mentoring and talent retention app.
We built the first working MVP of their online mentoring app in just three weeks. Skillstep approached us with wireframes and a great idea for an app that could change large business for ever, and we delivered the MVP that set them on that path.
Bad Dinosaur transformed my thinking from ‘Here's a brief, now let’s build it’ to another way of working which puts emphasis on key tasks, features and ignoring the fluff that does not add value to the product or business using it.
Data visualisation of the UK Gender Pay Gap data.
The aim of Staffmetrix Gender Pay Gap is to make data around the wage gap in different industries and within different private and public sector entities more accessible and easier to analyse.
We were blown away by the process made by the first co-design meeting - the MVP approach really allows you to concentrate on the final product and not the process. The user interface session with Lindsay was the most helpful part of the co-design process, because it allowed me to imagine the journey for the typical user.
Tutor appointment booking and management system for their Academic Development department.
We worked closely with University of St Andrews' CAPOD department to build a system that manages their internal undergraduate tuition appointments with postgraduate tutors. The application has revolutionized the way they work and provided huge administration savings.
Our overall experience of working with Bad Dinosaur has been very positive. Kyle has been flexible, fast to respond and keen to work together to develop solutions to make Tutlings meet our requirements.
Providing local businesses with anonymous feedback and an opportunity to take action.
Vocal are on a mission to help local businesses improve their customer service satisfaction and build engaged communities. Their web app helps customers to give anonymous and private feedback quickly and easily; this way, customers can be completely honest and managers have the opportunity to discuss any comments or suggestions before taking action.
Bad Dinosaur took the time to understand our mission upfront and translated that into a technical design that could help us test our hypothesis with real customers quickly.
Supporting the environment, UK workers, and public services.
The idea behind YouK is simple: score every brand and product in the UK by how "UK" it is - from design to manufacturing to distribution.
Working together was a real collaborative process, a back and forth of knowhow and expertise, to get everything just right.


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Dramatic response of a BRAF pV600E-mutated, primary CNS histiocytic sarcoma, to vemurafenib. Idbaih A, Mokhtari K, Emile JF, Galanaud D, Belaid H, de Bernard S, Benameur N, Barlog VC, Psimaras D, Donadieu J, Carpentier C, Martin-Duverneuil N, Haroche J, Feuvret L, Zahr N, Delattre JY, Hoang-Xuan K. Neurology. 2014 Oct;83(16):1478-80.
T-bet and Eomes instruct the development of two distinct natural killer cell lineages in the liver and in the bone marrow. Daussy C, Faure F, Mayol K, Viel S, Gasteiger G, Charrier E, Bienvenu J, Henry T, Debien E, Hasan UA, Marvel J, Yoh K, Takahashi S, Prinz I, de Bernard S, Buffat L, Walzer T. J Exp Med. 2014 Mar 10;211(3):563-77.
A new Vitreoscilla filiformis extract grown on spa water-enriched medium activates endogenous cutaneous antioxidant and antimicrobial defenses through a potential Toll-like receptor 2/protein kinase C, zeta transduction pathway. Mahe YF, Perez MJ, Tacheau C, Fanchon C, Martin R, Rousset F, Seite S. Investig Dermatol. 2013 Aug;6:191-6.
SNP array analysis reveals novel genomic abnormalities including copy neutral loss of heterozygosity in anaplastic oligodendrogliomas. Idbaih A, Ducray F, Dehais C, Courdy C, Carpentier C, de Bernard S, Uro-Coste E, Mokhtari K, Jouvet A, Honnorat J, Chinot O, Ramirez C, Beauchesne P, Benouaich-Amiel A, Godard J, Eimer S, Parker F, Lechapt-Zalcman E, Colin P, Loussouarn D, Faillot T, Dam-Hieu P, Elouadhani-Hamdi S, Bauchet L, Langlois O, Le Guerinel C, Fontaine D, Vauleon E, Menei P, Fotso MJ, Desenclos C, Verelle P, Ghiringhelli F, Noel G, Labrousse F, Carpentier A, Dhermain F, Delattre JY, Figarella-Branger D; POLA Network. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e45950.


