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Anyone with an interest in a career in business, and who would prefer a more ‘hands-on’, vocational approach to learning.
The BTEC National Diploma is broadly equivalent to two A Levels and is graded pass, merit, distinction, or distinction* (P, M, D, D*).
The general entrance requirements apply. If students have previously studied business BTEC at Level 2 a minimum of a pass grade or business at GCSE a grade 4 is required.
By signing up to the National Diploma you will join the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy. Integrated into what you learn in the classroom is the ability to develop your own business ideas, supported by a wide range of practical learning experiences.
This is a two year course consisting of eight units and is the equivalent to two A levels. The units will give you a real life understanding of what is involved in being an entrepreneur and starting your own business. You will explore marketing as well as personal and business finance – all fundamental to the success of entrepreneurs and business organisations. You will also have the opportunity to develop and launch your own business idea.
There are 8 units, spread over the 2 years. Each unit will be assessed and must be complete to a pass, merit or distinction level in order to complete the course.
BTECs allow students to move on to higher education, to progress further in their career, to start their career in a certain industry and in the case of this course it will also give you the skills needed to start your own business.
BTECs allow student flexibility and choice in what you choose to do. Business employers value employees who are able to communicate effectively both verbally and using electronic communication methods.
The BTEC Enterprise and Entrepreneurship provides a route to employment into the many diverse areas of business. These could include: roles in specialist areas such as management, marketing, finance, customer service or human resources in large organisations, and a more generic role in a small local business.


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As I was writing this post, I was at yet another airport trying to make my home, so I was practicing what I preach in the moment.
On my way home from my recent trip to Mexico, a storm in Ontario caused our flight to get cancelled. We waited 24 hours for our next flight to take off only to find out that our connecting flight would be missed and we wouldn’t get out of Ontario for three days after we returned from Mexico. During it all, my husband and I continued to work on staying patient, finding humour and remaining calm. It wasn’t anyone’s fault, it wasn’t only happening to me, and I refused to get angry with the airport staff and take it out on them. They didn’t want any of that to happen any more than we did.
I decided to be pleasant, patient, and try to make it more enjoyable for all of those who were stranded with us. We met some wonderful people on the trip and one of them asked me if I ever get angry. I had to laugh because they have obviously didn’t know about my hot-blooded Italian temper. Of course, I get angry. And I get sad, I get impatient, and sometimes I don’t feel like being positive. I’m only human. I told them that there was no point in getting angry even though there was a part of me that wanted to let er rip. It wasn’t going to change the situation, it wasn’t going to make a plane magically appear and it definitely wouldn’t be the way I wanted to spend the next 24 hours in Mexico, plus 3 days in Ontario. I made a conscious choice to stay as positive as I could and not take it out on innocent bystanders, including my husband. Because of my decision, we met some amazing people at the airport, had some good laughs and didn’t let an unforeseen, uncontrollable situation ruin what had been an amazing vacation.
I know that I’m making it sound so easy. You might be wondering, how you can make that choice when anger can come on in seconds and feels so uncontrollable. In the past, I was perpetually apologizing for what I said in my little anger outburst. I hated that I felt like I didn’t have any control and I hated having egg on my face and having to apologize. I also didn’t like how guilty I felt after. So, I made the choice that I was going to change my attitude and work towards being more patient and not saying things that I couldn’t take back. Hey, I still get angry. Like I said, I’m only human, but I now tap into my Contagiously Positive toolbox to help me prevent total destructive outbursts, and get me back to my happy place.
The next time something is about to set you off and you start to feel your body shift, put on the breaks and try these two personal tools that I use.
Take a moment and think about why you are angry. Is your anger warranted? Even if it is, will it help the situation? Can you react in a different way to get a more positive outcome? Knowing that your attitude is your choice, how do you want to react to the situation? Will my words hurt the other person? Will I feel guilty about what I say later? Remember, your attitude is your choice. In every moment, you can decide how you want to react. The self discovery questions will you help guide you the reaction and attitude that you will feel good about.
The breathing helps me take control of the physical sensations in my body and create a sense of calm. Often, you can feel the negative reaction in your body before it even hits your brain. When you become aware of your bodies reactions to negative things around you, it becomes easier to put on the breaks.
The affirmation added to my breathing helps me change the channel in my mind and directs me to more positive thoughts. Negative thoughts, if we allow them, can become so deeply rooted into our subconscious mind that they take over. That is why I replace them with positive words, like affirmations.
These two tools may seem so simple that I couldn’t possibly work, but they are incredibly power and have worked wonders for me.
Lastly, there are going to be days when you get angry and lose your temper or become frustratingly impatient. Instead of being hard on yourself, feeling guilty, and letting it take control of your day, just push the mental reset button and start again. Being Contagiously Positive does not mean being perfect. It is about being authentic, making the best of every situation, doing the best you can, and trying to spread happiness and positivity. What you put out in the universe comes back to you, so what do you want to attract? I bet the answer to that is not more anger and impatience. Your attitude is your choice. What will you choose?

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United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Bandula Gunawardena says that it is the responsibility of the government to stop the hunt on war heroes.
The MP stated this addressing the media following an event held in Meegoda area.
Gunawardena urges to immediately put a stop to the revenge extraction from the war heroes and military leaders who sacrificed themselves for the country.
Not only the Sinhalese, but all ethnicities escaped terrorism because of the sacrifices of the war heroes, he points out.
Therefore, there is no greater crime than branding those war heroes as war criminals, he further said.

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1896 - Headquarters Fire Station constructed at 112 West Morgan Street. The two-story building includes a ten-square-foot bell tower used for hose drying and training.1.1 Drills include climbing the outside of the tower with scaling ladders.1.2 By the 1930s, the city wants to demolish the tower, which is several inches off-center. Considered cost-prohibitive, the tower is finally removed in March 1938 during construction of an addition to the adjacent Revenue Building. Contractor H. L. Coble can’t get his trucks through the seven-foot alley between the buildings, so the wrecking job is performed for free. 1.3 The rest of the station is condemned by the city building inspector the next year and demolished in 1941. The property is sold to the state for $35,000 and the Morgan Street lot is used for expansion of the Revenue Building. Station 1 relocates to old Station 2 at 412 South Salisbury Street.
1932 - Memorial Auditorium constructed in the 700 block of Fayetteville Street. The Greek Doric-designed building, both dedicated and transferred to the city on August 14, 1932, includes a fire station under the stage. Facing Fayetteville Street, the station includes two apparatus bays, an officer's room, and sleeping quarters.2.1 The stage and rear part of the auditorium building are designed for use as a "fire school room" and drill tower, which State Fire Marshall and former Raleigh fire chief Sherwood Brockwell claims is the largest in the country.2.2 Both the rear of the building and the large apparatus apron are used for training. Exercises include jumping off the side of the auditorium into the life net. Station 5 on Park Drive is also a training site at this time. Light traffic on both Oberlin Road and Park Drive allows the street to be used for hose drills. After the construction of a drill tower in 1954, most training is subsequently conducted there. Station 2 is relocated to 263 Pecan Road on October 16, 1969.
1954 - Drill tower constructed on Highway 15-A South, now South Wilmington Street. The five-story, 20-square-foot tower costs $30,000, including pavement,3.1 and is completed in the summer.3.2 The structure includes a standpipe system, a safety net, and an exterior escape. Early drills include "ladder and net work" with "occasional jumps from the windows,"3.3 though only from the first two floors. Later additions to the training grounds include fire pits, hydrants, and a smokehouse. Added by August 1964,3.4 the approximately 1,190 square-foot smokehouse is built with bricks from Old Station 5 on Park Drive. Firefighters from both Raleigh and Wake County train on the tower for decades, along with other area fire and rescue agencies. The adjacent Keeter Training Center opens in May 1982 at 105 West Hoke Street, now Keeter Center Drive. The 7,000-square-foot facility is dedicated to former Fire Chief and Mayor Pro Tem Jack B. Keeter. With the exterior escape condemned in its last years, the tower is demolished in April 2005.
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Flooding and water emergencies don’t wait for regular business hours and neither do we. We provide emergency water restoration services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – including all holidays. Jacksonville residents can expect an immediate response time, day or night.
SERVPRO has over 1,700 U.S. and Canadian Franchise locations, strategically positioned to be faster to any size disaster. If your Jacksonville home or business is affected by water damage, we can provide an immediate emergency response that helps to prevent secondary damage and mold.
We are proud to be an active member of this community. SERVPRO of Athens / Mineola / Palestine is locally owned and operated so we’re already nearby and ready to help Jacksonville residents and business owners with any-sized water and flood damage emergencies.

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We're winding up another great year here at our home.
Michael, age 13 1/2, is nearly done with his second year of algebra. We called it his 7th grade year even though he was doing work that was more high school level. Since the beginning of the year some things have come up that made us decide to move him on to high school level this fall... including early morning seminary and making sure he is doing college prep work (and exploring things at a higher level). Of course this is all after discussing it with him. Just this past few weeks Michael, on his own, has researched all kinds of animation, movie making, claymation, and cinematography and gone from writing stories and story boards to making short animated films, published on facebook using both Paint and Legos. (we're applying these many hours of work to getting his Cinematography merit badge.) And of course it counts as credit for homeschooling. We look forward to doing more of the same with his coursework and interests during the high school years. Michael has also done a lot of study this year about US history, geography, earth science, survival skills and stories, and computers. Curriculum we've used is Life of Fred Advanced Algebra, writing based on what he has read and what he's studied with history, survival unit with books like the Cay, My Side of the Mountain, and Hatchet, Boy Scout Merit Badges and advancement, History Channel dvds and related research, history resources from the library, typing cdrom program, Mango languages through the library, Geography 41 from BYU independent study, drawing practice from DonnaYoung.org, and Spelling Power.
Benjamin is 11 1/2 and doing well with 5th grade coursework, though also ahead in some areas. He is our reader. He reads almost anything he can, as long as it isn't something his sister likes (princesses, fairies and the like). Most recently he has read and reread Peter and the Starcatchers series, but loves to read the Hardy Boys, the Harry Potter series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Spiderwick Chronicles and beyond, the Rangers Apprentice books, the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit (though he hasn't finished those). I think on his list of books to read soon are Eragon and sequels, Fablehaven, and the Leven Thumps series. I love seeing him read books like Tom and I do... over and over and any chance he gets. He is loving the Life of Fred math series, and getting much more independent in all his work. He and Michael are studying Italian online, and taking typing. He loves being a Boy Scout and can't wait til he can do more with the other Boy Scouts at age 12, when he also can become a deacon. Another thing he has discovered is gymnastics at our local community college. Curriculum for him includes Life of Fred Decimals and Percents and Life of Fred Fractions, second hand Lit, Vocab and Grammar books I used with Michael, reading books of his choosing, Boy Scout Handbook, History channel dvds and library resources, typing cdrom, cursive writing workbook, Mango languages from the library, gymnastics, earth science materials, and Spelling Power. Also anything related to books he's read or movies he's watched, we do research on, like the Magic Tree House books and now, Percy Jackson inspired interest in mythology.
Emilie just turned 10 earlier this month. While you can tell she is getting older, she still loves anything princess or fairies, especially Disney but all kinds of stories and books about girly stuff. She, too, loves to read and you have to tear her away from her books to do whatever task she's supposed to be doing. She loves having a sister, and is getting better at helping with babies; she just wasn't interested enough to try harder with baby brothers. With homeschooling she is really improving at writing, which I feel was her biggest weakness. She is in 4th grade and doing especially well with math and science, but loves reading the American Girl books and researching history from those. One thing I am especially proud of with Emilie is her love of the gospel. She cherishes the scriptures and wants all her friends to know her beliefs. You can find her reading scripture stories any time of day, sometimes at night with the lights off when she's supposed to be asleep. She loves Activity Days and looks forward to being in the Young Women's program in 2 years. Curriculum I'm using with her has been two different math books, still not a right fit but we're making it work, a language arts book I used with Michael and Benjamin at this age... good for Michael, didn't work for Benjamin, French with the library Mango program, ballet at the community college one semester and now gymnastics, Spelling Power, and anything else we fit in that she's interested in.
Nathanael just turned 7 in March. He keeps telling me he is nearly 8 and will be in Cub Scouts and be baptized so soon. I use this to remind him to make better choices :) and about how long a year is. He is getting really good at reading and works extra hard at the long books that he knows he can just sit down and read really fast.... a page at a time. He's started Harry Potter, and just like Michael at this age, just can't quite sit still long enough to get through much at a time. He has read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I think, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator on his own though, and loves both movies inspired by the first. He also loves books but just needs a little more patience. He wants to be older than he is, really soon, too. I love the age he is, though, and he still is our "why?" child. Full of energy wanting to grow up too soon. He loves everyone he meets and is working hard to be the best he can at everything. He likes writing stories and books and drawing. He is in 1st grade and we don't do a whole lot of formal desk type work at this age, but what he does learn is so important. He loves Magic School Bus games and movies, and I know he's going to continue to love learning as he grows. Curriculum I've used with him is a Sam's Club 1st grade workbook, a spelling book, computer games related to Magic School Bus and various "First Grade" games, library books about anything imaginable, outdoor stuff, and Schoolhouse Rock. Plus anything older siblings are learning. He and Samuel LOVED the rock collections we used in Earth Science, especially after watching Magic School Bus inside the earth, reading the book, and playing the computer game, and tell me all about rocks and minerals.
Samuel is 5 years old and technically not 'in school'. However, he insisted last year on having a preschool workbook, taught himself to read using the Book of Mormon and listening to his family read that and other books to him, and was reading on his own, fluently, by age 4. He now is our know it all and will tell us many things we may or may not have wanted to know. Remind you of anyone, say, 8 years ago? He has finished one kindergarten workbook and now has another, working on a spelling book and reads over Mom's shoulder at the computer. He loves Schoolhouse rock also and his curriculum is all of the above and more. The world is his classroom at this age. I love them bringing stuff to me so we can look it up online or in a book. Not sure what grade I'd call him, but for the record, he's not a preschooler even though he wouldn't officially be in Kindergarten til next fall.
Christopher just turned 2 and decided that he needed to talk too. He's not as clear as Timothy but he sure tries. He amazed and astounded us all by trying to say his family's names in the van on the way home from Utah. He loves music, his family, anything Timothy is doing, and anything his family is doing. I know his favorite night of the week is FHE. He likes to help. He loves his baby sister. He corrects us on a lot of things, like Liberty is BABY. not Liberty. He gets mad that he needs a nap and Timothy doesn't. Believe me Christopher, if I could get Timothy to take a nap, he would get one too. His curriculum is also his family and home, plus whatever Timothy watches on dvd.
Liberty 6 months old and is learning to get into trouble and make messes. No curriculum needed there either. She already knows how to get everyone she knows to pay attention to her, plus random strangers walking by. What more does she want? She's cute. Even Timothy says so. We're all here for her entertainment.
Family learning is also important. This year we learned how to adjust to another baby in the house, how to fit 10 people into a 3 bedroom home, how to fit another set of bunk beds, more about making bread and grinding wheat, cooking for large groups, and other practical things. We also have read the Book of Mormon for countless hours as a family, traveled to Utah to see family, started studying the Old Testament using the church Old Testament Resource DVDs, had good friends move to New Zealand, made new friends here too, learned lots about the universe and history from dvds and then doing more research at the library and online, yardwork, housework, plumbing, saving money, and many other things that are useful.
I think it has been a good year, and I look forward to many more with my crew.
Happy 2nd birthday (late) to Christopher!
Our typical two year old look... why oh why did you set the cake on fire? But he was good with the whole thing after a bit.
I'm all over this, Dad.
Gangsta style? Do his brothers dress him or something?
Obviously a man of many names... now he's Super Duck... that's one of Liberty's bibs. It also squeaks.
Christopher is our big 2 year old now! A month ago tomorrow he turned 2. He doesn't say much but now that Timothy is talking (his partner in crime) he is certainly trying to express himself verbally. His favorite thing to say right now is "ummm.... yeah!"
He still speaks a sort of twin like language with Timothy, especially when they are upset or have some game going between the two of them. He also says ball, some colors, empty, wa-wa, Mom, Dad, Michael (mo-co), car, train, vroom, and other things extremely important to 2 year olds. Like "goggie". He also knows farm animal sounds and some other animal sounds. He's good at roaring and for a while there, even butterflies roared if you asked him.
He is sort of shy but if you get to know him he has the cutest grin for you.
Happy 7th Birthday (late) to Nathanael!
Nathanael's banana chocolate chip bundt cake... yum!
Lost a tooth the day before... third tooth lost! Call me toothless, wait, no, Benjamin's lost LOTS more.
He loves books, puzzles, computer games, Magic School Bus, Legos, playing with Samuel, writing his own books (see facebook...) and lots of other things. His favorite foods are cherries, chocolate chip pancakes, quesadillas, and ice cream. His favorite book to read is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His favorite movie is also Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Willie Wonka at the Chocolate Factory.
He is good with his younger brothers and sister and wants to be like his older brothers and sister, but there are times when he gets on their nerves (and they on his). He is proud to be the oldest boy in the little boys room, and can't wait til next year when he turns 8 and can be baptized and start Cub Scouts.
I noticed in our family scripture study that instead of his normal activity (speaking a twin like language with Christopher and running around singing) Timothy has been sitting in one place.
I didn't think anything of it until noticing last Thursday that when the person next to him finished a verse, he started speaking and turning pages in his board book, even though the next person started reading the next verse. So Friday we helped Timothy read a verse, and continued Saturday and Sunday and I think he will continue to help us read every night.
My little boy is growing up! It was so long before he started talking I guess I forgot that we asked the older kids if they wanted to read. Samuel said no for a long time and then was completely reading on his own when he was barely 4 years old. Timothy is nearly 3 and a half and we didn't even ask him to read with us.