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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on "First Take."
ESPN had an unwelcome visitor at the company’s Bristol, Conn., headquarters Tuesday morning.
A turkey vulture crashed through the window of First Take host and resident talking head Stephen A. Smith, according to ESPN Radio host Trey Wingo.
“So a turkey vulture has crashed through a window into the office of one @stephenasmith here on campus... and is currently sitting in there staring out the window contemplating his fate,” Wingo wrote on Twitter Tuesday morning.
According to Wingo, the bird survived the crash, and Bristol Animal Control was called in to remove the vulture. Jerry Mailhiot, an ESPN Radio producer, snapped some photos of the damage to Smith’s office.
Smith wasn’t inside his office when the vulture crashed through (one of the benefits of hosting multiple shows and popping up on countless programs). But the former Inquirer columnist hopped on Twitter to joke about the incident.
Of course, the incident opened up the floodgates for more mockery of Smith, who has been the target of criticism over several recent flubs he’s made on the air. Earlier this month, he mistakingly stated Washington Redskins punter Tress Way played quarterback last season (Way threw a pass on a fake punt against the Eagles in Week 17). Last week, he was corrected on air by a colleague when he thought Upper Darby native Mike Scioscia was still managing the Los Angeles Angels (Scioscia stepped down following the 2018 season).
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Product Unbundling in the Travel Industry: The Economics of Airline Bag Fees - Brueckner Jan K.
Abstract : [en] This paper provides theory and evidence on airline bag fees, offering insights into a real-world case of product unbundling. The theory predicts that an airline’s fares should fall when it introduces a bag fee, but that the full trip price (the bag fee plus the new fare) could either rise or fall. The empirical evidence presented in the paper provides strong confirmation of this prediction. The data also suggest that the average fare falls by less than the bag fee itself, so that the full price of a trip rises for passengers who choose to check bags.

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All papers submitted for Winter Global Education, Teaching & Learning Conference 2019 will go through double blind review process. Reviewers are from academic circles (usually university professors or scientists working in research institutes).
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Calling all Callas fans (Who’s Maria Callas?)! EMI Classics is offering a deal you cannot miss. For a limited time they are offering the 50 Best Maria Callas album as a download on AmazonMp3 for only $.99. It’s a 50-track album (part of their Greatest Classical Music Ever! series) with all of her most famous arias, plus quite a few harder-to-find recordings. All-in-all, a pretty spectacular deal for opera and Callas lovers everywhere. You can grab the limited time offer by clicking on the picture below.
Maria Callas, (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini; further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her remarkable musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina.