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Faith on my part is thanking God in advance, believing that He will give what I ask for.
As I read the context around this passage this morning, I see that the kind of prayer that moves mountains is the prayer for the fruitfulness of God’s Kingdom. God will answer my prayers, but not as a result of my positive thinking, but rather as a result of: (1) I must not hold a grudge against another person, (2) I must not pray with selfish motives, (3) my request must be for the good of God’s Kingdom and helping others. For me to pray effectively, I need faith in God, not faith in the object of my request. If my focus is only on my request, I will be left with nothing if my request is refused.
My prayers can be motivated by my own interests and desires. I’d like to hear that I can have anything. But Jesus prayed with God’s interests in mind. When I pray, I can express my desires, but I should want his will above my own.
So what I’m learning is that faith is not believing God can do something. Faith is not hoping he will do something. Faith is thanking God in advance.
Jesus said, “When you pray and you ask for something, believe that you have received it and you will be given what you asked for” (Mark 11:24 GNT).
Thanking God after I’ve got it, is gratitude. But When I thank him in advance, it’s called faith. It’s much like this illustration, If someone handed me a check right now for a thousand dollars, I wouldn’t wait until I cashed it to say “thank you”? I’d thank that person right away. Yet the thousand dollars wouldn’t really be mine until I actually cashed it, because that check is simply a promise. When I’m given the check, I can genuinely say thanks, believing that the promise is credible and that the person has enough money in the bank to cover that amount.
Faith is like that. It is thanking God in advance. Jesus said, “Because of your faith, it will happen” (Matthew 9:29 NLT).
This has been a great reminder for me. I remember thanking God in advance all along for the new job I just started this week. God has come through and given me an opportunity to use my skills to help another organization and to train/mentor new team members.


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Data are everywhere, data science is the only way to efficiently analyse your data. We are here to guide you in your transition to become a data-driven company.
STAT4DECISION offers strategic and operational consulting.
All data science project begins with data identification and storage.
Exploitable data are everywhere, internally and externally (open data, data from social networks …).
Contact us and let us guide you.
Processing and analysis of data is done using robust and validated methods and widely used software (R, SAS, XLSTAT …).
The processes used are always detailed to ensure reproducibility of analyses.
STAT4DECISION also proposes to set up automated procedures and packaged software to simplify future analysis (using R, Excel and VBA, or more advanced programming languages).
Once the information is extracted, enhancement is a crucial step. Reports and clear visualizations will make your decisions more transparent.
Our data scientists are there to guide you to highlight a strategy for a high ROI.
Contact us to discuss and build your customized project.

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text: A recent whitepaper by Andy Billingham, MD, EMKA, discusses how a range of advanced technologies have come together under the EMKA umbrella to meet the needs of applications as diverse as Data Security and vehicle manufacturers - which nonetheless share many common areas of background expertise. Advances in locking technology may often appear difficult to spot since their rate of development can be quite slow by the standards of the computer technologies which they frequently protect. However, among the most recent rapid developments for locking systems are a number of high end electronic lock technologies specifically aimed at the Data Centre or co-location environments where data security is a quickly increasing concern.


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This is going on our summer beer list!!
Earned the Riding Steady (Level 14) badge! Earned the For the Can (Level 6) badge!
Pretty tasty! Now we need sunshine!


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Hi. I'm Ginger Dawg, one of the friendly forum moderators. I have been playing the Sims since the game first came out in 2000; I have played the Sims 2 and am now playing the Sims 3. I also like to read in my spare time. I'm a huge fan of both the Harry Potter series and the Redwall series.
Other than that, there isn't much more to tell. I hope you all enjoy yourself in this forum, and take the time to introduce yourselves to each other.
[b] Hi I'm Wizplace. I've played the Sims since the Sims 3 base game (I've owned.) I've also played the Sims 2 for Xbox. I have the Sims 2 and 1 Double Deluxe version and all of the Sims 3. I also love reading I'm a huge fan of the Hunger Games Series. I make movies with the program Muvizu as well. @ Ginger Dawg thanks for the ice breaker.
Hello, I am SimMommy05, aka Stephanie. I have been playing the sims faithfully since the Sims 2. I did play the Sims 1 a little, but didn't like the camera rotations and didn't really stick with it on PC, but I loved the console versions. Bustin' Out was my absolute favorite.
I have 2 and a half kids. I have a daughter who is 3 years old, my dad says she is me all over again. (UHOh I'm in trouble!) I have a 7 month old son who has to be the happiest baby I have ever seen. He literally smiles and laughs all day long and the only time he cries is when he's hungry. And then there's my 31 year old half child, aka my husband! Add in the mix my two 4 month old dachshunds and I have a 3 ring circus around my house! But I love my life, wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
I started playing with TS2 for PS2, then moved to PC when I realised how much better it was. I still play TS2 for PC as well as TS3, and I occasionally play TS2 for PS2.
Wow, SimMommy05! Looks like you got blessed with "The Mother's Curse"....you know the one: "Someday, you'll have a child of your very own, and i hope she turns out JUST LIKE YOU! < grin >. And I love dachshunds. I think they are so cute!
My name is msmoon18 (Danielle). I stared playing sims in middle school. I play all the sims games. I have 2 boys ages 8 and 3. I had my first one in my last year of high school. I love to read anything. I am shy. I tend to keep to myself bc I am not good at talking with people. I been married one time. My husband past away 2 years ago. So now I am trying to make friends. Oh I work for mapco.
My condolences on the loss of your husband. Welcome to Wizplace's site. I hope that you find this a nice friendly place to visit.

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If you need detailed electrical diagrams for your Sidekick JX 2D 4WD , look no further.
At ALLDATA, helpful electrical diagrams are only a fraction of what we can provide you in our thorough online service manual. We are the industry's leading source of online factory Diagnostic and Repair Information used by 200,000+ automotive technicians everyday. We offer both one-year and five-year subscriptions for our Sidekick JX 2D 4WD manual. Additional vehicle subscriptions are also available at savings of over 30%.

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The Company recognizes and encourages the necessity for the involvement and the co-operation of all employees in the achievement of the required quality level in its products and services to ISO 9001:2015.
A comprehensive Quality Management System is in operation throughout the organization, with a continual improvement philosophy at its core.
The Company’s overall objective is to supply products and services that achieve fitness for purpose, satisfy customer performance requirements and meet the appropriate statutory and regulatory requirements.
The Company is fully committed to the exercise of the necessary management, resource, and technical controls to achieve the required quality in its products and services to meet the needs and expectations of the customer.
The Company is further committed to improve the quality of products, services and process efficiency through Quality Objectives and Key Performance Indicators.
It is the responsibility of the Directors to support and make this policy known to all employees.
The Quality Manager has the full authority to administer the Quality Assurance System.


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Deep brightening face cleansing. With its unique formula uncovers bright skin cells and leaves the skin fair and glowing.
Special Silica bead Technology which cleanses oil from pores.
For Oil free glowing skin with every wash. For best results use twice daily.

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A redwood coop with corrugated sheet metal roofing and salvaged iron hardware.
The coop and it’s three resident hens share the yard with a bunny hutch and three resident bunnies!
Cookies served while they last!

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I’ve spoken before about champagne, explaining everything from the various grapes and their characters to what the hell riddling actually is. Yet as I said then there was one very important aspect to champagne that I missed out: vintage.
The reason is simple, that reason being that the concept of vintage is not. The general consensus is that vintage champagne is by its mere existence more prestigious – and therefore better – than standard bruts and even reserves. The first thing you need to understand is that that is not true. Not by a long shot.
In essence, a vintage champagne reflects a specific year. It might use the same mix of grapes as any other sparkling wine, but they all have to be harvested within that 12-month period. It’s a pretty simple idea to be honest and one that’s adhered to rigidly, but also one that raises a host of problems for the champagne houses.
Champagne as a region is anything but consistent. Year on year the climate can be drastically different – more rainfall, higher temperatures, frost at precisely the wrong time – and therefore so too can be the grapes. One year the chardonnay may be terrible but the pinot noir superb (much like 2016 to be honest) which changes the wine drastically.
Now, every champagne maison has it’s own house style which is reflected in their non-vintage bruts. These bruts are designed for consistency and are therefore the same no matter whether it’s 2010 or 2017. A huge part of that consistency is the blending in of reserves from previous years which, by their previously-stated nature, is impossible for vintage.
This means that vintage champagnes are entirely dependent on the whims of nature. Chefs de Cave can of course make the most of what they have, but a bad year for Champagne tends to mean a bad vintage. Indeed, if the harvest is awful enough there simply won’t be any vintage champagne made.
It’s a problem that many houses face, especially those for whom vintage is their lifeblood. Dom Perignon is the most important example; their vintage-only policy has caused them plenty of hassle more than once in the past.
The upside is that chance to miss a year cuts out the worst of the mishaps that could happen. It ensures a kind of baseline of quality, part of the reason so many epicureans go crazy over vintage. The thing is, that’s still no guarantee that the wine is exceptional, just that it’s good enough. What a vintage does guarantee however is character.
Because a vintage is a reflection of the year itself, it often forces Chefs de Cave to step outside their comfort zones. They have no control over which grapes do best in a year and so have to make the most of their ingredients. Given that these individuals are phenomenal at what they do, the result will always be good but, more importantly, will often be surprising.
Imagine what would happen if one year the chardonnay crop failed completely. I’m talking not a single grape making it to juicing. Most bruts would be fine, relying on their reserves to re-create house styles, but what would happen to vintages? Some houses would obviously pull out, not willing to try without Champagne’s key bounty. Others however would produce a very unusual wine indeed.
Let’s say this happened in 2018. Given this year’s harvest it’s not beyond the realms of possibility. It doesn’t matter whether the wine produced would actually be to your taste or not, it would become one of the most famous – perhaps notorious – years in champagne history. The prices of the vintages that were produced would be astronomical and would become the crowning glory of many a collection.
Would they therefore be good? Would a wine made out of desperation, one that reflects a terrible year for the entirety of champagne actually be as delicious as that auspicious price tag would attest to? It’s very unlikely, which is exactly the issue with vintage champagne.
To the well-informed, who knows which years in history were good for champagne, the kinds of people that you hear saying in over-loud voices “ah 2006? What a fine year that was!” vintage is the best there is. To everyone else… well, like anything you just need to be careful. You never know quite what you’re going to get.


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Breeders and NPS keepers will want to make sure you check out AquaMedic’s Plankton and Plankton Light reactors for growing your own phytoplankton and zooplankton at home. I first came across a full page advertisement for AquaMedic’s “Plankton Reactor” almost a year back. While I’d seen something that looked like this in some photos out of Europe, this was the first time I’d see such a thing offered here in the US. I contacted AquaMedic, demanding to know why they were ‘holding out” on the breeding community for so long! It turns out this was anything but a new product…it was just one they weren’t really putting at the forefront.
AquaMedic sent me the un-lit version to try out last winter; these reactors can be purchased with clamp on lighting (as shown in the schematic above) for use as small-scale phytoplankton reactors. In my case, I’ve mainly used this as a very fancy brine shrimp hatchery. Still, after months of use, I finally feel ready to explain the upsides, and shortfalls, of this high-end culture vessel. If you’re an aquarist who appreciates the finer things, perhaps it is finally time to put those 2-Liter soda / pop bottles where they belong – in the recycle bin.
The plankton reactor arrived well-packaged. One of the instantly notable inclusions is a massive brush for cleaning the reactor. I love using this thing!
Cleaning brush for the plankton reactor.
If they already thought of that, what else might they have thought of? It turns out quite a bit; after reading through the instructions, they’ve actually devised a system whereby you could use one reactor for phytoplankton, one for zooplankton, and a couple dosing pumps, and create a self-sufficient plankton food chain for dosing your aquarium. While this is certainly not how a breeder would use these systems, NPS keepers take note! A minimal intensity constant supply of live rotifers for feeding your systems? Aqua Medic’s instructions give insights on how you could do it (you can view the full Aqua Medic Plankton Reactor Instructions here – automated continuous culture instructions start on page 13, section 3.4)!
The instructions were easy to follow for setup, provided in both German and English versions. The below graphic was almost all you really needed to put the thing together (note the light attachment, only added if you have the lit model).
The overall quality of this reactor is readily apparent – top to bottom, this is far more thought-0ut than an inverted 2 liter pop bottle! In setting up the reactor, I had only one real issue – the unit comes with a wall plate, not unlike pegboard. You mount the plate where you want it, and then the C shaped clamps that hold the reactor body are set into place. A problem of plastic burrs in the molding and finish process prevented the “legs” of the C clamps from being inserted and locked into the peg-board style wall plate. I briefly tried to sand the very small burrs on the mounting clamp legs down, but realize that might weaken them. Instead, I had to select my holes and file them wider, just a little, to allow the pegs to go in and then slide down, locking them into place. That problem resolved, everything else went great. I mounted the unit to my larger zooplankton culture station with a few zip ties and that was that – reactor ready to use.
One of the most interesting features is the dual purpose of the bottom entrypoint, serving both as an air entry point but also a drainage point. The air feed comes supplied with a check valve, and the drain line with a micro ball valve. I found the addition of another micro ball valve (easily available from Two Little Fishies…I keep them on hand) helped tremendously on the air side…I could then turn off the air feed when needed, and even disconnect the air hose there if need be (eg. for cleaning the reactor at the sink). You can drain liquid from the reactor while an air feed is running, but it goes faster if you turn the air supply off if harvesting from the bottom.
The removable cone shaped top is a bit peculiar at first until I realized that it serves as a positive pressure point….with air coming in from below, it must exit somewhere, and it does so at the top, presumably creating a “no entrance” zone at the top. If contamination were a concern, an appropriate filter material could be wedged into the opening to further block incoming debris. This cone shaped top is removable to facilitate both filling and cleaning. Here’s one more look at the reactor, in action as a large brine shrimp hatchery.
So far I’ve only used the reactor to hatch and enrich brine shrimp, but it does that task exceedingly well. It is not without a couple week points. First, I have found that unhatched brine shrimp cysts can somehow make it by the incoming air feed and settle into the drain line. On one occasion, this fully blocked the drain line necessitating me poking an unbent paperclip into the valve to help free things up. Ordinarily, cysts congregate there but do flush out with little difficulty. I could potentially shorten the drain line a wee bit to accumulate less, but I haven’t tried that yet. Of course, this is only an issue if using the reactor to hatch brine shrimp – I wouldn’t anticipate rotifers or phytoplankton doing the same. I am curious, however, if there is anything different done to Aqua Medic’s AquaBreed 1000, which outwardly looks like nothing more than a shorter version of the Plankton Reactor, and is marketed specifically for hatching brine shrimp (among other purposes).
The other part I’m not a huge fan of? Simple, I have to wait. It takes a long time for liquid to drain from the reactor. Since the reactor holds 2.5 Liters, I have to train it into something like a 1 gallon milk jug, and I have to remember I started draining it in the first place.
I did discover, however, that the bottom draining feature is very handy when working with classic Artemia – shells float, and unhatched cysts end to exit early or rest on the tapered walls of the bottom. When I tried the new Sep Art (magnetic brine shrimp eggs!) sent to me by Ocean Nutrition in Europe, the results were amazing. A report on that, coming soon.
Ultimately, I think you can see where your money goes when you’re looking at the equipment. It feels high quality. It feels robust and so far has proven to be of a higher grade. You are getting what you pay for in that regard. For the fish breeder who’s wife says it has to look great (dingy 5 gallon buckets of rotifers ain’t gonna fly in the living room) here’s your answer. If you need to save space, here’s your answer (the diameter of the reactor body is only 3.2 inches, and is about 32 inches tall). If you want your culturing setup to look and feel like a professional lab, have at it. Still, the most interesting part of Aqua Medic’s product is not the uses that would apply to a fish breeder, but the potential to use these vessels as the basis for a continual automated culturing system to provide a steady stream of zooplankton to a reef tank. With all the work done to dose chilled liquids out of a dorm-fridge, maybe there’s a better way?
Aqua Medic’s Plankton Reactor has a MSPR of $119; the Plankton Light Reactor (not tested) runs $299.


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A Message to students and staff from Mr Horstrup: As Friday morning was my first experience of Remembrance Day at DGSB, I just wanted to thank you all for what was a tremendously moving event. My particular thanks must go to Mr Rosier and Mrs Simes for their hard work in preparing the event, and to the students who read, sang and took part as members of our CCF. You all did a tremendous job. I would also like to add that I was incredibly impressed by - and very proud of - the way in which every student observed the formality of the occasion with the respect and solemnity that it deserves; it speaks volumes for our school and for everybody who works within it, that such a large number of people can come together and remember the service of others in such a respectful manner. As your Headteacher, I feel privileged to lead a school where events such as this are observed in such a wonderful way - thank you.
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At Hudson Valley Hospice, our mission is to serve the people of Dutchess and Ulster counties by enhancing the quality of living for those at the end of life.
We are a private, not-for-profit health-care agency dedicated to helping individuals who are near the end of life maintain their dignity and enhance the quality of life.
Not only do we care for the patient, but we also care for the family. By providing physical, spiritual and emotional support, our professional and volunteer staff will help family members through this challenging time.
Hudson Valley Hospice dates back to the late 1970s, when community leaders came together informally in both Dutchess and Ulster counties to provide referral information about local care providers as well as to provide spiritual support aligned with the hospice philosophy.
This ultimately led to the 1979-1981 formation of two community-based not-for-profit organizations among the nation’s first hospices, namely Hospice Association of Ulster County and the Hospice Information and Referral Association of Dutchess County.
In 1991 we expanded as Hospice, Inc., joining our professional expertise in community service to represent the very best in hospice care on both sides of the Hudson River.
In 2001 we established the Hospice Foundation as a not-for-profit organization to educate the community on hospice care, raise necessary funds and accept contributions that enabled Hospice, Inc. to continue with our enhanced hospice program.
In 2013 we became Hudson Valley Hospice, emphasizing our geographic base and recognizing our continued service to the region as one of the oldest hospices in the State and the Nation.