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A New York judge did the right thing last week when he threw out a USA-PATRIOT Act provision that forced ISPs to secretly co-operate with the FBI, and gave them no obvious avenue for appeal. It is "under the pressing exigencies of crisis that there is the greatest temptation to dispense with fundamental constitutional guarantees which, it is feared, will inhibit government action."
So stated United States District Judge Victor Marrero last week when he quoted a 1962 Supreme Court case in striking down the U.S. government's use of "National Security Letters" (NSLs) to force ISPs to give the FBI information about their subscribers. In essence, the court objected to the USA-PATRIOT Act's thesis that the enemy of the US government was a bunch of old men in robes. No, not the Taliban; the federal judiciary.
There are many ways for the government to get your ISP information. They can simply ask for it, and in many cases, ISPs have been more than willing to pony it up. If there is a criminal investigation, they can get a search warrant from a magistrate. They can issue a subpoena in the name of a federal or state grand jury. For foreign espionage and related cases, they can get a warrant from a special "FISA" court without having to show that there was a crime committed. In civil cases (say, your average defamation case, or copyright infringement) they can just issue a subpoena duces tecum to the ISP. Finally, many government agencies have the authority to - on their own, and without the courts - issue what are called "administrative subpoenas", which don't require a judge's approval in advance, but still can't be enforced without going to court.
So the old guys in the black robes can eventually get involved in all of these methods of getting your ISP information.
In the wake of the horrific acts of 11 September 2001, Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act, one provision of which allowed the FBI, upon a certification that the information was "relevant" to a terrorism investigation, to issue NSLs to ISPs. The statute said that the ISP "shall comply with a request for subscriber information and toll billing records information, or electronic communication transactional records", and that no ISP or its officers, employees or agents may "disclose to any person that the FBI has sought or obtained access to [the] information or records". In other words, if the FBI certifies that the records are relevant, the ISP must produce them, and may not ever tell anyone about the request.
Let's face it, terrorism investigations are a special breed, and disclosure of their existence and direction can imperil not only the investigation itself but also the lives of government agents, sources, cooperating witnesses, and potentially thousands of innocent potential victims of future terrorist attacks. Courts may not always appreciate the sensitivity of individual pieces of information, and certainly ISPs are unlikely to be able to discern what information should be secret, and what information may safely be revealed. Thus, there is an understandable justification for the government's desire to protect these sensitive investigations.
But the statute Congress passed completely bypassed the federal judiciary. The courts had essentially no role in the process. They were precluded from determining if the government's claim that there was a terrorism investigation was supported by any evidence at all. The government also had to certify that the investigation was not solely of activities protected under the First Amendment. Without being able to review the NSL's and their basis (even in the utmost secrecy, as the FISA court does) there is no way to know if the government's interpretation of activities protected under the First Amendment is a fair and reasonable one - and there are no sanctions if the government is wrong or deceptive.
Worse than that, the ISP is between a rock and a hard place. The anonymous ISP plaintiff in the New York case technically violated the language of the law to bring it to the ACLU in the first place. Technically, it could not even consult with its own lawyers. If the ISP ignored the NSL, it would be in direct violation of the law, which mandates production. If it went to court to quash the NSL, it would be in direct violation of the non-disclosure provision. The only thing the ISP could do is to produce the demanded records. Even then, as the federal judge points out, they would not even know what records to produce.
The statute permits the government to issue an NSL for subscriber information - name, address, telephone number, credit card number, etc - of your Internet account. The ISP could also be forced to produce records of, for example, when you logged on and off, how long your were logged on for, presumably the location from which you logged on (or the modem you dialed to), and - the statute does not define this term - "electronic communication transactional records".
In the New York case, the FBI had issued an NSL demanding any data the ISP considered to be transactional records - forcing the ISP to determine not only the scope of the demand, but the definition of the statute. As the court noted, this could include source and destination email addresses, header information, routing information, IP address information, number, size and type of packets and a whole host of other information, including - the court noted - records of the websites and message boards visited and posted to.
It's not that the government can't get this information without USA-PATRIOT, but the courts have some kind of oversight in the process. By taking the courts completely out of the loop, Congress went too far.
Courts are routinely entrusted with protecting secrets - even national security secrets. In arguing for USA PATRIOT's constitutionality, the FBI even suggested that ISPs can ignore the NSLs and force the FBI to go to court to have them enforced. This procedure is nowhere stated or implied in the statute, and it is absurd to think that this is what Congress intended in its battle against terrorism. No, what Congress intended was for ISPs, like everyone else, to routinely co-operate and trust that the government was acting in everyone's interest.
Congress can and likely will correct these problems. Several bills pending in Congress, including HR 3179, HR 3037 and S. 2555 would provide for judicial review and enforcement of terrorism related demands for ISP information. The Court suggested that these bills might correct the problem and allow the FBI to continue to issue NSLs to ISPs. Congress should go further and finally settle the debate over what information is and should be available under NSLs, and what information, like the content of Internet communications, demands stricter scrutiny.
I for one think and hope that every single NSL ever issued was for crucial anti-terrorism information essential to prevent another attack. I also believe that federal courts, faced with this evidence, will almost universally accede to the FBI's demand for records, and for secrecy.
It is because of my faith in the FBI's ability to convince the courts of the propriety and efficacy of its actions that I applaud Judge Marrero for striking down these unprecedented powers. The same day the court acted, I was attending a briefing about the methods used to crack secret German codes during World War II, efforts that were themselves initially classified. As the New York court pointed out, the obligations of secrecy imposed under the NSLs are perpetual. Future generations will be unable to evaluate this period of American history and make their own decisions about whether we acted properly. Any democracy will wither when it is not exposed to light.
SecurityFocus columnist Mark D. Rasch, J.D., is a former head of the Justice Department's computer crime unit, and now serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Counsel at Solutionary Inc.

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