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Selling a home is an experience many people look forward to with about as much enthusiasm as a root canal or an IRS audit. Perhaps it is because they know that with such an important investment, one misstep or wrong turn could be more than a "learning experience." Making a mistake in selling a home can be a costly blunder that not only jeopardizes the sale, but also can mean hundreds or thousands of dollars in lost profit.
1. Limiting the home’s accessibility.
Buyers want to view a home when they want to view it. Leslie suggests always using a lockbox so the house can be shown when you're not around. Above all, be flexible. "You never know, that showing you turned down could have been the one that sold your house", Leslie says..
Buyers want to view a home when they want to view it. Leslie suggests always using a lockbox so the house can be shown when you're not around. Above all, be flexible. "You never know, that showing you turned down could have been the one that sold your house", Leslie says.
3. "My home is the nicest on the block" syndrome.
In the heat of making a deal, it's easy to get caught up in wringing that last $500 out of the buyer, instead of backing up, taking a deep breath, and looking at the big picture. "Sellers should not haggle and maybe lose a sale over a small amount of money that will not mean a thing to them in three years," Leslie says.
5. Failure to disclose property flaws.
6. Unwillingness to make cosmetic improvements.
Leslie says that many sellers will not lay down new carpet, repaint the purple bedroom or mow the lawn until after their first listing has expired. "People need to prepare their homes quickly to make the best impression possible," she says. Spending $1,500 on carpet might make you $5,000 at closing time. Get an objective point of view from Leslie who can provide you with a detailed list of things you can do to make your home more salable and explain the most important things a buyer looks for in a home.
7. Telling your agent how to do his or her job.
8. Doing it your self -- at any cost.
Leslie says that most of the homes in the South Metro area that do not sell during the first listing period fail because they are priced too high. On the other hand, other homes may sell quickly but their owners may have been cheated out of their full profit because they were priced too low. Sellers need to understand what is happening in the local real estate market and evaluate the true value of their homes based on hard, cold facts, not gut instinct or conventional wisdom. "Your agent has to do his job and tell you something that's in your best interest, and you have to be willing to listen," she says.
10. Selecting the wrong REALTOR.
People often pick a friend or family member as their agent. What they should be doing is choosing the most successful, experienced agent in the area with the strongest track record of customer satisfaction. Highly successful agents have many contacts with buyers and know the market well.


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I wondered how long that 0-star R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico would last (see previous post Treasure Hunting in Secondary CDs). Now I know the answer: six months.
Last week, the regulators closed R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico together with two other banks in Puerto Rico, Westernbank and Eurobank. Before they were closed, all three banks consistently offered the highest yield on brokered CDs at Vanguard, E*Trade and other brokers who get their brokered CD listings from BondDesk Group.
I bought the R-G Premier CD on the secondary market through Fidelity. I knew it was a weak bank when I bought the CD. So I made sure that I paid below the face value. Its failure actually would give a small boost to my expected yield.
Fidelity hasn’t yet credited my account with the full face value plus accrued interest through the date of the closure, but I’m not too worried. I expect the credit in the next week or so.
With the small discount at the time of purchase and the interest I already received, my return over the six months holding period would be about 3.0% annualized when the face value is finally credited to me. Not bad for a six-month CD. However, if I reinvest the payout into a new CD, the rate is somewhat lower now.
After the failure of those three banks in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican banks continue to offer the highest yield on brokered CDs through BondDesk. The table below shows the top 1-, 2-, 3-, and 5-year new-issue brokered CDs at Fidelity, Schwab, and Vanguard as of yesterday. The star ratings are from BauerFinancial.
Is it worth it to squeeze out up to 0.3% a year buying CDs from a weaker bank in Puerto Rico, especially from a 0-star bank? You will have to be comfortable with the answer yourself. If you know what you are getting into and you don’t mind a surprise early payout, it’s fine. The CDs are still FDIC insured. If you dislike hassle, I wouldn’t recommend it.
Unless you absolutely have to hold CDs in a brokerage account, brokered CDs aren’t that great to begin with, let alone from a weak bank. Retail CDs bought directly from a bank or credit union usually have a higher yield and a low cost early-withdrawal option.
For a more complete write-up on short-term fixed income instruments – Treasuries, bond funds, bond ETFs, direct, brokered, and secondary CDs, please read my previous post Short-Term Fixed Income: CDs vs Bond Funds.
For those of us that have 72t accounts that need to generate income and aren’t allowed to contribute nor withdraw funds because of SEPP requirements, brokered CDs are GREAT!! Broadway Bank was just closed by the banking regulators, and I received the funds in my Schwab Bank and purchased another the same day @ 4.3% (Bank of Oklahoma) to replace it. I don’t know how I would have found the new CD without going thru my broker.

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Kurt Refsnider, Ph.D. (Prescott, Arizona) has been riding and racing bikes since his early teenage years and began bikepacking a decade ago. Since then, he has bikepacked throughout the world and co-developed Prescott College's Geology through Bikepacking course. But he's most at ease when immersed on the wild public lands of the American West. Kurt has now chosen to direct his energy toward co-founding and developing Bikepacking Roots to grow and advocate for the bikepacking community. He has a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences and is particularly fascinated by the evolution of Arctic, alpine, and glaciated landscapes. Beyond Bikepacking Roots, Kurt is also a professor at Prescott College and is the founder of Ultra MTB Consulting.
Kaitlyn Boyle (President & Co-founder; Prescott, Arizona) loves wild places and believes the opportunity to travel in, experience, and connect to landscapes is critical in inspiring a conservation ethos. She has been a professional adventurer and educator for a decade, teaching Adventure Education for Prescott College, NOLS and Outward Bound. Since adding the mountain bike to her repertoire of avenues for exploration, Kaitlyn has bikepacked extensively in the western U.S. and abroad. She co-developed Prescott College’s Geology through Bikepacking and co-authored the first instructional book on bikepacking, The Bikepacker’s Guide. Kaitlyn has a M.A. in Environmental Education and brings expertise to Bikepacking Roots in adventure-inspired conservation education efforts.
Matthew Nelson (Vice President; Tucson, Arizona) works as the Executive Director of the Arizona Trail Association, the nonprofit organization responsible for the protection and maintenance of the Arizona Trail – the only completed National Scenic Trail that welcomes mountain bikes. He has worked in the fields of natural and cultural resource management, environmental education, journalism and outdoor adventure. He lives in a remote off-the-grid homestead in the Sierrita Mountains southwest of Tucson, where hundreds of miles of roads and trails encourage bikepacking right out his front door.
Molly Sugar (Portland, Oregon) is continually searching for ways to intersect grassroots organizing with art and design to create a more inclusive cycling community. She is the founder of Friends on Bikes, a women of color, trans and gender non-conforming BIPOC cycling group in Portland. She is also the co-founder of WTF Bikexplorers, a summit and nationwide ride series for W/T/F/N-B people who use their bikes to explore. Molly is the lead designer for Ride with GPS and has hosted several workshops on route-making. At Bikepacking Roots, she brings expertise in cultivating and organizing community, and working in route design.
Jonathan Houck (Gunnison, CO) has been bikepacking SW Colorado and Northern New Mexico for the last 10 years. He was recently re-elected as a Gunnison County Commissioner and actually bikepacked to the far corners of his geographically large county as part of his last campaign. He brings extensive experience working with public lands managers and is currently working with the local tourism association to create and promote a network of countywide bikepacking routes in and around Gunnison and Crested Butte. Jonathan sees bikepacking as a way to build community and protect our public lands.
Nan Pugh (Driggs, ID) may be called by some a lost Cajun. She grew up in south Louisiana on the bayous. Once in college, she discovered a huge love for both wild places and bikes. She has since worked in outdoor education for 15 years and the non-profit sector for 9 years. She enjoys any form of off-road biking, but her favorite is winter ultra fat biking. "Don’t worry, I know my screws are loose," she says. The simplicy of bikepacking is what has drawn her in - eat when hungry, sleep when tired, enjoy the ride, the rest of the world goes away for a while so that she can escape into "Nanland."
Lizzy Scully (Mancos, CO), a long-time rock climber, passionately ascended very large granite rock walls in faraway places. She always thought mountain biking was too dangerous until a friend fell 100 feet next to her and nearly died (but is OK now). A few months after the accident, Lizzy changed her mind about all things cycling and now spends 100% of her free time on her mountain, fat, or gravel bikes or bikepacking/rafting. She likens multi-day, multi-sport bike adventures to the Type II fun of big wall climbing and so has once again found her happy place in the world. Lizzy has also spent 20 years in communications, working as a writer, editor, publisher, and in public relations and marketing. Lizzy is currently happily employed as Alpacka Raft's marketing manager, but her ultimate goal is to one day return to her past identity as a dirtbag. However, before that, she and her partner Steve “Doom” Fassbinder have big plans to run a bikepacking/packrafting/ultralight adventure guide service on the 35 acres they own at the tip of Weber Mountain, aka “Scullbinder Ranch,” in Mancos, Colorado.
Tom Flynn (South Royalton, Vermont) is currently pursuing a law and masters degree at Vermont Law School. He previously lived in Boise, ID where he worked for Outdoor Alliance, a national coalition advocating for public land conservation and access for mountain biking, climbing, paddling, and backcountry skiing. He is passionate about both protecting and enjoying public lands—most often on a rigid singlespeed or backcountry skis. At Bikepacking Roots, he brings his direct experience advocating for outdoor recreation with the Forest Service, BLM, National Park Service, state governments, and the federal government.
Gabriel Amadeus Tiller (Portland, Oregon) is exploring the world one serendipitous misadventure at a time. He was born in a canoe in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; learned what good beer was in Duluth, Minnesota; and fell in love with the grandeur of Oregon 13 years ago. As the founder of Limberlost in 2014, he has developed several of the nation’s highest-quality off-road bikepacking routes. His passion for creating and sharing outdoor experiences has lent itself well to his leadership role in honing the narrative and thoroughly collaborative development process of his most recent project—the Oregon Timber Trail.
Frank Maguire (State College, Pennsylvania) fell in love with bikes while living in Washington DC, spending 4 years swearing at motorists as a messenger and earning a history degree. His path to advocacy began when someone told him he wasn’t allowed to ride the trail he was on (as it turns out, they were right). Since moving to Central Pennsylvania in 1998, he has been involved mountain bike and public lands advocacy, first as a volunteer trail builder, then as IMBA’s Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic and currently as the Trails and Outdoor Recreation Program Director for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. His current goal is to ride in all 50 states before his rapidly approaching 50th birthday.
Andy Williamson (Asheville, North Carolina) is a Principal at Active Strategies, an outdoor recreation oriented community development and planning firm. Whether it was leading trips across the country for outdoor programs, as a dedicated volunteer and advocate, or in his previous role at IMBA’s Director of Programs, he has spent his career working to educate and inspire people to get out and live and has been invested in insuring everyone has a place to find their own adventure. His career is founded on a willingness and opportunity to share his passion and commitment to conservation and outdoor recreation efforts that better the communities he lives and works in. When not on the road developing more active outdoor cultures in communities, he enjoys traveling with his family in their Sprinter van, exploring new routes and rides with friends and spending some quality time casting at the riffles with his fly rod.

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Statelessness as a Human Rights Issue: A Concept Whose Time Has Come?
Lambert, H. 2016. The Link between Statelessness and Refugee Status. International Affairs Forum . 1 (1), pp. 25-27.
Lambert, H. 2014. Statelessness is an evil that has been hidden for too long. Guardian.
Lambert, H. 2014. L’architecture institutionnelle en matière d’asile au Royaume-Uni.
Lambert, H. 2012. Is the UK a safe country for asylum seekers under the Dublin system? An international law perspective. Immigration Law Practitioners' Association.
Lambert, H. 2014. Stateless persons ought not to be ignored as refugees.
The Mass Flight of Syrian Refugees: What are the Legal Obligations of States?
Lambert, H. 2015. The Mass Flight of Syrian Refugees: What are the Legal Obligations of States?
Lambert, H. 2014. Refugee Status, Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality, and Statelessness within the Context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. Geneva UNHCR, Legal and Protection Policy Series, Division of International Protection.
Lambert, H. 2014. Statelessness is an evil that has been hidden for too long. The Guardian, Comment Online.
Lambert, H. 2014. Causation in international protection from armed conflict. in: Cantor, D. and Durieux, J.F. (ed.) Refuge from inhumanity? War refugees and international humanitarian law Leiden, Netherlands Martinus Nijhoff.
Lambert, H. 2012. Is the UK a safe country for asylum seekers under the Dublin system? An international law perspective. London Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA).
Lambert, H. 2012. "Safe third country" in the European Union: an evolving concept in international law and implications for the UK. Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law. 26 (4), pp. 318-336.
Armstrong, D., Lambert, H. and Farrell, T. 2012. International law and international relations. 2nd edition. Cambridge Cambridge University Press.
Transnational refugee law in the French courts: deliberate or compelled change in judicial attitudes?
Lambert, H. 2010. Introduction. in: Lambert, H. (ed.) International refugee law Aldershot Ashgate.
Lambert, H. and Wallace, R.M.M. 2008. Expert submission on family reunification in UK law (2008) to the Israeli Supreme Court. Adalah.
Comparative perspectives of constitutional asylum in France, Italy and Germany: requiescat in pace?
A European protection jurisprudence: is it achievable, is it desirable?
Lambert, H. 2007. The position of aliens in relation to the European Convention on Human Rights. Strasbourg Council of Europe Publishing.
Armstrong, D., Farrell, T. and Lambert, H. 2007. International law and international relations. Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press.
Lambert, H. 2006. The position of aliens in relation to the European Convention on Human Rights. Strasbourg Council of Europe Publishing.
Lambert, H. 2004. A missed opportunity? EU law and asylum in the 21st century. in: Tridimas, T. and Nebbia, P. (ed.) European law for the twenty-first century: rethinking the new legal order Oxford Hart.
Lambert, H. 2003. Asylum, exceptional leave to remain and the right of appeal. Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal. 3 (1), pp. 127-135.
Lambert, H. 2001. The position of aliens in relation to the European Convention on Human Rights. Strasbourg Council of Europe Publishing.
Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the protection of refugees against "refoulement"
Lambert, H. 1995. Seeking asylum: comparative law and practice in selected European countries. Dordrecht Martinus Nijhoff.
Lambert, H. 1995. Seeking asylum on gender grounds: justifying discrimination in the treatment of refugee women. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law. 1/2, pp. 153-178.

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A few weeks ago, our church posted some new signs. Welcome banners? Not at all. "Private Property--violators will be prosecuted" and "NO TRESPASSING" are now the first words you'll read when approaching our sanctuary doors. Turns out, a month or two ago some skateboarders (you know, the troubled youth of society) dirtied our front steps with grinding wax. I thought nothing of it. We have skateboarders hanging around our church all the time. But when some others in our congregation saw it they were shocked and irritated. the words "how dare they?!" seemed to reflect the general reaction of at least a vocal percentage of our congregation. So the next week, in swift response, the signs were posted.
Now I do not wish to use this platform to directly criticize the actions of our church body and I don't even wish to criticize their conclusion. Sure, if the majority of the church feels threatened or violated in some way from having people hanging out on our front porch during the day, then it's their prerogative to do what's necessary to keep such hooligans away. But I see this as an interesting case study for processing our call to an alternative consciousness.
Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” Paul wrote, "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." And those are just popular examples from the New Testament, not to mention the entire prophetic tradition and the vast number of narrative examples from the Old Testament of the alternative consciousness of God's Kingdom. As those who have been awakened to a fresh, new, and hidden reality, we cannot live in the world as though things are in reality as they are in the world. The Church is an alternative society--in the world but not of the world. How sad that such a phrase as "not of this world" has been domesticated so as to be displayed on bumper stickers adhering to the windows of a minivans and SUVs. Indeed, its meaning is powerful and transformative. It should challenge our knee-jerk reactions and programmed reflex responses to situations in relationships, political life, property ownership, etc.
In the world we have a tendency to respond according to procedure but we're slow to question the implied value systems of said procedure. This is where the signs at our church become and interesting case in point. Of course the standard procedure for dealing with "trespassers" is to, first of all, apply the label. When we can legally and justifiably refer to them as "violators" or "trespassers" as opposed to people or guests and when "them" constitutes a particular demographic such as anyone we do not know, we have made the first step toward a standard response. When our property becomes "private" to us, we've made another step. Then all we've got to do is hang a sign and we've done our part. Now we have something to point to if we ever gain the courage to confront our violators.
Now, whether or not we should hang signs and protect the property of our church is not the best question. The best question is what standards govern our thinking--the standards of God's alternative consciousness or the standards of the standard consciousness? I wonder if questions of alternative consciousness even crossed our minds when we saw wax on the church steps--questions of hospitality and even compassion. Or did we simply do what anyone else would do if posed with such a problem?
When these questions are raised by "NO TRESPASSING" signs, the issue might seem somewhat superficial (I would suggest it's quite a bit more significant when you consider the undermining consciousness or subconsciousness that is created by such signs for an otherwise welcoming church) but what of more substantial circumstances? Do we allow for a prophetic imagination, for the politics of justice and compassion, in questions of U.S. foreign policy or border security? How about in budget disputes? If we are to be in the world but not of it, then we cannot be anything other than a reflection of the transformation that God is implementing into the world. We must dismantle, if only in our own minds, the standard procedures of pivate possession and human segregation and erect in its place an imagination of grace and hope. When God's imagination infiltrates our consciousness and begins to renew our minds, I believe that if our conclusions sometimes stay the same, the questions we ask and the procedures we follow will be hardly recognizable to the patterns of the world.
For some of your parishioners, principles regarding property rights and cleanliness are paramount: ‘always keep your area of responsibility clean; if you mess it up, clean it up; leave it better than you found it; if it’s not yours don’t touch it’ and the like. You may never be able to disabuse the value they hold for these principles, but I think it is possible to move from this position to a more Jesus-teaching oriented response without having to make their principles seem wrong to them.
c) coerce and restrict (no relationship required).
Your parishioners have chosen 2)c); perhaps it is the only option they can see. Then someone such as yourself gets to show them other options, within the framework of their clean/property principles, and without challenging the principles themselves (even if you don’t feel the principles are part of the Jesus teachings).
Or you can begin from a position that clean/property principles are not more important than connection/relationship principles (I myself would argue that connection/relationship principles are central to the Jesus teachings, and much more important than cleanliness/property principles).
Iin their responses, you will be able to determine principles the skateboard crowd thinks are important. It might be possible to align their firmly held principles with firmly held principles from your parishioners, and then there’s common ground for relationship.
Jesus often said to people he met, ‘come and live like I do, and see if there isn’t something of value in it for you.’ A Jesus-teaching approach to these kids might begin in the same place. You can see from what I’ve written, I think response from relationship is much better than response from no relationship.
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In the quest of realizing a quantum computer, physicists are dealing with signals that can be as low as a single microwave photon. To detect such minute signals with quantum efficiencies sufficient to implement e.g. quantum error correction protocols, the signal must be amplified within the cryostat and the amplifier itself must be a quantum device. Developing these so-called quantum-limited amplifiers has been a very active research field in recent years. Yet current near quantum-limited amplifiers suffer from narrow amplification bandwidth or necessitate involved nanofabrication.
Our project aims at designing and building a quantum-limited amplifier with several GHz of bandwidth involving straightforward nanofabrication. This is made possible by a new approach theoretically proposed by Udson C. Mendes and co-workers from the CEA-Saclay and the Institut Quantique. It relies on the non-linearity of quasiparticle tunneling in the Josephson junction.
The development on an easy-to-build, broadband quantum-limited amplifier will have profound impact on the quantum information community and will likely lead to new projects and funding opportunities.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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Actually, no, that must be a mirage. I don't remember that. These kids will. I didn't do much in the way of swank at their age. And it's usually difficult to gather a group to go anywhere. We're shooting for Key West this fall, and we even know people who are interested (sadly, no bikini-clad 22-year-olds) but we have six months for those plans to fall apart.
The little amount of time we had to ourselves we spent either wandering up and down the Strip (travel note: the best bloody Marys in the world are at Commander's Palace in the Aladdin), or lounging by the pool at the Mirage. Sipping Hey, there are worse ways to while away a weekend.


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The objects of our project are to publish a new journal and to set up a web site dedicated to Michel Foucault. The primary aim is to fill a gap in the Italian academic milieu regarding one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. During the 1990s, several unpublished Foucaultian texts were edited and, by the end of the decade, the great task of publishing his Collège de France lectures has started. In front of such a flourishing editorial activity, in Italy there have been monographs, collective works and a significant number of international conferences and special issues that several journals devoted to the French thinker. However, there still does not seem to exist a recognised research platform on which scholars in Italy and elsewhere may interact on a continuous and organized way. The creation of such a platform represents the core of our project.
More precisely, we wish to build up a framework to investigate and to highlight the essential link between the Foucaultian “boîte à outils” and the search of a sense to give to our actualité. To this purpose we shall firstly outline a cartography of the receptions and applications of the concepts elaborated by Foucault, to show that his “boîte à outils” is still fundamental if we want to put into question our present and take a clear stand in front of the issues emerging from our actualité. Then, we have to explore the ensemble of appropriations and interpretations which has made Foucault’s theory a “travelling theory”, i.e. a perspective of analysis and, at the same time, a critical posture capable of crossing disciplinary limits, sifting archives different from those opened by Foucault himself, and offering tools and materials to reflect soundly on events belonging to our multi-spatial and multi-temporal global present. In short, the aim of our project is to broaden the spectrum of problematizations proposed by Foucault, using the instruments provided by his work. For instance, it is an undeniable fact that in the postcolonial or gender studies the Foucault legacy has generated several theoretical and political evolutions that it is now impossible to put aside – even when the Foucaultian method has been forced or adopted only partially.
However, if we will try to broaden the field of the Foucaultian problematizations, we do not want to employ themes and questions belonging to Foucault’s work only in order to dissolve them, as quickly as possible, in the uses they generated. On the contrary, the close confrontation with the dynamics of receptions and utilizations of the Foucaultian “boîte à outils” aims at triggering a virtuous circle constituted by two opposite movements. On one hand, going through fresh archives and contexts may generate a critical tension capable of reviving the internal hermeneutics of the (published and unpublished) Foucaultian texts. On the other hand, the solid study of archaeological strategies and genealogical intents contained in those texts might provide us with a privileged path to come back again – this time equipped with more appropriate instruments of analysis – to the fields where the use of Foucault has proved to be (and still is) epistemologically, politically and ethically crucial. As it appears, our project is based on the assumption that Foucault’s thought is still vital, i.e. capable of raising fundamental questions and generating pregnant effects within the actual production of knowledge in various disciplines and in the ethico-political global framework of our present.


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The G-10 Floor Lamp, designed in 1950 by the icon Greta M. Grossman, is another of her undiscovered designs. The lamp is characterised by its distinctive lampshade, giving the space a pleasant light, as well as its rough surface and contrasting polished brass details.
Material: Brass stand, powder coated shade. Switch on shade. Max 42W, Halogen E27. Lightbulb not included.


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I spent most of last night following the #ferguson hashtag on Twitter. For those who aren’t up to date on the story, I won’t rehash all of the details. You can catch up here. There’s a lot to be said – that will be said – about this situation. It’s complex, and I can’t address all of it right now.
But let’s talk about escalation and de-escalation for a minute.
And I saw a lot of people asking “Why? Why did it escalate so quickly?” and now “Why was last night so peaceful?” It’s a damned fine question, because the difference between last night and the nights before are striking. https://twitter.com/nickbilton/statuses/500066239528448001 For days, violence erupted as protesters were met by a wall of police officers in heavy riot gear blocking the streets. But on Thursday, the situation changed. A Missouri Highway Patrol Captain, Ron Johnson, was put in command of security for the protests. Capt Johnson – a Ferguson native – immediately promised that there would be no more tear gas. The riot gear disappeared. And then he joined the protesters and walked WITH them. https://twitter.com/JamilSmith/statuses/500052815835070466 He talked with them. He hugged them. He earned their trust. https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/statuses/500052904326094849 The protests last night were peaceful. Capt. Johnson’s actions de-escalated the immediate crisis almost immediately. The solution was simple, because he recognized they were fighting the wrong problem.
This didn’t get worse because they couldn’t see the solution.
It got worse because they couldn’t see the problem.


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2. I’m struggling with figuring out whether or not, or in which situations (all? some?), I should be in a “recovery” mode of thinking. For example I come home from going out, it’s 1AM, and I really want to eat a bunch of chips. I totally have an appetite for them. Maybe I’m even a little bit hungry. But do I really need to be eating a couple of slices of pizza, when just one would do? Do I really need to be eating a few “servings” of chips, when one serving on the bag is equivalent to probably all the calories my body needs? I’m trying to not overthink and just eat when I’m hungry and stop when I’m full but when it comes to situations like that, it’s tough. Am I using recovery as an excuse to not be as mindful as I “should” be? This doesn’t apply just to late nights. It applies to when I feel snacky after dinner, when I want to try some new wine at work. When am I supposed to switch off recovery mode and go into just mindful mode?
From a night Jeannie and I left the bar early because we wanted food…yes that happened.
3. I also am still having a hard time with taking rest days. I did take Friday off a couple of weeks ago but only was able to after I decided I’d walk a little over two miles to dinner, instead of taking the T. I’m loving the walking I do in Boston but I’m not loving using it as a bargaining chip to allow myself to take time off from the gym! It’s almost like just putting on my gym clothes and being there for at least thirty minutes is what I need to satisfy that obligation to work out. A lot of days I’ve been doing thirty minutes of cardio, five minutes of abs, and calling it a day. But I have to do that to be able to call it “a day”. It’s amazing what a difference thirty-five minutes makes in my feelings of self worth.
4. I’m definitely not letting myself miss out on all the food & drink Boston has to offer. I love exploring my new home, and that includes its restaurants! I’ve been going out to dinner Friday/Saturday, some Sundays, and usually one other weeknight. I know it’s more than the average person, but I adore restaurants and in a city like this, I’ll never get through them all. So I at least could try to get through as many as I can – while balancing those nights with my nights in. And I’m still enjoying those!
This buffalo chicken take on Ari’s Menu stuffed sweet potato (enjoyed at home) came out AMAZING. I want to repeat this recipe next week.
5. I actually think I’ve gotten better about body checking. Whenever I feel tempted to “check my stomach” in a mirror, I remind myself that doing so is only a temptation to do something that’s meant to make me feel bad about myself, and 9/10 times I don’t do it. I also tell myself that I can “check my stomach” at the end of the day if I still want to, so why check it now, because it will look no different (and if it does then it’s all in my head). The lighting in my bedroom isn’t that great either and it actually makes it harder to see tiny details…that’s another win. The bathroom has brighter lights but a mirror that starts higher so I can’t really see my stomach in it.
6. However I still am paying way too much attention to my freaking pants. Even after I wash them, if they feel tighter when I put them on, I’m led to feel worse about myself. I can look at myself in the mirror and like what I see, put on a pair of pants and have them feel tight, and suddenly I look in the mirror again and think I look worse. Thought I looked good before? Well these pants feel tighter so that must mean there’s something I was missing. I still have the pants I wore back when I was a couple sizes bigger than I am now, and I’m afraid to wear them. I still feel like if I do, they’ll feel TOO comfortable and I’ll become mentally comfortable with fitting into them as opposed to my smaller pants. Without the use of a scale, I turn to other measurement tools like how my clothes fit to reassure myself my body hasn’t changed. I wish I could just look at my body and see what I see (or maybe not even look at it) but it takes a whole lot of psycho-analyzing for me to come to a conclusion about what it looks like.
Overall though, I’m quite proud of myself for allowing myself to enjoy my new life and for not letting the stress of my move, or being around so many restaurants and events and WINES, give me an excuse to slip backwards in recovery. Habits like overexercising and restriction are so much more tempting during periods of change, because more than ever I feel the urge to control every little thing. But whenever I feel that urge I try to do the opposite and instead cut myself a little slack BECAUSE I just moved, BECAUSE I am now living in such a cool city. I still need to work on the same stuff I’ve been working on, but it does feel good to report that I’m continuing to keep on keepin’ on.
Are you still enjoying my posts about my recovery journey?
Has moving – or another life change – ever affected a personal journey of your own?


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Synopsis: This story is about a remarkable Lakeland Terrier called Buffy who fought many illnesses, including a rare cancer. You will laugh out loud, cry softly and fondly remember her story long after reading it. It is a light-hearted look at her life, covering her early days and continuing until her eventual death. Found in a shop doorway, Buffy had a traumatic beginning. The young girl who found her and took her in died of cancer, and so Buffy came to Thomasina, and was loved and cared for until her death. She was infuriating and inspiring, funny and cunning, from being smart enough to use her surgical collar as a scoop, to learning to use a 'boo!' sort of 'woof!', to frighten the living daylights of a delivery man. Thomasina's own failing health meant that sometimes they were ill together; Buffy taught her to fight back and gave her a reason to carry on. A rare cancer was found in Buffy's leg when she was already suffering from a slipped disc. To save Buffy, they had to save her leg. The Animal Health Trust in Suffolk helped Buffy survive with some international help, but she took the record for recovery time. So many people loved Buffy; she touched so many lives. Buffy went on to live for many years and became an astonishing and astute dog. She gave the Price family so much joy and love, her passing left an unbearable void in their lives. This story records her passing and Thomasina's anguish at the time. She decided to share her story because there could only be one Buffy; the Price family know they will never find another dog like her again. Goodnight Buffy: Loving a Lakeland Terrier will appeal to animal lovers, particularly dog fans, and anyone coming to terms with bereavement.
About the Author: Thomasina Price was born in Birmingham and spent part of her childhood in Scotland. She loves dogs and has owned many, including some she has rescued. Thomasina enjoys reading history and local travel. She is currently working on a new book to include some of her past dogs.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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The total lack of PCI slots on most, if not all Ryzen motherboards, as well as most of the integrated motherboard components lacking backwards compatibility with Windows 98 means you're going to be very limited in what you can do on such a new computer... that is, unless you find the right expansion cards. You can use an ATI Radeon X300 PCI Express video card, but PCIe sound cards for Windows 98 are almost nonexistent. Yet with a cheap PCIe to PCI adapter and the right PCI sound card, it's suddenly a breeze to add sound capability to Windows 98 on an X470-based motherboard!
Since the ASUS Prime X470-PRO motherboard doesn't have backwards compatibility with IDE, Windows 98 needs to use a 16-bit compatibility mode file system in order to function. This appears to be the cause of some major performance penalties that come with running Windows 98 on such new systems, as it tends to run at its slowest when accessing the USB flash drive or any other disk it's installed to. Guess you should just hang on to that K6-2.


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Los Angeles County's Off-Leash Dog Beach!
Rosie’s Dog Beach is a 4 acre off leash dog park is located in Long Beach, CA. The park features ocean swimming and a wash area. As LA County’s only off leash dog park, this beach is a popular destination for those that want to spend a day at the beach with their best furry pals.
The park is located between Roycroft and Argonne Avenues. There are some restrictions at times, so pay attention to area notices. Dogs are allowed only between 6:00am – 8:00pm. Parking can be found in the Bennett Avenue lot. Detailed park rules are located on the Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine website at http://www.longbeach.gov/park/park-and-facilities/directory/dog-parks/.

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War! It all ends here with the climatic conclusion to an epic two-issue battle!
Will Avalon and her companions emerge victorious against the combined might of the Red Clan and the Templar Order? Do our heroes have what it takes to prevail? *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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USCG CG 719 series forms.
When using the US Coast Guard forms read the instructions on the form and follow them exactly as written.
CG719B (application) The general application form required for all credential transactions.
CG 719C (conviction) If you answered “YES” to any questions in Section III (2) Convictions and Drug Use of form 719B complete this form.
CG 719K (physical) The Merchant Mariner Physical exam must be completed by a medical doctor using this form.
CG 719KE (OS physical) This replaces form 719K when applying for an OS rating only.
CG 719P (drug testing) USCG/DOT Drug Screening form with the drug screening options that are available.
CG 719S (sea service) The small vessel sea service form for documenting sea service experience on vessels less than 200 GRT.


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Panasonic, provider of professional display solutions for education, demonstrated its BF1 display technology at ISTE 2016.
The ISTE booth featured the new refined BF1 Series Multi-Touch Screen Display, now with Color Universal Design and Intel® Pro WiDi. The BF1 will be linked to 3 different devices (C2, tablet and phone) via Ormi-Exo-U. Ormiboard Pro is a visual creation and collaboration tool that helps teachers and students build lessons, activities, and interactive games for use in any classroom with displays and/or mobile devices.
Successor to the LFB70 multi-touch panel display, the BF1 Series (available in 50-, 65-, and 80-inch sizes) has fully featured whiteboard software built in, allowing users to start work instantly with no need for a connected PC. Pages can be created, saved, and shared from the screen, or any media displayed and annotated on via a new easy-access sub-menu bar. Precision 12-point touch control and a new minimized menu bar make it easy to switch inputs and access tools at any time. The BF1 Series offers a wealth of wired connections, including single-cable DIGITAL LINK, delivering media from almost any source device, while content can be displayed together with whiteboard pages in Picture-in-Picture Mode—ideal for web conferencing. The BF1 Series also has a USB Memory Viewer supporting a variety of formats and eliminates the need for a connected PC—just insert a USB memory stick and start presenting.
A self-contained powerhouse geared towards efficiency in the classroom, the BF1 offers Color Universal Design for more clearly distinguishable color reproduction for those with color vision deficiencies and Intel® Pro WiDi for wireless media display via mobiles and PCs. A toughened screen with Anti-Glare (AG) treatment makes for clear visibility in bright conditions. Ideal for connecting people in remote locations needing to perform tasks in real time, the BF1 Series can also be adapted for interactive information display in any kind of educational situation. The BF1 Series is available now.


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With the recent spread of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart devices are equipped with a number of sensors to collect data necessary for various applications. A wake-up radio (WUR) is considered a core technology used to overcome the overhead problems of smart devices associated with sensors such as the limited battery lifetime, bandwidth, and inter-related radio range. However, WUR has difficulty adapting a wake-up schedule to unpredictable traffic patterns, which inherently cause communication latency. We propose a WUR discovery frame to carry information for unassociated stations (STAs) to perform WUR-resilient scanning for nearby access points (APs). Furthermore, a WUR discovery channel is proposed to improve location services and roaming purposes.
Hyunhee Park and Eui-Jik Kim, Wake-up Radio-resilient Scanning Mechanism for Mobile Device in IEEE 802.11ba, Sens. Mater., Vol. 30, No. 12, 2018, p. 2961-2968.


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Sunny is the most energetic and spirited dog on the team! She really stepped up last season having never run mid-distance. She's one of those special dogs that truly puts her heart into running, and does it for her musher. Her loving personality and her high energy attitude make her a core member of the team!
Sunny still needs sponsors for the 2018 racing season! Will you be one of them?

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Work directly on the task at hand.
Use positive and respectful language.
Be ready and prepared to work on the task at hand.
Ask our group for help when needed.
Willingly and actively assist others (especially if one person has already completed his or her own task).
Use our resources (group members, web, textbooks, trade books, parents and teachers) to answer questions.
Use our physical space and our body language to actively engage others and complete tasks.
Work as a team, both in and out of the classroom.
Use all materials carefully and respectfully.
Is not prepared and ready to work with the team.
Does not do project tasks.
Does not complete tasks on time.
Does not use feedback from others to improve his/her work.
Is sometimes prepared and ready to work with the team.
Does some project tasks, but needs to b reminded.
Completes some tasks on time.
Sometimes uses feedback from others.
Is prepared and ready to work with the team.
Is available for meetings and uses the team’s communication system.
Does what he or she is supposed to do without having to be reminded.
Does not help the team solve problems; may cause problems.
Does not share ideas with other team members.
Does not give useful feedback to others.
Does not offer to help others.
Cooperates with the team but does not actively help it.
Makes some effort to share ideas with the team.
Sometimes gives useful feedback to others.
Helps the team solve problems, manage conflicts, and stay focused and organized.
Shares ideas that help the team improve its work.
Gives useful feedback (specific and supportive) to others so they can improve their work.
Does not pay attention to what teammates are talking about.
Does not show respect for teammates (may interrupt, ignore ideas, hurt feelings).
Usually listens to teammates, but not always.
Is polite and kind to teammates most of the time, but not always.
Is polite and kind to teammates.


text: This multi-user swing is one size fits all, from two kids to a multi-generational family. Easy to access on an economical swing frame, it’s a great way for siblings, parents and grandparents to all enjoy time together. The Friendship® Swing is an ideal spot to gather with friends or even meet new friends because everyone loves to swing.